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The summary of these is five years total for both cases (2 ½ + 2 ½), twelve total convic- tions for level 6 felony child ne- glect, and we will argue over whether she is permitted con- tact with the kids at sentenc- ing on December 14, at 1 pm. In looking at the law, I deter- mined that most of the counts would likely be required to be served concurrently, even if we were to take both cases to trial." While McDonald realizes many people have the opinion that the total sentence should be much longer, McDonald had this to say: "I have to weigh a number of factors as to what is possible in the system that we have, and also, how litigation through two trials involving testi- mony of numerous children would impact multiple inno- cent lives. "I also have to con- sider how long it would take to get through the Court sys- tem twice, time and expense, and also very importantly the fact that she will be required at work release to work to pro- vide support for the kids." "When this investigation started, there were bunches of DCS reports. I had no lead investigator. I had to do every- thing with investigatory sub- poenas. The Department of Child Services (DCS) admin- istration would not voluntarily give me the reports spanning back to 2017. I had to subpoe- na them." "DCS caseworkers had been given a gag order, pro- hibiting them from commu- nicating with me unless ap- proved by legal counsel." "DCS told Ms. Moyes the police were looking for her on the day the warrant came out, and, a DCS caseworker assured Ms. Moyes that she would not divulge to me Ms. Moyes' whereabouts I have that on recording." "While this is not a perfect resolution, I am proud of how far we have come in light of all of the obstacles." Election Returns (Contested Races Only) Clay Jefferson #1 Jefferson #2 Lockhart Logan Madison Marion Monroe Patoka #1 Patoka #2 Petersburg #1 Petersburg #2 Petersburg #3 Petersburg #4 Washington #1 Washington #2 Washington #3 Winslow Totals U.S. Senator Todd Young (R) 64 267 154 200 104 94 140 135 205 264 101 91 119 115 223 126 175 194 2771 Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. (D) 18 73 51 59 8 22 30 55 54 86 43 26 46 29 60 49 48 49 806 James M. Sceniak (L) 1 8 4 5 2 1 1 6 6 6 1 0 3 4 4 8 4 4 68 Secretary of State Diego Morales (R) 62 248 141 191 97 84 133 129 197 251 90 89 117 111 206 125 170 177 2618 Destiny Wells (D) 21 85 58 65 14 26 34 59 57 89 48 26 45 30 64 49 52 60 882 Jeffrey Maurer (L) 1 17 10 8 3 4 3 7 10 14 5 2 5 6 13 8 5 10 131 Auditor of State Tera K. Klutz (R) 63 265 152 194 100 89 140 137 206 261 99 90 120 114 224 126 177 187 2744 ZeNai Brooks (D) 19 71 49 63 11 24 30 51 52 84 42 25 42 26 59 49 49 53 799 John Andrew Schick (L) 2 13 6 6 3 1 2 6 5 11 2 0 4 7 4 9 3 7 91 Treasurer of State Daniel Elliott (R) 66 271 153 198 99 90 135 140 208 263 96 89 121 115 222 123 172 183 2744 Jessica McClellan (D) 18 79 55 66 14 23 36 56 56 92 48 26 45 33 63 55 56 66 887 US Representative Dist. #8 Larry D. Bucshon (R) 61 257 151 193 105 86 134 136 207 253 94 90 120 118 221 124 173 186 2709 Ray McCormick (D) 19 84 52 66 10 28 34 58 52 94 46 27 48 27 68 48 50 57 868 Andrew Horning (L) 4 10 6 6 0 2 3 3 8 10 3 0 4 4 0 10 5 8 86 State Senator District 48 Mark Messmer (R) 69 278 157 208 104 96 139 147 218 266 103 92 127 121 225 136 179 195 2860 Jeff Hill (D) 16 72 52 59 11 21 33 49 50 89 41 26 43 26 64 43 49 58 802 State Representative District 63 Shane M. Lindauer (R) 274 151 229 654 Teresa Kendall (D) 78 56 59 193 State Representative Dist. #75 Cindy Ledbetter (R) 66 206 99 94 137 144 208 268 100 88 125 118 134 177 193 2157 Zack Davis (D) 18 60 14 22 36 52 57 88 44 28 45 29 45 51 58 647 Washington Township Trustee Marie N. Boyd (R) 89 83 108 109 212 108 160 869 Chelsea Potts (D) 52 34 64 41 79 71 69 410 School Board Member District 1 Stephanie McKinney 39 113 76 84 36 23 74 71 85 116 34 40 36 42 75 48 59 113 1164 Josefa K. Wade 1 20 11 17 8 6 16 18 18 45 7 9 13 9 13 13 11 32 267 Carla D. Willis 21 155 65 68 42 68 47 58 98 100 71 48 82 70 153 99 127 67 1439 School Board Menber District 2 Steven L. Hamilton 34 156 94 91 46 47 87 87 113 148 68 47 59 56 122 83 77 121 1536 David Waltz 21 114 45 75 34 46 39 52 84 94 38 46 69 59 105 66 107 73 1167 MOYES Continued from page 1 ELECTION Continued from page 1 DELAY Continued from page 1 Pregnant... or think you are? 