The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Wednesday, December 26, 2012 The Press-Dispatch Two sentenced within week of their arrests Don Ritchey measures a section of road on Wednesday. He, Bryan Malone and Bobby Joe Morton are assessing costs of road repairs after I-69 construction ceases. ��� Road damage being assessed Continued from page 1 assessment team had reviewed roads for two days. ���Don asked for a couple of days to go over one he has seen and do estimates on them before they go ahead with the rest of the roads.��� Morton said they basically are going to develop a cost for the repairs on each road and present it to the construction con- Washington Township tractors. Most of the roads CR750N 1 mile, were bonded by the comCR650N 1.75 miles, panies. CR125N 2 miles, Morton said he hoped, Cr475N 0.6 miles, by getting a third-party CR275E 1.2 miles, consultant to develop the CR275E 0.25 miles, cost estimates, they can Meridian Rd. 0.6 miles, get something worked CR175E 0.56 miles out without having to go CR175E to CR350W to court. 0.52 miles Below is the list of roads CR350N 1 mile, to be reviewed: CR300N 0.54 miles, CR300N 1.2 miles CR200E 1 miles, CR200E 1 miles, CR125W 1.5 miles, CR50W 0.62 miles, Logan Township CR300 0.6 miles, CR300W 0.2 miles, CR50S 0.62 miles, Division Rd. 0.56 miles CR50S 0.8 miles. By Andy Heuring Two people have been sentenced within a week of their arrests. Bobby J. Lewis, 49, of 2175 E. Main St., Petersburg was arrested on charges of residential entry, a class D felony and criminal mischief on Friday, December 14. Pike County Sheriff���s Sgt. Adam Thompson said he was called to Danny Jones��� residence at 7301 N. SR57, Petersburg on a complaint of someone forcing their way into the residence. Thompson went to the residence and spoke to Christy Jones and Effy May Warner. They told Sgt. Thompson that Bobby Lewis came to the Jones residence, threw Christy���s clothes on the ground and tried to enter the house through the front door. When he couldn���t get in the front door, he went to the back, broke the screen door and forced his way into the house. Once in the house, they said he smashed a Christmas present and yelled at people in the house. Sgt. Thompson said Chief Deputy Todd Meadors located Lewis at Lewis���s residence in Petersburg. Thompson said when he asked Lewis about the incident, he said Christy had moved out so he took her clothes back to her. Thompson said when he asked Lewis about the door, ���he immediately said, ���I���ll pay for it.������ Thompson said Lewis also admitted smashing a Christmas present he had bought for Christy. On December 19, Lewis pleaded guilty to residential entry. He was sentenced to 730 days in the Department of Corrections, with 720 of those days suspended. He received ���ve days good credit for time served. He was then placed on probation for 720 days and ordered to not have any contact with Danny or Christy Jones, ordered to complete drug and alcohol assessment, forbidden from drinking alcohol or possessing it in his residence, forbidden to possess or own a ��� rearm and agreed to submit to random drug testing. Pike Circuit Court Judge Jeff Biesterveld warned Lewis if he violated any of the probation stipulations, his probation could be revoked and he could be ordered to serve that sentence in jail. In a separate case, Megan Mitchell, 18, of Oakland City pleaded guilty to a charge of intimidation, a class D felony in Pike Circuit Court on December 13. Mitchell was arrested on December 9 by Pike County Deputy Sheriff Dallas Killian. She was preliminarily charged with minor consuming, intimidation and resisting law enforcement. She agreed to plead guilty to the intimidation charge. The other charges were dismissed. During her plea hearing, she admitted she agreed to beat and kill Deputy Killian. She was sentenced in the plea agreement to 545 days in the Department of Corrections. All but eight days were suspended. She was also given four days good credit for time served in the Pike County Jail, while waiting on the hearing. She was placed on probation for 537 days. Stipulations of her probation included not being allowed to drink alcohol and to begin work toward her GED. Judge Biesterveld warned Mitchell if she violated any stipulation of her probation or got arrested for any cause, her probation would be revoked. ��� Year in review: a look at the ���rst half of 2012 Continued from page 1 in Tecumseh���s pool. ���They dedicated themselves to going after the conference title. . .and they accomplished that goal in a big way,��� head coach Jason McKinney said. February ���Seth Miller of Winslow and Ivy Smith of Velpen were arrested on charges related to the burglaries in Winslow at the beginning of the year. ���Ya Ling ���Linda��� Ni, coowner of China Wok in Petersburg, was granted permanent resident status after a series of immigration hearings. Her daughter Michelle Lin said Linda ���slept great��� for the ��� rst time in a long time after the hearing. ���Six Charger wrestlers advanced to regionals after ��� nishing fourth or above in the sectional championship. Dalton Miller, Cody Gadberry, Nick Baker, Austin Bolin, Dakota Dickerson, and A.J. Ronk wrestled their way to the regional championships. ���Pike Central students Colton Newton, Anna Woolery, and Jessica D���Esposito presented their invention, a portable shelter, to President Barack Obama. They got the idea when they heard on the news that Haitians affected by the earthquake were without shelter. ���Paul Roads resigned as Pike County School Corpo- ration Superintendent due to serious health issues. ���The Lady Chargers swim team put up their best score in the team���s history (since 2000) at the sectional championship in