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Dispatchers flooded with calls, damage very minor

PERRY COUNTY - A 5.2 magnitude earthquake centered in southern Illinois jolted Perry Countians from their predawn sleep Friday, rattling windows and generating dozens of 911 calls but causing no significant damage. An aftershock measuring 4.6 struck after 10 a.m.

According to the National Geological Survey, the 4:37 a.m. quake was centered five miles northeast of Bellmont, Ill., and about 38 miles from Evansville. However, the quake was felt as far as Kansas and Georgia.

TELL CITY - Members of the Tell City-Troy Township School Board approved several resignations, a hiring, the replacement of computer equipment and advertising for a temporary loan at a regular meeting April 8.

Resignations included Rachel East and Kristi Haller as co-sponsors for student council at the high school; James McGee as assistant high-school football coach, junior-high office assistant Debbie Melberg and Logan Wint, custodian at William Tell Elementary School.

The board approved the employment of Jason Bebee as head maintenance custodian at the high school.

TELL CITY - The Tell City Council agreed to waive its usual charge to vacate unimproved streets near the county's emergency-medical-services building for a proposed apartment complex.

Grandview Care has obtained approval of the city's advisory plan commission and board of zoning appeals for the apartments, which will be accessed through a private roadway the company will maintain. The council agreed to waive the usual charge for vacating the streets, in return for Grandview Care maintaining the roadway and widening a section of street.

Company proposes storage units, office buildings

TELL CITY - A pair of unfavorable recommendations by the Tell City Advisory Plan Commission further reduce chances a Ferdinand company will be allowed to build storage buildings on Tell Street near the Tell City-Perry County Public Library.

The two votes came April 10 as representatives of Progressive Investment Co. sought to have five acres owned by Adam Ramsey rezoned for residential use and to vacate unimproved portions of 25th and 26th streets north of Tell Street.