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Drivers Will Power & Ryan Hunter-Reay celebrate after the 2017 IndyCar GP. Photo by Phill Dials for Cass County Communication Network

Community, Sports

Power wins INDYCAR Grand Prix from pole for 30th career victory

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – Will Power used the backdrop of iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway to move past a pair of Team Penske greats in the Indy car record book. Driving the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, Power dominated Saturday’s INDYCAR…

May 14, 2017

Community, Education

Ivy Tech’s Kokomo Region recognizes student achievement

KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region will recognize students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and leadership during its commencement ceremony May 12. Bailey Pownell of Walton, who is graduating with an Associate of Applied Science degree…

May 12, 2017

Achievements, Community, Education

Individuals, organization honored for leadership, contributions to Ivy Tech Kokomo

KOKOMO, Ind. — As part of its 2017 commencement ceremony May 12, Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region will recognize a number of graduating students, as well as one student organization, for leadership and outstanding contributions at the College. The…

May 12, 2017

Achievements, Community, Education

Ivy Tech’s Kokomo Region to present honorary degree to John Adler

KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region will present an honorary degree to John Adler, a retired United States Air Force colonel and long-time Kokomo area businessman and supporter of the College, during its May 12 commencement ceremonies. …

May 12, 2017

Achievements, Community, Education

Ivy Tech Kokomo Region honors Yesenia Martinez with Alumni Achievement Award

KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region will honor Yesenia Martinez of Logansport with the region’s 2017 Alumni Achievement Award during its commencement ceremony Friday, May 12. The award is presented annually by Ivy Tech Kokomo Region to…

May 12, 2017

Community, Police/Fire, State

Indiana State Police strengthening patrols for participation in 2017 Click It or Ticket Campaign

Indiana – The Indiana State Police announced today its participation in the national and statewide 2017 Click It or Ticket enforcement mobilization occurring May 12- June 4, 2017. Officers will join more than 250 state and local law enforcement agencies,…

May 12, 2017

Community, Health, State

Increasingly potent opiates put Hoosiers, responders at risk

State medical personnel and responders are sounding the alarm on a continuing drug trend that could overdose, or potentially kill, Hoosiers and responders with minimal contact. Gray Death, a particularly dangerous mixture of heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil and other synthetic opioids,…

May 11, 2017

Community, Education, Events

GSNI-M to co-sponsor STEM conference for girls on May 20

Fort Wayne, IN – Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana and Fort Wayne Community Schools are hosting the fourth annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Conference for girls in grades K-12 on Saturday, May 20, at Snider High School, 4600…

May 11, 2017

Community, State

Attorney General Hill: More than 2,000 Indiana students are eligible for student loan cancellation

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill today announced that more than 2,000 Indiana residents who attended schools operated by Corinthian Colleges, Inc., are eligible for cancellation of federal student loans used to pay tuition. Indiana residents who attended Everest Institute,…

May 11, 2017

Community

Colts’ Legend Mathis To Drive Corvette Stingray Pace Car at INDYCAR Grand Prix

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Colts legend Robert Mathis will drive the 2017 Corvette Stingray Coupe Pace Car at the fourth annual INDYCAR Grand Prix on Saturday, May 13 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mathis spent his entire 14-year National Football League…

May 10, 2017

Achievements, Community, Education

Indiana University Kokomo graduates excited to make future plans

KOKOMO, Ind. — The Indiana University Kokomo Class of 2017 expressed their excitement to graduate and begin the next phase of their lives artistically, decorating the tops of their mortarboards with sequins, flowers, bows, and words, succinctly summing up their…

May 10, 2017

Community

New local internet radio station prepares to launch

A new independent internet radio station in Cass County is hoping to launch its first station this summer. After fifteen years since the last known local internet station went off the air, Blackbird Media Group is rallying for a comeback,…

May 10, 2017

Achievements, Community

IU Kokomo celebrates largest graduating class at 2017 Commencement

KOKOMO, Ind. — Indiana University Kokomo celebrated the success of its largest-ever graduating class with pomp and pageantry, at Commencement ceremonies Tuesday (May 9). Faculty, dressed in bright-colored regalia, lined the hallways of the Kokomo Event and Conference Center, applauding…

May 10, 2017

Achievements, Community, Education

Students recognized at Indiana University Kokomo master’s hooding, honors convocation

KOKOMO, Ind. — Indiana University Kokomo celebrated the achievements of its students during the academic year, with the annual master’s hooding ceremony and honors convocation. Chancellor Susan Sciame-Giesecke congratulated the graduates on their accomplishments, and expressed her deep appreciation for…

May 10, 2017

Community

Panhandle Pathway represented at health fair

Fred Kasten and Carl Anspach, volunteers with the Friends of the Panhandle Pathway, Inc. look over a trail brochure during Saturday’s Health Fair at Pulaski Memorial Hospital in Winamac. This was the 2nd year that the Panhandle Pathway was present for this health…

May 10, 2017

Community, State

Lt. Governor Crouch and FSSA now accepting 2017 “Golden Hoosier Award” Nominations

INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, in collaboration with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Aging, has announced that nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 Golden Hoosier Award. The award, which began in 2008, annually…

May 10, 2017

Community, Events

CCCF announces changes to competitive grants cycle & workshop for local non-profits

A FREE grant-writing workshop will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday May 24, 2017 at the Cass County Community Foundation building, 729 E. Market Street and will last less than one hour. The workshop is free and will explain…

May 10, 2017

Community

Applications being accepted for apprenticeships with Tyson Foods

KOKOMO, Ind. — A new maintenance trainee apprenticeship program has begun at Tyson Foods in Logansport that provides individuals the opportunity to “get paid while you train.” Tyson Foods is working with Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region and WorkOne…

May 10, 2017

Community, Education, Events, State

Ivy Tech Community College schedules tuition hearings

INDIANAPOLIS – Ivy Tech Community College will conduct a public hearing regarding the setting of tuition and student fees for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years on Friday, May 19. The hearing will be at 9 a.m. EST in the…

May 9, 2017

Achievements, Community, Education

Logansport High School names 2017 Hall of Distinction Inductee

The 2017 Logansport High School Hall of Distinction Inductee is 1965 graduate, Mike Wood. We look forward to recognizing Mike as this year’s inductee to the Hall of Distinction at the 146th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at…

May 8, 2017