The number of Marshall County residents who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 has now surpassed 300. Marshall County’s case count is at 301, according to Sunday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. That’s an increase of 16 from the day before.
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Marshall County is reporting another 12 cases of COVID-19. A total of 287 Marshall County residents have tested positive as of Saturday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. Starke County had three more cases, bringing the total up to 51, while Pulaski County remains at 52. No new deaths were reported in any of those three counties.
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The Marshall County Election board has certified the results of last week’s primary. Clerk Deb VanDeMark says 18 mail-in ballots were rejected because they came in after the deadline, while 22 voters who’d requested absentee ballots turned them back in to vote in person.
Continue readingYou’ll soon be able to find out how many people have tested positive for COVID-19 in your zip code. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box announced Friday that Indiana plans to give zip-code-level breakdowns of positive test counts each week.
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A Plymouth woman has been indicted on three counts, amid allegations that she took thousands of dollars from an endangered adult before and after he died. Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman says that after Marvin L. Hummel Jr. passed away in 2018, his heir reported that funds were missing, and Indiana State Police began investigating.
Continue readingCOVID-19 testing will be available to anyone who wants it, starting Monday. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box announced Friday that all OptumServe testing sites, as well as the State Department of Health’s drive-through sites, will be open to anyone who lives or works in Indiana, regardless of whether they have symptoms or are at high-risk.
Continue readingAnother 15 Marshall County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. That brings the county’s total number of cases up to 276, according to Friday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health.
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A Marshall County traffic stop reportedly led to the discovery of suspected drugs. Marshall County Police say it happened last Saturday just before 8:30 p.m. near U.S. 31 and 9A Road near Plymouth.
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A Bremen man faces multiple charges after Plymouth Police were called to Centennial Park twice Thursday night. Officers say that around 8:30 p.m., they gave Larry Wesley Baltes, 45, a warning, after someone complained that he was intoxicated and yelling at people in the skate park. But around 9:50, police got a second call about Baltes being intoxicated and causing a disturbance.
Continue readingThe Indiana State Department of Health says it continues to reach out to Amish communities about COVID-19 precautions. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box gave an update during Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing.
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State officials are urging Hoosiers to donate blood. During Wednesday’s COVID-19 press conference, State EMS Medical Director Dr. Michael Kaufmann said the need for blood is especially great this time of year, when the number of traumatic injuries typically increases.
Continue readingIndiana is banding labs together in an effort to double the daily COVID-19 testing capacity. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box announced Wednesday that the Indiana State Department of Health is joining with nine other labs to form a lab testing network.
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Indiana will move to the next stage of its Back on Track plan a couple days ahead of schedule. Governor Eric Holcomb has announced that Stage 4 will begin this Friday at 12:01 a.m.
Continue readingHoosiers will soon be able to visit loved ones living in long-term care facilities. The state plans to issue guidance for outdoor visitation, according to Family and Social Services Administration Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dan Rusyniak.
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The 2020 Indiana State Fair has been canceled, but organizers still plan to hold a modified 4-H Livestock Show in August.
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Governor Holcomb has extended Indiana’s public health emergency declaration to July 4. Holcomb signed an executive order Wednesday that renews the emergency for 30 days.
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Indiana is targeting small businesses with the next phase of its COVID-19 Response Program. Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch said Wednesday that the Office of Community and Rural Affairs has finished awarding grants for the “immediate needs” phase, but will start taking applications for the “long-term recovery” phase on Monday.
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Hoosiers may now use SNAP benefits to order groceries online. Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Dr. Jennifer Sullivan announced Wednesday that the program is officially up and running.
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State officials are outlining their response to this weekend’s violence. In a press conference Monday, Governor Holcomb said protests started out as an “understandable and needed” response to the death of George Floyd, but took on a tone of organized crime.
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Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson is not in favor of extending the deadline for mail-in ballots to make it back to county clerk’s offices, in spite of concerns that thousands of votes could go uncounted. “There are 92 counties in this state, and we cannot change deadlines because somebody is too busy or whether it’s lack of preparation of getting the work done,” Lawson said during state officials’ COVID-19 press conference Friday. “So deadlines are there for security and accountability.”
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