Student-led FIT camp fights childhood obesity with wellness education
KOKOMO — Erika Johnson hopes to be a pediatric nurse someday.
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Tipton County Farmers & Artisans Market teams up with City of Tipton’s “Concerts in the Park”
The Tipton County Farmers & Artisans Market (TCFAM) is hosting a new and different kind of schedule for the 2025 outdoor season. The market will have their usual spot in downtown Tipton (just east of the courthouse) for most of the season and then they are joining forces with the City of Tipton’s “Concerts in the Park” series for three out of the ten dates of their schedule.
Nominations now open for farmers and ranchers to serve on USDA Farm Service Agency County Committees
Nominations are now being accepted for farmers and ranchers to serve on local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. These committees make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2025 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by Aug. 1, 2025.
TCSC Board awards bid for THS roofing project
Tipton Community School Corporation Board Briefs is designed to share highlights from the most recent School Board of Trustees monthly meeting. Official minutes of each Board meeting are posted on the district website and are available for public viewing. The next scheduled meeting of the Board of School Trustees is July 8, 2025. School board meetings are conducted from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the TCSC Board Room at the Administrative Offices and are open to the public.
What consumers can do to support local farmers
A strong agricultural sector is vital to a healthy economy. Turbulence has affected local and national economies in recent years, and the global economy has endured its own ups and downs during that span.
Tipton Trail members looking looking at new site
Tipton Trail members are looking in northern Tipton County for their next trail site. The Kirkendall property located near the Howard County line is the new location the group is looking to add to the county trail system. This is at the corner of 700 North and 700 West. The new trails would be a more natural site with unpaved trails. This will cut the costs considerably. Local contractor Mike Terry is offering to assist with clearing the ground to make way for the site. County Surveyor Jason Henderson will also be joining forces with Terry to help with pinpointing the location for the trail site.
Plain Vanilla
Near the crest of Eremos sitting just outside a shallow cave in the rock Jason watched the spectacle below him unfold. The movement had progressed along the shore of Genneseret, a small cluster of perhaps a dozen people in the lead and a host, a vast cloud of people following behind.
Town Council votes to terminate Atlanta official named in murder investigation
ATLANTA, Ind. — The Atlanta Town Council voted 4-1 to fire Andy Emmert, who had served as the town’s utility superintendent and building commissioner.
BOC learns of focus on mental and physical health
Tipton County Commissioners signed a memorandum of understanding with 4C Health to provide the opportunity for mental health discussions following disturbing occurrences like horrific accidents, deaths, fires, that law enforcement (city, county, town marshals), first responders; dispatchers, jail staff, and all county fire departments (paid and volunteer) have witnessed. The discussions will occur at the 4C Health office in the Medical Arts Building just south of Indiana University Tipton Hospital.
4 ways to make this summer as safe as it is fun
INDIANAPOLIS — More than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States each year, and 90% of people who have a cardiac arrest will not survive. The American Heart Association, devoted to changing the future to a world of healthier lives for all, is calling on parents and families to make this summer as safe as it is fun.