The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Wednesday, March 26, 2014 The Press-Dispatch Hi, my name is Kurt Vaughn and I am running for District 1 Coun- ty Council. My wife, Jenny (Voyles) Vaughn, and I live on Main Street in Petersburg with our two kids Lincoln and Lauren. I am a lifelong resident of Pike County, a 1993 graduate of Pike Central High School. I am employed at Indianapolis Power & Light Com- pany as an operator and my wife is a school teacher at Petersburg Elementary. I have been involved in many community organizations in my life. I have been a volunteer coach for Pike County Youth Soccer, Pike County Youth Basketball, Petersburg Little League and also coached Elementary and Middle School basketball. I am a former member of the Petersburg Little League Board, Petersburg City Park Board and Petersburg Fire Department. I am a member of the Pike County Amateur Radio Club, IBEW Local 1395, Charger Basketball Club and also a Key Club contributor to Pike County United Way. I feel my wife and I are lucky to live and work here in this county. This is something that very few people have the privilege of do- ing. I'm running for District 1 County Council because I want to make a difference and people should expect more from their local leaders. I feel we need to aggressively support economic develop- ment and job creation in the county. I think instead of arguing for months at a time over the same issues, we need to find solutions to these issues in a timely manner and make sure it is done as cost- effectively as we can, and move forward making Pike County a better place. Vaughn Kurt ExpEct MorE Elect Kurt Vaughn for county council District 1 county council Paid for the Committee to Elect Kurt Vaughn www.mikebraunforindiana.com Paid for by Mike Braun for State Representative Mike Braun is a family man who believes we need everyday people who can balance a budget and take a common-sense approach to help reform government. He has worked to build a successful distribution and logistics company and knows the importance of being involved in hometown communities. He has volunteered as a coach for youth sports and currently serves on the Greater Jasper School Board. He wants to represent you in the State House. Elect Mike Braun for State Representative. BRAUN Mike for STATE REPRESENTATIVE A ConservAtive voiCe for ConservAtive vAlues Seated (L to R): Maureen, Michael and Mike. Standing (L to R): Kristen, Jeff, Jason and wife, Kristin, and Ashley. Businessman Land manager schooL Board memBer H Hwy. 257 to be gated Continued from page 1 dated and ready for the next school year. You can make appoint- ments for these vaccines by calling the Health Depart- ment at 812-354-8797 or by calling your child's physi- cian. The Pike County Health Department will be holding Kindergarten Immunization Clinics on Friday, April 4, Thursday, April 10 and Fri- day, April 11, for students who will be entering Kin- dergarten next school year. Due to insurance billing, appointments are required for these clinics. Parents of children who have health insurance need to call their insurance company to see if they cover immunizations prior to calling the health department for an appoint- ment. Hoosier Health Wise (Medicaid) and most major insurances are accepted. Children with no health in- surance are still eligible to receive vaccines for $ 8 per vaccine. H Time to schedule vaccines Continued from page 1 ers will put up a spec build- ing. He said people should have realistic expectations. He said even though about 70 percent are interested in spec buildings it might not be exactly what the business wants and needs. "You have to know going in, it might be vacant four, five, six years." However, by having the building at the site, he said it creates traffic for the site and often a business might not be able to use that build- ing, but they might like the site and build their own. "It will still take time for an area to develop. People shouldn't build unachiev- able expectations." H Development opportunities Continued from page 1 By Andy Heuring A warrant is being issued for the arrest of a man, for- merly of Petersburg, follow- ing several church break-ins in the last two weeks. Luke Zimmerman, 28, of Jasper, was arrested on Fri- day, March 21, and is being held on two charges of pos- session of stolen property, a class D felony, in Dubois County. Pike County Sheriff Jer- emy Britton said Zimmer- man's truck had been seized after police found stolen items in his truck. Police believe Zimmerman is in- volved in the Pike County break-ins. They believe it was his truck on a securi- ty video tape from the Twin Oaks Church, north of Pe- tersburg, during a break-in on March 18. Zimmerman is also be- lieved to have been involved in several other break-ins, according to Sheriff Britton. A break-in at the Knight's Chapel Church was also reported. However, in the break-ins