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A-2 Front Wednesday, November 16, 2016 The Press-Dispatch net edition yeah, it's that fast! Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe It's The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live. Delivered every Wednesday morning! Add it for $5 to your current print subscription or stand-alone for $35/year. COUNCIL Continued from page 1 The Woolseys with David Foster perform at Petersburg Free Methodist on Sunday evening at a fundrais- er for Nathan Roberts. They were followed by Friends of Nathan. Above, from left are David Foster, Jim Woolsey and Lynna Woolsey. The groups performed to raise funds for Nathan after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor and recent- ly underwent surgery. Two fundraisers were set for Nathan Roberts of Petersburg, who was diag- nosed with a brain tumor. Sunday evening, groups performed at a benefit con- cert at Petersburg Free Methodist Church. They included The Woolseys, and the Friends of Nathan, whom Nathan was once a member. An additional fundraiser, a benefit carry-out dinner, will be Saturday, Nov. 19 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Whole smoked pork butts and whole smoked chick- ens, and individual pork and chicken dinners are available. Dinners include sides, bread, pickles and onion. To pre-order, call 812-789 - 3399 or e-mail javona.mill- er@fourstarfab.com. Orders may be picked up at the church, 202 E Walnut street across from German American bank. Pre-orders are requested but not required. Both in- dividual dinner orders and whole orders will be avail- able. A free will offering is requested for the orders. Fundraiser for Nathan Roberts at Petersburg Free Methodist will bid the work on a plan at a fairly low cost because they are doing the plan to try to get an advantage on do- ing the design of successful projects. Wheatley said within 60 to 90 days after putting out requests for proposals, they would be done with the in- terview process and then it would take about six months for a firm to go through the various public hearings and complete the plan. He an- ticipated having the master plan in hand by July. "These plans are only as good as their utilization. I have seen these complet- ed and then put on a dusty shelf or desk with a wobbly leg, not to be seen again. I don't think that is going to be the case," said Council- man Joe Sutton. Questions also arose about modifying the plan in the future. Wheatley said the plans typically modify themselves as development becomes active. He was asked if they could build a modification in the requests. He said they could, but he wanted to make sure they didn't hinder the orig- inal plan. "If you have an update, it is probably because you have had some develop- ment. . . Engineering com- panies want to do the plan so they can do the engineer- ing work after that. You ba- sically are asking for help to update this so you can get some more engineering work," said John Mandabach of Solar Sources. Sutton added that if they are doing an update it is be- cause there has been devel- opment, consequently there will be Tax Increment Fi- nancing revenue from the area so they wouldn't need to request more funding from the council. "I think this should have been done a long time ago," said Sutton. He moved to ap- prove the request. It was sec- onded and approved by a 6 - 0 vote. Councilman Den- nis Bishop was not able to attend the meeting, but he was on a cellphone during the proceedings. However it was determined he could not vote on the matter unless he was present. Councilmen got good news on an additional ap- propriation request for fu- el from the Pike County Highway Department. A few months ago the coun- cil transferred $77,500 out of the fuel account because they didn't have time to ad- vertise for an additional ap- propriation to purchase a piece of equipment. Council- men had tabled the fuel re- quest for several months lat- er in the year so they would have a better idea of how much fuel money they need- ed to finish the year. Highway Superintendent Roger Ham told the council they only needed $17,000 to through the end of the year, so the $77,500 request was reduced by $ 60,500. Ham said when they did their original budget for 2016 in September 2015, they were planning on high- er gas prices. In other business the council approved an ad- ditional appropriation of $16,000 for the EMS for payroll. EMS Director Chris Young said he had two em- ployees off with injuries and they had transferred $22,000 out of payroll to make ambulance repairs. "So this is actually less mon- ey you are putting back than was taken out," said Young. The council also approved a $10,000 additional appro- priation to pay for fixing a server for the Auditor, As- sessor and Treasurer's of- fice that was attacked by ransomware this summer. Commissioner Assistant Kristi Dischinger said most of that was for labor, but some of it was to replace hardware. It was approved by a 6 -0 vote. The next council meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 13. 