The Press-Dispatch
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B-2 Wednesday, June 23, 2021 The Press-Dispatch See the Business Box for special services on page B-9 Woman injured in I-69 rollover An Orleans woman suffered a head injury in a rollover accident on I-69, but the driver and the children in the vehicle were not injured. Kayla Burton, 24, was a front seat passenger in a vehicle that rolled over during a crash. Indiana State Trooper Dustin Stein said Bradley Burton was driving south on I-69 when he lost control, went off the road and over-corrected, causing the vehicle to overturn. Bradley was not seriously injured. Their children, ages one and seven, were in child seats in the back and were uninjured. Trooper Stein said all four were taken to Deaconess Midtown by ambulance. He said Kayla re- quired staples to close the cut in her head. The accident occurred Tuesday evening, June 15. A long-time Petersburg businessman died Saturday morning near Bloomington when he jumped from a bridge over I-69. The Monroe County Coro- ner's office said Jim Pell, 68, died when he jumped from the South Harmony Road over- pass in Monroe County, south of Bloomington. Police said he called 911 prior to jumping and asked police to stop traf- fic so he wouldn't harm any- one else. The coroner's office was no- tified at about 10 a.m. Pell moved to Petersburg and opened a State Farm In- surance office on January 3, 1980. He served in the office for 35 years until his retire- ment in 2015. His obituary ap- pears on page A-11. Petersburg businessman dies Hawthorne arrested for domestic battery, strangulation By James Capozella Brandon W. Hawthorne, 19, of 1406 E. Spruce St., Peters- burg, was arrested for domes- tic battery committed in the presence of a child less than 16 year and strangulation on June 16 following a 911 call about a fight at 1161 E. CR 400 N. in Petersburg. Pike County Sheriff Deputy Cody Jones was sent by dispatch to a fight between two brothers, reported by Chelsea Knepp at around 3:30 p.m. last Wednes- day afternoon. When Deputy Jones ar- rived, Brandon Hawthorne had left the scene where the younger brother had been at- tacked him. Petersburg Police Officer Chad McClellan spot- ted the S -10 Chevrolet pickup Hawthorne left the scene in af- ter Pike County Central Dis- patch advised of Hawthorne's Petersburg address. A fter Mc- Clellan made a traffic stop on Mulberry Street, Hawthorne admitted to beating up his brother, according to the re- port. Hawthorne told police that he went over there to "beat his ass" because of his girlfriend breaking up with him. Asked by Deputy Jones if his young- er brother attacked him, Haw- thorne stated he didn't give him the chance, according to the report. The brother had an abrasion on his right elbow, scratch marks on his left bi- cep and red marks around his neck, according to the report. One of the three juveniles at the scene tried to break up the fight, but could not. When Chelsea told Hawthorne she was calling the police, Haw- thorne left her residence, ac- cording to the report. VOUCHERS Continued from page 1 The vouchers are good for household trash only. No haz- ardous materials will be ac- cepted. Also, no tires, batter- ies, paint, oil, anything with Freon, computers, televisions or florescent light bulbs will be accepted. Residents will be required to unload their own trash. A hard hat and safety vest is re- quired unless you are using the citizens' area. Also, only the driver is allowed to exit the vehicle. For more information, call Pike County Solid Waste at 812-354-2924. Locally Owned & Operated | Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th Street, Petersburg | 812-354-9400 Mon. 8-7 | Tues. 8-noon | Wed. 10-7 | Thurs. 8-5 | Fri. 8-5 SAVE 25% on all non-prescription designer sunglasses SUNGLASSES SALE SUNGLASSES SALE Need prescription sunglasses? 