http://www.ktonline.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:09:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_071230815.html http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_071230815.html The Kokomo Tribune Circulation Department will be closed today to walk-in traffic. If you need assistance, please call us at 765-459-3121. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:13:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_073231643.html http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_073231643.html Local officials want to ensure the disaster that hit Evansville in November 2005 never happens here.The tornado that struck at 2 a.m. was the state’s deadliest in more than 30 years, said Dave Tucek, meteorologist from the National Weather Service. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:12:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_073231233.html http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_073231233.html For a second year, St. Joseph Hospital is joining St. Vincent Health’s job readiness program that prepares people to obtain employment.The STAR Intensive Job Readiness Program started in 2009, with 18 people taking part in the eight-week program. Eight were from Howard County, and five obtained a job with the local hospital. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:10:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_073231115.html http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_073231115.html The Northwestern School Board last week approved a retirement incentive for teachers, as part of cost-cutting measures.Superintendent Ryan Snoddy said all teachers who have taught more than 10 years in Northwestern schools are eligible. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:09:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_073231026.html http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_073231026.html City and county first responders will receive new mobile radios, courtesy of an $819,000 U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant announced last week.Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., announced Wednesday three Indiana cities will receive funding in the current competitive grant cycle, as part of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:32:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_072203331.html http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_072203331.html BROOKSTON – The White County town of Brookston, with its 1,500 residents, meets the archetype of rural U.S.A. on first glance.It has a school, a police station, family-owned downtown businesses and a corner gas station. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:31:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_072203206.html http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_072203206.html When Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight called for a local efficiency commission during Monday’s State of the City speech, he invoked former Gov. Joe Kernan and former Chief Justice Randall Shepard’s call to end the local government status quo. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:30:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_072203059.html http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_072203059.html SHARPSVILLE — Tipton County residents who want to know how much the U.S. 31 Kokomo Corridor project will affect them can find out Wednesday.The Indiana Department of Transportation will have an open house at 6 p.m. at Tri-Central High School, 2115 W. 500 North, Sharpsville. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:29:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_072203004.html http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_072203004.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:13:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_071230740.html http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_071230740.html It’s in the mail.The U.S. Census Bureau has sent out more than 120 million letters this month, letting the American public know their 2010 census form will begin arriving in the mail Monday. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:08:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_071230241.html http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_071230241.html Since the debate over health-care reform started, Rep. Joe Donnelly has clearly stated he is opposed to any federal funding for abortion-related services.And unless funding for abortion services is removed from the proposed legislation, Donnelly, D-2nd District, will vote against passage. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:04:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_071230510.html http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_071230510.html Here’s yet another first in a city known for them.Maybe even another world’s first.Kokomo’s Inventrek Technology Park, a division of Greater Kokomo Economic Development Alliance, 700 E. Firmin St., is offering a computer lab for engineering, design and marketing projects — everything from creating blueprints to brochures. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_071230102.html http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_071230102.html County officials are expecting to disburse money received from the Chrysler and Delphi property tax arrears possibly as soon as next week, giving a boost to city, library and school coffers. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:59:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_071225945.html http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_071225945.html For the third time in four months, Kokomo has landed a major sporting event that will bring hundreds of visitors and pump thousands of dollars into the local economy. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:50:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_071115140.html http://www.ktonline.com/local/local_story_071115140.html INDIANAPOLIS — State health officials are still encouraging people to receive swine flu shots as fewer than 11 percent of Indiana residents have been vaccinated.