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Open to the Public GAMES • INFLATABLES • RAFFLES • CAKE WALK • FOOD AUCTION BASKETS (SILENT AUCTION) • PHOTOS LITTLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION BIG SURPRISE FOR SILENT AUCTION ITEM ANNOUNCED FRIDAY e numbers will be given out in the office for $1 and the bidding will start March 4 for the silent auction. ey will also be sold the night of the carnival. All auction items will be on display at the school starting March 5. ere are tons of silent auction items you will not want to miss out on! Bring your friends, bring your family. Fun for everyone! By Andy Heuring Three people were arrest- ed in Pike County over the last week for driving while intoxicated. A Vevay man was arrest- ed late Monday, February 11 after police responded to the report of an accident at Highway 61 and Walnut St. in Petersburg. Joseph Gosciniak, 42, of 2005 Ferry St., Vevay, was arrested on a charge of op- erating a vehicle while intox- icated by Petersburg Police Cpl. Kyle Mills. Cpl. Mills said he respond- ed to the accident and found both vehicles parked on the side of the road. He talked with Gosciniak, who said he was at fault for the acci- dent. Gosciniak said he rear ended the white SUV being driving by Starla Ziegler, of Jasper. Cpl. Mills said while talk- ing with Gosciniak, he no- ticed slurred speech, con- stricted and red eyes. Gosciniak failed field so- briety tests and was taken to the Daviess Community Hospital, where he tested positive for Benzodiazepine. The car was registered to Gosciniak's mother. She gave police permission to drive the car to her resi- dence to avoid a towing bill. A Vincennes man was ar- rested on numerous charg- es after police stopped him for erratic driving. David Snow, 32, was stopped by Pike County Sheriff's Sgt. Dallas Killian on Highway 57, near 12th St., at about 11 p.m. on Val- entine's Day. Sgt. Killian said he noticed the vehicle slowing down and speed- ing up, then near 12th St., it nearly came to a stop, accel- erated and went left of cen- ter. Sgt. Killian said he stopped the vehicle and when he talked with Snow, he noticed Snow was an- swering his questions, but was doing so without mov- ing his lips. He also noticed Snow had a bulge in his right cheek. He then noticed a cel- lophane wrapper and told Snow to spit it out, but Snow started gulping. Sgt. Killian said he grabbed Snow by the back of the neck and arm and he eventually spit it out. Snow told police it was ADHD pills in the wrapper. It was later identified as Rit- alin. Police had his passenger, Crystal Snow, get out of the car and sit on the curb. She told police they had been to the trailer park, where she played with a friend's chil- dren. But, eventually, said they were there selling that person a suboxone pill for $10. Snow failed field sobri- ety tests and, according to Sgt. Killian's report, admit- ted selling a suboxone pill to a person in the trailer park. He was transported to the Pike County Jail and arrest- ed on preliminary charges of dealing in a controlled sub- stance, a level 6 felony; ob- struction of justice, a level 6 felony; operating a vehi- cle while intoxicated (refus- al); and possession of a con- trolled substance. An Evansville woman was arrested for OV WI and reckless driving after police stopped her on I-69 at about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb- ruary 13. Michelle Thompson, 40, was arrested by Indiana State Trooper Hunter Man- ning. He said he was respond- ing to a 911 call of a wom- an speeding up and slowing down, and trying to force other vehicles off the road. Trooper Manning said when he got behind Thompson, she was driving more than 100 mph and went into the median, and, at one point, nearly hit another vehicle in the back end. She was arrested at the scene on preliminary charg- es of never having been li- censed. She was transport- ed to the Pike County Jail, where she failed field so- briety tests. She refused a chemical test. Three arrested for OVWI in separate incidents PLUNGE Continued from page 1 ment in our history and we're planning big things for both our 50th anniver- sary and for the future of the Special Olympics move- ment in Indiana," said pres- ident and CEO Jeff Mohler. "The Polar Plunge is our most important fundraiser each year and we know that in order for us to reach our goals to involve even more people who could benefit from our services, we must involve even more people who could benefit from our services. Our supporters around the state will need to pull together this winter to raise more than ever be- fore." To participate in the Po- lar Plunge, individuals must raise a minimum of $75 in pledges, with awards pre- sented to the top fundrais- ing team and individuals. Students with a student ID have a $50 minimum. The event will also in- clude an indoor "A fter Splash Bash" at the Peters- burg Gospel Center Activ- ities Building on Illinois St., where additional prizes will be awarded as partici- pants warm up with compli- mentary food and beverag- es. There will be giveaways and a live auction. Spec- tators and guests are wel- come throughout and can take part in the A fter Splash Bash for $5 Drivers escape injury crash Both drivers escaped injury in a two-vehicle crash on High- way 61, at the intersection with CR 300 N., at about 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Indiana State Troop- er Hunter Manning said Kevin Moss was driving north in an F- 150 truck and slowed to turn on- to CR 300 N., when Ariel Eck, who was following Moss, did not see him slow and slammed into the back of his