🌱 How many local Ivy Tech students finished credentials this year?
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- How many local Ivy Tech students finished credentials this year?
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📰 News we're reading
• Ivy Tech sets new record for completions · (casscountyonline.com) — Students in Ivy Tech’s Kokomo Service Area, including Howard and nearby counties, earned 2,569 credentials in the 2025–26 academic year, a sharp increase over recent years. The gains span third-party certifications, short-term certificates, technical certificates, and associate degrees, highlighting more local residents completing job-ready training and degree programs tied to Indiana’s workforce needs. 
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Pumpkin Painting Party →
Sycamore Lodge Studio, 4902 County Road West 00 North South, Kokomo
6:30 pm
Thursday October 22
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Other local events
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October – PetSmart Adopt Joy Event →
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Friends and Family Day →
1599 East Sycamore, Kokomo
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Tails and Treats Trunk or Treat →
John Cole State Farm, 4106 Cartwright Dr., Kokomo
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Fall Festival
Elwood Haynes Gym
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Boooooks & Treats Family Night
Bon Air Elementary
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TMS Fall Choir Concert
Taylor Middle School Kokomo, IN 46902
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Haunted Trail Little Goblins Event
KHS Outdoor Lab (Soccer Field Entrance)
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Trail of Fears
KHS soccer fields
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Big Question Debate Event
Kokomo High School Kokomo, IN 46902
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Kokomo Izaak Walton League NRL22 →
Izaak Walton League Kokomo, 2629 S 200 E, Kokomo
3:00 am
Saturday October 24
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Thursday October 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
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A Court Of Splintered Harmony: An ACOTAR 6 Pre-Release Party →
Tipton Library, 127 E Madison St., Tipton
5:00 pm
Tuesday October 20
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🗞 Nearby News
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- 16-year-old arrested after 12-year-old in the head in Logansport (wthr.com)
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