Jasper, even with only eight of the team���s nine swimmers able to attend sectionals. ���Chargers wrestler Dalton Miller made it to semistate as a sophomore. He ��� nished third in the regional to qualify for the semi-state tournament. ���Noah Shane Warren, age 38 of Petersburg, was convicted on four counts of meth-related charges in a ���ve-day trial. ���The Pike County Council approved a new EMS position, 911 Director, and a new security system for the courthouse. ���The Chargers sixth grade basketball team won their own tournament, the Pike Central Invitational, going 3-0 in the tournament against South Spencer, Jasper, and Vincennes Clark. ���Big Bob, the loyal dog of Robert Loveless and Amy Babines of Winslow, sacri���ced himself to save the couple from a ��� re that broke out in their trailer while they slept. ���Chargers diver Christian Wilson advanced to regionals with a fourth-place sectional ��� nish. The Char- New Year���s Eve New Year���s Eve at Lin���s Lanes gers also ��� nished fourth overall in the sectional championship. ���The Pike County School Corporation approved the seeking of bids for a $3.3 million loan to cover budgeted expenses through the end of the year. ���Petersburg was named a ��� nalist for the Stellar Community $20 million grant contest. ���The Chargers middle school wrestling team hosted the Pike Central Invitational tournament. Southridge, Boonville, Heritage Hills, South Spencer, and Wood Memorial showed up to wrestle, and Southridge won 5-0. Pike Central ��� nished 1-4. March ���The Pike County Public Library hosted an open house for Frank Cassell, who wrote Josie and Salem: An Indiana Love Story, a historical romance about Petersburg natives Josie and Salem Hammond. ���Randall Harris resigned as Pike County���s Republican county chairman. ���Pike Central presented the musical ���Oliver!��� for the third time in the school���s history���the musical was also presented in 1979 and 2002. ���Andrew Satter���eld admitted to shooting his mother and setting her house on ��� re, pleading insanity. ���In a rare case of catchand-release double grand theft auto, two cars were stolen and returned the same night after being taken for joyrides. The juvenile thieves were taken into custody. ���Ashley N. Archer Williams was convicted of child neglect. ���A water main broke in Petersburg, leaving the town without water for nearly a day. ���Noah Shane Warren was sentenced to 16 years in prison on meth-related convictions. ���Pike Central High School JAG students won several honors in the Career Development Conference, a regional-level JAG competition. ���The Chargers middle school swim team won the PAC Championship title. Chaney McKinney, Collin Sallee, Jacob Bohnert, and Torin Shover all picked up ��� rst-place ��� nishes in their events, helping the Chargers outdistance the competition. ���Angela Martin of Petersburg was arrested on a warrant for two counts of neglect of a dependant after her infant son died in her home. ���Mike Goodpaster replaced Randall Harris as Pike County���s Republican county chairman. April ���Easter egg hunts took place around the county in Winslow, Otwell, and Petersburg. ���Pike County Commissioners voted to let Sheriff Jeremy Britton handle hiring a new 911 director for the Pike County EMS. ���Travis McCandless of Winslow was taken to the hospital after a domestic dispute with his estranged wife Tracy ended in Travis being pinned between two vehicles. ���The Lady Chargers tennis team won their opening meet, beating Tecumseh 41. ���A redistricting of Indiana���s State Representative districts added a third State Representative election to Pike County ballots. ���Steve and Donna Mikel, proprietors of the Log Ends Bed and Breakfast near Bowman, returned from a 10-day trip to Israel. ���Pike Central High School hosted its yearly prom and post-prom celebration. ���The Chargers track and ���eld team started its season 7-0. ���The Culpepper and Merriweather Circus came to Winslow, featuring clowns, trapeze acts, lions, and ti- gers. The Winslow Lions Club sponsored the circus. ���County water lines broke in Petersburg and Winslow, causing highway closures and leaving customers without water pressure for about 90 minutes while the breaks were ��� xed. ���The Lady Chargers softball team ��� nished second at the Boonville Southern Slam, and the middle school softball team started their season with a 4-0 streak. ���The Patoka and Winslow ��� re districts discussed merging into one district to take advantage of economies of scale and be able to afford better training and equipment. ���Justin Gordon, age 24 of Petersburg, was arrested on charges of bank robbery and grand theft auto after a high-speed chase. Gordon was accused of robbing a Princeton bank and stealing his getaway pickup from Jerry Sullivan of Petersburg. ���D.A.R.E. brought emergency vehicles and gear, including an evac helicopter, ��� re trucks, and police SUVs, to Petersburg Elementary School and gave PES ��� fth graders a day to learn about the vehicles and try on the gear. ���The Casey���s gas station in Petersburg opened for business. Continued to page 4 You say you���ll do anything for your family. Will you? CST 1pm-1am $2.50/ game ... $1.50/shoes Call 812-885-3044 to schedule your colonoscopy today. oday. 10% of all proceeds go to the Hailee Cunningham Family Hailee, age 4, is undergoing treatment for a rare form of spinal cancer. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer. It claims more than 50,000 lives a year. And worst of all, 92% of the time it is completely curable. But only if you catch it early. LIVE ON for your family by calling Good Samaritan Hospital today and scheduling your colonoscopy. 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