INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Thirteen more Indiana residents have died from COVID-19 and the state has recorded more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases for the third straight day, state health officials said Saturday.

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Bypassing Congress, President Donald Trump on Saturday signed executive orders deferring payroll taxes for some Americans and extending unemployment benefits after negotiations on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed.

CHARLESTOWN — A Greater Clark County elementary school has announced an additional positive COVID-19 case on Saturday, according to WAVE 3 News.

JEFFERSONVILLE — A large entertainment venue and restaurant soon will open in downtown Jeffersonville.

SOUTHERN INDIANA — A group of Hoosiers gathered virtually this week to push for extended unemployment benefits and share their own experiences with unemployment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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We love grilled chicken, more specifically grilled boneless and skinless chicken breast. I’ll agree it’s not so exciting, but if we plan things correctly and grill four or five breasts on the weekend, we have lunches that Liz and I can take to work as well as a couple quick and easy dinners.

INDIANAPOLIS – For their role in preserving Stream Cliff Farm outside Commiskey, in Jennings County, Betty and Gerald Manning won the 2020 John Arnold Award for Rural Preservation, presented by Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Farm Bureau.

NEW ALBANY — It’s the unknown that bothers Angie Hackworth.

NEW ALBANY — Beginning Friday, Aug. 7, tenants in Clark and Floyd counties will be able to get free legal services related to housing questions and legal information about their specific landlord/tenant issues.

NEW ALBANY — New Albany resident Michelle Haycraft relies on public transportation to get groceries, to get to work, to get her husband to doctor’s appointments.

CLARKSVILLE — A zoning change that will allow for the construction of a supportive housing facility for homeless people is moving forward with a favorable recommendation despite pleas from several Claysburg residents.

SOUTHERN INDIANA — Two Southern Indiana restaurants have temporarily closed due to staff testing positive for COVID-19.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA — Scottsburg-based farmer Doug Krieger said that in more than two decades of selling at Southern Indiana farmers markets, he’s never had a year like this one.

INDIANAPOLIS — A Clarksville man is facing more than 20 federal charges after investigators say he scammed investors out of more than $1 million.

SPEED — U.S. 31 has reopened in Clark County after a non-injury train collision Wednesday morning.

JEFFERSONVILLE — A nationally recognized real estate developer has agreed to purchase its first tract of land at the River Ridge Commerce Center, where it plans to build a Class A industrial building that could bring hundreds of jobs to the region.

CLARKSVILLE — Students will begin classes at Clarksville Community Schools this week, but after their first day back to school, they will be learning from home for a couple of weeks.

CHARLESTOWN — A U.S. District Court judge has issued a partial summary judgment in favor of PETA in an Endangered Species Act case the organization brought in 2017 against Charlestown roadside zoo Wildlife in Need.

SELLERSBURG — A student at Rock Creek Community Academy in Sellersburg has tested positive for COVID-19, the school administration confirmed Tuesday.

CORYDON — A Charlestown man arrested Monday in Corydon is now facing multiple drug felony charges in Harrison County.

Arbor Day Foundation giving trees to new members

CHARLESTOWN — A class at Pleasant Ridge Elementary School in Charlestown is quarantining for two weeks after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

The American Red Cross is looking for volunteers in anticipation of a busy wildfire and hurricane season this summer.

Systemwide, across its eight hospitals, physician offices, and other provider and outpatient locations, Baptist Health has passed the 100,000 mark in testing for COVID-19.

After a long and productive 45-year career, Patsy Weber has retired from Rauch Industries of New Albany.

LANESVILLE — A Harrison County high school has reported three new COVID-19 cases days after their return back to school Wednesday, WAVE 3 News reports.

JEFFERSONVILLE — What passed as a breeze on a smoldering summer afternoon brought with it an odor of sewage from a nearby treatment plant.

SELLERSBURG — Ivy Tech Community College in Sellersburg is providing free workforce certification programs with funding from the state’s Workforce Ready Grant.