The Press-Dispatch
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Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg LOCAL The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, August 17, 2022 A-3 Highway 61 opens Josh Porter and George Dunn pick up the Road Closed signs off of Highway 61 in Petersburg at about 4 p.m. Friday afternoon. It is the first time the road has been open since it closed in July of 2021. Phase II of the project had traffic using White River Ave. to Har vest Lane in the Meadowbrook neighborhood. Large trucks continually attempted to drive through the neighborhood, only to get stuck in the hairpin turns and face a $1,000 fine. Resi- dents of the area repeatedly had yards damaged from the traffic. Brooke Goble named new Director of Pike County Extension Office By Sherri Sebella News Editor sherri@pressdispatch.net Brooke Goble has been named the new Pike County Extension Of fice Director. She replaces Alex Mahren- holz, who recently resigned from the Extension Of fice for a position teaching at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, as the lead Agriculture Production Instr uctor. "It's ver y hard to leave the kids and farmers here in Pike, but I'm excited to be teaching college stu- dents," Mahrenholz said. "I am just taking over as the County Ex- tension Direc- tor," Goble said. "I am still doing 4-H Youth De- velopment and Health and Hu- man Sciences." While Goble is sad to see Mahr- enholz leave the Extension office, she is excited about her new oppor tunities. The 4-H program began more than 100 years ago, and has since grown into the largest youth development program in the nation. 4-H prepares young people to be lead- ers in their c o m m u n i t y and around the world t h r o u g h h a n d s - o n e x p e r i e n c - es alongside their peers and caring adults. 4-H is delivered through America's 109 land-grant uni- versities and the Cooperative Extension Ser vice reaching ever y corner of our nation. 4-H strives to provide youth with oppor tunities to enhance their interests, skills, and abilities. The var- ious types of involvement in 4-H (for example, club in- volvement, project comple- tion, and attending camps and workshops) all allow youth to discover their po- tential. Goble has already begun her position as Pike County Extension Director and can be reached at bgoble5@pur- due.edu or 812-354-6838. READI grant for Indiana First will benefit Pike County A regional grant is going to benefit Petersburg and Pike County with funding for infrastr ucture to estab- lish a new housing addition- al near Hor nady Park. Nearly 400 new homes are being planned across south- west Indiana, to address the gap in quality workforce housing. The Indiana First region, recognizing a critical need for additional housing in all counties throughout the area, will focus much of its READI grant award on the "Talent's Hometown" program. This initiative will suppor t multiple public in- frastr ucture projects in each county, opening additional development oppor tunities for residential builders. "The shor tage of quality, af fordable housing in our region is among the great- est challenges to economic growth," said Dar rell Voelk- er, Indiana First committee member, and Director of Har rison County Economic Development Corp. "The In- diana First region intends to maximize our ef for ts to ad- dress these gaps." Ashley Willis, Indiana First committee member, and Director of Pike Coun- ty Economic Development Corp. said, "Many of our communities haven't seen residential growth in de- cades. Pike County hasn't had a subdivision built since the 1980's. The housing shor tage is impacting our workforce and our region is working to address the shor tage through this pro- gram." Upon completion of the initial round of READI fund- ing, awarded by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, the Indiana First region anticipates an increase of more than 205 single family homes, and at least 85 multi-family res- idential units across the five-county area. These new residential developments, in Har rison, Knox, Per r y, Pike, and Spencer Counties are made possible through $7.1 million in READI grants for public infrastr ucture proj- ects. As a result, this state funding will leverage more than $109 million in private capital investments, and nearly $39 million in local matching funds. In addition to public infra- str ucture for housing, other projects from the Indiana First regional plan are being considered for funding, with approvals anticipated in the coming weeks. In Pike County funding will help with the cost of infrastr ucture to suppor t a housing subdivision with up to 164 building lots located near Hor nady Park. NEWS BRIEFS Blue Jean Center to host Sunday dinner this Sunday Blue Jeans Community Center in Monroe City will host Sunday dinner, August 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dine in or carr y out. The menu will include: chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, Italian green beans, cucumbers and onions, sliced toma- toes, bread, dessert and drink. All proceeds benefit the center. HEATING AND AIR 812-789-3065 tdavis@alltradeheatingandair.net or admin@alltradeheatingandair.net THE INDUSTRY LEADER IN CLEAN AIR, BUT DON'T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America recognizes CleanEffects® as asthma & allergy friendly® Local Working Group MEETING Tuesday, September 6 6 p.m. EDT USDA Service Center 2103 E. Main St., Petersburg e Local Working Group should consist of a diverse group of individuals from public and private entities who are able to provide input on the wide range of natural resource and agricultural concerns for Pike County. During the meeting, the top 10 natural resources concerns included on the survey will be prioritized to be submitted to the State Technical Committee to be utilized in USDA Farm Bill Conservation Program funding for Pike County. e Pike County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) requests your participation at this meeting that will focus on resource priorities of Pike County and provide recommendations and advice to the State Technical Committee for conservation activities and programs to bring conservation funds into our community. 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