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TELL CITY - Two Tell City men were jailed Thursday evening after state police and Tell City officers busted an alleged methamphetamine lab off Chestnut Grove Road east of Tell City.

Stephen W. Walls, 45, of 422 13th St., and 26-year-old David E. Senn of 714 14th St., each face a Class B felony charge of dealing in methamphetamine and Class D felony counts of possession of methamphetamine, illegal possession of anhydrous ammonia and possession of ephedrine.

Agency helps save lives before tragedies strike

TELL CITY - Perry County commissioners adopted in a regular meeting Monday a resolution offered by Llynn Enmen and Gene Baldwin proclaiming March as National Red Cross Month.

Schizophrenic in his 50s may have been living in woods and barns around Troy for weeks

TROY - Authorities continue to search for an apparently homeless man who has been living in barns in and around Troy. The man, who police believe to be in his 50s and suffering from schizophrenia, has raided trash bins for food and is suspected of turning on spigots just a few feet from some homes to obtain water.

Police said they don't believe the man poses a serious threat to the public but want to find him for his safety and those of residents.

TELL CITY - A nationally recognized comedian and lecturer, sometimes called America's funniest professor, will be on stage Aug. 4 at Tell City High School as part of the weeklong celebration of the community's sesquicentennial.

Carl Hurley, a former Eastern Kentucky University professor, draws big crowds at shows and speaking engagements around the country with his homespun humor. Drawing from his Appalachian upbringing, Hurley follows in the tradition of American humorists such as Andy Griffith and Garrison Keillor.