The Press-Dispatch
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B-4 Wednesday, July 1, 2020 The Press-Dispatch LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Local businesses awarded $60K in relief grants Pike County Commissioners and Pike County Economic Development Corpora- tion was awarded $ 60,000 from the Com- munity Development Block Grant and the Office of Community and Rural A ffairs to distribute through the local Pike County Business Grant program. Twelve local businesses have been ap- proved to receive COVID relief funding and are being awarded $5,000 per busi- ness operation. The grant assistance is to be used to relieve hardships caused by COVID-19 to retain local businesses and local employees. Below are the awarded businesses in alphabetical order: • BathBombs Petersburg • Big Dipper Ice Cream • Cradle & Crayons Childcare/Pre- school • Evans & Son RV Sales • Fish Hut Pizza • Kuttin' Loose Salon • Make Me Unique Boutique • Mikels Graphics • Prides Creek Golf Course • Schell Auto & Towing • Shears Salon, LLC • The Zone Fitness Center In addition to local/state government support for the grant program, Indianap- olis Power & Light and Duke Energy both donated $5,000 each to total $10,000 to be distributed to other businesses and orga- nizations. Each of the following will re- ceive $2,000 for COVID-19 relief grant funds: • Coleman-Stewart VFW Post 3587 • Petersburg Hardware Store • Hetman Design, LLC • Petersburg Subway • Moose Lodge "Thank you to our Pike County Offi- cials and State Agencies for helping our business community during these unique circumstances during the COVID pan- demic," said Pike County Economic De- velopment Corporation, Executive Di- rector Ashley Willis. For more informa- tion regarding the grant program, con- tact Willis at pikegrowth@pikeco.org or 812-354-2271. •Current Class C infraction for a vi- olation applies, prohibits BMV from as- sessing points for violations before July 1, 2021. HEA 1006: MINIMUM AGE TO MARRY •Raises the minimum age to marry from 15 to 16. •Provides that a 16 - or 17-year-old may only get married if: their intended spouse is not more than four years older; a ju- venile court has issued an order allow- ing the marriage; and the individual com- pletes any required premarital counsel- ing. •Requires the marriage license appli- cation to be received within 15 days of the court order and to include a certified co- py of the order. It repeals current paren- tal consent processes. SEA 1: TOBACCO AND VAPING SMOKING AGE •Raises the age to purchase tobacco, e-liquid, or electronic cigarette products from 18 to 21. •Applies all current penalties for tobac- co and electronic cigarette violations to e-liquids. •Doubles maximum civil penalties for violations involving underaged persons. •Increases the look back period for pri- or violations from 180 days to 1 year for purposes of penalty enhancements. •Creates a Class C misdemeanor pen- alty for operating a tobacco and vaping business within 1,000 feet of a school. •Creates a Class B infraction penalty for knowingly selling tobacco, e-liquid, or an e-cigarette that contains vitamin E acetate. SEA 335: CRIMINAL LAW ISSUES •Adds strangulation as a Level 5 fel- ony and domestic battery as a Level 2-5 felony to the crimes of violence statute. •Requires courts to transmit informa- tion regarding the quantity and types of firearms confiscated under Indiana's Red Flag Law to the OJA, beginning Ju- ly 1, 2021. •Requires OJA to collect, record and publish the information, and report it to the Legislative Council by January 1 of each year. •Expands the Level 5 penalty for oblit- eration of a serial number on a handgun, to apply to all firearms, including long guns, and amends statute to mirror fed- eral code. •Provides that a person who knowing- ly makes a false report that a person is dangerous for purposes of the Red Flag law commits false informing. •Prohibits a person from possessing a firearm if he or she was an adjudicated de- linquent for committing a serious violent felony while armed, until they are: 26 years old for Level 3-6 felonies; 28 years old for murder, Level 1 and Level 2 felonies. •Creates a Level 6 felony crime for pos- session of a firearm by a serious delin- quent, and a Level 5 enhancement for do- ing so with a prior unrelated conviction. SEA 10: PENSION MATTERS •Allows PERF members who meet certain age and service requirements to withdraw all or part of their annuity savings account without consequence to their pension benefit and without sepa- rating from a covered position. •Removes the requirement that a PERF member wait 30 days after sepa- rating to withdraw an amount from their annuity savings