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TELL CITY – Indiana First Lady Cheri Daniels is sponsoring the Hoosiers Helping Hoosiers food drive during the month of February. The Perry County Department of Child Services has placed barrels at Wal-Mart, Noble's IGA, Cash Saver and Save-A-Lot, as well as their office at 316 E. Indiana 66, Tell City, to collect food items.

The child services department is partnering with the United Way of Perry County and the Perry County Food Coalition to get the food to local food banks.

TROY – Residents of Troy are asked to stack limbs knocked down by the recent ice storm next to the street. Town employees plan to chip the limbs.

Residents should not take limbs to Burke Park. For more information, call the town's utility office at 547-7501.

PERRY COUNTY – Downed limbs and trees across roads and in campground areas have closed several recreation areas in the Hoosier National Forest, including Saddle Lake, German Ridge, Mano Point, Buzzard Roost and Indian Lake.

Celina Lake Road and the North Face camp loop are open to winter-hardy campers but visitors should watch for blocked roads and trails.

Forest Service workers will be clearing recreation roads and trails. For more information call 547-7051.

PERRY COUNTY – With a Feb. 17 digital-switch deadline looming over American households, Congress voted Wednesday to delay the switch.

The measure will give consumers until June 12 to purchase digital-to-analog converters for analog televisions or to subscribe to satellite or cable television. According to a www.cnn.com article, an estimated 6.5 million homes would lose TV service after the initial deadline.