January 3, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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Hoard declares candidacy

By Debbie Lowe
If Delphi Mayor Lee Hoard has his way, he will still be sitting in his office at his desk for four more years. Hoard wants to make sure the city is balanced in reaching goals and objectives. More...

It’s all bricks for Carroll Manor

By Debbie Lowe

Carroll County Council paved the way for the Carroll Manor renovation project to move forward in the manner it was originally intended at an early Thursday morning meeting. More...

Local News

For qualified patrons, Flora Library makes deliveries

By Jennifer Archibald

Myrtle McKeever, an avid reader, is grateful for a free library service that delivers books to her door. Called Library Direct, it was started earlier this year by the Flora-Monroe Township Public Library. More...

Investing in the future of charity

By Alan Jackson

Close your eyes for a moment and consider a community without food pantries, parks, churches, or social service programs. Such organizations contribute greatly to our wellbeing. More...

Ok. So, the 12 days of Christmas have turned into 12 extra pounds on your thighs! It More...

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Faith

Lessons from the Heart

Cut through the clutter
By Pastor James Franklin

One of the things I admire the most about the Bible is its amazing ability to More...

DIRECTORY OF AREA CHURCHES

AMERICUS UNION NON-DENOMINATIONAL: Vernon Stingley, pastor. SW: 10 a.m. BRINGHURST UNITED METHODIST: Larry DeVos, pastor. SS: 9:30 a.m., SW: 10:30 a.m. BROOKSTON CHURCH OF CHRIST: 206 N. Prairie Street, Brookston. Ron Guzman, minister. More...

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Education

Menus

Carroll schools Thurs., Jan. 4 More...

EDUCATION NEWS

Three graduates of Delphi Community High School are members of the Purdue More...

Statewide high school graduation rates released; 76.5% earn diplomas

Superintendent of Public Instruction Suellen Reed released Tuesday the official state and local high school graduation rates for 2006. More...

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Public Records

Restaurant Inspections

Flora Citgo Routine inspection: 11/16/06 Summary of violations: No Violations Noted Fishers Restaurant Routine inspection: 11/16/06 Summary of violations: 1 critical, 2 non-critical Critical The sanitizer for wiping clothes in the kit More...

Superior Court

Judge Jeffrey Smith

Superior Court judgments are gathered from public records on file in the Carroll County Clerk More...

Circuit Court

Judge Donald Currie

New filings are from public records available in the Carroll County Clerk More...

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An award to bark about

By Jennifer Archibald

A seven-pound Yorkie named Buster has been named Companion Animal of the Year by the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association. Buster, a therapy dog, lives with Joretta and Denny Boyd of Flora. More...

Hylton takes charge

Commissioners change leadership
By Debbie Lowe

Newly elected Carroll County Commissioners President Loren Hylton took the reigns at the first meeting of the year Tuesday morning. Hylton began the meeting by thanking past commissioners More...

Community

Channel 2

Programming for Jan. 3-10 is listed below: Wed., Jan. 3 More...

Announcements

Habitat for Humanity will hold CALL-OUTS for those interested in purchasing a home to be built in Carroll County in 2007. Flora-Monroe Public Library will host the first one on Jan. 13 at 10:30 a.m. Two more will be held Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. More...

Announcements

Caring for older persons can become a bit overwhelming at times. A FAMILY CAREGIVER WORKSHOP is being held on Jan. 13 at Hickory Grove Church in partnership with Area IV Agency on Aging. More...

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Opinions & Letters

Midwest Memo

All that
by Alan Shultz

An acquaintance and I were stuck in traffic the other day as we made our way towards an early morning meeting. I was driving, she was filling me in on the business at hand. At one point she tried to pinpoint the year a particular event occurred. More...

Now or never for ethics reform

By Lee Hamilton

The voters offered Congress an unparalleled opportunity on Election Day. Let us hope our legislators have the wisdom to seize it. I More...

Web poll

Tell us starting Wednesday at our web site, carrollcountycomet.com Each week the Comet polls its readers on a different topic. More...

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Society

McCarty 40th anniversary

Kenneth D. and Nomie L. McCarty, 105 E. 700 N., Delphi, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday with a family dinner in Lafayette. McCarty and the former Nomie Vibbert were married Jan. More...

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Obituaries

Delainey Lynna Taber

D e l a i n e y Lynna Taber, 14-month-old daughter of Michael Taber and Catressa Carman Taber of Cutler, died unexpectedly at 8:54 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006, at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo. She was born Oct. 14, 2005, in Kokomo. More...

Dakota A. Clark

Dakota A. Clark, 4, of Logansport, died at 2:12 p.m. Dec. 29, 2006, in a traffic accident in Logansport. Born Oct. 3, 2002, in Kokomo, he was the son of Clifford E. Gohn Sr. and Jerue R. Clark of Logansport. More...

Seena M. Anderson

Seena M. Cramer Anderson, 99, of Delphi, passed away Jan. 1, 2007, at 11:20 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Healthcare Center in Delphi. She had resided there since Feb. 10, 2005, and before that, two years at Carroll Manor. She was born Aug. More...

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