Today's News

TELL CITY - Ninth District Congressman Baron Hill visited Perry County Wednesday as part of a trip across the district's 20 counties to announce his plans to seek re-election.

During a brief stopover at the county courthouse, he filed papers confirming his plans to seek another term. As legally required, Hill filed his candidacy in Indianapolis last Monday before departing for Fort Stewart, Ga., to visit with soldiers of Indiana's 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

Hill began his visits to Ninth District counties Tuesday.

CANNELTON - Cannelton residents are being asked to write letters of support, and provide pictures, if available, in support of upgrades to the city's storm and sanitary sewers.

Mayor Smokey Graves asked council members at a regular meeting Feb. 18 to seek letters to be included with a new application for grant money to fund the work.

Jeff Pruitt, of the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana, reported in December a previous grant application was unsuccessful.

Shur Way wants in on business given to Young's

CANNELTON - "We'd like to do business with your city," Gary Huffines, co-owner of Shur Way Pro Towing in Tell City told members of the Cannelton Board of Public Works and Safety at a regular meeting Feb. 18. He and owner Jeremy Flener were there in an attempt to grow a business they launched nearly a year-and-a-half ago.

Health professionals urge those sick to stay home

TROY - As Lisa Miller gets ready for her day at the Troy Medical Clinic, she arms herself with a mask to protect not only herself, but her family, from a common winter malady: influenza.