Fulton County COVID-19 Daily Brief by the Authority of Fulton County Health Officer Dr. Kevin Reyburn and Fulton County Health Nurse Rhonda Barnett RN
**All information is subject to change**
General Guidelines:
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19
- FEVER
- COUGH
- SHORTNESS OF BREATH OR DIFFICULTY BREATHING
- TIREDNESS
- ACHES
- RUNNY NOSE
- SORE THROAT
- NAUSEA
- DIARRHEA
- RED BURNING WATERY EYES
- LOSS OF SMELL AND TASTE
IF YOU ARE HAVING SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19 YOU MUST SELF ISOLATE AND CONTACT YOUR PHYSICIAN. ISOLATION MUST BE AT LEAST 7 DAYS AND 72 HOURS FREE OF FEVER WITHOUT FEVER REDUCER.
TYLENOL (ACETAMINOPHEN) SHOULD BE USED IF YOU HAVE COVID-19 SYMPTOMS. IBUPROFIN USAGE IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY, MINIMUM 20 SECONDS
AVOID TOUCHING YOUR EYES, NOSE, AND MOUTH WITH UNWASHED HANDS
CLEAN AND DISINFECT FREQUENTLY TOUCHED SURFACES AMD OBJECTS.
NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES SHALL BE CLOSED / FOOD SERVICES PICK-UP ONLY
ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY IS RECOMMENDED
Hospital:
Total Positive Tests – 3
Fulton County Residents Positive – 1
Out of County Residents Positive – 2
**REMINDER**
IF YOU HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR COVID-19 YOU MUST GO HOME AND SELF-ISOLATE IMMEDIATELY TILL RESULTS ARE CONFIRMED. CONTACT A FRIEND OR LOVED ONE TO DO ANY ESSENTIAL ERRANDS YOU MAY NEED DURING THIS PERIOD. FOLLOW THE RECOMMED SELF-DISTANCING PROCEDURES.
ER Open for Emergency’s
Surgeries - Case by Case decided by your Doctor
Visitation - No visitation with limited exceptions
IF YOU ARE RETURNING FROM A HOT SPOT COUNTY THAT HAS MULTIPLE POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19. YOU MUST SELF-IOLATE FOR (14) FOURTEEN DAYS. DO NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE AND IF YOU DEVELOP SYMPTOMS CALL ONE OF ABOVE NUMBER IMMEDIATELY.
Reminder that Essential Travel only. Essential Businesses must have 10 persons or less with the exception of Agriculture (food production) that remains 50 persons or less with social distancing.
Medication (Pharmacy):
Kroger (574) 223-6347
Drive-through & Walk up window Open
Monday - Friday 9AM – 9PM
Saturday 9AM – 6PM
Sunday 11AM – 6PM
CVS (574) 224-4304
Drive-through
Monday – Friday 9AM – 8PM
Saturday & Sunday 10AM – 5PM
Walgreens (574) 223-3249
Drive-through & Some shopping if needed
Seniors
Tuesday Morning Only 8AM – 9AM
Monday – Friday 9AM – 7PM
Saturday 9AM – 6PM
Sunday 10AM – 6PM
Walmart (574) 223-9482
Drive-through only “side by hotels”
Monday, Wednesday - Saturday 9AM – 8:30PM
Seniors and at-risk shoppers
Tuesday Morning Only 6AM – 7AM
Tuesday 7AM – 7PM
Saturday 9AM – 3PM
Sunday 10AM – 6PM
Webb’s (Akron) (574) 893-4413
Curbside pick-up only/ Deliveries on extreme cases
Monday – Friday 9AM – 6PM
Saturday 9AM – 1PM
Closed Sunday
Webb’s (Rochester) (574) 223-2216
Curbside pick-up & delivery / Drive through / Front Door is locked
Monday – Friday 9AM – 7PM
Saturday 9AM – 3PM
Closed Sunday
Grocery Store Hours:
Kroger (574) 223-3881
Seniors and at-risk shoppers 7AM – 8AM
Daily 8AM – 9PM
Save-A-Lot (574) 224-3434
Daily Seniors and at-risk shoppers 9AM – 10AM
Daily 10AM – 6PM
Dollar General (Akron) (574) 353-0168
Seniors and at-risk shoppers 8AM – 9AM
Daily 9AM – 9PM
Dollar General (Rochester) (765) 319-8775
Seniors and at-risk shoppers 8AM – 9AM
Daily 9AM – 9PM
Viking Foods (574) 893-4563
Monday – Saturday 7AM – 6PM
Sunday 11AM – 4PM
Walmart (574) 223-9481
Seniors and at-risk shoppers
Tuesday Morning Only 6AM – 7AM
Daily 7AM - 8:30PM
Food:
School Meals
PDF files of Rochester, Akron & Caston School Lunch
On County and School Websites.
