The Press-Dispatch
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B-2 Wednesday, September 29, 2021 The Press-Dispatch BOOSTER Continued from page 1 Thank you for 33 great years! As we enter retirement, please accept our sincere gratitude for your friendship and past patronage. Keith Jenkins, Jane Jenkins, and David Jenkins DOUBLE J COLLISION CENTER A DIVISION OF ADVENTURES ENTERPRISES Pike County has been named the winner of the prestigious Association of In- diana Counties' 2021 County Achievement Award for the El- mer Buchta Technology Cen- ter. The award was announced on Wednesday, September 22 at the AIC Annual Conference. Counties that win this award must demonstrate that the project meets the follow- ing criteria: • Substantial leadership to plan and complete the project. • It can be utilized by oth- er counties. • It resulted in cost savings or increased efficiency and ef- fectiveness of government. • It was a creative approach to finding solutions for a diffi- cult problem. The Elmer Buchta Tech- nology Center is a unique and modern co-working, maker and training space. It has a mission to enable regional tal- ent to foster ideas to develop start-up concepts and launch new businesses. Training is also an important aspect to the center. They are working on training and skills neces- sary for the local workforce to evolve and transition to enter other industries and markets. The Tech Center recently an- nounced new partnerships with Ivy Tech and Vincennes University to offer diverse training opportunities. The award is chosen by a committee comprised of elect- ed county officials from across the state. "It's a privilege for the Buchta Technology Center to be recognized by the As- sociation of Indiana Coun- ties as a County Achievement Award winner. Many dedicat- ed volunteers have donated their time, expertise, dona- tion of services and/or mon- etary donations to bring this facility to life. Pike County was the only southern Indi- ana county to receive a Coun- ty Achievement Award and I'm humbled to serve a communi- ty that has a forward-thinking vision for business, industry, workforce training, and entre- preneurship for future gener- ations to come," Ashley Wil- lis, Executive Director of the Pike County Economic Devel- opment Corporation. County wins Achievement Award for Buchta Technology Center By Andy Heuring An Owensville man was ar- rested on a charge of driving while intoxicated at about 7:30 p.m. on September 10. Kenneth Hyatt was arrest- ed by Indiana State Trooper Brayden Angermeier after he stopped him on Highway 61. Trooper Angermeier said he was driving north on Highway 61 when he pulled in behind Hyatt, who was also driving north. Angermeier said Hy- att immediately signaled and exited I-69. He followed Hyatt and ran a license check, and found Hyatt came back as sus- pended. He pulled Hyatt over near CR 100 E. When Angermeier ap- proached Hyatt to talk with him, he said he immediately noticed the odor of burnt mari- juana coming from the car. Ac- cording to the probable cause affidavit, Hyatt initially denied smoking marijuana. But when Hyatt was asked if he could be searched, he pulled a Roy- al Crown velvet bag out of his pants and put it on the trunk of the car. Inside the velvet bag were three plastic bags of plant material, a smoking device and a blue Sweetart® bag with 600mg of THC writ- ten on it, according to Troop- er Angermeier. Hyatt was taken to the Da- viess Community Hospital for a chemical test, then tak- en to the Pike County Jail and charged with operating vehi- cle while intoxicated, posses- sion of paraphernalia, driving while suspended and posses- sion of marijuana. Hyatt arrested on multiple drug charges By Andy Heuring Several events are sched- uled for the second week of October in Pike County. Start- ing Thursday, October 7 with the Pike Health and Business Expo, then Halloween in the Park at Prides Creek and Downtown Saturday Night in Petersburg on October 9. PIKE HEALTH AND BUSINESS EXPO The Pike County Health and Business Expo is set for Thursday, October 7 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Eight St., next to the courthouse. Nu- merous businesses and orga- nizations will be set up. Most will be handing out swag. Cost for a booth to members is $ 60 for Pike County Chamber of Commerce members and $ 85 for non-members. There will be a perfor- mance by Silly Safari, which is an animal based informative comedy routine. HALLOWEEN IN THE PARK Halloween in the Park is set for Saturday, October 9. It will start with crafts and pump- kin painting at Shelter House 1 from 10 a.m. to noon. Each child can paint one pumpkin. They will have trick-or-treat- ing in the park from 1 to 3 p.m. There will be no cars or trucks allowed in