Publisher’s memo:

Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is seeking people who are fully recovered from COVID-19 who may be able to donate plasma to help local patients who are critically ill with COVID-19 infections.

Preliminary results from a scientific study aimed at measuring the spread of the novel coronavirus in Indiana show a general population prevalence of about 2.8% of the state’s population.

Batesville Middle School seventh-grade advanced language arts students wrote about a typical day during the stay-at-home order under the direction of teacher Lisa Barnett.

A dream came true recently for Jason and Christy Brelage when the adoption of three children they had been fostering was finalized May 1.

Jason Wintz, a 2007 Batesville High School graduate, is part of a team at a Reno, Nevada, company that is manufacturing ventilators due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Angela Schoenung, West Harrison, describes herself as “dependable, driven and adaptable.”

Drive-thru food distribution continues at the Batesville Food Pantry, reports co-coordinator Anne Baran.

The Batesville City Council met virtually May 11.