Church Meals / Food Banks
Grace United Methodist Church Cancelled Free Meals on Wednesday
The Cross (574) 223-3107
“Matthew’s Market” 100 West 3rd Street, Rochester
Monday, Friday 11:30AM – 1:30PM
Mobile Pantry Second Thurs of the Month 4PM – 6PM
*Gatherings will be kept to a limit due to social distancing*
Kewanna Food Pantry (574) 653-9052
114 South Toner St, Kewanna
Serving Aubbeenaubbee, Union, and Wayne Townships
Thursday 8:30AM – 10:30AM
UWS Ministries of Akron (574) 893-4121
301 S West St, Akron
Serving Henry and Newcastle Townships by Appointment Only
Thursday Pickup 2PM – 4PM
Area Special Announcements:
- For Information Regarding Federal Aid Contact Terry Lee at Fulton County Economic Development. Phone: 574-223-3326
- Daily Meetings are being held with Community Leaders.
- All County Buildings are still officially closed to the public
- Rochester City building is closed to the public/drive-through only
- Limited Travel advisory per Governor Holcomb (limitations stated at https://www.in.gov/gov/) Information Websites listed above
- All non-essential businesses are closed (example: gym, salons, barbershops, nail, tattoo, country clubs, service clubs, bowling alley)
Updates and Closures: 03/26/20 
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04/02/20 – Rochester Community Schools
Beginning Friday, March 20, Rochester Community Schools will provide food routes and pick-up locations for our families. The meal packages are intended to cover five days per student. Cafeteria staff will develop meals for all free and reduced lunch students. If you would like this free service provided and are NOT on free/reduced meals, please email kathy.wilkinson@zebras.net or call 574-223-2159 ext. 5004 by noon on Thursday, March 19 so staff knows to package food for your student. This FREE FOR ALL service will last the entirety of school not in session.
Pick up locations are on Fridays from 11:00 am to 12:30 at:
- Heart to Heart Church of the Nazarene (1987 Southway 31)
- Grace United Methodist Church (201 West 7th Street)
- Faith Outreach Church (1125 East 9th Street)
- Mill Creek Church (1136 North State Road 25)
- Safe Harbor Church (1944 Sweetgum Road)
Food cannot be consumed on site.
Meals will be delivered on Fridays from to students who ride busses:
- 4 (Brad Smiley)
- 14 (Stacy Ingram)
- 19 (Ion Tamer)
- 21 (Mary James)
- 27 (Kevin Wallskog)
Someone must be home to pick up the food package. If you are not able to be home during that time, please contact Mrs. Wilkinson to arrange for church pick-up or another form of delivery
Respectfully
Jana K. Vance, Ed.S
Superintendent
04/02/20 – The Outlet
THE OUTLET - DRIVE THRU
Come and grab a snack bag for
the children in your home!
Every Wednesday 4 to 5pm
602 Main Street
Rochester, IN 46975
To comply with social distancing please only 1 or 2 people from each family to pick up and stay 6 ft from others.
04/02/20 – Caston Schools
Dear Caston Family:
We're happy to inform you that Caston’s Food Service Department will be providing free sack
breakfasts & lunches for all students every Monday and Tuesday, behind the school, located at Door 9 from 11-1:00..
There are three options that we are giving our community at this time (subject to change as we have
opportunities to evaluate the program).
Option 1: Email Alysha Marrs (marrsa@caston.k12.in.us) by 9:00 a.m. to inform her you will be driving through to pick up bagged meals at the back drive by the football field at door #9 (right by the loading dock) between 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM Monday or Tuesday. Your email needs to include the number of children in your household needing meals (anyone 18 & under). You can then conveniently pull up to that area and the bags of meals will be delivered to your automobile -- no need to get out of the car!
