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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 12, 2018 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg NEWS BRIEFS United Way Day of Caring kick-off Sept. 12 United Way of Pike County Community Day of Car- ing will be Wednesday, Sept. 12. This event involves re- cruiting volunteers to help with projects for local not- for-profit agencies/organizations for a one day work blitz. If you would like to volunteer or are an agency that would like to submit a project contact the Unit- ed Way of Pike County office at 812-789 -2557 or 812- 789 -3774. This event is partially funded by Pike County Com- munity Foundation and Amber Manor. NARFE meeting is Sept. 12 The National Active and Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 1847, will meet at noon Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, at the Schnitzelbank Restaurant. The meeting is open to all active and retired feder- al employees. NARFE's mission is to advocate for and educate the federal employees on bills in congress. Lincoln Day Dinner slated for Sept. 13 The Pike County Republican Party has announced U.S. Senate candidate Mike Braun will be the keynote speaker at this year's Pike County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner. The dinner is scheduled at the IPL reception building on Sept. 13, with doors open- ing at 6 p.m. Friday night community revival this Friday The Gathering Place, 207 Lafayette Street, Winslow will be having a community revival, Friday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. Speaker and Praise and Worship will be lead by Alex Benefiel. For more information, call 812-766 - 3003 or 812-789 -6396. Winslow Girl Scouts information and sign-up meeting Sept. 17 The Winslow Girl Scouts will be having an informa- tion and sign-up for girls K-12 at the House of Mercy Church from 3:30 -5 p.m. If unable to attend or need more information, contact Robyn Weyer at 812-789 - 2756, leave message. Family First series to begin at Pike Central Youth First is once again offering a 10 -week series to help develop happy family relationships while fos- tering healthy brain development. The program will take place at Pike Central Middle School each Tuesday from 5:30 -7 p.m. between Sept. 18 and Nov. 27. This program is for children ages 7 to 17 and their parents. Childcare, transportation and a family meal are pro- vided free of charge. To register, contact Amber Russell at 812-354-8478 or email arussell@youthfirstin.org. Free Mammograms at Winslow Community Center Tuesday, Sept. 25 The St. Vincent Center, St. Vincent Hope resources will be providing free Mammograms on Tuesday Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT at The Winslow Com- munity Center. The Mammograms are provided to all women, those with limited income or without insur- ance, also to women with insurance, you need to pro- vide an insurance for billing. To be eligible it must have been one year since the last Mammogram. Appointments are recommended by calling Hope Re- source center at Toll Free 1-877-580 -3883 or 812-485 - 4437. Walk-ins are accepted, time permitting, but ap- pointments have first priority. Upcoming event? We want to know! Do you have an upcoming event? Send it to news@ pressdispatch.net or call 812-354-8500. MONROE CITY FALL FESTIVAL SEPT. 14 - 16, 2018 Blue Jeans Community Center 1242 Main Street • Monroe City • 812-743-2393 Friday, Sept. 14 • 5:00 p.m. - MCHS Alumni Spaghetti Dinner • 6:30 p.m. - Rodney Watts Concert Saturday, Sept. 15 • 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Learn to Paint Class (No talent required. No experience nec. All materials furnished. Class limited to 20.) To register, call Wini Francis 812-444-9507 or 812-254-2486 • 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Beach Hills Bar-B-Que by Cow Muck Cookers • 10:30 a.m. - Pet Parade • 2:00 p.m. - Queen Contests, $3 Admission • 7:00 p.m. - Variety Show, $3 Admission • AT DARK - Fireworks Sunday, Sept. 16 • 10:00a.m. - Church Service • 11:30 a.m. - Jeff Black Fish Fry • 2:00 p.m. - Parade • 3:00 p.m. - South Knox HS Band Concert ALL WEEKEND Rides and Inflatables by Deno's Amusements, Music, Flea Market Vendors, Walnut Grove Homemade ice cream, Sandwiches, Cold Drinks, Reed Family Funnel Cakes, Coneys, Country Store, Train Rides and More. For more information, call 812-743-2393 or Jerry Coonrod 812-887-4182 To be in the parade, call Donetta Cardinal 812-890-9681 To be a vendor, call Marlis Day 812-890-1736 To participate in queen contest, call Jenn Candler 812-677-1217 To participate in the variety show, call Amanda Weber 