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Thousands of uninsured low-income Hoosiers are signing up for the state's new Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) which went into effect Jan. 1. Governor Mitch Daniels said nearly 4,500 Hoosiers have submitted applications to the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) for coverage with the new plan. The state began to process applications on Dec. More ... Editor's note: Bonnie Maxwell contributed information for the following story: The Historic Resources Task Force had its third meeting Dec. 18. Reports were given by the four action groups, and general plans for the future were discussed. More ... Budget cutbacks can help cure peoples' financial concerns, but cats and dogs do not necessarily understand their responsibilities when it comes to helping out in times of need. Carroll County residents will have to make do with fewer county-supported animal control services due to county budget woes. More ... Fifty-four pints of blood were received from 61 volunteers when the Red Cross Bloodmobile visited Flora on Dec. 27. The Flora Old German Baptist Church with nine volunteers will receive $100 from the Flora Psi Iota Xi. The Delphi United Methodist Church and the Flora First Christian Church tied for second with five volunteers each. More ... Christmas is widely recognized as the season to give gifts to acquaintances young and old. Traditional standards of the gifting season have changed, however. A new fad called "regifting" is defined as the act of giving gifts previously received. More ... The agenda for the end-ofthe year Monday morning Carroll County Commissioners' meeting indicated county leaders would be approving contracts for county department heads, plus the commissioners' attorney. After the contracts arrived from the attorney's office, county auditor Beth Myers reported a council action that threw the proceedings into confusion. More ... Indiana's public school administrators and teachers attain valuable information through Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress (ISTEP) exams. Educators at state and local levels use information from the annual test to determine how students in grades three through 10 perform as individuals and how each grade level's teaching and resources affect learning. More ... July 4 - Security Federal Savings Bank will put in a new banking facility in Delphi…After a ten-year partnership with the Delphi School Corporation, Area IV Head Start relocated to Carroll Elementary… Margaret Lach-Stone of Camden, a teacher at Springmill Elementary School, Washington Twp. More ... Carroll County native Barry Morgan has written his dream book. Literally. He chronicled his dreams for a whole year, resulting in a 462-page book titled "So You Think Your Dreams Are Weird?!" "What I found is what I have always known, but hadn't taken the time to study," said Morgan in one of the two forwards to his book. "My dreams are weird, hilarious, and entertaining. More ... The state organization of Tri Kappa will award a variety of scholarships to college students throughout the state this spring. Each scholarship awarded is for $1,000. Scholarship chairman Cathy Berkshire of Delphi Tri Kappa is seeking applicants to sponsor for an academic scholarship given to students from each of 12 provinces in Indiana. More ... |
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