The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 The Press-Dispatch Schools set Awards Days, graduation have ceremonies for fifth graders on Monday, May 21, at 6 p.m. and Awards Day at had its fifth grade promo- tion ceremonies on Tuesday and will host Awards Day at 9 a.m. on May 23. Otwell Elementary will many activities on tap as school winds down for 2012 for the students and staff. Petersburg Elementary The end of school has awards will be 9 a.m. Mon- day, May 21 with sixth grade awards ceremony at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 22. Middle School Promotion Ceremony for eighth grade have Awards Day at 9 a.m. on May 22, and fifth grade promotion ceremonies at 6:30 p.m. PCMS seventh grade 9 a.m. on May 23. Winslow Elementary will at Pike Central High School will be in the gym at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 25. The Baccalaureate Service will be at 7 p.m. Spring Clean-Up Day is Saturday house and basement entrance last Wednesday. Jeff Nelson a Captain with the Petersburg Fire Department said fire department members were at the fire sta- tion for a meeting when the call came in about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, which helped shorten their response time. He said the fire appeared to have been electrical. It started at the bottom of a A quick response by Petersburg firemen limited fire damage to a Mona St. Fire damages house in Petersburg stairway in an enclosed exterior entrance to the basement, which also sustained smoke damage. Linda Sherman lived in the house owned by Don Alley. H Truck crashes into Dollar General to the wall of the store be- tween the entrance and a metal storage cage of pro- pane tanks. Tricia Lamar, Deborah Continued from page 1 azine racks that struck Mc- Crary's arm and foot. McCrary credited La- McCrary and Charity Willis were standing at the check- out counter just a few feet from where Davis's truck hit the front wall. The truck crashed into a large pane glass window and broke the frame of the window and part of the wall. It also knocked over mag- mar and Willis with keep- ing her from being injured much worse. McCrary said she had gotten to the check- out counter and realized she had forgotten her pock- etbook, and was headed to stunned, they grabbed me and pulled me away," said McCrary. Lamar said they just her vehicle. It was parked next to where Davis' truck hit the building. Had she left the building, she could have been walking in front of Davis. "I was just kind of farther into the store," said Wright. Wright said the rear tire know Davis had been to the CVS store across the street and purchased a few items. Wright said they believe he pulled into the Dollar Gen- eral Store and stopped, then drove into the wall. "I think if he was driving without stopping he would have went heard a boom and saw glass and magazine racks start to falling over. She grabbed McCrary and pulled her out of the way. Officer Wright said they crew checked out Davis and he refused treatment. He was given field sobriety tests and taken to the Da- viess Community Hospital where he underwent blood tests. Wright said they are waiting on the results of the tests. Wright said once Davis cident as we would any ac- cident. He said an ambulance continued to spin for some time, burning off most of the tread and leaving a large rubber build-up on the pave- ment. "We investigated the ac- id Waste Management Dis- trict and Veolia/Black- foot Landfill invite all Pike County residents to partici- pate in the Pike County An- nual Spring Cleanup. The Cleanup begins today at the Blackfoot Landfill and will continue through Saturday, May 19. Pike County residents can The Pike County Sol- ies, fluorescent bulbs, chem- icals and other household hazardous wastes; and dis- posal of furniture and other bulky items. There will be a $1 charge bring one pickup truck load of waste to the landfill for several free services: recy- cling of appliances, comput- ers and televisions; disposal of up to four tires; collection of household paints, batter- separate scrap metal, com- puters, televisions, appli- ances and hazardous waste from other waste. These items will be recycled and having them separated will help with easier and faster disposal. Residents will have for the disposal of each tire after the first four. Commer- cial, industrial or farm waste is not eligible. Residents are asked to the chance to go through any items that are still in working condition for no charge. No advanced registration ed on State Road 64, will be open for the cleanup to- day through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Satur- day from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, contact the Pike County Solid Waste Management District at 354- 2924 or 380-1111. H Kelly Craig seeks early release was released he then went to the Emergency Room of the hospital complaining of lower back pain. H Winsow fire chief resigns said they didn't want to join with Patoka Township. "It seems like most of the toka Township District at- tended the previous meeting and asked if Winslow would be interested in merging the fire districts. Current- ly only Patoka Township ex- cludes Winslow in the tax rate. They said the merger would provide stability to all three departments. Several Winslow firemen Continued from page 1 Representatives of the Pa- fire people aren't much for it," said Tisdale. Tisdale said he wanted to look at it to see if Winslow would benefit from it. "The only thing I have heard here is the guys here say, 'don't do it.' If we do, they will resign," said coun- cilman Glendel "Buck" Ash- by. ments, 'we have had a fire department for years and they don't want to see it go," said Councilman Don Bolin. Ed Schleussler, Chief of "I have heard a lot of com- the Patoka Township Fire Department, said he just wanted to clarify some claims made by Winslow firemen during the last meeting after he left. He said they claimed the demolition derby would be eliminated. "That wouldn't happen," said Schleussler. Water may be shut off temporarily er Todd Williams said Win- slow water customers may experience short water out- ages in the next few days. He said they are cutting off the old water mains that have been replaced by new lines. Because they don't have good maps of the old system, they don't know where some of the homes are tapped in- to the water system. So they will be turning off sections of the line to see who loses water pressure. Williams said they will Winslow Utilities Manag- during installation go door-to-door to see who lost pressure, then quickly restore water pressure. He said the new water line had agreed at the last meet- ing to help people who were unable to haul their trash to the county Spring Clean-up at Blackfoot