Governor Holcomb signed an executive order on Friday requiring all Hoosiers to wear face coverings beginning Monday, July 27 at 12:01 a.m. to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
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The Indiana State Department of Health announced that 1,011 additional residents in the state have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Indiana has released a preliminary list of COVID-19 cases at each long-term care facility. Locally, Miller’s Merry Manor of Plymouth reported nine resident deaths, 50 residents infected, and 29 staff members infected. The data released by the Indiana State Department of Health Wednesday includes cases from the start of the pandemic up until July 14.
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COVID-19 concerns will have Pulaski County’s courts moving some of their operations out of the courthouse and justice center. Circuit Court Judge Mary Welker told the county council last week that she hopes to resume jury trials in mid-to-late August, but jury selection will pose a bit of a challenge.
Continue readingTwo more Marshall County residents have died of COVID-19, bringing the overall total to 18, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. No other local deaths were reported. The state reported a total of 17 additional people statewide who are confirmed to have died from COVID-19.
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State officials are offering guidance to help students safely return to the classroom. During Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing, Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Dr. Jennifer Sullivan pointed out some of the ways that schools can slow the spread of COVID-19.
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A statewide face mask order will go into effect Monday. Governor Eric Holcomb announced Wednesday that he’ll soon be signing an executive order.
Continue readingTwo additional Marshall County residents have died as a result of COVID-19 in the latest report from the Indiana State Department of Health.
Continue readingAnother Marshall County resident has died as a result of COVID-19. In Tuesday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health, it listed 14 COVID-19 deaths in the county. No other new deaths were reported locally.
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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.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Board will get an update on the school corporation’s reopening plan tonight. As it stands, in-person classes would begin as-scheduled on August 12, but families would also be offered an at-home learning option.
Continue readingThe positive COVID-19 case counts in Marshall County and Starke County increased only slightly in Monday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health.
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Pulaski County residents have a chance to weigh in on a proposed small business relief program during this morning’s county commissioners meeting. A public hearing will be held on the county’s application for $250,000 from the state’s COVID-19 Response Program. If approved, that money would then be used to provide grants to Pulaski County businesses, similar to a program that recently took place in the City of Knox.
Continue readingState health officials say they’re keeping an eye on the safety of farm workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New COVID-19 cases continue to be reported in the local area. Another 14 Marshall County residents have tested positive, according to Sunday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health, bringing the county’s total up to 659. Starke County had four new positive cases for a total of 134. Pulaski County’s total increased by one to 68.
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Another Marshall County resident has died after testing positive for COVID-19. That brings the county’s total number of confirmed COVID-19-related deaths up to 13, according to Saturday’s update from the Indiana State Department of Health.
Continue readingDetermining whether it’s safe to reopen schools for in-person classes continues to be a local decision for now. While other places are only letting schools open if the rate of positive COVID-19 tests is below a certain level, State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says Indiana isn’t doing that yet.
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The Culver Town Council may be looking into avenues to provide COVID-19 testing for town employees.
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The City of Knox will hold its first concert in the park of the year tonight, but Mayor Dennis Estok told the city council Tuesday that it could also be the last, depending on the spread of COVID-19.
Continue readingMore Starke and Marshall County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Marshall County had 14 new cases, according to Friday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. That brings the county up to 636 residents who’ve tested positive, 11.6 percent of the total number of people tested.
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