The Press-Dispatch
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H Election Day A-4 Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Continued from page 1 COUNTY two county commission- er contests. District 1 is an open seat with Mark Flint not seeking re-election. It pits IPL electrician Jeff Nelson(R) against Dave Durcholz(D), who owns and operates a timber hauling business. In District 3, three-term COMMISSIONERS In local races, there are Chris Satterfield is unop- posed, as is Nathan Harker, who is running for the seat left open by Ryan Edrington, who decided not to seek re- election. This is the first time the this section on all three can- didates.) In District 4, incumbent incumbent Democrat Dale Nalley seeks re-election with Republican school teacher and minister Ryan Coleman challenging him. COUNTY COUNCIL AT-LARGE ing for three at-large county council seats. Republican in- cumbents Greg Willis, a Pe- tersburg CPA, and hardware store owner Dennis Bishop seek re-election, as is Dem- ocrat incumbent Joe Sutton, who is a manager for Veolia. The three challengers are Democrats: Kerry Aldridge, an attorney and retired union official Tom Hensler. Repub- lican Jim Johns, a retired Whirlpool supervisor is the third challenger. This race differs from Six candidates are vy- most because voters can vote for up to three of the candi- dates. The top three vote-get- ters are elected. TREASURER Republican Deputy Treasur- er Marta Query and Demo- crat County Clerk Shirley VanMeter vying for the Trea- surer's office. Other local races include: SURVEYOR Democrat incumbent Pren- tice Stafford being challeged by Republican engineer and private surveyor Richard Williams. The race for Surveyor has CORONER Democrat Gretchen Harris of Harris Funeral Homes against Republican Ray Brooks, a deputy coroner and former Spurgeon Fire Chief. The race for Coroner pits board seats up for elec- tion, but only one is contest- ed. District 3 has incum- bent Debbie Lemond facing two challengers. Lemond, a nurse, is being challenged by Christopher McKinney and Richard Ridao, both who work at IPL. (See profiles in SCHOOL BOARD There are three school school board election will be contested in the fall election. In previous years, it was con- tested in May during the pri- mary election. Voters will see a big dif- The Press-Dispatch Republican incumbent Ron Bacon being challenged by Democrat Kevin Derr. District 64 voters will see ference when they reach the State Representative sec- tion. Pike County now has three State Representative districts, and very few peo- ple vote in the district they did two years ago. Redistrict- ing moved most of the peo- ple who used to vote in Dis- trict 63 to District 75. District 63 now encompasses sever- al of the precincts that used to be District 64, and District 64 only has three precincts. The District 75 race has new names on the ballot. Kreg Battles used to hold the seat, but after redistrict- ing, he didn't live in his for- mer district. Now, Democrat Mark Norton and Republi- can Tom Washburne, who is a former District Direc- tor for former Congressman John Hostettler are vying for the seat. In District 63, Republi- can Mark Messmer is unop- posed. At the state level, Sand- Democrat District 2 Con- gressman Joe Donnelly of Granger is being challenged by Republican Richard Mour- dock, who is Indiana State Treasurer and a former Pe- tersburg resident. The Eighth District Con- born native John Gregg and his running mate, Bloom- ington State Representative Vi Simpson are competing with former US Congress- man Mike Pence and Ferdi- nand State Representative Sue Ellsperman for Gover- nor and Lt. Governor. In the US Senate race, gressional race has former District 63 State Rep. Dave Crooks, a radio station own- er challenging Republican incumbent Larry Bucshon, a Newburgh surgeon. The other state race is for Key Club assistance wanis Club sell hamburgers, hotdogs and other goodies at the I-69 Celebration on the interstate. Help- ing out were Joe Carroll, Kenna Longabaugh and Brooke Riddle. Brooke also helped with the concession stand at bingo Saturday night. All were earning service hours for the PCHS Key Club. Members of the Pike Central High School Key Club were out on Saturday helping the Petersburg Ki- Winslow Post Office hearing is Oct. 29 lic comment about the future of the Winslow Post Office is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Mon- day, October 29 at the Trad- ing Post south of Winslow. According to a letter from A hearing to gather pub- By Andy Heuring 2 hours on Saturday. Access to the Post Office lobby and boxes is 24-7 and the proposal calls for that to continue. However, the USPS states Superintendent of Public In- struction. It pits Republican incumbent Tony Bennett against Democrat challeng- er Glenda Ritz. Veterans Support