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A-2 Front Wednesday, December 11, 2019 The Press-Dispatch CENTER Continued from page 1 Winslow, Stendal and Coe sites will be closed ursday, Dec. 19 – Saturday, Dec. 21. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience and ask for your understanding. ank you! Pike County Commissioners & Pike County Solid Waste Management District e Pike County trash collection sites will be upgrading site buildings over the next two weeks. Petersburg, Bowman and Otwell sites will be closed ursday, Dec. 12 – Saturday, Dec. 14. Otwell and Bowman sites will be open on Wednesday, Dec. 11 to help accommodate for these closures. ere is a possibility the Petersburg site may need to close early on Wednesday, Dec. 11. TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF TRASH COLLECTION SITES EPCU is offering a 2.50% APY 6925 IN-57, Petersburg, IN 47567 | energypluscu.org But hurry, just like the holidays, this deal won't last forever. *APY= Annual Percentage Yield. Dividend rate = 0.02472.EPCU is insured by NCUA. Must be a member to qualify. 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The IURC requires utili- ties to conduct an IRP plan- ning process every three years, and considers vari- ous generation resource sce- narios to best serve about 500,000 existing and future IPL customers. "As part of the process, IPL held numerous public meetings that helped inform how to deliver safe and re- liable electricity at cost-ef- fective rates while mitigat- ing immediate impact to our people and the Petersburg community," stated IPL's release. To view a non-technical summary of IPL's IRP, go to IPLpower.com/IRP. By James Capozella A Petersburg resident was charged with public intoxi- cation, disorderly conduct and resisting law enforce- ment after a call to central dispatch from 57 Liquors on Main Street. Kevin Richard- son, 58, of 611 Main St. #201, Petersburg, was reported by store employee Michael Dunn to be stumbling in the street, and becoming angry and yelling, while going to the store several times on Sunday. Petersburg Police Of- ficer Bryce Manning and Pike County Sheriff Deputy Cody Jones were dispatched to Richardson's Downtown Terrace apartment the first time when Dunn had called, stating Richardson was re- fusing service and was hav- ing a hard time walking across the street. Dunn said Richardson was angry and that when he left the business, he had stumbled over the hood of a vehicle on Sixth Street, according to the report. When officers contacted Richardson, he said he had been over at the store earli- er in the day and had been sleeping since then. Rich- ardson was advised about the complaint and told not to go back to the store the rest of the day. Officers not- ed that Richardson had to use the door for balance and had slurred speech. At approximately 6:05 pm, about 45 minutes after the first call to dispatch, Dunn informed dispatch that Rich- ardson was back at the store, yelling and being very hos- tile. Both officers respond- ed to the complaint and no- ticed Richardson stumbling his way through the apart- ment door, according to the report. Upon answering the door, Richardson asked why they were back. When asked to step outside of his apart- ment to speak, Richardson said he did not have to speak with them and attempted to close his door. Officer Man- ning stepped in front of the door and told Richardson to turn around. A fter Richard- son said he had done noth- ing wrong, Manning placed Richardson's hands behind his back and walked him in- to the hallway. A fter secur- ing his left hand in the hand- cuffs, Richardson pulled away and was told to stop resisting. As both officers attempt- ed to place Richardson in handcuffs, he continued to pull away and was taken to the ground to gain control. At the jail, a portable breath test (PBT) regis- tered .10 percent. The legal limit is .08 percent. Richardson charged after disturbance at 57 Liquors ured out on his own how to move houses and buildings and became a nationally re- nowned moving company. He talked about two projects his father moved with his voice breaking from emo- tion. Buchta said with both projects, his father was told they couldn't be done. One involved six $1 million fire brick-lined ovens; the other a giant building in Ohio. His father was presented a small shovel from that project and Buchta Jr. brought that shovel to use in the ground breaking of the project bear- ing his father's name. "Dad never met a project he didn't think he could do," said Buchta. Mick Hetman who was a member of the Technology Center committee, said the group through the years de- veloped a mantra of "Can't is not an option." Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch talked about the im- portance of such projects in rural Indiana to develop future jobs and keep talent at home. Donald Foldenau- er, Area Director at the US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration also talked about developing this type of project in rural areas. He said getting to go out to see projects like this come to fruition are the best part of his job. Local officials thanked both of them for their sup- port of the project that helped the project get be- yond several hurdles. Even after Pike County had been given a grant to build the facility, they put it out for bids that came back more than $ 900,000 over budget. The Dept. of Com- merce stayed with Pike County. It had been a 60 - 40 grant. The Dept. of Com- merce changed that to an 80 - 20 grant, which allowed Pike County nearly $500,000 of match to be enough to build the $2.5 million building. Dedman at the ceremo- ny went over the major do- nors to the project. They are: $200,000 and up, Elmer and Judy Buchta; Platinum donors $50,000 to $199,000 German American, Pike County, Pike County Com- munity Foundation, Pike county Economic Develop- ment Corp. and OFS; Gold donors $25,000 to $49,999 Bowman Family Holdings; Silver donors $10,000 to $24,999 Doyle Family, Son- dra Harris, Toyota and WIN Energy REMC/Hoosier En- ergy; Bronze donors Vec- tren $5,000 to $ 9,999; do- nors up to $4,999 Delbert Himsel, Jr., Gray Farms, Greg and Carla Willis, Jas- per Engines and Transmis- sions, Joe Dedman, Ohio Valley Gas and Scott and Libby Willis. Colton Newton, who was one of the students involved with the Pike Central proj- ect that went to the White House and MIT, said he in- tends to take advantage of the center when it is com- pleted. He is still in college at Purdue