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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Briefly NH Ministerial Association to host Thanksgiving Eve service The New Harmony Ministerial Association is having is annual Thanksgiving Eve services at the Nazarene Church on Wednesday, November 23 at 7 p.m. The New Harmony Choir will be singing and all donations collected go to the New Harmony Food Pantry. All the churches in town come together for this celebration. We are hopeful that everyone can come and join in for this evening of Thanks. Information Meeting scheduled for Poseyville Medical Center Poseyville Medical Foundation, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization, is pleased to announce the pending construction of Regional Medical Center, which will be located at 40 West Fletchall Street, Poseyville, Indiana. The 3,596 square foot facility will serve two family practice physicians commencing mid-2017. A public informational meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 22, 2016, 6 p.m., at the Poseyville Community Center. BMV branches closed for Thanksgiving holiday Kent Abernathy, Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), reminds Hoosiers that all BMV license branches will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25 in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday. All license branches will resume their regularly scheduled business hours on Saturday, Nov. 26. For a complete list of branch locations and hours or to complete an online transaction please visit myBMV. com. Caucus to be held to fill PC Coroner position A caucus will be held to fill the opening created by the election of Jay Price as commissioner. The caucus will be Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. at Democratic HQ. Anyone wanting to file for the position of Posey County Coroner will need to file a CEB-5 form and turn in to Chairman Ed Adams 72 hours pryor to Dec. 13. Any questions please call Ed Adams at 812-457-1183. Rueger to display solo exhibit at McCutchan Center Efroymson Bridge Year Fellow Jenna (Citrus) Rueger will be displaying her solo exhibition at USI’s McCutchan Art Center and Pace Galleries. The Opening Reception will take place onWednesday, December 7, 2016 from 7–9 p.m. at McCutchan Art Center/ Pace Galleries at USI. This event is free and open to the public. The show will hang from December 7, 2016–January 16, 2017. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m. – 4:p.m. Sunday 1 – 5 p.m. and from Dec. 16 – Jan 3 by appointment only. Red Kettle Campaign seeks volunteers It’s time for the Red Kettle Campaign, and we need volunteers to ring the bells. We will be ringing on Saturday, November 25, and December 3, 10, and 17 at three locations in Mount Vernon and one in Poseyville. When you’re a bell ringer for The Salvation Army you’re helping to collect donations for the people in need within your community. Red Kettle funds provide everything from food and shelter for the homeless and victims of disaster, to after-school care and programs for underprivileged children. We hope you will consider volunteering for a shift as a bell ringer. You can sign up now to ring by yourself or with a group. Simply go to the website – www.registertoring. org – and find the location and time that works for you. The website also has lots of information about the history of the Red Kettle Campaign and how funds are used in the community.
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Grants, honors flow into MSD of North Posey By Valerie Werkmeister The MSD of North Posey was recently awarded a $30,000 eLearning Innovation Planning Grant. The funds will help provide handson education for students in digital literacy. School board members were treated to a video used to apply for the grant during their monthly meeting last Monday, November 14. The video featured building principals as well as assistant superintendent Dr. Angela Wannemuehler and superintendent Dr. Todd Camp. Each spoke about goals and opportunities in which the funds would be directed to help students hone their computer skills. Camp stated that a lot of hard work went into creating the video and he commended the team for their efforts in securing the grant. The board also approved the following: • A three-year contract with Tri
State Community Clinics to provide medical service to employees. Camp discussed that since the county and MSD of Mount Vernon also partner in the program, it helps share the costs of the clinic. They agreed to raise rates paid to nurses and nurse practitioners to align with area salary norms. • A 48-month copier lease for $1,224.03 per month. • A one-year contract with School Messenger service for $3,341.25. • A request by junior high principal, Steve Kavanaugh, to continue to use the school improvement institute to provide the PL221 committee training to identify weaknesses and plan goals for intervention. Board member Amy Will noted the significance of this training and stated the training is something all four schools should consider as it simplifies the paper-
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North Posey School Building principals were accompanied by Assistant School Supt. Angela Wannemuehler as two of the administrators were honored for their work this week. Here, left to right are North Elementary Principal Shannon MacMunn, Junior High Principal of the Year Steve Kavanaugh, Assistant Principal of the year Erin Koester, Wannemuehler, South Terrace Principal Kelly Carlton, and North Posey High School Principal Scott Strieter.
