PLYMOUTH — Friday the city of Plymouth made the announcement that the Park Department would be closing the playgrounds in Centennial Park. The efforts of the state of Indiana to stop the spread of COVID-19 gave Superintendent Mike Hite little choice. “The Governor’s statement was that playgrounds should be closed,” he said. “We can’t cordon...
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Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced Indiana has been granted a federal Major Disaster Declaration, which provides funds to help communities recover from COVID-19. The funding can be used to cover costs of emergency needs including crisis counseling, food programs, temporary shelters, protective equipment, safety resources and personnel. The Governor also signed...
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The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 408 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 3,437 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous...
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Hoosiers are facing challenging times to keep their families safe and avoid the spread of COVID-19, and unfortunately scammers are adding additional risk by taking advantage of the current health crisis. Newly-surfaced reports show scammers creating text messages, emails, websites and social media posts to pose as government entities and organizations to obtain financial...
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The Plymouth High School Health Science program donated personal protective equipment and medical supplies to two local health care facilities to help protect staff as well as patients from the spread of COVID-19. Health Science instructor Dana Bush RN, BSN, said, “I knew I wanted to give back to our local health care facilities...
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The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced today that more than 152,000 Indiana households will receive additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits when April distributions begin this Sunday. The additional funds are intended to help Hoosiers obtain food and support for their families while Indiana responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal Families...
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On Thursday, April 2nd shortly after 3:00 P.M., the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office 911 Communication Center received a call regarding potential human remains located on a property west of State Road 13, south of Old RD 30. Arriving deputies were directed to the edge of a field, several hundred yards off of the roadway,...
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Attorney General Curtis Hill said today that consumers have submitted dozens of price-gouging complaints to his office since Gov. Eric Holcomb declared a public health emergency amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Consumers have submitted complaints regarding high prices at superstores, home improvement stores, grocery stores, e-commerce websites and more, Attorney General Hill said. Consumers...
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Governor Eric J. Holcomb today signed an executive order requiring all K-12 schools in Indiana to provide instruction via remote learning for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year and outlines options for districts to continue education during the fight against COVID-19. Click here for a link to the executive order: https://www.in.gov/gov/2384.htm “Students...
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Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Mayor Joe Hogsett – and a coalition of statewide business and community partners including Eli Lilly and Company – announced a social distancing campaign to help flatten the curve for COVID-19 in Indiana. The #INthistogether campaign will help Hoosiers understand the importance of social distancing, provide access to helpful...
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State Representative Jack Jordan (R-Bremen) encourages Hoosier workers and small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic to access recently expanded state and federal resources for help. Under Indiana’s temporary “stay-at-home” order, many businesses deemed not essential have laid off staff or cannot pay employees while they are shut down. To help, Gov. Eric Holcomb...
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Reserved turkey hunt procedures will change on participating DNR fish & wildlife areas (FWAs) for selected turkey hunters completing their hunt registration this year, as a result of COVID-19. The changes will allow turkey hunting to continue on FWAs while maintaining social distancing practices. Selected turkey hunters will be mailed date-specific hunting permit cards...
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The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 474 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 3,039 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous...
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The Culver Union Township Fire Department is pleased to announce that the aerial truck fundraiser is complete! Thanks to the generous support of 166 individuals, families, businesses, and organizations in our community, we have already received over $150,000 in donations, with another $80,000 in pledges to be collected over the next four years, giving...
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The staff of Miller’s Assisted Living in Plymouth was invited to pay $2.00 to wear jeans or to donate non-perishable food items to the Bread of Life Community Food Pantry. Their need for food items is greater than ever. Marketing Director Anna Corbett was pleased to deliver the food items to the pantry.
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Attorney General Curtis Hill is encouraging Hoosiers to go to indianaunclaimed.gov and check whether they are the rightful owners of unclaimed funds currently being held by the Office of the Attorney General. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused thousands of Hoosiers to lose their jobs and forced more to work remotely. These fraught circumstances...
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In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, some policy and program changes have been made to help ensure members in our managed care programs (Healthy Indiana Plan, Hoosier Care Connect, Hoosier Healthwise) as well as our Traditional Medicaid members are able to maintain continuous coverage in this critical time. Member Eligibility Member health...
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The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 409 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 2,565 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous...
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“On March 6, 2020, Governor Eric J. Holcomb declared a public health emergency in Indiana relating to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and on March 23, 2020, issued Executive Order 20-08. Paragraphs 16(b) and (e) of that Order define transporting children pursuant to a custody order or agreement, and to care for minors and...
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The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) outlined temporary taxpayer relief initiatives recently implemented to support Hoosiers during the statewide COVID-19 health emergency. “Now is the time where we have to find new ways to support our fellow Hoosiers and assist them during this challenging situation,” explained DOR Commissioner Bob Grennes. “The entire DOR team...
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