America’s fallen fire heroes, who died in the line of duty, will be honored at the 40th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, October 2-3, 2021. The names of 215 firefighters will become a permanent part of the National Memorial…
Conservation Officers encourage Indiana hunters to donate harvested deer to help feed hungry Hoosiers. The Sportsmen’s Benevolence Fund administered by the DNR Division of Law Enforcement provides grants to Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry, the Dubois County Sportsmen Club, and Hunters…
There are several construction projects taking place around the city of Logansport. We took advantage of the nice weather to snap a few photos on Sept. 30, 2021: LOGANSPORT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Construction on the Logansport Intermediate School is progressing. It’s…
Here’s an update from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration on upcoming changes that may impact the benefits received by Hoosier SNAP participants: On Sept. 30, 2021, the 15% increase in SNAP benefits provided as part of the American Rescue…
The Indiana Department of Health updates COVID-19 county metrics and advisory levels on Wednesdays. On Sept. 29, 2021, Cass County stayed in orange for the eighth week, with 289 weekly cases per 100,000 residents, down from 366 last week, and…
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Department of Health officials announced Wednesday that more than 35,000 third doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Hoosiers age 18 and older since August, when the CDC and FDA approved a third dose for…
INDIANAPOLIS – Beginning on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, everyone in northern Indiana’s 219 and 574 telephone area codes will be required to use 10 digits, rather than seven, to make local phone calls. (For example, callers should start dialing “219-555-5555”…
The Logansport Municipal Utilities’ electric department will be making system improvements on Thursday, September 30 that require planned intermittent electric outages for multiple homes. System improvements include replacing damaged poles. The project will begin as early as 8 a.m. and…
Registration is underway for Logan’s Landing’s annual Scarecrow Row Competition and Downtown Spooktacular. Local businesses and organizations are invited to decorate scarecrows to be displayed from October 18 through November 1 along “Scarecrow Row” on Market Street and Broadway in…
Donor turnout sharply declines while patient needs remain high FORT WAYNE, IN — The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage and must collect 10,000 additional blood products each week over the next month for the blood supply…
INDIANAPOLIS – Tuesday, September 28 is National Voter Registration Day, a civic holiday celebrating our democracy. Indiana makes it easy for new voters to register for the first time or for existing voters to update their information. “Government works best…
Attorney General Todd Rokita is warning Hoosier nurses to be alert to phone calls from scammers claiming they must pay a large amount of money to avoid a license suspension. “When I took the oath of office earlier this year,…
DNR will stock more than 130 public fishing sites across Indiana with approximately 67,000 channel catfish. State fish hatcheries will begin harvesting channel catfish Sept. 27 and plan to stock them by Nov. 15. These lake and reservoir stockings occur…
KOKOMO, Ind. – An in-depth study, conducted by labor market analytics firm Emsi, reveals the significant positive economic impact Ivy Tech Community College makes on the state of Indiana, including the local impact in the Ivy Tech Kokomo Service Area,…
STATEHOUSE – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs today announced the Indiana Connectivity Program, a new resource designed to help more Hoosiers obtain access to reliable and quality broadband, is now open. Homeowners and…
Here’s an update from our local Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller: Watch as Caltech’s Eva Scheller, a member of the Perseverance science team, provides a snapshot of the rover’s SHERLOC science instrument. Mounted on the rover’s robotic arm, SHERLOC features…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today changes to the timing of its COVID-19 dashboard updates to reflect the high volume of data flowing in each day. Beginning today, the dashboards at www.coronavirus.in.gov and www.ourshot.in.gov will update daily…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 3,659 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 944,708 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the…
Rochester, Ind. – Four County is raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour. The change takes effect September 26th and applies to all full-time and part-time staff. This change is estimated to impact over 53% of current staff between…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are available to eligible Hoosiers following federal authorization of the additional dose. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommended the…
