Eric Barnard of Flora received the prestigious G.A. Ross Award at the Purdue University Honors Convocation. It is given to the outstanding graduating man from the whole university. The recipient best exemplifies the criteria of leadership, service, and character. More...
Although told previously on two occasions by Carroll County Commissioners to not contract with another county to provide ambulance service, the Jefferson Township Advisory Board voted unanimously to do just that. More...
Registration deadline for the 31st Annual Little Miss and the 14th Annual Little Mister Contest will be June 1. The contest will be held July 12 at 7 p.m. in the show arena at the Carroll County 4- H Fairgrounds in Flora. To be eligible to compete, contestants must be at least five years of age and cannot have reached his/her eighth birthday before Aug. 5, 2009. More...
Carroll County Extension Homemakers celebrated achievements of outstanding clubs and individuals at their annual Friends Day/ Achievement Awards on April 30. The theme for the day was "How to Be a Shining Star." Six new members were recognized with an IEHA pin. New members are: Kay Everett, Rachel Harker, Sara McManus, Joyce Orem, Laurie Weaver and Kris Yoder. More...
Absentee voting (by mail) for the referendum to allow, or not allow, the Delphi Community School Corporation to proceed with a $13 million building project begins Monday. (Absentee voting for the referendum begins the first week of June in the county clerk's office. More...
Delphi's Lady Oracle softball team had a busy week with six games, including four shutouts for 12 on the season. Vs. Rossville Delphi over powered the Lady Hornets, winning this game 11-0 in five innings, played at Rossville. Brittney Atwood was on the mound and collected her ninth win of the season in this one hit shut out. Atwood also had 9 strikeouts. More...
" I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ." Philippians 3:14. Today more than any other time in my life, people are struggling. There is a struggle for employment and for provisions. More...
Melissa Jayne German and Terry Ray Kemp were married Feb. 14 in a small ceremony at Columbian Park in Lafayette. Pastor Lelan McReynolds of Brookston Federated Church officiated. The bride is the daughter of the late E. William "Bill" German, former Lafayette Park superintendent, and Patricia Ann German of Kyle, Texas. More...
10 YEARS AGO Pittsburg and Flora Churches of the Brethren voted last Sunday to officially merge the two congregations as Living Faith Church of the Brethren. This follows a trial period which began last summer in which the two congregations began holding joint services, meetings and programs. The merger will be officially approved at the district conference in September. More...
The Hoosier Girls and Boys State program, sponsored by the American Legion, will be at Trine University in Angola June 13-20 for boys and June 21-27 for girls. This year, two junior girls and four junior boys from Camden, Delphi and Flora were chosen to attend. More...
A memorial service for Wayne L. Plunkett Jr., 52, formerly of Flora, will be held at a later date. He died at 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Regency Place in Lafayette. Born Feb. 11, 1957, in Lafayette, he was the son of the late Wayne L. Plunkett Sr and JoAnn Riggle Plunkett. He attended Carroll High School. More...
Zachari Ryan Ayres, 24, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Anya Renae Wolfe, 20, of Bringhurst. Brandon Wade Pitty, 33, of Delphi, and Alisha Marie Peercy, 23, of Brookston. Vernon Lee Wise, 38, and Michelle Ann Dillman, 37, both of Delphi. More...
EH awards are announced