The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 29, 2021 A-7 Y Recliner seating, SERVICES Now buying grain at 605 S. Oak St., Winslow (Formerly ADM Growmark) For hours and prices, call: Tom Anson 812-890-6105 or Nathan Andrews 812-309-0178 This year's Men's Wellness Fair will be by appointment only and will be limited to allow for physical distancing. Wearing a mask will be required. To help accommodate our usual attendance amount, there are three additional morning hours to our event. The wellness fair will have limited booths that will offer health information and the following diagnostic health screenings: blood draw, blood pressure, pulse oximetry and colorectal take-home kits. H I G H L A N D W O O D S C O M M U N I T Y C E N T E R 1 3 7 7 S . H A R T S T R E E T | V I N C E N N E S , I N 7 TO 1 0 A . M . a n d 4 TO 6 P. M . ( E T ) Make an appointment today by visiting gshvin.org/menshealthfair or calling 812-885-3336. Appointments will be accepted until October 29. Men's Wellness Fair N O V E M B E R 9 , 2 0 2 1 G O O D S A M A R I T A N ' S Internet problems? Pike County EDC Semi downs power lines Everyone escaped uninjured early Wednesday morning when a semi-truck's tarp struck power lines, caus- ing them to fall onto a car sitting at the intersection. Pike County Deputy Sheriff Cody Jones said Levi Bartlett, 31, of Evansville, was driving a 2015 Mack semi, owned by Buchta Trucking, west on Highway 64. When he went through the intersection with Highway 61, the tarp mechanism had raised slightly and struck the overhanging flashing lights and power lines. Dep- uty Jones said the power lines fell on top of a 2021 Toyota Prius, driven by Brenda Vanwinkle, 55, of 207 E. North St., Winslow, that was sitting at the intersection. It caused damage to the front and side of Vanwin- kle's vehicle. It happened at 7:04 a.m. and caused an estimated $1,000 to $2,500 damage. LOUIE CAMPBELL Sales Professional lcampbell@sfaulknerauto.com CALL OR TEXT 812-899-6267 @LouieYourCarGuy HWY. 64 W. PRINCETON Looking for a Great Deal On Your Next Vehicle? By Ashley Willis Internet problems? We have a solution, the Indiana Connec- tivity Program. Earlier this year, the Pike County Broad- band Task Force asked you to participate in a survey to iden- tify the broad- band problems in our county. Thank you to everyone who participated. We had around 600 surveys turned in and we sent the results on to our state partners with the Indi- ana Broadband team with the Office of Community and Ru- ral A ffairs. Since then, they have been busy working with state leg- islators to allocate $270 mil- lion through the Indiana Con- nectivity Program to help meet our broadband needs. The program just rolled out on Monday, Sep- tember 27, 2021. Everyone (businesses and residents) who have chal- lenging inter- net or no inter- net at all, visit www.in.gov/oc- ra/broadband/ and send in in- formation that includes a speed test and address information. The state will then take the needs to broadband providers to finds solutions to meet the internet demands and be in contact with you. For more information, vis- it our Facebook page at Pike County Economic Develop- ment Corporation or email Allison Bailey at allison@ pikeco.org or Ashley Willis at pikegrowth@pikeco.org. Tractor drive Above: The group of participants gath- er for a picture prior to the start. Right: Jackie Knackmus and Ed Loudermilk, both of West Salem, Ill., talk tractors early Saturday before the Pike County Annual Tractor Drive start- ed. Both said they spend their week- ends going to trac- tor drives. "You can see a lot of stuff from a tractor that you don't see doing 80 mph on a high- way," said Knack- mus. Cooper charged with resisting law enforcement By James Capozella John J. Cooper, 45, of 4307 N. SR 61, Winslow, was arrest- ed for resisting law enforce- ment last Monday evening by Sheriff Deputy Mike Wil- lis and Indiana State Trooper Dustin Stein when he had to be physically restrained. Coo- per became irate and pushed past both Greg Poehlein and Benny Thomas following a verbal argument with Lois A. Wilkerson, of 4307 S. SR 61, Winslow. Deputy Willis and Troop- er Stein spoke with Wilker- son and found that there had been a verbal argument be- tween she and Cooper, and he had gone into a pasture on the property, according to the report. Officers could smell a strong odor of alcohol, observed slurred speech and very unstable balance when speaking to Cooper. When asked if he had an al- ternative place to stay for the night, Cooper said he could stay with Benny Thomas or Greg Poehlein, who were present at the end of the driveway, according to the report. When Thomas and Poehlein advised Cooper he could not take any alcohol with him, Cooper grabbed a bottle of vodka and walked to- ward the pasture, according to the report. Cooper continued to re- fuse to stop and officers de- tained him physically and then transported him to the Pike County Jail, where he tested .221 BAC. Leighty arrested on several charges By James Capozella A fight in Winslow report- ed to Central Dispatch result- ed in Jacob Austin Leighty, 18, of 5348 W. CR 300 N., Peters- burg, being charged with re- sisting law enforcement, dis- orderly conduct and illegal consumption of an alcoholic beverage. Ashley D. Atkins, 37, of 601 N Collins St., Winslow, was detained and charged with contributing to the delin- quency of a minor. Leighty at- tempted to climb out the win- dow of the police car and was kicking and yelling while be- ing detained, but before being transported to the Pike Coun- ty Jail. Sheriff Deputy Mike Willis and Petersburg Police Depart- ment Corporal Scott Arnold were notified by dispatch that there were juveniles fighting at Porter and Collins streets in Winslow around 10 :33 p.m. Saturday night. Officers made contact with Leighty and a ju- venile on Lafayette Street and determined through tests that they had consumed alcohol. The juveniles involved were released to relatives, accord- ing to the report. Pike County Juvenile Pro- bation and the Department of Child Services were advised of the situation, and were to open cases and review the matter on Monday. Pregnant... or think you are? 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