January 4, 2021: 4 things to know

Here are a few things we thought you might want to know for Monday, January 4, 2021: The intersection of 3rd Street and Melbourne Avenue in downtown Logansport is scheduled to close today. The closure is expected to last through…

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FSSA names agency’s first chief health equity and ADA officer

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced that Breanca Merritt, Ph.D., will serve as the agency’s first chief health equity and ADA officer, beginning January 4. Merritt is the founding director of the Center for Research on…

January 3, 2021 Update from Indiana State Department of Health

Stats from coronavirus.in.gov as of noon on January 3, 2021: Cass: 4321 (26 new cases); 43 deaths (1 new), 13.9% positivityCarroll: 1372 (7 new cases); 14 deaths, 16.2% positivityFulton: 1422 (2 new cases); 27 deaths, 12.4% positivityPulaski: 865 (4 new…

An update on CASSINFO mobile alerts

When we started CASSINFO in 2010, the cost of providing the service was based on how many subscribers we had at any given time. A couple of years ago, the vendors began charging by the number of texts sent per…

Senator Braun releases joint statement on joint session on January 6, 2021

SOURCE: News release from Office of Senator Mike Braun WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Senators-Elect Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall…

January 2, 2021 Update from Indiana State Department of Health

Stats from coronavirus.in.gov as of noon on January 1, 2021 Cass: 4295 (41 new cases); 42 deaths, 13.7% positivityCarroll: 1366 (12 new cases); 14 deaths, 14.1% positivityFulton: 1420 (9 new cases); 27 deaths (1 new), 11.8% positivityPulaski: 861 (3 new…

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Logansport Memorial Hospital welcomes first baby of 2021

SOURCE: News release and photos from Logansport Memorial Hospital The First Baby of 2021 arrived on New Year’s Day at 1:41 a.m. in the newly-renovated Family Birth Center at Logansport Memorial Hospital. Baby girl Emmaline Grace Bennett was born on…

January 1, 2021 Update from Indiana State Department of Health

SOURCE: News release from Indiana State Department of Health INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health today announced that 6,407 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 517,773 the number…

December 31, 2020 Update from Indiana State Department of Health

Stats from coronavirus.in.gov as of noon on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020: Cass: 4196 (25 new cases); 42 deaths (1 new), 14.1% positivityCarroll: 1332 (23 new cases); 14 deaths, 15.4% positivityFulton: 1385 (8 new cases); 26 deaths (1 new), 12.5% positivityPulaski: 850 (16…

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Be Well Crisis Helpline answers the call for Hoosiers in need

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Family and Social Services Administration INDIANAPOLIS – The Be Well Crisis Helpline recently passed an important milepost as it enters its sixth month of operation. The free service was launched in July to support the mental health…

December 30, 2020 Update from Indiana State Department of Health

Stats from coronavirus.in.gov as of noon on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020: Cass: 4171 (36 new cases); 41 deaths (1 new), 14% positivityCarroll: 1309 (19 new cases); 14 deaths, 15.3% positivityFulton: 1378 (18 new cases); 25 deaths, 12.7% positivityPulaski: 833 (6 new cases);…

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Applications for reserved spring turkey hunts opening soon

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Department of Natural Resources Hunters can apply online for a reserved turkey hunt by visiting on.IN.gov To apply, click on the “Apply for a reserved hunt” link and have your Customer ID handy. No late entries…

Winter coyote sightings are no cause for alarm

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Department of Natural Resources The new year will bring coyote sightings around Indiana. Seeing coyotes, especially during winter, is normal and should not cause alarm. Coyotes become more active during winter. Young coyotes are leaving…

December 29, 2020 Update from Indiana State Department of Health

Stats from coronavirus.in.gov as of noon on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020: Cass: 4137 (14 new cases); 40 deaths (1 new), 10.5% positivityCarroll: 1290 (19 new cases); 14 deaths, 17% positivityFulton: 1360 (9 new cases); 25 deaths (1 new), 8.3% positivityPulaski: 828 (4…