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Ridlen named Bicentennial Citizen of the Week

The last Logansport resident to hold a statewide office is the latest recipient of a special Logansport award. Julian Ridlen, a Logansport attorney and former Cass Circuit Court and Logansport city judge, has been named the Logansport Bicentennial Citizen of…

Miss Cass County 2016

Karli DeHaven was crowned Miss Cass County 2016 as the 56th annual Cass County 4-H Fair got underway on Sunday, July 10. “It’s absolutely unbelievable. This is my tenth year in 4-H so it just makes this week even more…

Thirteen competing for Miss Cass County 2016

First row: Shailin Heckard, Kylie Pugh, Karli DeHaven, Bayli Torrey, Jael Forker, Dayanna Romo and Traci Stark. Second row: Suzie McKaig, Marissa Bergstedt, Patrisha Hartley, Sarah Fisher, Marli Leazenby and Mickayla Rans Not pictured: Jennifer Crafford. Photo by Laura Cahalan…

Investigator says cause of fire is undetermined

An early morning fire at Closson Lumber began in the basement in the southeast corner of the main showroom building, but the cause is undetermined. “We were not able to eliminate all reasonable accidental ignition sources in that area,” Logansport…

Crews on scene of massive fire at Closson Lumber

Crews battled a massive fire early this morning in the 800 block of Erie Avenue at the Closson Lumber building. EMA director Alvin Beckman said the call came at 4:23 a.m. Multiple fire departments from surrounding communities assisted the Logansport Fire…

Rotarians honored, new officers announced

Carol Sue Hayworth was named “Rotarian of the Year 2016” at the organization’s banquet and installation of officers for the Logansport Rotary Club in June. Hayworth, was honored by outgoing President Mark Lowry Jr. In presenting the award, Lowry praised…

Trine University Student of the Month

Mike Shannon, a criminal justice major at Trine University, has served as a deputy sheriff for Cass County for the past 16 years.  Soon, Mike will take his last 10-42 and step out of his squad car for a final…

Spencer wins State Championship

The Indiana AIM State Trap Shoot was held Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at the Indiana Gun Club.   Marla Spencer, of Logansport, won the Ladies Singles State Championship with a score of 99 out of 100 targets.  AIM is the youth…

Miss Indiana State Fair 2016 to visit Cass County

Miss Indiana State Fair 2016, Tate Fritchley will be a guest at the Cass County 4-H Fair Queen Pageant Workshop tonight to do a Q&A with contestants, as well as help with modeling, on stage questions, and a mock interview.…

IU Kokomo students learn art of micro brewing

KOKOMO, Ind. — Something interesting is brewing at Indiana University Kokomo. As part of the hospitality and tourism management (HTM) program, students are learning about the business of micro brewing, or making beer in a commercial facility that brews no more…