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Drug battle is personal for Latham By Trisha L. Lopez Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham was in the first grade when he saw his father come home and pick his mother up by her throat. “She was off the ground, up against the wall. I remember being pulled because whenever mom was gathering us kids up, dad was standing there going, ‘Tom, don’t go. Just stay here with dad.’ It really pulled me,” Latham said. “It was pretty traumatizing.” Growing up as a young child with an alcoholic parent helped shape Latham. He saw the cost of addiction first hand. The impact of addiction on Posey County can be felt in many ways. With the number of drug arrests more than doubling in the past two years, Posey County officials are waging war on an enemy that has more resources and doesn’t fight fair. The problem hurts more than just the addict; it can destroy entire families in the process. Latham said his parents’ marriage ended shortly after that incident, but his experiences with alcoholism and addiction did not. He said his mother worked three jobs to make ends meet in their home, leaving Latham and his siblings alone a lot. She eventually remarried a man that Latham

said was the main “fatherly figure” in his life. “He taught me things. He taught me self discipline. But he was a severe alcoholic,” Latham said. “He would get up in the mornings and drink a glass of water and then it was a Miller Lite. If he woke up at nine, it was Miller Lite from noon till 3 and then it was Crown and Diet Coke until he went to bed...if he went to bed. There was some physical violence within that marriage as well due to the alcohol.” Latham said law enforcement really never got involved in the violence he witnessed within his home. It was always “handled in-house.” He said the only time he remembers anyone being called in to help was the time his mother “took a bunch of Tylenol because she broke up with a boyfriend and the ambulance was there and the fire (department).” He was in the fourth or fifth grade. “You just assume that everybody lives like that. You don’t know any different,” said the long-term Posey County law man. “When you grow older and you get in junior high or high school, you start to really conceptualize what normal is. Then you realize that going to a bar and sitting all the time isn’t normal. I really realized

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Solar field is completed at Astrazeneca The AstraZeneca supply site in Mount Vernon, Indiana has installed a two megawatt (2MW), 5760 panel, seven-acre solar field, furthering our contributions to sustainability. This achievement supports our Ambition Zero Carbon commitments to reduce our manufacturing emissions to zero by 2025 while investing in additional renewables and reducing our energy supply chain emissions. This solar field project makes the Mount Vernon supply site more resilient, while providing a return on investment, favorable to the company and our

environment. The site opted to contract a local Indiana company, Morton Solar of Evansville, to design and install the solar field. The system interconnects with the Center Point Energy utility grid and substitutes imported power demand by 10-15 percent, resulting in a calculated reduction in CO2e of 12 percent of site energy. After just weeks into operation, the solar field has produced almost 388,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy, providing 10 percent of the site’s total energy; equivalent to almost 11,500 gallons of gasoline. In

Street lights are brighter in Mount Vernon this year By Lois Mittino Gray Residents of Mount Vernon may have noticed their streets are starting to look a little brighter these days. Mount Vernon Mayor Bill Curtis told members of the Mount Vernon Board of Works at its December 2, meeting that CenterPoint Energy has already replaced 200 to 300 old street lights with new LED lights, especially on Main Street. Curtis said their intent is to replace all of them in the next few months with the brighter lights. “People are very concerned about lighting now based on what happened over on Mulberry Street,” he said, referring to the Hall family murders. “With the leaves off the trees, it is very noticeably brighter, too,” the mayor observed. Board members were happy to hear of that positive change. Board member Andy Hoehn reminded the Mayor that “lights are still needed in the annexed area east of town, near Highway 62.” Mayor Curtis agreed that there are several new areas now with homes, such as the Nurrenbern Construction, and areas by the Lawrence Addition. They are trying to get a count on how many streetlights the city has that can affect rates. Police Chief Tony Alldredge reported that, since the last meeting, his department took 163 calls. Board member Hoehn asked what category makes up the biggest percentage of those 163 calls. “It would be a really long list with many things, but mainly thefts for the most part. A lot of them are domestic, like an ex-husband took some possession,” the Chief explained. Curtis wondered with thefts going up in occurrence, if a substantial num-

fact, the amount of average power generated from the field could power 485 residential homes. AstraZeneca’s Mount Vernon site has been a major economic contributor to the Southwest Indiana community for years, with nearly 700 employees working to manufacture our life-saving medications Former Zion-Lippe Church Pastor Don Sherry holds on to his pup for diabetes, cardiovascular and ‘Dog Gone’ during the Pet Parade at Christmas in New Harmony on cancer patients around the world. Saturday. Photo by Dave Pearce

Posey’s Red Kettles need you By Lois Mittino Gray The clanging of the Salvation Army Red Kettle bell is a traditional sound of Christmas as shoppers “rush home with their treasures.” A problem here in Posey County is that the “Ring-a-ling, hear them ring” is very short-staffed with volunteers to keep the kettles manned and chiming their tunes. Family Matters Director Beth Russell has issued an urgent plea for bell ringers, especially in the Mount Vernon area. “All volunteers have to do is show up. We provide the kettles and the bells. Just have fun with it! Some wear Santa hats, or an entire Santa suit, and some bring their own music and sing and dance. Some bring their children. People like to see the kids out and working for a good cause,” Russell emphasized. “I have some school groups, like a Student Council, that ring the bells and some people return and volunteer every year.” Russell is scheduling two hour Saturday shifts on December 11 and 18 for three locations from 9 to 11 a.m.; 11- 1 p.m.; and 1-3 p.m. The site at Poseyville in front of Hirsch’s Grocery is almost filled. The two locations in Mount Vernon: IGA Foods and Priceless Foods still have gaps in the schedule. Russell said anyone wishing to do a weekday session may call and schedule it with her, too. To register for a time, persons can sign up online at registertoring.com or call Beth at her office at 812-838-6875. If she is with another matter, just leave a message on the answering machine that she checks regularly. Russell stresses that all money collected in the local kettles stays in Posey County. “If you give at a store in Vanderburgh County, then that money will be used in that county. The Posey County Salvation Army has been around for a long time. We are an autonomous group, under the umbrella of the Evansville Salvation Army. Family Matters took it over a long time ago.” Have they ever found a coveted gold Kruggerand in one of the kettles? “No, I always hope to see that shiny glint of gold, but not yet. We have had some one hundred dollar bills and those are fun to find!” Maybe this year, Beth…

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Sharing a lifeline Phlebotomist Ina Allen loves making it all work

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By Lois Mittino Gray Usually this time of year requires amped up blood donations to keep up with the greater demand for the lifesaving liquid during the holiday season. That’s just not the reality this year. “Since COVID, there is a desperate need in this area for blood ALL of the time, no matter what season,” said phlebotomist Ina Allen. Allen is in her third year working for the American Red Cross collecting blood from willing donors. Speaking with her at a recent Sunday morning blood drive in the St. Matthew Catholic Church gym, the Mount Vernon resident stated that she was once the Activity Director at the Henderson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for ten years, having a Business degree from Henderson Community College. “Let’s just say COVID was rough on the nursing home industry and I looked for something else to do for work. I was trained to do this by the Red Cross

and I am still helping people. What better way to help someone save a life than this?” “We have an awesome donor base in our local area. Some of them routinely donate on a regular basis at regular intervals.” Allen explained that whole blood may be donated every 56 days, while Power Red donations must be at 116 day intervals. After checking in and registering, donors give a complete health history and pulse, blood pressure and other vital signs are taken. Hemoglobin levels are checked and must be at least at 12.5 for females and 13 or above for males. People with diabetes may donate blood if their sugar levels are under control and glucose numbers are not too high. “There is no typical profile for any donor in this area. They have many different histories,” she observed. “I love to talk with them during the donation and hear their stories.” Ina has occasionally had patients pass out or

get real lightheaded during the blood collecting process. “I had one person fall over upon getting up and sometimes I look over and see a head sliding across the pillow,” she described. “We get them taken care of right away and they are just fine.” After the blood is collected, donors are asked to go over to the canteen to get some snacks and juice until they feel OK and are ready to leave. The busy phlebotomist loves the work, but concedes it can be physically tiring as she is on her feet most of the day. “We start very early packing up our equipment and getting things ready to go to the collection site. We were at the Red Cross office this morning by 6 a.m. to get ready for today. Then when we get there we have to set up all the electronics and computers and blood collecting equipment. The blood has

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It has been a long weekend but a good weekend. There have been a lot of things going on this week. Each night of the past week, after I got off from my real job, there was an activity going on that I felt I had to attend. So, I want to get this out of the way early. I just want everyone to know that I am sorry. Yes, I’m truly sorry. Monday started early with our composition day at the paper. That’s the day we culminate putting all the newspaper pages together to turn out the finished product that you see each week. For some reason, t h i s week went a little slow. I was scheduled to virtually to attend an Executive Session of the Posey County Council at 2 p.m. Some Mondays I can spare an hour but after running behind all day, I was unable to attend the meeting. Fortunately I was able to catch up on some exciting news for the county later in the evening but the newspaper came first. We pulled it together between 4:30 and the 5 p.m. deadline and I jumped into the truck and headed to my real job…the one that pays the bills, in Evansville. I was able to get there in time to spend a couple of hours getting ready for the next morning’s delivery and finish some paperwork. So fellow council members and constituents, I’m sorry. After a quick stop at the New Harmony newspaper office on Tuesday morning, I headed off to my job in

I’m sorry, truly sorry Evansville. How crazy is it that they expect me to spend some time there before they pay me. But I obliged. After doing my full day of work there, I was off on a trip to Henderson County High School to watch the North Posey Viking wrestlers compete against both Henderson County and Davies County in Kentucky. It is rare that I get an opportunity to take so many pictures in one place of two teams who have full rosters or nearly-full rosters. What that means to me is that I get an opportunity to get multiple pictures of every wrestler on the North Posey team. That’s a win for me and for those who enjoy wrestling. The next reason that I’m sorry is that I flooded social media with nearly 1,000 pictures of wrestling this week so that means that North Posey boys basketball and girls basketball are not going to get an equal number of pictures in the paper or on social media this week. I am truly sorry but if you don’t like wrestling, your sport will have its day. I did manage to try and insert a little humor into my already tiring week by posting a funny but misunderstood picture of a friend cleaning up the mat at Henderson County. Yes, again I am sorry that I have a bit of a weird sense of humor but no one was injured and the “victim” laughed harder than anyone. After another full day at the Evansville job on Wednesday, I flew to Mount Vernon to host our newspaper staff at our annual Christmas Party. This year it was at Western Hills and was erroneously planned on the third birthday of our grandson. Again, I’m sorry. The date rang

a bell when it was mentioned back in October but it wasn’t until all the preparations were made that I realized it was on the VERY day of Layton’s birthday. I’m sorry Layton that I didn’t plan very well. The staff was more than forgiving when I asked my son and his family to attend the Christmas Party. They even took time to sing “Happy Birthday” at the Christmas Party. But I’m sorry if anyone was offended by my trying to “combine” the two events. By the way, I also missed two other sporting events on Wednesday so while I am apologizing, I’ll apologize for that, as well. On Thursday morning, I woke up to the pains of a much-too-often UTI. But who has time to be sick? I had a couple of pills left over from the last UTI and after a quick stop at the express laboratory, I headed the rest of the way to my Evansville job and took one pill in the afternoon and the other in the evening and that got me by with some help from Tylenol. I managed to get to Harrison High School by about 6 p.m. My plan was to get pictures from half of the reserve game and all the varsity game. Much to my surprise, the varsity game was starting the second quarter when I got there because Harrison did not have enough players to field a reserve team. So I’m sorry I didn’t catch the reserve girls in action this week and sorry I didn’t catch an entire varsity girls game. On Friday morning, it was back through New Harmony and off again to the Evansville job. People in New Harmony were out and about putting the finishing touches on Christmas in

New Harmony decorations and the ambiance made me want to just stay there. However, duty called. I knew I was going to have to leave the Evansville job a little early to make it to the big county rivalry basketball game at North Posey on Friday night. I made the best I could of the day and then headed off to the game. I got there before the tip-off of the reserve game and managed to get several pictures from not only the reserve game but also the Special Olympics games which occurred. However, before I hear from anyone, I did not intentionally take more pictures of one team over the other, I took pictures and put them out there for everyone. I hope you enjoyed them. Saturday was an animal. I woke up trying to figure out how I was going to be at the 10:30 a.m. Christmas on Main Street Parade, get to my Evansville job, and get back in time for the Pet Parade at 2 p.m. and then get back in time to make the golf cart parade Saturday evening. After just a few minutes, I had made up my mind. It was physically impossible to be everywhere I needed to be on Saturday. So I decided to take the day off from my Evansville job and spend the time primarily in New Harmony, although I knew the annual Snowball would require me to be in Poseyville later on in the evening. I actually enjoyed having some time to walk around New Harmony and see so many friendly faces (and a couple of unfriendly ones). I spent a little time with my wife and the grandkids and their friends. I snapped a few personal snapshots before getting on with the parade and

Palo Duro Canyon

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Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) called Palo Duro Canyon a seething cauldron filled with dramatic light and color. Her series of paintings of the canyon while she was teaching art in nearby Canyon, Texas helped make O’Keeffe the founder of American Modernism. When you visit Palo Duro Canyon you will experience the same awe-inspiring explosion of colliding shades of red and grey Georgia did. Thousands of prickly pear cacti appear throughout the 120 mile long, six-mile wide and 800 feet deep masterpiece of Mother Nature’s artwork. The tiny stream of the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River that with the wind’s help has spent millions of years carving out the gigantic natural wonder seems woefully inadequate for such an accomplishment. Palo Duro Canyon is in the panhandle of Texas near the cities of Canyon and Amarillo. It is easy to find, easy to access and

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costs $8 to enter. It has been inhabited by humans for thousands of years and evidences another of those marvelous Civilian Conservation Corps infrastructure improvements from the pre-World War II years. My experience with the quality of CCC projects throughout America convinces me the generation that saved the world got much of its resilience from their survival of the Great Depression and their training gained through the Corps. While one can certainly absorb a large measure of reverie just slowly driving through and around the canyon, the most symbiotic experience is gained by hiking some of the 16 “marked” trails that range in length from .5 to 4.4 miles. That is what Peg and I did on November 23, 2021. We started out with the mildest one we could find then matriculated to the Sunflower Trail upon which not a sunflower was to be found. We did find the coursing little “river” at the heart of the floor of the canyon and we found red sand-stoned embankments glittering with striations of white shale. We also got in touch with our Daniel Boone muse for about two confusing hours.

the rest of the day’s events. I will, however, tell you that I’m sorry because all three main Posey County communities are not going to get equal coverage this week. There was more going on in New Harmony but if you wait your turn, your town will get to make up for it. And since there was only one dance, I owe the kids from the south the time to take pictures of their dance when they have it. I’m also sorry but I did have to depend on Daniel Knight at Studio B to get me a picture or two of the Mount Vernon play this week, The Crucibles. So Sunday morning rolled around and it was time to head off to church and worship with friends and teach my elderly Sunday School class. It was probably evident Sunday morning that I didn’t spend as much time studying this week’s lesson as I should have. I’m sorry for that. Fortunately, during the Advent Season, the lesson material is annually familiar. We finished up with church and headed to the pharmacy to pick up the prescription for the said UTI from Thursday and I got the recommended dosage today for the first time. Hopefully there will be some relief in the near future. However, the afternoon involved hosting the family for Layton’s missed birthday party. Everyone seemed to have a good time. So here at nearly midnight, I have settled in to look through, sort, choose and color-correct a few of the 2,778 pictures I took this week. I’m sorry I put it off so long. But hopefully, you’ll get the picture. (Yes, pun was intended!)

