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October 15, 2008

Jackson Twp. Park features new playground equipment

Jackson Township Park has a new piece of playground equipment. "It was a total community effort," said Jackson Township trustee Bill Dittman. "No tax dollars were spent." Dittman said funding for the structure came from a community scrap metal drive, sponsored by Jackson Township, and a grant from the Carroll County REMC (Operation Round-Up). More...

Patrons speak…school board pauses on building project

DCSC board vows to stick to no tax rate increase promise

By Debbie Lowe Staff writer

In a meeting designed to allow school patrons to express support for, and concern about, Delphi Community School Corporation's proposed $13 million renovation project, patrons did attend and four of them spoke. More...

The final HHH leg is ready to go

By Debbie Lowe Staff writer

Oct. 22 will be a huge day for the Hoosier Heartland Industrial Corridor Inc., Gov. Mitch Daniels and for the State of Indiana's road system. That will be the day the last groundbreaking will be held for the final leg of the highway which will link Lafayette and Fort Wayne, traveling through the heart of Carroll County. More...

•	St. E Healthcare may change hands

•	County Surveyor's race

•	County Surveyor's race

•	County Recorder's race

•	County Recorder's race

Local News

•	Plaque to honor Civil War veteran

The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Kokomo, have a mission of visiting surrounding counties and discovering who was the last surviving Union soldier in each county. Thomas Crawford, commander, said in Carroll County the honor goes to George W. Beck, who died Feb. 10, 1942, and is buried in Burlington Cemetery. More...

•	Correction

•	Camden progressing on wastewater upgrade

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Community

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Channel 2

Programming for Oct. 15-22 is listed below: Wed., Oct. 15 - 7 p.m., Highlights of Stephan's IGA 50th Anniversary Celebration followed at 7:05 by live in-studio show, Pet Savers, with Natalie Moore, hosted by Mike Hoffman with adoptable pets; highlights of U.S. 24 600 Micro Sprints Racing, last race of season (taped). More...

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Meetings

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Opinions & Letters

•	The decision to go to war

Watching the recent gyrations on Capitol Hill over the economic bailout, I couldn't help but reflect that while there was great uncertainty about how Congress would respond to the White House economic plan, there is rarely uncertainty about another, even more serious issue: war. If the President wants it, he gets it. More...

•	Midwest Memo

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Cartoon

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Sports

•	Carroll cross country sweeps HHC

The cross country program at Carroll Jr.-Sr. High did something it has never done before - won all four team championship titles in cross country during the same season. Coach Mike Miller's high school teams won both boys' and girls' team titles last Thursday while Coach Matt Benner's junior high teams came back on Friday and won both as well. More...

•	Cougars fall in sectional

•	Cougars bounce back, hold off Falcons

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Faith

•	Delphi Christian Church to host special celebration

Delphi Christian Church will celebrate 100 years of Christian service in its present building at 315 E. Main St. on Sunday. In celebration, the church will have a special worship service at 9:30 a.m., followed by a banquet provided by the ladies of the congregation. The singing duet, Water- N2-Wine, will present a special concert. More...

•	Announcements

•	DIRECTORY OF AREA CHURCHES

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Society

•	80th birthday

Roberta Coghill will celebrate her 80th birthday Oct. 18, 2008. Cards can be sent to her at 509 N. Indiana St., Delphi. More...

•	90th birthday

•	Pendleton-Matthews

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Looking Back

•	Looking Back

10 YEARS AGO Grand opening for the Big R store in Delphi was last Thursday through Sunday. There were door prizes and free refreshments, culminating with a hog roast for the public on Saturday. The Flora Airport was a busy place when the Indiana Flying Farmers congregated there at a recent state meeting. More...

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Education

•	EDUCATION NEWS

MARY C. FISHER of Flora was recently inducted into the Alpha Phi Pi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa honor society at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana. She is majoring in Legal Services/Paralegal. More...

•	Teaching with technology is Carroll board topic

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Obituaries

•	Doris Sheagley

Doris Sheagley, 84, of Cutler, died at 3:07 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008, at Lafayette Home Hospital. She had been a patient there for the past week. Born Nov. 27, 1923, in Mitchell County, N.C., she was the daughter of Will and Bertha Freeman Ledford. She graduated from Bowman High School in Bakersville, N.C. Her marriage was on Sept. More...

•	Benjamin G. Stewart

•	Roy L. Rainwater

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Public Records

•	Superior Court

Judge Jeffrey Smith

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. Richard D. Daniels, 43, Delphi, entered a plea agreement and was found guilty of operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person. More...

•	Marriage Licenses

•	Circuit Court

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