Category Community

Community, Events, Government

Public Meetings – Feb. 13-16, 2017

A variety of topics will be addressed during public meetings this week in Logansport and Cass County. Each link has more details on the time and location of each meeting. UPCOMING MEETINGS: Monday, Feb. 13 Deer Creek Township Board Meeting…

February 13, 2017

Community, Education, Events

Parents invited to March 2 event in Logansport to learn more about Ivy Tech

LOGANSPORT, Ind. — Parents of area high school seniors are invited to a Parent Night at Ivy Tech Community College’s Logansport Campus to learn more about possibilities for their student’s life after high school. The session is planned for 6…

February 13, 2017

Community, Events

IUK’s February Observatory open house to feature Venus, Mars

KOKOMO, Ind. — Mars and Venus will steal the show at Indiana University Kokomo’s Observatory open house from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, February 12. Patrick Motl, associate professor of physics, will start the open house with a public talk…

February 12, 2017

Community

Registration open for Certified Professional Food Manager Course in Peru

KOKOMO, Ind. — Registration is open for the Certified Professional Food Manager (CPFM) course being offered by Ivy Tech Community College March 14 and 16 at the Peru Instructional Site. Indiana Code 410-IAC7-22 requires mandatory certification of at least one…

February 12, 2017

Community, Government

Attorney General says W-2 phishing scams not exclusive to businesses

INDIANAPOLIS – In the wake of a W-2 phishing scam that successfully targeted two Indianapolis businesses, Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is warning Hoosiers that school districts, hospitals and nonprofits – and even small business owners – are also at…

February 12, 2017

Community

Leader Dogs for the Blind and Midwest Eye Consultants Announce Partnership

ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. — Midwest Eye Consultants, P.C. and Leader Dogs for the Blind have announced a new sponsorship agreement making Midwest Eye Consultants, P.C. an official corporate partner of Leader Dogs for the Blind. This agreement pairs Leader Dogs…

February 12, 2017

Achievements, Community, Education

Trine University – Logansport recognizes Feb. 2017 Student of the Month

Bailey Setser graduated midterm from Logansport High School in December of 2015 and was working part time in the banking industry. Bailey was ready to move on to the next chapter of her life and start working towards her college…

February 10, 2017

Community

Logansport residents asked to return income survey

Is your home one of 600 households who received a survey in the mail from the City of Logansport? If so, the Mayor’s Office is asking you to complete and return your survey. Logansport sent 600 confidential income surveys to…

February 10, 2017

Achievements, Community

Logansport HS Speech team takes 2nd at CIFL conference tournament

The LHS Speech Team secured a second place team finish at their Central Indiana Forensic League Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Tournament champions include Braxton Howard, Radio; Clarissa Luna, POI; Jon Raderstorf, Discussion; and two-event champion, Lorie Flanagan, Humor…

February 9, 2017

Community

Historic Board supports Memorial Center grant

Mayor Dave Kitchell says the ongoing efforts to secure state funding for a war memorial on the National Register of Historic Places received a boost Thursday morning. In a news release issued Thursday, Kitchell says five members on the Logansport…

February 9, 2017

Community, Government

Indiana Attorney General launches campaign against phone scams, announces 2017 Do Not Call registration schedule

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has announced the first of four Do Not Call registration deadlines in 2017 as part of a new telephone privacy campaign aimed at protecting Hoosiers from phone scams – “Do Not Call/Do Not…

February 9, 2017

Community

February: Seeing the light and not the shadows in our city

We’ve invited Logansport Mayor Dave Kitchell to share updates from the city in a monthly column on CassCountyOnline.com. One of the priorities of the new state administration is broadband Internet access in rural areas of our state. To that end,…

February 9, 2017

Community

500 Festival to Hold Remote OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon for Indiana Troops

INDIANAPOLIS – The 500 Festival, a nonprofit organization providing life-enriching events and programs that celebrate the legacy of the Indianapolis 500, today announces a remote version of the 2017 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and Finish Line 500 Festival 5K for…

February 8, 2017

Community

IU Kokomo to assist St. Joseph’s College students

KOKOMO, Ind. — Indiana University Kokomo offers to help students from St. Joseph’s College complete their college degrees. Todd Gambill, vice chancellor for student affairs and enrollment management, contacted St. Joseph’s College administrators shortly after the announcement by their trustees that the…

February 8, 2017

Community

Winter Resumes Wednesday Across North, Central Indiana

A winter weather advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is monitoring developing weather and temperature forecasts and readying its resources as the National Weather Service predicts…

February 8, 2017

Community, Health

Restricted visitation in effect at Logansport Memorial Hospital

UPDATED: This round of visitor restrictions at Logansport Memorial Hospital was lifted effective March 31, 2017. After a very quiet start to the influenza season, Logansport Memorial Hospital and the community have seen a significant spike in influenza cases over…

February 7, 2017

Achievements, Community, Education

Logansport Band students earn honors

The Logansport Band Dept. is proud to announce that several students have earned instrumental honors recently. 8 students advanced to the Indiana State School Music Association Solo and ensemble STATE contest by receiving a gold medal in the highest category…

February 6, 2017

Community

Say thanks to your employees with a special cookie delivery

Have you been searching for a heartfelt way to show appreciation for your employees? You can support Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana and “order a troop” to make a special cookie delivery to your workplace! It’s a unique way to…

February 6, 2017

Achievements, Community

Buchanan named Logansport ‘Citizen of the Week’

A local resident who has had a hand, a voice and two feet in promoting thousands of amateur actors, singers and dancers is this week’s Logansport Citizen of the Week. Pat Buchanan, now with Logansport’s Junior Civic Theater, has served…

February 6, 2017

Community, Events

CCCF invites you to “Give your heart to the community”

The Cass County Community Foundation announces its 2017 “Give Your Heart to the Community” Campaign. CCCF President Deanna Crispen shared “We are very excited to once again offer our annual Valentines serenades to help celebrate Valentine’s Day and support the…

February 2, 2017