Checking in, outdoors
KPRD Park Passport rewards participants for taking part in programs
Mayor talks batteries on podcast
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Ivy Tech Kokomo expanding ESL program through NIPSCO grant
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The greatest thing since ice cream
The Gingerich family’s love affair with automobiles lasts 70 years
City council sets new limits
Speeds regulated in several areas; commercial truck routes, no parking area established
Fire claims one in Miami County
Galveston volunteers respond to fatal blaze near U.S. 31 and Ind. 18
Faster, Paramedic! Save! Save!
Ivy Tech Kokomo streamlines paramedic training courses to just four semesters
Small subjects, big honor
IU Kokomo biochemistry professor elected Fellow of Indiana Academy of Sciences
City searching for a baseball team
The City of Kokomo is accepting proposals for the lease and/or management of Kokomo Municipal Stadium, a premier downtown venue built for baseball and community entertainment. The City invites qualified organizations to submit proposals to bring a full-time baseball team—professional, collegiate, or amateur—to Kokomo, with a focus on summer collegiate wooden bat leagues.
The Guardians of the Grid
Duke Energy celebrates National Lineworker Appreciation Day
Markland to close April 23
Markland Avenue will be closed beginning Wednesday April 23, 2025, until Saturday April 26, 2025, between Berkley Road and Dixon Road for milling, repaving, and guard rail installation as part of the previous culvert replacement project.
Marion students to visit IU Kokomo
Middle school students from Marion will get an inside look at college life, at Indiana University Kokomo’s free Ignite Your Future camp June 9-13.
Auto fatality claims Sharpsville man
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United Way helps file taxes for hundreds
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Stellantis to hold electronics recycling event
Stellantis’ four Kokomo-area manufacturing facilities invite the local community to celebrate Earth Day, Sat., April 26, by bringing old electronics to their Electronic Waste Recycling Day.
The Lamp, April 17, 2025: Community Foundation Part 3
This week, Kokomo Lantern Publisher Pat Munsey is joined by Emily Hemersbach from the Community Foundation Serving Howard, Clinton, and Carroll Counties to discuss the purpose of the foundation. Catch new episodes of The Lamp and review past episodes on the Kokomo Lantern Podcast Network.
Tea Party to march on governor's mansion
The Coalition of Central Indiana Tea Parties, along with Indy Tea Party North, Indy Defenders of Liberty West, Lafayette Citizens in Action, and concerned citizens across the state, are calling on all Hoosiers to join a public rally at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 21, outside the Governor’s Mansion on North Meridian Street (between 46th and 49th Streets in Indianapolis).
Cass County College & Career Expo April 22
The doors of Logansport High School’s Berry Bowl will be open from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, for the annual Cass County College & Career Expo. The public is invited to attend the event where more than 40 central Indiana employers and 20 Indiana colleges and universities will be available to meet with prospective employees and students.
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IU Kokomo Psychology professor earns W. George Pinnell Award for exceptional service
A rustling in Russiaville
Dancing, walking, running fill the streets of tight-knit town
Two arrested in connection with OD death
On April 16, 2024, the Kokomo Police Department Patrol Division responded to a southside home in reference to a report of an unconscious/unresponsive female. The female was deceased, and the Howard County Coroner’s office responded and assisted with the investigation.
Alliance hosts Korean delegation
Also, flowers returning to downtown
New fire station moving forward
Station 6 being rebuilt on same site along Ind. 931
Ivy Tech Kokomo blows past Ivy Tech Day goal
Also, Kokomo Area Career & Networking Fair set for April 15