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Posey County will separate Solar, Wind ordinances

By Lois Mittino Gray Election of new officers, appointments to county positions and boards, and a hot discussion on the wind and solar zoning ordinance amendment were the highlights of the January 7, morning meeting of the Posey County Commissioners at the Hovey House. Longtime Commissioner Carl Schmitz was unanimously re-elected President for 2020, while Randy Thornburg was tapped once again to serve as Commissioner Vice President.

Under New Business, Thornburg made a motion to amend the controversial Solar and Wind Zoning Ordinance, sent to the commissioners by the Area Plan Commission, after the required public hearings were held in November. Thornburg read a long list of changes aloud that he proposed as part of the motion. He read a letter from attorney Erin Bauer, dated December 9, 2019; representing the members of PoCo Wind, a group formed to educate citizens about concerns of the negative impact of wind turbines on the community. She said the group is basing its opin-

Harrison to serve Posey as Counsel

By Lois Mittino Gray A specially-called meeting of the Posey County Council was held at the Hovey House on Tuesday, January 7, prior to the regular Posey County Commissioners meeting. “I’m surprised and pleased to see so many people here this morning. We need to organize for the year and get our work started,” Council President Heather Allyn said in welcome.

For openers, Allyn was unanimously elected to continue another year as Council President. Stefani Miller will remain Posey County Council Vice President. Both ladies were elected to fill those positions back in 2018.

Joe Harrison of Massey Law Offices was voted in as the Council Attorney for this year. Reasons cited for tapping him as legal counsel are the value of his vast experience working in Vanderburgh County and the likelihood that he would be kept on as the county commissioner’s attorney, too.

Lawyer Ted Ziemer was named as an alternative option to use, if any potential conflict would arise with the commissioners. “Both law firms are in agreement about having backup and both lawyers are willing to serve with that understanding,” President Allyn explained.

Under Unfinished Business, Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham appeared before the council to speak on the Sheriff’s Pay Matrix. The matrix grid has been in existence for multiple years, as former Sheriff Greg Oeth introduced its use. Officially, it has never been recorded into the minutes, so it needed to have a more official action taken. The matrix was passed unanimously 6-0. Several issues were addressed including removing years of service from the matrix and replac-

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ions on scientific data, expert opinions, and personal stories of people affected by the wind turbines.

Specifically, Attorney Bauer cited concerns about the turbine interference with the Doppler Radar in Owensville, Indiana, especially since the region is located in ‘tornado alley.’ She referenced an incident on December 1, 2018 in Illinois when a tornado became lost in the radar’s velocity data, when it passed through wind turbines. It made it impossible to track its path and determine its condition and compromised citizen safety. She also referenced problems such as shadow flicker, blade throw, significant noise, and a decline in property values. Members of PoCo Wind do not feel that the Area Plan Commission addressed their concerns at the hearing very well and implored the commissioners to take heed of their concerns before passing the ordinance.

Bauer’s letter had a list of changes proposed by PoCo Wind to ensure community safety. They were enumerated in Thornburg’s motion. The changes addressed Wind Energy Conversion

Systems (WECS) tower setback distances and height restrictions. They stipulated that no tower may be located less than four times the height at the top of the blade from non- participating landowners, residences, railways, electrical lines, and roadways.

They should be one mile from any town or municipality, church, airport or landing strip, and two miles from schools, public or private. NOAA recommends no towers less than 22.4 miles from the Doppler Radar installation in Owensville. In addition, all complaints from residents about television and wireless internet interference must be addressed within 30 days’ time.

Thornburg’s motion was not seconded at first, until Schmitz finally gave it a second to encourage a vote. The vote was taken and the motion did not pass. After discussion, a compromise decision was reached to send the ordinance amendment back to the Area Plan Commission with a request to split the ordinance into

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Wiley escapes near-death cave-in

By Pam Robinson New Harmony native Nick Wiley cheated death Wednesday afternoon. The 18-year-old North Posey senior scrambled into, by his cousin’s measurement, an 11’ 8” trench, freshly dug with a backhoe.

He hoped to find and unclog a field tile on his family’s Wiley Brothers Farm. After a futile search, Wiley attempted to climb to higher ground.

Suddenly, all of the dirt walls caved in and trapped him chest deep in a 3’ 6” diameter hole. His cell phone was buried in his hip pocket.

“I thought it was the end of the world,” recalls Wiley’s cousin, Bob Haggard, on the job with his young relative that day. “I went into panic mode.” Haggard hurried alongside Wiley, whose hands and arms miraculously remained free, to help dig out.

The story unfolds as told by Wiley, Haggard, and rescue personnel.

The dirt had covered Wiley up to his waist initially, and both Haggard and Wiley believed their teamwork would free Wiley. Within moments, however, more dirt poured in. It covered Wiley’s chest now and part of Haggard’s legs.

Haggard broke free, and remembering his own cell phone, he called Todd Wiley, Nick Wiley’s uncle.

Unloading grain in Mount Vernon, Todd Wiley cut out of line and called 911. Soon after, he notified his brother and sister-in-law, Tim and Leigh Wiley, his nephew’s parents. The three of them, along with Nathan Wiley (Nick Wiley’s brother), headed to the scene at their property across from Harmonie State Park.

“I was able to get him dug out by hand down to his waist before the fire department got there,” Haggard states. “I dug by hand with my fingers.”

When the New Harmony Fire Department got the call at 1 p.m., Chief Kris Scarafia called Black Town-

A happy but exhausted Nick Wiley finds a smile after being rescued from a near-death mud wall collapse on the family farm this week. Nick is a senior at North Posey High School. ship Fire and Rescue for assistance.

“We had limited manpower on our end,” Scarafia explained, “and they have a rescue truck that carries plywood and saws and equipment we would need to shore up the trench to make sure it doesn’t collapse on us while we’re in there.”

Under the direction of Scarafia, Haggard helped to secure the trench walls with board and bracing be-

tween them. That done, Scarafia and Black Township’s Craig Cochran settled into work to free Wiley.

The precarious situation demanded skill and time from rescuers.

“There were two of us in the hole with him, digging him out,” Scarafia recounts. “Once we got down low enough on his body, we put

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Rutledge to serve as MV School Board president

By Lois Mittino Gray The January 6, annual reorganization meeting of the Mount Vernon School Board began with a moment of silence in memory of Glennden Stovall, a junior high student who passed away last month. School Superintendent Matt Thompson then opened the floor for nominations and Joe Rutledge was unanimously elected Board President. After accepting the honor, he conducted the election of other officers, as well as the business meeting. Beth McFadin Higgins will serve as Vice-President and Greg Oeth was elected Secretary.

The new board set regular meeting dates for the first and third Monday of each month as usual at 5:45 p.m., but with a new location. Meetings were moved to the Mount Vernon High School library, instead of the junior high school library. Board members did not give themselves a raise and salaries will remain $2,000 annually, with $112 for the second regular meeting of each month, and $62 for any special meetings. Business mileage reimbursement at 46 cents per mile also remains the same as last year.

The board reappointed the law firm of VanHaaften and Farrar to serve as legal counsel for the school corporation for 2020. The hourly rate will remain at $175 per hour, and Rutledge noted it has been that rate for four years now and appreciated the stability. Billing will be done monthly with all charges to be paid off in thirty days.

Kim Morton was reappointed Treasurer and Loren Evans will continue as Deputy Treasurer. A resolution was adopted allowing the two to use

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Celebrating The Old Pen, Paper, and that Little Frog Glenn Curtis, Local Newspaper Cartoonist from 1970s-1980’s turns 90

Self-drawing of Glenn Curtis

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Special to the News There are few generations such as those from the 1970s and 1980s that can recall the days of opening up the newspaper in search of that one favorite feature - the creative and humorous cartoon of local artist, Glenn Curtis, and (more popular than Glenn) “that little frog.” A person could rely on Glenn’s humor to liven up the day, or to spend their time trying to figure out who it was that was the topic, or victim, in his cartoon. No one was immune from being in Glenn’s cartoons, whether it was something his children did, or a friend would call or stop by to make sure Glenn had heard of something funny so-andso had done. Sadly, it could be the opposite and Glenn would prepare a cartoon in memory of a local citizen that had passed. Glenn’s cartoons were truly a piece of entertainment for his community.

For those that have no idea who Glenn Curtis is? Glenn was the feature cartoonist with the Mount Vernon Democrat, a daily paper, until he ran for Mayor, and he was then hired by the New Harmony Times (Posey County News), which also included cartoons published in the Carmi Times. Some thought Glenn had passed away when he stopped doing the cartoons in the newspapers. Oh, how wrong that assumption.

But that frog. The only frog with a navel.

That frog can be credited with the large number of Glenn’s fans. It didn’t matter to them if Glenn was participating in another Great Ohio River Flatboat Race, or if the menfolk down at the Civil Defense office were frying up some eel and telling folks it was catfish, or if he was announcing the next local event.

But rather, what was the frog saying or doing? That was usually the interest of the day.

Many people today know the story behind that frog, some do not, and some thought it was a take-off of Karl K. Knecht’s little elephant.

Glenn, who grew up near Half Moon Pond and areas of Point Township, is the son of Amos and Inez (Todd) Curtis Patton. His mother would say that as a young boy, he could be found copying cartoons from the newspapers of the day. His teachers admired his artwork, and later in life, his “sign painting” and lettering skills could be found all over Mount Vernon and the county. A few still remain – the zip code above the door at the Mount Vernon post office, the letters of Alles Brothers Furniture Store, and the Pop Fessenden firetruck. Glenn’s lettering skills were very popular around election time, and candidates from both parties would come to him with their orders. You could see his skills on the steps of the riverfront, the high school gym floor, Uebelhack turkey signs,

Aubrey Robison real estate signs, fire/police and other municipal vehicles, school buses, baseball fields were surrounded by signs for local advertisers, and most local businesses used Glenn to letter their names and slogans on their windows. Those talents are no longer sought after, in this day of vinyl lettering and digital everything. Most businesses have scraped off or painted over Glenn’s works.

Glenn Curtis has been the state-appointed Posey County Historian since 1987. He has served on the board of directors of the Posey County Historical Society. He has long since retired as the administrator of the Wabash Memorial Bridge, appointed under close acquaintance and then-governor Robert Orr. Nowadays, Glenn spends his days with his wife, Dolores, of forty-eight years, and keeping up with his seven of eight living children, in addition to two adult step-children, and their families.

Glenn turns ninety years old on January 20, 2020. The family desires to celebrate Glenn for all the years he provided entertainment to his community, his unlimited volunteering as county historian, and just for being an amazing citizen, always ready with a fantastic story to tell, if you have the time to listen.

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B B R ing myself with the New Years Day found me taking a walk in the park, Harmonie State Park, to be exact. Well, actually, if read my column last week, it was a hike, but whatever you call it, I was outside taking steps. The weather predictions were for a warm, sunny day, so the evening prior to the hike I decided I would pack a picnic lunch and enjoy a meal in the great outdoors.

The day was, in fact, beautiful, beginning with the hike and the camaraderie amongst the folks who took part in this event. At the end of the hike, the Friends of Harmonie Park supplied us with cookies and hot cocoa.

I didn’t try the cookies, but the cocoa was delicious and warm. Just the thing to get me moving along to the next part of the day.

I hadn’t been to the park for a couple of years‌my loss for not making time to check out our local gem more frequently.

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park by driving to the Wabash River picnic area. I love being near the water – not on it or in it, necessarily, just nearby.

On this particular day the river was running a bit high due to recent rains. There was some debris oating down on the muddy current, including a couple of large tree trunks and quite a few smaller branches, twisting and swirling on their journey to the Ohio River, the Mississippi, the Gulf of Mexico‌ After my second walk of the day – go, me – I found a picnic table that received a lot of sun. The day was warm for January, but cold for this person who fervently believes that if the temperature is under 80 degrees, it is cold. Sorry. I digress.

I looked around me while seated at the wooden picnic table. The sky was an amazing shade of blue, the bright, clear blue only seen in cool, dry weather. No clouds, no airplane trails.

Just pure blue, beautiful skies. It was quiet, at least as far as human noise was concerned, and not much moving around, or so I thought. But listen, look, feel‌there’s so much going on‌ There was a slight breeze that morning. I watched leaves dancing across the ďŹ eld near the parking lot. I heard those leaves crunching under my feet as I walked back to my car. I saw the tops of the trees gently swaying in the breeze, their roots ďŹ rmly planted in the ground. I felt the sun warming my exposed face and hands.

And then I ate my lunch.

Why is it that food tastes better when we are outside?

I think it’s because, when under the bright, blue sky, we take the time to notice our food, it’s saltiness or crunchiness or creaminess.

As I walked the path along the river, I noticed that in two places the river had eroded the bank away to the point that the path will soon not be safe to travel in those areas. The rushing of

Iran seemed to intentionally avoid killing Americans in their recent airstrike against our American military base in Iraq. Reports indicate it was more about “saving face� with their own people after the killing of their General Qassem Soleimani. Don’t be fooled.

Iran does not want to be friends and has proven it over the years by their support of terroristic groups. Look for them to try to utilize some terror group to blindside us with something very destructive. They

know they do not want a war with the United States and will try to hide behind someone else.

In 1998 Fazul Abdullah Mohammed and Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah were credited with being the masterminds behind the embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania that killed over 200 people and injured over 5000 more. Twelve Americans were killed in those bombings.

The FBI would track sixty phone calls placed on a satellite phone by Osama bin Laden from the small country of Azerbaijan to his associates in the country’s capital of Baku. Bin Laden would be placed on the

Guest Column: Andrew R. Campanella The Biggest Mistake Parents Make When It Comes to Education This National School Choice Week (January 26 - February 1), I want to share with you one one of the most common short-circuits that parents run into when choosing the right school for their child. That way, if you see it coming, you can run the other way.

