The Press-Dispatch
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A-6 Local Wednesday, June 20, 2018 The Press-Dispatch 'Calling all fishermen' event this Saturday at Dubois Co. Museum The Dubois County Museum on Saturday, June 16, at 10 :30 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. will be having an event, "Tying a Fly Fishing Fly" with Joe "Swampy" Schoenbachler and friends. Participants will try their hand at this age old art of fly tying and go home with several flies. About five artists will be teaching how to tie five or more different fly fishing flies that can be used for fishing. Stations will be set up in the log house area for participants to move from one artist to another learning a specific fly that mimics an insect for fishing. This ac- tivity is open to all ages and abilities. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. and closed on Monday. The museum is located in Jasper at 2704 N. Newton Street (US 231). Call 812-634-7733. Allow two hours to view exhibits. Visit the mu- seum web site at www.duboiscounty- museum.org. Like them on Facebook at Dubois County Museum. Dubois County Museum exhibits 'Auto Indiana' June 30 The Dubois County Museum will be preparing for a special exhibit about Autos in Indiana and invites the pub- lic to add to the exhibit with their per- sonal items on cars. On June 30 the museum opens an ex- hibit on loan from the Indiana Histori- cal Society called, "Auto Indiana". The exhibit will run from June 30 until Ju- ly 26. The exhibit, which takes visitors on a ride through Indiana's rich auto- motive past. Auto Indiana explores the mark Indiana's inventors and innova- tors such as Elwood Haynes and Ralph Teetor and automakers such as Stude- baker and Duesenberg left on the in- dustry—and vice versa. In addition, the Dubois County Museum will fea- ture many of its own items on Autos. It also invites the public to contrib- ute items to loan on the Auto Indus- try. Must have contacted the museum at 812-634-7733 and contacted Janet Kluemper about contributing to the display by May 15. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. and closed on Monday. The museum is located in Jas- per at 2704 N. Newton Street (US 231). Call 812-634-7733. Allow two hours to view exhibits. Visit the museum web site at www.duboiscountymuseum. org. Like them on Facebook at Dubois County Museum. MARRIAGE LICENSES Candice Williams, 36, of 238 N. Arrowhead Dr., Pe- tersburg, daughter of Donald Williams and Patricia Lemley McClelland, to Charles Roy, 34, of 238 N. Ar- rowhead Dr., Petersburg, son of Nancy Watkins Roy and John Roy. Michael Allen Woodland, 43, of 1433 W. CR 50 S., Petersburg, son of Michael Ray Tepe and Shirley Jean White Tepe, to Darcee E. Hays, 38, of 1433 W. CR 50 S., Petersburg, daughter of Garald Vance Hays and Shari Latrisha Kinman Hays. Timothy Michael Beasley, 35, of 409 S. Lakeview Dr., Petersburg, son of Wesley Arthur Beasley and Patricia Jo Wagner Bathgate, to Jennifer N. Vanderveer, 33, of 1802 E. Alford St., Petersburg, son of Michael Ray Dil- lon and Kelly Sue Culbertson Christie. Tanisha Mai Graber, 23, of 907 E. Mona St., Peters- burg, daughter of Donald Joseph Graber and Loretta Joyce Wagler Graber, to Joseph Andrew Chamberlain, 27, of 907 E. Mona St., Petersburg, son of Ricky Allen Chamberlain and Lorice Lynn Shoultz Chamberlain. Zachary Austin Wood, 26, of 4183 E. CR 675 N., Pe- tersburg, son of Ron Wood and Andrea Cox Wood, to Dana Denise Fuhrman, 24, of 4183 E. CR 675 N., Pe- tersburg, daughter of Robert Fuhrman and Donna LeClere Fuhrman. Tyler Nelson Fowler, 27, of 1720 E. Thomas St., Al- ford, Petersburg, son of Riley Fowler and Sharon Gray A xsom, to Lacy Marie Hurt, 21, of 8911 E. CR 250 S., Velpen, daughter of Larry Hurt and Kelly Hayes Bates. Steven A. Scraper, 50, of 2580 S. Cato-Winslow Rd., Winslow, son of Edgar Scraper and Jean McCormick Scraper to Kristina Dawn Jones, 47, of 2580 S. Cato- Winslow Road, Winslow, daughter of James Rhoades and Clara Patterson Rhoades. Sallee seriously injured in construction accident By Andy Heuring A rural Winslow teen was seriously injured last week in a construction accident. Collin Sallee, 19, was working for Midwest Steel on an expansion project at the Toyota plant near Princ- eton when he fell, suffering broken ribs, a fractured pel- vis and a spine injury in the accident last Wednesday. "Midwest Steel is dis- tressed at the incident and we wish our employee a speedy recovery. The inves- tigation on the cause of the incident is ongoing," said Ja- nine Sadaj, Midwest Steel spokesperson. Sadaj said they could not comment further on the ac- cident. Sallee, talking from his hospital room in Louisville, said he his staying positive. "Oh yeah, I stayed positive. That is the only way to deal with this." In a Facebook post on