NEW YORK (AP) — The steep rise in coronavirus deaths in New York appears to be leveling off in a possible sign that social distancing is working in the most lethal hot spot in the U.S., the governor said Monday — a trend that seems to have taken hold even more convincingly in hard-hit Italy …
Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, the Indiana State Department of Health and other state leaders will host a virtual media briefing in the Governor’s Office to provide updates on COVID-19 and its impact on Indiana.
WASHINGTON (AP) — After the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical sup…
The LaGrange County Health Department confirmed its first COVID-19 death this morning.
This feature runs each Saturday in The Goshen News. This puzzle was from the March 28 edition.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Riley Children’s Foundation is seeking donations toward a new fund that will provide emergency assistance to families of hospitalized children facing additional financial struggles during the coronavirus pandemic.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A statewide group dedicated to promoting the public humanities is set to begin streaming short films that explore how Hoosiers experience urban, suburban and rural divides.
LaGrange County Emergency Management Director Don Wismer is reaching out to LaGrange County manufacturers and others to request donations of personal protection equipment for all police, fire and EMS responders in the county.
GOSHEN — Faced with the continued spread of the COVID-19 virus and the recent positive diagnosis of a Goshen City Council member, city leaders are having to rethink how they work and conduct the city’s business in an effort to best protect the health of city employees and residents alike.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Historical Society isn't waiting for the corornavirus crisis to make it into the history books to prepare to tell the story.
GOSHEN — For the first time in its 46-year history, the Goshen High School spring break marine biology trip to the Florida Keys has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The good news: no new deaths as a result of COVID-19 took place overnight locally, according to the Indiana Department of Health. Statewide, though, 11 more deaths were reported bringing the total to 127.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Some farmers who sell directly to restaurants, schools and other places that have temporarily closed amid coronavirus outbreak have been left looking for new customers.
Getting old ain’t for sissies.
I am writing this on the last day of March. Will April bring us nice days? We will accept what we get. My husband Joe planted peas and radishes in the garden so we will wait and see if it grows garden goodies. It sounds so good.
You might not have noticed it but spring is on its way. On my daily morning walk with Stella, the dog, I see it springing up in the yards of my neighborhood. The bright blue carpet of tiny flowers that covers one lawn reminds me that winter has come and gone. It’s time for rebirth. But my sp…
It’s only been three weeks since we couldn’t go inside a coffee shop, restaurant or bar and sit down.
Tough times usually brings out the best in people. We adjust to make ends meet regardless of the barriers confronted. Restaurants are no different! Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve talked to as many restaurants as possible to determine their strategy for coping with this invisible monster.
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PARIS (AP) — A man wielding a knife attacked residents of a French town while they ventured out to shop amid a nationwide coronavirus lockdown Saturday, killing two people and wounding five others in an act that led authorities to open a terrorism inquiry.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Shady middlemen, phantom shipments, prices soaring by the hour, goods flown in on a private plane.
Two men have been treated for gunshot wounds following a shooting incident in Elkhart early Friday evening.
The Indiana State Department of Health today announced that 523 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 3,953 the total number of Indiana residents known to ha…
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana schools are likely to have a hard time attracting principals as top officials' responsibilities are increasing, educator experts say.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Lilly Endowment has awarded $33.5 million to United Way chapters across Indiana to help them aid families and individuals during the coronavirus pandemic.
INDIANA — The coronavirus pandemic has changed the Hoosier state in ways that will linger after the immediate threat is over.
Elkhart County food pantries have encountered a range of operational shifts over the past two weeks as the unemployment rate rises amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Federal Bureau of Investigations and Internal Revenue Service warn Hoosiers against scammers taking advantage of the unprecedented pandemic to commit fraud.
DEAR CAR TALK: I taught auto mechanics for over 30 years to high school students. In the 1980s, when I was explaining how the resistors in the fan blower worked, I compared it to a hair dryer.
INDIANAPOLIS — As the COVID-19 virus continues to threaten the health of Hoosiers, the three branches of state government came together to issue a letter advising county jails to evaluate their populations and release low-risk, non-violent detainees.
As Indiana surpassed 100 deaths due to COVID-19 and saw 24 deaths within 24 hours, state officials extended the stay-at-home policy directing Hoosiers to “hunker down” and limit themselves to essential activities.
It was a hard, tough week for us. You will likely recall your own circumstances of whatever week, day or time when the corona virus began really changing your life, your outlook, your state of mind. For sure, the virus was out there much earlier, on the news, in other countries, and then — b…
The first death in Noble County from COVID-19 was reported Friday by the Noble County EMA & 911 Center.
Today's deal occurred during a tournament in Monte Carlo. How do you think the play should go in both four hearts and six clubs, West leading a diamond in each case?
Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, the Indiana State Department of Health and other state leaders will host a virtual media briefing in the Governor’s Office to provide updates on COVID-19 and its impact on Indiana.
A local tax preparer allegedly misused and failed to pay back thousands of dollars he borrowed from former clients and investors over several years.
LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles remotely opened a vast temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients at London’s main exhibition center Friday, as the number of coronavirus-related deaths reported in the U.K. surpassed China’s official total.
BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — Early this week, the streets of the central Israeli city of Bnei Brak were bustling with shoppers as ultra-Orthodox residents, obeying their religious leaders, ignored pleas to stay home in the face of the coronavirus threat.
Twenty-nine people have tested positive in Elkhart County, the Indiana Department of Health reports this morning. That is an increase of two people. Deaths remain at three people in the county.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is formalizing new guidance to recommend that many Americans wear face coverings in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus as the president defends his response to the crisis.
A chilling image came across my television screen this week — the construction of a field hospital in Central Park in Manhattan.
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LaGrange County Sheriff Jeff Campos has strong words for people who are flouting the governor’s executive order of essential travel only: stay home except for permitted travel or you are breaking the law.
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
The shutdowns connected to the coronavirus outbreak have slowed local air traffic to the point where a plane landing or taking off has become a rare event.
An Elkhart man and three women are charged in an alleged scheme in which a Goshen family’s checks were stolen and cashed.
Indiana’s Department of Workforce Development will upgrade its system and hire additional staff to handle the influx of COVID-19 related unemployment applications, an official said Thursday.
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