By The Numbers

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By The Numbers, a look at what’s in the news . . . by the numbers. These are just numbers, not suggestions that they mean more or less than what they are. We do not suggest that one number is connected to another. These are simply facts with no extraneous details, bias or slanted reporting. To borrow (and perhaps mangle a bit) a quote from legendary fictional detective Joe Friday, it’s just the numbers, ma’am!

1,000

The Nicholson garden has been cleaned up, cleared off and put to bed for another season. Master gardeners were asked for help in reviving the garden on behalf of the students, and since then much has been done. The Master Gardener volunteers continue to support this as a community/club project with over 1,000 pounds of fresh produce harvested and donated to our local FISH food pantry this season and last.

17th

The 17th annual Shopper’s Paradise “Holiday Expo” sponsored by The Montgomery County Extension Homemakers will feature Arts~Crafts & Commercial booths on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds located at 400 Parke Avenue, Crawfordsville. The Holiday Expo event is open to the public with free admission.

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The City of Crawfordsville is looking for a few good men . . . and women. Currently, there are many open positions on our various boards and commissions that are available, and Mayor Todd Barton said he urges members of our community to become involved. The current list of eight Boards and Commissions for which the City of Crawfordsville has vacant seats are as follows: Airport Board, Board of Zoning Appeals, Historic Preservation Commission, Human Rights Commission, Plan Commission, Housing Authority, Animal Welfare League and Visitor’s Commission. In addition to these vacancies, appointments to other Boards and Commissions periodically need to be made.

6,428

Number of COVID-19 cases found so far in Montgomery County, according to the State Health Department.

114

How many people in Montgomery County who have lost their lives to the pandemic.

1,030,291

According to the Indiana State Department of Health, that’s how many Hoosiers have been diagnosed with the virus.

16,336

How many Hoosiers have died because of this pandemic.

46,358,362

According to the CDC, that’s how many Americans have been diagnosed with the virus.

751,535

How many Americans have lost their lives to the pandemic.