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Home near Bass Lake engulfed in flames
Starke County firefighters found a home fully ablaze early Monday south of Winona.
Indiana bars begin offering low-stakes gambling
Dozens of new laws went into effect Tuesday, including a hotly debated measure that allows low stakes paper based gambling at bars across Indiana.
Ind. Law - Golf cart falls can be serious
The ILB has had numerous entries about cities and towns trying to decide whether golf carts may be driven on local streets, under what conditions, what safety requirements should be imposed, etc.
The income disparities among Indiana's 92 counties have been growing for decades.
One dead, another injured in head-on collision in Starke County
Starke County Sheriff's Department officers are investigating a fatal accident at 4:30 a.m. Thursday on U.S. 421 north of Indiana 10.
Soldier dies serving in Iraq 'He was happy,' says dad Courier Press staff report Tuesday, May 13, 2008 A U.S. soldier with ties to the Tri-State has been killed in Iraq. via Evansville Courier & Press
Indiana soldier killed in Iraq
A soldier from Starke County has been killed in Iraq. The Department of Defense says 23-year-old Specialist Joseph A. Ford died Saturday in Al Asad of injuries he suffered in a vehicle accident. via Journal Gazette
Body found in backyard of church in Starke County
Body found in backyard of church in Starke County WSBT-TV Report Police are investigating after a body was found in the backyard of a Starke County church. via South Bend Tribune
Schellinger concedes Democratic race for governor
“And I am looking forward to the race against Mitch Daniels here in the fall. And let me just say all the major news organizations have declared me the winner.”
The votes are all counted, and it now appears there is clear winner in the Democratic primary for governor. via WSBT
Voice of the People: Consider candidates carefully, voters
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Consider your votes very carefully this election year. Be assured if you vote for John McCain, you are voting to mandate your son or daughter to fight in a ridiculous, insane, asinine war ... via South Bend Tribune
Starke County woman shoots neighbor's pet dog
“The first thing she does is go right to Peyton's house and she'll go inside and sniff around and she'll sit by the door and look at me like, where's my buddy?”
A Starke county couple was shocked when a neighbor shot their pet dog this week. via WNDU-TV South Bend
County dismisses reserve officer
Michael Busse with his law enforcement badge might have gone too far. After being stopped by police from LaPorte and Starke counties, Busse has been dismissed as a reserve officer with the Pulaski County ... via Post Tribune
Starke County officials address rumors about 'Major Moves' spending
“That makes it a little rough for the people that do care, that still want to do a good job and hope that things turn out for the best in the end”
Starke County officials answered questions Friday about what happened to more than $800,000 in "Major Moves" money. via WSBT
Indiana State Police dismantled 820 meth labs in 2007 up from 2006
Last year the Indiana State Police Meth Suppression Units dismantled a total of 820 methamphetamine labs, compared to 766 in 2006, the ISP said. via Chesterton Tribune
Starke County officials try to account for thousands in 'Major Moves' funds
“That money was spent; it's not missing, it hasn't disappeared, it was spent”
Officials in Starke County say they've accounted for hundreds of thousands of dollars in missing Major Moves money. via WSBT
Starke's Major Moves money gone
“The State Board of Accounts has the records. I know who got the money, but I don't know what was bought”
By John Reed Staff Writer KNOX - In 2006 and 2007, Starke County received $867,568 in Major Moves money to improve local roads. via Culver Citizen
Homes and roads still flooded; county officials don't have a solution
“We are under severe financial restraints, not only with drainage boards- trying to maintain drains, remove obstructions, repair levies. Or highway department has struggled to keep roads open and have worked over time”
Two months after the last round of flooding, Starke County still has a lot of standing water. via WSBT
Bremen students excel at contest
Three Bremen students received silver ratings at the recent Indiana State School Music Association State Contest. via South Bend Tribune
Semi runs into InDOT truck in Starke County
An Indiana Department of Transportation employee is lucky to be alive after the truck he was driving was hit in the rear by a fast-moving semi Friday along U.S. 30 in Starke County. via WSBT
Highway Superintendent Commits Suicide
The superintendent of the Starke County highway department was found dead in the cab of a truck at the highway department garage, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. via WBIW-AM Bedford