New 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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More Indiana counties are seeing more COVID-19 spread. The state’s color-coded map has fewer counties in blue than it did last week and more in the yellow and orange categories.
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Stage 5 of Indiana’s Back on Track plan officially takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Governor Holcomb outlined the details in an executive order Thursday. The order says, “The implementation of Stage 5 brings Indiana to a new normal.”
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Indiana is advancing to Stage 5 of its Back on Track plan on Saturday, but the statewide mask order will remain in effect. Governor Eric Holcomb announced the move Wednesday.
Continue readingIndiana will remain in Stage 4.5 of Governor Holcomb’s Back on Track plan for another 30 days. During a press conference Wednesday, the governor announced that he plans to extend the current stage, along with the statewide mask mandate, through September 25.
Continue readingGovernor Eric Holcomb has extended Indiana’s public health emergency declaration into September. The declaration was first issued on March 6 and has now been extended five times. It remains in effect until September 2, unless it’s renewed again.
Continue readingIndiana will remain in Stage 4.5 of Governor Holcomb’s Back on Track plan for another month. Holcomb announced Wednesday that he plans to update his executive order to extend Stage 4.5 through August 27.
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A proposed solar farm in Pulaski County is expected to draw a crowd to next week’s board of zoning appeals meeting. How to keep everyone safe from COVID-19 was a topic of discussion during Monday’s county commissioners meeting. A company called Mammoth Solar is seeking permission to build solar arrays on more than 4,500 acres of farmland. The project would be in portions of Jefferson, Beaver, Rich Grove, Franklin, and Monroe townships.
Continue readingKnox High School’s graduation plans have changed yet again. In a Facebook post Friday, the school announced that it’s gotten approval to hold a single ceremony at 7:00 p.m. Saturday at Community Field. It had previously planned to split graduation into three groups. Additionally, each graduate may now bring six guests, instead of four.
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Fairs, festivals, and other large events will soon have to have a COVID-19 mitigation plan approved by the county health department. Governor Holcomb said Wednesday that the new requirement will be included in his executive order keeping Indiana at Stage 4.5 of his Back on Track plan.
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Indiana will remain in Stage 4.5 of Governor Holcomb’s Back on Track plan for at least another two weeks. Holcomb announced the change during Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing.
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Lately you may have noticed an increase in crime news, as indeed it seems that after a drop due to COVID-19, crime is heading back up in Pulaski County, . Sheriff Jeff Richwine told the county commissioners Monday that calls were down by about 75 percent during the coronavirus shutdown.
Continue readingIndiana will move to the next stage of its Back on Track plan a couple days ahead of schedule. Governor Eric Holcomb has announced that Stage 4 will begin this Friday at 12:01 a.m.
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Governor Eric Holcomb has put the Indiana National Guard on standby to assist local communities, in response to this weekend’s violence following the death of George Floyd.
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Indiana’s state health commissioner is warning Hoosiers not to read too much into the recent drop in new COVID-19 cases.
Continue readingGovernor Holcomb has officially signed an executive order moving most of Indiana to Stage 3 of his Back on Track plan Friday. But movie theaters and playgrounds will have to wait a bit longer to open.
Continue readingMost of Indiana will move to the next stage of Governor Holcomb’s Back on Track plan a couple days earlier than originally scheduled. Holcomb announced that Stage 3 will begin this Friday.
Continue readingThose infected with COVID-19 at the Tyson meatpacking plant in Logansport are generally doing well, according to State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box. “Fortunately, the average age of those individuals was 40 or 42 – I can’t remember – so most of those individuals have done extremely well,” Box said during state officials’ COVID-19 press conference Monday.
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Hamlet’s town-wide yard sale has been pushed back by a couple weeks due to COVID-19. The town council agreed Wednesday to move the event to June 5 and 6. The hope is that there should be less restriction on events and gatherings by then.
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The Bass Lake Beach will remain closed to the public until July 4. Manager Larry Clarich discussed this year’s opening plans with the Starke County Park Board Tuesday.
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