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Douglas: Worst of pandemic not over
As new coronavirus cases tick higher at a time when people seem to be more comfortable returning to their pre-pandemic lives, Montgomery County’s chief physician sounded a clear warning: the … more
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Flu season may further impact Red Cross blood supply
As the holidays approach and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns about a potential spike in flu cases this year, it’s important that those who are eligible, healthy and feeling … more
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Montgomery County Health Department Preparedness Coordinator Cindy Bushong removes Moderna vaccine from a refrigerator at the health department.
MCHD issues statement on Moderna booster
As residents may be aware from news reports and other media sources, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved the Moderna Booster and the mixing and matching of vaccine types for … more
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Dental students Phillip Lane, right, and Richard Gunnell prepare for the next patient at the Dr. Mary Ludwig Montgomery County Free Clinic on Saturday. The dental school in Indianapolis has partnered with the clinic to treat urgent dental needs.
Meeting A Need
In an exam room at the Dr. Mary Ludwig Montgomery County Free Clinic on a rainy Saturday afternoon, a patient was under the care of dentists in training. The providers were students from the … more
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MCHD encourages residents to receive booster
The Indiana Department of Health announced on Friday that booster vaccines are now available for eligible residents. The booster is only available for individuals who have received the second dose … more
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MCHD gears up for booster shots
The Montgomery County Health Department is gearing up to deliver booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as the green light comes from federal health regulators. The U.S. Food and Drug … more
North schools lower masking threshold
LINDEN — The North Montgomery Community School Corp. board voted unanimously in an emergency meeting on Friday to lower the threshold for requiring masks in the classroom, as local school … more
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Commissioners offer update on COVID-19
Our long fight against the coronavirus continues. In June and July, it appeared that we had gained substantial ground. Weekly cases in Indiana had dropped from a high 7,899 in December to the low … more
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SEF updates mask policy
VEEDERSBURG — Southeast Fountain School Corp. will require masks when coronavirus infection rates hit a certain point, becoming the latest district to update its masking policy. The new … more
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Masks required at Crawfordsville schools
Masks are now being required to be worn in all Crawfordsville school buildings in an effort to limit student quarantines. The policy was adopted by the school board Thursday in an emergency … more
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Walk for Recovery to raise awareness of overdoses
Recovering drug users and the families of overdose victims will raise awareness of drug overdoses at an upcoming event in Milligan Park. Walk for Recovery, which is set for noon to 4 p.m. Sept. … more
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Helen Hudson, president of the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, speaks Wednesday at a dedication ceremony for a historical marker recognizing pioneering physician Dr. Mary Holloway Wilhite on the site of Wilhite’s home and office at Grant and Wabash Avenues.
Marker Dedication
Commissioners reiterate support for public health officials
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners on Monday passed an ordinance rolling the language of Senate Enrolled Act 5 into the county’s code, as officials sought to clarify it was not a … more
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C’ville school board OKs mask policy changes
The Crawfordsville Community School Corp. board voted unanimously Thursday to change the district’s mask policy as a rising number of students test positive for COVID-19. Under the new … more
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WLF slates forum on social, emotional learning
Social and emotional learning is the focus of an upcoming Women’s Legacy Fund educational meeting. A panel of local educators will discuss the Resilient Youth Initiative, a program launched … more
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Ivy Tech's Crawfordsville campus.
Ivy Tech reinstates mask policy
Effective immediately face coverings will again be required indoors at all Ivy Tech Community College campuses statewide, regardless of vaccination status. This facial covering policy will not result … more
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MCHD urges wearing masks
Montgomery County remains in orange based on the Gov. Eric Holcomb’s color-coded metric. This represents high community transmission of COVID-19. Increased transmission is related to the more … more
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On Wednesday, Montgomery County moved into the orange on the state’s COVID-19 map for the first time since February, indicating community spread is approaching high levels as the more contagious Delta variant collides with elevated levels of vaccine hesitancy.
County moves back into orange for COVID-19 spread
The health department could keep pleading with vaccine-hesitant people to roll up their sleeves. But if the message came from someone an unvaccinated person already knows, public health officials … more
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Kay Francis battled and beat stage 4 lung cancer. She is an advocate of Relay for Life and the research the American Cancer Society provides.
‘All in God’s Hands’
Over the summer of 2018 Kaye Francis lost 50 pounds, an early warning sign, she would later find out, of cancer. Francis started having trouble breathing in August of 2018 and paired with a cough, … more
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“Just another face of a cancer survivor!” reads a caption from Alli Coleman’s Instagram account. The post was uploaded June 6 in celebration of Nation Cancer Survivor’s Day.
Young mother battles and beats breast cancer
Two months after giving birth to her son, Hutson, in March 2020 Alli Coleman, the young mother of two noticed a lump. The then, 28-year-old contacted her doctor who told her it was just complications … more
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