Option 2: If you have no means of picking up meals during the pick-up time stated above, please contact Alysha Marrs (marrsa@caston.k12.in.us) to setup for delivery. We will get back to you and do our best to deliver meals to convenient locations for families on Mondays ONLY.
We love our young Comets and want to help during these trying times, so we are encouraging our community to pick up a weeks worth of meals, on Mondays or Tuesdays, to limit public exposure and do our part to do essential traveling. This service, we are providing, is FREE to ALL, regardless if you recieve assistance or not. If there is anything further we can assist you with to make these coming weeks easier, please let us know. Thanks!
03/27/20 – City of Rochester
Rochester, March 23, 2020:
In accordance to Governor Holcomb’s Executive Order 20-08, Stay at Home Order. The City of Rochester has implemented these additional measures:
- City Offices will be closed to the public beginning at 12:00pm on March 24, 2020. Local Government is an essential operation and staff will remain in the office during regular business hours (7:30am – 4:00pm). Please call City Hall at 574-223-2510 during these hours for city business related needs.
- Utility payments will still be accepted by any of these methods:
- Online, by phone, drop box, or drive up window.
- All city parks will be closed to all activities, this includes the Round Barn Golf Club and Course.
Please visit the Fulton County webpage at www.co.fulton.in.us for the most current information for our county and for links to State and Federal updates and resources.
Thank you.
Mayor Denton
03/26/20 – Town of Fulton
Effective Tuesday, March 24th, the Fulton Town Hall will be closed to in-person services and payments until further notice. Also, our curbside recycling is suspending until further notice. Any questions: Call office phone at (574) 857-3162 or email us at townoffulton@hotmail.com
03/26/20 – Town of Akron
Per the guidance of Indiana Governor Holcomb, all Pike Memorial Park playground equipment and the basketball courts are now closed until further notice. Open park spaces and trails may still be utilized within the COVID-19 safety guidelines.
The Akron Municipal Utilities Billing / Customer Service Office will be Temporarily Suspending Both IN-PERSON Services and IN-Person Utility Payments until Further Notice.
English Statement from Town of Akron
https://www.co.fulton.in.us/egov/documents/1585054284_53699.jpg
Spanish Statement from Town of Akron
https://www.co.fulton.in.us/egov/documents/1585054335_53993.jpg
03/26/20 – Guidance for Funeral Homes
The Fulton County Health Officer, Dr. David K. Reyburn MD declares the following guidance for funeral homes in Fulton County, Indiana, beginning immediately and remaining in effect until April 7, 2020. The order may be extended to comply with Governor Holcomb’s Executive Orders for the State of Indiana.
- Funeral and graveside services shall be no larger than 10 persons. This should be immediate family only. The 10 person maximum also includes the staff associated with and working with the funeral home.
- Alternatives to rule out number 1 for funeral services may include the following:
- Hold the body until ban is lifted.
- Use technology such as live streaming for funeral service.
- No visitation. Friends of the family may provide their condolences by utilizing the funeral homes website.
This order is given in conjunction with the Executive Orders released by Governor Holcomb for the safety of our state and local community.
03/25/20 – No New Updates at this time
03/24/20 – Fulton County Courthouse
At this time there are no plans to close the courts due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. However, effective Wednesday, March 25, 2020 the Fulton County Courthouse doors will be locked and only media, litigants and their attorney (s) with scheduled hearings shall be allowed in the courthouse. “Social distancing” will be required inside the courthouse. Please file a motion to continue your case if you are sick. Non-essential hearings as determined by the courts may be continued on the court’s own motion.
Please contact the court that your case is filed if you have any questions:
Circuit Court: (574) 223-4339
Superior Court (574) 223-3506
The Fulton County Clerk’s Office is open by appointment only. Please call (574) 223-2911 for specific needs. These measures are being taken to protect the health of the courthouse employees and shall be in effect until further order.
03/23/20
Fulton County Solid Waste/Recycling is closed until further notice
Informational Websites:
Approved Formula for Bleach Disinfectant
https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/bleach.html
https://www.co.fulton.in.us/department/index.php?structureid=87
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
https://www.in.gov/coronavirus/
https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus#tab=tab_1
Questions? Please Call (574) 223-2819
