NEWS

Blood battle at IU Kokomo
09/13/2025

This article is brought to you by the Kokomo Family YMCA. I ran the race, and all I got was this shirt. You won't feel that way with everything we have planned for the Halloween Hustle! Besides a cool throwback baseball T-shirt, you'll get plenty more at the Halloween Hustle - it's bigger and better than ever with fun for the whole family. Get ready for an exciting 5K run/walk and an adorable Monster Mini Run for kids 10 and under, along with a meet and greet with Bingo & Bluey, a bounce house, costume contest, candy crawl, crafts, face painting, Bruno’s Pizza, party music, and a chance to run with Batman. We promise an event packed with fun and treats for all ages! Register by clicking here.

Richter joins Community First
09/13/2025

Community First Bank is proud to welcome Nate Richter as Vice President, Project Manager, joining the bank’s ongoing efforts to strengthen project execution and cross-functional collaboration. Richter brings more than 15 years of experience in the technology field, with the past nine years focused on technical leadership, program management, and security oversight.

Fraud, burglary, and a hit and run
09/13/2025

Howard County Sheriff, Kokomo Police searching for suspects in multiple crimes

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SPORTS

Happy trails for deer hunting
09/14/2025

Finding a well-used deer trail is a great way to increase the chance for success

Outdoors with Bud, September 14, 2025
09/14/2025

This week, the jig is up! Bud Fields spends this episode talking about fishing with jigs, recounting his personal experiences with the lures over his many years of fishing. Catch new episodes of Outdoors with Bud and review past episodes on the Kokomo Lantern Podcast Network.

Blue Devils sweep Taylor
09/10/2025

Tipton prevails in lopsided volleyball affair against Titans

Features

Night of Hope fills Foster Park
09/12/2025

Hundreds gather to celebrate recovery, mourn victims of substance abuse

The Lamp, September 11, 2025: The HCHS Cemetery Walk
09/11/2025

This week, Kokomo Lantern Publisher Pat Munsey speaks with Howard County Historical Society Executive Director Anne Shaw about the upcoming Cemetery Walk, taking place Oct. 10-11 in Crown Point Cemetery. Tickets are on sale now by visiting https://howardcountymuseum.org/

Kokomo’s coziest bookstore
09/11/2025

Secondhand Stories laying claim to title in downtown

Obituaries

Obituaries, September 13, 2025
09/13/2025

Helen Sue Weirauch, Kristopher Steven Boucher, Albert H. Ebeling, Sr., Robert Lee Bruist, Darwin "Piney" Kaui Glassburn, Diana Jane (Baden) Young, Wayne Jeffrey Downey, Barbara A. (Perry) Orr

Obituaries, September 12, 2025
09/12/2025

Ryan Christopher Marks, Bailey Idress Luree Smith, Kim DeLano Burton, Frances (Frannie) Josephine Prahm, Ramona Ann Daniels, Brandi Lee Roberts, Phillip Joe Tidler, Kerry Lee Land, Carolyn A. Lindsay

Obituaries, September 11, 2025
09/11/2025

Donald Lee Burlingame, Ethel Pearl Wouster, Ryan Christopher Marks, Kim DeLano Burton, Michael Andrew Garland, Rita Jean Kendall, Rosie L. Wiggs

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LANTERN PODCASTS

Outdoors with Bud, September 14, 2025
09/14/2025

This week, the jig is up! Bud Fields spends this episode talking about fishing with jigs, recounting his personal experiences with the lures over his many years of fishing. Catch new episodes of Outdoors with Bud and review past episodes on the Kokomo Lantern Podcast Network.

The Lamp, September 11, 2025: The HCHS Cemetery Walk
09/11/2025

This week, Kokomo Lantern Publisher Pat Munsey speaks with Howard County Historical Society Executive Director Anne Shaw about the upcoming Cemetery Walk, taking place Oct. 10-11 in Crown Point Cemetery. Tickets are on sale now by visiting https://howardcountymuseum.org/

Outdoors with Bud, September 8, 2025
09/08/2025

This week, Bud takes us on a trip through the Winding Creek Music Festival, which took place in August. Bud loves bluegrass! Follow him through the festival, and then review past episodes of Outdoors with Bud on the Kokomo Lantern Podcast Network!