An Indianapolis nurse is helping other Hoosiers fight Covid- 19.
Emily Corn-Propst (Prost) is a nurse at Franciscan Health, and she has survived the coronavirus.
She has since tested negative and found out she has antibodies to the virus.
Emily made a third plasma donation Friday and hopes that she can somehow help those who are battling the virus.
Curtis Hill will still be Indiana’s attorney general, although he is suspended from practicing law for 30 days for groping four women in 2018.
The Indiana Supreme Court declined to get involved in whether or not Hill should be forced to leave office, due to the suspension of his license.
The court issued a one-page ruling Monday, saying they should not be involved in issuing such advisory opinions.
Gov. Eric Holcomb made the request of the court last week. He and other Republicans, said Hill (who is also a Republican) should resign.
Hill was disciplined and his law license will remain suspended for one month. After that, it will be automatically reinstated.
The former assistant athletic director and boys basketball coach at Shelbyville High School is accused of stealing from the school’s booster club.
The Shelbyville Police Department says Ryan Mack, 32, turned himself in on Monday.
He was being investigated for stealing funds from the Golden Bear Booster Club twice in June 2017, and again in September and October 2019.
Police did not specify how much money he stole
In January, Mack resigned from his positions for “personal reasons” in the middle of the basketball season.
Mack now faces six counts of theft and one count of corrupt business influence.
The Bartholomew County Redevlopment commission and Mayor Jim Lienhoop have reached an agreement for a land swap which will make way for future development in the downtown area.
The property involved is the Court Services building and the county owned parking lot between second and third streets.
The city of Columbus would take ownership of the block and would assist the county with the building of a new court services building south of the Bartholomew County Jail.
The proposed development is part of Envision Columbus, the 2018 initiative commissioned by the Heritage fund to study the needs and potential for future growth in Columbus.
Officials believe that the area could be revitalized into a destination that would attract cultural , dining, and entertainment opportunities.
Detectives with the Indiana State Police are conducting an investigation into the death of an inmate being held on a murder charge at the Jackson County Jail in Brownstown.
On May 10th, 2020, Tobias Au (ow), age 30, was found unresponsive in a bathroom area of the Jackson County Jail. He was provided medical attention before being transported to Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, Indiana. On Sunday, May 17th, Au passed away at the hospital.
Au was being held at the Jackson County Jail after he was arrested by officers with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department on May 6th for allegedly shooting and killing a man at an apartment near Seymour.
The investigation into Au’s death is ongoing although no foul play is suspected at this time.
According to the most recent update from the Indiana State Department of Health, there are 28,255 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Indiana, an increase of 492 cases since Yesterday’s report.
There have been 1,621 deaths in Indiana as of this update, an increase of 14 deaths from Yesterday’s numbers.
Bartholomew County has 432 confirmed cases, an increase of 12 since yesterday’s update. There have been 30 deaths from COVID-19 in Bartholomew County.
In other area counties, Decatur County has had 220 cases and 31 deaths, Jennings 116 cases and 4 deaths, Jackson 332 cases and 1 death, Brown 32 cases and 1 death, Johnson 1002 cases and 94 deaths, Shelby 297 cases and 20 deaths.
This year’s primary election is coming up on June 2nd in Indiana, due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Bartholomew County Clerk Jay Phelps says that there are already record numbers of mail-in absentee ballots being cast. As of last week, more than 6,300 absentee mail-in ballots had been requested and nearly 3,300 had already been returned. He said he is nearly 7,000 ballots cast by mail this election. You do still have the opportunity to vote early by mail. The deadline to request a mail-in absentee ballot is coming up on Friday.
You need to have that ballot filled out and returned to the clerk’s office by mail so it arrives by noon on June 2nd.
NFL facilities could be open as soon as Tuesday. Commissioner Roger Goodell told owners and presidents they can do so if state and local guidelines allow it and they have necessary health requirements in place. They must remain closed if they do not meet the criteria.
Bartholomew County Clerk Jay Phelps is warning that you will see some changes this primary election, because of a shortage of poll workers. Phelps explains that they have had nearly 50 percent of the county’s Election Day poll workers drop out, you are going to see fewer vote centers in the community. This election instead of 16 vote centers countywide, there will only be eight vote centers, Phelps says.
Phelps said that his office has been surprised by the number of poll workers who have dropped out. He said that the Democratic party has gone through its entire list of backup poll workers already and the Republicans only have one worker on their backup list.
The average age of Bartholomew County poll workers is 71 and many of them just don’t feel comfortable working at the vote centers this year. Poll workers will be required to wear masks and gloves and to sanitize all of the voting equipment. He said that is going to add to an already long day, which is normally 13 hours for workers on election day.
There will also be changes to in-person early voting. Phelps said because of social distancing requirements in the Bartholomew County Courthouse and concerns from judges and other staff, there will not be in-person absentee voting at the courthouse. Instead, you will be able to have in-person absentee voting only at Donner Center this year.
If you are interested in being a poll worker on election day, you should contact the voter registration office at 812-379-1604 or your party headquarters.
Bartholomew County Works will be offering its next job readiness training workshop the week of June 8th at YES Cinema.
Workshop topics include applications, resumes, interviews and other job related skills needed in the workforce. Participants are required to attend the week-long workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Class size is limited and the deadline to apply is by 5 p.m. on June 3rd.
Due to COVID-19, the facility will undergo additional cleaning procedures to ensure the safety and health of participants. If you, or someone you know could benefit from this training and would like more information, you can call Lincoln Central Neighborhood Family Center at 812-379-1630.