Hans Schmitz, PC Purdue Extension Educator

Daniel Boone may have opened up the Wilderness Trail and served in Congress but even he, while denying he was ever lost, admitted he was once “bewildered” for 3 days. And while my admiration and appreciation for the CCC boys is boundless, they may not have been the best at signage. As Peg and I wandered around the rocky, sandy trails I kept hearing the Five Man Electrical Band singing “Signs, signs, everywhere signs”. My respectful suggestion to the Palo Duro Park rangers is, please remember some of your guests may be directionally challenged and some husbands just refuse to ask for directions. Hey, did Daniel Boone ask? Anyway, we eventually located our car and got to see even more of the marvelous flora and fauna in the process. If you are looking for a spiritual reawakening or just a short trip of inexpensive inspiration, I recommend you consider what is called the Little Grand Canyon. It is certainly grand and it is certainly not little. For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www.jamesmredwine.com Or “Like/Follow” us on Facebook & Twitter at JPegOsageRanch

Winter Water Needs Pets and livestock need access to fresh water when temperatures are extreme. In the mid-summer, when we all consume more water, the need is obvious. In the dead of winter, when we seem to be on the verge of hibernation, the need is less obvious but equally important. Whereas summer temperatures can evaporate standing water in troughs, winter temperatures freeze the water and can do so in a hurry. Meanwhile, cold temperatures increase the metabolic rate in livestock and pets just like warm temperatures do, requiring the body to do more work to maintain optimum body temperature, which increases water and feed intake. One major difference between humans and most livestock is the presence of a coat of hair, fur, or feathers that provide much better insulation than skin alone. Therefore, livestock can do well in areas where cold temperatures prevail, but wind can be minimized and the animals can remain dry. Grazing livestock, particularly when changes between temperature extremes may occur, need that access to shelter out of the wind. However, access to water is still vital. How is water ensured to be accessible? For indoor pets, how to access fresh water is more or less obvious. For outdoor pets, ensuring water bowls are checked multiple times per day, ice broken and discarded, and fresh warm water added should be sufficient. For livestock, the amount of water required is probably beyond the scope of breaking the ice a few times a day. Oregon State University has a good article called “Winter Livestock Management” that delves into some specifics. Animals drink more water in cold environments when the water temperature is above 37 degrees Fahrenheit. To maintain that temperature water or greater, water tank heaters may be required. The important consideration for heaters is the electrical requirements and associated hazards with those heaters. The other important consideration is that water can be held at a reasonable temperature underground, as temperatures underground increase with depth. If the water receptacle is giving enough water for livestock to consume, but not enough to keep water in the above ground tank long enough to freeze, a happy medium can be reached. Ground fed tanks require careful consideration of stocking capacity. Of course, the other side of the coin is that running water does not freeze as easily, so tanks with constant circulation may be easier to keep ice free. One other overlooked consideration is the sheer amount of water that livestock consume in a given day. While the dog may finish off a couple of bowls of water, a sheep consumes about three gallons of water and a beef cow 14 gallons of water daily. Yes, 14 gallons. Assuming some amount of water can be sourced from unusual sources (natural ditches or snow), this supplemental water may be hazardous to the animal during the winter season. For more information, please contact Purdue Extension office in Posey County via hschmitz@ purdue.edu or 812-838-1331.

Eddie and Doc

When I was a kid B D we use to H hunt and ﬁsh regularly. Dad had hay burners and he said if you’re gonna feed em, you might as well use em, and we did. We’d load up and head to those high mountain lakes where you weren’t likely to run into anyone, we liked having those little lakes to ourselves. Or when elk season came around he’d load up and ride up into the high country where you rarely encountered another soul. The nights were cold and the days might be just a tad bit warmer. Now, Doc he was a veterinarian, hence the nickname, and he had a small ranch on the Blue River in Arizona. He owned a house and a small ranch in Colorado where we lived at the time that he leased out, and he only came

a couple times a year to visit. One of those occasions for a visit was because it was elk season, and we all gathered up to go on the hunt. I was about 10 years old at the time and Doc wasn’t much bigger than a peanut. He might’ve weighed 120 pounds but he was tough as a piece of wire. Doc and Eddie had been good friends most of their lives and together they kept everyone in stitches. Now Doc needed a mount and he wouldn’t ride a horse in the hills so Eddie had a pair of mules that rode as smooth as a Cadillac, and were gentle as kittens. Eddie rode one and Doc rode the other and we followed up behind. We come through the trees and started across a meadow and the air was cold and the grass was tipped in white from frost. We stopped to give our mounts a breather and I was mesmerized watching the steam as it P / E D P

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was exhaled out their nostrils. It was quiet, cold, and beautiful. I could feel my legs being pushed apart with each breath my horse took. Some moments you just never forget… and that was one of mine. Anyway, while we were waiting we heard a bull bugle and so we headed off in that direction skirting that meadow to minimize being seen. Of a sudden a big six by six bull ran screaming like something from a horror movie, into that meadow with mud caked all over him and grass and mud hanging off his horns. We stopped and I wasn’t big enough to hunt yet, I was just lucky enough to go along to be the gopher (go for this and go for that). With no time to dismount for fear of spooking that bull, Doc whispered to Eddie “can you shoot off this mule?” Eddie says “yes” So Doc pulls his rifle outta his scabbard and line’s up on that elk and squeezes

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the trigger and boom. That mule reared up, and started bucking like he was a colt again and off goes Doc, piled up in a heap all in about a half seconds time. Doc yells a few words that would’ve got my mouth washed out with lava soap at Eddie, followed by “I thought you said you could shoot off that mule?” To which Eddie, when he regained his composure, said “you can, but only once.” Doc had a black eye where the rifle scope hit him when that mule bucked and he walked with a limp for a while. He was lucky enough to have killed a nice elk with one shot though. So were the days of my youth. We went on many adventures and we learned a lotta what to do and a lotta what not to do hanging around with my dad and those old guys. I sure miss them all and the times we had growing up.

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Judith Rose Kitchen Judith Rose (Little) Kitchen, age 86, of Evansville, Ind., passed away at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at River Pointe Health Center. Judith was born July 29, 1935, in Tell City, Ind., to James E. and Edna A. (Feix) Little. She attended Chrisney High School and went on to earn her Nursing Degree. Judith actively attended Keck Avenue Baptist Church and was a prior member of Fair Haven Christ Fellowship. She worked as an LPN for 21 years at Deaconess Hospital, as a nurse in the Alzheimer’s Unit for six years at Holiday Care Center before retiring in 1995. Judith enjoyed making crafts and singing, and she especially loved her grandbabies. Judith is survived by her daughters, Bonnie Cochran (Darrel) of Evansville, Ind., Leta Young (Dwight) of Branson, Mo., Shirley Kohutek (Keith) of Killeen, Texas, and Lydia Cotton (Jo-

seph) of Killeen, Texas; son, Richard Kitchen, Jr. (Terri); sisters, Mary Schmidt of Poseyville, Ind., Darla Colbert of Cynthiana, Ind., Ann Iddings (Edward) of Mercer, Pa., Edra Hoehn (James) of Stewartsville, Ind., and Dorothy Elpers of Cynthiana, Ind.; 16 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren with four on the way; and one great-great granddaughter. Judith is preceded in death by her parents, James and Edna Little; beloved husband of 66 years, Richard L. Kitchen, Sr., who passed away in 2018. Celebration of Life was held at 1 p.m., Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Fair Haven Christ Fellowship, 10500 IN-68, Cynthiana, Ind., with Pastor Mike Douglas and Pastor Brian Tingley oﬃciating. Friends visited from 12 p.m. until service time, Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Fair Haven Christ Fellowship.

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Private Graveside Services were held at Park Lawn Cemetery, Evansville, Ind. Memorial Contributions may be made to: Fair Haven Christ Fellowship, 10500 IN-68, Cynthiana, IN, 47712. Arrangements are being handled by Boone Funeral Home East Chapel – A Family Tradition Funeral Home, 5330 Washington Avenue, Evansville, Ind. Condolences may be made to the family online at boonefuneralhome.net.

Janet L. Bray Janet L. Bray, 85, of Evansville, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Janet was born April 22, 1936 in Evansville to the late Mary (Gaskin) Satterﬁeld and Charles Chandler. She attended Centennial Elementary School and Central High School. Early in life, Janet worked for General Tire, where she made several lifelong friends. She also worked for Shane Uniform Company and later in life, worked at The Print Shop making deliveries to many local businesses. She and her late husband, Norman enjoyed traveling and visited all of the contiguous United States. Janet was a lifetime member of the Riverbend Association, where she worked many years preparing the mailing of their newsletters. She was also a member of SWIRCA. Surviving Janet are her

daughter, Dawn (David) Rideout of Mount Vernon; son, Mark (Ginamarie) Bray of Hayden, Ala.; sister, Peggy Barrick of Flint Hill, Mo.; grandchildren, Rodney and Kristopher Rideout of Evansville, Alexis Bray of San Diego, Calif. and Taylor Rodas of New Mexico and a great granddaughter, Kaylee Rideout. In addition to her parents, Janet was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Norman Bray in 2020 and by a sister, Mary Sue Smith. Friends visited with the family from 3 until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 West Franklin Street. Burial will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery next to her late husband, Norman. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staﬀs of Deaconess Midtown Hospital units 2500 and

Stephen J. Folz, 72, of Evansville, Ind., passed away November 30, 2021 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born August 14, 1949 in Evansville, Ind., to Joseph and Marie (Schutte) Folz. Steve was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps and received two Purple Heart medals. He retired from the United States Postal Service. He was preceded in death by his father, Joe Folz; and daughter, Maria Folz. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Folz; daughters, Cari Chapman (Chris) and Felicia Sutherland (Jeremy);

mother, Marie Folz; siblings, Dee Ann Reynolds (Bob), Jim Folz (Patsy), Jo Ann Folz, Christine Floyd, Becky Utley (Troy), John Folz and Lisa Rheinhardt (Mark); grandchildren, Dylan and Taylor Sutherland; greatgrandson, Waylon; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held at 1 p.m., on Friday, December 3, 2021 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with burial to follow in Saint Matthew Cemetery. Visitation was held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., service time on Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of ﬂowers, memo-

rial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 230 West Monroe Street, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60606. Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com.

Mishele Rae Jolley Mishele Rae (Shaw) Jolley, 49, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away November 28, 2021 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital. She was born December 18, 1971 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Mishele was a graduate of Harrison High School, where she played the ﬂute in the band. She worked in the delicatessen at Priceless Foods. Mishele enjoyed watching movies, shooting pool, riding four-wheelers and playing video games with her husband. She loved taking care of her fur babies, Drew, Smokey Ray and Stormy. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Kibbie and Phyllis

Paine; paternal grandparents, Mercer Cole and Glennelle Shaw Jr; and step-grandfather, Feldon Pugh. She is survived by her husband of one year, Joseph “Marty” Jolley; mother, Cynthia Miller (James); son, Kevin Mosley; daughters, Deborah Grise and Tammy Foster; brothers, Mercer Cole Shaw IV (Connie), Mike Grise and Marlin Grise (Alana); nieces, Skylar, Gracelynn, Jewel and Victoria; in-laws, Ernie Jolley, Jr. and Lisa Harmon. Visitation was held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Monday, December 6, 2021 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind. In lieu of ﬂowers, memo-

rial contributions may be made to Schneider Funeral Home to defray funeral expenses. Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com

5200. Janet was an animal lover and, in that spirit, in lieu of ﬂowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Vanderburgh County Humane Society, 400 Milner Industrial Drive, Evansville, IN 47710. Condolences may be made online at www.pierrefuneralhome.com.

Ruth Selma Nowling Ruth “Nanny” Selma (Schelhorn) Nowling, 98, of Wadesville, Ind., passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021. Ruth was born January 24,1923 in Posey County to Ida J. Brandt and George Schelhorn. Ruth married Willie Nowling in Bedford, Ind., on April 28,1943. He was in the U.S. Navy, and Ruth traveled to be with him. They later settled in Posey County. Ruth was a member of Mount Zion General Baptist Church in Oliver, Ind., and a member of the Keck Gonnerman Antique tractor and Machinery Association. Ruth enjoyed her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great great-grandchildren. She loved to work in her yard, go out to eat with friends and family, and go to tractor shows. For most anyone that knew Ruth always

called her Nanny. Ruth is survived by her daughter, Candace (David) Morlock; grandchildren, David W. (Angela) Morlock, Robert E. (Amanda) Morlock and Kimberly (Dennis) Dyehouse; great grandchildren, Cody (Anna) Hurt, Jillian Morlock, Emma Morlock, Faith Morlock, Audra Morlock, Jenna (Eric) Merkley, Alexis Morlock, Ethan Morlock, Bryce Dyehouse and Alyssa Dyehouse; great great-grandchildren Jade Merkley, Rylan Wheeler, Indi Clark, MaeLee Merkley and Jovi Wheeler (due this month). Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and four brothers, Walter, Dale, Elmer and Harvey Schelhorn. A funeral service was held at 10 a.m., Monday, December 6, 2021 at Denning Fam-

Members of the Poseyville Fire Department gathered on Sunday afternoon to dedicate this fire truck to the Knowles Family in honor of Mike Knowles. Pictured are, in front, left to right, Patty Knowles, Jason Knowles, Angie Seaton, and Tricia Knowles. In back, left to right are Myah Seaton, Chad Seaton, and Brady Seaton.

