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He said he turned around and the car contin- ued to pull way and turned at a high rate of speed, slid- ing sideways onto Detar St. and continued. Tharp said the car came to an abrupt stop in a yard at DeTar and Lucas St. When he approached the vehicle, he said he saw Ro- bling was operating the car. He asked her why she accel- erated, she told him she was trying to get to the gas sta- tion and then said she was trying to get to her grand- mother's. Tharp said Robling failed field sobriety tests, includ- ing a portable breath test and was taken to the Pike County Jail, where she re- fused a blood alcohol con- tent test. It is an automatic violation to refuse a breath test. A Petersburg man was ar- rested after he failed to dim his lights when he met a po- liceman. Nathaniel Lee Krueger, 21, of 502 N. Seventh St., was arrested by Deputy Tharp. Tharp said he was driv- ing south on Highway 61 near CR 25 N. when he met a red Toyota that failed to dim its lights. So Tharp turned around and began to follow the car. He saw it go left of center near the Pike Coun- ty Highway Department, at which time he turned on his emergency lights and stopped the car. Tharp said when the talk- ed with Krueger, he noticed the strong odor of alcohol, and that Krueger's eyes were red and glazed. Krueger failed field sobri- ety tests and was taken to the Pike County Jail, where he tested 0.16 percent, ac- cording to Tharp. The legal limit is 0.08 percent. Krueger was preliminar- ily charged with operating a vehicle with a blood alco- hol content of 0.08 percent or more. A Petersburg woman was arrested on Wednesday, August 13 after she was in- volved in a three vehicle accident at CR 550 N. and Highway 57. Arlena F. Morton, 54, of 6344 N. SR 57, Petersburg, was arrested by Pike Coun- ty Deputy Sheriff Jeff Boger. Deputy Boger said when he arrived at the accident, he encountered Morton and observed her "acting as if she was under the in- fluence of meth or some oth- er stimulant." He described her as being "all over the place and could not keep her body calm." She said she always acted that way. She failed field sobriety tests and was taken to Da- viess Community Hospital where she tested positive for PCP, amphetamine and methamphetamine, accord- ing to Deputy Boger. She was preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance or its metabolite in the body. Three arrested for dui in separate incidents By Ed Cahill The increasing number of complaints about loose dogs has become a "very serious" issue in Petersburg, accord- ing to the city's codes en- forcement officer. "We have some real safety issues, there's no question, and we're talking about pit bulls and animals like that," R.C. Klipsch told the city council during its meet- ing on Monday, Aug. 18. "It seems like every day we have somebody expressing a concern. "Look at the little girl who was in the Miss Pike County contest," Klipsch continued. "That's just terrible to think that we have that risk here in Petersburg because peo- ple are not controlling their animals." Prompted by Mayor Frank Coleman, Police Chief Chuck Baumgart informed the council that the issue of animal control would be raised later the same eve- ning when the Pike County Commissioners met. "I'm not sure who's actu- ally going in and doing the speaking, but they are go- ing to the commissioners to ask for some type of ani- mal control or an animal offi- cer," Baumgart said. "It's ev- ery animal you can imagine, from horses to dogs." "We have so many people out here that's not taking care of their animals, and with all the things we have to do as law enforcement, we've also been tasked with trying to work with the an- imals as well," Baumgart added. "It's very time con- suming – very, very time consuming." Council member John Melhiser said that the first thing that needed to be clar- ified was which governmen- tal entity was responsible for animal control in Pike Coun- ty. "I've always heard it's the county's responsibili- ty," council member Gary Leavitt replied. "That's the way it's writ- ten in the books," Baumgart said. "Even within the city? " Coleman asked. "We need to clarify that," Melhiser said. Baumgart told the coun- cil that the animal control facility in neighboring Da- viess County was owned by the county, and that the City of Washington helped sup- port it financially. "We could partner with the county," Coleman said. "Ease the burden on both that way, and work mutually to provide some type of a so- lution," Melhiser said. "Let's just see what the county talks about today or tonight in their meeting." "We tried this several years ago ... and it just didn't go anywhere," Melhiser add- ed. "We need to know who is responsible. Once we know that, then we can work to- wards a common goal and getting the job done." Leavitt suggested that the city also address the issue of requiring that people clean up animal waste left by their pets on city streets and side- walks. "There's a lot of people that walk dogs on Main Street," Leavitt said. "I had to clean up after one this week, and it took a shovel. I mean, it wasn't just a lit- tle job. I've cleaned up after horses that didn't do a job that dog did." Klipsch noted that while the city had ordinances ad- dressing animal control and animal noise, it did not have one addressing animal waste. "I don't know how you're going to word that," Klipsch said. "There's tactful ways," city attorney Brian Ma- honey said. "It is a problem," Cole- man said. "And with our new complex across the street, R.C. and I talked about that, because they are allowed to have their animals. Well, they're going to have to go somewhere. So that's not a bad idea, Gary." "They're going to have rules and regulations that pertain to that development, but not the city streets and sidewalks," Klipsch said. "We laugh about it, but it is a serious issue." During a meeting of the city's Board of Public Works and Safety earlier, Coleman said that the city had