Recycle center reopening outside bins in town
The outside bins at the Brown County Recycle Center in Nashville reopened May 26. They will be open 24/7 throughout the week, but not weekends. “This will be to eliminate the massive pile-up our people have to deal with on Monday mornings,” explained Director Phil Stephens.
The drive-thru will remain closed until further notice.
Business recycling pick-ups have resumed. The bagged trash program will resume as well, once county-owned building restrictions have been lifted.
Additionally the recycle bins at Sprunica, Helmsburg and Van Buren elementary schools, Cordry-Sweetwater and Knight’s are back to being available full-time. “We will be re-configuring those bins in the near future to accommodate more plastic and to allow glass to be taken at Sprunica and Helmsburg” Stephens said.
With questions, or if you need to bring in appliances or scrap metal, call the recycling center office at 988-0140.
State park opens campgrounds and more
Indiana Department of Natural Resources campgrounds, property and inn-operated cabins, camper cabins, state park inns and lodges reopened May 22. Inn restaurants are open as well.
Camping reservations that were cancelled cannot be reinstated, regardless of the cancellation date. New reservations can be made online at camp.IN.gov.
CVS opening new drive-through testing sites
BLOOMINGTON — CVS Health opened more than 20 new COVID-19 test sites at CVS Pharmacy drive-through locations across Indiana. The closest one to Brown County is the Bloomington CVS at 4444 State Road 46 West.
Anyone wanting a test must register for an appointment in advance. Patients will be required to stay in their vehicles and will be directed to the pharmacy drive-through window where they will be given a test kit and instructions. Self-swab tests will be used.
The goal is to process up to 1.5 million tests per month from the nearly 350 stores in 14 states.
The company is using the Centers for Disease Control’s Social Vulnerability Index to determine the communities with the greatest need for testing. The index tracks several factors, including poverty rates, lack of access to transportation and crowded housing.
