What a busy week it has been in the Indiana House of Representatives. We passed 72 pieces of legislation onto the Senate for further discussion. In addition, we had our first House Bill (HB) of the session signed into law by the governor.
 

Logansport Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome Agnes Kenny MD to its medical staff. She has joined the Logansport Memorial Physician Network, bringing her extensive family medicine experience to our established group of family medicine physicians.

“The New Face of 4-H” is the statewide 4-H theme again this year for the Indiana 4-H program. If your child is in the third or fourth grades in Cass County, they should have brought home some information about 4-H (Mini 4-H for first and second graders).

For 17 years, Logansport Memorial Hospital has operated under the same Aetna contract for hospital reimbursement. In November 2011, Aetna proposed a reduction in reimbursement rates to Logansport Memorial Hospital. “The proposed payment reduction put LMH at a significant financial disadvantage,” commented CEO David Ameen.

The Cass County Historical Society has been named the recipient of a $20,000.00 charitable grant from The Castaldi Family Fund, a donor-advised fund for support of their ancestors who settled Cass County and helped it grow. Lawrence J. Castaldi’s ancestors came in 1880 and opened the fist of the Solimano and Castaldi grocery stores in Logansport. Ruth J.

The Cass County Community Foundation announces its 2012 “Give Your Heart to the Community” Campaign.  CCCF Chairman Tom Heckard, who will oversee this traditional fundraising event, stated, “We are very excited to once again offer our annual Valentines serenades, 5th Grade Essay Contest and $1 hearts at Martins to help celebrate Valentine’s day and support the work at CCCF.”

STATEHOUSE – After nearly 35 hours of testimony, debate, and discussion over the past year House Bill (HB) 1001, Employee’s Right to Work passed the Indiana House of Representatives 54-44. Rep. Jerry Torr (R-Carmel) authored and House Speaker Brian C.

State and military officers arrested a member of the security force with Grissom Air Force Base in Peru, Indiana, on charges of arson, a class C felony, on Wednesday, January 25, 2012.
 

Logansport police say a woman who was reported missing earlier this week was safely located around 8:30 this morning in Cass County.

Logansport police issued a press release today in the case of a missing Logansport woman.