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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, April 20, 2016 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg NEWS BRIEFS Spurgeon Water flushing hydrants April 19-21 The Spurgeon Water Corp. will be flushing hy- drants on April 19, 20 and 21. Customers could ex- perience water discolor- ation while the hydrants are flushed. It is recom- mended that you do not wash white clothes dur- ing this time. Jefferson Twp. Ruritan chicken supper April 23 Annual Jefferson Town- ship Ruritan Chicken Sup- per will be Saturday, April 23, beginning at 5 p.m. in the Otwell Community Center dining room. Car- ry-outs will be available. Call ahead at 812-354- 2137, leave your name and number of suppers need- ed. The meal includes fried chicken, German fries, baked beans, slaw, bread and drink. A free- will donation will be taken for the meal. For dessert, Charlie will have his fa- mous 4th of July ice cream available for $1 a dip. There will also be a raffle. To purchase tick- ets, see a Ruritan mem- ber. Prizes will be: A one night's stay at West Baden Springs Hotel ($500 val- ue); tickets to the Elephant Retreat Experience at Wil- stem Ranch ($200 value). Following the chicken supper, an alumni basket- ball game will be played in the Community Center gym, beginning at 7 p.m. All proceeds from the chicken supper and the basketball game will go to the Friends of Otwell for the new Charter School. Community free meal in Winslow April 24 There will be a Com- munity free meal, Sunday, April 24 from 5 -6:15 p.m. at The Gathering Place, 207 E. Lafayette Street, Winslow. The meal will be provided by First Bap- tist Church of Petersburg and helping serve will be the Celebrate Recovery group. Everyone is wel- come. Call 812-582-2562 for questions or if you would like to have a meal delivered. Historical Society meeting Monday, April 25 There will be a Histori- cal Society meeting, Mon- day, April 25, at 6 p.m. at the Pike County History Center. At 7 p.m., guest speaker Keith Thomas will be speaking on the topic of Northwest Terri- tory Firearms. Petersburg to flush hydrants starting Monday Petersburg City Servic- es Manager Brian Davis announced this week that city workers will be flush- ing hydrants on Monday, April 25, Tuesday, April 26, Thursday, April 28, and Friday, April 29. Davis said that hy- drants on the south side of the city will be flushed on Monday, April 25, and Tuesday, April 26, and that hydrants on the north side of the city will be flushed on Thursday, April 28, and Friday, April 29. For more information, contact Petersburg City Hall by calling 812-354- 8511. National Day of Prayer observance is May 5 A National Day of Prayer observance is scheduled for noon, Thursday, May 5 at the flagpole in front of the Pike County Court- house. Leon Pomeroy, who is pastor at the First United Methodist Church in Pe- tersburg, said everyone is invited to gather and pray for our country. He said Pike Coun- ty Ministerial president Jim Gidcumb will lead the prayer and there will be designated people to prayer for our military, po- lice and emergency per- sonnel as well. It is expect- ed to last about 15 minutes. For more information, contact Pomeroy at 812- 354-4530. Little Miss Firecracker applicants being accepted Applicants are now be- ing accepted for Little Miss Firecracker 2016, for ages 5 -7. The contest will be July 3. Must meet age requirements on the day of the pageant. For more information and to sign- up, contact Kaylee Gray 812-789 -3070 or Shanna Hallett 317-460 -3907. READER GUIDE Subscriptions: Subscription rates: One year: $27 for Pike and surrounding counties and all 475 and 476 addresses; elsewhere in Indiana $30; out of state $47 Paid in advance. 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Manager Cindy Petty, Advertising Sales Pam Lemond, Advertising Sales Fran Petit, Advertising Sales Ed Cahill, Sports Editor Eric Gogel, Production Manager Monica Sinclair, Office Manager • • • • • • Published every Wednesday by the Pike County Publishing Co. Telephone 812-354-8500 820 Poplar Street, P.O. Box 68, Petersburg, Indiana 47567 • • • • • • Entered at the Post Office in Petersburg, Indiana for transmis- sion through the mails as Periodical Mail, postage paid at Petersburg, Indiana. Published weekly. (USPS 604-340) is coming to... PETERSBURG ADVANCE TICKETS THURSDAY • APRIL 21 Gospel Center Church Grounds Sponsored by: Gospel Center Church Show Times: 5pm & 7:30pm German American Bank IN ADVANCE Adult ................$10 Child/Senior .....$7 CIRCUS DAY Adult ................$13 Child/Senior .....