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The Indiana State Board of Education (SBOE) today approved streamlined K-12 Academic Standards in English/language arts, mathematics, social studies and science and computer science. The adoption of these prioritized standards follows the Indiana Department of Education’s (IDOE’s) […]

Goodwins Funeral Home and family of Russell Williams would like the community to line Jackson Street from the Fairgrounds and around the square Thursday June 8th, around 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm ( time approximate) […]

The Indiana Department of Transportation announces County Road 700 S. over I-74 will close on or after Tuesday, June 20 for bridge repair work near Jamestown in Boone County. It will be closed between State […]

This past weekend June 2nd, 3rd, and 4th members of the Clinton Prairie FFA chapter put on their annual Red & Black Classic. Many once knew this show to be a single sheep show on […]

Tuesday morning, shortly after 1 a.m., a Kokomo man was arrested on numerous felony charges after being tracked down in Miami County for a Howard County Warrant. Trooper Chad Babbs and Trooper Kyle Miller, along […]

Today, the Indiana State Fair unveiled the first wave of its 2023 list of scheduled concerts as a part of the Hoosier Lottery Free Stage schedule, July 28 through August 20 (Fair is closed Mondays […]

This is a release from the Utility Service Board that smoke testing will start June 12, weather permitting, on East Washington Street from Sycamore Street to North Young Street. The Frankfort Sewer Department is in […]

At approximately 12:06 p.m. Monday, officers from the Indiana State Police and the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a four-vehicle crash near the intersection of State Road 28 and County Road 1050 W., in […]

Former Vice President and Indiana Governor Mike Pence officially filed June 5 to run for the Republican nomination for U.S. president. Pence, a resident of Carmel, represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives from […]

Producer sentiment fell to its weakest reading since July 2022 as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined 19 points to a reading of 104 in May. The Index of Future Expectations was down 22 points […]

Two Clinton County dispatchers were recognized at the Clinton County Commissioners’ meeting on Monday, June 5 for their calm in the face of crisis. Lora Wellman is a shift supervisor on the Red Night Shift. […]

At approximately 1:52 p.m. Sunday, Boone County first responders responded to the home of Boone County Vice President Councilwoman Marcia Wilhoite on a possible drowning. Upon arrival, Wilhoite was found unresponsive in her swimming pool. […]

Frankfort’s Red Barn Summer Theatre will open its 55th season with the classic English comedy “See How They Run” by Philip King, sponsored by Encompass Credit Union. Set in an English vicarage just after the […]

Happy June to our exhibitor community! We can’t wait to welcome you back to the 166th Indiana State Fair in just two short months. Today we unveiled our safety measures for the 2023 Indiana State […]

Saturday morning the Optimist club of Frankfort hosted their annual Youth Fishing Derby alongside the Frankfort Lions Club and the Born To Shine Optimist Club of Clinton County, at the Frankfort Lagoons. The Optimist Club […]

City officials were exuberant as well as the general public as the brand new Sapphire Bay aquatic center had its grand opening Friday at TPA Park. “To be able to offer this not only children […]

At approximately 8:20 a.m. Friday, Boone County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a head-on collision with airbag deployment on State Road 47 near the overpass of I-65. Upon arrival, deputies located a 2014 Black […]

The Boone County Child Abuse and Sexual Exploitation (C.A.S.E.) Task Force received a CyberTipLine Report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children by the Indiana State Police. Upon initial investigation, it was found […]

Clinton County Central Dispatch will be conducting the monthly Tornado Siren testing on Saturday, June 3 at 11:00 a.m.

At approximately 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Officers of the Kokomo Police Department responded to the 600 block of Bradford Drive on a report of a shooting that had just occurred.  Upon arrival, officers located a (17) […]