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Learning to mother
Low graduation rates and meager earnings plague the population of teen moms, a variety of research has found. But it's not just the young mothers whose lives are changed by pregnancy. Their babies often suffer, too. A fact sheet prepared by the Natio
- Court rules use of bite marks as evidence unreliable At least 24 men convicted or charged with murder or rape based on bite marks on the flesh of victims have been exonerated since 2000, many after spending more than a decade in prison. Now a judge's ruling later this month in New York could help end t
- Health dept. adding to staff The Cass County Health Department is getting back up to staff with the recent hire of an environmental health specialist and a food inspector after two employees recently left the department. John Weidner replaced Rob McLaughlin as an environmental h
- No Headline Provided BELLAR: Services for Harriett E. Bellar, 67, Denver, will be 11 a.m. today at McClain Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Westlawn Cemetery, Denver. DAVIDSON: Services for Herbert P. Davidson, 84, Rochester, will be at noon Tuesday at Good Family Fun
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Prison sentence of 12-year-old prompts new law
INDIANAPOLIS -- Three years ago, when 12-year-old Paul Henry Gingerich became the youngest person in Indiana ever sent to prison as an adult, his story gained international attention and sparked questions about whether children belong behind bars wi
- Attorney: City falsified documents The attorney representing a woman who filed a lawsuit against Logansport Mayor Ted Franklin and city council regarding the city's ongoing power plant project states city officials have falsified two pieces of legislation, according to court records,
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Honoring small business
Out of 748 businesses in Cass County in 2011, how many could be classified small businesses? If you're talking to the U.S. Small Business Administration, nearly all of them: 745. The SBA is observing National Small Business Week starting today, and t
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Celebrating Royal Center
ROYAL CENTER -- A slight drizzle wasn't enough to deter the residents and visitors of Royal Center Saturday as they engaged in the town's annual Pioneer Days event -- a weekend of community meals, garage sales, a parade and live music. The weekend of
- Old Style raft race a go June 22 with some tweaks The fourth annual Old Style Raft Race will proceed this year, despite ongoing renovations at the hosting pub. Jonesy's Old Style Inn owner Scott Jones said the event will be split in half, with the raft race taking place June 22 and the traditional a
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Equipped to zip
Visitors to France Park will soon be able to leap from a nearly 100-foot cliff and travel the span of a 1,400-foot cable over the park’s swimming lake at 30 to 45 miles per hour, the park’s superintendent says. “It’ll definitely be fun,” said France
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