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Retirements hit bus garage at NP, others receive stipends By Lois Mittino Gray “Every kid remembers their school bus driver,” North Posey School Board Member Larry Kahle remarked at the December 14, school board meeting that began with a heartfelt tribute to Marvin and Ruth Redman. They are retiring at the end of the year after driving school bus routes for fifty years. The married couple and Transportation Director Jerry Straw, who is also retiring at year’s end after 24 years, received a standing ovation at the meeting in recognition of their years of service. It was noted that the pair has driven three generations of students on numerous routes, to athletic events, and to field trips over the five decades. Some of the school board members themselves were on their routes and told firsthand stories. “I have so many special memories of you two and now you drive my children,” said Board Member Vince Oakley. School Superintendent Michael Galvin said, “The loss of these three to the transportation department will be deeply felt. The board expresses our gratitude to them and wishes them all the best in their future endeavors.” School Board President Geoff Gentil added, “I can’t imagine a high school sporting event that one of them was not driving us to. Their replacements have big shoes to fill”
Leigh Anne Farrar also retired as a North Posey High School Food Service Employee after 24.5 years and was thanked. She was not present at the meeting. Under Patron Concerns, Heather Morlan, Poseyville Carnegie Library Director, reported the good news that the Robinson Township tax fund issue was resolved and they will receive the tax money in their coffers, starting 2023. She thanked the board for its assistance in getting the transfer resolution to fruition. Under New Business, good news. As outlined in the 2021 Teacher Appreciation Grant Policy, teachers with effective or highly effective evaluations will get a stipend in their ‘before Christmas’ paycheck. The estimated amount is $528.53 for highly effective ratings and $422.82 for effective ratings. To even things out, the board voted to give stipends to other employee groups from school funds, commensurate with the TAG grant. Administrators and the Assistant Superintendent will also get around $528.53. Bus Drivers and Food Service Staff will receive $200. Classified Staff, consisting of all other Full Time NonCertified Employees will receive $300. Part-
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Three longtime employees in the Transportation Department of North Posey Schools were honored at the School Board Meeting on December 14. They include from left: Transportation Director Jerry Straw with 24 years of service and Ruth and Marvin Redman who have been bus drivers for 50 years. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray
Posey library agreement to fix disparity in tax funding
Change could be coming to Juvenile Justice soon in Indiana
By Lois Mittino Gray Poseyville’s Carnegie Library and its users received an early Christmas present when the tax base for Robinson Township was signed over to its library district at a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Alexandrian Public Library on Monday, December 13. Approving the transfer resolution was the only item on the meeting agenda, and the exchange went smoothly. The action will result in the Poseyville Library almost doubling its budget when the tax money comes in starting in 2023. Residents of Robinson Township, around Saint Wendel and Saint Phillips, will even have a lower tax rate to pay. The draft resolution was the product of cooperation among the three attorneys involved in the negotiation. Adam Farrar, represented the APL, Josh Orem represented the Poseyville library district and Joe Harrison represented the Posey County Council and Commissioners, all of whom were supportive of the effort after discussion and several meetings. Heather Morlan, Library Direc-
By Trisha L. Lopez Possible changes to the state’s juvenile justice system may be underway, thanks to ongoing efforts of the Indiana Juvenile Justice Reform Task Force. Co-chaired by Representative Wendy McNamara (R-Evansville), the task force of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, law enforcement officials and activists released a list of recommended changes for lawmakers to consider on Thursday. McNamara will work to introduce legislation featuring the task force’s recommendations this session, however she said additional funding needs would have to wait until the state’s next budget cycle in 2023. “We’re not actually looking at specific crimes during this reform. We’re looking at the processes,” McNamara said. “The data collection in Indiana…we’ve got 92 counties doing 92 things so it hasn’t been an easy task.” She said about 81 percent of kids in the justice system are there because of status offenses, offenses that would not be considered a crime
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Visiting with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Western Hill’s Children’s Christmas party are pictured front row, l to r: Bryce Bourne, Madyson Bourne, the Grinch, McKynzie Bourne, Abbey Bourne. Second row l to r: are Santa, and Mrs. Claus, parents, Jamie Bourne, and Erik Bourne. Photo by Sally Denning
Habitat-North Posey gift is Godsend By Lois Mittino Gray “There are several wonderful events that occurred last week. I am pleased to announce that Habitat for Humanity, North Posey Build, is the new owner of our first property at 80 East Oak Street in Poseyville,” wrote Deacon Mark McDonald in a letter to project supporters. “It is flat and ready to build on located within 100 feet of Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church.”
The enthusiastic project chairman said in an interview that the lot is a God-sent gift. “We had our sights on purchasing that empty lot, but were told that the seller wanted to sell it and the house next door together as a package. A developer from Indianapolis, who wishes to remain anonymous, bought them both. When informed
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Dalton Kuhn is PCCF 2022 Lilly Scholar
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Special to the News The Posey County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Dalton Kuhn is the 2022 recipient of the Posey County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Lilly Endowment Community Scholars are known for their community involvement, academic achievement, character and leadership. “Dalton exemplifies all of the qualities of a Lilly Scholar, he has excelled academically, athletically and in fine arts – all while overcoming some personal setbacks. His dedication to the community and positive attitude are truly impressive,” said Amy Smith, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact for the Posey County Community Foundation. Each Lilly Endowment Community Schol-
arship provides for full tuition, required fees and a special allocation of up to $900 per year for required books and required equipment for four years of undergraduate study on a full-time basis leading to a baccalaureate degree at any eligible Indiana public or private nonprofit college or university. Dalton Kuhn is the son of Paul and Erin Kuhn, of Mt. Vernon. He is a senior at Mt. Vernon High School and plans to attend Indiana University or the University of Southern Indiana, studying Pre-Med/ Biology. In addition to exceling academically, Kuhn has been involved in a variety of school activities including Honor Society, Student Council, Key Club, Student Government and Thespian Club. He has served as the Vice President of the Class of 2022, both his junior and senior
years. Kuhn also earned four varsity letters and was a member of the Big 8 All-Conference Team for swimming his freshman year. He played soccer his sophomore, junior and senior years for the Mt. Vernon Wildcat Soccer Team. Kuhn excels in fine arts and has been in multiple plays and musical productions, including the Children’s Theater. Academically, he has earned the Rising Star of Indiana Award and Academic Honors. Outside of school, Kuhn is actively involved with the Boy Scouts of America, obtaining his Rank of Eagle Scout (spending over 120 hours on the project), earned one Eagle Palm his freshman year, and the Order of the Arrow his sophomore year.
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Broadband is another $4.8 million closer to Posey County By Trisha L. Lopez Charter Communications was awarded $4.8 million from the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to bring broadband to underserved areas in Posey County. Posey County Commissioner Bryan Schorr said the project, which will encompass 2,511 homes and businesses in Posey County, is expected to be completed within 18 months and the first four phases of
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the 12-phase project could be finished by the end of the month. Charter hopes to add 1,073 homes not included in the RDOF if additional funds are approved through the state. The RDOF broadband initiative is the single largest distribution of Universal Service Fund dollars made available to communications service providers in US history, according to the FCC. The RDOF will provide $20.4 billion over a 10year period to support the construction of broadband networks in rural
communities across the country. Charter announced plans to deliver gigabit high-speed broadband to approximately 54,000 unserved Indiana homes and small businesses in March. The company told the Southwest Indiana Chamber of Commerce that more than $259 million would be invested in Indiana. The Indiana expansion is part of a $5 billion investment ($1.2 billion coming from RDOF dollars) Charter said would reach more than one million homes and small businesses in lower-density, mostly
rural communities in 24 states nationwide. Posey County officials have made broadband expansion a priority to help attract residential and business growth and provide better service for county residents. Posey County Council President Heather Allyn said the county’s broadband project with Mainstream Fiber Networks is also underway and moving ahead as planned. The state awarded $3.31 million from the Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program in September
2020 to be used towards the $6.25 million project that is anticipated to serve roughly 675 households, 30 businesses and several anchor institutions. Schorr said the increased focus on broadband will make a big impact in Posey County. “We are very excited about it. We think it’s great for Posey County. We hope that they end up covering 95 percent of our county with new broadband. It’s great for our schools. It’s great for our businesses. Everybody,” Schorr said.
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I spend a lot of time at sporting events. Most of the time, I am away from most of the people trying to capture that magic picture that is often elusive. In my line of work, I make a few friends and a multitude of acquaintances. If the truth be known, each of us has a small circle of people we would call “close” friends. The Internet and social media has done nothing to help establish those close friendships. And sitting on the floor alone does nothing on a personal level to help make friends. On Friday evening, I watched proudly as North Posey was able to pull out a win in the reserve game and then come back and pick up the overtime win in one of the toughest places to play in the area. I generally try to find a place on the offensive end to sit because like the players, offense is more fun than defense and it shows in the pictures. When I walked into the gymnasium in the reserve game, our Vi-
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Friday night was more than just a ballgame kings trailed 13-4. My assumption was that they were going to lose the game…badly. I hunkered down in a little nook at the west end of the floor and tried to get some pictures while the Vikings made their comeback. They held Mater Dei scoreless in the second period and grabbed a 19-13 lead at the half. I changed ends of the floor and spotted an open chair on the southeastern end of the floor. It was an unoccupied folding chair and I took it. I let officials know that if I was in someone’s seat, I would gladly move. About that time, a man who appeared to be about my age rolled past me in a powered chair. We spoke briefly as he passed and shared stories of getting to the game. I had to leave my “real” job early to get there and he had left his wife at home because she wasn’t in the mood for a basketball game on Friday night. We had a few minutes to talk before the second half began and I knew we were cheering for opposing teams. But that didn’t matter because he was able to find positives to say about the Vikings and I found some things Mater Dei was doing well and we both chuckled as
he pointed out the obvious. There are probably a lot of players on opposing teams that night who knew each other or had attended elementary school together. We both agreed they probably see a lot of each other off the basketball court. But on the court, it was all business as the second half began. North Posey expanded the lead a little and retreated into a weave that kept the Wildcats from getting many opportunities to score. He pointed out how well the Vikings were taking care of the ball and I pointed out how tightly the Wildcats were playing defense. As the Vikings held the Wildcats scoreless for the third quarter as well, it left us both shaking our heads as that rarely happens. The Wildcats managed to close the gap in the fourth quarter but he was right, the Vikings did take care of the ball very well and held on for a decisive win. At the between-game break, after grabbing a picture of my nephew playing in the Mater Dei pep band. He explained that his own children had participated in band and how he had watched his children and his grandchildren who live nearby grow up at Mater Dei.
Finally, I asked him his age. Although I thought we looked near the same age, he had my by 15 years. I was surprised and pointed out that I never would have guessed it. He admitted that he had aged well but that he didn’t know how much longer it would last. Puzzled, I asked him why he would make such a statement. My new friend pointed out to me that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive cancer on Wednesday. What do you say to an explanation like that? I let him know that I would be praying for him and he let me know he appreciated it. Then our talk turned back to basketball. I can’t remember when I have enjoyed such meaningful conversation during a ballgame. Maurice and I talked about everything from family to friends to our lives. He let me know that he has some acres in the Griffin area and knows a lot about Posey County. He shared just enough for me to realize why he is now in a wheelchair. It was workrelated. As we talked about basketball, it was apparent that we have both been around awhile and we had our own ideas about the flow of the game, the officials, and various other fac-
ets. He had some good ideas that I acknowledged and I had some ideas he agreed with. He respected the fact that I was trying to get a few pictures and acknowledged that he likes our newspaper and always picks up a copy when he is out in Posey County. I got his address and as a token of my gratitude for my new friend, I told him I would add him to the subscription list. We both witnessed a good ballgame that went into overtime before the Vikings pulled out the win. We shook hands and agreed that our meeting probably was more by Divine Providence than by chance. We parted and as I drove out of the parking lot, I couldn’t help but think back and admire a man who had received a grim diagnosis on Wednesday yet had such a great attitude about life and people in general two or three days later. Maurice, this is about you and my prayer is that you get better news when you go back to the doctor this week. I want to keep you on my friend’s list and our subscription list for a lot of years to come. I appreciated the talk therapy. They don’t make many like you! Merry Christmas.
Guest Column: By George Cottrell Do not fear for next generation
Letter to the Editor Wildcats Remembered is successful I wanted to let you know our alumni and supporters helped Wildcats Remembered reach another milestone this year! Our annual donation received by the MVSHS principal recently was the largest to date $18,326. Our membership donations are
invested through the Posey County Community Foundation and the earnings are then available for our annual donation to the high school. Thank you to all members including personal businesses for their generosity and to class reunion organizers for
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Peg and I sat in our warm cabin on the Osage County, Oklahoma prairie recently and watched the live stream of the state high school semi-final football game between the Pawhuska Huskies and the Cashion Wildcats. Thank you www.kpgmtv.com! It is not that we are only fair-weather fans; we have enjoyed attending the Huskies games in person since we moved from Posey County, Indiana to Osage County, Oklahoma two football seasons ago. However, this state semi-final match was played on a neutral field about 70 miles from our home so we opted for armchairs. It was still an exciting game, final score 35-31. And while we truly appreciated the free live-feed, there were parts of the game that may have slipped our attention. So, if my
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Don’t feel sorry for or fear for your kids/grandkids because the world they are going to grow up in is not what it used to be. God created them and called them for the exact moment in time that they’re in. Their life wasn’t a coincidence or an accident. Raise them up to know the power they walk in as children of God. Train them up in the authority of His Word. Teach them to walk in faith knowing that God is in control. Empower them to know they can change the world. Don’t teach them to be fearful and disheartened by the state of the world but hopeful that they can do something about it. Every person in all of history has been placed in the time that they were in because of God’s sovereign plan. He knew Daniel could handle the lions den. He knew David could handle Goliath. He knew Esther could handle Haman. He knew Peter could handle persecution. He knows that your child can handle whatever challenge
observations are not 100 percent accurate, that is my excuse. That said, as Fareed Zakaria might say, “here’s my take” on the game. The opening ceremonies affirmed both schools’ commitment to all that is good about high school sports. Then the hardhitting play that followed had to make both fan bases proud. Neither team ever let up from an all-out effort on offense, defense and special teams. There were few penalties and none for unnecessary roughness, late hits, unsportsmanlike conduct or taunting. There was no taunting, only two fiercely competitive groups of finely disciplined and talented, well raised and well coached young players. The game could be used in civic classes as an example of why high school sports are an important component of education. These players likely all started in the summer of 2021 with two-a-day practices and sacrificed fun times for sweat and misery to be ready for this 48 minutes.
High goals were set and achieved. Most significantly those goals included giving their best, not just in the game of football but in their examples of how sports can help mold character. It was unquestionable that each player on both teams wanted to win. However, Peg and I saw several players from both teams help their opponents up and even pat their adversaries on the back during the game. There were no fights or shouting matches or claims of bad calls. Football for football’s sake was the standard. As a graduate of Pawhuska High School, I was gratified by the lessons these players so obviously had learned. The same would have been true had I gone to Cashion. So, thank you to the parents, coaches and teachers who set these young people on the right track and thank you to the players for a great game. For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www.jamesmredwine.com Or “Like/ Follow” us on Facebook & Twitter at JPegOsageRanch
they face in their life. He created them specifically for it! Don’t be scared for your children, but be honored that God chose YOU to parent the generation that is facing the biggest challenges of our lifetime. Rise up to the challenge. Raise Daniels, Davids, Esthers and Peters! God isn’t scratching His head wondering what He’s going to do with this mess of
a world. He has an army He’s raising up to drive back the darkness and make Him known all over the earth. Don’t let your fear steal the greatness God placed in them. I know it’s hard to imagine them as anything besides our sweet little babies, and we just want to protect them from anything that could ever be hard on them, but they were born for such a time as this.
Hans Schmitz, PC Purdue Extension Educator Ag Notes to End the Year As the holidays and the end of the year quickly approach, a few items will hopefully have been addressed on the farm. If not, they will need to be very soon. Namely, checking pesticide license requirements, planning out attendance at winter meetings, and winterizing around the farm now will ensure no big surprises in 2022. This year is a big one for many farmer’s pesticide licenses, as some expire on December 31. In order to renew the license, a farmer must attend three Pesticide Applicator Recertification Programs over the course of the five-year active period of the license. All three cannot be obtained in the same year, and only one can be obtained by taking the online course offered by the Office of the Indiana State Chemist. The online PARP course is the only option left for those who need one more credit towards their license this year. For those who are expiring and have attended enough programs, the renewal form mailed back in October should have been returned indicating the need to renew the license. If any farmer is concerned about the status of their license, reach out to your local county Purdue Extension office, where we can access your records and let you know your status. Not many farmer private applicator licenses expire the next couple of years, so there may be a lull in folks who need programs. The first of January to about March 15 is considered winter meeting season in the agricultural community. Along with very local programs, state and national meetings occur. The big winter national meeting might be the National No-Till Conference, which will be in Louisville, KY, on January 4-7. Another big winter meeting is the National Farm Machinery Show, also in Louisville on February 16-19. A couple of regional meetings of note are the Bi-State Small Farm and Garden Conference in Henderson, KY, on March 12, or the Purdue Top Farmer Conference on January 7. The Area Corn and Soybean Day at the Vanderburgh County Fairgrounds is returning on January 18 this year. Posey County Ag Day will be at the Posey County Fairgrounds on January 13. Gibson Southern Farm Winter Workshops return to an inperson format this year, with six consecutive Monday nights beginning in mid-January reserved for those programs. Getting relevant events on the calendar now will reduce stress next year. If one is not subscribed to the local newsletter of your Extension Educator, reaching out to get on the list will help ensure you know of all the options. As of this writing, the cover crops that winter kill look very alive, so the lack of very cold temperatures may have folks waiting to get everything winterized. Depending on the type of farm operation, winterization can look very different, but Cornell does have a broad blog post entitled “Winterizing Your Farm” that covers broad aspects for all farm operations. Most items are fairly intuitive such as inspecting all equipment and buildings. Some, like having carbon monoxide monitors, and checking them, for all buildings not heated electrically, may be new good ideas to implement. For more information, please contact Purdue Extension office in Posey County via hschmitz@purdue.edu or 812-838-1331.