It starts with a thought like this: “Do I as a parent really know best about my child’s education? After all, I don’t have a graduate degree in education. There’s a lot of school jargon I’m not sure about. Should I let more equipped people make the calls about where and how my child is educated?�

I understand the tendency to think that way.

But I work with tens of thousands of school leaders around the country - the “education experts� - every year, and here’s what I believe: You know your child better than anyone else. You are the expert on your child as a whole person—How they learn, experience the world, and what they’re passionate about.

You are best positioned to help your student ďŹ nd the learning environment where their unique self will be cared for and inspired.

Nobody is more invested in your child’s happiness than you.

The biggest mistake you can make as a parent is not recognizing that power you hold. Not only are you best equipped to make choices for your child’s education, but it can be one of the most rewarding things you ever do! When a parent ďŹ nds a learning environment where their child’s potential is unleashed, it can mean the dierence between that child ďŹ nding success and conďŹ dence, or feeling like a failure.

Change that starts with parents is the single most powerful way to improve education in Indiana. Seek advice and use research, certainly, but also believe in your instinct and expertise as a parent. Around the country

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the river beats at the sides of the river, breaking it apart, tearing the dirt away from the bank, from the roots of the trees that stretch to the life-giving water. The rushing water, carrying away the dirt and sand from one section of the river, only to drop it in another, building and rebuilding the path of the river itself. The power

of water‌at times slow and easygoing, at others powerful and destructive. Much like life, right? Sometimes slow and easy, sometimes rushing and destructive, building and rebuilding us into a new and dierent and, often, better self.

You’ve probably heard folks describe their area of the country – wherever

that is - as God’s country.

And that is always true: our roots, our origins, our own personal history, our heritage, determine what makes us each a unique individual.

So take time to get out into that world, and enjoy your own picnic in the park, a true child of God and His universe. Isn’t that all that matters?

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there’s evidence that, when we make it easier for parents to choose, they do make good choices for their child’s education. We’ve seen the positive impact accessible school options have had in places like Miami, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and more.

In Indiana, there are a variety of educational options available including: traditional public schools with open enrollment at the discretion of each district, charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online learning, and homeschooling. Parents in Indiana can take tax deductions for private school or homeschool expenses, and families under a certain income level can qualify for state-run scholarships for private schools.

School choice is the starting point for better schools, where families are personally invested and there is a strong human connection and open communication between parents and teachers. When students learn that learning is something to be excited by, invested in, and challenged by, that shapes their perspective for life.

This School Choice Week, parents, students, and educators in Indiana will participate in more than 1,352 events and activities, celebrating all types of K-12 education and sharing knowledge with each other. It’s also a celebration of parents recognizing their power and choosing to be involved in their child’s education. This Week, realize your power as a parent and start thinking about what learning environment can best inspire your child to happiness in the 2020-2021 school year.

A nationally recognized advocate for children and families, Andrew R. Campanella serves as president of National School Choice Week, the world’s largest-annual celebration of opportunity in education. He lives in Miami, Florida.

FBI’s top ten wanted list as a result of these attacks on our two African embassies.

In 2000 the USS Cole was bombed in Yemen. Seventeen U.S. Navy sailors were killed and 39 injured in the deadliest attack against a United States naval vessel since the USS Stark incident in 1987. The organization al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden claimed responsibility for the attack. Many names and multiple people were involved in this attack. Bin Laden like Iran used people to do his dirty work.

September 11, 2001 - The deadliest terrorist attack in US history took place when 19 men hijacked four US commercial airliners. The plot was orchestrated by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. A total of 2,977 people were killed at the World Trade Center in New York; at the Pentagon in Washington, DC; and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Gen. Qassem Soleimani led the elite Quds Force, part of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that reports to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Soleimani was also accused of controlling proxy militias across the Middle East including ones in Iraq,

Lebanon and Syria. He has been called a murderer by several of our U.S. oďŹƒcials.

The Pentagon blamed Soleimani for a series of attacks on allied bases in Iraq in recent months, including a rocket strike that killed a U.S. contractor and wounded four other service members. The Pentagon also has said Soleimani had been actively developing plans to attack U.S. diplomats and service members in Iraq and elsewhere throughout the region. The Quds, which he led, were designated a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. and were considered the most powerful intelligence operative in the Middle East, for many years.

While none of us want killing, President Trump did the right thing. If bin Laden could have been taken out before the African bombings or before September 11, 2001 thousands of lives could have been saved. Soleimani was on the move to see who, how and what he could organize to strike again.

Contact Glenn at GMollette@aol.com.

Learn more at www.glennmollette.com Like his facebook page at www.facebook. com/glennmollette

Letters to the Editor Glenn Mollette opinion offensive Several evangelical leaders in the 1930s, such as William Riley, proclaimed that Hitler was an instrument of God. Now the claim is made that President Trump is also an instrument of God. A recent opinion piece by

Glenn Mollette compared the troubles of Trump to the sufferings of Jesus. As a son of missionaries who dedicated their lives to spreading the good news, I ďŹ nd any comparison of Trump to Jesus oensive. Mollette might

have considered another trial of Jesus when Satan tempted him with a lust for power.

Jesus rejected Satan’s oer but some of his followers have, unfortunately, accepted the deal.

John Jeery

Wendy McNamara, State Representative Nominate a business for century, half century award Local businesses are now eligible to be nominated for the Governor’s Century and Half Century Business Awards.

This honor aims to reward job-creators who have stayed in operation for at least 100 or 50 years and have had a signiďŹ cant impact in their community. In order to be considered, businesses should meet the following criteria: • Continuous operation for more than 50 or 100 years; • Founded in Indiana;

• Participated in the same line of work for the duration of its operations; • Be in compliance with Indiana Secretary of State, Department of Revenue and Department of Workforce Development; and • Cannot have previously received the Century or Half Century award Applications for this award are accepted on a rolling basis and are due by Feb. 10, 2020. Award recipients will be recognized for their longevity at a celebration at the Statehouse in the spring.

Fast Radio Bursts

Associate Professor Jean-Pierre Macquart of Curtin University in Bentley (Perth), Australia is the principal investigator of the CRAFT project that studies Fast Radio Bursts from throughout the universe. These phenomena became a subject of intense interest in 2007. The cause of these FRB’s is still being researched but in June, 2019 the source was determined to be a galaxy 3.4 billion light years from our own Milky Way Galaxy, practically next door.

The theories of the origins of FRB’s are many. However, my favorite guess is that they originate from a highly advanced civilization that is reaching out for contact with other similarly positioned beings. Of course, I still hold out some hope Santa Claus will bring me a pony.

Regardless, if there are intelligent creatures sending out probes it may be because they have been monitoring Earth’s progress for years and are wondering how we are currently doing. If these beings, I’ll just call them Busters for convenience, have been observing us for the last 200,000 years or so they were probably pretty bored until around 5,000 years ago when the “ancientâ€? Chinese, Egyptians, Assyrians and Babylonians came up with writing and pyramids. The Busters may have followed the careers of Imhotep or Cheops as mankind leapt from hunter/ gatherers to farming and architecture. Today the descendants of these great civilizations may get less interest from the Busters, especially as the societies began to engage in eorts to control their neighbors with clubs.

As humans migrated from Africa to the Mediterranean area our curious observers may have followed the writings of Socrates and the Greek culture until the Roman’s discovered the M E

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short sword. And while we do not know the length of the year the Busters live with, they probably have ďŹ gured out ours and our time lines. Therefore, the Busters may have followed the rise and fall of Rome including the decline from such as Justinian to the likes of Mussolini. The Earth at war from 1914 to 2020 may have caused the Busters pause.

One curious aspect of the Fast Radio Bursts is how they were discovered by humans about 2007 and their volume has waxed and waned over the next 13 years. It is as if the Busters may be concerned or confused about recent events. Perhaps they are perplexed by our world’s own fast radio television bursts as current events may appear from outer space to be pure chaos.

For example, I can imagine a cable news Buster asking, “Where did Socrates go and what the devil is a Hannity?�

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her church family dearly.

She was very blessed by the church and in turn has taken those blessings and warmed the hearts of others through her love, actions, and writings.

Her immediate and extended family, friends, and students were significantly blessed by having Louisa as part of their lives. She is seen as an epitome of strength; her family hopes to live through the example she has set. Her legacy is huge, important, and is living-on through the lives of those who have been fortunate to know and learn from her.

What a lady. What a life.

Visitation was held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, January 12, 2020 at the Allen Funeral Home, 4155 South Old State Road 37, Bloomington. The funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 13, 2020 at the Clear Creek Christian Church (Historic Sanctuary) (visitation one hour before service) 530 West Church Lane, Bloomington, with Pastor David Lee Officiating. Burial will follow at Clear Creek Cemetery.

Allen Funeral Home and Crematory have been entrusted with arrangements.

Online condolences, photos, and memories may be shared with family and friends at www.allencares. com.

Wanda Dee Angel Wanda Dee (Dunn) Angel, 90, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away January 8, 2020 at Deaconess Midtown. She was born September 30, 1929 in Posey County, Ind. Wanda graduated from Mount Vernon High School, Class of 1947. She was an active member of Mount Vernon Community Church - Blacks Chapel. Wanda worked for People’s Bank and Trust as a clerk in 1947 and later worked for Gerber’s Bi Rite as a secretary and cashier in the early 60’s.

Later in life, she became a homemaker and helped her husband on the familyowned farm. She enjoyed sewing and reading.

She was preceded in death by her father, Winfred Dunn, mother and step-father, Zola and Everett “Pete” Ashworth and stepmother, Maxine Bradbury; daughter-in-law, Trista Angel; brother, Robert Dunn; and great-granddaughter, Faith Angel.

She is survived by her husband of 72 years, Jack Edward Angel; sons, Dennis (Connie) Angel, Stephan (Gail) Angel and Jeff Angel; grandchildren, Scott (Adrienne), Bryan, Brock (Ginger), Jacob (Sandy), David, Benjamin, Clay (Paul),

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Louisa Deckard Louisa Deckard, of Bloomington, Ind., died Monday, January 6, 2020, at 103 years of age. Louisa was born November 16, 1916, on the Posey County farm home of her parents, Clyde and Nellie (Vaught) Montgomery. She graduated from Cynthiana High school in 1934 where she received an Honor Certificate for best grades. Continuing her education at Indiana University she graduated in 1938 with a BA degree in Latin, and English. She then started her first formal teaching position in the Cynthiana High school, continuing in later years at North Posey Jr/Sr High. She met Ernest (Pat) Deckard while at Bloomington. They married January 18, 1941, in Posey County.

Louisa is survived by her four children, Carolyn Price, of Norris City, Ill., Edward (Brenda) Deckard, of Fargo, N.D., James (Pat) Deckard, of Mayfield, Ky., and Lisa (William) Southern, of Bloomington, Ind.; sister, Pearl Ellen McIntyre, of Evansville, Ind., sister-inlaw, Katherine Montgomery, of Logansport, Ind., nine grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, stepfather, Cort, husband, an infant son, brother, Thomas, brotherin-law, Richard, grandson, Christopher, and son-in-law, Dan Price.

Louisa was blessed in many ways, including living independently until late fall of 2019. With Louisa, family always came first.

She was an avid reader and loved to cook. Everyone was always welcome at her table. Louisa accepted the Lord as her Savior at an early age. She was a longtime member of Clear Creek Christian Church and loved

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Shaun (Molly), Rebecca (Christy), Amanda (Nick) and Clara; 10 great-grandchildren, one great-great grandson, and nieces and nephews.

Funeral service were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Rev. John Motz officiating and burial to follow in Black Cemetery.

Visitation was held from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. service time on Saturday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mount Vernon Community Church – Blacks Chapel or the Riverbend Food Pantry.

Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com

It is with great sadness that the family of David Duane Lawrence announces his passing on Monday, October 7, 2019 at the age of 65. David was born on March 25, 1954 in Mount Vernon, Indiana, to Charles and Vera Lawrence.

David was a dedicated father, devoted son, loving brother and a brilliant lawyer. David grew up in Mount Vernon, Indiana, where he graduated from Mount Vernon Senior High School in 1972. He attended Indiana University’s School of Business in Bloomington, graduating with a B.S. in Finance in 1976. David obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arizona School of Law in 1980.

For the first five years of David’s practice he was a criminal prosecutor for the Pima County Attorney’s Office in Tucson, Arizona, where he had the opportunity to try numerous difficult and high-profile criminal cases. David earned a reputation for being a hard worker and a reliable person, but his quick wit and easy-going sense of humor was his greatest quality.

In 1986 David moved to Los Angeles and joined Cotkin, Collins & Franscell.

One remarkable case David took on is denoted as the longest and most expensive criminal case in the history of the U.S. that ultimately resulted in no convictions, the McMartin preschool trial.

In 1992, David started the firm which would eventually become Lawrence, Beach, Allen & Choi, PC representing, almost exclusively, public entities and/or their

employees. Seven years later, David successfully argued before the United Sates Supreme Court, defending the City of West Covina in a case entitled, “City of West Covina v. Perkins, 525 U.S. 234 (1999),” winning a unanimous decision and changed law forever.

A natural athlete, Dave was always ready for a golf game and his passion for playing guitar remained throughout his life, but that which brought him his greatest personal joy was his son, Jordan and daughter, Sarah.

David was preceded in death by his mother, Vera Redman Lawrence. He is survived by his father, Charles Lawrence, Jr. of Mount Vernon; son Jordan Lawrence of Boulder, Co., and daughter Sarah Lawrence of Los Angeles; brothers Tony Lawrence (Yvonne) of Mount Vernon, and Jon Lawrence (Janice Sorby) of Bloomington, Indiana.

Mount Vernon was always home to David. Condolences, memories, stories and more were shared at the Celebration of David’s Life on Friday, January 10, 2020 at the Western Hills Country Club at 1711 Country Club Road, Mount Vernon, Ind.