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In other business, an addi- tional appropriation for roof repair at the Petersburg Pub- lic Library died for lack of a motion after library director Stephanie Rawlins asked for additional appropriations due to a leaking roof that was just installed ten years ago. County Council members asked Rawlins if she had con- tacted the contractor who in- stalled the roof originally, or the insurance company, and Rawlins told the members that she had not. Rawlins said the Library Board of Di- rectors had already approved to have the roof fixed in the next week and she wanted to see the money come out of the fund that is specifically for roof and HVAC. "A new roof after 10 years is not a very long life," Ran- dy Harris, council member said. "Did you talk to the in- surance company? " Max El- liott, council member add- ed. Rawlins replied that she had not, but that they had a contract for the roof repair to start the following week either way and she would just rather not see the funds come out of their general fund when there is a specif- ic fund for roof and HVAC. Craig told Rawlins that if she had more information and contacted the contrac- tor and/or the insurance company, she may not need as much money as she was requesting and it could be put on the agenda again for next month. A state-mandated sala- ry increase that started Ju- ly 1 for the Sheriff's salary was approved in the amount of $ 3,200, along with repair of the front end damage of a Sheriff's vehicle in the amount of $4,500. Darrin McDonald spoke to the council about a request of an additional $11,881.25 for 625 hours at $19.01 an hour to be paid to the felony sec- retary for overtime hours for Lisa Johnson. "As Lisa routinely deals with the largest crisis in an understaffed prosecutor's of- fice, I am hopeful that I can come up with a reasonable solution for all, which avoids accrual of large amounts of overtime, but also recogniz- es that this position cannot operate strictly within an 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. time frame," Mc- Donald said. "Lisa has made it clear that making maximum amount of money is not as important as her being sure that the law-abiding public is pro- tected. At the next budget cy- cle, I will present a propos- al to make this a salaried po- sition." Auditor Judith Gumbel said, "It is federal law that you cannot carry more than 80 hours comp time." The motion passed 6 -1 for 598 hours approved to be paid, with Todd Meadors opposing, stating that a per- son knows when there is that much overtime and there was no reason for such a large amount of overtime to not be addressed sooner. Pike County Emergency Medical Services requested an additional appropriation in the amount of $135,000 from Cumulative Capital Develop- ment for the purpose of re- mounting an ambulance with a new chassis. Director Chris Young said it is 12-14 months delivery time once the con- tract is signed so he wanted to put it on this year's budget. The Council approved the re- quest 7-0. The Council decided to take action at the next meet- ing regarding appointments for various seats throughout the county such as County Parks & Recreation Board and other seats whose terms are ending. Council mem- bers will contact those that are ending and make recom- mendations and decisions at the next meeting. All other additional ap- propriations and transfer re- quests were approved by the Council. The next Pike County Council meeting will be 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, at the courthouse. The pub- lic is encouraged to attend. the votes with a total of 141 votes. Timothy Ennis was the second-highest winner with 19.08 percent of votes and a total of 124 votes. Joni Stafford came in with the third-highest votes at 18.62 percent, for a total of 121 votes. "I am honored and humbled to have been elected to serve on the Town Council by the people of Winslow," Stafford said. "I look forward to working with my fellow Council members in the com- ing four years. My goal is to build on the hard work of the current Council to continue to make Winslow a great place to live and raise a family." Beth Bennett will remain the Winslow Clerk Treasurer. Carla Willis won the School Board District 1 open seat, with a 50.14 percent vote, for a total of 1,439 votes. "I'm grateful for the