City and county officials say they’re seeing a slow but steady response to a state-funded program that makes mini-grants available to struggling small businesses.

Local school superintendents say with clear guidelines in place from the Department of Education and the Indiana High School Athletic Association, coaches and student athletes are set to begin conditioning next week in preparation for the upcoming sports season.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Face masks will be required in all public places in Indianapolis beginning next week, despite a recent decline in confirmed coronavirus cases among residents, city officials announced Thursday.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast.

NEW YORK — Abortion opponents vented their disappointment and fury on Monday after the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision to strike down a Louisiana law that would have curbed abortion access.

CARMEL — A bishop suspended a suburban Indianapolis Catholic priest from public ministry on Wednesday for comparing the Black Lives Matter movement and its organizers to "maggots and parasites" in a recent church bulletin.

City Hall closed today

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana will keep capacity limits in place for restaurants, bars and entertainment venues because of worries about a possible increase in coronavirus cases across the state, Gov. Eric Holcomb said Wednesday.

Armed with a fresh influx of money, members of the city’s Urban Enterprise Association met Tuesday for the first time since the COVID-19 shutdown and bolstered several ongoing improvement projects with monetary awards totaling more than $66,000.

The Knox County Public Library has joined forces with three teachers from James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School to launch a new online tutoring program for children who may have fallen behind due to the COVID-19 shutdown.

NEW ALBANY — Even on a muggy summer morning, the Ohio River Greenway in New Albany was flush with activity.

For many states and counties in the U.S., the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic in April unfolded on their television screens, not on their doorsteps. But now, some places that appeared to have avoided the worst are seeing surges of infections, as worries shift from major cities to rural areas.

SOUTH BEND — St. Joseph County public health officials have extended their mask order through Sept. 7, and Elkhart County officials have decided to implement a similar order.

From move-in to meal services, quite a bit will be different

No paper on July 4

The November ballot is set, and two candidates will face no challengers.

Vincennes University’s Budget and Finance Committee on Tuesday awarded the third and final contract associated with a major electrical overhaul.

INDIANAPOLIS — Using a handheld cellphone while driving will become illegal on Indiana roads under a new state law taking effect this week.

Judge blocks new panhandling law from taking effect

EVANSVILLE — A sudden explosion in COVID-19 cases — 60 new confirmed cases in a week's time — has Vanderburgh County Health Department officials launching an investigation.

BERRY/PEACH FAMILIES

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Knox County climbed over the weekend, bringing the total to 61.

County and city elected officials have formed a committee to figure out how best to spend more than $1.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds.

SOUTH BEND — Two adjacent northern Indiana counties have implemented or extended orders requiring people to wear face masks to impede the spread of the coronavirus.

BMV to resume late fees on Wednesday

CRAWFORDSVILLE — The Montgomery County Plan Commission gave a favorable recommendation to solar park regulations and changes to the make-up of the commission.

BLOOMINGTON — The Monroe County Council has approved an interlocal agreement with township officials to help provide supplemental assistance — up to $100,000 — to residents hurting due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

TODAY

Six more confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the last two days, bringing Knox County’s total now to 57.

Attention motorists: put down your cell phones.

Governors in places seeing huge spikes in coronavirus infections often cite statewide data to assure the public they have plenty of hospital capacity to survive the onslaught, even as the states routinely miss the critical benchmarks to guide their pandemic response.