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Credit Photo Illustration by WBOI Four more deaths due to COVID-19 were reported in northeast Indiana, three in Allen County and one in Noble County.   Eighty-seven new cases were reported Tuesday, and the area’s positivity rate for the past seven days stands at 6 percent, according to the Indiana Department of Health.   There were 50 people hospitalized in the area due to COVID-19, and ICU capacity stands at about 32 percent.   Indiana’s mask mandate expired Tuesday, though a number of ...

LAGRANGE — Saying it would be tough to enforce a county building mask mandate once the state backs away from a state-wide mask mandate, the LaGrange County Commissioners voted Monday to ease rules their regulations and no longer require those entering county buildings to wear a mask. Instead, the mandate is now merely a recommendation. The move comes as coronavirus pandemic policies across the state are being eased. LaGrange County remains a blue county, meaning it has one of the lowest me...

Indiana reports 15 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,260 more cases Wednesday 16 News Now Staff © Provided by South Bend-Elkhart WNDU-TV Statewide, 789 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19. (WNDU) - Indiana health officials are reporting 15 more COVID-19 deaths and 1,260 more cases on Wednesday. Indiana’s 7-day positivity rate is 4.5%. (Positivity - All Tests: This method of calculating positivity rate is based on all positive test results and all tests processed.) Statewide, 789 ...

Regional Partnership hires consulting firm, names CEO search committee SHERRY SLATER | The Journal Gazette The Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership has hired executive recruiting firm Waverly Partners to assist in the search for a new CEO, officials announced today. The economic development organization representing 11 northeast Indiana counties also announced who will serve on the eight-member search committee. The groups first tasks will include finalizing the job description and timeline. ...

INDIANAPOLIS — For the second week county-based COVID-19 spread ratings are worsening within the state as cases and positivity have ticked up recently. Locally, results were more mixed — DeKalb County improved to the best blue rating again while Noble County ticked up to yellow after weeks sitting in the blue. This week’s county ratings — which no longer automatically trigger restrictions in counties as Gov. Eric Holcomb pulled back on that rule as of Tuesday in his latest e...

Several booked into LaGrange County Jail LAGRANGE — Several people were booked into the LaGrange County Jail from Tuesday, March 30, through Tuesday, April 5. Justin Smead, 32, of the 8000 block of East C.R. 750S, Wolcottville, was booked Tuesday to serve a sentence relating to original charges of unlawful possession of a syringe and visiting a common nuisance. Makayla Ford, 25, of Bristol, was arrested Tuesday by LaGrange County police on a warrant charging assault. John Wales, 26, of the...

Credit FILE PHOTO: Rebecca Green / WBOI The state’s mask mandate and other COVID-19 precautions might end Tuesday, but there will be a lot of places in northeast Indiana where you will still need to keep your nose and mouth covered. The Allen County Public Library system will still require masks, as will Parkview and Lutheran health networks, according to press releases issued in recent days.   The Allen County courts, both Circuit and Superior systems, will continue to require masks on anyo...

The COVID-19 dashboard for northeast Indiana changed little on Thursday.

Indiana reports 1 more COVID-19 death, 1,127 more cases Thursday 16 News Now Staff © Provided by South Bend-Elkhart WNDU-TV Statewide, 657 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19. (WNDU) - Indiana health officials are reporting 1 more COVID-19 death and 1,127 more cases on Thursday. Indiana’s 7-day positivity rate is 3.9%. (Positivity - All Tests: This method of calculating positivity rate is based on all positive test results and all tests processed.) Statewide, 657 patien...

LAGRANGE — Telling the commissioners Monday morning that people keep forgetting that the LaGrange County Office Building is more than 37 years old, Gary Mast, the county’s maintenance supervisor started outlining the upgrades he hopes to make in the structure. “It’s time to start thinking about a facelift, inside and out,” he told the commissioners. Mast made the comments during the commissioners’ regular meeting. He sought the commissioner’s approval to repla...