Carroll County judges Donald Currie and Jeffrey Smith are having a difference of opinion with the county council about where to make the latest round of budget reductions. The judges indicated their departments suffered enough decreases before the last set. More...
For those born before 1980, the word "blog" can hold a mystique. However, the mechanism is simple. According to Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia on the Internet, a blog is a Web site with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events or other material. More...
When faced with a challenging situation, the Delphi Community School Corporation Board of Trustees decided to take time to think about how to proceed. During Monday night's meeting, board members weighed four options regarding what to do about a petition against costs associated with a proposed $20 million renovation project. More...
Delphi Main Street will hold an organizational call-out meeting tonight, May 14, at 5 p.m. on the second floor meeting room of the city building at Main and Union streets. The purpose will be to gauge support for a farmer's market and to establish guidelines for the first year of operation. More...
"May is a time for volunteers to beautify Delphi's Historic Trails and Canal Park," said Canal Board president Dan McCain. Flower planting will begin at 9 a.m. at Canal Park. Groups and individuals of all ages are welcome. The Canal Association will have some flowers for volunteers to plant. More...
I had a taste for chicken salad yesterday so I stopped in the deli section at the grocery and got myself a small container of the creamy variety. I bought myself a newspaper and I thought I'd enjoy a quiet 10-minute lunch in the car, parked in the shade. More...
Delphi's Oracle baseball team competed Saturday in the Northwestern Classic at Kokomo, facing a pair of top 10 opponents. Delphi defeated Northfield 2-0 in the morning match-up and lost 8-6 to Boone Grove in the championship tilt. More...
Over these past two months I've gotten to experience a different environment in the Deer Creek area from that of southeast Iowa - from small city to small town/rural; from fresh air and sunshine to "nature's fresh air and breezy winds; from a long stretch of traffic lights to one or two flashing lights; from "polite" conversation to friendly embraces. More...
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hayes of Flora are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary this week. Hayes and the former Mary Flora were married May 14, 1983, at the Flora Fireside Room. He is employed at Jackson- Lee-Pearson in Flora, and she is employed at Zinn Kitchens, Bringhurst. More...
10 YEARS AGO A letter was sent to all the councilmembers and the Mayor from Lewis Davis, Vice President of U.S. Aggregates. The letter requested that the Council accept the gift of the well in order for contracts to be drawn up to finalize the agreement. It stated that U.S. More...
The Delphi Community High School Academic Super Bowl team competed several times throughout the year and qualified to compete in Science and Interdisciplinary at the State Finals at Purdue University on May 3. The top six schools from each division are chosen to compete, which placed DCHS near the top of the list of nearly 300 schools. More...
Barbara L. Ritchey, 75, of Bringhurst, died Thursday, May 8, 2008, at St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana. Born Feb. 6, 1933, in Swayzee, she was the daughter of Jum and Charlene Phillips Haynes. She was married on July 4, 1973, in Burlington, to Kenneth R. Ritchey, who survives. More...
In an effort to help our readers understand what government meetings are happening when and where, the Comet will now print upcoming meetings on a weekly basis. Thursday, May 15 County Council executive session: 6 p.m. County Council special meeting: 8 p.m. More...
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