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Local ........ A1-14 Sports ...... B1-13 Classifi eds ..B8-9 Church ........C1-3 Home Life....C4-6 Obituaries....... C7 Opinion .......C8-9 School.... C10-11 E. Gibson ...... C12 WHAT'S INSIDE: CONNECT WITH US: NetEdition ...pressdispatch.net/edition Facebook.....facebook.com/pressdispatch E-Mail .........news@pressdispatch.net Phone:.................. 812-354-8500 Fax: ...................... 812-354-2014 E-Mail . editor@pressdispatch.net NEWS TIPS: PIKE PUBLISHING See BARGAIN on page 2 Wednesday, October 3, 2018 Volume 148 Number 40 Phone (812) 354-8500 Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 (USPS 604-34012) $ 1 See HUNT on page 2 Four sections 44 pages Seven inserts By Andy Heuring There are two events set for this weekend in Pike County, the Halloween in the Park at Prides Creek and the Spurgeon/Monroe Township Fire Department Fall Festival. SPURGEON FALL FESTIVAL The Spurgeon/Monroe Township Fire Department Fall Fest is set for Friday and Saturday. It will feature outdoor movies and live entertainment. They will be serving pork chop dinners with sides and a drink for $ 8, starting at 5 p.m. on Friday. A kids' meal of hot dog, chips and a drink will be available for $ 3. A children's movie will start at about 7 p.m., when it gets dark. It will be followed by family-friendly movies. Saturday starts early with a biscuit and gravy breakfast at 8 a.m. The cost is $5 for full order and $ 3 for half order with cof- fee or juice. A talent contest is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. The contest is free to enter and peo- ple can enter on Saturday. It will run un- til noon and start back up from 2 to 3 p.m. The winners will be announced at 5 p.m. It will pay $75 for first, $50 for second and $25 for third. Eric Heaton will perform throughout the day. Matt Sullivan and Company, including Dustin Arnold, will perform from noon to 2 p.m. The Woodsboro Band will play from 3 to 5 p.m. and Rodney Watts will perform from 5 to 7 p.m. All the music and movies are free. However, Rodney Watts will be ac- cepting donations. Spurgeon will also be accepting dona- tions for Hurricane Relief on the east coast. The Winslow Lions Club will serve lunch starting at 11 a.m. The New Liberty Church will have walking burritos on sale for sup- per. Winslow Masonic Lodge will be selling homemade ice throughout the day. Saturday night, they will have more mov- ies to be announced later. HALLOWEEN IN THE PARK Prides Creek Halloween in the Park is set for Friday and Saturday. On Friday, they will have a wiener roast beginning at 6 p.m. in Shelterhouse #2. The golf cart parade, normally on Saturday, has been changed to a lighted nighttime parade. It will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the beach parking lot. Following the parade, there will be hay- rides through the park until about 10 p.m. Saturday morning, they will have crafts and pumpkin painting at Shelterhouse #1 (near the beach) from 10 a.m. to noon. There will be trick or treating in the park from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., with hayrides during this time. No cars will be allowed in the park from 12:50 p.m. to 3 p.m. They will have hayrides again beginning at the beach parking lot at 7 p.m. and run- ning until 10 :30 p.m. These rides will end at the Haunted Woods, which will be locat- ed behind Campsite 250. Haunted Woods will be from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Small children will be allowed into the Haunted Woods at 8 p.m. for the first 30 minutes. Older children and adults will be allowed into the Haunted Woods af- ter 8:30 p.m. LOCKHART TOWNSHIP HALLOWEEN PARTY The Lockhart Township Halloween Par- ty is set for Saturday, October 27 at the Community Center in Stendal. Doors open at 4 p.m. They will have cos- tume judging, piñatas, door prizes, a cake walk and a haunted house. They will also be serving hamburgers, chili pie and soft drinks. October festivals offer family fun for everyone The Press-Dispatch October Bargain Period is underway. You can save $ 3 off the price of your yearly subscription, whether it is $ 33 for both the print + NetEdi- tion, $28 for the print only sub- scription or $ 32 for the NetEdi- tion only version. The Press-Dispatch has been keeping the residents of Pike County informed about what is happening in their community since March of 1898. The fami- ly-owned publication, which now spans five generations, continues to provide award winning cov- erage of the events and happen- ings of Pike County. Whether it is keeping up with news you need to know about, such as how much and why your water rates and tax rates are going up, or just news you want to know about, like how did the neighbor's child do in his tennis match last week, The Press- Dispatch is the place to find out. This year, The Press-Dispatch received 28 awards from the Hoo- sier State Press Association Foun- dation's Better Newspaper Con- test for news and advertising. If you live in Indiana but outside 475 or 476 zip codes, it is available in print and NetEdition for $ 36, print only $ 31 or NetEdition on- ly $ 32. If you live out of state, it is available in print and NetEdition By Andy Heuring A Gibson County man is being held in the Pike County Jail after he was arrested on charges that he stole, shot, killed and burned his former girlfriend's pet dogs. Jordan M. Hunt, 28, of Hazel- ton, was charged with intimida- tion, a Level 5 felony; domestic violence (animal cruelty), a Lev- el 6 felony; and killing a domestic animal, a Level 6 felony. Master Trooper Paul Bastin said on Tuesday two dogs be- longing to Chelsie Koutz, of Evansville, were stolen. Bastin explained Koutz is the ex-girl- friend of Hunt and he apparently had a key to her apartment. When Koutz discovered her dogs, a six- year-old pit bull/lab mix and a four-month-old golden-doodle puppy, were missing, she put out a post on social media and called the Evansville Police to report the theft of the dogs. On Wednesday, Koutz received a phone call from a person at Roy Whitehouse's residence at 8832 W. CR 200 N., Hazelton, which is in Pike County. The message said Hunt was at the residence and had her dogs. At about noon, she called Pike County's central dispatch to re- quest a police officer meet her at the residence to assist in getting her dogs back. Bastin said he took the call and talked to Koutz. Bargain period now underway Hunt held for shooting ex's pets Johnson home damaged by fire Patoka Fire Department was able to quickly extinguish a fire and limit the fire damage to a single room and front porch area early Wednesday morning in Robert Johnson's house, locat- ed at 1543 E. CR 550 S., Winslow. Assistant Fire Chief Daniel Shelton said they were called out at about 6:15 a.m. No one was home at the time of the fire. He said one room and its con- tents were on fire. "We were able to extinguish it in about three or four minutes after we ar- rived," said Shelton. He said the house had smoke damage throughout the structure. Buffalo Trace fun Rides and fireworks lit up the Petersburg skyline Saturday night during the Buffalo Trace Festival on Main St. The above photo is a composite of night-time exposures. The festival featured fireworks as well as free rides and free concerts. Main St. was packed with people most of the day and evening as families and individuals took advantage of free activities. October Bargain Period SEE B-11 FOR DETAILS Pike County Planter INSIDE THIS EDITION