Tyler Juranovich

4 weeks ago | kokomotribune.com | Tyler Juranovich

A local radio station will soon go dark. Fox Sports Radio 1350 WIOU will cease operations at the end of the day Saturday, according to a post this month on its Facebook page. “We thank you all for the support you have given the station through the years, and hope that when you think of WIOU in the future, you will smile,” the station said on its social media page. The radio station primarily airs syndicated sports radio talk shows and local high school sports.

1 month ago | kokomotribune.com | Tyler Juranovich

Workers at the StarPlus Energy electric vehicle battery plant have signed authorization cards to unionize. A majority of the Kokomo plant’s 420 employees voted to join the United Auto Workers, the union announced Tuesday. StarPlus Energy, a joint venture between Stellantis and Samsung SDI, did not “stand in the way” and agreed to recognize the union, according to the union. kAm“%96 &p( >6>36CD 2E $E2C!=FD DE@@5 FA E@ >2<6 DFC6 32EE6CJ ;@3D 2C6 8@@5 F?:@? ;@3D[” s2G6 vC66?[ 5:C64E@C @7 &p( #68:@?

1 month ago | kokomotribune.com | Tyler Juranovich

TIPTON — A group of remonstrators have scored a legal win in their ongoing fight against a proposed Tipton County commercial solar farm. The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled earlier this month Tipton Circuit Judge Thomas Lett erred in granting Fornax Solar, a subsidiary of the South Korean company Samsung C&T, its motion for summary judgment. The state’s appellate court reversed Judge Lett’s decision and remanded the case back to Tipton Circuit Court.

1 month ago | kokomotribune.com | Tyler Juranovich

A parcel on the city’s north side is being targeted for a future industrial development. Fort Wayne-based Logan Properties is seeking to develop a 23-acre property at 144 E. 400 North to accommodate further industrial growth in the area that already includes two Stellantis manufacturing plants, soon-to-be two StarPlus Energy electric vehicle battery plants and several EV suppliers.

1 month ago | kokomotribune.com | Tyler Juranovich

A new sober living facility is being proposed for the city’s south side. Daniel Metz, owner of First City Recovery, Lindsay Russell and other business partners are looking to start a sober living facility at 702 W. Alto Road and are seeking to rezone the property from small to medium general commercial to institutional use. kAm%96 724:=:EJ H@F=5 :?4=F56 36EH66? a_ E@ ad 365D 2?5 H@F=5 36 2:>65 2E A6@A=6 H9@ 92G6 4@>A=6E65 5CF8 @C 2=4@9@= 255:4E:@?