Pharos-Tribune

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Salvation Army officials in South Bend are celebrating the discovery of a gold coin in one of the charity’s red kettles. Full Story »

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana legislative panel plans to consider a bill that would ban privatization of some social services programs. Full Story »

NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — The bidding on eBay topped out at more than $1,000 for a motorized bar stool that an Ohio man rode right into an arrest for drunken driving. Full Story »

City and county planners are trying to alleviate parking and traffic circulation issues on Banker’s Row. Full Story »

Numerous families braved the cold, damp weather Sunday afternoon for hay rides, hot chocolate and craft making. Full Story »

Trail enthusiasts may have more ground to cover after construction work is completed on Chase Road. Full Story »

Logansport Police Chief A.J. Rozzi declared his candidacy for sheriff Saturday morning. Full Story »

The Salvation Army in Logansport serves hundreds of less fortunate people each year through its numerous programs. Full Story »

Hoping to capture the feel of Christmas during the 1850s, the Wabash and Erie Canal Association organized the annual Old Fashioned Christmas at Canal Park this weekend. Full Story »

WEST LAFAYETTE — New research by a Purdue University psychologist stggests that college students might want to spend time using old-time flash cards to prepare for exams. Full Story »

Cass County resident Delbert Shriver is in favor of the Hoosier Heartland Corridor but he has concerns about its proposed path. Full Story »

The Cass County Health Department has scheduled clinics for the general public to be immunized for H1N1. Full Story »

To celebrate its 50th year anniversary as a non-profit organization, The Neal Home is opening its doors to the community. Full Story »

First Farmers Financial Corp. and its principal subsidiary, First Farmers Bank and Trust, completed its acquisition of C.B. Bank Shares Inc. earlier this month. Full Story »

SEYMOUR — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved providing disaster aid to farmers in 19 southern and southern Indiana counties hit by severe storms in August. Full Story »

INDIANAPOLIS — Managers say construction work on the Indiana Convention Center expansion is about 60 percent complete nearly a year after the RCA Dome was imploded to make way for the project. Full Story »

According to the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act, Logansport firefighters are working too much. Full Story »

Logan’s Landing officials weren’t sure what to expect from the initial Downtown Day of Giving as part of its Christmas celebration. Full Story »

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Statehouse will soon be adorned with Christmas trees. Full Story »

MICHIGAN CITY — An Indiana death row inmate who refused to request clemency was executed early Friday for the 1994 shooting deaths of his estranged wife and two of her relatives, saying he was “not proud of the man I was, but I am no longer that man.” Full Story »

Two people involved in a head-on collision Thursday on U.S. 35 were airlifted due to their injuries. Full Story »

Within hours of a robbery at a liquor store on Logansport’s west side Wednesday night, police arrested a teenager on suspicion of committing the crime. Full Story »

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether to block the state from revoking driver’s licenses or state ID cards if a person’s name does not match Social Security records. Full Story »

OTTERBEIN — Indiana State Police say authorities in Nevada have arrested a man charged with fatally shooting a 40-year-old woman on what was to have been their wedding day. Full Story »

INDIANAPOLIS — Now that frigid weather has arrived, authorities are warning Indiana residents to use common sense if they venture out onto frozen lakes to go ice-fishing. Full Story »