Good morning, Kokomo.

Area legislators recognized local farms with the Hoosier Homestead Award at the Indiana State Fair; the award honors family-owned farms (100+ years of continuous ownership) statewide.

Over 130 families were recognized for preserving their heritage.

Governor Mike Braun honored 34 local and regional businesses on Monday by awarding the Governor’s Century and Half Century Business Award for decades of dedication to Indiana’s economy.

More than 343,000 Hoosiers lost Medicaid coverage in recent months, ending ABA services for children in need (including a 14-year-old whose support ended in early May).

The cuts have left families struggling to access care for autism.

Meet BJ, a playful six-month-old puppy ready to find her forever home.

She is vaccinated, microchipped, and available for walk-in adopters at Kokomo Humane Society (hours Tuesday to Friday, noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)