A county-wide Scrabble Tournament for Literacy will be held April 23 in the Carroll Elementary cafeteria. The event, sponsored by the Psi Iota Xi chapters in Flora and Delphi, raises money to help with literacy efforts in Carroll County. More...

The tax man cometh! For all of you who had to pay Uncle Sam, this week's column is full of cheap eats. That famous box of meat magic with the gloved mascot has been a traditional American food for years. Lower the cost even more by making your own with Homemade Helper. And, what's cheaper than a bag of Ramen noodles? Ramen Beef & Broccoli is quick, tasty and cheap! More...

The Carroll County Council's Finance Committee meets just about every other Tuesday morning. Members Ann Brown, Ron Slavens and Marion Huffer frequently are confronted with funding requests and situations by department heads during the meetings. Everyone needs a solution. More...

After the first full week of the young season, the Delphi baseball team continues to turn some heads and earn some respect after improving its record to 4-1 with a 13-3 win over Rossville and a doubleheader sweep of Fountain Central, 7-4 and 6-1. More...

From my observation there is some truth, though certainly not universal, that people have less desire to stick it out when challenged. Stick-to-it-ive-ness is not as widespread a virtue as in the days of my childhood. One area I have noticed involves children, youth and music lessons. More...

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wood of 875W. 1050N., Delphi, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house hosted by their children on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the fire station in Burrows. Wood and the former Mickey Murphy, both retired from Logansport Memorial Hospital, were married April 18, 1959, at the St. John Catholic Church in Vincennes. More...

10 YEARS AGO Spring and fall at the Lavys will be quieter now that their orchard is gone. Trees had to be pruned in the spring, and in the fall up to 1,500 bushels of apples had to be picked. The front porch of their home was their store, and their barn was the storage area. More...

In mid-March, two Carroll County students earned distinctive honors at the National Postsecondary Agricultural Students Organization (PAS) Conference. Nathan Trapp of Flora and Mark Minnicus of Delphi were two of 17 Muscatine College Agribusiness and Technology students who attended the conference in Hershey, Pa. More...

Johnnie F. Dyer, 52, of Flora, died Thursday, April 9, 2009, at his residence. Born Dec. 21, 1956, in Kokomo, he was the son of Joe and Ottie Curtis Dyer. He graduated from Carroll High School in 1975. In 1978 he married Karen June Cruse, who preceded him in death in 1983. 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. New filings Jaime L. Ramirez was charged with operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license. More...