Category Community

Achievements, Community, Education, Press Release

Indiana Department of Workforce Development awards “Programs of Excellence” designation to Logansport Community School Corporation Adult Learning Center

Earlier this week, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development notified 17 adult education programs across the state of their designation as a Program of Excellence. DWD started this designation in 2022-23 to recognize adult education programs that meet multiple state…

September 19, 2025

Achievements, Community, Education, Press Release

Summer 2025 students earn chancellor’s list, dean’s list honors

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

September 14, 2025

Community

Logansport man sentenced to 25 years for dealing in methamphetamine

LOGANSPORT – Prosecutor Noah Schafer announced that Branden L. Lincoln, 28, of Logansport was sentenced on Thursday, September 11, 2025, in Cass Circuit Court to twenty-five years in the Indiana Department of Correction for Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Level 2…

September 12, 2025

Community, Press Release

Flags at half-staff on September 11, 2025 in remembrance of victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks and through sunset on Sept. 14, 2025 as a mark of respect for the memory of Charlie Kirk

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Mike Braun has directed that flags be flown at half-staff across the state of Indiana on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in observance of Patriot Day. Flags will be lowered at all state facilities from sunrise to sunset…

September 10, 2025

Community, Press Release

Info regarding new provider for trash and recycling pickup in Logansport as of September 2025

The City of Logansport’s new trash and recycling pickup service with GFL Environmental will begin in September 2025. The City of Logansport is ONLY changing trash services to City residents, not businesses. If you have an apartment that is a…

September 10, 2025

Community, Education

NASA Skywatching Tips September 2025

Here’s an update from our local Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller Saturn shines throughout the month, a conjunction sparkles in the sky, and we welcome the autumnal equinox. Skywatching Highlights · All of September: Saturn is visible · Sept. 19:…

September 4, 2025

Community

Soil sampling program available to Hoosier farmers

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) and partners throughout the state have worked with the Gulf Hypoxia Program (GHP) to develop a no-cost program with a focus on increasing the knowledge and use of soil sampling as a…

September 2, 2025

Community, Press Release

Walton Library hosts tea party with Miss Cass County and her court

Approximately 40 people gathered on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025 at the Walton & Tipton Township Public Library to celebrate with the reigning Cass County Queen Olivia Thomas and her court. The library’s annual Princess Tea Party is a fun way…

August 31, 2025

Community, Press Release

17-year-old pleads guilty in Logansport shooting

LOGANSPORT – Prosecutor Noah Schafer announced that Aedan Titus, 17, pled guilty to aggravated battery, admitting his role in a shooting that occurred on Pennsylvania Ave. in Logansport in October of 2024. The juvenile was charged as an adult, as…

August 29, 2025

Community

Labor Day 2025 Closings & Observances

Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Labor Day “is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to…

August 29, 2025

Community, Police/Fire, Press Release

Statewide Silver Alert for missing juvenile from Twelve Mile, Indiana

A Statewide Silver Alert has been declared as of 5:38 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the disappearance of Lydia Barconia, a 17 year old black female, 5 feet 1 inch tall, 110…

August 28, 2025

Community, Press Release

Flags at half-staff through Aug. 31, 2025 as mark of respect for Minneapolis shooting victims

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Mike Braun has directed flags across the State of Indiana to be flown at half-staff as a mark of respect for the victims of today’s tragic mass shooting in Minneapolis. This directive follows President Donald Trump’s order…

August 27, 2025

Community, Press Release

Resurfacing continues through late November on State Road 29 in Cass and Carroll Counties

CASS & CARROLL COUNTIES, Ind. – Indiana Department of Transportation contractor E&B Paving LLC will move to the next phase of resurfacing on State Road 29 between State Road 25 35 24 and the south junction of State Road 218 next…

August 27, 2025

Community, Health, Press Release

4C Health kicks off Recovery Days of Service across seven counties

Peru, IN— 4C Health is proud to announce the launch of its Recovery Days of Service, a series ofsignature events taking place across all seven counties the organization serves. The Recovery Days of Service are designed to highlight the strength,…

August 25, 2025

Community, Education, Press Release

Logansport Savings Bank welcomes new Junior Board members for 202

Logansport Savings Bank (LSB) is proud to announce the start of its Junior Board program forthe 2025-2026 school year, welcoming 16 exceptional high school students from all four countyschools throughout Cass County. This initiative, now in its seventh year, continues…

August 25, 2025

Community, Press Release

Aug. 22, 2025 crash in Cass County injures three

On Friday, August 22, 2025, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Cass County Deputy Alex Denny observed a crash occur on US 24/35 at CR 325 East. Other deputies from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash along with the…

August 25, 2025

Achievements, Community, Education, Press Release

2025 induction ceremony celebrates new nursing students

KOKOMO, Ind. — Faculty and staff in the Indiana University Kokomo School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions (SNAHP) welcomed the newest classes of nursing students in its traditional induction ceremony Wednesday (August 20). Assistant Dean Stephanie Pratt welcomed the…

August 22, 2025

Community, Press Release, State

15 Indiana communities to receive over $10.8 million in Community Development Block Grants; Logansport awarded $750,000 for Logansport-Cass County Memorial Center renovation

The Office of Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs today announced 15 rural communities will receive more than $10.8 million in federal grant funding to expand community facilities, improve water infrastructure and eliminate…

August 20, 2025

Community, Press Release

Notice of Adoption of Preliminary Determination for General Obligation Bonds of 2025

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-3.1 that the County Council (“Council”) of Cass County, Indiana (“County”) did,on August 15, 2025, make a preliminary determination to issue its General Obligation Bonds of 2025 (“Bonds”) in an amount not…

August 18, 2025

Community

Gov. Braun Celebrates Main Street Entrepreneurship with Century, Half Century Business Awards

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Mike Braun welcomed representatives of Indiana’s entrepreneurial and small business community to the Indiana Statehoue on Aug. 14, 2025, awarding the Governor’s Century and Half Century Business Award to 32 Hoosier businesses that have been supporting the state’s…

August 18, 2025