Year 2021

GEICO is new sponsor of the INDOT Hoosier Helpers Patrol

Last Updated on September 16, 2021 by Indiana Department of Transportation INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced that GEICO is the new sponsor of the Indiana DOT Hoosier Helper Safety Service Patrol. The sponsorship announcement comes just…

September 16, 2021 Update from Indiana Department of Health

Last Updated on September 16, 2021 by Indiana Department of Health INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 4,157 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 922,320…

NASA Remembers Sept. 11

Last Updated on September 16, 2021 by Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller Here’s an update from our local Solar System Ambassador Pam Roller on some of the ways NASA remembered Sept. 11, 2001 on the 20th anniversary. NASA Remembers Sept.…

September 15, 2021 Update from Indiana Department of Health

Last Updated on September 15, 2021 by Indiana Department of Health INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 4,733 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 918,230…

Indiana - A State That Works

Gov. Holcomb, Sec. Chambers celebrate Small Business Week in Indiana

Last Updated on September 16, 2021 by Indiana Economic Development Commission INDIANAPOLIS  – Governor Eric J. Holcomb today issued a proclamation declaring Sept. 13 – 17 as Small Business Week in Indiana, celebrating the more than 529,000 small businesses in Indiana and the…

The cost of freedom rings silent

Last Updated on September 12, 2021 by Grissom Air Reserve Base By Douglas Hays, 434th ARW Public Affairs GRISSOM AIR RESEVE BASE, Ind. — The sound of freedom may be jet noise, but the cost of freedom rings silent. Silence…

Funeral arrangements for Cpl. Humberto A. “Bert” Sanchez

Last Updated on September 16, 2021 by Cass County Online Funeral arrangements and transport details have been finalized for Cpl. Humberto “Bert” Sanchez. Sanchez was killed on August 26, 2021, while serving on active duty in Kabul, Afghanistan. The following…

Gary Richard “Dick” Chambers

Last Updated on September 11, 2021 by Kroeger Funeral Home Gary Richard ‘Dick’ Chambers, age 82, Logansport, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, in Memorial Hospital. Born in Logansport, on October 30, 1938, he was the son of Benjamin…

Indiana University Kokomo honors August 2021 graduates

Last Updated on September 11, 2021 by Indiana University Kokomo KOKOMO, Ind. –  One hundred nineteen Indiana University Kokomo students earned degrees in August 2021. The graduates represent 24 Indiana counties, three states, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Graduates are…

Betty W. (Van Meter) Zimmer

Last Updated on September 10, 2021 by Rans Funeral Homes Betty W. (Van Meter) Zimmer, 91, of Royal Center passed away at 10:55 a.m., Thursday, September 8, 2021 at Chase Center. Born on March 26, 1930 in Cass County, she…

Lawrence Edward ‘Larry’ Bender

Last Updated on September 10, 2021 by Kroeger Funeral Home To view the service live at 1:00 p.m., on Thursday, September 16, 2021, please click on the following link, Lawrence Edward ‘Larry’ Bender, age 76, Kokomo, formerly of Peru,…

Indiana DNR

Residents of all counties can resume feeding birds

Last Updated on September 10, 2021 by Indiana Department of Natural Resources Hoosiers in all Indiana counties can now resume feeding birds, DNR announced today. DNR had recommended a statewide moratorium on bird feeding earlier this summer to slow the…