The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has halted work on a new Kokomo Jackrabbits (summer collegiate; Prospect League) ballpark, saying the ballpark plan doesn’t meed flood-mitigation goals set out as part of a financial grant. (more…)
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MKE Sports & Entertainment launches Kokomo team
MKE Sports & Entertainment confirms it is managing a second team for 2015, adding an expansion summer-collegiate Prospect League team in Kokomo to its deal to run the Rockford Aviators (independent; Frontier League). It’s not news — we reported last week that MKE was running a new Kokomo team — but it is worthy of […]
Kokomo approves bonds for new ballpark
The Kokomo (Ind.) Common Council moved ahead with a $11-million bonding plan for a new downtown ballpark that would also provided needed flood mitigation. The new ballpark, envisioned for 2015, would provide both a playing field for area baseball and soccer fields but also add flood mitigation in the form of berms, a raised ballpark […]
New Kokomo ballpark on tap for 2015
Kokomo (Ind.) is moving ahead with a new downtown ballpark, and though there are no plans yet for summer-collegiate or independent ball, history would indicate interest in the near future. Though it’s being designed for high-school, Legion and town ball, Kokomo Municipal Stadium is clearly destined for bigger things: the $11.5 million project (which also […]