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Five businesses/organizations are recognized for bettering our communities
Five Carroll County businesses and organizations were honored Thursday as 2009 Community Enhancement Award winners. The awards were presented at a luncheon hosted by the Carroll County Economic Development Corp. (CCEDC) and Carroll County Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) at the Wabadh & Erie Canal Conference Center in Delphi last Thursday. More...
County regains third ambulance
By Debbie Lowe Staff writer

Emergency Medical Services Director Mike Durr realized his dream when the Carroll County Council adopted the proposed 2010 budget. Durr’s request to fund staff needed for a third ambulance to better serve county residents was approved with the county’s spending plan for next year. More...

Carroll has first case of H1N1
By Jennifer Archibald Staff writer

The Carroll School Corporation had its first confirmed case of H1N1 last week. Superintendent John Sayers made the announcement at the Oct. 20 school board meeting. He said the news came earlier that day. Sayers said Carroll’s absenteeism had been running five to six percent, but he doesn’t expect that to last. More...

 Local News
• Concert to benefit new youth center in Burnettsville
Four bands will perform Nov. 7 at a benefit concert for the Idaville First Church of God Youth Outreach Center. The concert will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Bee Hive Community Center, located at the corner of Sixth and Logan streets in Burnettsville. More...
• NIPSCO natural gas customers to receive a credit
• article has image Longtime postal worker retires
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 Community
• article has image Rockfield woman wins new vehicle
Desiree Nipple of Rockfield is the grand prize winner in First Financial Bank’s fourmonth Visa Check Card “Success” sweepstakes promotion. Nipple was presented the keys to her brand new Ford Escape Hybrid during a surprise celebration held last Wednesday at the Delphi banking center. More...
• ‘Spotlight on Ceramics’ exhibit opens Nov. 5
• article has image Hoosier Home Cookin'
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 Opinions & Letters
• article has image Midwest Memo
Menu memory
Editor’s note: Reprinted from Jan. 30, 2008 Apples, crisp green apples cut in little wedges and set out on a blue china plate. Popcorn, white and hot from the stove, fluffy and overflowing the large yellow Pyrex bowl. And eggs, hard boiled eggs, peeled and slippery and rolling about on a white platter. Apples and popcorn and eggs, oh my. More...
• Elected officials invited to learn about transparent government
• article has image Cartoon
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 Sports
• article has image Delphi wins its first Sectional volleyball title
Delphi Lady Oracles won their first-ever Volleyball Sectional championship last weekend at Fountain Central. They began their road to victory on Thursday when they beat the host team, Fountain Central, in three sets, 25-10, 25-17, 25-10. More...
• article has image Rebel air show ends Carroll’s season
• Round two goes to Tipton
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 Faith
• article has image Lessons from the Heart
Speaking the Truth in Love
Would not it be a wonderful thing if we had the type of safeguards on our tongues that we have on our email? Spell check would not really help much unless we were in a spelling bee but some kind of a phrase or word usage check would be nice. Having a chili pepper or two pop up before our eyes before the words come out might be very useful. More...
• DIRECTORY OF AREA CHURCHES
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 Society
• article has image McKinley 90th
Opal Disinger Timberman McKinley will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house hosted by her daughter, Shirley Nichols, and family. The event will be Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Delphi Senior Housing Recreation Room, 637 N. Market St. in Delphi. Mrs. McKinley was born Nov. 17, 1919. More...
• article has image Sink, Underhill wed
• article has image McIlrath 50th anniversary
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 Looking Back
• article has image Looking Back
10 YEARS AGO Robert and Ellen Herr of Washington Township have been presented the Hoosier Homestead Award. This is given to qualifying Hoosier families who have owned the same farm for 100 years or more. More...
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 Education
• EDUCATION NEWS
LYDIA HEDDE has recently been chosen to serve as the vice president of community service of the Kent State University (Ohio) Chapter of Sigma Alpha Lambda. More...
• article has image Collecting for Riley Hospital
• Northern Indiana schools invited to participate in Quizbowl
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 Obituaries
• article has image Jerry L. Cottrell
Jerry Lynn Cottrell, 54, of Monticello, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at his residence. Born Oct. 18, 1955, in Frankfort, he was the son of Chester and Mary (Bonham) Cottrell. He graduated from Frankfort High School with the Class of 1973. He married LaBrenda McGlothlin and they later divorced. More...
• Victor L. Brown
• Edna M. Lewis
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 Public Records
• Because the public has a right to know…
The Comet publishes government meetings weekly to provide understanding of which government meetings are happening, when and where. Wednesday, Oct. 28  Delphi Park Board: 4 p.m., Stone Barn  Delphi Tri-Township Fire Territory: 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29  Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan: 6 p.m., Flora Community Center More...
• Circuit Court
• Restaurant Inspections
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