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Babysitter charged with battery...

By VINCE LUECKE
Editor

TELL CITY – A Tell City woman is accused of battering a child she was caring for. According to Tell City Police Department Lt. Alan Malone, the Perry County Department of Child Services contacted police Tuesday about an investigation involving a child under the age of 14 being a possible victim of child abuse. Malone said a medical exam of the child turned up suspicious marks, which, in turn, were reported to DCS.

Officials discuss black-dust...

By KEVIN KOELLING
Managing Editor

CANNELTON – Members of the Cannelton Board of Public Works and Safety expressed concern last Monday about a new business in town creating black-dust problems.

Two injured in Friday morning...

HATFIELD – A head-on crash on Indiana 66 just outside of Hatfield Friday morning sent both drivers to an Evansville hospital in critical condition. The crash closed the highway for nearly an hour as emergency crews worked to assist the injured motorists.

Council finalizes tax abatement...

By KEVIN KOELLING

Managing Editor

TELL CITY – Members of the county council unanimously adopted June 26 a confirming resolution finalizing their part in approving a tax abatement for ATTC Manufacturing.

Prepping Lightning for the show...

Perry County 4-H’er Kayla Denu blows dust from Lightning, her crossbred steer, Thursday.

The 4-H livestock barn hummed with activity as the evening’s beef show neared. Kayla, 6, is a first-year 4-H explorer.

First Church of the Nazarene...

TELL CITY – Tell City First Church of the Nazarene will host a weekend vacation Bible school, “Blast Off-Launching Kids on a Mission of God’s Love,” from Friday, July 25 through Sunday, July 29 at the church.

Minto will step down from...

By VINCE LUECKE
Editor

PERRY COUNTY – The Perry County Convention and Visitors Bureau is losing its executive director next month.

Bev Minto, who has led the county’s tourism efforts for the past six years, will step down Aug. 9 to spend more time with her family-owned restaurant in Rocky Point. She announced her resignation to board members earlier in the month and met with the group a final time Wednesday evening.

She began her job in May 2008.

Company earns rare designation

By KEVIN KOELLING
Managing Editor

CANNELTON – Best Chairs in Cannelton is among the 70 business establishments statewide earning the designation as “one of the safest places to work in Indiana.”

That’s according to Rick Ruble, commissioner of the Department of Labor’s Indiana office, who said the state has approximately 150,000 establishments.

INDOT responds to intersection...

By KEVIN KOELLING
Managing Editor

TELL CITY – Indiana Department of Transportation workers appeared at the intersection of 12th and Tell streets Friday morning to correct what drivers were calling a dangerous situation.

The intersection became dangerous, people said in Facebook postings and in a news report by WFIE television, when lane markings were changed.

The station’s Nick Lagrange reported Tuesday that “some time ago, INDOT painted turn lanes in order to make the intersection safer.”