account. •Effective 1/1/21. HEA 1264: CHILDCARE BACKGROUND CHECKS •Requires employees and volunteers of childcare facilities, who may be present on the premises during operating hours, to submit to a national criminal history background check. •Current law requires background checks only for those who have direct contact with children. SEA 398: VARIOUS EDUCATION MATTERS •Requires a public school to conduct expanded criminal history checks of rep- resentatives of patriotic youth member- ship organizations who request to provide information or instruction to students on public school property. •Patriotic youth membership organi- zation is defined as any youth organiza- tion listed in federal code that has an ed- ucational purpose and promotes patrio- tism and civic involvement. HEA 1157: MOTOR VEHICLE AND CRIMINAL LAW ISSUES •Increases the penalties for traffic con- trol signal and vehicle control violations from Class C infractions to A infractions if they result in bodily injury. •Clarifies that a refusal of a chemical test can be terminated if the charge is dis- missed or not prosecuted. •Specifies that a judge may terminate a refusal suspension if it is in the best in- terest of society at the time of sentencing. HEA 1246: AUTOMOTIVE DEALER SERVICES •Provides that a person who knowing- ly or intentionally manufactures, imports, installs, reinstalls, distributes, sells, or offers for sale a component intended to replace an airbag, and the component is counterfeit, nonfunctional, or causes the motor vehicle to fail to comply to feder- al regulations, commits a Class C mis- demeanor. •Provides that a person who knowing- ly or intentionally sells, leases, trades, or transfers a motor vehicle to an Indiana resident, in which is installed a supple- mental restraint system that is counter- feit, nonfunctional, or not designed in ac- cordance with federal regulations, com- mits a Level 6 felony. HEA 1108: STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS •Allows SBOA to issue subpoenas to enforce filings of annual financial reports. •Allows a court to order a public officer to forfeit their office if they commit cer- tain audit violations, or impose a civil pen- alty for each day the violation continues. •Provides that the individual is person- ally liable for the civil penalty. •Allows SBOA to collect expenses in- curred for the audit from the entity of the officer who commits the violation. SEA 216: DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO OFFENDER •Amends the public records statutes to provide that personal information of officers, judges, victims and their fam- ily members may be withheld from dis- closure when requested by a person (or their agent) confined in a penal facility or community corrections program as a re- sult of an arrest or conviction. •Exempts attorneys from the defini- tion of "agent." SEA 109: STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS •Applies "Jenny's Law," originally passed in 2015, to child sex crimes. Pro- vides that charges can be brought with- in five years of the date either DNA ev- idence is discovered, a recording is dis- covered, or a confession is made. •Allows victims in these cases to apply for victim compensation from the Violent Crime Victims Compensation Fund with- in that timeframe. HEA 1032: INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY •Renames the offense of "interfering with law enforcement," enacted in 2019, to "interfering with public safety" •Expands the offense to cover areas blocked off by emergency medical ser- vices. Current law only covers areas blocked off by law enforcement officers. HEA 1225: PUBLIC SAFETY •Removes the requirement that a school bus have black reflective tape mounted on its sides and bumpers •Creates a Level 6 felony offense for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle resulting in serious bodily injury, cata- strophic injury, or death. SEA 209: SEARCH WARRANTS •Current 10 -day execution require- ment for search warrants was being con- strued to include content and data from a cell phone, not just the seizure of the phone itself. •Provides that a warrant authorizing a search, testing, or other analysis of an item is deemed executed when the item is seized. SEA 335: CRIMINAL LAW ISSUES •Specifies throughout the code that references to convictions for Indiana of- fenses include attempts, conspiracies, and substantially similar offenses com- mitted in other states. •Creates the offense of organized theft as a Level 6 felony for a person who: Agrees with two or more people to com- mit theft, and performs an overt act in furtherance of that agreement. Prohib- its BMV from assessing points for viola- tions