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B-2 Wednesday, Februar y 10, 2021 The Press-Dispatch AUTO • HOME • LIFE • BUSINESS • ANNUITIES • FARM One agent for all your insurance needs. AUTO • HOME • LIFE • BUSINESS • ANNUITIES • FARM One agent for all your insurance needs. AUTO • HOME • LIFE • BUSINESS • ANNUITIES • FARM One agent for all your insurance needs. Speed led to the arrest of two people on driving while intoxicated charges in sepa- rate incidents. A Petersburg woman was arrested after being stopped for speeding. Jamie Weist, 45, of 247 E. Harvest Lane, was arrested by Petersburg Offi- cer Scott Arnold at about 11 p.m. on Sunday. Officer Ar- nold said he stopped a ve- hicle near 18th St. that was driving 48 mph in a 30 zone. When he talked to Weist, who was the driver, he noticed the odor of alcohol and slurred speech. According to his re- port, Weist admitted to hav- ing three or four drinks. She failed field sobriety tests and was taken to the Pike Coun- ty Jail, where she tested 0.083 percent for blood alcohol con- tent. The legal limit in Indiana for driving is 0.08 percent. She was preliminarily charged with operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated. An Oakland City man was arrested at about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, after he was stopped for speeding by Indiana State Police. Trooper Hunter Man- ning said he and probation- ary Trooper Dustin Stein ob- served a vehicle driving 72 mph in a 55 zone on Highway 57, near CR 250 E., north of Petersburg. James L. Carey, 54, of 722 S. Franklin St., Oakland City, was arrested on charges of op- erating a vehicle while intoxi- cated and possession of mar- ijuana. Trooper Manning said after they saw the speeding vehicle, they were unable to immedi- ately pursue it because of traf- fic. They then stopped Car- ey, who was driving a beige 2000 BMW, as he pulled on- to Lakeview Drive in Peters- burg. Manning said when they approached him, they noticed the noticed the odor of burnt marijuana. Manning said after making contact with Carey, they decided his vehi- cle wasn't the one they had on radar. However, because they smelled marijuana, he was asked to get out of the vehi- cle. Once outside the vehicle, Manning, in his report, stat- ed he could smell the odor of raw marijuana. When of- ficers asked Carey about the marijuana, Trooper Manning said Carey admitted smoking marijuana about an hour earli- er. He also gave them a hand- rolled burnt marijuana ciga- rette from his shirt pocket. Carey was taken to the Da- viess Community Hospital, where he tested positive for marijuana. He was then taken into cus- tody. Speeding leads to OVWI charges in two incidents By Andy Heuring Art and Mary Lou Kix- miller have been exchanging valentines for more than 75 years. They still have the val- entines they gave each other in the first grade. Both attend- ed Freelandville Elementary School way back when. "The first time I remember seeing him was in the first grade," said Mary Lou. She explained Art didn't attend the school until the second semes- ter due to an illness. But his mother brought him to school for the Christmas program. Other kids knew him, but Mary Lou did not. "The other kids went running up to him, saying 'Hi, Art.' I didn't know who he was, so I was asking people 'who is that? '" Even though their romance has lasted more than 65 years and they have been married 63 years, it wasn't stars and tin- gles the first time they met. As a matter of fact, it wasn't until their senior year they started dating, almost by accident, at least that is Art's story. Mary Lou tells the story as Art was dating another girl, but she was sick and wasn't able to go to school that day. It just so happened to be a bas- ketball game day. Art had a car and asked Mary Lou and a friend of hers if they wanted to go to the game with him. It just so happened, at the last minute, the other girl couldn't go. So Art asked Mary Lou if she still wanted to go and she said "yes." Things went well, and Mary Lou and Art became a thing. He graduated and went to the Army. He wasn't sent over- seas, but about as close to that as possible. He was stationed in Anchorage, Alaska. His job was to drive a bull- dozer. "The first winter I was there, it snowed almost every- day," said Kixmiller. He said, being stationed in Alaska, other than the snow and cold, the biggest worry was a Rus- sian invasion across the Ber- ing Strait. He and Mary Lou stayed in contact by writing letters to each other. "There wasn't anything like Facetime or cell- phones. It was way too expen- sive to call each other very of- ten," said Mary Lou. Mary Lou became a medi- cal technician. Kixmiller got out of the Ar- my in July of 1957 and they got married in November 1957. "I graduated at noon from Lock- year and started a job that af- ternoon," said Kixmiller. He started working at