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Experience Works searches for Indiana's outstanding older worker
      Experience Works, the nation's largest training and employment organization for mature workers, is searching for Indiana's outstanding older worker.
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Courthouse Square is nominated for National Register of Historic Districts
      Delphi Main Street and the Delphi Preservation Society will host a public meeting on the nomination of the Delphi Courthouse Square District to the National Register of Historic Districts. The meeting will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the International Order of Odd Fellows Lodge #28,102 East Main Street, Delphi.
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Red Cross emergency shelter opens in Delphi
      Flooding along the Tippecanoe River Tuesday is forcing evacuations in Carroll County. The Tippecanoe County Chapter of the American Red Cross opened an emergency shelter for residents affected by the flooding at the First Presbyterian Church in Delphi at 213 S. Indiana St.
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Higher education money offered to graduating seniors
      The Friends of the Delphi Public Library, Inc. is offering a scholarship to any graduating senior who wishes to pursue an advanced education either through an Associate's Degree or a Bachelor's Degree. All students applying must have a GPAofaCorabove. Thisisa one time gift for one year for $1,000.
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Busy beginning for Delphi police and fire
      January held a lot of activity for residents throughout Carroll County. There was the flood. There was the snowstorm. And for two city departments there was a huge increase in their monthly activity. "Those are real numbers," Delphi Police Chief Justin Darling told city council members at the Monday night meeting as they reviewed the January police statistical report.
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Economic census deadline approaching
      The Feb. 12 due date for the return of 2007 Economic Census forms is only a few days away. More than four million American businesses, including 220 in Carroll County, received a form in December. Many very small businesses were not sent a form, and no action is required from them, but businesses that received a form are required by law (Title 13, U.S.
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Flora is ready to resolve sewer issues
      Keith O'Brien of TBird Engineering and Surveying, Lafayette, said with seven years of documentation to back the town up, it is time for Flora to hire an attorney to go to IDEM to have the agreed order removed and amend the town's wastewater permit.
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INDOT begins engineer scholarship program
      In an unprecedented effort to educate Hoosier students and keep talented engineers in the Hoosier State, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has created the INDOT Engineer Scholarship Program.
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Flora man receives package from the Colts
      The Indianapolis Colts didn't play in this year's Super Bowl game, but they're still Number One in the eyes of John Wayne Rieken of Flora. He recently received a package from the Colts. It contained a No. 29 jersey autographed by running back Joseph Addai, two Colts caps from last year's Super Bowl win, and an autographed photo of team owner Jim Irsay.
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DCSC board tours and talks
Taxpayers encouraged to participate
      Delphi Community School Corporation board members and patrons toured many of the high school's academic areas before a work session Monday night. After the tour, the board prioritized options regarding proposed physical asset improvements, many of which dealt with areas they had just seen.
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Emergency Food Stamps available for victims of flooding
Residents in 9 counties may qualify for assistance
      The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) announced Tuesday that they have received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue emergency food stamps to residents of Carroll, Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Jasper, Marshall, Pulaski, Tippecanoe and White counties that suffered major losses in the January flooding.
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