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Local �������A1-8 Sports �����B1-2 Gibson �������B3 Shopping B4-5 Classifieds ��B6-7 Church ��C1-11 Obituaries ���C7 School ����C8-9 History �����C12 WHAT'S INSIDE: CONNECT WITH US: NetEdition ��� pressdispatch�net/edition Facebook ���� facebook�com/pressdispatch E-Mail ��������� news@pressdispatch�net Phone: �������812-354-8500 Fax: ������������812-354-2014 E-Mail � editor@pressdispatch�net NEWS TIPS: PIKE PUBLISHING Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Volume 149 Number 47 Phone 812-354-8500 Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 (USPS 604-34012) $ 1 Three sections 28 pages Three inserts See COUNCIL on page 2 See WINSLOW on page 2 See WEATHER on page 2 By Andy Heuring Passing a policeman is probably not a good idea. Passing a police- man on Main St. in a small town at 2 a.m. when you have drugs and counterfeit money in your ve- hicle is never a good idea. A Ken- tucky man found that out Sunday morning. Muhandarneil Nard-Everett, 20, of 818 Bolivar St., Owensboro, Ky., was arrested by Petersburg Patrolman Bryce Manning early Sunday morning. Officer Manning said he was driving on Main St. on routine pa- trol when a car passed him going 40 mph in a 20 zone. Manning pulled the car over in Huck's parking lot. While speak- ing with Nard-Everett, he noticed the odor of marijuana. Pike Coun- ty Deputy Cody Jones and Sher- iff's Sgt. Buck Seger arrived to assist. K-9 Officer Bleck, during an open air sniff, indicated illegal drugs in the vehicle. During a search of the vehicle, Officer Manning said police found a partially burned marijuana cig- arette under the front passenger set and a bottle of brandy. He said it appeared both had been placed under the seat from the backseat because of a pile of trash in the front passenger floorboard block- ing access to underneath the seat. Nard-Everett had two passen- gers in the vehicle. A female ju- venile from Washington in the front seat and J'Vonis D. Hudson, 18, of 2284 E. Fulkerson Dr., Ow- ensboro, Ky. Sgt. Seger said they also found three $100 bills in a backpack in- side the trunk of the car that were counterfeit. Officer Manning's report stat- ed the juvenile told police she had just been picked up in Washington by Nard-Everett and Hudson and had no knowledge of any illegal substances in the vehicle. Both Nard-Everett and Hudson told police they had just picked her up a few minutes before they were stopped. She was released to her parents. Nard-Everett passed field so- briety tests. However, he was charged with counterfeiting, a level 6 felony; possession of mar- ijuana; and illegal possession of alcohol. Hudson was charged with pos- session of marijuana and illegal possession of alcohol. Traffic stop leads to drug, counterfeiting charges A quick moving snow storm, starting at about 3:30 p.m. Mon- day, dumped about three inch- es of snow, plummeted temper- atures into the low teens and wreaked havoc on local roads, closed schools and, in general, made life tough for everyone ex- cept penguins. "Highway 64 is a disaster," said 911 Director Dave Capehart, Tuesday morning. "I have had two semis crash on Highway 64 and a car in the woods at 243 E SR. 64." Motorists' troubles were by no means limited to Highway 61. Just Tuesday morning, there was a slide-off on Highway 61 and at least three calls on I-69. At about 9 a.m., I-69 southbound was closed due to a jack-knifed semi- truck near the 36 -mile marker in Gibson County, said Indiana State Trooper Paul Bastin. Byron Roland, 70, of Maceo, Ky., was driving a semi-truck south on I-69, near 36 -mile mark- er, when he attempted to pass a passenger car driven by Mark Reed, 56, of Bicknell. Trooper Bastin said Roland lost control on the ice as he started to move from the passing lane back into the driving lane. Reed drove in- to the passing lane, attempting to avoid the semi-trailer but was hit by it. The semi-truck took out about 75 feet of guardrail along I- 69. Neither driver was injured. I- 69 was closed at the 39 -mile mark- er for about four hours until the mess could be cleaned up. Roland was cited for speed too fast for conditions. Pike County was getting a steady stream of slide-off calls Tuesday. Early snow causes wrecks, snarls traffic See E911 on page 2 Problem arises with service by NewWave, Frontier By Andy Heuring Pike County E911 Director Da- vid Capehart is warning landline phone users on NewWave and Frontier that they may have trou- ble when trying to dial 911. Capehart