By: Ben Haut
Published: April 11th, 2013

Starke County Courthouse
While the majority of Starke County residents have at least visited the county courthouse at some point, most of them don’t know just how interesting a lot of its history can be. Starke County Historian Ed Hasnerl visited Tom Berg in the WKVI Studio this week to spread the word about the upcoming presentation at the Henry F. Schricker Public Library detailing the interesting items and history of the Starke County Courthouse.
Hasnerl said the presentation will be held on April 18 as part of National Library Week April 14–20 at the library, where a video will be shown with loads of information and history. Hasnerl said that even those who visit the courthouse on a regular basis are surprised by some of the things they’ve learned from the video.
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By: Ben Haut
Published: March 21st, 2013

Henry F. Schricker Library
The Starke County Public Library announced the winners of their second Annual Amateur Youth Photo Contest during the month of March. Diantha Upham, program coordinator at the library, said the library would like to extend their heartfelt congratulations to each winner of the contest.
The contest offered three different categories of landscape, object, and people, and four grade groups ranging from K-12.
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By: Ben Haut
Published: March 1st, 2013

Henry F. Schricker Library
The winners are in for the Starke County Public Library’s third annual adult photo contest. With two winners for each of the three categories, three people left with the first place prize of a $30 gift certificate to Five Star, while second place winners received a $5 gift certificate to Fingerhut Bakery of Knox or North Judson.
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Tags: adult photo contest, angela clark, debbie good, habo runkle, sandy landry, Starke County Public Library, tammy schrader
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By: Ben Haut
Published: January 8th, 2013

Henry F. Schricker Library
Several libraries in the area are getting a positive start to 2013 by offering a number of new programs to their visitors.
In Starke County, the Henry F. Schricker Public Library will show a recently-released documentary on the Grand Kankakee Marsh, entitled “Everglades of the North.” The documentary, which was released in the fall of 2011, explores the diverse ecology, illustrates the astonishing history, and unveils the controversial saga of the marshlands that were once known as the Northern Everglades.
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Tags: Culver-Union Township Public Library, Henry F. Schricker Public Library, Starke County Public Library
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By: Anita Goodan
Published: January 8th, 2013
The Third Annual Amateur Photography Contest is underway.
If you are 18 years of age and older and have a photo that you’d like to share and have judged, take it to the Starke County Public Library, Main Branch in Knox, or to the Koontz Lake Branch, and submit it for the contest.
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By: Ben Haut
Published: July 27th, 2012

Sheila Urwiler
The Starke County Public Library expansion project is at a bit of a standstill, but Library Director Sheila Urwiler says they should be requesting bids come September. She says there was a bit of a mix-up last spring when they requested bids which put a bit of a delay on their plans, but she’s confident they’ll soon be back on track.
Urwiler says the library has been keeping busy, particularly with the Summer Reading Program which will come to a close on Saturday. She says they’re still looking for people to participate in the literacy program that they’ve been running, and she encourages anyone interested in participating in the program to call (574) 772-7323 or stop by any Starke County Library branch.
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By: Anita Goodan
Published: May 10th, 2012

Henry F. Schricker Library
Representatives from the Starke County Public Library approached the Knox Community School Board members Monday night to discuss their upcoming expansion project. Superintendent A.J. Gappa explained that the library’s property is just north of the Knox Elementary School property and part of their project involves the school.
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