KI Quick Information Update: Friday, Nov. 14

Posted on November 14, 2014
Republican candidate announces run for mayor
A few weeks after republican candidates swept Howard County’s elected offices. Kokomo’s former city human resource director has announced his intention to run for mayor Thursday. Jack Dodd, who has lived in Yuma, Arizona for the past seven years, returned in August after serving a community of 93,000 people as a human resource director. Dodd worked for City of Kokomo from 2004 to 2007 under former mayor Matt McKillip.
 

Western Schools offers before-school tutoring

Western Schools are giving its students an educational boost. Elementary teachers are taking on extra shifts four days a week to help their kids get back on track through a before-school tutoring program. Although middle school and high school students of Western have tutoring available during the day, the only option for elementary students prior to before-school tutoring was summer school. The before-school tutoring for K through 5 helps kids get caught up or review concepts they may not have understood fully in class.

Holiday hours hit USPS
The U.S. Postal Service says some post offices across Indiana will open for four hours on the first three Sundays in December for holiday mailing. The post office retail operations will be open from noon to 4 p.m. on Dec. 7, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21. The following locations that will be part of the extended hours in KI Country are: in Kokomo, Westfield, Lafayette, Anderson and Noblesville.



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