The Press-Dispatch
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A-8 Local Wednesday, Januar y 1, 2020 The Press-Dispatch Continued from page 1 EVENTS A Time to Remember As we count down to the New Year, we remember all of the good times we've shared with all of you in 2019. Thank you for making it so special! 2020 10, 9, 8, 7, 6... 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... HAPPY NEW YEAR! As we count down to the New Year, we're also counting our blessings and your kind patronage is at the top of the list! For all the goodwill and friendship you've shown us, we will always be grateful, and we wish each and every one of you a wonderful year. 905 Vincennes Ave., Petersburg, IN YOUR COMPLETE APPLIANCE CENTER! 1704 Hart St. Vincennes • 812-882-1191 RCS SUPERSTORE Mon - Thurs 9-5, Fri 9-6, Sat 9-5 We hope your New Year's celebration is a great start to a great year. May 2020 hold many wonderful things for you and yours. It's time once again to display our gratitude, And to thank you for your winning attitude - Because one thing that we know is true Is we wouldn't be here without all of you! So before the clock strikes the midnight hour, We'd like to do everything in our power To wish you all a wonderful year Filled with success and joy and love and cheer! Wyatt Seed Company, Inc. HWY. 57 SOUTH, PETERSBURG, IN 47567 Phone: (812) 354-8542 WHOLESALE DEALERS IN barreled into the room. Amy said they tried to get to her mother, who slept on the oth- er side of the house, but they couldn't find her and had to get out of the blazing house. Sharp's body was eventual- ly found on a different side of the house from her bed- room. • A parade through Ot- well welcomed River Har- bin home following his heart transplant surgery. • Dave Reed, 33, of Sols- berry, and Amanda Eliza- beth Thompson, 37, of Mar- tinsville, were both arrested on dealing meth more than 10 grams, a level 2 felony, af- ter police made a traffic stop on their vehicle on Highway 57 near Twin Oaks Church Road. • Nearly six inches of rain caused serious flood- ing. The White River was predicted to have a crest of more than 25 feet, which is nine feet over flood stage. • Charlene Schitter, 75, of Velpen, died when a fire started in her kitchen. The fire extinguished itself due to lack of oxygen. Schitter was found by family mem- bers, who went to check on her after not being able to reach her. • Three-year-old Millie Modesitt returned home to Petersburg after months in the hospital following heart surgery. She was the 1,000th person to use the ECMO technology that us- es a machine to do the func- tions of the heart and lungs at the same time. It allows the body to rest long enough to allow the heart and lungs to heal and start working again. • Pike Central's base- ball team had three players named All-PAC. They were Braxton Rice, Brennon Ben- ton and Joey Church. JULY • Pike County got offi- cial notification the Elmer Buchta Entrepreneur and Technology Center will re- ceive a $2 million 80 -20 per- cent grant. It will be built at the intersection of I-69 and Highway 61, just south of Pe- tersburg. • Strong storms downed trees throughout the county. County Highway Assistant Superintendent Josh Byrd said two trees were down in Otwell, between eight to 10 in Velpen and white Oak, an- other three or four in Cato and one near Oatsville. Pe- tersburg also had several trees down. • Construction started on a new shelterhouse in Prides Creek to replace the Shelter- house 1 near the beach. • The Pike County School Board voted to create the po- sition of Assistant Superin- tendent to oversee curric- ulum and technology. The position was dropped sever- al years ago due to a money crunch in the schools after Dr. Michael Harding retired from the position. •The Pocket Athlet- ic Conference absorbed the four Big Eight schools of Boonville, Mt. Vernon, Princeton and Washington, beginning in the school year 2021. The football sched- ule will be played in a big school, small school align- ment. Pike Central will be in the small school division for football. • The Winslow Town Council banned the Fire Department emergency ve- hicles from running until the firemen had their prop- er training. "It should