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Kokomo local votes down Chrysler deal  -  Oct 24, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverMembers of the largest of three United Auto Workers locals in Kokomo overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC on Tuesday night. ...

Delphi delivers another reprieve: Cities like Kokomo anxiously await...  -  Feb 18, 2006
Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.comFeb. 18--KOKOMO, Ind. -- Way before calls began pouring in, United Auto Workers union Local 292 printed the news Friday on small, eye-catching, pink-colored ...

Analysts say Kokomo wage cuts likely.  -  May 15, 2007
Free with registration - Indianapolis Star - AccessMyLibrary.comMay 15--FRANKFURT, Germany -- DaimlerChrysler agreed Monday to sell its ailing Detroit brand to a New York investment firm in a deal that might renew ...

Kokomo, Ind., looks beyond cars for its economic survival - Apr. 22,...  -  Apr 22, 2009
CNNMoney.comKokomo, Ind., faces a daunting task as it struggles to compete in the new economy: Attract new industry and create jobs in this Midwest manufacturing town. ...

DaimlerChrysler to build fifth Kokomo, Ind., plant.  -  Sep 28, 2006
Free with registration - Indianapolis Star - AccessMyLibrary.comSep. 28--Gas prices are high. General Motors and Ford are intent on a new breed of fuel-efficient transmissions. Now, DaimlerChrysler appears ready to join ...

Delphi delivers another reprieve: Cities like Kokomo anxiously await...  -  Feb 18, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam ResearchDelphi delivers another reprieve: Cities like Kokomo anxiously await the fate of auto-parts plants and workers as talks continue. ... find Chicago Tribune ...

Clinton speaks in Kokomo  -  May 1, 2008
WTHRKokomo - With the clock ticking down to Indiana's May 6th primary, the visits from presidential candidates are coming fast and furious. ...

Kokomo's | Saginaw News - - MLive.com  -  May 25, 2009
MLive.comShilling said the glitch, a half-hour before the 9 pm closing of the Fun Center at 5200 Kokomo, off Tittabawassee, west of Bay, was because a brake was ...

Building name honors slain Kokomo Marine  -  Nov 29, 2008
Fort Wayne Journal GazetteAP. KOKOMO – The family of Lance Cpl. James Swain is proud that the Marine Corps named a building at its intelligence base in Virginia after him. ...

Delphi to keep Kokomo plant; Anderson uncertain  -  Oct 8, 2005
WTHRIndianapolis, March 31 - Auto parts supplier Delphi Corporation says it will keep its plant in Kokomo, but its plant in Anderson is not on a list of eight ...

Kokomo mayor optimistic about Chrysler bankruptcy  -  Apr 30, 2009
Fox 28AP sources: Bomber at CIA base was a double agent. AP - April 30, 2009 5:44 PM ET. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The mayor of Kokomo says he's encouraged by President ...

No Joke: Clowns Spread the Gospel  -  Dec 25, 2007
FOXNewsKoKoMo stood proudly in the sanctuary of Carrollwood Baptist, ... KoKoMo and a troupe of clown friends have also shown up at prisons, hospitals, ...

Political issues facing US auto workers discussed at Kokomo meeting  -  Nov 17, 2005
wsws.orgBy a WSWS reporting team. Representatives of the World Socialist Web Site and the Socialist Equality Party participated in a meeting of auto workers in ...

Fugitive tracked down online  -  Jan 6, 2010
National PostHe was able to nab another drug dealer in Kokomo yesterday after tracking him down on social networking site Facebook. "I knew the guy's name but I had no ...

Island 'I do' for Kristy  -  Feb 7, 2009
Sydney Morning HeraldWalker's new toy will be named Kokomo and join his burgeoning fleet of vessels sharing the name, ... At the age of nine, he was given a dinghy named Kokomo. ...

Pastor gets into motorcycle crash - during service  -  Jul 21, 2008
FOXNewsKOKOMO, Ind. — A pastor brought out a dirt bike during a church service to demonstrate the concept of unity. Now he's demonstrating the concept of healing. ...

Article: Kokomo bristles at Ryan White story: Memory of press...  -  Oct 2, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Sun-Times - HighBeam ResearchKokomo bristles at Ryan White story: Memory of press coverage stings 20 years later ... find Chicago Sun-Times articles. KOKOMO, Ind. -- In 1986, ...

TEAM Informatics, Inc. Acquires Frontline Logic, Inc. -- a Leader in...  -  Jan 26, 2010
ForbesBased in Kokomo, Indiana, Frontline was formed in 2001 and built the ... The combined company has offices in St. Paul, Kokomo, Sydney, and Anchorage. ...