Old Days and Old Ways
I often get laughed for working my old stuff. You know, the older equipment without all the bells and whistles, the stuff without all the electronics and gizmos, for running the stuff with faded paint and rusty hoods. Heck some of my stuff is lucky to have a working radio. But that’s just the way I roll… I do have some modern stuff, but I don’t care for it, because I can’t work on it, or maybe it’s just because I can’t figure it out. Maybe it’s because I grew up before video games and such or I just don’t have patience nor the knack. Anyway, call me old school I guess. I just wish we could go back to the days when guys knew everything there was to know about the underside of the hood when it came to mechanical stuff and how to fix it. Now I do have some modern stuff but I don’t really care for it, because I can’t work on it.
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When it comes to equipment I use it up, I wear it out, I like fix it up and make it do, or I’ll just do without. I miss the days of the mom and pop parts stores, the days before all the EPA regulations, before cell phones and internet. Before computer boards and electrical circuits, before def fluid and all those sensors. I like the old stuff with steel hoods and framed doors, before those durned plastic hoods that don’t last and rot away from the heat and sun. I miss the days when you could pop the hood on a pickup pull and file a set of points, put em back and fire it up. When I was younger all our meals were happy meals because we were happy to be together and happy to have food on the table. Back when our food choices were eat it or go hungry. I remember the days of newspaper in the bottom of worn out boots and bread sacks over our socks to keep our feet dry. We may not have had much but we were happy. I miss the days when any kid could fix a bicycle chain, and P / E D P
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bailing wire was your friend and plentiful. The days when it wasn’t illegal for kids to work and a good thrashing with a switch taught good manners and proper behavior. When trips to the dump were a treasure hunt looking through stuff that other people tossed away, and gathering treasures that might be of use to us. I miss the days when politicians actually tried to solve problems instead of being focused on hating the opposing party. When people were responsible for their own actions and the government didn’t have to interfere because of a few bad individuals. When you busted your head or goofed up and it was your own fault and not always someone else’s. You were responsible for you and life wasn’t always fair. I reckon I’m just getting old and tired…but I miss the old days. Seems like when you go too far forward there’s no going back, and progress isn’t really progress…because we forgot how to think and do for ourselves.
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DECEMBER 21, 2021 Kevin Dean Dickey Kevin Dean Dickey, 62, of Carlyle, Ill., (formerly of Wayne City, Ill.) passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021 in Edwardsville, Ill. Kevin was born in Fairfield, Ill., on November 9, 1959 to Verl and Dorothy Dickey. Kevin loved his family and friends and treasured time spent together with them. Kevin was employed at Amazon Distribution Center in Edwardsville, Ill., and worked as a Driver Supervisor. He enjoyed golfing, Illinois basketball and the Saint Louis Cardinals. He loved his family and friends and treasured time spent together. He was most proud of his grandchildren. He was a member of the Arrington Prairie Missionary Baptist Church in Sims, Ill. Kevin was preceded in death by his father, Verl Dickey, Grandparents: Audrey and Pearl (Collins) Dickey, Tom and Alice (Jenkins) Buchanan, and brother-in-law Denny Clark. Kevin is survived by his loving mother, Dorothy Dickey; his children: Kristen Anastasi, Justin (Ashley) Dickey, Kyle (Layna) Dickey, Kayley (Jesse) Denzer and Katelyn McNab; Siblings: Verla (Tom) Taylor, Cindy Clark, Stuart Dickey and Brian Dickey; Grandchildren:
Josie Anastasi, Emmalyn Dickey, Nora Dickey, Aven Dickey, Collins Dickey and McKenzie Denzer; several aunts, uncles, and extended family, and special friend, Laurie Dalton. Funeral services for Kevin Dean Dickey was held at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 17, 2021 at the Archie L. Sanders Memorial Chapel, located inside Thomason Cemetery in Wayne City, Ill., with Ron Loker and Jerry Wilson officiating. Interment followed the funeral service at Thomason Cemetery. Visitation was held from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Young Funeral Home in Wayne City, Ill. Online condolences and words of encouragement may be left at www. youngfuneralhomellc.com
Ronald Wesley Stover Ronald Wesley Stover, 53, of Newburgh, Ind., passed away peacefully on Monday, December 13, 2021 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. He was surrounded by his family who loved him very much. Wes is survived by his parents, Ron and Diane Stover of Mount Vernon, Ind.; sister, Janet Clark and her husband, Scott, along with their sons, Caleb and Aaron of Lawrenceville, Ga.; daughter, Ashton Hayes and her husband, Nick, along with their two children, Reagan and Barrett of Evansville, Ind.; and his son, Ethan Wesley Stover of Newburgh, Ind. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Hiram and Irene Stover and maternal grandparents, Walter and Sara Bishop. Wes was passionate about everything technical, and served for many years in IT Management for Countrymark Refining and Logistics, LLC in Mount Vernon, Ind. He was a blessing to his family, had a wonderful sense of humor, and was kind and generous to everyone who surrounded
‘Jager the Dog’ case remains alive By Lois Mittino Gray With new banners and signs exhorting Mount Vernon public officials to take action, the ongoing story of Jager, the boxer dog with a death sentence, is once again at the forefront as residents drive by and wonder about his fate. A multitude of signs are at the corner of Tile Factory Road and Fourth Street, put up by Ross Taylor, asking Mayor Bill Curtis to “Do the Right Thing”, “Free Jager Now”, and another states, “Elected Officials, Jager’s Life is in your Hands.” More “Free Jager Now” and “No Bite, No Kill” signs are located in front of other residences in the city in this continuing court case. In a new turn of events in the ‘May Robinson versus the City of Mount Vernon’ case, Robinson has hired a new lawyer, Karen Celestino Horseman of Indianapolis, to lead her appeal all the way to the Indiana Supreme Court to take the case. The attorney filed a Petition to Transfer request on November 15 as the final step in the appellant’s avenue of appeals. “I know that this is a longshot and nine out of ten say I won’t get the transfer. It’s the only other thing to try. Now I will wait on the justices to decide to accept the case or not,” explained May Robinson. “How long it will take I don’t know.” The dog’s owner is pinning her hope on the fact that her new lawyer is using points the earlier attorney, Jared Michel Thomas of Evansville, did not use in the county case and the ensuing appeals court case. “He cited lack of evidence to support saving my dog. I was told you usually don’t win on that basis. Attorney Horseman is arguing that a dog is a sentient mammal, capable of feelings, in support of Jager,” Robinson remarked. City Attorney Beth McFadin Higgins, filed the city’s response to the transfer petition on December 3 stating there were no fundamental errors found in the case. Attorney Horseman gathered all the information together and filed her Briefs and Response to Transfer on December 10. From here, the rest is a waiting game. The particulars are public and may be read on mycase.in.gov under ‘May Robinson vs. City of Mount Vernon’, the case number is 21A-OV-00631. The drama began on January 30, 2021, when law enforcement and a paramedic responded to Robinson’s residence upon the report of a dog bite. Robinson was there with her four-year-old grandchild, who had deep wounds on her face. The local trial court held a fact-finding hearing on March 23, 2021. At the hearing, the City presented evidence that, there was conflicting evidence as to the cause of the wounds being
bite or paw scrape. After a trial, the dog was ordered to be euthanized for the bite by Senior Judge Robert Aylesworth. Robinson and Attorney Thomas then moved on to the Indiana Court of Appeals with the case, citing lack of evidence. The owner was sent a letter on September 29 affirming the order to euthanize the dog meted out by Judge Aylsworth. Appellate Judges Crone and Pyle looked at all arguments on both sides searching for errors and determined this opinion, “Here, the city presented evidence that the dog bit the child, holding her face in his mouth. This evidence is sufficient to support an order to euthanize under Section 91.32. Thus, the court did not clearly err in issuing the order to euthanize the dog. All in all, we conclude that sufficient evidence supports the judgment.” Robinson feels the two appellate judges did not take the issue seriously. “They had 60 days to decide the appeal, but took only 29 days. Oh well, they thought it’s just a dog, but dogs have feelings, too.” Jager has a ‘Go Fund Me’ Page, and most of the money collected to date was mainly used to pay for legal bills. “I used almost all of it with the last lawyer. We are trying to add more money to it now. The oral argument in front of the Supreme Court alone will cost me about $1500 if they take the case,” Robinson speculated. She will also have to pay for his kenneling, which is separate from other dogs at a facility the city uses. “If we lose, I will owe. I won’t have to pay if I win, as he should not have been there in the first place. It costs 15 dollars a day and so far, it has been 310 days.” May said her Jager is “doing good.” There are many local volunteers there who go to visit him and take him treats. He enjoys the play interaction they offer. Once a week, the city allows her visits outside the fence with an officer present. Kinley, the grand-daughter involved in the fracas, is not allowed to visit at all. “Yes, he is still alive and some think he is living the good life. But it’s still a shelter. He needs to be back in a home.” As for the signs on the corner made by Mr. Taylor, May Robinson said the city elected officials could put an end to this and just cancel the case. “The Mayor says his hands are tied, but that’s not true. It’s called me versus the City of Mount Vernon. He’s the boss of the city. He could say I made a mistake and file a motion to drop the case and vacate the judgement.” The Mayor, when reached for comment, said the case is way beyond that point and out of his hands.
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him. Wes will be missed. The family wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks for the diligent and compassionate care he received at Saint Vincent’s Ascension Hospital in Evansville, Ind., and Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Ind. Private services will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to Saint John’s Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 503, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 or the Wounded Warrior Project, 230 West Monroe Street, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60606. Condolences may be made online at www. schneiderfuneralhome.com
Betty Sue Young Betty Sue (Bruce) Young, 81, of Marengo, Ind., formerly of Cynthiana, Ind., passed away on December 7, 2021. Betty Sue was born July 2, 1940 in Oakland City, Indiana, to Geroge and Martha (Whelan) Bruce. Surviving are her daughter: Vicky Meyer of Venice Florida; son: Vernon Young Jr., and Michael Young
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of Marengo, Indiana; half brothers and sisters: Wilfred Smith of Cynthiana, Indiana; George Bruce of Winslow, Indiana; Richard Bruce, Kevin Bruce, Carol Vickers, Yvonne Poteet of Petersburg, Indiana; Gloria Morgan, Rebecca Houchin of Oakland City, Indiana. Services at a later date.
Time Classified Staff will get $200. These will be in the ‘after the new year begins’ paychecks. Also under New Business, three new positions were created in anticipation of a possible split with the Mount Vernon School District in sharing Special Education Services. The three positions were approved as: Director of Special Education, Administrative Assistant for Special Education, and School Psychologist. Mount Vernon will be voting on the separation at its next school board meeting on December 20. Job descriptions will be posted now, so these positions could be filled by February, with the formal dissolution date of the cooperative being July 1, 2022. • A contract was awarded to Hafer Architectural Firm to renovate the North Posey High School/Junior High School Life Skills Classrooms 108 and 109. A grant for $84,000 was received from the federal government using Special Education ARPA funds and Operation Funds. It will add new cabinetry, a bed to learn to make, sinks, and other life skill items this summer. • A Memorandum of Understanding was entered for Data Sharing on career counseling between SIEC and MSD of North Posey County. • The board approved a request from High School Principal Sean Fisher to close the credit cards through Fifth Third Bank that are currently assigned to North Posey High School. They were shared credit card accounts with the junior high school and he would like to keep them separate. North Posey Junior High can now maintain the credit card accounts exclusively on their own or opt to close them, too. • Galvin presented for consideration the request from Steven Kavanaugh to pursue a grant that would provide the equipment
‘Library Funding’ continued from Page A1 tor for the Poseyville Library, said the process started about a year ago when she attended a meeting of the Posey County Council to bring the problem to its attention. The problem is that Robinson Township tax funds were given to the Alexandrian Public Library in Mount Vernon, even though students of Robinson Township are part of the MSD of North Posey County school district. “We were the only school district in the state that has student money given to another library out of their district. No one can figure out when or where this happened, but it has been going on for at least the past seventeen years,” she explained. “For us, the $150,000-170,000 in funds would be life-changing. We only have a $200,000 annual budget and this change would about double it,” she stressed. “It is too soon to tell the exact amount of incoming money.” The resolution will go to the court house now to record the resolution. The assessor will certify the change and collect taxes next year from residents of Robinson Township. “When we do know the amount, we plan to sit down with our board and work on a budget and future plans. We want to develop the property diagonal to our present building. We would like to enhance our programs and use it for summer activities. We would like to have a bookmobile. The number one goal is to increase the salaries of my four employees. They need to get benefits and a fair living wage.” The two library directors, Morlan of PCL and Marissa Priddis of APL plan to work together all next year to smoothly transition services to all areas. Morlan said she will work on getting services to the Saint Wendel School, in Robinson Township, presently served by Mount Vernon. Because both libraries have reciprocal agreements, patrons can borrow resources freely from both library sources and that will not change. “We want to assure all Posey County patrons, regardless of where they live, that our reciprocal borrowing agreements remain in place and they are welcome to use the library that best fits their needs. We also want to assure our Robinson Township patrons who are already APL cardholders that there will be no disruption to their service and they continue to be welcome to visit any Posey County library for materials, programming, services and assistance. As always, our Main Library and Bookmobile doors are open and ready to serve all who visit us,” said Marissa Priddis, Director of the Alexandrian Public Library.
and the training for four teachers needed to start an archery club, as well as teach all junior high students archery in physical education classes. The junior high would need to pay a balance of $500 and be willing to teach archery during the school day for at least 10 school days. • Under Information, Galvin gave a very positive update on how well the district was doing with COVID-19 and it serves as a model for many other school districts. • The last major issued to be discussed was one Galvin said he wanted to address in a public forum and take to the board. “There have been rumors going around about financial issues in our athletic program and with Booster Club. We take them seriously and have done an internal investigation and looked at all aspects. We have a fine system of financial dual controls, multiple people need to approve an expenditure. Our Athletic Director, Waylon Schenk, does not have his own checkbook. All school accounts and extracurricular accounts are reviewed and we work closely with the DLGF. The school does not charge to play soccer. The funds charged to play were brought on by the Soccer Booster Club for awards, etc.” The board also approved these consent items: • FMLA requests were approved for Brenda Straw from December 1, 2021 until approximately February 1, 2022 for health attention and for Shanna Kelly for the birth of her child from approximately March 21, 2022 through May 27, 2022. • Leave requests were approved for Cody Moll for thirteen consecutive days, Julie Koester: for four consecutive days, and Julie Sailer for six consecutive days. All three are in January 2022. Kristi Reynolds and Stacy Newman-Smith both requested to use five consecutive leave days
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I am guessing that many folks spend time thinking back to Christmases past, especially those in my age group. There are a lot of years to recall. Madeleine, I hope that you do the same when you are older. Hopefully, you will think of Grandpa and I. This is the 57 year we have spent Christmas together. Many changes happened in those years of course. The first year we were still upstairs in Mrs. Werry’s apartment. We went to my uncle’s property and cut down a white pine for a tree. As I have written before, we spent many of the following years going to Owensboro, and going to Great-Grandma’s house on Christmas Eve. Most of those folks are gone now. It is a bittersweet memory to think of those times. I suppose most people have the same type of memories from the past. My mother told of when she was a child and her father hitched up the horses and they went into Haubstadt in the sleigh, wrapped up in quilts. Ironically, I was also taken there as a
child to Christmas shop at Meny’s. They had their Christmas trees lined up along the side of the store, and I always picked out the tallest. I urge everyone to burn the images of this current Christmas into their memories, because you will want to recall them someday. I remember my children falling asleep on the way back to Indiana, and their dad carrying them into their rooms when we got home. I thought about the years I worked at Hirsch’s, and trimmed the windows. One year, Charlie went out into the country and cut down a real fir tree, and we used various antiques to make an old-fashioned look. I will admit that I do miss having a real tree, which we haven’t done in a long time now. It is hard enough to just put up an artificial one for us old folks. When we shopped for real ones, it always seemed to be the coldest, most rainy day. The dry needles seemingly appeared on the floor quickly and they were terrible to step on, let alone clean up. However, like many of the other things we always did, we have conceded this to younger folks. I no longer make a huge variety
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P C H J K Note: News in this issue includes: Near East Relief from Posey, Chief of Fire Department issues Christmas “don’ts,” Elks to entertain 232 children, Mayor-Elect Osborn announces appointments, shop in Mount Vernon, letters to Santa and many personals. Both Armies Co-Operate To Transport Supplies - The Near East Relief Committee whose grain appeal is being given generous response in many parts of Indiana, is assuring contributors that every bushel of grain donated for the starving persons of Southern Russia, Armenia, and the Holy Land, reaches those for whom it was intended. Governments, armies, even brigands seem to respect the mercy work and have not molested the supplies being shipped in for relief work. Chief of Fire Department Issues Christmas Warning Fire Chief, Chris Wilderman
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Thralls Opera House has hosted plays, concerts, dances, balls, and other events over the years. The annual “Grand Christmas Balls” were New Harmony’s celebrated annual Social Event. This event was a two-night celebration. They promised up-to-date music and one evening of the children taking control of the floor. In an undated article written by “one of the committee,” it spoke of how this event used to be free. It was a community effort. People cooked baskets of bread, popcorn, cakes, and other delectable foods. It was all free. There was no cover charge for the band or a rental fee for the dance hall. I was able to find a newspaper announcement in the December 23, 1898 New Harmony Register. However, I could not find any prior to that date or after that date. According to an article in the December 18, 1977 Courier and Press the last known Christmas Ball was in 1912. The first re-creation of the Christmas Ball was held De-
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cember 28, 1977. The festivities began at 9 p.m. with dancing and modern jazz music by The Premiers. Champagne and punch were available at the Cooper Shop next door to Thrall’s. A midnight breakfast was served at the Shad blow Restaurant for all the guests at the Ball. The Christmas Balls ended in 1995. In recent years, there has been a Community Christmas Party at the Ribeyre Gymnasium. This year was re-scheduled due to the increased Covid numbers in Posey County. It would be a grand time if the Christmas Ball made a return to the Opera house. Upcoming at the WMIWe will be closed December 24, 2021 and December 25, 2021 for Christmas. We will re-open December 26, 2021 at noon. Kiwanis Story Time will be help on December 29, 2021 and December 30, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. Tamara Allison will be reading Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson. Be sure to come check out our New Books.
