🌱 Why a high-profile murder trial was delayed after a Peru-area incident

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• Why a high-profile murder trial was delayed after a Peru-area incident

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Not as cold, becoming breezy, with a high of 35 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Areas of fog in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 31.
• Thursday: Very windy; rain, with a high of 48 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Judge rules man accused of Elwood police officer's murder currently incompetent to stand trial (wthr.com) — A man accused of killing an Elwood police officer has been ruled currently incompetent to stand trial, delaying his death penalty case until March while he receives mental health treatment. Court records also note he faces additional charges after allegedly stabbing a guard at the state prison near Peru, before being transferred to a higher-security facility.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Tech Time with Zak at the Fulton County Public Library
  Fulton County Public Library , 320 W 7th St , Rochester
  12:00 pm
• Aviation Escape Room
  North Manchester Library , 405 N Market St , North Manchester
  6:00 pm
• County Council Meeting
  Miami County, IN Calendar Peru, IN 46970
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Storytime with Santa
  Logansport-Cass County Public Library , 616 East Broadway , Logansport
  10:00 am
• Wings, and Wine Wednesday
  Rochester Uncorked , 527 Main St , Rochester
  4:00 pm
• Society for creative Anachronism
  Logansport-Cass County Public Library , 616 East Broadway , Logansport
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Final Exams
  Kokomo Area Career Center Kokomo, IN 46902
• Doug Church - Elvis
  Honeywell Center , 275 W Market St , Wabash
  1:00 pm
• Oak Ridge Boys
  Honeywell Center , 275 W Market St , Wabash
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Home for the Holidaze Peru w/ Russ Baum Trio
  Legend's Cocktail Lounge , 69 N Broadway St , Peru
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• 🌟Christmas at Heartland🌟
  101 N Cicott St , Logansport
  10:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Afternoon Movie and Craft
  Logansport-Cass County Public Library , 616 East Broadway , Logansport
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bell American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Overnight Team Member in Peru. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Logansport

• Photos: 2025 Shop with a Cop in Logansport (pharostribune.com)
• Holiday info and updates for 2025 · (casscountyonline.com)
• Basketball Recap: Caston Now 4-1 over Last Five Games (maxpreps.com)

Kokomo

• Arctic cold now with a mild turn this week in central Indiana (fox59.com)
• Hinton to Race for USAC Sprint Rookie of the Year with 2B Racing in 2026 - St. Louis Racing (stlracing.com)
• Jo Ellen Rowan Iacovino, 88 (bbbtv12.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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