July 14, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Wind developer pulls out of county

By Debbie Lowe
Staff writer
Carroll County Economic Development Corporation Director Laura Walls announced Monday that Performance Services, the company which has been negotiating with local landowners for several months to build 25 wind generators in southe astern Carroll Cou More...

DCSC board reorganizes

Susan Scholl
Editor

City Judge David Wecklery administered the oath of office to three new members of the Delphi Community School Corporation Board of Trustees - Kent Sales, Rob Aldrich and Gil Smith. More...

Photos, history in new book on Delphi

Local women are authors
By Jennifer Archibald
Staff writer

This is a banner year for Delphi. Its Courthouse Square Historic District was named to the National Register of Historic Places in March, and now a new book on Delphi is scheduled to be released July 26. More...

Local News

Job fair coming to Lafayette

Comet staff report

Congressman Steve Buyer. will hold his 3rd annual job fair in the gymnasium of Lafayette Jefferson High School Monday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...

New Delphi store owner finds bigger is not always better

By Abbey Blackburn
Contributing writer

A quaint new store rec ently opened at 105 S. Washington St. in Delphi. MarthaRose Gifts and Interiors began serving the public May 26, however the store’s grand opening will be Sept. 25. More...

Delphi First Assembly to celebrate 20th anniversary

Comet staff report

“Looking out the window of that store front building, we wondered if anyone would come,” said Delphi First Assembly of God Pastor Brent Oliver. More...

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Sports

Miller earns Eagle Scout rank

Andrew Miller of Burlington has been awarded Boy Scouting’s highest honor. After completing his Board of Review, he has earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He is a member of Troop 144 in Flora. More...

Delphi All Stars are county champs

Delphi All Stars U12 team recently won the county championship by defeating Burlington, Flora and Rossville teams. More...

Burlington team goes undefeated

Burlington Blast 10U Softball Team won the Hoosier Heartland League and Tournament championships. More...

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Looking Back

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 Robert Reames of Kokomo, formerly of Burlington, was playing golf Sunday at the Carroll County Country Club in Delphi when he hit a hole-in-one on the No. 9 hole. It was his first ever hole-in-one. More...

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Obituaries

Bobby D. Bieghler

Bobby Dean Bieghler, 77, Kokomo, died Friday morning, July 9, 2010, at his home. Born Dec. 12, 1932, in Cass County, he was the son of the late Clarence and Alberta Doty Bieghler. More...

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Public Records

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 Credit Adjustments Inc. More...

Marriage Licenses

Craig Scott Redding, 22, and Myka Danielle Harness, 30, both of Bringhurst. Nathaniel P. Flora, 28, and Amber N. Sullivan, 25, both of Flora. Antonio Fernandez Jr. 24, and Stephanie Michelle Turner, 22, both of Miami, Fla. More...

Real Estate Transfers

Citi Financial Mortgage Co. to James B. Garrison and Timothy D. Quinn. Warranty Deed Gretchen Nicole Schultz and Gretchen N. Schultz to Andrea Jean Erwin. Warranty Deed Doris A. Overholser to Whitney D. Kingery and John Martin. More...

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Heat advisory in effect for Carroll County Thursday

Comet staff report

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a heat advisory, More...

New DCSC board reverses former board’s decision

Two contracts extended
Susan Scholl
Editor

In one of the first actions of the new Delphi Community School Board, the contracts of Camden Early Childhood Center Principal Carol Coon and athletic director Dan Dawson were extended by majority vote to July 31, 2012. More...

Miss Carroll County is crowned

Comet staff report

Miss Carroll County 2010 is twenty-year-old Aubree Herron of Burlington. She was crowned Saturday night at the 53rd annual pageant held in the show arena at the 4-H fairgrounds in Flora. More...

Community

Professional Briefs

The Town of Camden has hired RANDY LARIMORE, a deputy marshal for the Town of Flora, to be a part-time deputy marshal. More...

Murrays celebrate 50th

Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Murray of Galveston celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 12 with a weekend at West Baden Springs in southern Indiana. More...

Knowing your blood type can be vital to medical care

Blood typing is vital to medical care, says the American Red Cross, particularly during emergencies when every second counts. More...

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Opinions & Letters

Midwest Memo

Suggestion box
by Alan Shultz

The box was a gray metal rectangle with a big wide slit on the top and the word “suggestions” printed in black on the side. A tiny gold padlock held shut the hinged top and gave the box an air of security and confidentiality. More...

Delphi City Council members - it is time to move forward

It is time to stop prolonging the inevitable decision of what to do and just get down to the business of doing it. Delphi City Council, you have done your homework. You toured both the Armory and the Globe Valve building. More...

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Faith

Lessons from the Heart

How many times should I forgive?
By Sheri Rohrer

Based on Matthew 18:21-35. “Then Peter came and said to him “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? More...

Announcements

SHARON BAPTIST CURCH will host author and attorney John Price on Sunday July 18 at 10:15 a.m. Price recently released his latest book “End of America,” the takes an indepth look at what Bible prophesy has to say about America. More...

Vacation Bible School

Crossroads Community Christian Church “Son Quest Rainforest” Vacation Bible School will be held at Crossroads Community Christian Church July 25-29 from 6 to 8:30 p .m. Ages 3 to 12 are invited to attend. More...

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Education

Sixteen students transfer to Carroll

By Jennifer Archibald
Staff writer

Sixteen students were approved as transfer students to Carroll schools this year, after their parents submitted requests prior to the required July 1 deadline. More...

Education News

KATHARYN JORDAN GRAY graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical studies from Evangel University in Springfield, Mo. As a senior, she double majored in biblical studies and psychology during the spring semester. More...

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