Diane Smith, a former Speech and English teacher at North Posey High School for 44 years, died on December 28, 2019 at age 72. Diane’s parents were Clarence Albert Smith and Lorene Elizabeth (Kirsch) Smith.

Diane wanted to share a message from the Carol Burnett Show with those who are still here. I’m so glad we had this time together, just to have a laugh, and sing a song. Seems we just got started and before we knew it came the time we had to say, ‘So long.’ Every day was a good day for Diane. She and her mother both liked the following saying: “Enjoy life; this is not a dress rehearsal.” First and foremost, she cherished her teaching time. A firm believer in the power of intangibles, there were some personal accomplishments that she especially cherished.

She was a Reitz Commencement Speaker for the Class of ‘65. Later, she was elected President of the Indiana Speech Association. From there, she had the honor of being a School of Speech Fellow at Northwestern University. She spent several years coaching speech and debate and was elected to the Indiana Forensic Hall of Fame. She also was a tennis tournament player. At age 16, she was ranked Number One in the State in the 18 and under division. Later as an adult, she won large tournaments such as the Indianapolis Open. At North Posey High School, she was the first tennis coach. Diane’s undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Education, was from Ball State

Ernest Patrick McBride

Lealand Smith Lealand S. Smith, 57, of Poseyville, Indiana, born to Robert Joseph and Linda Darlene (Rapp) Smith on August 25, 1962, in Evansville, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at Pine Haven Health and Rehab in Evansville, Indiana.

He graduated from Francis Joseph Reitz High School in 1980 and studied HVAC at Ivy Tech Community College. He worked for SR Meny Inc., HVAC and as a Maintenance Technician for Bethel Manor, Uniseal, Inc., and New Harmony Healthcare. He was a member of Apostolic Bible Church of Stewartsville, Indiana.

Surviving are his son: Brandon Bogard of Evansville, Indiana; brother: Shawn (Lisa) Smith of Evansville, Indiana; sisters: Vickie Holland of Evansville, Indiana and Aimee (Brent) Walters of Carmi, Illinois and friends: Mike and Norma Johnson and Michael and Suzanne Johnson along

with nieces, nephews, aunt and uncles.

Preceding him in death were his parents.

Memorial services will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Apostolic Bible Church of Stewartsville, Indiana.

Contributions may be made to: Apostolic Bible Church, 9808 New Harmony Road, Poseyville, Indiana 47633.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

Ernest Patrick McBride, 59, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away January 12, 2020 at Linda E. White Hospice House. He was born March 17, 1960 to the late Robert and Shirley (Kennedy) McBride.

Ernie was a 1978 graduate of Mount Vernon High School. He enjoyed playing his guitar.

He is survived by his brothers, Robert (Peggy) McBride, Jr. and Andy (Kristi) McBride, both of Mount Vernon, Ind.; niece, Erin (Clay) Hopkins of Newburgh, Ind.; nephew, Joshua (Diane) McBride of Saint Louis, Mo.; aunts, uncles and cousins.

Private service will be held at a later date.

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She was preceded in death by her parents Clarence and Lorene Smith.

Diane is survived by her brother Gary (wife Marlies) her nephew Christopher Smith (wife Nicole), her great niece Jasmine Smith, her great nephew Dominic Smith, her niece Tiffany Cannon (husband Charles), her great niece Heather Harper Cannon, her great nephew Dylan Cannon, her nephew Nicholas Smith (wife Violet), her great nephew Emery Smith, her great nephew Adrian Smith and her great nephew Terre Smith.

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75 years of Living

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On January 18, I will be 75-years-old. I ďŹ nd that hard to believe. Not that I don’t have some of the maladies connected with this age. In the past couple of years, several things have turned up. Most folks who know me have heard a lot about my intestinal woes, etc, so I won’t discuss any of that.

Every week, I refer to some of the unbelievable changes in almost everything since my birth. Each time I think back on some of this, I ďŹ nd it to be almost surreal. Other folks in my age group, or even a bit younger, can perhaps relate to thinking this way.

So many new innovations seem like science ďŹ ction. I will never totally understand technology, even that which has been around for a long time. It is very stressful to depend on doing something which is a mystery to me. My grandchildren know more than I do.

Much of the happenings of the latter part of the 20th century have passed into the history books. A lot of that was something I was alive to see and hear about as it was happening.

When I was a child, I was told about the things my grandparents had seen happen. I suppose the memories I tell my own grandchildren seem far away now, too.

From time to time, I want to add comments under the broad heading of “Pearls Of Wisdom.� Actually, this should be called “Pearls of experience.� It has taken me a long time to learn how true some of them can be.

Never expect anyone to be capable of change.

This is important and can sincerely help folks get through life much happier. If you accept people for what they are, in all ways, you will never be angry or disappointed. I could cite examples of course, but almost everyone can mentally compose their own list.

I won’t say that I understand the actions and opinions of various people, but we must concentrate on the good parts, and ignore the rest.

I was forced to do this recently, once again. I had my feelings hurt repeatedly as a child, and during dierent periods of my life.

One wants to say, â€œâ€Śbut I just did this for you, etc. Why don’t you love and appreciate me?â€?

If you believe that life works this way, you have watched way too many Hallmark movies.�

When I look back at my baby pictures, I look into my trusting baby eyes, and wish I could somehow tell her that the road ahead is full of potholes. They are frequently nearly invisible and unavoidable.

Next lesson: do not let set-backs rule your life.

I know and respect many people who have not let illnesses or other misfortunes kick them o the road. I have to remind myself of this on a regular basis. If the item you want at the grocery is on the top shelf, and there are no tall folks around, get a stick and knock it o. (not recommended for glass items) If you look around, you will see many others that have to live their lives with limitations of some type.

Accept the consequences of your actions.

Every year I eat thousands of calories during the holidays and think the scale will just let it go. Year after year, I never get smart about this until the ďŹ rst week of January.

In this same category, I would add “Think Before You Speak.�

I used to think that if I just calmly explained how various things could be improved, the other person would engage in a rational discussion. No, of course not. It is much better to know everyone’s “triggers� and do all you can to avoid them.

This is all advice learned over the course of a lifetime. Hopefully, I will have a few more years left in my life, despite physical setbacks.

Christmas 2019 taught me that it is time to make concessions. I know many others in my age group have already accepted this. I put up more trees this year than most, because I knew it would be one of the last times I could do it.

I believe that giving this up will one of the

Catherine Mary Powers hardest things I will have to accept. The other things that I know I cannot change are not new.

It would be wonderful if everyone we know was sweet, kind, and polite, but that will never happen.

We only need to observe the world news, or those we know personally to ďŹ gure this out.

Spend your life accepting how things really are, and be thankful for the beauty that does exist.

I only wish I had known all of this seventy ďŹ ve years ago, so maybe this advice will useful to someone else.

Happy Birthday Catherine Mary Powers.

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Birthdays January 14 - Agnes Morton, Sophie Panetti, David Parnell, Travis Kidd, Nicole Weinzapfel Schmitt, Shelly Eagan, Karen Walker, Eugene Herrenbruck, Margaret Nelson January 15 - Marilyn A. Cox, Abigail Mae Coon, Marie Johnson, Dot Kohlmeyer, Sarah Mae Mathews, Zachary Sollman, Adam Black, Karen Walker, Austin Walker, Barbara Neaveill, Joan Toth, Vicki Turner, Linda Strupp January 16 - Donald Baier, Ted R. Muncy, Paul Slifer, John Gouldman, Adam Conyers, Judy Twyman, Don Baier January 17 - Jim Gray, Jen Smith, Sharon York, Mike Williams, Kyra Rainey, Robyn Wells, John Tucker January 18 - Cathy Powers, Gail Heriges,

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Above: The 2020 Tercera Club OďŹƒcers were recently installed on January 8, 2020.

Pictured from left to right are Co-presidents Mary Jane Kight and Hazel Tepool, Treasurer Linda Elpers, Secretary Donna Heath, member Martha Ziegler, and Installation OfďŹ cer, June Heilman. Photo submitted

Right: Mike Baehl was unanimously chosen to serve as Poseyville’s representative to the Posey County Area Plan Commission in a special meeting of the Poseyville Town Council held on Thursday, January 9, 2020. Photo by Lynda Baker

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His better half I was directing a funeral service this past week for a local family, and a client from a previous service was in attendance. My previous client dropped back by the funeral home after the current services ended and we engaged in conversation. His wife, while living, was a dear friend of mine. We served on various boards together trying to create opportunities for culture and growth within our community. During our visit, my deceased friend’s husband made a very enlightening statement. I asked him if I might share it, and he assured me that sharing would be ďŹ ne.

As we spoke, he articulated the adage that his wife was his “better half,â€? but through her death, he realized that she had been, and continues to be, so much more than just half of his existence. Without her by his side, he realized that his wife had made him better than he could ever have been on his own. In his soul, he knew that she had sustained his life, his love, his conďŹ dence, his comfort, his home, his profession, and his reasons for existence.

Without her, every aspect of his life was adversely aected. Her death has aected his every need, experience, desire, memory, comfort, future, and happiness. He misses her every moment of every day.

Currently, he is trying to rebuild his life without her support.

One’s spouse is indeed more than half of who one is because as a couple, the two have morphed into one purpose and one intent. Most likely, a married couple has had children together, purchased property together, and merged their reputations and fortunes. These actions, along with a single purpose of goals and support, bring about a transformation of oneness.

Oneness is the goal of every married couple. Love motivates individuals toward marriage, whereby they merge their assets physically, emotionally, and psychologically. This is necessary for the most utopic atmosphere to exist for longevity, happiness, love, and ospring. My client had the privilege of accomplishing these much sought after marital goals.

It was interesting to spend a little time speaking with my deceased friend’s husband about their life together. I believe she would be happy to know that he loved her so completely. He feels so privileged in having been her husband, and although he misses her every moment of every day, his love for her continues to bring him comfort and peace.

My friend was a great woman in our community.

She loved people and did all that she could to improve the lives of the underprivileged.

She worked for community improvement and enrichment. Her eorts were successful and far-reaching. I am privileged to have known her not just as a philanthropist, but also as my dear friend.

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It is my life’s work to comfort the bereaved and help them live on, as well as educate adults in the needs of surviving children.

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National and Local News 100 Years Ago News From The Western Star, January 14, 1920 - Mount Vernon

Note: News in this issue includes a canning factory for Mount Vernon, Catholic Church buys property, Ford truck and taxi cab collide and many briefs and personals.

Will Probably Locate Here - With proper encouragement from the farmers as well as businessmen, Mount Vernon has an opportunity of locating a canning and catsup factory.

A.E. Coddington of Indianapolis, has enlisted his father-in-law Simon Maurer, in the proposed new business and this week the necessary steps were taken to ascertain whether or not the required amount of acreage could be guaranteed by our farmers. A canning factory must be promised at least 300 acres of tomatoes before it is started, and it is with this in view that Messrs. Coddington and Maurer are working. The price to be paid for a ton of tomatoes delivered at the factory will be $16 per ton, and on this basis, an acre grown in tomatoes will net the farmer over $100. The proposed factory will be located between the C. & E. I., tracks and Wolin Streets. The plant will give employment to 40 or more men, women, and girls. The plant will also can peaches and apples.

Saint Matthews Buys More Property - Attorney William Espenschied as commissioner, on Saturday afternoon at the west door of the Court House, sold the old homestead of the late Dr. E. V. Spencer on the corner of Fourth and Mulberry Streets, which includes the large brick residence and the vacant lot on the west to the Saint Matthew’s congregation. The property was bought for $7,600, less than one-half of its actual worth, as the residence today could not be replaced for the above amount. It is the intention of the trustees of this church to convert the building into a parochial school, using the upper oor for a dwelling for the Sisters. Father Bauer purchased the property with a view of bettering the school conditions and enlarging his educational facilities, Police Headquarters To Be Moved To The City Building - The City Council decided to move the Police Headquarters from West Third Street to the City Hall building. Councilmen Haas, Notter, and Hagemann were appointed to superintend the move.

Ford Truck And Taxi Cab Collide - A collision which came near proving serious occurred Tuesday morning at the intersection of Main and Second Streets. “Kiddoe� Fisher in charge of his father’s taxicab was coming South on Main Street, and William Tennison of Northeastern Black Township, was coming East on Second Street in a light Ford truck, and at the intersection ran into the taxicab, striking the car in the center of the right running board. The taxi was completely turned over and the driver pinned underneath it, but he was soon extracted by those who witnessed the accident. Fisher had his left hand badly injured and cut by the broken glass of the windshield, besides receiving injuries to his right side, which are not considered serious. The windshield of the taxi

was smashed, the fenders twisted, the top badly damaged, and one tire tore o. Tennison’s truck escaped with only a slight injury to the left front wheel and connecting rods. The drivers were the only occupants of the cars.

Ohio River On Stand - The Ohio River after passing the 33 mark to a stand this morning, and it is expected that it will begin falling within the next 24 hours. Large cakes of ice were oating in the river for the past three days, but not heavy enough to interfere with traďŹƒc.

Petitions Circulated For Coliseum - The members of Owen Dunn 5, American Legion, are this week circulating petitions among the citizens and taxpayers of Posey County, for the erecting of a Memorial Coliseum in honor of the veterans of the World War, which are being willingly and freely signed by all upon whom they have called.

Deaths - John T. Phillips of Mount Vernon, - age 79 - twice elected County Commissioner funeral at Primitive Baptist Church, Farmersville.

Mrs. Wilhelmina (Jurgensmeier) Lang, age 78 born in Lippe-Detmold, Germany - widow of Peter Lang, Robinson Township - funeral conducted

by Rev. Kettelhut of T. Evangelical Church. Mrs. Jacob Orth - age 69 - Marrs Township - born in Germany and came to America at eight-years old.

