Tipton News

The Tipton mayor and county commissioners have rejected a proposal to obtain Shovel Ready status for a business park.

Rain washed out several area fireworks displays Saturday night. The following displays have been rescheduled for Sunday at dusk: * Greentown, Howard County 4-H fairgrounds * Peru, Maconaquah Park * Walton, Walton Town Park Kokomo Speedway is also planning to host a fireworks display at dusk, along with sprint cars, street stock and thunder cars.

Before the barbecues and fireworks begin Saturday, more than 100 people are expected to gather in Tipton City Park to protest taxes.

The East Side Annexation remonstrance will go to trial 9 a.m. Nov. 3 in Tipton Circuit Court.

An updated strategic plan to promote and develop economic opportunity has been unveiled by the Indiana Department of Agriculture.

When the 2009-10 school year begins this fall, Tipton Middle will start under an altered name.

Everybody loves a bargain, and with the current economic situation, more people are looking for them.

A Tipton teen faces up to 20 years in prison after being charged as an adult with rape.

Ownership of the partially completed Getrag Transmission plant in Tipton County has been moved to a trust by a Michigan bankruptcy court.

An ailing economy has created opportunity for auctioneers and their ability to turn unwanted property into cash.

Tipton County residents who got a break when Indiana passed a law establishing a ceiling for property tax increases could make up the difference with income taxes.

School is out for the summer, and students looking for summer jobs may be out of luck.

A group of young women zipped about the conference room at the C.W. Mount Community Center, pouring tea for a room packed with supporters of the Tipton County Foundation's Women's Fund endowment.

Indianapolis- Clarian Health says it expects to donate 20 external defibrillators to nonprofits around Indiana this year.

The owner of a Kokomo driving school was convicted Wednesday evening in Tipton Circuit Court of fondling a 15-year-old girl student driver last year.

The Kokomo city administration and the West Side Annexation remonstrators were supposed to present a joint report to Special Judge Thomas Lett last week.

A future economic advisement group would have decision-making abilities if the Tipton County Board of Commissioners accepts a resolution the Tipton City Council approved Monday.

Indiana native Stephen R. Roberts writes poems about the simple things, such as observing nature and playing with his grandchildren.

Did you know you can help fellow Hoosiers beat the heat by donating to the RTV6 Fan Club? Since 1988, the Fan Club has helped alleviate suffering for thousands of families in need.

Since the economy took a turn for the worst, some Kokomo-area parents have had no other choice but to pull their children out of traditional day care.