The Press-Dispatch
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Darrell Sat- terfield said it was a way to teach the kids to respect law and order. Additionally, they want to be sure their kids know police are there to protect them and they do not have to be afraid of them. Supporting the officers was a matter that was especially close to Copeland, whose husband, An- drew Copeland, is going into law enforcement. Maddie Arnold al- so joined the group because of her husband, Officer Scott Arnold. "We've had a lot of support from the community," Satterfield said. Horns honked constantly in ap- proval as some community mem- bers gave a thumbs-up and others stopped to talk to the group. This group of friends was ex- cited to gather together to show their support for police officers. "We say a big thank you to our Pike County officers," said Eliz- abeth Stoll. "And our Petersburg city police, too," Satterfield added. Several of the city police offi- cers came out to show their ap- preciation for this group's support. Police Chief Chuck Baumgart said, with the exception of one, all of the officers went by to get pictures with the group. One offi- cer gave the enthusiastic kids lit- tle footballs. "That really made us feel good that our citizens here support us," Chief Baumgart said. He went on to say the recent negativity sur- rounding the police in the media has not been seen in Petersburg at all. "When all this started, that's when everybody really just start- ed doing that kind of thing for us," Chief Baumgart said, referring to the various kinds of support the police receive from the commu- nity. In response to the support given by this group and the community as a whole, Chief Baumgart said, "I'd like to thank everybody in our community who supports the po- lice. We're here to serve everyone here the best that we can. We just appreciate everything they do for us, and we'll work as hard as we can for them." A group of more than 20 local friends gathered across from the Petersburg Police Department to show their support for local officers. They held handmade signs decorated with blue hearts and encouraging words. stay at home. "A lot of people think they just have a cold or allergies and go to work." She said a headache is another symptom. COVID has affected numerous sporting events in Pike County schools and other competitions. Pike Central's football games were can- celled the last two weeks, although they are scheduled to return to the field on Friday when they host For- est Park at 7:30 p.m. At least four teams in the Pocket Athletic Conference cross country meet were not able to field the min- imum of five runners to get a team score. Statewide, the number of positives for a single day hit a new high on Oc- tober 1 at 1,482. The previous high was 1,472 on September 17. Twelve days after the peak of new cases on Sept. 17 was a spike of 21 new deaths, which is the most deaths since Au- gust 18, when there was 21 deaths. Deaths for a single day had not topped 20 since June 18, when there were 21. "I know people think we sound like a broken record. But we have to prac- tice those things people have been hearing for months each and every day and we can make a difference in our numbers," said Gladish. "We are getting to where we are moving into colder weather and so people will be indoors more, and it will increase the spread." "Hopefully, people will practice these measures and get through the flu season, and get through this until we get a vaccine," said Gladish. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 PLANNED OPENING OF PIKE TESTING SITE A testing site on the parking lot of the Petersburg Moose is scheduled to open at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Octo- ber 13. Pam Cosby, with the health department, said they are finalizing staffing and hours for the clinic, but hope to have it up and going. The hours aren't finalized, but they will have evening and Saturday hours.