The Culver School Board Monday learned about the process of getting students to and from school. Transportation Director Paul Widman detailed the different school bus routes, using the corporation’s route mapping software.
Continue readingAn updated drug testing policy for bus drivers was finalized by the Culver School Board Monday. The policy was approved on second reading, at the recommendation of Superintendent Karen Shuman.
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The Culver School Board has agreed to let a local church use one of the school corporation’s special purpose buses. Superintendent Karen Shuman told board members Monday that Trinity Lutheran Church wants to use a bus to transport individuals from Miller’s Merry Manor.
Continue readingWhile services like Posey Home Improvements, Inc. in Augusta GA work on energy saving installations, the Culver School Board took action Monday to move ahead with over $3 million in roofing work. During a public hearing on the project, Superintendent Karen Shuman noted that significant roof repairs by credible services like MasterRoof Contracting were suggested when the school corporation began looking into energy-saving projects over a year ago.
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Residents have the chance to weigh in on Culver Community Schools’ proposed facility updates during a public hearing tonight. The project would include new roofs, as well as the potential purchase of real estate, equipment, and technology.
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A Plymouth man wanted on outstanding warrants may now face an additional charge. Plymouth Police say Oscar Molina-Galindo, 27, tried to give officers a false name, when a vehicle he was riding in was pulled over near Michigan Street and Hoham Drive Wednesday afternoon.
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A bill that aims to strengthen the rights of professional firefighters was advanced Monday by the Indiana House of Representatives. House Bill 1015 would extend to full-time firefighters the same protections that the General Assembly put in place for police officers last year, according to the bill’s author, Representative Jim Pressel.
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License plate stickers may soon be a thing of the past, under a bill advanced Tuesday by the Indiana House of Representatives. The bill’s author, Representative Doug Gutwein, says the state spends over $6 million a year to make and send out the decals but only collected $450,000 last year in fines for expired plates.
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Local school corporations are updating their policies, when it comes to employees’ use of social media. Policy revisions were introduced during last week’s Knox and Culver school board meetings.
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Marshall County’s unemployment rate has moved slightly lower. Its December unemployment rate was 2.9 percent, according to the latest report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
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Marshall County officials continue filing to run for reelection. Circuit Court Judge Curtis Palmer, Superior Court No. 2 Judge Dean Colvin, District 3 County Commissioner Kevin Overmyer, and county council members James Masterson, Jon VanVactor, and Penny Lukenbill have all filed on the Republican ticket. So have Coroner John Grolich, Treasurer Angie Birchmeier, and Surveyor Craig Cultice.
Continue readingThe Culver Community Schools Corporation’s finances appear to be in good shape, despite a drop in enrollment in recent years. “We’re on a good trend, and we hope to stay on that trend,” says Superintendent Karen Shuman.
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Culver Community Schools students will start school a little later in August, but they’ll get a shorter spring break in 2021. Superintendent Karen Shuman says the 2020-2021 school calendar calls for a student start date of August 12.
Continue readingCulver Community Schools may soon be getting new roofs. The school board discussed some potential projects during a work session Monday, according to Superintendent Karen Shuman.
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A Marshall County woman has been charged in connection with the death of her two-month-old child last month. Ashlee Rochelle Rans, 36, is accused of using methamphetamine before breastfeeding her baby and then falling asleep in the same bed.
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Flooding led to a couple road closures Sunday morning. Marshall County Highway Superintendent Jason Peters said Hickory Road was closed from 7th to 7B roads, while 8th Road was closed from Hickory to Grape. Peters expected the roads to remain posted until Monday morning, but said that leaders will continue to monitor the area.
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River levels are starting to rise in the local area. As of Saturday afternoon, the Kankakee River at Davis was approaching the “action stage” of nine feet, according to the National Weather Service. It’s forecast to reach moderate flood stage tomorrow, cresting at 12.5 feet.
Continue readingThe Culver School Board took action Monday to make sure the Operations Fund has enough money in 2020. Superintendent Karen Shuman says $200,000 was transferred from the Education Fund.
Continue readingThe Culver School Board has chosen new leadership for 2020. Superintendent Karen Shuman says the board reorganized for the year Monday.
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