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Cass jobless rate down in March
Cass County’s unemployment rate has gone down, said Logansport-Cass County Economic Development Foundation President Skip Kuker.
At the LEDF Board meeting Friday, Kuker announced that the unemployment rate for March had fallen to 5.7 percent from 6.1 percent in February 2007. It was also down from the previous year’s level of 6 percent.
Kuker said it is the lowest unemployment rate for the month of March in six years. The number of unemployed persons was 1,057, which is the lowest in over seven years. Those figures rank Cass County 41st among the 92 counties in the state.
The unemployment rate for the state of Indiana fell by .3 percent from February to March.
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Recovered and more
Last month, someone broke into the Emmaus Mission food pantry and stole a large quantity of meat, along with money from a cash register.
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Restaurant lawsuit moves to federal court
With just a single sheet of paper, the city attorney says Bernadine Thimlar could open a restaurant downtown, but instead her lawsuit against the city of Logansport is headed to federal court.
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Logansport Schools name interim leader
The Logansport Community School Corp. board of trustees has named a longtime Lafayette administrator as interim superintendent.
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Charges dropped in Logansport burglary case
Charges have been dropped against a teenage burglary suspect who was mistakenly charged in the wrong court.
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Protecting police dogs
Two four-legged officers with the Logansport Police Department recently received a gift that could save their lives.
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Trine University gets Logansport welcome
Helen Gray taught her first class in more than 10 years Wednesday night at Trine University’s new satellite campus in Logansport.
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Father says son stable after crash
The teenager who struck a semi head-on Monday night remains hospitalized with his family at his side.
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Logansport teen injured in fall from moving car
A teenager who fell from a moving vehicle in Logansport Tuesday night remained in serious condition Wednesday at a Fort Wayne hospital.
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Honoring fallen heroes one mile at a time
While standing at a stop sign in Lake Cicott, Mike Ehredt bent over to place a small flag carrying the name of a soldier who lost his life in Iraq.
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Mobile pantry helps 268 families with food
For Sheila Jennings, Tuesday’s mobile food pantry was like a regular trip to the grocery store — minus the cost.
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