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Open your hearts to Christmas Present

This is that part of December that makes most of us feel we need to start taking Christmas seriously. Granted, many folks have already done the decorations, both inside and out. A select few have begun baking cookies. Also some have their shopping nearly complete. I used to be ahead of Christmas chores, but my current disability has changed this. I am far from being unable to do most things, but I have conceded that I will have to let many things just turn into memories. Sadly, I am sure many others find themselves in this mode of life. I can still get around and attend functions. Let me pause here and thank Dave Pearce for having yearly Christmas parties. It is nice to be included in things like this. I still have fond memories of going to work Christmas parties with my mother as a child. Let me share one of the most amusing stories from one of them. While we had no shortage of great food at home, there was one thing my grandmother did not make. When I tasted the yeast rolls at a party when I was about six years old, I was amazed. To her embarrassment, my mother later discovered that I had filled my B C P

coat pockets with them. I have had to concede that I will probably never be able to decorate my home as I have in the past. I also remember all of those trips to the mall or maybe WalMart to search for those “perfect” gifts. Sitting here in my computer chair and looking through Amazon choices is amazing, but it hardly feels like old shopping trips. Looking way back, I also recall those trips to Princeton and walking around the square with an arm load of packages. I try to ignore that little voice in the back of my mind that is trying to tell me that it only gets worse in coming years. I also try to be properly grateful for my amazing 82 year old husband who can still do almost anything. He is the one who goes on Evansville shopping trips and takes care of me and the dogs. I rely on getting shopping suggestions for the grand kids, and at their current ages, it gets harder and harder to find gifts to delight them. Many folks in my age group have already switched to giving gift cards or even cash. I will not do this until there is no possible choice. My already cluttered living room is now the place to wrap gifts and unless a couple of those kids come to help, it is a huge chore for me. I want those years back when

Don took the little ones on a shopping trip so that I could spend that evening doing wrapping. I also sadly remember the years of marathon cookie baking. I made several different kinds and carefully packed them away in colorful tins. Granted, I had way too many leftover and it seemed so wasteful to dump the stale ones in the trash about Valentine’s Day. We still have several gatherings to enjoy. On December 26, we will celebrate the 30th anniversary of opening Powers Silver Bell. That is the actual date, but I believe that Sean is planning an earlier day to share that milestone with our patrons. Thirty years has seen him settle into middle age and have a nice life with his beautiful wife, Amy, and all three children, Madeleine, Alexander, and Issabella, help out. I am eternally grateful for having them right next door. I know that sooner or later, Christmas will be with other changes, so I am trying to soak up as much gratitude and happi-

ness as possible this year. I suppose that I am sending out advice to anyone who has seasonal complaints to let go and get over it. Granted, there will be some missing loved ones in many families and we all feel overwhelmed with tasks to complete. I try to inspire and comfort my readers, so take a breath and be of great joy this year. Concentrate on the things that really matter. I have WIKY playing on the radio 24/7 this month, so I listen to all of the old carols and let them gladden my heart. All memories start with the happenings of our todays, so soak it all up and don’t complain. Sure I would love to be young and healthy again, and have folks alive once more. I miss my mother who always made my childhood Christmases as special as possible. However, she would be the first to tell me how to live life completely. It is all that we have, after all. Someday, Christmas 2021 will be where we yearn to re-visit.

WMI’s Artifact Under Exam by Melora Adams The past two years have been a challenge for all of us. Covid-19 made its presence known in early 2020. It caused us to adjust our everyday life. We had to wear masks and learn how to properly wash our hands. We could not have large gatherings or spend the holidays with family. The WMI has had challenges as well. We had to cancel our children’s programs as well as our other programs that were slated to occur in 2020. Our children’s programs Library Lil and pre-school Story Time with Peggy Meyer were such a heartbreaking cancellation. These programs brought kids into the library every Thursday morning and afternoon. We wanted to still be able to reach our children. My daughter, Ashlynn DeLap, came to me because she was genuinely concerned. She knows that if you are not reading or engaging with young children,

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they suﬀer from learning loss. We collaborated and produced the idea to do a Facebook event during the Christmas season. The idea was to have an individual record a short video of them reading a story. In the beginning we thought that a story a day for the days leading up to Christmas would be an innovative idea. This was particularly challenging due to people’s school and work schedules. It was then condensed down to 12 days in the weeks prior to Christmas. I then took the idea to the Director, Ryan Rokicki. On Thanksgiving Day of last year our “12 Stories of Christmas” launched on Facebook. We had such a great response from our patrons that we have decided to make it part of our holiday traditions here at the WMI. “Mistletoe” by Tad Hill was our ﬁrst story which was read by Peggy Meyer. It debuted Tuesday, December

1, 2021. Marlene Huﬀaker and Linda Warrum read “Is it Christmas yet?” by Sandra Magsmen on Wednesday December 2, 2021. Christine Crews read “The Mitten” by Jan Brett on Friday December 3, 2021. There are more The Mount Vernon Kiwanis recently made a donation to the Historical Society for stories on the way so stay receiving and talking to them about the history of the Mount Vernon club. Pictured are tuned. Perhaps if the fates Jane Saltzman, Kiwanis President Kyle Jones and Ray Kessler. Photo submitted allow this will spark other virtual holiday stories. You can view these stories on our Facebook page. Upcoming at the WMI: December 7 - Candy Loveridge, Chris December 11 - Kira M. Garrett, Haley The public is invited to our Koester, Charles Schwan, Micah Hottel, Pat Goad, Martha Mathews, Kathy Reibold, Christmas Open House De- Culley Gary Ambrose, Riley Trela, Jean Ann cember 10, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. December 8 - Greg Wehr, Laura Heriges, Hutchinson, Connie Voight, Dawn Worman, Kiwanis Story Time is Donnie Peerman, Samantha Werry, Wilton Kathy Neaveill Wednesday December 29 Juncker, Lola Roby, Hadley Smith, Judy December 12 - Kathy Reibold, Gary Amand December 30 at 6:30 Good brose, Riley Trela, Carl Isbell, Kathy Anp.m. Tamara Allison will be December 9 - Tim McGennis, Larry derson, Donna Hutchison, Steve Tomlinson, reading “Bear Snores on” Trembczynski, Juanita Underwood, Kristi McAllister Wathen, Ray McConnell, Joseph by Karma Wilson. Last day Teague, Marilyn Straw, Sheri Anderson, Toon to sign up is December 15, Jamie Grabert, Shona Lansdell, Juanita BaiDecember 13 - Rachel Ungetheim, Ev2021. Please call 812-682- ley, Doris Crawford, Jenifer Hargett, Linda elyn Rogers, Joni Hidbrader, Andrew Ralph, 4806 or email director@ Healy Tom Giles, Brandon Dixon, Kevin Morris, workingmensinstitute.org. December 10 - Juanita Bailey, Deborah Cindy Knopp librarian@workingmensin- J. Cox, Scott Turney, Luke Brown, Mariah If you have a name to be included, please stitute.org. Lynn Mobley, Fred Martin, Nicki Viviano, send to: Posey County News, P.O. Box 397, Be sure to come in and Melissa Lagoo, Shona Lensdell, Hermie New Harmony, IN 47631, or email: news@ check out our new books. poseycountynews.com Scheller, Kindall Morris, Holly Leﬀel

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National and Local News 100 Years Ago News From The Western Star, December 7, 1921 - Mount Vernon

J K Note: News in this issue includes: Farmers’ Corn Show very successful, local police catch check forgers, stores ﬁlled with Christmas merchandise, hospital for children may be built in Indianapolis and Christmas letters to Santa and many more briefs and personals. Corn Show And Farmers’ Short Course Very Successful - The Tri-State Corn Show and Purdue’s Farmers’ Short Course open Tuesday at the Courthouse under the auspices of the Mount Vernon Chamber

of Commerce and the Posey County Farmers’ Association. County Agent Shrode and President Everett Templeton of the Farmers’s Association are in charge of the arrangements and display of corn. Some examples of what will be presented in the short courses are as follows: “The Value, Care, and Use of Dairy Products, “Canning Meat,” “Interior Decorations,” “Soybean Growing in Indiana,” “An Oven or Steam Cooker Meal” and “Selecting Hogs for Breeding and for Market.” Local Police Nab Check Forger - Henry Kelso, a man aged 25, who gave his home-

town as Birmingham, Alabama, was arrested Monday afternoon by Chief of Police Maier and Assistant Chief Smith at the L. & N. Station just as he was about to board the Shawneetown train going west to McLeansboro, Illinois. When the oﬃcers informed him that he was wanted for check forgery, the young man protested that the oﬃcers were sadly mistaken and that he had only stopped here for the afternoon, permitting his wife who was ill to proceed to the Illinois city. Kelso left Terre Haute several days ago arriving at Evansville where it is said he passed a check at the

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H. E. Bacon Store. His ﬁrst appearance with the “worthless check” game in Mount Vernon was at Weilbrenner & Sons’ Store. John Schenk, the clerk, became suspicious and refused payment of the check of $8 signed by David Miller, County Recorder. The check forger also tried to cash the check at several other places of business. Late Tuesday afternoon Kelso confessed to Assistant Chief Smith saying that when he and his wife arrived in this city, he had only enough money left to send his wife to their destination in McLeansboro. It was Kelso’s intention to steal a ride to that place, but being unsuccessful decided to forge a check. He was arraigned before Judge Clements. Stores Filled With Christmas Merchandise - Local stores are overﬂowing with Christmas merchandise and almost any article desired can be found here. Christmas shopping has already started in Mount Vernon, although little business was transacted last Saturday night due to the inclement weather. Since that time, however, business has been brisk and with favorable weather conditions will steadily increase. The Mount Vernon merchants solicit your trade through their advertisements in this week’s issue of The Western Star and as they have stocks equal to any to be found elsewhere, there is no

necessity of going to out-oftown stores to do your Christmas shopping. Cheery News For Christmas Time - A Hospital for Children in Indianapolis R.W. Bruene, organizational representative for the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, was in the city Monday in the interest of this worthy cause. While here, Mr. Bruene appointed County Attorney James Kilroy as Posey County’s special representative and within a short time literature will be available from Mr. Kilroy explaining in detail what may be expected as the result of having an institute of this nature in this state. Letters To Santa Dear Santa Claus, How are you? I am well. When you come out Christmas, I will not be at home because I am going to church that night and I wish you would come to my house at Christmas. I wish you would get me a gun and pocket knife, a box of ﬁrecrackers, a box of candy and some chocolate candy. Your friend, Clarence Noelle Dear Santa Claus, I am a little girl, nine years old and I have a little sister who is four years old. We want you to come to our house on Christmas Eve and bring us a Christmas tree and some toys. I want a raincoat and a pair of rubber boots, and a ring and a game of Finch and

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Brooklyn Goedde, left, and Erin Hoehn, right, swing to the music of Rocky Top at the North Posey Snowball Dance held Saturday evening at the high school. Photo by Dave Pearce

Sermon of the Week - His Monumental Birth Kody Gardner and Annie Alcantara smile for the camera during the North Posey Annual Snowball Dance held Saturday evening in the Auxiliary Gym. Photo by Dave Pearce

Kaitlyn Oakley and Stone Riecken take a break from dancing and have their picture taken during the North Posey High School Snowball held Saturday evening. Photo by Dave Pearce

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Browse around the annual vendor and craft sale on Saturday, December 11, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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MV Christmas on Main Street Christmas on Main Street Children’s Christmas Party will be on Saturday, December 11, from 1 - 4 p.m., on Water Street between Walnut and Mulberry Streets. There will be a milk and cookie station, write a letter to Santa station, welcome station, photo station. There will be a drivethru North Pole in front of the MVJHS, high school students will be hosting and handing out Christmas presents during the event, times are 6 - 8 p.m. All events are for children up to ﬁfth grade.

Golf Cart Caroling in Poseyville North Elementary School is where you will want to be to join in the golf cart caroling. Meet in the school back parking lot at 3:30 p.m., on Saturday, December 11.

Wolfgang’s Orchestra Christmas Concert The Wolfgang Orchestra and Wolfgang Dixie Jazz Band will present a Facebook Livestream Christmas Concert. The Livestream Event will be on Sunday, December 20 from First UMC Wesley Hall in Mount Vernon. Wolfgang Dixie Jazz Band will perform at 4 p.m., and Wolfgang Orchestra will perform at 5 p.m. To learn more about us please visit Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus on Facebook. Donations will

Join Santa and Mrs. Claus for a pancake breakfast on Saturday, December 18, from 7 to 10 a.m., at the Poseyville Community Center. Tickets are $8 and pictures with Santa are $3.

Children’s Scavenger Hunt in Poseyville Bring all the children and gather at the Town Hall at noon on Saturday, December 18, for list distribution, and then go ﬁnd the 12 treasures.

Live Drive-Thru Nativity Mount Vernon Community Church Black’s Chapel UMC will be staging a live drive-thru Nativity on Sunday, December 19 from 5- 7 p.m. at their location 1800 West Fourth Street, Mount Vernon. Plans are to have live camel, sheep, and donkey, if weather permits. There is no charge for this event. MVCC - Black’s Chapel will also hold a Christmas Eve Service at 9 p.m. on Friday December 24. Come join us in celebrating the birth of our Savior, Jesus, with worship and song.

Blue Christmas - A Service of Remembrance and Hope Join us for a service of remembrance and hope on Tuesday, December 21, 6 - 7 p.m., at The Turning Pointe UMC, 9800 Middle Mount Vernon Road.

