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Meade, 28, of 306 Hunt Rd., Elizabeth- town, Ky., and Lesli Shawn Moussea-Sellers, of 177 Wel- lington Ave., Louisville, Ky. State Police Officers C.J. Boeckman and Stein made a stop on a vehicle that failed to signal going into the Circle A parking lot, drove through without stopping and failed to signal again. Boeckman and Deputy Jared Simmons, who assisted with the stop, noticed the license plate light was out as well. Upon stopping the vehi- cle, both Meade and Sellers, the passenger, were extreme- ly nervous and panicked, and delayed producing an ID. Of- ficers were suspicious that something abnormal was tak- ing place. When asked for ID, Sell- ers produced a debit card and then a department of correc- tion card before her actual ID. When officers ran the ve- hicle plate, it came back to a semi-trailer. A search turned up meth- amphetamine and smoking pipes, according to the report. A .32 caliber revolver was lo- cated partially under the driv- er's seat by Deputy Simmons and meth in a clear plastic bag was found on Meade during the search by officers. Sellers finally admitted to having some meth in her bra, which she retrieved. Deputy Simmons told Sellers it looked like suboxone and Sellers then said it was. Meade told officers the gun was not his and that he was really concerned about it be- cause he is a convicted felon and could be put away for a long time. He told officers that the meth and gun were plant- ed. Meade was transported to the Pike County Jail by Depu- ty Simmons and Deputy Jones transported Sellers. By Andy Heuring Two Pike County women were arrested in the last week for driving while intoxicated. A rural Petersburg woman was arrested near Otwell on Monday, March 15 by Peters- burg Officer Scott Arnold and Pike County Deputy Brad Jen- kins. Roni Sue Bostian, 53, of 5483 N. CR 400 E., Peters- burg, was arrested for OV WI at about 5:30 p.m. after police were notified by a motorist of a red SUV driving recklessly. Petersburg Officer Scott Arnold said he caught up with the caller on CR 475 N., then saw a red SUV stopped in the road with the driver's door open and the driver's leg stick- ing out. The caller told Officer Arnold that was the vehicle he had reported. Deputy Jenkins was be- hind Arnold, and he passed and made the stop with Ar- nold assisting him. According to a probable cause affidavit, both Deputy Jenkins and Officer Arnold could smell the odor of alco- hol and Jenkins said Bostian's eyes were bloodshot. Bostian failed field sobriety tests and was taken to Daviess Community Hospital, where tests revealed she had a blood alcohol content of 0.267 per- cent, which is more than three times the legal limit in Indiana of 0.08 percent. She was charged with oper- ating a vehicle while intoxicat- ed, with a prior conviction in the last five years. A rural Winslow woman was arrested Thursday night on charges of OV WI and pos- session of meth after she near- ly hit a policeman in Winslow. Tamara J. McCandless, 45, of 3966 S. CR 225 E., Winslow, was arrested by Pike Deputy Sheriff Jared Simmons. Simmons said he was driv- ing south on Highway 61, near Union St., when McCandless, who was driving north in a red car, went left of center, near- ly hitting his patrol car. Sim- mons, in an affidavit, said he noticed the driver was "lean- ing or slumped over the cen- ter console." He turned around and stopped McCandless near Cherry and Union sts. He said her speech was "extreme- ly slurred and lethargic," and her dexterity was poor. Simmons said these are signs of someone coming down from meth intoxication. She failed field sobriety tests and was taken to Daviess Community Hospital, where she tested positive for amphet- amine and THC. During a pat down while being admitted at the jail, a female jailer found a plastic bag containing about a gram of meth in McCand- less' bra. McCandless was charged with possession of meth, less than five grams, and operat- ing a vehicle while intoxicat- ed, with a prior. Two arrested for OVWI in separate incidents A midnight search located an elderly man who walked away from his residence Mon- day night. Police and fire de- partments were called at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to search for the 84-year-old man after he had not returned home. Petersburg Fire Chief Ross Elmore said the man had left home at about 9 p.m. on foot. Area agencies used numerous high-tech methods to search the area of CR 250 W., be- tween the Cart Road (CR 350 N.) and County Road 200 N., just south and west of Peters- burg. Elmore said they called in Pike County Emergency Management Director Ry- an Benner, who used a drone with an infrared camera to search fields. Firemen used thermal cameras and drove slowly along the county roads searching the road sides and fields as well. At about 3:30 a.m., County Deputy Mike Willis located the man on CR 400 W., near CR 200 N., at a residence. El- more said the man was disori- ented and told Willis he was looking for his car. He was on the carport of the residence looking at the vehicles. He was returned home safe- ly and in good health. "It is a good thing it was a relatively warm night in the 50s. He just had on T-shirt," said Elmore. Missing person located early Tuesday A van reported stolen from Pike County in December 2020 was recovered last Tues- day in Oakland City, when State Trooper Alex Vennekot- ter recognized the van as the one being reported stolen. At about 7 p.m., Vennekot- ter was patrolling in Oakland City when he spotted a 1999 Chevrolet Venture parked in a driveway located at 