812-881-8700 or Marlis Day ,1752'8&,1*285 1(:(673529,'(5 /XFDV3LWWPDQ13 3V\FKLDWU\ 1RZDFFHSWLQJQHZSDWLHQWVDW WKH3HWHUVEXUJDQG:DVKLQJWRQ 6DPDULWDQ&HQWHUORFDWLRQV&DOO WRGD\WRPDNHDQDSSRLQWPHQW *RRG6DPDULWDQLVSURXGWRZHOFRPH/XFDV 3LWWPDQ13WRLWVPHGLFDOVWDII%RUQDQG UDLVHGLQ*UHHQH&RXQW\,QGLDQD3LWWPDQ EHJDQKLVFDUHHULQKHDOWKFDUHDW*RRG 6DPDULWDQLQRQWKH/D6DOOH,QSDWLHQW %HKDYLRUDO+HDOWK8QLW3LWWPDQKDVDOZD\V KDGDSDVVLRQIRUKHOSLQJRWKHUVDQG ZDQWHGWREHFRPHDQXUVHSUDFWLWLRQHUVR KHFRXOGGRPRUH³8SRQHQWHULQJP\ODVW \HDURIQXUVLQJVFKRRO,DSSOLHGWR*RRG 6DPDULWDQDQGDFFHSWHGDSRVLWLRQRQWKH /D6DOOHXQLWZRUNLQJZLWKSV\FKSDWLHQWV´ VDLG3LWWPDQ³,OLNHGLWDORWDQGZDQWHGWR FRQWLQXHVHHLQJWKHVHSDWLHQWVDQGUHPDLQ DW*RRG6DPDULWDQ´ :DVKLQJWRQ2I¿FH 3HWHUVEXUJ2I¿FH *6+9,125* By Andy Heuring A woman was arrest- ed for driving while intox- icated after she ran out of gas and she was found in- toxicated when police ar- rived to assist. She was one of four to be arrested for OV WI during the last week in Pike County. A fifth person was arrested for un- lawful possession or use of a legend drug. Stacy N. Holmes, 43, of 116 E. Second St., Oakland City, was arrested at about 6 p.m. Tuesday after police were called to a car out of gas on the crest of a hill on Highway 356 near CR 375. Sheriff's Sgt. Dallas Killian said while en route to check on the vehicle, a second complaint told central dispatch the driv- er might be intoxicated. When he arrived, he found Holmes and noticed her speech was slurred and her eyes were glassy. He said she was also showing signs of meth intoxication. She failed field sobriety tests. Sgt. Killian said while giving the tests, he asked Holmes if she had used meth and she told him she had the night before. He said Holmes refused a chemical test and was arrested on a preliminary charges of operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated, (re- fusal). A Petersburg man and his passenger were arrest- ed early Friday night after police stopped him for not using a turn signal. Billy Joe Moore, 34, of 610 S. 10th St., was arrest- ed on a charge of operat- ing a vehicle while intoxi- cated (refusal) by Peters- burg Cpl. Jared Simmons. Cpl. Simmons said at 5:23 p.m., he saw a silver Mitsubishi car turn onto W. Branch St. from Sev- enth St., and not use a turn signal until he stopped, and again didn't use his turn signal when turning from Branch St. onto Fifth St. Simmons said when he talked with Moore, he no- ticed Moore's speech was slow and slurred, and his eyes were bloodshot and glassy. He could also smell the odor of burnt marijua- na. According to Cpl. Sim- mons' report, Moore said he had marijuana in the car the night before. During a search of the vehicle, Simmons said po- lice found a small amount of burnt marijuana in an empty cigarette box. He al- so found a pill identified as Seroquel, a legend drug. Moore was preliminari- ly charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (refusal). Moore's passenger, Christina Eck, 51, of 310 S. 18th St., Petersburg, was preliminarily charged with unlawful possession or use of a legend drug. Two Indianapolis wom- en, with the same address, were arrested on charges of OV WI on the same day after driving the same ve- hicle in separate incidents last Wednesday. Stephanie Renae Mess- er, 43, of 1232 Hiatt St., In- dianapolis, was arrested at about 9:30 a.m. on Wednes- day, September 5 on High- way 61. Petersburg Police Cpl. Scott Wright said he was notified by Sheriff's Deputy Ron Sharp that Sharp was following a blue Honda van driving about 10 to 15 mph below the speed limit and crossing the cen- terline multiple times. Cpl. Wright said he located the van and followed it, and no- ticed it driving slowly and crossing the centerline be- fore he pulled it over. Wright said while he fol- lowed Messer, he noticed she had non-stop, over-ex- aggerated, seemingly un- controllable body move- ments . . . jerking her head and flailing of her arms. He said she continued to display these symptoms of meth intoxication and she had difficulty locating her registration. She failed field sobriety tests. According to Cpl. Wright's report, Messer admitted she had syring- es and meth in her purse. Wright said these items were confiscated. She was transported to the Da- viess Community Hospi- tal, where she tested posi- tive for methamphetamine and amphetamine. She was then taken to the Pike County Jail, where she was preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a pri- or conviction in the last five years, possession of meth, possession of a syringe and possession of parapherna- lia. About 14 hours later, De- nise A. Smith, 56, of the same address, was stopped, while