Tuesday morning, Sallee said he has full motion of his arms but is paralyzed from just below his chest down. He posted a picture of him- self with his thumbs up. He said the communi- ty support has been great with their encouragement. He welcomed people to visit him at the Frazier Spine In- stitute in Louisville. "I know Louisville is a long way, but we will take anything we can get. The prayers and support have been great." He was transferred to Lou- isville after six days at St. Vincent's in Evansville. "We have had so much support, it has been really great," said Sallee. Sallee said he couldn't talk about the details of the acci- dent, but reports say he fell about 35 feet. Anyone wanting to send him a card or letter can do so by giving them to his mother, Stephanie Sallee, or mailing them to: 898 S. County Road 175 E., Winslow, IN 47598. Near head-on collision with officer leads to OVWI arrest By Andy Heuring An Edwardsport man was arrested late last Monday night after he nearly hit a Sheriff's Sgt. head-on. Michael Shan Bowers, 31, of 201 E. Carlisle St., Edwardsport, was arrest- ed on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Pike County Deputy Sheriff Jason McKinney said he was driving north on Highway 257 in Otwell, near the Otwell Circle A, when he saw a south- bound vehicle with one headlight out go left of center. "I hit my brakes and swerved off the right side of the road- way to keep the vehicle from hitting me head-on," said McKinney. McKinney said he turned around and stopped Bowers near the intersec- tion of Highways 56 and 257. According to McKinney's report, Bowers admitted he had been drink- ing, but said he hadn't drank anything for a while. It also stated Bowers said he was from Edwardsport, but had been in Vincennes and was headed back to Edwardsport. He failed field sobriety tests and was transported to the Pike County Jail, where he tested 0.17 percent for blood alcohol content, which is more than twice the legal limit of 0.08 per- cent in Indiana. A Washington man was arrested af- ter police stopped behind a truck that was stopped for a train on Main St., Petersburg. ROARK ARRESTED FOR OVWI Craig E. Roark, of Washington, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, refusal, at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 13. Pike County Sheriff's Sgt. Dallas Killian said as he sat behind the truck stopped for the train, he noticed the occupants moving around erratically. Sgt. Killian said when the train had passed, he followed the pickup truck north on Main St. and when it reached Seventh St., the traffic light turned red. The vehicle stopped, turned on its turn signal, turned onto Seventh St. and then turned into a parking lot without signaling. Sgt. Killian said while talking to Roark, he noticed the odor of alco- hol. Roark failed field sobriety tests but passed a portable breath test. Killian said he was displaying symptoms of meth intoxication. Ac- cording to the report, Roark said he hadn't used meth in more than week. Roark was transported to the Pike County Jail. Sgt. Killian's report stat- ed Roark wouldn't answer if he would take a chemical tests. He was preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (refusal). Sgt. Killian said a records check showed Roark had been con- victed of operating a vehicle while in- toxicated, endangerment, in October 2016. MAIN STREET U-TURN LEADS TO OVWI ARREST A Holland man was arrested for drunken driving after police saw him do a U-turn on Main St., Petersburg at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Gene Otis Cox, 42, of Holland, was arrested on a preliminary charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. State Trooper C. J. Boeckman said he was driving south on Main St. and saw a car do a U-turn in the in- tersection of Sixth St., and then turn at Eighth St without using a turn signal. Trooper Boeckman said he stopped Cox near Walnut and Eighth sts. While talking with Cox, Troop- er Boeckman said he noticed odor of alcohol. Cox admitted he had a few beers. He failed field sobriety tests and was taken to the Pike County Jail, where he tested 0.176 percent for blood alcohol content. Four arrested on meth charges after abandoned vehicle investigation By Andy Heuring Four people were arrest- ed on meth charges after po- lice investigated a report of an abandoned vehicle near the intersection of Highway 364 and CR 300 E., just be- fore midnight on June 4. Jamen L. Russell, 32, of 1711 E. Logtown Rd., Win- slow, Janessa Nicole Moore, 33, of 4166 E. Winslow, Max- well E. Church, 26, and Ken- wyn A. Young, 38, were all charged with possession of meth, a level 6 felony, false informing, possession of paraphernalia, visiting a common nuisance and pos- session of marijuana. Indiana State Trooper C. J. Boeckman said he was dispatched