On Friday, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) added a new set of data to its COVID-19 reporting. In addition to county-by-county positive cases and deaths, the ISDH website also shows how many tests have been administered to residents of each county...

On Friday afternoon, Putnam County officials announced that one new case of COVID-19 had been confirmed since Thursday. Currently, there are 13 confirmed cases in the county. The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), as of Friday, is also sharing the number of individuals who have been tested per county on its website. According to the ISDH, the number of tests is provisional and reflects only those reported to ISDH. Numbers should not be characterized as a comprehensive total...

With the 2020 pool season less than two months away, Greencastle park officials are keeping their fingers crossed that a summertime opening is possible. While weather is typically the villain in opening the aquatic center on time (Memorial Day weekend is the annual target), this year other factors are weighing heavily...

In response to the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Banner Graphic and the other Rust Communications publications in Indiana will be temporarily cutting back to two production days each week. These are uncertain times for all businesses, including newspapers, and the Rust Indiana family of publications -- which also includes The Brazil Times and the Greene County Daily World -- is taking the necessary steps to ensure that we can continue to serve the public through the current health crisis and beyond...