The Press-Dispatch
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Pike Ave., Petersburg & JA Primitives Chr ist m as O pe n H ou se Door Prizes Refreshments 1335 N. Kennedy Court, Petersburg • 812-789-6229 ursday-Saturday 10am-4pm NOVEMBER 1 & 2 10AM-4PM Healthcare coverage for all! FREE LOCAL UNBIASED Scheduling a free appointment is easy: Enrollment assistance in Marketplace insurance or Medicaid. Coverage for you and/or your children CALL 1-888-975-4253 WEBSITES ckfindiana.org tri-cap.net ONLINE http://ckfindiana.org/tri-cap #scheduler EMAIL ckfnavigators@tri-cap.net Improving Lives since 1966 By Dennis Marshall The Pike County School Board approved a collective bargaining agreement be- tween the Pike County Teach- ers Association and the corpo- ration on Tuesday, Oct. 15, in a special meeting at the cen- tral office. "We appreciate the school corporation's willingness to work with us to a fair settle- ment done quickly," Pike Coun- ty teacher's Association Presi- dent Anisia Burkhart said. Burkhart also said there is inadequate funding from the state and she encouraged res- idents to contact their legis- lators and tell them to make public school funding a pri- ority. The salary schedule is in- creased by 1.5 percent for 2019 -2020 and by one percent in 2020 -2021. Teachers will advance on salary schedule as long as they are eligible, meaning they have an effective or high- ly-effective rating and they have taught in the district for at least 120 days during the prior year. Eligible teachers advance one level on the increased sal- ary schedules in each year and eligible teachers who obtained a master's or high- er post-graduate degree be- tween Oct. 16, 2018, and Oct. 15, 2019, advance one ad- ditional level on the salary schedule for 2019 -2020. Salaries range from $ 35,501 to $70,090 for 2019 - 2020 and $ 35,856 to $71,687 in 2020 -2021. The previous salary range was $ 34,976 to $ 68,180. Some adjustments were made based on the recom- mendations of the Extracur- ricular Activities Association (ECA) to coaches and spon- sor stipends. The new paid positions are assistant sixth and eighth- grade boys' and girls' basket- ball coaches (four positions at $1,825 each), assistant middle school boys' and girls' swim- ming coach (two positions at $1,278 each), high school volleyball "C-Team" coach at $2,607, sixth and eighth- grade assistant volleyball coaches (two positions at $1,278 each), music accom- panist at $1,278 and four ac- ademic club sponsors at $ 895 each (SADD-High School, SADD-Middle School, Key Club and Fellowship of Chris- tian Athletes). The entire ECA pay sched- ule will increase by five per- cent in 2020 -2021 and individ- uals who receive combined extracurricular pay of $2,500 or more will receive their ex- tracurricular pay over 26 pay periods. Individuals who re- ceive less than $2,500 will re- ceive their pay in equal install- ments on a quarterly basis, with the full payment made by the end of the quarter fol- lowing the conclusion of the activity. The board also approved three percent raises in 2019 - 2020 and 2020 -2021 for non- certified employees and ad- ministrators, and terminated the contract of former busi- ness teacher Christopher Render. Render faces two felony charge—domestic battery in the presence of a child and strangulation—in Gibson County following a Sept. 1 al- tercation with his wife, Krys- tal Render. School district approves new contract with teachers union Lovelesses uninjured in crash A mother and daughter escaped serious injury last Friday when the car they were in crashed head-on into and was impaled by a guardrail. Cassie Loveless, 36, of Petersburg, had a medical issue as she turned onto Illinois St. from Highway 57 and crashed her Ford SUV into the guardrail just before noon. The guardrail went through the front of the car into the passenger compartment, pinning her daughter in the vehicle. "It is amazing neither was se- riously injured. They are lucky, lucky, lucky," said Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Baumgart of the crash house. Rita said the cause of the fire hadn't been determined yet. She said it wasn't the wood burner that was down- stairs. "We think it was prob- ably electrical because we had two window air-con- ditioners upstairs that we were still using because the wood burner made the up- stairs too warm." The Travis family had lived in the two-story house for seven years. "My big- gest thing is trying to find a home. We have had dona- tions among donations of clothing. I don't have any place to put it. We don't want to be a burden to anyone, having a family of nine is a lot to take in. We have our pets and most places aren't pet friendly," said Rita. BISCUITS AND GRAVY FUNDRAISER The Igloo in Winslow, where Rita and her son work, is having a biscuits and gravy breakfast on Sat- urday morning for the Tra- vis family. "Winslow and Pike Coun- ty have been a great to sup- port us. My son was burned when he was younger and my daughter had to have her back replaced and they helped us out then. They have been great. It is a heck of a community. I wouldn't know where else to live," said Rita. Below is a list of clothing sizes and items they need. Ronnie: pants 33/30, shirts-large, Shoes 8.5 Rita: pants 10 and 11, shirts large, shoes 9 wide James: pants 30/30, shirts medium, shoes 10/11, likes fishing and hunting Isaiah and Trenton: 10/12 shirts and pants, 5/6 shoes, likes fishing and hunting Brendan: 6T pants and shirts, 13 shoes, likes Trans- formers, monster trucks and fishing Hazeley: 3T shirts and pants, 7 shoes, likes Bar- bies, Frozen and baby dolls Emma: size 5 pants and medium shirts, shoes size 7, likes make-up, electron- ics, jewelry and horses MaKayla: 10/12 pants and shirts, size 1 or 2 in shoes, likes make-up, electronics, music, jewelry and animals. Items and donations can be