Viking Pride This week’s featured Viking is Belle Gries. She is a senior and captain of the Varsity Cheerleading Squad. With basketball season upon us, the cheer team, coached by Stephanie Cox, will be engaging with our community to promote school spirit. Here is more information about Belle: Tell me about yourself. I am a senior at North Posey High School. I am involved in many activities inside and outside of school. I also have many leadership roles in those activities. I am also involved in cheer and was a competitive dancer for many years of my life. My future plans are to go to Indiana University majoring in dietetics. I hope to someday have a career as a Registered Dietitian and work in a hospital setting. How long have you been in the activity? I have been involved in cheer for about 10 years of my life. I started when I was young at the competitive level. Once I came to North Posey, I decided to join at the high school level. Tell me about your role, responsibilities, and/or involvement in this activity. My role on the North Posey Cheer Team is being a captain of the Varsity squad and a base. A base is the foundation of the stunt. They are usually strong and it’s their job to lift or throw the flyer. I enjoy basing because I can control the stunt and use my strength to do cool tricks to entertain the crowd at games. What do you enjoy most about the activity? The thing I enjoy most about cheer is getting to work with my team so closely. Most of the members on the team are some

Belle Gries of my best friends. Also, I love how I get to be a leader while leading the school at sporting events along with cheering for our student section. What keeps you interested and involved in your activity? The thing that keeps me the most interested in my activity is being able to go to all the school events and interact with the crowds. I enjoy showing my school spirit. What other activities are you involved in? I am also involved in Student Council, National Honor Society, Big Brothers/ Big Sisters, Peers Project, Spanish Club, Yearbook, Spanish Cadette Teaching, 4-H, and SWAFFY Youth Group. Tell me about your family. I am the youngest of three kids in my family. I have two older brothers who have helped guide me throughout my childhood. My mom is a special education teacher and my father is a farmer. My father is one of nine kids and my mom has one sister. Most of my extended family lives in the area, so I am close to many of my cousins. I love spending quality time with my family. Also, I have two indoor dogs

t I love to cuddle and play that with. What do you enjoy doing (out of school activities and/ or for fun) during your free time? During my free time, I enjoy hanging out with my friends and family. I am very adventurous and love trying new activities; although, I enjoy spending time at home with my family and my dogs. What advice would you share with younger elementary or middle school students? Some advice that I would share with younger students is to not rush the years you have in high school and to be as involved as you can. The short 4 years fly by and will never come back so make it last while you can. What is a fun fact about you that people may not know? A fun fact about me that people may not know is that I’ve grown up on a farm. I spend many days in the summer helping drive equipment and hauling straw. What is your favorite quote and why? My favorite quote is “never forget where you came from.” I am a senior and about to graduate. Soon my life will change, but I will never forget the values that my family has instilled in me and that I will always be a Viking. It is evident that Belle Gries definitely has Viking Pride when it comes to school spirit. While Belle will never forget where she came from, the North Posey community will never forget her as a student, her leadership in various clubs, and especially her involvement with the Cheer Team.

By: Terry Atchison Luke 2:8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” What a sight that must have been. A sky ﬁlled with angels, praising the birth of Jesus. Shut your eyes and be there with those shepherds. Imagine the sound of all those angels praising God, right there in front of you. Their voices must have been perfect while they praised Him. I like to believe that they were also laughing and singing, sharing their love and happiness for God and Jesus. Do you hear them? Now when I was a little kid, I was most interested in Christmas for all of the decorations, the music, the atmosphere, and the toys. Yes, the prospect of receiving my desired play-

things that I had listed in my letter to Santa, far outweighed my interest as to the why and wherefore of the real meaning of Christmas. Of course I had heard the story many times in Sunday school and church, but the importance of this world changing event ﬂew over my head. (As many things do today) When I aged a few years, Jesus’ birth revealed its importance to me and its importance to humanity as a whole. When I was saved, at a young age, Santa Claus then ‘changed places’ with Jesus as to whom was most important at this time of the year. Jesus’ birth, his life, his death and resurrection are the most important events in the history of the world. Nothing compares. 1 John 4:16 God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. Christmas is a great time of year that we show love and appreciation to family and friends, while gathering together and celebrating the birth of Jesus. We are so blessed to live in a country where we can freely worship God. The birth of Jesus reveals the power of love that was never known before in the world. God’s example of sending the world His son, born as an ordinary person, shows us His image and His love for us all. Jesus teaches us that evil can be conquered by love, and that love

is stronger than death. He also teaches us that we can overcome anything, with Him as our guide. He lived in human form, loving and instructing others; showing the world who the Father is. Jesus vanquished death and the tomb. Our faith in God is the greatest force that exists and gives us happiness and peace in this tumultuous world. Thank you, Father. Of course, we all still get excited about Christmas, imagining what gifts we will receive and that happy feeling we get when a loved one opens a present and cries out with happiness about what we picked out for them. The ugly sweaters, the debit gift cards, the regifted presents, the music in the stores, the decorations, the annoying repetition of TV ads (starting in late October), the snow (hopefully), the candies and cakes, and the egg nog, all encourage us to relax at the end of the year and enjoy our families and friends. Everywhere we go, people are smiling and wishing each other “Merry Christmas.” It is also a time of reflection. Who could have ever imagined that such a world wide celebration had started with the birth of a baby, so many years ago, in a stable manger. No other event history has had such a resounding effect on our planet’s history. Thank you Father for Your son, Jesus. “Merry Christmas To All” and to all a good...nope, that is a different story. Amen

Wildcat Pride Mount Vernon’s swim team has always been successful in years past even though they struggle to find participants. The small group in attendance always puts in enough work and has enough dedication to succeed throughout the season. This would be next to impossible without some key leaders involved in the program. This week’s “meet the athlete” is Mount Vernon’s junior swimmer Haley Rutledge. Haley Rutledge stepped into a leadership role as an upperclassmen. Many people may turn away from the responsibilities of a leader, but Rutledge has been looking forward to it. “Stepping into the leadership role was something that I have been looking forward to and it is very rewarding.” Rutledge continues to be a beacon of strength and integrity for the younger swimmers on the team. Swimming has been one of the most important things in Rutledge’s life and

Haley Rutledge she is very proud of her accomplishments thus far. She continues to push herself through practices and meets and, in turn, pushes others around her. Although Rutledge is very self motivated, the team atmosphere helps to push her. “We really are like a family since we are together so often.” She can always rely on her teammates to pick her up when she is down and encourage her when she is up. Along with her swim family, her biological family is

also a beacon of support. Her parents are always there to encourage her. From early morning and late practices, long meets and homework from school, Rutledge has a lot on her plate. With this comes the need for support, and her family never comes short on that. “My parents always remind me of the good that comes from swimming.” The long practices can be a lot, but with the support from her parents her determination and happiness stays high. Swimming for the amount of time Rutledge has brings some good memories. Rutledge loved being a part of the conference winning team freshman and sophomore year. She has been in a successful atmosphere since she started swimming in high school. She knows the amount of work it takes to be a very successful team and has pushed herself along with her teammates to live up to the conference winning team she has been a part of.

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Court News and Legal Advertisements Arrests November 23 Scott Wilson - Evansville - Warrant, Attempted Auto Theft, Criminal Trespass (Petition to Revoke) - PCS November 24 Marcum Shelton - Evansville - Warrant, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia - MVPD November 25 Samantha Billings - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Criminal Trespass (petition to revoke) MVPD November 26 Sirocko Spinks - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Theft - MVPD

Sirocko Spinks - Mount Vernon - Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia - MVPD November 27 Shalena Barnes - Mount Vernon - Disorderly Conduct, Public Intoxication, Resisting Law Enforcement, Intimidation - MVPD November 28 Jerry Ziegler - Wadesville Operating While Intoxicated - PCS Complaints November 22 1:41 a.m. - Suspicious Caller advised a male subject with tan pants and a red shirt

2021-395 Permit Modification Notice Wade Oil, 130 W. Fifth Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 has submitted to the Division of Oil and Gas a request to increase the maximum allowable injection pressure for a Class II Enhanced Recovery well being used for the injection of produced brine. This well is located in Section 12, Twp. 7S, Rng. 14W in Posey County, Indiana. The subject well Charlotte Schneider #1, permit # 19912 - will be injecting ﬂuid into the Mansﬁeld sandstone within the depth interval of 1264 feet to 1275 feet at a maximum injection pressure not to exceed 1695 pounds per square inch. The maximum injection rate for this well will not exceed 100 barrels per day. Written comments and objections, a request for a copy of the application or a request for an informal hearing concerning the application must be submitted to the Division of Oil and Gas within 15 days from the date of this notice and should be mailed to: Division of Oil and Gas Department of Natural Resources Attn: Technical Section 402 W, Washington St., Room 293 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2748 Published in the Posey County News on December 7, 2021 - hspaxlp

looked to be trying to get into windows at the apartment complex - James Drive, Mount Vernon 7:42 a.m. - Message - Caller stated that she traded a vehicle with subject. Caller stated that he no longer wants the vehicle and wants subject to give him back his vehicle. Caller stated the subject will not respond to him now and is unable to locate the subject - Stallings Road, Wadesville 10 a.m. - Message - Caller advised her ex took her teenage son and will not return him or tell her where he is living in Evansville. She advised her son has not been going to school and she is worried about him - Main Street, Mount Vernon 5:35 p.m. - Harassment Caller stated that she is in the drive-thru and a vehicle behind her keeps hitting her car. Caller stated that she knows the passenger but not the driver Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 7:14 p.m. - Suspicious - Has video of people that were being suspicious on brother’s property last night - Mulkey Road, Poseyville November 23 12 a.m. - Theft - Caller advised her license plate was stolen sometime last night.

2021-396 Notice to Taxpayers of Proposed Additional Appropriations Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Posey County that the proper legal officers of The Posey County Council will meet at 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana, on December 21, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. to consider the following additional appropriations in excess of the budget for the current year. Name of Fund Purpose Intended Amount County General EMS Professional Services $4,974.45 County General EMS Overtime $90,000.00 County General Area Plan Legal Services $20,230.00 County General Coroner/Autopy $20,000.00 County General Coroner/Database $175.00 County General IT System Support $21,000.00 County General Insurance $3,912.00 Adult Probation Deputy Probation $7,266.98 EMS Maintenance Supplies $50,000.00 Jail Maintenance Equipment $240,000.00 LIT Public Safety/Vehicle $2,468.73 E911/1223 Overtime $14,000.00 E911/1223 Tower Rental $3,100.00 Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have a right to be heard. The additional appropriations as finally approved, will be referred to the Department of Local Government Financing. The Department will make a written determination as to the sufficiency of funds to support the appropriations within (15) days of receipt of a certified copy of the action taken at the above meeting. Maegen L. Greenwell Posey County Auditor Published in the Posey County News on December 7, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-391 NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION No. 65D01-2111-EU-000081 IN THE POSEY SUPERIOR COURT In the Matter of the Estate of ELIZABETH A. HALL, Deceased Notice is hereby given that HOLLY E. BRANAM, HEATHER A. HALL, and STEVEN B. HALL were on the 18 day of Nov, 2021, appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of ELIZABETH A. HALL, Deceased, who died intestate on November 6, 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 19 day of November 2021. KAY KILGORE, Clerk Superior Court of Posey County, Indiana By B. Nichole Curtis Deputy Lindsay B. Schmitt #27366-82 FARMER SCOTT OZETE ROBINSON & SCHMITT, LLP 21 SE Third Street, Suite 900 P. O. Box 3565 Evansville, IN 47734 Phone: 812/602-3570; Fax: 812/602-3591 lschmitt@fsolegal.com ATTORNEYS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Published in the Posey County News on November 30, December 7, 2021 - hspaxlp

2021-390 NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION No. 65D01-2111-EU-000080 IN THE POSEY SUPERIOR COURT In the Matter of the Estate of JOHN S. HALL, Deceased Notice is hereby given that HOLLY E. BRANAM, HEATHER A. HALL, and STEVEN B. HALL were on the 18 day of Nov, 2021, appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of JOHN S. HALL, Deceased, who died intestate on November 6, 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 19 day of November 2021. KAY KILGORE, Clerk Superior Court of Posey County, Indiana By B. Nichole Curtis Deputy Lindsay B. Schmitt #27366-82 FARMER SCOTT OZETE ROBINSON & SCHMITT, LLP 21 SE Third Street, Suite 900 P. O. Box 3565 Evansville, IN 47734 Phone: 812/602-3570; Fax: 812/602-3591 lschmitt@fsolegal.com ATTORNEYS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Published in the Posey County News on November 30, December 7, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-383 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY

IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT CAUSE NO. 65C01-1106-JP-000133

IN THE MATTER OF THE PATERNITY OF CARL Y YARBROUGH SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION TO: Nicole Walker, WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN Carl Yarbrough, WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN You are hereby notified that on the 20th day of October, 2021, the State of Indiana filed a State of Indiana’s Notice of Intent to Serve Non-Party Request and Subpoena Duces Tecum in the cause captioned IN RE THE MATTER OF THE PATERNITY OF CARLY YARBROUGH, in the Posey Circuit Court under Cause Number 65C01-1106-JP-000133. This is a child support matter in which you have an interest as a party. The State of Indiana’s Non-Party Request and Subpoena Duces Tecum requests that: The Worker’s Compensation Board of Indiana produce one certified copy of any workers’ compensation claim file of Carl Yarbrough, including but not limited to, any claims applications, ledgers, reports, medical records, all tests of any type and character and reports thereof, employment records, logs, recorded statements, depositions, lost wage claims, settlement demands, photographs, and any release and settlement agreements or other documents related to any and all claims made. If you object, you must respond within thirty [30) days after the last notice of this action is published, and in case you fail to do so, judgment by default may be entered against you and the Non-Party Request and Supoena Duces Tecum served on the Worker’s Compensation Board of Indiana. ERIN SCHMITT TULEY (32748-65) DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Posey County Prosecutor’s Office 330 Walnut Street P.O. Box 721 Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 DATED: November 17, 2021 Kay Kilgore, CLERK OF THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT By: Jaime Simpson Published in the Posey County News on November 23, November 30, December 7, 2021 - hspaxlp

She advised the bolts are still on her vehicle like someone removed the plate then put the bolts back in - Gregory Lane, Mount Vernon 1:37 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Arguing about who owns a vehicle. Aunt won’t let him leave residence. Arguing at this time - Powers Drive, Mount Vernon 9:11 a.m. - Breaking and Entering - Not in progress. Advised garage has been broken into. Signs of forced entry. Chainsaw and fishing gear are missing. Advised there is a white truck with a red trailer driving very slowly in the alley - Third Street, Mount Vernon 1:01 p.m. - Suspicious - Red older model Caravan pulled into her driveway yesterday morning, backed out, then pulled across the street. She advised a subject walked up to their house and opened their storm door then tried to open the door to their house. Advised her husband was home and heard them - Lakeland Drive, Mount Vernon 1:26 p.m. - Violation of Restraining Order - Caller advised male subject was just screaming and hollering at caller from Pearl Street - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 3:01 p.m. - Theft - Caller advised someone broke into a lockbox and stole about $15,000 in cash and left about $200 in the box - Jefferson Street, Mount Vernon 6:05 p.m. - Structure Fire House is on fire. Everyone is out of the residence. Everyone advised to stay our of the residence - Second Street, Mount Vernon November 24 11:22 p.m. - Suspicious White male subject walking

west on Eighth Street carrying a small ladder ducked in between houses on Walnut Street. White male, gray hoodie with hat and jeans - Eighth/ Walnut Street, Mount Vernon 11:48 p.m. - General Complaint - Driver switched caller’s and neighbor’s packages. Caller returned neighbor’s package to right address but has not received her package from them - Riviera Drive, Mount Vernon November 25 8:26 p.m. - Controlled Substance Problem - Caller advised there is the smell of drugs coming from male subject’s apartment and she just had to send her grandchild home due to the smell - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 8:33 p.m. - Suspicious Someone is beating on the side of caller’s house - Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon November 26 11:56 a.m. - Property Damage - Caller state that his neighbors have cut their phone line to the residence. Caller stated that this happened at the beginning for the year because the Internet went out but they just found out the line was cut - Bigge Lane, Evansville 1:24 p.m. - Theft - Caller stated that her son’s friend was helping them move into their residence. Caller stated that the friend has stolen some of her son’s medication - Lincoln Avenue, Mount Vernon 1:45 p.m. - Message - Advised mother’s camper was broken into and dresses were stolen. Advised it may be a known male subject. 4:45 p.m.-Caller stated that the male subject text her and was saying that if she did not bring the dog in an hour he was go-

