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$1.00  20 PAGES  FOUR SECTIONS  ONE INSERT  PETERSBURG, IN 47567-0068 WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022  PIKE PUBLISHING  VOLUME 152, NUMBER 27 NEWS TIPS Phone: ���������������������812-354-8500 Email ����� editor@pressdispatch�net INSIDE Local ����������������� A3-5 Sports �����������������B1-3 Home Life ��������������� C1 Opinion ������������� C2-3 History ������������������� C4 Classifieds ���������� C5-6 Church �������������� D1-3 Obituaries ���������������D4 USPS 604-34012 Clog 2022 set for Saturday, July 9 By Andy Heuring Editor editor@pressdispatch.net The 2022 version of Clog the Patoka is set for Saturday, July 9. The annual float down a six plus mile stretch of the Patoka River into Winslow draws hun- dreds. The year before COVID,the Clog drew more than 1,100 people. However, event originator Chris Clement said this year the water level is low and inflat- able tubes are going to be pro- hibited. "If someone had an in- flatable, it is going to have to be really durable like a ski tube," said Clements. He said Benny Thomas was able to get a contract to clean out the river from Survant to Winslow. "I was on the river recently and it was as good as I have seen it in a long time," said Clements. But he warned the level is still very low. Shuttle will start at about 8:30 a.m. Clements said partic- ipants can drive to the start and drop off their boats or flotation devices and all of their group except the driver. The drivers then go back to Miller's Field in Winslow where they can park and catch a shuttle back to the start to join their group. Clements said the shuttle drivers are volunteers and ask for participants to tip them. Free camping on Friday night and Saturday will be avail- able at Miller's Field for partic- ipants. Moyes charged with child neglect; sought by police By Andy Heuring Editor editor@pressdispatch.net A rural Petersburg woman has been charged with six counts of child neglect after a nearly two hours oral prob- able cause hearing in Pike Circuit Court last week. Dana Moyes, who goes by numerous names including Daisy as her first name and other last names of Benton, France and Chen is being sought by police. A warrant was issued shortly after the hearing Wednesday afternoon and police went to her residence. They located a brother-in- law, Jerr y. He said he did not know Dana's whereabouts. Deputy Sheriff Jason McK- inney said they talked to all of the children in the home and none of them knew her County paving machine catches on fire By Sherri Sebella News Editor sherri@pressdispatch.net A Pike County paving ma- chine was recently destroyed by fire while employees were working late one day last week, so an emergency Commissioner's meeting was called to decide what to do about the situation. Pike County Superinten- dent Josh Byrd said his crew was working late one night to finish paving on Stendal-Zoar Road when the machine blew a hydraulic line and blew hot oil all over the engine. The ma- chine caught fire and burned the road in the process. The machine was a total loss. The crew pushed the ma- chine to the side of the road once the fire was out and brought it to the county shop the next day. They are cur- rently waiting on insurance to decide what to do about the matter. Commissioners Mark Flint and Jeff Nelson, along with Josh Byrd and attorney Val Fleig discussed their next course of action so they can replace the paver for Pike County. Commissioner Ryan Coleman was absent from the meeting. During the emergency meeting, Byrd explained what happened to the machine and said he talked to numerous people, looked on the Internet, and looked in person at his op- tions for both new and used suppliers of paving equipment to replace the machine. He said there was a ver y limited number of options. Byrd has been able to locate only two acceptable used pav- ing machines, both at Boyd CAT in Evansville, for the SPORTS B1 LOCAL A8 JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP FOURTH OF JULY INSIDE THIS EDITION Six candidates file for three Winslow council seats By Andy Heuring Editor editor@pressdispatch.net Six candidates filed for the three Winslow Town Council at-large seats. Those six can- didates will vie for the three council seats in the November 7 election. The candidates who turned in their petitions by the noon June 30 deadlines are: Timothy W. Ennis, Donna D. Fiscus, Ka- vin L. Gayhart, Barry W. Park- er, Jeffrey S. Powers and Joni D. Stafford. Beth Bennett also filed for the position of Clerk-Treasurer. Bennett served as Clerk-Trea- surer several years ago. Current Town Council mem- bers Debra Lamb and Richard Brewster did not file for re-elec- tion and both had said they were not going to seek re-election. Donna "Dee" Fiscus is the lone incumbent to seek elec- tion. She was appointed in April of this year to replace Josh Popp, who resigned from the council. See MOYES on page 2 See FIRE on page 2 Backfire causes truck to burn The 1986 Chevy Silverado owned by Jerr y Uppencamp, of Petersburg, caught fire on County Road 256 after it backfired last Thursday afternoon. Uppencamp told firefighters that the fire started under the hood. Petersburg Fire Dept. extinguished the blazing pickup. Driving lessons for the young at July 4th Celebration Creed Wendholt, 7 gives Aubree Wendholt, 2, her first driving lesson during Free Ride Night at the Jefferson Township Ruritan Celebration on Friday. See additional photos inside. Dana Moyes Dale man sideswipes Pike County ambulance and takes off By Sherri Sebella News Editor sherri@pressdispatch.net A Dale man was arrested on numerous charges Wednes- day, June 29, after sideswiping a Pike County ambulance at a high rate of speed and fleeing the scene of the accident on State Road 57 at 12:53 a.m. The Pike County Ambu- lance staff followed the vehi- cle so officers would be able to locate it. Petersburg Police Officer Zach Loveless and Pike County Sheriff's Deputy Clint Boger stopped the driv- er, Jared Kugler, 35, of 11333 N. State Road 161, Dale, who was traveling south on State Road 57 near Division Road, and detained him until addi- tional police arrived . Both Kugler's vehicle and the ambulance had visible damage. The front driver's side bumper of the ambu- lance had scuff markings and was offset out of place. Kugler's vehicle had scrapes, scuff markings and scratches down the driver's side front panel, front doors, back doors, and real quarter panel. The vehicle also had See PIKE on page 2

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