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Local �������A1-8 Sports �����B1-2 History �������B3 Classifieds B3-5 Church ����C1-3 Home Life C4-7 Obituaries ��C7 Gibson C10-11 School �����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 Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Volume 149 Number 35 Phone 812-354-8500 Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 (USPS 604-34012) $ 1 Four sections 38 pages Four inserts See FESTS on page 2 See COUNCIL on page 3 See PROJECT on page 2 SPORTS 2019 PREVIEW FALL SPECIAL SECTION INSIDE By Andy Heuring Former Petersburg resident David Dunn is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing at 9 a.m. Monday, August 26 in Warrick Cir- cuit Court. Dunn was arrested on a charge of volun- tary manslaughter, a level 2 felony, stem- ming from the shooting death of his cous- in, Joshua Nolan, late Sunday, July 21. Dunn is accused of shooting Nolan af- ter the two and Dunn's mother, Patricia, had been visiting and drinking, and got in- to an argument at Dunn's residence in ru- ral Elberfeld. Dunn called 911 and reported the shoot- ing. Monday's hearing was continued from August 5. A plea of not guilty was entered previously for Dunn. It is expected a trial date will be set during Monday's hearing. A level 2 felony is punishable by 10 to 30 years in prison. Pre-trial hearing for Dunn is Monday United Way of Pike County's campaign will kick-off with its 15th year for a Day of Caring on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. This event involves recruiting volunteers to help with projects for local not-for-profit agencies/organizations for a one-day work blitz. The day's event will start with a spon- sored breakfast for volunteers. They will re- ceive a T-shirt to wear on the job and lunch will be provided. United Way of Pike County hopes to raise the level of awareness of the needs, as well as the services, provided by these agen- cies. If you would like to volunteer or are an agency that would like to submit a proj- ect, contact the United Way of Pike Coun- ty office at 812-789 -2557 or 812-789 -3774. United Way Day of Caring set for Sept. 18 The Winslow Fall Festival and Peters- burg's Buffalo Trace Festival are just around the corner. Winslow's annual festival is set for Satur- day, September 14 and Buffalo Trace Festi- val is set for Friday and Saturday, Septem- ber 27 and 28. A new event for the Winslow's Festival is a kayak trip on the Patoka River. The Kay- ak Mafia is providing kayaks for people to do a two-mile float from CR 350 E. down to Riverside Park. The festival will have the traditional events of the Light-up Win- slow Parade, an all-day flea market, food booths, music, dunking booth, games, kid- die trains, inflatables, a tractor show, beau- ty pageant and a frozen T-shirt contest. This event gives each participant a free By Andy Heuring Pike County Commissioners voted to re- quest $ 857,000 to build a water line to a $20 million development project that will create 22 new jobs and be the first project to locate on the Southwest Indiana Megasite in Pike County. Their action was taken in Monday morning's meeting. The $ 857,000 would come from the Coun- ty Economic Development Income Tax. "Twenty million isn't bad for the first project," said John Mandabach, of Bow- man Family Holdings. The agri-business project named River Birch Farms Genetic Multiplication Facili- ties is expected to hire 22 people with an av- erage wage of $15 an hour. It will have $7.6 million in building and land improvements and more than $7.4 million in equipment, breeding stock and fixtures, according to a handout on the project given to county commissioners. Paul Wheatley, president of The Wheat- ley Group, a consultant to the Pike County Economic Development Corporation, went through a list of benefits to the county the project would generate. "Hopefully this is the first in a series of projects," said Wheatley, emphasizing it will help offset some of the hits Pike Coun- ty has taken from IPL's recently announced reduced assessed valuation. Some of the numbers it will generate in- clude construction costs of $ 6.4 million for a genetic multiplication facility comprised of four buildings on about a 20 -acre site. Its construction is expected to create 40 direct jobs and six indirect jobs, including $ 3.4 million in new payroll added, which will generate more than $25,000 in one- time local income tax payments during the construction period. It will also generate al- most $ 30,000 in annual property taxes for Pike County once it is assessed. Direct operating impact from the proj- ect is listed as $5.75 million in new abat- able equipment and $1.6 million investment in breeding stock. Other impacts include $ 374,289 in 10 years of TIF and $2.1 mil- lion in TIF over 25 years. Its payroll of $ 686,000 will generate $46,332 in local income tax over 10 years and $124,000 over 25 years. "It is also extending infrastructure into the megasite, as well, which is important. Other projects can piggyback off the water line extension," said Wheatley. Mandabach said their goal is to have this up and running before the end of the year. "Twenty million isn't too bad for the first project. This is the first of several projects we have in the works. We hope to contin- ue the momentum. There are other proj- ects we are working on. They are just in different stages of development," said Man- dabach. He added, "Rather than waiting for them to drop into our laps, we are actively going out and working to attract appropriate busi- nesses. Agribusiness is one that is key to this area," said Mandabach. Wheatley told the commissioners the group would also be requesting a proper- ty tax abatement on the project. He said it would be a standard 10 -year step down on real property and five-year step down on personal property. $857K requested for water line to Megasite project By Andy Heuring Petersburg opened two bids for demo- lition of two Main St. buildings. The bids are to take down the dilapidated buildings at 606 and 608 Main St. The buildings have been declared dangerous. Petersburg has received a grant to have the buildings tak- en down and then rebuilt, with the front fa- cades remaining tact. The bids were from Seifert Construc- tion, of Ferdinand, and Jeff Guisewite Inc., of Mt. Carmel. Siefert had a base bid of $ 349,000. The specs called for two alternate bids. The al- ternate was to put siding on the interior walls, the other bid was to paint the inte- rior walls. Siefert's alternate 1 price was $ 38,500 and alternate 2 is $18,000. Jeff Guisewite Inc.'s base bid was $ 325,400. Alternate 1 was $54,900 and Alt. 2 $26,450. "Everyone knows Siefert in Ferdinand and I have heard nothing but good on Guisewaite," said architect Dave Henson. "We have two good bidders," said Peters- burg Mayor R.C. Klipsch. "The good news is we are going to get this done. I think in both cases, we are gong to start on Oct. 1, right after the festival," said Klipsch. City councilmen voted to take the bids City opens bids to raze buildings Winslow, Petersburg fests set for September An artist's rendition of the proposed River Birch Farms Genetic Multiplication Facility being proposed for the South- west Indiana Megasite located in Pike County. It is a $20 million project that will create 22 jobs with an average pay scale of $15 an hour. Lions Club car show Chuck Black polishes a wheel of his friend Ellis Trabant's truck. Trabant's 1937 Chevrolet truck was on display at the Petersburg Lions Club Car Show last Friday. It was one of 35 participating vehicles. See additional photos on page A-8.