Subscription To The Star - John Mann, Philip Esche, Wesley Schreiber, Mary Morlock, Warren Whipple, C.W. Williams, Jacob Saalwaechther, August Sanders, John Willman, Mrs. Henry Stephens, August Brandt, William Lambkin, John Schmuck, Alvin Alldredge, Charles Schmitz, John Dempesmeier, and George Huber.

News Briefs And Personals - Mr. and Mrs. August Brandt were in the city shopping Monday.

Trips - William Kissick and John Renschler left Tuesday for Orlando, Florida.

Mrs. Mary Spencer departs this afternoon for Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Marriage - Hunter Doll - Dr. Wade Hunter, the well known veterinary surgeon and who returned from overseas duty, was united in marriage Wednesday, January 7, to Miss Lavada Doll, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doll of Robb Township.

Injury - Oscar Heusler, mechanic in the Lichtenberger garage, met with an accident Monday and as a result had the toes on his left foot badly mashed by a large piece of iron falling on the same.

Mount Vernon News 125 Years Ago - January 14, 1895 Friday night the thermometer dropped to ten below zero. The trees here looked pretty Monday morning all being heavily coated with fog and ice.

Supt. John Millett of the Poor InďŹ rmary, informs us that he has broken the record, having 79 inmates at present.

Keck-Gonnerman Co. will enlarge their foundry early in the spring and instead of giving employment to 50 or 60 men, intend to employ at least 200.

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Half Moon Saloon grand opening set for March 7

By Pam Robinson Half Moon Saloon won’t open its doors until the first week in March, and already 1,000 followers like its Facebook page set up just about a week ago. Owners Jason Mann and husband-wife team David and Diann Uhde—all Posey County natives—have penciled in entertainment for a grand opening scheduled Saturday, March 7.

“We’re taking a lot of input from the community,” Mann stated regarding the menu, still under construction. He added the new kitchen manager will help work out the details within the next few days. “It’s not going to be just short-order cooking,” he emphasized. “We want to focus on offering a good steak.”

Mann and Diann Uhde described their business venture last week. The new bar and grill replaces Koodie Hoos, closed in 2019, at 231 W. Second Street in Mount Vernon. Although the owners may eventually open a room for families, customers must now be 21 to enter.

As long as business holds, Half Moon Saloon will remain open from 8 a.m. to 3 a.m., Monday through Saturday, closing on Sunday. Once everything is running smoothly, Mann said, a limited breakfast menu may be available on weekends at first. In time, the owners hope to add a salad bar as well.

Daily, season plate lunch specials will offer an added, offmenu choice right from the start. Plans include country fried steak with fixins during the winter and wraps in the summer.

Owners expect fast service to allow city, county, and corporate employees to eat and run. “We want to try to get them in and out in a timely fashion for their lunch hour,” Mann said.

Full-time management is already in place. General Manager Cristi Gross and Kitchen Manager Angie (Alexander) Dickey started last week. Bar Manager Misty Pharr comes on board February 1. All are Posey people with extensive restaurant experience.

Uhde said she, her husband, and Mann are relying on their management’s expertise to run Half Moon Saloon. “We’re really

priding ourselves on the people we’ve hired so far,” Uhde stated.

“They’ve all got good experience, good ties to the community.”

General Manager Cristi Gross comes after a successful career as the former manager at the American Legion in Mount Vernon.

Kitchen Manager Angie Dickey worked as Posey County Jail cook for several years, and Bar Manager Misty Pharr served at Froggy’s in Poseyville. Before their previous employment, both Dickey and Pharr were familiar faces at Koodie Hoos as well.

As the Facebook page announces, managers and owners will hire servers in February. With staff in place, the owners will continue their full-time occupations.

Diann Uhde will still go off to work at Sabic, her place of employment for 36 years already. Mann and David Uhde will keep on farming. The March opening of Half Moon Saloon provides, Mann stated, just enough time “to work the kinks out” before spring planting begins.

Only slight modifications have occurred to the auxiliary bars, Mann said. Uhde added, “With a lot of help from family and friends, it’s mainly been cleaning and repairing and fresh paint.

It’s an older building that needed repair work and upkeep that needed to be done—especially while everything’s emptied out.”

Mann emphasized the cleanliness and atmosphere. “We have scrubbed every nook and cranny in the building. I would put it up there close to as clean as it was in 1998 when it first opened,” he commented. “We think people are really going to notice an atmosphere change compared to Koodie Hoos. We’ve really modernized the look with just some paint.”

Customers will see new furniture and bar stools as well. A touch of farm nostalgia will reflect the community setting.

Half Moon Saloon will present another choice of restaurant to frequent in Mount Vernon. The restaurant wants to add to current offerings of Mexican, barbecue, pizza, and fast food.

“We felt like there was a major void in town for this variety of food,” Mann said. Uhde agreed and added, “We’ve seen too much of the local contractors going to Evansville because they

Owners Diann Uhde, Jason Mann, and David Uhde are excited for the grand opening of their new business, Half Moon Saloon on Saturday, March 7. Photo by Pam Robinson can’t get more selection.” Half Moon Saloon will do its part “to keep the dollar in Mount Vernon,” Mann figured.

The March 7 grand opening will feature Drew Aud and country/rock band, Insulated, based in Owensboro, Kentucky. Live entertainment will appear regularly, Mann said, mostly on weekends.

The name, Half Moon Saloon, stuck after one of Mann’s friends let the name slip rather than the intended Half Moon Bar and Grill. Half Moon Saloon keeps the theme set forth in Mann’s Half Moon Farms LLC, located on Half Moon Road bordered by Half Moon Pond, in Posey County.

The logo features a wolf howling at the half moon. The design is meant to capture the attention of humans also and light the path to Half Moon Saloon.

Lemberg sentenced to prison for dealing drugs in Posey County

Jason Lemberg On the morning on Tuesday, January 7, Jason Lemberg, of Evansville, was

sentenced in the Posey Circuit Court by Judge Craig Goedde to ten (10) years in prison after pleading guilty to dealing in methamphetamine.

Lemberg, age 27, was arrested on April 26, 2019 in the largest drug raid in Posey County history. The Posey County Drug Task Force arrested forty-two (42) individuals for drug-related offenses in “Operation Guillotine.” The undercover

operation targeted offenders selling illegal narcotics – especially methamphetamine – in Posey County.

According to police records, Lemberg sold methamphetamine to an undercover police informant in December of 2018. The drug transaction took place in Posey County.

Posey County Prosecutor Thomas Clowers commented, “The investigative work the Drug Task Force al-

PCCF Announces Women’s Fund Grant Opportunity The Posey County Community Foundation is now accepting applications for charitable projects or activities in Posey County.

The Women’s Fund held at the Posey County Community Foundation is providing funding for grants and invites charitable organizations to describe how their organization would use the award. Applications are being accepted through Wednesday, February 19.

The Foundation welcomes funding requests from non-profit organizations that are tax-exempt under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and from governmental agencies. Funding requests from other non-profit organizations to carry out charitable projects or activities may also be accepted.

The types of charitable activities that may be supported through this grant program include arts and culture, community development, education, health, human services, environment, recreation, and youth development projects and programs.

The grant application process is being

conducted online via the Community Foundation’s website at CommunityFoundationAlliance.org/Posey. Applications submitted by an entity under the auspices of another agency must include a written statement signed by the agency’s board president on behalf of the board of directors agreeing to act as the entity’s fiscal sponsor, to receive grant monies if awarded, and to oversee the proposed project.

The Women’s Fund Steering Committee will review funding requests and will contact grant applicants for an interview. Once interviews have concluded, the Steering Committee will make its recommendations on funding to the Community Foundation. No lobbying or soliciting of Steering Committee or Board members will be permitted.

More information and grant application training are available by contacting John Campbell, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact at 812-838-0288 or jcampbell@communityfoundationalliance. org.

APL News January 16, 23 and 30 - Adult Drawing and Watercolor Workshops at 10 a.m. - This series is for anyone wishing to learn or perfect skills in drawing or watercolor. Registration is required and now open. Please note that this series will continue through the year. If you need supplies or have questions about these workshops call Stan Campbell at 812-838-3286. If you have your own art supplies, please bring them.

January 16, 23 and 30 Laughs and Crafts at 3:30 p.m. - Laughs and Crafts Club is a program that offers educational and fun activities, including a variety of crafts, literature, games, short movies and snacks. Registration is required for all seven programs in the series, but attendance at all programs is not required.

Registration begins on December 30. Join us for lots of laughs. This program is for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade.

January 21, 27 and 28 Baby/Toddler Storytime at 9:30 a.m. - Stories, rhymes, and songs for children ages birth to 36 months and their caregivers. We will be meeting in the Kid’s Corner. You may register for either the Monday or the Tuesday program. Registration begins on December 30. (Please note: if you register after January 13, you will need to call the library.) The Monday storytimes will continue for a total of six times.

(Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 20 - Library will be closed). The Tuesday storytimes will continue for a total of seven times.

January 21, 27 and 28 - Preschool Storytime at 10:30 a.m. - This is a program for children ages 3-5 years that introduces reading in a fun way through stories,

crafts, and other activities.

Parents/caregivers are not required to attend storytime with their child, but must remain in the library. You may register for either the Monday or the Tuesday program. Registration began on December 30. (Please note: if you register after January 13, you will need to call the library.) The Monday storytimes will continue for a total of six times (Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 20 - Library will be closed). The Tuesday storytimes will continue for a total of seven times.

January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Library will be closed.

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Speaking Book Discussion at 1 p.m. - Join the LITerally Speaking Book Discussion as we discuss “The Oysterville Sewing Circle” by Susan Wiggs. Ask for your copy at the Library Check Out Desk.

January 21 - APL Board Meeting at 4:15 p.m. - This meeting is open to the public.

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forcement, he’s now facing the consequences.”

Lemberg will be transported to the Indiana Department of Correction where he will serve his sentence.

Briefly BMV announces MLK Jr. Holiday Hours All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) branches will be closed Saturday, Jan. 18 through Monday, Jan. 20 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. All branches will resume regularly scheduled business hours on Tuesday, Jan. 21. For a complete list of branch locations and hours, to complete an online transaction, or to find a 24-hour BMV Connect kiosk near you visit IN.gov/BMV.

New Harmony Legion to sell famous Homemade Chowder New Harmony American Legion Post 370 will be selling their famous Homemade Chowder on Superbowl Sunday, Feb. 2 starting at 11:30 a.m. This will be Open House - public is welcome. Prices are as follows: gallons $18; half gallons $10; bowls $4; dine in or carry out.

You may bring your own containers, however, no glass. We will also take Paid pre-orders on Saturday. Our kitchen will also be open serving pizza and appetizers. Proceeds to benefit Legionaries, Sons, and Auxiliary. Come join us for pre-game festivities in a great atmosphere with great people and stay and watch the big game.

Tri Kappa Scholarships now available for NP students, graduates Attention North Posey Seniors and North Posey Graduates who are interested in scholarship money. Please contact Tri Kappa Scholarship Chair Traci Newcomer at tracinewcomer@gmail for information and applications.

Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus seeking new members Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus, our community based musical organization, is preparing to begin their Spring season with rehearsals at Hedges Central, Seventh and Canal Streets, Entrance 13 in Mount Vernon, Indiana. The Orchestra and Chorus is hoping to add new instrumentalists and vocalists to our existing group. If you played an instrument or sang in High School or College, we offer the opportunity to sharpen your skills back up and beyond.

High School students wishing to expand their repertoire are encouraged to join. The first rehearsal for the Orchestra is Friday, January 24 at 6 p.m. and the first rehearsal for the Chorus is Tuesday, January 28 at 6 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome. Spring season ends with a concert in Evansville on May 2, and a concert in Mount Vernon May 3. If you would like to learn more, please text or call (leave message) Melanie Edling at 812-204-8394 or email edlingm8@ gmail.com.

Saint Philip Men’s Club to host Sausage Sale The Saint Philip Men’s Club is having a Sausage Sale on January 25 and 26, 2020. The sausage may be picked up from The Hall behind Church after the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday and after the 9:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday. There will be bulk sausage, sausage links, smoked sausage links, brats, liver sausage and soup bones available for sale.

PC Board of Health sets meeting for Jan. 14 The Posey County Board of Health will meet Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 6 p.m. at the Health Department, 100 Vista Drive, Mount Vernon, IN 47620. For questions, please contact the Health Department, 812-838-1328.

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Financial Focus - Drew Heckert Edward Jones Financial Advisor Look for Changes in Retirement Plans It might not have made the headlines, but a recently passed piece of legislation could aect the IRAs and 401(k)s of millions of Americans beginning in 2020. So, if you have either of these accounts, or if you run a business, you’ll want to learn more.

The new laws, collectively called the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, include these noteworthy changes: • Higher age for RMDs – Under current law, you must start taking withdrawals – known as required minimum distributions, or RMDs – from your traditional IRA and 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored plan once you turn 70 and one-half. The new law pushes the date to start RMDs to 72, which means you can hold on to your retirement savings a bit longer. • No age limit for traditional IRA contributions – Previously, you could only

contribute to your traditional IRA until you were 70 and one-half, but under the SECURE Act, you can now fund your traditional IRA for as long as you have taxable earned income. • Limitation of “Stretch IRAâ€? provisions – Under the old rules, beneďŹ ciaries were able to stretch taxable RMDs from a retirement account over his or her lifetime.

Under the SECURE Act while spouse beneďŹ ciaries can still take advantage of this “stretchâ€? distribution, most non-spouse beneďŹ ciaries will have to take all the RMDs by the end of the tenth year after the account owner passes away. Consequently, non-spouse beneďŹ ciaries who inherit an IRA or other retirement plan could have tax implications due to the need to take larger distributions in a shorter timeframe. • No early withdrawal penalty for IRAs and 401(k)s when new child arrives. Typically, you must pay a 10 percent penalty

when you withdraw funds from your IRA or 401(k) before you reach 59 and one-half.

