Cass County News

A Logansport man was treated and released after suffering an accidental gunshot wound Friday evening.

A jury acquitted a Logansport man accused of eight counts of child molestation. After two and half hours of deliberation in Cass Circuit Court Thursday, jurors found 37-year-old Genaro "Gerry" Luna not guilty of five counts of class A felony child molestation and three counts of class C felony child molestation.

A woman who was convicted of killing a former Evansville mayor has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the stabbing of a state psychiatric hospital worker.

Staying safe in the heat To avoid heat related health problems, the Indiana State Department of Health recommends the following: * Drink plenty of cool water.

Police reports Tuesday 10.00 p.m. - Property-damage accident, U.S. 24 and 925W. A vehicle driven by David D. Gistler, 61, Logansport, struck a deer.

A Cass County man could avoid any prison time for exposing himself to young boys and showing them pornographic material if a judge approves a recommended plea bargain.

Formal charges have been filed against a couple arrested for allegedly stealing checks and trying to cash them.

As Dina Dominick finished reading a book about deer, she told the children each would receive a treat also enjoyed by deer.

Wednesday 1:53 a.m. - Criminal mischief. Someone reportedly toilet papered a residence in the 100 block of North Maple Street in Walton.

With its goal of making Logansport and Cass County a better place to live, the McTaggart Charitable Trust provided more than $90,000 to area organizations in June to make that goal come true.

My wife, Teri, got her picture in the paper last week. In case you missed it, she was named the winner of the start-up category in the annual business plan competition sponsored by SUCCEED, or Stimulating Unlimited Cass County Entrepreneurs and Economic Development.

Police have arrested a convicted rapist and his girlfriend for suspicion of stealing checks and attempting to cash them at businesses in two counties.

Work on 5,000-foot runway to begin in July. By KEVIN SMITH PHAROS-TRIBUNE The Logansport-Cass County Airport will soon have the capacity for larger aircraft after securing funds for a runway extension.

One of Logansport's pride points in the past three years is the new Ivy Tech Community College campus slowly emerging from a field at the south edge of the city on U.S. 24/35. Growth has created a good problem of sorts for city officials.

Sonshine Express Daycare and Preschool Ministry recently held its graduation ceremony.

Cass County cleared another hurdle this week in its quest for a wind farm project.

Plea deal calls for 26-year sentence. By KEVIN LILLY Pharos-Tribune Less than a week before going to trial, a Logansport man accused of confining and raping a woman pleaded guilty to the crime.

There has been no movement toward the town of Galveston joining the Logansport/Cass County Plan Commission.

Wednesday 11:15 a.m. - Property-damage accident, 11th and High streets. Vehicles driven by Bart A. Hamilton, 30, Logansport, and Douglas M. Kitchell, 33, Royal Center, collided.

Former mall property manager Lynda Lou Warner has been arrested on five counts of theft for allegedly embezzling nearly $30,000. On Tuesday, Warner, a 61-year-old Logansport resident, turned herself in at the Cass County Jail following the conclusion of an investigation into the mall's cash flow over a five-year period.