It took three cranes to lift the 19,000-pound Stearns truss bridge over the canal in Delphi. Two cranes were on one side of the canal, and one was on the other side. More...
The need to restrict truck traffic was the topic of two separate discussions at the Tuesday morning Carroll County Commissioners' meeting. For truck traffic on county roads 225E, 400E and 500E from the north county line to SR18, an ordinance was adopted. Truck traffic near Wilson Bridge will be wa... More...
The Carroll County Sheriff's Department has experienced an increase in daytime residential burglaries. Sheriff Tony Burns has asked for the public's help in preventing break-ins. Burglars have shifted focus of breaking into homes at night to driving through open county roads and country highways ... More...
Sixty-five units of blood were received from 71 volunteers when the Red Cross Bloodmobile visited Flora onAug. 30. The Flora Old Order German Baptist Church with 13 volunteers will receive $100 from Flora Psi Iota Xi. The Flora United Methodist Church with nine volunteers was the runnerup. More...
Major Tobe Leazenby (pictured right) with the Carroll County Sheriff's Department conducted child fingerprinting at the recent Deer Creek Festival. Terry and Diana Rhea are shown with their grandchildren, Caitlin and Nathan Wright. More...
Local media outlets everywhere are the eyes and the ears for the community. In Carroll County, the Comet is that media which more than any other, reports what is happening on many levels of society. The Comet has a fairly wide distribution and is read religiously by long-time residents and for... More...
The Carroll Cougars recorded their first victory of the season with a hard fought 28-13 win over the Tri Central Trojans. The win was Carroll's first Hoosier Heartland Conference game of the year, even sweeter because the coaching staff had to rely on the backups with the team's number one quarte... More...
In addition to being a pastor, I serve as an extension educator for Carroll County and spend a lot of time in training to be more effective. Recently, along with fellow educators, I spent some time walking the Purdue campus learning about plant diseases, tree planting, and pruning. More...
AmandaWeaver andTimLane exchangedwedding vows at 1:30 p.m. June 9 at New Beginnings Christian Fellowship, Kokomo. She is the daughter of Ray and CarolynWeaver ofKokomo, and he is the son of Jack and Pam Lane of Bringhurst. Pastor Neil Jeffrey of Wabash officiated at the ceremony. Pianist was Loi... More...
Emily LaSalle was incorrectly reported to have been survived by an aunt in a death notice in last week's edition of the Comet. An uncle, Wilmer Hodges of Camden, survives. More...
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Proposed animal shelter could alleviate county's dog/cat conundrum