of cookies and other treats. I remember my mother’s excellent divinity. I favor the type of fudge that most others do not like. It is the sugary type; not creamy. I haven’t made bourbon balls for a while, either. Of course, my favorite was always decorated sugar cookies. Heather made them so detailed and beautiful that we didn’t eat them, ironically. I still have the old cookie cutters from my childhood. Madeleine, I hope you will use them someday, and make cookies with your children and grandchildren. Please invite your Aunt Heather to join you. Also, sadly, I decided not to get out my huge assortment of Christmas ornaments, many of which I made. Again, these will pass down to you, your brother and sister, and the next generations. I believe that Heather still has some of the fragile glass ones that were on my first tree. I made many of them about 40 years ago. I hope you will treasure those, also. I loved covering Styrofoam balls with brocade and sequins. It used to make me sad when I found once treasured holiday things at a garage sale. Values are sometimes missing in young folks. They prefer shiny new things from China and
Birthdays December 21 - Kathy Brady, Jameson A. Cox, Kim Gates, Jon D. Hidbrader, Kim Rodriguez, Sarah Ellen Whitmore, Josey Wilson, Brenda Titzer, Allyce Bosecker, Emma Johnson, Christian Meeker December 22 - Lisa Marie Benton, Charlene Crumbacher, Nicholas Cullum, Mike McFall, John Rice, Margaret Shaffer, Amy Stallings, Bobby Davis, Andrew Laughbaum December 23 - Don Barton, Herman Deckard, Don Powers, Amber N. Sailer, Jeff Wolf, Rosemary York, Debby Effinger, Kayla Renshaw, Evan Simkins, Rose Mary Tenbarge, Roy May, Pat Crockett, Bill Arnold December 24 - John Becher, Darla Chapman, Nikki Nelson, Steven Douglas York, Mandy Moore
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ture ranges between 30 and 60 degrees. There’s a strong breeze blowing and the local weather experts are debating the chances for a significant winter weather event. Because of recent warnings and the ensuring weather tragedy, many of us have already taken inventory of our flashlight batteries and candle supply. We’ve made sure our pipes won’t freeze when the temperature drops and we’ve already stocked up on snow shovels and ice melt. Some have even stopped by the grocery store to stock up on a few things ... just in case. No matter which weather expert is right, residents at the Charles Ford Retirement Community have fewer reasons to worry. The pantry in the Charles Ford kitchen is always stocked. There is someone to shovel the snow and get the mail. A backup generator makes sure they never have to count flashlight batteries, locate candles, or worry if the pipes will freeze. If the resi-
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under-sell foreign concerns at every opportunity. There are two more shopping days left. Santa Claus At Booker T. Washington - Santa Claus is expected in the primary department of the Booker T. Washington School sometime today. The upper grades and high school students will have Christmas parties from 3 - 4 this afternoon. Letters To Santa Dear Santa Claus, I am a little girl, seven years old. I have a little sister who is three months old. I want a ball, a story book, a ring, a telephone, and some candy, oranges and apples. Bring sister a pair of stockings and a little Christmas tree, papa wants a tie and mamma wants some handkerchiefs. Don’t forget the other little boys and girls. Yours truly, Clara Hahn
Dear Santa Claus, Christmas is coming very near and I have been think-of what Santa will bring me. I am a boy, nine years old. I would like to have a pitching glove, catching glove, solid rubber ball and firecrackers, and a few other things. Do not forget my little sister and baby brother and the other children. Your friend, Leonard Willman Dear Old Santa Claus: I am writing you a letter to let you know what I want for Christmas. I want a doll and buggy, a little stove, a set of dishes, a tub and washboard, a lot of candy, bananas and all kinds of nuts. I am a good little girl and live 12 miles from town, so Santa, don’t forget me. I will go to bed early. Your little friend, Rozella Hughes Dear Santa Claus, I am a little girl, eight years old. I go to Sunday School Every Sunday. I would like a doll buggy, a cradle, a doll chair, and also a new coat, a Christmas tree and plenty of candy, nuts, oranges and bananas. I also have a little sister who has seen but one Christmas. Don’t forget her. Yours with love, Henrietta Schorr News Briefs And Personals - Births - None Vacation - Pupils and teachers of the schools of Mount Vernon will be on vacation from today, December 22 to January 3. No marriage licenses for 1921. Marriage Licenses 125 Years Ago - Frank Farley and Mollie Berry; Frank Hellmouth and Jennie Alldredge.
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Even though Covid levels prevented the Charles Ford Retirement Community from hosting a public open house, this month, the community’s residents did celebrate with family and friends at a Holiday Social that invited them to host up to four loved ones as guests for a celebration in their apartments. The Charles Ford kitchen staff provided an array News From The Western Star, December 21, 1921 - Mount Vernon of delectable holiday foods and beverages in each resiissues the following “don’ts” an annual affair of the big- dent’s room, and a professionfor the Christmas holidays hearted Elks and furnishes a al photographer captured the which should be read and ob- Christmas for many children gatherings creating precious served by everyone: (1) Do who otherwise would not be holiday memories. In addition, not decorate your Christmas able to enjoy the day. Each as the holidays near, residents tree with paper, cotton, or any child present will receive a will also be able to attend other inflammable material. knitted toboggan, candy, nuts, family gatherings, while unUse inflammable decorations fruits, and several toys. The derstanding the importance of only. (2) Use powdered mica toys for girls and boys be- adhering to the core principles or asbestos fiber for snow. ing of a different variety. The of infection prevention, which (3) Do not permit children entertainment committee of includes social distancing, to light or relight the tree the Elks’ is composed of M. hand hygiene and masking. As I write this column, the candles while parents are not W. Smith, chairman, J. Behpresent. Electric illumina- rick, George Green, William weather outside is cloudy and tion is safer. (4) Do not leave Bryant, and Royal Kemper. gray. This winter, I expect the matches within reach of chil- Ladies assisting the com- roads will at times be covdren. If the children can get mittee: Mr. J. H. Blackburn, ered with a mixture of ice and matches, they will experiment Mrs. William Shrode, Mrs. snow. Currently, the temperawith them. (5) Do not let dry Ray Smith, Mrs. Lynn Strack, through the press last week, Christmas trees remain inside Mrs. H. P. Flesher, Miss Lena Mayor-Elect Lemuel T. Osbuildings after the holidays. Gonnerman, Miss Alice Beh- born, Wednesday announced The tree ignites readily when rick, Mrs. Louis Fox, Mrs. his appointments to the varineedles become dry. Carl Schwenzer, Mrs. Robert ous city offices: Edgar ThomElks Are Preparing To Keck, Miss Rachel Harlem, as was selected as Chief-ofEntertain 232 Children - Mrs. Merle Weisinger, Mrs. Police; Earl Suddoth was Preparations are being made Lem Osborn, Mrs. Charles appointed City Engineer; by the entertainment com- Hagemann, Mrs. Sam Davis, Edward Green was appointed mittee of the Elks’ Lodge, to- Mrs. A.W. Mackey, and Mrs. Street Commissioner; Chris gether with their assistants, to Joseph Kelley. Wilderman was re-appointed entertain 232 needy children Mayor-Elect Osborn An- Fire Chief; Dr. C. T. Emmick, at the Elk’s Home at 2:30 nounces Appointments - Mrs. G. Hoehn and Mrs. CarChristmas afternoon. This is Following his announcement rie Knight was appointed to
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have no interest in their heirloom items and those are discarded. There was much to think about, regarding the horrible tornadoes, but I worried about the old things that could never be replaced. Every year, as I carefully took ornaments out of their tissue paper, I let them take me back to people and other times. Please do this, also. Memories and traditions are, in my opinion, the way to truly celebrate. Christmas is a time for family, love, and thinking of the past. I always wish I could project the images from my brain into a tangible movie for this generation to watch and preserve. I try to put it all into words, but that can’t possibly convey everything as it was. For 2021, I have aches and pains and can’t get around very well, but I hope to be around for several more Christmases. As Ebenezer Scrooge learned, we should all keep Christmas in our hearts and make new memories each and every year. I am sending out wishes to all of my readers to make this year a joyous one. Madeleine, you are a great gift, and I hope that you and Issabella and Alexander make many great memories every year.
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Posey commissioners review county insurance coverages By Lois Mittino Gray The Posey County Commissioners conducted both unfinished and new business in a lengthy two-hour meeting on Tuesday, December 7 at the Hovey House in Mount Vernon. The majority of time was taken up by pitches from insurance agents responding to the Commissioner’s request for proposals on property/casualty/liability insurance for the county, asking for submissions for the first time in thirty years. Andy Weintraut, representing Schultheis Insurance, spoke first and gave a succinct, brief report offering four possible options that could be selected for next year. The county has used this local business for the past thirty years. The first option would be to renew the present policy as is, the second would save money by raising deductibles, a third option would add enhanced earthquake and cybersecurity insurance to the present policy, and the fourth would add the insurances in the third option, plus the higher deductibles in the second option. He presented packets with the fees spelled out to the Commissioners for them to review. Brian D. Hancock, Market Executive for the Evansville Region of Epic Insurance Midwest, introduced his company as a “municipal insurance specialist invested in the county as our preferred partner, Astra, insures the city of Mount Vernon and the Solid Waste District.” He talked at length about options and packages through his company. The Commissioners agreed that both agencies submitted proposals that meet or exceed the advertised requirements in their bid packages. They will now take them under advisement to read everything and tabled the issue until the next meeting. Before closing the topic, Commissioner Randy Thornburg looked over at Sheriff Tom Latham and pointedly asked him for his thoughts on the insurance proposals. “I’m not in on this decision, but I can say this. September 18 was an awful day in Posey County. (Deputy Sheriff Hicks was shot in the head answering a call). I called Andy about insurance coverage for him and he immediately told me he would take care of everything and he did. The personal customer service provided by his company is nothing short of phenomenal,” the Sheriff said. Latham also said that he and County Attorney Joe Harrison were working on a five year contract with Vanderburgh County Sheriff David Wedding to continue housing overflow inmates in the local county jail. November’s billing to Vanderburgh County for this service amounted to $44,475. His current inmate report was 39 inmates from Vanderburgh County, 15 from the Department of Corrections, and 85 from Posey County for a total of 139 incarcerations that day. The Commissioners approved a fuel bid for the Sheriff Department for 2022 from Wabash Valley Service and an independent contractor agreement with Empowerment Behavioral Service.
Another discussion involved county employee handbook changes presented by County Assessor Nancy Hoehn. The main discussion involved the long-held policy of employees forfeiting vacation leave if it is not used by the end of the year. “If my employees are using up vacation and it snows at the end of the year, I have to call them out to plow on an emergency basis,” County Highway Superintendent Steve Schenk noted. The Commissioners agreed that other ‘on call’ type departments, such as the Emergency Medical Services, also face this dilemma. The Commissioners decided to prepare an ordinance giving the four ‘on call’ department heads discretion to handle this themselves and work it out, as long as it is documented properly. It will be addressed at the next meeting at the end of December. In other county business: • Schenk presented his recommendations for bids from vendors for 2022 supplies, after reviewing them since last meeting. Gas and diesel fuel went to Wabash Valley Services; Sand, gravel, riprap, and crushed stone went to Mulzer Stone; pipe went to CivilCon; and Chastain Construction and Russell Excavating were accepted as project bidders. • County Auditor Meaghan Greenwell announced that $162 checks were sent out to both Phase I and Phase II recipients of the COVID grants awarded to local businesses. “Money was left over from the grants we received from OCRA and we decided to spread it out equally among everyone from both times,” she explained. The Commissioners approved the list of people being sent the checks. • The Commissioners passed an amendment to enter a contract with American Structurepoint for additional work for archaeological excavation required by INDOT for the Western Bypass Project. It will add an additional $19,200,000 to the project that will be paid for with TIF Bond money. • The Commissioners approved an agreement for $47,000 with American Pipeline Engineering to do a survey of utilities to figure out where to locate the pipeline. • Mount Vernon High School junior Sophie Kloppenburg made a presentation on a project she is doing to apply for a grant for a historical marker near the Courthouse commemorating the seven murders in three days that took place in 1878. She made an impassioned plea asking Commissioners to help her efforts. Harrison will research what is required to put it on the Courthouse corner and will report back next month. Everyone was encouraged to read Judge Redwine’s book on the subject until then. She will fill out the Indiana Historical Marker application form, fundraise for the marker and plan a ceremony to unveil the marker in order to spark conversations in the community about what happened here and how we can learn from it. She placed the cost of the marker at $2,950, and a supporter from the audience assured her that amount could be privately raised.
Briefly Poseyville Yard Site Closing For Winter All Posey County Recycling Centers will be closed on Saturday, December 25 and on Saturday, January 1. The Posey County Solid Waste District will be closed December 24 through 27, and on January 3. For more information, contact the district at 838-1613. Mount Vernon 2022 curbside maps are now available at the Posey County
Solid Waste District office, Printcrafters, Mount Vernon City Hall, and Mount Vernon Street Department.
PHS and PC Pound Puppies Fundraiser Dinner, live music, silent/live auction, and a surprise reveal you won’t want to miss. Join us on Saturday, February 5, 2022. Details to come.
Kaitlyn Oakley being able to complete a production and see how our ideas and work paid off. What keeps you interested and involved in your activity? I have an interest in a future of journalism and/or broadcasting and so NPTV is really exciting and fun to me, so being able to have this opportunity at school is great. What other activities are you involved in? I am on the volleyball, basketball, and tennis teams. I am a member of the student council, Students of Faith, and the Speech team. Tell me about your family. I am a twin to my brother Brant, and have two younger brothers Samuel, who is 10, and Sawyer who is three. My Mom is a first grade teacher at North Elementary and my Dad is a firefighter in Evansville. We stay busy with all of our sports we are involved in and many activities outside of school.
‘Firehouse’ has new owners Special to the News Jeff and Cindy Smotherman, long time owners of Firehouse Antiques in New Harmony want everyone to know that they have sold the Firehouse to new owners Adam and Nikki Williams from Newburgh. They will be the new owners and will have an open Antique Shop starting Spring 2022, after some renovations. Jeff and Cindy are staying in the buying and selling business and have moved their inventory to The Barn on Brewery Street. They will not have regular hours but feel free to stop by whenever you see them there or send a message to make an appointment. The Barn will also be open during all of New Harmony‘s festivals. We want to say thank you to everyone who has bought from us, stopped in, followed, liked, sold to us, and told someone about Firehouse Antiques. It’s been the best 18 years of memories. Our family thanks you too. Many dreams were accomplished, the first Jane B Owen Award for Historic Preservation, our family appeared on an episode of HGTV’s ReZoned and DIY’s You Live in What? An Independent Film “Bullitt County” by @mrpicturesfilm was filmed inside Firehouse Antiques and we were featured in @ evansvilleliving and @indianalandmarks Preservation Magazines. Numerous local newspapers all wrote about a Tennessee family moving to New Harmony to call it home and have an antique shop on Main Street. Our daughters got to grow up in a historic firehouse, with a fire pole, and live a small town life. A town of 850 people welcomed us and made us feel like family. So many of them and their families are our good friends today. Why are we selling the firehouse? Well, it
Cindy and Jeff Smotherman started with us going to an estate sale in the barn of our friend Don Schulz. We mentioned to his family that day several years ago that we would be interested if they ever decided to sell. After purchasing the property 3 years ago, house, barn and cottage, we restored them all. We love being home decorating the barn like we’ve always done in our shop. We will always buy and sell antiques and now we have more space to expand. It’s really what we love to do. The last few months we all have been working together to sell and we received so many great comments about the inventory added by Adam and Nikki. So please, watch for their Grand Reopening Spring 2022. We will be there, cheering them on. You can find us both on Facebook and Instagram, Firehouse Antiques and Advertising and The Barn by Jeff and Cindy Smotherman.
Wildcats of the month
The following ten students were selected by the faculty of Mount Vernon High School as “Wildcat of the Month” for December, 2021. Students are selected based on criteria which include academics, citizenship, effort and attendance. December honorees are Dalton Kuhn, Drew Aaron, Auston Oeth, Lane Branson, Colton Lippe, James Taylor, Shelby Lang, Braiden Browning and Parker Gross. Not pictured: Daniel Juncker.
