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First COVID-19 Related Death Reported At Indiana Department of Correction Facility
(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indiana Department of Correction had the first death of an offender at the Westville Correctional Facility, located in Westville, Indiana, Monday evening….
State Health Commissioner Issues Order Authorizing Transfers Of Long-Term Care Residents
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Indiana State Health Commissioner Kris Box, M.D., FACOG, today authorized long-term care facilities to transfer, discharge, transport or relocate residents in order to…
Linton’s Glenburn Home Reports First COVID-19 Death
(LINTON) – A Linton senior living center has lost its first resident to COVID-19. Glenburn Home currently has five cases of the coronavirus among its…
Lawrence County Highway Crews Begin Paving Season
(BEDFORD) – Lawrence County Highway Department crews have begun the paving season in District 1. Once paving is completed in District 1, crews will move…
Commissioners Approve Request To Use Former WorkOne Office For Early Voting
(BEDFORD) – Lawrence County Clerk Billie Tumey requested to temporarily use the vacant WorkOne office space in Courthouse Plaza for the Voter Registration Office for…
Trustee Wants Ownership Of Springville Elementary Returned To Perry Township
(BEDFORD) – Perry Township Trustee Bob Phillips drafted a letter to the Lawrence County Commissioners requesting them to intervene in the sale of the Springville…
Health Department Announces 37 New COVID-19 Deaths
(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 313 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the…
Bedford Board Of Works Advertising Bids For Paving Projects
(BEDFORD) – The City of Bedford received $218,476 in Community Crossing Grants this year. The Board of Works approved advertising bids for the following projects….
Health Officials Say Actions Have Pushed Back Peak Of Virus
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Indiana’s health commissioner says actions aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus have pushed back the expected peak of illnesses in the…
Katie Messmann Named JDAI Coordinator For Lawrence County
(BEDFORD) – In early February 2020 Justice Steven H. David of the Indiana Supreme Court, Chair of the Executive Committee for the Juvenile Detention Alternative…
