Indiana passes 50% vaccination mark
INDIANAPOLIS â Just over half of Hoosiers age 12 and older are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but northeast Indiana remains behind the curve.
As of Friday, 2.89 million Hoosiers have completed either a two-dose Pfizer of Moderna vaccine or received a single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, putting the state at 50.66% of its eligible population of just over 5.7 million fully vaccinated.
Northeast Indiana, by comparison, still lags the state by a fair margin. The four-county area as a whole is only 36.25% vaccinated, although that regional average is dragged down by the state-worst LaGrange County and Noble County, which is tied for 14th-worst of Indianaâs 92 counties.
At this rate, she just might pass him.
Earnhart, of Churubusco, captured her second consecutive Round Robin title Friday night at the Noble County Fair. Earnhart also won in 2020.
âItâs a lot of hard work,â Earnhart said. âThat was my goal â we pushed through.â
At 15, Earnhart will have four more years to tie Wechterâs mark of three Round Robin titles. Wechter won his in 2011, 2014 and 2015.
âHeâs a big role model,â Earnhart said of Wechter. âHeâs one of my biggest idols.â
Earnhart was one of eight competitors who won their particular species showmanship award to qualify for Fridayâs premier fair competition.
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ALBION â Noble County 4-H honored its Class of 2021 Monday night at the Noble County Office Complex-South.
Kathleen Peters was the big winner, being named one of two Tops in 4-H recipients as well as being one of two Farm Bureau award winners.
The other Tops in 4-H winner was Justin Krider. Zoe Pfenning and Karly Kirkpatrick were members of the honor group.
The other Farm Bureau winner was Mariah Maley.
Those 4-H members honored Monday were:
Allie Basinger, Green Township Aggies, 10-year member. Her parents are Gary and Leslie Basinger. Her projects were beef, rabbits and dairy beef. Her favorite 4-H membery was winning reserve grand champion dairy steer in 2019. She plans to attend the University of Saint Francis to obtain a degree as a radiology technician and to compete on its cross country and track teams.