The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Front Wednesday, May 20, 2020 The Press-Dispatch COVID-19 Continued from page 1 Roadside Assistance Karan 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 Chad Potteiger, DO Gastroenterologist R e s p e c t f o r H u m a n D i g n i t y • C o m p a s s i o n a t e C a r i n g S t e w a r d s h i p • Q u a l i t y • J u s t i c e Chad Potteiger, DO has joined the active medical staff at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. He will provide gastroenterological services for Digestive Care Center. Dr. Potteiger received his medical degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pennsylvania. He completed an internal medicine residency and a gastroenterology and nutrition fellowship at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Potteiger is a board certified diplomate in internal medicine and gatroenterology and a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and The American College of Physicians. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Potteiger, please contact Digestive Care Center at 812-556-5048. SERVICES Continued from page 1 viduals retrieve the flags af- ter Memorial Day and save them for future use. The VFW is currently closed for safety precautions due to the COVID-19 virus, so call 812-582-1385 to pick up cemetery flags. WINSLOW AMERICAN LEGION SERVICES BEGIN AT 7 A.M. The Winslow American Legion Post 115 will con- duct Memorial Day obser- vances at 15 cemeteries this coming Monday, beginning first with Martin Cemetery at 7 a.m. Those attending the services are asked to arrive a few minutes early, since the times are approx- imate. The Winslow Ameri- can Legion Post 115 honor guard will say a prayer, pres- ent arms, fire a 21-gun salute and then play Taps at each cemetery. The following are the times and locations for the honor guard observanc- es for veterans of all wars: Martin: 7 a.m.; Williams: 7:25 a.m.; New Liberty: 7:45 a.m.; Black Foot: 8 a.m.; Spurgeon: 8:15 a.m.; Log Creek: 8:45 a.m.; Barrett: 9:15 a.m.; Augusta: 9:55 a.m.; Cup Creek: 10 :15 a.m.; Stilwell: 10 :30 a.m.; Velpen: 10 :50 a.m.; New Liberty: 11:10 a.m.: Beadles: 11:20 a.m.; Sunset: 11:45 a.m.; and Oak Hill: noon. Oakland City man arrested on multiple charges Thursday By James Capozella Michael Boyd, 56, of 2444 S. CR 950 S., Oakland City, was charged with leaving the scene of a property damage accident, false informing and driving while suspended. Deputy Jason McKinney, Sheriff Kent Johnson and Deputy Brad Jenkins re- sponded to a 911 dispatch report of a car in a ditch and a male hiding behind a house wearing an orange hoodie. Central dispatch sent of- ficers to CR 200 E. and CR 925 S. after a call from a 925 S. resident. A red vehi- cle was found facing east- bound in the ditch on CR 925 S. Sheriff Kent Johnson and Deputy McKinney went to 9445 South Johnson Lane to speak with the owner of the vehicle and found that Den- nis Johnson knew that Mike Boyd had driven the car the night before on May 13 and had ran off the road avoid- ing a deer, according to the report. When officers spoke with Boyd, he said a big buck with big antlers jumped across the hood and he then went into the ditch. Boyd said he had to walk back to the house with no shoes and was going to try to pull the vehi- cle out with a garden hose last night, but didn't have a vehicle to pull it with, ac- cording to the report. When McKinney asked Boyd if he had a driver's license, he said he did not. McKinney had spoken to Boyd the pre- vious day and knew that his license was suspended. Both McKinney and Sher- iff Johnson went to the scene and noticed that the vehicle had scratches on the passen- ger's side and that the guard rail had red paint where it had been struck. Schell Tow- ing was requested by the owner to have the Chrysler towed back to the residence. With the vehicle back at Johnson's property, McKin- ney and Johnson looked at the damage from a previous accident and also new dam- age. In a second interview with Boyd, McKinney told him he believed Boyd had hit the guardrail before he went into the ditch and Boyd stat- ed that he "didn't give a s&*! what I thought," according to the report. McKinney then explained to Boyd that the new scratches on the vehi- cle and the damage on the guardrail were consistent. He then placed Boyd in hand- cuffs and informed him that he was being charged with leaving the scene of an acci- dent with property damage, false informing and also an infraction for driving while suspended. By Andy Heuring Petersburg's Little League has voted to have their season and start the week of June 14, per state reopening policy. But that is where the certainty ends. "Its a mess, I'll tell you right now," said League president Tim Stafford. "It is still up in the air. We are trying to find out num- bers, how many are willing to coach," said Stafford. League officials hope to know more by Thursday. Stafford said the officers over various age groups are trying to find out how many people are willing to coach and how many parents are willing to let their kids play. Stafford said one thing hurting participation was a rumor that kids would be re- quired to wear face masks to play. "That isn't the case. A face mask is optional," said Stafford. "I think our older age groups will be okay, but I'm not sure on the young age groups. Hopefully, we will get our numbers in on Thursday and it will clear up what we are going to be able to do," said Stafford. He said they have travel team tournaments sched- uled to start June 14 all the way through July. "Unless they change the restrictions on us, they are going to hap- pen." Petersburg Little League to start season June 14 VOTING Continued from page 1 fore May 21. Election Day this year is Tuesday, June 2. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; however, there will only be three places to vote on Election Day. Pike County has switched from the traditional polling places in nearly every pre- cinct to voting centers. The three voting centers in Pike County are the Gospel Cen- ter Church gymnasium, Winslow Community Cen- ter and the Otwell Commu- nity Center. Voters, regardless of where they live in Pike County, can vote at any of the three voting centers. The primary in Pike County only has one op- posed race. It is the race for District 75 State Represen- tative. Cindy Ledbetter and Michael Griffin are running for the Republican nomina- tion. The winner will face Democrat John Hurley. Dis- trict 75 is an open seat this year as multi-term incum- bent Ron Bacon announced he is not seeking re-election. White charged with domestic battery By James Capozella Adam James White, 37, of 211 Sycamore, Petersburg, was arrested May 15 for do- mestic battery by Peters- burg Officer Chad McClel- lan after McClellan respond- ed to a report of a very in- toxicated man kicking and grabbing Jessica White's arm and hair. Jessica ad- vised dispatch that she had left the residence and was in her vehicle at Sycamore Apartments. When McClellan arrived at the front door, he yelled "police" and Adam White came out from the hallway and stated he didn't put a hand on his wife, according to the report. He said they were arguing about money, but McClellan had difficulty understanding everything he said. McClellan noticed a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on Adam's breath, slurring words, watery and bloodshot eyes and unsteady balance. Adam admitted to drinking a pint of alcohol, according to the report. Trooper Hunter Manning arrived and stood with Ad- am while McClellan went next door to speak with Jes- sica. She advised that they had been in the yard work- ing on a go-cart when Ad- am began yelling at their 15 -year-old son, calling him stupid. She said she stood up for her son and Adam began screaming at all of them, calling them names and tell- ing them to leave. Jessica said she had the 15 -year-old take the other two children next door to her mom's apartment and then went into the residence to get her purse. According to the report, she said Adam followed her inside and be- gan attacking her, grabbed her hair and arm, threw her on the bed and then kicked her in the back of the leg and butt as she went down the hallway. Jessica said Adam fol- lowed her to her vehicle and began punching her win- dow, and that's when she drove away and called po- lice, according to the report. She said he followed her to the apartments and con- tinued to yell at her. She yelled for help at the apart- ments and a maintenance man told Adam to go back home. McClellan photo- graphed injuries, including red marks, scratches and possible bruises to Jessi- ca's right arm. When being transported to jail, Adam be- came argumentative and de- manded a breath test, which resulted in .152 percent. As of Monday afternoon, 122 people had been tested for COVID-19. The county with the next lowest num- ber of confirmed cases is Vermillion, which has sev- en confirmed cases with no deaths, and 232 people have been tested in that county. Martin and Union coun- ties each have eight con- firmed cases and no deaths, with 114 people in Union be- ing tested and 125 people be- ing tested in Martin. "As testing becomes more readily available, we expect to see an increase in the number of lab confirmed COVID-19 cases. We would like to encourage residents of Pike County to continue frequent, thorough hand washing or use of hand san- itizer. Avoid touching your face with unwashed hands, cover your coughs and sneezes, use a mask or a face covering when out in public, and stay at home when you are sick," said Gladish. "Unfortunately, COVID is not likely to go away any- time soon. It is important that we all continue with these practices to help con- trol the spread of this virus." Next door, in Dubois County, their numbers are exploding. They are up to 162 confirmed cases. How- ever, 101 of those cases were found in the Hunting- burg Farbest plant after all of the plant employees were tested. All or most were as- ymptomatic. Gladish said the Pike County Health Department is working closely with lo- cal and state officials to en- sure that contacts of the pa- tient are identified and mon- itored and that all infection control protocols are being followed. Human coronaviruses most commonly spread from an infected person to others through: • Respiratory droplets re- leased into the air by cough- ing and sneezing. • Close personal contact, such as touching or shaking hands. • Touching an object or surface with the virus on it, then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes before wash- ing your hands. • Rarely, fecal contami- nation. The best way to protect yourself from any respira- tory illness, including the flu is to: • Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and wa- ter are not available, use an alcohol based sanitizer. • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands. • Avoid close contact (within 6 feet) with people who are sick. • Stay home when you are sick. • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw tissue in the trash and wash your hands. Paving continues The Pike County Highway Department was paving on CR150E between Number Seven Road (CR475S) and CR550S near Arthur. Assistant Superintendent Josh Byrd said when they completed paving CR150E they would have seven of the 10 paving projects done that are part of the Community Crossroads grant they received from the Indiana Department of Transportation last Fall.