June 18, 2008 RSS feed / Local News

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Light the way to a cure

'08 Relay for Life Comet staff report
Carroll County's 7th annual Relay for Life, which raises funds for the American Cancer Society, will be June 27 and 28 on the Carroll High School track. It will start at 6 p.m. on Friday and conclude at noon on Saturday. More...

Carroll Manor Friends provide help, support and a step-up

By Debbie Lowe Staff writer

Lockport Church members have provided a ministry to Carroll Manor for many years, but not on a regular schedule. And one a year ago, the Friends of Carroll Manor did not exist. More...

Grant to hold down wastewater costs for Camden residents

By Susan Scholl Editor

The Town of Camden will officially receive a Community Focus Fund grant in the amount of $525,000 at an award ceremony to be held at the State Capital on June 30 at 1 p.m. More...

2008 Delphi Transportation Festival

Boilermaker Special Visitors to the Heritage Transportation Festival in Delphi on Saturday could take a shuttle back and forth between downtown Delphi and Canal Park. More...

Carroll County youth receive scholarships

Comet staff report

Several students from Carroll County will be receiving help with the cost of going to college this fall through scholarships awarded by the Carroll County Community Foundation. More...

Project helps homeless veterans

Comet staff report

A Carroll Jr.-Sr. High School student conducted a food drive to help with a winning project in the WRTV 6/"Oprah's Big Give Indiana" contest. More...

ISP offers youth camps

Comet staff report

For more than 30 years, the Indiana State Police has offered young people an up-close look at law enforcement and the criminal justice system through its youth camps. More...

Circumvent the statistics - don't be a victim of crime

By Maj. Tobe H. Leazenby Carroll County Sheriffs Dept.

Clichés seem to never go away. "It always happens to someone else, it will never happen to me," "Locks are for the honest people," or "I never would have guessed." We have heard them all. More...

Four recognized by DPS for preservation efforts

Comet staff report

Greg Norman, vice president of the Delphi Preservation Society (DPS), presented four recognition awards during the society's annual meeting May 29 at the Wabash & Erie Canal Interpretive Center. Award categories were added this year. More...

Burlington ups compensation for public works employees

By Susan Scholl Editor

Public works employees Fred and Steve Michael are "working beyond the call of duty," said Burlington Council president Stan Moore at the council's June 10 meeting. More...

Local woman's journal tells it like it is

By Kevin Schnepp Staff writer

Like many, Delphi resident Gloria Sterrett is a working woman. She juggles job and life, trying to make ends keep meeting. More...

Literacy Academy brings free resources to DCSC teachers

By Kevin Schnepp Staff writer

Camden Early Childhood Center Principal Carol Coon said a good way for a school to attain the best educational tools for its students is to host a seminar and inv ite top-notch speakers to share their ideas and resources. More...

Wheelmen turn back the clock at Canal Park

By Jennifer Archibald Staff writer

A past title holder in The Guinness Book of World Records took part in Delphi's Heritage Transportation Festival last weekend. More...