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Annexation opponents break ranks on economic development ordinance

The first real shocker in the 2010 election cycle occurred when current Howard County Council vice president Paul Wyman announced he would not seek reelection for his council but rather seek election as a commissioner.

Soon alumni from Kokomo and Haworth high schools may be able to communicate with each other a bit easier. The Kokomo Public Schools Education Foundation is sponsoring an Alumni Directory for graduates that will compile the past 60 years.

Claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit could bring thousands to Kokomo

On Dec. 16, 1773, after officials in Boston refused to return shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, colonists boarded the ship carrying the tea and threw it overboard into the Boston Harbor, destroying it. The event occurred after growing governmental resistance against the Tea Act. Colonists objected to this act because it was an example of taxation without representation. They had no voice in authorizing the taxes, so they believed they shouldn’t have to pay them. Parliament responded with the Coercive Acts to punish the colonists, and two years later, the American Revolutionary War began.

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (February 2, 2010)-Governor Mitch Daniels, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson today convened the first meeting of the 14-member Indiana-Kentucky Bi-State Authority.

INDIANAPOLIS - The State Senate unanimously approved a measure Tuesday that would allow local law enforcement agencies to use existing funds to purchase body armor, electronics and other needed equipment. State Senator Jim Arnold (D-LaPorte), author of Senate Bill (SB) 281, says the intent is to give local law enforcement agencies more flexibility to determine how best to use available funds.

There are a total of 85 level three assessors in the state, and Howard County has two of them.

Following are the candidates who have filed for office in the primary election in Howard County from Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2010.

Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs lifeguarding tests for already-certified lifeguards who want to work at DNR State Park and Reservoirs properties will be held at no cost to the participants on April 11 in Corydon, and April 25 in Muncie.

Barack Obama:  Good morning, everybody.  This morning, I sent a budget to Congress for the coming year.  It's a budget that reflects the serious challenges facing the country.  We're at war.  Our economy has lost 7 million jobs over the last two years.  And our government is deeply in debt after what can only be described as a decade of profligacy.

Judge William C. (Bill) Menges has announced his intention to seek re-election as Judge of the Howard Superior Court 1.

During a press conference Friday at Indiana University Hospital, Indiana Congressman Steve Buyer announced his retirement from the U.S. Army Reserve this summer and from the U.S. Congress at the conclusion of this term. Congressman Buyer issued the following statement with his wife, Joni, by his side:

Emerald ash borer (EAB), an invasive forest insect that kills ash trees, has been detected in Tipton Township, which is east of Logansport in Cass County.

Indiana University study shows massive retraction of job market in past decade

Two years ago the county was facing a dire financial situation and the Howard County Board of Commissioners instituted a “mission critical” spending policy, but now it seems the commissioners have lost their sense of urgency.

Committee requests all communication between president Obama and auto companies

Fourteen people sign on the line for a place on the spring ballot

TEAM Informatics, Inc. (“TEAM”) announced on Jan. 26 that it has completed the acquisition of Frontline Logic, Inc. (“Frontline”), a software engineering firm focused on Oracle Universal Content Management (UCM) solutions (formerly Stellent), Google enterprise search, and Kofax document imaging. Both TEAM and Frontline are Certified Partners in the Oracle® Partner Network (OPN).

The following individuals filed their candidacies for local political office from Jan. 25-27, 2010.

TORRANCE, Calif., January 26, 2010 - - Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., Tuesday announced that it is instructing Toyota dealers to temporarily suspend sales of eight models involved in the recall for sticking accelerator pedal, announced on January 21, 2010.

The city of Kokomo's department of development will hold two public hearings and one additional public meeting for determining funding allocations for the 2010 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).

When Delphi Electronics and Safety unveiled its plan to turn an $89.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy into a new manufacturing facility in Kokomo, a sizable group of company officials and politicians gathered to herald the arrival of jobs to Kokomo.

Continuing where it left off in 2009, the Kokomo TEA Party PAC will have its first TEA Party of the year on Tuesday at the Kokomo Event Center. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. and runs until 8 p.m.