News & Information for Cass County, Indiana
Potential Service Interruption for Frontier Communications’ Indiana Internet Customers
Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FTR) will perform network upgrades beginning Saturday, September 26, 2015 between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Frontier residential and business High-Speed Internet customers may experience an interruption of service during this...
Carter Fuel Systems to reduce workforce at Logansport facility
Carter Fuel Systems today announced that the company will lay off 111 full-time, permanent employees at the company’s manufacturing and assembly facility in Logansport, Indiana. Impacted employees and representatives of the United Steelworkers Local...
Logansport Fire Department offering breast cancer awareness shirts
Logansport Fire Departments Breast Cancer Awareness Shirts and Sweatshirts are available for order and should be available for pickup in the next couple of weeks. All proceeds will benefit a Cass county resident who...
View lunar eclipse at IU Kokomo open house
KOKOMO, Ind. — View a spectacular lunar eclipse, the last to be visible from north central Indiana in its entirety for three years, Sunday (September 27) at the Indiana University Kokomo Observatory. Stargazers across most...
Cass County Highway Chip Seal Updates
Roads scheduled for chip seal work by the Cass County Highway Department on Thursday, 9/24: 150E b/t 300S & 400S 350S b/t 150E & 50E 50E b/t 350S to city limits 400S b/t St....
Cass County Community Foundation awards $102,299.78 in community grants
The Cass County Community Foundation held a press conference and reception to announce the recipients of the 2015 CCCF Community Grant Awards on Sept. 22, 2015 at Ivy Tech’s Community Room. The crowd of...
Senate Democrats announce legislative package supporting Latino families
INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana Senate Democratic Leader Tim Lanane (D-Anderson) along with the Senate Democratic Caucus released a package of initiatives aimed at strengthening education, public safety, and access to healthcare for Latino families across the state. Ideas...
Temporary outage for Hoosier Works EBT Sept. 26 & 27
There will be a temporary outage of the Hoosier Works Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) system on Saturday, September 26 beginning at 11:00 p.m. [EDT], as the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) moves...
Inventor, entrepreneur to auction farmland, focus on new harvester production
LOGANSPORT, Ind. –/PRNewswire/ — Farmer, inventor and entrepreneur Ben Dillon is preparing to offer 716 acres of high-quality contiguous farmland at auction, as he turns his focus toward marketing his Tribine Harvester, which is...
Aquatic Center Dedication set for Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015
The public is invited to attend a dedication ceremony celebrating the renovations made to the municipal pool. The event will be held Saturday, September 26th at 3:00 p.m. located at the Aquatic Center in...
Subaru Announces Major Expansion in Indiana Following Governor Pence’s Japan Trade Mission
Governor Mike Pence joined executives from Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) today as the company announced plans to significantly expand its operations here, creating up to 1,204 new jobs by 2017. “Last week’s meetings...
INDOT Northwest hiring for winter work
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is teaming up with up with WorkOne of northwest Indiana to hire as many as 28 Seasonal Winter Program Workers and three mechanics, and an information session next...
Over 200 Grams of Heroin Recovered in “Operation Smack Down”
A four month long narcotics investigation by officers from the CLEAN Team and the Indiana State Police Drug Enforcement Section resulted in the arrests of six people including Shashanna Brent, 38, 11768 South Cass...
Indiana Tax Amnesty 2015 Begins Today
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 15, 2015) – The Indiana Department of Revenue today launched Tax Amnesty 2015, a limited-time opportunity for both individual and business taxpayers to pay past-due taxes free of penalty, interest and collection...
Japanese Pork Processor to Expand Delphi Facility, Add 91 New Jobs
TOKYO (Sept. 15, 2015) – Governor Mike Pence joined executives from Mitsubishi Corporation and its subsidiary, Indiana Packers Corporation, in Tokyo today as they announced plans to expand its operations in Delphi, Indiana, creating...
Campus visit days set at Kokomo and Logansport Ivy Tech campuses
Ivy Tech Community College’s Kokomo and Logansport campuses will open their doors this month to give prospective students and interested area residents a chance to see the many opportunities they offer for personal and...
