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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, Januar y 24, 2018 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 Aids testing next Tuesday The Aids Resource Group will be conduct- ing free HIV and Hepa- titis C testing on Tues- day, January 30 from 10 :30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Pike County Health Department 907 E Wal- nut Street, Petersburg. Appointments can be made, but walk-ins are accepted. For more in- formation or to sched- ule an appointment, call the ARG at 812-421- 0059 or the Pike Coun- ty Health Department at 812-354-8797. Upcoming event? We want to know! Do you have an up- coming event? Send it to news@pressdis- patch.net or call 812- 354-8500. Enhancing Lives Innovative Healthcare 309 West Pike Ave., Petersburg 812-354-8833 http://www.goldenlivingcenters.com/petersburg.html Private Suites Available for Medicaid Residents! Available for private pay and Medicaid. Call today for information and a tour. Golden Living Center now offers private suites for Medicaid residents at no additional charge, offering more convenience and privacy for residents and their visitors. MOOSE LODGE Dining Specials 5pm-8pm 115 Pike Ave., Petersburg OR ORDER FROM MENU FRIDAY 01-26-18 SATURDAY 01-27-18 Buffet with Salad Bar. Only $9.95. Roast Beef Manhattan and two sides $6.50, Hamburger Steak and two sides $7.50. Sandwiches, Fish and Steaks Open to the Public Coffee or Tea with special. 2501 Newton St (HWY 231 N) Jasper, IN 47546 www.obcycle.com 866-yamaha-6 Obermeyer H O N D A - YA M A H A - S U Z U K I 2501 Newton St (HWY 231 N) Jasper, IN 47546 www.obcycle.com 866-yamaha-6 Great SelectiOn! Great SelectiOn! Eskimo house Julian Gish, a Pike Central sixth grader, took advantage of the weather- related school closing to build an igloo in his yard. He spent most of his day on Monday, Jan. 15 constructing the igloo. Julian is the son of Rachelle and Nathan Poteet of 584 South CR125 W, Petersburg. Nossett brothers built snowman On Saturday, Jan. 20, Drayvin Nossett and Kole Nossett built a snowman with the help of their dad, Adam Nossett, before the snow melted. Leah De Bord graduated from UE Leah De Bord, of Hazle- ton, graduated from the University of Evansville, during the Winter Com- mencement ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 14. De Bord, majored in Ex- ercise Science and grad- uated with a Bachelor of Science degree. Norrington to celebrate 100th birthday Edith Norrington will be celebrating her 100th birthday on January 30. There will be a celebra- tion for family and friends on Sunday, Feb. 4 from 2- 4 p.m. at the Otwell Meth- odist Church, 10055 E. Washington Street, Ot- well. They request cards on- ly, no gifts. Charger pride Pike Central High School senior girls' basketball player Demi Croak and her mother, Jody, demonstrated their school pride last week by building a Charger snowman at their Dutchtown Road home. Submitted Photo Fight lands two men in jail on public intox. charges By Andy Heuring A fight at the Winslow Quick Pick at 2:55 a.m. Sun- day landed two men in jail on public intoxication and bat- tery charges. Aaron T. Nowark, 28, of 158 N. Whitelock Ave., Pe- tersburg, and Eric M. Slun- der, 30, of 9469 E. Walnut St., Velpen, were arrested at about 3 a.m. Sunday. Pike County Deputy Sher- iff Jason K. McKinney said he was driving south on Highway 61 in Winslow when he noticed two men, who looked like they were argu- ing, standing next to a van. Deputy McKinney said when he pulled into the parking lot on the other side of the van and came around the van, he saw the men were on the ground fighting. He ran over to them and pulled Nowark off the top of Slunder. Both told Deputy McKin- ney the other had started the fight. McKinney said he then viewed the convenience store video tapes. McKin- ney said it shows Nowark walk up to the store counter as Slunder's wife is finish- ing her purchase and leav- ing the store. She gets in- to their van and they start to back away. The van then stops and Slunder gets out, runs into the store right up to Nowark, head butts him and gets in his face. Nowark took off his jack- et and glasses, and they went outside. Slunder swung at Nowark, who then hit Slunder in the face, grabbed him around the neck and put him on the ground. Vanessa Slun- der tried to get Nowark off of Slunder, then McKinney drove up and pulled them apart. Slunder tested 0.172 per- cent for blood alcohol con- tent, while Nowark tested 0.113 percent. Both were taken into cus- tody. Rural Oakland City woman arrested on OVWI charge A rural Oakland City woman was arrested after police stopped her for speed- ing on Highway 64. Jessica Smith, of 3893 S. SR57, Oakland City, was ar- rested on a charge of oper- ating a vehicle while intoxi- cated just past midnight on Sunday morning. Pike County Deputy Sher- iff Buck Seger said he and Deputy Chris McKinney were out patrolling and saw Smith driving 66 mph in a 55 zone on Highway 64. He said when he approached her ve- hicle and talked with her he noticed the smell of burnt marijuana and that Smith had bloodshot, glossy eyes and slurred speech. Deputy Seger said while K-9 Officer Bleck was per- forming a search of the car she told him, "You won't find anything in there I just smoked at my son's resi- dence and don't have any marijuana." She failed field sobriety tests. Deputy Seger said Smith refused the blood test saying she would fail it. She was taken into custo- dy on a preliminary charged of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Pocket dial leads to domestic battery arrest By Andy Heuring A rural Winslow man was arrested on a charge of do- mestic battery after a cell- phone pocket dialed 911. Rodney W. McDowell, 50, of 5493 S. SR 61, Winslow, was arrested at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday by Pike Coun- ty Deputy Paul Collier. Deputy Collier said at about 2 p.m., central dis- patch received a phone call they said sounded like a pocket dial in which they could hear what sounded like a domestic dispute. Deputy Collier went to the residence located by the phone call and found Kim McDowell walking out of a residence holding her arm. She told Deputy Collier she had been in an argu- ment with her husband, and he grabbed her by her arm and twisted it behind her back. A few minutes later, Dep- uty Collier said Rodney McDowell returned to the property, where he was met by police. McDowell said he and his wife got into an argument over a bill and then got into a "scuffle." 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