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A-4 Wednesday, October 28, 2020 The Press-Dispatch LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg NEWS BRIEFS Shred Week, Oct. 26-31 at Columbia Twp. Library The Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library announces a partnership with Piranha Shredding to pro- vide a "Shred Week." Secured bins will be in the library for guests to deposit any sensitive paperwork they would like to send to be destroyed. Phone books are not accept- ed for recycling, but other paper, such as colored, white, computer printouts, window envelopes, copy paper, manila folders and carbonless papers will be accepted. Locked bins will be available in the library Oct. 26 -31 during regular library hours. For more information, call the library at 812-749 -3559. United Way of Pike County now accepting applications for grant funding United Way of Pike County is now accepting applica- tions for grant funding. To apply, an organization or agency has to have a 501(c) (3) tax exempt status, serve Pike County and provide health and human services. For more information or to receive an application, call 812-582-9781 or email united- waypike@frontier.com. The deadline for completed appli- cations is October 30, 2020. Library to host SHIP for free Medicare planning information Nov. 2 The Pike County Public Library will host an informa- tional meeting with the State Health Insurance Assistance program on Monday, Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the library, 1008 Maple Street, Petersburg. To schedule an ap- pointment, call 812-354-6257. The event is free. Salvation Army begins Christmas assistance sign-ups The Salvation Army in Princeton has begun Christmas assistance sign-ups. Residents of Gibson and Pike coun- ties may apply. For days and times, make an appointment by calling 812-386 -6577 or email tsaprinceton247@gmail. com. To apply, you will need proof of: • All expenses (utilities, rent, phone, cable, WiFi, car payments, insurance, etc.). • All income (wages, SSI, SSD, pension, TANF, food stamps, child support, unemployment). • All children age 0 -12 (birth certificates/food stamp paperwork). Deadline for sign-ups will be November 5. Upcoming event? We want to know! Do you have an upcoming event? Send it to news@press- dispatch.net. DENNIS BISHOP Pike County's Future is My Future Paid for by candidate DENNIS BISHOP COUNTY COUNCIL My Future My Future My Future DENNIS BISHOP at the Library Pike County Public Library – Petersburg Branch October 30 • 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. EDT The community is invited to trick or treat at the Petersburg Branch! •Wear your library appropriate costumes! •Visit with our local firefighters and police officers •Grab a cup of goodies and a craft! •Enjoy some apple cider! PAID FOR BY CANDIDATE Elect Caring for Our Community Summer SORGIUS Pike County Clerk for Masonic Lodge pork chop fundraiser Above: Bill Gowen grills pork chops for the Winslow Ma- sonic Lodge pork chop dinner fundraiser on Saturday. Below: Debbie White waits on Neal Newton as he picks up a carry-out order from Winslow Masonic pork chop dinner fundraiser on Saturday. County's COVID-19 cases staying steady By Andy Heuring Pike County COVID cas- es are staying fairly steady, but the death toll has stopped climbing for now. The death toll is at 18, which is up five from last week. However, there has not been a death recorded in Pike County due to COVID since October 21. Between October 11 and 21, there were 13 deaths record- ed. Nearly all of those deaths were from Amber Manor, as at one time they had 50 employ- ees and 50 residents infected. Pike County had its first death on August 21. It wasn't until September 30 that the second death was recorded, but two more were recorded the next day on Oct. 1. Pike County's number of cases have increased to 363 as of Monday, October 26. That is up 44 cases since the previ- ous Monday. The number of cases each day in Pike Coun- ty ranged from one to 14 up to Oct. 25. On October 21, Pike County had 112 active cases, accord- ing to Pike County Health Nurse Amy Gladish. She said last week the long-term care facility cases would start to re- cover by the end of last week. Statewide, the number of new cases continue to climb. The most new cases in one day was on October 21, when there were 2,825. New cases have steadily dropped since Oct. 21 to 2,044 on October 26. Testing has continued to climb as new clinics are be- ing established throughout Indiana. On Oct. 20, there were more than 38,000 peo- ple tested. Deaths in Indiana are run- ning as high as they have been since late May. On October 25, there were 22 deaths and on October 26, there were 21. Hospitalizations are also on the rise, as 1,687 people were in the hospital with COVID, that is the most since late April. Despite the increase in hospitalizations, ventila- tor and intensive care bed ca- pacities remain strong. Only 5.5 percent of the ventilators in Indiana are being used for COVID, with 78 percent of the ventilators still available. There are 22.8 percent of the ICU beds in use for COVID, with 34.7 percent of the ICU beds still available in Indiana. yeah, it's that fast! net edition Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live.