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Local �������� A1-10 Sports ���������B1-2 East Gibson ���� B5 Classifieds ��B7-8 Church ��������C1-4 History ����������� C5 Home Life����C6-9 Obituaries������� C9 Opinion �� C10-11 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 Wednesday, July 24, 2019 Volume 149 Number 31 Phone 812-354-8500 Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 (USPS 604-34012) $ 1 Three sections 30 pages Seven inserts See SHOOTING on page 2 See SCHOOL on page 2 David Dunn Quarrel escalates into fatal shooting By Andy Heuring An evening of drinking has left one cous- in dead and the other in jail charged with voluntary manslaughter. Joshua Nolan, 39, of Winslow, died of a gunshot wound to the head at about 11 p.m. Sunday night in a Warrick County house near Elberfeld. David Dunn, 35, of Petersburg, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, a lev- el 2 felony. A news release from the Warrick Coun- ty Sheriff's Department states Dunn called 911 at 11:05 p.m. (central time) telling dis- patchers he had shot his cousin, Joshua No- lan, and he believed he was dead. Sheriff Michael Wilder said Tuesday morning Dunn had rented the residence and Nolan appeared to be staying there with him. Sheriff Wilder said they had been there drinking, listening to music and watching television with Dunn's mother, Patricia Min- nis, also of Pe- tersburg. According to Sheriff Wild- er, they got in- to an argument that escalated. Dunn then shot Nolan and told his mother to leave the resi- dence. A recording of the 911 call that lasted more than 10 min- utes reveals an extremely distraught Dunn telling 911 dispatchers he had shot Nolan and he thought Nolan was dead. Early in the recording, Dunn talked about Nolan hitting his mother. However, Sheriff Wilder said at the end of the record- ing, Dunn said Nolan threw money at his mother. "We don't think there was ever a physical altercation," said Wilder. A probable cause affidavit filed in War- rick Circuit Court charging Dunn with vol- untary manslaughter states when deputies arrived, they found Nolan "lying on the front porch deceased" with "severe trau- ma to his head." Dunn was taken into custody and trans- ported to the Warrick County Sheriff's Of- fice. According the affidavit, Dunn waived his rights and agreed to speak with detec- tives. The affidavit states Dunn, his mother, Pa- tricia, and Nolan were there and all three had consumed alcohol. Dunn said, "He left the room for a few minutes. When he re- turned, he observed a look on his mother's face like something had happened." The affidavit continues, "Dunn stated he observed cash on the floor and he asked Nolan what he was doing. Nolan told him his mother needed the money. Dunn picked David Dunn accused of killing cousin See FESTIVALS on page 2 By Andy Heuring The Zoar Mosquito Fest and Oakland City Lions Club Sweet Corn Festival add flavor to life in the area. Both are set for early August. ZOAR MOSQUITO FEST IS AUGUST 2 AND 3 The 47th Annual Zoar Mosquito Fest is set for Friday and Saturday, August 2 and 3, located at the Pike-Dubois county line, about three miles east of Stendal. It will fea- ture many activities that make it one of the funnest rural festivals in Indiana. It is the home of the Southern Indiana Wiffleball Classic, stationary parade and old-fashioned games. It starts on Friday with the food stands opening at 4 p.m. The chicken dinners, fried or BBQ, will be available at 5 p.m. Opening ceremonies are at 6 p.m., followed by a Kirby Stailey concert at 7 p.m. The food stands will be offering homemade pie, sandwiches, elephant toes, soft drinks and 16 flavors of homemade ice cream. Saturday starts early with breakfast in the tent at 6:30 a.m. The family color fun run is at 8 a.m., with registration starting at 7 a.m. The stationary parade is set for 1 p.m. This parade is in the parking lot, with the parade participants lined up. Unlike a tra- ditional parade, the participants are sta- tionary and the viewers walk around the parade. They will have old-fashioned games at 2 p.m., featuring sack races, three-legged races, balloon toss and egg toss. The flower produce and quilt shows will accept entries from 10 a.m. to noon, with judging beginning at noon. A kids' pedal tractor pull is set for 4 p.m. Grilled pork chop dinners are available at 5 p.m. on Saturday. A gospel concert starts at 6:30 p.m. by Eternal Vision. The Wiffleball Classic starts on Friday night and will run all day on Saturday. A flea market, country store and Coke pitch will run through the festival. 