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GUEST COLUMN: Working while disabled – Social Security can help

While it may be best known for retirement, Social Security is also here to help you get back to work if you are disabled. For millions of people, work isn’t just a source of income, it’s a vital part of…

August 6, 2018

Community

Open House for public input on 4th and 5th Street project scheduled for Aug. 6

Plans call for 4th and 5th Streets in downtown Logansport to be converted from one-way to two-way streets. A public input open house will be held Monday, Aug. 6, from 6 to 6:30 p.m., immediately before the 6:30 City Council…

August 5, 2018

Community

Werner named ‘Citizen of the Week’

It’s back to school week in Logansport, but a teacher who worked to improve the city during the summer break is a recipient of a special city honor recognizing her work. Amy Werner and her students contributed public art that…

August 5, 2018

Group with Aaron Anderson as he departs Logansport by bike to raise money for Logan's Landing

Community

Logansport man biking Route 66, raising funds for hometown Main Street organization

Accompanied by several Logansport cyclists for the first leg of his trip, Aaron Anderson headed out of Logansport on his bike around 8:15 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Anderson is riding Route 66 to Santa Barbara, Calif., where he’ll…

August 4, 2018

Community, Education, Events

Ivy Tech hosting 21st Century Scholars Day on Kokomo Campus on Aug. 11

KOKOMO, Ind. – Ivy Tech Community College is hosting a 21st Century Scholars Day on the Kokomo Campus from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11. “The event is designed as an opportunity for high school students in Indiana’s 21st…

August 4, 2018

Large group at ribbon cutting for Logansport art installation

Community

New art installation features work of Logansport HS students

A Logansport-Cass County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting for an art installation entitled “Fiesta de Flores,” created by Logansport High School art students, was held Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. The three panels were funded through an opportunity grant from the…

August 4, 2018

Community

FRIDAY, AUG. 3: Five things to know and five upcoming events

Here are five things you might want to know for Friday, Aug. 3, 2018: BACK TO SCHOOL The 2018-2019 school year begins Friday, Aug. 3 for students at Lewis Cass Schools. Pioneer heads back Tuesday, Aug. 7, the first day…

August 3, 2018

Community

Logansport Parks Board formally votes to hire Fawley as parks administrator

The Logansport Parks & Recreation Board of Directors is pleased to announce the formal hiring of Janet Fawley, the former Parks Administrator, to replace Marc Vendl who resigned on July 27, 2018.The Parks Board voted unanimously to hire Mrs. Fawley…

August 2, 2018

Community

Charity starts at home in big way in city

We’ve invited Logansport Mayor Dave Kitchell to share updates from the city in a monthly column. An old proverb proved to be as true as ever last month in Logansport. When Milt Cole stepped up at a downtown press conference…

August 2, 2018

Community, Education, Events

Ivy Tech sets Express Enrollment Days on Aug. 9 and 11 at Kokomo, Logansport campuses

KOKOMO – The last Express Enrollment Days before fall semester begins at Ivy Tech Community College are set for Aug. 9 and 11 at the College’s Kokomo and Logansport campuses. The event offers an efficient way to complete enrollment and…

August 1, 2018

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