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January 9, 2019

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Brescher and Diane M. Brescher convey to Glen A. Goeppner, Karmin R. Goeppner and Wyatt M. Goeppner, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Terry L. Gladish and David P. Gladish convey to Bob- by R. Asbell, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Shawhan Family Farm LLC, Jo Ann Shawhan Family Trust and Tommy P. Bennington Trustee convey to Jo- seph C. Mouzin, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Baird Home Corporation conveys to Daniel P. Simp- son, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Dickie Lynn Isom Personal Rep, Freida Lavon Walts Estate, and Yvette C. Kirschoff POA convey to 4JINDY LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Tracey Powers conveys to Bradley Lamey, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Katherine L. Startin, James W. Cook and Brenda J. Smith convey to Joshua A. Stieneker and Greg A. Stieneker, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Eldon J. Kamman conveys to Mitchel D. Kamman, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Auditor and Ronald Wilson convey to William E. Groome, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Wiper Corporation quitclaims to John Gayhart and Mindy Gayhart, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Judy W. Bryant aka Judi W. Bryant, Jill A. Harris, Joann Slaven Willis aka Joann S. Willis convey to Nadindla Enterprises LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Justino Rosario Diaz conveys to Justino Rosario Di- az and Sandra Rosario Diaz, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Horace L. Lemond conveys to Phillip L. Lemond, re- al estate as recorded in Pike County. Sweet Water Leasing LLC conveys to First Baptist Church of Petersburg, real estate as recorded in Pike County. More Than 20 Years of Service Karen Thacker, AFSP Owner 704 E. Haub Street Haubstadt, IN 47639 THACKER TAX SERVICE 512 S. 8th Avenue Haubstadt, IN 47639 812-615-0071 (office) 812-789-3852 (cell) kthacker01@gmail.com We offer affordable, effective birth control and women's health exams. Dr. Rachelle Sherer 812-482-2233 ext. 144 Dr.Rachelle@tri-cap.net www.tri-cap.net TRI-CAP's health, housing and education services change lives, empower families, and improve communities. trict, acknowledged they could have put more down. But he said it was the wishes of the district board to hold back the full amount owed on a fire truck being pur- chased in case of an emer- gency. Councilman Willis said the fire truck was on a low- er interest loan than the new building was because it was purchased when rates were lower. "It makes sense to me to go ahead paying the low- er rate and pay off the build- ing at a higher rate quicker." Councilman Max Elliott said the fire truck is a guar- anteed payback because it is their tax levy. Mounts said a fire dis- trict member was adamant in holding that amount back. "I don't know why. I guess he had a bad experience. . . I compromised with him," said Mounts. Councilmen approved the additional appropria- tion from the Fire District's funds. OFFICER FOR SCHOOLS Councilman Todd Meadors said he was on a committee formed to work with Pike County Schools to figure out how to place Re- source Officers in the Pike County Schools. He said the schools have received a grant that will fund hiring an officer and one is already in place. He said original- ly the schools wanted Pike County to pay them a certain percentage of the three Re- source Officers salaries. But he said they decided it would be easier if the schools would pay for two officers and Pike County would pay for one that would be under the direction of the sheriff. He said the Sheriff's De- partment officer would be the supervisor of the other Resource Officers. Meadors asked if Sher- iff Kent Johnson could get verbal approval so they could get an officer into the schools sooner. Councilman Elliott asked if they could act on it since it was not advertised or on the agenda. President Willis said he would rather wait until at lat- er meeting to act on it. LIGHTS FOR HIGHWAY 61 TO I-69 Councilman Dennis Bish- op, who also serves on the Redevelopment Committee, said one of their proposals is to put lighting along High- way 61, roughly from the edge of Petersburg out to the "Stonecipher" house, which is located south of CR 400 N. (Prides Creek Rd.). He explained the Redevelop- ment Committee has funds generated by TIF to pay for the lights. However, they are not allowed by statute to pay for the electrical bills. He asked if the council would be willing to handle that bill. Commissioner Assistant Kristi Dischinger, who is also on the Redevelopment Committee, said the lights can not get closer to I-69 be- cause that is another power company district. It was de- cided they would request an additional appropriation at the March meeting of the council. NEW MVH FUND CREATED The county council cre- ated a new Motor Vehicle Highway fund at the direc- tive the State Board of Ac- counts. Last year, the State Legislature passed a gas tax that increases funding for roads to the counties. How- ever, it comes with a stipu- lation that 50 percent of the money be used for specific purposes connected to im- proving roads. Consequent- ly, counties were directed to create an MVH Restrict- ed Fund. County Highway Super- intendent Roger Ham said they are still trying to fig- ure out exactly on what the money can be spent. Willis said last summer the state approved the gas tax and declared counties would have to spend 50 percent on actual improve- ments. So the county spent $12,000 on software to help them keep track of their spending. Then they re- ceived this directive to set up the restrictive