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A-2 Wednesday, January 1, 2014 The Press-Dispatch H Commissioners Continued from page 1 tersburg on the sewer line between Petersburg and I69 interchange. "This will acknowledge the county is obligated to the City of Petersburg in the amount of $50,000 at this time," states the letter. The County Council ap- proved $50,000 for preliminary engineering. Petersburg had requested $850,000 for the complete project, but only $50,000 was approved, which was determined would keep the project on schedule. The next meeting will be at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6 Jefferson Township Firemen gather at water's edge near the Homer Capehart bridge on Highway 257 over the White River as they searched for Kathryn McGill, who is still missing after being swept into the flood waters. Her husband Adam McGill was found and rescued from a tree downstream. H Woman presumed dead after car swept into river Continued from page 1 deep. Englert said the McGills had to get out of the truck as it began sinking. Haywood said McGill's father reported the call to Pike County Central Dispatch at 7:43 a.m. According to Pike County Central Dispatch records Ron McGill got a call from his son saying he and his wife were stranded in high water. Ron McGill then drove to the area and couldn't find them. He then called 911 to report it. Haywood said searchers were concentrating on an area downstream of the bridge along a tree line. "The current running across the road and through that field flows back toward the river." He said crews searched all day Sunday until darkness and returned again on Monday. Englert said because of the corn stubble and debris in the area they were searching, they couldn't "drag" which hampered their recover efforts. Jefferson and Lockhart Township firemen and local volunteers searched along the edge of the water. Adam McGill was found in a tree about 2,000 feet down stream on the Pike County side at the end of CR 850 E. David Capehart said he lives on that road, so he took a Jefferson Township firemen down the road. When they saw McGill in a tree top surrounded by water, Capehart said duck hunters, who were in the area, came over to them and had to push their way through corn stalks in the water to get to McGill. He said they were able to get McGill out of the tree. McGill was transferred to St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville and treated for hypothermia. McGill is a Pike Central High School graduate and former resident of Pike County. The Daviess County Sheriff's Department's water rescue squad, along with DNR crews, searched the banks, did side scan sonar, canine searches, wading shallow water and dragging operations. As of late Monday, they had not located Kathryn McGill. Ohio Valley Search and Rescue, American Red Cross, Pike County Sheriff's Department, Daviess County Sheriff's Department, Jefferson Township Fire Department, Southwest Medical, Pike County EMS, Pike County EMA and Ohio Valley Search and Rescue assisted with the searches. Haywood said they are hopeful water levels of the White River will begin to fall, which should help with the search. The White River at Petersburg crested on Saturday at 24.4 feet, which puts it in the top 35 floods recorded at Petersburg, where flood stage is 16 feet. It was predicted to fall about a foot a day until Thursday, when it will start falling quickly. It is predicted to be at 12 feet on Saturday. "Conservation Officers strongly encourage obeying road closing signs and to avoid driving through flooded roadways," said Haywood. Highway 257 had been closed due to flooding since last weekend when nearly eight inches of rain created widespread flooding in southern and central Indiana. The above map illustrates the four new county council districts to be used in the 2014 county election. H 2014 election Continued from page 1 well as State Senator District 48. The other three state races will be Secretary of State, State Auditor and State Treasurer. On the federal level, US Senator Dan Coats' seat is up for election as is the House Eighth District seat held by Larry Buschon. Yates suffers minor injuries in crash A Velpen woman was injured Sunday night when she crashed her car into a tree line on Highway 257 near CR150S. Tristan Yates, 21, of 4567 S. Fourth St., Velpen was driving north on Highway 257 at 9:21 p.m. when she ran off the right side of the road and traveled 180 feet before hitting a line of trees, according to Pike County Chief Deputy Sheriff Kent Johnson. After impact with the tree line, her vehicle spun around and came to a stop 40 feet later. Deputy Johnson said Yates complained of head and arm pain and was transported by ambulance to Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Her 2006 Mustang was a total loss. H Year in review: the second half of 2014 news events recapped Continued from page 1 measure. • Chief Deputy Sheriff Todd Meadors announced he was resigning form the Pike County Sheriff's Department to take the position of Section Leader over security at Indianapolis Power and Light's Petersburg Plant. • Darrell Parker was hired as the Caretaker of Hornady Park. Parker was the former Assistant Manager at Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Headquarters. • Benjamin Earl Freed, 36, of 3671 W. River Road, Petersburg, was found guilty of attempted child molesting, a class B felony. • The Winslow Masons donated a Saturday to cutting a walking trail through the spoil banks behind the Winslow Little League Park. • Kent Johnson is named Chief Deputy of Pike County Sheriff's Department to replace Todd Meadors, who resigned to take a position with IPL. • Former Petersburg resident Rick Hamilton, 52, was killed in an accident while clearing trees with an excavator. • The murder trial of Andrew Satterfield, who is charged with shooting his mother, Kathy Satterfield, and then setting her on fire on December 8, 2011, is set. • Winslow businessman and town councilman Glendel "Buck" Ashby died of an apparent heart attack and respiratory problems. After retiring from Buchta Trucking, Ashby opened Outfitters Station in Winslow. He had served on the Winslow Town Council since 1982. • Otwell Elementary School Principal Rick Fears was placed on administrative leave. August • Country Music Recording artist and Pike County native Jason Sturgeon debuted his new album with a performance at the Pike Central High School Auditorium. • Ed Cahill, a 25-year veteran, joined The PressDispatch in the position of Sports Editor. • The community of Zoar celebrated with their annual festival, the Zoar Mosquito Fest. • A 17-year-old Winslow teen was arrested after an investigation led police to believe he was responsible for two motorcycle thefts in a week's time from the Winslow area. • Several Pike Central Middle School band students were chosen to participate in the "best of the best in marching music," at the Drum Corps International World Championships at Indianapolis. Those chosen were Faryn Hensler, Taia Hinton, Adam Martinez, Allison Moss and Amelia Woolery . • A disc golf course at Prides Creek Park near Petersburg opened by Dane Prevo, who is president of the Evansville disc golf course. • Richard Brewster was appointed to the Winslow Town Council to replace the late Glendel "Buck" Ashby. • Bruce Geoppner, of Evansville, was seriously injured from a flash fire on a brush pile, which was believed to have been caused by gasoline. • Thomas Davidson was taken into custody near Otwell after he had been on a 24-hour crime spree. Davidson, of Princeton, according to police, kidnapped a Princeton woman, drove her to a rural area in Carmi, Ill., where he shot her. He then kidnapped another woman and attempted to shoot her in Mt. Vernon. Gibson County and Illinois police were searching for him, when Pike County police started getting reports of a man behaving strangely. In Pike County, he entered Jerry and Phyllis Claridge's house asking for directions to Evansville. A few minutes later, he demanded a teen mowing a yard in Winslow let him borrow his cellphone and drove off with the phone. His vehicle and physical description matched the one Gibson County police were seeking. He was eventually taken into custody after Pike County Deputy Sheriff Mike Willis located him down a dirt lane of County Road 950 E., near Otwell. • Michael Onyett, 42, of 4331 N. CR 575 E., Petersburg, was arrested on a warrant for dealing methamphetamine, a class B felony and other drug related charges. The charges stemmed from an April search of his residence, when 18 ounces of bath salts were seized with an estimated street value of $50,000. • Petersburg VFW pur- chased and put in place a large Naval anti-aircraft gun in front of their Post on Main St., Petersburg. • Benjamin Freed, 36, of Petersburg, was sentenced to 45 years in prison on an attempted child molesting conviction. • Alan Woodford, of Campbelltown, placed third in a national bass fishing contest in Sherveport, La., winning $10,000 in prize money. • A rural Petersburg woman Emily Amos, 22, suffered lacerations and bruises, but escaped serious injuries, when her Volkswagon Beetle was hit broadside by a semi-truck as she was turning from Highway 57 onto CR 200 N. on a Saturday morning. • Candace R. Charlton, 37, of Wheatland, was arrested after she came within inches of running over Petersburg Policeman Chad Tharp. • Anthony Blackgrave was arrested after he posted a picture of himself holding an AR-15 rifle on Facebook. A previous conviction made it illegal for Blackgrave to new year'S reSoluTIon: possess a firearm. • Pike Central freshman girls' soccer player Madison Scott scored four goals for the Chargers 6-3 win over South Knox. • Pike Central boys' tennis team won the Pike Central Invitational over North Posey, Northeast Dubois and Evansville Bosse. September • The Pike County School Corporation voted to dismiss Otwell Elementary School Principal Rick Fears. They voted followed an hour long executive session. • Fire destroyed a mobile home across Highway 61 from The Trading Post, south of Winslow. It was owned by Gloria Long, who rented the trailer to David Sheats. • Pike County Library Director Saide Oldenkamp presented a plan to the Pike County Commissioners to convert the former Barrett Memorial Library building in Petersburg to a combination of the Pike County Museum, Genealogy Center and History Center. Continued on page 3 Get Fit in 2014! 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