Serving Carroll County, Indiana since 1974
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The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) announced it will collaborate to present two grant workshops for individual artists residing in Region 4, which includes Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren and White counties. More ... "Christmas at the Canal" is planned for Dec. 8 and 9. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at Canal Park, Delphi. The log schoolhouse will be open, along with the Reed Case House, decorated cabins, and the Interpretive Center. More ... It may have been a dreary, rainy Monday morning but that did not dampen the enthusiasm of Delphi Mayor Lee Hoard and a host of city employees at the Hamilton St. Bridge. Fortyyear city employee Larry "Bud" Cripe was presented with a surprise. More ... The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) is inviting all Hoosiers to join the fight against hunger during this holiday season by supporting a food drive at the state's 140 full-service license branches. Hoosiers can bring canned and non-perishable food to any of the BMV license branches from now through Dec. 8. More ... Carroll County Cares About Kids toy drive will begin Saturday and continue through Dec. 21. Sponsored by Beta Alpha Chapter of Psi Iota Xi sorority, the annual drive is a means to collect toys and other gift items for children in the county who might not otherwise receive gifts for Christmas. More ... See some of your favorite Disney characters, outfitted for the holidays, along with Santa and Mrs. Claus and a traditional Nativity scene can been viewed at the rural Carroll County residence of Bob and Janet Resler. Resler made all of the characters and displays himself. More ... Looking at college options? Ivy Tech will hold several information sessions scheduled on the Kokomo campus during the next month for the upcoming spring semester. The sessions will provide information about admission to the college, financial aid, and a variety of support services available to Ivy Tech students. Sessions last approximately one hour. More ... Logansport Memorial Hospital and Area Five are sponsoring information sessions about the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), a subsidized health insurance for low-income, uninsured adult Hoosiers. More ... Three fees related to the use of Indiana's state parks and reservoirs will change Jan. 1, and a clarification on the use of annual gate passes has been made. With the turn of the year, the fee for C-class camping will increase to $9 Sunday through Wednesday and $10 Thursday to Sunday. The daily swimming rate will be $3 per person instead of $2. More ... Carroll County law enforcement officers recently completed a two-day Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) training held at the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Academy. More ... Cystic Fibrosis is now included in newborn screenings, according to the Indiana State Department of Health and the Cystic Fibrosis Task Force. Indiana is the fifteenth state to test for all 29 target newborn screening conditions recommended by the March of Dimes. With the newest addition, every newborn in the state will be screened for a total of 45 conditions. More ... Indiana State Police at the Lafayette Post released statistics for October. Troopers issued 1052 traffic citations and wrote 874 traffic warnings. More ... Though 20 years have elapsed since work was last performed on vehicles at the former Camden Auto Company, a new day has dawned on the facility. Gary and Kelly Robey of rural Burlington purchased the building, located on Main St. in Camden, in January. First order of business for the couple was to rehabilitate the dilapidated structure. More ... Carroll FCCLA (Family Career & Community Leaders of America) members have had a lot going on the past few weeks. Early in November, ten members traveled to Buffalo, New York, for a National Cluster meeting. Leaving on Thursday, the group drove to Cleveland for the night. The following morning they traveled straight to Niagara Falls, taking in the natural wonder. More ... Homeowners with small woodlots or backyard woods can get help in managing their valuable resource with a packet of information called the Indiana Woodlot Owners Series. More ... The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Division of Forestry awarded 13 "Putting Trees to Work" grants totaling $100,000 to Hoosier cities, towns, and nonprofits. The funds are part of a grant awarded to the IDNR Community and Urban Forestry (CUF) program by the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area in 2007. More ... |
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