Fourth of July plans, including fireworks, for communities in Carroll County are being announced. Delphi "A fireworks display is our traditional and symbolic way of celebrating the 4th of July, the birthday of our nation," said David Krause DDS, co-organizer of the city's 4th of July celebration. More...
Flora Volunteer Fire Department will celebrate its 100th anniversary with an open house on July 5 from noon to 4 p.m. at the fire station. There will be a slide show, memorabilia on display, firerelated give-aways, and activities for children. More...
Bill and Sue Penn have lived and served in the Carroll County area all of their married life. Both grew up in and around Delphi - he was born and raised in Burrows and she was born in Mulberry and moved to Delphi when she was 16. More...
Based on her own experiences, Shelley G. Jones of Burlington has written an inspirational book titled "Healing of a Violated Spirit." A survivor of childhood sexual and spiritual abuse, her emotional "volcano" erupted at age 34 after years of repression. The resurfacing of past hurts threatened to destroy both her and her marriage. More...
Programming for July 2-9 is listed below: Wed., July 2 - 7 p.m., Pet Savers Live In-Studio with Patricia Davis, who will be bringing an adoptable pet. Mike Hoffman is host. Followed by highlights of race 3 of U.S. 24 600 Micro Sprints racing from Logansport (taped 6/21). More...
It has been a difficult first six months of 2008 for the citizens of Carroll County - budget cuts, police and emergency cuts, floods and more. But residents should not lose sight of what is good…we live in a country where it is the right of every citizen to stand up and say their piece. They get to leave their jobs if they don't like what is going on. More...
TMD Hillclimbing Team is off to a memorable second season. Carroll County residents Vance and Cyndi Lashley, started TMD Hillclimbing Team in May 2007. With a team of five riders, they have been racing in northern Indiana at the Goshen Iron Horseman, a sanctioned AMA District 15 race. The team has won first place finishes in two different competitions there. More...
During his tenure as President, Franklin D. Roosevelt made famous the Four Freedoms that helped to make our country great: Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear, Freedom of Speech, and Freedom of Worship. Freedom has always come at a high price. We would be heartless to fail to honor that sacrifice. More...
Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Stout, east of Flora, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary recently at Shipshewana Lake, hosted by their family. Stout and the former Mary Lee Ratcliff were married June 13, 1948. More...
10 YEARS AGO Officials from the Town of Camden were in Indianapolis recently where they were awarded a Community Focus fund grant. The grant in the amount of $500,000 will be used to construct a new water tower and a new water treatment facility. More...
ABIGAIL HUFFER of Delphi graduated with distinction from Valparaiso University, earning her Master of Business Administration degree, at annual spring commencement ceremonies. CHRISTOPHER MILLER of Flora has been named to the spring semester dean's list at Oakland City University, Oakland City. He is majoring in business marketing and psychology. More...
Phyllis J. A y r e s Courter, 75, formerly of Cutler, died at 4:50 p.m. Monday, June 30, 2008, at Milner Comm unity Healthcare Center, Rossville. She had resided there for the past 23 months. Born March 22, 1933, in Delphi, she was the daughter of Loren and Lillian Brown Ayres. More...
Shayne Doyle Record, 33, Flora, and Brandi Kae Handley, 31, Flora. Jeffrey Lee Perry, 41, Cutler, and Laura Anne Jones, 43, Rossville. Joshua Lawrence Sollars, 28, Camden, and Karry Nichole Scott, 29, Camden. More...
Local author's book covers abuse, healing