Center Township slashes grants
10/13/2025
Only Carver Center spared 50-percent funding cuts in 2026
NEWS
Heritage Kingdom has The Drive
10/10/2025
Children’s boutique takes home top prize in Alliance business competition
Kokomo baseball has a home
10/09/2025
Bullpen Ventures inks deal to join Prospect League with new team
SPORTS
Tigers blank Comets in soccer
10/11/2025
Northwestern continues winning streak heading into sectional championship
Opening Day was fantastic
10/11/2025
Bud bagged a doe on his first foray into the field
Kokomo baseball has a home
10/09/2025
Bullpen Ventures inks deal to join Prospect League with new team
Features
Bona Vista dedicates new pavilion
10/14/2025
This article is brought to you by the Kokomo Family YMCA. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Our annual Turkey Trot 5K is back, so come run the race before you stuff your face! Join us Nov. 27th and combat those holiday calories while you have fun walking or running our scenic course. It’s a timed, family-friendly race and every participant receives a T-shirt & medal. Proceeds benefit the Kokomo Family YMCA’s Annual Campaign. This is a great opportunity to get active outdoors AND give back to the community by providing opportunities to families and individuals through the YMCA’s annual campaign by clicking here!
Omega Psi Phi helps the homeless
10/14/2025
This article is brought to you by the Kokomo Family YMCA. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Our annual Turkey Trot 5K is back, so come run the race before you stuff your face! Join us Nov. 27th and combat those holiday calories while you have fun walking or running our scenic course. It’s a timed, family-friendly race and every participant receives a T-shirt & medal. Proceeds benefit the Kokomo Family YMCA’s Annual Campaign. This is a great opportunity to get active outdoors AND give back to the community by providing opportunities to families and individuals through the YMCA’s annual campaign by clicking here!
NAACP holds Unity in Our Community
10/14/2025
The NAACP Kokomo Local Branch 3055 will hold a Unity in Our Community meeting on Fri., Oct. 17, at the Carver Community Center, 1030 N. Purdum St., from 6-8 p.m. The event is designed to empower the local community to act for the benefit of all.
Obituaries
Obituaries, October 15, 2025
10/15/2025
Victor F. Hostetler, Don Ray Redding, Larry Jay Cash, Larita (Rita) Mae Miller, Ronald G. Winegardner, Walter Roy “Bud” Johnson, Bryson Lee Smith, Sidney Lewis Brown
Obituaries, October 14, 2025
10/14/2025
Shelvy Jean Leighty, Harold Eugene Hartman, William H. Donson, Willa Von “Willy” Christopher-Tully, Keith Patrick Thompson
Obituaries, October 13, 2025
10/13/2025
William E. “Bubba” Bates, Vicki K. Ferrell, Joyce Ann Lee
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LANTERN PODCASTS
The Lamp: October 3, 2025: The Literacy Coalition of Howard County
10/03/2025
This week, Kokomo Lantern Publisher Pat Munsey speaks with Bob Stephenson, Executive Director of the Literacy Coalition of Howard County. They talk about the coalition's upcoming comedy show at Rhine Hall, featuring Dave Dugan and Dave "The King" Wilson. The event will serve as a fundraiser for the coalition.
Outdoors with Bud, September 28, 2025
09/28/2025
This week, Bud Fields takes another trip to the past, recalling a day of fishing with Tech Sgt. Foy Cox. Enjoy this throwback to some of Bud's earliest forays into podcasting and sharing his love of the outdoors. Catch new episodes of Outdoors with Bud and review past episodes by visiting the Kokomo Lantern Podcast Network.
The Lamp, September 25, 2025: Carver Community Center
09/25/2025
This week, Kokomo Lantern publisher Pat Munsey talks with Carver Community Center Executive Director JC Barnett III about the loads of programming taking place this fall. Girls' basketball, a spelling bee, afterschool programs, and a whole lot more are taking place at Carver, and kids from all over the community are invited to take part.