INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced today that families whose children receive free or reduced-cost meals at school will receive “Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer” benefits beginning this week. These benefits are intended to reimburse the families of about 600,000 Hoosier children for the cost of meals …
Read More »Dealing with mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
HENDRICKS COUNTY – COVID-19 has impacted numerous individual’s lives globally, leaving many stressed with the complications that come along with a pandemic as severe as this. The fear of contracting the virus, the fear of losing loved ones, the potential to lose one’s job, the loss of social activities, and …
Read More »Hendricks County residents now have two sites for Coronavirus testing
Residents of Hendricks County can now be tested for the Coronavirus at two locations inside the county. Residents can be tested at Hendricks Regional Health Hospital located at 1000 E Main St, Danville, IN 46122. SchedulingWalk-in – Scheduling via web available HoursMon-Fri: 8:00AM-8:00PM Sat-Sun: 8:30AM-4:30PM Requirements to be Tested Doctor’s noteEssential …
Read More »Indy Chamber Partners with Jobvite to Bolster Talent Initiative
The Indy Chamber announced a partnership today with Jobvite, a comprehensive talent solution provider, to contribute its expertise and systems to improve the structure and effectiveness of the Rapid Response Talent initiative in collaboration with the City of Indianapolis, EmployIndy, and Ascend Indiana. Beginning today, job seekers can complete a simple form in less than a …
Read More »On Track: I-69 Finish Line Weekly Update
Drivers returning to the road have likely noticed that I-69 Finish Line construction has moved into Morgan County north of Martinsville. Much of the construction activity is at State Road 37 near Egbert Road, Perry Road and Waverly Road where new overpasses are being built and at Henderson Ford Road where …
Read More »State Serves 10,000 Small Businesses Through PPE Marketplace in First Week
INDIANAPOLIS (May 15, 2020) – Since launching the Indiana Small Business PPE Marketplace on May 6, the state has received nearly 20,000 orders for personal protective equipment (PPE) and has fulfilled 10,000 orders, shipping bundles of hand sanitizer, face masks and face shields to Hoosier small businesses and nonprofits across the …
Read More »Kroger Announces $130 Million Thank You Pay for Associates, Continues Paid Emergency Leave
(Indianapolis, IN.) — May 15, 2020 – The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) Family of Companies announced that it will provide a special Thank You Pay to hourly frontline grocery, supply chain, manufacturing, pharmacy and call center associates to acknowledge their dedication to maintaining safe, clean and stocked stores. “Our associates …
Read More »Five Vehicle Crash on I-465 Claims One Life
Indianapolis, Ind – An adult male lost his life Friday evening when the vehicle he was driving collided with the back of a disabled vehicle alongside the interstate. At 7:39 p.m. emergency crews were called to the scene of a serious five vehicle crash on I-465 eastbound at the 0.5 mile …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb announces $1 million in funding to distribute life-saving naloxone
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration today announced the state will fund a nearly $1 million distribution of the opioid reversal agent naloxone to ensure the medication reaches Hoosiers who are at-risk of overdose. “In the face of COVID-19, it’s even more …
Read More »Weekly Construction Update for Marion County and I-70 Projects
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation will continue patching this week in and around Indianapolis and along I-70. This weekly release will detail full closures, lane closures and ramp closures throughout the construction zones in Marion County and along the I-70 corridor from I-465 to the Ohio State Line. …
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