Local News Briefs
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.
NORTH JUDSON - The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum will run Pumpkin Trains every Saturday in October in North Judson at the junction of four former railroads. Participants will enjoy a fun-filled ride through the crisp rural landscape while enjoying a mix of fall colors.
Also, a diorama of the Erie, Chesapeake & Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York Central railroads is on display in the admission-free HVRM museum, along with one of the largest collections of working railroad signals, a restored World War II Pullman Troop Car, and all types of rolling stock, engines and memorabilia of a by-gone era.
The Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its annual “Winamac Businesses Scarecrow Contest” promotion, encouraging businesses and organizations to show their community spirit by creating and displaying a scarecrow.
Participants are encouraged to create a unique scarecrow to display in front of their location. Judging will be Oct. 15. The winner will receive a free 2027 Chamber membership.
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Indiana News
Pulaski County's unemployment rate continued at 2.7 percent in August, the same as July, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported Monday, (Sept. 21). The rate was 2.8 percent a year earlier.
Pulaski County had 8,315 employed persons in a labor force of 8,543 in August. In July those numbers were 8,099 of 8,325. A year earlier the numbers were 7,860 of 8,085.
STATEHOUSE (Sept. 21) – State Reps. Kendell Culp (R-Rensselaer) and Jack Jordan (R-Bremen) are encouraging local students to apply for the Indiana House Republican Internship Program for the 2027 legislative session.
The paid, full-time internship is open to college students, recent graduates and students in law or graduate school from January through April.
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.
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.
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Post News
Who will be on your Pulaski County election ballot for the November 2026 Mid-Term Election?
Early voting for the election in Indiana begins Tuesday, Oct. 6. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Pulaski County voters will help choose the state's Second District Congressional Representative, along with the Indiana Secretary of State, state auditor and treasurer, plus General Assembly representatives. There are also many local candidates to choose among for county and town offices and school board positions.
PERU – Rural health transformation is more than adding services. It is about making care easier to access, building the workforce needed to provide it, keeping people connected to care, responding to needs in the community, and addressing the social factors that influence health.
For 4C Health, the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model has provided a framework for advancing that work.
NOTE: 4C Health serves Pulaski County.
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 affiliate of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library is marking a major milestone: 500 children have now "graduated" from the program after receiving free books every month from birth through age five.
Since launching in 2018, the local Imagination Library affiliate has mailed free books directly to the homes of Pulaski County children at no cost to families. The program currently serves nearly 325 local children each month, with every resident child under five in the county eligible to enroll.
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