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Today's News

  • Candidates for commissioner set goals for county's future

    Fortwendel, Flamion vying for votes in District 3

    TELL CITY - Incumbent Jody Fortwendel said the reason why he's seeking reelection for the District 3 seat on the county's board of commissioners is because he's worried about the futures of his grandchildren.

    His opponent, Republican Joe Flamion, wants to see Perry county "grow and prosper and for that to happen, we need to look to the future and plan for growth."

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  • Route 66 yard sale returns

    All roads lead to Rome Sunday as fall tour concludes

    Bargains won't be hard to find Saturday as the second annual Route 66 Yard Sale provides a backdrop for dozens of yard and garage sales in Troy, Tell City, Cannelton, Rocky Point and other locations along the scenic state route.

    Interest in the Route 66 sale has been building for weeks, said Bev Minto, executive director of the Perry County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Many remember the crowds from last year and either will be shopping for bargains or offering them to others.

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  • Restored cabin steeped in history

    Carter homestead to be dedicated Saturday

    ROCKY POINT - A small cabin that provided a sturdy home for a pioneering Perry County family will be dedicated Saturday at its new home in the Shubael Little Pioneer Village near Rocky Point.

    The Homer Hull Carter Cabin is the fourth pioneer home to be restored in the village and will be dedicated during a 2 p.m. ceremony as part of the final weekend of the Hoosier Heritage Fall Tour.

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  • Train crash brings new rules to Hoosier Southern Railroad

    Cell phones, other devices banned from locomotives

    TELL CITY - The regulatory ripples from a train wreck in California in which 25 people died have reached Perry County in the form of new safety rules imposed upon employees of the Hoosier Southern Railroad.

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  • Police nab saw-toting attacker

    Suspect had knives hidden near home, claimed to see demons

    TELL CITY - A Tell City man beat on a neighbor's house with a hacksaw Saturday morning, shattering a window and kicking on doors before being arrested.

    Officers said Kelly J. Brunner, 41, of 39 Riverview Drive, told them he could see demons who were about to attack police. Officers later found three large knives outside the man's home and expressed relief Brunner had not been able to reach the weapons during what they described as a morning rampage of the Fennhaven area.

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  • Homeowner assaulted by burglar

    Deputy spots van, suspect jailed

    TELL CITY - A rural Tell City man was injured Wednesday morning when he surprised a burglar inside his home and was struck in the head. The suspect, identified as a 42-year-old Elizabethtown, Ind., man, was in custody within an hour.

    Details remained sketchy as The News went to press Wednesday afternoon and state police had yet to release the name of the victim, information about his condition or the address where the assault took place.

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  • An ounce of prevention ...

    Now that I am interested in maintaining my youthful experimental life and living longer and growing younger, there are things I think about and wish to share with you. This summer I have come into contact with many people who are having medical appointments or hospital stays for a great variety of illnesses.

    My overall generalization about what I have heard from patient reports is the focus of this writing. Please allow me to say this. There is a serious disconnect between the patients and their medical experience.

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  • No more toilet paper, please

    I woke up one recent Saturday to find toilet paper strewn across my front yard. The dastardly act was one of the most popular of the autumn pranks and something I guess has gone on for years, maybe since there has been toilet paper.

    During the night, while I slumbered away, minor-league terrorists armed with rolls of generic roles of tissue had draped my maple trees in white streamers that hung damp and limp by the next morning.

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  • A nation in need of change

    President George W. Bush ought to cringe every time he hears the word "change." The mantra coming from the mouths of both men campaigning for his job proves how eager the majority of Americans are to see him leave the White House and for a failed presidency to finally end.

    No matter if you subscribe to Barack Obama's "Change we need" or John McCain's "Change is coming," all of us are looking for something new and hopefully better in our 44th president.

    If only the election had been yesterday and Inauguration Day was today.

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  • Alvey named to NW Missouri Hall of Fame

    MARYVILLE, Mo. - Former Tell City basketball star and coach Dave Alvey has been elected to the Northwest Missouri State University Athletic Hall of Fame.

    He will be inducted into the hall Friday.

    A 6-foot-5 forward who graduated from Tell City in 1973, Alvey went on to set the career scoring record at Northwest Missouri State, an NCAA Division II school, and is still second on that list today.

    He scored 1,747 points for the Bearcats and grabbed 677 rebounds, which is fourth on the school's all-time list.

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