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George – McBride

The families of Ryan George and Karen McBride announce the marriage of their children.

The bride is the daughter of John E. McBride and Janis McBride of San Marcos, Texas.
She works in the field of international higher education and will travel to Thailand in 2013 as a Fulbright Specialist.
She is a graduate of San Marcos High School, the University of Texas, Queen’s University of Belfast and the University of Minnesota.

Commissioners OK horse-rescue...

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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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.)

 

 

Bills pass $3 million mark

By KEVIN KOELLING

ISTEP problem may affect...

By KEVIN KOELLING

Dinner honors business...

By VINCE LUECKE
Editor

TELL CITY – A growing Perry County-based winery, a fitness facility promoting community-wide wellness and an auto-parts manufacturer whose products are found on nearly every Toyota were honored Tuesday with business awards.

The Perry County Chamber of Commerce held its 12th annual business dinner at the Schergens Center. Awards were given in four categories: large business with more than 25 employees; small businesses with fewer 25 employees and entrepreneurship. An applause award was awarded to a nonprofit group.

Blue Bridge prep work near its...

OWENSBORO, Ky. – Prep work for painting the KY 2262 Ohio River “Blue Bridge” in downtown Owensboro, Ky., continues with overnight closures of the bridge. 

COLUMN: TV folks, have some...

By VINCE LUECKE
Editor

I don’t like to think of myself as overly emotional but I nearly blew my stack Wednesday morning while at an accident scene west of Troy.

I was at the scene of the two-vehicle crash on Indiana 66 and was keeping my distance while rescue crews and firefighters worked to free a Tell City man from his crumpled car.

I’ve covered dozens of accidents in which someone was killed and likely hundreds in which someone was injured.

Century reaches tentative power...

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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