Kokomo Tribune On call for Venezuelan president's assassination .  -  Aug 30, 2005
Gainesville Sun - Google News ArchiveVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez is reported have close ties to Cuban President Fidel Castro. Chavez is a critic of President Bush and in the past has ...

Jobless Rates up in Fewer Metro Areas in July  -  Sep 1, 2009
ABC NewsThe biggest improvement occurred in Kokomo, Ind. Its jobless rate ... The company employed more than 4500 people in the Kokomo area at the end of last year. ...

Police: Man shoots self during robbery - Criminal weirdness- msnbc.com  -  Jan 16, 2008
msnbc.comKOKOMO, Ind. - Oh, shoot! A man accidentally shot himself in the groin as he was robbing a convenience store Tuesday, police said. ...

Latest Chrysler layoffs may cut Kokomo work.  -  Nov 2, 2007
$9.94 - Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News - Alacra StoreLatest Chrysler layoffs may cut Kokomo work. Byline: Ted Evanoff Nov. 2--Chrysler's Kokomo manufacturing complex probably will get fewer transmission orders ...

Black Friday has become a tradition, experts say [Kokomo Tribune,...  -  Nov 24, 2009
TMC NetManeuvering through the Markland Avenue Wal-Mart toy aisle, Toni Peters and Juanita Winston recently sought and found toys on their children's list to give ...

Delphi rattles salaried ranks - Bankruptcy heightens job, pension …  -  Oct 30, 2005
$2.95 - Detroit News - NewsBankKOKOMO, Ind. -- David Sedam had just taken the pills that help lower his ... said the 53-year-old Kokomo resident. "Who do you get straight answers from? ...

Amazing Grace - HIV/AIDS, Coping and Overcoming Illness, Ryan White :...  -  Jan 22, 2010
People Magazine..."What was it like in Kokomo?" a girl asks. Kokomo is the Indiana city where ... He, his mother and his sister, Andrea, now 14, fled Kokomo only a year ago. ...

Like Kokomo but Israeli  -  Jul 3, 2008
Jerusalem PostBy HANNAH BROWN. Directed and written by Reshef Levy and Regev Levy. 103 minutes. Hebrew title: Ee'im Avudim. In Hebrew. Lost Islands is one of those movies ...

Murphy v. City of Kokomo, No. 1:05-cv-0328-JDT-TAB (SDInd. 01/30/2006...  -  Jan 30, 2006
$2.95 - U.S. District Court, Southern District... - VersusLawCITY OF KOKOMO; KOKOMO POLICE CHIEF TOM DINARDO, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY; KOKOMO POLICE ASSISTANT CHIEF JACK ADAMS, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN ...

Snider beats flu, then whips Kokomo  -  Oct 24, 2009
News SentinelBy Brett Hess. In football, timing is everything. There has to be perfect timing between the center and quarterback; between the quarterback and running ...

The Beach Boys with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra  -  Feb 2, 2010
NEWS.com.auThe Kokomo encore was a show-stopper. The Queensland Symphony Orchestra donned an eclectic mix of colourful period clothes, the mood assisted by laidback ...

Chrysler, Getrag plan new US factory  -  Jun 13, 2007
Toronto StarChrysler Group parent DaimlerChrysler AG first announced last fall that it was considering the Kokomo area for the new factory. ...

KOKOMO SALE TO DEVELOPER HAS RESIDENTS NERVOUS  -  Jun 14, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Palm Beach Post - NewsBankPlans to sell the Kokomo Mobile Home Park might force the park's mostly elderly residents to lose their homes. Kokomo owner John C. Mitchell, whose family ...

Four Adults Accused of Abuse in Kokomo  -  May 7, 2008
93.1 WIBC IndianapolisBy Liz Thomas/Network Indiana. Police say four adults are accused of holding two 4-year-old children in closets for up to three weeks at a time, ...

Kokomo Mayor Discusses Delphi Bankruptcy Filing  -  Oct 10, 2005
insideindianabusiness.comKokomo Mayor Matt McKillip says he has been in contact with Delphi executives, Governor Mitch Daniels and labor leaders to stay on top of developments after ...

Delphi, Allison link to create 190 jobs in Kokomo  -  Dec 18, 2009
indy.comKOKOMO, Ind. — Delphi Automotive Systems said today it will add 190 workers in Kokomo over five years to make power electronics components for Allison ...

For Indiana Voters, Talk of Change May Fall Flat  -  Apr 24, 2008
New York TimesKokomo, Ind., a manufacturing city of 46000, is under a rare political spotlight as ... KOKOMO, Ind. — With all the talk among the Democratic presidential ...

Delphi plan would slash 1,000 Anderson jobs.  -  Apr 1, 2006
Free with registration - Indianapolis Star - AccessMyLibrary.comRight now, Kokomo and Anderson have to figure out how to market ... Delphi Kokomo production worker Todd Jordan, a UAW dissident whose wages would be sliced ...

