The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Front Wednesday, August 22, 2018 The Press-Dispatch FESTIVALS Continued from page 1 WATER Continued from page 1 ommend to the City Council they move forward with the design phase. "We are going to have to do something. We can't just stand still," said Bertis Jenkins in the water board meeting. In the city council meet- ing, John Melhiser moved to proceed with the design phase. Gary Leavitt second- ed it and it was approved by a 5 -0 vote. ONE BLOCK OF GOODLET ST. MADE ONE WAY Councilmen voted to make the block between 10th and Ninth sts. one way. Mayor Klipsch said Peters- burg Police Chief Chuck Baumgart had requested the change to help with morn- ing traffic backing out onto Highway 61. Councilman John Melhis- er said he thought it used to be one way. Former Mayor Jon Craig was attending the meeting. He said they had made the street one way, but it hadn't worked like they thought it would, so they changed it back to a two-way street. However, Craig said they weren't having the heavy traffic problems in the morn- ing at that time like they are now. "It is a mess. I know what he is talking about. If you go through there on Ninth St. in the morning, it is a mess," said Councilman Fran Lew- is. Councilmen had the ordi- nance making the change read three times and voted to approve it by a 5 -0 vote. In other business, Klipsch updated the council on their Community Cross- road grant application. The Crossroads program pro- vides a 75 -25 percent match to small towns and counties on paving projects. Klipsch said they originally thought they would put up about $250,000, but because of the Vectren project install- ing new gas lines that would tear up a bunch of streets, he recommended they reduce the amount. He said they should avoid paving in areas Vectren was going to work. Klipsch suggested Peters- burg put up about $ 63,500 as their match, which would re- sult in about $250,000 of pav- ing. Councilmen approved it. The next council meeting, which would have fallen on Labor Day, has been moved to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sep- tember 4. WE ALL USE ENERGY DIFFERENTLY :0634063$&0'108&3"/%*/'03."5*0/ We rely on our electric cooperative for information about safety, e•ciency and renewables. In our community, power is more than electricity. 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The plant processes eight million pounds of steel each year for customers including Alcoa, Alcan, Noranda, Commonwealth Aluminum, Peabody, Black Beauty, Kindill, Indianapolis Power and Light, Cin- ergy Indiana and Vectren Gas and Electric. James Capozella photo By James Capozella A fter a tour of Four Star Fabricators, Eighth District Congressman Larry Buc- shon commented on what he saw at the Petersburg steel fabricating plant. "It is pretty clear by vis- iting here today that the shackles have come off American business. We have companies large and small that are getting their products made because there is a demand. People are ordering the things that they make here, specifically for the industries that they serve here – the aluminum industry, the smelting in- dustry." "Now that we are putting the pressure on the Chinese not to dump aluminum and steel in the international market place, it is allowing American businesses to be competitive again." "It is also a national secu- rity issue where the Chinese were dumping aluminum and steel into the interna- tional market, and making our companies unprofitable to make aluminum, smelt aluminum in the U.S. We had to do something about it. The administration is ad- dressing it and they are ag- gressively addressing the Chinese, allowing the free marketplace to work. Get rid of onerous government regulations, and the tax code changes that have been made are going to be benefi- cial for American business, both large and small. You can see it here today." "I'm impressed with the business and I'm happy we're getting people back to work. The optimism that I saw here today about the future is really strong." Four Star purchasing di- rector Steve Miller said, "It's good to host our con- gressman from the eighth district and show him first- hand how the shackles have been lifted off of us. We were in a pretty precarious posi- tion a couple years ago, and now industry is back. We are as busy as we could pos- sibly be. I have hired people. That's the good thing." "Pike County should be glad that type of work is available here. We have a lot of young kids who need jobs that maybe don't have to go off to college, and can do the industrial type jobs we have. It's good for the county, it's good for the economy. For our business, it's like what Larry says, it's optimistic that we know we have a fu- ture tomorrow." "For 2019 I'm already looking at business I've al- ready quoted. In 2016, 2017 there was nothing available. It's just a 100 percent turn- around the way things are going." Miller made it a point to tell Congressman Bucshon that during 2016 and 2017, "We were doomed before this administration came in. It was scary there for a while." Congressman Buschon visits Four Star Fabricators The Night of Lights pa- rade begins at dark, with the line-up beginning at 8 p.m. at the Winslow Fire De- partment. The parade will go from the Fire Dept. on Union St. to Main St., then north to the baseball park. By Andy Heuring The deadline to file for Pike County School Board is noon Friday in the Pike County Clerk's office. So far, there is one candidate in each of the two districts that will be on the ballot this year. Incumbent Dave Waltz has filed for his District 2 po- sition and Howard Knight has filed for the District 1 po- sition that is currently held by Ron Sharp. Sharp recent- ly said he would not seek re- election. Election Clerk Jenny Def- fendoll said to file, a can- didate will also have to in- clude a petition of 10 regis- tered voters. District 1 is made up of the townships of Clay, Mad- ison and all three precincts of Washington Township. District 2 consists of the four precincts making up the City of Petersburg. The school board races require a candidate to reside in a specific district; howev- er, all of the countyt votes for each race, not just the dis- trict in which they live. Two file for school board; deadline is Friday By Andy Heuring A Petersburg man was ar- rested for drunken driving early Monday morning in Petersburg after he drove into the other lane. Shad Steven Hayhurst, 43, of 711 E. Spruce St., Peters- burg was arrested at about 2:30 a.m. Monday after Pe- tersburg Police Cpl. Kyle Mills said he saw Hayhurst driving south on Highway 57 and stopping at the green light, then turning left with- out a turn signal. Cpl. Mills said he followed Hayhurst and saw him go completely into the oncoming lane. Mills said when he talk- ed with Hayhurst, he imme- diately noticed the smell of alcohol and bloodshot eyes. While checking Hayhurst's registration, he found Hay- hurst was wanted on a felony warrant out of Knox County. Hayhurst failed field so- briety tests. He was trans- ported to the Pike Coun- ty Jail, where he refused a chemical test and was pre- liminarily charged with op- erating a vehicle while intox- icated (refusal). Hayhurst arrested for drunken driving