Tax bills mailed on time!



Carroll County property taxpayers’ tax statements were mailed on Friday, April 13. County Treasurer Melinda Rossetter, with the help of mail carrier Caleb Stevens loaded several trays of envelopes into the mail truck to be taken across the street from the Courthouse to the U.S. Post Office for processing. Taxpayers should be receiving the statements this week. The first installment […]

Mayor gives ‘State of the City Address’ to City Council

City’s successes are highlighted


Delphi City Mayor Shane Evans presented a formal “State of the City” address to the members of Delphi’s Common (City) Council the evening of April 11 in the Council’s Chambers. All Council members were in attendance. According to “Here’s Your Indiana Government,” published by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, one of the mayor’s duties is to communicate “to the common […]

Adult sisters burglarize elderly stepfather’s home

Victim battered during incident

Two adult sisters, who intended to confront their 80-year-old stepfather about family issues at his rural Carroll County home, were ultimately taken into custody and jailed April 14. Carroll County E-911 received a report of a physical altercation at 9890 N. Meridian Line Rd., Delphi, (northeast Carroll County) at approximately 6:44 p.m. Deputy Steven Tkachuk found Laura Jungels, 50, of […]

Firehouse dedication is Saturday



The Delphi/Tri-Township Fire Territory will open its doors to the public to celebrate its brand new firehouse on Saturday, April 21 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. The public is invited to tour the firehouse and meet the volunteer firefighters who will be serving free hot dogs, chips and drinks. Special dedication ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. The firehouse […]

Learn about CAFOs: what they are and how they operate

Free educational workshop


A free workshop about factory farms, i.e. confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), what they are, how they are operated, current local and state protections, and how to address CAFO issues will be presented April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wabash & Erie Canal Conference Center, located at 1030 N. Washington St. in Delphi. The workshop is […]

Commissioners amend Unity Health contract




The Carroll County Commissioners contracted with Unity Health Care last year to provide group health benefits for enrolled employees and pay for two day’s worth of clinic time, services and maintenance. However, employees mostly did not avail themselves of the service except when they had to have wellness checks, which is what payments to the Health Savings Accounts (HSA) are […]

Tinsman earns FCC’s ‘Extra Mile’ Award



Kayla Tinsman was honored as the 2018 recipient of the Flora Community Club’s (FCC) Extra Mile Award. The presentation was made April 9 at the club’s annual dinner/meeting. A pre-kindergarten teacher at Carroll Elementary, Tinsman is a wife to Rustin, a mother to Travis and Brooklyn, and an entrepreneur with her Lula Roe business. She is active in the community, […]

April 21 is a Free Fishing Day



Saturday, April 21, is the first of four Free Fishing Days in Indiana this year. On these days, Indiana residents can fish public waters without needing a fishing license or a trout stamp. Free Fishing Days are prime opportunities for families to learn to fish because adults do not need a fishing license on those days, and children ages 17 […]

Avoid planting ornamental pear trees



Ornamental pear trees, most commonly known as Bradford pears, have been a popular landscaping tree in Indiana for decades. So popular that they are crowding out native Indiana trees. For that reason, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources encourages homeowners and landscapers to avoid planting such trees and to replace them when possible. “Over time different varieties of pear have […]

NICHES celebrates Earth Month



For Earth Month, NICHES Land Trust is working with a 10-member AmeriCorps NCCC Team: Oak 4. Ameri- Corps is a voluntary civil society program supported by the U.S. federal government, foundations, corporations, and others. The public service work has a goal to “help others and meet critical needs in the community.” The AmeriCorps team and NICHES have been working together […]