Kokomo Mayor Presents Proposed 2008 City Budget - Newsroom - Inside …  -  Jul 25, 2007
insideindianabusiness.comKokomo Mayor Matt McKillip's proposed 2008 city budget calls for a reduction in spending and sets the stage for property tax relief. ...

Can a company really do that to me?  -  Dec 22, 2005
msnbc.comWorkers at a DaimlerChrysler plant in Kokomo, Ind., better drive a Chrysler model or they may find their car in Indianapolis, 50 miles away. ...

Kokomo suffers_ watches closely | The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne,...  -  May 3, 2009
Fort Wayne Journal GazetteAP. AP Business. AP Stocks. AP Entertainment. AP National. AP Sports. AP Baseball. AP Basketball. AP College Sports. AP Football. AP Hockey. AP World ...

Mayors: Indiana needs stable GM, Chrysler  -  Dec 23, 2008
Detroit Free PressThree days after President George W. Bush announced the loans, Kokomo Mayor Greg ... Kokomo, with four Chrysler plants employing about 5000 workers, ...

Report: Kokomo Delphi Plant May Stay Open; Anderson Vulnerable  -  Mar 31, 2006
insideindianabusiness.comThe Detroit News is reporting this morning that top United Auto Workers officials have been told that bankrupt Delphi Corp. is likely to close or sell all ...

Article: Homestead defeated by Kokomo in semistate: Spartans lose in...  -  Jun 11, 2007
Pay-Per-View - News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN) - HighBeam ResearchHomestead defeated by Kokomo in semistate: Spartans lose in a one-run decision, despite leading the first five innings. ... find News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, ...

Kokomo eyes cash from fines  -  Jul 5, 2009
Fort Wayne Journal GazetteAP. KOKOMO – The city of Kokomo and Howard County might rewrite ordinances to let them keep a greater share of fines from traffic violations, ...

Man Sought In Connection With '04 Kokomo Death  -  Mar 7, 2005
INDYchannel.comKOKOMO, Ind. -- A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a 40-year-old man in connection with the August death of a Kokomo resident. ...

Chrysler sends more work to Kokomo Casting plant  -  Mar 28, 2008
MLive.com...by AP. KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) -- Chrysler LLC told employees at its Kokomo, Ind. casting plant they will help make a new six-cylinder engine and parts for a ...

Kokomo Tribune, Ind., Ken De La Bastide column: 9/11: Sept. 11 sites...  -  Sep 11, 2006
Free with registration - Kokomo Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.comOn a clear, brisk day in early spring the sounds of hustle and bustle surround visitors and residents alike, then the silence envelopes you like fog ...

KOKOMO OFF THE MARKET, UPGRADES PLANNED  -  May 16, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Palm Beach Post - NewsBankKokomo, the 1960s mobile home park frozen in time, will stay frozen with its Old Florida charm. "Let people know it's going to stay a mobile home park," ...

indystar.com | Printer-friendly article page  -  Jan 13, 2010
Indianapolis StarSeth Sexton, 23, Kokomo, and Matthew Brown, 27, Lawrence, each had active warrants out for their arrests Tuesday evening, according to electronic court ...

Kokomo woman killed in single car crash  -  Aug 16, 2009
msnbc.comPolice say 53-year-old Kristie Williams of Kokomo was traveling northbound on CR 200 East near CR 150 South around 5:45 pm when she lost control of her 2006 ...

DuPont Photomasks to Close Kokomo Plant; Cut 100 Jobs  -  Jan 19, 2005
insideindianabusiness.comROUND ROCK, Texas--Jan. 18, 2005--DuPont Photomasks, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPMI) today said that as part of a consolidation plan designed to reduce costs and improve ...

St. Ignatius uses balance to lock down Attica  -  Jan 14, 2007
$2.95 - Chicago Sun-Times - NewsBank57, LOYOLA 41: After a neck-and-neck first quarter, Kokomo (19-9) pulled away ... Kokomo junior Kayla Drake scored a game-high 25 points -- including five ...

Kokomo Tribune, Ind., Scott Smith column: SMITH: World Cup delivers …  -  Jul 9, 2006
Free with registration - Kokomo Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.comJul. 9--The 2006 FIFA World Cup is almost over. There's just one match to go, today's big battle between the phenomenal teams of France and Italy. ...

GM seeks new deal at former Delphi plants  -  Jan 19, 2010
UPI.comOther former Delphi plants -- in Wyoming, Mich., Kokomo, Ind., and Rochester, NY -- may be may be in the same position, the newspaper said. ...