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COACH EYEWEAR City Of Washington Parks & Recreation Department THURSDAY, JULY 1 5 - 9 PM: Carnival Rides free to local residents (sponsored by 107.9), Concessions & Games 7 - 9 PM: 107.9 Live Remote FRIDAY, JULY 2 5 - 10 PM: Carnival Rides, Concessions & Games 7 - 9:30 PM: "Old - N - Gold" on the Bandstand SATURDAY, JULY 3 3 - 10 PM: Carnival Rides, Concessions & Games 7 - 9:30 PM: "The Mooncussors" on the Bandstand 6 PM: Firemans' water ball contest SUNDAY, JULY 4 3 PM - After fireworks: Carnival Rides, Concessions, & Games 4 - 6 PM: "Terry Lee Band" on the Bandstand 7:30 - 10 PM: "Dirty Deeds" on the Bandstand 10:02 PM: Fireworks Over the Lake • Big Al's Barbeque • Scoops Homemade Ice Cream • Washington Girls' Softball • Greater Vision Church ** More concessions added daily ** If you would like to be part of the celebration, please contact Kip Kelley for info! Outstanding entertainment on the Bandstand each night. Each of these bands draws a huge crowd everywhere they perform & they will definitely Rock & Roll you! Old - N - Gold The Mooncussers Terry Lee Band Dirty Deeds Each band plays all over the Tri-State area, don't miss these gigs! EASTSIDE PARK, WASHINGTON Join us for a big four-day celebration! More rides, games, food vendors, music and a bigger fireworks display! The parking lot will be packed with all your favorite rides and food! Come out and support Washington's July 4th Celebration! BRADY'S AMUSEMENTS Arm Band Bracelets Daily Information available at www.washingtonin.us For questions or information: Kip Kelley / Superintendent (812)254-6010 or parksuperintendent@washingtonin.us CONCESSIONS JULY 4TH CELEBRATION INDEPENDENCE MILLS Continued from page 1 ment for 28 years. He start- ed in Petersburg in 2009 un- der then Mayor Jon Craig. He had worked for more than 10 years in Washington, D.C. as a police officer before return- ing to Pike County. Mills is a Pike County na- tive, who graduated from Pike Central in 2008, and went to Vincennes University, where he got a degree in Law En- forcement. "I knew it's what I wanted to do in high school. As a senior, I took a law enforcement class and it sparked an interest in me. I decided it was a career I wanted to pursue. I wanted to work in the community I grew up in and luckily I was able to do that," said Mills. Mills said police chief is a position he was interested in, but he thought it would be something quite a ways down the road. Baumgart's decision to resign caught him by sur- prise as well. He said he had just gotten back from vacation when Mayor Klipsch called him in and told him Baumgart had resigned. Mills has been doing police work since he was 21. When he got out of college, he was hired as a jailer at the Pike County Jail. During his two years as a jailer, he was named a Peters- burg reserve officer and then hired full-time when a position came open. "I have been doing it for more than 10 years. I think I'm ready to take the chal- lenge of police chief. I'm go- ing to do my best to see our officers are well equipped and doing their jobs to best of my ability," said Mills. In other business, the coun- cil approved an additional charge of up to $ 30,000 for more inspection time on the water line relocation project currently underway on High- way 61. The Petersburg Wa- ter Board had tabled the bill from their previous meeting until they could get more in- formation about it. Clint Roos, of Midwest En- gineering, explained to the council the project was orig- inally expected to take two months, but as the contrac- tor, Love Excavating, got in- to it, they ran into a lot of un- knowns and had some things that caused it to take longer. A couple of them included find- ing that one of the lines was a six-inch line instead of a four- inch. He said they had to or- der six-inch fittings instead of four-inch, which caused a de- lay. They also had 10 rain days and twice hit sewer lines be- cause of poor records on their location. Roos said the additional fees were for time and mate- rials, not a blanket $ 30,000. "If they don't use that much, then you won't be billed for it," said Roos. City Services Manager Ross Elmore agreed with Roos that having an inspector on the project was important. "One of our concerns on the inspection was in the original contract you were asking for more inspection. Now I un- derstand you were doing in- spection all the time. Know- ing what has happened, I'm satisfied it should be extra," said water board member Jim Gaskins. Elmore also warned Mayor Klipsch and the council that before the water line project is complete, Love will have to dig about three feet into Sev- enth St., near where it inter- sects with Highway 61. Seventh St. is the only route into Petersburg from the north on Highway 61. He said part or all of one lane of Sev- enth St. would be closed for about three or four days. He said Love would be providing a flagger while they were do- ing that work. Bids