to the report of an abandoned vehicle at CR 300 E. (Hathaway Station Rd.) and Highway 364 at 11:58 p.m. on June 4. Central dispatch told him the caller said the door of the vehicle was left open, raising con- cern by the caller. Trooper Boeckman said while he was on his way there, Pike Coun- ty Deputy Sheriff Mike Wil- lis made radio contact with him saying he had located a man walking north on CR 300 E. When Trooper Boeck- man arrived, he talked with the man, identified as James Young. Young told him the vehicle was his, but he had not left it there. He said he had been at a nearby house and gotten into a confron- tation with Jamen Russell and his sister-in-law, Ken- wyn Young. He explained he was Carl Young's brother and Carl actually owned the truck. James said Kenwyn was his sister-in-law, but she had just filed for divorce. James told officer Boeck- man they got into a heated argument and he started to leave, but his truck was gone and Kenwyn said it had been moved to a field. He said he was walking be- cause he didn't know where his truck was located. Trooper Boeckman and Deputy Willis had Young take them to the house that was about a quarter of a mile away. Trooper Boeckman said when they drove up to the house, he saw a woman look out a window and then immediately run away. As police approached the house, Trooper Boeckman said he heard someone say, "The police are here." He said they knocked on the door and Shane Cansler opened the door. Accord- ing to Boeckman's report, he asked Cansler if any- one else was in the house. Cansler didn't know the an- swer. He located Maxwell Church, who also wouldn't answer if anyone else was in the house. Eventually po- lice located Moore, Russell, Young and three juveniles. Petersburg Police Cpl. Kyle Mills and Deputy Paul Collier arrived, and police searched the residence. Trooper Boeckman's re- port stated they found a blue canister under a couch cush- ion, as well as a glass pipe that field tested positive for methamphetamine. The blue canister contained five pills identified as gabapen- tin. Another glass bong field testing positive for meth was located behind the couch, as well as three digital scales, alcohol bottles and butane torches. Russell, Moore, Kenwyn Young and Church were tak- en into custody. Petry arrested on meth charges after 911 call By Andy Heuring A 911 call led to the arrest of the caller on meth charges. Janet Petry, of 5569 S. CR 750 W., Huntingburg, was arrested on charg- es of possession of meth, possession of paraphernalia and unlawful posses- sion of a handgun early Saturday. According to Pike County Deputy Sheriff Jason McKinney, at 2:17 a.m. on June 16, he and Deputy Buck Seger were sent to investigate a 911 call from Petry asking them to check on Heath- er Siddons. She told them Keith Mar- kle was there and he had been told not to be at that residence. Deputy McKinney's report states he located Petry parked in the mid- dle of Old State Road 64, east of Sten- dal, with her lights off. McKinney said when he talked with Petry, she seemed confused and he had a hard time understanding her. She told him she was "afraid that Keith (Markle) was going to do something bad to her (Siddons)." McKinney said he and Deputy Seger walked across the highway to Siddon's residence at about 3:15 a.m. and talked with Siddons. Markle was there and they both talked to police. McKinney said Siddons told him Mar- kle had been warned not to come to the house, but she was the one that had requested he be warned, and she had called him and asked to return. They said Petry had been at the res- idence earlier in the night and had a gun. Siddons said Petry was mad at Markle because he owed her money. Siddons said Petry had been calling her all night and wanted them to give Petry a trespass warning. McKinney said they went back to Petry, who was still parked nearby. When they talked with Petry, she admitted she had a gun, but said she had a permit to carry it. She also said when she was there, she held it behind her back. When talking to McKinney, she said the gun was in her purse. She then allowed them to look in her purse for it. McKinney's report said when he looked in her purse, the first thing he saw was a small clear lightbulb that had what he believed to be a white snort tube sticking out of it with a white residue in it. He said Petry originally said she didn't know what it was, but eventu- ally said it was probably meth. She was taken into custody. Collin Sallee Commissioners hedges bets on Economic Dev. Council, hear PAWS is in danger of closing By Andy Heuring County Commissioners hedged their bets on the Economic Development Council funding, approved a contract for technology maintenance for the county and heard PAWS is in danger of having to close, during their Mon- day night meeting. Commissioners