2021-394 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 7TH ACCESS TRANSCRIPT LLC $6,228.00 BINGHAM GREENEBAUM DOOL LLP $1,037.68 DR. FRANK H KRAUSE $2,475.00 APRIL L. EDWARDS $26,015.53 FOX AND LUTZ $2,126.25 ERIN BERGER ATTNY AT LAW $7,247.25 FARRIS REPORTING $1,448.70 FITZGERALD MARY KAY $19.25 WILLIAM W GOODEN $4,035.00 GROVES LAW OFFICE LLP $10,925.00 JEAN E. HADLEY $3,206.25 MCFADIN HIGGINS & FOLZ- BETH HIGGINS $4,940.00 JOSHUA G. OREM $1,290.25 REBECCA MOREDOCK-THOMAS MD PC $1,400.00 STOLL KEENON OGDEN ATTNY $10,730.60 VAN HAAFTEN & FARRAR $9,127.80 WALTON LAW OFFICE $342.00 JOHN JACOB WARRUM $12,663.50 WEST GROUP $1,485.47 WORMAN LEGAL $161.50 GRANT TOTAL $100,677.03 MAEGEN GREENWELL POSEY COUNTY AUDITOR Published in the Posey County News on December 7, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-393 To Whom it May Concern: The Posey County Council will meet on the following days in 2022: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Tuesday, March 8, 2022 Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Tuesday, June 14, 2022 Tuesday, July 12, 2022 Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Wednesday, October 12, 2022 Wednesday, November 9, 2022 Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Council meetings are held at 9:00 am in the Hovey House at 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620. *This list is subject to change. Changes will be posted in accordance with the Indiana Open Door Law on the door of the meeting space, along with being noticed to the designated media outlet. Posey County Council: Heather Allyn Stefani Miller David Pearce Tom Schneider Marilyn Brenton Aaron Wilson Brandon Deig Published in the Posey County News on December 7, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-392 To Whom it May Concern: The Posey County Commissioners will meet on the following days in 2022: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 Wednesday, January 19, 2022 Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Tuesday, February 15, 2022 Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Tuesday, March 15, 2022 Tuesday, April 5, 2022 Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Tuesday, June 21, 2022 Wednesday, July 6, 2022 Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Wednesday, September 7, 2022 Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Tuesday, October 4, 2022 Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Tuesday, November 15, 2022 Tuesday, December 6, 2022 Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Commissioner’s meetings are held at 9:00 am in the Hovey House at 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620. *This list is subject to change. Changes will be posted in accordance with the Indiana Open Door Law on the door of the meeting space, along with being noticed to the designated media outlet. Posey County Board of Commissioners: Bill Collins Randy Thornburg Bryan Schorr Published in the Posey County News on December 7, 2021 - hspaxlp

ing to kill her - Lang Road, Mount Vernon 2:01 p.m. - Fraud - Has purchase on account that are fraudulent - Bigge Lane, Evansville 3:27 p.m. - Suspicious Caller advised a male and female subject are looking in people’s windows, yelling and screaming - Eighth/Ninth Street, Mount Vernon 3:39 p.m. - Message - Caller would like to know if he could charge his girlfriend with theft of medication that she took during an OD - Third Street, Mount Vernon 6:06 p.m. - Assault - Advised male subject, black pickup truck, threw drink through front drive-thru window onto caller - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 6:35 p.m. - Suspicious Caller stated that there are two males in dark clothes trying to get items that the store has outside or trying to get into the building - Main Street, Mount Vernon 8:41 p.m. - Vandalism - Truck broke into. Door cracked open. Toolbox moved - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 11:36 p.m. - Harassment Several vehicles tried to pin caller in. Another vehicle tried to run caller off the road. One vehicle pulled up to him on the shoulder and tried to hit him. Vehicles are currently ahead of caller at high rate of speed. Advised a green Jeep turned on the Poseyville exit. Another subject in blue car currently behind caller - I64, Cynthiana November 27 4:42 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller advised he believes someone may have been broken into. Advised a screen has been ripped out and a window has been opened or broken. He advised the house is vacant - Ninth Street, Mount Vernon 5:39 p.m. - Fight - Caller stated that a female stopped in the roadway and was yelling at them. Caller stated that she did not know what the issue was. Caller then stated that the vehicle was traveling down Lincoln and pulled into the driveway - Lincoln/Mulberry, Mount Vernon 8:43 p.m. - Assault - Advised customer threw a box of cookies at caller. Caller advised silver vehicle. Older lady who is always rude - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon November 28 12:35 p.m. - Found Property - Caller stated that her daughter found a knife with blood on it. Caller stated that her daughter was outside cleaning up leaves and found it in the pile of leaves. Caller stated that her daughter brought the knife in while wearing gloves thinking it belonged to the caller. Caller stated that the knife was not hers and would like an officer to come get it - Jefferson Drive, Mount Vernon 1:13 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller stated that a female came into the store and was speaking with a male. Caller stated that the female left the store and came back in with a baby. Caller stated that the female started to yell at the male and shake the baby. Caller stated that the female is currently in a red car smoking with the child in the car - Southwind Plaza, Mount Vernon 1:27 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller stated that someone tried to break into his garage. Caller stated that the top of the garage is bent out like someone tried to get into it - Granary Street, New Harmony 1:37 p.m. - Message - Caller advised she has a protective order in Kentucky against her ex. She advised her ex and child did not have a place to stay so she allowed them to stay with her temporarily. She advised her ex has started being aggressive and trying to start arguments with her. The ex has left the residence at this time and she is wanting to speak with an officer - Vine Street, Mount Vernon 2:07 p.m. - Message - Caller advised his neighbor keeps shooting near caller’s property. Caller advised he shot all day yesterday. Advised his dogs are scared and he has had to put them in the house. He advised he witnessed bullets hit his land. Advised he is shooting shotguns and multiple firearms. Advised subject is shooting into some kind of bag. He

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United Fidelity, International City complete merger APL News United Fidelity Bank, fsb, Evansville, Indiana, a subsidiary of Fidelity Federal Bancorp (“United”), and International City Bank, Long Beach, California, a subsidiary of American Capital Bancorp (“ICB”), announced today that they have completed their previously announced merger transaction as of the close of business on November 30. Under the terms of the merger agreement, ICB merged with and into United, with United and its holding company, Fidelity Federal Bancorp, as the surviving entities. As of November 30, 2021, the combined entity has approximately $2.6 billion in total assets and 20 banking centers. As previously announced, the Long Beach operation will be known as, ‘International City Bank, a division of United Fidelity Bank’ (“ICB”). United President and CEO Don Neel noted, “We are excited for the opportunity to join forces with the highly experienced and talented staff at ICB, and to continue to serve the Long Beach business community. Uniting the banks will enable ICB to offer much larger loans, as well as additions to ICB’s existing suite of products to serve the community and meet the financial needs of our customers.”

ICB will be led by Community President, Paula-Rose Wihongi. The former CFO of ICB, brings 39 years of banking experience, highlighted by serving as a senior officer at ICB since 2008. Paula currently serves as Treasurer of Children Today, a Long Beach based non-profit organization that provides trauma-informed child development and support services for children and families who face homelessness. She is a Board and Investment Committee member of the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA). Located in the heart of Long Beach, MOLAA is the only Museum in the United States dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin American and Latino Art. She is of Pacific Island decent (New Zealand Maori). She and the ICB team proudly represent the diversity that Long Beach and the Greater Los Angeles area are known for. Including Long Beach, United currently serves the following Indiana cities: Evansville, Carmel, Newburgh, Fort Branch and Mount Vernon. United also has banking center locations in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Chicago and Saint Elmo, Ill.; Denver, Colo.; Destin, Fort Walton, and Fort Myers, Fla.

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December 8 at 10 a.m. - Take & Make Crafts for Adults: Let it Snow sign - Join Joan as she shows you how to create a cute “Let it Snow” sled to hang on a door, wall or window, just in time for winter. December 8 - Early Closing at 5 p.m. - Staﬀ Holiday gathering. December 9 at 10 a.m. Adult Drawing and Watercolor Workshops - This free series is for anyone wishing to learn or perfect skills in drawing or watercolor. There are still several seats available. We will be meeting in the Ohio/ Wabash room for these work-

shops. If you have questions or would like to take part call 812-838-3286. Must provide your own art supplies for this program. December 14 at 4 p.m. Teen Anime Club - Come hang out in the Oho Room at the library, try Japanese snacks, maybe do some crafts or draw, and watch anime with us. No registration required. For grades six -12. December 14 at 6 p.m. Novels @ Night - Join us for a discussion of Join us for a discussion of “Migrations” by Charlotte McConaghy at Tequilla’s. Please remember

Briefly Producers need to Certify Wheat Producers have till December 15, to certify their planted wheat. Planting dates are required. Please contact the Posey County FSA Oﬃce at 812-838-4191, ext. 2 to set up an appointment, or if you have any questions.

Red Kettle Campaign is wanting someone to take the guns from his neighbor because he is crazy - Tracy Dallas Lane, Mount Vernon 10:12 p.m. - Suspicious - Someone knocking on her door. Can hear female talking, possibly breaking into her vehicle - Copper line Road, Mount Vernon 10:21 p.m. - Repossession - 2007 Honda Lee Drive, Mount Vernon November 29 1:08 a.m. - Suspicious - Someone tried to get in back door. Caller opened door and heard a scamper from the right side of his house - Walnut Street, Mount Vernon 5:13 p.m. - General Complaint - Neighbor threatened to poison her cat a month ago and now one is dead - Second Street, Mount Vernon Marriage Applications Victoria Krouse, 28, Mount Vernon and Tyler Rodenberg, 27, Mount Vernon Jesenia Gaytan, 22, Mission, Texas and Ever Gabriel Aban DeLos Santos, 25, Terreon, Mexico Leeann Green, 55, Wadesville and Mark Alan Stuckey, 51, Wadesville Bailey Jimenez, 23, Mount Vernon and Jasmine Zink, 25, Mount Vernon

Mickaela Marie Williamson, 23, Poseyville and Landon Alan Wood, 24, Poseyville Thomas Edward Latham, Jr., 45, Wadesville and Nita Mae Beck, 50, Wadesville Mitchell Berry, 26, Griffin and Danielle Quinlin, 26, Evansville Paige Laine Knowles, 28, Mount Vernon and Kenneth Jordan Renshaw, 29, Mount Vernon Cheyenne Nikole Goebel, 26, Mount Vernon and Blake Allen Pemberton, 29, Mount Vernon Aaron Jacob Roberts, 29, Mount Vernon and Elisabeth Marie Hertel, 29, Evansville Dwayne Eric McCullough, 51, Poseyville and Patricia Lee Drone, 48, Poseyville Matthew Thomas Judge, 29, Mount Vernon and Samantha Jo Harvey, 23, Mount Vernon Drew McNamara, 22, New Harmony and Andrew Scott, II, 24, Evansville Ernest Lee Stevens, 74, Mount Vernon and Brenda Sue Dailey, 73, Mount Vernon Alec Mitchell Draper, Sr, 28, Fairfield, Ill., and Lisa Marie Burch, 31, Fairfield, Ill. Austin Lee Moore, 31, Mount Vernon and Kendra Defawn Bisesi, 30, Mount Vernon

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to wear a mask.at Tequilla’s. Please remember to wear a mask. December 15 at 10 a.m. - Fabric Arts: Ugly sweater mug rug - Finish 2021 with Monica as she demonstrates how to make a “ugly sweater” mug rug. Register for your free project kit now. Note: To register for any of our FREE adult, teen or children project kits, go to the event calendar on our website at alexandrianpl.org then click on the day of the event or call the library at 812-838-3286. You can also visit the Information Desk.

Register to ring bells for the 2021 Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign. This is a great opportunity to have fun while helping our Posey County Community. The bell locations are PriceLess Foods, and McKim’s IGA in Mount Vernon, and Hirsch’s in Poseyville on Saturday, November 27, and December 4, 11, and 18. Volunteer times are in two-hour increments, or you can sign up for a longer time. To sign up go to registertoring.com and search for Posey County, then the location you want. Questions call Beth at 812-838-6875.

Wolfgang presents Winter Concerts Saturday, December 11, 2021 - 7 p.m., Embrace Church, 6300 Washington Avenue, Evansville, Ind. Sunday, December 12, 2021 - 5 p.m., First UMC Wesley Hall, 601 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind. The Orchestra will perform: Prayer of Saint Gregory featuring Trumpet Soloist Frank Liberti; Sleeping Beauty by Tschaikowsky; Greensleeves arranged by Alfred Reed and many more selections. The Wolfgang Women’s Chorus will perform: Noel Peace Canon featuring ‘Dona Nobis Pacem”; Still,Still, Still –

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American Legion Post 5 203 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, is now serving daily lunch specials. Monday thru Friday, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Salad Bar available 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Dinner Monday thru Thursday 5:30 - 8 p.m. Dinner Friday 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., watch for Friday dinner special. Dine in or Carry out, public welcome.

New Harmony American Legion Now open daily Wednesday-Sunday at noon.

Celebrate Recovery on Thursdays Co-ed Celebrate Recovery group meets on Thursday evenings at 6 p.m., at the Beyond the Walls Campus, 424 Vine Street, Mount Vernon.

Trinity UCC AA Meets on Saturdays AA meetings are held on Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and will continue until further notice. Join us at Trinity UCC in Mount Vernon and enter through the back.

