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TELL CITY - Tell City Junior High School Principal Chad Schenck will resign at the end of the month to take a position in the Southwest Dubois County School Corp., Huntingburg.

"I am grateful for all the experiences that have crossed my path," he wrote in a June 5 letter. "Every day has been challenging, insightful and rewarding."

He thanked board members, corporation administrators, principals of Tell City's other schools and, in particular, Brad Ramsey, for the support they provided since he became principal in the 2006-07 school year.

Cannelton mayor turns to Indiana 15 for third bid

CANNELTON - Cannelton's mayor is turning to another source to help the city obtain a grant to fund repairs to its sewer systems after he announced at a common-council meeting Monday a second attempt had failed.

Mayor Smokey Graves said he received notice last week "that we didn't make the cut," although "the city totally did what they were required to do" in an application submitted in March.

Tell City history focus of June, July sessions

TELL CITY - The Tell City-Perry County Public Library Children's Department invites children from 2 years old through fifth grade to participate in its Good Old-Fashioned Summer Reading Program.

Kids may stop in the children's department to pick up reading forms. "Read-to-me" and "Beginning" readers will read 10 picture books, fill out and return a reading form, choose a reading prize, then do it once again.