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Carroll County Comet
Published 81 minutes ago“Church Attendance”
Article #697Sept. 28, 2026 One of the values I was raised with growing up was going to church on Sunday. We passed this value on to our children and our children are passing it on to their children. There were four church districts in our surrounding area and we went to all of…
Carroll County Comet
Published 81 minutes agoDeveloped in God’s darkroom
Hard seasons come to all of us, often without warning and almost always without our permission. They can arrive as grief, disappointment, loneliness, illness, waiting, or the quiet ache of unanswered questions. In those moments, we naturally look for quick relief and clear…
Carroll County Comet
Published 81 minutes agoLetter to the Editor
Yesterday, I had the privilege of being among a group of veterans recognized through the Quilts of Valor program. I was nominated by Rob Kauffman, and along with the other veterans being honored, I was individually presented with a beautiful handmade quilt. I left that ceremony…
Carroll County Comet
Published September 23Todd family celebrates 150 years with a walk through generations of memories
On Saturday, Catherine “Cathy” Todd Bailey and Marlene Todd Stout turned a stretch of family ground near Flora into a living family history. The family’s daylong celebration marked the Todd farm’s Hoosier Homestead Sesquicentennial Award, recognizing 150 years of continuous…
Carroll County Comet
Published September 23Carroll Foundation staff member graduates from Mutz Philanthropic Leadership Institute
Emily Hemersbach, marketing and communications director at the Community Foundation serving Howard, Clinton and Carroll counties, has graduated from the 2026 John M. Mutz Philanthropic Leadership Institute, a statewide leadership program of Indiana Philanthropy Alliance.…
Clinton County Foundation Staff Member Graduates from Mutz Philanthropic Leadership Institute
Emily Hemersbach, Marketing and Communications Director at the Community Foundation serving Howard, Clinton and Carroll Counties, has graduated from the 2026 John M. Mutz Philanthropic ... [FULL STORY] The post Clinton County Foundation Staff Member Graduates from Mutz…
A Day They’ll Never Forget: 84 Veterans Fly Home After Honor Flight’s 28th Mission
Lafayette, Ind. — The tarmac at Purdue University Airport was still dark at 5 a.m. Tuesday when 84 veterans of World War II, Korea and ... [FULL STORY] The post A Day They’ll Never Forget: 84 Veterans Fly Home After Honor Flight’s 28th Mission first appeared on Clinton County…
Carroll County Comet
Published September 16Community Foundation Awards $750,000 in Impact Grants to Carroll County Nonprofits
The Carroll County Community Foundation has awarded $750,000 in Impact Grants to 10 local nonpro.t organizations, supporting large-scale projects designed to address needs and opportunities identi.ed throughout the county. The grants were made possible through funding from Lilly…
Carroll County Comet
Published September 16The family, mental health and the church
The mental health crisis is often discussed in terms of anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction and loneliness. These are real issues but one of the deeper questions underneath them is what happens to people when the family, the most basic place of belonging, becomes unstable,…
Four Clinton County Veterans Among 84 Flying Out on 28th Honor Flight of Greater Lafayette
Lafayette, Ind. — Eighty-four World War II, Korean War and Vietnam veterans — including four from Clinton County — are set to depart Purdue University ... [FULL STORY] The post Four Clinton County Veterans Among 84 Flying Out on 28th Honor Flight of Greater Lafayette first…
Nine-Month Grant Journey Ends in Celebration as Clinton, Carroll Nonprofits Share $1.5 Million in Impact Funding Through Community Foundation
FRANKFORT/DELPHI, Ind. — Sept. 11, 2026 — Twenty nonprofit organizations across Clinton, Carroll and Howard Counties are sharing in $3 million of new grant funding ... [FULL STORY] The post Nine-Month Grant Journey Ends in Celebration as Clinton, Carroll Nonprofits Share $1.5…
Carroll County Comet
Published September 09Suicide or God?
Suicide is one of the deepest pains a person, family, or community can face. It often grows where despair has become heavy—where someone feels exhausted, alone, ashamed, or unable to imagine a way forward. Yet even in that dark place, the truth of God’s Word speaks with…