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CASS COUNTY, IND. – Cindy Howard was sworn in as Cass County Treasurer on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. She made the announcement Sunday on her Facebook page, writing “I am assuming the duties of this office earlier than expected by…

The author, Sunday Htoo, fled Burma as a refugee and proudly became a naturalized American citizen in 2020. She is a writer whose dream is to share the stories of her Karen ethnic community. She resides in Logansport with her…

SOURCE: News release from Logansport Street Department The Logansport Street Department will be making one final lap around town beginning on Monday, November 30 for leaf pickup. The final leaf pickup pass will begin doing all streets in the east…

SOURCE: News release from Park Development LLC LOGANSPORT, IND. – Demolition of the JCPenney building at The Junction at Logansport is scheduled to begin next week. Crews are busy removing asbestos, restriping the parking lot, and staging demolition equipment this…

Here are a few things we thought you might want to know for Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. The Cass County Citizens Coalition was honored over the weekend at the 13th annual Greening the Statehouse event hosted by the Hoosier Environmental…

SOURCE: News release from Logan’s Landing Applications for the Commercial Facade Improvement Funding Program are available to commercial business or property owners within the Logan’s Landing district. While exterior building improvements may not be top-of-mind as winter weather approaches, applicants…

(INDIANAPOLIS) – Hoosiers from across Indiana gathered together for the first-ever virtual, and thirteenth annual, Greening the Statehouse (GTS).  GTS has historically been Indiana’s largest annual gathering of environmental-minded Hoosiers.  The conference, hosted by the Hoosier Environmental Council, aims to prepare attendees…

SOURCE: News release from U.S. Postal Service WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service revealed several new stamps to be issued in 2021. “A handwritten letter shows the recipient how much you care. The stamp you choose to adorn your…

Check out this program from the U.S. Postal Service for details on how to get a letter postmarked from the North Pole: USPS recommends sending your letters by December 7 so that they can be received by the Anchorage,…

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Department of Natural Resources Looking for a great place to socially distance and avoid crowds on Black Friday? Give yourself some space and #OptOutside at a DNR property this year. “Opt Outside” on Black Friday…

A dedication ceremony for the Monument to All Immigrants of Logansport and Cass County was held Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Money for the sculpture was raised through a series of dinners featuring authentic Italian cuisine beginning in 2013. The Cass…

SOURCE: News release from U.S. Postal Service WASHINGTON, DC — Let’s face it, this year has been a struggle for so many people in more ways than one. Thoughts of kids, the holidays and wondering how to provide for them…

Here are a few things we thought you might want to know for Thursday, November 19, 2020: Cass County remains in orange this week on the state’s color-coded COVID-19 county metrics map. Orange indicates moderate community spread of COVID-19. Fulton…

News release from Cass County Sheriff’s Department as of 4:36 p.m. Dec. 7, 2020: Three victims of a fiery single vehicle crash on Nov. 18, 2020 have been identified. The Cass County Coroner’s office has received positive identification from DNA…

SOURCE: News release from American Red Cross The American Red Cross and country music star Martina McBride have joined together this holiday season to remind people to take care of one another, sharing comfort and joy with hospitals patients through…

Zach Szmara is the National Director of Immigrant Connection and serves as the pastor of The Bridge Community Church – a multilingual, multicultural, multiethnic church in Logansport, Indiana.  He has been a Department of Justice accredited legal representative since 2014 and has…

Here are a few things we thought you might want to know for Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020: Logansport Memorial Hospital is re-implementing a zero visitors policy, effective Tuesday, November 17, 2020 until further notice. This is in response to the…

SOURCE: News release from Tyson Foods Logansport, IN. – Tyson Foods in Logansport has announced a 34,000 pounds donation of protein, equivalent to 136,000* meals, to the Emmaus Mission Center. The donation marks more than one million meals donated by the…

SOURCE: News release from Logansport Fire Department On Saturday, November 14, 2020, at around 9:24 a.m., the Logansport FireDepartment was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at U-Know Pizza and Sandwich Shop, located at 96 E. Market Street,…