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A-2 Front Wednesday, October 18, 2017 The Press-Dispatch SUBSCRIBE TODAY! We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth. 812-354-8500 GRANT Continued from page 1 CITY OF PETERSBURG LARGE ITEM Disposal Day Fri., October 27 • 9am-3pm Sat., October 28 • 9am-Noon this is for RESIDENTS LIVING WITHIN PETERSBURG CITY LIMITS Please bring proof of residency. Tires, Computers, TVs, Hazardous Materials (Paint, etc.) ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED LARGE ITEM DROP-OFF NEW LOCATION: Petersburg City Garage on Cherry Street If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact City Hall, 812-354-8511 SENIOR CITIZENS: Pick-up for large items available. Please call to make arrangements by Wednesday, Oct. 25. BUY ONE GET ONE HALF OFF Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th Street, Petersburg, IN 812-354-9400 Locally Owned and Operated CALL 812.354.9400 to schedule an appointment today. Mon. 8-7, Tues. 8-Noon, Wed. 10-7, Thur. & Fri. 8-5 Some restrictions apply. See store for details. BARGAIN Continued from page 1 ed video, more color pho- tos and interactive content. Subscribers get the add- ed benefit of getting it at 6 a.m. on Wednesday morn- ing at www.pressdispatch. net/edition. You may use the subscrip- tion form on page A-3 to sign up for NETedition. Please in- clude your e-mail address and a password. Once your registration is complete, you will receive an e-mail with your sign-on information. change, close to the former location of the Brenton Cha- pel church on Highway 61. "It will have a clear mes- sage that Pike County is preparing new and exist- ing businesses to be inno- vative, armed with cutting- edge technology and the re- sources in place to help busi- nesses thrive in southwest Indiana," said Willis. The group feels the I-69 Corridor has provided ma- ny opportunities for the next chapter of Pike County's economic development ef- forts. "Pike County is proud the Entrepreneurship and Technology Center will be the first building construct- ed at the Petersburg inter- change, particularly due to its commitment to assist in job retention, creating new career pathways, and serv- ing as a resource to work- force development needs for future generations," said Dedman. "The Center represents an excellent opportunity for current and future residents to hone their skills and to po- sition Pike County to make a sizable contribution to the global economy," stated Cin- dy Gaskins, director for the Pike County Community Foundation. "The Founda- tion is thrilled to play a role in this new and promising venture for our community." Pike County has a bright future ahead with the Entre- preneurship and Technolo- gy Center acting as the fo- cal point for county econom- ic development, focusing on helping incubate new busi- ness ventures and provid- ing real-world advice from fellow experts. Elmer Bu- chta, Jr. stated, "I am very encouraged that we are go- ing to be able to pass the torch to a new generation of entrepreneurs. Once com- plete, this facility will pro- vide the required tools for fostering new businesses in Pike County. Both Elmer, Sr. and Myrtle Buchta, who were the inspiration for this project, would be proud to be a part of this." Buchta and the Pike County Community Founda- tion were key contributors. Buchta donated $200,000 and the Community Foun- dation $100,000 to help with the match requirements of the grant, which is a 60 -40 match, with Pike County's portion being 40 percent. Willis' efforts have been widely lauded. In her sec- ond year as executive di- rector, Willis handled a tall stack of requirements and intricacies of the large fed- eral grant. "Ashley gets a ton of cred- it for this. She has worked so hard for this. . . I don't know how she met all the dead- lines and requirements," said Dedman. At one point, she was giv- en a list of requirements 19 -pages long that had to be completed in a week's time. Later, she was sent another list that had to be completed by the next day. "I leaned on a lot of people who gave up what they were doing and helped out," said Willis. She said one request received wanted the infor- mation in less than an hour. Willis said more than 30 businesses locally and re- gionally wrote letters of sup- port for this facility. "Wheth- er it was funds committed in the future, or using the facil- ity, or they could see retain- ing employees in the future, our local and regional busi- ness are really supporting this facility. So, we can see it is a dire need for the coun- ty and area," said Willis. "I think it is a great first domino. I'm proud the first thing at the interchange focuses on workforce and skills training, and helping increase workers' compen- sation and improving their lifestyles," said Willis. A Holland man was seri- ously injured at about 5 p.m. Sunday when he fell from a tree stand in a remote area in the Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife area near Stendal. Paul Moore, 77, of Hol- land, Ind., fell about 15 feet from a tree stand, causing several broken bones and a collapsed lung. A hunting partner