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Purdue Extension-Posey County Summer Intern Employment Period: mid-May – August 2022, dates negotiable Summary Of Position: This position will provide assistance to Purdue Extension staff during the summer months. The Summer Intern will increase his/her knowledge of youth development programs, community partnerships, volunteer development, and the Purdue Extension program. This summer position provides valuable pre-professional experience for educational and community based careers. The Summer Intern position will be supervised by the County Extension Director. Responsibilities: The Summer Intern work involves, but is not limited to, assisting in the planning, implementation and promotion of youth development programs that benefit Posey County 4-H youth, such as summer camps, fair related activities and events. This is a position requiring significant contact with the public and ability to multi-task. This summer position provides flexibility in scheduling; some overnight and weekend work may be required. Qualifications: • Enthusiasm and flexibility, strong critical thinking skills • Evidence of successful leadership experience in 4-H, school and/or community organizations • 4-H experience preferred but not necessary • Self-motivated and self-directed • Ability to deal with a variety of people from diverse backgrounds • Strong organization and excellent written and verbal communication skills • Basic computer proficiency in Microsoft Office programs • Knowledge of Posey County a plus • Valid driver’s license and proof of insurability • Must pass volunteer screening process • Must pass county drug test before employment • Currently enrolled in a college/university program Salary: Hourly rate – average 35 hours a week Application Procedure: Apps due Feb. 1, 2022; Send a cover letter, resume, and completed application.

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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‘Drug fight’ continued from Page A1 that in grade school whenever I had a friend over and then he was no longer allowed to come over because we went to a bar and sat while my parents drank and then we drove home. To me, that was normal. But then my friend told me ‘well I can’t come over anymore.’ I said ‘why not?’” As sheriff, Latham sees a side of the drug issue that he could never have understood as a child, however his experiences have given him a perspective that many others in his position might not possess. “I grew up in an alcohol infested home. My father was an alcoholic. As a child, I witnessed that and that’s a little bit of what keeps me focused on the children because I know what it’s like to be in that environment. I don’t want to see any child be exposed to that and that’s where my heart goes...to the kids.” Beth Russell from Family Matters in Mount Vernon sees the struggles of families dealing with the ripple effects of addiction. “I have several grandparents that I know are raising grandchildren because parents are incarcerated. That does a lot of things to the grandparent who has a child that they did not expect to be raising. Financially, emotionally, physically,” Russell said. “They are now responsible for making sure the kids get to and from school. They are now responsible for making sure the kids are healthy and eating well. They are responsible for the emotional growth of those children who know that their parents have done a bad thing or got caught up in a bad thing. The grandparents usually get no financial income to help with those kids and what income they had been living on that was split between just one or two people, now has to be split between five, six or even sometimes seven. Their use of food pantry, food stamps, assistance like that, is increasing. Not because they want to. It’s because they have to take care of these kids that are now in not what we would consider the ideal situation.” According to statistics gathered by www. grandfamilies.org, 50,699 grandparents are responsible for their grandchildren in Indiana. That number jumps to just under three million nationwide. More than 40 percent of children being cared for by a grandparent in the United States are there because of at least one parent’s substance abuse, according to www.fathermatters.org. Russell said she has some great-grandparents in the same situation, too. “Grandparents should be considered the fun people. For many, they are not,” she said. She said she recently got a call from a Posey County grandmother in this situation. The grandmother, who previously lived alone, is caring for her young grandchild because both parents are in jail. “She’s had to take time off work to go to court to help take care of this situation, which she absolutely wants to do to take care of the child. She may have to change jobs because of the hours that she worked. Now she’s having to go through getting Medicaid for this child, get food stamps for her and the child because with her income, she could survive on what she had, but not these additional things,” Russell said. The emotional toll on grandparents can be difficult to handle, she said. “They’re frustrated because their child did what happened and now they have the kids to

take care of as well. Grandparents caring for grandkids is usually a two-pronged assault on them. They’ve got their kids incarcerated and then the grandkids living with them 24-seven. It’s tough. It’s extremely difficult,” Russell said. Russell said she also sees families where one parent has been arrested and the remaining parent in the home “has no idea what to do now.” “It’s a lose-lose situation for everyone,” Russell said. Unfortunately, she said many people eventually leave jail and the cycle of addiction begins again. “The individual gets out of jail, they come back to town where their family is, where their friends are...friends who should not be their friends...but that’s their comfort zone. You don’t know, or don’t have the strength yet in most cases, to cut off all connections with those individuals. To start anew. Especially if they are in this town. I see it all the time. They’ve been hassled (by friends) ‘Why don’t you want to hang out with me’ those kinds of things. It’s easier...the devil I know versus the devil I don’t know,” Russell said. “They’ll hang out with those people because ‘they’re my buds!’ but you need to move away from that. That’s probably one of the hardest things to do is for an individual to come back.” “I’m working with an individual right now who was incarcerated a couple of different times, has a good family background. They say that addiction cuts across all financial and economic statuses here. This individual had a great upbringing. They just made some choices that were not good. They are now sober. Raising a child. Doing very well. I would be extremely, extremely surprised if they ever went back. But this person said ‘those friends I had, I cannot go back to them.’” Russell said, for those battling addiction, it’s a case of “I’m sober. I’m clean. I’m doing everything I can. But I’m one drink away, one cigarette away, from being right back in that cycle again. With drugs, it’s the same thing. It’s a struggle. Everyday. For the rest of their life.” Caleb McDaniel, public information officer for the Mount Vernon Police Department, agreed. “I think some of the root of this problem is poverty, but it’s not just that. It’s this generational problem of they’re stuck,” he said, referencing a crisis intervention class that focused on adverse childhood experiences, their long term impact and potential ties to mental illness. “When you see someone who comes from a broken home, well they are more likely to have a relationship that ends in divorce in the future. Which becomes generational and that is an adverse childhood experience which can lead to mental illness. They’ve said drug addiction is a form of mental illness. How do we expect this not to happen?” According to the American Addiction Centers (AAC), genetics, including the impact of one’s environment on gene impression, account for 40 to 60 percent of a person’s risk of developing an addiction. In 2017, 8.5 million American adults suffered from both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder. One in eight struggled with both alcohol and drug use disorders simultaneously. “Environmental factors that may increase a person’s risk of addiction include a cha-

otic home environment and abuse, parent’s drug use and attitude toward drugs, peer influences, community attitudes toward drugs and poor academic achievement,” AAC data shows. “Teenagers and people with mental health disorders are more at risk for drug use and addiction than other populations.” McDaniel said fellow officers that have been on the job for 20-plus years have seen this play out time and again. “Our more senior guys will say ‘I just arrested somebody or I was just dealing with somebody and I remember dealing with their grandparents,’” he said. “The problem is that family is diseased with this generational adverse experience. It’s just not going to get better until...I don’t know when.” Sheriff Latham said that drugs are the biggest crime issue impacting Posey County. Nationally, according to the AAC, “drug abuse and addiction cost American society more than $740 billion annually in lost workplace productivity, healthcare expenses and crimerelated costs.” Posey County Prosecutor Thomas Clowers said that 222 of the 578 cases filed in his office so far in 2021 involve a drug charge. “It’ll always be drugs,” Latham said. “I feel Posey County is a good place to live. It’s a good place to raise your family. We have two great school systems. Drugs are a lot of what force...I don’t really want to say force because it’s still their own decision...that probably instigates people to make the bad decisions that they make. Most of the time it is drugs. If people weren’t under the influence, they may not commit the crime that they commit.” While he would not say that drugs play a role in all criminal activity in Posey County, he estimated that drugs (alcohol included) are involved 90 percent of the time. “Whether that’s breaking into a house to sell the items to buy the drugs or it’s simply being under the influence of drugs that cause them to make those decisions that they normally wouldn’t make if they were sober… A lot of these people back here in jail are good people. They have a good heart. But they get under the influence of narcotics or alcohol and they make poor decisions,” Latham said. McDaniel said it’s important to show compassion for families dealing with addiction. He referenced a drug arrest made over the summer. He said he posted the information about the arrest, but didn’t include a picture of the person arrested which led to complaints. “My job is not to run a smear campaign on offenders. My job is to show the community that our police department is working for them and with them,” he said. “I won’t even release names. You can find that information on your own, if you really want to. I’m not saying I won’t give that information at some point. If someone files a request, I will have to. But I don’t have to make it accessible to you on Facebook. My thing is, if it was my family member that screwed up, or even if it was me, I don’t want my worst day to be on Facebook. Who would? Who would want their worst day aired out in front of everyone?” Latham said he has seen people turn their lives around. “A lot of the time, we can expose people to the help that they need. I’ve had people come to me, years after they have been in prison, and thank me for saving their life. If it wasn’t for them going to jail and getting sober, they weren’t ever going to realize what path they

were walking in life. I’ve had a small fraction of people actually approach me and say ‘Hey, I just want to thank you for saving my life and saving my son’s father because, had I continued down that path I wouldn’t be here today,” Latham said. “They’ve cleaned up, they’ve changed their life around and they’re successful. Those are the positive stories that come from the negative atmosphere in which we work.” Latham said his own experiences have guided his path to want to help others. “I’ll be honest with you, I think a person gets to the point in their life where they can make a decision. I’m living proof of that. Each individual has their own choice. It depends on how determined that person is as to whether or not they’re going to make a different choice. A person that robs a bank...they have a choice. They can turn around and walk away or they can rob that bank. It doesn’t matter if you have an addiction or not, they’re still a debt to pay to society. Folks who are arrested and charged with a crime, that gives us an opportunity to help try to reform them or at least provide them with the opportunity to get better,” Latham said. He said he tells inmates and their families that he understands the difficulties they are facing. “That’s why I think God put me where I am. Not only can I do my job, but in the sense of doing my job, I can also relate to a lot of these people, whether they be the suspect, the victim or family members. I can tell people when I sit down with them ‘I understand what you’re going through. I’ve been there.’ I truly believe that, throughout my life, and no one can ever convince me otherwise, that when God has a plan for you and you follow that, there are things that he places in your life that will prepare you for your next step,” Latham said. While Covid-19 limited the rehabilitation and life skills programs Latham set as a goal for his first term in office, if elected for a second term next year, helping inmates acquire skills...some as fundamental as the ability to read and write...is important to empower them to move forward in a productive way for themselves, their families and the community. “Many people...all they think about is “Hey, they are off the street. Okay. It’s done,’” Latham said. “Supplying these types of programs for those folks betters society because if we help them establish some type of foundation to make them successful, then maybe when they get out, ultimately (their future) will be up to them.” He said he’s had members of the community reach out and want to help develop those programs, as well. “Having people willing to step up and volunteer their time to help make these guys or women successful in life, to me, shows the enormous community support that people want to give to the inmates. (Inmates) are not just some nasty monster. They’re still human beings, regardless of what they’ve done. They’re still human beings and they still have family who love them and they love. I think sometimes it’s easy for society to write a lot of these people off, but at one point in time, they’re probably going to be released back into society,” Latham said. “I think by not providing some type of programming to better themselves, we fall short.”

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Reese, in front, and Lane Waelder of Saint Wendel met Ice Ice Bryce, left, and Belle the Reindeer at the Poseyville Carnegie Library on Saturday. Belle is a 4-year-old expectant mother from Silly Safari’s out of Indianapolis, Ind. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

ber of those are from shoplifting. “Isn’t that also considered theft?” he questioned. Chief Alldredge replied, “Yes, there are a lot of things grouped in that category.” Alldredge also requested permission to use the city credit card for Officer Skylar Turner for food and hotel while attending Criminal Investigation Training in Normal, Illinois from January 23 through 28, 2022. It was unanimously granted. Fire Chief Wes Dixon reported that, since the last meeting, his department took 45 calls. Of those, five were fire runs and two were car accidents. The remainders are medical runs. Utilities Superintendent Chuck Gray said they were in the process of fighting issues all week with the Davis Addition Lift Station. They will now need to replace the internal workings on it. Since the last meeting, they have cleaned 1,305 feet of main. Street Commissioner Max Dieterle told the board that his department, since the last meeting, had 11 extra trash pickups, generating $280, and hauled 109 tons of trash to the landfill. They will begin hanging Christmas snowflakes and other decorations this week. On the Legals portion of the agenda, the only item was a routine approval to payout vacation days, pensions, clothing allowances, and shift differential with the first pay in December, per usual practice. It carried unanimously. Curtis received a request to block Water Street from Walnut Street to Mulberry Street on Saturday, December 11 from noon to 4:00 p.m. for Christmas on Main Street festivities. It was approved unanimously. There will be no parade this year. To finish up, a discussion took place about combining the Animal Control Officer position with the Code Enforcement Officer position. A new job description will need to be written according to Mayor Curtis and it will entail the Unsafe Building Enforcement Authority, abandoned vehicles, overgrown weeds, as well as animal problems. The Mayor said the current ACO has the time to do both and has done

‘Allen’ continued from Page A1 to be kept cold until it is transferred, mainly to St. Louis.” When she is not working, Ina Allen loves to spend time with her family group. She smiles when she says she has one daughter and a “bonus” daughter and son, too. She has three “bonus” grandsons and another one on the way. “I also have great nephews I am very close to and, oh yes, one grand dog.” She enjoys camping trips with her family, especially the campground at Pounds Hollow in Garden of the Gods in southern Illinois. Allen also enjoys doing crafts like she did at her nursing home activity job. Just recently, she went back to the facility, when it opened again at Thanksgiving to see her old friends and to help make things. Allen is a member of TRCC, “The Refuge Christian Church” located between Newburgh and Boonville, so she travels about 45 minutes to attend worship services. The kindhearted professional is sensitive to the needs of her donors. “I love dealing with the very nervous ones, espe-

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much of both this summer. He noted that at the 2022 budget preparation time, there was an increase in salary for the secretary at the Police Department to bring her up to commensurate pay with the others, and to compensate her for the extra duties she will have entering data into the system for the CEO. These additional duties, and personnel, will be under Police Chief Alldredge. Hoehn stated ordinance violations are very general and pretty vague right now. He would like to see all the state codes referenced and applied if they need to look at them later for citations. “Look at the misunderstanding on a parked car code. If a car stays parked for a month or a year in the same place and then is moved five feet, that is not okay by code,” he noted. “Codes need to be added to this job description.” The question arose as to who makes the appointment to this position. City Attorney Beth Higgins will look to see if it is specified in the state code. Most are appointed by the Board of Works. Board members Hoehn and David Dodd both agreed the broader the group, the better it would be. Mayor Curtis said that it made sense and Attorney Higgins will bring back more information at the next meeting.

