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$1.00  20 PAGES  Four SECTIoNS  oNE INSErT  PETErSBurG, IN 47567-0068 WEdNESdAy, oCToBEr 12, 2022  PIKE PUBLISHING  VoLuME 152, NuMBEr 40 $54K in damages from State Road detours By Sherri Sebella News Editor sherri@pressdispatch.net According to Pike County Highway Superintendent, Josh Byrd, the Indiana Department of Transportation currently ow- es Pike County $54,000 in dam- ages from the State Road detours that took place the past year from work done on State Road 61 in Pe- tersburg. Byrd told Commissioners during their latest meeting that pipes need to be replaced and as- phalt needs to be repaired. Ac- cording to Byrd, he was unsure what pipes are or are not dam- aged until he starts digging. Paving will begin once the monies are received from the State. Pipe replacement has be- gun. Byrd told commission- ers that Petersburg Mayor R.C. Klipsch said there were approx- imately 60 tickets written for de- tour violations during the State Road 61 project. In other business, Pike Coun- ty Emergency Medical Services requested $ 60,650 in additional appropriations from the Public Safety Fund to the following ac- counts: Paramedic, Basic Emer- gency Medical Technician ser- vices, Medical Supplies, Vehi- cle Maintenance, Official Bonds and Insurance, and Utilities. It was approved unanimously 3-0. Emergency Medical Services Director Chris Young informed the Commissioners that they were down three trucks due to various mechanical issues and that they were 468 ambulance runs over the number from last year at this time. Due to higher utility bills, com- missioners requested an addi- tional $ 8,000 from the General Fund to Electric which was ap- proved unanimously 3-0. A transfer of funds from Build- SAVE SAVE $ 3 NEWS TIPS Phone: ���������������������812-354-8500 Email ����� editor@pressdispatch�net INSIDE Local ����������������� A1-6 Sports �����������������B1-3 Obituaries ���������������B3 Home Life ������������C1-2 School �������������������� C3 History ������������������� C4 Classifieds ���������� C5-6 Legals �������������������� C6 Church �������������� D1-2 Opinion ������������� D3-4 uSPS 604-34012 Fox bargain bargain PERIOD PERIOD SEE DETAILS ON D-4 See DAMAGES on page 2 See FOX on page 2 Miller faces charges in train crash By James Capozella Press-Dispatch News news@pressdispatch.net A car train crash near CR 1000 on October 4 resulted in charges of OV- WI, endangering a person, OV WI controlled substance and illegal con- sumption of alcohol for Jessica Kay Miller, 20, 4587S Fourth St., Velpen. Pike County Deputy Briar Meadors responded to a 911 call at the railroad tracks on CR 475S and found two females sitting near the tracks next to an inverted 2011 Chrysler with heavy damage on all sides. Deputy Meadors reports that Jenna Brown had a great amount See TR AIN on page 2 See WATER on page 2 Winslow child killed in crash By Sherri Sebella News Editor sherri@pressdispatch.net A Winslow child was killed in a traffic accident in Dubois County on Friday moring. Dubois County Sheriff's Depart- ment received a call of a multi-ve- hicle car accident, with injuries, at about 9:48 a.m., that resulted in the death of a Winslow juvenile, due to a head-on collision. According to police reports, Ethan Fulkerson, of Cannelton, was driv- ing west on State Road 56 in a 2017 Ford van, following a semi-truck and a tractor trailer. According to reports, a car in front of the semi was attempting to turn south onto 300 North, so the semi and See FATAL on page 2 Trailer catches fire enroute to new location A 14x16 foot single wide mobile home caught fire enroute to it's new location on Sunday while traveling South on County Road 700 West in Pike County. The truck, driven by Brian Like, came to a stop at the intersection of 700 West and 50 North, where it was fully engulfed. According to Willie Grubb, Captain of the Patoka Volunteer Fire Department, the brakes on the truck locked up and caught fire which caused the total loss of the mobile home. "It was a weird thing to see a trailer on fire in the middle of the road," Grubb said. Police continue investigation of death By Sherri Sebella News Editor sherri@pressdispatch.net Police continue to investigate the death of a Petersburg resident, Timo- thy Gregory, 68, who was found dead in his apartment on Tuesday, Septem- ber 20, at approximately 3:45 p.m. Petersburg Police went to Grego- ry's apartment at 611 Main Street af- ter family members asked to check