The Town of Winamac has added some procedures for employees who test positive for COVID-19. An ordinance outlining town employees’ quarantine procedures was unanimously approved by the town council in a special meeting Monday.
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Francesville’s Main Street organization is getting $5,000 to help continue its efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs has awarded a total of $200,000 to 40 Indiana Main Street organizations impacted by COVID-19, through its Taking Care of Main Street program.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to make it easier for children to keep getting free meals. The USDA announced Monday that it’s extending the Summer Food Service Program, as well as a number of COVID-19-related waivers, through the fall.
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Another seven Marshall County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. That brings the total up to 895, according to Monday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. According to the state’s ZIP code breakdowns, 552 of those cases have been from the Plymouth area, while 138 were in the 46506 ZIP code, which includes the Town of Bremen.
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The Winamac Town Council will get an update on the town’s financial outlook for 2021, while also considering additional appropriations of close to $250,000, during a series of meetings tonight. Eric Walsh with accounting firm Baker Tilly has been monitoring the potential impact of COVID-19 on funding availability for next year’s budget. Clerk-Treasurer Melanie Berger recently told council members that Walsh may discuss the possibility of an excess levy appeal, as well as the impact of the income tax changes recently approved by the Pulaski County Council.
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Now that North Judson has been awarded $250,000 to help small businesses, town officials will now begin working on how to distribute the money. Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe has clarified that the money will be distributed to businesses as grants, not loans as the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs said in its announcement Thursday.
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Indiana will not allow no-excuse mail-in voting for the General Election, according to state officials. Secretary of State Connie Lawson gave an update on election preparations during Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing.
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Pulaski County and the Town of North Judson are each getting $250,000 to help local businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both were awarded grant funding in the latest round of the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs’ COVID-19 Response Program.
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As schools consider whether to stay open, cancel sporting events, or move classes online, state health officials are offering some guidance with a new color-coded map.
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Indiana 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.
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The Oregon-Davis School Corporation is getting some help keeping students hydrated.
Continue readingMore new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the local area. Marshall County has had another six residents test positive, bringing the total to 827, according to Thursday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. Pulaski County added two cases for a total of 90, while Starke County’s case count increased by one to 185.
Continue readingAnother seven Marshall County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. That brings the total up to 821, according to Wednesday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. Pulaski County’s case count increased by one, for a total of 88. No new cases were reported in Starke County.
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North Judson-San Pierre’s school year is off to a good start, according to Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin. “We started school. We’re almost a week into it, and the staff and the students have been wonderful,” Zupin told the school board Tuesday. “They’ve been great. The students have been very cooperative with the masks. The teachers have been flexible and accommodating.”
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Oregon-Davis students’ next summer vacation will start a little later than originally planned. The school board officially adjusted the 2020-2021 school calendar Monday, to move the last day of school from May 20 to May 26, according to Superintendent Bill Bennett.
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The Pulaski County Election Board will continue preparing for November’s election today. Clerk JoLynn Behny says the board will discuss the formation of a bipartisan absentee board, along with updated poll worker training and some of the COVID-19 precautions that may be needed for the election. Board members will also discuss federal CARES Act funding.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Board is expected to vote on the school corporation’s reopening and continuous learning plans tonight. A reopening plan was initially released to the public back in July, and students returned to class last Wednesday. Additionally, a crisis prevention plan will be presented on first reading.
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Pulaski County’s upcoming tax lien sale has been moved online, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pulaski County Treasurer’s Office says the public auction will be held as an electronic sale on Wednesday, September 2, starting at 9:00 a.m. EDT, with the properties closing at 3:00 p.m.
Continue readingLess than two weeks into the school year, the Knox Community School Corporation has reported its first case of COVID-19. Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart says one staff member at the high school is home recovering after testing positive, while two other staff members and seven students who may have been exposed were sent home Monday to quarantine.
Continue readingPulaski County has formed a committee to help figure out how to spend its share of federal COVID-19 relief money.
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