A new buzz-phrase has hit the public across the nation - social distancing - and it has become one strong recommendation by county health officials when instructing how to combat the threat of contracting the H1N1 virus, also now known as the North American Influenza. More...
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced Thursday afternoon that SR 75 between SR 18 and SR 218 is closed because a local construction crew broke a water line while digging in the ground in Flora. The road is expected to reopen Friday. More...
The Pulaski County Board of Commissioners has decided to close that county's tax-supported county home as of June 30. Carroll County Commissioners voted to offer Carroll Manor as an option to the displaced residents at their Monday morning meeting despite funding concerns raised by two county council members. Some questions went unanswered. More...
Carroll County REMC announces the latest round of local grants in its Operation Round-Up program. REMC customers make the grants possible by rounding up their monthly statements. Those who requested and received grants, totaling $12,453. More...
Delphi Rotary Club won the county-wide Scrabble® Tournament for Literacy held April 23 and hosted by Flora and Delphi chapters of Psi Iota Xi sorority. Proceeds from the annual event benefit literacy efforts in the county. More...
An airport after 10 p.m. is a tired looking place. The neon lighting overhead flatters no one and the collective fatigue at that late hour can be seen in the faces of passengers and crew alike. But at LAX in California there can be diversions - Mr. More...
Thomas Gillam's two-out, bloop RBI-single into short centerfield scored Jarvis Simmons with the game-winning run Monday evening as Carroll rallied to defeat Delphi in nine innings, 4-3. More...
"May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in You." Psalm 33:22 As American troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, President Franklin Roosevelt called for the United States to unite in prayer. He also offered a prayer to prepare each citizen for the road ahead. More...
Robert and Claudia Wandless of Delphi announce the engagement of their daughter, Karli Elizabeth Lyn, to Benjamin Patterson Mears. He is the son of John and Mary Mears of Delphi. The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox, Ill. More...
10 YEARS AGO A new multi-purpose building is underway at the Burlington Community Park. The facility will replace the need to rent a rent during the annual fall festival, provide space for storage during the winter and a place for various other functions. More...
LINDSEY MAXWELL of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Delphi, has been accepted into a graduate program in speech/language pathology through Nova Southeastern University. She received high honors this semester by being named to the dean's list. More...
Norma J. Yerkes Ritzler, 86, of Delphi, died at 11:37 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Healthcare Center in Delphi. She had been in failing health and a resident there for the past three years. Born July 10, 1922, in Flora, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Lawrence and Frances Ruth Sanders Yerkes. Her marriage was on Dec. More...
In an effort to help our readers understand what government meetings are happening when and where, the Comet will now print upcoming meetings on a weekly basis. Thursday, May 7 Delphi Airport Board Special Meeting: 7 p.m. More...
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