2008 Primary Ballots
Republican
President of the United States
Mike Huckabee
John McCain
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Indiana Governor
Mitch Daniels
U.S. House of Representatives
District 2
Luke Puckett
Tony Zirkle
Joseph Roush
State Senate
District 18
Randy Head
Brian Thomas
Phillip R. Messer
David R. Martin
State Representatives
District 16
Douglas L. Gutwein
District 24
(I) Rich McClain
Richard “Rick” Eller
Cass County Commissioner
1st District
Gene Powlen
Edward M. Lucy
2nd District
Jim Sailors
Cass County Council
At-large (vote 3)
(I) Chod Gibson
(I) Ralph Anderson
Pat Badt
Jeff LeDonne
Cameron Mills
Ryan Elson
Jim Parsons
Christopher Dixson
Cass County Coroner
George L. Franklin Jr.
Cass County Auditor
Vaneen M. Ide
Cass County Treasurer
Dawn Conner
Cass County Clerk
(I) Linda Crimmins
Cass County Surveyor
(I) Jenny (Lombardi) Clark
Democrat
President of the United States
Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
Indiana Governor
Jim Schellinger
Jill Long Thompson
U.S. House of Representatives
District 2
(I) Joe Donnelly
State Senate
District 18
Linda Klinck
State Representatives
District 16
Bill Reutebuch
District 24
none
Cass County Commissioner
1st District
none
2nd District
none
Cass County Council
At-large (vote 3)
Gordon Southern
Julian Pugh
Cass County Coroner
Marvin E. Griest
Cass County Auditor
none
Cass County Treasurer
none
Cass County Clerk
none
Cass County Surveyor
none
School Boards
Logansport
1st District
(I) Mark Hetz
David McClure
3rd District (vote 2)
Cyle Dibble
Mike McCord
Pioneer
Harrison Township
Stephanie A. Winkel
1st District
Shelley Gady
5th District
(I) Gregory E. Lawson
Southeastern
District 1
Mary Hartley
District 2
(I) Jack Cain
District 5
(I) Ian D. Jay
Caston
Adams Twp.
(I) Bruce Cress
District 1
(I) Joyce E. Zartman
District 4
(I) James E. Ayers
(I) denotes incumbent
Local News
2008 Primary Ballots
- Local News
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A century habitat
To judge by the stone foundation under the house at 1508 Miles St., the house was built at least a hundred years ago. But it’s looking like new after Century Career Center students spent this spring renovating it for a Habitat for Humanity beneficiary family.
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Senior housing planned
An Indianapolis company looking to bring senior housing to Logansport plans to meet with Mayor Ted Franklin next week to see if the city would help in making their project a reality.
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Fire Stone Grill opening weeks away
At long last, the Fire Stone Grill is really going to open.
The former pole barn on the corner of Third Street and Eel River Road was remodeled and ready to open in December of 2009, but disagreements between city officials and Fire Stone’s owner, Bernadene Thimlar, stalled the opening until this spring.
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Restoring a piece of Miami County circus history
PERU — Miami County historian Kreig Adkins remembers the days when there was a chance you’d be driving down U.S. 31 and see elephants.
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Mall-based schools offer second chance for at-risk students
Jayne Carter spends her mornings at a shopping mall earning her high school degree.
It may sound like a teenager’s dream, but for Carter, 18, and her classmates, it’s a second chance.
A year ago, Carter was so far behind in school and struggling in so many ways, that she came perilously close to dropping out. -
Early intervention may deter later dropouts
At the kindergarten roundup this spring at West Goshen Elemetary School, teachers and administrators noticed something different: There seemed to be significantly more Hispanic children with parents who spoke both English and Spanish.
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Farm Bureau to launch young farmers club
Cass County’s Farm Bureau is launching a club this summer aimed at getting young farmers more involved in the future of farming.
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County approves $57,000 in additional funding
Judge Rick Maughmer’s office handles more than 80 cases per day in Cass County Superior Court II. Judge Thomas Perrone handles a little more in Superior Court I. Circuit Judge Leo Burns’ cases are longer and, at times, tedious.
There’s plenty of work to go around, just not enough people. -
Search and rescue: Logansport native, dogs on FEMA task force
Logansport native April Walker-Stemple knew she wanted to pursue some line of work involving animals, but little did she know that would lead to having a pair of trained German shepherds and being part of a search and rescue team in the Rocky Mountains.
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Property lawsuit pending against accused killer
A judge will soon rule whether a pending property lawsuit against a 76-year-old accused killer should be stricken from the records.
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