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Today's News

  • New menus available

    TELL CITY - September menus and order forms for Angel Food Ministries' discount-food program are available at The News. The program offers $30 boxes of food valued at $60 or more, as well as senior boxes of 10 fully cooked meals for $28 and an allergen-free box of food for $35.

    Also on the month's menu are several specials for meat, fresh fruits and vegetables. There are no age or income guidelines to participate. Orders are due Sept. 13 with food delivered Sept. 26.

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  • Run, walk set for Oct. 10

    CANNELTON - Cannelton Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization will sponsor a mile-long run and walk in conjunction with Cannelton's Heritage Fest. The event will begin at 7 a.m. Oct. 10 with registration at 6 a.m. in the Myers Grade School lobby. Participants can also pre-register at the school. Flyers and applications may be found in various businesses around Cannelton and at the school.

    Cost is $10 per person and includes a T-shirt. All proceeds will benefit the Cannelton Elementary PTO. Early registration will ensure correct T-shirt sizes.

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  • Patoka Lake offers September events

    PATOKA LAKE - Patoka Lake will be the site of several events in September, including a disc golf tourney, water tour and music event.

    A disc-golf tourney will begin at 9 a.m. Sept. 12 at the Patoka Lake Newton Stewart State Recreation Disc Golf Course.

    For more information visit www.onetimediscgolf. citymax.com/PatokaLakeMarinaOpen.html or call Scott Bateman at (812) 639-7145.

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  • Nonprofit organizations encouraged to attend Sept. 1 Food Safety Day

    According to the Centers for Disease Control, there are 76 million food-borne illnesses each year in the United States, causing approximately 300,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths.

    Effective, proactive food- safety and sanitation programs can help prevent hazards before they occur. Food Safety Day can provide groups with information regarding safe food-handling practices.

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  • Schools should allow students to participate in more extracurricular activities

    Tell City, like most small-town communities, takes pride in its high-school sports teams and marching band.

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  • No cash for my clunker

    I didn't give much serious thought this summer to trading in my old car for a new one, but I did nose around the government's Cash for Clunkers Program that made so much news this summer.

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  • Thank God for George W. Bush

    After Sept.11, 2001, the United States found itself involved in a new kind of warfare. We had an enemy with no discernable borders, no real army or uniforms. He was elusive and was hiding in at least 40 different countries all around the world.

    There was no way we could fight his kind of shadowy war. The only way to get at him was to coerce him to fight ours.

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  • Commodores run past Corydon 14-0

    LEOPOLD—Perry Central got its ball-control running game going in the second half to defeat Corydon 14-0 in football Friday.

    The Commodores had some good runs in their scoreless first half, including a 17-yard gain by T.J. Hall on their first possession.

    But they fumbled on the next play, and Corydon recovered it.

    Perry Central had another first-half drive stalled by two consecutive holding penalties caused by “maybe trying a little bit too hard,” said Perry Central Coach Mike Spencer.

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  • Stemple, Wildcats overpower Tell City

    MOUNT VERNON—Tell City couldn’t get its offense going consistently and couldn’t stop Jason Stemple as the Marksmen lost to Mount Vernon 43-6 in football Friday.

    Mount Vernon got out to an early lead after a stalled Tell City drive. Stemple drove the Wildcats down the field and connected with wide receiver Aaron Straub for a short touchdown pass.

    Stemple ran for the two-point conversion, giving the Wildcats an 8-0 lead.

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  • Raiders stop Marksmen's attack

    TELL CITY—Tell City couldn’t get its spiking attack going consistently as it lost to Southridge 25-12, 25-21, 25-11 in PAC volleyball Thursday.

    The Marksmen were playing shorthanded, with McKenzie Hayes (mild concussion) and Leslie Poole (hamstring) both sidelined by injuries.

    “We had a lot of people out of position, especially in the back row,” said Tell City Coach Dalonda Hayes.

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