Festival this Saturday benefits WWP Come join VFW Post 3587 By James Capozella butts are being taken by calling the post at 354-9653 or contacting any member. The post is open to the pub- lic for the BBQ pulled pork or ribs dinner and every- one is also invited to attend this Saturday for a pulled pork or rib dinner, served from noon to 6 p.m. A ses- sion of open karaoke, dance and Chinese auctions be- gins at 7 p.m. Dinners can be purchased in advance at $10 each for eat-in or car- ry-out. The fundraiser be- gins at noon in the Peters- burg VFW Hall at 12th and Main Sts. Pre-orders for ribs and the United States Postal Ser- vice, representatives will take comment from the com- munity. The USPS states it has conducted an evalua- tion of the Winslow Post Of- fice and its intended plans are to keep the Winslow of- fice window open six hours a day Monday through Fri- day and two hours on Sat- urday. The office window is now open 6.5 hours a day Monday through Friday, and if there is a "strong prefer- ence" of 60 percent or more asking for the Winslow office to have even more reduced hours, they would also con- sider that. A survey asks residents to but with realigned week- day window service hours, based on actual office work- load. In the case of the Win- slow Post Office, hours would be changed from 6.5 choose one of four options. They are: 1) Keep the office open, uance study for the office and provide roadside mail- box delivery. Retail and de- livery service would be pro- vided through a rural car- rier. Mail delivery points would be established or maintained and customers could purchase most post- al services through the car- rier or other alternate ac- cess points. If you current- ly receive delivery service, hours each weekday to 6 hours each weekday. Cur- rent Saturday window ser- vice hours will not change as a result of the POST Plan and access to delivery re- ceptacles will not be impact- ed by POST Plan. 2) Conduct a discontin- uance study for the office and find a suitable alterna- tive location operated by a contractor, usually at a local business. When businesses are found that meet the cri- teria, these establishments are contracted through the United States Postal Ser- vice and offer stamps and flat rate products with ser- vice hours generally more expansive that what the lo- cal Post office may be able to offer. 4) Conduct a discontinu- POST Plan will not affect that service. 3) Conduct a discontin- ance study for the office and relocate P.O. Box service to a nearby Post Office. Two Winslow residents arrested for theft and participate in the kara- oke and dance that follows at 7 p.m. All proceeds from the day-long event go to the Wounded Warrior Project and Family Support Pro- grams, according to post Commander Jamie English. Join with the Ladies Aux- iliary, Men's Auxiliary and Post members who are striv- ing to support our soldiers, sailors, marines and air- men in this first-ever Veter- ans Support Festival. This is your chance to help a great cause, show your support for our troops and enjoy a day of renewing friendships and starting new ones. Call the post at 354-9653 for fur- ther details. were arrested last Thurs- day on theft charges after police said they were caught on video taking items from a house. Nathan A. Houchin, 26, Two Winslow residents By Andy Heuring ony, and Tara J. Hollett, 32, of the same address, was ar- rested on one count of theft by Winslow Town Marshal Steve English and Deputy Marshal Terry Strobel. English said James Cutler of 901 E. Porter St. Win- slow, was arrested on two counts of theft, a class D fel- came to him about a month earlier to report items miss- ing from his house. He told Cutler the only way to be sure there was theft was to install a video system, which he did. English stated Cutler observed Houchin and Hol- lett, who had been baby-sit- ting, on video in a locked bedroom taking about $600 in quarters, cigarettes and prescription medicine. English confronted Hol- lett and Houchin and told them they were caught stealing on video. He said they admitted taking the items. He obtained an ar- rest warrant but couldn't find them. "I got a tip they were hiding out at a hotel in Jasper," said English. He and Strobel went to the ho- tel and arrested the couple at about 11 p.m. It MattERs! Re-Elect for Experience... Capable of Important Decision Making Spencer Dist. 75 Warrick Voted to: Limit the size & Scope of State Government Paid for by Friends of Ron Bacon Committee H75@IN.gov Not ready to give up for what's right and fair Dale Nalley RE-ELECt commissioner district #3 Dale Nalley is seeking his fourth term as Pike County Commissioner District #3 on the Democratic ticket. Come to the Polls on November 6th and show your support. It will be greatly appreciated! 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