driving the same blue Honda van, by Peters- burg Police Cpl. Jared Sim- mons. Simmons said he saw a blue van swerving back and forth in its lane, and speeding up and slowing down rapidly. Cpl. Simmons said he stopped Smith near Lake Minnis Dr. and when he talked to her, she was sweating profusely, her pu- pils were fixed and dilated, and she was extremely fidg- ety, which Simmons said he recognized as symptoms of meth intoxication. He said she failed field so- briety tests. Simmons said while checking her driving status, he found she was an habitual traffic violator. Five arrested for drunken driving, drug possession Winslow discusses paving, water adjustments By Andy Heuring Winslow's Town Council talked about paving plans and water adjustments dur- ing most of their 45 -minute meeting Monday night. Councilmen agreed to submit an application for the Crossroads Communi- ty grant that would provide a three-to-one match for specific paving projects by Winslow. Winslow got bids on six different projects. Brewster said they tried to come up with paving proj- ects where no sidewalks were involved. He said if there was a sidewalk on the street, they would have had to have included handi- capped curbs in the project. Brewster said he attempt- ed to get bids from three dif- ferent contractors, but only Cave Quarries Calcar Pav- ing of Jasper submitted a bid. The projects were: Bluff St. from Porter to North St. $11,659; Factory Ave. from High- way 61 to its end $21,580 ; Brenton St. from High- way 61 to Third St. $21,395; North St. from Bluff St to Collins St. $ 31,620 ; Porter St. from Bluff St to Collins St. $ 33,495; Union St. from Highway 61 to Collins St. $55,320. Brewster said the goal was to keep the total cost to $175,000 so Winslow's cost would be about $43,000. He said they might be able to adjust the Union St. project to just Cherry St. from High- way 61, instead of all the way to Collins St. Councilman Terry Stro- bel questioned whether they should just chip and seal Union St. He said part of it gets under water and won't hold up whether they pave or chip and seal it. Councilmen asked Chuck McCandless, who works with the Indiana Depart- ment of Transportation on road maintenance. He said chip and seal is just a protec- tive cover to seal the pave- ment. McCandless also asked if they could get more bids for paving if they received the Crossroads grant. Brewster said they were required to have one bid, but they didn't have to use that bid if they were given the grant. McCandless said he ran the numbers on the bid and found those prices were about $239 a ton. The board voted to sub- mit an application for the Crossroads Community grant. Pete Fraley asked the council to install a new wa- ter meter at his house. He said he had corrected leaks in his house and couldn't find anymore. Recently his water meter was showing their water usage had in- creased from 2,200 gallons to more than 10,500 gallons a month. Fraley told the council when he started turning his water meter off at night, the bill dropped dramati- cally. He said if there was a leak of that much water, it would show up in his house or yard. Councilmen agreed to have a new water meter in- stalled and monitor if that makes a difference. Councilman Strobel said if the new meter makes a dif- ference, the town should re- fund Fraley on the dramatic difference in his water bill. Street Supervisor Dave Gayhart said they could get a new meter installed in the next day or two. "That's all I'm asking for," said Fraley. Councilmen also vot- ed to adopt a fee schedule for various pieces of equip- ment and services to clean up someone's yard in viola- tion of the town's nuisance ordinance. They voted to ap- prove it after its third read- ing on Monday. It states, "A minimum fee of $ 300 for la- bor and equipment shall be charged for any work do- ne by the Town to bring in compliance with a violated ordinance. A three percent administrative fee will be charged in addition to the hourly rate for leaded equip- ment necessary to abate the nuisance." The updated schedule of fees per hour is: labor $ 35, chainsaw $20, fire truck $100, tractor $40, push mow- er $20, riding lawnmower $ 30, bush hog $40, back- hoe $75, pickup truck $ 30, 1-ton truck $50, 2-ton truck $75. Other charges were a $75 fee for every violation correction, landfill charges at town rate is charged and 25 per gallon for weed kill- er. Any equipment which be- comes broken or damaged through normal use during the abatement process will be charged to the project at the actual repair or replace- ment cost of the equipment. 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