Learning Support Grant aims to prepare class of 2021 as they transition to college (INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indiana Commission for Higher Education, in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education utilized federal CARES Act funding to award $428,973 to 20 college,…
INDIANAPOLIS — Harvest season is here and for some that means visiting pumpkin patches and apple orchards, but we want to remind motorists that harvest season also means farmers will begin harvesting this year’s corn and soybean crops. That means more…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health, in partnership with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, announced today that Hoosiers will be able to receive free COVID-19 vaccinations and testing during a five-week clinic being hosted starting Tuesday, Sept. 21. The clinics…
Legislation would Award Congressional Gold Medal to Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez of Logansport, Ind. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined 29 bipartisan colleagues Wednesday to introduce legislation awarding Congressional Gold Medals to the 13 American service members who lost their…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 4,157 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 922,320 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the…
The Indiana Department of Health updates COVID-19 county metrics and advisory levels on Wednesdays. On Sept. 15, 2021, Cass County stayed in orange for the sixth week, with 565 weekly cases per 100,000 residents, down from 599 last week, and…
Here’s an update from our local Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller on some of the ways NASA remembered Sept. 11, 2001 on the 20th anniversary. NASA Remembers Sept. 11 Credits: ESA/NASA Remembering Sept. 11 Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett 20 Years Ago:…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 4,733 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 918,230 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the…
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb today issued a proclamation declaring Sept. 13 – 17 as Small Business Week in Indiana, celebrating the more than 529,000 small businesses in Indiana and the more than 1.2 million hardworking Hoosiers they employ. “This week, we…
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the life of Cpl. Humberto “Bert” A. Sanchez of Logansport. Sanchez died while serving his country. The 22-year-old was killed in the terrorist attack…
On Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, thousands of Hoosiers paid their respects to Marine Corporal Humberto A. “Bert” Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana. Sanchez was one of 13 service members killed on August 26, 2021 while serving on active duty in…
By Douglas Hays, 434th ARW Public Affairs GRISSOM AIR RESEVE BASE, Ind. — The sound of freedom may be jet noise, but the cost of freedom rings silent. Silence blanketed Grissom today as the body of Marine Cpl. Humberto Sanchez…
Funeral arrangements and transport details have been finalized for Cpl. Humberto “Bert” Sanchez. Sanchez was killed on August 26, 2021, while serving on active duty in Kabul, Afghanistan. The following information was provided by Gundrum Funeral Home in Logansport, Grissom…
KOKOMO, Ind. – One hundred nineteen Indiana University Kokomo students earned degrees in August 2021. The graduates represent 24 Indiana counties, three states, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Graduates are listed by hometown. Those earning degrees include: Albany Emily Sells,…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health today announced it has partnered with Gravity Diagnostics to increase free COVID-19 testing across the state for Hoosiers impacted by the pandemic. Under the partnership, the Covington, Ky.-based Gravity will provide the staff and…
Hoosiers in all Indiana counties can now resume feeding birds, DNR announced today. DNR had recommended a statewide moratorium on bird feeding earlier this summer to slow the spread of a still-undetermined illness that is killing birds across the state.…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 5,476 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 899,844 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel…
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags statewide to be flown at half-staff in honor of Patriot Day. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses…
The water tower at the west end of Riverside Park was demolished September 9, 2021. In late July, LMU began the process of demolishing the former water plant located 1100 Riverside Drive. They also plan to remove the former electric…
INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs today announced 25 rural Indiana communities will receive more than $12.8 million in federal grant funding to improve water infrastructure and to address blighted properties. “These grants are important for our rural communities to continue…
