The Press-Dispatch
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Front Wednesday, October 26, 2022 The Press-Dispatch A-2 RE-ELECT MARIE BOYD WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Paid for by Committee to Elect Marie Boyd I am seeking re-election to the office of Washington Township Trustee. I was first elected to this office 8 years ago and re-elected in 2018 for the 2019-2022 term. I am the mother of two daughters, Michelle Wood Yager and Deb Wood McCrary, and a grandmother of six, Jacob Yager, Samuel Yager, Hattie Yager, Gretchen McCrary, Mabel McCrary, and Sadie McCrary. I am the daughter of the late Edwin O. Boyd and Jessie Ruth (Miller) Boyd, being the oldest of their 11 children. I am a long-time resident of Pike County and graduated from Winslow High School in 1969. My experience in payroll, bookkeeping, and working with the public comes from my past positions of working at September's, the U.S. Post Office, Indiana Department of Corrections, Tater's Woodworking, and owning/ operating Patoka Bait and Tackle. Duties of a Indiana Township Trustee: Township Trustees can assist those in needs by distributing relief and connecting residents to helpful resources when necessary. The Trustee is responsible for submitting an annual budget, paying and recording all financial guidelines according to Indiana Code, and presenting an annual report. I feel I have been a good steward of the Washington Township funds and record keeping, I would like to continue what I have started for the next four years. I have enjoyed working with the public, getting to know the people of Petersburg, of which is a part of Washing- ton Township, assisting residents who are in need of assistance and overseeing the care- taking of numerous Cemeteries in the Township, just to name a few of my duties. During my 8 years in office much work has been done to not only mow the cemeteries, but the repairing of numerous head stones and clearing debris after storm damage. I look forward to continuing to work with the public and serving the Township to the best of my ability. I would appreciate your vote for me for Washington Township Trustee on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. If you are going to be unable to vote on Election Day, please call me at the number below and I can assist you with an Application for Absentee voting prior to Elec- tion Day or you can contact the Pike County Clerk's office at 812 354 6025 and request an application or vote in that office at the Court House after Oct. 12 and until Nov. 7. Your vote is very much appreciated. Office hours: Monday 11am-2pm Tuesday 11am-2pm Wednesday 11am-2pm Appointments can be set up for Thursday, Friday, or other times by calling my office at 812-354-9613. Paid for by candidate CARLA D. KINMAN WILLIS PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD Your vote on November 8 would be appreciated! ★ I am a certified public accountant, a business and property owner, and a lifelong resident of Pike County. ★ Married to Greg K. Willis for 43 years, we have been blessed with three children, Nate, Tom and Kinsey Barrett and eight grandchildren who live in Pike County. ★ Educating all Pike County children well while watching how monies are used for the best benefit is a top priority. ★ I have served on various boards: Tri-Cap, Pike County Revolving Loan Board, and the Pike County Community Foundation. I am a member of Petersburg Delts and Pike Central Alumni Assoc. and have volunteered with other organizations in the past. ★ I have 35+ years working in the public. Mullises' motion to suppress search warrant evidence denied By Andy Heuring Press-Dispatch Editor editor@pressdispatch.net Pike Circuit Court issued motions denying Wesley Mullis and Tara Mullis' mo- tions to suppress evidence the state had taken from the Mullis' cellphones. Tara Mullis was indicted on six counts of dealing in a schedule I, II or III controlled substance, a level 6 felony. Wesley Mullis, was charged with one count of dealing in a controlled substance, a lev- el 6 felony. Tara and Wesley filed a mo- tion in Pike Circuit Court to have evidence taken from their cellphones suppressed. The Mullises' attorney, Dwa- na Taylor, said police searched the Mullises' phones in con- nection