2501 Newton St (HWY 231 N) Jasper, IN 47546 www.obcycle.com 866-yamaha-6 Obermeyer H O N D A - YA M A H A - S U Z U K I 2501 Newton St (HWY 231 N) Jasper, IN 47546 www.obcycle.com 866-yamaha-6 Great SelectiOn! Great SelectiOn! 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Call 812-354-2004! dine in or carry out Chicken & Dumplings $ 7.99 Green Beans, Baked Apples, Roll and Drink * GOBBLE.relax.ENJOY. Private Party Rooms for Up to 20 LET US DO THE COOKING AND CLEAN-UP Free WiFi THUR NOV. 17 FRI NOV. 18 SAT NOV. 19 WED NOV. 23 NOV. TUES 22 NOV. MON 21 DOUBLE F E AT U R E Chili & Sandwich $ 7.99 With Your Choice of Grilled Cheese, Peanut Butter or Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich. Served with Crackers, Baked Cinnamon Apples and Drink * WED NOV. 16 Chili & Sandwich $ 7.99 With Your Choice of Grilled Cheese, Peanut Butter or Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich. Served with Crackers, Baked Cinnamon Apples and Drink * By Andy Heuring A Petersburg woman was arrested on a charge of es- cape after she fled police, who attempted to arrest her last Monday night. Monique Ana Peach, 30, of 154 Whitelock Drive, was arrested by Pike Coun- ty Deputy Brad Jenkins at about 7:30 a.m. when police searched a field near Park Lane and found her lying in a ditch of a wooded area. Indiana State Trooper Hunter Manning in his re- port, said he and Pike Coun- ty Deputy Sheriff Mike Wil- lis and Petersburg Police Corp. Kyle Mills went to 154 Whitelock Drive, Apt. 20 at about 10 :45 p.m Monday, November 7 to serve a felony warrant from Vanderburgh County. They were told Peach was in a bedroom of the residence. They located her and she eventually came out of the bedroom after get- ting dressed. Trooper Manning in his report stated they told her she was under arrest on the warrant. She told them she had to get her shoes and socks on. She returned to the bedroom and Trooper Manning followed her. He said while she was get- ting her socks she said she had to put on a bra. Manning said he told her even though she wasn't in handcuffs she was still detained and in cus- tody on the warrant. Manning said he and Dep- uty Willis then went back in- to the living room to allow her privacy, but left the door open, "where we thought we could hear if she tried to es- cape." However a few minutes later they asked Peach if she was ready to go and she didn't answer. When she again failed to answer they went into the room discov- ered had escaped through a bedroom window. Police searched the area but didn't locate her. At about 5 a.m. police re- ceived a call from a man saying a woman named Mo- nique had come to his res- idence on Park Lane in Pe- tersburg requesting help. Trooper Manning and oth- er police went to the resi- dence but were told shortly after the resident called po- lice, she left. Police again searched the area but couldn't find her. Then at 7:23 a.m. police got a call that a woman in a blanket was trying to get in- to a residence on Park Lane. However when police ar- rived the resident told them when she called police, the woman in the blanket start- ed walking across a field. Po- lice searched the area and Deputy Brad Jenkins locat- ed her lying in a ditch in a wooded area near a blanket. Trooper Manning said when Deputy Jenkins placed Peach in handcuffs, she started screaming in pain, saying her right ankle was hurting. An ambulance was called to check on her condition. She was transported to St. Mary's Hospital by ambu- lance. At about 10 :30 am. she was cleared by the hospital and then taken into custody and transported to the Pike County Jail, where she was preliminarily charged with escape and resisting law en- forcement. Petersburg woman arrested after escaping police overnight A November 8 fire in Log- town was ruled an arson. The Indiana State Fire Mar- shal's office recently issued a statement on the fire. At about 3:30 a.m. Tues- day, November 8, a fire at 1595 E. Logtown Rd., Win- slow, was reported to the Pike County central dis- patch. It was a house that had not been occupied since its owner, Connie Miller, had died about a year earlier. Patoka Township Fire Department, which extin- guished the fire, requested the Indiana State Fire Mar- shal to investigate the fire. According to a news re- lease from the State Fire Marshal, "During the inves- tigation, it was determined the fire was