$8 Come watch the tent raising between 9:30am & 10am! 866-BIG TOP 6 $ 1 OFF C&M CIRCUS PONY RIDE Clip this coupon and bring it to the Circus for $1.00 off the price of one pony ride. Limit one coupon per person. is coupon cannot be exchanged or refunded. Valid only at Culpepper & Merriweather Circus. PORK CHOP DINNER AT WINSLOW MASONIC LODGE #260 Saturday, Apr. 30 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. $ 10 in advance $ 12 at the door Tickets For additional information, call 510 N. Main St., Hwy 61 812-582-1283 812-779-7528 812-354-4348 812-789-6803 ing an automatic seventh delegate. The seven Demo- crats filing for the delegate are: Anisia Burkhart, Chris Burkhart, Sara Field, Twy- la Flint, Thomas Hensler, Sr., David Tisdale and Brad Hampton. In the primary, Democrat voters will vote for six of the seven. There is a two-way race on the Republican ticket in the primary to nominate a U.S. Senator candidate. The can- didates are Marlin Stutzman and Todd Young. Stutzman's wife, Christy, was in Peters- burg last week talking with people at Cakes and Cof- fee. Stutzman, 39, is a farm- er who was elected to Con- gress in Indiana's Third Dis- trict. The Third District cov- ers a 10 -county area around Fort Wayne in northeast In- diana. Young, 43, has served as the U.S. Ninth District Con- gressman since 2011. The Ninth District covers an ar- ea that stretches from the southside of Indianapolis to New Albany. The winning Republican will face former Democrat U.S. Ninth District Con- gressman Baron Hill. There is a race for the Eighth District Congress on the Republican ticket. Incumbent Republican Lar- ry Bucshon is being chal- lenged by Dr. Richard Moss. Boarman, Van Hoose arrested for drunken driving By Andy Heuring A rural Velpen woman was arrested following an accident Friday afternoon and an Ohio man was arrested after po- lice saw him driving left of center at 3 a.m. Sunday. Rachel Jones Boarman, 47, of 2548 S. CR 900 E., Velpen, was arrested at about 3:20 p.m. Friday after she was driving on CR 225, ran off the road and hit a fence owned by Jason Hall. Indiana State Trooper John Davis said Boarman failed field sobriety tests and tested more than four times the le- gal limit for blood alcohol content on a portable breath test. He transported her to the Daviess Community Hospi- tal, where she tested 0.34 percent for blood alcohol content. The legal limit for blood alcohol content in Indiana is 0.08 percent. A fter she was medically cleared, she was transported to the Pike Coun- ty Jail, where she was preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Edgar L. Van Hoose, 32, of Mt. Gile- ad, Ohio, was arrested after Pike Coun- ty Deputy Paul Collier said he saw a Black Chevrolet Blazer weaving and crossing the centerline while driving just north of Winslow on Highway 61. Deputy Collier said he stopped Van Hoose near CR 150 S. (Sugar Ridge Road). When he talked with Van Hoose, he noticed the odor of alco- hol and Van Hoose was talking loud- ly to him. Deputy Collier said Van Hoose failed field sobriety tests and was taken to the Pike County Jail, where he tested 0.09 percent for blood alcohol content. Van Hoose was preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Loveless arrested on domestic battery charge Saturday A Petersburg man was arrested on a charge of domestic battery commit- ted in the presence of a child less than 16 -years of age at about 11:30 p.m. Sat- urday. Jefferson T. Loveless, 30, of 1959 W. CR 350 N., Petersburg, was arrested by Pike County Deputy Dallas Kilian after he and his girlfriend, Kristi Fulcher, had an altercation. Deputy Killian said he and Peters- burg Corporal Kyle Mills went to the Fulcher residence on Fifth St., Peters- burg, and found Loveless and Fulcher outside her residence. Killian said Fulcher told him Love- less had come by to pick up his clothes and they got into an argument. Dur- ing it, if she looked away from him, he would grab her face and turn her face back to him. She also said he was lunging at her and during this, he hit her in the face, and immediately apol- ogized, saying he didn't mean to do that. Deputy Killian said Loveless told a similar story and said he attempt- ed to punch a mirror but accidental- ly hit Fulcher. Loveless was taken into custody. ELECTION Continued from page 1 County road paving begins Pike County Highway employees paved CR50N on Monday and Tuesday. Assistant Superintendent Josh Byrd said they paved 0.7 miles of CR50N. He said they started with the road because it was next to the Highway Garage and they were using a used pav- er for the first time since they had purchased it this winter. "We wanted to try it out close by in case we had any mechanical trouble we could take care of it easi- er," said Byrd.