Landfill from Wednesday, May 16 to Sat- urday, May 19. Tisdale put a restriction Councilmen said the town 'reasonable amount of trash' Town will pickup on that. He said small items of a "reasonable amount" must be taken to the curb- side on Friday only. In other business the petition for post-conviction relief in February 2000, but withdrew it in 2005 to sub- mit a motion for modifica- tion of his sentence. This motion was denied. Craig submitted another motion for modification in 2007, re- questing the court to run the ten years for rape concur- rently and reduce the sen- a post office is staffed. Ac- cording to the USPS the building will remain open so people can get to their post- al boxes and drop off small items to be mailed. Most ar- ea post offices will be re- duced to between six and two hours. Otwell will go from eight Continued from page 1 hours a day to four hours; Monroe City eight hours to six hours, Spurgeon from six hours sel. He argued that his ap- pointed attorney, Russell Mahoney, did not adequate- ly represent him overall. Craig sought to undo his conviction for attempted rape on the claim that to be convicted of attempted rape, one must have simultaneous intent, which Craig said he did not have. He said he was not aware in 1997 when he signed the plea agreement that intent was necessary, and he considers this a fault on the part of Russell Ma- honey. Craig submitted his first Continued from page 1 this. He argued that Russell Mahoney did a more-than- adequate job of represent- ing Craig, and he pointed out that by accepting the plea agreement, Craig has the whole second half of his life when he could have been sentenced to life without pa- role. McDonald also argued that Craig acknowledged and recognized the legiti- macy of his conviction for at- tempted rape when he sub- mitted his motions for modi- fication and thus waived the right to attack the conviction itself. Three witnesses were tence for murder to 30 years with ten years served on pro- bation. This motion was de- nied, and his appeal was de- nied as well. McDonald argued against called to the stand: Craig, the Honorable Jeffrey Bies- terveld and Brian Mahoney, the son of Russell Mahoney. Craig was first called by unless a community has a strong preference for one of the other options. We will not close any of these rural Post Offices without having provided a viable solution." The Postal Regulatory cussed strategy with his son during the case, and both agreed that the critical as- pect was the sentencing. Bri- an Mahoney said the charg- es of ineffective counsel are "completely baseless" and his father "did a magnificent job of getting Craig the sen- tencing he got." Judge Gregg-Gilmore did not rule on the case Tuesday. Faulkner has 30 days to sub- mit further conclusions, and Craig will remain in Pike County for consultation dur- ing those 30 days. H Post offices to get reduced hours ment incentive for non-ex- ecutive postmasters was al- so announced. Survey research conduct- to two hours, Stendal from eight hours to two hours, Velpen from eight hours council announced the Riv- erside Flea Markets will be on Saturdays, June 16, July 21 and August 18. • Fred Fiscus requested English said he had a new radar gun to monitor speed- ing vehicles. •The next meeting will be project should be completed by or shortly after the next council meeting on June 11. to be appointed to the Win- slow Planning Commission to fill the position vacated by Terry Strobel. • Town Marshal Steve to six hours. The new strategy would to four hours and Winslow from eight hours be implemented over a two- year period, completed by September 2014. Once im- plemented, the Postal Ser- vice estimates savings of a half billion dollars annually. "The Post Offices in rural America will remain open 7 p.m. Monday, June 11. The second meeting in May was cancelled because it falls on Memorial Day. Thank You Thanks to those who demonstrated their confidence by voting for me in the primary election. Your contin- ued support in the gen- eral election this fall will be much appreciated. My door is always open and my phone number is in the book if you have questions or concerns. — Greg Willis GREG K. WILLIS • County Council-At-Large Paid for by Friends of Greg Willis, Carla Willis, Treasurer A Commission (PRC)will re- view this plan prior to mak- ing any changes. The Post- al Service intends to file a re- quest for an advisory opin- ion on the plan with the PRC later this month. Communi- ty meetings would then be conducted to review options. Communities will be noti- fied of these meetings. This new option comple- ments existing alternatives, which include: • Providing mail deliv- ery in the affected commu- nity by either rural carrier or highway contract route; • Contracting with a local business to create a Village Post Office; and • Offering service from a nearby Post Office. A voluntary early retire- LDRIDGE KERRY DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY COUNCIL AT LARGE ■ I would like to thank all the poll workers & all who supported my campaign. ■ I am grateful for all who voted for me & what I believe in. ■ I would appreciate your vote & continued support Nov. 6. ■ I look forward to meeting more of you in the following months. ■ I would like to say it has been a pleasure meeting the other candidates. Paid for by Kerry Aldridge for Democratic County Council at Large, Racheal Brown, Treasurer 612 E. Main St., Petersburg, IN 47567 implemented a voluntary moratorium on all postal fa- cility closings through May 15, 2012. No closings or changes to Post Office op- erations will occur until af- ter that time. ed by the respected Opin- ion Research Corporation (ORC) in February, showed 54 percent of rural custom- ers would prefer the new solution to maintain a local Post Office. Forty-six per- cent prefer one of the previ- ously announced solutions (20% prefer Village Post Of- fice, 15% prefer providing services at a nearby Post Of- fice, 11% prefer expanded ru- ral delivery). This strategy would enable a town to pos- sibly have a Post Office with modified hours, as well as a Village Post Office. The Postal Service has Faulkner and was ques- tioned by McDonald as well. Faulkner questioned him on the background of the case, and McDonald questioned him on the help he received from Russell Mahoney. Judge Biesterveld and Bri- an Mahoney both testified to the hard work of Russell Mahoney on the case. Russell Mahoney dis- is required but residents will be asked to show proof of residency at the entrance. Blackfoot Landfill, locat- Day at Pike Central High School begins at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 23. Graduation ceremonies students will be Tuesday, May 22, at 1:30 p.m. at the middle school. Awards and Scholarship