9:31 pm: Delphi faces salary job cuts in Kokomo  -  Aug 18, 2008
Anderson Herald BulletinBy Scott Smith, NHI Indiana. KOKOMO — Delphi Corp.'s Electronics & Safety division will cut 600 salaried positions from its North American work force by ...

… comes to Kokomo: Local, state officials partner to land business...  -  Oct 29, 2009
TMC Net...(Kokomo Tribune (IN) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Oct. 29--The fog outside was thick and cold, but nothing could dampen the show of enthusiasm Tuesday, ...

Kokomo to Pay College-Educated Workers to Move to City  -  Nov 11, 2005
insideindianabusiness.comKokomo Mayor Matt McKillip is launching a new initiative that will pay college-educated workers to move to the city. In an exclusive Studio(i) interview, ...

Kokomo mourns soldier in peace; Kansas church group skips protest  -  Mar 7, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Factiva, from Dow JonesBy Ken Kusmer. KOKOMO – In a community that turns out to honor military sacrifice, hundreds of people showed up on a dreary, chilly winter morning Monday to ...

New Year's Even ball drops--in Kokomo  -  Dec 31, 2008
WLFI.comKOKOMO, Ind. (WLFI) - Times Square has nothing on the town square of Kokomo. The TechnoKats of Kokomo High School create its version of the Times Square ...

Haynes International says in tentative agreement with USW  -  Jun 21, 2007
Reuters UKThe agreement covers about 514 employees at the company's Kokomo, Indiana plant and the Lebanon, Indiana service center, Haynes said in a statement. ...

Capotosto, Elk Grove give Kokomo first loss  -  Jan 18, 2010
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago Daily HeraldBy John Leusch | Daily Herald Staff. Ashley Capotosto is the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in Elk Grove girls basketball history. ...

Jobless rates rise in all US metro areas in May  -  Jun 30, 2009
The GuardianThe unemployment rate in Kokomo, Ind., jumped to 18.8 percent, up 11.7 percentage points from a year ago, the largest increase of all metro areas. ...

Kokomo leads Rhodes Waterside Farr 40 regatta  -  Oct 28, 2005
sail-world.comThe Rhodes Waterside Farr 40 regatta, being held at Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club on the Barrenjoey Circle off Sydney's northern beaches, started well for ...

DEVELOPER DEFAULTS ON KOKOMO TRAILER PARK BUY  -  Dec 20, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Palm Beach Post - NewsBankA housing developer has defaulted on a $9.5 million contract to buy and demolish the Kokomo Mobile Home Park. As a result, Kokomo's longtime owner says he ...

Police: Suspect shot self in groin  -  Jan 15, 2008
UPI.com15 (UPI) -- Police in Kokomo, Ind., said a robbery suspect accidentally shot himself in the groin as he put his gun in the waistband of his pants during a ...

Lafayette stuns Kokomo in ninth inning: Sixers cap summer with 28-10 ...  -  Aug 6, 2007
Free with registration - Kokomo Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.comAug. 6--The Kokomo Post 6 baseball team wanted to play 18 innings Sunday, but had to settle for a heart-breaking nine innings. Lafayette Post 11 beat Kokomo ...

SBA to Offer Financing to Help Car Dealerships  -  May 28, 2009
Washington PostSBA administrator Karen Mills planned to make the announcement during an appearance in Kokomo, Ind. with Ed Montgomery, President Obama's point man for ...

Article: Cops: Kokomo mom left baby in unheated car to visit strip...  -  Dec 13, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Sun-Times - HighBeam ResearchCops: Kokomo mom left baby in unheated car to visit strip club ... find Chicago Sun-Times articles. KOKOMO, Ind. -- A Kokomo woman was arrested after ...

Roller coaster nearly ready at Kokomo's in Kochville Township  -  May 17, 2008
MLive.comBy Stacey Henson. David A. Sommers | The Saginaw News fileOwner Hal Shilling, 52, rigs a section of track for hoisting into place on the roller coaster at ...

Kokomo Tribune, Ind., Ken De La Bastide column: DE LA BASTIDE: …  -  Nov 15, 2006
Free with registration - Kokomo Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.comNov. 15--Since moving up to stock car racing's elite division, Californian Jimmie Johnson has accomplished every top achievement in NASCAR, ...

KOKOMO RESIDENTS' PURCHASE ATTEMPT FAILS  -  Feb 28, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Palm Beach Post - NewsBankResidents of Kokomo Mobile Home Park have failed in their attempt to buy the park after a housing developer passed on the same $9 million deal. ...

'Gloom and doom' for auto workers in Kokomo, Indiana - Apr. 27, 2009  -  Apr 27, 2009
CNNMoney.comKokomo, Indiana is ground zero for auto industry layoffs. Workers say if nothing is done to save their jobs, the town is done. ...

