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Today's News

  • Ferdinand Benedictine sisters celebrate 60th, 70th jubilees

    FERDINAND – Nine Benedictine sisters celebrated special anniversaries of their religious profession Oct. 28, at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand. Sisters Mary Alice Schnur, Mary Kenneth Scheessele, Johnette Finis and Sylvia Gehlhausen observed the 70th anniversary of their monastic profession. Sisters Maura Beckman, Vera Kloeck, Mary Benet Goodrum, Mary Roman Dall and Mary Claude Croteau marked their 60th anniversary. These sisters have given a total of 580 years of consecrated life and service to the Church.

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  • Benedictine sisters hosting Christkindlmarkt

    FERDINAND – Ferdinand’s Christkindlmarkt, now in its 15th year, will once again include many events at Monastery Immaculate Conception with the Sisters of St. Benedict hosting and playing integral roles. This year the monastery will be the site of the opening ceremonies and dinner, an Advent-Christmas concert, tours, Christmas lights, gifts handmade by the sisters and treats from the monastery bakery.

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  • Church News, Nov. 8

    Winter schedule for Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal
    TELL CITY – Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church, 402 Ninth St., Tell City, will be on a winter schedule effective Nov. 25 through March 24. Services will be hold at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays.
    All services are scheduled to return to their normal schedule time March 31. The normal schedule is as follows: 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays.
    All services will be canceled Dec. 23 and Dec. 30.

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  • Community Events, Nov. 8

    The Perry County News is pleased to announce events of local interest as a service to our readers and the community. Information should be sent to The News at P.O. Box 309, Tell City, IN 47586.
    Information can also be faxed to 547-2847 or e-mailed to lifestyles@perrycountynews.com. Please include a telephone number.

    Bookmobile auction ends Saturday

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  • Kentucky Wesleyan hosts fall open house

    OWENSBORO, Ky. – Kentucky Wesleyan College will hold an open house from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m.
    Prospective students will have the chance to experience the excitement of college life at Kentucky Wesleyan.
    The open house in-cludes tours of the campus and opportunities to meet with current students, faculty and staff. Visitors and their families can get information on financial aid, student life at KWC, NCAA college athletics and more.

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  • Santa’s Candy Castle “Jelly Belly Day” to offer free family fun

    SANTA CLAUS – Santa’s Candy Castle will host its third annual Jelly Belly Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The free event will feature a wide range of Jelly Belly-themed contests and activities for the entire family.

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  • Debbie Cronin cancer benefit Nov. 24

    TELL CITY – A benefit for Debbie Cronin will be held Nov. 24 at the Tell City American Legion Post. The event will include a dinner, silent and live auctions, a dance and karaoke.
    Admission price is $10 per person and will include dinner, a door prize and entertainment. Doors will open at 4 p.m. The silent auction will run from 4 to 7 p.m. and those entering must be present to win.

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  • 2011 Derby Cemetery fund report released

    DERBY – The 2011 report for St. Mary’s Cemetery in Derby has been re-leased.
    People donating to the cemetery fund during 2011 were:

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  • Jakoby Allyn Cronin

    Christopher and Jennifer Cronin of Tell City announce the birth of their son, Jakoby Allyn Cronin, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City.
    The infant weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 19 inches long.
    Mrs. Cronin is the former Jennifer Dartt. Jakoby has one older brother, Hayven Cronin, 3.
    Grandparents are David Dartt and Rebecca Wilson of Tell City, Sandy Tindle and Carl Cronin of Tell City and the late Elton Wilson.

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  • Bryce Randall Kucy

    Tom and Amie Kucy of Clinton, Wis., announce the birth of their son, Bryce Randall Kucy, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, at the Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, Ill.
    The infant weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long.
    Mrs. Kucy is the former Amie Etienne. Bryce has one older brother, Blake, 17 months.
    Grandparents are Randall and Barbara Etienne of Tell City and Dennis and Amy Kucy of Lake Geneva, Wis.
    Great-grandparents are Casper and Glenda Etienne and Donald and Helen Shaw.

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