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Confirmed: First Case of West Nile Virus of 2024 Reported in Indiana
The Indiana Department of Health has released details about the first confirmed case in 2024 of West Nile Virus in the state. West Nile virus emerged in the United States in 1999 and quickly spread across the country. Since then, it has been something most of us have taken efforts to prevent every year as the disease is easily transmitted by mosquitoes.
TinCaps return to action with 3-2 loss to Lake County
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The TinCaps resumed their schedule on Friday night, falling 3-2 in the first game of their weekend series with Lake County. Devin Ortiz had a strong night at the plate in the loss, going 3-for-4 with a RBI double. Fort Wayne and Lake County continue...
State of Indiana reports year's 1st case of West Nile virus
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The state of Indiana reported its first case of the West Nile virus in 2023. The state's health department said in a news release Thursday that someone in Lake County was diagnosed with the virus. Lake County is in northwest Indiana, not far from Chicago. The...
Indiana records first human West Nile virus case of the summer. Why that's important.
A Lake County resident is the first person in the state this summer to contract West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease that can cause severe symptoms, the Indiana Department of Health announced Thursday. “Mosquitoes are more than just a nuisance—their bites can potentially lead to serious illness,” State Health Commissioner...
1st West Nile Infection from Mosquito to Hoosier Confirmed
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — The first confirmed infection of the West Nile virus in Indiana is out of Lake County in the northwestern portion of the state. No other information about the infected person was released by the Indiana Department of Health Thursday evening. West Nile has been found in mosquitoes throughout 15 different counties […] The post 1st West Nile Infection from Mosquito to Hoosier Confirmed appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
TinCaps drop heartbreaker in return from break
The TinCaps started the home stretch of their season Friday with the type of game that has become familiar this season. Trailing by a run, Fort Wayne put two runners on in the seventh, eighth and ninth and failed to push across the tying tally on the way to a 3-2 loss to the Lake County Captains at Parkview Field in front of an announced sellout crowd of 7,906. It was the team's 11th sellout of the season.
WarDogs, Corn Dogs battle to benefit veterans in Crown Point game
The Lake County Corn Dogs fought for victory on their home turf, winning 13-0 against the U.S. Military Wardogs in their first-ever match-up, which was aptly deemed the “Battle of the Dogs.”. Fans filled the stands Thursday evening at Legacy Fields in Crown Point to see their home team...
Sheriff unveils fuselage repurposed as a training tower at Griffith/Merrillville airport
A mounted helicopter fuselage on the east side of the Griffith-Merrillville Airport is set to become the training backbone of the Lake County Sheriff’s Aviation Unit, Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. announced Thursday. Flanked by 13 businesses and trades who helped mount the department’s first helicopter – a 1965 Huey...
Oral arguments scheduled in federal appellate review of Lake County judicial selection process
A federal appellate court will hear oral arguments Sept. 5 at the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago to help determine whether the state-mandated appointment and retention process for selecting Lake Superior Court judges violates the federal Voting Rights Act. U.S. District Judge Philip Simon all but reached that conclusion in...
Confirmed: First Case of West Nile Virus of 2024 Reported in Indiana
The Indiana Department of Health has released details about the first confirmed case in 2024 of West Nile Virus in the state. West Nile virus emerged in the United States in 1999 and quickly spread across the country. Since then, it has been something most of us have taken efforts to prevent every year as the disease is easily transmitted by mosquitoes.
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