Howard County Highway Department

04/24/2026

As grass cutting moves into full swing for the season, please be mindful of motorcycles, bicycles, scooters, and the like. Grass on the roadways can turn a leisurely ride into an emergency in a moment. Let’s look out for each other and have a safe summer!

What seems to be "just grass," is a HAZARD to riders. Please be mindful.

04/20/2026

Our new permit application page is now up and going. If you need a Driveway Permit, Permit to Discharge on County Property or a Permit to Install Utilities/Conduits on County Property, you can do that through the links below. If you choose to go through the Beacon website, pull up your location and there will be a link in there for Geopermits.

https://permitting.schneidergis.com/jurisdiction/e50d0c29-55b5-4aa5-a264-d76fae4d5ff7

https://beacon.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=94&LayerID=952&PageTypeID=2&PageID=596

04/07/2026

Please take advantage of this great opportunity!

The City of Kokomo along with the Howard County Recycling District will host a “Waste-Away Day”, April 18th from 8am-3pm in conjunction with the kick off of the Mayors Youth Council “Community Clean-Up Days”. It will be for Howard County residents only. Please NO COMMERCIAL or businesses allowed. Please bring a Photo ID, with current address.

Drop off sites are as follows;

Kokomo High School-SW parking lot near Lincoln Road

Western High School-South parking lot near football field.

Eastern-Enclosed parking lot on east side of football field, off W. Walnut.

Northwestern-SW parking lot near 4-way stop sign.

Taylor-Parking lot near tennis courts.

There will be roll off containers residents will be able to utilize to dispose of various items such as old furniture, household junk, mattresses and yard waste. A limited number of tires and electronics will be allowed.

Prohibited items not allowed include, hazardous waste, paint, chemicals, medical waste, batteries, appliances with unclaimed refrigerants, propane tanks, asbestos . Construction material cannot be disposed.

In addition if you have furniture, household items or even clothing in usable condition the local Goodwill Stores will provide a truck at the Kokomo site to haul those items to their intake center to be sorted and placed onto the sales floor. Help us clean-up the community.

03/20/2026

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Koontz family

02/19/2026

02/16/2026

We have a Foreman position opening. You must have a CDL Class A and have transportation experience to apply. Visit the link below for details.

01/27/2026

We fought drifting all day but we are finally makng some headway! Pictured is a drift near 800 E and 300 N. Some areas are bare pavement (far background) and some are drifted over our plows.

We appreciate your patience as we’ve fought this storm. The extremely low temperatures mean that this snow will stay with us for a while yet.

Slow is safe!

01/27/2026

We are out plowing today. It has been impossible to keep them cleaned off with the winds. We will continue through the afternoon into the evening. The winds will be slowing down, but drive slow and be prepared for some drifting still. Also, the intersections are slick, so be prepared to stop long before the intersection. The freezing temperatures won't allow salt to work.

Be patient and drive slowly and safely!

01/27/2026

Travel advisory map update as of 11 a.m. ET on 01/27/26

Significant changes from 9:15 a.m. update:
- Jennings County downgraded to WATCH
- Spencer County downgraded to WATCH
- Vermillion County downgraded to ADVISORY

RED = Warning (highest level of local travel advisory)
ORANGE = Watch
YELLOW = Advisory

Learn more on on.in.gov/travel-status

County travel status decisions are made at the local level. That information is then provided by each county's emergency management agency. As counties initiate official travel advisories and notify the state, the map updates with that information. IDHS does not make the decision to change a counties level.

01/25/2026

Trucks have been out since 7:00 this morning working hard to clear the roadways. However, snow is still falling and winds are creating drifts with this light and fluffy snow.

Please stay safe tucked away in your nice warm home so that we can do our job for you! Thank you