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Traveling birthday card brought love and smiles to family By Lois Mittino Gray Poseyville resident Margaret Shaffer was looking forward to receiving her birthday card from her sister on December 22. She knew it would probably be for the last time, but still she awaited the coveted correspondence. After all, the two sisters have exchanged the same birthday card back and forth for 27 years. This year was not to be though. Her sister, Ann Quinn of Loogootee, passed away around midnight on Wednesday, December 1. “My sister loved to read greeting cards in the store. When it was time to pick one out for me long ago, she read quite a few before finding the appropriate one. She said she read many, but kept coming back to one with the Lucy character on the front from the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip. She said it was perfect for me,” Margaret reminisced. “She told me she put it back in the rack twice, and started to walk away, but something about it called to her.” Margaret said the sentiment on the front of the card was “Happy Birthday to my intelligent, attractive, and fun to be with sister.” Ann jokingly told Margaret, “You should have sent that card to me. That describes me better!” Remembering that comment, Margaret saved the card and sent it back to Ann on her birthday a few months later Margaret Schaﬀer, left, and sister Ann looking at card, on February 14. Margaret was even more surprised to get it back again the next December. The traveling card tradition right.

went on for 27 years of what Margaret called “making precious memories.” Each year the siblings sent it to each other with a funny one-liner written inside, so it is a recorded history, too. “One year I even cut out the snippet from the newspaper stating my sister got a ticket for not wearing her seat belt,” Margaret said with a grin. “The card is still in perfect condition. We add to it every year.” Margaret was able to see her sister on Thanksgiving Day this year at home in Loogootee. The two sat and looked over the card together knowing the tradition would end soon. Ann, considerably younger than Margaret, was battling acute myeloid leukemia for two and a half years. After her third round of chemotherapy at Vanderbilt, Ann said “no more” and wanted to go home. She was released into hospice care. Margaret said on the day she visited her, “Ann fixed her hair up a little, as she was a cosmetologist by trade, and was able to sit with me on the couch.” Getting ready to go back home that day after the visit, Margaret asked if she should take the card with her. Ann said emphatically, “No, I will mail it!” Less than a week later, she was gone and the card was not mailed. Margaret knows she will get the card again in time, probably from Ann’s husband. This time though, the card may be accompanied by a soft sisterly kiss from heaven.

Nana’s Pie... A tribute to the woman (and town) that raised us

(Florence) Ann Williams By Sunny Reinitz “You can tell a man, hon, but you can’t tell him much,” Nana always says, grinning from ear to ear perfectly pleased with her witty, bite-sized nuggets of wisdom tailored to her devoted granddaughters. Ann leaves all the young women in the room chuckling and nodding in agreement wherever she goes. Meanwhile, she’s always left the men curious, and generally hanging onto her every word in anticipation for what she might say next. Fingernails a classy, classic shade of red, her model body dangling with expensive garments - neck, wrists, and fingers drenched in gold, with the beauty of Snow White and a personality to be adored, being the center of attention comes as

easily to Nana as the smell of corn on a midwestern summer breeze. The best part is that Nana doesn’t even realize that she’s the one that everyone in the room aspires to embody. Florence Ann is the matriarch, the now ninetyyear-old leader of our proud family. “I always hated it,” she says every time anyone asks about her first name, “it’s just so ugly,” she finishes, absolutely appalled that someone might consider naming a child such a grotesque thing. Despite the loathing of her timeless namesake, Flo is still the coolest person in every room she enters. A few weeks ago, Nana wasn’t doing so well. She had a kidney stone, followed by some other health com-

plications which impacted her ability to eat. She had even quit eating her favorite food - candy. My cousin and I started to worry because when Nana can’t enjoy her family, friends, money, coffee, and food, she starts to get depressed and generally takes a turn for the worse. My dear cousin was already taking her to the doctor, administering meds, hiring extra caregiving help, cooking her meals, and doing everything she possibly could to make Nana comfortable enough to eat, but Nana just wasn’t able to eat more than a few bites before lounging in front of the television. I knew I had to try to come up with something to help Nana feel better, something to help perk her up. Finally, it came to me - her favorite local restaurant, Hawg ‘N’ Sauce, makes pies. Pie is one of Nana’s favorite food groups (the other two Nanaapproved food groups are chocolate bars and cough drops, if you’re wondering). The only problem was, I live 1,000 miles away from Nana now - thus, enter Facebook groups. Logging into Facebook, I found our hometown group and asked a simple question - if anyone knew of any delivery service drivers that could pick up a pie from Hawg ‘N’ Sauce to deliver to Nana. I never expected what came next… Comments flooded in from people all over town asking if they could help deliver Nana’s pie, free of charge. Messages from six people came through asking me privately if they could deliver her pie, and even offered to help in any

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(Florence) Ann Williams, Sue Shrode, and Sunny Reinitz other way that might be needed. I was overwhelmed with gratitude from so many people lining up to help my Nana get her treat. Shortly after the commenting frenzy began, the owner of Hawg ‘N’ Sauce himself reached out to let me know that not only would he deliver her pie personally, he would send it to her free of charge. Equal parts flabbergasted, swelling with both gratitude and delight, I accepted his offer. Responding to every message and most of the comments, I felt warm, like all the kindness in the slipstream of consciousness had touched me that day, and knowing soon it would be passed onto my Nana within this gesture of her delivered dessert astounded the entire town. The happy ending of the

story never was shared until this moment, but Nana received her homemade banana pudding (which she adored because the only thing she likes as much as pie is homemade pudding), delivered free of charge right on schedule from the owner himself, Jeff. Nana FaceTimed me with the help of her caregiver upon the dessert’s arrival with tears in her eyes, “Thank you so much, hon. I appreciate this. I love you so much and I miss you terribly.” The banana pudding was the first item she ate more than a few bites of in two and a half days. Nana’s only regret came when she realized that Jeff wasn’t able to come all the way to the door - she wanted to thank him personally, and to catch up with him as she is certain she was

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his teacher when he was in second grade. All’s well that ends well. Nana is doing well today. She’s still a bit down from the holiday blues, but she’s got a lot of people that love her, even more people that admire her, and a whole town ready and waiting to help her out again, anytime she needs. Our family is so grateful for our small Indiana community, now more than ever. Our gratitude is boundless, but even if it hadn’t have been, it remains clear that more than half the town would do the right thing anyway, and that’s what defines a person. Character lays the foundation for our every decision, along with love, compassion, and kindness. When I come to visit Nana for Christmas this year, I’ll lay my eyes upon the welcome sign and remember that this little, middle-ofnowhere haven is the town that made us. To the woman who taught me to cook with adding ‘a little of this, and a pinch of that’ with no recipe and little guidance, who taught me impeccable comedic timing with the ability to command an entire room, who also taught me to never settle for less, I love you. May you live to eat a hundred more banana puddings from Hawg ‘N’ Sauce.

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Vikings save their best for Wildcats, end three-game skid take the lead and held Mount Vernon to no field goals in the fourth quarter. The Vikings went on to win this nail biter by the final score of 51-46. North Posey snapped a three-game losing streak and improved their season record to two wins and three losses. Mount Vernon’s season record fell to one win and one loss. “Fifteen points down (8-23 in second quarter) for this team is not that much,” North Posey coach Rusty Seymour said. “This team is so confident and that was five possessions. When we are in these situations, I have to call a timeout and tell the boys to wake up. I try not to freak out in these situations. Sometimes the boys come into a game too relaxed. From that point, the team started chipping away. We won the final three quarters and held Mount Vernon without a field goal in the fourth quarter. The boys responded the way they should.” “It was a heck of an atmosphere. Feels great to have fans back in the stands,” Mount Vernon coach Joe Newcomb said. “It’s always a great atmosphere when these two teams get together. Kudos to the fans for getting behind these kids. Two teams that played really hard and it came down to a possession or two here and there. We didn’t make a couple of plays down the stretch. Really the game changed in the first half when we got into foul trouble. North Posey did a good job getting us into our bench and it was one of those things with matchup issues we didn’t want and it’s a testament to them.” Mount Vernon guard Nicot Burnett had a game-high of 18 points. Kaleb Dosher scored 12 points for the Wildcats. Jonathan Ricketts led the Vikings in scoring with 14 points, while Alec Elpers had a breakout game with a career high 11 points. Dalton Reidford scored 10 points for North Posey. VARSITY, Friday, December 3, 2021, at North Posey North Posey 7 16 15 13 — 51 Mount Vernon 15 13 14 4 — 46 NORTH POSEY (51): H. Bender 2 2-7 8, J. Ricketts 5 3-5 14, D. Reidford 3 2-4 10, J. Graff 1 0-2 3, A. Elpers 2 7-9 11, D. Lintzenich 2 1-3 5, C. Hannah 0 0-0 0, C. Schipp 0 0-0 0 MOUNT VERNON (46): J. Wilson 1 1-2 3, F. Epley 0 0-0 0, N. Burnett 5 8-9 18, T. Clowers 0 2-3 2, L. Hostetter 3 0-0 6, A. Reaves 1 0-0 3, K. Dosher 5 0-0 12, J. Clowers 0 2-2 2 3-point field goals: North Posey 6 (H. Bender 2, D. Reidford 2, J. Graff 1, J. Ricketts 1) Mount Vernon 3 (K. Dosher 2, A. Reaves 1) Free Throws: North Posey 15-30, Mount Vernon 13-16, Fouls: North Posey 16, Mount Vernon 22 North Posey reserve player Kyle Downey goes up for a The junior varsity game tipped off to start the evening beshot during Friday night’s reserve game between the Vi- tween North Posey and Mount Vernon. The Vikings mainkings and the Wildcats. Photo by Dave Pearce tained the lead from the start of this matchup and went on to By Chris Morlan This was the first of two meetings between the North Posey Vikings and Mount Vernon Wildcats. In their first contest of the season, it was played at North Posey High School. It was a packed house of fans from both schools attending this event. These two schools bring their “A” game when it comes to this Posey County rivalry. Mount Vernon led by as much as fifteen points at 23-8 with 4:32 left in the second quarter. North Posey slowly got back in the game and were only down 28-23 at the half. The Wildcats maintained the lead throughout the third quarter and had a 42-38 advantage going into the final eight minutes of the game. North Posey got their first lead of the game at 46-44 with 5:31 left on the clock. From that point, the Vikings never let the Wildcats re-

Mount Vernon’s Triston Clowers saves a basket and makes North Posey’s Jackson Graf earn his points at the free throw line during an intense battle between the county rivals. Photo by Dave Pearce win 43-27. Austin Schmitt led North Posey in scoring with 11 points. Viking sophomore Colin Schipp finished with eight points, while Liam Stone, Kyle Downey and Ethan Mansfield each scored six points. Hunter Spalding led the Wildcats in scoring with 11 points and Logan Dutkiewicz finished with eight points. JUNIOR VARSITY, Friday, December 3, 2021, at North Posey

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Viking wrestlers win two at Henderson, finish busy week By Chris Morlan Picking up where they left off last season and the last few years. The North Posey wrestling team begin their 2021-22 season with a change in their schedule. Instead of opening the season at Evansville Central in a five-way dual. The Vikings went to Henderson County High School last Tuesday night for a triangular meet against the Colonels and Daviess County. North Posey beat both schools by winning twelve of the fourteen matches in each dual. On Thursday night, the Vikings traveled to Boonville to compete against the Pioneers. North Posey shutout the Pioneers 78-0. Last Saturday morning, North Posey went to Evansville Mater Dei for a quadruple contest. The Vikings won two of the three duals. For the season, North Posey is 5-1 in dual matches. (Saturday) North Posey 60, Evansville North 24: 132: Blake Zirkelbach (NP) def Eric Jorgensen (N) by fall (1:34); 138: Camden Lupfer (NP) def Donnie Hart (N) by fall, first period; 145: Nathan Schoening (NP) won by forfeit; 152: Nick Akers (NP) def Ryan Evans (N) by fall (0:59); 160: Brant Oakley (NP) def Ethan Bowden

(N) by fall (1:20); 170: Cole Johnson (N) def Landon Epley (NP) by fall (3:20); 182: Lander Shelby (NP) def Luke Grayson (N) by fall; 195: Mitchell Happe (N) def Reece Terhune (NP) by fall (1:14); 220: Wyatt Willman (NP) def Chase Reeves (N) by fall (0:38); HWT: Jacob Kyle (N) def Tristen Gammon (NP) by fall (0:39); 106: Joe Anderson (N) def Kaleb Baehl (NP) by fall (1:28); 113: Gavin Wheeler (NP) def Marco Anderson (N) by fall 4:54; 120: Trace Martin (NP) def Reese Doran (N) by fall (1:39); 126: Kade Bender (NP) won by forfeit. (Saturday) North Posey 46, Trinity KY 31: 126: Blake Zirkelbach (NP) def Matthew Goatley (T) by major decision (123); 132: Ty Mauck (NP) def Tony Tricase (T) by fall (2:32); 138: Ayden Lehman (T) def Camden Lupfer (NP) by major decision (14-6); 145: Bryant Beane (T) def Nathan Schoening (NP) by fall (2:43); 152: Nick Akers (NP) def Jacob Noon (T) by fall (0:17); 160: George Ferree (T) def Brant Oakley (NP) by fall (1:30); 170: Landon Epley (NP) def Kyle Rufron (T) by fall (3:27); 182: Lane Kaiser (T) def Lander Shelby by fall (0:07);

195: Franklin Scheen (T) def Reece Terhune (NP) by fall (3:55); 220: Wyatt Willman (NP) def Gabe Keys (T) by fall (0:37); HWT: Josh Lingle (T) def Tristen Gammon (NP) by decision (6-2); 106: Kaleb Baehl (NP) def Jacob Cowan (T) by fall (0:37); 113: Gavin Wheeler (NP) won by forfeit; 120: Trace Martin (NP) def Nico Plumeri (T) by fall (3:45). (Saturday) Evansville Mater Dei 53, North Posey 16: 138: Tyler Vanover (MD) def Camden Lupfer (NP) by fall; 145: Nathan SchoenWaiting for the oﬃcial to make the call during one of two wins at Henderson County ing (NP) def Cole Schapker (MD) by technical fall; on Tuesday evening is Viking Reece Terhune. Photo by Dave Pearce 152: Hunter May (MD) def by decision (6-1); HWT: Austin Thornburg (NP) by James Ralph (MD) def Trisdecision (6-0); 160: Spen- ten Gammon (NP) by fall; cer Turner (MD) def Brant 106: Isaiah Schaefer (MD) Oakley (NP) by technical def Kaleb Baehl (NP) by fall; 170: Joey Pierre (MD) fall; 113: Evan Seng (MD) def Landon Epley (NP) by def Gavin Wheeler (NP) by decision (10-4); 182: Lander major decision (11-3); 120: Shelby (NP) def Ethan Mes- Reed Egli (MD) def Trace sel (MD) by fall; 195: Gabe Martin (NP) by technical Sollars (MD) def Reece fall; 126: Blake Zirkelbach Terhune (NP) by fall; 220: (NP) def Travis Folz (MD) Nathan Critchfield (MD) def Wyatt Willman (NP) Continued on Page B3

