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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 20, 2017 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg NEWS BRIEFS Free Community meal at The Gathering Place Sept. 24 There will be a Free Community meal at The Gather- ing Place, 207 Lafayette Street, Winslow, Sunday, Sept. 24 from 5 -6:15 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come for dinner and dessert. The meal will be provided by Pe- tersburg Free Methodist Church and will be served by the Celebrate Recovery group. For more informa- tion or questions, call 812-582-2562. Attention parents: Financial Aid meeting Sept. 25 Pike Central is hosting a Financial Aid night for par- ents of students who are wanting to attend college in the Fall of 2018. Stan Werne, the director of Financial Aid, will be at the Pike Central Vance Hays Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, September 25. 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Trooper Boeckman stopped the vehicle and immediate- ly noticed the smell of mar- ijuana when he approached the vehicle. When he asked Hooks when the last time was she had smoked marijuana, she said, "yesterday" and said Trooper Boeckman was smelling a skunk she had hit. She failed field sobriety tests. Hooks claimed she was tired and had been in Indianapolis driving for Uber all weekend. She lat- er told Trooper Boeckman she was "an avid weed smok- er and that she smokes a lot of pot," according to a prob- able cause affidavit. She was transported to the Daviess Community Hospital, where she tested positive for marijuana. Hooks was taken to the Pike County Jail and arrest- ed on a preliminary charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated (controlled sub- stance). A Lynnville man was ar- rested early Sunday after po- lice stopped him for not hav- ing a working license plate light. Jordan N. Oxley, 26, of 1322 W. SR 68, Lynnville, was stopped by Pike County Deputy Sheriff Buck Seger at 1:02 a.m. for not having a license plate light. Deputy Seger said when he talked to Oxley, he de- tected the odor of alcohol. According to Seger, Oxley said he drank a few beers at Tri-State Speedway earlier in the night. He failed field sobriety tests and was taken to the Pike County Jail, where he tested 0.145 percent for blood alcohol. The legal lim- it in Indiana is 0.08 percent. He was arrested on a pre- liminary charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated An Otwell Man was ar- rested for drunken driving after police received a 911 call about a vehicle all over the road at about 10 p.m. Fri- day. Donald Jason Jenkins, 40, of 3135 N. CR 850 E., Otwell, was arrested by Pike Coun- ty Deputy Jason McKinney. Deputy McKinney said he was notified of a vehicle all over the road that almost hit a guardrail. The driver who reported it was continuing to follow him. McKinney said he located the vehicle and saw Jenkins swerve into the other lane of travel and then turn onto the exit ramp. McKinney pulled Jenkins over on Highway 61 and said when he talked with Jen- kins, he noticed the strong odor of alcohol. According to McKinney's report, Jen- kins said he had a couple of drinks in Evansville. Deputy McKinney said Jenkins staggered to the back of his vehicle and failed field sobriety tests. He was taken to the Pike County Jail, where he tested 0.25 percent, which is more than three times the legal limit in Indiana. A Winslow woman and her passenger were arrested early Friday morning after police received a call about a blue Blazer in a field by I-69. Laura Bennett, 34, of Win- slow, was arrested at about 1:30 a.m. Police Cpl. Jared Simmons said he was noti- fied about a blue Blazer all over the road that had earli- er been seen in a field. Sim- mons located it and said he saw it run a red light at Illi- nois St. and Highway 61. He then found it sitting at Wal- nut St. and Highway 61. Cpl. Simmons said he sat behind the vehicle that sat there for an extended time, before it turned south from Walnut St. onto Highway 61, but drove south for about a block in the northbound lane. Cpl. Simmons said when he turned on his red lights, the vehicle came back into its lane and pulled into the Fish Hut parking lot, run- ning over the curb and al- most hitting a street sign. Simmons said he talked with Bennett, who said she only had two beers, but she was on Xanax for which she had a prescription. Simmons said Bennett's had extreme- ly poor dexterity and glassy eyes. She failed field sobri- ety tests and was taken to the Pike County Jail. She refused a chemical test and was preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (refusal). Her passenger David Tay- lor, 31, of 310 E. Main St., Pe- tersburg, was arrested on preliminary charges of pub- lic intoxication and disorder- ly conduct. Cpl. Simmons said Taylor was told to call someone for a ride, because the vehicle was going to be towed. However, Simmons said Taylor was trying to call for a ride but he dropped his phones several times due to his intoxication level. Cpl. Simmons said Taylor became "belligerent and ar- gumentative." They said he refused to stop yelling and arguing with them. Two Oakland City wom- en were arrested late Thurs- day night after police found them unconscious in a vehi- cle near the intersection of Highway 56 and CR 475 W., about four miles west of Pe- tersburg. Kristy D. Anderson, 34, of 206 W. Trussler St., Oakland City, was arrested on prelim- inary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated (refusal) and driving while suspended, prior. Her passenger, Charla M. Ray, of the same address, was preliminarily charged with public intoxication. Deputy Buck Seger said he was dispatched to a call of two females unresponsive in a vehicle at 5424 W. SR 56. Seger said when he arrived, Petersburg Sgt. Chad Mc- Clellan and Cpl. Kyle Mills were already there. They told Seger that Anderson was passed out behind the wheel of the vehicle and Ray was in the passenger seat. He said Anderson did not wake up until McClellan shined a light in her face and Ray didn't wake up until they opened the passenger door and shook her. Seger said Anderson told him they were visiting her son in Bedford and were on their way to Oakland City, but she didn't know where she was. She told Seger that Ray had been driving, but she was "too messed up to drive" so Anderson started driving. She said Ray was "messed up" because she had snorted her medication with a straw. Deputy Seger said offi- cers found a cut straw in the passenger seat of the vehicle. Anderson failed field so- briety tests and was taken to the Daviess Community Hospital, where she refused a chemical tests. Due to her level of intoxication, police asked the hospital to clear her before they transported her to the jail. Officers said they asked Ray if someone could pick her up and she said no. As they talked to her, Deputy Seger said officers became concerned for her health due to her level of intoxica- tion. They called for an am- bulance and EMS person- nel, and Ray agreed she needed to go to the hospital. Harvest underway Jeff Brenton picks corn last week in a field near CR200N, southwest of Petersburg. Most farmers have taken advantage of the dry spell prior to Monday and Tuesday to get started harvesting. About an 1 to 1.5 inches of ran fell in Pike County on Tuesday.