support and words of encouragement I re- ceived when I filed for office and thank you to everyone who voted for me," Willis said. "I will do my best to work for the children of Pike County. I was happy that others stepped up to run, and look forward to serving." Steven Hamilton won the District 2 school board seat with 56.83 percent of the votes for a total of 1,536 votes. "I am excited for the opportunity that the people of Pike Coun- ty have given me," Hamilton said. "For those who know me personally, I see this as a vote of confidence and for those who do not personally know me but voted for me, I want to thank them and let them know I plan to serve them with in- tegrity, clarity and transpar- ency. I plan to be present; at- tend every meeting and listen to the community as a whole." The other contested race in Pike County was the Wash- ington Township Trustee seat. Republican Marie Boyd won against Democrat Chel- sea Potts with 67.94 percent of the votes, for a total of 869 votes. The Washington Town- ship Board will consist of Re- publicans Susan Flint, Angie Harting, and Jeff Harting, as no candidates filed from the Democratic party. Locally the Democratic par- ty had no candidates to run against multiple seats in the county. Republican Darrin McDonald will remain Pros- ecuting Attorney for Pike County with no candidate filed to run against him. Republican Judith Gumbel will remain the County Audi- tor, with no candidate filed to run against her. Republican Misty Coleman will remain as the County Re- corder with no candidate filed to run against her. Republican Jason McK- inney will be the new Pike County Sheriff will no candi- date filed to run against him. Republican Mike Goodpas- ter will remain the Pike Coun- ty Assessor, with no candidate filed to run against him. Republican Mark Flint, will remain County Commission- er, with no candidate filed to run against him. Republicans Randy Harris, Jon Craig, Max Elliott and Tra- vis Troutman will remain on Pike County Council, with no candidates filed to run against them. Clay Township Trustee will remain with Republican John Davidson with no candidate filed to run against him. No candidates ran for either the Republican or Democratic party for the Clay Township Board so the position will be appointed. Jefferson Township Trust- ee will be Republican Dan- ielle Houtsch, with no candi- date filed to run against her. For the Jefferson Town- ship Board, no Republican candidates filed so the board will be Democrats Chris Bur- khart, Linda Teague and Jer- ry Traylor. For Lockhart Township Trustee, there were no Re- publican or Democratic nom- inees so Independent candi- date Angela Oneal will be the Lockhart Township Trustee. Lockhart Township Board will consist of Republican Rex Car- lisle, Sherry Meyer, and Dem- ocrat William Caldemeyer. Logan Township Trustee will be Republican Shirley Shafer, as no Democrat can- didate filed for the seat. No one filed for Logan Township Board, so one will be appointed. Madison Township Trustee will be Republican Carole Sue Sutton as no Democratic can- didate was filed for the seat. Madison Township Board needed three seats but only two Republicans filed, which were Jeffrey David II and Da- vid Ice, a third seat will be ap- pointed. Marion Township Trustee winner was Becky Steinhart with no candidate filed for the Democratic party. Mari- on Township Board will con- sist of Republican Tracy Ev- ans, Democrat Rich Bush, and Democrat Gregory Gray. Monroe Township Trustee will be Republican Larry Fer- guson as no Democratic can- didate filed. For the Monroe Township Board no Republi- can candidate filed and the board will consist of Demo- crats Elaine Barrett, Peyton Oneal, and Rita Williams. Patoka Township Trustee will be Republican Joe Mel- hiser, as no Democratic can- didate filed. Patoka Township Board needed three seats and one Democratic candidate, Bruce Barr won. The other two seats will be appointed. Straight party votes for the Republican Party totaled 1078. Straight party votes for the Democratic Party totaled 192, and there was 1 Libertar- ian Party vote. Election Day votes totaled 2325. Paper Absentee votes totaled 255. Walk-in Absen- tee votes totaled 1162. Voter turn-out for the general elec- tion was 41.18 percent out of 9088 registered voters in Pike County.

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