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This pile of flood-ravaged debris from the Clark residence in Horseshoe Bend is waiting patiently for county highway to haul it away. Many such piles, some larger and some smaller, line Horseshoe Bend Rd. in Carroll County. More...

Carroll County Council urged commissioners at their Wednesday morning meeting to amend the county's personnel practices as soon as possible. Council members were forced to address compensatory time owed to E-911 employees as well as anticipated future comp. time issues. Commissioners set personnel... More...

The following recently filed their candidacy for the May Primary races: Commissioner - Scott Ayres (R), District 3; County council-at-large - Marion Huffer (D); Delphi School Board - William Trueblood, Liberty Township; and Michael Shoemaker, More...

The news of local flooding has spread far and wide. When Nicki McCain of California heard about the situation, she wanted to do something to help. She is the daughter of Dan McCain and Ginger McCain of Delphi. During the summers of her growing up years, she spent time with her grandparents, Ed ... More...
Q. We plant sweet potatoes in a raised bed the length of our garden. We have had an animal go underground and eat onethird of it. This year, some grew 10 inches long and 8 inches around. More...
When I stay over in the city, I often frequent a rather tired independent grocery store. It's a place that's long on expiration dates and short on reliable refrigeration. Items on the shelves are sometimes dusty, other times missing and often seem overpriced compared to the big chains. Freezer bur... More...
As the Carroll Lady Cougars were cutting down the nets following their 64-58 victory over Fountain Central in the Class 2A Clinton Central Sectional championship game Saturday night, first-year Carroll coach Mike McCroskey spoke about his belief in his team from the day he took the job. More...
My brother and I were sitting on the opposite ends of the couch. I can't remember what we had been fighting about, I just remember that we had been fighting and it must have been bad because we were sitting there waiting for my dad to come home. Man, I hated to wait for dad to get home. More...
Amber Miller of Lafayette and Eric Adsit of Milford, Ill., exchanged vows in a doublering ceremony Dec. 27 in Ochos Rios, Jamaica. She is the daughter of Mike and Kay Priest of Delphi. He is the son of Andy and Jill Adsit. The bride is a 1996 graduate of Delphi Community High School. More...
10 YEARS AGO Burlington Town Council has taken the first step into investigating the feasibility and public opinion of an annexation campaign. "We want to get the word out about this to see who's in favor and who opposes," Council president John Bogue said. More...
NATHAN TRAPP of Flora was named to the fall semester dean's list at Muscatine Community College in Iowa. Indiana State University has announced its dean's list for the fall 2007 semester. Area students making the dean's list include: ANGIE VEACH of Camden; and HEATHER BRAKEL, ASHLEY GARRISON and ... More...
Steve L. Kelley, 58, of Brookston, passed away Feb. 12, 2008, at 4 a.m. in his residence. He had battled a brain tumor the past two months. Mr. Kelley was born July 14, 1949, in Logansport, to Francis E. Kelley and Cora Bell Gramkaow Kelley Myer. His marriage was to Cathie B. Robinson in Delphi o... More...
Fifteen permits were issued by Carroll County Area Plan Commission during December, for improvements amounting to $2,761,692. In January, APC issued only eight permits, for improvements amounting to $351,000. More...