But now, with the new rules, you can withdraw up to $5,000 from your retirement plan without paying the early withdrawal penalty, as long as you take the money within one year of a child being born or an adoption becoming ďŹ nal.

Some provisions of the SECURE Act primarily aect business owners: • Multi-employer retirement plans – Unrelated companies can now work together to oer employees a 401(k) plan with less administrative work, lower costs and fewer ďŹ duciary responsibilities than individual employers now encounter when oering their own retirement plans. • Tax credit for automatic enrollment – The new law provides a tax credit of $500 for some smaller employers who set up automatic enrollment in their retirement plans. And a tax credit for establishing a

retirement plan has been increased from $500 to $5,000. • Use of annuities in 401(k) plans – It will now be easier for employers to consider including annuities as an investment option within 401(k) plans. Previously, many businesses avoided oering annuities in these plans due to liability concerns related to the annuity provider, but the new rules should help reduce these concerns.

The SECURE Act is the most signiďŹ cant change to our retirement savings system in over a decade. We encourage you to contact your ďŹ nancial advisor, tax professional and estate planning attorney to assess the potential impact on your investment strategies and determine any possible tax and estate planning implications of the SECURE Act. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

‘Counsel’ continued from Page A1 ing that with levels of service; information regarding the date of hire as it affects the level of service; allowing the Sheriff to use discretion as to where an employee will be placed on the matrix, when hiring outside his office. Experienced personnel starting work locally with the force would not have to enter at pay level one. They are restricted to no higher than level 5 to start. Chief Deputy Jeremy Fortune will not have to enter at level one either in his new position. Latham said his Sec-

ond in Command’s 20 years of service are of value and should be considered in the matrix rate of pay. His position “carries a lot of responsibility with it,� he noted.

For the remainder of the meeting, all six council members unanimously approved the following 2020 board appointments. All board appointments are for a one year term, expiring December 31, 2020, unless noted otherwise.

Reappointments to boards served on last year were: Greg Reynolds on the ABC Board,

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Aaron Wilson and Marilyn Brenton were reappointed to another one year term on the Economic Development Coalition of Southwestern Indiana Board.

Sewer District Representatives are once again Aaron Wilson, Kent Wenderoth, and Dr. Dwayne Ackerman for two year terms. Allyn thanked them for doing such a good job. Kay Kilgore automatically is appointed to the Election Board by virtue of her position as Posey County

County, as that is where the corporate business address is located. He said that two members currently on the board are from Posey County.

Allyn noted that SMH representatives will attend a future council meeting to discuss what the organization does for our county. “We do not have a council appointment to make on this board, but we provide over 300,000 dollars to them.

We need to keep up on how the money is being spent and what they do for the county.�

The Mount Vernon Democrat and the Posey County News were designated as official media outlets for county business.

The next council meeting on Wednesday, January 22 will be a joint meeting with the Posey County Commissioners at 9 a.m. Southwestern Mental Health will be the featured speakers that morning.

On December 7, 2019, Mount Vernon junior, Amber Allyn, traveled to the University of Indianapolis to attend the 43rd annual Richard G. Lugar Symposium for Tomorrow’s Leaders. The symposium is designed to expose some of the best and brightest young minds in Indiana to current global issues.

Keynote speaker for the event was Steve Inskeep, a Hoosier native, and the host of National Public Radio’s Morning Edition.

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‘Rescue’ continued from Page A1 him in a harness and used a rope system to assist in trying to take some of the pressure off him.” Scarafia and Cochran kept carefully digging and removing mud and dirt out and around from Wiley. “We just had to make sure no more dirt fell in around him or any of us that were in there,” Scarafia said.

“The hardest part was his legs,” Scarafia recalls. “He fell down like three feet and was sitting on his legs, and they were stuck back in the mud.” Haggard confirmed, Wiley was then in a kneeling position. In the end, Wiley’s rescue required pulling his feet free from the boots and leaving them behind.

Scarafia confirmed Wiley narrowly avoided complete burial in the trench. “It wouldn’t have taken much.

He was already up to his chest.

There was a terrace we were all working from that was like six feet below the ground, and then down into another hole was where he [Wiley] was at,” Scarafia observed.

“That’s probably one of the more dangerous calls we’ve been on. Fortunately, we don’t get many calls like that. I was lucky that the paramedic on duty that day was familiar with that type of rescue and was by my side the whole time, guiding me on what we needed to do and how to set it all up.”

Stabilizing the walls had been crucial. “It kept him in there longer, but it’s better to be safe than to have multiple people in that hole,” Scarafia emphasized.

The extrication took about two-and-a-half hours. Scarafia said his unit returned to the New Harmony Fire Department at 4 p.m., after clearing

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County first responders and family members work to free Nick Wiley after he was trapped in a trench last week when the muddy walls caved in. out their equipment and securing the area.

In the meantime, Wiley was lifted on a stretcher into the ambulance and taken to a hospital for evaluation. That evening, he was released with no injuries.

Wiley expresses his appreciation for the rescue work of the New Harmony Fire Department and Black Township Fire and Rescue. His mom, Leigh, shares his gratitude.

“We can’t express enough our appreciation to New Harmony and Black Township fire departments for all the help that day. You don’t think about all the training and time these people put in to make sure they are prepared for something

like this till you need them,” she commented. ”So please support your local fire departments and ambulance stations.

Go to their dinner and fundraising. New Harmony has their bean supper coming up, so please plan to attend. I know we will.”

Wiley praises his cousin Bob Haggard as well. “Surprisingly, I was calm the whole time. It surprised me I was because it was scary, a very scary situation,” Wiley reflected. “ Bob was there, and he was probably the only reason I was calm the whole time.”

Haggard holds a different belief. “His grandpa was up in heaven watching over him,” he insists.

‘Ordinances’ continued from Page A1 two parts. The commissioners felt that the solar energy amendments were beneficial to the county and should be pursued, but did not encourage the wind part of the ordinance without some refinements and more consideration.

“We are working hard on trying to get an ordinance put together to benefit the county, we’re looking at safety, we are looking at economic growth because if we start saying ‘no’ to everybody, we’ll become a ‘no’ county and nobody will want to come to Posey County, and we need to grow the county,” said Schmitz.

Schmitz expressed his concern with the ordinance and his lack of sleep over it. He and Commissioner Price were called out by Thornburg over what he perceived as an embarrassing lack of concern on their part and Schmitz said it was not true.

In ‘start of the new year business,’ the commissioners did the following: • Schmitz’ first official action of the year was to reappoint Joseph Harrison as the Commission Attorney for 2020.

• The Posey County News and the Mount Vernon Democrat were both designated as official papers for public notices.

• All three commissioners, Schmitz, Thornburg and Price will be active on several boards. The trio will all serve one year terms on the Solid Waste Board. Schmitz will continue to be on the Posey County Regional Sewer District and the Regional Workforce Boards. Michele Hudson and Schmitz have one year terms on the Economic Development Coalition of Southwestern Indiana. Price will serve one year on the Drainage Board, along with Dale Koester who was appointed to a three year term.

Thornburg will serve on the Area Plan Commission, along with Mark Seib, who was also reappointed to a one year term on the Board of Zoning Appeals. Thornburg will also be the commissioner representative on the Child Protection Team.

• Kyle Kopatich and Larry Horton were tapped to serve four year stints on the Health Board. Kara Fisher was appointed to a four year term on the Poseyville Carnegie Library Board.

• Three new members of the Coliseum Board were appointed to a one year term: Jeffrey Woodford, Ed Battieger, and Jeff Greenwell.

Woodford was also appointed to a one year term on the Economic Development Board, along with County Councilman Aaron Wilson and Michele Hudson.

• Billy Ray Butler and Donald Oeth will serve one year terms on the Posey County Board of Review. Keith Weedman was reappointed to another year on the Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

• Andy Logan was reappointed to another year on the EMA Advisory Board. The 911 Advisory Board will consist of: Wes Dixon, Charles Thompson, Larry Robb, Tim Compton, Tom Latham, Stefani Miller, and Chuck Carter.

• Five members of the ADA Compliance Board were appointed for one year. They are Ed Battienger, Judy Heberer, Vicki Peerman, Nancy Hoehn and Carol Redman.

• Ron Eimer will serve a one year term on the Compton Ditch-Drainage and Repair Unit. The Posey County Jail Building Board of Directors will continue to be David Dausman and Henry Hudson, with newcomer Connor Vogel for one year terms. Ralph Weinzapfel will remain the Wabash River Heritage Corridor representative for another year.

• Chief Deputy Jeremy Fortune will serve on the District 10 Planning Council. Kay Kilgore will be on the Visit Posey County Board.

• Bill Gillenwater, Geoff Gentil, Bill Newman, and Andy Rudolph were appointed to one year terms on the Posey County Redevelopment Commission, with Bob Fisher and Clarence Clowers tapped for three year terms on the Redevelopment Authority.

• Seventeen persons were appointed to four year terms on the Community Corrections Board.

• These county personnel will remain in their designated department head positions: Highway Superintendent Steve Schenk, EMA Director Larry Robb, EMS Director Chris Neavill, E911 Director Jason Knowles, Animal Control Officer Charles Mobley, Veterans Service Officer David Sharber, and Building Commissioner Ed Battieger.

Don Mercer will continue as the County Building Authority.

signature stamps and signature images on checks when conducting board business and paying bills and payrolls.

Signature stamps were also approved for board members to use signing employee contracts, claims and vouchers.

These stamps will remain secure in the Office of the Superintendent.

Another resolution identified the persons who would be responsible for managing nine separate accounts at different schools. Two signatures are required on checks at all times. To take advantage of discounts and to make advance payments for current vouchers, the board granted permission to write checks in advance of meetings, when necessary to serve the district.

The final routine action of the new year was to adopt a resolution authorizing the school district treasurer to invest surplus funds and to establish investment income accounts for the receipt of this interest income for calendar year 2020.

In regular board action, after minutes were approved and claims paid: • The board approved the personal finance class requirement for graduation, with one change from the original discussion at the last meeting. The requirement will now begin with next year’s incoming freshman class of 2020-21, instead of this year’s freshman class.

“It just didn’t seem right to change the rules of the game on those who are already enrolled in high school,” Dr. Thompson noted. “My University, USI, is just thrilled that we adopted this requirement. It is good prep for col-

lege,” Board member Kathy Weinzapfel commented.

• hired Maura Spencer as a Teacher Assistant in Remediation at Marrs Elementary, replacing Amy J. Beshears.

The board also accepted the resignation of Kaysie Collins as an assistant coach for girls’ track at the high school on half stipend, effective immediately.

• Amy Hueftle was given permission to attend the Southwestern Transition Cadre meeting in Washington, Indiana on January 8 and the “Dyslexia Screener…now what?” workshop in Jasper on January 17.

• two new course proposals were officially approved for addition to the curriculum.

Integrated Mathematics I will be offered for those struggling with passing math standards. It will be an alternative to Algebra for the General Diploma requirements and will be taught through Special Education. Dance Choreography will be offered through the Fine Arts Academy, especially for those in Color Guard.

Both meet Department of Education requirements. There shouldn’t be much problem finding staff to teach the courses, but whether they go or not depends on finding a qualified teacher and student enrollment numbers • a revision was made to the wage and benefit package for Management and Non-Union personnel to accommodate changes required by law to certain job classifications.

School nurses and speech language pathology assistants will be subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act and will be paid overtime if they work more than forty hours in a

payroll week.

• School Superintendent Thompson announced the new date for the Kindergarten Roundup is Tuesday, February 11. February 18 is the rain date. The half day Staff Development Day is planned for early dismissal on Wednesday, January 15.

• Dr. Thompson also touted the success of the Farmersville Elementary School Fourth and Fifth grade Robotics Teams that competed in the recent Petersburg Elementary Squared Away Vex IQ Competition. The fourth grade team qualified to go to the state championship in March. The fifth grade team has great success as well.

• Information to the board included the tax draw summary for 2019. Director of Business Loren Evans said the significant highlights are the tax rate for the year was .8129 cents for every $100 of assessed value and that 98.8 percent of the tax money was received by the school this year. Extracurricular Financial Reports available for review in the Superintendent’s Office for the period of June 1 - November 30, 2019, for school extracurricular accounts and for the period of July 1 - November 30, 2019 for the School Lunch Fund.

• The testing results are still embargoed and unavailable for publication. The school year calendar for next year is an upcoming topic for future agendas. The board met in Executive Session afterwards.

• The next board meeting is set for Wednesday, January 22 at 5:45 p.m. in the high school library. The two meetings in February will go back to usual Mondays.

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Wildcats fight to bitter end but fall to Vikings, 64-61

By Chris Morlan North Posey traveled to Mount Vernon last Friday night for round two of the Posey County rivalry. The Vikings won the previous meeting on December 6, 2019 by the score of 75-57. Round two’s meeting was a much closer encounter.

The gymnasium was packed at Mount Vernon High School with loyal fans rooting for the Wildcats and Vikings. If you missed the game, you missed out on a good game that could have went either way, but North Posey escaped with a 64-61 win. This gave the Vikings their seventh win a row against the Wildcats in the county rivalry series. North Posey improved their season record to 7-3 and Mount Vernon fell to 0-12.

Mount Vernon is better than the record shows. Mount Vernon Coach Joe Newcomb is building a good foundation for the future of Wildcat basketball. He held a meeting on Sunday evening in an effort to form a youth basketball league.

No matter what, year in and year out, you will see a great basketball game between these two schools. Last Friday nights’ game was a great one too. Prior to this game, North Posey standout Josiah Ricketts was tied with former New Harmony standout Brian Cardin as Posey County’s all-time scoring leader with 1,712 career points. Ricketts did not waste any time breaking the county record. He scored the first basket of the game with 7:27 remaining in the first quarter to give the Vikings a 2-0 lead. The first quarter was controlled by the Vikings taking a 21-13 lead after one period.

