Perry Co. Port Authority gets $4.5 million grant for infrastructure projects
Perry Co. Port Authority gets $4.5 million grant for infrastructure projects By Samantha Johnson | February 26, 2021 at 6:06 PM CST - Updated February 26 at 6:40 PM
TELL CITY, Ind. (WFIE) - The Perry County Port Authority received a big-time grant from the US Department of Commerce to finish two infrastructure projects.
The county received more than $4.5 million to replace two railroad bridges, project officials at the Port Authority say has been years in the making.
“They are both over 100 years old,” says General Manager Jared Kleemann.
Both the milepost 8.1 bridge over the Anderson River connecting to Spencer County and the 11.7 bridge in Evanston have needed a little TLC.
611K Hoosiers have been vaccinated; state to air Super Bowl commercial
Gibson Co. in red; 3 new local Hoosier COVID deaths reported
611K Hoosiers have been vaccinated; state to air Super Bowl commercial By Jill Lyman | February 3, 2021 at 10:55 AM CST - Updated February 3 at 7:55 PM
INDIANA (WFIE) - On Wednesday, Indiana health officials reported 1,480 new coronavirus cases and 36 additional deaths.
That brings the total in the state to 631,331 confirmed cases and 9,713 deaths.
The state map shows Gibson County is now in red for county metrics.
It shows one new death in Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Spencer Counties
The map shows 67 new cases in Vanderburgh County, 15 new cases in Dubois County, 24 new cases in Warrick County, three new cases in Perry County, 12 new cases in Posey County, 13 new cases in Gibson County, 14 new cases in Spencer County, and two new cases in Pike County.