University, where he is studying industrial en- gineering. He also operates Newton Designs, where he works with businesses that need design help. "A lot of people have ideas and need help to execute them," said Newton of his business. Newton said the Buch- ta Center would "give me a place to work and collab- orate and have equipment I need to develop projects." Ray Niehaus, who was the engineering teacher at Pike County working with stu- dents in the STEM program, said he was thrilled to see the project become a reality. "I think from day one we all knew we had talented kids locally. But everyone was telling us you can't keep the talent here. Companies will hire them away." Niehaus said the Buchta Center is a big step in keep- ing talent at home by giving them a place to develop their ideas. Part of the Buchta Cen- ter isn't just providing them facilities create their ideas. There will be a board of di- rectors that will provide ex- pertise in numerous areas such a legal matters, pat- ents, financing and busi- ness. Niehaus said in all his years of teaching at high school and college levels he has never seen as much tal- ent as the kids he worked with in Pike County. He said new things are be- ing developed and jobs and career fields will be created in facilities like the Buchta Center in things we haven't even heard of yet. "This will tell you some- thing about how this project is being viewed by the area. A gentleman from Jasper, who attended the ground- breaking came up to me af- terwards and said, 'how can we go about getting one of these in Jasper? '" Hopefully with this out here by the interstate, it will inspire other businesses and industries to think this is the place to be," said Buchta. By Andy Heuring A Jasper woman was ar- rested on Monday, Decem- ber 2, on a felony charge and numerous other charg- es after witnesses said she caused a serious crash on Highway 56. Jennifer Jasmine Ramos, 20, of 4375 N. Beth Lane, Jas- per, was arrested after police found her hiding in the bath- room of her mother's house following the crash. Pike County Chief Depu- ty Sheriff Dallas Killian in his report states central dis- patch got a report of a blue Toyota Camry driving south on Highway 61 from I-69, that was all over the road at 7:47 a.m. Then four minutes later they got a call about a crash on Highway 56 near CR625E. The caller said she was sitting at the intersection of 625E and 56 getting ready to pull onto Highway 56, when the dark four-door vehicle near hit her. It then swerved left of center into oncoming traffic. A white SUV had to swerve to miss the dark four- door and ran off the road and rolled over several times. Deputy Killian and Depu- ty Brad Jenkins responded to the scene and talked with another witness who told po- lice she didn't see the acci- dent, but saw a black or blue car driving at a high rate of speed crossing the center line in the "Cato Flats" on Highway 56. Chief Deputy Killian said Elyssa Alvey , who was driv- ing the white SUV, told po- lice a blue or black vehicle crossed into her lane and she lost control while swerving to avoid hitting the blue/ black vehicle head-on. Alvey complained of neck and shoulder pain and was taken by ambulance to Me- morial Hospital in Jasper. Dubois County Deputy Sheriff Donna Hurt went to a residence at 4375 N. Beth Lane, Jasper that was asso- ciated with the license plate number that was given po- lice. Pike County Sheriff Kent Johnson went to Jasper in- formed Deputy Killian they had found the suspected ve- hicle with a matching plate number and the vehicle had fresh damage. Deputy Hurt said when she first went to the resi- dence she had knocked on the door of the house, that had a screen closed, but the main door was ajar. Then when police re- turned to knock on the door again, the door was now closed and locked. Police started the pro- cess of getting a warrant to search the residence. Police called Ramos' mother. She said her daugh- ter was in the house, but didn't want to come out be- cause she was tired. Ramos' mother eventual- ly arrived at the house and gave police permission to go into the house and a key. Deputy Killian said Jas- per Police Detective Martin Loya entered the house and announced police were com- ing into the residence in both English and Spanish. As they searched the house, police went Deputy Killian went to the master bedroom. He said when he checked the bathroom door it wasn't locked, but "there was resistance when I tried to open it." He said he was eventual- ly able to open the door and they found Ramos in the bathroom. He said Deputy Hurt placed Ramos in hand- cuffs. Deputy Killian said Dep- uty Hurt smelled the odor of marijuana and police al- so noticed the odor of al- cohol and that Ramos had slurred speech and she was unsteady as she walked. She failed field sobriety tests and was taken to Me- morial Hospital in Jasper, where she tested 0.0769 for blood alcohol content. The legal limit for blood alcohol content is 0.08 percent. Po- lice also sent a blood sample to the toxicology lab to test for other substances. A search warrant was obtained for her vehicle. Deputy Killian said police found glass smoking pipe, a black grinder and a small sandwich bag with a small amount of a plant like sub- stance believed to be mari- juana in it. Probable cause was found in Pike Circuit Court on charges of I causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a level 5 felony; failure to re- main at the scene of an acci- dent with moderate or seri- ous bodily injury, a level 6 fel- ony; reckless driving, bodi- ly injury; and possession of marijuana. Jasper woman faces multiple charges after accident Rembe escapes serious injury A Spurgeon area teen was not seriously injured Monday afternoon when he blacked out and crashed his Jeep. Ethan Rembe, 18, of 10704 S. Highway 61, Oakland City was driving south on Highway 61 when he ran off the right side of the road, went up an embank- ment striking a utility pole and then began to roll over. According to State Trooper Brayden Angermeier. He said Rembe had left school because he was sick and believes he blacked out. "He said he only remembers waking up in the middle of Highway 61 after the crash." Mick Hetman, a member of the Tech Center building committee, holds a sign of the committee's official mantra: Can't is not an option. Hetman talked about the center and some of the hurdles they overcame during the ground- breaking for the building they started working on eight years ago.