Bobcat Strong
Viking Pride Kaitlyn Oakley, Freshman, is this week’s Viking Pride Recipient. She is one of the main anchors on the first year NPTV program at the high school. This program, led by Mrs. Beth McCutchan, provides weekly newscast videos with weekly updates about the school. They also provide daily announcements over the intercom. Here is more about Kaitlyn: Tell me about yourself. My name is Kaitlyn Oakley. I am involved in volleyball, basketball, tennis, student council, and students of faith. I am a member of NPTV and am one of the main anchors in the class. I have a passion for journalism and love being a part of NPTV. How long have you been in the activity? We started Sling studio; the program we use for NPTV, at North Elementary when I was in 6th grade. So this is my 3rd year being in the program. Tell me about your role, responsibilities, and/or involvement in this activity. In NPTV I am a main anchor on screen. When I am not on screen we all write our own scripts and create backgrounds for our segments. I really love when we are able to feature sports and other activities and show the hard work and involvement in our school. What do you enjoy most about the activity? My favorite part of NPTV is
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What do you enjoy doing (out of school activities and/ or for fun) during your free time? I stay very busy outside of school with sports and I play Travel volleyball through Metro in Evansville. In my free time, my brothers and I enjoy riding bikes around where we live and I also enjoy painting. What advice would you share with younger elementary or middle school students? My advice to younger students is do what you enjoy doing. If you don’t like what you are doing, whether that be a sport or an activity, you aren’t gonna have fun. Focus on your grades and do what you like to do. What is a fun fact about you that people may not know? A fun fact about me is that I am the oldest child by exactly 14 minutes. What is your favorite quote and why? When you have something to say, silence is a lie. -Jordan B. Peterson I like this quote because expressing how you feel about situations, and ideas instead of going along with the crowd is important. Having your own ideas in life keeps you honest and makes you think things through. Kaityln Oakley definitely makes her voice heard through the NPTV program. She has a bright future of journalism and broadcasting ahead of her.
Yet another junior high school student has been selected as the MVP of the month of November. He is constantly looking to help others around him and asks for nothing in return. He truly exemplifies what it means to be selfless. November’s Bobcat Strong MVP is Marcus Riecken. Helping others is a passion for Riecken. So much so that he took upon himself to have a food drive project in Karen Burke’s prime time, which is an extracurricular class that allows the students to choose something new to learn that’s different from the usual Math, Science, and English. “He did everything for the project. He got permission from the office, decided on the contest, got approval for incentives, contacted the food pantry, made posters, explained his project to the student council and recruited their help, got
Marcus Riecken boxes, submitted information for morning announcements, explained his project on broadcast, counted items, determined the winner, boxed the food for delivery,” says Burke who is very impressed with Riecken’s work ethic and drive to help others. He has even considered rejoining the primetime during the second semester of the year to do another passion project. Another MVJHS teacher,
Sarah Burke, notices how hard Riecken works in class. “He always helps his peers if they do not understand the assignment and is always trying his best in class.” Robert Walker, another junior high teacher at Riecken’s school, notices how selfless and mature Riecken is. “He has a real maturity about him when handling the pressure of junior high life. He is always the first to step up and lead his group in class. Congratulations to Marcus Riecken on his major accomplishment. He has set a very high standard for the rest of the students at Mount Vernon Junior High School and has set a very good example of how to meet that high standard. He has become a leader in the school as he continues to help others besides himself, is always kind to those around him, and continues to put in great effort in everything that he does.
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STUDENT OF THE WEEK ANGEL FRAZIER
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Angel Frazier is a fourth grade student in Mrs. Collins’s class at Marrs Elementary. Her favorite subjects in school are science and math. Angel wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up because of her favorite animal, the panda. She knows the panda is going extinct and wants to help save the animals. Angel enjoys riding her bike and playing with her pandas. When asked what her favorite things about school was, she replied, “Nice teachers” Congratulations, Angel
Reba Bergman is a sixth grade student at Saint Wendel and an honors student. She does many different kinds of activities including 4H, open show, archery, softball, and volleyball. Reba is well thought of by her classmates and gets along with everyone. Outside of school activities she shows animals at the All-American and Kentucky State Fair. She also is an excellent book reader with a diverse range of interests. Her favorite subject is Science and loves to learn from Mrs. Schmitt. Reba is a hard worker, always prepared when called upon, and willing to help her classmates out if needed. She is a great leader and wonderful friend to her classmates.
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Court News and Legal Advertisements Arrests November 28
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2021-409 The following County Operating Claims have been filed with the Auditor’s Office and will be presented to the Board of Commissioners, POSEY COUNTY, IN at the regular session DECEMBER 21ST TRAVIS CLOWERS $437.08 EVANSVILLE BAR ASSOCIATION $250.00 GRAIG GOEDDE $239.96 WILLIAM W GOODEN $218.50 GROVES LAW OFFICE LLP $3,410.50 INDIANA JUDGES ASSOC $400.00 MC KIMS IGA $94.95 JOSHUA G. OREM $4,251.25 PRINTERCRAFTERS INC $228.15 REBECCA MOREDOCK-THOMAS MD PC $1,300.00 JASON SIMMONS $37.39 STOLL KEENON OGDEN ATTNY $136.00 WALTON LAW OFFICE $2,593.50 JOHN JACOB WARRUM $21,237.00 WEST GROUP $1,703.78 GRANT TOTAL $36,538.06 MAEGEN GREENWELL POSEY COUNTY AUDITOR Published in the Posey County News on December 21, 2021 - hspaxlp
While Intoxicated, Public Intoxication - NHPD Scott Kennada - Indianapolis - Driving While Suspended - PCS November 29 Jesse Dusch - Boonville Warrant, Aiding, Inducing, or Causing Theft, Criminal Trespass - PCS
Justin Bilyeu - Washington - Warrant, Invasion of Privacy (failure to appear) - PCS November 30 Jesse Burns - Mount Vernon - Possession of Paraphernalia, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana - MVPD
Alexa Feldhake - Effingham, Ill. - Warrant, Leaving the Scene of an Accident PCS Dale Turner - New Harmony - Warrant, Invasion of Privacy (petition to revoke) - PCS December 1 Brenda Maxwell - Mount
2021-401 NOTICE TO: CAROLE S. HOOK The State of Indiana needs your land for a highway improvement project, and will need to acquire the following from you: 315 SF of fee simple right of way and 942 SF of temporary right of way for grading, drive construction, and sidewalk reconstruction. We have made you a formal offer for this land which is now on file in the Clerk’s Office in the County Court House. Please pick up the offer. If you do not respond to this notice, or accept the offer by January 21st , 2022 , we shall file a suit to condemn the land or interest therein. The State of Indiana, the condemner, shall file the offer with the clerk of the circuit court with a supporting affidavit that diligent search has been made and that the owner cannot be found. The notice shall be published twice; one (1) immediately, and a subsequent publication at least seven (7) days and not more than twenty-one (21) days after the prior publication. Published in the Posey County News on December 21, 2021, January 4, 2022 - hspaxlp
2021-402
State Number 65-02-06-002-111.000-017 65-117-06641-00 65-117-27671-00 65-117-40320-00 65-117-52559-00 65-117-54678-00 65-117-55191-00 65-15-05-300-005.000-017 65-15-09-100-004.999-017 65-15-18-600-008.000-017 New Abatements for 2021
TAX ABATEMENT IN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREAS UNDER IC 6-1.1-12.1-8 Owner Name Location Address SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS MT. VERNON, LLC 1 Lexan Ln SABIC INNOCATIVE PLASTICS MT.VERNON, INC 1 LEXAN LANE HIGHWAY COUNTRYMARK REFINING AND LOGISTICE, LLC 1200 REFINERY ROAD CONSOLIDATED GRAIN AND BARBGE, CO 2781 BLUFF ROAD VALERO RENEWABLE FUELS COMPANY LL 7201 PORT ROAD ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP 4601 HIGHWAY 62 E BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP INC 1400 OLD HWY 69 SOUTH COUNTRYMARK COOPERATIVE, INC 943 Lower New Harmony Rd VALERO RENEWABLE FUELS COMPANY, LLC 7201 Port Rd BABCOCK & WILCOX NUCLEAR OPERATIONS 1400 Old Highway 69 Green Plains Nix $175,343,281.00
Abatement Amount $1,031,875.00 $78,508,655.00 $21,711,820.00 $13,213,291.00 $12,035,500.00 $30,087,670.00 $5,430,270.00 $157,380.00 $337,925.00 $12,828,895.00
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Grand Total: Maegen L Greenwell Posey County Auditor Published in the Posey County News on December 21, - hspaxlp 2021-407 I need to publish the following to run 2 times; Once immediately and a 2nd time 10 days later: To: Guan Cao Lin, The Indiana Department of Transportation needs your land for a highway improvement project and will need to acquire the following from you: 628 SF of fee simple land, 942 SF of presently existing right-of-way, and a temporary easement of your property containing approximately 901 SF for grading, drive construction and sidewalk reconstruction. We have made you a formal offer for the land and interest which is now on file in the Clerk’s Office in the Posey County Court House. Please pick up the offer. If you do not respond to this notice, or accept the offer by 1/15/2021, we shall file a suit to condemn the land and interest therein. Published in the Posey County News on December 21, 2021, January 4, 2022 - hspaxlp 2021-403 65C01-2111-EU-000078 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION In the Posey County Court, Probate Division In the Matter of the Estate of Jack F. Finck, deceased. Cause Number 65C01-2111-EU-000078. Notice is hereby given that Linda D. Kimbley was on the 15th day of November, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Jack F. Finck, deceased, who died on the 2nd day of October, 2021. All persons having claims against said estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 13th day of December, 2021. Kay Kilgore Clerk of the Posey County Court Published in the Posey County News on December 21, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-404 POSEY COUNTY DRAINAGE BOARD NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Drainage Board of Posey County, IN will receive sealed bids at the Posey County Auditor’s office in the Coliseum Building, 126 East Third Street, Mt. Vernon, IN up to the hour of 4:00 p.m. local time on Monday, January 3rd, 2022. Bids will be opened at the Hovey house on Tuesday, January 4th at 7:45 a.m. The Posey County Drainage Board wishes to secure a schedule of rates for Labor and the use of Spraying and/or Mowing and/or Excavating equipment that may be used for the maintenance of Posey County regulated drains. Bidders should provide a list that indicates the brand name, model, and type of the piece of equipment and the hourly and/or daily cost. The amount should include all applicable operating (fuel, oil, tires, taxes, license, spray, etc.) costs as well as cost of the manpower required to operate the aforementioned equipment. Any cost of equipment or manpower required to transport to the work site shall receive prior approval from the owner. The proposal must have a maximum amount. The maximum amount will be 5,000 equipment and/or man hours (625 equipment and/or man days). The bidder must also show proof of insurance coverage. Contractors Public Liability: $300,000/$500,000 Contractors Protective Automotive Liability (Owner Equipment): $300,000/$500,000 Automotive Liability (Non-owner Equipment): $300,000/$500,000 The Posey County Drainage Board will provide schedules and of other information as it becomes available. The proposal will be prepared using the latest information available should the bidder’s rate increase. Copies of the current schedule are available at the Posey County Auditor’s Office. No bid security or performance security shall be required for items proposed in this notice. The tenure of this proposal shall begin February 1st, 2022 and end December 31st, 2022. The Posey County Drainage Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids in accordance with the regulations put forth in IC 36-1-12 Approved by the: POSEY COUNTY DRAINAGE BOARD SCOTT BECKER, PRESIDENT TIM HOENERT, MEMBER MATT SCHENK, MEMBER DALE KOESTER, MEMBER BILL COLLINS, COMMISSIONER/MEMBER Attest: Adam M. Bigge, Posey County Surveyor/Ex-officio member Published in the Posey County News on December 21, December 28, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-398 TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Sheriff Sale File number: 65-22-0003-SS Date & Time of Sale: Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 1:00 pm Sale Location: Posey County Sheriff’s Office lobby, 1201 O’Donnell Road Judgment to be Satisfied: $122,572.89 Cause Number: 65C01-1910-MF-000455 Plaintiff: FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Defendant: KIMBERLY A. JENSEN and ET.AL. By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me, directed from the Clerk of Superior/Circuit Court of Posey County County Indiana, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said DECREE, with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder at the date, time and location listed above, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate, a certain tract or parcel of land described as follows: PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF SECTION SIX (6), TOWNSHIP FIVE (5) SOUTH, RANGE THIRTEEN (13) WEST, HARMONY TOWNSHIP, POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS WITH THE BENEFIT OF A SURVEY: COMMENCING AT A STONE MARKING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID QUARTER SECTION; THENCE ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION A RECORD BEARING OF NORTH 00 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST AND RECORD DISTANCE OF 176747 FEET TO A 3/4 INCH IRON PIPE FOUND; THENCE NORTH 42 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 43 SECONDS WEST 728.53 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH IRON PIN WITH CAP INSCRIBED “FRED KUESTER IN RLS S0137” [HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS A KUESTER PIN] SET; THENCE SOUTH 16 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 35 SECONDS EAST 149.63 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 72 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST 81.39 FEET TO A RAILROAD SPIKE FOUND MARKING THE INITIAL POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE; THENCE SOUTH 17 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 25 SECONDS EAST 240.26 FEET (RECORD 242.00 FEET) TO A RAILROAD SPIKE FOUND; THENCE SOUTH 73 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST 178.96 FEET (RECORD 180.00 FEED TO A RAILROAD SPIKE FOUND; THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 16 SECONDS WEST 237.46 FEET (RECORD 242.00 FEET) TO A KUESTER PIN SET; THENCE NORTH 72 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST 177.47 FEET (RECORD 180.00 FEET) TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THE SUBJECT 1.0 ACRE HAS ACCESS ALONG AND UPON A 16.0 FOOT DRIVE AS DESCRIBED IN QUTT-CLAIM DEEDS CONVEYED TO JANET SUE CARDIN IN DEED BOOK 127, PAGE 151 AND DEED BOOK 152, PAGE 191. SAID 16.0 FOOT DRIVE IS FROM THE SUBJECT 1.0 ACRE TO ROMAINE ROAD. (The legal description provided by and based upon the Plat of Survey of Fred Kuester, Land Surveyor #S0137, dated December 8,2016.) SUBJECT TO ALL LIENS, EASEMENTS AND ENCUMBRANCES OF RECORD. Commonly Known as: 815 ROMAINE ROAD, NEW HARMONY, IN 47631 Parcel No. 65-07-06-100-007.001-006 Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, this sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. In accordance to the requirements of IC 32-29-7-3, this Notice shall also represent service of Notice of Sale of this real estate upon the owners. *An entire Sheriff’s Sale may be cancelled due to inclement weather or other county emergencies. If the entire Sheriff’s Sale is cancelled, each parcel will be cancelled. Each parcel will be assigned to the next available sale (normally 2 months from original sale). This will allow compliance with Indiana Code concerning posting, publication, and serving time frames. Also, new Sheriff’s Sale fees will be assessed and the parcels will be automatically re-advertised. The plaintiff will be responsible for the new fees and advertising costs. Matthew C. Gladwell, Plaintiff’s Attorney Thomas E. Latham, Sheriff Attorney No. 30493-49 Reisenfeld & Associates LPA LLC By: Erin Fuelling, Administrative Assistant 3962 Red Bank Road Phone: 812-838-1321 Cincinnati, OH 45227 (513) 322-7000 Smith Township The Sheriff’s Department does not warrant the accuracy of the commonly known address published herein Published in the Posey County News on December 14, December 21, December 28, 2021 - hspaxlp
Vernon - Driving While Suspended - ISP December 3 Scott Beste - Mount Vernon - Resisting Law Enforcement, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Methamphetamine - MVPD Chad Boarman - Evansville - Warrant, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person (petition to revoke) - PCS Kenneth Ashby - Branchville - Criminal Trespass MVPD December 4 Thomas Sandoval - New Harmony - Driving While Suspended - NHTM December 5 Logan Weller - Carmi, Ill. - Operating While Intoxicated - MVPD Jerry Hicks - Ringgold, La.—Operating While Intoxicated - ISP December 6 Jason Wyatt - Mount Vernon - Driving While Suspended, Operating Without Financial Responsibility PCS Jacob Nebelski - Plainfield - Driving While Suspended - PCS December 7 Danyo Windle - Norris
Continued on Page A8 2021-405 The Posey County Surveyor’s office wishes to obtain quotes for maintenance of a section of the regulated drain known Persimmon Pond/Blue Pond Ditch. The location of the site is 2.3 miles south of Hwy 62, between Gun Club Rd and Caborn Rd along Persimmon Pond Ditch. It can be accessed via an oil road from Gun Club rd. The section in need of maintenance is approximately 5219 feet long. It extends from approximately 1246 feet downstream from the confluence of Blue Pond Ditch and Persimmon Pond Ditch and then upstream to the confluence. From there, work proceeds north, up Blue Pond approximately 3973 feet. The work consists of 3 separate tasks. 1. Removal of trees and brush along Blue Pond Ditch 2. Dredging/dipping out accumulated sediment from the bottom of the entirety of the work area. 3. Modification of 2 low water crossings. (Lowering of one and the replacement of another with sections of 4x6 Box culvert that will be supplied by the tenant farmer) To request specific information pertaining to this project, please call or email the Posey County Surveyor’s office. Adam.m.bigge@poseycountyin.gov 812-305-2503 Published in the Posey County News on December 21, December 28, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-406 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY
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IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT SS: 2021 TERM CAUSE NO. 65C01-2112-EU-000084
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF OF RUBY J. SCHROEDER, DECEASED NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT OF POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA. Notice is hereby given that Joan C. Nevill, Debra L. Linstromberg, Robert D. Juncker and Laura B. Cox were on the 8th day of December, 2021 appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Ruby J. Schroeder, who died on the 20th day of October, 2021. All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Mount Vernon, Indiana, this 14th day of December, 2021. Kay Kilgore Clerk of the Posey Circuit Court for Posey County, Indiana Beth McFadin Higgins (IN#11615-65) Attorney for the Estate McFadin Higgins & Folz, LLP 227 Main Street, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 Telephone: (812) 838-9720 Published in the Posey County News on December 21, December 28, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-399 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY
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IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT 2021 TERM CAUSE NO. 65C01-2111-EU-000079