the park from 12:50 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sweet Dream A La Mode food truck will be at Shel- ter House 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. Then from 7 to 10 p.m., Rod- ney Watts will be in concert at Shelter House No. 1. During the concert, there will be a campfire, hot dogs, along with Coconut Jo's and Sweet Dream A La Mode food trucks. There will not be a hayride this year. DOWNTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT Discover Downtown Peters- burg is sponsoring a Down- town Saturday Night on Sat- urday, October 9, with mu- sic, games, craft vendors and food trucks, located on Eighth St., between Main and Walnut Sts., beside the courthouse. Craft vendors will be set up starting at 8 a.m. There will be food trucks at noon and a corn- hole tournament sponsored by the Moose at 3 p.m. Con- ner Loveless will perform at 3 p.m. and then at 6 p.m. Eighty- Sixt will perform. Variety of events set for October 7-9 Scott Willis accepts the County Achievement Award for Pike County. It was awarded by the Association of Indiana Counties for the establishment of the Elmer Buchta Technology Center. ana are continuing to trend downward, while the sixth COVID death during the month of September was re- corded. It is the most in one month since October 2020, when 16 died. There were 90 new cas- es reported in Pike County over the last week. However 61 of those were recorded in the first three days of the last week. Since then, the counts have gone from 21, 18 and 22 to 10, 3, 10 and 6. Pike Coun- ty's seven-day all tests positiv- ity rate was 12.6 on Tuesday. That is down from 16.3 last week on Tuesday. The two weeks previous to that, Pike County had the highest posi- tivity rate in the state at 21 and 22 percent. If Pike County's positivity rate stays below 15 percent through next Wednes- day, it would drop the county back to the orange level. The county's 41st death was recorded on September 22. It was the sixth death in Pike County since September 5. Statewide, the numbers are similar. A fter 3,931 new cas- es were recorded on Septem- ber 21, that number dropped steadily through September 25, when it had fallen to less than half at 1,691 over the next two days. That increased to 2,378 on September 27. Deaths over the last week in Indiana ranged from 30 on September 21 to 26 on Sep- tember 26, then fell to eight on September 27. Hospitalizations have also dropped consistently. They were at 2,436 on September 21 and dropped everyday through September 25, when there were 2,171 people in the hospital. That number went up by 10 on Sept. 26, then fell to 2,113 on Sept. 27. Evans arrested for domestic battery By James Capozella Dylan Evans, of 930 E. SR 64, Winslow, was arrested for domestic battery commit- ted in the presence of a child less than 16 years old, crimi- nal confinement and interfer- ence with reporting a crime on Thursday when officers were called to the Dollar General Store on SR 64. Pike County Sheriff Deputy Buck Seger and Indiana Con- servation Officer Dwayne En- glert responded to the domes- tic battery incident. Brooke Evans had called dispatch to report battery at her home in front of her two-year-old son. She stated Dylan Ev- ans, her husband, had thrown her down, grabbed her by the throat, took her phone and then was hitting on the win- dows of her Jeep and block- ing her way when she was at- tempting to leave. The battery resulted in marks on her neck, knee and finger. Dylan stated he and his wife had been having mari- tal issues for quite some time, according to the report. He claimed she fell out of bed and he did not grab or shove her. Gaston woman charged with OVWI By James Capozella Amy L. Houchin, 47, of 603 N. Sycamore St. #3, Gaston, Ind., was arrested for OV WI by Pike County Sheriff Deputy Bryce Manning following a re- port from dispatch that Houch- in was in a driveway on SR 356, where she believed her stolen phone was located. Officer Manning and Ser- geant Jared Simmons re- sponded to the location where Houchin thought she had tracked her phone after it dis- appeared while she was at the laundromat. Officers noticed Houchin had rapid and mut- tered speech, unstable bal- ance, eyes that were unrespon- sive to light, were completely fixed and stimulated, accord- ing to the report. Officer Manning report- ed these were signs of meth- amphetamine intoxication. Houchin failed field sobriety tests. She was transported to Daviess County Hospital for a chemical test, which was positive for benzodiazepines, amphetamines, methamphet- amine and marijuana, accord- ing to the report. Houchin was transported to the Pike County Jail and charged with operating a ve- hicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance.