Governor to Extend COVID-19 Restrictions by another Month

Gov. Holcomb speaks during a COVID-19 press conference on Feb. 24.

Indiana’s current COVID-19 restrictions will remain in place for another 30 days. During his weekly press conference Wednesday, Governor Eric Holcomb said he plans to extend both his executive order and the public health emergency declaration. “We have made remarkable progress in relatively a short period of time,” Holcomb said. “This is not a ‘mission accomplished’ moment.”

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Plymouth City Council Holds Public Hearing on Additional Appropriation Requests

The Plymouth City Council members opened a public hearing Monday night concerning an additional appropriation, or the authority to spend money in the East Laporte Street Footbridge Fund, for the East Laporte Street Historic Footbridge project in the amount of $315,000.  There were no public comments submitted during that portion of the hearing.

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State Health Officials Seeking Guidance on Easing Long-Term Care Visitation Restrictions

When long-term care facility visitation is able to get back to normal will depend on more federal guidance. Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dan Rusyniak says indoor visitation is currently allowed in facilities that haven’t had any new cases in the past 14 days, as long as the seven-day positivity rate is under 10 percent in the county.

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Bremen School Staff Step up to the Plate during Cafeteria Staff Quarantine

Photo provided by Bremen Public School Superintendent Dr. Jim White

The news came down an hour before the lunch rush that contact tracing resulted in all but one Bremen Public Schools cafeteria staff member having to quarantine. That did not deter members of the school corporation to step up to the plate to ensure that a nutritious lunch was prepared and served to all students. 

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Plymouth BOW, City Council to Meet Tonight

The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety will meet tonight where Utility Superintendent Donnie Davidson will discuss the Centennial Crossing lift station project and a digester renovation project.  City Attorney Sean Surrisi will present a resolution for consideration regarding the action to write-off delinquent and uncollectible water, wastewater, garbage and stormwater bills. 

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