fund. Now 50 percent of the funding for MVH will go to the Restrict- ed Fund. Councilman Jon Craig said the state's idea is to make sure the money goes to actual road improvements instead of buying new trucks and hiring new personnel. Willis said he understood the idea behind it, but that the process is overboard. Willis asked if the coun- cil wanted to move about $100,000 over to the re- stricted fund so there would be a balance in it. He said he didn't want to move too much until they find out how everything is going to work. Councilman Craig said they could move any amount from MVH to the MVH Re- stricted at anytime. Councilman Elliott said he was more worried that half of the MVH funds were going to be going into the Restricted Fund and the regular MVH Fund might run short. He suggested that since 50 percent of the MVH funds were going to auto- matically go to the Restrict- ed Fund, they not move any- thing to the Restricted Fund until they had to. Councilmen approved a resolution to set up the Re- stricted Fund but did not transfer any money into the account. In other business, the council made several ap- pointments. They reappoint- ed Joe Smith to the Alcohol- ic Beverage Commission; re- appointed Todd Meadors to the Wabash Valley Commu- nity Correction Board; Max Elliott to the Solid Waste Board; Marcia Hill to the Re- gional Mental Health Coun- cil; Jim Gaskins to the Pike County Library Board; and Ross Williams to the Board of Review. Councilmen set their meetings to continue at 8:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday of the month in the court- house auditorium. Cooper arrested on intimidation charge By James Capozella A charge of intimidation has been leveled against Jes- sie Lee Cooper, 20, of 600 N. Hickory St., Winslow, after a second call to dispatch con- cerning threats he made to his mother after she tried to kick him out of the house. Sheriff Deputies Dallas Killian and Buck Seger re- sponded to that second call by Ruthann Blades on De- cember 27. She and her hus- band, Ronnie, were at the Winslow home when depu- ties arrived around 9 p.m. Blades was to call if Cooper returned to the home. Coo- per was loading possessions and then left the home. The Blades were concerned about a two-and-a-half-year-old in the home. Sergeant Killian advised the couple to apply for a pro- tective order after Killian heard the threats Cooper made to Ruthann Blades. In her statement, she said Coo- per told her he wished she would have died from the stroke and that he was going to beat her like his dad used to. He told her that he would knock her $ #@! teeth out and beat her until she had anoth- er stroke and watch her die. Killian believes that Jes- sie Cooper did knowingly and intentionally communi- cate a forcible felony threat to Ruthann Blades, placing her in fear. FUNDING Continued from page 1 Two arrested for public intox., disorderly conduct By Andy Heuring Two people were arrest- ed on public intoxication and disorderly conduct charges after both got drunk and cre- ated a scene in local busi- nesses recently. William S. Flener, 38, of 103 E. Porter St., Winslow, was arrested on charges of criminal mischief, resisting law enforcement and intim- idation by threat of forcible felony on Tuesday, January 2 at about 7:30 p.m. Pike County Deputy Sher- iff Buck Seger said he and Sgt. Dallas Killian were sent to the Winslow Circle K convenience store. Jatin- kumer Patel, a clerk at the store, said a man came into the store carrying an open beer and he asked the man to leave because it violated his alcohol sales permit. He said the man left the store, chugged the beer and then returned and started argu- ing with him. When Patel asked him to leave the store, he said the man threatened to split his head. The man then went back outside and broke a window with his head. Seger said he talked to a witness in the parking lot and observed the store's security tape. He was able to identify the man from the video as Flener. Depu- ty Seger said he and Killian went to Flener's residence at 103 S. Porter St. and found a pair of sweatpants on the back step of the house that matched the description of what witnesses said Flener was wearing. Deputy Seger's report states when they knocked on the door of the residence, Flener came to an interi- or door and began yelling at officers and demanding that his children leave the residence. Gayla Durrden, who owns the residence, allowed police to come into the home and told them she wanted to get the kids away from Flener. It also stated they found Flener laying on the floor bleeding, but still yelling at them. He was placed into handcuffs by State Trooper Hunter Manning and trans- ported to the hospital, where he tested 0.246 percent for blood alcohol content, more than three times the legal limit for driving. A fter he was treated for his injuries, he was trans- ported to the Pike County Jail. An Otwell man was arrest- ed on Sunday, December 30, after he ran through the Cir- cle A Convenience Store in Otwell screaming and near- ly knocking over a small child in the store. Deputy Jason McKinney said while he and Deputy Paul Collier were enroute to Otwell, they were updat- ed that he had knocked over several items in the store and ran out the back door and had fallen next to the highway in a ditch. Deputy McKinney said when he arrived, he found several people standing around the man trying to keep him from getting up and hurting himself. He was identified as Ja- son Kermit Wildt, 39, of 2207 W. SR 257, Winslow. Deputy McKinney said Wildt had a strong odor of alcohol, was making grunt- ing sounds, was flinging his arms around and trying to get up. He was charged with pub- lic intoxication and disorder- ly conduct.

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