One of the last acts of 2008 by Carroll County Commissioners was to sign a contract with a new highway superintendent/engineer. And since that time Paul Couts (pronounced 'Coats') has applied his many years of engineering experience to help the county. More...
State-mandated ISTEP testing measures what students know and are able to do at each grade level in core academic subjects, according to the Indiana Department of Education Web site. The tests take between four-and-a-half to five-and-a-half hours depending on the grade level and are generally administered over the course of three mornings. More...
Tom Shockley, Carroll County Highway Dept. employee, repairs a snowplow carrier by welding on a new brace cut from square tubing. He said the cold weather is hard on equipment. More snow flurries and frigid temperatures are expected this week. More...
Delphi Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a free, four-part education series for member businesses. The series' first topic will be on shoplifting and will be held Thursday, Jan. 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the Delphi Chamber office, 113 S. Washington St. More...
The newly elected corps of officers of Mt. Zion Lodge No. 211 was installed at the Masonic Temple in Camden on Jan. 6, following a dinner. Several wives, children, grandchildren and friends saw the installation of the 2009 officers. The ceremonies were conducted by Past Masters Bill Dyke and Wayne Downham. More...
As Congress moves beyond last November's elections and turns its attention to governing, it has to perform one of the toughest pivots in American politics. Governing is much more difficult than campaigning. After going at it hammer and tongs in congressional races, Democrats and Republicans now have a branch of government to run and policy to produce. More...
Delphi's 400-meter freestyle relay team of Andrew Burton, Jeremy Sterrett, Jared Kelly and Kyle Price, broke a 32-year old school record last Wednesday at home against Twin Lakes. The record dates back to 1977. The new record time is 3:27.86. More...
As we now have entered the new year of 2009, we need to remember an amazing story I heard years ago. A wealthy man had died. He left detailed instructions about how his immense fortune was to be distributed. Among other things, his wife was to turn over a large sum of money to a poor minister who had often remembered the family with deeds of kindness. More...
10 YEARS AGO Mann's 76 Pit Stop was the seen of a fire Thursday night. The single story cement block building at the Junction of St. Rds. 29 and 22 housing Papa Louie's Restaurant and convenience store was destroyed. Volunteer firemen from 10 departments were on the seen until after 8 a.m. Friday. More...
Many openings remain for Indiana teachers interested in a teaching and cultural exchange with Taiwan. Participating Indiana teachers are hired by elementary or middle schools in Taiwan to teach English and work with the Taiwanese educators to develop curriculum and prepare lesson plans and teaching materials. More...
Vern G. Myer, 89, of Monticello, died at 9:53 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009, at Clarian Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, where he had been a patient for one day. He had been battling heart-related issues since October 2008. Born Nov. 13, 1919, in Flora, he was the son of the late Charles and Blanch Clingenpeel Myer. He was a 1937 graduate of Carrollton High School. More...
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