Local News

TELL CITY – A traffic stop led to the arrest of a county man Monday night. According to Cannelton Patrolman Micah Jackson, a Perry County deputy made contact with Matthew Poehlein of Cannelton during a traffic stop near the 400 block of N. Fourth Street in Cannelton. 

ROCKY POINT – Memorial Day travelers en route to or passing through Rocky Point accustomed to stopping and looking before crossing a bridge on Indiana 66 will now have a stoplight navigating them through the construction zone. 

His baseball cap drawn down to block the sun, Corey Waninger marks the graves of deceased veterans with flags Tuesday as part of a annual project by Troop 192 Boy Scouts. The early-evening work in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Tell City was to be followed by a similar rite in Greenwood Cemetery Wednesday. Members of veterans groups will conduct graveside services across the county Sunday and Monday to mark the holiday. A joint American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars service is planned for noon Sunday in City Hall Park. 

By KEVIN KOELLING
Managing Editor

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TELL CITY – Valedictorian Hunter R. Sandage will talk about “The Journey Here” and salutatorian Katie M. Fuchs will discuss “The Three Keys to Success” during Tell City High School’s commencement ceremony Friday.