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"They were able to apply their math skills we are learning, along with the programming," said Loveless. In previous years, the En- richment classes had used some web-based curricu- lum for programming. But the robots now give them hands-on experience and immediate feedback on how their program is working. "They have really been excited to come back and apply what they learn in the lessons to the robots," said Loveless. "I think it is very exciting to see the students engaged in this project. I think it is fascinating to realize they could expand on the learn- ing they are receiving now and use it for a future ca- reer," said Superintendent Suzanne Blake. By Andy Heuring Two Pike County men were arrested on drunken driving charges Saturday. George Edward Stinnett, 43, of 125 N. Cox Ln., Pe- tersburg, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehi- cle while intoxicated (refus- al), with a prior conviction in the last five years. Pike County Deputy Sher- iff Dallas Killian said he was operating a radar at High- way 56 and 61 near Pike Central when he saw a Chev- rolet Blazer resembling one driven by a person wanted on a warrant. Deputy Killian followed the vehicle and saw it driving left of center and all over his lane. He said when he ap- proached Stinnett, he smelled alcohol and noticed slurred speech. Stinnett failed field sobriety tests, including a portable breath test, where he tested more than twice the legal limitt. He was taken to the Pike County Jail, where refused a blood alcohol content test. Refusing a test is an auto- matic offense in Indiana. Deputy Killian said a check of Stinnett's record showed he was convicted of drunken driving in 2013. An Otwell man was arrest- ed after police stopped him for speeding at about 7 a.m. Saturday. Trevor Cole Fiscus, 21, of 8642 W. SR 56, Otwell, was arrested on a preliminary charge of operating a vehi- cle while intoxicated by Pike County Deputy Buck Seger. Deputy Seger said he saw Fiscus driving 78 mph in a 55 zone on Highway 56, near Highway 257. When he ap- proached Fiscus, Deputy Seger said he could smell the odor of alcohol and no- ticed slurred speech. Fiscus failed field sobri- ety tests and was taken to the Pike County Jail, where he tested 0.13 percent for blood alcohol content. The legal limit in Indiana is 0.08 percent for blood alcohol. By Andy Heuring A Petersburg man was sentenced to 20 years in jail on a charge of dealing meth- amphetamine, (manufactur- ing). Tim Bolin, 38, of 307 N. Ninth St., Petersburg, was arrested after a search of the Lighthouse Recovery Cen- ter on December 21, 2015, when police found sever- al active and inactive meth labs in the living quarters of the facility. On Monday, Bolin entered a guilty plea to the dealing meth charge and agreed to the 20 -year sentence to be served in the Indiana De- partment of Corrections. Bolin, during the sentenc- ing hearing, testified he had manufactured meth in the Lighthouse Recovery Center. Pike County Prosecu- tor Darrin McDonald said it is anticipated that with the state's new sentencing guidelines, Bolin will serve at least 75 percent of the 20 -year sentence. dor wouldn't take payments on the saw, he could pur- chase it and the town could pay him back. Councilmen voted 3-0 to authorize the purchase. Councilmen also voted to approve the purchase of a new paging alert system for the fire department. It is the second one in as many years. They purchased a similar paging system last year. Fire Chief Bottoms said the sys- tem worked well when they first got it, but as time went on, they started having re- ception problems with it. He said other departments in the area have moved to the new system they are want- ing to get. The new system costs $2,700. However, Bottoms said it only has a yearly fee of $500, while the current sys- tem is $1,000 a year. "You will save money in the long run," said Lynnette Mathias, of the fire depart- ment. Councilman Dick Brew- ster asked if the new equip- ment had been tested to see if it worked in poor reception areas. Brewster said he wanted to be sure they didn't buy anoth- er system that didn't work. Bottoms said the new sys- tem works over the cellphone system and is working well for other fire departments. Bottoms said in a previous meeting the council had ap- proved $ 800 for fire training classes, but since then they had been able to the get the training for free from the Huntingburg Fire Depart- ment. Town Clerk Treasurer Beth Bennett said the fire de- partment had $ 3,000 in their budget for training this year and had carried $1,600 over from last year. Bottoms said because ma- ny of the guys had already gotten their mandatory train- ing certification, they weren't going to need that much in the budget. Strobel suggested they take $2,700 from the train- ing budget and use it to buy the new paging system. It was approved by a 3-0 vote. In other fire department business, Bottoms asked about permission to put a new building near the mud boggs area. He said he thought the board had given them per- mission at the last meeting, but he was hearing some dis- agreement on that. Council president Greg Simmons said he thought that had been settled at the previous meeting. Brewster said he was the one disagreeing with it. He said the Robling family gave that ground to the school cor- poration with the intention that basketball courts and tennis courts, and other ven- ues for kids would be built. However, the school only used part of the ground and then gave the ground to the county, who in turn gave it to the Town of Winslow. Brewster said he would not be in agreement. "This has already been set- tled," said Simmons. WARNING ISSUED FOR LATE WATER BILLS Council president Sim- mons said the council was going to have to do some- thing different on water me- ter deposits for consistently late water meter customers. "I know Beth, and Joann before her, made deals with people, but we have got to do something different," said Simmons. "There are certain people in town who are late every month. To operate, we have to get paid every month. . . We are going to have to cut people off. Something has to give on it. "They all keep their cell- phones going. Personally, I think I would rather have a bath . . . basically it's the same ones every month," said Simmons. He suggested the council discuss their options at their executive session planned for 8 a.m. Friday, March 18 at Town Hall. In a related topic, town councilmen told the Winslow Sports League they would have to pay for their water us- age. He said after reviewing the town's water bonds, they were required to charge for all water usage. Simmons said they would try to make up the difference by having the town provide some type of equivalent ser- vice. In other business, Coun- cilman Strobel suggested the town start offering lifetime cat tags. He said they cur- rently charge $ 3 for spayed animal and $5 for an un- spayed tag per year. Strobel suggested they offer a life- time tag for $15. Councilman Brewster asked, "How will you know if they put the tag on anoth- er cat? " Strobel said they need to decide to trust people. It was approved by a 3-0 vote. The next council meet- ing is set for 7 p.m. Monday, March 28 at the Town Hall. to file their taxes and then she had a seizure and went to the hospital. A fter getting out of the hospital, she said they missed a turn and head- ed toward Evansville before finding their way to Peters- burg. Cpl. Mills said Dobson Ford employee Terry Worni- ca arrived at the scene and told him Glosser and Andi had taken the car for a test ride. However, five hours later, when they hadn't re- turned the vehicle, he called the Washington Police De- partment and reported the car stolen. Cpl. Mills said when he told Glosser and Andi the car was going to be taken from them and returned to the dealer by Wornica, she told him they didn't have any money to get back to Wash- ington. According to Mills' re- port, when he asked why they were test driving a car when they couldn't afford it, she didn't have an answer. Mills, in his report, stat- ed, Andi said, "It was fun while it lasted." THEFT Continued from page 1 Bolin pleads guilty in meth case Two arrested separately for OVWI Culvert replaced in one day An Indiana Department of Transportation crew begins digging out a culvert they were replacing on Highway 61 just south of Pike Central near the front entrance the Pike County Highway Garage. The project was originally scheduled to last three days, but the crews were able to get it done in just one day last Wednesday. Traffic on Highway 61, with no easy detour, was closed from early Wednesday morning until last Wednesday night. The culvert was being replaced to prepare Highway 61 to be paved this summer from Highway 64 to Highway 57. Isaac Ross reads instructions while Xavier Shoultz a runs the controls and Jordan Vest puts the Sphe- ro robot in place before it starts on its challenge.