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You can almost smell the popcorn, taste the ice cream, the greasy but good fair food and hear the crack and screech of fireworks. Many area festivals and fairs are slated to return in 2021 after COVID-19 wiped out most events a year ago. “Things are definitely happening in LaGrange County,” said Phyllis Youga, executive director of the LaGrange County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Shipshewana’s MayFest went off well, with some new events planned and returning events forthcoming...

I-80/90 crash seriously injures one in LaGrange County By: Kate Luce Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Police. LAGRANGE COUNTY, Ind. – Troopers responded to two separate vehicle crashes that seriously injured one on I-80/90 Indiana Toll Road westbound, near the 112-mile marker, on Friday at 9:20 pm. At first, troopers believed the crash involved a semi and car. However...

Credit Rebecca Green / WBOI News DeKalb County’s 7-day COVID-19 positivity rate is on the rise, up to 3.7 percent on Friday.     The bump in cases and positivity caused DeKalb County Health Officer Dr. Mark Souder to issue a warning Friday afternoon.   He urged area residents to continue to use their masks when necessary, and to receive the vaccine, particularly in the face of increasing cases of the Delta variant of the virus.   Elsewhere in northeast Indiana, Allen County’s 7-day posi...

LAGRANGE — If you’ve been planning to spend a fun, relaxing afternoon on the water while participating in this year’s Paddle for Parkview event, you’d better act fast. The July 13 registration deadline is fast approaching. The 12th annual Paddle for Parkview, supporting the Parkview LaGrange Foundation, began on May 3 and continues until Aug. 13. Due to the pandemic, the traditional one-day event was replaced with a virtual format, enabling participants to select paddle date...

ZIP Advertisement Amish community vaccine rates trail behind as they put faith in Gods will and herd immunity Share Updated: 4:33 PM EDT Jun 28, 2021 By JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press Amish community vaccine rates trail behind as they put faith in Gods will and herd immunity Share Updated: 4:33 PM EDT Jun 28, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript TO THIS COMMUNITY. SUSAN: AMISH AND PLAIN PEOPLE NUMBER ABOUT 25,000 IN LANCASTER COUNTY. HEALTH PROVIDERS ARE HOPIN...

By JOHN SEEWER | Associated Press Jun 28, 2021 6 hrs ago When health care leaders in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country began laying out a strategy to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, they knew it would be a tough sell with the Amish, who tend to be wary of preventive shots and government intervention. Early on, they posted flyers at farm supply stores and at auctions where the Amish sell handmade furniture and quilts. They sought advice from members of the deeply religious and co...

LAGRANGE —Corey Gaul stepped up to the small podium Friday set up in front of about 30 tables filled with people inside the community building at the LaGrange County 4-H

Credit Screenshot of the Indiana Department of Health All of northeast Indiana is now in the state’s best category for community spread of COVID-19 as vaccine rates continue to inch upward, very slowly in some counties.   The average 7-day positivity rate for the region is 2.3 percent, and there were only 25 new cases of the virus reported on Wednesday from Tuesday.   Almost all of Indiana is now in the “blue” for COVID spread, based on cases per 100,000 residents and 7-day positivity r...

Credit Screenshot of the Indiana Department of Health Purdue Fort Wayne will be relaxing its face covering requirements beginning on June 28 as more and more of the population is vaccinated against COVID-19.   Face masks will no longer be required indoors for those fully vaccinated, and no longer required outside for anyone, according to a press release issued Monday. Masks have been required since May 2020 to combat the spread of COVID.   Vaccinated members of the PFW community may continue ...

INDIANAPOLIS — COVID-19 cases and positivity have dropped toward all-time lows again, although Noble County logged one additional COVID-19 death last week.