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Kokomo-Center, teachers reach tentative accord
Representatives from the Kokomo-Center Schools and the Kokomo Teachers Association have reached a tentative contract agreement.
The teachers association will hold a ratification meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the Maple Crest Middle School auditorium. The school board will vote on the contract at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the administrative service center, 100 W. Lincoln Road.
Dave Barnes, the corporation public relations consultant, said details of the settlement will be made public after the votes Monday.
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Kokomo has benefited from bailout along with Detroit
President Barack Obama on Friday heralded the recent turnaround for U.S. automakers, arguing that thousands of jobs and increased production vindicate his unpopular decision to bailout the industry.
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Bids are in on fire station
Six bids came in on the future Kokomo Fire Station 2 this week, and anxious contractors won’t have to wait long to hear the city’s answer.
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Horse still living in town
Kokomo resident Dyanna Neal expects to be recompensed for being led to believe she could keep a horse within city limits.
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Tipton County receives $1.56 million from INDOT
Tipton County has received $1.56 million from the Indiana Department of Transportation for road work that will better accommodate the future resident of an 80,000-square-foot factory on U.S. 31.
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Obama hails auto bailout as good news in Michigan
President Barack Obama says his administration's bailout out of U.S. car companies saved more than 1 million jobs and kept communities that depend on the auto industry afloat.
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New bus service on the horizon
Kokomo city officials are ready to begin work on a downtown transit station for the new city fixed-route bus system, putting a September start date on the horizon.
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Kokomo Beach filled to capacity for annual Duck Derby
Long before the doors officially opened, and way before Papa John’s Pizza had to call for back up, the 12th annual Samaritan Caregivers Duck Derby was deemed a success by event organizers.
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Extended jobless benefits starting
Indiana officials says some people eligible for extended unemployment benefits can apply now, rather than wait as had been expected.
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GM not changing anything for now
General Motors leaders on Wednesday addressed the company’s business operations and competition to its workers in Kokomo, GM said.
GM spokesman Kevin Nadrowski said company leaders spoke to their Kokomo employees during a routine update meeting. The company told the workers it is "assessing its business model," he said, but he would not further comment on the discussion.
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Kokomo church struggles to pay cleanup debt
Pastor Dwight Hobson says he can’t understand why the state of Indiana is insisting on taking the money out of his collection plate.
After all, Hobson says, he is saving the state money by counseling teenagers on Kokomo’s near east side, keeping them away from gangs, drugs and teen pregnancy.
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