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF OF KAREN J. ASHWORTH, DECEASED NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT OF POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA. Notice is hereby given that Ben P. Fuller was, on the 30th day of November, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Karen J. Ashworth, who died on the 25th day of October 2021. All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Mount Vernon, Indiana, this 30th day of November, 2021. Kay Kilgore Clerk of the Posey Circuit Court for Posey County, Indiana Beth McFadin Higgins (IN#11615-65) Attorney for the Estate McFadin Higgins & Folz, LLP 227 Main Street, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 Telephone: (812) 838-9720 bethmh@mhfmvlaw.com Published in the Posey County News on December 14, December 21, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-402 TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Sheriff Sale File number: 65-22-0002-SS Date & Time of Sale: Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 1:00 PM Sale Location: Posey County Sheriff’s Office lobby, 1201 O’Donnell Road Judgment to be Satisfied: $115,353.44 Cause Number: 65D01-1907-MF-000317 Plaintiff: Freedom Mortgage Corporation Defendant: Ryan P. Finney and Absolute Resolutions Investments LLC By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me, directed from the Clerk of Superior/Circuit Court of Posey County Indiana, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said DECREE, with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder at the date, time and location listed above, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate, a certain tract or parcel of land described as follows: Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section Twelve (12), Township Five (5) South, Range Twelve (12) West, lying in Robinson Township, Posey County, Indiana, and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section Twelve (12), Township Five (5) South, Range Twelve (12) West, said point lies a distance of Three Hundred Eleven and Fifty-five Hundredths (311.55) feet North of the Southeast Comer of said Quarter Quarter Section; thence North along the East line of said Quarter Quarter Section, a distance of One Hundred Fifty-six and Seventy Hundredths (156.70) feet to a point; thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes West a distance of One Hundred Eighty-nine and Seventy-five Hundredths ( 189. 75) feet to an iron pipe; thence South and parallel with the East line of said Quarter Quarter Section, a distance of One Hundred Fifty-six and Seventy Hundredths (156.70) feet; thence North 89 degrees 57 minutes East a distance of One Hundred Eighty-nine and Seventy-five Hundredths (189.75) feet to the the place of beginning. Commonly Known as: 4546 Saint Wendel Cynthia, Wadesville, IN 47638 Parcel No. 65-06-12-100-055.001-016 Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, this sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. In accordance to the requirements of IC 32-29-7-3, this Notice shall also represent service of Notice of Sale of this real estate upon the owners. * An entire Sheriff’s Sale may be cancelled due to inclement weather or other county emergencies. If the entire Sheriff’s Sale is cancelled, each parcel will be cancelled. Each parcel will be assigned to the next available sale (normally 2 months from original sale). This will allow compliance with Indiana Code concerning posting, publication, and serving time frames. Also, new Sheriff’s Sale fees will be assessed and the parcels will be automatically re-advertised. The plaintiff will be responsible for the new fees and advertising costs. Jessica S Owens, Plaintiff’s Attorney Thomas E. Latham Jr. Attorney No. 26533-49 41 E Washington St., STE 400 By: Erin Fuelling, Administrative Assistant Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (812) 838-1321 317-264-5000 Atty File #: B312-347 Robinson Township The Sheriff’s Department does not warrant the accuracy of the commonly known address published herein. Published in the Posey County News on December 21, December 28, 2021, January 4, 2022 - hspaxlp
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‘Juvenile changes’ continued from Page A1 if committed by adults like running away, habitual truancy or buying alcohol. “There are juveniles that are finding their way into the Department of Corrections just so that they can have a diagnostic to determine their mental health,” she said. “We’re going to de-incentivize that. Open up telehealth opportunities for juveniles for that mental health evaluation.” She said a large number of kids are in detention for less than three days which she said is not a good situation and leads to kids picking up bad habits. “It’s three days where they could be better served somewhere else,” she said. In 2017, Indiana ranked seventh in the nation in the rate of youths under the age of 21 residing in juvenile detention with 185 per 100,000 kids in correctional and/or residential facilities. That number dropped by 23.9 percent by July 2020. Despite the reduction in cases, many experts believe that the state can and should do a better job of handling juvenile crime. “Even a short time in the justice system can have profound and potentially lifelong negative consequences for the young people involved,” according to a Youth in the Justice System report published in March by the Indiana Youth Institute. “Locked detention can cause young people serious harm, both immediate and long-term. Harsh conditions and intensive supervision inside the facilities can also intensify symptoms for youth with serious mental health problems or a history of trauma or abuse,” the report stated. “Involvement in the justice system disrupts a young person’s schooling and makes it more likely that they will fail classes or drop out.” As many as 70 percent of youth in the justice system have learning disabilities, according to the report. “Youth who were involved in the justice system during their childhood have a high likelihood of re-offending and relapsing to criminal behavior that results in rearrests,” the report showed. Recidivism, re-incarceration within three years of release, is a long-term concern. Almost 30 percent of juveniles released in 2016 returned to incarceration by 2019 either as a juvenile or adult. Of the juveniles who returned in 2019, about 96 percent were returned for a new crime. The report showed that between 60 and 70 percent of kids arrested annually in the United States suffer from some kind of mental illness and said that children with severe mental illness that do not receive proper treatment are more likely to return to incarceration as adults. According the the Indiana Youth Institute, of the children involved in juvenile justice cases: 70 percent reported something very terrifying or bad had happened to them; 67 percent reported experiencing seeing someone injured severely or killed; and 22 percent reported attempting suicide at some point in their lives. The average intake age of children involved in juvenile justice cases is 16 and the average length of detention is eight months. “We must ensure that all juveniles across the state have equal access to justice, while reducing their encounters with the justice system,” McNamara said. “This means ensuring children are not placed in detention, or held from their families and placed with children that have done much harsher crimes…or even in the adult system…unless it is a matter of public safety or individual safety.”
As of July 2020, 335 children in Indiana were in an Indiana Department of Corrections facility and 50.9 percent were committed for a violent crime. Juvenile justice hasn’t seen any overhauls since 1983, McNamara said. The task force has been looking at the issue “from the top down” since its inception a year ago. “When you talk about things, sometimes you talk about justice by geography. Certainly, juveniles get forgotten about for the most part. They don’t necessarily have access to services. You take some place like Posey County…they don’t always have services available that let’s say Evansville might or Indianapolis might,” McNamara said. More than 41 percent of youth committed to the DOC were from five counties: St. Joseph (16.2 percent), Marion (10.9 percent), Vanderburgh (5.2 percent), Allen (4.8 percent) and Elkhart (4.5 percent). Goals identified in the task force’s recommendation include: Establish a more consistent, research-based approach to juvenile diversion…an intervention strategy that redirects kids away from formal processing while still holding them accountable for their actions…dispositional decision-making and supervision while also allowing for local flexibility and innovation. Create a statewide definition of diversion that includes pre-court diversion and require that all counties use a validated risk screening tool prior to a diversion decision being made. Counties would collect and yearly report to the state data on all kids diverted. Limit the time a kid can spend on an informal adjustment to no longer than six months and eliminate fees for participating in an informal adjustment program. Require validated risk and needs assessments to be shared with attorneys involved with cases and the court through a written report to determine the most appropriate course of action for children. Develop guidelines around setting probation conditions for informal adjustment as well as formal probation, tailoring conditions to the child’s individualized risk and needs. Engage youth, families and service providers in case planning and decisions and use graduated systems of responses and incentives to address violations and reward positive behavior. Establish a more research-based approach to the use of secure detention and out-of-home placement and create a continuum of options in the community that can serve as alternatives. Require that a validated detention screening tool is used statewide prior to detention decisions being made and establish statewide guidance for the use of overrides of these tools that minimize subjective decisions to hold a youth in detention while allowing for local flexibility. Courts would be required to provide training to all intake staff and screeners on the use of the tool and maintain records of the screening scores and results and data on the rationale for overrides. Establish 12 as the minimum age for secure detention unless the court provides findings on the written record that the child poses a risk of harm to others and there is no alternative to reduce the risk of harm to others. Require that all kids committed to the DOC custody receive county provided or contracted services to support reentry back into the community. Counties must maintain at least monthly contact with kids and their families during their duration in placement and collaborate with the DOC in the development of a formal
‘Habitat-North’ continued from Page A1 it was desired by our local ‘Habitat for Humanity’ group, he agreed to GIVE us, yes free, a wonderful lot to build our first home. The deed arrived signed over to Habitat and was recorded last week. It’s a done deal.” “Our first family to get that house on the lot has been approved in the last two weeks, but I will not know who it is until the announcement is made official. Our team asked that the family chosen remain anonymous to us, so there is no claim of bias. The Habitat office takes all the applications and does family selection. I am not part of that process,” he explained. “I do know the chosen family has six children and the parents are graduates of North Posey High School. I understand rumors are all over Poseyville and some people know who the family will be. There’s a story going around that one of the children told his first grade teacher, ‘We’re going to have a house of our own.” Habitat’s motto is “giving a hand up and not a handout.” The family will be required to do 300 hours of ‘sweat equity’ work on their house or others and have already started doing so. They are also beginning to take required courses in home ownership, setting family budgets,
learning the importance of saving for emergencies, home repair and being a good neighbor. Each family is also required to have a mentor to guide them through the process. They are eligible for a low-interest mortgage as long as they are employed. “When it is officially announced by the Habitat office, then I will be their mentor through the process,” McDonald stated. According to a tentative timeline, the large six bedroom house will be built in the spring, probably in April or May. Building crews are being organized now. “My goal is to have the home dedication around June,” Mark speculated. The local group raised $149,000 through fundraisers and donations. “That’s enough for this house and a big chunk toward our second one, “McDonald remarked. “Funds are already being collected for a second house to be started by the end of summer for another family. We want to achieve this goal of several homes in Poseyville and Cynthiana and other rural community areas in Northern Posey County, too. Negotiation on other properties is ongoing at this time.” “After all, as we like to say, everyone deserves a decent place to live.”
reentry plan. The DOC will track recidivism beyond just reincarceration as feasible, and into the adult system and report to the legislature. Limit the use of DOC facilities solely for the purpose of conducting a diagnostic assessment to only when a state agency attests that a child is unable to obtain a community-based assessment at least seven days within the statutory time required to complete a child’s disposition. A state agency should be funded to contract with forensic evaluators to perform assessments statewide, particularly in rural jurisdictions where such capacity does not currently exist. Develop a plan to collect statewide juvenile justice data and use data to inform decisionmaking and drive improvement. A subgroup of the statewide committee should develop a plan to be submitted to the legislature by January 2023 to collect and report data annually. This plan should be reviewed every two years. Use state funding to support statewide research-based programs, policies and practices to reduce recidivism and improve youth outcomes. Establish grants for all counties to be used for pre-court diversion for kids that have a low risk of reoffending and for research-based, community based programs and practices as cost-effective alternatives to detention and incarceration as well as to provide required reentry services for kids leaving a DOC placement. Counties would be required to establish a local, multi-systems stakeholder group to oversee the grants and engage in collaborative service planning. Establish a pilot competitive grant program to support jurisdictions, particularly rural areas, to divert children with behavioral health needs from formal court involvement and outof-home placement into community and/or school-based mental health treatment. Grant recipients could use funds to: partner with law enforcement and schools to identify and divert youth/de-escalation and community responder programs; create crisis stabilization services and mobile crisis units and providing case management for children and families in crisis; strengthen community-based treatment and management service; and establish teleservice capacity and programs. The task force brought in the Council of State Governments Justice Center to compile information about the effectiveness of the state’s current system. The CSG found that the state’s capacity to collect and track juvenile justice data is limited. The CSG reported that the state doesn’t use a unique identifier to follow children across the multiple state and local agency data systems, leaving the officials unable to track children from the point of referral through adjudication, disposition, supervision and outcomes. According to the CSG’s findings, presented to the task force in January, there is no single source of juvenile arrest data in Indiana. Most data cannot be separated by offense history, risk level and demographics. No flag or code exists in court data for direct files and waivers and there is no automated match or flag for child welfare involvement. Six different case management systems are currently being used by local juvenile probation departments statewide and other state and local agencies use different data systems are are not linked together at all. “Indiana is also unable to answer key questions about the juvenile justice system due to the lack of coordination for the collection and use of data,” according to the January CSG report. “Even within the current data collection processes, quality control issues exist in many counties. For example, demographic information, supervision end dates and supervision outcomes may not be entered across the board.” The report also revealed that “minimal outcome data is collected, traced or analyzed in Indiana. Recidivism rates are calculated and reported by DOC, however, the only event being used is re-incarceration. Most probation depart-
Members of the North Posey Junior High Student Council held a food drive for the New Harmony Food Pantry. The goal was to collect 1,000 items, however, the group collected 1,781 items to donate. Members of the student Council are, left to right, MacKenzie Carrier, Mylee Allen, Chris Mayberry, Audrey Fisher, Aiden MacMunn, Katelyn Seibert, Blake Schmitt, Mylee Hawk, Alexa Gutierrez, Madalyn Nightingale, Taryn Wilson and Kylee Heath. Photo submitted
‘Lilly Scholar’ continued from Page A1 In nominating Posey County’s Lilly Endowment Community Scholar(s), consideration was given to academic achievement in completed course work, difficulty of high school curriculum, completion of college prep curriculum prior to graduation, community service and volunteer activities by the Posey County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Nominating Committee. After the field of applicants was narrowed down by the Vanderburgh County Community Foundation’s Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program (LECSP) Committee, nominees were submitted to the statewide administrator of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program, Independent Colleges of Indiana, for final review and approval of the scholarship recipients. Scholarship award alternates were also announced. Kaylee Bender received the honor of First Alternate and a receive a scholarship from the Friends of __Posey__ County Fund. Renee Bippus received the Second Alternate award. The LECSP is administered locally by the Community Foundation, with the support of local high schools, and the administrative oversight by the Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc. (ICI). Lilly Endowment created the LECSP for the 1998-1999 school year and has supported the program every year since with tuition grants totaling in excess of $439 million. More than 5,000 Indiana students have received the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship since the program’s inception. The primary purposes of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program are: 1) to help raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana; 2) to increase awareness of the beneficial roles Indiana community foundations can play in their communities; and 3) to encourage and support the efforts of current and past Lilly Endowment Community Scholars to
ments do not produce recidivism reports and have to do hand matching of data in order to calculate. Very little, if any, analyzable service outcome information is available.” The problems go beyond data analysis. The CSG report showed that interviews with parties involved in the juvenile justice system “revealed inconsistency and variability across the state with regard to how youth interact with the juvenile justice system, including the extent to which policies and practices are aligned with research and best practices. The CSG report found that counties’ approaches to juvenile justice vary. “Some counties use detention as a sanction and place truant youth on formal probation, other counties rarely refer status offenders to juvenile court. In some counties, a detention risk screening instrument is used to inform secure detention decisions, while in other counties, no such tool is in place. Depending on the originated county, some local probation departments support youth re-entering the community from DOC while in other jurisdictions, youth have limited transition support,” the CSG report showed Most sources interviewed by the CSG expressed concerns about the need for additional opportunities to differentiate lower risk youth from the juvenile justice system prior to court involvement and to support children with status offenses outside of juvenile court. They said that assessment tools designed to weigh a child’s risk to reoffend and needs were given “minimal weight” and “probation supervision was often described as a one-size-fits-all approach rather than tailored to each youth.” “Youth are not always being matched to the most appropriate services based upon risk and needs and there is sentiment across the state that residential placement is overused compared to community-based services,” according to the CSG report. Changes have already begun in Posey County. According to the Indiana Youth Institute Report, Posey County is one of 38 participating sites for the Indiana Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), a state-supported model for youth justice system improvement focused on eliminating unnecessary detention of youth, reducing racial disparities and improving youth well being. Posey County is listed as a JDAI Introductory Site in the group’s report. In 2019, the total secure detention admissions in Indiana’s 32 counties that had already implemented JDAI had a 68 percent decrease compared to the sites’ baseline years. In 2019, there were 2,497 felony petitions filed in JDAI sites…down 54 percent when compared to the sites’ baseline years. McNamara said the task force’s efforts will be a two-step approach, with the 2022 session being the first phase necessary for laying the foundation for the reforms they feel are needed. “One bill will be specifically for all of the funding for the task force, the juvenile reform and the next bill is going to be all of the major reforms. It’s going to take two years to cycle because this next session is not a budget cycle. All the foundation will be set in those two bills this session. The funding piece is something we are continuing to go back and forth with,” she said. The state currently allocates about $124 million to the Department of Child Services to give to local communities upon request to fund local programs for juveniles, McNamara said. “We can’t just take that away from DCS and make a new pot and go from there. It’s a little bit more complicated because they don’t actually have a line item for it. They just take it from their overall budget and give it to the communities who ask,” she said. “So we’ve got to work a relationship with DCS to figure out how that transfer of dollars works. It’s not an adversarial situation. It’s just a “trying to figure it out” situation. We don’t have a solution to figuring it out just yet. It’s a good thing I’ve got two years to do it.”
engage with each other and with Indiana business, governmental, educational, nonprofit and civic leaders to improve the quality of life in Indiana generally and in local communities throughout the state. The Posey County Community Foundation is one of nine regional county affiliates of the Community Foundation Alliance. The Alliance holds more than 1,200 named funds established by individuals, families, businesses, civic groups, and agencies to improve the quality of life throughout southwestern Indiana, with charitable assets over $148 million. During our most recent fiscal year, grants and scholarships awarded from all Alliance funds to benefit programs, projects, and people in the nine affiliate counties totaled over $6.6 million. The Alliance provides management, administrative, and development expertise and services, so every local affiliate foundation can focus on promoting philanthropy, building endowment, and grantmaking, making a difference in their community today and for years to come.
