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Today's News

  • Former superintendent’s return to county delayed

    SHREVEPORT, La. – Former Cannelton City Schools Superintendent Marion “Al” Chapman, who was jailed in Louisiana last week, likely won’t return to Perry County until this week.

    The News learned Friday that plans by state police to return Chapman to Indiana were on hold until a court hearing in Louisiana.

    It was unclear if Chapman, who had been living in the Gulf Coast state, was fighting extradition.

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  • Commissioners OK horse-rescue contract

    By KEVIN KOELLING
    Managing Editor

    TELL CITY – The county will pay bills incurred when horses and other large animals are seized from abusive or neglectful owners if the county council approves funding to back a contract the county commissioners approved May 6.

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  • School leaders get advice on building a better board

    By VINCE LUECKE
    Editor

    TELL CITY – The director of board services for the Indiana School Boards Association shared advice gleaned from experience as a trustee and as an advocate of Indiana school boards during an April 23 session with the Tell City-Troy Township School Board.

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  • Rendering Honors

    Members of Boy Scout Troop 192 salute a flag Thursday after donating it for use at the Depot, Tell City’s new visitors and events center on Seventh Street. (Click photo to enlarge and right arrow to see more.)

     

     

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  • Century reaches tentative power deal

    HAWESVILLE, Ky. – A tentative agreement between the parent company of a Hancock County smelter and its power providers has eased fears that the area employer will close its doors this summer, costing the jobs of more than 600 people.

    Century Aluminum, Kenergy Corp. and Big Rivers Electric Corp. announced April 29 that a framework was agreed upon for providing market-priced power to the Hawesville smelter.

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  • Officials seek solution to struggling sewer system

    By KEVIN KOELLING
    Managing Editor

    LEOPOLD – County resident Debbie Goffinet told the county commissioners May 2 she was concerned that sewage might back up into her house if she tried to flush the toilet four days later.

    She expressed the concern during what was billed as a town-hall-style meeting in the Perry Central High School library. She and her neighbors are served by a private sewer service operated by Tim Huff, who she said had issued a letter to customers saying service would be cut off May 6.

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  • Kid’s fishing derby at Patoka Lake June 1

    BIRDSEYE – Local children are invited to take their friends, family, fishing poles, tackle and bait, and head over to Patoka Lake from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. June 1 for the annual Kid’s Fishing Derby.
    Groups can park at the Modern Campground Center Shelterhouse at 8:30 a.m. to register and then take a short stroll down to the fishing pond for a friendly competition. This event is for children 12 years of age and under and they must be accompanied by an adult.

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  • Local residents graduate from University of Evansville

    EVANSVILLE – The University of Evansville announced that multiple local students graduated during UE’s 155th commencement held May 4 at the Ford Center in downtown Evansville.
    During the ceremony, the university awarded 595 degrees to 579 graduates – the largest graduating class in over a decade.

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  • Community Events, May 13

    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.

    Spring break trip for Tell City seniors

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  • Annual Drug, Alcohol Awareness Poster Contest end Friday

    PERRY COUNTY – The Perry County prosecutor’s office announces the annual poster contest open to all Perry County students in kindergarten through seventh grades begins Wednesday and ends Friday. Letters have been sent to Tell City, Perry Central and Cannelton schools with the official rules to begin the contest. The office staff have asked schools to choose the four best pos-ters from each grade level and submit them to the prosecutor’s office for judging.

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