Full Notification

"WATCH" (ORANGE) TRAVEL ADVISORY DECLARATION

AUTHORITY

WHEREAS, Ripley County, Indiana has been or is immediately threatened by the COVID-19 outbreak and, in conjunction with Governor Holcomb's Stay-At-Home order, now therefore we the Ripley County Board of Commissioners declare a

- Travel Alert Status: "Watch" (Level Two, Orange) Travel Advisory starting on April 7, 2020 at 6:00 am and be in effect until further notice. -

A "Watch" Travel Advisory is the middle level of local travel advisory. This means that conditions are threatening to the safety of the public.
Under Governor Holcomb's order, Indiana residents should refrain from anything outside of essential travel. The order is not a complete lockdown and still allows residents to leave their homes for work, medical care, buying groceries and other activities essential to the health and safety of people and pets.
Essential businesses will remain open and are defined by the state as businesses that "include but are not limited to grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations, police stations, fire stations, hospitals, doctor's offices, health care facilities, and garbage pickup.

//Signed// 6 day of April 2020.
Ripley County Commissioners:
District 1: Mark Horstman, Board President
District 2: Rodney Stratton
District 3: Gerald Stutler

Note: IDHS "current" County Travel Status information at: http://www.in.gov/dhs/traveladvisory/