A financial adviser recently honored as the Outstanding Businesswoman of the Year locally is this week’s Citizen of the Week. Wendy Orpurt was honored by the Logansport/Cass County Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Dave Kitchell says she is a role model…
KOKOMO, Ind. – You’re getting ready for a major remodel and the garage and the attic and the basement are full of, well, extra stuff. What to do? Perhaps an auction? That’s where Ivy Tech Community College’s Kokomo campus finds…
State Sen. Randy Head (R-Logansport) announced the Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the Senate Page Program. This full-day interactive program gives students in grades six through 12 the opportunity to tour the Indiana Statehouse, observe session debates on…
KOKOMO, Ind. – Michael Erny has been named dean for the School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering & Applied Technology for Ivy Tech Community College’s Kokomo Service Area. Erny brings to this assignment a wide range of educational achievement, industry experience…
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Small-scale farming has become an increasingly important part of Indiana’s $11.2 billion agricultural industry. According to the 2012 U.S. Census of Agriculture, approximately 75 percent of Hoosier farms were less than 180 acres. Other studies show…
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A consortium of eight Indiana agricultural and public health organizations will host a statewide symposium focusing on the significant impact of the opioid crisis in rural and farming communities. The symposium is scheduled for Jan. 5,…
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Indiana farmers should be watching their mail boxes for more than just holiday cards this December. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) will soon mail out its 2017 Census of Agriculture to…
Pioneer will hold a community pep session on Friday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. in the main gym at Pioneer Jr. Sr. High School to celebrate a state championship with the football team. Pioneer Athletic Boosters will be at a…
INDIANAPOLIS – With data breaches at a record high, the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are proactively working to prevent Hoosiers’ tax information from getting into the wrong hands. “Too many Hoosiers have joined the…
The retiring executive director of the Area Five Council on Aging and Community Services was recognized Wednesday with special honors. Mike Meagher, who served the Logansport-based agency for 38 years, was named Citizen of the Week. He also was presented…
KOKOMO, Ind. — Indiana University Kokomo fills a need for mental health care providers, launching its Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling program during the fall 2018 semester. The program has long been requested, both by students and employers,…
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) encourages all Hoosiers to be on the lookout for new, sophisticated email phishing scams as data breaches reach an all-time high. Phish scams not only endanger someone’s personal information, but they can…
INDIANAPOLIS – During the holiday shopping season, shoppers are looking for the perfect gift, while criminals are looking to steal sensitive information. The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are reminding Hoosier shoppers to be…
The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR), in collaboration with the Internal Revenue Service, will host a National Tax Security Awareness Week starting November 27 to encourage taxpayers to take additional steps in protecting their personal and financial information before the…
INDIANAPOLIS – Corinna Linback has joined Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance as an agent based in the Logansport office located at 1730 W. Market St. She has completed Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance’s professional insurance training program. Linback studied at Indiana University…
KOKOMO, Ind. – Dakota Prilaman, a student in the Paramedic Science program at Ivy Tech Community College, has been awarded the Cass County Democratic Party Scholarship for 2017-18. Prilaman met recently with Paul Ulerick, chairman of the Cass County Democratic…
Historically, Trine University recognizes one specific student as a student of the month. In this season of Thanksgiving, it’s important to take a moment to recognize and say how thankful we are for all of our students. The students at…
KOKOMO and LOGANSPORT, Ind. — Thirty-three students from Ivy Tech Community College’s Kokomo and Logansport campuses were recently honored for their academic achievement with induction into the Alpha Pi Phi (Kokomo) and Beta Gamma Zeta (Logansport) chapters of Phi Theta…
A detective who has a passion for working in the Juvenile Division of the Logansport Police Department and two firefighters who were instrumental in rescuing a local man from a burning building have been recognized for their work. Brad Miller,…
The second Pioneer High School IHSAA football championship has set off an official observance in the city of Logansport. The Panthers defeated Eastern Greene, 42-14, Friday. That marked the second time in school history Pioneer has won the Class A…
