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West Central is welcoming Mollie Mosier as the new K-12 Assistant Principal and Kristie Baer as the Elementary Principal for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. Mosier is bringing more than 25 years of experience as an educator to her position. She is coming to West Central after serving for nine...
The Distinguished Young Women (DYW) Scholarship Program offers young women so much more than just scholarship money – it provides meaningful friendships and experiences that will help them as they move into the next phase of their lives. 2026 DYW of Pulaski County Avery Wegner said that all of...
Invenergy requested an amendment to their economic development agreement (EDA) with the county during a Pulaski County Commissioners and Pulaski County Council joint session on June 8. David Clifford, Senior Associate at Invenergy and lead developer of the Bottlebrush Solar project, presented the...
Union Pacific's "Big Boy" No. 4014 made history on Friday, June 5, chugging into neighboring Marshall County for the first Indiana whistle-stop of its 2026 Coast-to-Coast tour. This historic tour is in celebration of America's 250th Anniversary. Thousands of people from across the nation flocked to...
Back in April, several proposed text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) were tabled by the county commissioners. The matter was revisited at a regular meeting on June 1. Before discussion started, Attorney Jacob Ahler gave the commissioners an update on where they are currently...
The Francesville Town Council was happy to announce the new appointees to their newly formed park board during their meeting on June 3. The members are Lacy Gutwein, Donna Putt, Tiffany Holle and Lynn Johns. President Susie Overton said that the council is very appreciative that they stepped...
Robert Schultz is filling the Medaryville Town Council seat vacated by Ashlee Salyer who resigned April 1. Schultz has served on the town council in the past. The first order of business at the May 20 regular board meeting was to reorganize. Council member Steven Foust made a motion to nominate...
Al Breyfogle was honored as the most recent Halleck Award recipient with a sentimental and warmhearted – but still humorous – banquet hosted by the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce on May 28 at the Winamac VFW Post 1728. Al is a 1974 graduate of Hobart High School and moved to Winamac in 1988,...
In a 2-1 vote, the Pulaski County Commissioners voted to turn down the purchase of the Winamac Knights of Columbus building and surrounding property during a regular meeting on June 1. Back in March, the county commissioners had passed a motion to begin exploring the idea of potentially purchasing...
The Winamac Police Department aims to serve and protect the community. One of the many ways they are serving is providing basic bicycle safety to local youth through their annual bike rodeo event. Hundreds of thousands of children are injured every year in the United States as a result of bicycle...