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NOW OPEN cafe & cakes cof fee cafe GRADUATES FROM UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE The University of Evans- ville announced that local students graduated dur- ing UE's 160th Commence- ment, Saturday, May 5 at the Ford Center in Evansville. Local graduates are: Rebecca Lee, of Peters- burg, majoring in nursing, earned a Bachelor of Sci- ence degree in Nursing; Tara Yager, of Petersburg, majoring in management, earned a Bachelor of Sci- ence in Business Adminis- tration; and McKala Trox- ler, of Huntingburg, major- ing in art and English edu- cation, earned a Bachelor of Science degree. KROEGER NAMED TO DEPAUW UNIVERSITY DEAN'S LIST DePauw University an- nounces Jonathan Kroeger, of Petersburg, was named to the Spring 2018 Dean's List. The Dean's List recog- nizes students who achieve a semester grade point av- erage of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. ROBERTS GRADUATES FROM MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY Manchester Universi- ty conferred undergradu- ate, professional and gradu- ate degrees to 368 students on May 19. Alex Roberts, of Winslow, received a degree in exercise science and fit- ness. TEGMEYER GRADUATED FROM IVY TECH Owen Jacob Tegmeyer, of Petersburg, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Ivy Tech Community Col- lege in Evansville, earning an Associate of Applied Sci- ence in Criminal Justice de- gree. Graduation was May 11 at the Ford Center in Evansville. Owen attained a cumula- tive grade point average of 4.0, was named outstanding graduate and was a mem- ber of Phi Theta Kappa. He is currently employed as a certified technician at Ev- ans and Son RV in Peters- burg. He is the son of Mark and Patty Tegmeyer, of Pe- tersburg. Owen Jacob Tegmeyer PIKE COUNTY FARM BUREAU SELECTS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP WINNER Pike County Farm Bu- reau has selected its student scholarship winner for the 2018 -2019 school year. Sky- lar L. Willis, daughter of Ju- dy Krieg and Roger Willis, is this year's scholarship re- cipient. As a scholarship winner, the student chosen is being awarded $1,000 toward her future education. Willis is a 2018 graduate of Pike Central High School. This Fall, she will be attend- ing Purdue University pur- suing Veterinary Medicine by majoring in Animal Sci- ence with a Pre-Vet Concen- tration. She has proven herself to be a leader and dedicat- ed much of her time volun- teering in her community, as well as being a member of 4-H (10 -year member), Future Farmers of America (FFA) Officer and National Honor Society. She also par- ticipated in sports and had a job while maintaining excel- lent grades. Pike County Farm Bureau president Ken Meyer states, "We are honored to be able to offer this scholarship to encourage higher educa- tion. We hope this award as- sists in you achieving your goals and dreams." Pike County Farm Bu- reau's student scholarship winners belong to families that hold an active Farm Bu- reau membership. Skyler Willis Gene Haas Foundation scholarship winners Pictured above are Pike Central's Gene Haas Foundation scholarship winners for 2018. They are, from left to right: Matthew Dick (Jasper High School), Chris Seaton (Forest Park High School), Lukas Hill (Pike Central High School) and Na- than Wehr (Jasper High School). All four students were in the Precision Machining program at Pike Central and will continue their education at Vin- cennes University. Submitted photo READER GUIDE Subscriptions: Subscription rates: One year: $30 for Pike and surrounding counties and all 475 and 476 addresses; elsewhere in Indiana $33; out of state $50 Paid in advance. Change of address — subscribers changing addresses will please give their old address as well as new one along with phone number. We cannot guarantee prompt change unless this is done. 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Manager Cindy Petty, Advertising Sales Pam Lemond, Advertising Sales Matt Haycraft, Advertising Sales Ed Cahill, Sports Editor Eric Gogel, Production Manager Monica Sinclair, Office Manager • • • • • • Published every Wednesday by the Pike County Publishing Co. Telephone 812-354-8500 820 Poplar Street, P.O. Box 68, Petersburg, Indiana 47567 • • • • • • Entered at the Post Office in Petersburg, Indiana for transmis- sion through the mails as Period- ical Mail, postage paid at Peters- burg, Indiana. Published weekly. (USPS 604-340) MARJORIE LEE THARP Marjorie Lee Tharp, 77, of Petersburg, passed away June 4, 2018, at her resi- dence. She was born in Pike County on April 22, 1941, to Marie Chewning White. She worked for the local PCARC for many years and was a member of the local Moose Lodge. She is survived by her sons, John David (Karen) Tharp and Terry P. (Deb- ra) Tharp; daughter, Jen- na (Michael) White; grand- children, Brian Tharp, Zach Tharp, Allison Tharp, Me- lissa Aldridge, Brandon Tharp, Thomas Tharp, Ra- chel Haig, Cassie Ennis and April Bement; many great- grandchildren; brother, Prentice Nelson (Alexan- dria) White; and daughter- in-law, Cindy Tharp. She is preceded in death by her