{"id":495,"date":"2021-03-25T04:19:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T04:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=495"},"modified":"2021-03-25T04:19:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T04:19:06","slug":"local-news-headlines-march-25-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=495","title":{"rendered":"Local News Headlines: March 25, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Statewide Face covering mandate to cease on April 6<sup>th<\/sup><br><\/strong>Governor Eric Holcomb announced that April 6<sup>th<\/sup> would be the end of the state of Indiana\u2019s face covering mandate. Citing declines in Covid related hospitalizations, a continuously lowering death rate, and more readily available vaccinations, he delivered a press conference with a resounding message of hope that we are toward the \u201ctail end \u201cof the health emergency. The criticism of Holcomb has not ceased, however, as his message was not a strong display of statewide leadership, instead a weaker message sending the ultimate decision making to individual County Commissioners. Holcomb\u2019s leadership throughout the past fiscal year has been called into question time and time again, especially for his refusal to call the State Legislature in for a special session in the Summer of 2020 to weigh in on he longer term and legal impacts of the statewide response to Coronavirus. Holcomb additionally diluted his message by suggesting that he will \u201ccontinue to appropriately wear a mask,\u201d stating that he believes that \u201cit\u2019s the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement also included news that Indiana will open up vaccine eligibility for residents 16 and older starting March 31<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lady Hoosiers make history advancing to NCAA round of 16<br><\/strong>Indiana soundly defeated Belmont yesterday, earning them their program&#8217;s first ever Sweet Sixteen bid. The 70-49 victory was a solid team effort with strong defense and offensive contributions from every single team member. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=491\"><strong>See Full Story . . . <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bloomington continues efforts in Arbor Day Foundation program<br><\/strong>Bloomington has been named a Tree City of the World by the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arborday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arbor Day Foundation<\/a>, recognizing cities around the globe that have committed to growing and maintaining their urban forest.\u00a0Bloomington has earned recognition in the Foundation&#8217;s second year of the program, which requires that cities meet<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/treecitiesoftheworld.org\/standards.cfm\" target=\"_blank\"> five program standards<\/a> demonstrating a commitment to planting and conserving trees for a greener future.\u00a0 Bloomington&#8217;s commitment to its urban forest was first acknowledged in 1984, when Bloomington became the first city in Indiana to receive Tree City USA designation from the Arbor Day Foundation. The designation requires that a city maintain a tree board or commission, a tree care ordinance, a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita (Bloomington&#8217;s is more than $8.50 per capita), and an annual Arbor Day observance and proclamation. The city has successfully met all the criteria to retain its Tree City designation every year since 1984.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statewide Face covering mandate to cease on April 6thGovernor Eric Holcomb announced that April 6th would be the end of the state of Indiana\u2019s face covering mandate. Citing declines in Covid related hospitalizations, a continuously lowering death rate, and more readily available vaccinations, he delivered a press conference with a resounding message of hope that &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=495\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Local News Headlines: March 25, 2021<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Local News Headlines: March 25, 2021 - Bloomington News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=495\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Local News Headlines: March 25, 2021 - Bloomington News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Statewide Face covering mandate to cease on April 6thGovernor Eric Holcomb announced that April 6th would be the end of the state of Indiana\u2019s face covering mandate. 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