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Save $3 on Your Subscription CHRISTMAS BARGAIN PERIOD Three sections 34 pages Seven inserts SEE P AGE A-3 75¢ Wednesday, December 12, 2012 Volume 144 Number 50 Phone (812) 354-8500 Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 (USPS 604-340) Satterfield pre-trial hearing is Thursday Holly Walk carriage rides Kyla, Tristan and Rachel Kinman enjoyed a free carriage ride Saturday morning in Petersburg. They were part of the Holly Walk promotions by the Petersburg Professional and Business Association. For more related photos see page A6. City awarded $1 million storm water grant By Andy Heuring The city of Petersburg has been on a roll recently. They were notified in the last few weeks they will be receiving a $1 million grant to make storm water improvements. "It was a bit of a Christmas present," said Petersburg Mayor Jon Craig. Because it is a grant, it means there is no match or pay back of the $1 million. Mayor Craig said it is a bit of a surprise because Petersburg had applied for the grant in the Spring of 2010 with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. OCRA then awarded grants later that year and Petersburg wasn't one of the recipients. "We thought all the money was gone and we were unsuccessful, said Craig. More than two years later, Petersburg got notice it will receive a $1 million grant. Craig said it is the same grant the Town of Winslow received to do their water dis- tribution improvements, which were completed earlier this year. Craig explained OCRA did a good job of spending the grant dollars conscientiously. He said if the grant recipient's project bids came in under the engineer's estimate the state only gave the recipient the amount awarded in the bids. Normally municipalities will expand a project if it comes in under bid to match the estimated cost used to award the grant. But because OCRA didn't allow projects to expand, they only distributed the contracted amount. So several projects had funds left over. There was enough to fund three more grants. Petersburg's grant was one of those. Craig cautioned that while Petersburg has been notified they are a recipient all of the paper work has not been fi nalized. "The areas of the improvements select- ed are located throughout the entire city on main routes that all residents travel. The purpose of the project is to alleviate flooding and improve the overall public safety throughout the entire city. This will be done by providing adequate drainage to reduce ponding in the streets and open ditches which will improve both driver and pedestrian safety," stated Petersburg's application. There are 11 areas of the proposed project: 1) Seventh St. at Matilda and Branch Sts. This area will consist of installation of about 1,850 feet of 18" and 15" storm pipe with inlets/catch basins. 2) Lakeview Dr. between Highways 57 and 256. Installation of about 2,000 feet of 18-inch storm pipe with inlets and catch basins. Continued on page 2 By Andy Heuring Attorneys will be in Pike Circuit Court on Thursday morning for a pre-trial hearing for the pending murder trial of Andrew Satterfield at 10 a.m. The trial is currently scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Monday, February 11. However scheduling of the trial is something that is expected to be considered in the Thursday hearing. Pike County Deputy Prosecutor Noah Schafer, who is now the lead prosecutor on the case, said it was highly unlikely the trial will start in February. Satterfield, 36, of 2515 W. CR350N, Petersburg, faces the charges of murder, a felony and arson, a class B felony. He is accused of shooting his mother on December 8, 2011 in the residence he shared with her, then setting the house on fi re. Satterfield's billfold and shoe were found in the back yard of the residence. Firemen found his mother Kathy's body in their residence, when they were called to a fi re reported early that morning by Jeff Davis, who was driving past and noticed smoke coming from the residence. Police later were notified Satterfield had checked himself in at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes with severe burns and only partially clothed. In March of this year Satterfield's attorney Doug Walton fi led an "admission of facts and notice of defense of mental disease or defect" with Pike Circuit Court. In it Satterfield admits his guilt, but claims he didn't realize it was wrong. The single-page, double-spaced motion states, "Andrew Satterfield, by counsel does hereby freely and voluntarily admit that the following facts are true:" "Andrew S. Satterfield, did then