at both the church- es, nothing was reported stolen. Warrant issued for church break-in suspect Traffic stops lead to pot arrests Gist reduces sentence by carrying sign Jennifer Gist of Winslow carries a sign that states "Do you know where your children are at 3:25 a.m.?" on the front and "I should have followed by safe- ty plan" on the back. Gist pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent, a class D felony last week in Pike Circuit Court. During her plea she admitted she failed to follow a Department of Child Ser- vices safety plan, which had been put in place after her two small children were found playing on the railroad tracks on July 2012. In May of 2013 her children were found playing in Main St., Petersburg at 3:25 a.m. By walking with the sign from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, March 21, Gist was able to reduce her sentence of 20 weekends in jail to 10 weekends in jail. She will also have to perform community service. By Andy Heuring Three people were arrest- ed on marijuana charges fol- lowing traffic stops during the last week in Pike County. Last Thursday, March 20, two Pike County teens were arrested at about 10 :30 p.m. when Shawn Heacock, 18, of 301 S. Green St., Winslow, was stopped for driving with a tail light out. He and is pas- senger, Jacob Brittingham, 19, of 303 S. Fourth St., Pe- tersburg, were arrested on preliminary charges of pos- session of marijuana. Deputy Dallas Killian said he made the traffic stop and was assisted by Deputy Buck Seger. During a search of the vehicle, Deputy Seger found a small plastic bag containing a green leafy substance under the passen- ger seat. Deputy Killian said it appeared to be marijuana. The two were separat- ed and Deputy Killian said Heacock stated the marijua- na was his and he hid it un- der the passenger seat when he was being stopped. Brittingham told Depu- ty Killian the marijuana be- longed to both of them and he had hid it under his seat. Both were taken into cus- tody. A third person was arrest- ed on the same charges in a separate incident. Jackson Lee Deffendall, 27, of 3258 CR 650, Peters- burg, was arrested on Mon- day, March 17, at 4:20 p.m. by Indiana State Trooper John Davis. Trooper Davis said he stopped Deffendall for speeding, 55 mph in a 35 zone. While talking with Deffendall, he noticed the odor of alcohol. He also learned Deffendall's license was suspended. Deffendall told Trooper Davis he was supposed to get his license back the next day. Deffendall passed all the field sobriety tests. Trooper Davis said during a search of Deffendall's vehicle, a "partially burnt marijuana cigarette" rolled out from under the vehicle's console, which wasn't bolted down. Deffendall denied it was his and said it must have been in there for a long time. He was preliminarily charged with possession of marijuana and driving while suspended. hind a permanent barri- cade," said Britton. The state now puts up large reflective barricades that completely block the road from one side to the other, but they are stag- gered and people can drive between them. Pike County EMS Direc- tor Chris Young said there have been four or five deaths at the site. He also said ev- ery time there is a rescue, it puts emergency person- nel in extreme danger. He said the current is extreme- ly swift in that area and is a risk for rescue personnel. Representative Messmer said in the Patoka River bot- toms along Kellerville Road in Dubois County they have a barricade gate that is put in place to prevent any traf- fic during flooding. Woodruff said there were some drawbacks to a perma- nent structure. The main one being it would be on the roadside and it was some- thing that could be hit by motorists going off the road. He said raising the level of the road was going to be cost prohibitive on Highway 257 because of the amount of traffic and there are al- ternative routes such as I- 69 and 57 nearby. When the meeting start- ed, Woodruff said INDOT had received many calls about flooding at Highway 257 and drowning tragedies. "We aren't sitting here to- day to say this is our solution and that is it. We are here to talk to you and come up with a shared solution and share responsibility," said Woodruff. "I think the big thing for us is if everyone is in consen- sus on this, we will go out and find the best answer on that type of system," said Woodruff. Those in attending agreed a permanent gate was the best solution. He said they also may have a digital read out warn- ing about the flooding. "It is getting close to spring so we will be want- ing to get something out there fairly quickly. It has been a good discussion," said Woodruff. should never give personal account or credit card infor- mation over the phone. He said people through- out southern Indiana have received the calls, and at least one person had given them the information they were requesting. Continued from page 1 H Scam