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Willard R. McKnight

Willard R. McKnight, 85, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in the St. Elizabeth Healthcare Center in Delphi. Born February 1, 1936, in Greenville, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Paul and Cozie Dail (Fulkerson) McKnight. A private…

Stephen R. Tosh

Stephen Rory Tosh, 79, of Logansport, Indiana, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2021 surrounded by family. He was born to parents William and Evelyn (Hogberg) Tosh, on May 1, 1942, in Normal, Illinois. On July 22, 1972 he married…

Virginia (Barnes) Kniesly

Virginia (Barnes) Kniesly, age 99, Logansport, passed away at 10:10 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at Miller’s Merry Manor. A Memorial Service will be planned in September. Arrangements are pending at Kroeger Funeral Home

July 1, 2021 Update from Indiana Department of Health

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 249 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 754,317 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the…

Indiana University Kokomo honors May 2021 graduates

KOKOMO, Ind. —Three hundred twenty-three Indiana University Kokomo students earned degrees in May 2021. The graduates represent 20 Indiana counties, two states, and Nigeria.  Graduates are listed by hometown. Those earning degrees include: Akron Carissa R. Ziemek, Bachelor of Science…

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Gov. Holcomb signs COVID-19 Executive Orders

INDIANAPOLIS – Today, Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed Executive Orders 21-16 & 21-17. Executive Order 21-16 extends the public health emergency and Executive Order 21-17 rescinds all directives in previous orders and then outlines a limited number of directives necessary to…

June 30, 2021 Update from Indiana Department of Health

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 295 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 753,927 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the…

Area responders prepare for chemical emergencies

LOGANSPORT, IN – On a hot and sunny June day, a train hits a farm trailer pulling chemicals that had stopped on the train tracks. Fortunately, it was only an exercise. Responders from a variety of agencies came together today…

Margaret Belle Mitchell Connell

Margaret Belle Mitchell Connell, 68, Logansport, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2021, at her home. Born September 7, 1952, in Mulberry, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Mr. Mitchell and Lulu Belle Henderson. On July 10, 1995,…

Carol (Steele) Wood

Arrangements are pending at Fisher Funeral Chapel for Carol Ann (Steele) Wood, 68, Logansport, who passed away at 3:54 a.m. Saturday, June 26, 2021, in the Logansport Memorial Hospital ICU following a valiant battle against Covid-19. Please keep her husband,…

Dennis J. Rogers

Dennis J. Rogers, 61, of Logansport passed away at 5:30 a.m., Saturday, June 26, 2021 at his home. Born on July 16, 1959 in Logansport, he was the son of John and Donna (Collins) Rogers. On September 1, 1990 he…

Joseph E. Gifford

Joseph E. Gifford, 63, of Logansport lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at his home. Born on July 13, 1957 in Logansport, he was the son of the late Donald an Mary Louise (Umbarger) Gifford. He…

Robert “Pete” A. Hurley, III

Robert “Pete” A. Hurley, III, 73 of Greenwood passed away at 5:47 a.m., Friday, June 25, 2021 at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis. Born on February 4, 1948 in Winamac, he was the son of the…