New deputy joins Cass County Sheriff’s Department

SOURCE: News release from Cass County Sheriff’s Department Cass County Clerk Destry Richey gave the oath of office to a new deputy of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office on January 25, 2021. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the ceremony for Michael…

January 29, 2021 Update from Indiana Department of Health

Stats from coronavirus.in.gov as of noon on January 29, 2021: Cass: 4957 (17 new cases); 64 deaths, 11.7% positivityCarroll: 1636 (12 new cases); 16 deaths, 11% positivityFulton: 1675 (6 new cases); 30 deaths, 6.2% positivityPulaski: 991 (5 new cases); 37…

Employee arrested for trafficking with an inmate

SOURCE: News release from Cass County Sheriff’s Department Last week, corrections officers of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office learned of possible narcotics trafficking within the Cass County Jail. A subsequent investigation by Major Kevin Pruiett and Detective Joe Nies found…

INDOT Northwest issues full call out for weekend weather

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Department of Transportation NORTHWEST INDIANA – The Northwest District of the Indiana Department of Transportation has issued a full call out of plow trucks for the incoming winter weather.  The National Weather Service is calling for 6 to…

January 28, 2021 Update from Indiana Department of Health

Stats from coronavirus.in.gov as of noon on Thursday, January 28, 2021: Cass: 4940 (37 new cases); 64 deaths, 11.9% positivityCarroll: 1623 (12 new cases); 16 deaths, 10.9% positivityFulton: 1669 (13 new cases); 30 deaths, 6.6% positivityPulaski: 986 (6 new cases);…

January 27, 2021 Update from Indiana Department of Health

Stats from coronavirus.in.gov as of noon on January 27, 2021: Cass: 4903 (26 new cases); 64 deaths, 11.3% positivityCarroll: 1611 (5 new cases); 16 deaths, 10.3% positivityFulton: 1656 (2 new cases); 30 deaths, 8% positivityPulaski: 980 (1 new cases); 37…

NASA Lends Moon Rock for Oval Office Display

Here’s an update from our local Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller: At the request of the Biden Administration, a Moon rock now sits in the Oval Office of the White House in symbolic recognition of earlier generations’ ambitions and accomplishments,…

January 26, 2021 Update from Indiana Department of Health

Stats from coronavirus.in.gov as of noon on January 26, 2021: Cass: 4878 (9 new cases); 64 deaths, 11.5% positivityCarroll: 1606 (9 new cases); 16 deaths (1 new), 9.5% positivityFulton: 1654 (16 new cases); 30 deaths, 8.7% positivityPulaski: 979 (2 new…

January 25, 2021 Update from Indiana Department of Health

Stats from coronavirus.in.gov as of noon on January 25, 2021 Cass: 4869 (17 new cases); 64 deaths, 11.1% positivityCarroll: 1597 (6 new cases); 15 deaths, 8.7% positivityFulton: 1648 (6 new cases); 30 deaths, 8.8% positivityPulaski: 978 (5 new cases); 37…

Indiana DNR

Otter trapping season reaches quota, closes early

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Department of Natural Resources DNR has closed the river otter trapping season after reaching its statewide quota. The season was scheduled to run from Nov. 15 – March 15, or until the quota of 600…

January 24, 2021 Update from Indiana Department of Health

Stats from coronavirus.in.gov as of noon on January 24, 2021: Cass: 4852 (20 new cases); 64 deaths (1 new), 11% positivityCarroll: 1591 (11 new cases); 15 deaths, 8.9% positivityFulton: 1642 (2 new cases); 30 deaths, 9.3% positivityPulaski: 973 (3 new…

January 23, 2021 Update from Indiana Department of Health

Stats from coronavirus.in.gov as of noon on January 23, 2021: Cass: 4832 (8 new cases); 63 deaths, 10.7% positivityCarroll: 1580 (16 new cases); 15 deaths, 9% positivityFulton: 1640 (9 new cases); 30 deaths, 9.8% positivityPulaski: 970 (3 new cases); 37…

Ag tech jobs grow in our state’s strong agriculture roots

Column by Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch Agriculture. Biology. Science and technology. All of these make up our growing agbioscience sector of our economy. While Indiana already ranks as the 10th largest agriculture state in the nation, we further positioned ourselves…