intentionally set. Investigators are following up with leads and requesting the public's assistance with the case." Anyone with information about the fire is encouraged to call the Indiana Arson ho- tline at 1-800 -382-4628. A re- ward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information lead- ing to an arrest. Callers may remain anonymous. Logtown fire ruled arson A rural Winslow man who died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound has been identified. Sheriff Britton said Pike County central dispatch got the call that a person had been shot at 10 :02 a.m. on Tuesday, November 8. According to Britton, Adam Seger, 44, of CR 700 E., Winslow, was discovered behind a pole barn on his property by his wife, after she had been trying to locate him. She then called 911 to report the shooting. "We got there and it was an apparent self-inflicted gun- shot wound. All tests made it apparent it was a suicide with a note left," said Britton. He added an autopsy was performed and found nothing out of the ordinary. An Evansville man was seriously injured Sunday at about 8:45 a.m. when he fell from a deer stand in southern Pike County. Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the acci- dent involving Andrew Schuler, 53, of Evansville. Schuler was deer hunting when he apparently felt diz- zy and is believed to have lost consciousness. He then fell from the tree stand about 16 feet to the ground, suffering wrist, ankle, head and facial injuries. Lockhart Township Fire Chief Larry Riesenbeck said he was about 200 yards from where a truck could reach and they used their Gator to get to Schuler. According to Ries- enbeck, they found Schuler laying against his deer stand at the bottom of the tree. He said at the scene, it appeared Schuler had a broken ankle, wrist and possibly ribs. Apparently, Schuler had been having dizzy spells recent- ly, Riesenbeck stated. He said it appeared one of Schuler's feet got caught in the stand ladder and his shoe was pulled off of the foot of the injured ankle. A Department of Natural Resources news release said Schuler was stabilized and flown by Air Evac Life Team to St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville for treatment. Riesen- beck said they transported Schuler on their Gator to a Pike County ambulance, then transported him from there to a nearby field, where he was then taken by air ambulance to Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. The DNR said he was not wearing a safety harness. His injuries were not thought to be life threatening. Agencies responding were Lockhart Township Fire De- partment, Spurgeon Fire Department, Pike County EMS, Air Evac Life Team and Indiana Conservation Officers. Bell ringers needed It is the time of year when a hint of snow is in the air, and the Pike/Gibson Salvation Army is in need of bell ringer volunteers in Petersburg. If you would like to ring, contact Cal Biddle at 812-354- 8069. John Burns is helping with the bells, but Cal is do- ing the scheduling. Times are available from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Petersburg Dollar General on Friday and Satur- days, November 24 through December 24. Also, you could ring at Petersburg Hardware from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Fri- days and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays from November 24 to December 24. Last year, just more than $4,200 was raised in Pike Co., while Pike/Gibson Salvation Army helped with more than $5,000 to this community. How was this possible? People from Gibson County made up the difference. All money raised stays in these two counties. The Princeton Corps is at 202 S. Gibson St. in Princeton. By Andy Heuritng Southern Pike County fire departments, with help from Gibson County depart- ments, put out a woods fire early Tuesday morning that was made difficult by the spoil bank terrain. Lockhart Township Fire Chief Larry Riesenbeck said a call was received at 6:25 a.m. about a fire on CR 775 S. and Haul Road near the Gibson County line in Mon- roe Township. Lockhart, Spurgeon and Patoka Fire Departments responded, as well as Columbia Township of Gibson County. It was reported to be burn- ing in trees and stretching about 200 yards long. Chief Riesenbeck said the fire didn't cover a big ar- ea, but because it was in the spoil banks, it made it diffi- cult to fight. "We had to use flapper, shovels and back- packs to put it out." Firemen worked for about five hours extinguishing the blaze. Pike County remains on a burn ban with the dry con- ditions. This was one of ma- ny field fires with which area fire departments have been dealing. Death ruled self-inflicted Man injured in tree stand fall Several depts. called for fire