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Local ����������� A1-8 Opinion ������� A6-7 Sports ��������� B1-3 School ����������� B4 East Gibson ���� B5 Classifieds ��� B6-7 History ����������� B8 Church �������� C1-3 Home Life ��� C4-8 Obituaries ��� C7-8 WHAT'S INSIDE: Phone: ���������������������812-354-8500 Fax: ��������������������������812-354-2014 E-Mail ����editor@pressdispatch�net NEWS TIPS: PIKE PUBLISHING Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Volume 150 Number 2 Phone 812-354-8500 Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 (USPS 604-34012) $ 1 Three sections 24 pages Five inserts See COUNCIL on page 2 See REVIEW on page 2 See FISCAL on page 5 Year in Review III: events from Sept. through Dec. SEPTEMBER • Petersburg Police officer Isaac Salt- ers, 29, resigned following him crashing a police car in Knox County. Salters test- ed positive for benzodiazepines and opi- ates. The crash occurred on Highway 61 in Knox County in a Petersburg police cruiser, while Salters was supposed to be on duty. He was charged with official mis- conduct, a level 6 felony; operating a vehi- cle while intoxicated endangering a person; and operating of a vehicle with controlled substance. He is scheduled for trial on Jan- uary 28, 2020, in Knox County. • Kendra Conner was named the Grand Marshal of the Winslow Fall Festival pa- rade posthumously. Connor had been in- strumental in the planning and organi- zation of the Winslow Fall Festival for 14 years. • Braden Henson withdrew from the race for the at-large seat of the Petersburg City Council. Henson took a job in Mt. Ver- non and was moving out of Petersburg to be closer to his work. • Pike Publishing won seven first place awards in the Hoosier State Press Associ- ation's Better Newspaper Contest. Graphic designer Matt Haycraft was named Graphic Designer of the Year for the third consecu- tive year. He won four first place awards as well. Production manager Eric Gogel won one individual category and collaborated on another. The Press-Dispatch staff won Best Special Section of the Year for their Back- yard Adventures section. • More than 160 Day of Caring volun- teers logged 960 hours of service on 15 dif- ferent projects throughout Pike County. • Pike Central business teacher Chris- topher Render was arrested on charges of domestic battery and strangulation by the Gibson County Sheriff's Dept. According to a probable cause affidavit, the fight start- ed after his wife refused to go to a "swing- ers party" with him. • Kaley Powell, of rural Otwell, and Ty- ler John Robert Snyder were arrested on charges of burglary of a dwelling, a level 4 felony. Powell was also charged with deal- ing meth and Snyder was charged with pos- session of meth. • The Patoka River National Wildlife Ref- uge celebrated 25 years and named Rick Speer, of Owensville, the new manager. He replaced Bill McCoy, who retired after serv- ing as manager since 1990. • Jaylon Mills, 41, of Winslow, was se- riously injured in a racing accident at the Bloomington Speedway. Mills was at speed in a pack of cars when another car pulled onto the track. Mills clipped that car and started flipping. He suffered a vertebral injury and a pinched nerve in his neck, as well as a bro- ken collar bone and concussion. • A quick study by Purdue University professor Larry DeBoer, of the Agricul- tural Economics Dept., found Pike Coun- ty would lose about $ 800,000 in tax reve- nue due to the drop in IPL's assessed value. DeBoer said the county would lose about $ 338,000, while the school corp. would lose about $240,000 and the Pike County Library about $ 31,000. • Pike Central girls' cross country team won the Southridge Invitation, as Libby Stone led the way, finishing in second place in the five-team meet. OCTOBER • Jim and Carol Havens donated 18 AED devices to several Pike County police agen- cies and the ambulance service. Carol Ha- vens said the donation was made in honor of her grandparents, Frank and Eula Fick- lin, of Petersburg. • A burn ban was enacted by the Pike County Commissioners after only a quar- ter to one inch of rain had been recorded Roy injured in New Year's Eve crash A New Carlisle man was seriously injured in a crash early New Year's Eve morning when he ran off the road and hit a tree. Michael S. Roy, 69, of New Carlisle, Ohio, was driving east on Highway 56 just north of the Otwell Jct. (High- way 257), when he ran off the road in a Dodge Ram dual wheel pickup truck and hit a tree head-on, according to In- diana State Trooper John Davis, who investigated the accident. Roy told Trooper Davis he had been sick and went into a coughing fit and may have blacked out. Roy was taken to Memorial Hospital in Jasper by the Pike County EMS and then transferred to a Louisville Hospital. Trooper Davis said Roy suffered nine broken ribs on the left side and five on the right side as well as a cracked sternum. The acci- dent happened at about 7:30 a.m. Many local, district, national offices in play for 2020 By Andy Heuring While the 2020 election may feel like it is a long way away, today is the first day a candidate of a major party can officially