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Brett W. Todd is the managing editor of Clinton County Today. Clinton County Today is a community-focused website to provide individuals of Clinton County Indiana and surrounding areas with information impacting their lives. Clinton County Today is a service of Progressive Partners of Indiana, LLC where Brett W. Todd is its managing member.

Update (11/13/20): 21 New Clinton County Residents Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Friday, November 13, 2020, Clinton County recorded 21 new residents test positive for COVID-19, 1,371 residents in total have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 18 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 11,562 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 18.1% as of November 6, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 20.8%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 5,708 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and private laboratories. That brings to 236,565 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 4,613 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,893,070 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,876,317 on Thursday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of November 12, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 99
Emergency Visits: 215
ICU Admits: 23
Hospital Deaths: 9
Recovered: 796

Statewide Recovery: 144,548 (69%)
Statewide Deceased: 4,613 (2%)
Statewide Active: 60,625 (29%)

Free COVID-19 Test Center in Clinton County
Children age 3 and older can be tested as well as anyone who needs a test can get tested.

Please note: The Testing Center will be closed the following days in November.

Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd
Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11th
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26th

Location:
Clinton County Fairgrounds in the Edward Jones Building
1701 S Jackson St.
Frankfort, IN
8am – 6pm (Monday – Friday)

The Clinton County Health Department currently has two (2) testing sites operating at the fairgrounds; Optum and the ISDH Community Test Site both inside the Edward Jones Building at the Clinton County Fairgrounds located at 1701 S Jackson St, Frankfort, IN.

Optum runs from 8 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday (not open on holidays) and the ISDH Community Test Site runs from 12 noon to 6 pm Monday through Friday.

The Optum testing site breaks for lunch from 12 noon to 12:30 pm each day with an afternoon break from 3 pm to 3:30m. There are NO appts scheduled for Optum during 12-12:30 or 3-3:30 pm for this site and no walk-ins taken during those break times.

To schedule a test, use one of the following:
web: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
phone: (888) 634-1116

The COVID-19 testing clinic has tested an additional 4,000+ Clinton County residents since May 13th.

Update (11/12/20): 21 New Clinton County Residents Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Thursday, November 12, 2020, Clinton County recorded 21 new residents test positive for COVID-19, 1,351 residents in total have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 18 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 11,449 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 19.0% as of November 5, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 20.4%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 5,156 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 224,374 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 4,512 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,853,700 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,853,700 on Wednesday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of November 11, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 96
Emergency Visits: 211
ICU Admits: 23
Hospital Deaths: 9
Recovered: 776

Statewide Recovery: 142,017 (69%)
Statewide Deceased: 4,563 (2%)
Statewide Active: 57,771 (28%)

Free COVID-19 Test Center in Clinton County
Children age 3 and older can be tested as well as anyone who needs a test can get tested.

Please note: The Testing Center will be closed the following days in November.

Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd
Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11th
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26th

Location:
Clinton County Fairgrounds in the Edward Jones Building
1701 S Jackson St.
Frankfort, IN
8am – 6pm (Monday – Friday)

The Clinton County Health Department currently has two (2) testing sites operating at the fairgrounds; Optum and the ISDH Community Test Site both inside the Edward Jones Building at the Clinton County Fairgrounds located at 1701 S Jackson St, Frankfort, IN.

Optum runs from 8 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday (not open on holidays) and the ISDH Community Test Site runs from 12 noon to 6 pm Monday through Friday.

The Optum testing site breaks for lunch from 12 noon to 12:30 pm each day with an afternoon break from 3 pm to 3:30m. There are NO appts scheduled for Optum during 12-12:30 or 3-3:30 pm for this site and no walk-ins taken during those break times.

To schedule a test, use one of the following:
web: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
phone: (888) 634-1116

The COVID-19 testing clinic has tested an additional 4,000+ Clinton County residents since May 13th.

Update (11/11/20): 21 New Clinton County Residents Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Wednesday, November 11, 2020, Clinton County recorded 21 new residents test positive for COVID-19, 1,330 residents in total have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 18 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 11,449 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 19.3% as of November 4, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 19.9%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 5,156 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 224,374 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 4,512 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,853,700 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,837,630 on Tuesday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of November 10, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 96
Emergency Visits: 211
ICU Admits: 23
Hospital Deaths: 8
Recovered: 757

Statewide Recovery: 139,444 (70%)
Statewide Deceased: 4,481 (2%)
Statewide Active: 55,386 (28%)

Free COVID-19 Test Center in Clinton County
Children age 3 and older can be tested as well as anyone who needs a test can get tested.