Trio charged with NH burglary are arrested According to information from Posey County Chief Deputy Sheriff Tom Latham, three men are now being lodged in the Posey County Jail as a result of their alleged actions. On November 18, 2016, at approximately, 4:37 a.m. Posey County deputies were notified of a burglary in progress in the town of New Harmony. After arriving on scene deputies spoke to the resident who stated he was awakened when someone was attempting to kick open the door of an unattached garage. The victim was residing in the structure while remodeling his home. The victim told police he chased three suspects with a baseball bat until he lost them. The victim provided deputies with a description of the suspects’ vehicle. While at the scene it was discovered the suspects had indeed forced entry into the home of the victim,
but at the time police were unable to determine if anything had been taken. The victim was able to provide deputies with surveillance footage which he obtained from his home security system. Deputies were able to gather evidence at the scene, but were unable to locate any suspects at that time. At approximately 5:41 a.m. deputies received a complaint of suspicious activity at a business in Wadesville. The description of a vehicle was given to the deputies Posey County Police Officers arrest the three men pictured below along with information that people near this Wadesville business after suspicious activity was reported by were walking around the vehicle the men whose vehicle tire was flat.. Photo by Cathy Powers with a flashlight. After deputies arrived they discovered the vehicle was very similar to the vehicle the New harmony burglary victim had described. The vehicle had a flat tire. While speaking to the three males, deputies determined there
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Poseyville man faces drug charges
The Town of Mount Vernon Birthday celebrated it’s 200th Party at the City Hall on Thursday afternoon. Seen here are board-members Donna Gross, Becky Higgins, Mayor Bill Curtis, Judy Heberer and Ray Kessler. The date marked the anniversary of Mount Vernon’s incorporation. Photo by Zach Straw
Saint Wendel School officials plan pre-school expansion by August 2017 January or February enrollment will include new classes By Pam Robinson “We came to this [expansion decision] because there are not a lot of early childhood educational programs out in this area,” Saint Wendel Catholic School Principal Hallie Scheu states. “The need is getting greater than what the community can handle. When we go to
enroll for Preschool and Pre-K, we fill up in one day, the first day of enrollment.” The scenario has played out the same way the four years Scheu has been principal at Saint Wendel. Parents are calling two years in advance to secure a spot on the months-long waiting lists.
The photo-like rendering shows how St. Wendel Catholic School will look on the outside once the expansion is complete. Drawing submitted
“This new plan, our new project here, will allow us to double the amount of kids we take in. Where we could only take in 20 Pre-K, we can take in 40 Pre-K. Where we took in 10 to 12 to 15 Preschool, we could take on possibly 30 Preschool students,” Scheu comments. Saint Wendel Preschool currently enrolls three and four year olds, who are completely potty trained. The three-year-olds must be three as of August 1. The proposed expansion would permit an option for a class of two and three year olds, as long as they are completely potty trained. Two-year-olds wouldn’t need to be two by a certain date, but would need to meet the requirement of being completely potty trained. “It could be, if parents needed it
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Jameson Allen Cox Special to the News On November 16, 2016, at approximately 11:35 p.m., Indiana State Trooper Seth Rainey stopped the driver of a 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix for speeding on SR 66 near Mill Road in Evansville. During the traffic stop Rainey found approximately 55 grams of methamphetamine, approximately 30 grams of marijuana, a schedule four controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. The driver, Jameson Allen Cox, 28, of Poseyville, was arrested without incident and taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail where he is currently being held without bond. Arrested and Charges: Jameson Allen Cox, 28, 188 North Nix Avenue, Poseyville, Ind.; 1. Dealing Methamphetamine, Class 3 Felony; 2. Dealing Marijuana, Class 6 Felony; 3. Dealing Schedule 4 Controlled Substance, Class A Misdemeanor; 4. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor. Arresting Officer: Trooper Seth Rainey, Indiana State Police.