The following students have made the high honor roll or honor roll:
The following students have made the high honor roll or honor roll at Bon Air Middle School for the first semester:
Students make fall 2019 Dean’s List
Howard County is no different from the rest of the Hoosier state when it comes to dealing with the issues that jail overcrowding presents.
TIPTON - After several years of planning, dozens of government meetings, and hundreds of doughnuts and cups of coffee, Tipton cut the ribbon on its new jail Thursday.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signaled Friday that he’s prepared to tap federal coffers again to help farmers suffering from the tariff fights that he initiated.
The post started like this: “I am a teacher in Kokomo. One of my students is pregnant. She is having a baby boy and is due in a few weeks.”
Meet Q! This adorable feline is 3 years old and she has already been spayed, vaccinated and microchipped. Q has a sweet personality, is very playful and does not mind other felines. If you would like to meet her, stop by the Cat Café. She is part of our feline colony. For more information pl…
Infrastructure and workforce development were the hot topics at Kokomo’s second Third House session Friday.
PERU – State police say a two-week long criminal investigation resulted in the arrests of six Peru residents on drug charges, including one charge of trafficking meth at the Miami County jail.
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From house fires to homicides, the life of a first responder is often hectic.
PERU – A Miami County committee is asking for funding to hire a second officer to patrol the courthouse and beef up security throughout the building, which officials say has the least amount of safety-measures of any courthouse in the area.
Central Middle International School will be hosting its fifth annual international art gala Feb. 29.
Darius Bloch, sentenced in Howard Circuit Court on criminal recklessness, to 730 days, with 64 days executed and the balance suspended to supervised probation, with 32 actual days and 32 days of jail time credit served. The defendant was also ordered to forfeit any firearms in his possession…
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The competition heated up Tuesday afternoon at Western Middle School when students joined Waterford Place residents for a timed cooking competition.
Two 14-year-old males arrested last month in connection with the December 2019 homicide of a 15-year-old boy are likely headed to adult court. Additionally, another teenage male that police believe also played a role in the incident is now facing a felony charge of murder.
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Work is underway to replace what officials say is the most rundown bridge in the city.
The head of the Howard County Republican Party offered a personal apology to the Islamic Association of Kokomo Wednesday for anti-Islamic Facebook posts one of the party’s council members shared.
Newly released court transcripts filed through the Howard County Prosecutor’s Office paint the picture of a 24-year-old man who was Tased, scalded with boiling water, pistol whipped, struck with the leg of a chair and hit with brass knuckles during two separate confinement incidents inside a…
BUNKER HILL – The Grissom Air Museum is asking the Miami County Council for $100,000 to help pay for a new exhibit space to house a rare B-58 Hustler bomber plane that will mark the largest expansion at the facility since it opened nearly 40 years ago.
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Indiana Beach Amusement and Water Park Resort will close for good Wednesday afternoon.
Rachel Arens and Adysan Herron were heading to get lunch on Monday when they were stopped for a surprise.
A Kokomo man who was arrested for what police believe was his involvement in an April 2019 homicide was recently deemed incompetent to stand trial.
Howard County most likely will not become a “gun sanctuary county,” despite a local effort to do so.
Indiana Beach Amusement and Water Park Resort will close for good Wednesday afternoon.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling for the resignation of newly appointed Kokomo city councilman Roger Stewart, after anti-Muslim Facebook posts he shared on his profile were uncovered.
INDIANAPOLIS — A proposal to ban drivers from using handheld cellphones on Indiana roads is advancing in the state Legislature.
Katie Bray has a large paperweight sitting on her nightstand by her bed that always reminds her of her mother, who died in April after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
PERU – The Indiana Department of Transportation is moving forward with plans to install five J-turn intersections on U.S. 31 in Miami County just three year after pulling a similar proposal that received fierce pushback from legislators and residents.
Four Kokomo residents have been charged after an investigation into a recent kidnapping incident at a house in the 700 block of South Courtland Avenue uncovered a video showing alleged torturous activity at a separate residence late last year.
A bill limiting the use of firefighting foams containing PFAS passed a Senate committee Monday, moving to the full Senate for discussion.
A good rule of thumb when you’re trying to eat healthy is to beware of any food you see advertised. The most beneficial fare — whole grains, fruits, vegetables — tends not to have a marketing budget.
An elective offered at Tipton High School is giving students a new perspective on the traditional literature class while also getting to play some of the most iconic video games.
Insulin users would no longer need a prescription to buy the life-saving medication under a state Senate bill passed by a House committee Wednesday.
Some Cass County residents have been following the story of the quarantined cruise ship in Japan on a personal level, thanks to a former county resident.
BUNKER HILL – Officials at Grissom Air Reserve Base say the installation’s economic impact on the local economy last year fell to $124 million after a spike in 2018 due to increased military operations.
Former Indiana Supreme Court Justice Myra Selby has recommended that Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill be suspended for 60 days for groping four women at a party marking the end of the 2018 legislative session and then engaging in a campaign against them.
It’s been three years since 13-year-old Abigail “Abby” Williams and 14-year-old Liberty “Libby” German walked the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi and were found dead the next day.
The Following Maple Crest students made the first semester honor roll and high honor rolls
The following Local students have earned their degrees from Western Governors University:
Sixteen years ago, Jack Davidson and his wife, Louise, became guardians of their 3-year-old step-great-grandson, Jerry.
Having a medical background, Republican Chuck Dietzen believes he can affect discussions on national health care if he's elected to the U.S. House.
Two Kokomo men were recently indicted in federal court on charges related to the use of firearms during an alleged incident in Studebaker Park last September.
A house fire Saturday evening caused the death of one person and seriously injured another.
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When pastor Jeff Harlow’s father-in-law died the day after Thanksgiving last year, the first person he told was Jeff Stout.
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Here is the March calendar of support groups and classes offered by Community Howard Regional Health. For more information, go to www.ecommunity.com/Howard.
The following couples have filed for a dissolution in the Howard County Clerk’s Office:
The following couples have been issued marriage licenses by the Howard County Clerk’s office:
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