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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are available to eligible Hoosiers following federal authorization of the additional dose.
Read MoreSTATEHOUSE (Sept. 21, 2021) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs today announced a new program aiming to help more Hoosiers obtain access to reliable and quality broadband. Homeowners and business owners can apply for consideration for the Indiana Connectivity Program, which opens for applicants on Monday, Sept. 27. This new tool can connect residents and businesses that lack internet service with internet service providers and assist in the expense of extending broadband to unserved and underserved locations.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the life of Marine Cpl. Humberto "Bert" A. Sanchez of Logansport. Cpl. Sanchez died while serving his country. The 22-year-old was killed in the terrorist attack on August 26, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags statewide to be flown at half-staff in honor of Patriot Day. Flags should be flown at half-staff BEGINNING AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND RETURN TO FULL STAFF AT MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT Sept. 11, 2021. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff in remembrance of the victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags statewide to be flown at half-staff in honor of Patriot Day. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff in remembrance of the victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Read MoreWatch this week’s update from Greene County General Hospital in our story or on their Facebook page.
Read MoreGreene County General’s Weekly COVID Update video includes information about booster shots that are available now for some people. Watch the video on GreeneStreets or on Greene County General Hospital’s Facebook page.
Read MoreGreene County is designated ORANGE-moderate to high community spread, for a second week on Indiana’s color code advisor map. School age children now account for 20% of COVID-19 cases nationwide due to the Delta variant. During the 7-day surveillance period of Monday, August 9 to Sunday, August 15, the positivity rate of school aged children continues to increase with 12% of cases reported in Greene County represent K12 students. COVID-19 cases will continue to increase unless more people get vaccinated and more people practice universal precautions such as staying a home when you are sick, get tested, adhering to isolation and quarantine protocols, masking in crowds, and good hand hygiene as we battle the Delta variant. The Health Department strongly recommends universal masking (fully vaccinated and unvaccinated) for all students (age 2 and older), staff, teachers and visitors in schools during moderate to high levels of community COVID-19 spread. This strong recommendation is aligned with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) guidelines……..
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is notifying nearly 750,000 Hoosiers that data from the state’s COVID-19 online contact tracing survey was improperly accessed. The data included name, address, email, gender, ethnicity and race, and date of birth.
Read MoreGreene County turned orange this week on the state’s color coded map depicting the community spread of COVID-19. According to today’s update from Greene County General, Greene County will likely be in the red zone next week.
Elements of U.S. Army Special Operations Command will be conducting routine military training at Naval Support Activity, Crane, Indiana between 9-21 August 2021.
The Soldiers will use training ammunition and other training devices to make the exercise as real as possible. There will be periods of increased air traffic to include low-flying helicopters, tilt-rotor aircraft, and airplanes during hours of darkness. The community can expect to experience an increase in air traffic and noise associated with a large-scale airborne operation.
This is routine military training conducted periodically to maintain a high level of readiness for the military personnel involved. Every measure to reduce the amount of noise associated with the training will be taken.
We appreciate the support of the residents and community in the surrounding areas during this training.
Read MoreLinton’s Humphreys Park is the place to be Tuesday evening as Greene County’s National Night Out will be taking place. The event, which is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., offers law enforcement agencies an opportunity to positively interact with the community.
Several prizes are up for grabs, thanks to the generosity of donations from local businesses and organizations. Some prizes include: bicycles, a game system, trampoline, fishing bundle, camping bundle, and more.
In addition to the chance to win prizes, free food will be available. The Linton Masonic Lodge will be grilling up hotdogs, JR Davis Vending will be supplying chips, and the Indiana Railroad is providing bottled water.
Free entertainment is also scheduled. The Flyovers will be providing acoustic entertainment from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., while the Dusty Miller Band will perform from 6:30 p.m. to approximately 8 p.m.
Read MoreThe Greene County Health Department issued an alert on Friday morning regarding a case of COVID-19 in a restaurant in Linton and they advise anyone who dined there last weekend to get tested.
From Greene County Health Department:
Golden Star Family Restaurant located at 180 13th St. NW, Linton, IN, has learned of an exposure to COVID-19. As a result of this exposure, the Greene County Health Department recommends that all patrons who dined in the restaurant or obtained carry out on Saturday, July 24, 2021, and Sunday, July 25, 2021, get tested for COVID-19 and continue to monitor for symptoms for 14 days from the day you dined at the restaurant. Quarantine yourself from family, coworkers and the public for 10 days if you remain symptom free. On day 11 you may resume regular activities but remain masked and continue to monitor for symptoms for the next 4 days.
A free COVID-19 testing is available at the Greene County Health Department, 217 E. Spring St., Bloomfield, IN on Tuesdays and Thursday, 1PM to 6PM, and on Saturdays from 8AM to 1PM. Please park under the COVID-19 testing tent, stay in your vehicle and call (812) 384-4496 x425; health department staff will come to you to complete testing.
Golden Star Family Restaurant is closed for 24 hours to complete cleaning and disinfecting and will reopen on Saturday, July 31, 2021.
If you have any additional questions concerning quarantining and testing, please contact the Greene County Health Department at (812) 384-4496 or email health@co.greene.in.us.
Read MoreWith the rise in the number of Hoosiers testing positive for COVID-19 in Greene County and all of Indiana, Greene County General’s weekly update posted this afternoon offers some up-to-date information on what they’re seeing on the local scene.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued a statewide Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) for today and tomorrow, July 21-22. IDEM is forecasting high levels of fine particles (PM2.5) in the air due to smoke from wildfires in the western United States and southern Canada. The AQAD is for all regions:
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