Here we are a little more than 10 weeks away from the May 7 primary election and, based on the television advertising, you would think it was a presidential year
AUBURN â Around 4 p.m. Thursday, DeKalb Countyâs COVID-19 vaccination clinic injected the last of more than 16,500 shots it has given to local residents.
Since it opened Jan. 13, the clinic at Middaugh Hall on the DeKalb County Fairgrounds has inoculated some 8,500 people against the coronavirus with two shots apiece.
âWe feel good about that,â said Cheryl Lynch, RN, the county Health Department administrator who oversaw the clinic operations.
After peaking around 300 shots a day this winter, the Middaugh Hall clinic gave fewer than 200 shots per day in its final few days. Only around 50 people trickled in on the last day.
Nearly 60 Indiana counties â including DeKalb and LaGrange â reportedly have passed resolutions or written letters in opposition to House Bill 1381.
The bill effectively would remove local control of commercial wind and solar energy projects. It would establish state standards for setback, height and other specifications and prohibit local governments from setting stricter standards.
House Bill 1381 passed in the House of Representatives by a 58-38 vote. All three local House members opposed it, including Rep. Ben Smaltz, R-Auburn; Rep. Denny Zent, R-Angola; and Rep. David Abbott, R-Rome City.
The bill now is being considered in the Indiana Senate, where local Sens. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange, and Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn, have pledged to oppose it.