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B-2 Wednesday, April 21, 2021 The Press-Dispatch Indy man arrested on drug charges By James Capozella Sheriff Deputy Scott Arnold arrested Gregory McCurtis, 24, of 951 N Kealing Ave., In- dianapolis, for possession of meth, possession of marijua- na and driving while suspend- ed, prior, late on April 12. Dispatch had sent Arnold to a black Dodge car parked on the southbound shoulder of I- 69, south of Petersburg.A re- port of a man walking on the interstate with a light, but he was not found in a search by Trooper Brayden Angermeier, and Deputies Jared Simmons and Cody Jones in that area. Marijuana was seen in the vehicle before officers be- gan searching for McCurtis, who was not in the vicinity of the broken down Dodge, or where he was reportedly spot- ted walking in the woods near 1287 E. CR 400 North. Officer Arnold did find a ve- hicle at SR 356 and CR 200 E., where he saw` a man matching McCurtis' description. Officers Arnold and Sim- mons pulled in to block the vehicle and Arnold asked Mc- Curtis why he left the broken down vehicle. McCurtis said he left the scene because of a flat tire and because of the marijuana in- side, but knew nothing about ecstasy or methamphetamine, according to the report. McCurtis said he was on his way from Indianapolis to Ken- tucky to see someone. He later said he did have ecstasy and was taken to the Pike County Jail on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine and driv- ing while suspended, prior. ❚ Cheeseburgers ❚ Buffalo Wings ❚ Egg Rolls ❚ Corn Dogs ❚ Crispitos Chicken & Cheese Tortillas ❚ Mini Beef Tacos (10-pc) ❚ Onion Rings ❚ Mozzarella Sticks ❚ Jalapeño Potato Cheese Bites ❚ Fried Banana Peppers ❚ Fried Jalapeño Peppers ❚ Fried Okra ❚ Macaroni Cheese Bites ❚ Corn Nuggets ❚ Mushrooms ❚ Livers ❚ Gizzards ❚ Chicken Cracklins ❚ Pizza by the Slice 907 E. 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State Road 57, Petersburg www.topnotchsmallengine.com • Lawnmowers • Weed Trimmers • Chainsaws • ATVs / UTVs • and more! Two people were arrest- ed for OV WI in separate in- cidents. Aaron Scott McKannan, 27, of 6935 E. SR 64, Francisco, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The Jeep was owned by Val- erie McKannan, of the same address. Petersburg Officer Scott Arnold said he was dispatched to a rollover on the on-ramp of I-69 at 12:25 a.m. and when he arrived, he saw a Jeep had rolled onto its side and was blocking the road. The driv- er, identified as Scott McK- annan, was talking on a cell- phone when Arnold arrived. Officer Arnold said the pas- senger, Kaitlyn Chandler, told him they took the turn too fast and flipped over. Arnold said he noticed the odor of alcohol when he talked with McKa- nnan, who originally denied drinking. Later, he said he had two beers. McKannan and Chandler refused medical treatment. McKannan failed field so- briety tests and was taken to Daviess Community Hospital, where he registered a blood al- cohol content of 0.117. The le- gal limit for blood alcohol con- tent is 0.08 percent. McKannan was then trans- ported to the Pike County Jail. In a separate incident, a Pa- toka man was arrested after police saw him driving 80 mph on Highway 56, near Bowman. Douglas Neal Dillon, 56, of 109 E. Spring St., Patoka, was arrested at 7:30 p.m. April 8. Pike County Deputy Sher- iff Jared Simmons said he was running stationary radar from the parking lot of White Riv- er Chapel in Bowman when he saw a vehicle driving about 55 mph, which slowed to 48 mph as it approached him, then sped up to 80 mph after it passed the church. Deputy Simmons said it took nearly two miles to catch up to vehicle on the curvy road and he eventually pulled the vehicle over at the intersection of Highway 56 and 65. When talking with Dil- lon, Deputy Simmons said he noticed slurred, muttering speech and irregular move- ment of Dillon's jaw and ir- regular jerky movements of his hands, which are signs of meth intoxication. He failed field sobriety tests. According to Simmons' re- port, Dillon said he had not used in more than two weeks. He tested negative for alcohol. Deputy Simmons said when he asked Dillon if he would take a chemical test at the