North Posey was up 28-19 with 5:07 left in the second quarter after a Josiah Ricketts free throw. The officials called a technical foul on the Wildcats’ Austin Breckan. That technical foul sparked the Wildcats to close out the first half with a 10-5 scoring run, At the halftime break, North Posey led 34-29.

During the third quarter, North Posey jumped out to a 4031 lead on a Ricketts three-point basket with 5:58 remaining in the period. Mount Vernon did not give up and gradually got back in the game. With 2:20 left in the third quarter, Mount Vernon’s Kaleb Dosher hit a three-point basket to cut the Viking lead to 46-42. The next possession, Wildcat guard Leo Hostetter hit a three-point basket to make the score 4645 with 1:44 remaining in the third period. Mount Vernon’s Evan Stills kept the Wildcats in this game with seven thirdquarter points. North Posey escaped the third quarter with a 49-47 lead.

In the fourth quarter, Stills tied the game at 49-49 with 7:45 remaining. Ricketts from North Posey shot a three-point basket and gave the Vikings a 52-49 advantage. Mount Vernon’s Jaden Wilson gave the Wildcats their first lead of the game with 5:18 left on the clock with a two-point basket. The Wildcats were up 53-52. North Posey’s Grant Allyn scored a bas-

ket to regain the Viking lead at 55-53, then Mount Vernon’s Wade Dixon scored a basket to the tie the game at 55-55 at the 4:05 mark of this matchup. Kedrick Wahl scored two big baskets for the Vikings on two straight possessions to give North Posey a 59-55 lead 3:18 remaining. Kaleb Dosher from Mount Vernon made two three-point baskets on the next two possessions to give the Wildcats a 61-59 lead with 2:14 remaining on the clock. Josiah Ricketts stormed down the court and tied the game with a basket at 61-61, with two minutes left in the game. On the next possession, Mount Vernon was trying to pass the ball inbounds. Viking Camden Benderstole the ball and went straight to the basket for a Viking score and a 63-61 lead with 15.2 seconds left in the game. Mount Vernon had a chance to either tie the game and go to overtime or make a three-point basket and win the game. In this critical moment, Josiah Ricketts stole the ball from Mount Vernon and was fouled with 0.3 seconds left in the game. He went to the free throw line and made one of two free throws. North Posey won the game by the final score of 64-61.

Ricketts led all scorers in the game for 35 points. Wahl from North Posey was the Vikings second leading scorer with 12 points. Camden Bender finished with six points, Grant Allyn with six points, Logan Wunderlich with four points and Harold Bender with one point.

Stills led the Wildcats in scoring with 14 points, followed

by Wade Dixon with 10 points, Dosher with nine points, Jaden Wilson with nine points, Leo Hostetter with eight points, Brock Veatch with six points, Fischer Epley with three points and Breckan Austin with two points.

The first game of the evening was the junior varsity game between the Vikings and the Wildcats. This was another matchup that went to the wire with North Posey edging Mount Vernon by the final score of 48-47. Clay Douglas nailed baseline shot with 6.5 second remining in the game for the win.

Brandt Elpers led the Vikings in scoring with 13 points.

Devin Lintzenich scored 10 points, Owen Spears with eight points, Clay Douglas with seven points, Alec Elpers with six points and Caleb Doubler with four points.

Ace Reeves led the Wildcats in scoring with 14 points.

Reeves drained four three-point baskets in the second half.

Triston Clowers scored 11 points, Fischer Epley with nine points, Thayer Washabaugh with seven points, Trevor Frisby with two points, Trevor Loehr with two points and Gabe Owens with two points.

The Vikings will be back in action on Friday evening when they host Tecumseh and will travel to Forest Park on Saturday. Both contests are key Pocket Athletic Conference battles.

Vikings edge Cats in mat nail-biter

By Chris Morlan In a highly anticipated match between two Southern Indiana wrestling powerhouses, the number one ranked North Posey Vikings hosted a match against county rival and fourth-ranked Mount Vernon Wildcats.

This wrestling meet was a packed house at the North Posey gymnasium. North Posey came into this meet after winning the Class 1A Team State Championship four days ago. Mount Vernon came into this meet un-

defeated with a 12-0 season record. North Posey kept up their momentum after winning team state and defeated Mount Vernon 42-28.

The evening started with 126-pound weight class between Nathan Schoening (North Posey) against Tommy Kelley (Mount Vernon).

Kelley controlled this match and pinned Schoening with 1:12 remaining in the first period. In the 132-pound weight class, Kaleb Elpers (North Posey) competed against Mathias Gates

(Mount Vernon). Elpers won the match with 6-2 decision. During the 138-pound match, Levi Freeman (North Posey) battled against Colton Lippe (Mount Vernon) in a close match that went down the wire. Lippe led 2-0 after the first period. Freeman gained the lead at 4-3 after the second round. With 3.7 seconds remaining in the third period, Freeman pinned Lippe for the win.

Tristan Martin (North Posey) went against Blake Morris (Mount Vernon) in

North Posey’s Caleb Elpers struggles to gain control in his match against Mount Vernon’s Mathias Gates. The Vikings defeated the Wildcats 42-28 before a huge crowd at the North Posey gymnasium on Wednesday. Photo by Dave Pearce

the 145-pound weight class.

Martin led in this match by the score of 5-1 and with 37.9 seconds remaining in the first period, Martin pinned Morris. Clay Will (North Posey) went against Derek Hollinger (Mount Vernon) in the 152-pound weight class. Will won the match by decision 5-2.

The closest match of the night was in the 160-pound weight class between Brady Hook (Mount Vernon) and Dalton Hill (North Posey).

At the end of the first round, the score was 0-0. Hook took the lead at 1-0 at the 1:38 mark of the second period.

Hill tied the match at 1-1 with 1:42 remaining in the third period. With 7.6 second left in the match, Hook took down Hill and won the match by decision 3-1.

During the 170-pound weight class, Dalton Schmidt (Mount Vernon) pinned Landon Epley (North Posey) at the 1:25 mark of the first period. Wyatt Willman (North Posey) pinned Blake Ritzert (Mount Vernon) with 59.8 seconds left in the second round of the 182-pound weight class. Brent Ricketts (Mount Vernon) beat Paul Goins (North Posey) in the 195-pound weight class.

Ricketts won the match by a major decision. Nathan Willman (North Posey) won the 220-pound weight class by forfeit.

In the 285-pound weight class, Devon Ackerman (Mount Vernon) competed against Isaac Myers (North

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Posey County has a new all-time leading scorer. Josiah Ricketts passed New Harmony’s Brian Cardin with his first bucket on Friday night in Mount Vernon to take the honor. Here, Ricketts goes for three over the outstretched arm of Breckan Austin. Photo by Garry Beeson

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Junior High Viking Round-up...

Seventh Grade boys beat Carmi, Saint James The North Posey Junior High seventh grade boys’ basketball team played at home against Carmi, Illinois. Carmi led 11-6 after the first quarter. North Posey took over the game in the final three quarters to win 3426. Austin Schmitt led the Vikings in scoring with ten points. Kade Buecher scored nine points, Jackson Tucker with eight points, Henry Martin with six points and Noah Koester with one point. After the game, Viking Coach Jake Riecken said, “slow start for us after the holiday break, but we kicked it in the last three quarters.”

North Posey played again at home last Thursday evening against Saint James from Haubstadt. The Vikings played one of their best games of the year and beat Saint James by the final score of 52-26. Coach Riecken said, “great team win tonight. All players played great.” During the first three quarters of this game, North Posey outscored Saint James 46-17. North Posey had good balance of scoring.

Trey Schipp led the Vikings with eight points, followed by Austin Schmitt with seven points, Kade Buecher with six points, Henry Martin with six points, Jackson Tucker with five points, Evan Tuley with five points, Stone Riecken with four points, Brennan Butcher

with four points, Jake Hirsch with four points and Grant Stinson with three points.

NPJH eighth grade boys beat Carmi 30-25 North Posey played at home last Wednesday night against the Carmi Bulldogs. The eighth grade Vikings stayed in this game and were down 15-10 at the half. Carmi maintained the lead at the end of the third quarter at 21-20. Then North Posey outscored Carmi 10-4 in the fourth quarter to win the game 3025 in a low scoring matchup.

Liam Stone and Carson Woods led the Vikings in scoring with seven points apiece.

Stone scored all his points at the free throw line. Colin Schipp finished with six points, Owen Rogers with five points, Kaedyn Stewart with three points and Logan Simmons with two points.

Lady Viking seventh grade beats Carmi 35-15 Last Wednesday night, the North Posey seventh grade girls’ basketball team went to Carmi, Illinois for a matchup against the Lady Bulldogs. This game was close in the first quarter with North Posey leading 5-4. During the second period, North Posey outscored Carmi 19-2. Alyssa Heath drained three threepoint baskets and a two-point field goal in the second quarter for 11 points. North Posey led 24-6 at the half.

The Lady Vikings finished the game with

a big lead and won by the final score of 3515. Alyssa Heath led the Lady Vikings in scoring with 16 points. Laney Owens scored eight points, Katie Oakley with five points, Ava Staples with four points and Zoe Bippus with two points. After the game, Lady Viking Coach Ingrida Hartsfield said, “it was a rough start as we could not make any shots, then we got it going. We made open looks, executed plays, got some defensive steals. Still for the first game back, I think we were a little slow and rusty, but I am glad we could start the year off with a victory.”

Eighth grade girls fall in close game against Carmi The North Posey Junior High eighth grade girls’ basketball team played at Carmi last Wednesday night. This game was close the entire way, but the Lady Vikings came up short at the end and lost 34-32. North Posey Coach Staci Voegel said, “we played a pretty good game, especially on defense.

We were moving and talking well, but they had a girl on fire. We tried to play a box in one, but that did not stop her.”

Ashleigh Blankenship led the Lady Vikings in scoring with 12 points. Ashton Elpers finished the game with seven points, Alyssa Heath with five points, Laney Owens with four points, Jenna Wehmer with two

points and Makali Carter with two points.

North Posey played at Saint James last Thursday night. There was one game played at Saint James for the evening. North Posey combined their seventh and eighth grade girls to play this game against Saint James.

The Lady Vikings were down 11-6 at the end of the first period. North Posey outscored Saint James 11-4 in the second quarter and led 17-15 at the half. The Lady Vikings won the third quarter 8-3 and led 25-18 at the end of the period. Saint James came to life in the fourth quarter and scored 20 points. That 20-point burst was enough to beat the Lady Vikings 38-32.

Coach Voegel said, “we played a combine seventh and eighth grade game tonight. We did not seem to get a good flow working.

That was pretty due to combining the teams tonight and not being familiar with each other, but we also seemed to lack confidence in ourselves tonight. “ Alyssa Heath led the Lady Vikings in scoring with seven points, Katie Oakley with six points, Ashleigh Blankenship with five points, Ashton Elpers with four points, Makenna Bryant with four points, Laney Owens with two points, Ava Staples with two points and Makali Carter with two points.

Lady Vikings put brakes on skid, defeat Perry Central

By Chris Morlan The North Posey girls’ basketball team played a home game last Saturday afternoon against the Perry Central Lady Commodores.

Prior to the game, the Vikings were on a 11-game losing streak. North Posey played a great game and won 53-45 in a deserving win.

At the conclusion of this game, North Posey Coach Waylon Schenk said, “after struggling offensively for most of the first half, I feel like we finally were able to get it going in the third quarter. We played our best half of basketball of this season in the second half. We did a great job of applying pressure at the defensive end, rebounded well and hit some timely shots. We continue to struggle at the free throw line but that will improve as we become more confident players. Very proud of these girls, we been through a rough stretch, but their effort and attitude has been great.

We really needed a win and hopefully this will give us the confidence we need going forward.”

Haley Wilson led the Lady Vikings in scoring with 17 points. Wilson made five three-point baskets in the game to spark North Posey.

Claire Koester finished the game with nine points, Jenna Heath with seven points, Jenna Rhineburger with seven points, Lauren Kihn with five points, Haley Lowe with three points, Kaylee Bender with two points and Tori Crawford with one point.

Last Thursday night, the Lady Vikings traveled to Lynnville to play against the ninth ranked Tecumseh Lady Braves. The Braves are led by sophomore Kaybree Oxley and senior Chloe Holder. Oxley averages 20

points per game and has over 12 rebounds per game.

Holder is the teams’ second leading scorer averaging 12.2 points per game.

North Posey had their hands full coming into this game and lost to Tecumseh by the final score of 71-30.

The Lady Vikings played a good first half against the Lady Braves. Tecumseh only led by five points at the end of the first quarter at 138. North Posey played well in the second quarter despite being outscored 16-10 in period. For a five-minute part of the second quarter, Tecumseh went on a 13-3 scoring run to extend their lead to 24-12. At the halftime break, Tecumseh led 29-18.

During the third quarter, Tecumseh manhandled North Posey with a 9-0 scoring run and led 39-14 with 3:14 remaining in the period. North Posey scored their first basket of the third quarter from Kennedy Hallam with 3:01 left in the third quarter. Tecumseh outscored North Posey 20-4 in the third quarter and led 49-22 at the end of the third period.

The fourth quarter was controlled by Tecumseh with a 22-8 scoring burst.

Kaybree Oxley from Tecumseh scored nine points

in a row for the Lady Braves in the fourth quarter. North Posey had a rough second half and were outscored 4212 in the final two periods of the game.

Haley Wilson led North Posey in scoring with nine points, followed by Haley Lowe with seven points, Kennedy Hallam with six points, Jenna Rhineburger with four points and Jenna Heath with four points. The Lady Braves were led in scoring by Kaybree Oxley with 29 points and Chloe Holder with 14 points.

Lady Viking Head Coach Waylon Schenk said after the game, “Tecumseh is a good team. They play very good on defense. They are organized on defense. They attack non-stop. When we attacked when they attacked.