and there kill Kathy Satterfield by shooting at and against the body of said Kathy Satterfield with a .22 caliber pistol then and there infl icting mortal wounds in and upon the body of Kathy Satterfield and setting the residence of Kathy Satterfield on fi re while she was inside, causing her to die." His motion continues, "The defendant Continued on page 2 Solar Sources, commissioners reach impasse on road closure By Andy Heuring A special commissioner meeting set for public comment about proposed road closures Monday night ended abruptly when Solar Sources withdrew their request. John Chappell, representing Solar, told the commissioners at the 7 p.m. hearing that Solar was withdrawing their request for 12 sections of roads to be closed. They no longer exist, but were part of a road agreement originally reached between Old Ben Coal and Pike County about 30 years ago, said Chappell . Solar now has bond on them and pays a rock allowance on the roads. They wanted to have the roads permanently vacated. They said the road agreement through the years has migrated from Old Ben to Kindill to Indiana Land and Mineral, and Solar fi nally inherited the agreement. Chappell said they met with the county and tried to negotiate an agreement prior to the public meeting, but they couldn't come to terms. "It means we will go back to work and continue to pay bond fees and rock allowance and for security on this property," said John Stachura of Solar, commenting on Solar withdrawing their request. They said they also opposed parts of the agreement because they didn't want access to part of the property that would encourage illegal activity in the area. The public hearing set for Monday night lasted about 30 seconds. Some road concerns were discussed at a previous meeting. Commissioner Mark Flint said he met with Solar in an effort to negotiate an agreement earlier on Monday. "We just couldn't come to any agreement," said Flint. The 12 sections of road are located in a quadrant that lies north of Highway 56 at Pike Central and south of Highway 356, and between Highway 61 and the Cato-Algiers Road. The area was known as Old Ben II Mine in the 1980s. They are: • CR300E from Highway 356 to Highway 56, • CR175E from I-69 to CR350N, • CR225E from CR250N 660 feet north, • CR175E from CR250N to CR150N, Continued on page 2 PIKE PUBLISHING Continued on page 2 Steve Huffman cuts Bob Willis' hair on Tuesday morning. Huffman, who has cut hair for 47 years, and worked in Winslow for 40 years, is officially retiring on Friday. Winslow barber's final day is Friday By Andy Heuring Friday, December 14, 2012 isn't on the Mayan calendar, but it is a day men all around Winslow have marked on their calendars. They aren't worried about the end of the world, just where they are going to get their hair cut. Friday is Steve Huffman's last official day as a barber. Huffman has cut hair for 47 years, 40 of it in Winslow. He knows most of the men in Winslow and how they like their hair. In 1972, Huffman moved back to Pike County and set up shop in Winslow. He has been cutting men's and boys' hair ev- WHAT'S INSIDE: Local ........A1-12 Sports ........B1-4 Opinion..........C2 Obituaries ......A5 Classifieds. B10-12 History ...........C7 Shopping A10-11 Church .......C1-8 er since. Huffman said he graduated from Winslow High School and didn't really know what he wanted to do. His older brother, Bill, was a teacher at Winslow and suggested going to barber school and cutting hair. Steve said he thought about it for a while and decided to try it. He went to Barber College in Henderson, Kentucky, where he earned his degree. Following graduation, he had to serve an apprenticeship in Kentucky. He did that in Owensboro, where he cut hair for about seven years. But in 1972, he was back in Winslow to buy a new car. While he was in town, Bill NEWS TIPS: Phone:........................354-8500 Fax: ............................354-2014 E-Mail . editor@pressdispatch.net Allen, a long-time barber in Winslow, ran into him and talked to Huffman about buying his barbershop. Huffman decided he wanted to move back to Winslow and bought Allen's shop on Main St. Huffman and his wife, Janet, came to town. Janet, a native of Mitchell, went to work at the Farm Bureau Co-op in Petersburg. She worked 37 years for the Co-op. They met while Huffman was working at a television factory in Orleans. He was living with his brother. "I was just trying to make enough money to get through Continued on page 2 CONNECT WITH US: NETedition ... pressdispatch.net/edition Facebook .... facebook.com/pressdispatch E-Mail .......... news@pressdispatch.net