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B-2 Wednesday, Februar y 16, 2022 The Press-Dispatch Wrong way driver with vehicle damage arrested on Interstate 69 By Sherri Sebella A 911 call on Monday, Feb- ruary 14 at 6:34 a.m. to the Pike County Central Dis- patch resulted in the ar- rest of a Fairdale, Kentucky man for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated. The caller advised there was a man standing on the roadway of Interstate 69 near the 49 -mile marker. Police arrived and saw a someone standing next to a vehicle in the northbound lane on In- terstate 69, near the 49 mile marker. The man was identi- fied as Allen Alvarez, 33, of Fairdale, K Y. Alvarez told police that he was in an accident. When asked if he needed any med- ical attention, or had any in- juries, Alvarez stated that he was not injured Police then asked Alvarez where he was traveling and he said, "Tennessee some- where." Alvarez was unable to tell police where he had left from. Alvarez advised that he had got into some trou- ble, but would not say what kind of trouble he was in. Police also asked Alvarez what caused him to drive through the median and drive the wrong way on the Interstate. Alvarez said he did not know why he was traveling the wrong way and repeated that he drove through the median and had flat tires. Alvarez had slurred speech and glossy red eyes and appeared to have a hard time following any questions that were asked of him, ac- cording to Police. Police asked Alvarez if he had hit his head or had any other injury that they need- ed to know about and Alvarez stated that he did not. When asked if he had been drink- ing or had taken any kind of narcotics or other substance that would alter his body or mind, Alvarez said "no." Alvarez failed all field so- briety tests. Indiana State Trooper John Davis Jr. ar- rived on scene and gave Al- varez a portable breath test (PBT). Alvarez had a PBT of .000. Police asked Alva- rez if he would take a chem- ical test and he advised that he did not want to. Alvarez was placed in handcuffs and advised that he was under arrest for Op- erating a Vehicle While In- toxicated, and transported to Pike County Jail. Winslow man arrested for impaired driving with two children in car By Sherri Sebella On Monday evening, Feb- ruary 14, at approximate- ly 5:40 p.m., Indiana State Trooper Brayden Anger- meier, stopped the driver of a 2015 Nissan Altima, on State Road 57, near County Road 200 West, for a child re- straint violation. The driver was identified as Kyler Lee, 26, of Winslow. Lee's three-year-old daugh- ter was not restrained in a child safety seat and was moving freely in the rear pas- senger area. Lee's one-year- old son was in a child safe- ty seat, but not properly re- strained. While talking to Lee, Trooper Angermeier detect- ed an order of an alcohol- ic beverage. Lee displayed signs of impairment and failed field sobriety tests. Further investigation re- vealed Lee had a blood al- cohol content of .14 percent. He was arrested and taken to the Pike County Jail where he is currently being held on bond. His two children were released to their mother. Lee was charged with Op- erating a Vehicle While In- toxicated with Passengers less than 18 years of age, a Level 6 Felony. Warrant issued for invasion of privacy By Sherri Sebella On Wednesday, February 9, Petersburg Police Chief Kyle Mills was advised by Central Dispatch that there was a person on station re- questing to speak to him in reference to a violation of a protective order. Mills met with Jessica Newton at the Petersburg Police Station. Newton pro- duced a Protective Order she had against her ex-husband, Philip Newton, that is also on behalf of Newton's three children. 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Truck gets stranded at road closing A Dollar General truck driver stranded his semi on Saturday morning after coming to the road closure and not knowing what to do. According to Petersburg Police Sergeant Paul Collier, a dispatch call came in that a truck driver was having issues at the road closure on State Road 61. "The company working on the road re- moved the truck turnaround so the truck driver did not know what to do," Collier said. "I went out there and we tried to get him turned around in a driveway and that didn't work, so we tried the INDOT lot to turn around. He said he thought he could fit but when he turned around, he got stuck on a dirt pile. No tickets were issued, but he did get a tow bill." ROUND-UP Continued from page 1 come out to enroll youth into our program," Alex Mahren- holz, Pike County Purdue Ex- tension Office Educator said. "Pike County 4-H is fortu- nate to have so many incredi- ble volunteers who are so giv- ing of their time and so much more. The kids always love to see our Pike County 4-H Fair royalty and the Queens who attended our event, set a won- derful example for our youth, as always." "We have a lot of great events coming up, including a Poultry workshop in Van- derburgh County, and a Cake Decorating workshop open to all youth." Any youth in ninth grade or above who is interested in be- ing a Camp Counselor at the 4- H Summer Camp on June 13- 15 should contact Mahrenholz before March 3 at the Exten- sion Office (812) 354-6838, or email amahrenh@purdue.edu. For more information, please feel free to call, find Pike County Purdue Exten- sion Office on Facebook, or visit their website at https:// extension.purdue.edu/ county/pike/. REPAIRS Continued from page 1 to attention the poor condi- tion of equipment he is trying to work with, as he did at the last meeting. "One weed-eater is down. That is the main one we use," Baham said. "Here is a main- tenance list with a break- down of equipment and what they need fixed. The backhoe has been sent in for repair. We have two vehicles and one has floorboards that are patched with two stop signs and won't go over 35 miles per hour. The plow truck leaks fluid all over the