Among the frontline health care workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine this week were about 200 members of the Indiana National Guard, even though many of them may be leaving the state’s long-term care facilities in the coming weeks.
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Pulaski County bars and restaurants will be allowed to reopen for inside dining Friday but with strict guidelines. They’ll be limited to 25 customers at a time and must close to the public by 10:00 p.m., according to a Facebook post from Pulaski County Health Department officials.
Continue readingA driver who was killed in a crash last month in Miami County has been identified as a rural Kewanna woman. Indiana State Police say Candace Girton, 29, died on November 24, when the car she was driving crossed the center line on State Road 16 and crashed head-on into a car going the other way, before catching on fire.
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Two more Starke County residents have died while positive for COVID-19. Both of those deaths occurred on Wednesday, according to Thursday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health. Another 14 positive cases were reported in Starke County, bringing the total to 1,358.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, state and local officials are making sure they have access to morgue space. Pulaski County Coroner Jon Frain told the county council and commissioners Monday that the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and neighboring counties have asked if they could rent space in Pulaski County’s morgue, if necessary.
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The Tri-Township School Board will consider an office space rental at LaCrosse when it meets tonight. Board members will also be asked to approve an electronic valve replacement on the boiler at Wanatah, along with adjustments to the school calendar.
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The Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation is getting an assessment of the roof at the elementary school.
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Scenes of Hoosier health care workers getting their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine drew an emotional reaction from State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box Wednesday.
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Indiana is taking its contact tracing efforts online. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says, starting this week, Hoosiers will have the option to complete their contact tracing interviews online.
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A free COVID-19 testing site is opening in Pulaski County today. It’s located at the Star City Community Center at 2550 East Key Street, according to the Pulaski County Incident Management Team. The testing site will be operated by OptumServe Health Services in partnership with the Indiana Department of Health.
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The building additions to Knox Elementary and High schools continue to take shape. Crews were busy working on the elementary school’s new third and fourth grade wing, as School Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart gave a tour last week. “This is really far along,” he noted. “We’ve got drywall on. We’re painting.”
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North Judson-San Pierre School Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin is hopeful that in-person learning will be able to resume for all grade levels on January 5. The junior/senior high school is using virtual learning for the last week of the semester.
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Pulaski County’s 2021 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar has been announced. Winamac High School senior Patrick Kiefer is getting the four-year, full-tuition scholarship to an Indiana college of his choice. The Community Foundation of Pulaski County says he plans to get a degree in business.
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Winamac’s new garbage company may have to wait a few years before increasing the town’s rates. Waste Management completed its $4.6 billion acquisition of Advanced Disposal earlier this fall.
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The City of Knox is upgrading its technology, thanks to its share of federal CARES Act funding. Mayor Dennis Estok told the city council last month that the city was starting to use its $114,000.
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Whether the North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation should use excess bond proceeds from its elementary project to upgrade the bus garage will be the topic of a public hearing during tonight’s school board meeting. A bus garage replacement project was put on hold earlier this year, after bids came in higher than expected.
Continue readingPulaski County’s ban on in-restaurant dining is drawing criticism from some elected officials. County Council Member Mike Tiede told the rest of the council and commissioners Monday that restaurant owners in his district aren’t very happy. “So I think we shouldn’t charge them property taxes if they can’t open,” he said.
Continue readingThe COVID-19 emergency has prompted all in-person jury trials in Indiana to be suspended until March 1. The order was handed down by the Indiana Supreme Court Monday.
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Indiana’s first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given to front line health care workers in Fort Wayne Monday. A physician, nurse, respiratory therapist, pharmacist, patient care tech, and environmental services tech at Parkview Health got the initial shot shortly after noon, according to the Indiana Department of Health.
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