The Press-Dispatch
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B-2 Wednesday, December 22, 2021 The Press-Dispatch The Winslow Town Council is looking for a part-time dep- uty town marshal. Council members said they needed to seek a new deputy marshal be- cause the two part-time dep- uties had taken full-time jobs elsewhere. Lamb said they had agreed to help Winslow out when they could. Lamb also said the town was approached by someone interested in purchasing the former barber shop at 108 E. Center St., which had been condemned by the Pike Coun- ty Health Dept. Lamb said the property had been assessed at less than $15,000, so the pro- cess to sell it is simpler than if it were more valuable. Lamb said they basically only have to notify the public of their intent to sell it and ac- cept bids for it. The board voted 3-0 to take bids on the property. Winslow also approved their budget and salary ordi- nance for 2022. The council also announced they raised about $ 80,000 by auctioning off surplus equip- ment. They also voted to pay claims that totaled $120,436.34. The next meeting will be at 6 p.m. Monday, January 10, 2022, in Town Hall Winslow needs part-time deputy Indiana State Police will in- crease patrols during this hol- iday season, as part of a state- wide crackdown on impaired and dangerous driving. From now until Jan. 1, troopers will be on high alert for anyone driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Police will also watch for seat- belt violations and other forms of dangerous driving. Every year, more than 10,000 people die in drunk-driving crashes in the U.S. That's about one person every 52 minutes. While driv- ing under the influence is a daily concern, it's more prev- alent around certain holi- days, with Christmas and New Year's among the deadliest. Last December, 73 people died in collisions in Indiana. Of those, 11 involved a drunk driver, according to ICJI. The Indiana State Police are asking for the public's help to keep Indiana roads safe this holiday season by designat- ing a sober driver or using a ride service, public transpor- tation, or taxi if alcohol is con- sumed. Motorists are also en- couraged to wear a seatbelt, slow down, put down the cell phone and be sure kids are properly buckled up. Motorists can report sus- pected impaired drivers by calling 911. State police to increase patrols during holidays Final touches for Hwy. 61 Elvie Hust puts down a centerline on Highway 61 just north of Highway 57 in Pe- tersburg. It was one of the last tasks for the Highway 61 rehab project, which has been ongoing since July. Crews said they will come back later and put down the white line on both sides of the road with a flag crew. After the holidays, they will begin extensive highway work north of the railroad. Driver causes head-on crash on I-69 Jeffrey Willis charged with OVWI By James Capozella A Winslow man was arrest- ed for OV WI after a call to dis- patch concerning an intoxicat- ed male knocking on doors. Jeffrey Woolsey, 61, of 2807 E. CR 375 S., Winslow, was charged with OV WI this past Wednesday evening after the call to dispatch. Woolsey was located by State Troop- er Dustin Stein when Wool- sey drove into the driveway at 2551 E. CR 150 S. When asked if he had knocked on any doors, he said he was about to go knock on this door, but has not knocked on any doors, according to the report. Woolsey had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and the odor of an alcoholic bever- age emitting from his person, according to Trooper Stein. Woolsey stated he had a cou- ple beers about two hours ago. Field sobriety tests for Woolsey could not be admin- istered or were failed, accord- ing to the report. Woolsey had a reading of .119 on a PBT. Da- viess County Hospital was out of state kits, but analysis from the lab resulted in a .216 per- cent BAC, according to the re- port. PROJECTS Continued from page 1 Steven Huggler told police he was walking to his living room when he heard his wife say she heard gunshots, ac- cording to the affidavit. It con- tinued that Steven saw a man in an orange hoodie in his ga- rage firing rounds into the home and then the man came into the house. Steven told police he ran upstairs to get a baseball bat and then chased the man out of the house, antd threw his bat at the car as the man drove away. U.S. Marshals located Alvey at the Patoka Street residence and took him into custody. On December 17, prosecu- tors requested a life without parole charge on Alvey. According to area media, Evansville police spokesman Sgt. Anna Gray said Alvey told investigators he had acted on someone else's behalf. Samuel Steven Huggler, of Rockport, has also been charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder. A life without parole charge has also been requested for Huggler. SUSPECT Continued from page 1 Thanks for a Great Ride! It's been a wonderful year, and we'd like to say thanks to all of the kind folks who have been a part of it. Your support and friendship mean so much, and we appreciate your trust in us. Thanks & Happy Holidays From Our Family to Yours! 