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Two new vehicles approved for MVPD By Lois Mittino Gray Vehicles, from brand new ones to old totaled ones, were the focus of the December 16, Mount Vernon Board of Works morning meeting at City Hall. Police Chief Tony Alldredge requested approval to place an order for two new 2022 Dodge Durangos, a popular vehicle used in law enforcement. He stated the price is $34,768 each and will be purchased locally from Expressway Jeep. He will be trading in a 2013 Durango for $8,000 making that price $26,678; and a 2017 Charger for $6,000 making that price $28,768. Board member Andy Hoehn moved approval to order the two vehicles and it carried unanimously. He questioned the anticipated delivery date, as things have been so slow. The Chief said his order this year took eight months to deliver, “Let’s hope we get these before the end of 2022,” he mused. Mayor Bill Curtis said, “I hope we don’t have to take these into the 2023 budget.” Alldredge concluded his report by stating there were 178 calls since the last meeting. Fire Chief Wes Dixon stated he had no call report ready this meeting. Utilities Superintendent Chuck Gray reported one of their department trucks
was hit while parked on the street. It is a 1999 Ford F150 and because of its age, it is will be declared totaled. “The bed is destroyed and it is in bad shape, so I will need to get quotes to replace it,” he described. Gray also said the Byrd Street Lift Station has been replaced with new rebuilt controls and electric panels. He called them “new guts” and said everything was running great now. Since the last meeting, his department has cleaned 1,050 feet of main. Street Commissioner Max Dieterle reported that, since the last meeting, there were 12 extra trash pick-ups generating $460 and they hauled 107 tons of trash to the landfill. City Attorney Beth Higgins said the only item to do in Legals was to open bids that came in for 2022 supplies. Clerk-Treasurer Christi Sitzman opened the two bids that were received, in the order in which they were received. USALCO, bid on DelPAC 2020 at $2.4624 per gallon and DelPac 1842 at $2.829/gallon. The other chemical company, Chemtrade, bid on Item 10 PAC at $1.89/gallon and Item 12 Polyaluminum Hydroxychloride solution at $0.174/Wet pound. Curtis moved the board acknowledge receipt of the chem-
ical bids and that they be taken under advisement for legal review and adherence to the specs. Hoehn and Gray discussed the difference in the chemicals, as well as how and where they are used. One type of DelPac is used at the water plant and the other at the sewer plant. Since that was all the bids that were received, Higgins stated items that were published for bids, but no bid was received, may be purchased on the open market. Hoehn questioned the DelPAC price being almost 10 percent higher than last year. Gray took out his calculator and did the math and replied, “It is actually around 30 percent higher now.” Hoehn added Gray needs to check on any delivery issues and watch their use with prices increasing. “We can’t stockpile these chemicals now as they have a short shelf life,” the Superintendent explained. Curtis commented on the way material prices were rising on everything and reminded everyone to be diligent. “We have the huge Tile Factory Road project coming up and that is a grant with only so much money. I hope the costs there won’t go sky high. We need to be super careful on costs and will need to keep an eye on that,” he warned. Fifth grade Science teacher Koren Duckworth talks with her student Madison Cooper at the Marrs Elementary School Science Fair held on Thursday afternoon, featuring over 45 trifold student displays. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray
Sharmaine and Matt Lilleston Matt and Sharmaine Lilleston celebrated their 25th Anniversary on Sunday with a surprise party at El Vaquero thrown by their family. Matt and Sharmaine were married December 21, 1996 at Mount Vernon General Baptist Church, Mount Vernon, Ind. After residing in Burlington, Ky., for several years, they returned home to start a family. Work moved them to Florida in 2012, but they recently returned to Mount Vernon. They are the parents of Ashley, Lindsey, Ryan and Kelsey. Matt is a salesman at Expressway Auto Plaza and Sharmaine is a teacher in the Mount Vernon School District.
Susan Zink performing as Patsy Cline to a sold out crowd at Half Moon Saloon. Her spot-on show was very well received and brought the house down. Here she dances with Donnie Martin while singing. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray
Court News continued City, Ill. - Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia - PCS Misdemeanor/Felony Robert C. Amann, 43, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Intimidation, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- False Informing, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Ever Receiving a License, Class C Misdemeanor. Ct. 1 and 3 dismissed. $1 plus costs, 180 days probation and fees, obtain a valid driver’s license. 180 days Posey County Jail, suspended. Keaton T. Pollard, 26, Crossville, Ill. Ct. 1- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor. Dismissed. Shawn M. Rogers, 30, Evansville. Ct. 1- Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Possession of a Controlled Substance, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 4- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 5- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor; Ct. 6- Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Ever Receiving a License, Class C Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, one year probation and fees, 40 hours public service, driver’s license suspended 1 year. Ct. 1- one year Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 2- one year Posey County Jail; Ct. 3one year Posey County Jail; Ct. 4- 180 days Posey County Jail; Ct. 5- 60 days Posey County Jail; Ct. 6- 60 days Posey County Jal, suspended. Phillip Paul Minton, 24, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Possession of Marijuana, Class A
Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class A Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee. Ct. 1- 32 days Posey County Jail; Ct. 2- 32 days Posey County Jail. William Edgar Ricketts, II, 31, Mount Vernon. Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator, Level 6 Felony. $1 plus costs, driver’s license suspended one year. One year Indiana Department of Corrections. Kyle Jeffrey Miller, 29, Mount Vernon. Theft, Level 6 Felony. $1 plus costs. 14 months Indiana Department of Corrections. Sidney A. Swift, 36, New Harmony. Ct. 1- Intimidation, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Disorderly Conduct, Class B Misdemeanor. Ct. 3 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, driver’s license suspended one year. Ct. 1- one year Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 2- one year Posey County Jail, concurrent. Joshua M. Reese, 40, Evansville. Ct. 1- Resisting Law Enforcement, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Possession of Marijuana, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor; Ct. 4- Reckless Driving, Class C Misdemeanor. Ct. 3 and 4 are dismissed. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, pay fees due to Community Corrections. Ct. one- year Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 2- one year Posey County Jail, concurrent. Steven Spencer, 58, Georgetown, Ky. Ct. 1- Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Possession of
Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, 18 months probation and fees, counseling. Ct. 1- one and one-half years Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 2- 60 days Posey County Jail, suspended. Kenneth Roth Hyatt, 37, Fort Branch. Possession of Paraphernalia, Class A Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, one year probation and fees, counseling, driver’s license suspended 180 days. One year Posey County Jail, suspended. Bryan K. McDowell, 47, Evansville. Ct. 1- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Operating a Vehicle with a Schedule I or II Controlled Substance or its Metabolite in the Blood, Class C Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Possession of a Controlled Substance, Class A Misdemeanor. Ct. 2 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, one year probation and fees, counseling, driver’s license suspended 60 days. One year Posey County Jail, suspended. Kerri A. Duke, 36, Griffin. Intimidation, Class A Misdemeanor. Dismissed. Colin Michael Weatherford, 28, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Rape, Level 3 Felony; Ct. 2- Criminal Confinement, Level 4 Felony; Ct. 3- Domestic Battery, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 4- Strangulation, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 5- Invasion of Privacy, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 6- Interference with the Reporting of a Crime, Class A Misdemeanor. Ct. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 are dismissed. $1 plus costs, $50. Domestic Violence Fee, no contact with the victim. Five years Indiana Department of Corrections. Deangelo D. Holt, 25,
Brentwood, Tenn. Ct. 1- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, six months good behavior. Six months Posey County Jail, suspended. Jason Lee Hall, 30, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor. Ct. 2 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee. One year Indiana Department of Corrections. Jamar Lavail Banks, 24, Evansville. Ct. 1- Possession of Marijuana, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Ever Receiving a License, Class A Misdemeanor. Ct. 1 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, 60 days good behavior, driver’s license suspended 30 days. 60 days Posey County Jail, suspended. Alex Jordan Dartt, 26, Mount Vernon. Criminal Trespass, Class A Misdemeanor. Dismissed.
Blake A. Weinzapfel, 21, Mount Vernon. Auto Theft, Level 6 Felony. $1 plus costs, two years probation and fees, counseling, 40 hours community service. Two years Indiana Department of Corrections, suspended. Alex Jordan Dartt, 26, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Dealing in a Schedule I Controlled Substance, Level 2 Felony; Ct. 2Possession of a Narcotic Drug, Level 3 Felony; Ct. 3- Possession of a Controlled Substance, Class A Misdemeanor, Ct. 4- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor. Habitual Offender. Ct. 2, 3 and 4 are dismissed. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee. 12 years Indiana Department of Corrections. Shawn Rogers, 30, Evansville. Ct. 2- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Ever Receiving a License, Class C Misdemeanor. Dismissed. Tamarah Ann Jackson, 59, Evansville. Ct. 1- Possession of Methamphetamine, Level
6 Felony; Ct. 2- Possession of a Controlled Substance, Class A Misdemeanor. Ct. 1 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, 12 months probation and fees, 48 hours community service, counseling. Logan Taylor Weiss, 21, Wadesville. Criminal Mischief, Class B Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, one year probation and fees, no contact with Wanda Seabeck, restitution to Wanda Seabeck. Six months Posey County Jail, suspended. Patrick Reynolds, 27, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony; Ct. 2- Unlawful Possession of Syringe, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 3- Possession of Marijuana, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 4- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee. Ct. 1- four years Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 2- 18 months Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 3- one year Posey County Jail; Ct. 4- 60 days Posey County Jail.
come up with cool programs and events at the library. Come hang out, have snacks, and make some new friends. We will be meeting in the Ohio Room at the library. January 5 to 21 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid - To celebrate the new book, Hot Shot. And the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie, come to the library and have an awesome time. Just ask at the Youth Services reference desk about the following. Everyone gets a copy of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid GREG AND ROWLEY’S
(BUT MOSTLY GREG’S) SUPER AWESOME STUFF TO DO.” Find pictures of the characters in the library and receive a journal and a pencil. Guess how many pieces of gum are in the jar and enter to win the jar and a copy of Hot Shot by Jeff Kinney. Make and Take the craft, worm on a stick. Watch the video, “How to Draw Greg” on Alexandrian Public Library’s FB page. Bring your “Unfinished Comic” and/or your drawing of Greg to place on our “Wall of Fame, Not Shame” display.
APL News December 23, 24 and 25 - We will be closed for Christmas. December 30 and 31 - We will be closed for New Year’s. January 1 - We will be closed for New Year’s Day. January 4 at 3:30 p.m. - Teen Advisory Board Imagine if the library were made just for you and your friends. What types of events would you have? What books would you put on the shelves? The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a group for teens to give us your input and to help
Sermon of the Week - Psalm 56:3-4 By: Tom Doty 3-4 But when I am afraid, I will put my confidence in you. Yes, I will trust the promises of God. And since I am trusting him, what can mere man do to me? Fear and being afraid has been part of man’s life from the beginning of man. When God came looking for Adam his first words were, “I was afraid” (Genesis 3:10) and things have not changed. Fear must be a natural part of life. We often fear what we can see and what we can’t see. We often allow the fear of what might happen to control our lives. Ninety per-cent of the things we fear never happen but the fear keeps us from having peace in our life. If we have the love of God in our hearts then what do we have to fear? God’s Word tells us, “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear” (1 John 4:18).When we know the perfect love of God we can have confidence in the promises of God and our fear is cast our. Our great fear is life is the uncertainty of life itself. Adams fear was that of uncertainty. God had said, “Thou shalt surely die” (Genesis 2:17). Did God mean that he would die? How would he die? Uncertainty has troubled man from the beginning and it continues to do so even today? How often are you fearful of what
might happen tomorrow? In the mist of grocery shelves being often empty have you over bought because of the fear of running out of food. Too often we exaggerate what might happen and we allow fear to hold us down. If we believe that God is in control of all things then why do we fear? Did not the Palmist say, “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you?” In the mist of our fears and anxiety we must learn to trust the one who controls all things. Our God is still in control of the world in which we live. God has not left the building. God has not stopped going before us and preparing the way. However, we have allowed the uneasiness of our minds to keep us from having confidence in God. We question why God does things and we become afraid. We must remember that God loves us and God is faithful in all things. We cannot allow the uncertainties of life to keep us from trusting the God in whom all things are possible. Yes, the world in which we live is a fearful place. It is a fearful place because of sin. We have allowed sin to keep us from trusting God. That’s right. Sin keeps us from God. And our great sin is that we trust other things more than we trust God. It’s a fact. We think our government can solve our problems so we trust the government. Governments have fallen but our God has never fallen.
God is still on the throne and God directs this world. Then why does God allow all this evil to take place? God has always allowed problems in order that we might learn to make the right decisions. God has always told us what would happen if we failed to follow and obey Him, but we have the ability to choose what happens. Good decisions make good results and bad decisions can fill us with fear. What would happen in our world if we really began to trust God and do His will? Where would our fears go? Out the window. When we experience the perfection in life that comes in trusting God then our fears are gone. When we really put our trust in God, what can man do? If you have fears and you’re looking for things to get better, then it’s time you began to put your trust in God. In trusting God we learn to wait upon Him and allow Him to go before us. In trusting God we learn that with Him all things are possible. In trusting Him we experience the confidence that is needed to face the uncertainty of this life. So, when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you My God. I have prayed for you this morning. I pray that each of us can say, “When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you my God”. Bro. Tom
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Mount Vernon native serves at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard By Danna Eddy, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Public Affairs Officer Master Chief Petty Officer Brent Weinzapfel, a native of Mount Vernon, Indiana, is serving with Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) in Kittery, Maine. “I serve in the position of Command Senior Enlisted Leader,” said Weinzapfel. “I was tasked with working with the existing Officer in Charge of our local detachment to establish a command structure. Once established, we worked as a team to coordinate the mobilization, operations, training, production, career development, and subsequent demobilization of 250 sailors in support of submarine maintenance.” Weinzapfel, a 2000 Mount Vernon Senior High School graduate, joined the Navy 20 years ago to serve his country. “Along the way, I have been fortunate enough to learn valuable technical and leadership skills that have been very useful in my civilian career,” said Weinzapfel. “From the Navy, I have learned problem solving,” added Weinzapfel. “Every day is unique and poses new challenges. As I have progressed in my career, my daily challenges have evolved from emergent equipment trouble shooting and repairs to determining the logistics of mobilizing a force of 250 personnel to a small New England town in support of a COVID mitigation mission. I work with excellent sailors both above and below me. Everyone is passionate about ensuring we are successful, which inspires me to do my best every day.” According to Weinzapfel, the values required to succeed in the military are similar to those found in Mount Vernon. “A strong work ethic is crucial to being successful in the military,” said Weinzapfel. “Growing up in Mt. Vernon, I learned this early on. From working on my father’s farm, de-tasseling and walking wheat when I was 14, to work-
ing at retail jobs, I learned that if you want to get ahead, you have to work hard. Constant self-improvement is the key to success in the military and civilian work force.” Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is the Navy’s center of excellence for attack submarine overhaul, repair, and modernization. As a NAVSEA field activity, PNS is committed to maximizing the material readiness of the fleet by safely
lowing three years, we put the ship back together, operationally tested all its systems and deployed to the Middle East to support Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.” As a member of the U.S.
Navy, Weinzapfel, as well as other sailors, know they are a part of a service tradition providing unforgettable experiences through leadership development, world affairs and humanitarian assistance. Their efforts will have a last-
ing effect around the globe and for generations of sailors who will follow. “I am extremely grateful to have the privilege of serving my country,” added Weinzapfel. “The Navy trusted me with working on and operat-
ing billions of dollars’ worth of equipment, allowed me to travel the world, then paid for my college degree. The sailors I have served with are top notch and I have stories and made friendships that will last a lifetime.”
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Brent Weinzapfer delivering first-time quality work, on time, and on budget. “Serving in the Surge Maintenance program allows me to do my part in the fight against COVID-19,” said Weinzapfel. “Through my naval career, I have received outstanding training and qualifications on the engineering operations and maintenance of nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers. As I progressed in rank, I received greater responsibility and subsequent leadership training. When the country called, I was ready and excited about the opportunity to utilize this experience to serve in a capacity strategically designed to minimize the impact of the coronavirus on the life cycle maintenance of our Navy’s nuclear submarines.” Though there are many opportunities for sailors to earn recognition in their command, community and careers, Weinzapfel is most proud of deploying to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. “I arrived in the middle of a four-year refueling and complex overhaul, essentially a mid-life renovation,” said Weinzapfel. “Over the fol-
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Trucks, Side by Side, 4 Wheeler, Trailers: ‘99 lnternational 4900 truck, DT513 diesel, Allison auto. trans., live tandem, air brakes, Hendrickson suspension, 11 R24.5, 20’ steel bed, 3 way end gate, tarp, 194,xxx miles; ‘95 Chev. Kodiak truck, Cat. 3116 diesel, Allison auto. trans., live tandem, air brakes, Hendrickson suspension, 11 R22.5, Kann 18’ alum. bed, 3 way end gate, tarp, 354,xxx miles; ‘95 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT Laramie, 360V8, auto. trans., 4 W.D., reg. cab, 208,9xx miles; ‘89 Ford F150 XLT Lariat, 4 W.D., 300 cu. in. fuel injected 6 cyl., man. trans., 8’ steel dump bed, 179,1xx miles, {few dings); JD 620i Gator side by side, 4 W.D., top, windshield, 930 hrs.; ‘06 Artie Cat. 500 A.T.V., 4 W.D.; ‘06 Top Line 10’ s.a. trailer, ramp gate; ‘87 Homemade 16’ t.a. trailer; Misc. Equipment & Misc: Bush Hog 176 hyd. blade, 10’, 3 cyl., 3 pt.; JD 1418 mower, 14’, 1000 pto, 3 pt.; 18.4x34R1 clamp on duals; Sidewinder rotary ditcher, 3 pt.; Ashland 2.5 yard dirt scraper; JD 1100 field cult., 12’; Frontline 3 bu. poly spreader, ground drive; 350 gal. poly tank; 25 gal. ATV sprayer; 6 JD 40 series front weights; large JD tool box and roller cabinet; JD 6v./12v. battery charger {new in box); 24”x14” wedge tool box (new in box); cylinder stops; hand tools; nuts and bolts; Hobart Stickmate LX welder; cutting torch, gauges and cart; 1100 gal. fuel tank w/pump; 60 gal. fuel tank w/pump; 50 gal. fuel tank w/pump; Misc. steel; 12 ton shop press; implement tires; 8 - 11R22.5 tires and wheels; several 11R24. 5 tires; Limb Hog chain saw for loader; 55 gal. barrels; EZ Guide 250 light bar guidance system; EZ Guide Plus light bar guidance system; Misc. used daily on the farm. Don’t be Late!!!