Jeff Nelson and Ryan Coleman voted 2-0 to advertise the Pike County Economic Development Coun- cil's budget as it was presented to them Monday. Its final approval is up to the county council. EDC Executive Director Ashley Wil- lis went through the EDC's proposed budget and a list of things they had ac- complished in the last year. That list in- cluded: • zoning for the I-69 interchanges; • utilities completed to the I-69 in- terchange area, • creating a TIF zone, which is a Tax Increment Funding zone, • completing a housing study in Pike County, • Completing the Pike County Mas- ter Plan; • Developing a play for an industrial road at the Pike Crossing Interchange; • Began marketing the Southwest Indiana Megasite that included John Mandabach going with Indiana Gov- ernor Eric Holcomb on a trip to meet Japanese Business Leaders, as well as hosting a tour of Pike County's master plan properties with the Consul Gen- eral of Japan. • Securing a $787,50 grant for the Entrepreneurship and Technology Cen- ter of Pike County, which is scheduled to be under construction in August; • Secured a grant for the Prides Creek Event Center. Willis told the commissioners they would be asking for more in their bud- get for 2019. They increased their re- quest from $120,000 to $135,000. Wil- lis said one of the things increasing the budget is planned travel to numerous marketing events. She explained they have been working the past few years to get their industrial sites and master plan put together so they would have something to market. She also told the commissioners that for every dollar the county has invested in economic development, they have re- ceived $4.40 back. "I don't have a problem increasing the operating budget, but I'm kind of overwhelmed by the $ 98,000," said Commissioner Jeff Nelson. Willis said they are requesting $ 98,000 from the county to extend the water and sewer lines to the Technolo- gy Center. Currently the lines only go to the north side of I69. Willis explained originally the coun- ty had agreed to do much of the work to extend those lines, but the federal grant application wouldn't allow in-kind con- tributions on the project. "I don't like being put on the spot," said Commissioner Ryan Coleman. He said he would like to have had some pri- or notice about that being included. Nelson said the $4.40 cents being re- turned on every dollar invested was a nice number, but he was still bothered by the $ 98,000. Eventually Nelson and Coleman agreed to not approve the request, but to advertise it. Commissioner president Brian Davis was not at the meeting. If they had not approved advertising it, it could not have been included in the 2019 budget proposal. The final approv- al will be with the county council, even if the commissioners approve it, since they just make recommendations to the county council. Mary Becker, who is chairman of the PAWS board of directors said they are now in crisis mode. She said Nola Gar- tin, who has managed the PAWS facili- ty since its inception, is going to retire in October. "Our problem is, where are we going to find someone who will work 10 -hour days, seven days a week and 365 days a year for free? " She said Gar- tin has volunteered and worked those hours every day. But she is now 78 and said she needs to retire. Becker pleaded with the commis- sioners to seek someone is interested in the position. She said they are hop- ing to get multiple people to volunteer to reduce the workload on each other. But she admitted volunteers for the fa- cility have been "drying up." Judy Gumbel with Pike County Farm Bureau and Pike County Fair Board told the commissioners the fair board is investigating the possibility of expand- ing the amphitheater to allow them to hold larger events. She wanted to see if the commissioners would give the their blessing to develop a plan. Both Nelson and Coleman said they were fine with a plan being developed. Commissioners also approved select- ing Matrix to be their technology main- tenance and operations service. The fi- nal approve will come from the coun- ty council, which will have to approve the funding. In other business, Ryan Benner, rep- resenting the EMS said they needed a $14,600 additional appropriation to pur- chase a new cot for the ambulances. He said their current cots have a capacity limit of 400 pounds, but some patients are more than 500 pounds. He said the cot they want to purchase has a weight limit of 700 pounds as well as a winch and ramp system to get the cot into the ambulance. Benner said now they have to put ex- tremely large patients on a mattress in the back of the ambulance. He said the new cot is much safer for the EMTs as well. Commissioners approved making the request to the county council. The next commissioners meeting is set for 8:30 a.m. Monday, July 2.