be- come aware that there were some people living in dwell- ings that did not have an ac- tive water connection. "They're using the sew- er system, we know, just by the process of elimination," Coleman said. "And, in our ordinance, it says if some- one has their water turned off ... that they can still be charged a minimum sewer bill." Coleman said that he be- lieved the minimum month- ly sewer bill was $45. "We've had information that people were hauling water in, so they're still us- ing the sewer system ... but they're not paying for it," Coleman said. "So people need to be aware that if they do not have water turned on at their residence, they still are subject to a minimum sewer bill." In other business, the Board of Public Works and Safety voted unanimously to hire Jacob Claridge, of Campbelltown, as a reserve officer and Matt Wells, of Winslow, as a part-time of- ficer. Wells, Baumgart noted, has been through the police academy, and that he was currently employed by the state fire marshal's office. In addition, the city's en- gineer, Brian Bullock, of Midwestern Engineering, Inc., told the Board of Pub- lic Works and Safety that while he was still waiting to receive an easement for the former Shopko proper- ty, the I-69 sewer line exten- sion project had been adver- tised for bids. "Contractors are looking at plans, and the bid date's going to be Sept. 4, here at, I believe, 10 o'clock," Bullock said. "Other than that, we re- ceived the construction per- mit from IDEM today in the mail. So we'll get the bids and we'll go from there." Nathan Held, senior proj- ect administrator for the In- diana 15 Regional Planning Commission, presented the Board of Public Works and Safety with the final two in- voices for the recently com- pleted stormwater drainage project – one from Kober- stein Contracting, Inc., of Princeton, for $ 39,817.30, and one for $ 800 from Mid- western Engineering, Inc., of Loogootee. "With the final two draw downs, your final grant amount, out of $1,000,000, you're going to be using $576,172.85," Held said. "So we're leaving quite a bit on the table, but that's just the way it works with these proj- ects." Coleman announced that due to the Labor Day holi- day on Monday, Sept. 1, all city meetings usually held on the first Monday of the month will be at the same times on Tuesday, Sept. 2. City council concerned about free running dogs alogy Society member Mike Pierce noted that the build- ing's restrooms would have to be made ADA-compliant before it could be opened to the public. "Would the library board consider paying some of the cost of getting those rest- rooms done? " Pierce asked. "It's probably going to be around $5,000. If you could pay half, the Society would pay anything over that. The Society would greatly appre- ciate it." "Before we open the doors to the public, that will have to be done," Behme said. "The next step, since you've given it to us, after tonight, we'll get our pledge list out and call everybody, and start getting the money in. But it hasn't happened." In answer to a question from Dickerson, Pierce said that the Pike County Geneal- ogy Society had received be- tween $10,000 and $11,000 in pledges. "In all honesty, I don't ex- pect to get all of that," Pierce said. "But I expect to get a big chunk of it." Ropp told Behme and Pierce that he did not think the library board could make a donation to the ge- nealogy society. "I think once we transfer it to you all, I think it's yours," Ropp said. "I don't think we can make a donation to an- other non-profit. You'll have to research it and find out, but I don't think you can. "You're already getting the property given to you," Ropp added. "So my person- al feeling is ... they need to go to the pledges and find out where their money's at." "Okay," Behme replied. "That's not a problem. We thought we'd ask. It will help us out, that's all." "Oh, I'm sure," Ropp re- plied. "But the building's helping you out, too. H Board donates library annex Continued from page 1 out old carpet and moving some book cases around. They want to open in early 2015 and maybe have a rib- bon cutting late in the year. In the meantime, they are seeking donations to help pay for the work before the center is opened. To donate, people can visit the website by searching for the Pike County Indiana Ge- nealogy Society. H Genealogy fundraiser Continued from page 1 By Andy Heuring Authorities searched the White River at Hazleton for a woman who was reported missing Monday morning. Dara "Sam" Fine, 49, of Hazleton, was reported missing Monday morning. A news release from the Gib- son County's Sheriff's De- partment said their central dispatch received a report of a possible missing per- son at 8:45 a.m. and that a pack of cigarettes and an al- coholic beverage that could have been Fine's were found at the Hazleton boat ramp. A search was started immediately by the Sher- iff's Department, Hazleton White River Fire Depart- ment and Indiana Depart- ment of Natural Resources. "Although there are no wit- nesses to Fine's disappear- ance, all evidence gathered on-scene and at her home indicates Fine entered the boat ramp area on her own free will and possibly en- tered the water." Conservation Officers from the DNR and Hazleton Fire Department searched the river banks and wad- ed through shallow water searching for Fine. DNR divers searched the deep- er water areas on Monday until dark. They returned Tuesday and continued their search until late in the day. If anyone has seen Fine or knows of her whereabouts they are asked to call the Gibson County Sheriff's Of- fice at 812-385 -3496. Members of the Gibson County Water Rescue Team launch for another search of White River near the Hazleton boat ramp, on Tuesday afternoon. Their search continued for Dara 'Sam' Fine of Hazleton, who was reported missing since Monday morning. Teams search for missing Hazleton woman here's to another winning season! The Dispatch Press Pike County's news network A-2 Wednesday, August 20, 2014 The Press-Dispatch