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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, April 17, 2019 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Give us a call—812-354-8500 NEWS BRIEFS Incoming PCHS ninth grade parents' meeting tonight There will be a PCHS incoming ninth grade parents' meeting, Wednesday, April 17 from 6:30 -7:30 p.m. at the Pike Central High School Vance Hays Auditorium. All parents are encouraged to attend. Health Dept. closed this Thursday for training Pike County Health Department will be closed for training this Thursday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT. Good Friday service at Petersburg Holiness Church There will be a Good Friday service at 7 p.m. on April 19 at the Petersburg Holiness Church, 5317 N. Knox Road, Petersburg. Everyone is welcome. Petersburg Little League Easter egg hung April 20 The Petersburg Little League has scheduled an Eas- ter egg hunt for 1 p.m. on April 20 at the Little League fields. They will have between 1,500 and 2,000 eggs for children up to 14 years old. Pike Central color run and bake sale set for April 20 Pike Central Student Government will be hosting a Pre-Easter bake sale, 5K color run, and 3K color walk and dog walk on Saturday, April 20 at Pride's Creek Park. Start time is 9 a.m. at the beach house. Prizes will be awarded for the 5K run by categories and for the best-dressed dog. All dogs must be on a leash and cleaned up after. Entry fee is $20 per person, with proceeds going to Riley's Hospital for Children. Entrants may still regis- ter the day of the event, beginning at 8 am. Purdue Extension Lunch and Learn Series will be April 22 The Purdue Extension, Pike County April 22 Gar- den Lunch and Learn Series will be from Noon to 1 p.m. EDT at Cakes and Coffee Café. The topic will be Vegetable Gardening Tips and Tricks. No RSVP Re- quired. Lunch will not be provided, but can be pur- chased from Cakes and Coffee Café. 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Poplar St., P.O. Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 • • • Entered in the Post Office in Petersburg, Indiana for transmission through the mails as Periodical Mail, postage paid at Petersburg, Indiana – published weekly. (USPS 205-620) Contact us: Phone: ...................................................................812-354-8500 OUT with the old, COSTLY UNIT MYERS IS PIKE COUNTY'S CARRIER DEALER! 812-354-4273 This Winter's Forecast: Whatever Makes You Comfortable. To find the system that's right for you, contact your local Carrier ® dealer. ©CARRIER CORPORATION 8/2014. With smart temperature management and remote-access options, new technology from Carrier makes it easier than ever to control your home's climate. Carrier's energy-efficient systems can help reduce utility bills without sacrificing comfort. For more complete control and greater peace of mind, turn to the experts at Carrier. ENERGY STAR ® QUALIFIED EFFICIENCIES MAXIMIZE YOUR COMFORT Special rebates still available. Call today for details! In with the NEW ENERGY- EFFICIENT unit from Carrier on all service calls and labor! Ages 60 and over. Offer Ends 5/31/19 SENIORS SAVE 30% J.A.M. (Jesus and Me) has annual Jamboree One hundred Petersburg, Winslow and Otwell J.A.M. Club (Jesus and Me) students had their annual Jamboree for parents, guardians, foster parents, relatives and friends. Each school put on a special pro- gram. Refreshments were served after the program and donated prizes were given out. J.A.M. Club will resume at the start of school this Fall. Several law enforcement personnel change jobs By Andy Heuring Area police agencies have had sever- al personnel changes this year. Kent Johnson was elected Sheriff last November and took office on Janu- ary 1. He replaced Sheriff Jeremy Brit- ton, who became Chief Deputy. How- ever, recently Britton has resigned to take a position with Combined Public Communications. Sheriff Johnson said he appointed Dallas Killian to the position of Chief Deputy. Killian was previously the department's sergeant. Deputy Buck Seger has been appointed to that po- sition. Pike County added a position to the Sheriff's Department of School Re- source Officer. Deputy Jason McKin- ney was appointed to that position. Al- so on Monday, at the Petersburg City Council meeting, it was announced Po- lice Corporal Jarrod Simmons was re- signing from the city to take a deputy sheriff's position. Two weeks ago, Petersburg Cpl. Scott Wright resigned amid an inves- tigation. Leaving Petersburg with two openings. They filled one of those openings on Monday night by hiring Scott Ar- nold. Arnold is currently working as an officer on the Bicknell Police De- partment. Petersburg and Pike County both have an opening for one officer each. Good Friday, Sunrise services scheduled at Hornady Park Good Friday and Sunrise services have been planned for this weekend in Petersburg's Hornady Park. The services will be conducted jointly by the Pike County Ministerial Associ- ation and The Monday Morning Bi- ble Study Group. Gene Keepes said the Good Friday service is set for 3 p.m. in Hornady Park on the hill near the Peter Bren- ton Cabin. He said the Good Friday service will have a procession with Jesus carrying a cross up the hill. The Easter Sunday Sunrise ser- vice will begin at 6:30 a.m. "They won't be long services," said Keepes. He said years ago, there used to be community-wide Good Friday and Sunrise services in the park and they decided they wanted to restart that tradition. Two Fort Wayne men were arrest- ed last Thursday night after police at- tempted to stop them and they crashed while fleeing. Dakota Sweet, 20, of Fort Wayne, was arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicat- ed, obstruction of justice, resisting ar- rest and on a warrant from Hunting- ton County, Ind. His passenger Timothy Walker, 43, was arrested on a preliminary charge of obstruction of justice. Indiana State Trooper Brayden An- germeier said he was driving north on Highway 57 near the Rumbletown Free Methodist Church when he clocked a car going 66 mph in a 55 zone. Anger- meier turned around and turned on his emergency lights but lost sight of the vehicle as it went around a turn. He said as he drove south an approached the I-69 overpass he notice the vehicle had crashed into the guard rail, both men were out of the vehicle. Pike County Sheriff's Sgt. Buck Seger and K-9 officer Bleck arrived and did a sniff test of the vehicle and indicated the presence of drugs. Trooper Angermeier said a search of the vehicle found paraphernalia, but it tested negative for drugs. Originally Sweet had given him a dif- ferent name and claimed Walker was driving. However, later Walker told Trooper Angermeier that Sweet was driving and his real name was Sweet. They were transported to the Pike County Jail. Once there Sweet became ill and was transported to the Daviess Community Hospital. He tested posi- tive for drugs and was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (controlled substance). Two Fort Wayne men arrested after Thursday night crash