truck. Manning said both drivers re- fused medical attention and both vehicles were towed from the scene. Traffic was restricted to one lane for several minutes until the vehicle were removed. Above: firemen work to discon- nect this vehicle's battery. "When they started look- ing into this, they found it (road pavement) was old and bad. So they are going to go all the way to the dirt. Simi- lar to what they did in Mon- roe City," said Klipsch. It will also include install- ing American Disabilities Act curbs on the new side- walks. Klipsch said the new sidewalks are one of the bet- ter benefits of this project. There are places the side- walks have been damaged by erosion and other places where there aren't any side- walks. "It is a mess, you have kids walking in the street," said Klipsch. The project, estimated at more than $5 million, will be done in three phases. Klipsch said this project has no match from Petersburg. It is being funded 100 per- cent by the Indiana Depart- ment of Transportation and the Federal Highway Ad- ministration. The first phase will close Highway 61 from Main St. to just south of Spruce St., which runs parallel to the railroad tracks. Local res - idents living west of High- way 61 will be able to access Seventh St. and go north on Highway 61. Residents liv- ing east of Highway 61 will be able to take 10th, 11th or 12th Sts. north to Spruce St. to go around the work area. Phase 2 of the project will close Highway 61 from the railroad tracks to just south of Harvest Lane. INDOT will require the contractor to allow traffic to cross High- way 61 at cross street inter- sections in the segment. White River Ave., which runs parallel to Highway 61, will be a detour. Mayor Klipsch said Pe- tersburg has applied for Crossroads funding to help with paving White River Ave. prior to starting this project. He said they haven't heard yet if they will receive any of that funding. Phase three, from Har- vest Lane to the north end of the project, includes a subdivision with the only exit being onto Highway 61. Because of this, Highway 61 in this area will be done one lane at a time so one lane can always be open to traffic. The second project, the Streetscape for Main St., is scheduled to start shortly after the Highway 61 proj- ect. At times of that project, Main St. will be closed. "Coordination of these projects is going to be key," said Klipsch. The projects are expected to overlap, so, consequent- ly, they may cause signifi- cant temporary headaches for motorists trying to get through and around Peters- burg. However, when they are completed, Petersburg will have a much different look. By Andy Heuring Two people were arrested on Valentine's Day in Peters- burg for meth-related charg- es after a federal Drug En- forcement Agency officer contacted local police with information on them. Justin Pride, of 5879 N. CR 500 E., Petersburg, was arrested on charges of deal- ing in methamphetamine, possession of meth less than five grams; maintaining a common nuisance; unlaw- ful possession of a syringe; possession of parapherna- lia; and corrupt business in- fluence. Amanda Kay Turpen, of 458 W. CR 150 S., Winslow, was arrested on prelimi- nary charges of possession of meth less than five grams; visiting a common nuisance; unlawful possession of a sy- ringe; and possession of par- aphernalia. Petersburg Police Cpl. Jared Simmons said he was contacted by a DEA agent with information about Pride and drug activity. Simmons said he and Pike County Deputy Jason McK- inney were able to obtain a search warrant for Prides' residence on CR 500 E. He said he and Sheriff's Sgt. Dallas Killian, Deputy Buck Seger, Petersburg Sgt. Chad McClellan, Washing- ton Officer Matt Stanley, State Trooper C.J. Boeck- man and DEA Task Force Officer Brandon Garland went to Pride's residence. Cpl. Simmons' report states when they got there, they found Turpen at the residence. She told police Pride had left on foot to get his cellphone activated. Sgt. McClellan left the house and located Pride, and brought him to the res- idence. According to Cpl. Sim- mons' report, police locat- ed one metal marijuana smoking device with burnt residue in it. In a hole in the bathroom ceiling, they found a syringe with a crys- tal-like residue in it that field tested positive for meth. They also found a used sy- ringe between the mattress- es Turpen said where hers. They discovered a bag of about six unused syringes, along with a red and black marijuana smoking device, on a desk and three cell- phones in the desk. Police also located a digi- tal scales in the rafters of a wood shed. Both Pride and Turpen were taken into custody and transported to the Pike County Jail. Two arrested on meth-related charges it can cover a lot of ground. Due to Federal Aviation Administration rules, the drone has to be in line of sight at all times and is lim- ited to a 400 -foot ceiling. The drones have heat-sen- sitive cameras that are help- ful aid in nighttime search- es. Benner said late last summer he was called to a search for a lost person at Interlake. However, a rep- resentative of Ohio Valley Search was available. Benner said search teams had been looking for the person for about 2.5 hours. Once they got a drone aloft it was able to locate a heat signature. It marked that on GPS. Ground crews then took those coordinates and used their GPS to locate the missing person in about 20 minutes after putting up the drone. Benner obtained an FA A license to operate the drones. He said it gives the coun- ty lots of options in emer- gency situations they didn't have before. ASSESS Continued from page 1