Community First empowering nonprofits to dream bigger
Also, IU Kokomo partners with Small Business Development Center


Also, IU Kokomo partners with Small Business Development Center

Also, Reformation Faith Ministries offering weekly hot meals
Also, state police Halloween patrols result in multiple arrests
Groups collaborating to provide food pantries, hot meals during SNAP reductions
Philip White, 29, dies while in custody; autopsy scheduled for Nov. 3
Community has overwhelmingly negative reaction to Kokomo baseball team name

Events taking place in Kokomo, Howard County, and the surrounding area from Nov. 9, 2025, and beyond
Events taking place in Kokomo, Howard County, and the surrounding area from Nov. 2-8, 2025
William Simon Harris awarded Medal of Honor 117 years after the fact

This week, Kokomo Lantern Publisher Patrick Munsey talks with Taylor School Corp. Superintendent Steve Dishon about the school's upcoming coat drive and Community Thanksgiving Dinner. And then the conversation turns to the impending food crisis that is expected to accompany the suspension of $1.9 million in SNAP benefits to Howard County recipients. They are joined by Bethany Wenger, Public Health Projects Director for the Howard County Health Department, and Derick Steele, executive director of the Kokomo Housing Authority. The two are spearheading the organizational effort to ensure meals for those in need starting in November.
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Local organizations mobilizing, but help is needed

Also, coroner investigating death at campground

Events taking place in Kokomo, Howard County, and the surrounding area from Nov. 2, 2025, and beyond
Events taking place in Kokomo, Howard County, and the surrounding area from Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2025
Immersive stage show takes over Rhine Hall; tickets still available

After last season’s increase in influenza, the need for flu vaccinations for Indiana residents is high. The last flu season saw a significant increase in the effects of influenza, including higher numbers of deaths and hospitalizations, as well as lower vaccination rates. These effects underscore the importance of flu vaccination in preventing serious flu complications.
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Local leaders join NAACP to discuss, progress, inclusion, and the future
Breast exams, mammograms can catch cancer before tragedy arrives

City agrees to income tax increase to help fund construction of a new county jail


IU Kokomo's Futurecast Tour gives a glimpse into potential 2026 economy
Also, Commissioners sets meeting, holiday dates; Sheriff’s Trunk-or-Treat Oct. 27

More than 500 in attendance to oppose acts by federal, state, and local government
