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JERMIE FARMER

GUEST COLUMNIST

Like many cities, towns and communities around the country, Perry County is experiencing an explosion in the stray and feral cat population. 

The dramatic increase in such numbers are understandable when you consider a single breeding pair will raise two litters per year and can have as many as 420,000 offspring in their lifetime.

That is why immediate measures are required at this time in an effort to control and curtail this ever-increasing population. 

In 34 years at The News I have worked with many reporters, editors and publishers. Some have stayed a few years and some less than six months. There have been only two that I worked with more than 15 years, and one of them died recently.

Mary Busam was with the News when I came here in 1978 and she stayed until retiring in 1994.

Having worked near her that long – for a while our desks faced each other with no wall and virtually no space between them — I have a lot of memories of her.

By VINCE LUECKE
Editor

Now that Schweizer fest has come and gone – and what a successful celebration it was – Perry Countians will turn their attention toward late-summer and fall activities. There are plenty of fun events coming up, old favorites as well as one-time celebrations.

Shooting Matches

By KATIE CHINN
Guest Columnist

As Tell City prepares itself for another week of Schweizer Fest, the list of activities and events to attend and participate in can be quite overwhelming. We are lucky to live in a community that honors its heritage yearly, and by doing so, offers us so many ways to celebrate throughout the week. An event that has quickly grown to be one of the largest of the Schweizer Fest sporting events is the road run.