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May 26, 2010 / Front Page

County leaders to Clerk - balance the books or face consequences

By Debbie Lowe
Staff writer

Carroll County Clerk Nancy Mattox advised the Carroll County Council last Thursday that she has made no progress in balancing the office’s accounts with bank statements since January 2009 or since last month or previous months when asked to do More...

New County EDC director is named

Carroll County Economic Develo pment Director Daryl Smith will finish his official duties in Carroll County June 1. More...

DCSC school bus has brush with farm equipment

By Jayne Abbott
Staff writer

Delphi Community School Corporation school bus number 3, transporting children home after school Tuesday was accidently brushed by a hay conditioner pulled by a farm tractor on CR550W, one mile south of Camden. More...

Local News

Delphi Preservation Society held annual meeting

By Stefanie Hawkins
Comet staff

Delphi Preservation Society (DPS) held its annual meeting May 19 at the Opera House Gallery of Contemporary Arts. Several reports were given and awards were presented. More...

Delphi Lions Club honors local residents

Comet staff report

Delphi Lions Club’s annual Awards Night was held May 19 at the First Presbyterian Church in Delphi. One local teacher, two high school students and several club members were honored during the evening. More...

White IS the new brown

A new look is coming to Carroll County

By Debbie Lowe
Staff writer

Carroll County Commissioners gave Sheriff Tony Burns permission to purchase a replacement police car out of the cumulative capital improvement budget at a special Monday morning meeting. More...

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Sports

Oracles ladies deny Cougars

Delphi blanked county rival Carroll 18-0 in the first game of the Carroll Sectional Monday night. Caitlin Schock improved her season record to 7 wins against 5 losses by throwing the three-hit, 5-inning shut out. More...

Oracles earn share of Hoosier Conference title

By John Dunn
Contributing sportswriter

With two league games to play, the Delphi baseball team controlled its own destiny in terms of securing a share of its first-ever Hoosier Conference championship. More...

Scoreboard

Softball Clinton Prairie 11, Delphi 10 Delphi 405 01 – 10 7 2 Clinton Prairie 440 12 – 11 5 4 Sutton, Yates, Schock and Norman. LP – Schock (6-3). DELPHI: HR – Rhodes. 3B – Arion. 2B – Schock, Rouhier. More...

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Society

Engagements

Markwardt-Pendleton

Marty and Pam Ditson- McCall of Frankfort announce the engagement of their daughter, Jentry Markwardt of Frankfort, formerly of Flora, to Seth Pendleton of Cutler. He is the son of Don Pendleton of Cutler. More...

Huddleston-Rush

Jeff Huddleston of Attica and Tina Brown of Delphi announce the engagement of their daughter, Tiffany Nicole Huddleston, to Michael Paul Rush, both of Delphi. He is the son of Ron and Kim Widner and Joe and Angie Reed, all of Delphi. More...

Births

Chuck Huffer and Chelsy Blackburn of Cutler are parents of a 7-pound, 15- ounce son, Owen Charles Huffer, born April 24 at St. Elizabeth East Women’s Center, Lafayette. More...

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Education

Congratulations Graduates Carroll, Delphi and Rossville

Carroll and Delphi Commencements will be May 29, and Rossville Commencement will be June 5.

Carroll Carroll Jr.-Sr. High School will hold its 49th annual Commencement May 29 at 10 a.m. in the Memorial Gymnasium. There are 82 students in this year’s graduating class. More...

Carroll students receive awards

The Carroll High School Awards program was held the evening of May 12. More...

Rossville seniors earn awards, scholarships

Rossville High School senior award recipients are listed below. ACADEMIC HONORS DIPLOMA More...

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Public Records

Circuit Court

Judge Donald Currie

New filings are from public records available in the Carroll County Clerk’s office on the second floor of the courthouse, Delphi. More...

Superior Court

Judge Jeffrey Smith

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. Recent filings More...

Marriage Licenses

Harry Alvin Hartman Jr., 37, and Stacy Dawn Cauley Ward, 38, both of Bringhurst. Michael Paul Rush, 27, and Tiffany Nicole Huddleston, 23, both of Delphi. John Steven Giddens, 61, of Camden and Susan Kirberg Botts, 59, of St. Louis, Mo. More...

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Moyer Gould Woods opens to the public

Comet staff report

The public is invited to share in the grand opening of the Moyer Gould Woods May 29. More...

Archeology Day in Flora

‘Artifacts road show’

By Jennifer Archibald
Staff writer

More than 100 people came to Carroll County Public Archeology Day at the Flora Library on Saturday. Most of them arrived with small boxes, bags, or display cases. More...

Burns honored by Ivy Tech

By Debbie Lowe
Staff writer

Carroll County Sheriff Tony Burns received a prestigious honor from his alma mater, Ivy Tech, during the schools graduation May 9. He was named the “Distinguished Alumnus” for the year. More...

Community

Flora Library joins Evergreen Indiana

Bishop – ‘Better service for the community’

On May 14, the Flora Public Library joined Evergreen Indiana, a growing consortium of public, school, and institutional libraries throughout the state, including the Indiana State Library. More...

Announcements

Food Finders Mobile Pantry will have a FOOD GIVE-AWAY DAY on Tuesday in Delphi. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or while supplies last at the former Brosman’s IGA parking lot, 1576 U.S. 421 West, Delphi. More...

What’s Happening Elsewhere

RUSSIAVILLE WESTERN DAYS FESTIVAL will be held June 4-6. More...

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Opinions & Letters

Meaning of Memorial Day

By Thomas J. Tradewell, Sr.

It’s a sacred day to all war veterans: None need to be reminded of the reason that Memorial Day must be commemorated. But what about the general public, and more important, future generations? More...

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Midwest Memo

Payment due

by Alan Shultz

They say that there are no coincidences. If that’s the case, then somehow, somewhere, I owe the universe $2. I just don’t know whom to pay. More...

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Faith

Lessons from the Heart

Time to take a vacation…

By Rev. Bill McLean

The snow is gone. The flowers have bloomed. The trees are covered in leaves. The temperature has gotten warmer. It must mean that summer is just around the corner, so the focus is shifting to “fun in the sun” and vacations. More...

Vacation Bible School

Faith Church of Christ “Under the Big Top” is the theme of this year’s Vacation Bible School at Faith Church of Christ, south edge of Burlington on SR 29. More...

DIRECTORY OF AREA CHURCHES

SW = Sunday Worship SS = Sunday School

AMERICUS UNION NON-DENOMINATIONAL: Larry Williams, pastor. SW: 10 a.m. BRINGHURST UNITED METHODIST: Rex Charles, pastor. SS: 9:30 a.m., SW: 10:30 a.m. BROOKSTON CHURCH OF CHRIST: 206 N. Prairie Street, Brookston. Ron Guzman, minister. More...

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Looking Back

From the files of Hoosier Democrat, Delphi Journal, Journal Citizen and Carroll County Comet. Photo provided by Carroll County Historical Museum.

10 YEARS AGO In celebration of Arbor Day, the Delphi Community Middle School Seventh grade Class sold over 2500 trees to the community. Three hundred of the trees that were donated back to the school were planted on school property. More...

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