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English recognized as Logansport Citizen of the Week

SOURCE: News release from Logansport Mayor Dave Kitchell She won state and national championships as a Logansport resident and went on to perform collegiately at Purdue University. Angie Gifford English, whose parents still reside in Logansport, has been named Logansport’s…

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June 25, 2019

Community

Foppers Pet Treat Bakery in Logansport advances in Walmart’s Open Call event

SOURCE: News release from Walmart BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Hundreds of entrepreneurs and small businesses lined the halls at Walmart’s Home Office on Wednesday to pitch their U.S.-manufactured products to Walmart buyers, hoping to land on store shelves and create more…

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June 20, 2019

Community

Security Federal Savings Bank is going to the dogs on June 21

SOURCE: News release from Security Federal Savings Bank Logansport, Ind. — On Friday, June 21, Security Federal Savings Bank will join companies around the globe in opening their doors to employees’ furry, four-legged best friends for PSI’s 21st annual Take…

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June 19, 2019

Community

Logansport mayor says wages for E-911 dispatchers going up

SOURCE: News release from Logansport Mayor Dave Kitchell At a special meeting June 17, Mayor Dave Kitchell, Police Chief Rob Smith and members of the Cass County E-911 Board voted to reduce the number of dispatching positions in order to…

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June 19, 2019

Achievements, Community, Education

IU Kokomo salutes Class of May 2019

SOURCE: News release from Indiana University Kokomo KOKOMO, Ind. – Three hundred ten Indiana University Kokomo students earned degrees in May 2019. The graduates represent 25 Indiana counties. Graduates are listed by hometown. Those earning degrees include: Andrews Brittany Nickole…

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June 19, 2019

Election 2019 with Cass County Online Chat Bubble

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Secretary of State Releases Primary Election Voter Turnout Report

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson INDIANAPOLIS — Secretary of State Connie Lawson announced Tuesday that 13 percent of eligible Hoosiers voted in the May 7thmunicipal primary election. Not all Hoosier voters were eligible to vote in…

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June 18, 2019

Community

Spread the beauty of Indiana State Parks with photo contest

Help promote the beauty of Indiana’s State Parks for a chance to win an RV rental as part of a national photo contest through America’s State Parks. The RV rental, provided by Ourdoorsy, is part of $2,500 package that is…

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June 17, 2019

Community, Education

Inaugural boys STEM summer camp set at Ivy Tech Kokomo

SOURCE: News release from Ivy Tech Community College – Kokomo KOKOMO, Ind. – A new STEM camp, aimed at middle school boys interested in having fun and expanding their knowledge in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, is…

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June 17, 2019

Achievements, Community

Snyder, hero of ’79 championship, honored

SOURCE: News release from Logansport Mayor Dave Kitchell Generations of baseball players, coaches and fans know pitchers often work around the No. 8 hitter to get to the last hitter in the line-up. One Major League manager who starred for…

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June 17, 2019

Community, Education

Ivy Tech Kokomo to offer Building Construction Technology programs

SOURCE: News release from Ivy Tech Community College – Kokomo KOKOMO, Ind. – In response to a critical shortage of skilled employees in the homebuilding industry in north central Indiana, Building Construction Technology programs are returning to the Kokomo Campus…

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June 16, 2019

Community

Howard announces candidacy for Cass County treasurer

SOURCE: News release from Cindy Howard Logansport – Cass County Recorder Cindy Howard has announced plans to seek the Republican nomination for Cass County Treasurer in the May 2020 Primary Election. “I grew up in Cass County and have enjoyed…

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June 16, 2019

Community

Ivy Tech Kokomo to host Express Enrollment events June 20 and 22

SOURCE: News release from Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region KOKOMO – Ivy Tech Community College in Kokomo is among more than 25 locations across Indiana that are hosting Express Enrollment Days from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Thursday,…

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June 13, 2019

Community

Weekend work: Construction around Marion County June 14 to June 17

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Department of Transportation INDIANAPOLIS – Due to rain in the forecast, the work plans have changed for the weekend. Please see updates in bold below. The Indiana Department of Transportation will continue work in Marion…

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June 13, 2019

Achievements, Community, Education

Landis Elementary Honor Roll for 4th 9 Weeks of 2018-2019 school year

Congrats to the following Landis Elementary students who made the honor roll for the 4th 9-weeks of the 2018-2019 school year! 1st Grade All Stars Kaiden Anderson, Makenna Asbury, Elena Azpeitia, Ezequiel Baltazar-Francisco, Bladimiro Baltazar-Hernandez, Leonardo Bartolome-Sebastian, Kyran Beason, Isabella…

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June 13, 2019

Community, Events

Purdue to celebrate 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing

SOURCE: News release from Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,” echoed from millions of television sets in the late evening of July 20, 1969, as Purdue alumnus Neil…

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June 12, 2019

Achievements, Community

Ivy Tech Kokomo inducts 76 students into new leadership organization

KOKOMO, Ind. — Seventy-six students at Ivy Tech Community College have been inducted as the first members of a new chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) for the College’s Kokomo Service Area. Ivy Tech Kokomo became…

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June 12, 2019

Community

Reid named “Citizen of the Week”

SOURCE: News release from Logansport Mayor Dave Kitchell She opened a shop 44 years ago in Logansport and she’s been a fixture in the 500 block of East Broadway ever since. Nikki Reid, owner of The Nest, says she saw…

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June 12, 2019

Community

Farm conservation on the rise in Indiana

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Department of Agriculture INDIANAPOLIS — According to a recent survey, Indiana farmers planted more than 1 million acres of cover crops in 2018, up 32,000 acres from the previous year. Cover crops are known for their…

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June 11, 2019

Community

Splash Pad at Muehlhausen Park closed for repairs

The Logansport Parks & Recreation Department has announced that the splash pad at Muehlhausen Park is closed temporarily for repairs. Special parts have been ordered from the manufacturer, but the shipping date is delayed till the end of the week.…

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June 11, 2019

Community

Indiana State Police Investigating Death at the Miami Correctional Facility

SOURCE: News release from Indiana State Police Bunker Hill – Yesterday, Indiana State Police Detective Wendell Beachy initiated an investigation, at the request of the Miami Correctional Facility, into the death of inmate Lannie Morgan, 70, South Bend, IN. At…

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June 11, 2019