William C. Clawson

William C. Clawson, 74, of Fort Wayne, Ind., formerly of Delphi, Ind., passed away Monday, April 6, 2020, at Visiting Nurse Hospice Home in Ft Wayne. Bill was born Nov. 20, 1945, in Lafayette, Ind., to Wayne and Audrey (Roskuski) Clawson. He was a 1964 graduate of Delphi High School. His marriage to Carol Loudon was on Nov. 8, 1969; […]

2020-04-08 E-Edition

Spreading positives in a stressful time

Evalei Brooks, 13 years old, her brother Silas, 8 years old, and her sister Ella, who is 11 years old, live on Monroe St. in Delphi. The siblings decided to use some of their time while staying at home, as directed by Gov. Eric Holcomb, to brighten up their neighborhood with art. The children, whose parents are Noel and Courtney […]

Governor issues new ‘Stay at Home’ order

Hunkering down appears to help keep numbers low in Carroll County

Governor Eric J. Holcomb on Monday issued a new two-week “Stay At Home” order designed to limit interactions among Hoosiers to increase containment of COVID-19. As of April 7, 5,507 people have tested positive and 173 people have died from the disease. There are now positive tests in 89 of 92 counties. Carroll County’s positive cases remain at three, said […]

Property taxes are due May 11 and Nov. 10


Carroll County Treasurer, Melinda K Rossetter reported that property taxes will be due on May 11 and Nov. 10. However, in accordance with Governor Holcomb’s Executive Order 20- 05, late penalties will be waived on payments made after May 11 for a period of 60 days, or until July 10. Be advised this waiver is only for property tax payments. […]

Delphi Board of Works meets electronically for the first time



Delphi Board of Works members Dick Bradshaw, Anita Werling and Mayor Shane Evans met Monday in their first electronic meeting since Governor Eric Holcomb issued a ‘stay-at-home’ order to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19. Evans and Werling appeared on screen and Bradshaw participated on a telephone link. One member of the general public was present as were […]

Commissioners hold March 31 ‘administrative’ meeting



Indiana’s Open Door Law (ODL) provides for County Commissioners to meet in “administrative” meetings “to solely receive information or recommendations in order to carry out administrative functions or confer with staff members on matters relating to the internal management of the unit,” according to the ODL Handbook (page 20) from the office of Indiana’s Public Access Counselor. “Administrative functions” do […]

DCSC to meet electronically Wednesday



Delphi Community School Corporation (DCSC) Superintendent Dan Ronk has scheduled an online work session for the Board of School Trustees Wednesday, April 8, at 3:30 p.m. To join the Zoom meeting electronically, go to the following site and enter the indicated inf ormation: zoom.us/j/334246900? pwd=V2NKcDhGc0JnNHhxakt XVTBSNk1mUT09 Meeting ID: 334 246 900 Password: 009018 Community members who want to listen to […]

CJSHS honor roll is released

Carroll Jr.-Sr. High School Principal Shay Bonnell has announced the honor roll for the third nine-week grading period. Students earning academic recognition include: HIGH SCHOOL Top Scholars SENIORS – Ayden Ayres, Jordan Ebert, Lance Richardson, JUNIORS – Julia Bardenhagen, Ethan Duff, Morgan Viney, Megan Wagner. SOPHOMORES – Megan Ashby, Brant Blocher, William Eldridge, Makayla Ellis, Ella Heflin, Trinity Kelly, Adelle […]

Education changes are outlined for the remaining school year

Last Thursday, Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed an executive order requiring all K-12 schools in Indiana to provide instruction via remote learning for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. He outlined options for districts to continue education during the fight against COVID-19. The executive order may be found here: www.in.gov/gov/2384.htm. To complete the school year, all schools previously received […]