The historic Wilson Bridge on County Road 300N, over Deer Creek, has been restored, painted, and new approaches added. A Pratt through-truss, the bridge was built by the Lafayette Bridge Company in 1898. A Restoration Celebration is planned at the site at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 31. More...
Focusing on the cost of an empty bed in conjunction with the desire to enhance the population count at Carroll Manor, Carroll County Commissioners adopted an ordinance to add a mid-step payment rate between state reimbursement and private pay. The action was made retroactive to May 1, 2008. More...
Gov. Mitch Daniels will turn first dirt at a ceremonial groundbreaking immediately following the Hoosier Heartland Industrial Corridor (HHIC) annual meeting and luncheon celebration today, Oct. 22, at 1:30 p.m. at Faith Community Center in Lafayette. More...
Delphi Main Street will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, at 7 p.m. at the International Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge 28, 207 S. Washington Street. Delphi Main Street Board of Directors will present a program recognizing the efforts and investments of downtown property and business owners who have completed façade improvement projects. More...
The Carroll County Historical Society & Museum held its annual banquet last Thursday evening at the Bringhurst United Methodist Church. Delphi Airport Manager Brian Stirm presented a history of transportation in Carroll County. More...
This week is National School Bus Safety week. The theme this year, according to the Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, is "Stop On Red, Kids Ahead." This slogan is to remind motorists that when a school bus is stopped, has red lights flashing, and the stop arm is extended, motorists are required to stop. More...
Carroll's varsity girls cross country team moved on as a team to semi-state competition at New Prairie after placing fourth in the Harrison Regional on Saturday. Senior Ashley Bordner also advanced as an individual with her fifth place finish in 19:58. More...
Jubilee Fellowship, with an average attendance of 85, put its faith into action by canceling regular Sunday service Oct. 19 to practice "kindness with a purpose" throughout the community. Seventy-five volunteers from Jubilee collected food for the local Food Pantry, washed cars for free, and picked up trash in the park, along SR 18 and Main Street. More...
Brandi Nichols and Brad Farrer were united in marriage at 3 p.m. June 7 at the First Assembly of God in Lafayette. Pastor Dwight Johns officiated. Parents of the couple are Steve and Chere Nichols of Delphi and Steve and Terry Farrer of Royal Center. More...
10 YEARS AGO Last Saturday began the first stage of cleaning up the site, roadside dumpers have used for a number of years. A few Carroll County residents showed up to lend a hand to volunteers from the Wildcat Creek Foundation. About two thirds of the clean-up is complete. More...
SHANE EVANS and KYLEE GERMAN, both 2008 Delphi Community High School graduates, have earned Adv anced Placement Scholar Awards in recognition of except ional achievement on AP exams. The College Board's Adv anced Placement Program provides students with an opportunity to take college-level courses to earn college credit while still in high school. More...
Gwendolyn Anne Ford, 73, of Greenwood, died Oct. 20, 2008. Born July 24, 1935, in Delphi, she was the daughter of Edward and Gene Pruitt Ferrier. She retired from the Cancer Center at Community Hospital South as a registered nurse of 43 years. More...
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. The following were meted a combination of jail time, suspensions, probation and other penalties for convictions related to alcohol or illegal substances: Phillip C. Reynolds, 35, Delphi; Craig L. More...
Abbott vies for third term on county council