More people locally are being diagnosed with COVID-19. In Thursday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health, 11 more people in Marshall County tested positive with COVID-19, along with nine more people in Starke County and five more people in Pulaski County. They are among 1,899 newly diagnosed people in the state.
Continue readingIndiana Department of Health Updates County Metrics Map
More and more counties in the state are showing a higher spread of COVID-19, according to the updated County Metrics Map on the Indiana Department of Health’s coronavirus website.
Continue readingKnox School Officials Keep Masks Optional, Hope for ‘Normal’ School Year
The Knox Community School Corporation is trying to make this school year as normal as possible for as long as possible. The first day of school is tomorrow.
Continue readingFourteen New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Tri-County Area
The number of COVID-19 cases in the state continues to rise while more cases are being reported locally.
Continue readingPulaski Health Officer Encourages Masks in Schools amid Significant COVID-19 Spread
The Pulaski County health officer is encouraging the use of masks in schools. Nathan Origer gave an update on behalf of Dr. Rex Allman and the incident management team during Monday’s county commissioners meeting.
Continue readingTwo New COVID-19 Cases Reported Locally
One person from Marshall County and one person from Starke County have tested positive with COVID-19, according to Monday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. The same report shows an additional 616 people in the state who have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Continue readingIndiana Health Officials Continue to Encourage Residents to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
Officials from the Indiana Department of Health are encouraging residents to get one of the three available vaccines against COVID-19.
Continue readingPulaski County Commissioners to Appoint Building Inspector Tonight
The Pulaski County Commissioners are expected to appoint a new building inspector and deputy building inspector tonight. Former building inspector Doug Hoover was fired back in May. A resolution appointing an information technology consultant will also be up for approval.
Continue readingKnox Planning Water and Sewer Upgrades with American Rescue Plan Funding
The City of Knox is looking to stretch its federal COVID-19 money as far as possible. Mayor Dennis Estok told the city council last week that Knox has gotten the first $400,000 of its American Rescue Plan money.
Continue readingIndiana Department of Health Recommends Following Latest COVID-19 CDC Guidance
Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box encourages Hoosiers to follow the latest developments in guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) when it comes to protection from COVID-19 and the Delta variant.
Continue readingEighteen New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Tri-County Area
The number of new positive COVID-19 cases in the state and in the area continues to increase.
Continue readingGovernor Extends Public Health Emergency to Aug. 30
Indiana’s public health emergency has been extended until August 30. Governor Eric Holcomb extended his emergency declaration for a 17th time in an executive order Thursday. That will bring the emergency to almost a year-and-a-half.
Continue readingSeven New COVID-19 Positive Tests Reported in Tri-County Area
The number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase in Indiana.
Continue readingIndiana Department of Health Updates County Metrics Map
More Indiana counties are experiencing a moderate spread of COVID-19. Wednesday’s updated County Metrics Map provided by the Indiana Department of Health showed 15 counties in the orange status, 47 counties in yellow and 30 counties in blue.
Continue readingOver 1,000 new COVID-19 Cases Reported in the State
Another 1,085 people in the state have tested positive with COVID-19, according to Tuesday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. That number includes three people from Marshall County and one person from Starke County.
Continue readingOCRA Offers Help with American Rescue Plan Money, Plans to Bring Back Stellar in 2022
Indiana communities can get some help from the state, when it comes to figuring out how to spend their share of federal COVID-19 money, according to Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch.
Continue readingThree More People Test Positive with COVID-19 in Tri-County Area
Another 497 people in the state have tested positive with COVID-19 which includes two people from Marshall County and one person in Pulaski County, according to Monday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
Continue readingIndiana Department of Health to Correct County-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Data
The Indiana Department of Health will soon release a more accurate picture of where COVID-19 vaccine recipients live, after about three percent of vaccination records were apparently assigned to the wrong county.
Continue readingAnother COVID-19 Case Reported in Starke County
The number of new COVID-19 cases remains relatively low in the local area, but higher in the state as a whole. Marshall County had another three cases, according to Friday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health, while Starke County had one.
Continue readingCOVID-19 Spread Continues to Accelerate in Indiana
Indiana’s number of new COVID-19 cases keeps heading back up. Another 878 cases were reported in Thursday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health. That’s the biggest single-day increase in two months.
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