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A photo of a house fire placed second in the Best Spot News photo category and his picture of a dog being rescued from an underground cavern placed third in the Best Spot News Photo category. The awards were presented recently in Indianapolis at the HSPA's awards banquet. Important election dates announced By Andy Heuring Press-Dispatch Editor editor@pressdispatch.net As the general election approaches there are several important dates for would-be voters to note. The election is set for Tuesday, November 8 with polls being open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pike County now uses vote centers instead of a polling place in each pre- cinct. There are three voting centers in Pike County. They are the Peters- burg Community Church (formerly known as The Gospel Center on Illi- nois St.), Winslow Community Center and Otwell Community. Tuesday, October 11 is the last day for unregistered voters to register for the Fall election. Wednesday, Oct. 12 is the first day to vote in person in the Clerk's Of- fice. Early voting in the Clerk's office will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon- day through Friday until noon Mon- day, November 7. A mobile voting center will be at Jor- dan Memorial Park in Spurgeon from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18. October 20 is the first day for the travel board to go out and assist peo- ple voting. A mobile vote center will be in Prides Creek Halloween is this Saturday By Andy Heuring Press-Dispatch Editor editor@pressdispatch.net Prides Creek's annual Halloween in the Park is set for Saturday. They will have crafts trick or treat light- ed golf cart parade and hay rides on Saturday, Oct. 8. A Rodney Watts concert and chili supper is set for Saturday, Oct. 15. This Saturday's activities begin at 11 a.m. with crafts at Shelterhouse # 1 until 1 p.m. They will have pump- kins to paint and other small crafts for children. Trick or treating will be from 2 to 4 p.m. However, anyone wanting to participate should be in the park be- fore 1:45 p.m. Park Manager Bran- don Schulthies said the gate will be locked from 2 to 4 p.m. and no vehi- cle traffic allowed while the trick or treating is underway. There will be a lighted golf cart parade starting at about 8:30 p.m. Petersburg names new street, updates several projects By Andy Heuring Press-Dispatch Editor editor@pressdispatch.net Petersburg City Council went through several project updates and named a new street that will serve a new housing complex. The council agreed to naming the new street Whitewater Landing. Pe- tersburg Mayor R. C. Klipsch said four duplexes are being built off of White River Ave. near the old Ready Mix property. Klipsch said the apartments fac- ing south will be accessed by Mona St. but the ones facing north don't have a road yet. The contractor will build a road from White River Ave. to about a half block. That road will be named White River Landing. SEWER PROJECT PHASE II Mayor Klipsch said Phase I of the sewer plant is nearly complete and finished by the end of October. It included a headworks building that houses controls for the wastewater treatment plant and a large - - - - - - - - - basin that holds inflow to the sew- er plant during peak times until the plant catches up and can process it. Phase II is a new sewer plant that has been designed and is ex- pected to go to the bidding phase soon. However, Klipsch said Pike County is in the running for a large economic development project that would use about 2 million gallons of water a day. He said that is more than the new water or sewer plant can handle. But both had been designed to easily have their capacity doubled. Klipsch said they expect to know about that project by the end of the month and are holding up on send- ing the sewer plant design to bids until then. STREET LIGHT DELAYS The Streetscape project is com- plete except for the new streetlights. Most have been put in place, but they are not complete. The street lights are operational, but they will Taylor arrested on auto theft, firearms possession charges By James Capozella Press-Dispatch News news@pressdispatch.net A week long investigation into the theft of a handgun and then a motor- cycle resulted in charges of auto theft and possession of a firearm by a se- rious violent felon for David Michael Taylor, 36, 1305 E Cedar St., Peters- burg on September 26. It became a lengthy investiga- tion at two Petersburg residences by Sheriff Deputy Bryce Manning, Pe- tersburg Police Sgt. Paul Collier, Of- ficer Tony Neal and Petersburg Po- lice Chief Kyle Mills. Coomer Lane resident Kyle Kinder had reported a 9mm Glock pistol sto- len the week before, and then contact- ed dispatch on September 26 when his 2015 motorcycle disappeared from his garage. Officers were told by Kinder that David Taylor had done work for him and he believed Taylor was responsible for both thefts and some other missing property. When Manning and Collier went to Taylor's residence to speak with him, Taylor consented to a search in- side his garage and also took them around the property, according to the report. Taylor told officers that there had been a civil matter involving the motorcycle but that he had given the motorcycle to Kinder because his name was on the title. Petersburg flushes hydrants Matt Robinette with Petersburg City Services flushes a hydrant on Pike Ave. Robinette said the city is trying a new directional method of flushing the hydrant. In the past they opened them in different sections of town. He said they now try to open them up in sequence caus- ing the clean water to all go one direction hoping to drive the sediment out of the lines more effectively.