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  • JA program will encourage girls to be entrepreneurial

    PERRY COUNTY – Thanks to the Perry County Women for Women Fund, Perry Central Community School and the Tell City-Troy Township School Corp. are partnering with Junior Achievement of Perry County to offer the Empowering Girls to Be Entrepreneurial after-school program.  

    This program is designed to educate girls about entrepreneurship – starting your own business in hope of earning a profit – and the skills and characteristics needed to be a successful entrepreneur.

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  • Progress

    A partially razed former furniture factory that drew a city lawsuit after work was halted for two years is nearly gone after weeks of fast work along Seventh Street.

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  • Emergency alert system to be tested

    PERRY COUNTY – The nation’s Emergency Alert System will undergo a national test at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The test may last for three minutes and its purpose is to nationally test the emergency alert system. Media used will be digital, cable and satellite television and broadcast radio.

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  • Tax payments due Thursday

    PERRY COUNTY – Property owners will need to pay the second installment of their property taxes by Thursday.

    Property owners have several payment options. Old National and First State banks in Tell City and Rockport and German American Bank in Tell City will collect payments, as will the treasurer’s office at the courthouse. Property owners can also mail payments to the address on their bills.

    County offices will be open until 6 p.m. Friday.

    For more information, call the county treasurer’s office at 547-4816.

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  • And-Tro flushing lines

    GATCHEL – And-Tro Water Authority began flushing lines last week and the work will continue several weeks. Due to the possibility of discolored water, customers are encouraged to use caution when doing laundry.
     

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  • Christmas festivities planned in Tell City

    TELL CITY – Plans are in place for the annual Christmas in the Park celebration and parade Nov. 27 in Tell City.

    Activities are planned for 2 to 4 p.m. in City Hall Park with the parade at 4 p.m. Santa will be available from 2 to 4 p.m. to hear Christmas wishes.

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  • 4-H volunteer for 55 years

    Nolan Williams was honored at the Indiana State Fair for celebrating his 55th year as a 4-H volunteer in Perry County.

    He was a 4-H member and exhibited dairy and swine.  Williams has served on the Perry County 4-H Council and on the Perry County 4-H Livestock Committee for many years. He has also served as a club leader of the Mount Pleasant 4-H Club for many years with his wife.

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  • Board member says anonymity boosts learning

    By KEVIN KOELLING, Managing Editor

    CANNELTON – Cannelton School Board member Barbara Beard said at a regular meeting Oct. 27 she’d attended a meeting where she learned students are more open with teachers when they can communicate with them secretly.

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  • Family honors its Lincoln Legacy

    By VINCE LUECKE, Editor

    TOBINSPORT – A family with roots extending deep into Perry County’s history erected a marker in September honoring an ancestor’s role in ushering a young Abraham Lincoln into Indiana.

    The Weatherholt family installed the roadside marker in Tobinsport Sept. 8 at the point where Indiana 166 terminates at the Ohio River. The dedication ceremony was held Sept. 24, following the 35th annual Weatherholt Reunion at the Clayton Harris Memorial United Methodist Church in Tobinsport.

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  • 2011 Election Candidates

    Note: Names of uncontested candidates will not appear on the ballot.

    Tell City

    Mayor

    Barbara Ewing - Democrat

    Clerk-Treasurer

    Jenny Richter – Democrat

    City Common Council
    District 1

    Chris Cail – Democrat

    District 2

    Joe Daum – Democrat
    Julie Kohnert – Republican

    District 3

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