Officials at the Marshall County Health Department want everyone to stay safe during the pandemic. If someone is diagnosed with COVID-19, or exposed to COVID-19, there are ways to keep others safe.
Continue readingLocal COVID-19 Case Counts Increase
More COVID-19 cases were reported locally in Tuesday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health.
Continue readingMore Local COVID-19 Cases Reported
More COVID-19 cases have been reported in Marshall County and in Starke County.
Continue readingMarshall County’s COVID-19 Case Count Surpasses 400, Pulaski County Revises Numbers
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.
Continue readingMore COVID-19 Cases Reported in Marshall, Pulaski Counties
Nine more Marshall County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total up to 393. That’s according to Friday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. Meanwhile, Pulaski County had four new positive cases, bringing the total up to 58. No new cases were reported in Starke County.
Continue readingState Health Commissioner Outlines Factors Festival Organizers Need to Consider
COVID-19 has left festival organizers with some difficult decisions to make. The Marshall County Blueberry Festival is just the latest local event to be canceled this year.
Continue readingIndiana Department of Workforce Development Overpays Unemployment Benefits
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says it’s overpaid certain Hoosiers’ unemployment benefits. Commissioner Fred Payne confirmed the overpayments during Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing, but didn’t give an exact amount.
Continue readingNumber of COVID-19 Cases Continues to Increase Locally
Marshall County reported an additional 11 cases of COVID-19 in Thursday’s information from the Indiana State Department of Health. The total number of overall cases is 385.
Continue readingMarshall County Health Officers Encourage Mask Use, Social Distancing
Marshall County Health Administrator Ashley Garcia and Public Health Nurse Lisa Letsinger discussed the increasing positive COVID-19 case numbers during Tony Ross’ morning show Wednesday morning.
Continue readingIndiana to Offer COVID-19 Relief for Renters, Governor to Extend Eviction Moratorium
Indiana is offering help for renters who’ve lost income due to COVID-19. Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority Executive Director Jacob Sipe announced Wednesday that qualifying renters will be able to get up to $500 a month for four months, to help with past or ongoing rent payments.
Continue readingState Health Commissioner Urges Hoosiers to Continue Wearing Masks to Protect Others
Indiana’s COVID-19 recovery remains on track, but that doesn’t mean that Hoosiers should go back to their pre-coronavirus behaviors. That was state officials’ message during Wednesday’s press conference.
Continue readingMarshall County, Starke County Positive COVID-19 Case Count Continues to Increase
Another five positive COVID-19 cases were reported in Marshall County, according to Wednesday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. The total number of cases is now 374.
Continue readingCOVID-19 Prompts Bremen Officials to Prepare to Amend Policies
All departments within the Town of Bremen will be working to put together amended policies in case an outbreak of the coronavirus occurs and causes a department to be without employees.
Continue readingMore Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported Locally
The positive COVID-19 total case count in Marshall County keeps growing.
Continue readingMarshall County’s Unemployment Rate Drops by More than 8%
Marshall County residents are heading back to work. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development’s May report showed that over 2,300 more Marshall County residents were employed than the month before.
Continue readingSchools Can Now Apply for Funding to Improve Remote Learning
Schools can now apply for grant funding to boost their remote learning capabilities. Indiana is distributing almost $62 million it received from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund as part of the federal CARES Act.
Continue readingAnother Increase in Marshall County COVID-19 count
The positive COVID-19 case count for Marshall County continues to climb. The report Monday showed an increase of six to a new total of 365. Starke County and Pulaski County counts remain unchanged from Sunday. Starke County has a total of 60 cases and Pulaski County has a total of 54 cases. La Porte County is up to 489 positive COVID-19 cases with three new cases reported on Monday.
Continue readingMarshall County, Starke County Report More COVID-19 Cases
In Sunday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health, the positive COVID-19 case count in Marshall County rose by 12 from Saturday’s report to 359 while Starke County’s case count rose by two to 60. Pulaski County is at 54 positive COVID-19 cases which is unchanged from Saturday.
Continue readingMarshall County, Pulaski County COVID-19 Cases Increase
The Indiana State Department of Health reported on Saturday that another 411 additional people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state. The results are from over 9,000 tests conducted from April to June 19.
Continue readingSixth Round of Rapid Response Grants Awarded in Marshall County
The United Way of Marshall County, in partnership with the Marshall County Community Foundation, awarded funds in the sixth round of COVID-19 Rapid Response grants.
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