'TIS THE SEASON — The Kokomo Housing Authority put on a Winter Bash for residents at Garden Square on Dec. 18. The event featured a visit from Santa, who threw candy in the air for the children to catch, free hot chocolate from Kokomo Coffee Co., gifts from Toys for Tots Partnered with Goodf…
UAW Local 685 Women's Committee and Recreation Committee put on a benefit concert in Foster Park on Oct. 17 to benefit Ascension St. Vincent's cancer center renovations.
COMMUNITY — Kokomo Police Department officers mingle with community members earlier this month during National Night Out.
SWEATING BULLETS — Participants in the third annual 0.5k Underachievers Run, put on by the UAW 685 Veterans Committee, make a lap about Grissom Air Force Base in June to raise funds for Mental Health America of North Central Indiana. The event raised around $2,500.
CAUSE — United Steelworkers Local 2958 held a charity ride to benefit children of employees who are laid off due to COVID-19 on Oct. 3. Twenty-three participants registered for the first-time event.
GRAPHIC NOVEL — The 11th annual Kokomo-Con took place this weekend at the Kokomo Event & Conference Center, featuring celebrity guests Brennan Mejia, the Red ranger from “Power Rangers Dino Charge” (2015), and Jason Faunt, the Red ranger from “Power Rangers Time Force” (2001). In additio…
Western varsity soccer secured a dominant 7-0 win over Twin Lakes on Sept. 21 behind Maddy Parr's three goals and one assist. Despite a 4-1 loss to Culver Academies, Parker Dean went 6-2, 6-4 on Sept. 21 to give Western a point in the contest.
Western wrestlers Braydon Erb and Hayden Shepherd traveled to the IndianaMat Hoosier Pre-Season Open tournament on Saturday, Sept. 12. The tournament featured wrestlers from over 15 different states.
This game marked the first time the two schools have played each other in football.
Encouraging signs and cheers awaited students at Bon Air Elementary School, Pettit Park Elementary School, and Bon Air Middle School as the kindergartners through eighth-graders entered their buildings for the first day of school.
