A log jam on Wildcat Creek at the north edge of Burlington is finally getting the attention it deserves. Town officials have been working for several months trying to find a way to remove the debris. More...
Sheriff to replace deputy and jailer by split vote
By Debbie Lowe Staff writer
It was decided at the last county council meeting the preferred method to control county spending at this point in the process of budget reductions is to reduce personnel expenses through workforce numbers by attrition. However, Carroll County Sheriff Tony Burns will be allowed to replace recently departed personnel. More...
Following the lead of Carroll Manor that received permission for private citizens to donate money to the county for use only at that facility, two ordinances were adopted for the Carroll County Sheriffs Department to allow similar donations for two programs. The approval was given by the commissioners at their Monday night meeting. More...
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. Teams and individuals will be walking on the track during that time. More...
Flora Community Club's KICK Team will host a home tour on June 21 from 10 am to 2 p.m. Proceeds will be used for scholarships and other needs in the community. There are five homes on the tour. Homeowners and their locations are: Kirk and Chrystal Ayres, 2136S 50E, Bringhurst; John and Autumn Filbrun, 815 S. More...
Carroll County REMC customers will be asked to weigh in on the proposed merger with White County at the annual meeting June 21. The board of directors for the two cooperatives voted in November to proceed with a plan to merge. They believe that this will be good for both counties. More...
The 30th annual running of the Hog Jog was held Saturday morning in Flora. Sponsored by the Flora Lions Club, the event attracted over 500 runners (10K, 2-mile and runt jog) and walkers (2-mile). Lions Club member Susan Shively said the race practically runs itself with everyone doing their thing to help out. More...
The title, "How to be Really Holy and Wholly Real" on the devotional in a recent Presbytery Newsletter caught my attention. It seems that some people try so hard to be "Holy" that they cease being real and approachable. And some people want so earnestly to be real that they cease trying to be Holy. More...
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robbins of 3623 Senior Place, West Lafayette, 47906 (formerly of Delphi), observed their 60th wedding anniversary on June 15. They will have a small family celebration later this summer. Robbins, a lifelong farmer, and the former Patricia Burbage were married June 15, 1948, in Rockfield. Mrs. More...
10 YEARS AGO The 20th annual Flora Hog jog with a Cruise-In and Hog Wild Cook-Off, will take place Saturday at the Flora Community Park. The Ron and Mandy Cowart family is living their dream of traveling through the country by wagon. The wagon, pulled by eight mules, traveled through Carroll County heading to Logansport. More...
Virginia Lee Addy, 77, of Jamestown, died at 7:55 p.m. Monday, June 16, 2008, at her residence. Born April 19, 1931, in Lafayette, she was the daughter of Clifford and Helen Kopf Wise. She graduated from Monitor High School in 1949. Her marriage was on Oct. 11, 1952, to Ralph D. Addy, who died Sept. 24, 2004. 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. New Filings The following were charged with check deception: Gienna D. Garcia, Don E. Spray, Mitzie Dulin, Kari N. Lee (4 counts), Kendal L. Koontz, Alisa Thompkins, Jennifer R. Groleau, Mark K. Kirts. More...
Overlooked funding source at sheriffs department pays off