Break Sk8 MTV

In 2008, a unique dance crew appeared on Randy Jackson's America Best Dance Crew named BREAKSK8, residing from Kokomo, Indiana. BREAKSK8 performed all of their dances on rolling skates. Their breakthrough dance style impressed the MTV judges and fans week by week.

Low Cost Dental Care

For residents of Howard County (the greater Kokomo area) looking for low cost dental care, there are great resources available to help you.

See this PDF file from the Indiana Dental Association:
http://www.indental.org/uploads/Dental%20Services%202009.pdf

Page 9 offers Howard County options:


1) Dentists Delivering Smiles (DDS)
206 South Union Street
Kokomo, IN 46903
765.459.9469

Howard County residents only. Patients must first present at United Way office for eligibility determination (210 W. Walnut St, Kokomo, 46901. 465.457.4357). Will not accept Medicaid or insurance of any kind. There is a $5 application fee. Generally adults; no children under 12 years of age. X-Rays, cleanings, fluoride treatments, minor extractions or fillings.

2) Indiana Health Centers at Kokomo
Dental Services
3118 South LaFountain Street
Kokomo, IN 46902
765.864.4160

Indiana Health Center clients only; children and adults. Sliding fee scale. Comprehensive dental services: cleanings, x-rays, fluoride treatments, sealants, fillings, root canals, partials, crowns and dentures. Accepts Medicaid and some insurances.

Kokomo Tribune; Kokomo, Indiana - Public Eye - Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008

Kokomo Tribune; Kokomo, Indiana - Public Eye - Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008:

What was more telling, however, was the fact Kokomo was only mentioned during the various speeches by Daniels, who referred to the city twice as a difficult place to drive through.


The fact goods can leave [points north and south] and not spend a leisurely hour going through Kokomo will be huge, Daniels said.

an idea whose time has come ?

Tilapia Farming at Home:

Home Tilapia farming offers a solution to the ever-more-difficult problem of finding a fish at the store that is fresh, clean, affordable, and virtually organic.

I wonder if anyone's doing this in the Kokomo area?

still shaking?

Scientists: Even Bigger Quake Could Hit Midwest | LiveScience

Source of Major Quakes Discovered Beneath U.S. Heartland

mad pig disease?

Sickened pork workers have new nerve disorder | Health | Reuters:

Eighteen pork plant workers in Minnesota, at least five in Indiana and one in Nebraska have come down with a mysterious neurological condition they appear to have contracted while removing brains from slaughtered pigs, U.S. researchers and health officials said on Wednesday.

a recent shooting may have been drug related

WISH TV 8: Indianapolis News and Weather - Kokomo police looking for suspect in weekend murder:

Kokomo police continue to look for clues in Saturday's homicide on the city's eastside and believe the shooting may have been drug related.

The victims, Abby Rethlake, 18, and Morgan Vetter, 19, were shot multiple times about 3:25 a.m. in the parking lot of Meadowlawn Apartments on South Goyer Road by a black man, who fled in an older-model, black, two-door car, Capt. Brian Thompson reported.