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B-2 Wednesday, July 22, 2020 The Press-Dispatch North Daviess Community School Corporation Substitute Teacher Training An invitation to anyone seeking to serve as a Substitute Teacher. NEW CANDIDATE TRAINING * Tuesday, August 4 9:00-11:00 a.m. *For new candidates only Lunch will be provided NEW AND EXPERIENCED SUBSTITUTES Wednesday, August 5 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Questions? 812-636-8000 x1500 Both sessions will take place at the North Daviess Elementary Cafeteria located at 5498 E. State Road 58, Elnora, IN 47529 REGISTER AT: https://bit.ly/ndsubs2020 WANTED: ORIGINAL RAGTIME SHEET MUSIC PUBLISHED IN PETERSBURG Trying to find an original copy of a ragtime piece titled "RAGOLOGY" written by Forest Traylor in 1912. It is a large sized sheet, about 11 by 14. If in really good condition, I could pay upwards of $100 for it. Doing research on the writer. Please call Terry at 317-862-8278. anks very much for your help! FUNDING Continued from page 1 court off of White River Ave. Another two would be across the street on a location the city took control of to raze a dilap- idated building. Klipsch said another duplex may go near 18th and Maple Sts. He said the project failed to get funded in the previous- ly because it was too small. The developer has since com- bined it with a project in Oak- land City to make it bigger in hopes it will be funded during the next grant cycle. City Councilmen voted 5 - 0 to donate properties on Sar- ah St., and at 18th and Maple, to the developer, if the proj- ect imoves forward with con- struction. In other updates, Klipsch said the city's projects that have been submitted to the Dept. of Natural Resources for permits on the water sys- tem's booster pump have been approved. He said the water treatment plant and water treatment plant permits still await approval. He learned, while talking with financial consultants, that interest rates on these types of projects have dropped below one percent. "We were excited because we thought we might get a 2.1 percent interest rate. It is possible if we get these projects permit- ted, we could get an interest of below one percent," said Klipsch. He added they applied for a $4 million grant to help with the cost of those projects, but had not yet received notifica- tion. However, when he talked with Lisa Gelhausen, of Indi- ana Region 15, he was told, de- spite the delay, they still might receive the grant. CITY PURCHASING EQUIPMENT TO STREAM MEETINGS Klipsch told councilmen he had met with Petersburg em- ployees Ross Elmore, Kyle Mills and Matt Robinette to review their technology needs. This group also met with Huntingburg officials to see how they are doing their meetings. Klipsch said each council- man would get a laptop and they would install video cam- eras in the meeting room to video the meetings. He said they could have the meetings in person and stream them, or members could be hooked together from their residenc- es for a virtual meeting that also could be streamed. He said, in that case, only he and Clerk-Treasurer Selby would be in the meeting room. Petersburg was given an allowance of up to $75,000 to purchase equipment to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. He said the total was proba- bly in the range of $20,000 to $ 30,000, instead of $75,000. CHURCH DONATES TO WALNUT HILLS Main St. Presbyterian Church donated $5,000 to Walnut Hills Cemetery. Pe- tersburg took over the ceme- tery at the beginning of 2020. "Our goal isn't to own ceme- teries. It is to keep it going and from it getting into the wrong hands, and maybe make it bet- ter," said Klipsch. "It was a nice donation, but that is what it is going to take to keep that place going," said Klipsch. Councilman Scott Jenkins complimented the mowing and maintenance crew at the cemetery. He said they were doing a great job. FIREWORKS REGULATIONS DISCUSSED Klipsch said after a large fireworks display by the Inter- national Faith Church on Sat- urday, he wanted councilmen to talk with people in their dis- tricts and see if they wanted to consider regulating fireworks displays. He said after research, he found the only local ordinance dealing with firecrackers and bottle rockets was passed in 1903, and updated in 1992. Klipsch learned Indiana doesn't regulate days fire- works can be set off, only what hours they can be set off. They allow fireworks from 5 p.m. to two hours after sun- set from June 29 through Ju- ly 9. On July 4, fireworks are allowed from 10 a.m. to mid- night and then on New Year's Eve from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Klipsch said he and council members had not gotten any phone calls. He learned after talking with neighbors, they enjoyed it. He also said the church had a person who was experienced and familiar with it. Councilman John Melhiser suggested they might want to require a permit. Klipsch asked councilmen to talk to their residents and they would discuss it at the next meeting, which is sched- County-wide yard sale draws large crowd Jill Biecker, of Huntingburg, looks through a rack of clothes at a multi-family yard sale in Campbelltown at the former Woodworking Place. Robyn Boyd said they were packed all day Friday and Saturday. "We had too much stuff on one day." She said their parking lot often had three rows of cars lined up. Oakman charged for possession of meth with enhancement By James Capozella Michael Oakman, 47, of 2766 E. SR 64, Winslow, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine with en- hancement following a traf- fic stop on SR 61, near Peters- burg, by Pike County Sher- iff Deputy Jared Simmons. Oakman was driving a Toyo- ta SUV around 2:25 a.m. Sun- day when Simmons