The Cass County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of an ambulance on Tuesday that will help the Cass County EMS until new ambulances arrive.

The Lewis Cass Schools Board of Trustees reelected officers, appointed staff and passed a bond that will help fund improvements in the district at a meeting on Jan. 12.

The Cass County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of an ambulance on Tuesday that will help the Cass County EMS until new ambulances arrive.

Logansport residents will soon have another fast-casual dining option with the addition of a Culver’s restaurant in front of Rural King at 3919 East Market St.

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INDIANAPOLIS — A proposed loosening of Indiana’s regulations on nursing education programs is advancing in the Legislature, with supporters saying the step is needed to help address a statewide nursing shortage.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University Health has given an $8.75 million grant to Ivy Tech Community College to expand its nursing program and increase student enrollment.

Logansport residents will soon have another fast-casual dining option with the addition of a Culver’s restaurant in front of Rural King at 3919 East Market St.

Year-end assets for the Cass County Community Foundation increased by more than $4 million from 2020.

The Indiana Department of Health is hosting a free COVID-19 testing and vaccination mobile clinic at the Cass County Fairgrounds from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Friday and Saturday.

The new Hoosier Veterans Affairs Clinic is set to open next month near Grissom Air Reserve Base and move its services from its current location in Peru.

According to a press release sent on Jan. 14, the Cass County Humane Society has cancelled its Betty White birthday celebration scheduled for January 17 at 4 p.m. The humane society is planning to reschedule the event once construction is completed on the building.

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Students at Pioneer Elementary School are looking forward to making a new furry friend this semester. Principal Pat Quillen said students and staff are eager to meet the school’s new therapy dog, Parka, in March.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana House Republicans are forging ahead with their push for broad business and individual tax cuts even with ongoing skepticism from other GOP leaders in the Statehouse.

The Logansport City Council had a busy evening on Jan. 12, with a new animal ordinance, police station construction, hotel and park development, land acquisition and Bird Co. electric scooters filling the agenda.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is responding to five positive COVID-19 tests within the Cass County Jail.

Logan's Landing has announced several dates for 2022 events.

Officers from multiple agencies on Tuesday served a search warrant at a Fulton County address in connection with burglaries at Dunham’s Sporting Goods in Logansport.

Logansport’s ambient air monitor is up and running, and consultant Malcom Jarrell presented the monitor’s findings at the Logansport City Council meeting on Monday.

Victor Madrigal has opened a barber shop in Logansport that is for men and children, and he plans to grow.

Terry Cottrell, 38, of Winamac, was sentenced to more than eight years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography.

One driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a three-vehicle accident Tuesday on U.S. 35.

Former Carroll County Sheriff Lee W. Hoard announced he will be pursuing his former position as a candidate in the 2022 primary election in Carroll County.

James Stotler, a firefighter who has worked at the Logansport Fire Department for 17 years, was promoted to lieutenant on Wednesday in recognition of his hard work at the department. The Logansport Board of Public Works and Safety voted unanimously to confirm the promotion.

The Logansport Community School Corporation Board of Trustees elected officers and made decisions about a memorandum to the teacher contract and new Chromebooks at a meeting on Jan. 10.

Two men were transported to a hospital early Saturday morning after a vehicle crashed into a retaining wall on Michigan Avenue following a pursuit by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

Increased COVID-19 volumes and staff absences have caused the Logansport Memorial Camden Health Center to close, according to a press release from Logansport Memorial Hospital.

Logansport Nutrition opened in downtown Logansport at the beginning of January.

The COVID-19  pandemic has changed society, and it's for the long term.

Logansport resident Terry Bever was sentenced to seven years in the Indiana Department of Correction last week for felony battery of a public safety official, intimidation and disorderly conduct.

Logansport resident Jason Beebout, 44, was sentenced to 13 years in the Indiana Department of Correction last week for failure to report human remains, fraud, welfare fraud and burglary, according to Cass County Prosecutor Noah Schafer.

Ivy Tech Community College has rescheduled its open house at the Logansport campus that was originally scheduled for Tuesday.

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South Bend Medical Foundation hosted a blood drive at Logansport Memorial Hospital on Wednesday to replenish dwindling supplies as blood shortages concern hospitals across the nation.

Ivy Tech Community College’s Logansport campus is hosting an open house for prospective students from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18.

The Caston School Board of Trustees re-elected both of its leaders at a meeting Wednesday to elect board officers and appoint certain corporation positions.

The final lawsuit of five that residents filed against Cass County concerning the WSP zinc reclamation plant is still active. WSP plans to open in late February.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced Tuesday it has limited who is eligible for rapid COVID-19 tests at state-run sites due to high demand and a surge of cases amid the spread of the omicron variant.

INDIANAPOLIS — Lawmakers formally started the 2022 legislative session Tuesday, announcing their priorities for the upcoming weeks and shirking COVID-19 safety protocols with no masks or social distancing.

Shana and Brian Enders welcomed Logansport Memorial Hospital’s first baby of the year at 10:35 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 2.

Sheriff Ed Schroder announced he will seek a second term as the sheriff of Cass County in the 2022 election cycle.

INDIANAPOLIS — At the top of Gov. Eric Holcomb's priorities for the 2022 legislative session is eliminating the 30% business personal property tax on new equipment, enabling the state to compete with neighboring states that have lower tax hurdles.

Felicity Perez-Nuscis was on her way to Logansport to pick up her daughter over the New Year’s weekend when she noticed a dog on the side of the road.

BUNKER HILL — “I love you all, but not like my wife,” James Byrn told his students as they wrapped up their final practice before the next day’s Christmas program.

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CARROLL COUNTY — One man died and another was injured Wednesday night in a two-car crash south of Delphi.

BUNKER HILL — Another inmate was assaulted at Miami Correctional Facility on Wednesday, marking the most recent violent incident there this year.