Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today issued a new, two-week Stay At Home order designed to limit interactions among Hoosiers to increase containment of COVID-19. As of today, 4,944 people have tested positive and 139 people have died from the disease.

Matrix Integration, an IT solutions provider for more than 1,000 businesses and schools in Indiana, Kentucky and beyond, has announced the acquisition of Cornwell Communications Inc. of Bloomington.

The Jasper Municipal Water Department will continue with its spring hydrant flushing and maintenance program, weather permitted. Flushing hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The Jasper Street Department is reminding Jasper residents that the only acceptable items to be disposed of in the Resource Recovery Site are as follows: grass clippings; yard waste, such as flower and shrub trimmings; leaves; tree limbs; garden waste; clean dirt, small amounts only; and clean concrete/bricks, small amounts only.

COVID-19 has prompted layoffs and furloughs across the country. Locally, employees who are out of work are approaching the unknowns the future holds in their own ways.