What Hoosier hasn't looked to the sky during a summer pop-up storm or a spring tornado warning and wondered if it's time to take shelter? When those days happen, do you think about your pets? What if you had to evacuate your home? Are you ready to take your pet?

Hoosiers with property and crop damage from this week's severe weather can find recovery information online through the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence and Shelby counties in Indiana as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by severe flooding that occurred from Aug. 8, 2009, and continuing.

Some INVOAD members and partners have asked how to help with the relief and recovery efforts related to the 1/12 earthquake in Haiti.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that eligible Haitian nationals in the United States may begin the application process for Temporary Protected Status.