February 17, 2010 RSS feed / Local News

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Women’s Ecumenical Retreat offered in Monticello

Comet staff report
A morning of inspiration and fellowship for women will be offered at the Ecum enical Women’s Spring Mini- Retreat March 6 from 8 a.m. until noon at the Monticello Christian Church located at the corner of Airport and Gordon Road. More...

Race for prosecutor heats up

By Debbie Lowe
Staff writer

The race for Carroll County Prosecutor turned into a threeway contest when former prosecutor Robert “Rob” T. Ives filed to run on the Republican ballot in the May primary. More...

More changes for county election board

By Debbie Lowe
Staff writer

Former Delphi Postmaster and Tom Van- Sickle was appointed to the county election board by Carroll County Clerk Nancy Mattox. More...

Burlington addresses golf cart usage

Comet staff report

An update on the progress of a golf cart ordinance was given at the Feb. 9 meeting of the Burlington Town Council. More...

Delphi native to appear on ‘Across Indiana’

By Jennifer Archibald
Staff writer

Delphi native Don Coghill will appear Feb. 22 on the TV show, “Across Indiana.” In this area, it will air at 7:30 p.m. on WFYI/Channel 20, a PBS station. More...

‘Be Counted in 2010’

Comet staff report

The United States Census Bureau is issuing a call to action for every resident of our nation – “Be Counted in 2010.” More...

Flora represented at Super Bowl XLIV

By Jennifer Archibald
Staff writer

Jerry and Phyllis Reinke of Flora were among the 78,000 fans at Super Bowl XLIV in Miami. With all those people, the Reinkes learned that indeed, it is a small world. More...

County commissioners’ race gains momentum

By Debbie Lowe
Staff writer

Jefferson Township resident and business owner Jamie Rough filed to run for the District 1 commissioners’ seat Monday, making it a two-way race in May’s primary election. More...

Family-to-Family classes available in Delphi

Comet staff report

NAMI-West Central Indiana Services has announced that Family-to-Family classes are being offered in Delphi. More...

Residents can help fight cancer by sharing daffodils

Comet staff report

Residents of Carroll and surrounding counties can fight back against cancer and share hope for those facing the disease by supporting the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days®. More...

Thrift shops offer a helping hand

Comet staff report

Carroll County may not have a Goodwill Store of its own but it does have four thrift shops where gently used and new items can be found for a fraction of their original cost. More...

Carroll County Farm Bureau celebrates abundant, safe food

Comet staff report

As the economic squeeze continues, many Americans remain concerned that the cost of a healthy diet is out of reach. More...

White County implements anonymous crime hotline

Comet staff reporter

WeTip and White County have joined forces to establish the WeTip anonymous crime reporting system throughout White County. The WeTip Crime Hotline is answered by live operators 24/7 and is totally anonymous. More...

Indiana leading the way in wind energy production

Comet staff report

The American Wind Energy Association recently announced that in 2009 Indiana was second in wind power growth. Indiana saw 905 megawatts (MW) of wind power come on line last year behind Texas. More...

Council members assigned to county departments

By Debbie Lowe
Staff writer

In 2009, county council members agreed to work with specific departments to explain the budget process to the department heads and to be able to explain requests from the departments at council meetings in the absence of those responsible for depart More...