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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) With best wishes to you and your kin, We're so grateful for your dropping in And before another year gets into gear, We'd like to wish you Happy New Year! See You Next Year! Ficklin Auto Supply, Inc. 12th & Main Streets, Petersburg • 812-354-6000 It's time once again to display our gratitude, And to thank you for your winning attitude - Because one thing that we know is true Is we wouldn't be here without all of you! So before the clock strikes the midnight hour, We'd like to do everything in our power To wish you all a wonderful year Filled with success and joy and love and cheer! Wyatt Seed Company, Inc. HWY. 57 SOUTH, PETERSBURG, IN 47567 Phone: (812) 354-8542 WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Winslow American Legion Post 115 Dec. 31 from 8pm-? • Live music by Beyond the Pale from 9pm-1am • Specials Available • Full Menu Available OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 21+ Come join the fun and celebrate the New Year! See REVIEW on page 5 REVIEW Continued from page 3 Worst snowstorm in years February 17 — Larry Hunt uses a new specialized snow blade on the front of his Bobcat to push snow away from in front of Marge's Hallmark on Monday, while his son, Jordan, shovels the sidewalk. The main activity in Pike County and much of the Midwest on Monday and Tuesday is snow removal. Temperatures in the sin- gle digits and nearly nine inches of snow made it nearly impossible to get around. Road crews for towns, cities, county and state have gotten most of the roads pass- able, but getting in and out of driveways often required a shovel. Hanselman leads Chargers to victory March 3 — Pike Central's senior Sean Hanselman (13) gets fouled taking the basketball to the hoop in Friday's Pocket Athletic Conference (PAC) out- ing with Tecumseh. Hanselman rammed home a per- fect 12 of 12 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter, along with a three-point field goal to score 15 points in the final period in the Charger's come- from-behind 46-43 victory. Hanselman led all scor- ers with 19 points. Local organizations were awarded grants from Operation Round Up program The WIN Energy REMC Community Trust recently presented several grants to the following local organiza- tions: • Petersburg Little League received $7,495 towards the replacement of wooden bleachers at the ballpark. • Pike County Public Li- brary received $5,000 to- wards the purchase of a flat playground for library side- walk. • Petersburg Police De- partment received $1,074.88 to purchase high visibility jackets, vests and traffic con- trol batons. Several organizations out- side of the area were also awarded grants. A-4 Wednesday, December 29, 2021 The Press-Dispatch NEWS BRIEFS Trash sites holiday schedule The trash sites will be closed New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, and will reopen with regular hours on Mon- day, January 3. Multicultural event at Dubois Co. Museum January 6 The Dubois County Museum will host a multicultural event at the museum at 2704 N. Newton Street (U.S. 231 N.) on January 6, 2022, called Dia De Los Reyes or Day of the Kings. Doors will open at 6 p.m. At 6:20 p.m., the His- tory of Day of the Kings and Epiphany will be given. Be- ginning at 7 p.m., Claudia Juarez will offer a cooking class on baking Concha Bread. Conchas are a traditional Mex- ican sweet bread roll, a type of bread also known as pan dulce that is sold at many panaderias (bakeries). Class size is limited to 100. To participate in the class, RSVP by emailing epiphany.dcm@gmail.com. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1-4 p.m. Closed on Monday. 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. awarded a contract to Love Excavating, of Huntingburg, to relocate a main waterline that parallels Highway 61. Love was the low bidder at $ 610,694. • Pike County's active COVID cases fell to seven and there were only six new cases recorded in the seven days in Pike County. • The Elmer Buchta Tech- nology and Entrepreneur Cen- ter celebrated with a grand opening ceremony and fea- tured Elmer Buchta, Jr., talking about his dad's career. Elmer, Jr. donated $260,000 to the center in honor of his fa- ther. • Pike County, Winslow, Petersburg and Spurgeon learned they were received large sums of money in COVID relief funds from the federal government's give- away of $1.9 trillion. Pike County is to receive $2.4 mil- lion, Petersburg $480,000, Winslow $170,000 and Spur- geon $40,000. • A crew began work on the 145 -year-old Iron Bridge. The bridge that spanned the Patoka River is being replaced with a concrete bridge. The Iron Bridge, which is believed to be the only example of its type still in existence, was transported where crews were working to rehab it to be put in place of the Charger Bridge over Prides Creek. It will even- tually be opened to foot traffic. • The Pike County 4-H Fair board announced they intend- ed to have the Pike County Fair on-site despite COVID. It will be the 100th Fair in Pike County. • Only one new case of COVID was reported in the last 10 days in Pike County. • The Town of Winslow do- nated a fire truck to Pike Cen- tral to be used