Good morning, Kokomo.

Gas prices in Indiana have increased 17.3 cents per gallon in the past week, with the average at $3.90/g and prices ranging $3.39-$4.29, per GasBuddy data.

National rates showed a slight decline in gasoline prices while diesel dropped around 5.9 cents.

Metal Supermarkets awarded $2,500 to Lane Waddell (a Russiaville student) in its fifth-annual Trade School Scholarship program to support his Pathways Welding education at the Hobart Institute; he first learned welding at KACC and helped create the America 250 Globe sculpture in Kokomo.

Ivy Tech set a new record with 57,525 completions in the 2025-2026 school year, including 2,569 from the Kokomo Service Area + these totals mark a 36 percent rise from two years ago and a 15 percent increase from last year.