Year 2020

State

Senator Mike Braun praises House of Reps. for passing CARES Act, releases resource guide for small businesses & employees

Last Updated on March 27, 2020 by Office of Senator Mike Braun SOURCE: News release from the Office of U.S. Senator Mike Braun JASPER, IN – Today, U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) released the following statement praising the House of Representatives…

March 27, 2020

State

Manning Memo: Stay safe, support your neighbors

Last Updated on March 29, 2020 by News release from Indiana State Representative Ethan Manning Friends and neighbors, you don’t need me to tell you, but these are challenging times. We recently finished the 2020 legislative session, but that feels…

March 27, 2020

Community

Food and Agriculture is Critical Infrastructure – What Does This Mean?

Last Updated on March 27, 2020 by Cass County Purdue Extension SOURCE: News release from Krista Pullen, Cass County Extension Educator – Agriculture and Natural Resources The advent of novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 has caused major disruptions in many aspects…

March 27, 2020

State

Indiana governor announces offenders producing face masks, gowns; provides INDOT, food assistance updates

Last Updated on March 29, 2020 by Office of Indiana Governor SOURCE: News release from Office of Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced offenders at the Miami Correctional Facility are producing face masks,…

March 27, 2020

COVID-19

Cass County Health Department and Logansport Memorial Hospital open a walk-in respiratory clinic for COVID-19 response

Last Updated on August 10, 2022 by Logansport Memorial Hospital SOURCE: News release from Logansport Memorial Hospital In an effort to be accessible for our community as the COVID-19 outbreak evolves in Cass County, the Cass County Health Department and…

March 27, 2020

COVID-19

Restricted access is tightened at Logansport Memorial Hospital

Last Updated on August 10, 2022 by Logansport Memorial Hospital SOURCE: News release from Logansport Memorial Hospital Beginning Monday, March 30, all patients will enter Logansport Memorial Hospital through the ER entrance. All other entrances will be locked and inaccessible…

March 27, 2020

Health

March 27, 2020 Update from Indiana State Department of Health:

Last Updated on March 29, 2020 by Indiana State Department of Health SOURCE: News release from Indiana State Department of Health INDIANAPOLIS —The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 338 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19…

March 27, 2020

Community

New statewide map available for Hoosiers seeking food assistance during COVID-19 pandemic

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Family and Social Services Administration INDIANAPOLIS– The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, in partnership with the state’s food banks, the Indy Hunger Network and Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, has developed a statewide, interactive map that…

March 27, 2020

State

Indiana Governor signs executive order in fight against COVID-19

Last Updated on March 26, 2020 by cassnetwork SOURCE: News release from Office of Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb today signed a new executive order in a continuing effort to slow the spread of…

March 26, 2020

State

104th Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge Rescheduled for Sunday, Aug. 23

Last Updated on March 26, 2020 by Indianapolis Motor Speedway/INDYCAR SOURCE: News release from Indianapolis Motor Speedway/INDYCAR INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge has been rescheduled for Sunday, Aug. 23 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials from INDYCAR…

March 26, 2020

Education

Registration open for June and August 2020 class starts at Ivy Tech

Last Updated on March 26, 2020 by Ivy Tech Community College KOKOMO – Registration for classes that begin June 8 and Aug. 24 is open at Ivy Tech Community College and the admissions staff at Kokomo and Logansport are available…

March 26, 2020

Community

Purdue Extension COVID-19 Fact Sheet for Farmers

Last Updated on March 26, 2020 by PUrdue Extension Purdue Extension has compiled a fact sheet concerning COVID-19 and what it means for farmers. You can download it as a PDF here.

March 26, 2020

Community

COVID-19 Resources for Businesses

Last Updated on March 26, 2020 by Cass County Online Do you own or operate a business? Here are links to COVID-19 Business Resources created by several agencies: Indiana Economic Development Corporation Indiana Small Business Development Center Indiana…

March 26, 2020

Education

Applications for student member of State Higher Education Commission due April 17, 2020

Last Updated on March 26, 2020 by Indiana Commission for Higher Education SOURCE: News release from Indiana Commission for Higher Education (INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is seeking applicants for the next Student Commission Member position. The…

March 26, 2020

State

Indiana Attorney General: Be wary of work-from-home scams during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Last Updated on March 26, 2020 by Office of Indiana Attorney General SOURCE: News release from Office of Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill Attorney General Curtis Hill today warned Hoosiers to beware of work-from-home scams during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.…

March 26, 2020

Education

IU Kokomo provides free WiFi access

Last Updated on March 26, 2020 by Indiana University Kokomo SOURCE: News release from Indiana University Kokomo KOKOMO, Ind. – Indiana University Kokomo joins IU in providing free, 24-hour, high-speed Wi-Fi access to its students, faculty and staff as well as…

March 26, 2020

State

Beware of fraud schemes related to COVID-19

Last Updated on March 26, 2020 by Indiana Department of Insurance SOURCE: Consumer Alert from Indiana Department of Insurance Indianapolis – The Indiana Department of Insurance is alerting Hoosiers to be aware of scammers during the COVID-19 pandemic. A warning was…

March 26, 2020

State

Indiana Department of Insurance Issues COVID-19 Bulletin

Last Updated on March 26, 2020 by Indiana Department of Insurance SOURCE: News release from Indiana Department of Insurance Due to the public health emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic, IDOI is requesting that insurance companies comply to assist consumers, businesses…

March 26, 2020

Education

Forging a new path for Indiana students: Purdue Fast Start offers giant leaps in opportunity, savings

Last Updated on March 26, 2020 by Purdue Extension SOURCE: News release from Purdue Extension Every promising Indiana student deserves the opportunity to pursue an affordable, world-class education. With its new Fast Start program, which could easily save Indiana families…

March 26, 2020

COVID-19

Updates for the public from Logansport Memorial Hospital

Last Updated on August 10, 2022 by Logansport Memorial Hospital SOURCE: News release from Logansport Memorial Hospital With the recent announcement of tightened visitor restrictions, we wanted to clarify some questions about what that means for other hospital services that…

March 26, 2020