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Comet staff report Patients of Riley Hospital for Children are benefiting from the efforts of a local bank that is raising funds for the Riley Children's Foundation. More ... Family Services, Inc. is currently accepting nominations for the 2007 Distinguished Family of the Year. This award was established to honor families whose members work and play together, support each other, reach out to others, and display important assets necessary to lifelong happiness and success. More ... Sen. Brandt Hershman (R) encouraged Hoosiers to offer their personal experiences and suggestions for property tax reform by submitting e-testimonies online via the State Commission on Tax and Financing Policy at www.propertytaxreform. in.gov. More ... Where does your trash go after you set it on the curb? Where do pests hang out in your school? How do birds hunt? Enviro-to-Go, an environmental education and health workshop for educators, will provide teachers and administrators with answers to these questions, environmental curriculum and low-cost hands-on activities for their schools. More ... Troopers based out of the Indiana State Police at the Lafayette issued 1227 traffic citations and wrote 697 traffic warnings in August. Troopers also arrested 36 drunk drivers and made 80 criminal arrests. They issued 335 truck citations, made 66 commercial motor vehicle inspections, investigated 50 crash arrests, made 27 crash arrests, and had 111 calls for service. More ... It is easy to catch kids doing something wrong, but they are definitely doing something right, too. Last week you may have seen juniors and seniors out in Carroll County doing community service. These are students who had already passed the ISTEP test, and volunteered their time in the community while others were taking the test. More ... LocalEAAChapter 256 invites residents to FLY IN THE B-17 AND RELIVE THE PAST Sept. 28, 29 and 30 at Kokomo Municipal Airport. Grand tours, flights in theWWII bomber over central Indiana and memorabilia will be offered. Call (765) 564- 6073 for local information, or visit www.b17.org or call (800) 359- 6217. More ... Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Karl Browning (left) spoke with local government leaders, business people and residents during the Hoosier Heartland Industrial Corridor 25th Annual Meeting held Friday More ... To celebrate the beginning of the Phase III and IIIB construction, including Carroll County, Twin Lakes Regional Sewer District Board of Directors announced a ground-breaking ceremony to be held Sept. 26 at 11 a.m. at the site of the future Rattle Snake Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, 7722E. US24. More ... What is true in gardening is true in life - when a weed is allowed to grow, it begins to choke the flowers around it. Similarly, when a government entity allows the weed of financial woes to surface, all entities it supports suffer also. More ... As of Monday, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has placed temporary traffic lights on east and westbound State Road 18 (S.R. 18)/U.S. 421/State Road 39 (S.R. 39) for approximately one month. The temporary signal assists two-way traffic take turns traveling on one open lane around the construction zone. More ... Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has proclaimed September 16 to 22 Indiana Rural Road Safety Week. Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is urging drivers to focus on this critical public safety issue. More ... Superintendent John Sayers announced enrollment figures at a regular Carroll School Board meeting Sept. 18. He said on official enrollment day, Sept. 14, the count was 1,113, down 10.5 from last year. Kindergarten students count half. He said there are 66 students in this year's kindergarten class. More ... The contentious subject of an update to the city ofDelphi's personnel policy manual was settled quickly, without fanfare, at last Wednesday evening's board of worksmeeting.Because the policieswere not completed at the last city council meeting, council member and mayoral hopeful Randy Strasserwould not support the adoption of the 2008 budget at the meeting. More ... Editor's Note: Before moving back to Indiana from California, Lindsey Payne went on a three-month backpacking trip to Southeast Asia. More ... Members of Delphi Future Farmers of America enjoyed many fun and exciting summer activities this year. At the beginning of summer, members Morgan Minnicus, Brittany Wise, Cale Rader, Mason Clawson, Alex Conner, Chris Royer and Amber Blackburn attended FFA State Convention in Indianapolis. More ... At the recent Carroll County Achievement Night, "I Dare You" awards were presented to Carissa Hicks and Kara Overholser. The "I Dare You" award is presented to 4-H members in their junior year who have shown outstanding leadership. Recipients are selected by the Carroll County 4-H Awards Committee. They each receive the book, "I Dare You. More ... Three Carroll County 4- H'ers each received a $1,000 4-H Scholarship at the Indiana 4-H Congress Scholarship luncheon on Sept. 22. The three recipients are: Rebecca Lytton in the Public Speaking/Demonstration category, Ann Mears in Horticulture, and Darren Paul in Sheep. More ... As the days shorten, the chances of hitting a deer grows, so drivers need to be careful as fall approaches. Nearly 50 percent of all accidents involving white-tailed deer occur between October and December according to Chad Stewart, deer research biologist at the Department of Natural Resources. The most basic reason is the increase in deer activity. More ... As part of the Delphi Public Library's effort to publicize National Banned Books Week, it is holding book fairs and library programs at Barnes and Noble Book Store in Lafayette Sept. 30. On that day, members of the Red Brick Theater will perform dramatic readings from four books most frequently challenged in the United States. More ... Concerned Camden resident and Delphi Community High School senior, Kyle Bender wants to get rid of area graffiti. He will help local vandalism victims and private owners get rid of area graffiti with assistance from the Emerson and Manahan law firm. More ... |
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