ESI Staff
Little less rainy this weekend
On Saturday I went out to the Euro car rally up at the Passion Play and got sufficiently soaked in a cold downpour while...
Having ReelFUN
Fishing on White River, Y2Ks and Woollies have been the go-to flies. Hot pink Trout Magnets, trout cranks, and Berkley Flicker Shad have also...
The Dirt on Nicky
Truck plus peppers equals paprika
A line from the world’s second-best poem no one has read yet states, “Things converge in casual caravans/ and drift...
Keeping the lights on
Providing carbon-free electricity around the clock
Last week, “The end of fracking” described a clear choice: carbon-free electricity including solar, nuclear, and off-shore wind power,...
Council fills commission vacancies
Two new members were appointed at Monday’s city council meeting to fill the vacancies on the Parks Commission; Carmen Burden was approved unanimously for...
Bids waived on sewer equipment upgrade
On August 24, Public Works Director Dwayne Allen asked city council to approve an emergency bidding waiver for $40,000 of repairs to UV equipment...
Fly-in scheduled at county airport
With fall flying weather approaching, the members of the Carroll County Airport Commission voted to hold a fly-in event on Sept 19.
The fly-ins had...
Council gets July numbers
The city’s July financial report, presented at Monday’s city council meeting, indicated a general fund year-to-day revenue shortage of 8 percent, or $168,351 with...
Quorum Court breezes through short agenda
The quorum court met Friday afternoon, a meeting postponed from Aug. 17. Circuit court ran late that Monday in the Eastern District courthouse, and...
Katrina 15 years ago pales to Covid-19
This weekend marks the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. I was living with my daughter, Bri, at the time in Ocean Springs, Miss., in...