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Community

New DNR hunting guide available online and in print

Your guide to hunting and trapping in Indiana is available now, online, at hunting.IN.gov. The printed version of the 48-page Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide will be available, free, at the Natural Resources Building at the Indiana State Fair, and…

August 1, 2018

Community

Food Finders Food Bank receives $20,000 Monsanto Fund grant for Mobile Pantry Program

Lafayette, Ind. – Employees from Monsanto recommended Food Finders Food Bank to receive a $20,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund. Funds from the grant will be used to support the Mobile Pantry Program throughout Food Finders’ 16-county service area. “The…

August 1, 2018

Achievements, Community

CCCF honors scholarship recipients at pizza party reception

State Senator Randy Head was the guest speaker at the Cass County Community Foundation’s annual “Pizza Party and Scholarship Reception for 2018 scholarship recipients and their families, as well as donors, board members, and volunteers. The event hosted at Ivy…

August 1, 2018

Community

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 1: Five things to know and five upcoming events

Here are five things you might want to know for Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018: HUSTON PARK TRAIL CLOSED FOR RE-SEALING Sections of Huston Trail, 1721 Smith Street, will be closed for re-sealing (weather permitting) through August 1, 2018. BACK TO…

August 1, 2018

Community, State

“Step Right Up’ & Join IDEM at the 2018 Indiana State Fair

“This year’s State Fair theme, ‘Step Right Up,’ aligns with IDEM’s commitment to environmental education and allows Hoosiers to learn more about actions they can take to protect our environment – now and for generations to come,” said Bruno Pigott,…

July 31, 2018

Community, Education

Art students commissioned to create mural in downtown Kokomo

KOKOMO, Ind. — On the side of a downtown business, a vision of Kokomo 1,000 years into the future is taking shape, under the hands of talented Indiana University Kokomo artists. On summer evenings, the five students in Minda Douglas’s…

July 31, 2018

Community

Logansport Savings Bank gives $200,000 to Cass County Family YMCA

The Cass County Family YMCA is honored to announce that they have accepted a generous $200,000 gift from Logansport Savings Bank. The money is being given toward the recently announced capital campaign that will fund a $3.5 million total renovation…

July 31, 2018

Community, Education

Ivy Tech Kokomo offers Saturday hours Aug. 4 to assist students

KOKOMO, Ind. – Ivy Tech Community College’s Kokomo Express Enrollment Center is offering extended hours during the week of July 30 to help students challenged to get in during regular office hours. Staff will be on hand from 9 a.m.…

July 29, 2018

Community

Sections of Huston Trail closed for re-sealing July 30 – Aug. 1

Sections of Huston Trail, 1721 Smith Street, will be closed for re-sealing (weather permitting) between July 30-August 1, 2018. SOURCE: News release from City of Logansport Mayor’s Office

July 29, 2018

Achievements, Community

Lombardi named Logansport Citizen of the Week

For 48 years, he was the arbiter of balls and strikes on Logansport diamonds from 250 to 300 times a year. Don Lombardi, who just retired as an Indiana district vice president of the Amateur Softball Association, has been named…

July 28, 2018

Achievements, Community

Trine University Logansport recognizes July 2018 Student of the Month

Trine University in Logansport recognizes Angie Mucker as the July 2018 Student of the Month. In 2017, Angie decided to make a life altering decision to return to school and further her education. Like many non-traditional students, Angie had prior…

July 27, 2018

Community

Sunset, Spear, 18th Street scheduled for milling

In preparation for paving, Sunset Drive and the 2400 block of Spear Street will be milled on Thursday, July 26 with paving prep work on Friday, July 27. 18th Street will be milled from the Eel River to the Wabash…

July 25, 2018

Community

Weight Restriction placed on US 421 Bridge over Kilmore Creek north of Frankfort

CLINTON COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation is advising motorists that a weight limit of 38-tons has been placed on the U.S. 421 Bridge over Kilmore Creek, which is located north of Frankfort and just south of State…

July 25, 2018

Community

Security Federal Savings Bank donates $25,000 to Junior Achievement

Logansport, IN—Security Federal Savings Bank has raised $25,000 for the students participating in Junior Achievement programs in Cass, Tippecanoe, Howard and Carroll counties. The money was raised with the help of area residents, local businesses and the Community Cares initiative…

July 24, 2018

Community, State

Indiana Treasurer announces statewide August tour

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Next week, Treasurer Mitchell will begin a month long tour of PSAPs (Public Safety Answering Points) around the Hoosier state. As the Indiana Treasurer of State, Mitchell is the only treasurer in the country to chair a 911…

July 24, 2018

Community

Fawley tabbed for parks administrator

The only person ever to serve as a city and county parks head in the community is returning to Logansport. Jan Fawley, who served as city parks administrator before leaving for a similar post in 2015, has been named interim…

July 24, 2018

Community, State

Hundreds of Indiana schools request handheld metal detectors

Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today reported that 3,228 total handheld metal detectors have been requested by 369 school entities—including 94 percent of all traditional public school corporations. On July 9, the governor announced that the state would make the metal…

July 23, 2018

Community, Health

Health officials report increase in tick-borne illnesses

INDIANAPOLIS—State health officials are urging Hoosiers to protect themselves from ticks as cases of tick-borne disease continue to rise in the state. More than 100 cases of tick-borne disease have been reported so far in 2018, including one death due…

July 23, 2018

Achievements, Community, Education

Ivy Tech announces 2018 Spring Semester Dean’s List

KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College’s Kokomo Service Area has announced the following students have been named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2018 semester. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must have achieved a grade…

July 22, 2018

Community

CCCF announces funding totals from 4-H Fair Robotics match

The Cass County Community Foundation hosted a matching opportunity at the Cass County 4-H Fair to support robotics teams from all four local school systems. The schools had the opportunity to earn a $1 for $1 match up to $500.…

July 22, 2018