The Lamp, June 18, 2025: The Kingdom Come Festival
Get ready to do some head-banging!
Reith has a Cole Porter connection
Arletta Reith, posing in front of Cole Porter’s Cadillac at the Miami County Museum.
Park Band features ‘Spotlight on Youth’
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Garden Stroll this Saturday
The 24th Annual Garden Stroll will take place on Sat., June 21, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. This is a rain-or-shine event. Tourists can purchase tickets for $10 at the stroll’s welcome center at the Kokomo Howard County Public Library’s south branch, 1755 E. Center Road. Kids age 12 and under tour for free.
Building something extraordinary
IUK Teachers of Distinction Awards honor classroom excellence
Souped up and factory fresh
Solidarity’s Car, Truck & Bike Show attracts a steady crowd
Greentown Glass Festival takes to the streets
Annual event offers, parade, music, and fun, rain or shine, on June 14
By grace alone
Heaven isn't a reward for good behavior
Searching for a Rising Star
Five singers advance in first round of Rhine Hall's vocal competition
Just another day among thousands
Ray Harrington hits 100, celebrates with neighbors, friends
Buy fireworks, help seniors
Best Price will donate portion of purchase to Samaritan Caregivers through July 6
Creature Feature brings animals to the park
Camels, goats, chickens and more visited Jackson Morrow; take advantage of KPRD's Park Passport Program
Purple and Gold fills The Hobson
Nu Mu Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi holds annual fundraiser
Delivering a retirement, no postage due
Shelton Quarles swiftly completed his appointed rounds for 40 years
Park Band featuring young artists
High school musicians perform June 11; youth rhythm players join band June 18
Strawberry Festival packs downtown
Thousands celebrate summer's arrival in Kokomo with a favorite treat
A helping hand to serve and empower
United Way awards more than $100k in grants to local nonprofits
A moment, a memory, a mystery
Time feels different depending on circumstance; we choose how we move through it
The Lamp, June 6, 2025: the Haynes-Apperson Festival
This week, Kokomo Lantern publisher Pat Munsey hosts Paul Wyman as they discuss the upcoming Haynes-Apperson Festival. From the car shows and sports competitions to the parade, concerts, and fireworks, there is something for everyone to enjoy at the community's largest festival. Catch new episodes of The Lamp and review past episodes by visiting the Kokomo Lantern Podcast Network.
Ivy Tech student, manager net CTE awards
Kokomo campus home to two Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Award winners
Mayor calls for city to turn purple
Kokomo observes June as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
KHCPL Summer Reading Program will Color Our World
The Kokomo-Howard County Public Library’s annual Summer Reading Program returns with a kick-off party on Friday, June 6, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at KHCPL Main downtown, 220 N. Union St.
My Wife, My Ex-Wife, and Me, June 3, 2025
What happens when cancer forces a divorced couple to rediscover what truly matters? In this candid conversation about blended families, we explore the surprising bonds that formed after our daughter's leukemia diagnosis transformed our fractured family into something stronger and more beautiful than we could have imagined.
Art therapy at the library
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