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Talk one-on-one with a Medicare expert today: (877) 561-8291 (TTY:711). Available daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. Voicemail is used on holidays and weekends from April 1 to September 30. The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, October 7, 2020 A-5 Commissioners accept bids for shields By Andy Heuring Pike County Commission- ers accepted a bid to put in sneeze shields in all the offic- es in the Pike County Court- house and filled a Library Board vacancy during their Monday morning meeting. Commissioners opened bids at their meeting two weeks ago, but only received one bid. It was for $59,778 from Streicher Construction of Jasper. Commissioner As- sistant Kristi Dischinger told the commissioners after the meeting, in which they opened the bid, ended, a sec- ond bid arrived from Jasper Lumber. She said that bid was more expensive. The project calls for most of the offices to get wooden frames and trim on existing desks to match the desks and other trim in the offices. Glass and installation of the glass is outside the bid. "This project is bread and butter to me," said Commis- sioner Jeff Nelson. "Regard- less of COVID, this is the way it should be. Even with just the common flu, this is a good thing," said Nelson of the pro- tective devices. Dischinger said she didn't know if they had enough CARES money to pay for the project. Pike County was giv- en $175,000 to be used for COVID related projects. Auditor Judy Gumbel said there was enough money left to cover it. The commissioners voted 3-0 to approve the project. Gumbel said on Friday she was notified that the state is changing what the coun- ty can be reimbursed for on COVID-related matters. She said now they can pay for emergency personnel wages. But prior to that, they could only pay for overtime required due to COVID. "As of Friday, there was a decided change in the pro- cess. We can now take the wages of county employees on the front line and be reim- bursed on it. . . This put a de- cidedly different view on it," said Gumbel. She added, they may want to meet and discuss how ma- ny frontline people they want- ed to put in their reimburse- ment request. In other business, the com- missioners appointed Jason McKinney to fill the vacancy on the Pike County Library Board that was left when Frank Ropp died. Librarian Stephanie Raw- lins said she liked the setup of being able to appoint some- one to fill out the remainder of the term and then they could decide if they wanted to reap- point that person at to anoth- er full term. Commissioners voted 3-0 to appoint McKinney. The commissioners also voted to approve a letter of support for Indiana Region 15, which is seeking an EPA Brownfield Coalition Assess- ment Grant. They also vot- ed to request a transfer of $2,000 from instruction and schooling and $4,000 from telephone to hardware and software maintenance in the Emergency Management bud- get. Emergency Management Director Ryan Benner said the funds will allow them to equip their mobile command center with additional radio equip- ment and antenna to make it an emergency dispatch center. The next commissioners' meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday, October 19 in the courthouse auditorium. LLOYD KNEPP 812-709-9693 CONSTRUCTION Remodeling, Roofing, Doors, Floors, Siding, Custom Cabinets, Decks, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Painting (Interior or Exterior), Dry Wall Finishing Part-time Winslow officer sworn in Jim Harrington and his K9 partner were sworn in Monday afternoon by Winslow Town Clerk Stacy McCandless. The ceremony was done through the drive-thru window of Winslow Town Hall due to COVID 19 concerns. Harrington will work part-time as a fill- in for Town Marshal Steve Nelson and Deputy Mar- shal Mike McGregor. Harrington is a full-time law enforcement officer with the United States Department of Defense at Crane. He is also the Cynthiana Town Marshal, which is a part- time position as well and he works for Indiana Uni- versity Health in law enforcement. Harrington and his canine were honored as the American Police Canine Association Small Dept. K9 team of the year this year. The award is based on drug seizures and apprehensions. Between September 2019 and September 2020, they made 21 narcotic seizures in Cynthiana and Gibson County. Harrington said he has more than 20 years of law enforcement experience in Indiana and Kentucky, and has been a certified dog handler for five years. He is also a certified Indiana Law Enforcement Academy instructor. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 812-354-8500 We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth.