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July 28, 2010 / Front Page

Summer fun

Flora Public Library’s Summer Reading Program concluded with a Water Show. More...

Council tables clerk request – again

By Debbie Lowe
Staff writer

The Carroll County Council was met with an issue that has come before them in the past and they repeated their decision last Thursday morning. There was not a consensus among members about how to deal with the matter. More...

Local News

Non-custodial parent arrested for kidnapping

Comet staff report

According to the Indiana State Police, they received information from the Murray County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Department that a non-custodial parent had kidnapped his two year-old child on July 22 and may have been heading to the Carroll County More...

Lafayette ISP releases June statistics

Comet staff report

Indiana State Police at the Lafayette Post recently released statistics for June. More...

County Election Board approves expanded 2011 budget

By Debbie Lowe
Staff writer and
Abbey Blackburn
Contributing writer

Carroll County Election Board met July 19 to develop the 2011 spending plan for submission to the county council. More...

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Opinions & Letters

Midwest Memo

Still true

by Alan Shultz

The Peterson clan gathered for their annual reunion this past Sunday. It was a picture perfect day with low humidity and a little breeze, and no bugs to speak of. More...

Okun and Phillips and our economic recovery

By Larry DeBoer
Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University

We’re waiting for the economy to recover. We’d like the unemployment rate to get back to where it was before the recession started. The rate averaged 5 percent from 2004 to 2007. It was 9.5 percent in June. More...

Van fund is set up to help disabled Flora man

Recently a community members’ serious need was brought to the attention of the Flora Lions Club. More...

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Society

80th birthday

Barbara Larimore Nelson will celebrate her 80th birthday on Aug. 8. She will be honored with an open house celebration that day at the Stone Barn in Delphi. The event, hosted by her children, will be from 2 to 5 p.m. The public is invited. More...

90th birthday

The family of Maxine Humbarger will host an open house Aug. 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Delphi to celebrate her 90th birthday. Friends are invited to come and help her celebrate this special birthday. More...

SIA Foundation is accepting grant applications

Comet staff report

The SIA Foundation is currently accepting grant applications from Indiana not-for-profit organizations that are seeking funding for capital projects in the areas of arts and culture, health and welfare, or education. More...

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Education

School registration begins next week

Comet staff report

Delphi Community, Carroll Consolidated, Rossville Consolidated, and Twin Lakes school corporations announce school opening information, including registration dates, book rental fees, and lunch prices. More...

Carroll Consolidated School Calendar 2010-2011

Aug. 4-6 – Student Registration Aug. 12-13 – Teacher Orientation Aug. 16 – First day for students Sept. 6 – Labor Day (no school) Oct. 21-22 – Fall Vacation Oct. 25 – Parent/Teacher Conferences Nov. More...

Delphi Community School Calendar 2010-2011

Aug. 3-4 - Registration (DCHS) 12 to 8 p.m. Aug. 5 - Meet Your Teacher Night (DCMS), 6:30-8 p.m., cafetorium Aug. 11 - First Teacher Day Aug. 12 - First Student Day Sept. 6 - Labor Day, no school Oct. 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 Cassie Ridgeway has been charged with check deception. More...

Marriage Licenses

Erik Michal Jones, 21, and Carrie Lynn Royer, 22, both of Delphi. Jason Lee Albertson, 26, and Della Marie Casteel, 21, both of Camden. Carl Scott William Fine, 26, Palatine, Ill., and Summer Todd Stout, 30, Highland Park, Ill. More...

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...

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County Redevelopment Commission considers Delphi mayor’s funding request

By Debbie Lowe
Staff writer

The Carroll County Redevelopment Commission and Redevelopment Authority met Friday to hear a funding request from Delphi Mayor Randy Strasser. More...

Delphi’s 2011 spending plan proposed by city council

By Debbie Lowe
Staff writer

Delphi City Council members met in a work session with Mayor Randy Strasser Wednesday until nearly midnight to discuss 2011 budget requests and to determine how much it will cost to run the city next year. More...

Personnel is main topic at Carroll school board meeting

By Jennifer Archibald
Staff writer

Citing financial reasons, board member Dave Lambert voted against three motions related to hirings at the July 20 Carroll School Board meeting. More...

Community

Filing for federal unemployment extension begins Aug. 3

Hoosiers eligible to resume collecting federally funded unemployment extensions will be able to begin filing online for those benefits on Tuesday. More...

Announcements

Entries are being sought for Rossville’s SUMMERS END FESTIVAL PARADE on Aug. 28. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. with check-in from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. More...

County natives are leaders of Society of Indiana Pioneers

Stanley Evans and Carolyn Rose, both formerly of Carroll County, are the new co-presidents of the Society of Indiana Pioneers. More...

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Sports

Deer-hunting rules changes gain preliminary approval

Public comment period is under way

The Indiana Natural Resources Commission recently gave preliminary approval to a comprehensive package of proposed changes to deerhunting rules in Indiana. More...

Call Outs

DCHS girls volleyball Delphi Community High School Girls Volleyball tryouts will be held at the high school gym starting Aug. 1 through Aug. 6. All athletes must have a physical to play. More...

Fishing for smallmouth bass in Deer Creek

By Jim Walker
Special article for the Comet

Editor’s note: The author is a Delphi resident who has recently taken up flyfishing in Deer Creek. More...

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Faith

Bringhurst church has new pastor

Comet staff report

Barbara Kerkhoff is the new pastor at Bringhurst United Methodist Church. She said she grew up in Otterbein and married her high school sweetheart. More...

Lessons from the Heart

Choosing the Twelve Apostles

By Pastor Paul Marcellino

Luke 6:12- 16 12One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. More...

Burlington First Brethren announces two events

Burlington First Brethren Church announces two events in August. The first is a Block Party to be held Saturday, Aug. 14, for Burlington residents. 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 More...

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