with their investi- gation of the death of Omer Garretson, who was found lying in a roadside ditch on June 16, 2021 near his home on CR575N. He later died from his injuries. Taylor said police pulled data and reviewed data all the way back to December 2020, which was far beyond the scope of the crime they were investigating. Indiana State Police Det. Tobias Odom told the court when police looked at the data pulled from the Mullis- es' phones, "it is very appar- ent there are messages about drug dealing. He said some of the texts about drug deal- ing were just days after Gar- retson's death. Det. Odom also told the court the search warrant did not have a range of dates that could be searched on the phones. Pike Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey L. Biesterveld wrote: "This Court in reviewing the scope of the search warrants issued by this Court for cell phone messaging, geolocation and call listing,s considers the precedent cited in Carter, with Indiana Court of appeals recognized that search war- rants for data or cell phones such as messaging, geoloca- tion and cell listings are dif- ferent in nature and charac- ter from searches for physi- cally tangible items and that a search warrant must be ob- tained. Carter cited that 'In carrying out the search, law enforcement did extract more than 1,000 pages of informa- tion using a logical extraction device that created an auto generated report of the file ar- chitecture on the phone.' The Court went on to determine that there was no indication that law enforcement had the ability to determine, ex ante, that certain pages could not have contained of the infor- mation sought." Judge Biesterveld contin- ued, " This Court finds that based upon the affidavits filed and the totality of the circum- stances that the searches were reasonable and not be- yond the scope of the respec- tive warrants obtained." He denied the Mullises' mo- tion to have the evidence sup- pressed. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to help a person that has overdosed on some type of drug, the Pike County Petersburg Public Library has a NaloxBox available in case of emergency on the wall outside their building for the public to help with the situation and possibly save someone's life. ty. • Is there enough educa- tion and awareness for adults and youth in Pike County about alcohol and drug relat- ed issues. • Is drug use by adults and youth an issue in Pike Coun- ty, and many other important questions CEDA members wanted to address. In October, CEDA's goal was to address the stigma associat- ed with mental health, while November the group will focus on addressing the issue of sui- cide, letting people know where they can go for help, along with the Great American Smoke Out which takes place the third Thursday of November. For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American Smokeout which is an oppor- tunity for people who smoke to commit to healthy, smoke-free lives, not just for a day, but year round. The Great American Smokeout provides an opportu- nity for individuals, community groups, businesses, health care providers, and others to en- courage people to use the date to make a plan to quit, or plan in advance and initiate a smok- ing cessation plan on the day of the event. The Great Amer- ican Smokeout event challeng- es people to stop smoking and helps people learn about the many tools they can use to help them quit and stay quit. "We are here and want to help," Petty said. "We want to let people in the communi- ty know we exist and help pro- mote positive resources that exist for our community." If you would like to make a difference in Pike County to help combat issues that affect everyone in one way or anoth- er, contact CEDA members through their Facebook page at Commission to End Drug Abuse in Pike County. naloxone kits to fill the boxes. Each "kit" contains one dose of NARCAN, instructions, a card listing recovery resourc- es and info about Aaron's Law, and a card that shows how to report the use of the kit. "This does not cost the li- brary anything," Stephanie Rawlins, Director of Pike County Public Library, said. "We check it once a month and refill it, if necessary. It provides an anonymous place for a family member or friend to go to