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Responsive employerBernardin Bottle Cap Company
BY PAT SIDES
Seen here in the 1950s, the Bernardin Bottle Cap, Inc. was one of the largest manufacturers of home-canning lids and screw caps in the nation. The company, established in 1881, was originally located a block from the Vanderburgh County Courthouse before a larger plant was built in 1948 at 2201 West Maryland Street, where it employed hundreds of people.
Company founder Alfred Louis Bernardin, a native of France and wine importer, discovered the need for a more secure closure for bottles during shipment. Eventually, the corporation earned a national reputation for manufacturing metal and plastic caps before expanding its line to metal cans and home-canning lids for jars.
The business remained in the family until 1980, when Bernardin was acquired by the National Can Corporation. In recent decades, another company has continued to manufacture containers in the same plant.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Shannon L. Alvey: Residential entry (Level 6 Felony)
Sarah Elizabeth Fenwick: Residential entry (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)
Matthew C. Harmes: Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)
Grace Marie Cater: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)
Lacey Marie Chaddock: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor)
Jourdan Christopher Allega: Attempt battery by means of a deadly weapon (Level 5 Felony), Criminal recklessness (Level 6 Felony)
Reginald Lydell Barnes: Intimidation (Level 5 Felony), Domestic battery by means of a deadly weapon (Level 5 Felony), Attempt obstruction of justice (Level 6 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)
Jarrod Blane Roberts: Battery by bodily waste (Level 6 Felony)
Joshua Randall Woods: Attempt residential entry (Level 6 Felony), Residential entry (Level 6 Felony)
Robert William Burns: Intimidation (Level 5 Felony), Criminal recklessness (Level 6 Felony), Interference with the reporting of a crime (Class A misdemeanor), Driving while suspended (A infraction)
Gly Shane Fulkerson: Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Attempt resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)
William Michael Taylor: Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Battery resulting in bodily injury (Class A misdemeanor), Public intoxication (Class B misdemeanor)
Derek Todd Utzman: Invasion of privacy (Level 6 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a controlled substance (Class A misdemeanor), Disorderly conduct (Class B misdemeanor)
Jermon Weathers: Criminal trespass (Level 6 Felony)
HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 1,046 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 77,565 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
A total of 2,898 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 20 over the previous day. Another 207 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.
As of today, 33 percent of ICU beds and 80 percent of ventilators are available across the state.
To date, 877,970 tests for unique individuals have been reported to ISDH, up from 866,994 on Wednesday.
Holcomb Proposes Delaying Student Count Until December
Holcomb Proposes Delaying Student Count Until December
By Hope Shrum
TheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Republican majority in the General Assembly has come up with a compromise for schools to retain full funding if classes are taught virtually through part of this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“That will, hopefully, bring about some ease and alleviate some of the concerns, some of that uncertainty about funding for our schools,†Holcomb said Wednesday at his weekly virtual COVID-19 briefing that was delayed by nearly 30 minutes because of technical issues.
The governor’s office released a statement earlier saying Holcomb will ask the Indiana State Board of Education, or SBOE, to push back the count date for student enrollment from September to December, thus securing 100% funding for all schools this year.
As schools are beginning to reopen across Indiana, there is widespread concern about reopening in person because the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths remaining high. Dr. Kristina Box, the commissioner of the Department of Health, said Indiana now has 76,522 cases of COVID-19, an increase of 671 from Tuesday, and 2,878 deaths, an increase of 15, plus another 208 probable cases.
Some schools, like IPS, the state’s largest, have opted to start the new academic year online to prevent the spread of the virus, while others are starting in person or operating with a hybrid system.
The concern about funding arose because of a letter Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, released last week discussing possible funding cuts to schools that do not provide in-person learning. He said the current law requires schools receive 85% of funding for students whose instruction is done 50% or more virtually.
Indiana schools receive finances based on the number of students in the classroom on a specific day in September. The governor’s hope is that by December, the majority of schools will be back teaching students in person rather than in a virtual environment.
“Obviously this is an illness of epic proportions, that we find ourselves in,†Holcomb said. “And so, we are recommending, over the coming days we want to make sure every t is crossed and every i is dotted, that the SBOE move that date back, therefore locking in that 100%.â€
But Jennifer McCormick, superintendent of public instruction, said, “This delay is just that—a delay. Hoosier schools deserve a solution to secure 100% funding as districts are bargaining, budgeting, and preparing for the next 18 months.â€
She said the department is reviewing the possible financial benefits and consequences of the governor’s proposed solution.
State Sen. Eddie Melton, D-Gary, also said the governor is just delaying action. Referring to the state law that reimburses virtual schools at 85% of the per-pupil cost, he said that public schools could be hurt by the decision to delay solving the funding problem.
