The Press-Dispatch
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A-12 Local Wednesday, December 16, 2015 The Press-Dispatch 2016 Women of the Heartland January 23 Admission Fee: Donations will be accepted for the Integrative Medicine program at the Phillip R. Dawkins Heart & Vascular Center at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. Presentation Topics: RSVP Pre-register online at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events." Or call Marketing at 812-996-2352 Melanie Buschkoetter Registered Dietician, Certified Diabetes Educator "Nutrition and Lifestyle Habits" Susan Weisheit Practice Manager – Medical Practice Management Certified Worksite Wellness Specialist "Women and Well-Being" Brian Woebkenberg, MD Orthopaedic Surgeon "Arthritis, what is it and how do I conquer it?" Please Join Us Saturday, January 23, 2016 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. (ET) Huntingburg Event Center 110 East 14th Street - Huntingburg Pre-registration is required by January 18, 2016. All women who attend will receive a gift certificate for a free blood screening including total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglyceride, and glucose levels at Memorial Hospital Outpatient Labs. Deffendall arrested on OVWI, residential entry charges By Andy Heuring A rural Petersburg man was arrested for drunken driving after police respond- ed to a report of a burglary north of Petersburg. Jackson Deffendall, 39, of 3441 W SR56, was arrest- ed by Pike County Depu- ty Buck Seger after he re- sponded Sunday morning to the report of a man in Blake Myers' garage. Deputy Seger said Myers told him Deffendall had got- ten into his vehicle and used a garage door opener to get into the garage. Deputy Seger said he lo- cated a vehicle on CR 350E matching the description Myers gave him. He at- tempted to stop the vehicle, but it continued for about a half-mile before it abruptly turned into a driveway on CR 350E. Seger said he got out and placed Deffendall into hand- cuffs and noticed a strong odor of alcohol and saw sev- eral empty beer cans in the vehicle and an open beer can still cool to the touch in the console cup holder. According to Seger's re- port, Deffendall claimed Myers was his brother and he had permission to be in the garage. However, Myers said Deffendall didn't. Deffendall failed field so- briety tests, including a por- table breath test, but refused to take the test at the Pike County Jail. He was arrest- ed on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated (refusal), resist- ing law enforcement and res- idential entry. A Petersburg man was ar- rested after police stopped him for having a headlight out. Joshua L. Deck, 23, of 7004 N. SR57, was arrested on a charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Deputy Seger said he was driving south on Highway 57 at about 12:22 a.m. when he saw Deck driving a blue SUV north on Highway 57 with a headlight out. When he stopped Deck, he noticed Deck had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. Deputy Seger said Deck failed field sobriety tests and then a search of the car found a plastic bag of a plant material that field-test- ed positive for marijuana, a glass smoking pipe with a black burnt residue and a partially burned cigarette that field-tested positive for marijuana. Deck was taken to the Da- viess Community Hospital where he tested positive for marijuana and had a blood alcohol content of 0.099 per- cent. The legal limit in Indi- ana is 0.08 percent. because of advanced digi- tal meters. The meters pro- vide customers with access to data such as an hour-by- hour comparison of ener- gy use and average energy use by day of week. The in- formation can help custom- ers make wiser energy de- cisions. Approximately 40 percent of the nation already has made the transition to advanced digital meter tech- nology. Energy savings from grid technology that optimizes voltage and reduces over- all power consumption by about 1 percent on upgrad- ed power lines. Voluntary rate options such as "time-of-use" rates for residential and small business customers to pro- vide them with more choic- es and control over their en- ergy costs. If the plan is approved by the Indiana Utility Regula- tory Commission, custom- ers will see a gradual rate increase averaging about 1 percent per year between 2017 and 2022. Duke Energy estimates the modernization work will generate or support more than 5,000 Indiana jobs over the seven-year period. There's also an estimated state and local community tax benefit of approximate- ly $180 million over the sev- en-year plan. The Indiana Utility Regu- latory Commission will set a schedule for hearings on the proposed plan. A decision is anticipated by mid-2016. The company is filing the plan under the provi- sions of Indiana Senate En- rolled Act 560, state leg- islation which was passed in 2013 and is aimed at im- proving utility infrastruc- ture. Under the law, utilities can file a seven-year infra- structure improvement plan with state utility regulators. If approved, a utility can re- quest recovery of 80 percent of its investment through a customer bill tracker. Re- covery of the remaining 20 percent would be deferred for review until the utility's next base rate case. Under the new law, utilities must file a base rate case before the end of their seven-year plans. Duke Energy Indiana's operations provide about 7,500 megawatts of owned electric capacity to approx- imately 810,000 custom- ers in a 23,000 -square-mile service area, making it the state's largest electric sup- plier. GRID Continued from page 9 Christmas in the Park The Tin Soldiers gateway through Hornady Park is lit up as it is each night through Christmas at Christmas in the Park. At left is a giant white castle. Below is one of several Nativity scenes on display in Hornady Park. It opens each night from 6 to 9 p.m through Christmas.