The Press-Dispatch
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FACEBOOK INSIDE Harris REAL ESTATE Pike County's Real Estate Powerhouse 618 E MAIN, PETERSBURG • 812-354-2006 WEBSITE WEEKLY AD CLICK TO SEE OUR FRONT ■ Flooding to continue into next week ■ Petersburg police now carry NARCAN opioid antidote ■ Otwell Academy estimates 38 % enrollment increase ■ Winslow Clean Sweep will be April 6, 7 and 8 ■ Commissioners cope with county bridge issues ■ Two arrested on multiple charges after Saturday wreck LOCAL ■ Long-time Winslow funeral home closes doors ■ Jane Austen impersonator to visit Library April 12 ■ Grocery prices remain low this spring after decline ■ Barr arrested on drug charges after traffic stop ■ With This Ring... ■ Petersburg woman arrested on meth charges Friday ■ Farm Bureau highlights successes in 2018 Legislative Session NEWS BRIEFS • Pike County Fair pageant meeting is Saturday • Winslow's egg hunt slated for Saturday • Right to Life paper drive scheduled for Saturday • Piranha Mobile Shredding to be at Oakland City Library April 7-13 • Petersburg City-Wide Yard Sale set for May 12 • Upcoming event? We want to know! EAST GIBSON NEWS ■ McCoy retires from Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge ■ Farm honored at Statehouse with Hoosier Homestead Award ■ Extension does: Awareness of the opioid epidemic SPORTS ■ Lady Charger netters post 3-2 season-opening win over Tecumseh ■ Stone places first in 100 -meter dash, long jump as Lady Chargers win three-team meet ■ Local historian to tell tales at Patoka NWR April 7 SPORTS BRIEFS • Sports physicals for PCMS, PCHS to be conducted May 9 • Hunter education course to be offered at Sugar Ridge FWA • Patoka River NWR entering spring prescribed fire season OPINION CLASSIFIEDS PIKE COUNTY PLANTER ■ Zengler joins SWCD staff as Invasive Tech ■ What invasive species is blooming in your backyard? ■ Dubois County SWCD seeking invasive species specialist ■ District Meetings ■ Farm Service Agency News ■ Family Nature Fest slated for April 14 ■ Pike and Gibson SWCDs to host introductory CISMA meeting April 24 ■ Behind the scenes tour of Patoka Lake Dam and Water Treatment Plants HOME LIFE ■ Taco Dip ■ Real estate transfers ■ Area Happenings OBITUARIES CHURCH SCHOOL • Otwell Miller Academy • Winslow Elementary • Pike Central • Petersburg Elementary HISTORY SPRING SPORTS PREVIEW