file. Starting today ( Wednesday), candidates for numerous local positions can file their can- didacies in the Pike County Clerk's Office. In Pike County, the offices to be on the ballot are: Clerk, Treasurer, Coroner, Sur- veyor, Dist. 1 Commissioner, Dist. 3 Com- missioner and three at-large County Coun- cil seats, Republican precinct committee- men seats, and both parties' state conven- tion delegates. The Dist. 1 Commissioner seat is held by Jeff Nelson and the Dist. 3 Commissioner is Ryan Coleman. School board will have three positions, including District 3, 4 and 5 on the ballot. Those positions are current- ly held by: Chris McKinney, Dist. 3; Chris Satterfield, Dist. 4 and Steve Potter, Dist. 5. School Board District 3 consists of Jeffer- son 1 and 2, as well as Marion Townships. District 4 is Lockhart, Monroe and Patoka 2, while District 5 includes the precincts of Logan, Winslow and Patoka 1. At the state level, the positions of Gov- ernor, Attorney General, Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Represen- tatives of Districts 63, 64 and 75 will be on the ballots in Pike County. At the federal level, the positions of Pres- ident, U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative Dist. 8 will be on the ballot. The deadline to file a candidacy for the 2020 election by a major party candidate is noon Friday, February 7 in the Clerk's of- fice on the second floor of the courthouse. Filing for primary election begins today Chris Rogan Finance expert By Andy Heuring Petersburg Councilmen are considering whether to block Trafzer St. to keep traffic from entering Highway 61. They are also appointing an advisory committee for Wal- nut Hills Cemetery, which they took over on January 1. Mayor R.C. Klipsch said the Indiana De- partment of Transportation engineers are working on their design of the Highway 61 project that will being replacing and adding sidewalks and curbs, as well as reconstruc- tion of Highway 61, from Highway 57 to the White River. He said they asked Petersburg if they would consider eliminating the in- tersection of Trafzer St. with Highway 61. Klipsch said the project was going to be done in three sections: Main St. to the rail- road, the railroad to the former state high- way garage and then the highway garage to White River. That project will begin the construction phase in 2021. Klipsch said INDOT was suggesting the elimination of an entrance from Highway 61 to Trafzer St. "It would only be accessi- ble from White River Ave." He said INDOT was concerned about it being a steep hill and lack of visibility. Klipsch said while he was out looking at the intersection, one homeowner told him she thought it was a good idea to close it. "She wants it because the kids drive through there too fast," said Klipsch. City Attorney Brian Mahoney said they would have to have a public hearing if they closed the road. Klipsch said they were just closing one end of the road. "We are go- ing to have to do something to keep people from popping over the hill and hitting the gate. We don't want someone to pop over City ponders permanent block of Trafzer Street New gas lines being installed in Petersburg Crews that have been working throughout Petersburg in recent weeks are those of Miller Pipeline, which is hired by Vectren, a CenterPoint Energy Com- pany. They are replacing their bare steel/cast iron pipelines. Alyssia Oshodi, of Vectren, said they are replacing about 1,300 miles of bare steel and cast iron pipelines throughout Indiana. The project is expected to be completed in 2020. Above: Brendan Bartnick, of Miller Pipeline, works in a trench on Fifth St. Tuesday morning. By Andy Heuring A national recognized financial author, with two bestsellers to his credit, talked with The Press-Dispatch about how to make 2020 fiscally successful year. Chris Hogan is a two-time #1 national best-selling author, financial expert and host of The Chris Hogan Show. For more than a decade, Hogan has served at Ramsey Solutions, equipping and challenging people to take control of their mon- ey and reach their finan- cial goals. His second book, Ev- eryday Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Ex- traordinary Wealth—And How You Can Too, re- leased in January 2019. You can follow Chris Hogan on Twitter and Instagram at @ChrisHogan360 and online at chrishogan360.com or facebook.com/ chrishogan360. One of the mantras of Hogan is "Where you are now, doesn't have to be where you end up." "I love that statement because it helps people to reframe and understand where they are. It is what we believe and actions we take that dictate where we are going to end up," said Hogan. "I want people to dream bigger, but lest takes steps that move you toward your goal," said Hogan. He laid out five things people should do and stop doing this year. Hogan started with five things to stop doing this year. 1 Cut out the unnecessary He gave examples of that, such as unused subscriptions. "A lot of people are paying for and not using. That $ 9 or $10 a month fee really adds up. He suggested canceling the ones that aren't necessary. Another he Make 2020 a financial success