Tuesday, May 4, 2021
By JARED JERNAGAN, Editor
This box offers no shame, no blame and no names, program founder Monica Kelsey said.
That was the idea when Kelsey, a firefighter and paramedic, founded the Safe Haven Baby Box in 2015. The focus is on providing a safe and judgment-free place for new parents to surrender an infant up to 30 days old.
With the new box installed and blessed at Putnam County EMS, 513 Bloomington St., Greencastle, new parents in Putnam County have the same opportunity as those in 64 other communities where such boxes were already installed in EMS or fire stations.
It is a great day to be in Putnam County, Kelsey said. Women now have a last resort option.
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Putnam County Covid Dashboard Update for January 15, 2021 through January 21, 2021 Written by Putnam County
Putnam County officials released an update on Covid-19 in Putnam County yesterday. All data provided is from 01/15/2021 through 01/21/2021, unless otherwise noted.
There are now a total of 6,845 laboratory confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Putnam County, an increase of 544 cases from the week ending 01/14/2021. 414 of the total cases are actively being monitored (but not yet released as 001/14/2021) by the Putnam County Health Department. There are currently 20 cases in Putnam County Hospital, a decrease of 5 from last week.
The Health Department reports that 6431 cases are classified Released or No Longer Isolated/Quarantined . Released cases includes cases that tested positive, were quarantined and monitored as well as possible cases that may have been exposed by close contact with a positive case. No official government agency is actively tracking rec