Record-breaking COVID-19 cases in Indiana have come to Boone County. Signature Healthcare at Parkwood on Grant Street in Lebanon has 25 residents and 12 employees who have tested positive. Worse, the Boone County Health Department reports four residents have died because of the outbreak.

The victim in a Monday afternoon crash on Interstate 69 was well known to many involved with high school basketball in the Madison County area.

JEFFERSONVILLE — The Jeffersonville Police Department recently responded to two critical incidents within 48 hours calling for the SWAT and Critical Incident Negotiation teams — one involving a hostage and the other with a direct threat to police.

Despite the public health emergency, life goes on for Watch Us Farm, which offers jobs and life skills to high-functioning adults with special needs. Executive Director Janice Agarwal said the types of jobs have changed in response to the pandemic, but the organization is still growing.

ZIONSVILLE — In a move that avoided a potential legal showdown, the Zionsville Town Council voted to allow Mayor Emily Styron’s veto on two proposed ordinances to stand during an early morning meeting Monday.

The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a safety order and notification of penalty and levied $12,000 in a proposed fine against a Daleville-based company for violations that may have led to the death of an employee in June.

FLOYD COUNTY — As COVID-19 cases spike locally and across the state, the Floyd County Health Department is extending the county’s mandate requiring masks until the end of the year.

ALEXANDRIA — As they celebrated the rebirth of Christ on Easter at a socially distanced service in the parking lot of the Madison County Federal Credit Union in Alexandria, Louis Jackson III and Antonio Quinones gave birth to a plan they hope will give Black male children lifelong social support.