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A-2 Front Wednesday, September 26, 2018 The Press-Dispatch yeah, it's that fast! net edition Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live. LOAN Continued from page 1 PIKE COUNTY For more information, call the Pike County Solid Waste Management District at 812-354-2924 Pike County Solid Waste Management District together with Advanced Disposal will be conducting a Fall Clean-Up at the Blackfoot Landfill • Pike County Residents Only • (proof of residency will be required) • NO commercial • • NO household hazardous waste will be accepted • (paints, chemicals, computers, etc.) FREE— • Recycling of appliances, including those with Freon. washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, etc. • Disposal of up to 4 tires. $1.00 charge for each tire after four. passenger truck and car tires only • Disposal of furniture and other bulky items. couches, chairs, tables, etc. Friday, Oct. 5 • 8am - 4pm Saturday, Oct. 6 • 8am - Noon Blackfoot Landfill • on State Rd. 64, 2.3 miles East of Arthur Junction FALL CLEAN-UP NO TELEVISIONS!! Is it TIME for your next eye exam? 8–7 . Mon. 8–noon . Tues. 10–7 . Wed. 8–5 . Thur. 8–5 . Fri. Locally Owned and Operated Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th Street, Petersburg (812) 354-9400 rural Americans – through the Water and Waste Dispos- al Loan and Grant program, which can be used to finance drinking water, stormwater drainage and waste dispos- al systems for rural commu- nities with 10,000 or fewer residents. According to the proj- ect's description, the loan to Petersburg will be used to improve the water source, treatment and storage of the city's water utility system. "The current Water Treat- ment Plant has outlived its useful life and is in poor con- dition," the project descrip- tion states. "With current Indiana Department of En- vironmental Management treatment requirements, the City is looking to construct a new Treatment Plant that can better meet water de- mands and regulatory re- quirements." The proceeds of the loan will also be used to add an additional well at the exist- ing well field "to insure sup- ply of water for future de- mands" and one additional elevated water storage tank will be added to the city's two existing storage tanks "to insure water supply for the customer base." "With the completion of I- 69 south of the City, antic- ipated economic develop- ment is being planned for future growth," the project description states. "Any de- velopment will look to im- prove the economic well- bring for the community." "Since Petersburg sells water to the Otwell commu- nity as well as the regional water system, Pike-Gibson Water, the improvements at the well field and Water Treatment Plant will serve a much larger area of the re- gion than Petersburg and the immediate surrounding connections," the project de- scription continues. The Rural Development investment, the project de- scription notes, is the result of a $28,500 Rural Develop- ment Special Evaluation As- sistance for Rural Communi- ties and Households grant. USDA is making invest- ments in rural communities in Alabama, Arkansas, Cal- ifornia, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Io- wa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansans, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis- souri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Da- kota, Nebraska, New Jer- sey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklaho- ma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dako- ta, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wash- ington, Wisconsin, West Vir- ginia and Wyoming. In FY 2018, Congress pro- vided a historic level of fund- ing for water and wastewa- ter infrastructure. The 2018 Omnibus spending bill in- cluded $5.2 billion for US - DA loans and grants, up from $1.8 billion in FY 2017. The bill also directed Secre- tary Perdue to make invest- ments in rural communities with the greatest infrastruc- ture needs. In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify leg- islative, regulatory and pol- icy changes that could pro- mote agriculture and pros- perity in rural communities. In January 2018, Secretary Perdue presented the Task Force's findings to President Trump. These findings in- cluded 31 recommendations to align the federal govern- ment with state, local and tribal governments to take advantage of opportunities that exist in rural America. Increasing investments in rural infrastructure is a key recommendation of the task force. USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants to help expand economic op- portunities and create jobs in rural areas. This assis- tance supports infrastruc- ture improvements; busi- ness development; hous- ing; community services such as schools, public safe- ty and health care; and high- speed internet access in ru- ral areas. For more information, vis- it www.rd.usda.gov. FESTIVAL Continued from page 1 loon toss competition at 2 p.m. and the Buffalo Trace Hairy leg competition at 2:30 p.m. The Main St. Bed Races start at 4 p.m. Several musical perfor- mances are set for Satur- day. They start at 3:15 p.m. with the Pike Central High School Swing Choir. The Martins are set for 6 p.m. and Cook & Belle at 8:15 p.m. Fireworks will cap off the two-day event and start at 10 :30 p.m. A vocal talent show will be a part of this year's Buf- falo Trace Festival in Peters- burg. Any Pike County resi- dent of any age is eligible to participate and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will perform on the stage Satur- day, September 