Category Community

Achievements, Community, Education, Honor Roll / Dean's List

Lewis Cass High School Honor Roll for 2nd semester of 2024-2025 school year

Congratulations to the Lewis Cass High School students who made the honor roll for the 2nd semester of the 2024-2025 school year: High Honor RollLewis Cass High School2nd Semester – 2024-2025 Jenifer Acevedo Gutierrez, Ariella Alford, Khloe Arvin, Alli Bandelier,…

June 8, 2025

Community, Honor Roll / Dean's List

Lewis Cass Junior High School Honor Roll for 2nd semester of 2024-2025 school year

Congratulations to the Lewis Cass Junior High students who made the honor roll for the 2nd semester of 2024-2025 school year High Honor RollLewis Cass Junior High2nd Semester – 2024-2025 Isabella Alford, Emily Baber, Olivia Banta, Rowan Beck, Brynnley Bell,…

June 8, 2025

Achievements, Community, Education, Honor Roll / Dean's List

Lewis Cass High School Honor Roll for 4th quarter of 2024-2025 school year

Congratulations to the Lewis Cass High School students who made the honor roll for the 4th quarter of the 2024-2025 school year: High Honor RollLewis Cass High School4th Quarter – 2024-2025 Ariella Alford, Gwendolyn Barker, Kaitlyn Benner, Rebekah Birkey, Adalyn…

June 8, 2025

Achievements, Community, Education, Honor Roll / Dean's List

Lewis Cass Junior High School Honor Roll for 4th quarter of 2024-2025 school year

Congratulations to the Lewis Cass Junior High School students who made the honor roll for the 4th quarter of the 2024-2025 school year: High Honor RollLewis Cass Junior High School4th Quarter- 2024-2025 Isabella Alford, Olivia Banta, Rowan Beck, Brynnley Bell,…

June 8, 2025

Community, Police/Fire, Press Release

Robbery investigation in Cass County results in three arrests

On Thursday, June 5, 2025, at approximately 11:46 p.m., Cass County Central Dispatch received a call reporting an attempted armed robbery and vehicle theft. The incident allegedly occurred in the area of County Road 600 North and County Road 150…

June 6, 2025

Community, Education

NASA Skywatching Tips June 2025

Here’s an update from our local Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller Check out this link from Nasa: Credits: NASA/JPL, Preston Dyches, Public Engagement Specialist Planets, Solstice, and the Galaxy Venus and Saturn separate, while Mars hangs out in the…

June 6, 2025

Achievements, Community, Education, Honor Roll / Dean's List, Press Release

Indiana University Kokomo dean’s list, chancellor’s list, honor spring 2025 academic achievements

KOKOMO, Ind. — In the spring 2025 semester, 722 full-time Indiana University Kokomo students earned chancellor’s list or dean’s list honors. Chancellor’s list students earned a 4.0 grade point average (GPA), while dean’s list students earned a minimum 3.5 GPA…

June 4, 2025

Community

Logansport native one of six ’25 Wabash College graduates to earn Fulbright Awards

Six members of the Wabash College Class of 2025 have accepted Fulbright awards to locations in Europe and South America. Five students earned Fulbright Teaching Assistantships (ETA) and will be based in Europe—Connor Craig (Spain), Jacob Davis (Germany), Andrew Dever…

June 4, 2025

Achievements, Community, Education, Press Release

Walton native graduates from Orr Fellowship, joins 650-person alumni network

Orr Fellowship, an early career development program for versatile high-achievers and future-focused businesses in Indiana, is celebrating its graduating class of 53 Fellows and honoring five standout new graduates of the program. As the 2023 class of Orr Fellows completes…

June 4, 2025

Achievements, Community, Health, Press Release

4C Health celebrates 50 years of service and honors Behavioral Health Champions of 2025: Hillary Hartoin

4C Health proudly commemorates its 50th anniversary in 2025, marking five decades of dedicated behavioral health services to north central rural Indiana. What began in 1975 with just a few committed community members has grown into a thriving agency with…

June 2, 2025

Community, Press Release, State

AgriVision award nominations are welcomed through July 1, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS – Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 AgriVision Award , the highest agricultural honor presented by the State of Indiana. This award, now in its 18th year, was established by the lieutenant governor and the Indiana State Department of…

May 31, 2025

Community, Press Release

Logansport Savings Bank breaks ground in Peru

Logansport Savings Bank (LSB) is expanding its footprint in Miami County. On May 30, 2025, the bank gathered with staff and various community members to mark this significant milestone with a groundbreaking at the site of its new branch location.…

May 31, 2025

Community, Press Release

Feeding America study shows an increase in child food insecurity in Cass County

Child food insecurity affects every county in the United States. At the local level, Map the Meal Gap finds that 1 in 5 children in Food Finders Food Bank’s 16-county service area are experiencing food insecurity. The service area-wide numbers…

May 31, 2025

Community, Press Release

U.S. 35 to close near Galveston on or after June 2 through late October 2025

CASS COUNTY, Ind. – Indiana Department of Transportation contractor ICC Group will close U.S. 35 between C.R. 1225 S and North St beginning on or after Monday, June 2. U.S. 35 will be closed through the end of October for…

May 31, 2025

Achievements, Community, Education, Press Release

Indiana University Kokomo honor societies reward academic excellence in 2025

KOKOMO, Ind. — More than 30 Indiana University Kokomo students were recognized for academic achievement in fields ranging from Spanish to sociology, and from psychology to business, with their selection for national honor societies. Phi of Indiana Chapter of Alpha Kappa…

May 26, 2025

Community

Girl Scouts elect board members at annual celebration event

Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana elected board members at their annual celebration eventheld Saturday, April 26, at Camp Ella J. Logan near Syracuse. Directors At Large elected for three-year terms ending in2028 include: Continuing board members include Lisa Cashel, Julie…

May 26, 2025

Community

Walton & Tipton Township Public Library receives $3,000 grant from the DollarGeneral Literacy Foundation to support Summer Reading Program literacy

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) recently awarded the Walton & Tipton Township Public Library a $3,000 grant to support Summer Reading Program literacy. The funds are a part of a record-setting, one-day donation in the Foundation’s history of more…

May 22, 2025

Community, Press Release

Cass County Community Foundation announces $230,000 available for competitive grants for local non-profits in 2025

The Cass County Community Foundation Board of Directors is excited to announce that the funds available for community grants to Cass County non-profits during the 2025 grant cycle is a record high. CCCF President Deanna Crispen announced that the Foundation has made…

May 22, 2025

Community

Local Emergency Planning Committee hosts preparedness exercise in Cass County, Indiana

WALTON, IN – On Wednesday, May 21 the Cass County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) held its Annual Hazardous Materials exercise at the Walton Community Fire Department. The exercise, focusing on emergency response to damage to an anhydrous ammonia pipeline,…

May 22, 2025

Community

CCCF awards Elizabeth A. Billman Excellence in Teaching Award to Karina Mejia

The Cass County Community Foundation announced Karina Mejia as the 2025 recipient of the “Elizabeth A. Billman Excellence in Teaching Award” during the end of school year awards at Landis Elementary School. Deanna Crispen, CCCF President & CEO and Luke…

May 22, 2025