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County merchants report receiving counterfeit money

Susan Scholl, Editor     Local police are investigating multiple occurances of businesses in Carroll County...

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AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

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Farm Bureau to build new building

By Debbie Lowe Staff writer Carroll County Farm Bureau representatives Mike Beale and Shawn Ashby presented plans for...

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City approves DPS grant proposal

By Debbie Lowe Staff writer Delphi City Council members voted to support a $400,000 grant proposal to the Indiana...

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Soil Health Workshop set March 1

The Greater Wabash River Resource Conservation & Development Council (RC&D) and its partners including Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Purdue Cooperative...

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North Central Indiana Cow-Calf IRM Workshop is Feb. 24

The North Central Indiana Cow-Calf IRM Workshop is slated for Friday, Feb. 24, at the Stony Pike Livestock Auction Facility in Logansport. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the...

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Unpredictable weather requires proper corn management

There may be no such thing as the "normal" growing conditions of old that many corn farmers have been longing for after enduring extreme weather in recent years, a...

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Capital comments

By Larry DeBoer Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University Here comes this column topic again: property...

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Property Sales

Bringhurst Oct. 25 – 3657 S. 575 E. Shawn A. Rose and Elizabeth M. Rose to Michael K. Little. $123,500 Oct. 18 – 4120 W. 500 S. Catherine S. Weber to Bradley W. Weber....

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Real Estate Transfers

Eric G. Ross to Eric G. Ross living trust, warranty deed. Mary J. Tyra to Shane L. Tyra and Florence C. Tyra, warranty deed. Travis J. Snider to Tanya L. Snider, quit claim....

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Indiana graduation rate improves for 5th straight year

Indiana’s graduation rate improved to 85.7 percent in the 2010-2011 school year, increasing 1.6 percent over last year and 4.3 percent over the 2009 rate. This is the...

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New record set

The Delphi girls swim team competed in the sectional meet at Crawfordsville.read more

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Call Outs

Flora Youth Baseball Flora Youth Baseball, Flora Pony League, and Flora Softball registration is on Feb. 11 and 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Flora Park Scout Cabin. For more...

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EDUCATION NEWS

Indiana University Kokomo honors part-time students who have earned a place on the dean’s list for 2011. To qualify, each student must maintain a minimum 3.5 grade point...

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Scoreboard

Boys Basketball Delphi 75, Carroll 69 (OT) read more

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Bi-County Soil Conservation Workshop set for Feb. 23

The Bi-County Soil Conservation Workshop will be held on Thursday, Feb. 23, at the White County 4-H Community Building at the White County 4-H Fairgrounds in Reynolds....

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Cougars fall to Falcons, Cavaliers

By Patrick Hickner Contributing sportswriter

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Two Oracle wrestlers win titles; five advance

Five Oracle wrestlers will continue their quest to the state championship after advancing out of the Logansport Regional last weekend. They will compete Saturday in the...

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Levi Riggs to perform at DCHS fundraiser

Comet staff report Rising country music artist Levi Riggs is headlining a fundraising concert Feb. 25 at Delphi Community...

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Oracles win in another OT

By John J. Dunn Contributing sportswriter

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Lady Oracles drop road games

By Dave Gilbert Contributing sportswriter The Delphi Lady Oracles gave a valiant effort at 3A #5 Benton Central, but...

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Girls Sectional

The Girls Basketball Class 2A Delphi Sectional got under way last night. The second round is Friday with Seeger playing the winner at 6 p.m. of Tuesday’s first contest...

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Election Briefs

Rough to run for surveyor Republican Jamie P. Rough, who currently serves on the Carroll County Council and has just finished his first year of the elected term, has announced...

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Newville is found guilty

Comet staff report A Howard County court last week convicted 49-year-old Steven Newville, formerly of Flora, of attempted rape, criminal confinement, battery,...

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Burlington

Cheryl Milburn Burlington 566-3453 Classy Classic E.H. Club will meet Feb. 13 at the Burlington Community Library. ...

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Washington Twp.

Marilyn Hile Deer Creek 859-4871 The Outreach Group of Faith Lutheran Church...

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Camden

Mary Whitfield Camden 686-2553 Aim Hi E.H. Club will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at the home of Sue Wertz with Evetta...

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Police Calls

Police reports are gathered from available records on file at local police departments. This information is a matter of public record and does not imply quilt or innocence....

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Murray’s 40 helps Oracles best Cougars

By Greg Hoffman Contributing sportswriter Carroll (5-11, 1-3) went 1 and 2 in...

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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.

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Lessons from the Heart

By Pastor Ken Smith Love is the underlying theme of the Bible. It goes clear back to Leviticus 19:18

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Kathy Certain

Kathy Underwood Certain, 59, of Flora, passed away Wednesday morning, Feb. 1, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Central Hospital in Lafayette. Born Dec. 11, 1952, in Roanoke, Va., she was...

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Jayne A. Palmer

Jayne Ann Palmer, 67, of Jensen Beach, Fla., died Jan. 24, 2012, at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Fla. Jayne had a career in education and formerly taught at Camden...

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Tax assistance available

Comet staff report AARP representatives will once again be available on Tuesdays from 9-3 at the Carroll County Senior...

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Births

Blain McLeland and Erica Klask of Horseshoe Bend, Brookston, are parents of a 5- pound, 13-ounce son, Cavan Michael McLeland, born Jan. 31 at St. Elizabeth East, Lafayette....

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Yard and Garden

By B. Rosie Lerner rosie@purdue.edu Purdue Extension Consumer Horticulturist ...

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Get free help with financial aid

Plan to attend College Goal Sunday and get assistance with financial aid forms at Indiana University Kokomo this Sunday, Feb. 12, in the Kelley Student Center.read more

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Faith Church in Burlington expands youth ministry

Comet staff report Faith Church of Christ in Burlington has added a full-time staff member. Dave Falkenberg

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Marriage Licenses

Sergio A. Choc, 37, and Mary Snipes, 33, both of Flora. Jed W. Morehouse, 48, Chalmers, and Michelle L. Edwards, 43, Delphi.

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Real Estate Transfers

Loren T. Hylton, Karen J. Hylton, Loren Hylton and Karen Hylton to Karen Hylton revocable living trust and Loren Hylton revocable trust, quit claim. Benjamin A. Diener and Abigail...

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Mona Weller

Mona (Rice) Weller, 81, of Indianapolis, formerly of Rossville, died at 10:13 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Forum at the Crossing. Born Nov. 26, 1930, in South Bend, she was...

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Kenneth E. McWhorter

Kenneth E. “Gene” McWhorter, 63, of Flora, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at 7:15 p.m. at Seton Hospital in Lafayette.read more

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Carolyn M. Young

Carolyn Madge (Freeland) Young, 77, of Kokomo, died at 2:20 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Century Villa Health Care in Greentown. She was born Jan. 9, 1935, in Kokomo, to...

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Midwest Memo

by Alan Shultz A client recently shared with me the many rigors his son faces at one of the nation’s

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An opportunity for an inspired county resident

Carroll County Commissioners have one representative on the Carroll County Area Plan Commission. In case anyone has forgotten, the Area Plan Commission is the group that initiated...

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