Local News

PERRY COUNTY – Children ages birth through sixth grade are invited to explore all things underground this summer as the Perry County Public Library presents “Dig Into Reading.” 

TELL CITY – A Colors of Hope 5-kilometer run-walk will be held May 25 and will be sponsored by New Directions Health and Fitness Club. The race will begin and end at New Directions. 

ROCKPORT – The future of a gasification plant in Rockport is likely grim after Indiana legislators finally came to terms for new requirements the company would have to meet. The bill will likely halt the venture as developers regroup and determine if they should move forward with plans in a state that seems to not want their services, Indiana Gasification project manager Mark Lubbers said.

By VINCE LUECKE