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CHECK OUT YOUR FAVORITE SPRING SPORTS ATHLETES INSIDE THIS EDITION Four sections 42 pages Nine inserts 75¢ Volume 144 Number 13 Phone (812) 354-8500 Petersburg, IN 47567-0068 (USPS 604-340) Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Section C 10 Pages BOYS GOLF - GIRLS TENNIS TRACK AND FIELD BASEBALL - SOFTBALL Trash stickers raised to $1 immediately trash stickers immediately during an emergency meet- ing of the commissioners on Monday night brought on by a run on the 50 cent stickers. The commissioners vote 3-0 to begin selling $1 trash stickers on Tuesday. The new stickers are expected to be delivered by business at the trash sites," said Commissioner Pres- ident Mark Flint. During their March 5 meeting the commissioners noon on Wednesday. "The special meeting is due to threatened disrupted voted to raise the price of trash stickers from 50 cents to $1 effective Monday, April 2. It was the first price increase in the stickers since they began collecting trash in the 1990s. However because of a run on the 50 cent stickers the March 5 meeting the county had sold 11,000 stick- ers and all of the county's vendors except two were out of stickers. "We started getting calls complaining people Continued on page 2 Egg hunts set for next two weekends son opener March 20. It was her first pitching performance since being injured in the Sectional in 2011. The Lady Chargers beat North Knox 10-0 to open the season last week. Check out the Spring Sports Pre- view in this issue. Pike Central varsity pitcher Hallie Richardson winds up to deliver a pitch against North Knox in the sea- Back on the mound Two meetings key to Stellar Grant acquisition days Petersburg residents can do their part to help with the city's quest to be named a Stellar Community, and be el- igible for $20 million in grants. On Thursday, March 29 there will be There are two ways in the next few By Andy Heuring two meetings in Kiefer Hall at the Main St. Presbyterian Church. The first begins at 5:30 p.m. and is geared toward Main St. business and building owners. The meeting will ex- plain the Main Street Community grant program, which is a phase of the Stellar Community project. However, Peters- burg Mayor Jon Craig said this program cannot be led by the city. A requirement is that it be led by a community group. He said they are hopeful business building owners will attend the meet- ing. It is important from two stand- points. First, they need to get the group established to participate in the pro- gram and it will be important to dis- play community support. Second, it is important to have the meeting well-at- tended. During the meeting it will be ex- plained what type of Main St. improve- ments can be made through the pro- gram. They run from sidewalk, curb and landscaping to building facade and Continued on page 2 2011 pay 2012 tax News briefs Woman arrested for neglect after bills will soon be mailed Pike County Treasurer, Ny- la Dooley, announced that 2011 pay 2012 tax bills are being pro- cessed and will soon be mailed out in time for the May 10 due date. State law requires the bills to son's death on charges related to her infant son dying on December 12, 2011. Angela Martin, 24, of Petersburg was ar- A Petersburg mother was arrested last week By Andy Heuring be in taxpayers hands for a min- imum of 15 day. Therefore, state- ments will go out no later than April 25. Taxpayers are encouraged to rested on a warrant for two counts of neglect of a dependant on Thursday morning. One charge is a class C felony and the other is a class D felony. According to an Indiana State Police news pay their taxes now to avoid wait- ing in line later. Call the Trea- surer's office at 354-6363 to find out how much you owe. Pay by check, cash or money order in person or by mail. The Treasurer's office can- not process credit or debit card payments in the office, but pay- ment may be made with a credit or debit card online at www.pike- countytax.net. Pike Gibson Water meeting March 29 in WM cafeteria All customers of Pike Gibson release: Detective Brad Chandler initiated a criminal investigation on December 12, after emergency personnel were dispatched to Mar- tin's residence located at 1314 North Kennedy Lane, Petersburg, for an unresponsive infant. State Police said according to Chandler's investigation: when emergency personnel ar- rived they determined the infant, Eli Roos, two months old, had already passed away. Eli was located in a bedroom lying on an adult bed. During the investigation it was de- Continued on page 2 Water are needed on March 29, at 6 p.m. CDT at Wood Memori- al High School Cafeteria in Oak- land City. Voting will take place at this mining accident Two injured in underground time in regards to IURC (Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission). Voters must be present to vote— no proxy votes. Voters must also be a member or customer of Pike Gibson Water. Solid Waste trash to close for Holiday The Solid Waste trash and re- cycling sites will be closed on Friday, April 6 for Good Friday and will reopen on Saturday, April 7. owns the mine operated by Five Star, said the injuries did not appear to be life threatening. She said at about 10 a.m. EDT there was a mi- nor accident and the men were knocked into the coal wall. One was taken by LifeFlight to Deaconess Hospital having trouble breathing and complaint of back and shoulder pain. The other was taken by ambulance with leg and an- kle injuries. "It looks like they will be okay," said Kelley at about 2 p.m. She said they were "back up and operation- al" as of Tuesday afternoon. She added they would not be releasing the name of the injured miners. WHAT'S INSIDE: PUBLISHING PIKE Local ........A1-12 Obituaries ......A3 Sports ........B1-3 Classifi eds ...B8-11 Church .......C1-6 Opinion ..........C2 History ...........C7 Sp. Sports ..D1-8 NEWS TIPS: Phone: ........................354-8500 Fax: ............................354-2014 E-Mail .editor@pressdispatch.net Star's Prosperity Mine located about seven miles west of Petersburg on Highway 56. Chase Kelley, spokesman for Vectren, which Two men were injured Tuesday at the Five By Andy Heuring part of his sentence for selling synthetic marijuana. Jenkins last Wednes- day walked with a sign stating "I sold synthetic marijuana and failed to re- mit sales tax to Indiana." Part of his sentence was to do this for an hour in front of the courthouse. Jenkins accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to three years in work re- Jenkins carries sign as part of sentence Christopher Jenkins displays his contrition with a sign on Main St. as lease with two years and three months suspended. He is currently serving his nine month work release sentence at Wabash Valley. Jenkins, 40, of 1261 W. Elm St., Glezen, Petersburg was arrested on Tues- day, March 6, when police executed a search warrant on his residence. CONNECT WITH US: Facebook .... facebook.com/pressdispatch Twitter ......... twitter.com/pressdispatch E-Mail .......... news@pressdispatch.net this Saturday, while Winslow's and Otwell's hunts are set for Saturday April 7. The Petersburg hunt is scheduled for 10 a.m. Satur- The Petersburg Jaycee Easter Egg Hunt is set for By Andy Heuring day, March 31 in Hornady Park. The hunt will be lo- cated near the Peter Brenton Cabin. It is for children ages two to eight years. The Easter Bunny will be present for children. Otwell Easter Egg Hunt set for noon on Saturday, April 7 at the Community Center. It will be for children up to 10 years of age divided into three age groups. If it rains the hunt will be moved into the gym. There will be prizes hidden in some of the eggs. Tractors for Trenton volunteers will help with the event and the Easter Bunny will be on site. Winslow April 7. However the details of when and where haven't been determined. The hunt is sponsored by the Win- slow American Legion, the American Legion Auxilia- ry and the Winslow Fire Department. Watch next week's issue for details on the time and The Winslow Easter Egg Hunt is set for Saturday, place. The Otwell Community Center is sponsoring an Pike County Commissioners voted to start selling $1 By Andy Heuring the commissioners were forced to move that date up to Tuesday, March 27. Commissioner Assistant Melissa Bryant said since