said on the morning of Friday, Nov. 8, he was advised Amber Manor Nursing Home in Petersburg had tried to call 911 four times and got a busy signal. He said Pike Central had a fire alarm that took 15 minutes be- fore it reached the Pike County Central Dispatch. He checked the phones lines at Petersburg's other nursing home, Golden Living Center, and while he was at a meeting at the Pike County Courthouse, he tried call- ing 911. Capehart said he got busy sig- E911 malfunctioning on land lines; cell service still works By Andy Heuring Christmas activities are approaching quickly. The first Saturday in December in Winslow and Petersburg will be a big one for Christmas activities. WINSLOW The Christmas parade is set for 10 a.m., with line-up beginning at 9 a.m. It starts at the Winslow Fire Department and proceeds to Main Street, then goes north to the Win- slow Little League park. Winter Wonderland, sponsored by the Winslow Lions Club, will be set up in a Christmas scene and is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 7. PETERSBURG The Petersburg Christmas parade is set for 4 p.m. on December 7. It will start on Walnut St. near the courthouse and go to Main Street, then south to lower Main. Petersburg Mayor R.C. Klipsch said there are several other events being planned to coincide with the parade. Any- one wanting to participate in the parade can register by calling City Hall at 812-354- 8511. Prizes of $100, $50 and $25 will be given to the top three units in the parade. Entry in the parade is free. Also, there will be space on Eighth St. for food vendors for a fee of $20. Those not needing electricity are free. HOLLY WALK The Petersburg Holly Walk event, spon- sored by Discover Downtown Petersburg, Inc., is scheduled for Saturday, December 14. It will feature free carriage rides from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Santa will be in his house at the corner of Seventh and Main Sts. There will be a storyteller for children and several merchants will be having open houses and other promotions. Time to plan for area holiday activities Winslow council discusses salary ordinance By Dennis Marshall The Winslow Town Council zipped along on Monday, Nov. 11, as there wasn't much business on the agenda. A discussion was held on amending the salary ordinance, but no action was taken. "We need to get this done before 2020 or forfeit the ability to give an increase of wag- es to an elected official, mainly our Clerk- Treasurer," Council president Josh Popp said, "who goes above and beyond to pro- vide for the town. I proposed an option of es- tablishing a range option, giving the ability to give raises throughout the year for em- ployees that continue to do great services for the town." Popp reviewed the past three years of payroll, the amount of employees and stayed with $200,000 for all wages and compensation. "I was able to make an increase and bud- get for an extra employee, if needed," Popp said. "The council will continue the discus- sion over the salary ordinance in the follow- Vets honor vets Vietnam Veteran Steve Pride pins a World War II Service pin on Marion Thomas during a service at the Golden Liv- ing Center in Petersburg where the resident veterans were honored on Monday. Each veteran resident received a small American flag, given a pin and thanked for his service by a member of the Petersburg VFW. See additional story and photos on page 3. An SUV driven by Donald Myers, Jr., 56, of Loogootee, slid off of Highway 61 Monday night and overturned. Myers was uninjured and was one of many traffic accidents reported in Pike County and southern Indiana, as about two inches of snow and low teen temperatures blast- ed the area. By Andy Heuring Pike County's Council got the answers for the questions they were asking, about IPL's big drop in assessed value, but they weren't thrilled with what they were hear- ing. "The answer was county officials might not be happy with it, but it is legal," said Councilman Randy Harris. IPL, Pike County's largest employer and largest taxpayer, had their assessed value decreased from $192 million in 2018 to $ 98 million in 2019. Pike County officials have been trying to get answers about how this happened since they first learned of it in July. They had previously scheduled a meet- ing with the Department of Local Govern- ment Finance Commissioner Wesley Ben- nett. However, Bennett did not attend the meeting. So they scheduled the DLGF for their County council gets answers on IPL assessment