Today's News

PORTLAND, Maine - For the fourth time in eight years, Electric Consumer senior editor Richard G. Biever has been named Writer of the Year by the Cooperative Communicators Association. The Tell City native received the honor at the association's annual institute last month in Portland.

Communicators vying for the award submitted portfolios of five writing samples produced between April 2007 and March 2008.

TELL CITY - The Tell City Common Council will meet in special session Friday at 4 p.m. to hold preliminary discussion on next year's city budget. The meeting is open to the public and will be held in the city council chambers in City Hall.

The Aug. 4 meetings of the common council and board of public works and safety will be pushed back one week to Aug. 11 due to the city's Schweizer Fest and sesquicentennial.

The city works board will meet at 6 p.m. Aug. 11 with the council convening at 7.

Effort targets debt, building needs

CANNELTON - Cannelton School Board members voted in a special meeting Thursday to issue up to $2.8 million in bonds to pull the corporation out from under debt it has endured for years and to make improvements to Cannelton High School.

Tell City's sesquicentennial begins Saturday and residents are encouraged to show their support by displaying city flags.

A small number of "garden-sized" flags are available with greater numbers of 2-foot by 3-foot and 3-foot by 5-foot versions of the red, white and blue flags with the city's name, founding date and red apple sporting a yellow arrow. The 2-foot by 3-foot flags are available with sleeves or grommets.

Flags can be purchased at the Perry County Chamber of Commerce, Tassels, Gatherings, Celebrations and William Tell Antiques and Collectibles.