Determining 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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Marshall County is ordering the use of face masks starting Monday. The order was issued Friday by Marshall County Public Health Officer Dr. Byron Holm, citing “record numbers of positive cases of COVID-19 and an alarming increase in related deaths.”
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More 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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Bremen Public Schools students will be required to wear face masks but just for short periods of time. “If you’re going to ride a bus, you’re going to wear a mask, and then when the students are in common areas, they need face coverings, as well,” explains Superintendent Dr. Jim White. “Once they get to their classrooms, they can take them off.”
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A traffic stop reportedly led to the arrest of a Plymouth woman Tuesday. Plymouth Police say they pulled over a vehicle near the intersection of U.S. 30 and Pioneer Drive at around 5:40 p.m. Officers say a K9 detected the odor of narcotics.
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A Culver man was sentenced to 17-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to dealing methamphetamine at a Plymouth park. As part of a plea agreement, David Hite, 47, admitted to selling meth at River Park Square on May 6, 2019, according to a Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office press release.
Continue readingAnother Starke County resident has died after testing positive for COVID-19. That brings the county’s death count up to four, according to Thursday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. Starke County also saw another nine residents test positive, bringing the total up to 127.
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This year’s Bremen Firemen’s Festival has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The Bremen Firemen’s Association says it had initially planned to postpone the event from its usual dates in June, but in the end, the association didn’t think it could “adhere to the strict guidelines provided by the State of Indiana to safely have our festival.”
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The Indiana COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program has already gotten thousands of applications.
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Fairs, festivals, and other large events will soon have to have a COVID-19 mitigation plan approved by the county health department. Governor Holcomb said Wednesday that the new requirement will be included in his executive order keeping Indiana at Stage 4.5 of his Back on Track plan.
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Indiana will remain in Stage 4.5 of Governor Holcomb’s Back on Track plan for at least another two weeks. Holcomb announced the change during Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing.
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Free COVID-19 testing is taking place in Knox. The Indiana State Department of Health is testing residents at Knox High School between now and Saturday, July 18 and again next week from Tuesday, July 21 through Saturday, July 25, according to the Starke County Health Department.
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A Plymouth woman was arrested, following a crash in Marshall County Friday night. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the 11,000 block of Muckshaw Road around 9:30 p.m. Officers suspect Brandy E. Ray, 41, was under the influence of controlled substances when she allegedly drove off the roadway, hit another vehicle that had pulled off the road to get out of her way, and ended up in a swamp.
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Indiana’s food banks were recently given $300,000 from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. Locally, the Food Bank of Northern Indiana, which serves Marshall, Starke, and four other counties, was given almost $35,000. Food Finders Food Bank, whose 16-county territory includes Pulaski and Fulton counties, has gotten nearly $28,000. The funding is part of the state budget approved by the Indiana General Assembly.
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Governor Holcomb says he hasn’t given any thought to changing Indiana’s name, but he is looking into how the state could do a better job of sharing its history.
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Having COVID-19 may not make you immune to getting it again. During Wednesday’s briefing, State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box said that recent studies indicate that COVID-19 is like some other coronavirus illnesses, when it comes to immunity.
Continue readingA lack of air conditioning is creating challenges for Indiana’s COVID-19 testing. The state-sponsored sites run by OptumServe were initially set up in National Guard armories. The problem now, according to State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box, is that few if any of those buildings are air conditioned, and there are OSHA guidelines that have to be followed to keep the workers safe.
Continue readingIndiana 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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More of Indiana’s COVID-19 tests are coming back positive. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says she’s concerned by the increase in overall COVID-19 infections.
Continue readingPlymouth Police are investigating a possible murder at a home in the 900 block of North Plum Street. Officers say they were called to the residence just after 9:00 Sunday morning, after getting a report of a possible stabbing.
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