NEWS

IU Kokomo SNAHPs some imagers
05/19/2025

Radiologic sciences students celebrated for successfully completing their degrees

Super Saturday across the county
05/17/2025

Farmers' market, LibraryCon, Creature Feature, and Diamond Jubilee highlight day of activity

A little chocolate never hurts
05/16/2025

Samaritan Caregivers enjoys 27th successful Chocolate Celebration

SPORTS

Lady Kats outlast Northwestern
05/19/2025

Kokomo softball prevails, 6-4, over Lady Tigers

It’s time to go fishing
05/18/2025

After a long winter, Bud is ready to hit the lakes

Outdoors with Bud, May 17, 2025:
05/17/2025

Kokomo is home to some beautiful parks, but Bud Fields has a special affinity for Jackson Morrow Park -- especially the Kirkendall Nature Center, which serves as the centerpiece of the locale. This week, Bud visits Jackson Morrow and discusses the opportunities the park offers to expose children and adults alike to the outdoors. Catch new episodes of Outdoors with Bud and review past episodes on the Kokomo Lantern Podcast Network.

Features

Super Saturday across the county
05/17/2025

Farmers' market, LibraryCon, Creature Feature, and Diamond Jubilee highlight day of activity

A little chocolate never hurts
05/16/2025

Samaritan Caregivers enjoys 27th successful Chocolate Celebration

The true measure of a leader
05/16/2025

A friend once told me, “You are only as strong a leader as your pain threshold.”

Obituaries

Obituaries, May 17, 2025
05/17/2025

Aleksandra Chapman, Michael D. “Mike” Sharp, William Dennis Barnes, Angel Morris

Obituaries, May 16, 2025
05/16/2025

Rowena Ann Burlingame, Shirley Jane Muse

Obituaries, May 15, 2025
05/15/2025

Michael “Mikey” Joseph Allen Brewer, Nancy Ellen Jewell

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LANTERN PODCASTS

The Lamp, May 15, 2025: The Strawberry Festival
05/15/2025

Get those tastebuds ready, and dust off your favorite fruity attire! The annual Strawberry Festival returns on June 6! This week, Kokomo Lantern publisher Pat Munsey talks with Susan Alexander, lead organizer of the event for the Greater Kokomo Economic Development Alliance. More than 180 vendor booths and 7,000 strawberry shortcakes will be featured at the event, along with the Artsapalooza Art Market, live music from Rhum Music Academy, and so much more!

My Wife, My Ex-Wife, and Me, May 13, 2025
05/13/2025

This week is a rough one. The crew discusses defending your child from the school. One of Denny's kids is facing an allegation of bullying (fat-shaming) following the dissolution of her friend group. The group discusses discipline in the classroom versus employing a counselor. They also try to determine for themselves what constitutes bullying while receiving no information from the administration concerning the incident.

Outdoors with Bud, May 10, 2025: the Isaak Walton League
05/10/2025

This week, Bud Fields experiences a bit of a homecoming as he sits with Brian Lentz to talk about the Isaak Walton League, an organization he served as an hunter safety instructor many years ago. Catch new episodes of Outdoors with Bud and review past episodes on the Kokomo Lantern Podcast Network.