Local News

TELL CITY – Schweizer Fest, Tell City’s annual celebration of its Swiss-German heritage, will unfold this week with favorite activities from the past and new ones. Throw in rides, games, an expanded Main Street beer garden and four nights of music and you have all the ingredients for a big celebration.

PERRY COUNTY – Perry County Memorial Hospital invites the community to participate in a 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment for the purpose of gaining public insight on health needs in the community.

Perry County Memorial Hospital is conducting its second Community Health Needs Assessment which will be made available via the Hospital’s website by the end of this year. The 2012 Assessment can be found at https://www.pchospital.org/community-health-needs-assessment/.

PERRY COUNTY – The first steps in exploring the possibility of a Boys & Girls Club of America program in Tell City and Perry County was taken this week.

Mark Branch, Organizational Development Director for BGCA, provided an overview of the club and steps that might be taken in establishing the club, to a handful of people representing several local organizations.

The presentation was organized by Mika Howell, who had visited a Boys and Girls Club in Corydon and became interested in the possibilities of opening a local club.

TELL CITY – Tell City Street Commissioner Jeff Everly reported an issue with trash bags being improperly tagged with the $1 trash tags, which have been in use for decades.

Everly suggested sending a post card to the over 3,000 rate-paying residents to remind them of proper tagging procedure.

“It’s a tremendous problem we’re trying to get fixed,” said Mayor Jim Adams.

“I think the city could post it on their Facebook page and on their website,” Council member Chris Cail said.