if their son or someone else has overdosed, so that they can help save them. We are excited to be able to pro- vide this to our community." According to information provided by Overdose Life- line, Naloxone cannot hurt an overdosing individual if ad- ministered. Given how safe naloxone is, a person expe- riencing a non-opioid over- dose, or an overdose caused by a mixture of drugs, will not be harmed by Naloxone. Naloxone is a nonscheduled (i.e. nonaddictive) prescrip- tion medication. Naloxone on- ly works if a person has opi- oids in their system; the med- ication has no effect if opioids are absent. NALOXBOX Continued from page 1 MUSIC Continued from page 1 SUBSCRIBE Continued from page 1 EVENTS Continued from page 1 CEDA Continued from page 1 dents," Trainor said. The first dress rehearsal for students will be Monday, October 31 at 3:30. Tickets can be ordered from any cast member or by calling the PCMS of- fice. Tickets can also be pur- chased at the box office un- til each show is sold out. The box office will open one hour prior to show time. CAST MEMBERS Harold Hill: Jacob Harker Conductor: Jackson Bur- khart Marian Paroo: Callie Craig Salesman #1: Kasey Ste- vens Mrs. Paroo: Ellie Arnold Salesman #2: Carter Ben- nett Winthrop Paroo: Kade Benner Salesman #3: K J Wood Amaryllis: Jenna Harris Salesman #4: Mya Fur- man Mayor Shinn: Joshua Har- ker Salesman #5: Chance Fullerton Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn: Karly Gideon Newspaper Reader #1: Magdalen Thompson Zaneeta Shinn: Jessa Rid- ao Gracie Shinn: Piper Thompson Newspaper Reader #2: Alivia Weitkamp Marcelllus Washburn: Tyler Collins Tommy Djilas: Braxton Maxey Newspaper Reader #3: Hope Meny Charlie Cowell: Cooper Hartke Farmer: Brock Weisman Constable Locke and Jace Farmer Farmer's Wife: Alba Hay Pick-A-Little Ladies: Al- ma Hix, Braelyn Barnett, Ethel Toffelmier, Vivien Fra- sure, Maud Dunlop, Caleigh Cox, Mrs. Squires, Kady Gideon, Eva Cox, Trinity Le- Mond and Kylie Meyer. School Board Quar- tet: Jacey Squires, Maddox Loveless, Olin Britt, Deacon Jenkins, Oliver Hix, Joshua Smith, Ewart Dunlop and Eli Woolsey River City Townspeo- ple: Lydia Abel, Jaelyn Hall Adessah Ross, Faye Barber , Emily Halter, Neva Schil- ling, Serenity Barrett, Ka- tie Halter, Trevor Smitson, Holly Beck, Cooper Hartke, Kasey Stevens, Carter Ben- nett, Landon Harvey, Ava Stillwell, Halie Brock, Al- ba Hay, Ava Sturgeon, Jack- son Burkhart, Lily Kinman, Magdalen Thompson, So- phia Clark, Avelyn Knepp, Korbin Trowbridge, Eva Cox, Trinity LeMond , Abby Tyring, Jace Farmer, Ebony Mason, Austin Vaughn, Lu- kas Farmer, Tatum McNal- ly, Brock Weisman, Teytum Fenwick, Hope Meny, Aliv- ia Weitkamp, Chance Ful- lerton, Kylie Meyer, Addie Wibbeler, Mya Furman, Ko- dee Miller, K J Wood, Kiley Genco, Kyleigh Miller, Kyns- lee Woods, Gemma Gonza- les, Ella Naranjo, Lindsey Woods, Brittany Goodrich, Braylen Poselwait, Sophia Goodrich and Emiley Riker Backstage Helpers, Lighting Technicians, Sound Technicians: Ava Aaserud, Makayla Kapp, Konner Tindall, Brycen Bax- ter, Jayla Miller, Jonathan Traylor, Brittany Goodrich, Bryleigh Nalley, Izzy Tyr- ing, Meekah Hatfield, Wil- low Nalley- Zoey Wething- ton and Teslyn Hatfield Mar- iana Seay. ceived a flyer explaining the October Bargain Period sav- ings. Get it while it's hot. The deal goes away after October 31 and subscription prices will increase. There is no better time than now to get the best source of Pike County news for the last 124 years than now. You can mail in the form or call 812- 354-8500. Customers wanting the NetEdition need to include their email address and a pass- word with a minimum of seven characters. 5:30 -7:30 p.m. - DSC @ Pike Co. Courthouse 6 -8 p.m. Winslow Park (if raining Patoka Volunteer Fire Department) 5:30 -7:30 p.m. Petersburg City Hall 6:30 p.m. -The Blue Jeans Center - Monroe City - Cos- tume judging/cash prizes/ treats Opioids are a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, and pain relievers available legally by prescrip- tion, such as oxycodone (Oxy- Contin®), hydrocodone ( Vi- codin®), codeine, morphine, and many others. The box itself is monitored by an outside source and re- filled by an employee of Good Samaritan Hospital. This is the first box of its kind in Pike County.