The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation is switching to virtual learning until Thanksgiving. Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin says an elementary teacher has tested positive for COVID-19. Due to the number of close contacts that will have to quarantine, the school corporation won’t have enough staff available for in-person classes.
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Marshall County officials warn that COVID-19 has reached a critical state. County Health Officer Dr. Byron Holm told the county commissioners in an emergency meeting Friday that there were 612 active cases in the county as of Thursday, compared to just 40 four weeks ago.
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Another Marshall County resident has died from COVID-19. That brings the county’s total number of coronavirus deaths to 34, according to Friday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
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Oregon-Davis is switching back to virtual learning. Superintendent Bill Bennett tells WKVI News that both the elementary and junior/senior high schools will use virtual learning from next Monday through Thanksgiving.
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Indiana’s new restrictions on gatherings will not apply to churches. Governor Eric Holcomb said Wednesday that churches will continue to be exempt as they were in the Back on Track plan, but he still urges congregations to take precautions.
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The surge in COVID-19 cases has prompted the Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation to stop renting out some of its facilities.
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A locally-based gaming software developer has set up shop in the former North Judson-San Pierre Middle School. The school board recently agreed to lease the old middle school office to Abrams Studios for $400 a month. The Starke County Economic Development Foundation says the move was complete as of November 2.
Continue readingAs Indiana tightens COVID-19-related restrictions, it’s also providing funding to help local governments enforce them. Governor Eric Holcomb announced Wednesday that $20 million is being made available for enforcement and mitigation efforts.
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North Judson-San Pierre Junior/Senior High School reported another student case of COVID-19 Thursday. Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin says contact tracing is complete and all close contacts have been notified.
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Indiana continues to shatter records for new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Another 6,654 positive cases were reported in Thursday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health. That’s almost 1,500 more than the previous single-day record set just a day earlier.
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Now that Starke County is taking legal action against the owners of the SYSCO property, Hamlet Town Council President Dave Kesvormas wants the town to join in. The complaint filed by the county in Starke Circuit Court accuses the owners of “unjust enrichment,” after the county invested at least $1.6 million in site improvements with the understanding that a new facility would be built, bringing about 300 jobs.
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The Food Bank of Northern Indiana will hold a drive-through distribution in North Judson tomorrow. It will take place from 10:00 a.m. to noon CST tomorrow, November 13 at St. Peter Lutheran Church at 810 West Talmer Avenue, according to the food bank’s website.
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Offenders being released from the Indiana Department of Correction will now be offered opioid reversal medication as they rejoin society. The department announced this week that Overdose Lifeline has provided more than 2,200 naloxone kits.
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A new COVID-19 treatment is starting to make its way to Indiana patients. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says Eli Lilly got an FDA emergency use authorization for its antibody treatment on Monday, and the first two patients were treated at a Jeffersonville hospital on Tuesday.
Continue readingNew restrictions on social gatherings will take effect this weekend, amid what Governor Holcomb is calling a second surge of cases. “So beginning November 15 and for the next month, I’ll sign an executive order that will implement pandemic requirements for all Hoosiers and targeted restrictions for counties that are in the orange and red status,” Holcomb announced during a press conference Wednesday.
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A LaPorte man is dead, after a single-vehicle crash near Michigan City Wednesday morning. The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office says it happened just before 3:00 a.m. on Hitchcock Street, north of Earl Road.
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This year’s Knox Peppermint Parade is canceled, due to COVID-19. Mayor Dennis Estok made the announcement to the city council Tuesday.
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The Town of Winamac will soon be paying more for electricity, but how much of an increase gets passed along to customers remains to be seen. The Indiana Municipal Power Agency told the town that the cost of electricity will go up by about three percent starting January 1, according to Town Manager Brad Zellers.
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The Starke County Park Board is raising the rent on the Bass Lake Beach and Campground. Park Board President Richard Ballard made the recommendation during Tuesday’s meeting.
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The Oregon-Davis School Corporation’s 2021 budget was recently adopted by the school board. It totals just over $9.1 million, including an Education Fund of almost $3.6 million and an Operations Fund of more than $3.1 million. Almost $920,000 is budgeted out of the school corporation’s referendum revenues.
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