The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Front Wednesday, June 7, 2017 The Press-Dispatch Amber Manor June 8 • 7 AM Wellness Week • June 4-10, 2017 Everyone is invited to join us as we send off our Trilogy 200 cross-country bike team as they embark on the next leg of their 200-mile journey. Wellness Education Fair • Free Exercise Class • Tri-Cap Bike Parade Grab and Go Breakfast • Free Community Event • Door Prizes Wellness Celebration 7:00 a.m. American Heart Walk 8:30 a.m. Rehab Reunion 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 8 • at Amber Manor Care Center Accepting resumes for the following positions: Special Education & Elementary Education Teachers Pre-K - 5th grade • Must have a current Indiana teaching license. • Must be able to implement technology and project based instruction into daily teaching strategies and work with other team members to enhance student learning. Clerical/Administrative Assistant • Responsibilities include but not limited to: Daily attendance computing, treasurer duties, acquiring teacher subs, answering telephone, organizing files, knowledge in computer skills, people person, previous job related experience in educational environment, self motivated, ability to work as an important part of an educational team. Nurse Cafeteria Workers Preschool/Daycare Director Owner/Operator Bus Drivers Teaching Assistants • Must have a High School Diploma. • Required Skills: People person, self motivated, exemplary work ethic, quick learner, able to follow direction, basic computer knowledge, ability to work with other team members to enhance student learning. RESUMES ARE TO BE SUBMITTED BY JUNE 23, 2017 TO: Friends of Otwell Elementary P.O. Box 4, Otwell, IN 47564 FOR QUESTIONS EMAIL: OtwellMillerAcademy@gmail.com ALL APPLICANTS MUST PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK SEWER RATE Continued from page 1 leave the Petersburg Munic- ipal Sewage Works with net receipts of minus- $19,200 at the end of 2017, net receipts of a positive $18,400 at the end of 2018, and net receipts of a positive $57,800 at the end of 2019. Previously, Rogers had recommended that the city raise sewer rates by nine percent in three phases – a three-percent rate increase in September 2017, a three- percent rate increase in May 2018, and a three-per- cent rate increase in Janu- ary 2019. However, Petersburg Mayor R.C. Klipsch noted Monday night that Rogers' original proposal predict- ed that the city's sewer de- partment would have net re- ceipts of minus- $25,500 in 2017 and minus- $14,300 in 2018 before showing net re- ceipts of a positive $2,800 in 2019. "I called him back and I said, 'Deen, after looking at the first one, everybody agrees that, yes, that will get us there by the end of Year 3, but there's no room for er- ror,'" Klipsch told the coun- cil. "That's cutting it pretty thin, and there's no guaran- tee we would be in a positive position." Klipsch said that he sub- sequently asked Rogers to submit a proposal that would allow the city's sew- er department to show pos- itive net receipts by the end of 2018. "Really, what we're look- ing at, there has not been a rate increase in six years," Klipsch said. "The last one was 2011. And, as we've talked about before, it takes about a three-percent in- crease every year, and over a six-year period, having not done that, you see the result – they're predicting this neg- ative cash flow." "So I said, 'Deen, come back with something ... that would accomplish what we want, which would put us in a positive position at the end of Year 2 and, of course, go- ing forward in Year 3, then we'd take a look at it and see where we are then,'" Klipsch continued. "We're kind of playing catch-up is what we're doing." If the sewer rates remain the same, Klipsch not- ed, the sewer department would see net receipts of minus- $ 31,800 at the end of 2017, minus- $46,300 in 2018, and minus- $55,800 in 2019. A public hearing on the proposed sewer rate increas- es will be conducted during the next meeting of the Pe- tersburg Common Council, which is scheduled for Mon- day, June 19, starting at 6:30 p.m. In other action, the coun- cil voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance estab- lishing a four-way stop at the intersection of Spruce and Knox streets. In addition, the council voted unanimously to ap- prove a resolution authoriz- ing Klipsch to begin the pro- cess of applying for a grant of up to $500,000 through the Community Crossings program that – if award- ed – would be used to pave streets in the city. Klipsch noted that the city would only have to put up a 25 percent match – or $125,000 – if the full $500,000 is awarded. Klipsch said that the city currently has $71,766.74 in its local road and street fund, which could be used as part of the city's match amount. "We get about $10,000 a year," Klipsch said. "So you can see, if we take in less than $10,000 a year, why we don't do much paving in Pe- tersburg. That barely starts up the equipment." Klipsch added that the city could use EDIT dol- lars as well as Motor Vehi- cle Highway (MVH) Fund monies to make up the rest of the city's match. "We do have money in MVH," Klipsch told the council. "Also, this year, we're going to start getting an increase in both local road and street (fund) and MVH (fund) because of the new tax on the gasoline that goes in the first of July." Council member John Melhiser said he supported the resolution. "Because we CAN afford it, we'd be negligent to the citizens of Petersburg not to go after a half million dol- lars," Melhiser said. "That's what I thought," Klipsch replied. "We can handle our match." Klipsch also announced that representatives of the Southern Indiana Develop- ment Commission had re- ceived a total of 23 applica- tions for assistance through an Owner Occupied Hous- ing Rehabilitation grant that the city intends to apply for by July 17. According to Klipsch, the city is eligible for a com- munity development block grant – which is adminis- tered by the Indiana Hous- ing and Community Devel- opment Authority – of up to $ 350,000. "If fully funded, they can do 14, as we know," Klipsch said. "And, you know, we talked about it, if all of them don't take the full amount, it could be more than 14." A public hearing on the Owner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation grant will al- so be conducted during the council's next meeting. PHONES Continued from page 1 dating back to Labor Day 2016 when the courthouse system suffered a ransom ware attack. He said then on April 5, their computers were running really slow and they went two weeks without the server that con- tained data for the Auditor, Assessor and Treasurer of- fices. He said their back- up had stopped working on March 12, so from then to April 12, none of their da- ta was being saved. Conse- quently, once the computer was fixed, they had to re-en- ter all that data. "We would like to have our server 100 percent func- tional. We feel it isn't being backed up," said Wilson. A few weeks ago, the com- missioners authorized the officeholders to start inter- viewing technology compa- nies to maintain and man- age their system. He said they had talked with sever- al companies but some on- ly wanted to give them an hourly rate. Three compa- nies gave them a yearly rate. The three companies which gave them a year- ly price were Lieberman of Evansville for $ 3,557, Ma- trix of Jasper for $2,549 and Accent of Lafayette for $2,560. Commissioner Davis asked Wilson who they recommended. "I was im- pressed with all three com- panies, but Lieberman was $ 600 a month more." He said it was basically a thumb flip between Ma- trix and Accent. Both had almost identical prices and performed the same servic- es, with the one advantage being Matrix was from Jas- per instead of Lafayette. "This is the world we live in," said Commissioner Nel- son. He said over the years each office had their own systems and when they ad- vanced, some offices were put together. "We started out with hodge podge com- puters. It is time to clean all of that up," said Nelson. The commissioners even- tually leaned toward Matrix even though they had a set up fee of $2,500 because they were local. Assessor Mike Goodpasture said he was comfortable with Ma- trix as well. In other business, the commissioners rejected two bids for an old ambu- lance chassis at the recom- mendation of EMS Director Chris Young. Highway De- partment Roger Ham said Josh Byrd had suggested they use it as a sign truck. Ham said they could keep all the components they need together in one vehicle. The commissioners agreed to have the ambu- lance chassis given to the highway department. They also voted to request a $2,788 additional appropri- ation to raise the wages of the Soil and Water secre- tary to a salary similar to a courthouse deputy. Howev- er, they said changing the salary ordinance title to Sol- id and Water Conservation District administrator would have to be done by the Coun- ty Council. The next council meet- ing is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 19 in the courthouse auditorium. Bicycle riders stop during 200-mile journey By James Capozella The yearly tradition of a 200 -mile bicycle ride, spon- sored by Trilogy Health Ser- vices, is embarking on the next leg of the 200 -mile, cross-country journey on Thursday, June 8 from Am- ber Manor Care Center on Illinois Street in Petersburg. The send off begins at 7 a.m. with a Wellness Celebra- tion, followed by an Ameri- can Heart Walk at 8:30 a.m. and then Rehab Reunion at 10 a.m. Amber Manor is a Trilo- gy Senior Living Communi- ty and as such, makes con- tinuing education of employ- ees, and the importance of taking an active role in all as- pects of their wellness, a pri- ority. Their are twelve Trilo- gy campuses in Southwest- ern Indiana. Forty employ- ees are participating this fifth year for the ride and 32 of those will ride the entire 200 -mile course. Everyone is invited to join Amber Manor Care Center as they send off the Trilogy 200 cross- country bike team on the next leg of their 200 -mile journey. There will be a Wellness Education fair, free exercise class, a Tri- Cap Bike Parade, Grab and Go Breakfast and door priz- es for everyone. For more in- formation about Thursday's event, call 812-354-3001. Trilogy riders at Amber Manor Thursday By Andy Heuring A Hazelton woman was arrested Saturday night af- ter the vehicle she was driv- ing hit a tree when she ran off of Highway 64, just east of the Pike-Gibson County line. She was one of five peo- ple arrested in the