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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, April 15, 2020 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Continued from page 1 COVID-19 READER GUIDE Subscriptions: Change of address: subscribers changing addresses will please give old address as well as new one along with phone number. We cannot guarantee prompt change unless this is done. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Press-Dispatch., P.O. Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 or e-mail to subscribe@ pressdispatch.net. Subscription rates: One year: $31 for Pike County and all 475/476 zip codes; $34 in the state of Indiana; $51 elsewhere in the USA. Paid in advance. Subscriptions taken after noon on Friday will not receive a paper until the second edition after their subscription date. About us: Andy Heuring and John B. Heuring, Publishers Andy Heuring, Editor John B. Heuring, Adv. Mgr. Eric Gogel, Production Mgr. Monica Sinclair, Office Mgr. Cindy Petty, Adv. Sales Pam Lemond, Adv. Sales Kate Jones, Adv. Designer • • • Published every Wednesday by the Pike County Publishing Co. Phone: 812-354-8500 820 E. Poplar St., P.O. Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 • • • Entered in the Post Office in Petersburg, Indiana for transmission through the mails as Periodical Mail, postage paid at Petersburg, Indiana – published weekly. (USPS 205-620) Contact us: Phone: ...................................................................812-354-8500 Fax: ....................................................................... 812-354-2014 E-mail: Andy Heuring, Editor editor@pressdispatch.net Advertising ads@pressdispatch.net General News news@pressdispatch.net Sports sports@pressdispatch.net Subscription Services subscribe@pressdispatch.net NEWS BRIEFS City of Petersburg cancels April 20 meeting The Petersburg City Council has cancelled their 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 20 meeting. They also will not have the public board of works or the water board meetings. Mayor R. C. Klipsch said he and council decided to cancel it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. UE Summer I classes moved to online Instruction As the COVID-19 virus continues to be a significant threat in our region, the University of Evansville Sum- mer I classes (May 18 - June 19) will continue to be of- fered through online instruction. For the full communi- ty-wide message, visit the coronavirus section of their website at: https://www.evansville.edu/coronavirus/ update-2020 -04-06 -summer-I.cfm. 3980 S. State Road 257, Velpen 812-354-3280 www.VelpenDisposal.com V elpen R-S TRUCKING & DISPOSAL CO. RESIDENTIAL TOTER SERVICE No Contracts. No Hidden Fees. REARLOAD WASTE CONTAINERS 2 yd., 4 yd. and 6 yd. Containers No Contracts. No Hidden Fees. Call for Pricing. MENTION THIS AD TO RECEIVE 10% OFF YOUR FIRST QUARTER OF SERVICE. MENTION THIS AD TO RECEIVE 10% OFF YOUR FIRST MONTH OF SERVICE. ROLLOFF CONTAINERS 20 yd., 30 yd. and 40 yd. containers Stop waiting for your container. 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As of noon Tuesday, April 13 there had been 8,527 pos- itive tests for COVID-19 in Indiana out of 46,017 people who have been tested with a total of 387 deaths. For the second daily up- date in a row, the number of positive tests were in the 300s instead of between 400 and 550 which it has been since March 31, except for April 2 when there were 397. On April 11 there were 490 new cases, but that dropped to 314 on April 12 and 302 new cases on April 13. On Tuesday, Governor Eric Holcomb said the next three to five days are going to be a "key stretch" for In- diana and determining if the state has reached a peak in the Pandemic. Holcomb said Hoosiers are "determining the peak" through their actions. "What we don't want to do is prematurely loosen up." "We are on the right road to recovery right now, but we're not going to pull up too soon," said Holcomb. He said returning back to whatever normal is going to be won't happen at once. "It won't be like flipping a light switch, going back to the way it was. Things will be different. . . It'll be an ongo- ing process. Indiana Health Commis- sioner Kristina Box said an inmate at the Westville Cor- rectional Facility has died. Holcomb was asked if he was going to release lower level inmates as the Indiana Black Caucus has request- ed. "We won't be doing that," said Holcomb. Holcomb in late March is- sued a public health emer- gency declaration that calls on state agencies to contin- ue their diligence and co- operation in responding to COVID-19 and ensures that Indiana can seek funding to control and stop the spread of coronavirus. The dec- laration is posted at www. in.gov. The governor has al- so issued additional steps to protect the public from COVID-19. Human coronaviruses most commonly spread from an infected person to others through: • Respiratory droplets re- leased into the air by cough- ing and sneezing. • Close personal contact, such as touching or shaking hands. • Touching an object or surface with the virus on it, then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes before wash- ing your hands. • Rarely, fecal contami- nation. The best way to protect yourself from any respira- tory illness, including the flu is to: • Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and wa- ter are not available, use and alcohol based sanitizer. • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands. • Avoid close contact (within 6 feet) with people who are sick. • Stay home when you are sick. • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw tissue in the trash and wash your hands. • Clean and disinfect fre- quently touched objects and surfaces. The Indiana State Depart- ment of Health will provide COVID-19 updates as new information is available. Vis- it the ISDH website in.gov/ coronavirus for the most up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Indiana. Patoka VFD battles field fire during strong storms Patoka firemen were out battling a large field fire on Wednesday night during a strong storm that had up to 50 MPH winds. The fire burned about 15 acres near Martins Cemetery on CR75N in the Glezen area.