All Saints holding blood drive Friday
Battle of the Badges blood drive will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in the All Saints Elementary Annex Building, 121 Eel River Avenue.
To schedule a donation, call (800) GIVE-LIFE. Walk-ins will be welcome.
The event is dedicated to city police, EMS, sheriff, fire and state police personnel.
Four arrested on arson charges
ROCHESTER — Four teenagers, including two juveniles, have been arrested in connection with a fire last month in Akron.
Trevor A. Williams, 18, Akron, and Brady L. Shephard, 18, Mentone, have been arrested on charges of arson, according to a news release from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department. The case has also been forwarded to the county probation department for additional arson charges against two 17-year-old male juveniles.
The fire, which occured on Sept. 18, destroyed a structure full of hay at a farm at 7794 E. Division Road in Akron. The estimate loss was $350,000.
The investigation by the sheriff’s department determined the fire was intentionally set, according to the release.
State police study targets crash factors
LAFAYETTE — The Indiana State Police have released the findings of a recent study into factors that lead to crashes.
The study revealed three steps to reduce crashes include:
• Reducing the most common causational crash factors, which includes following too closely, failure to yield the right of way, distracted drivers, unsafe lane movement and speeding.
• Educating the public on those crash causes through use of various media outlets, programs for community groups and driver’s education classes.
• Engineering factors that might play a role in causing crashes will be identified and reported to the Indiana Department of Transportation or local highway department.
Troopers will be utilizing both marked and unmarked police vehicles as well as the motorcycle patrols and the newly purchased high-performance Mustangs in their enforcement efforts.
Auxiliary offering scrapbook session
WINAMAC — The Pulaski Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is hosting a “Creative Memories” scrap booking sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, in the hospital front lobby.
Merchandise will include traditional scrap booking supplies and a variety of computer software to create projects with digital pre-designed pages and story books.
Local News
Area briefs
<b>Oct. 5, 2008</b>
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Not forgotten
A plaque in Mount Hope Cemetery near a flagpole dedicated to those from Logansport and Cass County who served in the World War reads: “Let those who come after see that these men shall not be forgotten.”
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LHS freshmen ace algebra ECA
Logansport High School administrators were “ecstatic” last week over results from the statewide algebra I end-of-course assessment that showed passing marks for all the freshmen who took the exam.
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Logan man hands Indy 500 winner milk
Logansport resident Dave Forgey remembers listening to the Indianapolis 500 on the radio as a kid while his cousins and siblings would gather for a picnic.
- 2012 Lewis Cass graduation
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Former LPD officer Leal turns himself in
Former Logansport police officer Carlos Paul Leal was arrested Friday afternoon on charges of theft, and officials Saturday said the counts stem from two separate investigations.
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9-1-1 dispatchers will soon be able to text
Cass County dispatchers will be able to text callers starting this summer — a move that is reflective of where emergency communication services are heading nationwide.
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Andersons officials predict consistent demand for corn
Farmers, elevator operators and other business associates joined local officials and community leaders to hear from the company’s president and its ethanol group president about industry progress since the plant was built.
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Former LPD officer arrested, accused of theft
Former Logansport police officer Carlos Paul Leal was arrested Friday afternoon on two charges of theft, according to information obtained today by the Pharos-Tribune.
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No jail for driver in fatal hit-and-run
A 25-year-old Logansport man admitted Thursday to leaving the scene of a deadly wreck last year, but he will not serve any time in jail as the result of a plea agreement.
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Board backs 51 percent spike in utility rates
For Paul Hartman, the issue facing the Logansport Stormwater Management Board is pretty simple.
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