The Press-Dispatch
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B-2 Wednesday, May 18, 2022 The Press-Dispatch SIDE-BY-SIDES Continued from page 1 ple. Pike County's quality of life amenities are rich, and we have much untapped poten- tial. I'm pleased to see that the Swishers see the opportunity to expand the park and camp- ground business in our com- munity and are collaborating with the Boy Scouts to be able to utilize the Park's amenities throughout the year. This is a win-win for our community." In other business, commis- sioners approved the claims for May 16 with a motion passed 3-0. Commissioner's Assis- tant Kristi Dischinger, said the county council members wished to transfer funds as op- posed to asking for additional funds, for the $7,727 repair bill for Emergency Management Agency Ryan Benner's truck. The motion passed 3-0. Dischinger also requested additional money to cover gas bills at the courthouse, due to rising costs in natural gas. Dischinger requested $5,000 and said they would not have enough money to pay the bills for gas the rest of the year if they did not get additional money. The motion passed 3-0. Auditor Judith Gumbel pre- sented the Clerk and Trea- surer monthly reports, which were approved by Commis- sioners in a 3-0 vote. A COVID update was given by Dischinger and she said County Nurse Amy Gladish reported there are current- ly between five and 10 re- ported cases and 40 -50 peo- ple are coming to the Health Department to be vaccinat- ed each week. Gladish ad- vised Dischinger that testing is down due to home tests be- ing available. EMS Director Chris Young advised that they are up an ad- ditional 280 runs compared to numbers this time, last year. Young said they have between three and four ambulances running at this time. The next commissioners meeting will be 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, courthouse. The public is encouraged to at- tend these meetings. JELLYSTONE Continued from page 1 ACCEPTABLE ITEMS • A/C Adapters • Alpha Smarts • Analyzers / Test Equipment • Audio / Visual Equipment and Carts • Batteries • Calculators • Cameras • Cell Phones / Office Phones • Computer Components • CRT Monitors and Televisions (fees may apply) • DVD & VHS Players • Keyboards / Mice • Laptop Computers • LCD Monitors and Televisions • Mainframes • Metal Scraps (Steel, Copper and Aluminum) • Medical Devices • Microwaves • Overhead Projectors • Printers / Scanners / Fax Machines • Refrigerators (limited quantities per trip) • Security Equipment • Servers / Server Cabinets • Stereo Equipment • Smartboards (Fees may apply) • Televisions (LED, LCD, Plasma, Projection, Console) • Toner / Ink • Typewriters • UPS / Battery Backups • Vacuum Cleaners • Wires / Cables / Cords NO TIRES • NO HOUSEHOLD TRASH HAZARDOUS WASTE We will accept free of charge up to 10 gallons of the following: • Household Cleaners • Flammables • Pesticides • Fertilizers • Herbicides • Acids • Bases • Corrosives • Aerosols • Oil Filters • Antifreeze • Brake Fluids • Cleaners • Auto, Household and Rechargeable Batteries • Florescent and CFL Bulbs • Oil Based Paints • No Latex, Dry Out And row Away • We accept free of charge up to 10 gallons of used motor oil per household. • Mercury containing ermometer/ ermostats PIKE COUNTY SOLID WASTE HAZARDOUS WASTE & ELECTRONICS DAY Pike County Residents Only Saturday, June 4 • 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Pike Central High School Follow signs in the parking lot after he was told it would be 30 plus days be- fore they could get a rebuild kit for their slow start valve, and at least that for a new valve. El- more said he learned he can get a frequency drive for the pump motor at the plant for about the same cost. He said this allows them to leave the motor on and just slow it down or speed it up instead of having to turn the pump on and off. Conse- quently it prevents the large pressure surges, which they think were contributing to all the water line breaks. Petersburg has been operating on just one pump for more than a month. Elmore said they should soon be up and running with both pumps. In other related new projects, Mayor Klipsch said there are four major projects underway, with a fifth to start on June 6. He said the project to install a new water main along Main St. from Fourth to Ninth Sts. started recently. The water tower rehab is un- derway on the 57 North tank, as well as, build- ing a new water tower at the top of Half Mile Hill is underway. Also the installation for two new water wells is underway. Highway 61 rehab from Seventh St. to Har- vest Lane is underway. Phase I of the sewer plant is about to reach completion. Klipsch said work at that site is back underway. At the previous meeting City Councilman Scott Jenkins had asked if they could get a representative of Graves, who is the contractor on the project, to attend the coun- cil meeting so they could explain the delay. Klipsch said a stern email from the engi- neering firm to Graves explained payments would not be made until work was restarted. He said work started about two days later. Elmore said he has given several punch list items to Graves that need to be addressed be- fore it is approved. Water Board member Jim Gaskins asked if any of the contractors were complaining about not being able to get materials. Klipsch said that was a common topic of their recent meetings with the contractors. He said water line installation was having trouble getting some couplers, but added they thought they could work around it. Klipsch said they have done about one block of the water line and hope to have two blocks completed before the Streetscape project is scheduled to begin on June 6. In other updates