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Smith & Wesson Hawkeye Throwing Axe 3 Pack $ 39 99 Commissioners give final approval on solar energy generation facility in Jefferson Twp. By Sherri Sebella During Monday's Pike County Commissioner's meet- ing, the Commissioners took under advisement, bids they received for the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program, which will cover a multitude of roads to be im- proved throughout Pike Coun- ty. The state Community Crossings Matching Grant (CCMG) program is a part- nership between Indiana De- partment of Transportation (INDOT) and Hoosier com- munities, both urban and ru- ral, which provides a valuable tool for local governments to invest in infrastructure proj- ects that aid in economic de- velopment, create jobs, and strengthen transportation networks. Each year the state Com- munity Crossings Matching Grant (CCMG) program pro- vides a valuable tool for local governments to invest in in- frastructure projects that cat- alyze economic development, create jobs, and strengthen transportation networks. During the next Commis- sioner's meeting on June 20, the Commissioners will make a decision as to which bid to accept for the work the county wants to accomplish with the Community Crossings grant money, as multiple bids were received and opened at Mon- day's meeting. The Commissioners also voted to accept the econom- ic development agreement between Pike County and In- venergy for the solar energy generation facility in Jefferson Township. A template of how the roads in use was approved for the project in substantial- ly final form, knowing that the Commissioners and Invener- gy still need to work out what roads will be used and what Invenergy will have to do for each road. Commissioners asked Josh Byrd, Pike County Highway Superintendent, if he had looked into dust control for the area and Byrd said he has driven the roads that have been discussed, but that it was up to the Commissioners to give the approval or wait un- til they get the roads coming in, to know exactly where they are going to go. Members of Invenergy said they are still in the early design phase of the project. The approved agreement allows the county and the de- veloper to then move forward to actually identify the route for roads, the length of roads, the actual project roads that will be used and subject to the actual document that was signed. In other business, the High- way Department requested a new hire. Byrd said he had one employee retire and has started interviews, but needed the Commissioners' approval to hire once he completes in- terviews. Commissioners ap- proved the request 3-0. Byrd also requested ad- ditional appropriations of $ 30,000 for fuel, oil and lubri- cants, due to soaring gas pric- es, which was approved. Com- missioners warned Byrd mon- itor gas usage, as they can not contract for more fuel. Pike County Nurse Amy Gladish reported there are currently 20 active COVID cases that she is aware of, but that it is hard to say how ma- ny the county actually has due to home testing. In May, there were 46 people who tested positive by the county's tests. EMS Director Chris Young gave the Commissioners an update and said they are up 324 more runs from 2021 and are at 1040 runs for this year as of Monday. The next meeting will be 8:30 a.m. Monday, June 20, Courthouse. The public is en- couraged to attend. Meteorologist Jeff Lyons visits Pike County Library By Sherri Sebella It was standing room only on Tuesday, June 7, as people came for an informational vis- it from Jeff Lyons, Channel 14 News Chief Meteorologist to the Pike County Library. Lyons was excited to spend time at the library, crediting a library in sparking his inter- est as a young child in weath- er and becoming a weather- man. "I got interested in the weather at the library when I was young," Lyons said. "I went to Indiana Universi- ty in Bloomington to get my degree in Broadcasting and got the job in Terre Haute for Channel 14 news. My boss there said I looked like a weatherman so while I stud- ied meteorology at Indiana State, I was on television at noon, telling people whether it was going to rain or not. It was kind of funny." Lyons has been at the Channel 14 News station for 34 years and remembers his big break in the weather de- partment, being the torna- does that hit Petersburg. "They said 'you might want to come in, there's a big storm coming,'" Lyons said. "Two F4 tornadoes came right through Petersburg with winds over 200 miles per hour. I had nev- er seen that kind of storm be- fore. That was a major turning point in lives and after June 2, 1990, I became the Chief Me- teorologist. I always think of Petersburg." Following the tornado here, Lyons stated that 2x4's from the school right next to the li- brary, were flying into bricks and a study was done after the tornado at the school to deter- mine if it was safe in the event of a tornado and students present. According to Lyons, it was determined that every- one would have been safe. Warning people about bad weather is what Lyons feels is the most important part of his job. With an audience of adults and children filling the room, Lyons turned his at- tention to the children and ex- plained the different weather cycles in a slide presentation. During a question and an- swer portion of the presenta- tion, one child asked "Why does God make bad weather." "I can't speak for God," Ly- ons said. "I do not know that, but being a man of faith and believing in God, I do know that if you follow the weather and go to a safe place you'll be okay. Your church would probably have a better answer to that question." Lyons told the audience, with a grin, that his favorite day in weather is when noth- ing happens. "Petersburg was the first tornado I forecasted, so that's at the top. In Decem- ber of 2004, there was 22 inch- es of snow along with thunder and lightning, so that was an- other interesting day. If you're interested in weather, read about it at your library. Check it out." It was standing room only on Tuesday, June 7, as people came for an informational visit from Jeff Lyons, Channel 14 News Chief Meteorologist to the Pike County Library. Lyons was excited to spend time at the li- brary, crediting a library in sparking his interest as a young child in weather and becoming a weatherman. SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Let us know at 812-354-8500! 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Their attendants were Royce Pride and the late La- vonne Dillon Pride. They have two sons, Greg ( Jana) Dillon, of Newburgh and Pat ( Joni) Dillon, of Ot- well. Also, four grandchil- dren, Abby ( Jake) Warns- man, Andrea (Chad) Hochge- sang, Tyler (Shanique) Dillon and Breanna (Kyle) Pershon. Their great-grandchildren are Daisy and Belle Warnsman and Aiden Dillon. With This Ring... Birthdays Maebelle Frederick