before July 1, 2021. •Increases the penalty, from a Class C misdemeanor to a Level 6 felony for oper- ating while intoxicated with a controlled substance in the person's blood if the per- son is transporting a child in the vehicle. NEW LAWS Continued from page 1 PH: 812-743-2382 HEATING & AIR-CONDITIONING Perry ' s LLC Serving the area since 1950. Perry ' s Perry ' s 303 Breckinridge Rd, Monroe City Email: perryshvac@gmail.com Craig Perry Vance Perry Chase Perry Take the Bite Out of the Dog Days. WITH CARRIER ® COOL CASH, THE SEASON TO SAVE IS NOW. There's never been a better time to upgrade to Carrier quality and efficiency. For a limited time, you can claim up to $1,650 in Cool Cash rebates on a new system or receive up to 60 months of 0% financing. * Don't wait. Cool Cash is only available for a limited time. COOL CASH $1,650 REBATES UP TO ON A QUALIFIED HOME COMFORT SYSTEM BY CARRIER ©Carrier Corporation 11/2016. *Purchase of qualifying products required. 0% financing cannot be combined with Cool Cash. Take the Bite Out of the Dog Days. WITH CARRIER ® COOL CASH, THE SEASON TO SAVE IS NOW. There's never been a better time to upgrade to Carrier quality and efficiency. For a limited time, you can claim up to $1,650 in Cool Cash rebates on a new system or receive up to 60 months of 0% financing. * Don't wait. Cool Cash is only available for a limited time. COOL CASH $1,650 REBATES UP TO ON A QUALIFIED HOME COMFORT SYSTEM BY CARRIER ©Carrier Corporation 11/2016. *Purchase of qualifying products required. 0% financing cannot be combined with Cool Cash. 8–7 • Monday 8–noon • Tuesday 10–7 • Wednesday 8–5 • Thur. & Fri. Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th St., Petersburg 812-354-9400 The Shoultz Eye Care office in now open for routine care and exams! We are following new guidelines set by the Governor's office and Indiana Optometric Association by limiting the number of patients seen to limit patient interaction and to properly sanitize between them. Patients will be required to wear masks into the office. Please bring your own mask or bandana due to limited availability of PPE. Call 812-354-9400 to schedule your appointment! Locally Owned and Operated NOW OPEN FOR ROUTINE EXAMS Kinder celebrates 80th birthday with card shower Marilyn Kinder, of Peters- burg, will be celebrating her 80th birthday on July 3 with a card shower. Cards may be sent to: 910 Poplar Street, Pe- tersburg, IN 47567. Richardson awarded $1,000 scholarship from JAG Chandler Richardson, of Petersburg, was one of the 27 students from around the country selected by Jobs for America's Graduates ( JAG) to receive a $1,000 scholar- ship for college. Funds were raised follow- ing T-Mobile's #TossYourCap TikTok Challenge. Richardson will study cy- ber security at Ivy Tech Col- lege. Toler named to Pensacola Christian College Dean's List Caleb Toler, of Petersburg, was named to the Dean's List by Dr. Troy Shoemaker, pres- ident of Pensacola Chris- tian College, for academic achievement during the 2020 spring semester. This was a result of earning a semester grade point average of 3.00 or higher. Student Spotlight Birthdays Craig awarded Pike County Farm Bureau, Inc. scholarship Colin Stone Craig, grad- uate of Pike Central High School, of Petersburg, and son of Jon and Cassi Craig, is the winner of the Pike Coun- ty Farm Bureau, Inc. $1,000 Scholarship. Colin's four-year high school record abounds in achievements in academics, sports, music and leadership. His high school career, coupled with his service to the community through his church, volunteer fire depart- ment and non-profits, such as Somebody's Place, clearly es- tablished him as highly de- serving of this award. He plans to attend West- ern Kentucky University, majoring in meteorology and broadcasting with a minor in business. Indiana Farm Bureau pro- motes agriculture through public education, member engagement, and by advo- cating for agricultural and rural needs. Colin Craig Ovanek graduates from University of San Diego with DNP degree Chelsea (Clifton) Ovanek, daughter of Dave and Sheena Clifton, of Lynnville, graduat- ed with her Doctor of Nurs- ing Practice (DNP) degree from the University of San Diego. Chelsea was a 2010 Pike Central High School gradu- ate and received her under- graduate education from In- diana University. She was selected to present her doc- toral thesis at the California Association for Nurse Practi- tioners and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society. She achieved a dual specialty as a family nurse practitioner and emergency nurse practi- tioner, and plans to serve as an NP in the San Diego com- munity. Dr. Chelsea (Clifton) Ovanek Marilyn Kinder