30 Indiana St., Jasper (right behind Shoney's) 812-482-3366 www.ajcycle.net AJ CYCLE " For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. Titus 2:11-14 Merry Christmas from Harris Funeral Home By Andy Heuring An Evansville woman was injured late Saturday night when she collided head-on with a wrong-way driver on I- 69, near the 49 -mile marker in Pike County. Gerardo Figueroa, 18, of West Chicago, Ill., was driv- ing a Subaru north in the southbound lanes and collid- ed with Abhipri Mishra, 24, of Evansville, who was driv- ing south, according to Pike County Deputy Sheriff Bryce Manning. Mishra told police she was driving in the left lane when she saw Figueroa and attempt- ed to swerve to the right to miss him, but Figueroa also swerved the same direction. The two collided near the center of the two southbound lanes, with Mishra sliding off the right side of the road, down a small embankment and spinning backward. Figueroa's Honda came to rest near the median in the passing lane of the south- bound lanes. Manning said both Mishra and Figueroa were taken to Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville by Pike County EMS. Mishra had to be extricat- ed from the vehicle by the Pe- tersburg Fire Department. Manning said she suffered a lower leg injury and possible fractures in her foot. Figueroa complained of chest pain. Dep- uty Manning said Figueroa did not have a driver's license or an ID. The vehicle he was driving was owned by Men- doza Enriqueta, also of West Chicago. His two passengers were uninjured. Manning said Figueroa was not intoxicated, he was just lost. "It didn't appear he crossed over the median. We think he just got onto the high- way at an interchange." "They are both very lucky," said Manning of Mishra and Figueroa. Both vehicles were totaled. ommendation to the full City Council. The first division was a new water treatment plant. Klipsch said it was built in 1932 and is the second oldest plant in Indi- ana. The low bidder was Deb- ra-Kuempel, Inc., of Evans- ville, at $10,486,987. Division Two is to build two new water wells. The low bid- der was Layne Christensen, of Louisville, Ky., at $536,886 for the base bid and $402,224 for the mandatory alternate. Division Three includes a new water main from the wa- ter wells to the new plant and a new water line down Main St. The low bid was Wabash Util- ities, Inc., of Vincennes, at a bid of $2.566,137.75 base and $115,800 alternate. Division Four includes a new 750,000 -gallon wa- ter storage tank at the top of Half-mile Hill and rehabbing Petersburg's current water towers. The low bid was Cald- well Tanks, Inc., of Louisville, Ky., at $ 3.789,900 base and $2,834.060 alternate. According to an updat- ed water rate study, with the new bid amounts, the project- ed increase in water bills to pay for the new projects will be: $10.34 for the minimum water user. A minimum wa - ter users bill now is $15.68. That is expected to increase to $26.02. An average water customer using 4,000 gal- lons a month will see an in- crease of $14.48. The current rate is $21.96, which will go to $ 36.44. Klipsch said these are worst case scenario numbers and will probably be lower. It is expected the new water rates won't start until Spring of 2022. "I will ask you to accept the bids with the alternate bids. Accept the bids and include the second well. I think it is important to our project and future and our safety. We need backup wells for the future. We have put this off too long. We are all customers. I heard this same conversation go on and on when my mother was alive. It is long overdue," said Councilman Brian Van Meter. His mother, Sharon Van Me- ter, was clerk-treasurer of Pe- tersburg in the 1980s. Klipsch said the increas- es would still place them at a lower water rate than Jasper, Huntingburg, Spurgeon, Oak- land City and Winslow, who ranged from $29.20 to $57.80. Only Washington, at $ 33.90, would be lower. His motion was seconded and approved by a 5 -0 vote. In other business, the coun- cil approved Connor Young be- ing named to the Petersburg Fire Department. Councilman Gary Leavitt asked how people are going to get to Walnut Hills Cemetery when Phase II of the Highway 61 rehab project gets started. Klipsch said people will take White River Ave. to North St. and then cross Highway 61 to the entrance of the cemetery. The next council meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Mon- day, January 3. Tindall charged with child molesting By James Capozella An Oakland City man was charged this week with child molesting. According to a probable cause affidavit, School Re- source Officer Michael Willis, Indiana State Detective Tobias Odom and Indiana State DCS charged Joshua R. Tindall, 37, of 233 E. SR 64, Oakland City, with child molesting, a level 4 felony. The charge stems from a December 6, 2021, interview of an 11-year-old sixth grade student at Pike Central Mid- dle School. A preliminary interview re- vealed that Tindall had inap- propriately touched her on many occasions over a period of years, according to the re- port. The interview reflected the fact that as the victim got older, the molesting got worse and more frequent. The victim said that when she did not go to Tindall's home, there was a break from the abuse. It stopped when Tindall was in- carcerated, which occurred several times during 2017 and 2018. In the last three years, the abuse has only happened five times, according to the re- port. ARSON Continued from page 1 Trabant's residence at 1016 E. CR 475 S., Winslow. While enroute to that location, po- lice were told David Gray, Jr. had called central dispatch to tell him he was sitting on his porch drinking a beer when he heard an explosion. When police arrived at the Trabant residence, she showed police black burn marks, burned leaves and melted siding on the house, as well as plastic bottles at the base of the house. According to Osgatharp's report, Trabant told police Gray had dropped a bottle by their residence and then ran south on CR 100 E. toward his residence. Police went to Gray's residence and knocked on the door, but no one an- swered. A neighbor told po- lice they had seen Gray go in- to his residence "not even 10 minutes ago." Police eventually got Gray to come to the door. He told them he was trying to take a shower and asked what they wanted. Gray denied throwing gas on Trabant's house. He also claimed his social media ac- count was hacked. According to the probable cause, when police asked him why he made the social media posts, Gray said, "because I'm trying to save my wife. They got her out shooting dope." Gray was taken into custo- dy on the arson charge.