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Carroll County Commissioners voted to hire the Troyer Group, Inc., to determine the scope of relinquishments of state road miles, from the state to the county, when the Hoosier Heartland Highway is completed. The measure was recommended by county highway superintendent Ron Francis. More...

Grant writer Ken Smith requested delaying the opening of bids for the Town of Camden's wastewater grant project until Sept. 25 to enable more contractors to bid. He said at the Sept. 11 town council meeting that he hoped the delay would help lower costs with additional competition. More...

The canal water level has been lowered in Delphi in preparation for the construction of a storage warehouse. "The stone quarry will keep about 10 to 15 percent of the flow going so that holes along the bottom will stay full for fish to survive," said Dan Mc- Cain, Canal Association president. More...
The second annual food drive competition between Carroll and Delphi high schools culminated at the recent Bacon Bowl held at DCHS. Both schools' fans brought non-perishable items to the game for the benefit of the food pantries at Flora and Delphi. More...
Serving comfort
My friend Lindsay and I got to talking about comfort food the other day. It must have been the chill in the air that morning that somehow steered our conversation in the direction of flannel shirts, wool underwear and finally, comfort food. More...
Carroll will play in the Lafayette Sectional at the Lafayette Municipal Golf Course this Saturday. Megan Garrison will be defending her sectional title from last year. She has advanced to the Regionals the past three years and will try to make it four, with hopes of advancing to the State Finals. She has come up two strokes shy of advancing each of the past two years. More...
SS=Sunday School SW=Sunday Worship
AMERICUS UNION NON-DENOMINATIONAL: Larry Williams, pastor. SW: 10 a.m. BRINGHURST UNITED METHODIST: Rex Charles, pastor. SS: 9:30 a.m., SW: 10:30 a.m. BROOKSTON CHURCH OF CHRIST: 206 N. Prairie Street, Brookston. Ron Guzman, minister. SS: 9 a.m., SW: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. More...
10 YEARS AGO The Pittsburg Church of the Brethren and the Flora Church of the Brethren recently combined their services and Sunday school classes. Services are being held at the Pittsburg Church in August, October and December. Services are scheduled at the Flora church in September and November. More...
Purdue's annual All-American High School Band Day on Saturday will sample the wide range of music bands love playing and Americans love hearing. More...
Frances M. Fultz Wilson, 80, formerly of Delphi, died at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, at Mulberry Health & Retirement Community. She had resided there the past five days, and had been in ill health the past two weeks. She was a resident at a healthcare center in Lebanon prior to moving to Mulberry. More...
All-BBQ's Type of Inspection: Routine 2/4/08 Summary of Violations: 1 Critical, 3 Non- Critical Critical There was no permanent water supply to the facility. Correct by: 6 months. Non-Critical The grates on the cooker had a build up of heavy residue. Correct by 2/5/08 The rafters are not constructed as a smooth and easy cleanable surface. More...