he said paving Main St. has been moved back from this Fall to the Spring of 2023, because of the Streetscape and water- line installation projects. In a related matter, the Community Cross- roads paving projects are scheduled to start next Thursday. This includes two projects from two phases of the Crossroads grants. There are 13 streets to be paved starting next week including: • Illinois St. from Main St. to city limits • 18th St. from Main to Alford Rd. • Walnut St. from 12th St. to dead-end • Sixth St. from Main to Cherry St. • Eighth St. from Main St. to dead-end • Cherry St. from Sixth to Seventh Sts. • Eighth St. from Main to dead-end • Spruce St. from Fifth to Seventh St. • Fourth St. from Main to Locust St. • Locust St. from Ninth to Third Sts. • Maple St. from Ninth to Third Sts. • Sycamore St. from Sixth to First Sts. • McCoy St. from Fifth St. to dead-end • 10th St., from Locust St. to Highway 61. Klipsch said the total cost for the projects is $ 334,616 for the 2021, issue 1 and 2. Peters- burg was recently notified they will receive an- other $128.910 for 2022-1 projects. "We have been very fortunate to receive these awards. It has allowed us to do almost $500,000 of paving in the last two years," said Klipsch. In other business, the council voted to can- cel their first meeting in July, which would have fallen on a July 4. "Instead of moving this to Tuesday, July 5, lets just cancel this meet- ing," said Klipsch. He said they for the last few years they have only been meeting once in Ju- ly. It was approved by the council. The next Petersburg meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 6. A new water main is being installed along the west side of Main St. Petersburg. Crews began work on it recently. As the project is being built water customers on each side of Petersburg will have new water service lines installed from the new main to their businesses. Those lines will be bored under the high- way for water customers on the east side of Main St. Next month the Streetscape project, installing new sidewalks, curbs and light poles will start, and fol- low immediately behind the waterline installation. Bolin sentenced to 20 years for attempted child molesting By James Capozella A former Wisconsin man was sentenced to 20 years in Pike Cir- cuit Court on Monday for having sex with a child. Except for two minor changes requested by attorney Brandon G. Smith in the probation back- ground, Michael Lee Bolin's plea agreement was accepted by Pike Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Bies- terveld. The plea agreement sen- tenced Bolin to 20 years in the In- diana Department of Corrections with credit for time served since June 17, 2021. In the Attempted Child Molest- ing IC 35 -42-4-3 (a)(1) and IC 35 - 411-5 -1 charges, the state, repre- sented by Chief Deputy Prosecut- ing Attorney Sarah Christianson, moved to dismiss count 2 with prej- udice. Bolin can have no contact, direct or indirect with the victim and shall be a lifetime registry as a sex offender. The 43 year-old Spurgeon res- ident was arrested on charges of child molesting, sexual inter- course or other sexual conduct with a child under 14 and fondling a child under 14 this past June. One night the mother noticed that Bolin was not where he nor- mally slept and looked for him, but couldn't find him. She had her son check on the daughter, and the son told her the daughter was in bed with no clothes on, and that he saw Bolin leaving the room. Police were called by the moth- er when she was told by her daugh- ter that Bolin had been having sex with her for about a month and a half. The mother knew Bolin had been having a rough time and she had hired him to babysit her kids. Bolin is a native of Wisconsin, and was known by the family before his move to Pike County. Pike Coun- ty Deputy Jared Sim- mons, Pe- tersburg of- ficer Bryce Manning and Indiana State Troop- er Stu Sand- ers respond- ed to the call and inter- viewed the victim and others. Ac- cording to a probable cause affi- davit, Bolin told the girl she was pregnant and needed to kill the baby by hitting herself in the ab- domen. In Simmons' report, Bolin told the girl that if she told anyone about it, she would end up in a men- tal clinic according to the affidavit. The mother's impact state- ment was read in court by Chris- tianson. It stated that she "didn't know where to start," that "they had been friends for years" and it was "sickening that a 12-year- old's normal childhood had been destroyed." She wrote that her daughter "suffers every day," has serious scars and "will never be free of this." Wade arrested for OVWI, refusal By Sherri Sebella On Thursday, May 12, Pike County Sheriff's Deputy Bryce Manning was notified of a domes- tic disturbance at 9:06 p.m. While en route to the address, he was no- tified that Marty Wade, 48, who was involved in the domestic dis- turbance, was trying to leave the residence in a Chevy Pickup. Manning located Wade on County Road 750 E. and initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle. A fter speaking with Wade, po- lice could smell the strong odor of alcohol on his breath. Wade exited the vehicle and told police he had a couple of beers. When asked how many drinks he had, Wade said he had five or six beers throughout the day. Field sobriety tests were con- ducted in which Wade failed. Wade was asked to take a chemical test and Wade refused. Wade was placed into hand- cuffs, charged with operating vehi- cle while intoxicated, refusal, and transported to Pike County Jail. Police went to Wade's residence and spoke with family members who said they did not want to press charges on Wade for the incident that happened at home. Michael Bolin