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January 6, 2021

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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, Januar y 6, 2021 A-5 CHICKEN NOODLE OR CHILI FRIDAY Roast Beef Manhattan $ 8.99 Roast Beef Smothered in Gravy on Mashed Potatoes and Bread with Green Beans or Corn and Drink * Parmesan Baked Tilapia $ 8.99 Baked Potato, Bread and Drink * Stromboli $ 8.99 Our Own Special Stromboli Served with Grippos (Plain or BBQ), Side Salad and a Drink * CHEESY CHICKEN BROCCOLI OR CHILI Chicken and Dumplings $ 8.99 Plate of Chicken and Dumplings, Green Beans or Buttered Peas and Carrots, Baked Apples, Roll and a Drink * WEDNESDAY Boneless Pork Chop $ 8.99 Tender Pork Loin Baked with Special Spices and Parmesan Cheese served with Baked Potato, Green Beans and a Drink * *Your Choice of Regular Co† ee, Tea or Coke Product. 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They later found Duden- hoeffer at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. He was cited for not having registration or insurance on his motorcycle, and suffered "road rash" and other abra- sions. • Pike County's COVID cases increased by nearly 50 percent as confirmed cas- es went from 32 to 47 in one week. Active cases were at 24, with two people hospitalized. • The Pike County School Board learned it might cost $1 million to repair the high school swimming pool. School officials had approved replac- ing the pool liner, but as they started working on the pool project, several other prob- lems surfaced. Large steel support posts around the pool and steel support beams above the pool had advanced corrosion. It also needed a new ventilation system for the pool area. • The Pike County Coun- cil approved tax abatements of $110,000 for a proposed 1,200 -acre solar farm in Jef- ferson and Washington town- ships. • Michael R. McCandless, 43, of 308 N. Fourth St., Pe- tersburg, was arrested on charges of dealing in meth, a level 5 felony; possession of meth, less than five grams, a level 6 felony; possession of marijuana; possession of para- phernalia; maintaining a com- mon nuisance; and neglect of a dependent. The arrest came after an informant played a recording where McCandless threating to stab someone. The infor- mant told police the person he was threatening to stab was McCandless' son, according to a probable cause affidavit. • Pike Central's girls' golf team started the season 3-0, with wins over Washington, Tecumseh and Heritage Hills. • Pike County Schools opened for the 2020 -21 school year with everyone wearing masks. • The City of Petersburg purchased a used 2005 street sweeper for $ 35,000. It re- placed a street sweeper they feared was unrepairable. • Pike County prosecutors obtained two more search warrants connected to the death of Sharon Fox. These were for the Google account of Edward Fox, hoping to find data that would pinpoint the whereabouts of Fox's phone on the days near Sharon's death. They also got a war- rant to find out about insur- ance policy purchases Ed- ward made. • A Pike County EMS am- bulance was destroyed by fire as the ambulance was return- ing to Pike County from an Evansville hospital. EMTs noticed smoke coming from the front of the ambulance as they were driving north on I- 69. EMS Director Chris Young said both EMTs were firemen and attempted to use a fire ex- tinguisher, but the fire was too advanced for a fire extinguish- er. • Pike County recorded its first COVID death on Fri- day, August 21. Total cases increased to 82. Five people from Pike County were in the hospital with COVID. • Pike County native Mi- chael Cochren was nominat- ed for The GMA Dove Awards' New Artist of the Year. The Dove Awards honor excel- lence in Christian music. • Fallon Michelle Schmitt, 28, of Evansville, was arrest- ed on a charge of prostitution and Gary D. Cannon, 55, of Pe- tersburg, was arrested on a charge of patronizing a pros- titute after a late night traffic stop in Petersburg. Aug. 5 — Lacey Murray hands a back-to-school kit to Madison Richardson on Saturday morning. The House of Mercy put together free back-to-school kits, with nearly all of the items listed on the back-to-school list by Pike County schools included. July 15 — Dean Foster, Jenessa Brannum and Kirstin Gladish carry a boat across the Old Iron Bridge to take part in the Fourth Annual Clog the Patoka event. More than 600 people participated despite a low river and COVID-19. July 29 — Addielyn Willis, decked out in her pink boots and hat, rides a horse around the grounds as her mother holds the horse's lead. They were at the Open Fun Horse Show at the Rockin' G Saddle Club near Otwell on Highway 257. It was sponsored by the Winslow Lions Club. The event drew more than 50 participants. Some of the events included poles, barrels flags and keyhole competitions.

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