Tecumseh realized that no one wanted to handle the ball except Haley Wilson, and they started doubling her and we needed somebody to step up. In the third quarter, we get two good looks and two good fouls and miss four free throws and they convert. It could have been a seven-point Tecumseh lead, instead it went up to fifteen points. Then we started to get desperate from there and taking chances that we never

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take. Our girls played hard. I love this group of kids. I told my wife that I am not disappointed, because they came out played with great effort.

We are just challenged offensively. We do not score very well. We have to play games in the thirties and low forties to have a shot. They got a really good kid in the Oxley girl. You know, we did a pretty good job on her

containing her in the first half. The second half, she took off and it is hard to contain a girl that is good and talented as she is, along with her size. Oxley understands the game. There are things we are still working on. So we will keep chipping away at this and there are brighter days ahead for us and we are going to get there.”

During the junior varsity

game, the Lady Braves defeated the Lady Vikings 5327. North Posey never led in this game but tied the game once at 3-3 with 4:55 remaining in the first quarter.

Kaylee Bender led the Lady Vikings in scoring with 10 points. Jaedyn Rhineburger finished the game with nine points, followed by Lauren Kihn with six points and Leoni Fisher with two points.

The North Posey fith grade team earned first place in the Meade County Greenwave Classic Tournament over the weekend. Pictured, front row, left to right, are Elle Johnson, Mallory Luigs, Makenzie Mills, and Katelyn Seibert. In the back row are Erik Bender, Jazalyn Ward, Ella Weatherholt, Addie Murphy, Kyleigh Bender, and Kent Johnson.

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Ricketts becomes Posey County’s all time leading scorer

By Chris Morlan North Posey Senior Josiah Ricketts broke the Posey County high school scoring record last Friday night in a 64-61 win against Mount Vernon. Prior to the game, Ricketts was with former New Harmony star player Brian Cardin at 1,712 career points. Less than a minute in the North Posey versus Mount Vernon game. Ricketts scored a two-point basket to become Posey County’s all-time scoring leader. This was a scoring record that stood since 1986 when Brian Cardin broke the county record and passed former Mount Vernon star Jeff Embrey.

Last season, Ricketts became North Posey’s all-time scoring leader on January 18, 2019, in a game at South Spencer.

He broke a 53-year record held by Bob Krietenstein back in 1966. Krietenstein scored 1,175 points in his career at North Posey. After the Mount Vernon game, Ricketts currently stands at 1,747 points in his career and could pass the 2,000 mark sometime this season.

“This is a great example of working hard, dedication and giving your all to a sport. That is what Ricketts has done in basketball. He is a gym rat that is the first at practice and the last one to leave the court after practice,” according to Viking

Coach Heath Howington.

Brian Cardin was a standout player at New Harmony High School between 1983-1986. Cardin is the school’s all-time leading scorer along with being Posey County’s all-time leading scorer for 34 years. In 1985, Cardin broke 1,000-point mark in a game against Crossville, Ill. He also led the Rappites to the Princeton Sectional championship game in 1985.

During that sectional run, New Harmony beat Wood Memorial and North Posey before losing to Princeton in the sectional final. In Cardin’s senior year, he passed Mount Vernon’s Jeff Embrey to become the county’s scoring. Cardin ended his career with 1,712 points.

Embrey played at Mount Vernon High School from 1978 to 1981. Embrey averaged 25.4 points per game his senior season. Cardin said, “he was a great player. In my opinion, he is the best player of my lifetime in Posey County history.”

He led the Southwestern Indiana area in scoring and became the Posey County all-time leading scorer in 1981. After high school, Embrey continued his basketball career at the University of Evansville before transferring to Indiana State University of Evansville, which is now University of Southern Indiana.

Mount Vernon swimmers continue to dominate

By Thomas Butler The girls swimming and diving team racked up another first-place finish, defeating Gibson Southern, Tecumseh and Evansville Christian School on Monday, January 6. The Cats scored 166 points overall.

Winners for the Cats this meet were Jamie Glover, Drew Scates, Taylor Collins and Kaleigh Kelley in the 200 Medley Relay; Kelley in the 200 Free and 100 Breast; Glover in the 200 IM and 100 Fly; Collins in the 50 Free; Durham in the 100 Free; Sophie Kloppenburg in the 500 Free; Scates in the 100 Back; Kloppenburg, Durham, Bellew and Kelley in the 200 Free Relay and Kloppenburg, Bellow, Collins and Glover in the 400 Free Relay.

The home meet against Memorial was not as successful for the Lady Cats who were defeated by Memorial 101-82.

“This is one time where the score doesn’t tell the whole story. Our Lady Cats won 7 out of the 12 events and one event we had no entries. This was a great litmus test for our girls looking ahead to Sectionals. We still have some work to do but these girls have responded very well over the past couple of hard weeks. Swim of the meet tonight has to go to Haley Rutledge in the 500 Free, she went 6:57.70 which is a huge number because it qualifies her to be able to swim the 500 at Sectionals,” head coach Stephen Loehr said.

Winning for the Cats were, Taylor Collins, Drew Scates, Kaleigh Kelley and Sophie Kloppenburg in the 200 Medley Relay; Jamie Glover in the 200 and 500 Free; Collins in the 100 Back; Kelley in the 200 IM; Drew Scates in the 100 Breast and Kloppenburg, Collins, Glover and Kelley in the 400 Free Relay.

The girls were back on track Saturday, finishing first place at Tell City where they competed against Tell City, Vincennes and South Knox. Winning for the Lady Cats were Kat Bellew, Kaleigh Kelley, Taylor Collins and Emily Hueftle in the 200 Medley Relay; Sophie Kloppenburg in the 200 Free; Collins in the 200 IM and 100 Free; Jamie Gl;over in the 50 Free and 100 Back; Drew Scates in the 100 Fly; Kaleigh Kelley in the 500 Free; Bellew, Kloppenburg, Collins and Kelley in the 200 Free Relay and Kelley, Durham, Scates and Glover in the 400 Free Relay.

For the Wildcat boys: A hard-fought first place win came to the Mount Vernon boys swim team as they competed against Gibson Southern and Evansville Christian School. Mount Vernon scored 125 points beating out Gibson Southern by 13 points and ECS by 104 points.

“It was a great meet tonight by our guys. They pulled out

their first victory tonight. Winners were Zaine Lindauer, David Powell, Khai Willard, Zach Culley in the 200 Medley Relay, Khai Willard in the 200 Free and 100 Fly; Zaine in the 50 Former New Harmony Rappte basketball player Brian Free and 500 Free; Brendon Dooley in Diving; Zach Culley Cardin relinquished the Posey County all-time scoring in the 100 Free and 200 IM; Lane Branson the 100 Breast and crown on Friday night. Josiah Ricketts is the new scoring Zach, Khai, David and Zaine in the 400 Free Relay. Several best times and all with great efforts,” said head coach Stephen leader.

Loehr.

The boys were back at it again on January 9 where they placed second in a three-team competition. Memorial had for the Lady Wildcats,” head a very strong showing, winning with 134, Mount Vernon By Thomas Butler The Mount Vernon girls coach Doug Blair said. placed second with 90 points, and Mount Carmel came in basketball team had a tough Despite two disappointthird with 39 points. week falling at home to the ing loses, the Lady Cats Khai Willard won the 100 Fly and Brendon Dooley won Mount Carmel Golden Aces boast some impressive stain Diving.

On January 11 the boys competed against Tell City, Vin- 45-37 and again on Thurs- tistics.

Currently, junior shootcennes and South Knox. The Cats came in second, defeated day against Big 8 Conference matchup rivals, the ing guard Paige Robinson

by Tell City. Ben Powell won first place in the 500 Free. is leading the team in points “We had a really nice meet by our guys. We did end up Vincennes Alices 71-34.

“We ran into a buzzsaw with an average of 14.7 having a couple of disqualifications which hurt our cause, but over all they had a great meet. The effort and hard word is at Vincennes and fell to the per game. Junior shooting Big 8 Conference Champs forward Brooke Jackson slowly starting to pay off,” Loehr said.

71-34. Mallory Nurren- is leading the team with bern was the bright spot on 11.6 rebounds per game, the day for Mount Vernon 4.3 steals per game and 3.9 scoring 10 points and 8 re- blocks per game. Junior bounds. Grace Schroeder point guard leads the team had 6 points and 5 rebounds with three assists per game.

Wildcats fall to Aces

Mount Vernon’s Zaine Lindauer swims a leg in the first place 200 medley relay during swimming action this week.

Photo by Garry Beeson

‘Wrestling’ continued from Page A1 Posey). Ackerman took an early 2-1 lead at the end of the first period. With 1:05 remaining in the second period and down 2-1, Myers pinned Ackerman for the win. Blake Zirkelbach (North Posey) pinned Chandler Middleton (Mount Vernon) in the first round of the 106-pound weight class. Jarrett Dye (Mount Vernon) defeated Camden Lupfer (North Posey) by decision 9-3 in the 113-pound weight class.

Chris Newman (Mount Vernon) pinned Braiden Fitts in the first period of the 120-pound weight class match.

After the meet, Mount Vernon Coach Tim Alcorn said, “in some cases we battled, in some cases we didn’t. You got to give credit where credit is due. They outwrestled us top to bottom and I felt some of our guys were out there to hang on to things. It’s not what you do in a match like this. You got to go get it and you got to take it. One team did and one team didn’t. Congratulations to them on their state title.

That’s an impressive feat and nothing to hang our heads about losing to state champs.

So back to work and back to focusing on what we need to do better at Zionsville and for conference.”

North Posey Coach Cody Moll said, “really, Mount

Vernon has a good team.

They are ranked in 2A and you know that doesn’t come easy. As far as I know, they were undefeated. I wanted to win, and I was not concerned about dominating because we just got done winning the biggest tournament of the season and these kids’ lives.

The first time they have ever won a state championship.

Without a doubt, there was a great possibly of a letdown and I know how much weight Mount Vernon puts on this dual meet. This is their state championship. They wanted to come in here and beat us.

They put in a lot of time and effort to beat North Posey.

I knew they were going to show up with guns blazing.

They tried to switch their

lineup around which worked out in our favor and then the forfeit to (Nathan) Willman.

It is what it is, and we can’t control them. We can only control ourselves. I thought we wrestled well, considering what we just came off of.

We had a couple of kids that went back up a weight class for team state, so it’s made our team a little weaker, but we are still a really, really good team. The kids did what I asked them to do at team state. I told them after team state, if they wanted to go up a weight class, they were welcome to because I know how hard it was to make that. We were good at team state and we are still good. I am proud of them and like I already said, this is a match

we could have easily been picked off. We haven’t had any time to focus on them all year. We were worried about winning team state.”

Mount Vernon’s Addie Robinson takes control of this rebound during a physical game against the Mount Carmel girls during Wildcat basketball action this week. The Golden Aces won. Photo by Garry Beeson

Weekly Sports Schedules

North Posey’s weekly sports

Girls Basketball Tuesday, January 14, at Heritage Hills (JV-5:30 p.m./Varsity-7 p.m.)

Saturday, January 18, at home against Pike Central (JV-11 a.m./Varsity-12:30 p.m.)

Monday, January 20, at home against Washington Catholic (JV-4 p.m./Varsity-5:30 p.m.)

Boys Basketball Friday, January 17, at home against Tecumseh (JV-5:30 p.m./Varsity-7 p.m.)

Saturday, January 18, at Forest Park (JV-5 p.m./ Varsity-6:30 p.m. CST)

Girls Basketball Tuesday, January 14, at home against Tecumseh (JV-6 p.m./Varsity-7:30 p.m.)

Saturday, January 18, at Heritage Hills (JV-1 p.m./Varsity-2:30 p.m.)

Boys Basketball Friday, January 17, at home against Vincennes Lincoln (JV-5:30 p.m./Varsity-7 p.m.)

Monday, January 20, at Fairfield, IL, 4:30 p.m.

(Varsity only) Freshman Boys Basketball No games scheduled

Freshman Boys Basketball Monday, January 20, at home against Evansville Mater Dei, 6 p.m.

Wrestling Saturday, January 18, at home against Gibson Southern/Evansville North, 9 a.m.

Wrestling Wednesday, January 15, at home against Vincennes Lincoln/Evansville North, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 16, at home against Evansville Memorial (Dual), 6 p.m.

Girls Swimming Thursday, January 16, at home against Boonville, 5:30 p.m.

Mount Vernon’s weekly sports schedule

Boys Swimming Thursday, January 16, at home against Boonville, 5:30 p.m.

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Court News and Legal Advertising Complaints January 2 5:52 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised female subject has slapped him. She does have access to a hammer and knives.

5:54 a.m. - Female subject advised male subject was trying to go after her teenage male son. Advised when he went to hit her son, she swung at him and advised her ďŹ ngertips did graze his face - James Drive, Mount Vernon 8:23 a.m. - Criminal Mischief - Caller advised someone tore up his Christmas decorations last night. Request to speak with an oďŹƒcer - Saint Philip Road, Evansville 10:43 a.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller advised someone broke into the old school sometime over the past couple of days. Advised signs of forced entry - Owen/Third Street, Mount Vernon 2:31 p.m. - Message - Caller advised someone just came and took both his children from this residence. Caller advised his girlfriend was at home using the restroom and heard a noise. Advised both caller’s kids were taken from the residence. Believes they are heading to Tennessee - Old Blairsville Road, Wadesville 5:37 p.m. - Unconscious Person - Male subject laying up against trash can, unconscious but breathing - Elm Street, Mount Vernon January 3 2:49 a.m. - Suspicious Caller advised subjects shining ashlights in her windows.

Three subjects are walking up and down the street. One female and three males - Water Street, Mount Vernon 4:01 a.m. - Welfare Check Caller advised while she was driving by this residence a white male, older, was outside of residence stating that he was going to kill himself and that he had dead people inside his residence. Caller advised this subject agged her down while she was lost out thereVines Drive, Mount Vernon 7:14 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller is wanting male subject removed from her residence. Advised he was trying to take their son to Atlanta.

