Former Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton and local health care workers will be honored during the 25th American Red Cross Humanitarian of the Year Celebration from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday. .
Presented by Nationwide, the virtual event will highlight the men and women who have worked tirelessly to ensure the safety of community members during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreHaving suffered from the effects of COVID-19, which forced him into a Mt. Carmel West Hospital emergency room, Franklin County Commissioner Kevin Boyce and others are sharing the importance of practicing preventive measures to slow the spread.
During an announcement of a four-week stay-at-home advisory by the county and city of Columbus on Wednesday, the commissioner shared his experience after testing positive for the coronavirus this month.
Read MoreBefore greeting his co-workers and beginning a workday at Ohio State Cancer University's James Cancer Hospital, Abood Sohub is met with a thermometer "gun" just inches from his head, a procedure now commonplace in a world wrestling with the effects of COVID-19.
Across area hospitals, grocery stores, dental offices and local gyms, these devices, known as non-contact infrared thermometers, are used as an initial defense against potential COVID-19 carriers who have a fever. The thermometer gun measures a person’s surface temperature without making contact with their skin.
Read MoreAs COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the days leading up to the first day of school for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp., so do the number of families shifting to online learning.
EVSC spokesman Jason Woebkenberg said Tuesday more than 1,700 students are enrolled in the EVSC Virtual Academy, a program that normally has between 75-100 students each year. That's an increase of at least 1,600% or as much as 2,167%.
Read MoreSocial distancing hash marks and stickers now cover Newburgh Tumbling's floors, but owner Sarah Beegle says that hasn't slowed the program.
Even with risks surrounding COVID-19, as well as the continued rise of confirmed cases, Beegle said her two camps have sold out this summer.
Read MoreAs the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. finalizes its reopening plan for the fall, schools will develop websites to inform families and students about school-specific procedures and protocols.
The district announced via its Facebook page Monday that all 40 schools will have websites to detail students' arrival, dismissal, class schedules, lunch periods and other daily happenings at each individual school.
Read MoreThe University of Southern Indiana Thursday, after a special meeting of the Board of Trustees, announced changes for the next school year as well as the approval of a tentative operating budget.
The announcements came from the USI Steering Committee, which represents more than 125 members of the COVID-19 task force.
Read MoreAs resources for the fight against COVID-19 have dwindled in communities across the country, several Evansville organizations have taken matters into their own hands.
Using 3D printers, a group of teachers and staff have worked over the past few weeks to create protective face shields for local workers and community organizations.
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