observed the vehicle cross the fog line three times, according to the report. During a consented search of the Toyota, with Peters- burg Patrolman Bryce Man- ning present, Simmons found a Taurus G3 9mm handgun in the center console. Oakman had advised Simmons there was a gun in the console, but Simmons also found a pill bot- tle with marijuana in it and a silver-colored flashlight con- taining a small clear Ziplock baggie with a crystal-like sub- stance that tested positive for methamphetamine. Oakman said he was head- ing home after taking a few people home that had been drinking, according to the report. Deputy Simmons ob- served irregular jaw move- ments, slurred and rap- id speech, and poor manu- al dexterity, which are signs of methamphetamine intox- ication. Oakman passed all the field sobriety exams ex- cept for the nine-step walk and turn and registered .000 on the portable Breath Test (PBT). Oakman stated he had just found the flashlight and did not realize that anything was in there. Also located in the same area was a black and purple smoking device with burnt residue and some raw marijuana in it and a set of black digital scales with a blue cloth lens cleaner on it that contained a crystal-like substance. Oakman was charged with possession of methamphet- amine enhancement, main- taining a common nuisance, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. By Andy Heuring Two people were arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated last week. One af- ter he bumped into another vehicle in the CVS drive-th- ru and another after she was stopped on Illinois St. Vicki Brochin, 60, of 306 E. Sycamore St., Petersburg, was arrested on charges of posses- sion of meth, less than five grams, a Level 6 felony; pos- session of paraphernalia; op- erating a vehicle while intox- icated, with a prior; and un- lawful possession of a legend drug, a Level 6 felony. Pike County Deputy Sher- iff Jared Simmons said he was doing stationary patrol at 3 a.m. Saturday on Illinois St., when he saw a Chrysler 300 driving 40 mph in a 30 zone near Fifth St. When pulled in behind the vehicle he no - ticed it "erratically swerving back and forth and traveling down the middle of the road, almost all the way in the on- coming lane of travel," stated Deputy Simmons. He stopped the vehicle and found Brochin driving. While talking to her, Simmons said he noticed extreme involun- tary movements of her jaw and hands, as well as unresponsive pupils, all which are signs of meth intoxication. She failed field sobriety tests. Deputy Simmons said while searching her vehicle, he saw a glass smoking de - vice that was only partially in her purse in the passenger's seat and a second glass smok- ing device in her purse. According to Deputy Sim- mons' report, Brochin ad- mitted smoking meth just before she was stopped. She said there was no "raw meth" in the car because she had smoked it. Simmons, in his report, stat- edt while searching the car, he found a clear corner baggie with a crystal-like substance in it that field tested positive for meth. It contained 0.9 of a gram, according to Simmons. He also found four orange pills, identified as Amitripty- line Hydrochloride, but she had no prescription for them. She refused a drug test and was taken to the Pike Coun- ty Jail. A Petersburg man was ar- rested at about 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15, after he bumped into another vehicle while waiting in line at the CVS pharmacy drive-through. Johnny Andrew Willis, 66, of 1285 S. Willis Lane, Peters- burg, was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle under the influence, with a prior, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, controlled sub- stance. Indiana State Trooper John Davis said he was called to an accident with a possible intox- icated driver at CVS. When he arrived, he found an or- ange Chevrolet Camaro fac- ing the opposite direction of the arrows in the pharmacy drive-thru. He talked to Willis, who was the driver, and Willis said he may have bumped someone while he was in line at the pharmacy. Trooper Davis said while talking with Willis, he noticed Willis' speech was extremely slurred and hie eyes were red, watery and glassy. He was also very unsteady on his feet and staggered around. Davis said Willis told him he didn't drink. Trooper Davis said when he talked to the employee in the drive-thru window, she said Willis had backed up and then pulled forward, hitting the ve- hicle she was waiting on at the window. She said the driver that was hit walked back and talked with Willis, and then drove off. Willis then pulled up to the drive-thru window, but she didn't have the prescription he wanted. She said as he was pulling out, he nearly hit the building and pulled to the side of the drive-thru. He got out of his vehicle and began look- ing for something. She said he appeared to be intoxicated or lost, so she called 911. Trooper Davis said Willis appeared to be under the influ- ence of something, but tested negative for alcohol. He said Willis had a broken hand from an earlier fall and had a brace on his left hand. He agreed to a chemical test and was taken to the Daviess Community Hospital, where he tested positive for benzo- diazepines and TCAs. According to a probable cause affidavit, Trooper Da- vis said while talking to Wil- lis on the trip from the hospi- tal, Willis admitted to taking Ambien. He was taken from the hos- pital to the Pike County Jail. Two arrested for OVWI in separate incidents There are still ten days re- maining to save $4 when you subscribe or renew your sub- scription to The Press-Dis- patch. You can also avoid the in- crease that goes into effect on August 1. 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