Carroll County Highway Department has been virtually unscathed by recent budget decreases aimed at aligning county disbursements with income. This is due in large part because the department is mostly funded with money from the state gas tax, grants for federal highway projects and Economic Development Income Tax, which is controlled by county commissioners. More...
Approximately 150 employees of Peters-Revington Furniture in Delphi learned Monday they will lose their jobs at the end of May. Carroll County's second largest employer announced Monday in a press release from parent company Chromcraft Revington Inc. it will stop production of wood furniture products at the Delphi plant May 30. More...
There's no sugar-coating it. Caring for a severely autistic child is frustrating, tiring, and all consuming. It takes a toll on the family. Tony and Denise Dowden know this first-hand. They have two children at home - Noah, age nine, and Jacob, age seven. Noah is a good student, plays sports, and likes video games. Jacob will be eight this month. More...
For 20 years, a rural Delphi woman was drug addicted. She spent her time searching for drugs and feeding her habit to the detriment of herself and her family. But eight years ago Jackie Partlow got clean. She was in a shelter in Indianapolis and felt as low as what she thought was humanly possible. More...
Marilyn Keeler of Camden is leading the new Logansport Branch of EXTENDED FAMILY, a support system for families of prisoners. The group will have its first meeting tonight, April 2, at 7 p.m. in the clubhouse at Logansport Senior Citizen Village, 2626 George Street. Extended Family is a community-based organization, and is not tied to any one church or religion. More...
A devastating bookkeeping error was made in 2004 at the county level. It is easy to connect the dots between then and now to understand how this mistake contributed to the massive financial crisis the county is currently (and excruciatingly) experiencing. More...
Tanner Lynde, an eighth grader at Delphi Middle School competed in the Middle School National Duals last weekend in Danville, Ill., where he earned All-American honors. Lynde wrestled for Team Indiana Gold. His team finished second in the event against 20 teams representing 10 states. More...
"Let each of you look not only to his own interest, but also to the interest of others." (Philippians 2:4) Nick Stinnett, chairman of the Human Development and Family Department at the University of Nebraska, headed a study to determine what common strengths are in strong families. In other words, what are the things that stable, loving families have in common? More...
Liddia White and Ian Clift, both of Rochester, Minn., announce their engagement and approaching marriage on May 31. The bride-elect is the daughter of Robert and Roberta Blue of Delphi and the late Wayne White. She is a 2000 graduate of Delphi Community High School and is attending Rochester Community & Technical College in Rochester where she is studying accounting. More...
10 YEARS AGO Robert L. Blue of Flora has received notification from the National Library of Poetry that his poem entitled "Lonely Love" has been selected for publication in its edition, Best poems of 1998. The National Library of poetry previously published another of Blue's poems, "Faith Without Works". More...
Both school corporations in Carroll County met the statemandated Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements this year overall. However, two Delphi schools independently fell short of the goal according to the Indiana Department of Education (DOE). More...
Kenneth D. Draper Sr., 72, of McLean, Ill., and formerly of Carroll County, passed away March 30, 2008, at 7:51 a.m. at Bromenn Medical Center in Bloomington-Normal, Ill. He was born Dec. 15, 1935, in Idaville, to the late Leo and Felicia Coppock Draper. His marriage was to Ruth A. House in Rochester on Dec. 17, 1960. More...
Superior Court judgments are gathered from public records on file in the Carroll County Clerk's office on the second floor of the courthouse, Delphi. Phillip M. Ratcliff, 28, of Bringhurst, pled guilty to battery resulting in bodily injury. He was sentenced to one year in jail, all suspended, and one year supervised probation. More...
Local woman 'fashions' her own kind of helping