Articles tagged as: COVID-19
May 11, 2020
Hunger Nonprofit Seeks Donations For Meat Processing Costs
Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry in Garrett has an abundance of pigs sent to it from farmers because the meat processing plants it partners with are either closed or slowed down production due to the virus outbreak.
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Indianapolis Airport Expects Long Drop In Passenger Flights
The airport's flight activity has dropped to as low as 5 percent of typical operations since the virus outbreak spread across the U.S. in March, and it recently served only 14 of its 53 destinations
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Indiana Voters Shifting To Mail-In Ballots For Primary
Election officials and state political leaders are encouraging mail-in voting as a way to protect poll workers and voters from possible COVID-19 exposure even as plans still call for opening in-person voting sites on primary day.
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Pandemic Spurs Indiana YMCA Camp To Cancel All Summer Camps
Camp Tecumseh YMCA officials said the 660-acre riverside camp will be vacant this summer for the first time since it opened in 1924 because they didn't believe theyd be able to guarantee campers' safety.
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Concerns About Health Not Enough To Keep Benefits If Called Back To Work
The Department of Workforce Development is advising workers worried about returning to work to talk with their employer about how to do that safely.
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Indiana Officials Say Most Businesses Abiding Reopening Plan
As many restaurants resumed in-person dining and some hair salons began reopening around Indiana on Monday, state officials said most businesses have been following restrictions imposed to slow the coronavirus spread.
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Coronavirus: Workforce Department Clarifies Benefits, Schools Grapple With Title IX
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 32 additional confirmed deaths on Monday, bringing the state's total to 1,411. The state announced more than 24,000 total confirmed cases, with more than 146,000 Hoosiers tested.
Read MoreMay 10, 2020
Coronavirus: Revenue Nearly $1 Billion Below Forecast, Schools React To CARES Act Guidance
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 51 additional confirmed deaths over the weekend, bringing the states total to 1,379. The state announced more than 24,000 total confirmed cases, with more than 140,000 Hoosiers tested.
Read MoreMay 8, 2020
For This Food Supervisor, Keeping Students Fed Feels More Like 'Blessing' Than Job
Connie Kristelli has been a food service supervisor at Indianapolis Public Schools for more than 30 years. She is one of many staffers who helped Indianapolis Public Schools serve more 242,000 meals since school buildings closed.
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When Inmates Get COVID-19, Families Are Kept In The Dark
Families say prisons refuse to disclose basic information that would put them at ease, including whether an inmate is alive. In some cases, families didnt know their loved ones were sick until after they had died -- even though a department policy calls for notification when death may be imminent.
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