Public loses another data center scrum
Plan commission forwards minimal regulations to city council over citizen objections
Food as Medicine returns Sept. 1
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State offering aid to flood victims
Disaster Resource Hub now open; SNAP benefits can be recouped
‘Operation Butterball’ nets 40 arrests
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County adopts data center moratorium
Commissioners agree to form committee to study the issue
State Fair endures the storms
Final week provides a place to connect with community
What's Happening This Week? Aug. 16-22, 2026
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City entertaining data center regulations
Soft touch on controversial development gets public hearing Aug. 17
Indiana lagging in vaccinations
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Duke says call 811 before digging
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Operation Old School nets drug operation
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Fresh from the Giving Grove
A Season of Learning and Planning Your Legacy
Firsthand experience with a hot economy
IU Kokomo students gain global business experience through study abroad in Poland
What's Happening This Week?
Events taking place in Kokomo, Howard County, and the surrounding community from Aug. 9-15, 2026
IU Kokomo jump-starting its students
Groups Scholars offers head start to college success
Smiles for Vets on Sept. 11
The sound of banjos, fiddles, and mandolins will echo across western Howard County once again this August as the Winding Creek Music Festival returns. But there’s something wandering in the woods this year.
Rescue Mission offering health, hygiene
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IU, Howard County Health Dept. expand naloxone access
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Commissioners listening about BESS
Howard County opens portal for comments through Aug. 17
Data center moratorium in the works
Plan commission takes friendly fire as it recommends action to board of commissioners
Coroner reports 2Q mortality stats
Also, Markland lane restrictions this week
IWU launches automotive program
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A letter to 2027 seniors
Make sure applying for the Lilly Foundation Scholarship is what's next for you
What's Happening This Week?
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