“Let’s be clear: the law in question was never intended to be applied to public schools operating virtually due to an unprecedented pandemic,†Melton said. “All this ‘solution’ does is kick the can down the road.â€
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Woody Myers called for a special legislative session to deal with the funding issue and said Holcomb, by delaying action until December, is turning the Nov. 3 election in a referendum on school funding.
“Hoosier students are going to suffer with subpar funding that puts kids at risk and special interests in charge,†he said.
FOOTNOTE: Hope Shrum is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
Governor Beshear Provides Update on COVID-19
Governor Beshear Provides Update on COVID-19
Visit the Governor’s Facebook page to watch today’s news conference
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 12, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in the commonwealth.
The Governor said he was feeling better a day after he and First Lady Britainy Beshear felt ill and the family was tested for the coronavirus.
“I am happy to report that both the First Lady and I and our kids and everybody that’s working around us tested negative for COVID yesterday, but we tried to take every precaution that we would want other people to take,†said Gov. Beshear.
Case Information
As of 4 p.m. Aug. 12, Gov. Beshear said there were at least 36,945 coronavirus cases in Kentucky, 1,163 of which were newly reported Wednesday. Thirty-nine of the newly reported cases were from children ages 5 and younger.
“I believe today will be our single highest number of positive cases that we’ve had. Today we’ve set a record that we never wanted to set, going over 1,000 cases,†the Governor said. “Now, if there is good news in this, it is with the number of tests with the seven-day average, our positivity rate is actually down a little bit. But we need to get that much, much lower.â€
Unfortunately, Gov. Beshear reported seven new deaths Wednesday, raising the total to 790 Kentuckians lost to the virus.
The deaths reported Wednesday to include a 71-year-old man from Barren County; a 73-year-old woman from Christian County; a 75-year-old woman from Fayette County; two women, ages 85 and 87, from Jefferson County; a 71-year-old man from Meade County; and an 80-year-old man from Oldham County.
In an effort to show the human stories behind the numbers, Gov. Beshear has highlighted some of the Kentuckians taken from us too soon by the deadly coronavirus. On Wednesday, he spoke about William “Curtiss†Ice of Nelson County, who passed away at age 72 after fighting COVID-19.
Ice served in the Kentucky National Guard Battalion 138th Field Artillery, before a career as a manufacturing engineer with General Electric. After retiring, he returned to his passion of farming where he remained active in agriculture and beef cattle.
“Above all else, Curtiss was proud of his family and loved helping serve people in need,†the Governor said. “Those who knew him described Curtiss as intelligent, amiable and ‘downright jolly.’ You’d often see him supporting his grandchildren in their sports or academics, or using his leadership qualities in organizations throughout the area.â€
Ice is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Wanda, his three children, seven grandchildren and 10 siblings.
As of Wednesday, there have been at least 717,370 coronavirus tests performed in Kentucky. The positivity rate currently stands at 5.62%. At least 8,893 Kentuckians have recovered from the virus.
For additional information, including up-to-date lists of positive cases and deaths, as well as breakdowns of coronavirus infections by county, race, and ethnicity, click here. To see all recent daily reports, click here.
$6 Million to Aid Kentucky Area Development Districts
Gov. Beshear announced today that Kentucky’s 15 Area Development Districts will have access to $6 million through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to reimburse costs associated with the fight against COVID-19.
“Our Area Development Districts are critical parts of our local communities,†said Gov. Beshear. “These funds come at a crucial time when we are looking for ways to strengthen our communities and thoughtfully provide new opportunities while continuing to keep Kentuckians safe. I am confident their guidance and this funding will help our cities and counties develop recovery plans that will help us come out of COVID-19 stronger than before.â€
The funding will be split equally among the ADDs, totaling approximately $392,000 each. The remaining 1% each year will cover administrative costs for the Department for Local Government. A list of Kentucky ADDs and their areas of service is available here.
Travel Advisory Update
Gov. Beshear offered an update on his administration’s travel advisory, which recommends a 14-day self-quarantine for Kentuckians who travel to states and U.S. territories that are reporting a positive coronavirus testing rate equal to or greater than 15%.
The current areas meeting this threshold include Washington State, Florida, Nevada, Mississippi, Idaho, South Carolina, Texas, Alabama, and Arizona.
For an updated list of areas meeting that threshold, click here.
School Opening Guidance
On Monday, Gov. Beshear, in consultation with Kentucky teachers and school administrators, announced new guidance asking schools to wait until Sept. 28 to begin in-person classes.
The Governor said the decision was driven by four factors: Kentucky’s cases being near a peak, an increase in infection rates among children across the U.S., the experience of school districts in other states and families continuing to travel to hotspots for vacations against the advice of health officials.
More Information
Read about other key updates, actions, and information from Gov. Beshear and his administration at governor.ky.gov, kycovid19.ky.gov and the Governor’s official social media account Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Kentuckians can also access translated COVID-19 information and daily summaries of the Governor’s news conference at teamkentuckytranslations.com.
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