hos- pital, Dillon "immediately in- terrupted and stated 'take me to jail then,' while flailing his arms in the air." He was taken into custody on a charge of operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated, with a prior conviction in the last sev- en years, a level 6 felony. Two charged with OVWI 40 UNDER 40 Continued from page 1 opment practice. "I'm especially impressed by the diverse perspectives and skill sets of this year's winners as they lead commu- nities to prioritize new ways of thinking, building inclusive and equitable economies, and bringing an attitude of fresh new ideas to the challenges in the industry. The econom- ic development future is bright with these young leaders." "A successful economic de- velopment strategy must fo- cus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resourc- es business needs to compete and thrive in today's economy while attracting those busi- nesses,"said Mark Flint, Pres- ident of Pike County Econom- ic Development Corporation. "Ashley is a rising leader and focuses on new thoughts, ideas and different skill sets that will help our community grow." Willis is a graduate from the University of Southern Indiana, with her master's in Public Ad- ministra- tion and Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations and Ad- vertising. She is the Execu- tive Director of Pike Coun- ty Economic Development Corporation, where she ob- tained her Economic Devel- opment Finance Certification through the National Develop- ment Council. Willis focuses on business attraction/retention, infra- structure, talent attraction, workforce development and entrepreneurship. She was also appointed to serve on Lt. Governor Su- zanne Crouch's Indiana Main Street Council and serves as President of the Southwest In- diana Development Council. "The economic development industry is in good hands with these rising leaders," said Todd Jorgenson, managing director and principal of Jor- genson Consulting, Inc. "The communities they rep- resent—from Tuxpan, Mexi- co, to Covington, Ky., to Qué- bec, Canada—are fortunate to have the smart, innovative ideas of this year's winners." The winners were officially announced on Monday, April 12 at a virtual awards recep- tion in conjunction with the In- ternational Economic Devel- opment Council Leadership Summit. Ashley Willis By Andy Heuring Pike-Gibson Water Corpo- ration elected three directors to their nine-member board. Monday night, 95 people voted in the election. Terry Woolsey was re-elected to the District 4 seat, with 58 votes, while his op- ponent, Jim Johns, got 31 votes. Woolsey retired from Pike-Gibson after 21 years. He won a runoff election last June to replace deceased board member Richard Tisdale, who had been on the board since its inception. "I'm glad I got elected. I'm on there to serve the people to get better rates and potable water. I'm not on there for politics," said Woolsey. Dale McKinney, who is an incumbent, won re-election in District 5, winning 52 to 35 over Judy Frederick. Ninety-five peo- ple voted in the election, howev- er, there were two ballots that did not cast a vote in the Dis- trict 5 race. Dennis Willis in District 7 was unopposed. The directors were elected to three-year terms at Pike-Gib- son Water Corporation's annual meeting in their offices at Oak- land City. Pike-Gibson Water Corpora- tion provides water to rural ar- eas throughout Pike and Gib- son County. Pike-Gibson Water elects directors Petersburg water line relocation begins Love Excavating lowers a 24-inch diameter auger inside a steel casing into a large pit on Ninth St. in Peters- burg. They used the auger to bore 80 feet under Highway 61 in Petersburg and put in place the casings that will house a new water line main. They previously had bored a 12-inch line in place. It is part of a $2.7 million proj- ect to relocate waterlines under Highway 61. They started with the main lines boring under Highway 61. In the future, they will relocate the line parallel with Highway 61 out to the side of it. This is being done to prepare for an Indiana Department of Transportation project to take Highway 61 down the dirt and rebuild it from Highway 57 to Harvest Lane over the next 18 months.