husband, John Albert Tharp; son, Russell Tharp; grandsons, Chad Tharp and Derek West; and her moth- er. A memorial service for Marjorie will take place at a later date. Harris Funer- al Home is entrusted with her care. See additional obituaries on page C-8 Jobless rate drops to 2.9 percent in county By Ed Cahill Pike County's jobless rate fell to 2.9 percent in April, according to prelim- inary figures released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development on Monday, May 21. April's 2.9 percent job- less rate was four-tenths of a percentage point low- er than the revised 3.3 per- cent unemployment rate Pike County recorded in March. According to estimates released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, 6,236 of Pike County's labor force of 6,421 were employed dur- ing April, leaving 185 per- sons without jobs. In April 2017, when the county's jobless rate was 2.7 percent, it was estimat- ed that 6,310 of the county's labor force of 6,486 were employed, leaving 176 per- sons without jobs. In adjoining counties: • Daviess County's job- less rate fell from a revised 2.5 percent in March to a preliminary 2.2 percent in April. In April 2017, Da- viess County's jobless rate was 2.1 percent. • Dubois County's job- less rate fell from a revised 2.3 percent in March to a preliminary 2.0 percent in April. In April 2017, Du- bois County's jobless rate was 2.1 percent. • Gibson County's job- less rate fell from a revised 2.5 percent in March to a preliminary 2.2 percent in April. In April 2017, Gib- son County's jobless rate was 2.5 percent. • Knox County's job- less rate fell from a revised 3.0 percent in March to a preliminary 2.7 percent in April. In April 2017, Knox County's jobless rate was 2.8 percent. • Warrick County's job- less rate fell from a revised 2.8 percent in March to a preliminary 2.5 percent in April. In April 2017, War- rick County's jobless rate was 2.6 percent. Statewide, county non- seasonally adjusted un- employment rates de- creased in 91 counties and remained the same in Switzerland County from March to April. Dubois, Elkhart and La- Grange counties record- ed the state's lowest unem- ployment rate in April at 2.0 percent. Adams, Bar- tholomew, Daviess, Gib- son, Kosciusko and Steu- ben counties had the state's second-lowest jobless rate during April at 2.2 percent. Vermillion County re- corded the state's highest unemployment rate during April at 4.8 percent, fol- lowed Lake County at 4.4 percent. The Elkhart-Goshen metropolitan statistical area had the state's low- est jobless rate among the state's 13 MSAs in April at 2.0 percent, while the Gary MSA had the state's high- est MSA jobless rate in April at 4.1 percent. The jobless rate for the Evansville MSA was 2.8 percent in April, which was down two-tenths of a percentage point from 3.0 percent in March. In April 2017, the Evansville MSA's jobless rate was 3.0 percent. According to data pro- vided by the Indiana De- partment of Workforce De- velopment, the Evansville MSA – which includes Gib- son, Posey, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties – had a total of 162,700 jobs in April, an increase of 4,600 jobs from April 2017. From March to April, the Evansville MSA experi- enced significant increases in the mining, logging and construction (+400), pro- fessional and businesses services (+200) and leisure and hospitality (+200) sec- tors. The gains were par- tially offset by a loss in the trade, transportation, and utilities (-200) sector. Indiana's seasonally- adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged from March to April at 3.2 per- cent, remaining lower than the national jobless rate of 3.9 percent. With the ex- ception of one month when it was equal – in October 2014 – Indiana's unemploy- ment rate has been below the U.S. rate for more than four years. The monthly unemploy- ment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people seek- ing employment within the prior four weeks as a per- centage of the labor force. Indiana's labor force had a net increase of 11,655 over the previous month, which was the result of an increase of 737 unemployed residents no longer seeking employment within the last four weeks, and an increase of 10,918 in residents em- ployed. Indiana's total la- bor force – which includes both Hoosiers employed and those seeking employ- ment – stands at 3.33 mil- lion, and the state's 64.0 percent labor force partic- ipation rate remains above the national rate of 62.8 per- cent. In addition, Indiana's ini- tial unemployment insur- ance claims continue to be at historical lows. Statewide, private sec- tor employment has grown by more than 23,900 jobs over the year, and has de- creased by 7,000 jobs over the previous month, pri- marily due to losses in the trade, transportation and utilities (+2,500) and the construction (-2,300) sec- tors. Losses were partially offset by gains of 1,200 in the other sector – which in- cludes mining and logging, IT and other services – as well as an increase of 400 in the manufacturing sector. Total private employ- ment stands at 2,698,400 and is 9,500 above the De- cember 2017 peak.