Kokomo police make arrest in Independence Day homicide  -  Jul 5, 2005
Kokomo PerspectiveKokomo police made an arrest Monday night in a homicide discovered earlier on the Fourth of July. At 9:00 pm on Independence Day Kokomo Police Department ...

Obama officials to visit Kokomo  -  May 26, 2009
Fort Wayne Journal GazetteBy Sylvia A Smith. WASHINGTON – Two Obama administration officials working to keep auto industry-dependent communities afloat will visit Kokomo Thursday. ...

Sled dog goes to Kokomo school  -  Nov 22, 2009
Louisville Courier-JournalAP • November 22, 2009. KOKOMO, Ind. — Students at a Kokomo alternative school are acting as teachers to an 11-month-old Siberian Husky. ...

KOKOMO RESIDENTS MIGHT MAKE BID TO BUY LAND  -  Aug 9, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Palm Beach Post - NewsBankResidents stunned by news that the Kokomo Mobile Home Park might be sold for condos have hired a legal expert - and might put in a bid of their own to buy ...

New IU president visits Kokomo.  -  Mar 8, 2007
Free with registration - Kokomo Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.comMar. 8--In the 10 years Michael McRobbie has worked for Indiana University, he has visited the Kokomo campus several times. ...

After a stall, Kokomo's Family Fun Center's roller coaster in...  -  Apr 4, 2009
MLive.comKokomo's owners) takes a ride on the Serpent roller coaster at Kokomo's Family Fun Center, 5200 Kokomo Drive (off Tittabawassee) in Kochville Township. ...

Chrysler Foundation Offers Scholarships to Kokomo Students  -  Jun 16, 2008
insideindianabusiness.comTen Kokomo-area students are receiving $1000 scholarships from the Chrysler Foundation to assist them in enrolling in technical educational courses in ...

'Big people having fun:' Kokomo 500 go-cart race raises $12,000 for …  -  Sep 10, 2009
MLive.comBy Deborah Brown | The Saginaw News. Business leaders took it out on the track and raised about $12000 for Junior Achievement on Wednesday night in the 10th ...

Where to Find America's Most Affordable Real Estate  -  Sep 10, 2009
BusinessWeekGreg Goodnight, mayor of the nation's most affordable metro, Kokomo, Ind., said nice homes aren't for the privileged few in Kokomo. In the second quarter, ...

Production Lines Silent at Kokomo Chrysler Plants  -  May 4, 2009
93.1 WIBC IndianapolisBy Stan Lehr. The Chrysler plants in Kokomo are closed today. About 5000 employees, members of the United Auto Workers Union, have their fingers crossed. ...

Kokomo, State Strengthen Relationship With DaimlerChrysler, Delphi  -  Sep 22, 2005
insideindianabusiness.comKokomo Mayor Matt McKillip and Indiana Economic Development Corp. Chief Executive Officer Patricia Miller recently visited DaimlerChrysler and Delphi in ...

Kochville planners deny Kokomo's carnival request  -  Apr 17, 2009
MLive.comThe event was to coincide with the opening of Kokomo's new roller coaster from Thursday April 30 through Sunday, May 3, at the center, 5200 Kokomo at ...

Roller coaster at Kokomo's Family Fun Center in Kochville Township to...  -  May 1, 2009
MLive.comKokomo's, 5200 Kokomo, listed $1.25 million in sales in 2007, roughly a 6 percent increase from the year before. "We'll be ready come next year," Shilling ...

Kokomo 500 go-cart race benefits Saginaw-area Junior Achievement  -  Sep 8, 2009
MLive.comBy Deborah Brown | The Saginaw News. Start your engines and prepare to compete in a 100-lap race to support Junior Achievement programs in area schools. ...

Kokomo's sports dome in Saginaw should reopen within a week, owners …  -  Dec 14, 2009
MLive.comHal Shilling, owner of Kokomo's, 5200 Kokomo, said a 20-foot tear caused the quick collapse of the 34600-square-foot dome. "At one point it was up, ...

No surprises in boys tennis sectional: Kokomo, Western punch tickets...  -  Sep 28, 2007
Free with registration - Kokomo Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.comSep. 28--The No. 1 doubles points Tipton and Northwestern got a measure of satisfaction Thursday afternoon, winning the final points of the opening round of ...

Kokomo Mayor: Indiana Has Attributes Appealing to Japanese …  -  Jun 22, 2006
insideindianabusiness.comKokomo Mayor Matt McKillip and several other city leaders spent Thursday in Japan in private meetings with firms interested in possibly doing business in ...

IU-Kokomo Chancellor Going to Michigan  -  May 29, 2008
insideindianabusiness.comThe chancellor at Indiana University Kokomo is leaving. Ruth Person will become chancellor at the University of Michigan-Flint this summer. ...