Evansville Veneer. A couple of years later, Kimball in Jas- per bought Evansville Veneer. Mary Lou said when Art came home that day, "he was kind of grinning. He said, 'I don't know whether to laugh or cry.'" He went onto tell her they were moving his job to Jasper and if he wanted to stay with them, they would have to move. "We loved it in Evansville," said Mary Lou. She said they lived on a farm there, and loved being on a farm and near the city. They moved to a house on Seventh St., Petersburg. Then in 1965, they bought a house in Campbelltown, where they still live. They had a daugh- ter, Jenna. She is now a school teacher with four children. She teaches at the Southeast- ern Church of Christ in Indi- anapolis. Their oldest son, Kerry, is an Actuary for AIG in Smyr- na, Tenn. Their second son, Kent, lives in Pike County and works for the Wild Boar Mine. Their youngest, Jana, was a social worker. She died of breast cancer seven years ago. "It was the hardest thing we ever had to deal with," said Art. Mary Lou said they loved their life in Campbelltown. "The kids were glad to see their father when he came home from work. They would hide right there behind the door," said Mary Lou point- ing down the hallway. "They would jump out and he would act so surprised. I would have supper ready." She said after supper, the kids would jump in the back of their truck and they would go out to their farm. Art and Mary Lou both re- tired and enjoyed visiting their kids and traveling un- til recently, when COVID has kept them in. Both have had a COVID vaccine and said they look forward to getting back to normal. When asked the secret to staying married for 63 years, "We knew on another. Some people get married and they don't know one another. We don't have any hidden secrets in our family," said Mary Lou. "We have known one an- other for about 80 years," said Mary Lou. "We never held anything against one another," said Art. He added, "we have never been separated during that time." This Sunday, they will share nearly their 80th Valentine's Day together. Kixmillers have exchanged Valentines for more than 75 years Art and Mary Lou Kixmiller have been married 63 years and still live in the Campbelltown house they bought in 1965. At left: Art and Mary Lou Kixmiller when they were married in November 1957. them any of the equipment they want. Councilmen also discussed hiring Baker Tilly to do a long- term plan and consider rate studies for Winslow. Popp said Baker Tilly could help them redo their long-term bonds, on which Winslow is paying five percent interest. Most new bonds are now be- ing sold at two percent. "I'm jealous of those who are get- ting two percent," said Popp. It was estimated it would cost about $12,000 to $15,000 to use Baker Tilley. Eventually, the council de- cided to get more information about the project. Popp said he also wanted to see about having a water loss audit done to see where Winslow is losing water. Brewster said most of the information Baker Tilley would give them was already available to them. In council concerns, Lamb said she received a call about speeding in town. She said the caller said they were thankful for extra patrols in the area, but when the police left, it just started back up. Lamb suggested Winslow try to get a radar speed sign that shows the speed a vehi- cle is traveling. The council agreed to look into the cost and availability of those signs. The next council meeting will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb- ruary 22 at Town Hall. WINSLOW Continued from page 1 Minor damage in two-vehicle accident Brianna Catt, of CR 575, Pe- tersburg, was driving a 2015 Durango eastbound at the junction of SR 56 and SR 257, when Allen Pancake, of Jeffer- son St., Otwell, collided with Catt with his 2004 Ford Ex- plorer while traveling south, according to Deputy Brad Jen- kins report. A witness stated that Catt was most of the way through the intersection when Pan- cake contacted Catt's Duran- go in the driver's side rear quarter with his driver's side front bumper. There were no injuries and damage was es- timated to be between $2,50 and $5,000, according to the report. No injuries in sideswipe on SR 64 Pike County Deputy Sheriff Paul Collier worked a two-ve- hicle crash at about 4 p.m. on February 4, where Kyle Hayhurst, 1671 E CR 550 S, Winslow, was traveling east on SR 64 near SR 257. Col- lier's report stated that Hay- hurst crossed the center line, crashing into a westbound 2018 Western commercial ve- hicle, driven by Jay Wardlow, of Rogersville. Hayhurst's power steering went out, causing his 1998 Ford Windstar to go left of center and cause an opposite direction sideswipe. Neither driver was injured. Damage was estimated to be between $2,000 and $5,000, according to the report. The valentines Art and Mary Lou exchanged in the first grade at Freelandville Elementary School.