Caller advised she has sole custody and they are going through a divorce. Now male subject is refusing to leave Third Street, Mount Vernon 12:16 p.m. - Drive-o White truck, about ďŹ ve minutes ago. $25.14 - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 1:29 p.m. - Message - Caller advised back in October deputies were looking for a subject and they drove through his yard and over a fence. He didn’t worry about it too much at the time but advised he is requesting to speak with an oďŹƒcer now - Theodosis Road,

Mount Vernon 3:17 p.m. - Trespassing Request oďŹƒcers to meet her at the apartment to remove people that are staying there illegally - James Drive, Mount Vernon 3:55 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Attempted breaking and entering, possibly in progress - Albert Drive, Wadesville 8:19 p.m. - Message - Advised they have been getting phone calls with odd and possibly harassing messages. At the end of the call it says you have been pranked - Ninth Street, Mount Vernon 11:51 p.m. - Accident - Silver Kia Spectra. Caller advised that she is stuck in a ditch in the middle of a cornďŹ eld. Advised there are several people around her that won’t help her.

Caller advised that she see’s a police car parked at a house and the police oďŹƒcer said they couldn’t help her. Caller advised that she is south of Dunn Cemetery Road. 12:05 a.m. - Male subject called and advised one car in ďŹ eld keeps honking horn, refusing to get out of vehicle so cannot help.

12:05 a.m. - Caller advised that everyone around her is wearing either corn or wheat or standing in the ďŹ elds. 12:07 a.m. - Caller advised there is a man that is carrying an axe but took o walking. 12:09 a.m.

- Passenger has taken all of her clothes o and now caller does not see the passenger anymore. 12:11 a.m. - Caller advised that passenger is now back in car and sitting with a bag in her lap- Savah Road, Mount Vernon January 4 5:09 a.m. - Suspicious Picked woman and juvenile up and now will not get out of car. Advised she does not remember where she picked them up at. She went by the police department and advised they laughed at her - Riverfront, Mount Vernon 10:48 a.m. - Custodial Ex won’t give caller his sonLynn Drive, Mount Vernon 1:09 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller advised someone broke into their shed and two mowers are missingMill Street, Mount Vernon 1:43 p.m. - Citizen Assist - Caller advised he has a court order to take a motorcycle from male subject. Advised subject is there and is refusing to let subject take the motorcycle. While on phone,

situation started to escalate.

Subject was yelling at caller to get o his property - Lower Mount Vernon Road, Mount Vernon 2:27 p.m. - Suspicious Male subject wearing blue pants and annel shirt on a bicycle. Has possibly been looking into trailers - Lee/Lynn Drive, Mount Vernon 3:04 p.m. - Juvenile Problem - Advised four juveniles jumped the fence at the football ďŹ eld and are playing on busted concrete piles. Would like them removed due to safety hazards - Harriet Street, Mount Vernon 4:15 p.m. - Hang-up call Female subject screaming in the phone and another female in the background - Audubon Drive, Mount Vernon 4:59 p.m. - Juvenile Problem - Advised juveniles climbing on a carport type shelter at hardware store - Main Street, Mount Vernon 9:38 p.m. - Threatening Advised a male subject is threatening to come in and “***â€? up over and order the other day - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 10:04 p.m. - ThreateningCaller would like oďŹƒcer to come to her back door and then she will come out because she would like to talk to him about a stalker who is threatening harm to her - Harrison Street, Mount Vernon January 5 1:05 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Male subject advised girlfriend threw a chair at him and hit him the face. Could hear female arguing in the background. Caller then hungup before getting more information. 1:31 a.m. - Female subject called back, advised she found cell phone. Would like oďŹƒcers to take it to subject. 1:55 p.m. - Male subject called and advised there was a misunderstanding and his girlfriend did not touch him. Just a verbal altercation - Emmick Street, Mount Vernon 1:54 a.m. - ThreateningEx-girlfriend has been threatening him and he thinks that she is on the property. Advised that he is hiding in the woods because a car he thinks is hers pulled onto the property - Welborn Road, Evansville 12:17 p.m. - Message- Requests to speak to oďŹƒcer. OfďŹ cer advised that caller has moved into area and the people that are trying to kill her

2020-06 MEDIA NOTICE Pursuant to 1.C. 5-14-1.5-5, notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Posey County will consider a ďŹ nal reading of the Posey County Area Plan Commission’s November 25, 2019, proposal to amend Chapter 153 of the Posey County Zoning Code by the addition of Sections 153.120 – 153.135 Renewable Energy Generation Systems: Solar and Wind: Tier 1, 2, and 3 Projects to the Zoning Ordinance of the Unincorporated Area of Posey County during its County Commissioner meeting to be held on January 22, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in the Hovey House Meeting Room in Mt. Vernon, Indiana.

Dated this 8th day of January, 2020.

Board of Commissioners of Posey County, Indiana By: Carl Schmitz, President Published in the Posey County News on January 14, 2020 - hspaxlp

2020-04 LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that application has been made for the rezoning of certain real estate lying in Robinson Township, Posey County, Indiana, to make changes in the Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance of Posey County, Indiana, pursuant to The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mount Vernon, the Town of Cynthiana, the Town of Poseyville, and Unincorporated Posey County for the following described real estate: Rezoning: Docket No: 19-13-RE-APC Applicant: Jerey W. Flowers Owner: Jerey W. Flowers Premises: Part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 36, Township 5 South, Range 12 West, Robinson Township, Posey County, Indiana, containing 2.54 acres, more or less. More commonly known as 511 Schroeder Ln., Evansville, Indiana. (Complete legal description is on ďŹ le at the Posey County Area Plan Commission OďŹƒce).

Nature of case: Petition to rezone property from A (Agricultural) Zoning to B-3 (Commercial High Intensity) Zoning District. The petition and other information concerning the proposed rezoning are on ďŹ le in the Area Plan Commission OďŹƒce, second oor of the Coliseum Building, Mt. Vernon, Indiana.

Hearing: The petition has been set for public hearing before the Area Plan Commission on February 13, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. at the Hovey House at 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Written objections to the proposal that is ďŹ led with the Executive Director of the Area Plan Commission before the hearing will be considered. Oral comments concerning the proposal will be heard at the hearing. The hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

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and have followed her there, they poisoned her food bowls and water just like they did where she lived previously.

Request to speak to oďŹƒcerRiviera Drive, Mount Vernon 4:07 p.m. - Theft - Advised they are building a home and the water heater and garage door opener have been stolen Emge Road, Poseyville 5:20 p.m. - Threatening Caller would like to speak to an oďŹƒcer about someone threatening him. Advised the subject left a note on his door and is at restaurant now.

Would like to speak to oďŹƒcers now in fear of his life - Kimball Street, Mount Vernon 5:38 p.m. - Extra PatrolAdvised female subject and a male subject going through their yard and vehicle around 4 a.m. - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 5:40 p.m. - Caller advised the subject opened his door to his apartment and then took o - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 8:58 p.m. - Vandalism - Advised that two of her tires have been slashed - Third Street, Mount Vernon

10:18 p.m. - Message Caller advised her son pulled three kids out of the car on Lower New Harmony and another woman took the kids and wanted to make sure the police knew about this - Lincoln Avenue, Mount Vernon 11:06 p.m. - Suspicious Odor - Can smell meth from apartment, has been sick for two days - College Avenue, Mount Vernon January 6 8:12 a.m. - General Complaint - Caller requests to speak with an oďŹƒcer reference someone pulling a weapon on him yesterday. Advised he doesn’t know who it was College Avenue, Mount Vernon 9:07 a.m. - Fraud - Credit card fraud - College Avenue, Mount Vernon 9:26 a.m. - Message - Caller advised subject just called and threatened to burn him alive James Drive, Mount Vernon 8:24 a.m. - Message - Caller advised subject is burning her stu outside on the lawn - No location, Mount Vernon 5:04 p.m. - Theft - No information - Lynwood Avenue,

New Harmony 10:47 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Male subject on property screaming at employee Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 10:53 p.m. - Extra Patrol Caller is requesting extra patrol in reference male subject threatening her granddaughter. Caller advised about twenty minutes ago someone threw rocks at her door and she thinks it’s the male subject - Edson Street, Mount Vernon Superior Civil Discover Bank C/O Discover Products Incorporated v. Phillona Steele Kenneth Kuebler v. Stephanie League LVNV Funding, LLC v.

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2020-07 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY

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IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF EDNA L. WOODARD Petitioner.

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CAUSE NO. 65C01-2001-MI-000008

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Edna L. Woodard, whose mailing address and residential address is 6201 Gish Road, Poseyville, IN 47633, Posey County, Indiana hereby gives notice that she/he has ďŹ led a petition in the Posey Circuit Court requesting that his/her name be changed to Edna L. Wilson.

Notice is further given that hearing will be held on said Petition on the 10th day of March, 2020 at 8:30 o’clock A.M. Dated at Mt. Vernon, Indiana, this 9th day of January, 2020.

Kay Kilgore Clerk Posey Circuit Cour t Published in the Posey County News on January 14, January 21, January 28, 2020 - hspaxlp

2020-02 NOTICE TO BIDDERS December 30, 2019 RE:

2019-2 CCMG Street, Sidewalk, and Stormwater Improvements Town of Poseyville Posey County, Indiana MEI Project No.: 2019079-00

Dear Prospective Bidder: Plans and SpeciďŹ cations for the above project are now available at the oďŹƒce of Midwestern Engineers, Inc. The bids will be opened at 5:30 P.M. CDT (Local Time) on Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 at the Town of Poseyville located at 38 West Main Street, Poseyville, IN 47633.

The project consists of: Street, Sidewalk, and Stormwater Improvements.

1. Fletchall Avenue: From Sharp St. to St Francis St.

Approx. 440 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing

2. Oak Street: From Walker St. to Vine St.

Approx. 1635 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing and Sidewalk, and Stormwater Infrastructure

3. Cale Street: From Main St. to Railroad Tracks

Approx. 2045 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing and Sidewalk

4. North Church Street: From Fletchall Ave. to Boren Ave.

Approx. 2150 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing

5. South Church Street: From Main St. to Oak S

Approx. 270 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing

6. Locust Street: From Main St. to Fletchall Ave

Approx. 295 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing

7. Locust Street: From Main St. to Oak St.

Approx. 265 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing

8. Pine Street: From Locust St. to St. Francis St

Approx. 810 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing

9. Cale Street: From Main St. to Fletchall Ave.

Approx. 295 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing

10. Butler Avenue: From N. Church St. to Cale St.

Approx. 320 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing

11. Walker Street: From Main St. to Fletchall Ave

Approx. 295 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing

12. Walker Street: From Main St. to Oak St.

Approx. 280 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing

13. Endicott Street: From Main St. to Fletchall Ave.

Approx. 300 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing

14. Fletchall Avenue: From St. Francis St. to Vine St.

Approx. 270 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing and Sidewalk

15. Vine Street: From Oak St. to Cynthiana Rd (SR 68)

Approx. 1020 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing and Sidewalk

16. Sharp Street: From Main St. to Fletchall Ave.

Approx. 275 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing

Plans and SpeciďŹ cations are available at the oďŹƒce of Midwestern Engineers, Inc. located at 802 W. Broadway St., Loogootee, Indiana, 47553. The service charge for Contractors to view the plans and speciďŹ cations for preparing their bid is as follows: 1) Viewing on CD - $50.00, 2) Viewing by download at midwesterneng.com/planroom - $30.00, and 3) Viewing paper-bound plans and speciďŹ cations - $300.00 per set. All service charges for viewing are non-refundable.

A pre-bid phone conference will be held at 11:00 A.M. (EST) on January 20, 2020 by calling 1-929-205-6099, using the password 411344, and meeting ID 844 841 558. Participation of the pre-bid phone conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.

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2020-05 NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Posey County Board of Commissioners will receive sealed bids for the Replacement of Bridge #59.

Bids can be received at The Auditor’s OďŹƒce at the Coliseum, Mt. Vernon IN. up to 4:00 P.M. Local time on February 17th 2020. Or up to 9:00 A.M. on February 18, 2020 at the Hovey House. Any Bids received after the designated time will be returned unopened.

The work to be performed and the proposals to be submitted shall include a bid for all general construction, labor, material, tools equipment, taxes, permits, licenses, insurance, service costs, ect. incidental to and required for this project.

Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, bearing the title of the project, bid opening date and the name and address of the bidder ďŹ rmly aďŹƒxed.

The Posey County Highway Department reserves the right to ask for clariďŹ cation for any bids submitted. The SpeciďŹ cation herein states the minimum requirements of the Posey County Highway Department. It shall be the Bidder’s responsibility to carefully examine each item of the speciďŹ cation. Any bid not in substantial compliance with these speciďŹ cations will be rejected. It will be the responsibility of the Bidder to conform to the requirements unless deviations have been speciďŹ cally cited by the Bidder and acceptance made on the basis of the exception.

Proposals shall be properly and completely executed on the proposal form furnished to bidders. A certiďŹ ed check, bank draft, or satisfactory bid bond executed by the Bidder and a surety company in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid shall be submitted with each bid. The Contractor awarded the work will be required to furnish an acceptable Surety Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. As part of the bid, bidders must demonstrate past experience in bridge construction and provide references for ďŹ ve (5) previously completed projects similar in nature.

The Contract Documents, including plans and speciďŹ cations, are on ďŹ le for public inspection at the Posey County Highway Department, 1203 O’Donnell Rd. Mt. Vernon, IN. 47620.

Note: The Construction in a oodway permit for this bridge replacement project is pending with Indiana Department of Natural resources (IDNR) for review. The contractor cannot begin the work Until the approval of the permit.

The Posey County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any informalities in the bids.

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