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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, March 23, 2022 D-5 items: 812-354-8500 schoolnews@pressdispatch.net Petersburg EAST GIBSON Submit East Gibson news items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: egnews@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Otwell Miller Academy Using the materials given and a few subtle hints, the students had to figure out how to find the circumference and diameter of a circle. Then, they had to use the formula C/d = 3.14, or pi, to see how close their measured/calculated compared to the established value of 3.14. Their results were 3.12, 3.12, 3.15, 3.15, 3.18, and 3.24. Their results were precise, but not exactly accurate compared to the estab- lished value of 3.14, but they did an amazing job with the materials given. Participating are, from left: Madilyn Woosley, Peyton Taylor, Canton Capehart, Kaydan Hill, Wyatt Nolan, and Sawyer Kabrick. Third grade students Jocilyn Woosley, Anson Luff, and Rylee Nelson met their AR goal for the third grading period. Third grade student Bristal Grubb passed her mul- tiplication facts. She's moving on to division. Officer Buck Seger and K9 Bleck get some attention from third grade students Anson Luff, Rylee Nelson, Ricky Colegrove, and Easton Smith while fourth grad- er Abel Satterfield watches. Deputy Jason McKinney, Madilyn Woosley, Peyton Taylor, Deputy Buck Seger, K9 Bleck, Canton Capehart, Sawyer Kabrick, Kaydan Hill and Mrs. Valerie Schop- penhorst. OCE third grading period honors CITIZENS OF THE NINE WEEKS Berlyn Johnson Bailee Swartz Brian Heichelbech Adalyn Tooley Cash Gregory Elliot Heeman Heidi Gregory Carson Heichelbech Addy Stinnett Abby Heichelbech Aubrey Hedges Wyatt Rowe Cannon Tooley Trinity Pride MOST IMPROVED STUDENTS Remy Maxwell Bryce Hulfachor Adam Meny Electra Thacker Khali Madison Layla Lee Hunter Straw Renee Lewis Briar Burkhart Mason Maltimore Braxton Davis Josslyn Lynn Rebecca Brown Kendrix Beasley ALL A'S HONOR ROLL Grade 4 Hunter Blades Rylan Brown Parker Dupps Averi Fryxell Abby Heichelbech Gage Sloan Isaac Stolz Grade 5 Fallon McGillem Raeann Steven Anastyn Wilkerson Grade 6 Chloe Stolz A-8 HONOR ROLL Grade 4 Briar Burkhart Caiden Carr Brayden Cashin Kaleb Krieg Makynna Lecocq Terrin Meece Graham Parke Greenlee Parke Ayden Payne Riley Rodocker Anthony Tucker Eli VanMeter Logan Thomas Grade 5 Bristol Armes Caylee Dailey Braxton Davis Aubrey Hedges Brooklyn Hess Kayla Hughes Jaxson Jarboe Damien Maier Kenadi Maikranz Annabella Mc- Gowan Wyatt Rowe Harlow Williams Ian Woolsey Grade 6 Chloe Blades Haylen Bobbitt Eli Eversole Kylie Kimbrel Jaevin McGillem Payton Pfister Paige Shoultz Ali Vanmeter Brad Watkins benefit Oakland City American Legion hosted a fundraiser for member Brad Watkins and his family Saturday morning. The legion sold food, raffle tickets, hosted a bake sale, had a silent auction and offered two live bands for entertainment. While the legion doesn't normally do fundraisers, Watkins is an active member currently hospitalized after what at first appeared to be appendicitis. Friends said instead doctors found his pancreas was dying. People from across the country sent money to support Watkins. The money will not only support the medical bills but also help support the two children in the family and allow Watkins' wife to contin- ue to be with him in the hospital. Commissioners plan to approve stormwater management ordinance By Janice Barniak Gibson County Commissioners said they plan to approve a Stormwater Management ordinance that has been 15 years in the mak- ing at their next meeting April 5. In fact, Commissioner Mary Key said she was ready to pass it after the first public hearing, but commissioners wanted to have a clean copy of it with a few changes made. One of those changes was to ensure farm- ers giving their kids land to build homes on wouldn't have to follow the subdivision rules. As written, the control ordinance could have required all landowners dividing up land for residences to pay for stormwater approval. Commissioner Warren Fleetwood agreed with the change. "That's what will hit people's pocketbooks the most. The idea of this is that we're prop- erly taking care of stormwater on these com- mercial and industrial sites and these major subdivisions," he said, adding the plan wasn't aimed at regular residents. "We're looking out for the small guy here...We're not hurt- ing anybody. The idea is to plan." The plan has taken 14 years to pass, Key said, because they started with a more sweep- ing example from more-urban Hamilton County then weeded down the ordinance. The overall spirit of the current ordinance is that developers are required to ensure the runoff from their building site is equal to the amount that ran off before it was developed, said Gibson County Soil and Water Board rep- resentative Gary Seibert. He said farmers see a lot of issues with runoff and can tell when there's develop- ment, because more pavement and more side- walks mean more runoff for them. He said the measure will also protect local bridges and ditches.