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Community School of the Arts Announces Holiday Production of Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Community School of the Arts Announces Holiday Production of Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol MARION, IN — The Community School of the Arts (CSA) proudly announces its upcoming holiday production of Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, a captivating and imaginative re-telling of a beloved classic. Directed by Ryan Akers, this production will be performed at the James Dean Memorial Theater at the CSA Civic Theatre building over two weekends: December 5–7 and December 12–14, 2025. Written
IU Kokomo Presents Little Women November 14-16 in Havens Auditorium
PRESS RELEASE IU Kokomo presents Little Women November 14-16 in Havens Auditorium KOKOMO, Ind. — The beloved story of the March sisters, their family, and friends comes to life on the Havens Auditorium stage November 14-16, as the Indiana University Kokomo School of Humanities and Social Sciences presents Little Women. The play shares the lives of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March as they grow up during the Civil War in Concord, Massachusetts. With guidance from their mother, while their father is away
Child Care Shortages Cost Grant County Employers $17.4M a Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2025 Child Care Shortages Cost Grant County Employers $17.4M a Year New plan outlines solutions to fill 1,696 child care seats, stabilize Grant County’s workforce, economy MARION, Ind. (Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2025)—A new countywide analysis reveals that Grant County employers are losing an estimated $17.4 million every year due to child care-related absences and turnover, according to the newly released Greater Grant County Strategic Action Plan Report,
Campus to Celebrate Partnership with Indiana Small Business Development Center
PRESS RELEASE Campus to celebrate partnership with Indiana Small Business Development Center KOKOMO, Ind. — Indiana University Kokomo will launch its partnership with the Hoosier Heartland Indiana Small Business Development Center (HHISBDC) with a November 13 ribbon cutting. The event, which is free and open to the public, marks the opening of an HHISBSC office in Innovation Hall, where Tim Branyan, coordination manager, will have office hours two Thursdays each month, to assist potential
Marion Students Selected for Prestigious All-State Ensembles
Marion students selected for prestigious all-state ensemblesSingers will perform at Indiana Music Education Association’s annual conference. Ten Marion Community Schools singers have been selected to perform in prestigious all-state honor ensembles at the Indiana Music Education Association’s upcoming annual conference. At McCulloch Junior High, the following eighth-graders were selected to participate in the IMEA All State Middle School Honor Choir:Miles ContrerasAntonio CruzMyla DunstonCecilia
Marion Students Chosen for Regional Honor Bands
ntNews and UpdatesStudent/Family Support ServicesDepartmentsSchool BoardAlumniDistrict CalendarSchoolsSearchSearch25 Marion students chosen for regional honor bandsIBA All-District and All-Region concerts set at Walton Center Twenty-five Marion Community Schools band students have been selected for regional honor ensembles this fall. And Marion Community Schools is proud to host two of these honor ensembles right here in Marion this month! IBA All-Region Honor Band First up will be the Indiana
Future Teachers Receive Prestigious State Scholarships
PRESS RELEASE Hannah Middlesworth, left; Sydney Colescott, Lexi Closson, and Valeria Cortes Future teachers receive prestigious state scholarships KOKOMO, Ind. — Four Indiana University Kokomo freshmen are among nearly 300 future teachers awarded Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarships. Lexi Closson, Sydney Colescott, Valeria Cortes, and Hannah Middlesworth each received a renewable scholarship of up to $10,000 per year, or up to $40,000 total, from the Indiana Commission for Higher
Upcoming Skill Trainings at Ivy+ Tech Career Link, Marion
&##128197; Upcoming Skills Trainings Listed by start date. NEW!&##128161; Introduction to AI Providing a comprehensive foundation to Artificaial Intelligence (AI), empowering people to work confidently with AI tools, systems and methodologies across diverse professional settings. You’ll learn to:Define the scope, disciplines, terminology, key concepts and systems of AIDevelop AI-ready data strategies that integrate diverse data typesAnalyze the components of the AI ecosystemIllustrate the complete