heard him fall, went back to his location and ad- ministered CPR. Lockhart Township Fire Chief Larry Riesenbeck said the Pike County Sher- iff's Department, Spurgeon Fire Department, Lockhart Township, Conservation Of- ficer Gordon Haywood and Pike EMS responded. Riesenbeck said the ac- cident was near Tulip Pit about, a mile off of CR 1000 S. He said they were able to use Lockhart Township's specially equipped Gator AT V to access Moore and bring him out of the area to a Pike County ambulance. He was then transported to the Lockhart Township Community Center in Sten- dal, where he was then tak- en by ambulance to Deacon- ess Hospital in Evansville for treatment. Conservation officers said Moore was not wearing any type of safety harness and lost his grip as he was climb- ing into his stand, causing him to fall backwards. Moore seriously injured in fall from tree stand By Andy Heuring Two Petersburg men were arrested on charges of deal- ing meth after a late night traffic stop. Cory L. LeMasters, 27, of 3676 W. CR 125 S., Peters- burg, and Jacob A. Brand, 26, of 1835 Attebery Ln., Petersburg, were arrest- ed on charges of dealing in methamphetamine, at least five grams, a Level 5 felony; possession of meth, a class A misdemeanor, possession of paraphernalia and main- taining a common nuisance. LeMasters was also charged with operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated (re- fusal) and trafficking with an inmate, controlled sub- stance, deadly weapon or cell phone. Petersburg Police Cpl. Jarrod Simmons said he saw a white Chevrolet driving west on Pike Ave. towards Hornady Park. He said he noticed it go left of center in the turns near Hornady Park and stopped the vehi- cle. He talked with LeMas- ters, who was driving, and noticed slurred speech and glassy bloodshot eyes unre- sponsive to light. He failed field sobriety tests, but tested negative for blood alcohol content. Simmons said LeMasters refused a chemical test and was arrested on preliminary charge OV WI (refusal). Cpl. Simmons said during an inventory of the vehicle, police located a meth smok- ing device under the passen- ger's seat, a digital scale un- der the driver's seat and a homemade smoking device behind the center console. Brand, LeMasters' pas- senger, said he didn't know anything about the pipe un- der his seat. A fter LeMasters was booked into jail, a jailer noticed when LeMasters changed into his jail uni- form a baggie corner in his boots, which contained 5.6 grams of meth. According to Cpl. Sim- mons' report, LeMasters, in an interview at the jail, told police Brand and he had bought meth earlier, and Brand knew he was selling meth at the house they had just left, and they had smoked meth together that day. Cpl. Simmons' report stat- ed Brand denied any knowl- edge of or use of the meth. Petersburg men arrested on felony meth charges By Andy Heuring A Hazleton man was ar- rested on a charge of auto theft after police were noti- fied he had been seen driv- ing a white school bus from JMR's pumpkin patch last Wednesday. Jesse Wayne Gregory, 45, of 302 S. Ohio St., Hazelton was arrested at about 5 p.m. by Petersburg Police Cpl. Jared Simmons. Cpl. Simmons said he was told Gregory and his wife Laryan were seen driving a white school bus from the pumpkin patch behind Wal- nut Cemetery. He said they eventually located the bus at Kevin Woods' residence on CR125 S, Petersburg. Sim- mons said when he talked with Woods' wife, she told them Gregory and Lary- an had taken Woods to the hospital. Simmons said while he waited for Woods and the Gregorys to return, they re- ceived a report of a domes- tic incident north of Peters- burg beside Highway 57. When he and Pike County Deputy Jason McKinney ar- rived they found the Grego- rys and Woods. According to Simmons' report, Woods told him the Gregorys got into a verbal argument. Simmons said when he asked the Gregorys about the bus, they both said they did not know anything about it. Woods told Simmons that the Gregorys showed up at his house with it and Jesse said he had bought it and wanted to cut it up for scrap. Cpl. Simmons said while talking with Laryan he no- ticed Jesse pull a set of keys from his pocket and throw them. Simmons said when he confronted them with what Woods told him, Gregory eventually admitted stealing the bus. He said a friend had taken them to the pumpkin patch to see the pumpkins and his wife was tired and didn't want to walk back. So he found the keys to the bus and took it, then decided to see if Woods would cut it up for scrap. Gregory said his wife didn't have anything to do with it. He was taken into custo- dy on the auto theft charge. Gregory arrested for stealing bus from Petersburg pumpkin patch Merit Badge work Petersburg Boy Scout Leader Chuck Froehle demonstrates a wind mill he made using a treadmill motor to Bryce Garland of Petersburg and Kevin Audette of Vincennes. It was part of a Merit Badge Day at Old Ben Scout Reservation on Saturday. Scouts from southern Indiana gathered to work on merit badges from a wide range of fields including riflery, orienteering, chess, environmental sciences, camping and more.