State Senator Stacey Donato

State Senator Stacey Donato

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Senator Donato welcomes local students to Statehouse

STATEHOUSE  – State Sen. Stacey Donato (R-Logansport) welcomed the following students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in January. Meena Bawong , from Culver, attends Culver Community High School Sheccid Gutierrez, from Logansport, attends Pioneer Jr. High School…

Ivy Tech Kokomo earns three state CTE excellence awards

KOKOMO, Ind. – Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo has been honored with three Postsecondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) Awards for Excellence from the Indiana Department of Education. The awards were presented Feb. 18 in a public ceremony at the…

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IU Kokomo honors December 2019 graduates

KOKOMO, Ind. – Two hundred three Indiana University Kokomo students earned degrees in December 2019. The graduates represent 30 Indiana counties, three states, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria. Graduates are listed by hometown. Those earning degrees include: Al Madinah Al Munawwarahm…

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Manning Memo: Moving swiftly into the second half

This week we began the second half of this year’s legislative session. In the first half, we passed 114 bills out of the House and the Senate advanced 169 bills. One point I always like to make is about the…

Penske unveils wide-ranging plan to enhance Month of May, IMS

INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 – A wide-ranging, multifaceted plan to boost and strengthen the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was unveiled today featuring significant improvements and financial investment that will resonate with fans from…

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Indiana seeking 10-year extension of Healthy Indiana Plan

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has submitted its application for a 10-year extension of the Healthy Indiana Plan, the state’s Medicaid alternative program for low-income, non-disabled adults. This week, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…

Cass County Jail adds new security device

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office recently received a delivery of a new security device for the Cass County Jail. The Tek84 Intercept body scanner was delivered near the end of 2019. The device was placed in service on January 21,…

Career and Tech Ed students recognized by Indiana legislators

INDIANAPOLIS — In recognition of National Career and Technical Education (CTE) month, held each February, the Indiana FFA Association and other Career and Technical Student Organizations assembled at the Statehouse. While there, they raised awareness about Career and Technical Student Organization’s…

Cass County under yellow travel advisory on Feb. 13, 2020

UPDATE: As of 1:30 p.m.  Cass County Emergency Management Director Alvin Beckman reports that the travel advisory for Cass County has been lifted. Cass County, Indiana is under a yellow travel advisory as of Thursday morning (Feb. 13, 2020). This…

Elizabeth A. Billman

Elizabeth A. Billman, age 76, Logansport, passed away at 6:35 p.m. on Saturday, February 8, 2020, at her residence. Born May 21, 1943, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Ralph and Lois Zinn Lowe. She married Lionel Billman on…