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Tuesday, November 11th, 2025
Good morning, Kokomo. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 11th of November.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Duke Energy Foundation is awarding $207,000 in grants to seven nonprofits in north central Indiana—supporting hunger relief as colder weather and the holidays approach—and the total funding reaches $311,000 this year to help local programs provide food and aid. Giant.fm
- ➤ Dozens of people gathered at Kokomo Memorial Park for a medal of honor ceremony honoring veteran Simon Harris who served with Youngs Scouts during the 1899 Philippine-American War. The event featured a 21 gun salute and the playing of Taps as a tribute to his century-old bravery. Kokomo Tribune
- ➤ Legion Circle has celebrated 100 years of honoring veterans — an American flag whipped next to Billy Caldwell’s headstone on Friday — while locals remember his service. Caldwell, an amateur boxer who won the district Golden Gloves in Kokomo before enlisting in the Navy at 18, is honored as a local hero. Pharos-Tribune
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Governor Mike Braun announced that partial SNAP benefits are available on eligible EBT cards today; the state will distribute full benefits once federal funding restrictions ease + a Supreme Court stay is lifted. Giant.fm
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.
~ Warren Buffett
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