dropped off at the Igloo in Winslow. ELECTION Continued from page 1 time. I need something to do," said Claridge. She said her goals are to "just continue the work they are doing to contin- ue improving infrastruc- ture, roads, water plant and blighted property." She added, while talking to people during her cam- paign, she was asked about having a way for residents to dispose of their yard waste. "I have promised I would look into that." Claridge said people should vote for her because, "I feel like I'm professional and organized. I have de- grees in business, and I'm familiar in setting and man- aging budgets, and setting policies. So I feel like that will help. I care about our community and I just want to give back." SCOTT V. JENKINS Scott Jenkins lives on Nichols Ave. in Petersburg and has been a Millwright at IPL Petersburg for 15 years. He has three children, Dustin, Kailey and Kaisey. He is a member of the IBEW Local 1395 and the Petersburg Moose. He served six years in the Army and graduated Pike Central in 1984, and from Vincennes University with a degree in industrial maintenance. Jenkins said he is seeking the office "to be a voice for the residents of the city." "One of my main goals is to keep the water and sewer rates as low as possible. See that the roads that need to be fixed get repaved or re- paired in a timely fashion," said Jenkins of his goals. He said he also wants to have the city "try to shop lo- cal and keep the money in town without running to Vin- cennes or Jasper or Wash- ington to buy things." "I want to work with other council members and try to get the most accomplished for the city as we can." Jenkins said people should vote for him because, "I feel like I'm an honest, hard-working person with common sense. I will go the extra effort to get done what I believe in and do what is best for the city." Mt. Zion Cemetery near Monroe City is having a ded- ication ceremony for its re- built monument on the hill. It is scheduled for 3 p.m. No- vember 10 at the cemetery, which is located at the inter- section of Highway 61 and Mt. Zion Road. Mt. Zion Evangelical Lu- theran Church was founded in 1860 in a wooden build- ing. The brick and stone church was opened in 1907. A fter dwindling attendance, the church closed and was torn down in the 1960s. The original sign and corner- stone were found. It was re- stored and preserved in the new monument. Following the dedication, there will be a reception with early photographs and memorabilia on display. For more information, call St. Paul's Lutheran Church at 812-882-6028. Mt. Zion rededication ceremony HALLOWEEN Continued from page 1 • Petersburg Trick-or- Treating hours are set for 5 to 8 p.m. on October 31 'LIGHT HOUSE' SHOW EriCreations is present- ing a free nightly, music- synchronized light show at the corner of 5th and Wal- nut streets in Petersburg from dark to 10 p.m. The show is a eight-minute loop that includes three family friendly musical numbers. By Andy Heuring A Vincennes man and woman were arrested on nu- merous charges, including theft of a firearm and pos- session of meth, after po- lice were called to check on a broken down vehicle near Otwell. Police were notified by a passerby of a broken down Chevy Trailblazer at the in- tersection of CR 400 N. and Highway 257. Deputy Sher- iff Jared Simmons said when he arrived, he found a man and woman laying down in the back of the vehicle with the rear seats folded down. Cary Keller, 40, of 1617 Washington Ave., Vin- cennes, was preliminarily charged with possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon; theft of a firearm, car- rying a handgun without a permit; possession of meth less than 5 grams; unlawful possession of a syringe (pri- or); and maintaining a com- mon nuisance. Melinda S. Carie, 38, of 1203 Broadway St., Vin- cennes, was arrested on pre- liminary charges of posses- sion of meth, less than five grams, carrying a handgun without a permit, unlaw- ful possession of a syringe, theft of a firearm, theft and maintaining a common nui- sance. According to Deputy Simmons' report, Carie and Keller said they were wait- ing for someone to come tow their vehicle. Keller told police his brother had been driving the vehicle. He also claimed he had just purchased the vehi- cle from "Critter" and he was going to file for a lost vehicle title. He said a few other peo- ple were involved in buying the vehicle. He gave Deputy Simmons a bill of sale stat- ing an Alfa Miller had sold the vehicle to Misty Knight. Deputy Simmons told Keller the vehicle was go- ing to be towed because it wasn't properly registered, Keller didn't have proof of in- surance, the attached trail- er's plate wasn't registered, the Trailblazer was broken down in the road and neither Keller or Carie had a valid driver's license. During an inventory of the vehicle, police found a .380 Smith and Wesson pis- tol. Carie told police she had a permit for the gun. How- ever, when Deputy Sim- mons checked with central dispatch, they found neither Keller or Carie had a permit. They also found the pis- tol was listed as stolen from Knox County and the li- cense plate was stolen from Pike County. Deputy Simmons' report also states they found a make-up case that contained a hypodermic needle with a residue. They also found a corner baggie with a white residue in it that field tested positive for meth. According to Deputy Sim- mons' report, Carie denied any knowledge of a gun in the vehicle, the stolen li- cense plate, the corner bag- gie or the syringe. Keller said Carie had bought the pistol. When po- lice told him Carie denied any knowledge of the pistol, he responded, "Well it ain't mine." He said, "Critter" gave him the license plate. Keller also denied any knowledge of the syringe or corner bag- gie. Both were taken into cus- tody. Breakdown leads to arrest on multiple charges