Pulaski County
Thanks to the influence of peers, family and social media, today’s youth are increasingly exposed to vaping. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the United States, it’s been reported that youth use e-cigarettes, or vapes, more than any other tobacco product. One...
The new Pulaski County government website will be going live soon, according to Pulaski County Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer. Origer shared at a recent joint session between the county commissioners and the county council on Monday, April 14 that Crane and Grey...
Two rounds of severe thunderstorms, as well as some tornadoes, impacted Pulaski County on Sunday, March 30 and Wednesday, April 2. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), on the afternoon and evening of the 30th, a line of severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage throughout...
Both major political parties in Pulaski County recently met to reorganize. The Pulaski County Republican Party Precinct Committeemen elected Ken Boswell as president, Sue Fox as vice president, Holly VanDerAa as secretary and Rachel Spanley as treasurer. The Pulaski County Democratic Central...
This photo comparison showcases how different and similar Market Street is today. The 1896 photo, provided by Greg Henry, captures the excitement of a parade, while the modern photo reveals the street's quiet beauty during the winter months nearly 129 years later. These photos remind us that...
During this season of giving, a Winamac native is giving the gift of life to her college sorority sister and long-time friend of 18 years. Megan Schultz, the daughter of Barb Schultz, donated her kidney to her Ohio State sorority sister Jessica Hause on Friday, Dec. 13. Schultz saw Hause, who has...
Most of Pulaski County was underwater this past week as Post-Tropical Cyclone Beryl made its way through Indiana. Hurricane Beryl made landfall in the early morning on Monday, July 8 near Matagorda Beach, Texas. It was classified as a category 1 hurricane with peak winds at 80 mph. The hurricane...
Although not in the path of totality, Pulaski County was just as a-buzz about the 2024 solar eclipse as the rest of the state of Indiana. With no clouds to block the view, the Monday, April 8 solar eclipse started around 1:50 p.m. and concluded around 4:20 p.m. Pulaski County experienced about 98%...
Pulaski County native Austin "The Good" Shepperd is "axe"cited to compete at the World Axe and Knife Throwing Championships (WAKTC) at the WeStreet Ice Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma this April. Shepperd earned his Hatchet Discipline bid by placing fifth out of 228 throwers at the Pro Am Championship...
A positive report was given by Broadband Task Force Chair Kurt Dickey and broadband consultant Scott Rudd recently regarding the state of the county's broadband project. Pulaski County Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer first advised that he is aware of at least five...