Wilma J. Brubaker

Wilma J. Brubaker, 85, of Burlington, passed away at 9:01 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, at her home. She was born Sept. 27, 1934, in Carroll County, to George and Lorena (Calton) McIlrath. On Dec. 10, 1965, she married Richard L. Brubaker, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 31, 1989. Wilma was a 1952 graduate of Burlington […]

John W. Wells

John William Wells, 64, of Monticello, passed away unexpectedly at 3:29 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, at IU Health White Memorial Hospital, Monticello. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Faith East Auditorium, 5572 Mercy Way, Lafayette, Ind.  Visitation will be held from 12 noon until the time of the memorial service at 2 […]

2020-02-19 E-Edition

New Doyennes of the Hill book features 13 additional women

Book of Carroll County artists planned

Former Delphi resident Candi Pastor Harrison has completed another book in her Delphi South Hill series and plans a new book of Carroll County artists. Harrison, who has spent four years working on her Indiana Bicentennial Legacy Project to document growing up on Delphi’s south hill, just published her eighth book in that series: Doyennes of the Hill – 90 […]

Media, led by D.C. group, piles onto Carroll County 911 lawsuit



Carroll County 911 Director Cassie Lane decided to ignore the directive from her bosses, the Carroll County Commissioners, when an audio recording of the 911 call to Carroll County Dispatch concerning the fatal fire in Flora in November 2016 was requested by Fox 59 and Reporter Aishah Hasnie. The fire took the lives of four children and was later determined […]

Highway counts hog farms road traffic this year



Carroll County Highway Engineer Paul Couts reported to Commissioners at the Monday morning meeting roads for this summer’s traffic counts will be decided by different criteria. He said counts will be done on roads where large Confined Animal Operations (CFOs) and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) are located. Couts said trucks that service the factory farms are large and can […]

CES principal is out



In a 4-1 vote at the end of their Feb. 11 meeting, the Carroll School Board made the decision not to renew the administrator contract of elementary principal Amanda Redmon. Her contract ends at the end of this school year. The lone vote in her favor was cast by Eric Johnson. A prepared statement was read by board president Patrick […]

Unique visual ministry coming to Bringhurst UMC

Drawing closer Ministries, featuring chalk artist and Bible teacher Randy Davis of Ottumwa, Iowa, will be the guest at the Bringhurst United Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20. Prior to drawing, Davis uses a unique visual method to convey Biblical principles and how they can be applied to modern day living. A chalk drawing concludes the presentation which is […]

Indiana seeks 10-year extension of Healthy Indiana Plan

State commits to renewing signature health coverage program; asks for historic waiver

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has submitted its application for a 10-year extension of the Healthy Indiana Plan, the state’s Medicaid alternative program for low-income, non-disabled adults. This week, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services notified FSSA that it has completed its preliminary review of the application, which prompts the start of a 30-day federal public […]

Parents invited to program on adolescent mental health


A program on “Adolescent Mental Health and Resilience” will be presented Thursday, Feb. 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Community Youth Center, 3 W. Main St., Flora. The program is for parents who want to gather information on raising today’s youth in a complicated world and to learn coping skills. Presenting the program will be Carol Santos, community […]