in teaching a new Fire Sciences class. • A Chevrolet van report- ed stolen from Pike County in late December was locat- ed in Oakland City. A state trooper driving by saw the van parked in Oakland City. When the trooper stopped to check on the van, he noticed sever- al hundred feet of copper wire that had been reported sto- len from a warehouse. Daniel Goodman, 44, of 323 S. Lin- coln St., was arrested on theft and receiving a stolen vehicle charges. • The Otwell Basketball League formed and started play with nearly 100 partici- pants. They had hoped to get 42 people to sign up for the league, but within a couple of days, they had nearly 100. They have formed 10 teams in the league and will play from March through May. •Pike Central senior guard Sean Hanselman was named Honorable Mention in the Pocket Athletic Conference awards. •Petersburg's Buffalo Trace Festival for 2021 was cancelled. It was the second year in a row for it to be can- celled. In 2020, it was can- celled due to COVID, but the 2021 festival was cancelled due to Highway 61 being closed by the Indiana Depart- ment of Transportation for a complete rehab. APRIL • Lily Burns, 9, of Peters- burg, suffered head, hand and possible internal injuries when she rode her bicycle in front of an SUV being driven south on Highway 57 by Cas- sie Loveless, 37, of Winslow. State Trooper Hunter Man- ning said Burns rode into Highway 57 from 14th St. • Spider-Man was arrested on charges of public intoxica- tion, disorderly conduct, crim- inal mischief and residential entry after he scaled the side of a building to a second sto- ry balcony. Jason Hammock, 45, of 304 S. 15th St., was ar- rested he ran into Willis Ac- counting telling them, "Help me, the police are shooting at me." He fled the Willis' with- out incident and was eventu- ally arrested after he climbed onto the roof of City Hall and later onto a second floor bal- cony. He had been seen on the other side of Main St., jump- ing from an apartment balco- ny to a lower roof and then off that roof before barging into Willis Accounting. • The Edward Fox mur- der trial was rescheduled for Monday, July 26 in Pike Cir- cuit Court. Fox, 64, is charged with murder, a level 1 felony, burglary, where serious bodi- ly injury occurred, a level 1 fel- ony, and burglary to a dwell- ing, a level 4 felony. • Robin Smith, president and co-owner of Petersburg Hardware, was named the 2021 Young Retailer of the Year by the North American Hardware and Paint Associ- ation. • COVID numbers remain low with only three new cases in Pike County in the last sev- en days and more than 4,200 people being vaccinated. • Pike County Emergency Management Director Ryan Benner was appointed County E911 Director and will serve in the dual role. • Keith Hunt, 78, of Ha- zelton, was injured when he crashed his pickup truck in- to a ditch. • Construction begins on Phase I of improvements for Petersburg's sewer plant. Phase I is a $2.77 million proj- ect that includes an equaliza- tion lagoon and the head- works. • Amelia Bailey, daughter of Chris and Ketina Bailey, was named Pike Central's rep- resentative to Hoosier Girl's State. • Pike Central High School performed "Beauty and the Beast" for the Spring Musical. • Ashley Willis won a na- tional award as she was given the Economic Development 40 under 40 Award. It is select- ed by a committee of six eco- nomic development profes- sionals and site selection con- sultants who evaluated more than 200 applications. Willis is executive director of the Pike County Economic Develop- ment Corporation. • Terry Woolsey, Dale McKinney and Dennis Willis were elected to the Pike-Gib- son Water Corp. Board of Di- rectors. • Chloe Williams pitched a 3-0 shutout for the Pike Cen- tral softball team in a win over Heritage Hills. • The Old Iron Bridge orig- inally constructed in 1887, the same year General Custer lost the battle of Bull Horn, over the Patoka River at Survant was set in place over Prides Creek on Cherry St. in Pe- tersburg. It was replaced by a new concrete bridge over the Patoka River. A fter being rehabbed and painted, the bridge was set in place over Prides Creek to be used a pe- destrian traffic bridge only. • Pike County received a $250,000 grant from the Of- fice of Community and Rural A ffairs to help local business- es affected by the COVID pan- demic. • Active COVID cases in Goodpaster seeking reelection as Pike County Assessor Mike Goodpaster has an- nounced he is seeking re- election as Pike County As- sessor. "It is a privilege and an honor to serve the citizens of Pike County and I want to continue the progress that my staff and I have brought to the office in fair and accu- rate assessments," Goodpas- ter said. "My team and I are dedicated to providing Pike County taxpayers with the highest quality of service." Goodpaster has been an In- diana Certified Appraiser for over 20 years and is certified as an Indiana Level 3 Asses- sor/Appraiser. He is current- ly the Vice-President of the Indiana County Assessors Association (ICA A), which represents all of Indiana's 92 county assessors. Since tak- ing office, he was twice elect- ed Assessor of the Year for the Southwest District of the ICA A, and served two terms as their district president. Mike Goodpaster