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Some of the windows in downtown Delphi have been decorated for Old Settlers. Each window represents the history and heritage of one or more townships in Carroll County. Pictured above is The Flower Shoppe II window, with historical items from Democrat and Madison townships. More...
INDOT awards $1.2 million for county road extension of SR 75

County leaders were urged to proceed with the sale of county-owned land to the north and west of Carroll Manor to Indiana Packers Corporation in a letter to Carroll County Commissioners and Council by the Carroll County Agriculture Association Board of Directors. Dean Scott, representing the association, presented the letter to commissioners at their Monday morning meeting. More...

When it was time to read the proposed 2009 city budget for approval on one of three readings, Delphi City Council President Carolyn Pearson said she was "not comfortable" with one item which was debated at the work session when the budget was developed. More...

Delphi Public Library's Red Brick Theatre presents the hilarious comedy "Out of the Frying Pan" this weekend in the DCHS Little Theatre. The story takes place in the early 1940s. Three young men and three young women share an apartment in all innocence. They are would-be actors and the living arrangement is for economic security. More...
Delphi Public The Adult Summer Reading Dinner will be held Aug. 12 for those who completed a Summer's Feast of delectable reads. A sixcourse dinner, door prizes and a book discussion of "The Ezekiel Option" are part of the evening. Dinner starts promptly at 7 p.m. Participants will need to bring their completed "meal ticket. More...
The kitchen sink
Interior designers and architects have identified the fireplace hearth as the heart of the home. They are, of course, wrong. The heart of the home is the kitchen sink. More than any spot in the house, the kitchen sink is where truth is told, lessons are taught and feelings expressed. More...
Three members of Delphi's Sectional-winning baseball team have earned spots on the Hoosier North roster for the upcoming 2008 Colt World Series, which opens tonight, Wednesday, at Loeb Stadium in Lafayette. More...
Friends, neighbors and Old Settlers
It is Old Settlers time in Carroll County again. The festivities will start in downtown Delphi by the time you open your paper for your weekly read. In fact the rides will be operating and the food will be cooking. It is hard to tell what is the most favored event with this celebration. More...
Tom and Debbie Weirick celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Aug. 4. Weirick of Silver Lake married Debbie Sisson at the Flora First Christian Church on Aug. 4, 1968. Rev. Milton Craig officiated. She is the daughter of Eva Sisson and the late F. K. Sisson of Flora. His parents are the late Robert and Willodean Swick Weirick of Silver Lake. More...
10 YEARS AGO Two hundred nine lots were sold at the 1998 Carroll County 4-H livestock auction, bringing a total of $83,960.32. A special workday, called to cleanup damage caused by excess water of Deer Creek recently, brought over thirty volunteers to Riley and Trail Head parks in Delphi, on Saturday. More...
Be sure to bring your folding chairs and/or blanket to the annual "Back to School Bash" Aug. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Delphi Community Elementary School. The evening will serve as the annual Meet-the-Teacher Night for parents and students and will be held at the back of the school. More...
Bill L. Johnson, 78, of Frankfort, died at 9:57 p.m. Fri., Aug. 1, 2008, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Born Dec. 23, 1929, in Camden, he was the son of Edward E. and Stella McDowell Johnson. He was married on Jan. 21, 1957, to Mary Lou Sharp, who survives. More...
Douglas J. Bender, 31, and Melissa A. Cain, 30, both of Delphi. Paul W. Kruk, 27, and Kristy L. Glenn, 29, both of Delphi. Tanner W. Schwartz, 25, and Andrea L. Mrozinski, 24, both of Cutler. More...