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A-12 Local Wednesday, May 6, 2020 The Press-Dispatch Hopf Outdoor Power 83 HWY 231 S Jasper, IN 47542 hopfoutdoor.com 812-482-9696 Hopf Outdoor Power 83 HWY 231 S Jasper, IN 47542 hopfoutdoor.com 812-482-9696 83 HWY 231 S, JASPER 812-482-9696 WWW.HOPFOUTDOOR.COM PLACE YOUR ORDER ON CUBCADET.COM AND RECEIVE FREE DELIVERY * *All residential riders and residential zero-turns eligible. See cubcadet.com for details. Offer expires 5/17/20. A Monday afternoon fire destroyed a yard shed and damaged a trailer owned by Scott Hendrix, of 5546 N. SR 57, Petersburg, at about 2 p.m. A neighbor, Tracy Em- mons, who lives across the road, said she saw smoke while she was out in the yard, but thought it was just a burn pile. But a few min- utes later, she saw flames and called 911. The yard shed was de- stroyed by the fire and near- ly set the trailer on fire. The heat from the fire burned the metal siding. Petersburg Fire Chief Ross Elmore said it was so hot it melted the in- sulation on the wiring at the end wall of the trailer. "It is a good thing we got there when we did," said El- more. Firemen were able to extinguish the yard shed fire in about three minutes. They then pulled the siding off the end of the trailer to be sure the fire had not spread to the walls of the trailer. Smoke was coming from a vent on the trailer. Pike County Sheriff Kent Johnson, and Deputies Dal- las Killian and Jason McK- inney went into the trailer and rescued a dog. He said a family member said a dog and maybe a niece were in the trailer. Johnson said they found the dog, Marmaduke, a Great Dane puppy, in the kitchen. They were also told during this time no one else was in the trailer. "It was getting smoky, but we felt like we had a little time. That is why we took a little more time." He said they took the time for Deputy McKinney to get a leash on the dog." He said she was kind of penned in by baby fences in the kitch- en and it took a while to get her calmed down enough to get the leash on her. Chief Elmore estimat- ed damage at about $ 8,000 to the trailer. He said it has smoke and slight water dam- age, but no fire damage on the inside. Fire destroys yard shed, damages trailer Insurance navigators help uninsured Looking for health in- surance? Insurance navi- gators of Pace Communi- ty Action Agency, Inc. are available to assist Hoo- siers, at no cost, with ac- quiring and retaining the health insurance neces- sary to support wellness and peace of mind. Proceeding through this difficult time can bring on many challenges and issues related to ap- plying for medical insur- ance. The Indiana Health Coverage Program (IH- CP) offers many different insurance plans through the state. These plans provide full coverage and finan- cial protection for mil- lions of Americans, most of whom are working fam- ilies. You can have access to quality care and cov- erage benefits. The first step in qualifying for Indi- ana health insurance pro- grams is knowing the eli- gibility criteria for house- hold income. Examples of eligibili- ty criteria: a one-person household may earn up to $1415 per month; family of 4 may earn up to $2904 per month; or children can be covered for a family of 4 earning up to $ 3450 per month. Call a Navigator to- day to see if you qualify. Pace's certified health insurance navigators are located in Daviess, Gib- son, Greene, Knox and Martin Counties Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. Call your lo- cal health insurance navi- gator today to schedule an appointment, Daviess and Martin 812-881-1645, Gib- son County 812-881-2030, Greene County 812-890 - 2322, Knox County 812- 881-1934. Above: A neigh- bor called 911 for a Monday after- noon fire at 5546 N. SR 57, Peters- burg, that was con- tained by the Pe- tersburg Fire De- partment. They kept the fire on the outside, with a lit- tle water damage, but no fire dam- age, inside, ac- cording to chief Ross Elmore. Left: Sher- iff Kent Johnson leads Marmaduke out of the trail- er with help from Deputies Jason McKinney and Dallas Killian, who all had gone inside to rescue the dog. No one was at home when the fire started on Monday afternoon.