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Playwright honored for telling young Lincoln’s story

By DON STEEN

Staff Writer

 

Murder trial slated to begin Aug. 7

By VINCE LUECKE

Editor

 

ST. CROIX – The criminal case against a Tell City man charged in a March death is on a fast track, with a trial slated to begin early next month.

Jury selection is scheduled to start Aug. 7 in the murder trial of Randal Coalter, 45. He is accused of killing 62-year-old David Weedman of St. Croix. Weedman was found dead March 3 on the living room floor of his home at 21755 Omar Road.

Kathy and Steve Schmidt

Steve and Kathy Schmidt of Tell City will celebrate their 25th anniversary July 29 at the couple’s home with a family gathering.

They were married July 25, 1992, at Tell City Baptist Church. The couple have three children, Lisa (Ponch) Martinez of Santa Claus, Shannon (Kayci) Amos of Floyds Knob and Shawnna (Marshall) Ritchie, and seven grandchildren.

Mr. Schmidt is employed at ATTC. Mrs. Schmidt is retired from Branchville Correctional Facility.

The couple will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a trip to Jamaica in the near future.

More housing possible along TC’s 7th Street

By VINCE LUECKE

Editor

 

TELL CITY – A city-owned parcel of land in the 400 block of Seventh Street could become the site of Tell City’s next major housing project. That’s the hope of a housing committee working under the auspices of the Perry County Development Corp.

Early bloomers
Benjamin Raider Weyer

Nick and Katie Weyer of Tell City announce the birth of their second son, Benjamin Raider. He was born May 1, 2017, at the Women’s Hospital in Newburgh and weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces.

Ben was baptized on June 25 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Tell City by Father Dennis Duvelius. Godparents are Stacy Davis of Boonville and Matthew Weyer of Ferdinand. Grandparents are Bruce and Sarah Chinn of Tell City and Ron and Lou Ann Weyer of Ferdinand. Ben has a brother, Jack Becher.

Maturation, leadership key to TC’s gridiron development

By ZANE CLODFELTER

Spencer County Journal-Democrat

 

TELL CITY – When Tell City football coach Josh Teague compares his team in summer camp to where it was a year ago, there are noticeable differences in growth and execution.

“We went to West Washington Saturday after four days of practice and if I had to compare it to Bosse after four days of practice last year, I felt like our kids competed well,” Teague said. “They looked better offensively than we did a year ago at this time.”

Talking big, antics part of winners’ edge

ZANE CLODFELTER

Journal-Democrat

 

I can appreciate gamesmanship. It’s another wrinkle of sports that has a way of filtering out the weakest individuals.

Gamesmanship by the purest definition involves using different ploys or strategies to gain a psychological advantage. For some opposing athletes, gamesmanship tactics were easy to brush aside, but for others, it was their undoing.

There have been some great examples of gamesmanship in various sports.

Lincoln Boyhood Drama group could lose specialty license plate if sales don’t increase

SPENCER COUNTY – The Lincoln Boyhood Drama Association’s specialty Indiana license plate is currently on the probationary list with the state of Indiana. 

Presently, there are just over 200 registered plates and, to have the state rescind the probationary status, sales must top the 500 mark by Dec. 31 or the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will no longer offer the plate in 2018.