April 2, 2008 RSS feed / Local News

005p1_xlg.jpg

Local woman 'fashions' her own kind of helping

By Debbie Lowe Staff writer
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. More...

Final call for Miss Carroll County pageant

Comet staff report

The second and final call out meeting for Miss Carroll County 4-H Fair Queen will be April 16 at the Delphi United Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will include color analysis, hair style suggestions, and completing pageant forms. More...

Donnelly shares views

Editor's note: Recent fiscal events in Carroll County have not escaped notice of Congressman Joe Donnelly. More...

Horseshoe Bend resident charged with robbery

Comet staff report

Livia M. Westlake- Trent, 34, of Horseshoe Bend, was arrested Friday after allegedly robbing the Lafayette Bank & Trust in Brookston late Friday afternoon. More...

Help available for flooded farms and ranches

Comet staff report

A flood and heavy rains in January caused severe damage in the northern and western areas of Carroll County. More...

Grissom Air Museum is open for season

Comet staff report

Spring is here and the Grissom Air Museum is open for the 2008 season. More...

Voter registration deadline is Monday

Comet staff report

With less than a week remaining before the April 7 Voter Registration deadline in Indiana, Secretary of State Todd Rokita is reminding Hoosier voters to make sure they are registered to vote so that they can participate in the May 6 Primary Electi More...

Grants still available from Delphi Main Street

Comet staff report

As spring construction season approaches, business and property owners in the downtown area are reminded that Delphi Main Street has matching funds available for building façade restoration projects and also for updating More...

Auditor breaks the silence…defends position

Editor's note: The following was forwarded to the Comet by county auditor Beth Myers from a prepared statement she read at the Monday morning county council meeting. "I stated the funds are in balance and I still stand behind this. More...

Ouabache Rendezvous re-enactors needed

Comet staff report

Rendezvous on the Ouabache will take place June 14 and 15 at Ouabache State Park near Bluffton. More...

Area IV receives weatherization award

Comet staff report

The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) has announced the appropriation of its 2008 Weatherization Awards. IHCDA will distribute the annual U.S. More...

DAR Good Citizens are named

Comet staff report

Charles Carroll Chapter of the DAR announces its Good Citizen Award winners for the school year ending in 2008. They are seniors Shane Michael Evans from Delphi Community High School and Kristen Arnett from Carroll Jr.- Sr. High School. More...

BMV partners with libraries for online registration

Comet staff report

Visitors to Indiana's public libraries can renew vehicle registrations online at the libraries' public access computers and receive the $5 discount from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). More...