Please note: The Testing Center will be closed the following days in November.

Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd
Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11th
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26th

Location:
Clinton County Fairgrounds in the Edward Jones Building
1701 S Jackson St.
Frankfort, IN
8am – 6pm (Monday – Friday)

The Clinton County Health Department currently has two (2) testing sites operating at the fairgrounds; Optum and the ISDH Community Test Site both inside the Edward Jones Building at the Clinton County Fairgrounds located at 1701 S Jackson St, Frankfort, IN.

Optum runs from 8 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday (not open on holidays) and the ISDH Community Test Site runs from 12 noon to 6 pm Monday through Friday.

The Optum testing site breaks for lunch from 12 noon to 12:30 pm each day with an afternoon break from 3 pm to 3:30m. There are NO appts scheduled for Optum during 12-12:30 or 3-3:30 pm for this site and no walk-ins taken during those break times.

To schedule a test, use one of the following:
web: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
phone: (888) 634-1116

The COVID-19 testing clinic has tested an additional 4,000+ Clinton County residents since May 13th.

Update (11/10/20): 18th Death Related to COVID-19 in Clinton County, 24 New Clinton County Residents Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Tuesday, November 10, 2020, Clinton County recorded 1 death related to COVID-19, and 24 new residents test positive for COVID-19, 1,310 residents in total have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 18 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 11,367 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The death is reported to have occurred on Wednesday, November 4th.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 19.3% as of November 2, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 19.2%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 4,879 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and private laboratories. That brings to 219,338 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 4,481 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,837,630 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,823,029 on Monday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of November 9, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 95
Emergency Visits: 206
ICU Admits: 23
Hospital Deaths: 8

Statewide Recovery: 136,988 (70%)
Statewide Deceased: 4,481 (2%)
Statewide Active: 53,674 (27%)

Free COVID-19 Test Center in Clinton County
Children age 3 and older can be tested as well as anyone who needs a test can get tested.

Please note: The Testing Center will be closed the following days in November.

Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd
Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11th
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26th

Location:
Clinton County Fairgrounds in the Edward Jones Building
1701 S Jackson St.
Frankfort, IN
8am – 6pm (Monday – Friday)

The Clinton County Health Department currently has two (2) testing sites operating at the fairgrounds; Optum and the ISDH Community Test Site both inside the Edward Jones Building at the Clinton County Fairgrounds located at 1701 S Jackson St, Frankfort, IN.

Optum runs from 8 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday (not open on holidays) and the ISDH Community Test Site runs from 12 noon to 6 pm Monday through Friday.

The Optum testing site breaks for lunch from 12 noon to 12:30 pm each day with an afternoon break from 3 pm to 3:30m. There are NO appts scheduled for Optum during 12-12:30 or 3-3:30 pm for this site and no walk-ins taken during those break times.

To schedule a test, use one of the following:
web: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
phone: (888) 634-1116

The COVID-19 testing clinic has tested an additional 4,000+ Clinton County residents since May 13th.

Update (11/9/20): 29 New Clinton County Residents Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Monday, November 9, 2020, Clinton County had 29 new residents test positive for COVID-19, 1,287 residents in total have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 17 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 11,282 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 18.2% as of November 1, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 18.6%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 4,213 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 214,509 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 4,418 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,823,029 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,809,940 on Sunday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of November 8, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 93
Emergency Visits: 196
ICU Admits: 22
Hospital Deaths: 8

Statewide Recovery: 134,598 (70%)
Statewide Deceased: 4,418 (2%)
Statewide Active: 53,758 (28%)

Free COVID-19 Test Center in Clinton County
Children age 3 and older can be tested as well as anyone who needs a test can get tested.

Please note: The Testing Center will be closed the following days in November.

Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd
Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11th
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26th

Location:
Clinton County Fairgrounds in the Edward Jones Building
1701 S Jackson St.
Frankfort, IN
8am – 6pm (Monday – Friday)

The Clinton County Health Department currently has two (2) testing sites operating at the fairgrounds; Optum and the ISDH Community Test Site both inside the Edward Jones Building at the Clinton County Fairgrounds located at 1701 S Jackson St, Frankfort, IN.

Optum runs from 8 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday (not open on holidays) and the ISDH Community Test Site runs from 12 noon to 6 pm Monday through Friday.

The Optum testing site breaks for lunch from 12 noon to 12:30 pm each day with an afternoon break from 3 pm to 3:30m. There are NO appts scheduled for Optum during 12-12:30 or 3-3:30 pm for this site and no walk-ins taken during those break times.

To schedule a test, use one of the following:
web: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
phone: (888) 634-1116

The COVID-19 testing clinic has tested an additional 4,000+ Clinton County residents since May 13th.

Update (11/8/20): 52 New Clinton County Residents Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Sunday, November 8, 2020, Clinton County 52 new residents test positive for COVID-19, 1,259 residents in total have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 17 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 11,185 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 17.7% as of November 1, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 18.2%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 4,689 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 210,374 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 4,383 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,809,940 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,794,398 on Saturday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of November 7, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 91
Emergency Visits: 194
ICU Admits: 22
Hospital Deaths: 8

Statewide Recovery: 131,979 (70%)
Statewide Deceased: 4,348 (2%)
Statewide Active: 52,556 (28%)

Free COVID-19 Test Center in Clinton County
Children age 3 and older can be tested as well as anyone who needs a test can get tested.

Please note: The Testing Center will be closed the following days in November.

Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd
Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11th
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26th

Location:
Clinton County Fairgrounds in the Edward Jones Building
1701 S Jackson St.
Frankfort, IN
8am – 6pm (Monday – Friday)

The Clinton County Health Department currently has two (2) testing sites operating at the fairgrounds; Optum and the ISDH Community Test Site both inside the Edward Jones Building at the Clinton County Fairgrounds located at 1701 S Jackson St, Frankfort, IN.

Optum runs from 8 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday (not open on holidays) and the ISDH Community Test Site runs from 12 noon to 6 pm Monday through Friday.

The Optum testing site breaks for lunch from 12 noon to 12:30 pm each day with an afternoon break from 3 pm to 3:30m. There are NO appts scheduled for Optum during 12-12:30 or 3-3:30 pm for this site and no walk-ins taken during those break times.

To schedule a test, use one of the following:
web: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
phone: (888) 634-1116

The COVID-19 testing clinic has tested an additional 4,000+ Clinton County residents since May 13th.

Update (11/7/20): 21 New Clinton County Residents Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Saturday, November 7, 2020, Clinton County 21 new residents test positive for COVID-19, 1,207 residents in total have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 17 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 11,012 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 17.7% as of October 31, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 17.3%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 5,007 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and private laboratories. That brings to 205,722 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 4,348 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,794,398 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,777,105 on Friday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of November 6, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 89
Emergency Visits: 190
ICU Admits: 22
Hospital Deaths: 8

Statewide Recovery: 131,277 (71%)
Statewide Deceased: 4,306 (2%)
Statewide Active: 49,312 (27%)

Free COVID-19 Test Center in Clinton County
Children age 3 and older can be tested as well as anyone who needs a test can get tested.

Please note: The Testing Center will be closed the following days in November.

Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd
Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11th
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26th

Location:
Clinton County Fairgrounds in the Edward Jones Building
1701 S Jackson St.
Frankfort, IN
8am – 6pm (Monday – Friday)

The Clinton County Health Department currently has two (2) testing sites operating at the fairgrounds; Optum and the ISDH Community Test Site both inside the Edward Jones Building at the Clinton County Fairgrounds located at 1701 S Jackson St, Frankfort, IN.

Optum runs from 8 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday (not open on holidays) and the ISDH Community Test Site runs from 12 noon to 6 pm Monday through Friday.

The Optum testing site breaks for lunch from 12 noon to 12:30 pm each day with an afternoon break from 3 pm to 3:30m. There are NO appts scheduled for Optum during 12-12:30 or 3-3:30 pm for this site and no walk-ins taken during those break times.

To schedule a test, use one of the following:
web: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
phone: (888) 634-1116

The COVID-19 testing clinic has tested an additional 4,000+ Clinton County residents since May 13th.

