October 15, 2008 RSS feed / Local News

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Plaque to honor Civil War veteran

By Jennifer Archibald Staff writer
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. More...

INDOT to hold public meeting to discuss funding requests

Comet staff report

The Indiana Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting about applications submitted for federal funds in the recent Transportation Enhancement (TE) Call for Projects. The meeting will be held from 8-9 a.m. (Central time) Oct. More...

Delphi woman to receive national FFA honor

Comet staff report

Tracie Egger of Delphi was recently selected to receive the Honorary American FFA Degree. The award is given to those who advance agricultural education and FFA through outstanding personal commitment. More...

Correction

Village Blacksmith was incorrectly identified as the primary contractor on the Wilson Bridge project in last week's commissioners story. More...

Camden progressing on wastewater upgrade

By Theresa Replogle Contributing writer

Grant writer Ken Smith presented an update on the wastewater treatment upgrade at last Thursday night's meeting of the Camden Town Council. Smith said that he is working through the final permit. More...

Bishop to be recognized for pro bono work

Comet staff report

The Carroll County Bar has named Dick N. Bishop the Pro Bono Attorney of the Year for Carroll County. The long-time Flora attorney donated 93.25 hours of services in 2007. More...

Simmons is National FFA Officer Candidate

Comet staff report

Desiray Simmons will represent Indiana at the 81st National FFA convention as the state's National Officer Candidate. She was chosen by the Indiana association this past summer after going through many rigorous interviews. More...