The City of Knox is restricting access to government buildings, amid the surge in COVID-19 cases. City Hall will be closed to the public starting Thursday, under a new executive order from Mayor Dennis Estok. Offices will only be open to city employees and those deemed essential by city officials.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Board will get a COVID-19 update tonight. The school corporation is currently using virtual learning, due to the number of staff members in quarantine.
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The Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation’s 2021 budget was adopted by the school board last month, but the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance will hold another hearing on it tomorrow. The budget totals just under $4.6 million.
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Leaf pickup is ramping up in the City of Knox. Starting this week, Street Department crews are focusing on a particular precinct each day, according to Mayor Dennis Estok.
Continue readingOne person was killed and three others were hurt in a two-vehicle crash on State Road 39 and Starke County Road 50 South Sunday morning. The Knox-Center Township and North Judson-Wayne Township fire departments were called to the intersection just before 5:30 a.m., according to the North Judson-Wayne Township Fire Department Facebook page. Three ambulances and two helicopters also responded.
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Another COVID-19 case is being reported at the North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation. Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin says school officials learned Monday that a junior/senior high school student has tested positive.
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Pulaski County residents are being urged to do their part to slow the spread of COVID-19. Brian Ledley with the county’s incident management team says that not only has the county seen a dramatic increase in cases in recent weeks, but the out-of-town hospitals where Pulaski County typically sends its heart attack patients are filling up.
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The North Judson-Wayne Township Public Library is tightening restrictions, due to the increase in COVID-19 cases. The library says patrons are being limited to visits of 30 minutes or less. That includes browsing for books, returning items, and using computers.
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State officials are urging Hoosiers to adjust their holiday plans to avoid the spread of COVID-19. During last week’s COVID-19 press conference, Governor Holcomb warned that the virus is often spread when family members and friends let their guards down.
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Plans are coming together for the $10 million North Judson-San Pierre Elementary School project. The school board recently got a design development presentation from architecture firm Fanning Howey.
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Pulaski County Coroner Jon Frain is expected to give a COVID-19 update during this morning’s county commissioners meeting. The commissioners will also consider a request from the chamber of commerce to put a Christmas tree on the courthouse lawn.
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The North Judson Town Council will consider the 2021 town employee health insurance plan tonight. Council members will also get updated cost estimates for proposed sidewalk improvements and revisit the CARES Act reimbursement for public safety payroll costs.
Continue readingHundreds are without power, as high winds continue to blow across the area. NIPSCO and Kankakee Valley REMC were both reporting widespread outages Sunday, with about 700 customers without power in Plymouth alone.
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New COVID-19 cases continue to be reported in Marshall, Starke, and Pulaski counties. Another 59 Marshall County residents have tested positive, according to Sunday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health. That brings the county’s total to 2,452 since the pandemic began. Starke County had 19 new cases, bringing the total to 755. Four new cases were reported in Pulaski County for a new total of 324.
Continue readingLaPorte County bars and restaurants will have to stop offering self-service buffets and salad bars, and only six customers will be allowed per table. It’s part of a new order from the county health officer taking effect Monday, in response to the surge in COVID-19 cases. The order also requires bars and restaurants to close by midnight and bans karaoke.
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Indiana’s record for newly-reported COVID-19 cases took another huge jump Saturday. Another 8,451 cases were reported by the Indiana Department of Health Saturday. That’s almost 1,800 more than previous single-day record set two days earlier. Almost 245,000 Hoosiers have tested positive since the pandemic began.
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Hospitals are being forced to make adjustments, to try to maintain capacity amid the spike in COVID-19 cases.
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The Town of Culver is reinstating several COVID-19 restrictions, amid the upsurge in cases. In an emergency meeting Friday, the town council agreed to once again declare a public health emergency.
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The Knox School Board approved the corporation’s 2021-2022 school calendar last week, according to Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart. “It echoes what we have done in the past with our previous calendars,” he explains.
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Indiana’s new restrictions on gatherings officially take effect Sunday morning at 12:01. An executive order outlining the new county-based measures and restrictions was signed by Governor Eric Holcomb Friday.
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