Frankfort Mayor Judy Sheets Takes Steps to Minimize Risk of Exposure and Slow COVID-19 Spread

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FRANKFORT, Ind. – As new COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Clinton County – Thursday marked a record high with 47 and the positivity rate continues to rise as well – Frankfort Mayor Judy Sheets has asked City departments to take additional steps to minimize the risk of exposure and slow the virus spread.

“As COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in our community, we must stay vigilant and work together to keep each other safe,” said Frankfort Mayor Judy Sheets. “This includes wearing masks, washing hands regularly, and minimizing gatherings. Please know we are taking this public health crisis very seriously. I have heard concerns from many residents about the growing number of virus cases and personal stories about the toll COVID-19 has taken on family members and friends. My thoughts and prayers go out to all who have been impacted by this virus.”

City departments have been asked to reduce the number of employees working together at any given time and to limit public access to city buildings. While city services will continue without interruption, all residents are encouraged to call city departments to schedule an appointment before visiting any departments in person. Phone numbers for all city departments are listed prominently on the city website: www.Frankfort-in.gov.

“While we are limiting public access to many of our departments, I want to emphasize that city services will not be interrupted or delayed, said Mayor Sheets. “Our street, fire, police, parks, building services, and municipal utilities departments work tirelessly to serve our city, and I encourage you to contact them by phone or email when you have a question or when you need assistance.

“City of Frankfort Board of Works, City Council, and Municipal Utilities meetings are being broadcast live on YouTube so that residents can view city meetings from the safety of their homes.

“The health and safety of all residents in our community remain a top priority for this administration. We will get through this challenge by helping one another, by following the guidelines set by our health officials, and by working together to protect our families and our community.”

In addition to staying connected with the Clinton County Health Department and other local officials, Mayor Sheets and her staff continue to closely monitor local, state, and national information related to the COVID-19 crisis.

Update (11/6/20): 12 New Clinton County Residents Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Friday, November 6, 2020, Clinton County 12 new residents test positive for COVID-19, 1,187 residents in total have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 17 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 10,876 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 15.2% as of October 30, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 17.3%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 4,714 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and private laboratories. That brings to 200,823 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 4,306 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,777,105 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,761,947 on Thursday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of November 5, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 83
Emergency Visits: 184
ICU Admits: 21
Hospital Deaths: 8

Statewide Recovery: 130,284 (73%)
Statewide Deceased: 4,269 (2%)
Statewide Active: 42,607 (24%)

Free COVID-19 Test Center in Clinton County
Children age 3 and older can be tested as well as anyone who needs a test can get tested.

Please note: The Testing Center will be closed the following days in November.

Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd
Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11th
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26th

Location:
Clinton County Fairgrounds in the Edward Jones Building
1701 S Jackson St.
Frankfort, IN
8am – 6pm (Monday – Friday)

The Clinton County Health Department currently has two (2) testing sites operating at the fairgrounds; Optum and the ISDH Community Test Site both inside the Edward Jones Building at the Clinton County Fairgrounds located at 1701 S Jackson St, Frankfort, IN.

Optum runs from 8 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday (not open on holidays) and the ISDH Community Test Site runs from 12 noon to 6 pm Monday through Friday.

The Optum testing site breaks for lunch from 12 noon to 12:30 pm each day with an afternoon break from 3 pm to 3:30m. There are NO appts scheduled for Optum during 12-12:30 or 3-3:30 pm for this site and no walk-ins taken during those break times.

To schedule a test, use one of the following:
web: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
phone: (888) 634-1116

The COVID-19 testing clinic has tested an additional 4,000+ Clinton County residents since May 13th.

Bridge on Walnut Ave to be Renamed “Staff Sergeant Jamie Jarboe Memorial Bridge”

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FRANKFORT, Ind. – A Frankfort native that joined the Indiana National Guard in 2005 and attended basic and advanced individual training at Fort Sill, OK, and later succumbed to the injuries from an enemy sniper while on foot patrol in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan will be honored on Saturday, November 7th, when the bridge on Walnut Avenue, west of Old Stoney, is renamed the “Staff Sergeant Jamie Jarboe Memorial Bridge”. The bridge dedication is open to the public and will take place at 11 a.m. in the parking lot of Old Stoney, 301 E. Clinton Street, Frankfort, according to Joe Root, Clinton County Veteran Service Officer.