group. Both vehicles have fuel tanks held up by ratchet straps. We need a tune-up ev- ery six months and that cost is approximately $1,000. It is more money to fix them than they are worth." Popp said he would like Ba- ham to continue to work on a maintenance budget. "I want to plan ahead for a year, so we can appropriate for these things," Popp said. I'd like to know the intervals for some of these things like tune-ups, oil changes and other expenses so we can budget for it. I like the way this is going, we just need more information." "In October we have to work toward a budget for next year. I'd like to know what things you need to have a yearly bud- get for." The council then discussed the purchase of a new work ve- hicle to replace the two vehi- cles they currently use, that need extensive repairs. "There is a grant that we match 25 percent to their 75 percent," Popp said. "They pay $50,000, and we pay 25 percent of that cost. Baham gave the council the specifications and prices on three trucks to consider. "This is our intent in pub- lic meeting to begin the appli- cation process for the grant," Lamb said. Both Lamb and Brewster voted to move for- ward with the grant pro- cess for the purchase of a new Chevy truck with a to- tal cost of $ 62,007.50 that the town would pay approximate- ly $15,500 of. "I've been want- ing to see this grant utilized," Popp said. Though not present, Winslow Town Marshall Steve Nelson reported that for the month of January, all patrol cars, equipment and training ranked a good status. There was one domestic call, two traffic, four ordinance notic- es issued, three suspicious person/activity calls, two medical calls requiring po- lice presence and five calls not detailed. Before finishing, Popp re- ported to the other council members that replacement lighting at the fire department was complete and the area is well lit now, and that the com- munity center replacement lighting has begun. Lamb pro- vided quotes for new flooring for the Winslow Community Center basement and fire sta- tion. Brewster moved to table the flooring discussion until they are able to find a compa- ny to fix the roof at the Cen- ter, which they have been get- ting quotes for. "If you have a leaky roof, you don't have a building," Brewster said. Brewster said he would get a quote from a company in Dug- gar and Baham said he would have a quote for the roof from another company by the end of the week. "The roof is outdated," Ba- ham said. "Contractors do not want to patch the roof and have their name on that. They say we need a new roof." Popp agreed to table the flooring discussion, but only until the next meeting after they re- ceive quotes for roofing at the Winslow Community Center, from Brewster and Baham. The next Winslow Town Council meeting will be Mon- day, February 28, at the Town Hall building, beginning at 6 p.m. scoreboard for the Pike Coun- ty Little League, a new sign for the school at Winslow Ele- mentary, a resilience building program at Pike Middle/High School for Youth First, and a much-needed new xylophone for the Pike Central Band, to name a few. Community Foundation currently has 29 scholarship funds, and 17 designated funds according to Gaskins. One project Gaskins is espe- cially proud to be a part of is the Community Foundation's role in the Elmer Buchta Tech- nology Center. "The Lilly Endowment helped initiate funding for the Technology Center," Gaskins said. "We offered people work- ing on the project $100,000 if they could get $200,000 in ad- ditional funds. The project was more than $2.5 million. Elmer Buchta helped with other things and we wanted to help them get started." The Community Founda- tion started with zero dollars and as of today, according to Gaskins, the value of the Com- munity Foundation is $ 6.1 mil- lion. Some other projects the Community Foundation has helped with is the T TR Hav- en Over the Hilltop, which is a premier agency to support dis- placed children and caregiv- ers in crisis. The Community Foundation gave them a grant when they needed a kitchen for the facility. "Out of the Lilly Endow- ment, we said that if each Board of Directors member gave $500, they would re- ceive a check for $100,000 to use in their community," Gas- kins said. "We decided together to use the funds to help Pike Coun- ty School Corporation. We ar- en't big enough to do what oth- er counties might do, but we do the best we can. We have scholarship funds that are val- ued from $17,000 to $400,000." At Christmas, members send letters to raise money, to their regular donors, and sometimes the Community Foundation receives money when someone passes away because they support what the Community Foundation does for Pike County. "It is a love- ly way to remember someone by donating to the Communi- ty Foundation," Gaskins said. The biggest project the Community Foundation is working on is scholarships for students. "We have about 26 applica- tions," Gaskins said. "There is a committee of four, will re- view all of the applications and make their decisions. Some of these scholarships are four- year scholarships." "Some scholarships are $2,500 per year for four years, and some are $ 3,500 per year for four years, along with some in between. They can go up or down in value, depend- ing on the market. They are renewable, but not guaranteed at the same amount." If you want to make a dona- tion, or want more information about Pike County Communi- ty Foundation you can reach Cindy Gaskins, Volunteer Di- rector, at 812-766 -0550 or by email at director@pikecom- munityfoundation.org. Winslow seeks old sports photos The Winslow Parks De- partment is looking for old sports pictures of players/ teams. If you have any you would like to share, please call Winslow Town Hall at 812- 789 -2207. CORRECTION An article in Wednesday's edition of the The Press-Dis- patch contained an error. Chelsea Potts should have been listed as a Democrat in the Washington Township Trustee race.