have already been done. You guys are driving trucks. If you get in an accident, the town is held liable for it. So for the time being, I really don't want those trucks on the road. It's too much of a liability risk," said Council president Josh Popp. Train- ing was scheduled for July 15. • The Pike County Coun- cil voted to approve $219,000 to replace County Bride 150 over the Patoka River near Survant. The current bridge is known as The Old Iron Bridge. It is an histor- ic bridge because of its age and design. They also voted $119,000 to pay for the his- toric bridge to be rehabili- tated and moved to Peters- burg to replace the Charger Bridge over Prides Creek on Cherry St., across from Mc- Donald's. The $219,000 and $119,000 amounts are the county's 20 percent of the 80 -20 federal bridge project. • James Goodrid, 32, of Petersburg, suffered head injuries and a broken arm when he collided with a deer while riding a motorcycle on Highway 56 west of Peters- burg. • The 1969 Sectional Champion Otwell Miller basketball team was hon- ored at the Jefferson Town- ship Fourth of July Celebra- tion on the 50th anniversa- ry of their win. Team mem- bers were: Rick Weisman, Jim DeMotte, Tim Garland, Ellis Gray, Steve Meadors, Tim Teague, Mike Vaughn, Steve Barrett, Neal Pauw, Bob Whaley, Erwin Tray- lor and David Elkins. Stu- dent managers were Nicky Meadors and Walter Hazel- ton. They were coached by Andy Anderson. • The Winslow Fire De- partment returned to the road. A fter being banned two weeks earlier from driv- ing vehicles on the road, de- partment officers found they had the training, they just hadn't filled out the paper- work. Once they filled out the paperwork, the ban was lifted. •A fire destroyed du- plex apartments on Main St. in Petersburg. A neigh- bor noticed smoke coming from the unoccupied build- ing located at 1215 E. Main St. Flames burst out mo- ments later and destroyed the building. • Clog the Patoka contin- ued to grow as 1,119 peo- ple participated in the sev- en-mile float on the Patoka River that ends in Winslow's Riverside Park. It was the third year for the event. • "Handsome Mick" Rowe agreed to plead guilty to criminal deviate con- duct and accept a 16 -year prison term in exchange for the prosecution drop- ping two class A felonies in the case that dated back to 2006. Rowe was arrested in 2017 after his daughter came forward and claimed he had sexually abused her for years. • Charles Martin Staf- ford, 36, of 1321 N. CR 50 W., Petersburg, and Lacy Eliz- abeth Drew, 27, of 6466 E. SR 56, Winslow, were both arrested on charges of deal- ing in methamphetamine at least 5 grams, a level 3 felo- ny, and possession of at least 5 grams of meth, a level 5 fel- ony. • Lee Moore was named Oakland City University's men's basketball coach. Moore replaced long-term coach Mike Sandifar, who previously coached at Pike Central. • David Dunn, 35, of El- berfeld, was charged with voluntary manslaughter af- ter police said he shot his cousin, Joshua Nolan, 39, of Winslow, following a night of drinking that turned in- to an argument. Dunn, a Pike County native, called 911 and told dispatchers in a recorded phone call he had shot Nolan. • Erich "Bud" Meyer put his personal collection of 80 tractors on display at his farm near Stendal. • Abigail Sutt was named Miss Pike County during the PIke County 4-H Fair. • Travis Allen, 37, of Tal- lahassee, Fla., was arrested for driving 110 mph on I-69 with two children in his pick- up truck, which was pulling a trailer and had a strap be- hind it. Pike County Deputy Mike Willis said Allen was weaving in and out of traffic. AUGUST • Quick action by an adult swimmer and a Prides Creek lifeguard May 8, 2019—Liberty Taylor and Emily Krieg giggle as they try to hang on and not fall out of the Twist- er game they were playing with Dalaney Welch and Carlie Halbrader. The Riley Dance Marathon at Pike Central raised $17,009.59 for the Herman Wells Research Center located on the Riley Children's Hospital Campus. June 5, 2019—Brittany and Zach Harbin are with their son, River Harbin, following his heart transplant surgery that was completed last Wednesday at Riley Children's Hospital, in Indianapolis. Continued on page 9