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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 OLD BEN Continued from page 1 Sudden jump in COVID cases this week By Andy Heuring A fter weeks of local COVID numbers dropping, there has been a sudden jump. Last week, Pike County had on- ly 21 new cases for the week. This week, there were 15 new cases reported on November 15 and 11 more the next day. In all, there were 45 new cases reported in Pike County over the last seven days. Pike County's seven-day all-test positivity rate has in- creased from 5.5 percent last week to 13.5 percent as of Tuesday. Pike County Schools, ac- cording to their website, had three or less cases in Winslow Elementary School, Peters- burg Elementary and Pike Central High School, with no cases reported in the middle school for the week of Novem- ber 15 to 19. The local trend pretty well matched the state numbers. On Nov. 17, when Pike coun- ties case jumped from 6 to 15, Indiana's jumped from 3,462 on Nov. 16 to 3,896 on Nov. 17. It fell to 3,716 on the 18th and 3,589 on the 19th, falling to 1,914 on the 21st and then jumping to 3,192 on the 22nd. Pike County's went from 15 on the 17th to 11 on the 18th, to 3 on the 19th and then 1 each on the 20th and 21st, but then jumped to 8 on the 22nd. Hospitalizations have seen a steady rise over the last week. There were 1,483 peo- ple hospitalized on Nov. 16. It went up each day between 30 and 70 until it reached 1,764 on Nov. 22. Deaths statewide ranged from 27 on Nov. 16 to 12 on Nov. 20. In Pike County, there have been no new deaths since Oc- tober 24. Overall, there have been 44 deaths in Pike Coun- ty. Statewide, 16,788 people have died of COVID since March 16, 2020. Statewide, there have been 3,419,807 people vaccinated, with 1,886 people receiving them in the last 24 hours. In Pike County, there have been 4,930 vaccines issued. The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, November 24, 2021 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg NEWS BRIEFS Pike/Gibson Retired Teachers' Association luncheon Dec. 9 The Pike/Gibson Retired Teachers' Association will meet at the Village Inn on Thursday, Dec. 9 for a lunch at noon EST. All retired school employees are welcome to attend. Blood drive January 19 at Petersburg Library The Pike County Library is partnering with the Amer- ican Red Cross to host a blood drive on Wednesday, Jan- uary 19 at the Petersburg Branch Library, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for ages 16 and up. To make an appointment, call Carly Tegmeyer at 812-354-6257 or make an appoint- ment online at www.redcrossblood.org/give. 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. Upcoming event? We want to know! Do you have an upcoming event? Send it to news@press- dispatch.net. 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CORNER OF 7th & Main Petersburg DINE-IN OR CARRY-OUT RANDY'S HOURS: Monday–Saturday 7am-8pm Joe Mama's Pizza N o w Serv i ng ."The board is confident that through existing collab- orative relationships fostered by Scouting volunteers, and in developing new partnerships, we will offer quality outdoor programming for current and future Scouts in a variety of lo- cations throughout our Coun- cil." Numerous phone calls and emails by The Press-Dispatch attempting to contact the Buf- falo Trace Council headquar- ters on Tuesday were not re- turned. The camp, located about a mile north of Highway 56, near the community of Ca- to, was largely donated to the Buffalo Trace Council in the 1980s. It was located on old strip mine ground. Employ- ees of Old Ben donated hun- dreds of hours doing the dirt work and constructing some of the buildings on the camp. In its earlier years, the camp, which includes rifle, shotgun and archery ranges, orienta- tion areas, amphitheater, a dining hall, swimming and water sports area, along with a COPE course and numerous camp sites, was home to sum- mer camp in the area. In the earlier years, it hosted Scout troops from all over the Mid- west for up to six weeks. In re- cent years, that was reduced to one week in the summer. Cub Scouts also had activi- ties at the camp. CREATIVITY. OUR SPECIALTY. When you place an ad in The Press-Dispatch, your ad is designed by Indiana's top designers. Eric and Matt have nearly 20 years of combined experience and a long list of awards including the HSPA's Indiana's Top Ad Designer, Think Outside The Box and Innovation Award. The Press Dispatch PIKE COUNTY'S NEWS NETWORK Ready to Start? Call Today! 812-354-8500 OR EMAIL ADS@PRESSDISPATCH.NET