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Deadline to apply is February 1, 2022. Kristen Lowry, County Extension Director, Purdue Extension-Posey County, 126 E. 3rd St., Rm. 29, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620, klowry@purdue.edu 812-838-1331 Interviews for top candidates will be held in February 2022. Posey County is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer. Employment: Most employers are subject to Equal Opportunity laws, which make “it illegal for an employer to publish a job advertisement that shows a preference for or discourages someone from applying for a job because or his or her race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for
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When looking for more, Barnes finds Main at Capers By Lois Mittino Gray Sometimes a hero in a community is not a lifelong resident, but one who discovers it by kismet and finds that it is what he has been looking for all along. He brings to the community an uplifting spiritual sense of joy at the serendipity and a practical talent for working with his hands, whether it be refurbishing old homes or whipping up some Southern-style cooking. Ben Barnes, is such a person, having lived and worked in many places around the United States from Georgia to Arizona. A native of Robertsdale, Alabama, just north of Gulf Shores, he tried college after graduation for a year and then joined the military. He served a 14-year stint in the US Army as an airborne infantryman, which took him to fabulous locales, such as Italy, Germany and Alaska and tense war zones, such as Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan. Still, he was looking for something more when he found the quaint community of New Harmony. He stayed and will be the new Kitchen Manager for Main Café when it reopens in the spring. In the interim, Ben does home repair and renovating projects all around the town with his carpentry skills, sprucing up the town. “I changed my life overnight in March. I went to Harrisburg, Illinois to help a friend get a farm started. I liked the region and flew home to Arizona on a Sunday night. The next morning I headed to the Mid-
west and just drove looking around. I stayed at a hotel in Evansville and hated it there—police sirens and noise all night. Someone suggested I check out small New Harmony and I got here on April 28. I stayed at Jim Stinson’s Boarding House and he helped me get settled. Soon, I was fixing up some of his rental properties from replacing roofs to front porches. I worked with Docey Lewis and her son, Owen, on renovating his house for much of the summer,” he described. “As a Legion member, I also cooked at the American Legion when they needed help for a month or two.” “I usually ate breakfast every morning at the Main Café and Kim, the waitress, sat down with me one day and told me about the new owner of Main needing a cook. “I know that’s what you like to do,” she said, “You check it out.” He was hired by owners Mary Beth Guard and Stephanie Cole. Main Café closed on December 18 and will undergo extensive remodeling. Breakfasts will be offered at Capers starting Wednesday, December 22 in the early morning. It is estimated at this time that the regular Main Café Restaurant will open its doors again in early March. Barnes says he “specializes in the good down-home Southern Style cooking I grew up with in Alabama. I especially like smoking meats and wings.” Besides cooking and carpentry, the enthusiastic ‘newbie’ has brought something else special to town in al-
most a spiritual testament to its sense of community. He and his friend, Cassie Hortin, made a special interactive Christmas display in front of the red house, located on the corner of Steammill and Main Streets. “We both had the idea to do something to bring the town together and we hit on the idea of the blank Christmas Bulb tree. We found a beautiful Norway Spruce tree on Facebook on a farm on the east side of Evansville. The farmer had lost his trees to blight, but still had two left that he used for landscaping. He sold it to us when he knew of our plan,” Ben recounted. “We put out 180 empty plastic bulbs in a barrel with a sign inviting passers-by to write on them and hang them on the tree. We hoped for maybe 15 to 20 to get done, but all of them were finished quickly. We put the tree up the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and by Christmas in New Harmony weekend, it was loaded. We had to put the extras in the washtub planters around the tree.” Ben and Cassie said some of the balls have sayings written on them, such as ‘Bless You,” others have drawings, like reindeer and others just have whimsical art designs. “This is a fun story. I was working at Main Café, studying up for when I took over, on Christmas in New Harmony Saturday. A family group of about 20 people came in with their blank bulbs and worked on them while they were eating. It was so fun to watch them talk and get excited doing them, knowing it was our idea.
Ben Barnes and Cassie Hortin stand by the Inspirational Christmas Bulb Tree located outside their Main Street New Harmony residence. Photo by Theresa Bratcher Sure enough, when I got home, I found their work on the tree.” Anyone can still enjoy reading all of them, as they are still on display
hung on the tree. “Most of them stay on, I had a few I had to chase around that were blown off,” Ben said with a smile. “Come on out and see them.”
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Main Cafe in New Harmony closed their doors for the final time on Saturday, December 19, 2021. Owner Nina Duckwork moves on to the next phase of her life after 39 years. Pictured from left, Kim Jennings, Duckworth, Dianna Schwindel and Ashlyn “Boo” Jennings. Saturday’s closing day at the Main Cafe was also Boo’s 21st birthday. Boo holds a platter of the free biscuits and gravy they gave out to say goodbye. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray
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Wildcats dominate Vikings 52-21 to take 2021 crown up to wrestle us and Tim (Alcorn) has a good team,” North Posey coach Cody Moll said. “There were matches where we were outwrestling them and we were winning, and they still pinned us. Hats off to them. They came to game, and they took it to us. Hopefully, our team will respond and hopefully motivate us. We knew Mount Vernon was going to come in and thought for sure they were going to win and took it to us. We had to win some of those matches in the middle and we got pinned in two of them. It’s hard to win a dual when you are counting on three matches that you lose by decision and two of them by pins.” Mount Vernon 52, North Posey 21: 285: Hayden Huss (MV) over Tristen Gammon by fall (1:09), 106: Brendan Hubbard (MV) over Kaleb Baehl (NP) by decision 4-3, 113: Gavin Wheeler (NP) over Malachi Spainhoward (MV) by fall (1:57), 120: Blake Zirkelbach (NP) over
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By Chris Morlan The Posey County rivalry wrestling dual took place last Thursday night at North Posey High School. Fans from both schools packed the bleachers. Mount Vernon and North Posey recently finished the Pocket Athletic Conference duals with Wildcats winning the competition and the Vikings finishing third overall. This county rivalry was all Mount Vernon this time around in a 52-21 win over North Posey. “We have been wrestling well. We went 7-0 at the PAC duals,” Mount Vernon coach Tim Alcorn said. “We pretty much did the same thing to Southridge last week. I’m so proud of our execution. Proud of the boys believing. This is always a great atmosphere. A tight gym. There fans are packed. The volumes up and our fans. It’s just a good Posey County rivalry. Just thankful and fortunate to come out on top.” “Mount Vernon gets fired
Vikings get fourth win a row against Mater Dei in overtime By Chris Morlan In an eight-day period, the North Posey Vikings have played two road games against two very good basketball teams and won both contests in overtime. Last Friday night was the second of those two wins at Evansville Mater Dei in a 58-55 overtime victory. North Posey has now won four games in a row and have a 5-3 record for the season. “The boys are playing really hard,” North Posey coach Rusty Seymour said. “The last week, we were able to win at two places that are hard to win at. They are fighting through adversity and working as a team to pull through when they
need to win these games. I’m really proud of them for that.” Mater Dei led early with a 11-9 advantage after one quarter. North Posey had a good second quarter with Harold Bender scoring 11 points in those final eight minutes before the break. North Posey gained the lead at 25-21 for the end of the first half. In the third quarter, North Posey’s defense held Mater Dei to six points and built a 11-point lead to end the period at 38-27. The Wildcats battled back in the fourth quarter scoring 23 points to tie the game at 50-50 to extend this matchup. North Posey won in overtime nailing all six of their free throws along with a basket by Jonathan Ricketts to escape the Westside of Evansville with the win. Bender had another big night for the Vikings with a gamehigh 28 points. Coming off the bench, North Posey senior Devin Lintzenich scored 14 points. Lintzenich made nine of his ten shots from the free throw line. Luke McDurmon led the Wildcats in scoring with 24 points, while Peyton Lee chipped in 10 points for Mater Dei. VARSITY, Friday, December 17, 2021, at Evansville Mater Dei North Posey 9 16 13 12 8 — 58 Evansville Mater Dei 11 10 6 23 5 — 55 NORTH POSEY (58): H. Bender 8 8-11 28, J. Ricketts 2 3-5 7, D. Reidford 0 2-2 2, J. Graff 2 0-2 5, A. Elpers 1 0-0
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Lady Vikings beat Reitz, 56-54 By Chris Morlan The North Posey girls’ basketball team played a great game last Monday evening at home against a good Evansville Reitz program. This was one of the better games this season that North Posey has played and went on to win 56-54. As a team, the Lady Vikings made forty-one percent of their field goals in this contest. North Posey improved their season record to five wins and five losses. Reitz season record fell to seven wins and four losses. It was a very physical game, and the Lady Vikings held their composure when they were down on the scoreboard a few times. North Posey answered back by retaking the lead in those situations. Every player that entered the game for North Posey played a significant role in this win. “Just how proud I am of them and that it was a total team effort,” North Posey coach Jessica Schenk said. “The girls all worked together, played with confidence and executed our game plan. We were not scared of their height, their record, or the teams they have beat. We came out with confidence and played the way I know they can play. It was a great way to go into the second half of our season. We have some tough games coming up and our girls are ready to compete.”
Four Lady Vikings scored in double digits in this matchup. Claire Koester led the Lady Vikings with 14 points and 18 rebounds. Alyssa Heath scored 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Lauren Kihn scored 12 points. Ashton Elpers finished with 11 points, Jenna Rhineburger scored five points and Ashleigh Blankenship with two points. VARSITY, Monday, December 13, 2021, at North Posey North Posey 20 10 15 11 — 56 Evansville Reitz 17 14 7 16 — 54 NORTH POSEY (56): A. Elpers 3 4-6 11, A. Heath 2 7-7 12, C. Koester 7 0-4 14, L. Kihn 4 1-2 12, A. Blankenship 0 2-2 2, K. Bender 0 0-0 0, M. Bryant 0 0-0 0, Je. Rhineburger 2 0-1 5, Ja. Rhineburger 0 0-0 0 EVANSVILLE REITZ (54): M. Bradfield 5 2-2 13, L. Bigham 0 0-0 0, A. Haynes 7 4-7 20, N. Miller 2 2-4 6, M. Shadrick 0 2-2 2, C. Effinger 4 0-1 9, S. Hart 0 0-2 0, K. Mitchell 2 0-0 4 3-point field goals: North Posey 6 (L. Kihn 3, A. Elpers 1, A. Heath 1, Je. Rhineburger 1), Evansville Reitz 4 (A. Haynes 2, M. Bradfield 1, C. Effinger 1) Free Throws: North Posey 1422, Evansville Reitz 10-18; Fouls North Posey 16, Evansville Reitz 21 In the junior varsity game, it
was a back and forth battle between the two schools. Many lead changes took place in this matchup. When it was all said and done, the Evansville Reitz Lady Panthers beat North Posey 32-27. Kaity Oakley Led the Lady Vikings in scoring with eight points, followed by Laney Owens with seven points, Jenna Wehmer with six points, Ava Crawford with three points and Zoe Bippus with three points. JUNIOR VARSITY, Monday, December 13, 2021, at North Posey North Posey 6 6 7 8 — 27 Evansville Reitz 2 8 9 13 — 32 NORTH POSEY (27): J. Wehmer 2 2-4 6, M. Carter 0 0-0 0, L. Maier 0 0-0 0, K. Oakley 3 2-3 8, A. Crawford 1 1-8 3, C. Helfert 0 0-0 0, Z. Bippus 0 3-4 3, L. Owens 3 1-2 7 EVANSVILLE REITZ (32): B. Staley 3 2-7 11, M. McCutcheon 0 0-0 0, C. Landry 0 0-0 0, A. Nation 3 3-3 9, M. Stewart 1 0-0 3, K. Roberts 3 0-0 6, C. Hargrove 1 0-0 2, A. Klein 0 0-0 0, L. Bigham 0 1-5 1 3-point field goals: North Posey 0, Evansville Reitz 4 (B. Staley 3, M. Stewart 1) Free Throws: North Posey 9-21, Evansville Reitz 6-15; Fouls: North Posey 15, Evansville Reitz 18
North Posey’s Makenna Bryant swats away this shot attempt by a Reitz Panther during this week’s big win over the Panthers. Photo by Dave Pearce
NPJH eighth grade girls stay unbeaten, beat Castle North in final home game The North Posey Junior High eighth grade girls’ basketball team played at home last Thursday evening against Castle North. This was the Lady Vikings final home game of the season. North Posey continued to play well and defeated Castle North by the final score of 4029. “So proud of all these girls are accomplishing,” North Posey coach Staci Voegel said. “We have stayed undefeated so far and played a really good game against Castle North. They showed up to play and it was fun to watch.”
Ella Weatherholt led the Lady Vikings in scoring with 14 points. Jaz Ward finished the game with 11 points. Ward made nine free throws in this matchup. Elle Jo Johnson scored nine points, followed by Addie Murphy with four points and Mallory Luigs with two points. Last Monday night, the North Posey Junior High eighth grade girls’ basketball team traveled to Lynnville to take on the Tecumseh Lady Braves. North Posey took over in the second half to cruise to a 41-19 win. “The first
half was a close game, and we struggled a bit to get energized,” North Posey coach Voegel said. “We came out strong in the second half and were able to put them away. It’s always a good win when everyone is able to score.” Addie Murphy led the Lady Vikings in scoring with 13 points. Ella Weatherholt finished the game with eight points, followed by Mallory Luigs with six points, Elle Jo Johnson with five points, Jaz Ward with five points, Katelyn Seibert with two points and Mackenzie Mills
with two points. On Thursday, December 9, the Lady Vikings traveled to Mount Carmel, Illinois to take on the Lady Aces. North Posey played a great game and won 45-24. Elle Jo Johnson led the Lady Vikings in scoring with 12 points, followed by Mallory Luigs with eight points, Addie Murphy with six points, Ella Weatherholt with six points, Jaz Ward with six points, Mackenzie Mills with five points and Katelyn Seibert with two points.
Youthful Lady Wildcats continue to gain experience By Trisha L. Lopez The Lady Wildcats battled back from a 11-point second quarter deficit and looked poised to pick up their fourth win of the season at home on Tuesday, but the Carmi (Ill.) Lady Bulldogs took advantage of fouls in the closing seconds of the contest to take the victory away. Both teams struggled with turnovers and missed shots to start the game, but Mount Vernon got on the board first courtesy of a pair of free throws by junior Lera Wilson. Carmi answered with a triple by senior Kadee Milligan and another by senior Meagan Healy to take a 6-2 lead with 3:53 seconds left in the first quarter. Free throws by junior Mallory Nurrenbern and Wilson cut the lead
to a point. A steal and score by sophomore Arlissa Sharber with 40 seconds remaining, the first field goal of the night for the home squad, gave the Wildcats a 7-6 lead. A pair of free throws by Carmi senior Elleigh Gray put the Lady Bulldogs back on top 8-7 to end the period. Carmi started the second quarter hot, with a pair of triples by sophomore Mara Serafini and Healy. Sharber responded with a three of her own. She followed that up with a takeaway, but the Wildcats turned the ball over and couldn’t capitalize. Carmi senior Jessica Smith was fouled driving to the basket, putting her on the line where she hit two free throws to pull ahead 16-10 with 5:21 left in the half. Carmi senior GreyIndiana Sports Productions to join Keith Oeth, Scott Mitchell, and Jordan Fisher as they bring you exciting Southern Indiana high school basketball. All games/times subject to change.
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son Huff added two more to stretch the lead to eight points. Mount Vernon senior Ari Shepherd scored, but the Lady Cats couldn’t get a stop on defense. Huff scored on back to back possessions to pull ahead 23-12 with 20 seconds left. Nurrenbern scored as the clock expired, but Mount Vernon went into the break down 23-14. Free throws by Nurrenbern cut into the Lady Bulldogs lead early in the third quarter. Mount Vernon got a big steal by Wilson, but couldn’t score. Down 25-17, Nurrenbern added two more free throws and a steal by Sharber to set up a Wilson basket to cut the Carmi lead to four with 2:26 remaining in the third. Carmi wasn’t done yet, however. A three by Milligan and a field goal by Serafini put the Lady Bulldogs on top 30-21. Free throws by Wilson cut into the lead, sending the Lady Wildcats into the start of the fourth with a 3023 deficit. A basket by Nurrenbern in the opening seconds of the fourth cut the lead to five, but Carmi answered with a layup by Healy. A threepoint play by Wilson shrunk the lead again. A steal and score by Sharber made it a one possession game with a little over two minutes left.
The Lady Wildcats defense held and Wilson was fouled under the basket, putting her on the line. She missed the first, but hit the second, pulling the Cats to within a point with 2:32 remaining. Another Sharber steal gave the Wildcats a chance, but they failed to score. With 19 seconds left, Wilson picked off a Carmi pass, drove down the court and scored to give Mount Vernon the lead for
the first time since the first quarter. Milligan drew a foul and hit one of two free throws to tie the game. Tied with 3.7 seconds left in the contest, a Mount Vernon foul put Carmi senior Jessica Smith on the line. She hit both to give the Lady Bulldogs the 35-33 win. Wilson led the Lady Wildcats in scoring with 14 points (8-9 free throws), 3 rebounds
and 3 steals. Nurrenbern had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Sharber had 8 points, 2 assists, 4 rebounds and 7 steals. Shepherd had 2 points, 1 assist, 4 rebounds and 1 block. The Lady Cats (3-10) fell to Washington (12-1) 65-28 on the road on Saturday. Mount Vernon will wrap up the 2021 portion of the schedule at the North Central Tournament in Farmersburg.
