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ANGOLA — Angola is one of 80 communities that will collectively receive $18.6 million in federal grant funding through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs’ COVID-19 Response Grant Program. Angola’s share will be $250,000, said a Monday news release announcing the recipients of OCRA’s COVID-19 Response Phase 3 round of funding. This comes after the city was awarded $250,000 through the same grant program last year. Beginning in April 2020, OCRA began addressing ...

Indiana reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,041 more cases Monday 16 News Now Staff © Provided by South Bend-Elkhart WNDU-TV Statewide, 829 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19. (WNDU) - Indiana health officials are reporting 7 more COVID-19 deaths and 1,041 more cases on Monday. Indiana’s 7-day positivity rate is 5.2%. (Positivity - All Tests: This method of calculating positivity rate is based on all positive test results and all tests processed.) Statewide, 829 patients...

“We are at the point where they are not ready to choose vaccines. I think we are at the point where they want more information about vaccines. At least that’s the feedback that we’re getting,” she said. Wait believes the Elkhart County Health Department, not the state, should be in charge of getting doses to the Amish community when that time comes. “We’re going to have to do that. I think we have the closest relationship, in general, with the Amish population,” she said. But for ...

INDIANAPOLIS — One new COVID-19 was reported in DeKalb County over the last week as statewide virus activity has settled a bit after rising over the last several weeks.

INDIANAPOLIS — Of the approximately 128,500 residents of the four-county area eligible for vaccines, one-third of them have now received at least their first COVID-19 vaccine shot. The region is still lagging behind the state a bit, but vaccination numbers continue to tick upward locally. As of Friday, nearly 1.53 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Locally, 42,495 residents have received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, accounting for 33.07% of the region...

The event, which was created last year, will return May 14-16. Taste of the Fair will feature a walk-through fair food alley of more than 25 food vendors. Face masks and social distancing guidelines will be followed. The event is hosted by the DeKalb County Fair Association and RM Auctions. Hours will be 3-7 p.m. on May 14, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 15 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 16. The event debuted last year after the DeKalb County Fair Association made a difficult decision to cancel the DeKalb Co...

One new COVID-19 death was reported from Monday to Tuesday in Kosciusko County.

Five northeast Indiana counties reported double-digit increases in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.

Several booked into LaGrange County Jail LAGRANGE — Several people were booked into the LaGrange County Jail from Tuesday, April 6, through Monday, April 12, according to jail records. Joshua Williams, 40, of the 10600 block of East C.R. 750S, Wolcottville, was arrested Tuesday, April 6, by LaGrange County police on a warrant charging a revocation of community corrections. Ryan Childers, 32, of the 00 block of East Water Drive North, Garrett, was arrested Tuesday, April 6, by LaGrange Coun...

LAGRANGE — LaGrange County has a new 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator. Monday morning, Steve Engleking, the Purdue University LaGrange County extension service director, introduced Brittany Gilger to the members of the LaGrange County Council at their regular monthly meeting. Gilger joined the local office of the extension service on April 1, replacing Matt Dice who left in August. Gilger was working at the LaGrange County Library in Children’s Services Department before being...