Mayor’s prayer breakfast scheduled
Mayor Mike Fincher will be holding his monthly Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday.
The gathering begins at 6:45 a.m. at the Senior Center, 115 S. Sixth St. The public is welcome to join.
Walton legion serving dinner
WALTON — The Walton American Legion will host a chicken and noodle dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 at the Legion Hall.
The dinner will include chicken and noodles, meat loaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, dressing, gravy, beets, stewed tomatoes, cole slaw, bread and butter and pie.
The public is invited. Cost of meal depends on items selected.
Hunter education class offered in April
An Indiana hunter education class will be held at the Izaak Walton League, 1046 N. State Road 17.
The two-day course will begin at 8 a.m. on April 4 and run until 5 p.m. Lunch will be provided by the Izaak Walton League on Saturday.
The class will begin at noon on April 5 and include “range day.” Students will receive one-on-one instruction with shotguns, rifles, muzzleloaders and archery. Students must attend both days.
Upon successful completion of this nationally recognized class, students will be certified, allowing them to buy an Indiana hunting license as well as licenses in all other states. Pre-registration is required and can be done by calling Conservation Officer Brenda Louthain at (574) 664-9952.
The class is limited to 50 students on a first-call, first-served basis.
4-H meeting slated at area elementary
BURNETTSVILLE — The Cass Township 4-H Club will be meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at Eastlawn Elementary.
The meeting is for any child in third grade or older wishing to join 4-H.
For information, call Marla or Greg DuVall at (574) 753-8079.
Last weekend slated for Civic auditions
Civic Players has announced auditions for the upcoming production “Finian’s Rainbow.”
Auditions will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Civic Players building, 1115 Erie Ave. in Logansport.
There are 12 primary characters ages 9 and over. There are 21 secondary characters, additional chorus and children’s choir.
The cast needs racial diversity.
For questions, call Ralph Anderson at (574) 722-3000 or Rosemary Weaver at (574) 722-4934.
CWU holding ladies’ luncheon in March
Church Women United will be having a luncheon at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 7 in Main Street United Methodist Church.
The cost is $5, and all ladies are invited to attend.
RSVP to Rosemary Vernon at (574) 753-8606 or Nancy Hamilton at (574) 753-6762 by March 2.
Pioneer senior planning play
ROYAL CENTER — Emil Adsit, senior at Pioneer Junior-Senior High School, has put together a play as part of his senior project. The production will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday at the high school.
Donations will be accepted and proceeds will go toward Riley Hospital for Children.
For information, call (574) 643-9474.
Local News
Area briefs Feb. 24
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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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13-foot statue celebrating arts to stand in Logan
Logan’s Landing danced a little closer Thursday to sprucing up the downtown area and crafting the arts and design district it’s been longing to create.
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Stormwater board OKs rate increase
The Logansport Stormwater Management Board this morning approved a 51 percent increase in its monthly rates.
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LHS senior prank
As a senior prank, Logansport High School students moved the cow from in front of Happy Burger West to the Berry Bowl this morning. It was all in good fun, though. Bob Shanks, the owner of Happy Burger, was even on hand to pose for pictures.
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‘It’s not about you’: Local mom shares journey of adopting foster children
Foster parenting isn’t always easy, says Juanita Jackson. Between caseworker visits and baby-sitting restrictions, the 42-year-old balances work and caring for five children as a single mom.
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Longtime Lewis Cass teacher fired over license
Notwithstanding the impassioned pleas on Scott Rouch’s behalf, the Southeastern school board unanimously voted to cancel his teaching contract for “neglect of duty and other just causes.”
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Jeremy Franklin charged with two felonies
A special prosecutor this week filed three charges, including two felony counts, against the son of the Logansport mayor.
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Logan multiplex still in the works
Plans for a multiplex in Logansport are still in the works, but at least one city official hoped the process would move a bit quicker.
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Ambulances moving: Hospital says change will save $200,000
Rural/Metro, Cass County’s newest ambulance service, told Logansport Memorial Hospital that it plans to move out of the ambulance garage at the end of its lease in September.
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