Mallory Nurrenbern goes up in a crowd during basketball action against Carmi, Ill., this week. The Lady Bulldogs used a stretch run to win the game. Photo by Garry Beeson
‘Vikings win’ continued from Page B1 Free Throws: North Posey 22-31, Evansville Mater Dei 12-16, Fouls: North Posey 12, Evansville Mater Dei 26 During the junior varsity
game, North Posey had a rocky start in the first quarter but shutdown the Mater Dei offense in the second and third quarters allowing only
one point. The Vikings went on to win by the final score of 36-25. North Posey junior varsity team now has six wins and one loss on the season.
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Colin Schipp led the Vikings in scoring with a game-high 15 points. North Posey freshman Austin Schmitt finished the game with 13 points, while Liam Stone ended up with four points. JUNIOR VARSITY, Tuesday, December 17, 2021, at Evansville Mater Dei North Posey 10 9 7 10 — 36 Evansville Mater Dei 12 1 0 12 — 25 NORTH POSEY (36): K. Downey 0 0-0 0, C. Schipp 3 7-9 15, L. Stone 2 0-0 4, A. Schmitt 4 5-6 13, J. Galvin 0 0-0 0, E. Mansfield 1 0-0 2, L. Simmons 0 0-0 0, K. Stewart 1 0-0 2 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (25): Halbig 0 0-0 0, O. Wunderlich 2 1-3 6, J. Hoffman 1 0-0 3, Stratman 0 0-0 0, Norman 4 0-0 10, C. Hoffman 0 0-0 0, Richardson 1 0-0 2, K. Wathen 2 0-0 5 3-point field goals: North Posey 2 (C. Schipp 2) Evansville Mater Dei 5 (Norman 2, O. Wunderlich 1, J. Hoffman 1, K. Wathen 1) Free Throws: North Posey 12-15, Evansville Mater Dei 1-3, Fouls: North Posey 8, Evansville Mater Dei 17
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Wildcats play their hearts out in double overtime loss By Trisha L. Lopez Four quarters were not enough to decide the back and forth battle between PAC rivals Mount Vernon and Gibson Southern at Fort Branch Saturday. In fact, one overtime wasn’t enough either. The Wildcats (1-3) and Titans (2-3) needed two overtimes to decide the contest with Gibson Southern coming through with key buckets in the final seconds of play to claim the 6056 victory. Mount Vernon jumped out to an early lead courtesy of a three by senior Leo Hostetter, but it wouldn’t last long. After hitting a free throw to put the Titans on the board, senior Drew Foster got a takeaway and scored on back to back possessions to give Gibson Southern a 5-3 advantage. A jump ball gave the home team the ball back and set up senior Carson Brindle for a triple to extend the Titans lead. Wildcats senior Kaleb Dosher drew a foul underneath and sank one of two free throws, but Gibson Southern senior Kaden Hurless answered with a pull up jumper to go ahead 10-4 with 2:45 remaining in the first. Senior Ace Reeves came off the bench for Mount Vernon and drilled a three from the corner. A steal by senior Jaden Wilson set up Dosher for a layup to shrink the lead to a point. Hurless came through for Gibson Southern again and the Titans led 12-9 after one. Sophomore Nicot Burnett added a pair of buckets in the first 90 seconds of the second quarter to retake the lead for the Wildcats, but Gibson Southern senior Eli Chandler scored on the next possession. Baskets by senior Triston Clowers and Reeves put Mount Vernon up 17-14, but the Wildcats couldn’t get a stop and the Titans scored again. Down 19-16 after another Burnett basket, the Titans battled for multiple offensive rebounds and senior Noah Bryant drew a foul that led to two free throws. Both teams traded buckets, with scores by Burnett, Hurless, Hostetter and Titan junior Jaxun Lamb. With 2:13 remaining in the half, Clowers drew a foul and hit the first of two free throws. Wilson snagged the rebound from the missed second and connected with Hostetter for a layup to give Mount Vernon a 26-22 lead at the break. Clowers found Hostetter to open the third quarter, stretching the Wildcats lead to six. Brindle answered for Gibson Southern. Dosher responded with a triple. Hurless struck again, but Wilson scored to give Mount Vernon a game-high seven point lead with 6:11 left in the third quarter. Lamb was fouled by Burnett shooting a three. He hit two of three from the free throw line and followed up with a triple to cut the Wildcats lead 33-31. Down 37-33 three minutes later, Gibson Southern grabbed a big takeaway. Wilson came out of nowhere to knock the ball away, landing the 6’4” All-State football standout on top of the Titans bench. Lamb drew another Burnett foul and was good on both free throws. A three-point play by Chandler with 58 seconds remaining in the third reclaimed the lead for the Titans. Clowers was fouled in the final play of the quarter. He hit one of two free
throws to tie the score at 38-38 at the buzzer. A Hostetter steal set Clowers up for a layup to start the fourth quarter, but Hurless scored on the next play. A pair of free throws by Wilson gave Mount Vernon the lead, but Bryant answered. The score went back and forth with baskets by Dosher and Hurless. A triple by Bryant put the Titans on top, but Burnett came through with a layup and a three of his own on the next two Wildcat possessions to give Mount Vernon a 49-47 edge with 3:21 left. Brindle tied the contest a minute later. After holding for a final shot, Hurless missed a layup. Foster was fouled as the clock expired. Several minutes of heated discussion between officials and coaches trying to determine whether the foul was on the floor or if Foster was fouled shooting ensued. After determining that he was in the act of shooting, Foster was awarded two shots. He missed both free throws to send the game to overtime. The Wildcats won the overtime tip, but a shot by Dosher was blocked and Gibson Southern came away with the ball and a basket for Hurless. Burnett scored, tying the game again. Bryant reclaimed the lead for the Titans, 53-51 with 2:52 left. Burnett drew a foul and hit one of two free throws. Hurless added a free throw of his own to give Gibson Southern a 54-52 lead. Burnett was called for a charge with a little more than a minute remaining, his fifth foul of the night, which left the Wildcats without their leading scorer for the rest of the contest. Reeves stepped up. Down two with 40 seconds to go, Reeves was fouled after picking up a halfcourt steal. He drained both free throws to tie the game. Mount Vernon’s defense held the Titans scoreless for the final 30 seconds, sending the game into double overtime. The Wildcats struggled offensively in the second overtime and failed to score a field goal. A three by Bryant gave Gibson Southern the lead with 2:11 left. Free throws by Clowers cut the lead to one, 57-56. Hostetter came through with another steal, but Mount Vernon couldn’t capitalize. Free throws by Bryant and Hurless sealed the win for the Titans. Burnett led the Wildcats in scoring with 18 points. Hostetter had 9 points. Dosher and Clowers had 8 points each. Reeves had 7 points. Wilson had 6 points. “You can look yourself in the mirror and say you played your rear ends off,” Mount Vernon coach Joe Newcomb said. Kaleb Dosher drives for two points during action this He was proud of his squad’s effort and said they executweek against Gibson Southern. The Titans were able to ed their game plan, but they just couldn’t get the shots they come away with a home win but it took two overtimes. needed to fall. “We did not finish plays that we executed and really, at Photo by Garry Beeson “It’s tough to be in an offense defensive situation. He did a the end of the night, that’s the difference in the ballgame,” really good job defensively,” Newcomb said. Newcomb said. With Burnett on the bench for most of the overtime minHe credited Reeves for his ability to step up and hit key shots off the bench and Hostetter for “making plays, not only utes, Newcomb said several players stepped up. “It’s got to be a collective effort,” he said. for himself, but others.” Up next for the Wildcats is a road match up tonight against He also praised the defensive efforts of senior Fischer EpPAC foe Heritage Hills (2-3). ley.
North Posey construction class lends hand to Mayfield, Ky. This is an account of our involvement in the Mayfied, Ky. Tornado relief effort. On Friday evening, the 10th of December, 2021, an EF 4 tornado touched down in Mayfield, Ky., a little after 8 pm. That tornado was part of the long track tornado that touched 4 states and was on the ground for over 200 miles. That evening, we spent the night watching the news as the worst case scenario unfolded in western, Ky. On Monday morning, I contacted the principal of Mayfield High School and discussed with him bringing donations of water and whatever he needed. He stated that yes they needed water but also new socks and underwear. So from Monday until Thursday morning, students and faculty brought cases of water, socks, underwear, blankets, and toiletries to the Ag shop at the high school until we loaded all of those items into an enclosed trailer (Thanks to the Craig Neidig family for the use of the trailer as it poured down raining all afternoon.) We left school at 11:30 am on Thursday and headed down. On the three hour trip south through Illinois down through Paducah we were happy to see very little signs of damage. Even as we got to the outskirts of Mayfield, we saw a few skinned trees. As we got to H & R Agripower, we began to see debris in the fields. About a mile past H & R is the high school, which sustained a little damage. We saw a chain link fence that was laid over but other than that that part of the town was not badly damaged. At the high school, staff members and members of the Kentucky National Guard were unloading supplies. We estimated about 80 pallets of water were lined up at the school. Inside
the gym, the entire gym had tables set up with donations for the public to come in and get. As I waited to make arrangements to get our trailer unloaded, I observed families with small to infant children picking up diapers, clothes, and toiletries. After unloading our donations, we stopped by H & R Agripower to stretch our legs a little before we took the three-hour drive back. As we were walking into the store, a gentleman stopped us and asked if had brought donations. He thanked us for caring about his community. In our conversation, he told us he was part of the local disaster response team and gave us a little more information than what is available on the news. He said that on a positive note that the local EMA had to shut down work because so many people had shown up to help clean up that they needed the rainy day just to organize the crews. The sad part is that the part of town that was hit the hardest and was completely destroyed were mostly government assisted low income homes and apartments. Even though I didn’t want to drive through town, he encouraged us to head through town so the boys could see first hand just how bad it really was. Seeing it on the news is one thing, but witnessing it first hand was much more intense. This will not be the only thing we intend to do to help those who were hit by the storms. Right now, everybody is focused but this will be a long clean up and recovery so expect that we will be trying to arrange events next semester as well. Thanks to all of you who donated items and especially John Dill, Hunter Johnson, and Chase Krohn who gave up their afternoon and evening to help deliver and unload.
North Posey students took advantage of an opportunity to help the residents of Mayfield, Ky., this week.
ARENA--By Chris Morlan Walden has a good swim outing for Vikings Last Tuesday night, the North Posey swim team competed in a quadruple meet against Evansville Central, Evansville Harrison and Evansville Bosse. Viking sophomore Noah Walden had a great meet and placed in both of his races. Walden finished second in the 100yard butterfly with a time of 1:03.22 and placed third in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 57.96 seconds.
Viking C-Team wins at Tecumseh On Thursday night, the North Posey C-Team played at Tecumseh. The Vikings jumped out to an early 16-0 lead after one quarter. From that point, North Posey went on to win by the final score of 40-21. Logan Simmons led the Vikings in scoring with 10 points. Jackson Tucker and Stone Riecken each scored seven points. Noah Koester finished with five points, Noah Roberts with four points, Carson Woods with four points and Cole Cullum with three points. Viking seventh grade boys beat Wood Memorial 36-17 The North Posey Junior High seventh grade boys’ basketball team played at
Wood Memorial last Tuesday evening. North Posey took control of this matchup early and beat Wood Memorial 36-17. Drake Schweizer led the Vikings in scoring with seven points, followed by Jacob Nellis with six points, Will Bippus with six points, Reid Kihn with four points, Carter Schickel with four points, Lennox Stone with four points, Brady Fehn with three points and Ethan Ashby with two points. Last Thursday night, the Vikings traveled to Heritage Hills to take on the Patriots. This game was all Heritage Hills in a 45-18 rout. Brady
Fehn led the Vikings in scoring with six points. Ethan Ashby finished with five points, Carden Kissel with two points, Drake Schweizer with two points, Lennox Stone with two points and David Nenneker with one point. On Monday night, the North Posey Junior High seventh grade boys’ basketball team played at home against the Tecumseh Braves. This was a close game from the beginning, but the Vikings come up short in the end losing by the final score of 36-31. Brady Fehn led the Vikings in scoring with 19
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points. Brayden Compton scored five points, Drake Schweizer with four points, Will Bippus with two points and Easton Robinson with one point. Seventh grade girls fall to Castle North Last Thursday night, the
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North Posey Junior High’s National Junior Honor Society students, listed below, along with their sponsors, Kelly Lashley and Amanda Reynolds, visited 14 local organizations to deliver donations. The NJHS students have done various fundraisers throughout the semester that culLainey and Ella Weinzapfel visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at The Black minated in them being able to deliver blessing bags to all 50 police officers in Posey County and Lodge Coffee Roasters, located on Church Street in New Harmony, on Satur- $150 checks to 10 different Posey County causes chosen by the students (New Harmony Fire day morning. Lainey and Ella are the children of Zach and Megan Weinzapfel. Department, Officer Bryan Hicks, United Way of Posey County, Posey County Humane Society, Photo by Theresa Bratcher Posey County Fair Association, Wadesville Fire Department, PC Pound Puppies, Poseyville Fire Department, North Posey Relay for Life, and Smith Township Fire Department). Front row, l to r: Mackenzie Carrier, Kylee Heath, Amelia Wolsiefer, Audrey Fisher, Aiden MacMunn, and Oliver Brock. Second row, l to r: Trey Buecher, Emma Lindenschmidt, Jackson Bosecker, Alivia Williams, Ella Weatherholt, Elle Johnson, and Ethan Strueh. Third row, l to r: Kyleigh Bender, Julia Rice, Hayden Farrar, Zoey Gray, Landry Blaylock, Ciara Schenk, Katelyn Seibert, Makenah Delph, and Izzy Walden. Fourth row, l to r: Chief Deputy Jeremy Fortune, Mylee Allen, Christopher Mayberry, Kassie Mayes, Jazalyn Ward, Addie Murphy, Sheriff Tom Latham, Seth Gentil, and Siri Fullop. Photo submitted The Hamilton family stops from the festivities at the Western Ringing the Hill’s Country Club Red Kettle Children’s Christmas bell are l to r: party to pose for a Aubrey May photo. Pictured front and Alaina row l to r: Klayton Allyn. They Hamilton, and Jaley are part of Hamilton. Second the National row l to r: Eric HamJunior Honilton, Santa, Mrs. ors Society. Claus, and Valerie Photo by Hamilton. Photo by Sally Denning Sally Denning
Waiting for Santa to arrive at the Moose Lodge in Mount Vernon on Saturday morning are, l to r: Gabriel Nunn, Elle Kendall, Anthony Deig, Aiden Newton, Isaac Newton, Chloe Newton, Jillian Nunn, Evelyn Nunn, Joshua Nunn, Raelynn Deig, Luke Deig, and Charlie Deig. Town Treasurer Christy Foster, right, hands out prizes Photo by Dave to Brooke Baehl after she and her siblings found all the Pearce items during the Poseyville Scavenger Hunt on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Theresa Bratcher
Threemonth-old Alston Holder couldn’t keep his eyes off Mrs. Claus at The Black Lodge Coffee Roasters while visiting with Santa and the Mrs. Also pictured are parents Grant and Jennifer. Photo by Theresa Bratcher Rick Englebright and granddaughter Abey Mayes enjoy Saturday morning at the Moose Lodge in Mount Vernon while waiting to have Breakfast with Santa. Photo by Dave Pearce
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MVCCBlack’s Chapel live Nativity pictured l to r are: Nancy Hasting, shepherd, angels, Cindy Motz, and Missy Wade, three wiseman, Roger Wade, George McCarty, and Jerry Sullivan, Mary and Joseph, Nikki and Evan Schneider, shephards, MaLinda Hudson, Lexie Schneider, and John Motz. Photo by Sally Denning
Piper Hogan and mom, Jordan Lyke, enjoy the hot chocolate during Breakfast with Santa held at the Poseyville Community Center on Saturday morning. Photo by Theresa Bratcher
Aubrey Becker of Wadesville colors a picture while waiting for her Pancakes and Sausage during Breakfast with Santa at the Community Center in Poseyville on Saturday morning. Photo by Theresa Bratcher
Emily Jones, Lindsey Lilleston, and Delaney Biggerstaff up early Saturday morning ringing the bell for The SalThe Grinch, Chloe Wade, visits with eight year old vation Army in front of the Priceless Food grocery store. These young ladies are part of the National Junior Honors Charles Rhoderick during Christmas on Main Street. Photo by Sally Denning Society. Photo by Sally Denning Participating in the MVCommunity Center Christmas party are first row l to r: David Blaylock, Wayne York, Tate Erwin, and Vina Givens. Second row l to r: Parker Gross, Emily Hueftle, Kennah Keller, Jadya Ricketts, Santa, and Taylor Jarivs. Third row l to r: Rhett Snodgrass, Conner McKinney, Sam Thomas, Trevor Loehr, Luke Hoehn, Matthew McCormick, and River Snodgrass. Fourth row: Logan Crawford. Photo by Sally Denning
Emerson, Grayson, and Addison Macauley visit with Santa and Mrs. Clause during All smiles while stopping for a picture with Santa and Mrs. Claus are front row l to the Breakfast with Santa on Saturday morning in Poseyville. They are the grandchil- r: Layton Morlock, and Addie Blake Morlock. Second row l to r: are Santa and Mrs. dren of Dennis and Debbie Barnard. Photo by Theresa Bratcher Claus. Photo by Sally Denning
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