Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security announced a $10 million state investment in new personal protective equipment (PPE). This new equipment will allow volunteer firefighters across Indiana to better serve their communities.
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The Pulaski County Council finalized over a million dollars in additional appropriations Monday, but not without a debate on funding for COVID-19 response. The county’s Incident Management Team asked for almost $48,000, the amount that was left unspent from last year’s $100,000 additional appropriation. But with only about $2,400 actually being spent on PPE last year, Council Member Rudy DeSabatine wasn’t comfortable approving the entire request at once.
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Efforts to get a Main Street designation for Downtown Knox have gotten the official support of the city council. During their last meeting of 2020, council members agreed to partner with Knox Main Street United.
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The Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation continues to get help from the local community, when it comes to keeping students safe during the pandemic. This month, it was local health care facilities that helped supply personal protective equipment.
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Starke County Clerk Bernadette Manuel told the Starke County Election Board members last week that she’s still waiting to hear if money spent by her office on personal protective equipment for the June Primary Election will be reimbursed.
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Indiana will provide three million face masks to K-through-12 students. Indiana Economic Development Corporation Chief of Staff Luke Bosso says deliveries will start next Monday.
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The money spent on personal protective equipment for the Starke County Primary Election may be reimbursed by the State.
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The Starke County Election Board is making its final preparations for Tuesday’s primary. In addition to the personal protective equipment supplied by the state, Clerk Bernadette Manuel says she’s also bought 12,000 q-tips for voters to use.
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Indiana’s primary election is coming up on June 2, and the state continues working to safely hold an election during a global pandemic. During state officials’ COVID-19 press conference Friday, Secretary of State Connie Lawson said her office has used federal CARES Act money to get personal protective equipment for poll workers and election staff in all 92 counties.
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Small businesses that missed out on the first round of supplies from the state’s PPE Marketplace may be in luck. Indiana Economic Development Corporation Chief of Staff Luke Bosso says the state’s gotten more than 20,000 requests for PPE, and the first 10,000 orders had been shipped by Friday.
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Medical professionals who’ve had a hard time getting personal protective equipment are getting some help from the Indiana State Department of Health. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says 128 hospitals and 90 health departments will get a shipment of supplies this week.
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Indiana’s restaurants are getting ready to reopen for dine-in service, but some challenges lie ahead.
Continue readingSmall businesses having trouble finding the personal protective equipment that they need to get back up and running can start getting help from the state Wednesday. Indiana Small Business PPE Marketplace is officially launching, according to Indiana Economic Development Corporation Chief of Staff Luke Bosso.
Continue readingAs businesses prepare to reopen, Governor Eric Holcomb is promising some help from the state, when it comes to getting personal protective equipment.
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Making sure the United States will never again have to face a pandemic without enough personal protective equipment is the goal of new proposed federal legislation. U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski, along with Representative Debbie Dingell of Michigan, has introduced the Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020.
Continue readingFirefighters with the Koontz Lake Volunteer Fire Department recently received a generous donation of supplies.
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