last week, three of which were arrest- ed after crashing. Ashley Dawn Mallory, 36, of 102 N. Indiana St., Hazel- ton, was arrested on prelim- inary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicat- ed and possession of a con- trolled substance. Pike County Sheriff's Sgt. Dallas Killian respond- ed to a single car crash on Highway 64, just inside Pike County, at 8:08 p.m. and found Mallory with a group of people standing around her. Sgt. Killian said when he asked Mallory what had happened, she said she was "having a very bad day." She told Sgt. Killian she was cry- ing so hard she couldn't see and when she cleared her eyes, she was off the road and about to hit a tree. Sgt. Killian said Mallory failed field sobriety tests. He stated in his report Mal- lory's mood was changing from calm to distraught. He said this, combined with her sobriety tests, led him to be- lieve she was under the influ- ence of something. He said she claimed she had tak- en two nerve pills. She was transported to the Daviess Community Hospital, where she tested positive for ben- zodiazepine, amphetamine, methamphetamine and pro- poxyphene. During a search of Mal- lory, Sgt. Killian found five Clonazepam pills in a plas- tic baggie that was in her shorts' pocket. An Evansville man was ar- rested at 10 :46 p.m. Friday after police stopped him on Highway 61 for driving with no taillights. Shane J. Armes, 46, of 8502 Riner Drive, Evans- ville, was arrested by Pike County Deputy Buck Seger. Deputy Seger said he noticed a vehicle driving north on Highway 61 near the Prides Creek Road with no tail lights on. When he talked with Armes, Deputy Seger found Armes' opera- tor's license was suspended and he also noticed the odor of alcohol, slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. Deputy Seger, in his re- port, stated Armes admit- ted drinking mixed drinks. Armes said he had just paid some fines and his li- cense should be valid. He was transported to the Pike County Jail, where he tested 0.096 percent for blood alcohol content. The legal limit in Indiana is 0.08 percent. He was preliminarily charged with operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated, with a prior conviction in the last five years. A Petersburg woman was arrested on charges of re- sisting law enforcement and OV WI late Saturday night at the edge of Petersburg. Beth O'Connell, 56, of 311 Cherry St., Petersburg, was arrested by Indiana State Trooper C.T. Boeckman. According to a State Police news release, the Pike Coun- ty central dispatch received a report of a reckless driver northbound on Highway 61 near Half-mile Hill. Trooper Boeckman observed the ve- hicle and attempted to stop it, but the vehicle would not stop. He said he pursued the 2001 Buick Century, which finally stopped on Illinois St. at the south edge of Peters- burg. The State Police said Boeckman's investigation found O'Connell was intox- icated, and was taken into custody and transported to the Pike County Jail. A Washington man was arrested following a two-ve- hicle crash last week near Hathaway Station south of Winslow on Highway 61. Jes- se Everett Hedge, 27, was ar- rested on charges of operat- ing a vehicle while intoxi- cated causing serious inju- ry and operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a pri- or conviction in the last five years. Hedge collided with Lu- cas Burgdorf and Hedge's vehicle overturned at 4:22 p.m. Tuesday, May 30. Pike County Deputy Paul Collier said Hedge denied drinking but failed a portable breath test and a blood test at the hospital, which showed he had a blood alcohol content of 0.14 percent. A Petersburg man was arrested later the same day after he ran off of Highway 57 while driving north and crashed into a ditch, over- turning. Michael D. War- ner, 53, of 924 E. Main St., Petersburg, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehi- cle with a blood alcohol con- tent of 0.15 percent or more. Petersburg Police are in- vestigating a cell phone theft from a resident's patio, and a possible break-in at the Ele- mentary School. Police Chief Chuck Baumgart said Petersburg resident Eric Gogel of 407 E Walnut St. was on his pa- tio at lunchtime and went in- side for a couple of minutes, but left his cell phone on a table outside. When he re- turned the phone was gone. Baumgart said Gogel quick- ly went to a security camera video, and saw a man with a little dog walking through his yard, spot the phone and come over and take the phone and walk away. Baumgart said their in- vestigation is progressing and he hopes to have an ar- rest soon. He said on Monday night someone broke out a win- dow to a double-wide trail- er behind the Elementary School that is used for stor- age. Baumgart said it didn't appear anything was taken. He said the school didn't keep anything in the stor- age building that anyone would take. Petersburg police investigate thefts Bunny love Brynn Hays hugs a small bunny that was for sale at the Farmers Market on Eighth St. in Petersburg, Saturday morning. Chad Searls, who owns Searls Almost American Rabbiting, had the rabbits for sale at the Farmer's Market. They were a big hit with kids. The Farmer's Market will be open on Saturday mornings next to the courthouse on Eighth St. Five arrested for OVWI in separate incidents