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Local News December 13, 2006
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County Young Farmers members win statewide achievement award
      Ty and Sacha Brown of Clinton County have been named the winners of the Indiana Farm Bureau Young Farmer Achievement Award. The Young Farmer Achievement Award recognizes young farmers whose farm management techniques and commitment to their communities set a positive example for those involved in ...
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Lessons from the past
By Jennifer Archibald
      Visitors to the Old-Fashioned Christmas open house at Canal Park last weekend had the chance to visit the newly acquired oneroom schoolhouse. Guests entered the school and sat on log benches as “schoolmaster” Wallace Dolan told about schools in the canal era of the mid 1800s.
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State Road 25 near Rockfield closed for over 10 hours Tuesday
Semi overturns; hogs loose
      A truck loaded with hogs ran off SR25N near Rockfield and landed on its side. The personal injury accident was reported to Carroll County Emergency Dispatch Tuesday at 5:56 a.m. The driver, Roger A. Myers, 37, of Nevada, Ohio, was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center in Lafayette with fa...
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Progress reported on Carrollton Bridge
      County highway supervisor Ramzi Awwad announced that Carrollton Bridge will re-open Dec. 16. At that time, it will be open to traffic along Carrollton Road. In addition, a map of all county bridges with numbers was provided to the Comet’s Delphi office by the highway department that is availabl...
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Correction
      Hook magazine receives international attention which was attributed to the Camden tractor-pull. This information was incorrectly printed in the Nov. 29 edition of the Comet.
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ISP at Lafayette releases November statistics
      Indiana State Police at the Lafayette Post have released statistics for November. The breakdown includes: • Traffic citations issued (tickets), 1,516 • Truck citations issued, 311 • Traffic warnings issued, 509 • Criminal arrests, 58 (25 felony) • Drunk driving arrests, 27 • Commercial motor vehi...
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Burlington
      Cheryl Milburn Burlington 566-3453 A free clothing and toy giveaway will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the basement at the United Methodist Church. Kiwanis Club will meet Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast and meeting at the fire station. As a fundraiser, the club is sell...
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Washington Twp.
Marilyn Hile Deer Creek 859-4871
      The Deer Creek Presbyterian Church has asked members to bring items to help decorate a small Christmas tree. A collection box will be in the narthex. Items needed are children’s mittens, gloves, scarves, socks, caps and baby items (receiving blankets, soap, wash cloths, undershirts, gowns and infan...
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Camden
Mary Whitfield Camden 686-2553
      Forty-six members of the Camden Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Dept. and guests attended the annual Christmas dinner. The evening was in honor of firefighter Jason Cree, who just left to serve in the military in Afghanistan. The children in attendance were given camouflage t-shirts with Camden Fir...
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