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Carroll Pioneer Day

Carroll Elementary School has an annual Pioneer Day to go along with the fourth grade study of Indiana history. Teachers and community members give pioneer demonstrations at various stations, More...

Shooting investigation stalled

By Debbie Lowe Staff writer

The Indiana State Police investigation into the Jan. 16 shooting incident in Delphi is not going anywhere, according to Kim Riley, public information officer for ISP. The victim, Domingo Bernardo Gonzales, 35, of 425 N. Union St. More...

Pork Producers honor Hall of Fame inductees

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County residents Linda Wise, Richard Bradshaw and Kenneth Pyle were inducted into the Agriculture Hall of Fame at the Carroll County Pork Producers annual banquet held Monday night at the 4-H Community Building in Flora. More...

Local News

Alcohol and drug education group offered at Family Services

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Family Services, Inc. announces that Insight, a nine-session educational group to help youth in grades 7-12 who are using alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs, will begin on April 4. More...

Who's most extraordinary of them all?

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Delphi Lions Club announced nominations are being accepted for the sixth annual Delphi Community School Corporation Teacher of the Year Award. More...

Parenting seminar to be March 20

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Carroll Elementary School will host the nationally acclaimed parenting program "Smart Discipline for Parents" on March 20 from 6-8 p.m. It will be presented by Richard Voorhees in the John A. Bush Memorial Auditorium at Carroll Jr.-Sr. High School. More...

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Opinions & Letters

DCSC board faces difficult decision

It takes courage to adhere to one's convictions. When someone believes a new course of action is better than an old one and steps up to the plate to suggest the change, there is sure to be criticism. More...

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Midwest Memo

Day fright savings time

by Alan Shultz

Well it finally happened. The State of Indiana went on daylight savings time and Hoosier cows throughout the land, every single one of them, managed to wake up at their same usual time, no matter what the clocks said. More...

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Faith

Lessons from the Heart

Adults playing kids' games

By Pastor Pam Ditson-McCall

While in a restaurant recently, a grandmother and small child played peek-a-boo. It is amazing how a child covers their eyes and is sure they have just disappeared, after all, they can't see you, and so you must be unable to see them. More...

DIRECTORY OF AREA CHURCHES

SS=Sunday School SW=Sunday Worship

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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Society

Shultheis 25th anniversary

Charles and Ruth Shultheis, 312 Clawil St., Brookston, 47923, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on March 23. Shultheis and the former Ruth Gushwa Mears were married March 23, 1982, in the Delphi United Methodist Church. More...

Coghills celebrate 60th

Fred and Roberta Coghill of Delphi will observe their 60th wedding anniversary on March 16. The couple plans to celebrate with family. More...

Births

Jared and Janelle (Moore) Allbaugh of Bringhurst are parents of a 7-pound, 7-ounce daughter, Anna Elizabeth, born Feb. 28 at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo. Grandparents are Stan and Deb Moore of Burlington and Jim and Sue Allbaugh of Bringhurst. More...

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Obituaries

Betty L. Jones

Betty L. Jones, 72, of Flora, died at 5:20 p.m. Saturday, March 10, 2007, at her residence. Born Oct. 26, 1934, in Greeneville, Tenn., she was the daughter of Isaac I. and Lena Kathryn Paxton Ragan. More...

Odalinda Chavez

Odalinda Chavez, 55, of Flora, died at 7:45 a.m. March 8, 2007, at her residence. Born Oct. 11, 1951, in Zaccatecas, Mexico, she was the daughter of Jose Luis and Dolores Rivas Martinez. She married Eduardo A. Chavez on Nov. More...

Clara J. McDermitt

Clara J. P e f f l e y M c D e r - mitt, 59, of D e l p h i , p a s s e d a w a y March 8, 2007, at 1:20 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Lafayette. She had been in failing health for the past eight months, and in the hospital for one week. More...

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DCSC School Board discusses future of elementary schools

By Kevin Schnepp Staff writer

When Delphi Community School Corporation Superintendent Ralph Walker came to Delphi last fall, he said one of his first orders of business was to look into why the corporation struggled financially each year. More...

Yeoman/EMS

Riverboat gambling money to be used for grant match

By Debbie Lowe Staff writer

Carroll County Council members approved the use of $30,000 of riverboat gambling money for a grant match for the joint Yeoman Community Center and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) garage project. More...

Community

Leadership Carroll County Class of 2007

Twenty-eight community members have completed the six-week, in-depth course offered by Leadership Carroll County (LCC). More...

Announcements

Jubilee Fellowship, Flora, is hosting a FREE FAMILY FUN EVENT Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. The newest VeggieTales gang video, "Moe and the Big Exit," will be shown. More...

Community Thank You

Appreciates flasher

The Board of Directors for Delphi Youth Baseball would like to thank the City of Delphi, Carroll County REMC and Odd Fellows Lodge No. 28 for installing the yellow flasher on Hamilton Street near our ballpark. More...

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Sports

Winter Sports Summaries

DCMS swimmers defeat four teams

The Delphi Community Middle School swim team had an outstanding week, defeating Rensselaer 108-77, Pioneer 139- 48 and winning a three-way meet against Benton Central and Kankakee Valley. More...

Carroll girls swim to best record in school history

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Carroll girls' swim team accomplished a feat this year that has them in the record books. They compiled the best season record, 14-5, in Carroll girls' swim history. More...

Rossville Rockettes Dance Team place second at state competition

The Rossville Rockettes Dance Team recently competed in the Indiana High School Dance Team Association (IHSDTA) competition held at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis. The team earned a second place in the novice pom division. More...

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Education

Kindergarten Round-Up to be April 19, 20 at CES

Kindergarten Round-Up at Carroll Elementary School will be April 19 and 20. Times on April 19 will be 8 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. On April 20, the hours will be 8 a.m. to noon. Round-Up is for children who will be five years old by Aug. 1, 2007. More...

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