🌱 Why Lil Wayne may be spending more time around Kokomo’s skate scene
Kokomo, Indiana Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Kokomo! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Lil Wayne may be spending more time around Kokomo’s skate scene
Also on today's calendar: KHS Class of 2001 - 25 Year Class Reunion.
Today's riddle: Why did the new employee hide from his boss? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 85, low: 63.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Fans Think They Found Lil Wayne's Alleged Mystery Fiancée (wearebattlecreek.com) — Kokomo gets an unexpected spotlight as reports link rapper Lil Wayne to a rumored engagement with 23-year-old Kokomo native and social media personality Madi Cannon. Online chatter also claims Wayne visits the Kokomo area often, drawn by the city’s skateboarding scene, putting the community in the middle of a national celebrity story. 
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- CLOSEST NATIONAL PARKS TO KOKOMO
#1. Indiana Dunes National Park (Indiana) - Distance: 94 miles - Driving time: 2.2 hours - Date founded: February 15, 2019 - 2024 visitors: 2,705,209… (Nextdoor Holiday Kokomo II) - Hello Devon Wood neighbors!
A Samsung IPad was found on N Parkway yesterday, If you lost yours or know someone that has, please comment on this post! Thank you (Nextdoor Devonwood)
- Stellantis, N.V. posted a job opening for Cutter Grinder in Kokomo. Apply here.
- Focus Workforce Management posted a job opening for Distribution Associate Jobs in Kokomo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kokomo here.
🗞 Nearby News
Peru
- 6-Banner Sunday: Former Hoosiers begin NBA Summer League play (insidethehall.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because good employees are hard to find (Thank you Pete C. for sending it in!)
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