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Cool Cash is only available for a limited time. *Purchase of qualifying products required. 0% financing cannot be combined with Cool Cash. ©Carrier Corporation 8/2017. A unit of United Technologies Corporation. Stock symbol UTX. COOL CASH $1,650 REBATES UP TO ON A QUALIFIED HOME COMFORT SYSTEM BY CARRIER Congratulations and Best Wishes at the State Fair! 70th Annual Miss Pike County Fair Queen Emily Brasher Proudly Sponsored By: e Pike County 4-H Council e Pike County Fair Pageant Committee By Ed Cahill A Petersburg man has been charged with domes- tic battery for pushing his wife – causing her to fall – after she caught him smok- ing in the bathroom of their apartment on Wednesday, Dec. 26. According to a report filed by Petersburg Police Offi- cer Chad McClellan, There- sa Heichelbech, of 111 East Sycamore St., Apt 2, Peters- burg, called 911 shortly af- ter noon and stated that her 68 -year-old husband, Da- vid Heichelbech, "has been drunk for days." "He has been breaking things and has shoved her," Mrs. Heichelbech stated, ac- cording to McClellan's re- port. "He was laying in the floor and she would like him removed." Pike County Chief Depu- ty Sheriff Kent Johnson and Sheriff's Deputy Brad Jen- kins were already on the scene when McClellan ar- rived. "Johnson advised me that Theresa Heichelbech and David Heichelbech were married and lived at the apartment," McClellan's re- port states. "T(h)eresa had told him that David was drunk and had pushed her, causing her to fall." McClellan then spoke with Mr. Heichelbech, who said that he had been living in the apartment for three months. "While speaking with him, I noticed a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath," McClellan's re- port states. "He was slur- ring his words and most of his speech was incoherent." McClellan then spoke with Mrs. Heichelbech. "T(h)eresa advised that she thought he was smok- ing in the bathroom and she went to tell him not to because it is a non-smoking apartment and she didn't want to get kicked out," McClellan's report states. "When she told him to stop smoking, he threw his ciga- rette and lighter at her. He then pushed her in the back, causing her to fall on her stomach. He then followed her out of the bathroom to the living room and threw his cup of spit at her." Mrs. Heichelbech subse- quently wrote out a state- ment about the incident, ac- cording to McClellan's re- port. McClellan also reported that Johnson offered a porta- ble breath test to both of the Heichelbechs. "T(h)eresa's results were .117% BAC," McClellan's re- port states. "David's results were .22 % BAC." In addition, Mrs. Heichel- bech showed McClellan sev- eral scratches on her arms and chest that she claimed had been caused by Mr. Heichelbech earlier in the day. "I photographed the apartment, her injuries and the cup she said he threw at her," McClellan's report states. Mr. Heichelbech was placed under arrest for do- mestic battery and was transported to the Pike County Jail. McClellan charged with domestic battery The Pike County bell ringers for the Salvation Ar- my Christmas Kettle Cam- paign contributed 206 hours of ringing. National Honor Students, Pike County Re- tired Teachers, Petersburg Lions and numerous individ- uals donated many hours to ringing. More than 100 in- dividuals rang for an hour or more. Count coordinator Cal Biddle thanks all those who volunteered and especial- ly the businesses who gave permission for ringers and kettles. Bell ringing started in San Francisco in 1891. Bell ringers in Petersburg first ushered in Christmas dur- ing the last half of the last century. Donations through the nine counter kettles at Cir- cle A in Otwell, No. 423 Smokehouse in Petersburg, Hallmark in Petersburg, Friends in Petersburg, Vil- lage Inn in Glezen, Caddy Shack in Petersburg, Cakes and Coffee in Petersburg, and Sullivans in Union, and the bell ringers at Dollar General in Petersburg and Do It Best Hardware in Pe- tersburg totaled $5,643.16. This was the fifth highest amount collected in Pike County. In 2003, $ 6,679.68, was collected using three lo- cations: Jay C, Pamida and IGA. All money collected is used in Pike and Gibson counties for social services. The money helps with temporary emergency housing, restoring utilities, Christmas assistance, in- cluding "Toys for Tots," food and winter clothing. Every Tuesday, a free hot meal is served at the Corp in Princeton. Through "Path- way of Hope," the Army seeks to change the lives of generations to come by training them to make bet- ter financial decisions. In 1865, William Booth, a Methodist minister, along with his wife, Catherine, founded the Salvation Ar- my to institute social relief to assist hard hit communi- ties when the economy de- clined following the Civ- il War. He used a military pattern enlisting "soldiers" in the battle against pover- ty. To this day, they are is- sued uniforms, assigned to posts, receive only the costs for their service, and are regularly moved to the areas of greatest need. The local Corp is at 202 S. Gib- son St., Princeton. They can be reached at 812 386 -6577. Area collections for Salvation Army were sixth highest ever from the vehicle. She had loaded her car and was driving back to In- dianapolis, where she lives. Siefert said when the fire department arrived, the car was fully engulfed in flames and was starting to affect the gas pumps. He said for- tunately someone was alert enough to hit the emergency shutoff on the pumps so they weren't pumping any more gasoline. "A fter we knocked the flames down, we hooked a chain on the car and pulled it into an open area, but some flames were still coming out the bottom of the vehi- cle. He said there were sev- eral small explosions. The fire destroyed Har- ris' car, the center row of gas pumps, melted some parts of the nearby pumps and charred the roof of the awning over the gas pumps. The fire department was on scene for about 90 min- utes. Thursday afternoon, an abandoned house was de- stroyed by fire. Jefferson Fire Chief Chris Young said the structure was not con- nected to electric or other utilities. He said they don't know what the cause of the fire was. It was owned by Steve Burns, of Cedar Rap- ids, Iowa. John Gray farms the ground for Burns and said originally the building was a one-room house where Charlie Myers lived about 30 years ago. It has been aban- doned for decades. Gray said Burns had asked him to tear the struc- ture down next spring. Young said Jefferson got the call at about 3:15 p.m. Winslow coat wrap a big hit A coat wrap in Winslow provided 65 coats to any- one who needed them. On Friday, December 23, volunteers wrapped 65 coats on signs, benches and utility poles in Win- slow. They were there for anyone who needed a winter coat. By Sunday morning there were only four coats left. Winslow Town Coun- cilman Debra Lamb said the coat wrap was the idea of a person who wishes to remain anon- ymous. She added, that person bought more than 20 of the coats and the others were donated. Lamb said they plan to do it again next year and add gloves and hats. County elected and appointed officials sworn in About 30 newly elected and appointed county officials took the oath of office on Friday, December 27. Those elected in the November elections and their deputies took part in the ceremony, performed by Pike Circuit Court Judge Jeff Biesterveld. They were elected to four-year terms.