Pulaski County’s COVID-19 situation is getting bad, according to Terri Hansen with the Pulaski County Health Department. “Things are actually really getting out of hand, I guess, to say right now,” Hansen told the county commissioners Tuesday. “As of today, we’ve had 1,466 cases in the county. We are currently at a metric of 2.5. We’re in the orange, and we are this close to going in the red.”
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Marshall, Starke, and Pulaski counties continue to see a low level of COVID-19 spread. All three counties remain in the blue on the Indiana Department of Health’s county metrics map.
Continue readingThe COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be effective in Pulaski County. Of the roughly 4,100 Pulaski County residents fully vaccinated, fewer than five of them subsequently tested positive, according to Nathan Origer with the county’s incident management team.
Continue readingFinding a place to put a COVID-19 testing site remains a challenge for Pulaski County. The county had been hosting an OptumServe testing site at the Star City Community Center but decided to move it to a county-owned building at the end of last month, to save on costs.
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Pulaski County appears likely to follow the state’s lead when it comes to face mask requirements. Nathan Origer with the county’s Incident Management Team shared some of County Health Officer Dr. Rex Allman’s recommendations with the county commissioners Monday.
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The OptumServe COVID 19 Testing site in Star City will remain open until at least the end of the month, even though it isn’t seeing much use. Pulaski County Incident Management Team Liaison Nathan Origer told the county commissioners Monday that the Indiana Department of Health wants it to stay open for now.
Continue readingThe 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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Pulaski County has surpassed 1,000 COVID-19 cases. The county commissioners got an update Monday from Incident Management Team member Nathan Origer.
Continue readingPulaski County is one of many local communities competing for the third phase of COVID-19 Response Program money through the state. Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer told the county commissioners last month that while there is a variety of things that money can be used for, county officials have opted for another round of small business relief.
Continue readingThe Pulaski County Health Department is easing its restrictions on bars and restaurants. Retail food establishments may now serve 50 customers at a time, up from 25, according to a Facebook post from the county’s Incident Management Team. The 10:00 p.m. curfew has also been lifted.
Continue readingThe Pulaski County Council is looking to carry over spending permission for the county’s COVID-19 response into 2021, but not without some questions about that money’s oversight.
Continue readingThe two new Pulaski County Commissioners will take their seats for the first time tonight. Maurice Loehmer and Charles Mellon took the oath of office last week, after winning last year’s elections. They’ll join returning Commissioner Mike McClure.
Continue readingA free COVID-19 testing site is opening in Pulaski County today. It’s located at the Star City Community Center at 2550 East Key Street, according to the Pulaski County Incident Management Team. The testing site will be operated by OptumServe Health Services in partnership with the Indiana Department of Health.
Continue readingPulaski County’s ban on in-restaurant dining is drawing criticism from some elected officials. County Council Member Mike Tiede told the rest of the council and commissioners Monday that restaurant owners in his district aren’t very happy. “So I think we shouldn’t charge them property taxes if they can’t open,” he said.
Continue readingPulaski County officials are battling the rapidly increasing spread of COVID-19. Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer gave an update on behalf of the incident management team to the county council Monday.
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The Town of Winamac says it won’t be having traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating this year, due to COVID-19. That’s according to Town Manager Brad Zellers. He added Tuesday that the decision was based on the recommendation of the Pulaski County Health Department and Incident Management Team.
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The number of Marshall County residents who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 has surpassed 400. Marshall County is up to 401 positive cases, according to Saturday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. That’s an increase of 10 from Friday.
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The Pulaski County Council took the first step Monday in making funding available for the county’s COVID-19 response, but not without calling for more oversight when spending it. The county’s incident command team had asked for permission to spend up to $250,000 out of the county’s Riverboat Fund.
Continue readingPulaski County officials have launched a new Facebook page to share information about the county’s COVID-19 response. An incident management team was established as part of the county’s public health emergency declaration. Now the group has set up its own Facebook page.
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