53RD SWEET CORN FESTIVAL AUGUST 1-3 The 53rd Sweet Corn Festival is set for August 1-3, but also includes pageants on Friday through Sunday, July 26 -28, prior to the Sweet Corn Festival. The Little Miss Pageant is 7 p.m. Friday, July 26, Pre-Teen at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 27, followed by the Queen Pageant at 6 p.m., all in Wood Memorial High School. The Young Miss Pageant is Sunday, July 28 at 4 p.m. and the Jr. Miss Pageant is 5 p.m., both in Wood Memorial High School. The Sweet Corn Festival officially kicks off at 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 1 with a parade. It starts at Harrison St., goes to Franklin St., then to Highway 64 and con- Mosquito Fest, Sweet Corn Festival are next By Dennis Marshall The Pike County School Board approved the purchase of a Voice over Internet Protocol [VoIP] phone system for $136,977 from Midwest Telecom Communica- tions at its monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 16. The system uses VoIP technol- ogies for placing and transmit- ting telephone calls over an IP net- work, such as the internet, instead of the traditional public switched telephone network. "It's going to allow some more flexibility for the users of the sys- tem that haven't been in place with the older traditional servic- es," Pike County Superintendent Suzanne Blake said. "It's some- thing that has needed to be done for several years." The service has multiple new features, including forwarding voicemails directly to the recipi- ents email. The district will pur- chase 20 VoIP school office tele- phones, 213 VoIP standard tele- phones and have 10 licenses provided for the mobile phone ap- plication that integrates the tradi- tional desktop phone to one's mo- bile phone or tablet into one in- novative, feature-packed business device. The user will have the ability to walk away from their desk without missing a call. The new system also has toll fraud guard software that pro- vides users peace of mind with effective around-the-clock defer from toll fraud, a low-cost solu- tion with no extra PC or server required, configurable to specif- ic business call activity and health check feature to assess any weak- nesses during installation. The new system could be in- stalled as soon as late fall, but it could wait until the summer of 2020 in order to avoid any lapses in service. OTHER ACTIONS •Tabled discussions on updates to operations policy so board members could have more time to review changes. • The board held an execu- tive session before the regularly New VoIP phone system to be installed in schools Farmall tractor show near Stendal Erich "Bud" and Sherry Meyers with the family dog, Sadie, stand in front of one of 80 trac- tors on display last week in Meyer's tractor show. The tractors were his personal tractors used on his farm near Stendal. See story and more photos on page A-4. The last days are upon us! The last days to save $4 on your subscription to The Press-Dispatch. The July Bargain Pe- riod is ending on August 1. Until then, new subscriptions or renewals are just $27 a year in 475 and 476 zip codes, which is $4 off the normal rate. The rate for the rest of Indiana is $ 30 for one year. Out- side of Indiana, the rate is $47. Seniors age 65 and older get another $ 3 off those rates. The online-only version is just $ 31 a year. Call 812-354-8500 to subscribe by phone or see the ad on page A-3 to sub- scribe by mail. Only eight days remain to save $4 on subscriptions Snowball gets judged during 4-H poultry show Charles "Xavier" Mason tells the 4-H poultry judge Stephen Shonk about his chicken, Snowball, during the ju- nior showmanship competition at the Pike County Fairgrounds. Snowball is a breed of chicken called Silkie, which is named for its fluffy plumage and is said to feel like silk and satin. The breed has several other unique qualities, such as black skin and bones, blue earlobes and five toes on each foot, whereas most chickens only have four. See more pho- tos on page A-6. SEE DETAILS ON PAGE A-3