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1. • Courthouse lawn location nixed for Opha May Johnson memorial

     Kokomo Tribune, Ind. via Yahoo News· 6 months ago

     Nov. 24—The proposed memorial for Opha May Johnson, a Kokomo native and the country's first ever female Marine, will not be placed on the Howard County Courthouse square, but county officials ...

2. • Veterans group plans Opha May Johnson courthouse monument

     Kokomo Tribune, Ind. via Yahoo News· 9 months ago

     Aug. 28—A local veterans group is planning a courthouse monument for Kokomo native Opha May Johnson, the U.S.'s first female Marine. The Howard County Veterans Memorial Corporation, headed by ...

3. • A Kokomo native, first female Marine honored at Grissom Air Reserve Base

     Kokomo Tribune, Ind. via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

     Nov. 11—A new page in American history began Aug. 13, 1918, when Opha May Johnson became the first female to join the Marine Corps. More than 100 years later, an Air Reserve Base near her Kokomo ...

4. • Opha May Johnson monument finds new home at Veterans Memorial Park

     Kokomo Tribune, Ind. via Yahoo Finance· 3 months ago

     Mar. 5—The Opha May Johnson monument finally has a home. The project, headed by the Howard County Memorial Corporation, will be placed at the Howard County Veterans Memorial Park at 600 S. Goyer ...

5. • Kokomo man recognized for efforts to honor veterans

     Kokomo Tribune, Ind. via Yahoo News· 7 months ago

     Nov. 4—Jerry Paul, Howard County Memorial Corporation's president, has been busy for the past few weeks. He was one of 15 people who received a Hoosier Hospitality Award on Monday, distributed ...

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     On This Day, Aug. 13: Michael Phelps wins 23rd gold medal, most in history

     United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months ago

     Michael Phelps celebrates winning gold after the men's 4 x 100m medley relay final at the Olympic...

7. • EDITORIAL: Johnson deserving of upcoming monument

     Kokomo Tribune, Ind. via Yahoo News· 2 months ago

     Mar. 13—It was in August of last year that a local veterans group first announced plans for a monument honoring Kokomo native Opha May Johnson, the first female U.S. Marine. It's only fitting ...

8. • First female Marine honored at local American Legion's birthday

     Kokomo Tribune, Ind. via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

     Nov. 12—Usually, when people list Kokomo's qualifiers as the "City of Firsts," they name things such as the first commercially produced car, or the invention of the pneumatic tire. But on Veterans ...

9. • Downtown street won't be torn up as part of county project

     Kokomo Tribune, Ind. via Yahoo Finance· 3 months ago

     Feb. 22—A proposed public green space downtown that included doing away with a one block stretch of a downtown road is not going forward as originally proposed. Last year, the Tribune reported ...

10. • Permanent art installations on the rise in Kokomo

      Kokomo Tribune, Ind. via Yahoo News· 8 months ago

      Sep. 30—Kokomo's art scene has expanded throughout 2023. While a number of exhibits will be swapped out in coming months or years, residents can comfortably grow attached to a handful of artistic ...