1st Phase of Former Ind. Plant Cleanup Nearly Done  -  Nov 10, 2009
ABC NewsEPA officials visited the former Continental Steel site in Kokomo on Tuesday to check on the cleanup, which is being supported by $6 million in federal ...

… HAVE MADE ARUBA LESS LIKE KOKOMO AND MORE LIKE LAS …  -  Apr 3, 2005
$2.95 - St. Paul Pioneer Press - NewsBankEvery winter, the husband and I head somewhere tropical to thaw out for a week or two. This year, we decided to spin the dice, going where the cheapest ...

Chronicle: Insight: Portraits of Sacrifice  -  Feb 22, 2006
San Francisco ChronicleA 21-year-old soldier from Kokomo was killed in Iraq, his family said. ... Jones, a 2002 graduate of Kokomo High School, is survived by his mother Tenia ...

Delphi will cut 600 salaried employees  -  Aug 19, 2008
Boston GlobeThe bulk of the jobs cuts will take place in Kokomo, Ind., where about 2500 of the division's white-collar workers are based. The rest of the cuts will come ...

Kokomo Soldier Killed Days After Iraq Arrival  -  Apr 10, 2007
INDYchannel.comKOKOMO, Ind. -- Less than a month after he arrived in Iraq, an Indiana soldier was killed Sunday when his unit encountered enemy forces in Baghdad, ...

Finalist for Montana city job refuses it  -  Jun 20, 2009
n-tv - NTV...(AP) - A former mayor of Kokomo, Ind., has declined an offer to work as the Kalispell city manager. Kalispell Mayor Pam Kennedy says Matt McKillip and city ...

Kokomo Unveils New Small Business Loan Initiative  -  Oct 12, 2009
insideindianabusiness.comThe City of Kokomo is launching a new loan for small businesses. The Emerging Business Revolving Loan Fund will lend $2000 to $15000, with low interest ...

Kokomo fire displaces senior citizens  -  Aug 2, 2009
WISHKokomo, Ind. (WISH) - A two-alarm fire forced the evacuations of 100 people living in a senior citizen's apartment building overnight. It happened in Kokomo ...

Chrysler Closing Kokomo Plant For Month  -  Dec 17, 2008
93.1 WIBC IndianapolisBy AP. Chrysler LLC said Wednesday that it is closing all 30 of its manufacturing plants for a month starting Friday as it seeks to counter the most severe ...

Kokomo Indiana: A town on the brink - Downtown Kokomo (2) - …  -  Apr 22, 2009
CNNMoney.comDespite a renovation, this area is desolate due to the bypass which was built to ease congestion. Most people can now be found on the outskirts of town, ...

Obama wraps up day with hoops, and his team wins 15-5  -  Apr 27, 2008
Boston GlobeKOKOMO, Ind.—For Barack Obama, figuring out how to cap a long campaign day in basketball-crazy Indiana was a no-brainer -- you shoot some hoops. ...

BREAKING NEWS: Observatory at Indiana University Kokomo to host ...  -  05 Aug 2009
Kokomo PerspectiveGet a bird's eye view of Jupiter as it approaches Earth during an open house at the Indiana University Kokomo Observatory on Wednesday, Aug.

Kokomo police searching for woman's attacker  -  05 Aug 2009
WTHRKokomo - Police are searching for a man who attacked a woman in her car. They say a 19-year-old told them she had just left work in her car around 10pm

Indiana state representative has hopes for long shot in Secretariat  -  05 Aug 2009
Chicago TribuneThe 61-year-old Democrat from Kokomo is the co-owner, trainer and hot-walker of Hoosier Kingdom, who will be trying for a huge upset in Saturday's

BREAKING NEWS: KPD investigating sexual battery  -  05 Aug 2009
Kokomo Perspective3, 2009, officers of the Kokomo Police Department met with a 19-year-old female who reported a sexual battery. According to the female, while driving from

Every region of Indiana is represented over state fair's 17 days  -  05 Aug 2009
Carroll County CometKokomo has plenty to offer, including Kokomo Opalescent Glass Company's Hot Glass Studio, which will represent Howard County as a part of the

Hoosier dog act advances on America's Got Talent  -  05 Aug 2009
WTHRIndianapolis - The Indiana dance group that made it to the top 40 of America's Got Talent is heading home to Kokomo. Breaksk8 did not get enough votes to

What's Happening Elsewhere  -  05 Aug 2009
Carroll County CometKOKOMO CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SEWING GUILD will meet Monday at 6:30 pm in the second floor conference room at the Howard Medical Arts Building,

Workers Say They Were Tricked Into Taking Buyout  -  05 Aug 2009
INDYchannel.comSeveral former workers at the Kokomo Transmission Plant said they were told that they could continue receiving unemployment benefits since they were laid

More workers, fewer jobs spur big jump in jobless rate  -  05 Aug 2009
Kingman Daily Miner...has fallen 10.1 percent, the third highest drop of any metropolitan area in the country, falling behind only the Indiana towns of Kokomo and Elkhart.

