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A-4 Wednesday, October 27, 2021 The Press-Dispatch LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg NEWS BRIEFS Local libraries to host vaccination clinic October 28 The Pike County and Oakland City-Columbia Township libraries will be hosting a community vaccination clinic on Thursday, Oct. 28. Influenza and COVID-19 shots will be available at both locations. Additional vaccines may be available, if requested. The Indiana Immunization Coali- tion will be at Oakland City from 10 a.m.-noon and at the Petersburg library from 2-4 p.m. (all times local). Regis- tration is available online at patients.vaxcare.com/regis- tration Enrollment Code: IN65942, but walk-ins will also be available. Those needing assistance with the registra- tion process may visit either library for assistance. Free Medicare open enrollment counseling at Pike County Public Library The Pike County Public Library is partnering with Indi- ana's State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) to offer free, impartial Medicare counseling sessions to help local residents with Medicare open enrollment at the Petersburg Branch on Wednesday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To schedule your appointment, contact the Pike Coun- ty Public Library at 812-354-6257. For the health and safe- ty of the attendees, all state and local guidelines will be followed during appointments. For more information on SHIP services or a complete list of events, contact SHIP at 1-800 -452-4800 or visit medicare.in.gov. Free program, 'Staying Scam Safe,' at Oakland City-Columbia Twp. Library Nov. 3 The Oakland City–Columbia Township Public Library will offer the "Staying Scam Safe" program, free at the li- brary, Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 11 a.m. CDT. Andrew Hays, with Purdue Extension, will present a program full of in- formation about common scams and steps you can take to protect yourself and your personal information. This pro- gram is free for the public. Now accepting United Way of Pike County funding United Way of Pike County is now accepting applica- tions for grant funding. To apply, an organization or agency has to have a 501(c) (3) tax exempt status, serve Pike County, and provide health and human services. For more information or to receive an application, call 812-582-9781 or email united- waypike@frontier.com. The deadline for completed appli- cations is November 1, 2021. Upcoming event? We want to know! Do you have an upcoming event? Send it to news@press- dispatch.net. Time to register for Birthday Club If you haven't submitted your birthday within the last 6 months, please register again at www.pressdispatch.net/ birthday. Entrants have a chance to win monthly prizes from local businesses and a three-month subscription to paper. w w w . C o l l e c t o r s C a r n i v a l S h o w s . c o m • 812-471-9419 GIBSON CO. FAIRGROUNDS • 709 N. EMBREE ST. PRINCETON, IN COLLECTORS CARNIVAL ANTIQUE & FLEA MARKETS Sat 9am-4pm $2 • Sat Early Bird 7-9am $5 • Fri Setup Shopper 1-4pm $15 SINCE 1992 29th Year! Saturday, October 30th 300 Booths in 8 Buildings + Outside MARRIAGE LICENSES Thomas Lee Daves II, 34, of 4453 E. SR 56, Winslow, son of Thomas L. and Martha J. Daves, to Kenzie Marie Rudolph, 24, of 4453 E. SR 56, Winslow, daughter of Eric B. Rudolph and Sherry A. Englehardt. Kabrea Lynne Howes, 20, of 3172 N. CR 850 W., Hazle- ton, daughter of Randy Howes and Thelma Smith, to Josh- ua Paul Travis, 22, of 3172 N. CR 850 W., Hazleton, son of Stewart Portee and Dana Travis. 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Box 68, Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 • • • Entered in the Post Office in Petersburg, Indiana for transmission through the mails as Periodical Mail, postage paid at Petersburg, In- diana – published weekly. (USPS 205-620) Contact us: Phone: ....................................................................... 812-354-8500 Fax: ........................................................................... 812-354-2014 Andy Heuring, Editor editor@pressdispatch.net Advertising ads@pressdispatch.net General News news@pressdispatch.net Circulation subscribe@pressdispatch.net Trunk-or-Treat Saturday, Oct. 30 • 4-6 p.m. Bring your costumed kiddos by for a bag of candy, we will be on the east side of the building 205 E. Union St. Hvest Ride Sunday, Oct. 31 • begins at 12:30 p.m. American Legion Riders' first event after obtaining our new charter. Chili soup and brats are free for all riders after the ride. All money raised will be donated to a local charity. Fun-filled weekend at ... $20 sign-up Come out & support yo local club Bikes, Trikes, Jeeps, etc. ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE WINSLOW AMERICAN LEGION SATURDAY OCT 30 2-4 PM - - PETERSBURG MOOSE LODGE #1617 115 Pike Ave., Petersburg Vendor fair at Knight's Tree Farm Donna Uppencamp, of Pe- tersburg, checks with her hus- band, Roger (not shown), con- cerning merchandise he dis- played at the Fall Vendor Event on Saturday morning. Justin Brauneker was one of the in- terested customers of the Up- pencamps during the event. Right: These homemade wood planes were some of the items that the Uppencamps displayed during the Fall Ven- dor Event on Saturday, Oct. 23. County's COVID numbers better despite new death By Andy Heuring Pike County's overall COVID numbers have gotten dramatically better over the last week, with the exception of a new COVID death report- ed on Monday. The new death brings the total number of deaths to 44. It is the second death in Octo- ber. There were seven in Sep- tember, which was the high- est for any month other than October 2020, when there were 14 deaths. The number of active cas- es dropped to 24 on Mon- day, according to Pike Coun- ty Health Nurse Amy Glad- ish. Pike County's seven-day, all-test positivity rate was at 5.4 percent on Monday and 5.5 percent on Tuesday. Last week, it was at 10.7 percent, which was above the state's positivity rate of 8.8 percent. This week, it is 2.3 percent lower than the state positivi- ty rate. Pike remains in the or- ange advisory level, but if the rate stays below 10 percent through next Wednesday, it could drop to the yellow level. It has to below 10 percent for two weeks to move to yellow. The number of new cases in both Pike County and state- wide has dropped. In the last seven days, there have been 16 new cases in Pike County, with only five recorded in the last four days and 11 reported in the first three days. That is down from a total of 21 new cases in the week prior. Statewide, the number of new cases dropped from 2,136 on Oct. 20 to 897 new cases on October 24. A fter steadi- ly declining about 300 cases a day through Oct. 24, it then jumped back up to 1,471 on Oct. 25. The number of new deaths in Indiana ranged from 18 to 25 from Oct. 19 to October 23, but then fell to 11 on Oct. 24 and four on Oct. 25. Hospitalizations also had a steady decline over the last week. It dropped about 30 a day from a high of 1,475 on Oct. 19 to 1,314 on Oct. 24, before increasing to 1,349 on Oct. 25. The number of people vac- cinated in Pike County was 4,828 on Monday. Statewide, that number is 3.3 million, with 1,544 people in Indiana being vaccinated in the last 24 hours.