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Education

Logansport Community School Corporation Receives Lilly Planning Grant

Logansport Community School Corporation has received a planning grant of $30,000 under Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Comprehensive Counseling Initiative for Indiana K-12 Students. The aim of the Counseling Initiative is to increase significantly the number of K-12 students in Indiana public…

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January 25, 2017

Community, Education

Caston Receives Lilly Counseling Planning Grant

Caston School Corporation has received a $30,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment in the first phase of the Comprehensive Counseling Initiative for Indiana K-12 Students. Lilly has awarded $9.14 million in planning grants to 284 public school corporations and charter…

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January 25, 2017

Community, Government

Head proposes formal study to compare pay for Indiana’s statewide officials with other states

State Sen. Randy Head (R-Logansport) made the following statement today regarding Senate Bill 60: “This week, the Senate Committee on Civil Law heard Senate Bill 60, which proposes to raise the salaries of Indiana’s statewide elected officials. As chairman of…

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January 25, 2017

Logansport Hometown Collaboration Initiative Forum

Community

Residents share opinions at HCI Community Forum

About 100 community members spent the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 24 analyzing data that’s been gathered as part of Logansport’s Hometown Collaboration Initiative process. Participants were divided into small groups to evaluate the data from a community survey taken in…

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January 25, 2017

Community

Cass, Clinton, Fulton, Howard, Miami & Tipton Counties Creating Regional Plan

Economic leaders drawn from a six-county region will be crafting a high-quality plan designed to build on the region’s economic strengths and serve as the blueprint for updating the region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) last completed in 2012. This…

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January 24, 2017

Achievements, Community, Education, Government

Legislators recognize Indiana Teacher of the Year

STATEHOUSE (Jan. 23, 2017) – State Rep. Bill Friend (R-Macy) recognized Indiana Teacher of the Year Jitka Nelson at the Statehouse Wednesday for her dedication and commitment to education. Currently, Nelson teaches English, language arts and developmental reading at Logansport…

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January 23, 2017

Obituaries

Mary L. Raber

Mary L. Raber, 94, Logansport, passed away at 11:10 a.m., on Friday, January 20, 2017, in Miller’s Merry Manor. Arrangements are pending at Kroeger Funeral Home.

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January 23, 2017

Obituaries

R. Deane Warner

R. Deane Warner, age 83, Logansport, passed away at 6:30 a.m. on Friday, January 20, 2017, in his residence. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 24, 2017, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Kroeger Funeral Home, where an Elks Memorial Service…

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January 23, 2017

Achievements, Community, Government

With a new year come city resolutions

We’ve invited Logansport Mayor Dave Kitchell to share updates from the city in a monthly column. In my own memory bank, I’ll never forget 2016 as the year the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, but I’ll also remember other…

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January 23, 2017

Achievements, Community, Education

Columbia Elementary Honor Roll for 2nd 9 Weeks of 2016-2017 School Year

Congratulations to the Columbia Elementary students who made the honor roll for the 2nd 9 weeks of the 2016-2017 school year: Kindergarten All Stars: Zaleigh Butcher, Jael Cos Benitez, Isaiah Espinoza, Benjamin Gregory-Briseno, Karlos Hernandez, Hallie Latz, Courtney Muckenfuss, Zachary…

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January 22, 2017

Community, Education

Trine Tuesdays begin at Ivy Tech Community College’s Logansport campus

LOGANSPORT — Students at Ivy Tech Community College’s Logansport campus can learn more about the options available after they complete their associate’s degree at Trine Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 24. Trine Tuesdays will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.…

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January 22, 2017

Obituaries

Dr. Ted B. Hughes

Dr. Ted Byron Hughes, 88, of Logansport passed away at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 20, 2017, at The Springs Health Campus, Lafayette. Ted was born March 29, 1928 in Michigan City to the late Ted Morgan and Anna Grace (Thompson)…

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January 20, 2017

Obituaries

Betty I. Mullin

Betty I. Mullin, 88 of Logansport passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 in her residence. Born on September 4, 1928 in Hancock County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Clarence F. and Mary (Brenner) Schafer. On November 14,…

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January 20, 2017

Community

State Accepting Nominations for Governor’s Century, Half Century Business Awards

INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 19, 2017) – The state of Indiana is currently accepting nominations for the Governor’s Century and Half Century Business Awards, which honor Hoosier businesses that have remained in operation for at least 100 or 50 years, respectively, and have…

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January 20, 2017

Obituaries

Irene T. Doherty

Irene T. Doherty, age 76, Huntington, formerly of Logansport, passed away at 6:50 p.m., on Sunday, January 15, 2017, in Parkview Huntington Hospital. The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., on Monday, January 23, 2017, at Kroeger Funeral Home. The…

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January 20, 2017

Obituaries

Bonnie Lou (Haggard) Vore Stratton

Bonnie Lou (Haggard) Vore Stratton, 86 of Logansport passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017 in her residence. Born on August 9, 1930 in Logansport, IN, she was the daughter of the late Raymond “Jim” Haggard and Irene Francis Blunk. Bonnie…

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January 20, 2017

Community, Events

Public invited to attend Logansport Community Forum on Jan. 24, 2017

Logansport’s Hometown Collaboration Initiative (HCI) team will hold a Community Forum on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 from 6-9 p.m. in the Logansport High School cafeteria. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. “The forum provides an opportunity for community members to…

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January 20, 2017

Achievements, Community, Education

Columbia Middle School Honor Roll – 2nd Quarter of 2016-2017 School Year

Congratulations to the following Columbia Middle School students who made the honor roll for the 2nd grading period of the 2016-2017 school year. All A GRADE 6: Yazetl Dominguez Lopez, Tristan Kitchel, Kaiden Lucero, Zoe Sanders, Conner Shannon, Luna Tafolla…

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January 18, 2017

Community, Government

Mayor: State of Logansport ‘Optimistic’

After weathering a difficult fiscal year, the city of Logansport is better positioned to attract and retain good-paying jobs as well as employees with 21st century skill sets. That’s the synopsis of the State of the City Mayor Dave Kitchell…

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January 18, 2017

Obituaries

Mark Joseph Karmel

Mark Joseph Karmel, 46, of Galveston passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital in Kokomo. Mark was born on December 1, 1970 in Toledo, Ohio to Joseph and Carol (Mertzke) Karmel. On July 31, 2005 in Valparaiso,…

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January 18, 2017