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KHCPL helps find family members of WWII soldier for woman who tends his grave
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KHCPL helps find family members of WWII soldier for woman who tends his grave

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In the Netherlands, Vera Kastelic makes sure two Kokomo soldiers killed in 1944 during World War II and buried far from home aren’t forgotten. And thanks to the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library’s Genealogy and Local History Department, now she knows even more about one of them after years…

Ivy Tech offering 10,000 participants free classes and trainings
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Ivy Tech offering 10,000 participants free classes and trainings

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Caron & Jones Dental Care welcomes Dr. Benson
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Caron & Jones Dental Care welcomes Dr. Benson

  • Jul 1, 2020
IUK graduate seeks to serve other veterans with psychology degree
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IUK graduate seeks to serve other veterans with psychology degree

  • Jul 1, 2020
Navy veteran works as aerographer’s mate
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Navy veteran works as aerographer’s mate

  • Alyx Arnett
  • Jul 1, 2020
Army vet serves in Germany during Cold War
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Army vet serves in Germany during Cold War

  • Alyx Arnett
  • Jul 1, 2020
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KHS ’05 graduate completes tour of duty in Iraq
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KHS ’05 graduate completes tour of duty in Iraq

  • Alyx Arnett
  • Jul 1, 2020
July 2020 Fun & Games
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July 2020 Fun & Games

  • Jun 30, 2020
Brantley passes the torch to Tiffany Damitz
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Brantley passes the torch to Tiffany Damitz

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  • Jun 30, 2020
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Army veteran works as medic during two mass casualty events
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Army veteran works as medic during two mass casualty events

  • Alyx Arnett
  • Jun 30, 2020
Historical society to host IHS’s new traveling exhibit marking 100th anniversary of voting rights for women
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Historical society to host IHS’s new traveling exhibit marking 100th anniversary of voting rights for women

  • Jun 30, 2020
Army veteran serves stateside during Desert Storm
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Army veteran serves stateside during Desert Storm

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  • Jun 30, 2020
Kokomo engineer details his symptoms of COVID-19
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Kokomo engineer details his symptoms of COVID-19

  • Alyx Arnett
  • Jun 30, 2020
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Vietnam veteran earns two Purple Hearts, Bronze Star
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Vietnam veteran earns two Purple Hearts, Bronze Star

  • Alyx Arnett
  • Jun 30, 2020
The shows will go on: Several area fireworks displays set for this weekend
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The shows will go on: Several area fireworks displays set for this weekend

  • Alyx Arnett
  • Updated Jul 1, 2020
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Air Force veteran maintained runways at a young age in Thailand
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Air Force veteran maintained runways at a young age in Thailand

  • Alyx Arnett
  • Jun 30, 2020
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Five decades of fireworks: Mr. Fireworks, a family business, began in 1964 as way for kids to earn spending money
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Five decades of fireworks: Mr. Fireworks, a family business, began in 1964 as way for kids to earn spending money

  • Alyx Arnett
  • Jun 30, 2020
Town Hall series to focus on diversity, inclusion
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Town Hall series to focus on diversity, inclusion

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CJ Clingler, Community First Bank, receives elite anti-money laundering credential
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CJ Clingler, Community First Bank, receives elite anti-money laundering credential

  • Jun 26, 2020
Mental health support expanding at Ivy Tech Kokomo
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Mental health support expanding at Ivy Tech Kokomo

  • Jun 26, 2020
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New skate park in Foster Park proves popular
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New skate park in Foster Park proves popular

  • Jacqueline Rans
  • Jun 24, 2020
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Community Howard Regional Health underwrites new Ivy Tech student commons
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Community Howard Regional Health underwrites new Ivy Tech student commons

  • Jun 24, 2020
Bona Vista to throw brand-new fund raiser
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Bona Vista to throw brand-new fund raiser

  • Alison Brantley
  • Jun 24, 2020
Seiberling Mansion continues to attract tourists
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Seiberling Mansion continues to attract tourists

  • Alyx Arnett
  • Jun 24, 2020
KHCPL begins Off the Books podcast
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KHCPL begins Off the Books podcast

  • Jun 24, 2020
Learning technology is no longer a priority for me
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Learning technology is no longer a priority for me

  • Jun 24, 2020
Haynes Museum honors legacy of early entrepreneur
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Haynes Museum honors legacy of early entrepreneur

  • Ginger Monroe
  • Jun 24, 2020
Summer Concert Series brings music to Foster Park
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Summer Concert Series brings music to Foster Park

  • Alyx Arnett
  • Jun 23, 2020
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Humane Society continues adoptions while closed to the public
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Humane Society continues adoptions while closed to the public

  • Alyx Arnett
  • Jun 23, 2020
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Strawberry Festival to dish out shortcake
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Strawberry Festival to dish out shortcake

  • Ginger Monroe
  • Jun 23, 2020
Koko-Go Free Rides gives bikers a new view of the city
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Koko-Go Free Rides gives bikers a new view of the city

  • Alyx Arnett
  • Jun 23, 2020

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