Local News Briefs
Festival to include Francesville's tribute to America250
FRANCESVILLE - The 58th Francesville Fall Festival theme will include the town's observance of the year-long U.S. Semiquincentennial celebration - including a visit of the VAU Fallen Heroes traveling memorial.
The 2026 three-day festival runs Friday through Sunday, Sept. 18-20. The event also includes arts, crafts and flea market booths, carnival rides, dancing and musical entertainment, a variety of dinners and food booths, an auto show, games, a parade and fireworks. No admission is charged.
PULASKI – The Metamonong DAR welcomes the public to attend two American Revolution-connected events in Pulaski, beginning at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 27
The first event will be the dedication of graveside plaques for four “First Daughters” buried in Pulaski County. The second will be a dedication of Pulaski’s Liberty Tree.
WINAMAC - LifeWise Academy will present a Community Worship Night from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 27 at the Winamac Town Park entertainment stage.
The event is billed as a night of live worship, prayer and community. A free hot dog meal will be provided by area churches.
WINAMAC – A “Night at the Races” is planned by the Pulaski County Historical Society for its annual fundraiser, Saturday, Oct. 3, at One Eyed Jacks’ Celebration Station in Winamac.
The event will include a series of “horse races” featuring historical jockeys such as “Casimir Pulaski and Chief Winamac,” plus dinner and drinks, auction items, pull tabs and accompanying cheering, laughing and memories.
The Pulaski County Public Library has listed its programs and activities for September. They include children's programs on "insect bubbles" and opossums, a Lunch & Learn session about Medicare and SHIP, a teen observation of Hispanic Heritage Month, and a late summer adult craft themed "September by the Sea."
For more information on any program, call the library at 574-946-3432 or visit the library’s website at www.pulaskicounty.lib.in.us.
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Indiana News
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 17) –Gov. Mike Braun announced Thursday the appointment of Mitch Frazier as president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), effective Oct. 5.
Frazier, an experienced business leader, will work alongside Indiana Secretary of Commerce Chuck Goodrich and support the Braun administration’s agenda to grow Indiana’s economy and create greater opportunities for Hoosiers.
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 3) – Gov. Mike Braun Wednesday extended his suspension of Indiana’s gasoline usage tax and gasoline excise tax through Oct. 6, delivering another month of nation-leading relief for Hoosiers from high gas prices.
This suspension is part of the energy emergency that took effect Aug. 7. Both gas taxes will again be suspended through Oct. 6 in all 92 counties, resulting in separate suspensions that are consecutive. Braun will reevaluate in 30 days to determine whether another pause is necessary. The energy emergency provides a 120-day window of authority.
Pulaski County's unemployment rate dipped slightly to 2.7 percent in July, compared to 2.8 percent in June (revised), the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported Monday, (Aug. 24). The rate was 3.0 percent a year earlier.
Pulaski County had 8,103 employed persons in a labor force of 8,331 in July. In June those numbers were 8,134 of 8,367. A year earlier the numbers were 7,647 of 7,885.
INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 20) - Friday, at the Indiana State Fair, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Don Lamb presented 135 farming families with a Hoosier Homestead Award in recognition of their commitment to Indiana agriculture.
Among those receiving awards was the Crist Family Farm in Pulaski County, founded in 1876, which received both Centennial and Sesquicentennial awards.
STATEHOUSE (July 22) – State Rep. Kendell Culp (R-Rensselaer) recently hosted an Indiana Rural Communities Roundtable encouraging residents and leaders of House District 16 to participate in interactive discussions regarding rural issues including access to healthcare, highspeed broadband and childcare as well as topics impacting local schools and the economy.
Culp said that the input gathered during the roundtable will be used to inform policy topics on legislation for the 2027 session.
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Post News
Update: ISP investigation continues on police chase incident
WINAMAC - The Indiana State Police reported Thursday that the preliminary autopsy report on the driver who led police on a nearly 30-mile police chase Wednesday afternoon indicates the suspect died from a self-inflicted contact gunshot wound to the head.
The Pulaski County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as Keith C. Ernest, 56, Winamac.
FRANCESVILLE – A Francesville toddler, lost in a cornfield Wednesday evening (Sept. 16), was found safe before dusk following a search by community members, according to a report from the Francesville Volunteer Fire Department.
The fire department thanked the community in a social media post, noting that several phone calls for assistance resulted in the response of over 100 people who showed up to help with a search.
The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department has released a statement announcing the retirement of Chief Deputy Fred Frogers.
Rogers joint the sheriff’s department as a deputy in 2004. Since then he has served as deputy sheriff on road patrol, the sergeant of patrol, a detective sergeant and lastly as chief deputy for Sheriff Chris Schramm.
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 3) - The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for construction of the new Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area (FWA) visitor center.
The draft EA describes the potential environmental impacts associated with constructing the new visitor center. Jasper-Pulaski FWA is known for offering quality, nature-based recreational opportunities. Each year, over 20,000 sandhill cranes stop at the property during fall migration, making it a popular destination for watching wildlife.
Plus: new texting service set up for storm victims to report damage
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 2) – In an updated disaster assistance report, Gov. Mike Braun announced Wednesday FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) has approved more than $2.1 million to Hoosier families impacted by the August 2026 severe weather disaster.
Twenty-one Indiana counties, including Pulaski, are eligible to receive federal assistance to recover from damages caused by storms last month.
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