KOKOMO, Ind. – Seeing is believing! And Saturday, Sept. 18, is the date community members can see for themselves what’s been happening out at 1815 E. Morgan St. in Kokomo. After an investment of three years and $43 million, myriad…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) has partnered with philanthropic groups across the state to expand the Indiana Learning Lab. With this new partnership, educators will gain expanded resources to enhance their teaching and growth. “Great teachers change…
(INDIANAPOLIS) On Sept. 13, the Indiana Arts Commission announced it has distributed American Rescue Plan Act funds to 278 nonprofit organizations totaling $834,000. Grants were distributed through the agency’s Arts Recovery Program with American Rescue Plan Act funds directly from…
INDIANAPOLIS – The 500 Festival is accepting applications for the 2022 500 Festival Princess Program, presented by The National Bank of Indianapolis. Since 1959, the 500 Festival Princess Program has celebrated Indiana’s top college-aged women leaders and philanthropists. Applications are…
Indianapolis-Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced today a regional collection system to sort and deliver items donated by Hoosiers to the thousands of Afghan evacuees temporarily housed at Camp Atterbury. Several state agencies will collaborate to receive, sort and deliver the…
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 in time for the celebration of the Hoosier Helper program’s 30th…
Learning Support Grant aims to prepare class of 2021 as they transition to college (INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indiana Commission for Higher Education, in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education utilized federal CARES Act funding to award $428,973 to 20 college,…
INDIANAPOLIS — Harvest season is here and for some that means visiting pumpkin patches and apple orchards, but we want to remind motorists that harvest season also means farmers will begin harvesting this year’s corn and soybean crops. That means more…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health, in partnership with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, announced today that Hoosiers will be able to receive free COVID-19 vaccinations and testing during a five-week clinic being hosted starting Tuesday, Sept. 21. The clinics…
Legislation would Award Congressional Gold Medal to Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez of Logansport, Ind. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined 29 bipartisan colleagues Wednesday to introduce legislation awarding Congressional Gold Medals to the 13 American service members who lost their…
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 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the…
The Indiana Department of Health updates COVID-19 county metrics and advisory levels on Wednesdays. On Sept. 15, 2021, Cass County stayed in orange for the sixth week, with 565 weekly cases per 100,000 residents, down from 599 last week, and…
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. 11 Credits: ESA/NASA Remembering Sept. 11 Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett 20 Years Ago:…
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 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the…
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 more than 1.2 million hardworking Hoosiers they employ. “This week, we…
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the life of Cpl. Humberto “Bert” A. Sanchez of Logansport. Sanchez died while serving his country. The 22-year-old was killed in the terrorist attack…
On Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, thousands of Hoosiers paid their respects to Marine Corporal Humberto A. “Bert” Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana. Sanchez was one of 13 service members killed on August 26, 2021 while serving on active duty in…
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 blanketed Grissom today as the body of Marine Cpl. Humberto Sanchez…
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 information was provided by Gundrum Funeral Home in Logansport, Grissom…
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 listed by hometown. Those earning degrees include: Albany Emily Sells,…