Staff Sgt. Jamie Jarboe, a 2003 graduate of Frankfort High School, died March 21, 2012, at the age of 27, in Topeka, Kansas, from wounds suffered on April 10, 2011, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire.

He was deployed to Afghanistan only months before he was shot in the neck by a sniper’s bullet, an injury that left him a quadriplegic, which required him to undergo more than 100 surgeries in the 12 months before he succumbed to his injuries.

The Indiana Senate passed a resolution urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the bridge in March 2020.

The resolution outlined Staff Sgt. Jarboe’s dedication to service. “Staff Sergeant Jarboe’s dedication and devotion to service was recognized with the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal (three Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Achievement Medal, the Good Conduct Medal (two Oak Leaf Clusters), the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal (1CS), the Iraq Campaign Medal (3CS), the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal (M Device), the NCO Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the NATO Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Air Assault Badge, and the Expert Marksmanship Badge (Rifle).”

The resolution concluded with, “A soldier’s soldier, Staff Sergeant Jarboe dedicated his life to his country and his family; and throughout history, brave individuals like Staff Sergeant Jamie Jarboe have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom throughout the world, and without individuals like Staff Sergeant Jamie Jarboe, freedom could not survive.”

The bridge dedication will include the following speakers: US Congressman James Baird, Indiana State Senator Jim Buck for District 21, Indiana State Senator Brian Buchanan for District 7, Indiana State Representative Heath VanNatter for District 38, Andy Jarboe – Staff Sgt. Jarboe’s father, Joe H Root – Clinton County Veterans Officer, Josh Uitts – President Clinton County Commissioners, Mayor Judy Sheets of Frankfort, and Mark Griffith President Clinton County Historical Society.

A meet and greet at the Clinton County Historical Society inside Old Stony will be held after the dedication with refreshments provided by DAR Chapter, Captain Harmon Aughe.

The Indiana Senate resolution can be found at the link below:
http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SR0057/versions/SR0057.02.COMS

The text of the resolution is available below as a convenience.

March 10, 2020
Second Regular Session 121st General Assembly (2020)

SENATE RESOLUTION No. 57

A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the bridge at State Road 28 (Walnut Avenue) in Frankfort the “Staff Sergeant Jamie Jarboe Memorial Bridge”.

Whereas, Staff Sergeant Jamie Jarboe died March 21, 2012, at the age of 27, in Topeka, Kansas, from wounds suffered on April 10, 2011, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire;

Whereas, A 2003 graduate of Frankfort High School, Staff Sergeant Jarboe was a member of the 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley known as the Pale Riders;

Whereas, Staff Sergeant Jarboe joined the Indiana National Guard in 2005 and attended basic and advanced individual training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma;

Whereas, Staff Sergeant Jarboe’s military assignments included B Battery, 1st Battalion, 320 Field Artillery at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Troop A, 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team;

Whereas, Staff Sergeant Jamie Jarboe was deployed to Afghanistan only months before he was shot in the neck, an injury that left him a quadriplegic, which required him to undergo more than 100 surgeries in the 12 months before he succumbed to his injuries;

Whereas, Staff Sergeant Jarboe’s dedication and devotion to service was recognized with the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal (three Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Achievement Medal, the Good Conduct Medal (two Oak Leaf Clusters), the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal (1CS), the Iraq Campaign Medal (3CS), the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal (M Device), the NCO Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the NATO Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Air Assault Badge, and the Expert Marksmanship Badge (Rifle);

Whereas, A soldier’s soldier, Staff Sergeant Jarboe dedicated his life to his country and his family;

Whereas, Throughout history, brave individuals like Staff Sergeant Jamie Jarboe have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom throughout the world, and without individuals like Staff Sergeant Jamie Jarboe, freedom could not survive: Therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate urges the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the bridge at State Road 28 (Walnut Avenue) in Frankfort the “Staff Sergeant Jamie Jarboe Memorial Bridge”.

SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to transmit copies of this Resolution to the family of Staff Sergeant Jamie Jarboe and the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation.

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