The Press-Dispatch
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A-6 Local Wednesday, Februar y 13, 2019 The Press-Dispatch PETERSBURG CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 118 W Pike Ave., Petersburg • 812-354-8851 FREE COMMUNITY SPAGHETTI SUPPER WEDNESDAY February 20 4-5:30 PM ALL ARE WELCOME! Parking in rear e Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a TRI-CAP service that can help you keep your utilities on during the winter. Kristie 812-482-2233 ext. 123 Kristie@tri-cap.net www.tri-cap.net TRI-CAP's health, housing and education services change lives, empower families, and improve communities. More Than 20 Years of Service Karen Thacker, AFSP Owner THACKER TAX SERVICE 512 S. 8th Avenue Haubstadt, IN 47639 812-615-0071 (office) 812-789-3852 (cell) kthacker01@gmail.com Sutt and Harrison crowned at Winter Homecoming Pike Central High School senior Abigail Sutt (left) was crowned as the 2018-19 Winter Homecoming Queen and freshman Abbie Harrison (right) was crowned as the 2018-19 Winter Homecoming Princess prior to the ju- nior varsity boys' basketball game against Tell City on Friday, Feb. 8. Sutt is the 17-year-old daughter of Summer Sorgius, of Otwell. Harrison is the 14-year-old daughter of Cindy Harrison and Mike and Cheryl Harrison. Ed Cahill photo By Ashley Willis Congratulations, Pike County! Pike County was awarded an 80/20 grant from the Indi- ana Department of Transpor- tation to widen, upgrade and improve CR 300 N. and up- grade the railroad crossing. This is a major win for eco- nomic development for the heavy industrial sites that are in the master planned ar- ea and rail-served by the I-69 interchange. The road infra- structure will allow traffic to comfortably pass through the area and make our sites more attractive for development. It's also help- ing our existing employer with the imme- diate needs of Indiana Southern Railroad. The grant award totals $2,952,000 for CR 300 N. includes upgrading and wid- ening the roadway from State Road 61 to the railroad, and includes the railroad up- grades and a small bridge improvement. CR 300 N. is the number one critical piece of infrastructure for business attraction. When we conducted the master plan and put together our action plan, and priori- tized infrastructure needs, CR 300 N. was at the top of the list. Several of our heavy indus- trial projects need rail for their business requirements and we can deliver that, and now our roads will also be wide enough for heavy haul to easily pass through. This grant award took great collaboration from a collec- tive team and the EDC wants to give them a huge thank you for their support and help in the application process: Pike Coun- ty Commissioners, Pike County Council, Pike County Highway Department, Bow- man Family Holdings, Indiana Southern Railroad, and INDOT. Economic develop- ment is a team sport and we have a terrif- ic team. Thank you, everyone! For more information, visit our Face- book page at Pike County Economic De- velopment Corporation or email Ashley Po- len Willis at pikegrowth@pikeco.org. Pike County Economic Development Road infrastructure for the win Hartman Arboretum host pruning workshops slated for Feb. 23 The Southwestern Indiana Master Gardener Association will be having two pruning workshops hosted by Hart- man Arboretum, 5939 Spir- it Trail, Evansville, Saturday, Feb. 23. The first workshop will begin at 9 a.m. CST and will be devoted to small fruit management, with an empha- sis on blueberries. Pruning is especially important to keep- ing blueberries healthy and improving yield. Raspberry and blackberry bushes will also be discussed. The second workshop will start at 10 a.m. and the top- ic will be Pruning of Young Trees. For more information about this educational pro- gram, call Hartman Arbore- tum at 812-963-5418 Electrical fire Area firemen were able to control an electrical fire in a hog barn at Win Production LLC near Petersburg on Knox St. Saturday morning. Petersburg Fire Chief Ross Elmore said the fire started in the ceiling, but got into the attic. "It had the potential to get pretty big," said Elmore. They were able to contain it to one building with no loss of animals. Petersburg was assisted by Patoka, Jefferson and Harrison Township fire departments. WES SPELLING BEE WINNERS Clockwise from top left: Ava Aaserud (l) was the runner-up and Emma Brock was the school champion speller. The Winslow Elementary School grade winners were: (l to r) second grade Nate Deffendoll; third grade Jaron Woolsey; fourth grade Ava Aaserud and fifth grade Emma Brock. The winners of each room's spelling bees at Win- slow Elementary School were front row: (l to r) Ja- ron Woolsey, Braelyn Barnett, Emily Henderson, Nate Deffendoll, Wyatt Gideon and Carter Ben- nett; back row: Madisyn Miles, Aynslee Key, Em- ma Brock, Carson Hartke and Ava Aaserud.