323 South Lincoln Street. Trooper Ven- nekotter also observed sever- al hundred feet of copper wire that matched the description of wiring that was stolen re- cently from a warehouse in Gibson County. A fter a search warrant was obtained, troop- ers searched the property and located about 700 feet of sto- len copper wire and drug par- aphernalia. The homeowner, Daniel Goodman, 44, was ar- rested and taken to the Gib- son County Jail, where he lat- er posted bond and was re- leased. The copper wire and stolen van were seized. The van was reported sto- len in December by Mike Loveless. The case remains under investigation. Goodman was preliminari- ly charged with theft, receiv- ing a stolen automobile, a lev- el 6 felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor. Stolen van recovered in Oakland City Willis said they want to hear from everyone who has ever been in 4-H, been a Miss Pike County or served on the fair board. She said everyone who took part in the fair is encour- aged to call the Pike County Extension Office at 812-789 - 6838 and register. Willis said they are trying to work out plans to honor those people and commem- orate the 100 -year history of the Pike County 4-H Fair. She said they are still working on how to do that. One idea is a small museum with pictures and memorabilia from the 100 years of the fair. PressDispatch.net/ Subscribe net edition • Exclusive Video • All color photos • Search current and back issues with Add NETedtion to your paper subscription for just $5 sound level." "Nothing is spelled out in our ordinance. We need to spell things out in depth," said Lamb. She said she would talk to some homeowners and check other towns' ordinances, and try to work on writing an or- dinance. "It is already a prob- lem and it is just the middle of March," said Lamb. "We also need to address open burning. Our ordinance on it is vague as well." Popp said the state law is a basic one. "You can burn wood and that is it." Lamb said they needed to add more details and added, "Under no circumstances is a burn barrel allowed." "You can't burn anything in a public right-of-way," said Popp. "We had a trash fire get out of control the other day." Popp also said burning was only allowed between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Lamb said the state law al- lows for recreation burning. "I will get a copy of the state law and we can go from there," said Popp. The discussion then moved to getting radar speed limit signs that measure the speed of vehicles coming towards them and displays it. Lamb said she would like to get three of the signs so they could put two on each side of Main St. and then have a por- table one to move around on different side streets. Lamb said she had priced several different types of the devices. She said the price for one was $ 3,250 ; however, if you buy two, you get a dis- count of $1,500. "As a parent who nearly lost a child to a speeding driver who didn't see a stop sign, I kind of like blinking lights and stop signs," said Popp. "I don't have the numbers of that (price), but I like the idea," said Brewster. "Those who are going to speed are go- ing to speed, but those who ar- en't intending to speed, it will be a reminder to them," said Brewster. He said he has seen people on the way home from work or on the way to work who were driving way too fast, but it wasn't because they were do- ing it on purpose, they were just not paying attention. "I would go for two. Put one on Main St. and then one for Deb to put wherever she wants," said Brewster. "If we just put one on Main St., which direction are you going to slow down? " asked Lamb. "I would go for four or five, but I think I would start with two," said Brewster. Lamb said another benefit of the signs is they will keep track of the speeds they mon- itor and do reports to show what speeds are being driven and when. "They don't keep track of li- cense plates do they? " asked Brewster with a concerned voice. Lamb said they didn't. But they would help inform police of the best time to patrol an ar- ea. "We only have one officer on duty and he can't be every- where," said Lamb. She said she would work with the Indiana Department of Transportation and see what she could come up with. The council also approved $1,600 from the Marvin Sny- der Fund to purchase materi- als for the Community Center basketball floor to be resur- faced. Lamb said she had talk- ed to Trent Whitehead, who is heading up a youth basketball training in the gym. He said they could get volunteers to do the labor if the town would buy the materials. Lamb said it requires the floor to be stripped, cleaned and three coats put on it. Councilmen said former school maintenance manager Ross Elmore was going to give them technical assistance on the process. The next council meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, April 12. ORDINANCES Continued from page 1 4-H FAIR Continued from page 1 Winslow donates fire truck to PC class Students in Pike Central Fire Sciences class stand by a fire truck donated recently to the school by the Town of Winslow. The students are from left: Allison Turner, Crystal Wamser, Connor Young, Jacob Carter and in- structor Adam Vaal. Vaal said he was thrilled to get the truck for the class. He said he was an instructor at a local university and they didn't have a fire truck for the class. Winslow recently contracted with Patoka Township to provide fire protection for the town and decided to donate the fire truck to the school for their class that teaches firefighting.

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