The chairwoman of the Third Congressional District and Allen County Democrats is urging that Indiana's June 2 primary be conducted entirely by mail because of COVID-19 and the uncertainty and logistics of dealing with it. In a letter to the Indiana Election Commission, Misti Meehan noted that ...
The United Way of Allen County's Emergency Relief Fund, created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has raised about $400,000 so far, the agency reported Wednesday. The response from our community is inspiring . . . We have a growing list of partners who have joined us in the fight to assist ...
The Salvation Army’s Indiana Division has received a $5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support The Salvation Army’s immediate COVID-19 response and to sustain long-term service to the Indiana community. The grant is part of $15 million total that The Salvation Army received for ...
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge downtown will be lit up in red and white April 3 - 7 to honor local emergency service and healthcare workers on the front lines who are fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The idea came from New York City, where the Empire State Building is displaying ...
The Allen County Office of Homeland Security will test the outdoor emergency warning siren system today (April 1) at noon. The office urges the public to use this opportunity to encourage individual preparedness, family preparedness and remaining weather aware as Hoosiers are hunkered down at ...
The Allen County Election Board has announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Indiana voters will be allowed to vote by mail in the primary election, which has been moved to June. We think that is an appropriate option because of the need for social distancing to slow the continuing spread ...
The “Our View” Editorial published on the News-Sentinel page on Page 5A of the Monday, March 30 edition contained factual errors. The editorial cited several items that it said were included in the coronavirus relief bill approved by Congress on March 27. Most of the items, while ...
Another Allen County resident has died as a result of COVID-19 and six have tested positive, bringing the total to two deaths and 36 cases. Meanwhile, health officials on Tuesday gave the most detailed breakdown yet about how the virus is impacting various segments of the local ...
Gov. Eric Holcomb on Tuesday signed an executive order that extends the requirements for bars, nightclubs and restaurants to stay closed to dine-in patrons until April 6 at 11:59 p.m. They may continue to provide take-out and delivery services. In a statement, Holcomb said he expects the ...
A new survey indicates the COVID-19 pandemic is creating a great deal of anxiety among Fort Wayne residents — and not just about their health. Local official offered reassurance Tuesday those concerns are being addressed by the public and private sectors alike. According to the Community ...
COVID-19's impact on the Allen County economy is indicated by the latest unemployment-claim numbers from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. According to figures released Tuesday, Allen County had 9,950 initial claims last week, a 179. percent increase from the week before ...
In 1991, a day after several hundred AIDS activists had staged a “die-in” near his home in Kennebunkport, Maine, President George H. W. Bush actually dared to suggest that “Here’s a disease where you can control its spread by your own personal behavior. You can’t do that in ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Fourteen more people have died in Indiana from coronavirus-related illnesses, increasing the state’s virus death toll to 49 as its confirmed cases surged past 2,000, state health officials said Tuesday. Indiana’s number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease ...
Green Road in New Haven between Moeller Road and Greenmoor Drive will be closed from 7 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, to 5 p.m. April 10 for improvements.
The Indiana Department of Transportation has scheduled an interchange modification for I-469 northbound at the Rose Avenue westbound ramp in Allen County, starting in early April. The closure is scheduled to take place between Lincoln Avenue and North River Road. Access to homes and ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s health commissioner urged Hoosiers on Tuesday to continue to adhere to the state’s stay-at-home order, warning that while Indiana’s coronavirus cases had surged past 2,000 and its deaths climbed to 49 the state remained far from reaching its peak in ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana hospitals have increased the state’s intensive care unit capacity by about one-third in the past few weeks in preparation for an expected surge in coronavirus-related illnesses, state officials said Monday. Having such ICU capacity available has been a prime ...
Another four Allen County residents tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total to 30 cases. Updates to positive cases and deaths in Allen County are found at the top of the Department’s COVID-19 webpage at www.allencountyhealth.com/covid-19 and will be time-stamped to keep the public ...
Thanks to COVID-19, Indiana's primary has been pushed back from May 5 to June 2. But it's possible a lot more than the date will have to change — including the enlistment of institutional and medical personnel in the voting process. Allen County elections officials have long sent so-called ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s finances are taking a major hit from the coronavirus crisis, and it just remains to be seen how big of a hit it will be. The virus continued to spread Monday, with the state’s tally of cases rising by 273, to 1,786, including 35 people who have died, health ...