After Autos, a Long and Rocky Road  -  05 Aug 2009
Washington PostIn Kokomo, Ind., the ranks of autoworkers at Chrysler and Delphi plants have dropped over time to 6200 from 21000. In Janesville, Wis., GM's oldest assembly

The First Tee  -  05 Aug 2009
American ChronicleThe Berries are now set to open the season today at the Kokomo Invitational. "Morgan Smith, Catie Keller and Katy Barr all started out playing good

Obama promises $2.4 billion for electric vehicles, much of it for ...  -  05 Aug 2009
nwitimes.comOther Indiana companies winning the competitive grants are Allison Transmission, in Indianapolis; Delphi, in Kokomo; and Magna, in Muncie.

Big 3, Michigan win big in battery grants  -  05 Aug 2009
The Detroit NewsDelphi Corp. will receive $89.3 million to expand its Kokomo, Ind., "for existing electric drive electronics components." Funding for all four battery

Fire at Kokomo apartment injures 8  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Chicago TribuneAP KOKOMO, Ind. - Authorities say a fire at a senior citizens' apartment building in Kokomo slightly injured six residents Sunday and forced the evacuation

Indiana Autoworkers Go Back To School  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
NPRThe roll call in classes at Ivy Tech Community College in Kokomo, Ind., is longer since the latest bout of economic troubles hit the US

Kokomo-Center Schools to pursue emergency loan  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Kokomo PerspectiveA request to look into a possible state loan to help heal a budget shortfall was offered to the Kokomo-Center Township Consolidated School

NEW: SWAT teams practice at local schools  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Kokomo PerspectiveSWAT teams from the Kokomo Police Department and the Howard County Sheriff Department combined resources to prepare for such an event utilizing the halls

BREAKING NEWS: Kokomo-Center releases enrollment schedule  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Kokomo PerspectiveKokomo-Center Schools Enrollment is Aug. 3, 4, and 5. Kokomo-Center parents of students who will be in grades kindergarten through 8th grade this fall

Imel leads state juniors  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Indianapolis StarBen-Marvin Egel (73-69), Kokomo, is second at 142. Joe Gasser (74-69), Muncie, Taylor Noel (70-73), Crown Point, are tied for third at 143.

POLL STORY: City unveils new round of cost-cutting  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Kokomo PerspectiveThe city of Kokomo has to cut $5.9 million from its budget before the end of the year, just to cover the shortfall caused by Chrysler Corp

Kokomo Reels From Biggest Unemployment Jump In Nation  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
INDYchannel.comKOKOMO, Ind. -- Kokomo has earned the dubious distinction of being in the county with the largest unemployment jump in the country, highlighting difficult

Post 11 edges Kokomo  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
Journal and CourierKokomo starter Dan Dewitt walked Reed Drysdale and Adams to begin the eighth. Jeff McNeely's sacrifice bunt moved pinch runner Woolard and Adams up one base

Kokomo area in need of blood donations  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Kokomo PerspectiveIt is the primary provider of both of Kokomo 's hospitals. She said that the Red Cross is always in need of O negative and all blood types are welcomed and

Kokomo sheriff warns of check scam  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
WTHRHoward County - The Kokomo sheriff says people across the country are the targets of a bogus lottery scam. They're being told they've won $100000.

Kokomo Tribune, Ind., Ken De La Bastide Column: DE LA BASTIDE ...  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
American ChronicleBy Ken de la Bastide, Kokomo Tribune, Ind. Jul. 29--Every year, it's the same sing-song routine when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series comes to Indianapolis.

BREAKING NEWS: Local officials meet with Chrysler reps; no ...  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Kokomo PerspectiveAccording to Shepherd Chrysler has received $121 million in tax abatements from the City of Kokomo and $13 million in bonds for upgraded facilities.

Green company says Kokomo a good fit for products  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
Kokomo PerspectiveJohn Pitre got a pleasant surprise when he visited Kokomo last week. The CEO of VGB Group was in the City of Firsts on July 8 in search of

Chrysler's Unpaid Bills Threaten Kokomo Services  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
INDYchannel.comKOKOMO, Ind. -- City leaders in Kokomo are scrambling to make cuts after Chrysler's bankruptcy left a multi-million dollar tax bill unpaid.

BREAKING NEWS: IU Kokomo, St. Joseph Hospital to offer Clinical ...  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Kokomo PerspectiveA shortage of clinical laboratory scientists has prompted Indiana University Kokomo and St. Joseph Hospital to offer a two-year postbaccalaureate

IU-Kokomo professor arrested in New Orleans for child solicitation  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
WTHRThe Indiana University-Kokomo staffer was spending the summer in his hometown, New Orleans, when he got caught up in an internet police sting.

