The Press-Dispatch
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A-4 Wednesday, June 20, 2012 Epps arrested for OVWI day Deputy Sheriff Dallas Killian said he was asked to watch for a bronze Ford Crown Victoria driving west on State Road 356 from Rip- co. He said he located the vehicle and followed it. He observed the vehicle drive left of center before he stopped the vehicle. Deputy Killian said Mel- rested Saturday night after motorists called in a possible intoxicated driver and an Ire- land man was arrested on a warrant stemming from an April wreck in which he and a passenger were injured. At about 7 p.m. Satur- An Evansville man was ar- WARRANT ARREST STEMMING SCHNOOR FROM CRASH rested on Monday, June 11 at 8:55 p.m. on a warrant for operating a vehicle while in- toxicated with a minor in the vehicle, a class D felony. Troy Schnoor, 49, Ireland An Ireland man was ar- vin K. Epps, 45, of 201 E. Delaware St., Evansville was driving and failed field sobriety tests. Epps was tak- en to the Pike County Jail, where he tested 0.14 percent for blood alcohol content. He was preliminarily charged with operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated. was arrested on a warrant stemming from an April 14 crash. Schnoor was driving north on CR500W when he missed a curve and ran in- to a ditch causing his 2004 Pontiac Grand Am to end up on its side, according to Pike County Deputy Sheriff Brad Jenkins. Deputy Jenkins said both The Press-Dispatch Schnoor and his four year old passenger Jace Kell of Winslow were trapped in the vehicle. Schnoor complained of in- capacitating chest pain and Kell had an abrasion on his face in the 4:29 p.m. accident. Two Monroe City women arrested on preliminary charges of possession en were arrested on prelim- inary charges of marijuana and possession of parapher- nalia. Jerri L. Wheatley, 28, of Two Monroe City wom- Kyle Mills said he pulled over the Chevrolet and found Bannowsky driving. 13177 E. Parker Lake Road., Monroe City and Bonnie Bannowsky, 26, of the same address were both arrested at about 1:30 a.m. after po- lice noticed a white Chevro- let go left of center. Petersburg Patrolman Pike County Sheriff Depu- ties Brad Jenkins and Dal- las Killian. He said police found a bag of marijuana in Wheatley's glasses case and another on the driver's side of the car. They also found rolling papers. Both were taken into cus- A license check resulted in finding her license was sus- pended. She told Mills she was driving because her friend Wheatley had been suffering from seizures. Mills was assisted by tody. ship. It is owned by OFS and is a retreat to entertain customers. The Growth Council had their annual planning meeting there on Friday morning. Above Jeff Quyle with Hoosier Energy's Economic Develop- ment team writes down suggestions from the group. Quyle facilitated the meeting three-hour meeting. Following the meeting those attending were then given a tour of Cool Springs via ATVs. The Pike County Growth Council had their June meeting at the Cool Springs facility in Lockhart Town- Growth Council annual planning retreat Miss Firecracker candidates ter during the opening day of the Fourth of July Celebration at Otwell sponsored by the Jefferson Town- ship Ruritans. Performing in the Miss Firecracker Pageant will be, front from left, Morgan Dillon, Alys- sa McCrary, 2011 Miss Firecracker Shelby Meseberg, Keeley Schell and Miranda Blessinger. The Miss Firecracker Pageant will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, in the Otwell Community Cen- tennis team. They were having a car wash on the Shopko parking lot, heard the boom, saw the flames and called 911. Above Chris Weist uses a infrared camera to check the house for hot spots. said the electrical service on the side of Brent Lovell's house on Ninth St. near the Shopko store arced and burst into flames. Craig said once it burned in two, the fire quit, but it was still dan- gerous because it remained energized. "We basi- cally had to wait until Duke arrived to disconnect it," said Craig. He said fortunately the house had a brick exterior which withstood the flames until they died out without spreading. The fire was reported by the Pike Central girls explosion Saturday morning on the side of a Pe- tersburg residence. Petersburg Mayor and Fire Captain Jon Craig Electric fires contains itself An electric fire extinguished itself after a small day of the Fourth of July Celebration at Otwell sponsored by the Jefferson Township Ruritans. Perform- ing in the Junior Miss Firecracker Pageant in the Otwell Community Center will be, front from left, Lex- ie Dent, 2011 Junior Miss Firecracker Abigail Sutt and Sophia Woodall. In back are: Kaya Lamberson, Abby Goeppner, Emilee Seitz and Kayla Sanders. 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