The rise in COVID-19 cases is leading to restrictions on spectators at high school sporting events. Knox School Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart says attendance at Saturday’s girls basketball game will be limited to family members only, “And that is parents, step-parents, grandparents, and aunts and uncles. There will be no one else allowed for the girls game with John Glenn because of COVID-related issues.” Reichhart says that policy will be reevaluated for each game.
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Governor Holcomb says he has no plans to shut down the state. He began his weekly COVID-19 briefing Wednesday by dispelling a couple rumors that had begun spreading in the buildup to the election.
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Much of the state’s COVID-19 map is now in the orange, amid record numbers of new cases and hospitalizations. Locally, Starke and Pulaski counties are both coded orange, while Marshall County is the only one in the area to stay yellow.
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Republicans won all but one of Pulaski County’s contested races Tuesday. Auditor Laura Wheeler will keep her office for another four years, after taking 65 percent of the vote, over Democrat Carmin Ruff. Wheeler was almost unseated in the primary, winning the Republican nomination by just 17 votes.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation is reporting another enrollment drop, but Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin says school officials were prepared.
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The City of Knox is asking downtown business owners for their help in getting a Main Street designation. Mayor Dennis Estok told the city council last week that while the city wants to pursue the designation, it can’t do it alone.
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Classes resume at West Central on Wednesday, but elementary school students will be learning remotely.
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It’s Election Day. In addition to president, governor, and U.S. representative, voters will also get to decide on a number of local races.
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Pulaski County is hiring an advertising agency to help with its tourism marketing efforts. The county commissioners Monday approved an agreement with Chicago-based Marketing Partnerships International.
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The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office made four arrests in two days on the Indiana Toll Road, as part of the Domestic Highway Enforcement program. On Friday afternoon, deputies say they pulled over a westbound passenger vehicle, after it followed a semi too closely and failed to signal a lane change.
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LaPorte City Police are investigating, after two shootings were reported on Sunday. Two people were reportedly taken to South Bend Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds, after officers were called to a disturbance at around 3:00 a.m. in a parking lot across the street from Mickey’s Bar & Grill, according to a statement from the Mayor’s Office.
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The Knox School Board has expanded the scope of the upcoming renovations to the administrative office. Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart says another $200,000 in renovations there has officially been added into the school corporation’s building project.
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Pulaski County’s tourism advertising is expected to be discussed during tonight’s county commissioners meeting. Sheriff Jeff Richwine is also expected to have updates. The commissioners will also consider an agreement with Malcon, for the company’s help in finding potential fuel tax reimbursements.
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Free COVID-19 testing will be available at the LaPorte Civic Auditorium through the end of the year. Mayor Tom Dermody announced the extension of the city’s OptumServe testing site last week.
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LaPorte County Police are on the lookout for motorists not wearing a seatbelt. Operation Belt Up continues through Thursday.
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The Pulaski County Commissioners recently finalized updates to the county’s hazardous materials response plan.
Continue readingWest Central schools will be closed Monday, November 2 and Tuesday, November 3. Superintendent Dan Zylstra says it’s due to a combination of COVID-19 and an internet outage caused by wind damage.
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Starke County is reporting its largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases. Another 21 cases were reported in Sunday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health. That brings the county’s total to 530.
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Another COVID-19 death has been reported in Starke County. The Indiana Department of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard showed one new death in Saturday’s update, but the revised total remained at 10.
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