DNR Is Monitoring Recent Fish Kill In Steuben County
DNR fisheries biologists visited Clear Lake on Aug. 4 after receiving reports from residents of numerous dead fish.
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Indiana Reports 45 Monkeypox Cases
The Indiana Department of Health announced today that a total of 45 monkeypox cases have been reported across the state between June 18 and July 28, including two pediatric cases.
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COVID Cases Slowly Rising As Vaccination Rate Slows
Statewide, COVID-19 cases are slowly increasing as vaccination rates decrease.
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With New Surge In Virus, CDC Revises Mask Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control has revised its guidelines on the use of masks as the number of COVID-19 cases begins to rise again.
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Braun Says Mask Mandates Don’t Work, Opposes New CDC Guidelines
Indiana Sen. Mike Braun, anticipating new guidelines by the CDC on the use of masks, claimed mandates issued in the past did not work.
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COVID-19 Numbers Down But Variants Predicted To Continue
COVID-19 cases are down substantially, but Kosciusko County Health Officer Dr. William Remington cautioned that emerging variants will continue.
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CDC, State Health Officials Take Note Of WCS Pandemic Response
Warsaw Community Schools’ Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert has offered insights to state and federal health officials on how the school district approached the COVID-19 pandemic and remained open.
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U.S. Birth Rate Declined Significantly During 2020
The U.S. birth rate fell 4% in 2020, the biggest single-year decrease in nearly five decades, according to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Sixth Federal Inmate At Terre Haute Dies Of COVID-19
Staff Report Tribune-Star A federal inmate in Terre Haute has died of COVID-19 after testing positive just four days after being transferred to the Federal Correctional Institution. Joseph Lee Fultz, 52, died Sunday, Feb. 14, after being found unresponsive in his cell. His death is the sixth reported … Read More
Race for the Warrior to be Held Aug. 1 In Fort Wayne
On Saturday, August 1, 2020, at 9 a.m., Northeast Indiana Base Community Council (NIBCC) will host its 6th Annual Race for the Warrior 5k/10k run/walk/roll runway race at the Fort Wayne International Airport.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne Will Resume In-Person Classes
Purdue University Fort Wayne is sharing its plans to resume in-person instruction in the fall.
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Milford votes to suspend utilities disconnections and penalties
MILFORD — On Monday, March 23, Milford Town Council entered into what President Doug Ruch called “uncharted waters” with an emergency session held by conference call to vote on measures responding to state Gov. Eric Holcomb’s stay-at-home order issued earlier the same day. The council voted to stop … Read More
Warsaw Schools Release Preventative Health Guidelines Against Coronavirus
WARSAW — The Indiana State Department of Health is closely monitoring an outbreak of the 2019 novel (new) coronavirus or 2019-nCoV. This new respiratory virus was first identified in the city of Wuhan in China’s Hubei Province and continues to infect people in China and around the world, … Read More
Community Call to Action Explores the “Messiness” of the Opiate Epidemic
NORTH WEBSTER — The North Webster Community Center hosted “Opioid Crisis: A Community Call to Action,” Thursday, Feb. 22, the second in a series of six public gatherings held around Kosciusko County to bring greater community awareness to the opioid epidemic. Thursday’s meeting focused on the epidemic’s effects … Read More
Zika Traveling Guidelines From County Health Department
TERESA REED, RN Communicable Disease Nurse, Kosciusko County Health Department WARSAW — “The Kosciusko County Health Department encourages pregnant women, and those women who may soon become pregnant to avoid travel to areas with transmission of the Zika virus. The CDC has interim guidelines about the male partners … Read More
First Case Of Zika Virus Confirmed In Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — State health officials have confirmed the first case of Zika virus in Indiana.
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