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See GR ANTS on page 2 See ELECTION on page 2 See WINSLOW on page 2 Winslow adopts 2021 tax rates, trick-or-treat hours By Grace Miller On Oct. 26, the Winslow Town Council held a budget meeting where they did a second reading of Ordinance 2020 -07, the ordinance or resolution for appropriations and tax rates for 2021. Councilman Rich- ard "Dick" Brewster moved to adopt the ordinance, with Vice President Debra Lamb seconding. The mo- tion was passed 2-0, with president Joshua Popp abstaining from vot- ing for what he called murky legal- ities stemming from being a volun- teer fireman. The total passed budget is $ 313,196. Around late November, Winslow will receive a form from the state saying how much the town ac- tually has to spend. Clerk-Treasur- er Stacy McCandless said this bud- get will be reduced from last year, though the decrease is not for any Patoka FD smoke alarm blitz Carrie Shelton assists Patoka Township Fire Chief Brandon Truitt in installing a base in the ceil- ing of Christina Fultz's house on Saturday morning. The Patoka Township Fire Department split up in teams and installed 19 smoke alarms throughout their fire coverage area at no cost to the res- idents. Shelton said they have three more residences scheduled for this weekend. Truitt said they had 20 smoke alarms, but can get more. Anyone needing a smoke alarm can contact a Patoka Town- ship fireman. By Andy Heuring Election Day 2020 is on Tuesday, November 3, less than a week away. Early voting in Pike County continues at a fast pace. As of Mon- day afternoon, 2,416 people have already vot- ed. Pike County Clerk Lana Griffith said 1,500 people had voted in the Clerk's office and an- other 178 people had voted at the satellite vot- ing centers, which so far have been in Union, Spurgeon and Winslow. Another 738 people have returned mailed ballots to the Clerk's office. In the 2016 presidential election, there were right at 6,000 votes cast, which was a high turnout of about 59 percent of the reg- istered voters in the county casting a ballot. The Monday afternoon total of 2,416 peo- ple voting is roughly 40 percent of the num- ber of ballots cast in 2016 total, with another week of early voting before election day. Ear- ly voting will continue from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Clerk's Office on the second floor of the courthouse. It runs from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday and Monday. A satellite voting center will be open at the Winslow Community Center from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday as well. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Election Day. However, they are only at three locations, the Winslow Community Cen- ter, Otwell Community Center and the Peters- burg Gospel Center Church. Anyone can vote at any location. In the past, voters had to vote in their own precinct, that no longer applies. Below are the races Pike County voters will see on the ballot. There are two school board races: In District 5, it will be a rematch of four years ago, with incumbent Steve Potter be- ing challenged by Krista Halbrader. In District 4, incumbent Chris Satterfield is being challenged by Jim Johns. Chris McKinney is unopposed in District 3. There are four local races in Pike County. Those races are clerk of the circuit court, which has Republican incumbent Lana Grif- fith being challenged by Democrat Summer Sorgius. The county coroner race pits Dem- ocrat Nicholas Henson against Republican Raymond Brooks. The county treasurer's race is between Republican Susan Brittain and Democrat Jody Hoover. The county council at-large race is a five- way race for three positions. Voters can vote for three candidates. The three candidates who get the most votes are elected. The five candidates are: incumbents Democrat Todd Meadors, and Republicans Greg Willis and Dennis Bishop. They are facing two chal- lengers: Republican Nathan Evans and In- dependent Cathy McFarland. There are several positions at the state level up for election on the local ballot. Pike County has three state representa- tive races on the ballot. In District 63, Incumbent Shane Lindau- Charger Bridge being removed Crews began work to remove the Charger Bridge from Cherry St. in Petersburg, where it spans Prides Creek between Main St. and Pike Ave. The bridge was closed several years ago to vehicle and foot traffic due to its unstable condition. Melanie Britton, with the Pike County Highway Dept., said plans are for the bridge to be removed by the end of the week. The crews will then remove County Bridge 150 known as the Old Iron Bridge. It is an historic, wooden floor bridge over the Patoka River on CR 650 E., near Survant. Assistant Superintendent Josh Byrd said the Old Iron Bridge will be removed and taken to be rehabbed. It will then be trans- ported to Petersburg and be used to replace the Charger Bridge for foot traffic only. Britton said the new bridge over the Patoka River on CR 650 E. is scheduled to be open to traffic in early 2021. More than 2,600 votes cast prior to Election Day By Andy Heuring Petersburg has been a happening place, raking in grant after grant for major projects, including a new water plant, new wastewater plant, streetscape and a rehab of Highway 61, with new sidewalks from Highway 57 to the White River. In 2012, Petersburg, for the second year in a row, had spent countless hours prepar- ing their application for the Stellar program that awarded about $20 million to two select- ed communities in Indiana. Petersburg officials gathered in a room on the day of the announcement and waited with baited breath. They had been runners-up the prior year when Princeton and Delphi were se- lected. Then in 2013, they again were brim- ming with confidence they would successful. Instead, they were gut punched as Bedford and Richmond were selected. Current Petersburg Mayor R.C. Klipsch was the Code Enforcement Officer and had been deeply involved in the process. "It was a bitter disappointment at the time, but the best thing that ever happened to us was not getting the Stellar," said Klipsch. "I had just become mayor following two near misses on Stellar," said Klipsch. He said, shortly after that, he was contact- Petersburg is recipient of $44 million in grant funding