29 at 7:45 p.m. The first place winner will receive $250, second place will receive $100 and the third place winner will receive $50. The performers can be so- los or groups. Only singing acts will be permitted and the performers must either accompany themselves or submit an accompaniment CD. Accompaniment CDs must not have any vocals other than background. No tapes will be accepted. A pre-audition tryout and registration will take place on Thursday, September 27 at Kiefer Hall in the Main Street Presbyterian Church starting at 6 p.m. Perform- ers who are accepted into the contest will be required to pay a $10 fee to partici- pate. A group will only need to pay one $10 fee for the whole group. Performers will be told immediately af- ter their pre-audition if they are accepted into the con- test. Money will be due at that time. The actual contest will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sep- tember 29 on the Festival stage on Main Street. Win- ners will be announced im- mediately after the contest and are expected to perform in the evening at 7:45 p.m. between The Martins and Cook & Belle concerts. For more information, call 812-582-0327. By James Capozella Petersburg Police offi- cer Kyle Mills arrested Lo- ra Ann Overton, 56, of S. Meridan Rd., Oakland City, for shoplifting following a Thursday, September 20 call from Central Dispatch concerning the Dollar Gen- eral store. Mills, assisted by Sher- iff's Deputy Mike Willis, re- sponded to the parking lot of the store, where a manager advised them a female was inside paying for items she had tried to steal, according to the report. Mills immediately rec- ognized Overton from pre- vious incidents and asked her what happened. She told Mills that she had tak- en some items out to her truck and forgot to pay for them. Mills went outside to check her ID and through dispatch, Overton came back with a suspended li- cense prior. When Overton opened the passenger side door of her truck, Mills no- ticed more items in the pas- senger seat that were not in a bag and had Dollar Gen- eral store tags on them. A f- ter examining her receipt, it was discovered that not ma- ny of the items were on it, ac- cording to the report. Both officers noted some- thing poking from the side of her shirt. When Willis asked what it was, Overton raised her shirt up, show- ing a makeup item from the store. Willis took the item out of the waistband of her pants and handed to Mills. Mills reported that Over- ton had very poor balance, bloodshot eyes, was slurring her speech and made little sense. Five different make- up items plus wind chimes, wooden decor and glasses were recovered in the in- vestigation. Overton admitted to driv- ing the truck after first stating a friend named Er- nie drove her to the store. Following her arrest, Pike County Security Center staff located three more makeup items stuffed in her bra and panties. Over- ton was charged with theft less than $750, public intoxi- cation and driving while sus- pended. Overton arrested for theft, PI and driving while suspended By Andy Heuring A Winslow man was ar- rested on charges of resist- ing law enforcement, dis- orderly conduct and unau- thorized entry of a motor vehicle last Thursday after police were called to inves- tigate an unauthorized driv- er taking an SUV. Colton Mallory, 22, of 1002 N. Second St., Win- slow, was arrested by Pike County Deputy Jason McK- inney and State Trooper C.J. Boeckman. Deputy McKinney said at 11:11 p.m., he and Trooper Boeckman were dispatched to Shanna Bolin's residence. His report stated Bolin said her "Baby Daddy"(Mallory) had taken her 2000 Toyota Forerunner after she told him not to drive it because she had no insurance on it. McKinney said when he and Trooper Boeckman ar- rived, they saw Mallory sit- ting in the driver's seat and asked him to exit the vehi- cle. "He immediately re- fused and told us to get the *#@& off his property." As they continued to ask Mallory to show them his hands and get out of the ve- hicle, he jumped out of the Toyota and "immediately became verbally combat- ive," yelling for them to get off his property. McKinney's report said when police attempted to place him in handcuffs, he pulled his arm away violent- ly and walked off, telling them to get away from him. According to McKinney's report, Bolin walked out of the house and when Mallory saw her, he began scream- ing profanities at her. McK- inney said Mallory couldn't stand still and began pac- ing around while screaming, and tried to provoke the offi- cers into fighting him. Officers eventually got Mallory to sit down, but he continued to yell at Bolin, and then stood up and told the officers if they were go- ing to take him to jail, he was going to "give them a reason to take him to jail." McKinney said Mallory continued to yell for a while but finally agreed to be handcuffed. But once hand- cuffed, he started trying to kick them until they put him on the ground and secured his legs. According to McKinney's report, they got statements from Bolin and a friend of hers, and then placed Mal- lory in a police vehicle and transported him to the Pike County Jail. McKinney's report said once Mallory calmed down, he began to apologize for his behavior. Mallory charged with resisting arrest after scuffle Friends for Animals adoption event The Friends for Animals of Daviess County, which is merging with PAWS of Pike County, had an adop- tion event on Saturday at Petersburg Hardware. The group fosters dogs and cats. They had several cats available for adoption. Above, Bonnie Moore and Joy Andis try to keep the cats calm.