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Sylvia Ruth Shaffer

Sylvia Ruth Shaffer, 73, of Idaville passed away at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 05, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Logansport. Born on August 14, 1941 in Perry County, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late James and Marie…

2015 Municipal Primary Election Results

Official totals as reported by the Cass County Clerk’s Office: TOTALS INCLUDE: All Vote Centers Reporting: Early Voting, Senior Center and Logansport Mall VOTER TURNOUT: 1,946 of 8,214 registered voters = 23.95% MAYOR OF LOGANSPORT REPUBLICAN Mike Berkshire 179 Ted Franklin…

Charles Calloway

Charles E. Calloway, 78, of Logansport, passed away Monday May 4, 2015 at 2:50 AM in Woodbridge Health Campus. Born May 30, 1936 in Logansport to the late Charles Quincy and Gladys F. “Maxon” Calloway. On October 12, 1963 in…

Sharon J. Baker

 Sharon J. Baker, 71, of Logansport, passed away at 11:10 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 2015, in Miller’s Merry Manor. Born September 3, 1943, in Logansport, she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Mildred (Lybrook) Roll. In October of…

James Edward “Jim” Jones

James Edward Jones, 86, longtime resident of New Port Richey, Florida, formerly of Wabash and Logansport, died Friday, May 1, 2015. Born August 15, 1928, in Wabash, Indiana, he was the son of Sherman and Elizabeth (Reed) Jones. He married…

Joel Michael Bowman

Joel Michael Bowman, 27, Logansport, passed away Friday May 1, 2015 at 9:37 pm in Logansport Memorial Hospital. Born September 8, 1987 in Logansport to Herbert M. Bowman and Victoria L. Bender. Joel was employed by Chucks Towers and Flowers.…

Grover Henry Shidler

Grover Henry Shidler, 84, of Star City passed away at 5:00 a.m., Friday, May 1, 2015 at Pulaski Health Care Center. Born October 5, 1930 in Logansport, he was the son of the late Grover Merl and Dora Esther (Spencer)…

Mark Bell

Mark Bell, 54, of  Logansport, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 in Manor Care Health Center, Anderson. Born April 1, 1961, in Logansport, he was the son of Roger M. and Patty (Corcoran) Bell. He is survived by one brother…

Quarter-finalists for America’s Best Communities announced

Eleven Indiana communities were named quarter-finalists this week in the America’s Best Communities competition.  Fifty communities across the country advanced in the competition, sponsored by Frontier Communications, DISH Network, The Weather Channel and CoBank. Quarter-Finalists from Indiana: Angola Greencastle* Jasper…

Robert L. Murray

Robert L. Murray, 61, of Logansport passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born on December 25, 1953, he was the son of Oscar “Curley” F. and Rosemary (Duncan) Murray.  On December 15, 1990 in…

United Steel Workers vote to support Kitchell

Cass County Communication Network welcomes letters to the editor and guest columns. The following Guest Column was submitted by Dave Kitchell, Democrat for mayor, on April 28, 2015. I was honored and humbled Tuesday afternoon to see so many members…

Woodrow J. Moore Jr.

Woodrow J. Moore Jr., 70, Logansport, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 3:06 pm in I.U. Arnett hospital in Lafayette. Arrangements are pending at the Gundrum Funeral Home and Crematory.

Betty Jane Lowry

Betty Jane Lowry, formerly of Walton, passed away at 10:16 a.m., on Friday, April 24, 2015, in Community Howard Regional Hospital in Kokomo. Born in Cass County on August 15, 1923, she was the daughter of James E. and Clara…

Audrey L. Shafer

Audrey L. Shafer, 81 years old, of Logansport, passed away at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 23rd.  Arrangements are pending at Fisher Funeral Chapel.

Catherine M. Benda

Catherine M. Benda, 97 years old, Logansport, passed away at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Chase Center. Born February 24, 1918, in Winamac, she was the daughter of the late Manny and Metta (Shriner) Baker. In 1936, Catherine…

Leonard Luther “Sonny” Sigler, Jr.

Leonard Luther “Sonny” Sigler, Jr. of Logansport, died at his residence at 9:00 am Thursday, April 23, 2015. He was born in Montgomery, West Virginia to Leonard and Rosa (Taylor) Sigler Sr. After the death of Rosa, Sonny’s father married…