on his welfare. When police arrived, they found Gregory dead inside his apartment. An autopsy was performed ear- lier and the Pike County Coroner ruled the manner of death as unde- termined. "We are awaiting results from search warrants issued to cell ser- vice providers, which should typical- ly give us a great deal of data about communication and movements," Darrin McDonald, Pike County Prosecutor, said. "We can compare that data to what the investigation has revealed thus far. Additionally, autopsy results at this point are not finalized, and, in particular, toxicol- ogy results are likely to take a few more weeks." Fox murder conviction, 55-year sentence affirmed By Andy Heuring Press-Dispatch Editor editor@pressdispatch.net The conviction and sentence is- sued to Edward A. Fox has been up- held by the Indiana Court of Appeals. Fox, 64, was convicted of killing his estranged wife in August of 2020 in Pike Circuit Court. He was later sentenced to 55 years on the murder charge and 30 years on two counts of burglary. Sharon Fox was found dead at the bottom a staircase into the basement of her home, after Edward had called police and asked them to do a welfare check on her in July of 2019. Fox had appealed both his conviction and his sentence. His appeals were on 1) whether there was sufficient evidence to support the murder conviction and the bur- glary conviction; 2) whether the trial court abused its discretion in admit- ting certain testimony and evidence; 3) whether the trial court abused its discretion in admitting certain testi- mony and evidence; and 4) where his sentence was inappropriate "in light of the nature of the offense and his character." The Indiana Appellate Court is- sued a 25 -page document address- ing Fox's appeal. The Appeals Court in the docu- ment stated their standard of review does not "reweigh the evidence or judge the credibility of the witness- es. Rather, we consider on the evi- dence supporting the verdict and rea- sonable inferences that can be drawn therefrom." It added, "We will affirm if there is substantial evidence of probative val- ues from which the trier of fact could find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." On the murder charge, Fox claimed there was insufficient evi- dence to support his conviction. The courts cited a standard of proof. "A conviction for murder may be based entirely on circumstantial evidence. Such circumstantial evi- dence need not overcome every rea- sonable hypothesis of innocence, rather, it is sufficient if an inference may reasonably be drawn which sup- ports the finding of guilty." The court stated Fox contends the evidence only supports pathologist Jacobi's determination that Sharon's death was an accident. Water line breaks in Winslow close school By Andy Heuring Press-Dispatch Editor editor@pressdispatch.net A series of water line breaks in Winslow has caused water outages, a boil order at least until Thursday and school to be close on Tuesday. Winslow Water Operator Terry Woolsey said they had a break in a large cast iron line under Main St. just south of North St. last Saturday. "It was a deep line and there wasn't a valve to turn it off. We also had to get hold of INDOT to close the highway before we could dig it out. So it was a pain," said Woolsey. They also had a break Monday at Bluff and Porter Sts. in front of Winslow Elementary School. Then on Tuesday there was anoth- er break on Second St. Town Council member Debra Lamb said due to the numerous leaks, and Pike Gibson had leaks of their own, water levels were low. So they shut the water off immedi- ately on Tuesday. She said town officials have been monitoring the water and getting some concerning readings for a few weeks. A fter consulting with the In- diana Department of Environmen- tal Management the town was told to shut down their water tower. Winslow Water Operator Terry Woolsey said when the town shut off the water at the tower, they had to reroute how water goes into the system. Instead of pumping water to the tower, then being distributed from the tower into the Winslow dis- tribution system, water now gets pumped directly from Pike-Gib- son into the Winslow distribution system which puts more pressure Winslow water and street crews worked several nights over the last few days dealing with wa- ter line breaks. The Patoka Township Fire Department volunteers showed up two nights to help town workers with pumps and lighting.

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