The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Front Wednesday, August 15, 2018 The Press-Dispatch Refreshments & Hors d'oeuvres will be served! AUGUST 10 • 2PM We look forward to seeing you here for the celebration! 309 West Pike Ave., Petersburg MOOSE LODGE Dining Specials 5pm-8pm 115 Pike Ave., Petersburg OR ORDER FROM MENU FRIDAY 08-10-18 SATURDAY 08-11-18 NOW OFFERING PIZZA Open to Members and Qualified Guests Coffee or Tea with special. Wed., Fri. and Sat. • 5pm - 8pm Buffet with Salad Bar, Only $9.95. Chicken Pot Pie with two sides, $7. Shrimp Basket with two sides, $6.50. DETOUR Continued from page 1 a short distance to CR 25 S., and proceed west into Gib- son County. It will return to Highway 64 just east of the Oakland City limits. Ham said the highway is expected to be closed for 25 days, but INDOT has not given an expected construc- tion date. Ham said he has also been notified by INDOT they will be closing Highway 56 in the "Cato Flats" for a bridge re- placement. Ham said he didn't have much informa- tion on this yet. COUNTY MAY TAKE OVER MANNING TRASH COLLECTION SITES Commissioner Assistant Kristi Dischinger told the commissioners the Solid Waste District is interest- ed in approaching the coun- ty council about having the county take over control of manning the trash collec- tion sites. The county has contracted PCARC since 1992 to staff the trash col- lection sites. Dischinger said the county and Solid Waste District combined pay $105,000 a year to PCARC. Commissioner Jeff Nelson said the Solid Waste District has been looking at staffing the six manned collection sites with county employ- ees instead of contracting with PCARC to staff them. Nelson said it appears the county would be able to pay the employees more and save money on what they are costing now and have better control of the trash site em- ployees. No action was taken on the matter but the commis- sioners agreed to discuss it with the county council. In other matters, the com- missioners voted to request a $4,000 transfer from the Motor Vehicle Highway fund to Hardware and Tools. Ham said their air-condi- tioning recharger went out. He said the unit is at least 25 years old. The $4,000 is to replace that unit. They also voted to request $ 39,260 to replace bridge 91. It is located on CR 525 S., just east of the Pike-Gib- son line, spanning the south fork of the Patoka River just north of Highway 64. Commissioners also changed the meeting time of their second meeting in Au- gust. It will be at 8:30 a.m. Monday, August 20 instead of 7 p.m. BUSES Continued from page 1 When a school bus stops and the red flashing lights are activated and the stop arm is extended, only ve- hicles behind the bus must stop. Vehicles that are ap- proaching from the opposite side are not required to stop. "Unfortunately, every year in the United States, children are injured and killed walking to and from school, and while loading and/or unloading from a school bus. School buses remain the safest means of transportation for our pre- cious cargo, but we need ev- ery motorist to do their part and keep a watchful eye for children, and to stop for school buses when required by law," said Ringle. He added, "A person who disregards a school bus stop arm commits a Class A In- fraction and could receive a maximum fine of $10,000." In Pike County, school buses hit the road as early as 6:30 a.m. and will run as late as 4:45 p.m. By Andy Heuring A Spurgeon man was ar- rested for operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated late Wednesday after police saw him driving and knew his li- cense was suspended. Jacob Meadows, 30, of 11378 S. SR 61, Spurgeon, was stopped by Petersburg Police Cpl. Jared Simmons. Earlier in the evening, Cpl. Simmons said he saw Meadows' vehicle parked at a residence where there was suspected illegal drug activity. A fter running a reg- istration check on the vehi- cle, he learned Meadows' li- cense was suspended. A fter seeing Meadows driving later, Cpl. Simmons stopped Meadows at Fifth and Main sts. Cpl. Simmons said while talking to Meadows, he no- ticed slurred speech, jit- tery hands and poor manu- al dexterity, which are signs of meth intoxication. He said Meadows failed field sobriety tests and re- fused chemical tests, say- ing he knew he would test positive for meth, according to Cpl. Simmons. He was preliminarily charged with operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated (re- fusal) and driving while sus- pended. His passenger, Melis- sa Brown, 32, of 800 Liber- ty Ave., Petersburg, was ar- rested on an outstanding Da- viess County warrant. Two arrested after traffic stop Streetscape meeting on Main St. Petersburg Mayor R.C. Klipsch meets with representatives of the Indiana Department of Transporta- tion on Monday. Mayor Klipsch said he and City Services Manager Ross Elmore were meeting to go over issues regarding the Streetscape project planned for 2021. Klipsch said the project will include drain- age slopes, sidewalks, streetlights, paving and how to do it in compliance with federal ADA requirements. Klipsch said construction will probably not begin until 2021, with most of the work being done in 2022. Above are: Klipsch, Shawn Benner, Andrew Pinkstaff, Brandi Mischler and Lora Phillippe. By Andy Heuring Pike County native Stan- ley Nelson was recently hon- ored as the Vet of the Day by U.S. Dept. of Veteran A f- fairs. Nelson was nominated by Pike County Veteran Ser- vices Officer Tom Dooley. "It is an honor. We use term hero loosely. He is tru- ly a hero. He has a Silver Star, five Purple Hearts and is working on a sixth. How many people can say that across the country? " said Dooley of Nelson. Nelson also has a French Croix De Guerre for gallant- ry in action. On February 14, 1951, Nelson was with the 8th En- gineer Combat Battalion in Korea as a Cpl. in the Army. During the battle, he was hit by small arms fire in the right shoulder, right foot, left leg and left foot. He was left incapacitated on the bat- tle field and captured by the enemy, during which time he was severely bitten on a finger and beat in the head with a shovel, and left to die. Nelson said the extreme cold froze his wounds, pre- venting him from bleeding to death before he was res- cued by American forces the next day. He lost part of his left leg to the injuries and required several months to recover from his wounds. Nelson recently honored as Vet of the Day by the VA Cpl. Stanley Nelson Water line repair Darin Cook works to saw a water line in two as Petersburg crews re- paired a water leak last Saturday near Sixth and McCoy Streets. The line broke at about 6 p.m.