| Indiana Silver Alert |
 CONTACT: Monroe County Sheriff’s Office 812-349-2781 August 31, 2021 |
 Marianne Aurich A Statewide Silver Alert has been declared. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the disappearance of Marianne Aurich, a 75 year old white female, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 165 pounds, brown hair with brown eyes, last seen wearing a blue short sleeve button up shirt, glasses, and unknown pants and shoes, and driving a gray 2000 Nissan Frontier with Indiana registration D400ES.Marianne is missing from Bloomington, Indiana and was last seen on Monday, August 30, 2021 at 5:30 pm. She is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance. If you have any information on Marianne Aurich, contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 812-349-2781 or 911. |
Lawrence County Commissioners issue statement on Covid and self-responsibility
In sharp contrast to what is being done in Monroe County, the Lawrence County Commissioner issued a statement, not unlike one recently issued by the Brown County Commissioners, relating to individual health care practices. Here is the statement:
The new CDC guidelines contradict prior guidance and may not reflect circumstances that exist in Lawrence County, Indiana.
In Lawrence County, we believe health decisions are best made by individuals in consultation with their medical professionals. Common sense should be exercised. The county has worked diligently to ensure that vaccines and testing are available to those who want them. Masks may be worn by anyone who wants to wear one, and anyone who chooses to forego masks and vaccinations has a right to do so.
We have lived through the pandemic for more than 18 months and citizens have been provided with information regarding how to protect themselves from COVID-19 and are fully capable of making their own decisions.
Finally, we fully support and respect the right of citizens to make decisions regarding their own families. We will continue to do everything within our power to see that necessary services for testing and vaccinations are made available to everyone in the county, and we look forward to the time when we are able to move past the COVID-19 pandemic.
[signed,]
Rodney Fish, President
Dustin Gabhart, Commissioner
Wallace Branham, Commissioner
Purdue Football fans to experience home games without added restrictions
The Purdue Boilermakers return to the Gridiron the coming weekend, and do so with a pre-covid fan experience! When football fans return to home games for the first time at Ross-Ade Stadium since 2019, they can do so without showing proof of a negative virus test result or the requirement of wearing a face covering. Purdue officials say they’re not worried about games this fall becoming ‘super spreader’ events. “The protocols that we have in place at Purdue. They’re founded in science. They just make sense,” says Purdue CRO Tom Moreland. He cited more than 95% of their student athletes, coaches, and staff are vac cin ated against the virus. Fans can enjoy a better experience at games this year, a brand-new 150 wide video board has been added to the south end zone, and internet connectivity inside the stadium has been upgraded.
IU Ventures delivers $475,000 of renewed investment in emerging health, technology companies
IU Ventures, which assists IU students, faculty, staff and alumni with advancing high potential new venture opportunities, has made a $100,000 follow-on investment in Indianapolis-based Apexian Pharmaceuticals. The clinical stage biotechnology company, led by Mark R. Kelley, the Betty and Earl Herr Professor of Pediatric Oncology Research at the IU School of Medicine, is focused on developing therapeutic agents to treat cancer and several other life-threatening diseases.
IU Ventures has also made a follow-on investment of $375,000 in NuCurrent, which is based in Chicago. Founded by IU alumnus Jacob Babcock, NuCurrent is a wireless technology company dedicated to providing Fortune 500 companies and major product developers with wireless power solutions for consumer technologies, such as smartphones, wearable devices and laptop computers, as well as for implanted medical instruments and industrial robots. NuCurrent will receive another investment through the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund, which aims to advance early-stage startup companies with strong connections to IU. In 2019, NuCurrent received a $1M investment from the fund, IU Ventures’ largest investment to date. The new investment in Apexian was made through the Innovate Indiana Fund, which had previously supported a $300,000 investment in the company