were opened for Pe- tersburg's Community Cross- ings paving projects. Three bids were received. Calcar, of Jasper, bid $136,980.22, E&B Paving, of Blooming- ton, bid $145,089.50 and J F Rudolph Co., of Tell City, bid $156,263.22. The bids were taken under advisement. The next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 19. The first meeting of July has been cancelled. Flooding in the White Riv- er bottoms could be a major problem for farmers in the ar- ea. Heavy rains in central Indi- ana over the weekend are pre- dicted to push the White Riv- er to 19.5 feet at Petersburg on June 25. Floodstage at Pe- tersburg is 16 feet. The 19.5 foot crest will put a large per- centage of river bottom farm ground under water. Most of the bottom ground along the White River has been planted. Up to six inches of rain fell in central Indiana over the week- end, which is causing the White River levels to jump. White Riv- er at Petersburg was at six feet at 9 a.m. Sunday. By 9 a.m. Monday, it had jumped to al- most 14 feet and by 9 a.m. Tues- day, it had reached floodstage. It is predicted to continue to rise until Friday night, when it is predicted to crest at 19.5 feet. White River to crest at 19.5 feet By Andy Heuring Pike County Commission- ers awarded paving bids and discussed maintenance of the Patoka River during their Monday morning meeting. Bids for paving were re- ceived from Cave Quarries and J.H. Rudolph. The proj- ect bids were: • Illinois St., from High- way 56/61 to the Peters- burg City limits, between the bridge and Highway 57, a to- tal of 5,113 feet. J.H. Rudolph bid $73,677.60 ; Cave Quarries $73,160. • Lake Minnis Drive, from Highway 57 entrance to CR 550 N. entrance, 3,406 feet: J.H. Rudolph $44,505.40 ; Cave Quarries $44,191. • Rolling Acres Drive, from Highway 57 to Rolling Acres Ct., a total of 852 feet; J.H. Ru- dolph $10,159.80 ; Cave Quar- ries $10,089. • Rolling Acres Court to Highway 57, a total of 988 feet; J.H. Rudolph $ 8,615.40 ; Cave Quarries $ 8,555. • Rolling Acres Ct., from Rollin Acres Dr. to dead end, a total of 326 feet. J.H. Ru- dolph $2,377.20 ; Cave Quar- ries $2,360. • County Road 550 N., from Highway 57 to CR 200 E., a total of 4,424 feet. J.H. Rudolph $ 60,670 ; Cave Quar- ries $ 60,316. • Division Road, from High- way 257 to Pike-Dubois Coun- ty line, a total of 5,316 feet: J.H. Rudolph $186,693; Cave Quarries $164,280.40. County Superintendent Josh Byrd said J.H. Rudolph was about $2 a ton lower on each project. But he explained Pike County was going to be doing the paving and Cave Quarries was actually the low bidder because their bi- tuminous plant is local, while Rudolph's is in Bretzville. He said the expense to trans- port materials that far would be more expensive than from Cave Quarries. He added if a project were on the southeast part of the county, it might be similar in total cost. But now, most of the projects bid on were in the southeast part of the county. "If it is going to result in a higher cost to the county be- cause of transportation, then you don't have to accept it,' said County Attorney Val Fleig. The county accepted the bid of Cave Quarries. Commissioner Jeff Nelson said he has been getting calls from residents complaining about the log jams in the Pa- toka River, between where the "Clog the Patoka" starts and finishes. Clog the Patoka is expected to draw more than 1,000 people on Saturday, Ju- ly 10. "Now I'm finding out there is a board or district that is supposed to be taking care of it," said Nelson. He added, af- ter checking with Auditor Ju- dy Gumbel, he found out the Patoka Conservancy Districts are taxing units and get tax money to fund the mainte- nance. Nelson and County Super- intendent Josh Byrd said they are getting reports the con- servancy districts are clean- ing out the river from Jasper to about Duff, which is just up- stream of the Pike County line and then from the Pike Coun- ty line downstream to the Wa- bash River, but aren't cleaning the river out in Pike County. Byrd said there is a logjam in the Clog the Patoka course that has been there for more than three years. He said a person contracted by the group has volunteered to clean it out. The commissioners asked Byrd to get in touch with the conservancy districts and see what they can work out. The next commissioners' meeting is July 12 at 8:30 a.m. Paving bids awarded, Patoka River maintenance discussed by Commissioners