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Near miss of Trooper and child leads to OVWI arrest By Andy Heuring An off-duty state trooper pulled a four-year-old girl out of the way of a drunken driver, who nearly ran over the trooper and girl before he crashed into a pole at 304 E. Lafayette St. in Winslow on Sunday night. Stephen E. Wheeler, 67, of 2163 S. Highway 61, Winslow, was arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, possession of marijuana, reckless driving and criminal recklessness. Wheeler was arrested by Pike County Sheriff's Sgt. Dallas Killian at about 6:30 p.m. Sgt. Killian said he was notified of an accident in Winslow. When he arrived in Winslow, he talked with off-duty Trooper Erik Wil- liams. He said he had stopped by a friend's residence to show them a deer. The neighbor, her two boys and four-year-old daughter were standing around the truck when Williams heard a loud noise. He said he saw a white Explorer driving off the roadway into the yard towards the girl. He grabbed her and pulled her out of the way of the Explorer, which went past them and crashed into a pole. Sgt. Killian said he talked with Wheeler, who claimed he "hadn't done anything wrong. He just swerved to miss a vehi- cle." Killian said he immediate- ly noticed the smell of alco- hol while talking with him and Wheeler admitted drinking at least six beers. He failed field sobriety tests and, according to Sgt. Killian's report, he tested more than three times the legal limit of 0.08 percent for blood alcohol content. During a pat-down, Killian said he found a plastic sandwich bag in Wheeler's front pants pocket that contained what ap- peared to be marijuana. Wheeler refused a chemical test and was arrested on charg- es of OV WI refusal. Early Saturday morning, a Tennessee man was arrested on drunken driving charges after he was stopped for driving 87 mph in a 70 zone at the 42-mile marker on I-69. Christopher D. Mason, 37, of Dreseden, Tenn., was arrested on a charge of operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated at about 2 a.m. Sgt. Killian said when he talk- ed with Mason, he noticed the strong odor of marijuana com- ing from his vehicle. Pike County Deputy Buck Seger then took K-9 officer Bleck around the car and he in- dicated there was illegal drugs in the vehicle. Sgt. Killian said a search of Mason's vehicle found a white bottle with marijuana residue in it and the strong odor of mar- ijuana. Mason failed field sobriety tests and admitted smoking marijuana while driving, ac- cording to Sgt. Killian's report. Mason was transported to the Pike County Jail. A Winslow woman was arrest- ed on charges of operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated and pos- session of a legend drug after police stopped her late Friday night on Highway 61. Ashley N. Gideon, 34, of 1014 N. First St., Winslow, was ar- rested at about 11:30 p.m. when police stopped her for driving left of center. Petersburg Police Cpl. Jar- ed Simmons said he noticed a blue GMC Sonoma driving south on Highway 61 go left of center three times and over the fog line twice before stopping it near Pike Central. While talking with Gideon, he said he noticed rapid, slurred speed and poor manual dexteri- ty. She failed field sobriety tests. Deputy Seger had K-9 Officer Bleck do a free air sniff and he indicated the presence of nar- cotics in the vehicle . During a search of the vehi- cle, Cpl. Simmons said police found a smoking device in the center console that had burned residue in it and a prescription pill bottle with seven Gabapen- tin pills, for which Gideon said she didn't have a prescription. She was taken to the Daviess Community Hospital, where she tested positive for methamphet- amine and amphetamines. She was then transported to the Pike County Jail. HOLDER'S FURNITURE DO CHRISTMAS IN COMFORT 104 N. 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In fact, it might be the area's most relaxing shopping experience as cus- tomers enter the no-pressure show- room and literally put their feet up in one of the La-Z-Boy recliners and vis- it with the Lamey family. Already, last Thursday, the fami- ly had kicked off the holiday season with a 60 percent off pink-tag sale, but Black Friday deals will see three styles of La-Z-Boy chairs for $ 399 with 40 fabrics from which to choose. For the La-Z-Girl on Santa's nice list, this year, Holders offers the new Duo collection of recliners by La-Z- Boy. The Duo products marry style and comfort with a sleek design that hides the upgraded reclining mecha- nism within the sophisticated silhou- ette of a designer chair that can be re- clined even when placed only inches from a wall. The family business will also show- case deals on Flexsteel, area rugs, flooring, dining room furniture, cu- rios and Restonic bedding. Many people, said Debbie Lamey, don't realize the family has flooring, and those that do know might not know the wide range, so it's a good time to come in to see that between now and Christmas, when the family will be decking out their home-away- from-home with festive decor. The family will also host a cus- tomer-appreciation Christmas open house with extended hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 7-8 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 9. The open house will offer refresh- ments and a Christmas auction. "People think because we're in a small town we'll have high prices, but that's just not true. Our prices are very competitive. You get our family when you come in here, and the fur- niture is going to last many years be- cause it's a good quality product," Debbie said. When there are repairs, they can mostly be done in-store, and the on- ly way delivery could be easier would be if they arrived by sleigh on Christ- mas Eve. Lamey said they deliver within about 45 miles of the store, which has taken them from Illinois to Kentucky. Even those that don't plan to shop are invited into the Holders Furni- ture showroom this season, at the very least to sit and chat. "Christmas is really neat. We get to see people we haven't seen in awhile. Even if they don't buy anything, they should visit, especially during the open house. That's just our way of saying thank you for 144 years," Deb- bie said. A-4 Shopping Wednesday, November 22, 2017 The Press-Dispatch