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Delphi Chamber of Commerce will host a seminar on fraud, bad checks and theft at 5:30 p.m. March 22 in the Carroll County Courthouse Lounge. The seminar is free and open to the public. Presenters will be Carroll County Sheriff Tony Burns and Prosecutor Tricia Thompson. More ... Carolyn Pearson of Delphi received her 19th one-gallon pin at the Red Cross blood drive held Feb. 22 in Delphi. She was one of 60 community members to take part in the drive. Others receiving pins were: Paul Fife of Bringhurst, 14 gallons; Eldo Beam and Gary Duff, both of Flora, 11 gallons; James E. More ... One of the top health concerns in Hoosier schools does not need to prevent students from reaching the top of the mountain. That is the encouraging message from Kris Freeman, America's top-ranked cross country skier. Freeman has become a world-class athlete despite living with diabetes. More ... The Carroll County Area Plan Commission decided a small detail of the recently amended zoning ordinance needed to be addressed which was not addressed during adoption. The amended document allowed for a pre-application fee to be charged, but there was no ordinance to support it. More ... When Tony Burns ran for sheriff of Carroll County last year, he said he would identify problems at the jail and work to make operations more efficient to help reduce inmate population. He also said he would research available programs which would enhance the safety of county residents. More ... Global warming pervades the lives of everyone on the planet, including Carroll County residents. When it comes to learning how to counter its effects, Carroll County residents now have a representative who can help. Local resident Judy Berkshire is the Carroll County representative for the Northwest Central Region of the Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC). More ... Timing is important when obtaining necessary documents and agreements to submit a grant proposal. Before county commissioners commit to spending county money, they need to know the county has the money to spend. It is a bonus to know out of which line item the funds will be taken. More ... It has been said that the only sure things are death and taxes. No one knows when they are going to die, but personal property tax time rolls around every year in the spring, and this year is no different! Carroll County Assessor Doris McLeland announced the deadline for filing is May 15. Failure to file on time will result in a penalty for the property owner. More ... Delphi and Carroll high schools squared off Feb. 28 in the Bacon Bowl Battle of Books, a reading competition between the two county high schools. After losing a close match last year, Delphi emerged with a 119-111 victory, earning the right to keep the skillet at DCHS for the coming year. More ... Three generations of the Bishop family have practiced law in Flora over the last 75 years. A . D . B i s h o p opened his law office in 1931 in a room above the Bright N a t i o n a l Bank. His son, Dick N. B i s h o p , joined him in a new office on South Center Street (present location) in 1956. Dick N.'s son, Dick T. Bishop, joined the practice in 1977. More ... |
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