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Indiana Citizens Can Apply for Home Storm Shelters Funds

Indianapolis – The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) has opened a program that will provide financial support to Indiana residents who wish to construct and install a severe weather safe room in their home. Funds for the program will…

December 13, 2015

Community

IHS Announces Launch of Indiana Bicentennial Minute Campaign

Indianapolis—As a fitting culmination of Statehood Day festivities, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) proudly announced the launch of the Indiana Bicentennial Minute. A media campaign voiced by Hoosier native and broadcast icon Jane Pauley, the project will deliver 52 fascinating…

December 11, 2015

Community

Indiana communities welcome Bicentennial Year

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (December 11, 2015) – Indiana Governor Mike Pence hosted more than 500 4th-grade students and 200 statehouse guests at the Indiana State Capitol to recognize Indiana’s 199th Statehood Day. The event served as the formal launch of a…

December 11, 2015

Community

Governor Pence proclaims Friday, Dec. 11 Statehood Day in Indiana

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence has signed a proclamation declaring Friday, Dec. 11, 2015 Statehood Day in the state of Indiana. “This Statehood Day, we will reflect on the remarkable progress Hoosiers have charted over our 199 years of history,”…

December 10, 2015

Achievements, Community

Lewis Cass 8th grader represents Cass County in Philadelphia Parade

Thanksgiving was a pretty big holiday for Cass County this year, with all eyes on the Big Apple as the Lewis Cass Marching Kings took to the streets of New York in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. But Macy’s wasn’t…

December 10, 2015

Community

Indiana unveils Bicentennial Plaza sculpture designs

INDIANAPOLIS – In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Indiana’s statehood, the Indiana Department of Administration, in conjunction with the Indiana Arts Commission, announced today the winning bids for centerpiece sculptures for the Indiana Bicentennial Plaza. The projects calls for…

December 9, 2015

Community, Education, Events

ABC newsman John Quiñones coming to Kokomo in January

KOKOMO, Ind. – John Quiñones, a son of Latino migrant workers who grew up to become an Emmy Award-winning television reporter and host, is coming to Kokomo in January as guest speaker for Ivy Tech Community College’s annual “Doing the…

December 8, 2015

Community

Indiana cities and towns to take part in official Bicentennial kickoff

Commissioner Jim Sailors will raise the Official Bicentennial Flag at the Cass Co Sherriff’s office, along with cities and towns across the state. All flags will be raised together at noon EST on Friday Dec 5, 2015 and will continue…

December 8, 2015

Community

Logansport continues the fight against blight

Logansport officials and representatives from the state gathered today and watched as a crew demolished a blighted property, located at 823 Race Street, as part of Indiana’s Hardest Hit Fund Blight Elimination Program (BEP). “The Blight Elimination Program helps equip…

December 8, 2015

Community

Utility bill phone payment scams on the rise

NIPSCO is warning customers of a rise in telephone scams, which began over the weekend and has continued into Monday. Reports state, the scammers are contacting businesses and residential customers from various 800 numbers claiming to be NIPSCO employees and…

December 7, 2015

Community

2015 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony in Logansport

A small crowd (but the largest one in recent years) gathered at Little Turtle Waterway at 12:55 p.m. on December 7, 2015 to mark the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor that led to the United States’ entrance…

December 7, 2015

Community

Cass County Visitors Bureau announces 2016 grant applications

In 2016, the Cass County Visitors Bureau will be awarding three Major Grants of up to $2000 and eight Mini Grants of up to $500. Rules and regulation for funding requests and grant applications will be available in the CCVB…

December 6, 2015

Achievements, Community

Lincoln 8th grader selected to Indiana Junior High Allstate Band

Logansport Bands is proud to announce that 8th grade trumpeter Luke Fincher has been selected to the Indiana Junior High Allstate Band. The last Logansport Band student to achieve Allstate status was Connor Kinnaman, as a baritone player, when he…

December 6, 2015

Community

Flags at half staff through Dec. 7, 2015

Indianapolis – In accordance with a presidential proclamation issued Thursday, Governor Mike Pence is directing flags at state facilities statewide be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the tragedy in San Bernardino, California on December 2, 2015.…

December 4, 2015

Community, Events

11 holiday events happening December 3-6 in Cass County

Looking for fun events to put you in the holiday spirit? You can always find them at www.casscountycalendar.com, but here’s a quick rundown of what’s happening this weekend: Downtown Christmas Open House Thursday, Dec. 3 4-8 p.m. Visit 15 participating…

December 2, 2015

Community, Events

Holiday shopping event set for Dec. 3 in downtown Logansport

Logan’s Landing presents the 16th annual Downtown Christmas Open House, Thursday December 3 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. in downtown Logansport. Join us for a fun evening of shopping and the chance to win great prizes – all while helping…

December 1, 2015

Community

Holiday-themed stamps available at usps.com

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Postal Service has more than a billion Holiday themed stamps in stock from previous years, and has printed 800 million more to help Americans celebrate this year’s holiday season. Customers may purchase them now at usps.com/shop…

December 1, 2015

Community

IHS Press Releases Indiana’s 200: The People Who Shaped the Hoosier State

Indianapolis-He became known as the “Father of Indiana History.” Now Cass County’s own John Brown Dillon is among those featured by the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) with the release of Indiana’s 200: The People Who Shaped the Hoosier State. The…

December 1, 2015

Community

Indiana snowmobile season begins Dec. 1, 2015

The four state snowmobile trails are awaiting snow and ready for the 2015-2016 snowmobile season, which begins Dec. 1. The trails will be open, when there is adequate snow, through March 30. Snowmobilers are only permitted on trails when they…

December 1, 2015

Community

Nominations sought for Trails Advisory Board

The DNR is seeking nominations for five openings on the state’s Trails Advisory Board (TAB). The openings are for representatives of the following trail-user groups: all-terrain vehicles, equestrians, four-wheel drive users, pedestrians and snowmobile users. Nominees should be involved with…

December 1, 2015