LFD offering free smoke detector installation
On September 18, 2015, as part of the “Live United” campaign, the Logansport Fire Department, in conjunction with the American Red Cross and the United Way of Cass County will be installing smoke detectors...
Failed transformer causes power outages
LMU superintendent Paul Hartman says a blown transformer outside the electric generating plant caused about 500 customers in Logansport to lose power tonight. The first reports of power outages we received came in around ...
Logansport Juvenile Correctional Facility Fire Truck Pull raises funds for Special Olympics
The Logansport Juvenile Correctional Facility recently donated $525 to the Special Olympics. The majority of the funds were raised from the students who participated in the facility’s Fire Truck Pull. A big THANK YOU...
EVERY KID IN A PARK: 4th graders and families eligible for free pass to federal lands
The Hoosier National Forest is proud to help launch the Every Kid in a Park program, as part of President Obama’s commitment to protect our nation’s unique outdoor spaces and ensure that every American...
Ivy Tech Community College President Thomas J. Snyder Announces His Retirement
INDIANAPOLIS — Ivy Tech Community College President Thomas J. Snyder sent a personal e-mail to all of the nearly 9,000 full-time and part-time Ivy Tech staff and faculty last week informing them of his...
Delegation, Schedule for Governor Pence’s Trade Mission to Japan
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence, First Lady Karen Pence and a delegation of Hoosier business and community leaders are traveling to Japan to bring jobs and investment to Indiana. “With more than 250 Japan-owned...
GET TO KNOW: Twin Rivers Blue Star Mothers – IN 11
We want people to know about all the great things our community has to offer, so we’re inviting every business, organization and program in Cass County to be featured on Cass County Online. All...
Indiana State Agencies Partner for Road Safety Message ahead of Harvest Season
With harvest season starting this week, motorists should expect to see slow-moving farm equipment from Indiana’s 58,000+ farms on Hoosier roadways. Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), Indiana...
Indiana Senate Republicans Offering Paid Internships
State Sen. Randy Head (R-Logansport) announced the Indiana Senate Republicans are offering paid internship opportunities in the Senate’s legislative, legal, policy, communications and information technology offices during the 2016 session of the General Assembly....
Public meeting set for Sept 15 for Cass County’s 400 S project
A public information meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 15, for the planned 400 South reconstruction project. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Logansport/Cass County Airport. Following a brief...
MCF honors correctional leaders
Bunker Hill, IN – Miami Correctional Facility (MCF) honored several correctional leaders with quarterly “Leadership Challenge Awards” recently. Those recognized were: Inspire a Shared Vision (Search for opportunities by seeking innovative ways to change,...
Miami Correctional Facility promotes staff
Bunker Hill – Miami Correctional Facility (MCF) promoted several correctional staff recently. Thirteen Correctional Officers were promoted to Sergeant. They included: Mea Porter of Peru, was hired at MCF in February 2007 as an...
Four named Employee of the Quarter at MCF
Bunker Hill, IN – Miami Correctional Facility (MCF) has named its Employees of the Quarter. Those honored include: Ann Hubbard, Employee of the Quarter (non-custody); Sgt. Peter Lapoint, Supervisor of the Quarter (custody or...
Logansport Memorial Hospital welcomes a new licensed social worker to hospital network
Logansport Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome Pamela Watterson, LCSW to its affiliated network of medical and clinical providers. She comes to Logansport Memorial with over 25 years of experience in social work and...
GET TO KNOW: Area Five Agency on Aging & Community Services, Inc.
We want people to know about all the great things our community has to offer, so we’re inviting every business, organization and program in Cass County to be featured on Cass County Online. All...
Logansport elementary schools participating in “Farm-To-School” initiative
As part of a farm-to-school initiative, students at several Logansport elementary schools, including Fairview School, planted kale in their community gardens on Friday, Sept. 4, with the help of Cass County Purdue Extension and...
