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Animal welfare group to disband

Editor’s Note: This notice was penned by Charles W. Falls, Chairman of the Board Humane Society of Perry County

 

 BETRAYAL

 

Tell City’s theater to reopen...

By STUART CASSIDY

Staff Writer

 

TELL CITY – ‘Cowboy heroes, cops and robbers, glamour and strife, bigger than life! Sitting in the darkness, what a world to see! Let’s go to the movies …’ a once famous tune alludes.

But that’s not just nostalgia. The flicker of the silver screen will soon again gleam in Tell City. New owners for the to-be-renamed Cinema 66 theater say movies will be shown by month’s end.

State high court won’t hear TC...

By VINCE LUECKE

Editor

 

TELL CITY – The Indiana Supreme Court has declined to hear Tell City’s appeal of an April ruling that gave a big win to opponents of Tell City’s annexation plans.

Murder trial slated to begin Aug...

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.

INDOT to spend $15M on county...

By VINCE LUECKE

Editor

 

PERRY COUNTY – The Indiana Department will spend more than $15 million over the next five years in Perry County to resurface 81 lane miles of roadway and will rehabilitate or replace eight bridges under a Next Level Roads Plan announced last week.

Gov. Eric Holcomb joined INDOT Commissioner Joe McGuinness last week at several locations to unveil the plan.

4-H Fair kick-off
County to return property to its...

By STUART CASSIDY

Staff Writer

 

TELL CITY – A small tract of land east of Branchville held by the county highway department for the last 65 years will soon be deeded back to the original property owners. The Guillaume family donated the acre of ground near the Leopold-Oriole Road junction to the county in 1951 and a garage, which still stands, was erected on the site.

Plott hound fans returning July...

Due to an editor’s error the dates for Plott Day were incorrect in Thursday’s edition. The event is set for July 26-29, not July 19-22 as reported in the original story. We regret the mistake.

 

By VINCE LUECKE

Editor

TELL CITY – Fans of a particular breed of hunting hound are hot on a trail leading them to Perry and Hancock counties next week for four days of shows, bench trials and camaraderie.Events are scheduled July 26-29.

More housing possible along TC’s...

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.

Library welcomes new assistant...

By JAKE BETHEL

Staff Writer

 

TELL CITY – The Perry County Public Library has hired a new assistant director from La Porte, who brings with him an appreciation for a deep sense of community.