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Stephanie Wiechmann
Governor Eric Holcomb is ending the statewide mask mandate on April 6th for most locations, but he said local counties and individual businesses can still require masks. Last week, Ball State University announced it would continue requiring them on its campus. On Monday, Delaware County commissioners passed their latest emergency declaration. It requires masks in county owned buildings and requests that people respect the decisions of individual businesses that will continue requiring masks.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
The declaration passed with a 2 to 1 vote, with Republican Sherri Riggin voting no. Though Republican Shannon Henry voted yes for the measure, the law enforcement officer says you'll still see him wearing a mask.

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Shannon Henry
I've been wearing a bullet resistant vest for 29 years, and the reason I get up every morning and put that on is because that's the best. It's the best we have to protect us. As law enforcement officers, similar to mask, it may not be 100 %, but it's the best we have.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
Henry says he's received more than 100 emails from the public asking commissioners to drop the mandate, since the commissioners last passed an update to the emergency declaration. The county's positivity rate and individual case count have both gone up, which is in line with most counties in the state. In Muncie, Stephanie Wiechmann, IPR news.