Delphi and Flora to house ambulances in 2009

Brown blasts council…again

Carroll County Commissioners, after a contentious discussion, decided to house the remaining two county ambulances in Delphi and Flora at the Monday night meeting. However the vote was split and came only after commissioner Bill Brown directed George Mears move to utilize the two locations. Brown then refused to provide a second, which forced commissioners’ president Loren Hylton to enter […]

The changing look of county ambulance service



Due to lack of funding the county ambulance service will look different in 2009 than it has in the past several years. Although the department budget was much larger in the previous four years, the county utilized surplus funds for some of those appropriations. Given the exhaustion of county surplus funds, funding for the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) was drastically […]

Christmas at the Canal



Diane Gee, pictured, demonstrated pottery making in front of the lime kiln exhibit at the “Old Fashioned Christmas at the Canal” on Sunday. Also shown is a window view from the 1844 Reed Case House as the horse-drawn carriage was awaiting its next passengers. Comet photos by Jennifer Archibald

May is elected to Land O’Lakes Ag Executive Council



Angie May of Camden was elected recently to the Land O’Lakes, Inc. Ag Executive Council during the national cooperative’s annual Ag Region Fall Meeting in Minneapolis, Minn. She will represent 23 states in Region 4, Among her duties will be serving on the nominating committee which is responsible for identifying, recruiting and developing candidates to serve as elected leaders for […]

Two area high schools are named ‘Best Buy’ schools



Carroll Jr.-Sr. High School and Rossville Senior High School have been named 2008 “Best Buy” high schools by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. The Best Buy designation signifies which schools offer the highest educational achievement levels for the lowest amount of tax dollars. The Indiana Chamber examined 349 Indiana public high schools and charter schools with the appropriate available data. […]

Delphi determines trash pick-up fee



After months of discussion and contemplation Delphi City Council members adopted a $10 fee for trash removal for 2009 at a special Monday night meeting. Residents will be billed for the service on their water bills beginning the first of the year. The Solid Waste Ordinance will be presented to the council for passage at a special meeting set for […]

Farner guilty of arson



It took a Carroll Circuit Court jury a little more than an hour last Wednesday afternoon to find Larry Farner, 62, of Delphi, guilty, as charged of one count of arson. Farner was arrested after allegedly setting fire to a replica canal boat at the Wabash & Erie Canal Interpretive Center Aug. 31. The jury heard and saw evidence collected […]

DCES holds fundraiser for student



A movie matinee was held recently at Delphi Community Elementary School to benefit Sophia Moore, a second-grader who is battling Non- Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The sale of popcorn and drinks raised over $1,300. Proceeds were used to purchase a gas card for the family to offset fuel costs for trips to Riley Children’s Hospital.

Burlington will not house ambulance after December 31



Burlington Town Council discussed the county emergency ambulance service at its Dec. 9 meeting. Council President Stan Moore read a report from Burlington Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mark Miller explaining that due to the budget cuts the county council has placed on the Emergency Medical Service there will be no ambulance in Burlington or paramedic chase vehicle effective Jan. 1. […]

Camden Town Council weighs medical office future



Camden Town Council members considered the future of Dr. Thomas Anderson’s Medical Office and the community at the Thursday night meeting. When Anderson died recently, the town was left without a doctor. Council president Pete Wagoner said the office would close at the end of December. “We had a tragic loss in the community,” Wagoner said. “Our sympathy goes out […]