Kokomo native up for commerce position: Fernandez goes before ...  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
TMCnet...(Kokomo Tribune (IN) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul. 28--Former Kokomo resident John R. Fernandez has been mayor of Bloomington, and unsuccesfully ran for

Kokomo Announces New Business Assistance Program Funding  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Inside INdiana Business (press release) (press release)The City of Kokomo has approved a second round of funding for its Reach Higher Business Assistance Program. More than $10000 in grants and forgivable loans

Ind. mayor comfortable with Chrysler's new owner  -  ‎Jul 17, 2009‎
ForbesAP , 07.17.09, 08:29 AM EDT KOKOMO, Ind. -- Kokomo's mayor says he's very comfortable with the commitment of Chrysler's new owners to its four factories in

Kokomo Bats Too Powerful for Cass County  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
American Chronicle20--KOKOMO -- Kokomo Post 6 batters had on their hitting caps Sunday at the friendly confines of CFD Investments Stadium at Highland Park, and the result

Kokomo Mayor Returns from Meetings with Fiat  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
93.1 WIBC IndianapolisKokomo mayor Greg Goodnight is back from his recent trip to Milan, Italy for meetings with executives of Fiat Group.

Milwaukee sees slight pickup in June business activity  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Milwaukee Journal SentinelKokomo and Elkhart-Goshen, Ind., led the nation in annual rate of job declines last month. The Kokomo area had a 14.5% drop in jobs from June 2008;

Padres beat Atlanta 4-2  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Kokomo PerspectiveThe San Diego Padres opened the first of a three game series with the visiting Atlanta Braves with a 4-2 victory after some solid pitching from Mat Latos,

Library branches to be closed Aug. 12  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Journal and CourierKOKOMO -- Authorities said a fire at a senior citizens' apartment building in Kokomo slightly injured six residents Sunday and forced the evacuation of more

Explosive Sixers Win Legion Junior State Championship: Kokomo ...  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
American ChronicleJul. 27--For the manager of a baseball team that just scored 55 runs in four games, Don Andrews of the Kokomo Post 6

Kokomo Mayor Goodnight: 'We Have to Adapt'  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Howey Politics IndianaINDIANAPOLIS - Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight still believes the United States - and his city - can maintain their status as manufacturing centers.

Jones seventh at Kokomo  -  ‎Jul 14, 2009‎
Olney Daily Mail - Press MentorThe Phoenix, Arizona, ace led wire-to-wire to win his second-career USAC National Sprint Car Series feature on night three of Indiana

Activist hoping to start new old union in Kokomo  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Infoshop NewsKokomo is well-acquainted with labor unions, More than 40 of them operate locally, representing workers in a variety of professions.

Delphi's end to bankruptcy in sight: Judge approves company's plan ...  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
Trading Markets (press release)..."This has been difficult in many ways," said Linda S. Ferries, communication representative for Kokomo's Delphi Electronics and Safety.

Sixers Sock Peru: Kokomo Advances to American Legion Sectional Final  -  ‎Jul 19, 2009‎
American ChronicleJul. 19--The old song lyric says "Two out of three ain't bad," and that was exactly the theme for Kokomo Post 6 in

Sweepstakes fraud could steal thousands: National check scam has ...  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
TMCnetJul 31, 2009 (Kokomo Tribune - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Cleaning supply companies do not issue sweepstakes awards.

Judge approves Delphi sale (salaried retirees respond; GM ...  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Kokomo PerspectiveThe plan calls for GM to acquire Delphi's plan in Kokomo, Ind., as well as plants in Michigan and New York. The Delphi Salaried Retirees Association (DSRA),

Howard County Hall of Fame to select 1st class  -  ‎Jul 18, 2009‎
Chicago TribuneAP KOKOMO, Ind. - Nine experts will sift through nominations and select the first class of inductees for the Howard County Hall of Fame this fall.

NEW: Message from Kokomo Rescue Mission on livestock auction  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
Kokomo PerspectiveEvery year the Kokomo Rescue Mission receives generous donations in fresh meat purchased at the Howard County 4-H Fair. The 4-H livestock auction on

Nickel Plate Trail is great place to exercise, see scenery  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Kokomo PerspectiveFor decades trains rolled down the Nickel Plate tracks from Peru to Kokomo . Today, instead of trains, people are exercising and enjoying

GM Announces Purchase of Delphi  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Inside INdiana Business (press release)GM Components Holdings LLC will include Delphi's operations in Kokomo, New York and Michigan. Delphi Corp. agreed to sell the assets as part of its

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