NEWS

Arrest made in abuse of infant
03/29/2025

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Kokomo featured on 'John McGivern’s Main Streets'
03/29/2025

Kokomo is taking the national spotlight as it is featured in an episode of John McGivern’s Main Streets, a television series that highlights unique communities across the Midwest. The episode first aired on March 27 on PBS Wisconsin and select PBS stations across the Midwest.

Palm Sunday tornadoes talk moved to Century Villa
03/29/2025

Join the Greentown Historical Society on Sat., April 12, at 2 p.m. as it welcomes author Janis Thornton to conduct a discussion about the 1965 Palm Sunday tornadoes which ripped through Howard County and many communities across the Midwest.

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SPORTS

Bona Vista All-Stars prevail again
04/01/2025

Kokomo Celebrities come up short in annual Disabilities Awareness Basketball Game

Bidunga enters transfer portal
03/31/2025

Former Kokomo big man testing the NCAA waters after modest freshman campaign

The wonder of Jackson Morrow Park
03/30/2025

If you are a Kokomo resident, or are within driving distance of Kokomo, and are looking for a fantastic place to have fun, I would highly recommend taking advantage of a location right here in Kokomo.

Features

Bona Vista All-Stars prevail again
04/01/2025

Kokomo Celebrities come up short in annual Disabilities Awareness Basketball Game

YMCA's Staycation gets all wet
03/31/2025

Glo-Swim and a Movie highlights first week of Spring Break; passes still available

Samaritan Caregivers selling spring flowers
03/29/2025

Now through April 9, Samaritan Caregivers is selling spring flowers to benefit seniors aging in place.

Obituaries

Obituaries, April 1, 2025
04/01/2025

Kevin Alonzo Little Sr., Mark Nelson Foust, Cleta A. Bell

Obituaries, March 31, 2025
03/31/2025

Marie Ann Illges, Mitch Gibson

Obituaries, March 30, 2025
03/30/2025

Billy “Bill” Lee Wysong, Betty Jean Talbert, Mitch Gibson, Glenda Jean Jett, J. Lynn Mundell, Juanita Jean Depew

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LANTERN PODCASTS

Outdoors with Bud, March 29, 2025
03/29/2025

This week, Bud Fields scopes out his next hunting adventure as he discusses the use of binoculars in an outdoors setting and describes the features he uses most. Quality matters a lot when choosing a pair of binoculars, and users need to concentrate on the magnification of the device when choosing to invest in a pair. Catch new episodes of Outdoors with Bud and review past episodes on the Kokomo Lantern Podcast Network.

The Lamp, March 27, 2025
03/27/2025

This week, Kokomo Lantern Publisher Pat Munsey speaks with Kristina Sommers of the Howard County Health Department about the ongoing CrisisReady Howard County program. Learn how to be ready for a disaster or crisis with a variety of tips and methods, shared across the county each month. Registration is open now for April's CrisisReady events. Click here to register: April CrisisReady Registration Form

My Wife, My Ex-Wife, and Me, March 25, 2025
03/25/2025

This week, the MWMEWM crew discusses news you may not have heard, from jail officer misconduct to a study on certain sexual acts, a super glue mishap resulting in a lawsuit, shower activities, a cinema that ran too many commercials before the movie, the fastest paper airplane maker in the world, and more.