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Wildcats get off on the right foot with win over Tecumseh

Mount Vernon Wildcat Jaden Wilson goes up for two points during the team’s seasonopening win over the Tecumseh Braves. Photo by Garry Beeson the game again. Senior Ace Reeves scored to By Trisha L. Lopez The Mount Vernon boys basketball team give Mount Vernon a 14-12 lead with 48 seckicked off the season with a come from be- onds left. Sophomore Jackson Clowers got a hind 64-60 win at Tecumseh on Tuesday, the takeaway and connected with Triston Clowfirst season-opening victory for the Wildcats ers who scored to give the Wildcats a 16-12 lead at the end of the first. since 2015. Wilson and Burnett added baskets early in The Braves controlled the opening tip, but Mount Vernon was the first to score with a the second quarter. Braves junior Brody Jubucket by sophomore Nicot Burnett. The lian hit a three to shrink the lead to a field score went back and forth throughout the goal, but a steal and score by Burnett folfirst quarter, with baskets by seniors Kaleb lowed by another steal and free throw put the Dosher and Jaden Wilson. Senior Triston Wildcats on top 24-18 with a little more than Clowers came through with a big steal and five minutes left in the half. Baskets by Burdish to Wilson to give the Cats a 8-6 lead nett and senior Leo Hostetter extended the with 3:45 remaining in the quarter. Tecum- lead to eight. Free throws by Bailey and a second triple seh answered with a triple by junior Drew Dupont, the first of five threes in the half for by Julian shrunk the Wildcats’ lead to three. the home team. Free throws by Dosher and Burnett hit a three of his own, but Bailey anBurnett gave Mount Vernon a 12-9 lead, but swered. Dosher scored in the paint to give a deep three by Braves junior Dax Bailey tied the Cats a five-point advantage, but a Braves

field goal shifted the momentum of the game. Down 33-30, Tecumseh tied the game on two trips to the free throw line. A pair of Kolley field goals gave the Braves a 37-33 edge at the half. Down 46-41 halfway through the third quarter, Burnett found Dosher for a short jumper to bring the Wildcats to within three. Burnett hit a pair of free throws to shrink the lead yet again, but Braves three followed. Free throws by Wilson with a minute remaining took the score to 49-47 to end the quarter. Kolley scored to give Tecumseh a 51-47 lead in the first minute of the fourth quarter, but Wilson answered for Mount Vernon. A steal by Triston Clowers gave the Wildcats the ball back. Burnett was fouled, putting him on the line where he hit one of two free throws to bring the Wildcats to within one point. Mount Vernon retook the lead on a three by Clowers, 53-51. Tecumseh tied the game again and pulled ahead on a layup by junior Tyler Herr with three minutes left in the contest. Dosher made a basket and was fouled, converting the three-point play to put the Wildcats back on top. A Tecumseh miss led to a Burnett rebound, drive and score to extend Mount Vernon’s lead, 58-55. The Braves answered, but free throws by Wilson put the Wildcats up 59-57 with a minute remaining. A steal by Wilson gave Mount Vernon the ball back. A pair of Burnett free throws gave the Wildcats a 61-57 lead. Kolley came through for Tecumseh again, draining a triple with 10.9 seconds left. Down by a point, the Braves fouled Dosher to stop the clock. Dosher missed the first, but hit the second to extend the Wildcats lead. A pair of free throws by Wilson with 2.7 seconds remaining sealed the win for the Wildcats. “I was really pleased with how hard we played and our kids’ ability to hang in there down the stretch and find a way to win on the road,” Mount Vernon coach Joe Newcomb said. “I thought there were some real positives from that game including our effort of hitting the floor and getting the majority of the 50-50 balls leading to extra possessions and baskets in a tight game.” Burnett led the Wildcats with 26 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Wilson had

15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. Dosher had 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and a block. Other scorers for the Wildcats were: Triston Clowers, 7 points, 3 assists and 2 steals; Hostetter, 2 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds and a steal; and Reeves, 2 points and 1 rebound. The Wildcats fell on the road on Friday to county rival North Posey, 51-46. Despite the loss, Newcomb said he’s been pleased with the team’s starts in the early going of the new season. “Our guys have done a great job of understanding personnel and our game plan. This has allowed us to get off to a really good start in both games. I think (Burnett) has been really good on both ends and has been a good scorer for us and has made good decisions off two feet around the basket. (Dosher) has also been consistent and done a good job offensively,” Newcomb said. With just 13 total turnovers in two games, Newcomb said he is also pleased with the team’s ability to take care of the basketball. “We have to make sure we are always playing smart and not picking up avoidable fouls,” Newcomb said. “We got into some foul trouble during the second quarter of both games and we have to clean this up. It has taken us out of rotations and we have struggled because of that. I think this is something that can be easily fixed, but something that will be a focal area this week.” Looking ahead, the Wildcats (1-1) will travel to Evansville Central on Friday. Newcomb said the Bears (1-1) remind him of North Posey. “They have a strong physical post player and a couple of guards who can get to the rim and a couple that can really stretch the floor. We will need to do a good job of containing the dribble penetration and guarding the arc and then finishing possessions on the glass with physical block outs,” Newcomb said. “I think the key to us being successful over there Friday night is winning what we call the big three...offensive rebounds, turnovers and free throws. We were able to win all three against Tecumseh and won. Friday night at North Posey we lost two out of three areas and came up five points short.”

Wildcats drop close decision By River Snodgrass Mount Vernon’s wrestling team had another busy week, kicking it off with a meet against the Heritage Hills Patriots on Tuesday, November 30th. The Cats wrestled well but were defeated by the Patriots with a final score of 35 to 39. Although the Wildcats lost they are happy to be able to not only see what they need to improve on, but are also grateful for the opportunity to show what they are good at. Head Coach Tim Alcorn has loads of faith in this team and knows they will put in the work and time to improve in any area needed to succeed. Winners for the Cats during the dual meet were as follows: Brendan Hubbard, Zach Bulkley, Colton Schneider, Julian Dickinson, Chris Newman and Derek Hollinger.

Senior Chris Newman was able to secure his 100th victory during the dual meet, a very impressive accomplishment that many wrestlers hope to achieve one day. Newman has been wrestling since he was in first grade. He has had an incredible experience in high school wrestling thus far. Head coach Tim Alcorn has offered the most support to Chris throughout his high school career. Although Newman has had loads of success in high school, he is undecided about college wrestling. Mount Vernon’s wrestling team has had high participation every year, and each year they continue to have much success. Although the team will be losing many crucial seniors this year, they look forward to the younger wrestlers that intend to help the proDerek Hollinger has his Bosse opponent in a bind during the Wildcat shut-out of the gram. Bulldogs. Photo by Garry Beeson

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filling in for head coach Kendra Steinhart who missed due to illness, said he was proud of the girls’ effort in the face of adversity. “The girls have been close in countless games this season, but today we put together solid quarters and our hustle was evident. Coach Steinhart stresses that our players play with purpose and today we did just that,” Ungetheim said. The team led 29-26 after the first three quarters, but found themselves trailing by one in the fourth quarter. Ungetheim said the girls found a way to push through and get the job done. Junior Lera Wilson led the Lady Cats going nine for 14 from the floor and two for four from the free throw line Lera Wilson scores two points during the game against with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals. Central this week. Photo by Garry Beeson MOUNT VERNON

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Sophomore Arlissa Sharber had 8 points and 4 rebounds. Junior Mallory Nurrenbern had 7 points, 3 assists and 5 rebounds. Senior Ari Shepherd had 3 points, 3 assists, 10 rebounds and a steal. Sophomore Molly Jones had 2 points and 7 rebounds. Junior Bailey Cox had 12 rebounds, one block and 2 steals. “(Wilson) has developed this offseason from this past season and has molded into one of our primary ball handlers. (Shepherd) and (Nurrenbern) gave it all they had with their hustle on the court and hit many free throw shots in key moments. (Jones) stepped up to gather key rebounds and played many minutes. Sophomore Hannah Siefert also came in today and provided the team with that effort expected this whole season,” Ungetheim said. He also praised Cox for her work on the boards, calling her rebounds “critical.” Saturday’s victory was the first win for Mount Vernon (3-7) since its November 13 meeting with Evansville Bosse. The Lady Cats fell 4629 to Princeton on November 30. Ungetheim said the coaching staff hopes to see the team “continue improving and learning as we move forward this season.” Mount Vernon will face Mater Dei (5-2) at home today and be on the road at Boonville (5-5) on Saturday.

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Lady Vikings snap two game losing streak, beat Harrison By Chris Morlan North Posey traveled to the Eastside of Evansville last Thursday night for a game against the Evansville Harrison Lady Warriors. There was no junior varsity game played on the evening. The Lady Vikings jumped out to an early 17-5 advantage after one quarter and extended their lead to 31-16 at the half. After three quarters, North Posey led by 23 points. In the fourth quarter, Harrison decided to play a full court press on the Lady Vikings which was a little too late in the game. However, the Lady Warriors outscored North Posey 23-13 in the fourth quarter. The Lady Vikings built a big lead in three quarters and left with a 62-49 win. This improved the Lady Vikings season record to 4-3. Freshman Alyssa Heath led the Lady Vikings with 21 points and 14 rebounds. Senior Claire Koester also had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Kaylee Bender came off the bench to give North Posey a spark and scored 11 points. VARSITY, Thursday, December 2, 2021, at Evansville Harrison North Posey 17 14 18 13 — 62 Ev. Harrison 5 11 10 23 — 49 NORTH POSEY (62): K. Bender 4 2-2 11, A. Elpers 2 0-2 4, A. Heath 8 4-4 21, C. Koester 5 5-6 15, L. Kihn 2 0-2 4, L. Maier 0 0-0 0, A. Blankenship 2 1-3 5, M. Bryant 1 0-0 2, Ja. Rhineburger 0 0-0 0, A. Crawford 0 0-0 0 HARRISON (49): No Stats available 3-point field goals: North Posey 2 (K. Bender 1, A. Heath 1) Free Throws: North Posey 12-19 The North Posey Lady Viking basketball team traveled to Boonville last Wednesday night for a conference matchup against the Lady Pioneers. North Posey was trying to avoid a Abby Benders gets around her Harrison defender and second straight loss but struggled against Boonville in a 41-29 gets a gentle shove in her back on the way to two points in loss. For the season, the Lady Vikings season record fell to three wins and three losses. Boonville improved to four wins the Viking win over Harrison. Photo by Dave Pearce

and four losses. “We definitely executed our defensive game plan,” North Posey coach Jessica Schenk said. “We just couldn’t hit anything offensively. We held Boonville to 13 second half points. We also held their 1,500- point career scorer (Alaysha Brandenberger) to 11 points, that averages over 20 points a game. We can’t win if we can’t put the ball in the basket either.” North Posey had a rough night shooting. As a team, the Lady Vikings only made 24 percent of their field goals and 0-12 from three-point arc. At the free throw line, North Posey made five of eleven shots. On defense, guards Ashton Elpers and Lauren Kihn played a good game and held Brandenberger to 11 points. Alyssa Heath led the Lady Vikings in scoring with 15 points. Heath also led the team with 13 rebounds and two blocked shots. Claire Koester scored five points, along with 11 rebounds and three steals. Ashleigh Blankenship scored five points and pulled down nine rebounds. Ashton Elpers scored two points and had four assists. Jaedyn Rhineburger came off the bench and scored two points. Lauren Kihn had four rebounds, three assists and one steal, and Makenna Bryant had one assist and one steal. VARSITY, Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Boonville North Posey 7 8 4 10 — 29 Boonville 16 12 7 6 — 41 NORTH POSEY (29): A. Blankenship 2 1-2 5, A. Elpers 1 0-0 2, C. Koester 2 1-3 5, A. Heath 6 3-4 15, Ja. Rhineburger 1 0-0 2, M. Bryant 0 0-2 0, K. Bender 0 0-0 0, L. Kihn 0 0-0 0 BOONVILLE (41): J. Einwold 2 1-1 6, A. Chavez 2 0-1 4, A. Ward 2 0-0 5, K. Berg 2 0-0 4, J. Misqueda 1 0-0 2, B. Phillips 2 1-3 6, A. Brandenberger 3 4-5 11, J. Miller 1 0-2 2, B. Fuquay 0 1-2 1 3-point field goals: North Posey 0, Boonville 4 (J. Einwold 1, A. Ward 1, B. Phillips 1, A. Brandenberger 1)

ARENA--By Chris Morlan North Posey swim team competes for the first time ever On Thursday night, Noah Walden represented North Posey swim team at the triangular meet. He competed against Evansville Reitz and South Spencer. Walden won both of his races. In the 200-yard freestyle, Walden won with a time of 2:03.9. During the 100-meter breaststroke, Walden won his second race of the day with a personal best time of 1:16.53. Last Monday evening, the North Posey swim team competed against five other local high schools in the Vikings first ever competition at the Deaconess Aquatic Center. Currently, the Vikings only have one swimmer on the squad. Sophomore Noah Walden represented Viking Nation well in the two races. Walden placed second in the 500-yard freestyle at time of 5:33.56 and second in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:06.83. Hopefully, in the future, North Posey can add a full swimming team to their winter sports. Walden swam as an individual entry due to not having a full team, which is four athletes. Boonville won the meet with 493 points. The Pioneers won 10 of the 12 events. Tell City finished second with 249 points, followed by Forest Park in third place with 210 points, South Knox in fourth place with 102 points, North Posey finished fifth with 26 points and Southridge placed sixth with 22 points. Vikings C-Team lose to Princeton and Forest Park North Posey’s C-Team (freshman and sophomores) played two games last week. On Wednesday night, the Vikings played at Princeton High School. In this matchup, the Vikings played well for the first three quarters and were only down 24-22 going into the final period of the game. Princeton outscored North Posey 14-0 in the fourth quarter to go on and beat the Vikings 38-22. Stone Riecken led the Vikings in scoring with ten points. Logan Simmons finished the game with eight points, Noah Koester with two points and Noah Roberts with two points. Last Thursday night, the Vikings played a home game against the Forest Park Rang-

ers. This game was dominated by the Rangers. North Posey lost by the final score of 55-24. Logan Simmons led the Vikings in scoring with seven points, followed by Stone Riecken with five points, Noah Roberts with five points, Noah Koester with four points and Jackson Tucker with two points. Eighth grade Lady Vikings stayed undefeated on the season The North Posey eighth grade girls’ basketball team played at home last Tuesday night against the Heritage Hills Lady Patriots. North Posey kept their unbeaten streak alive and won against Heritage Hills 37-12. “Heritage Hills had a solid defense, so we struggled a bit finding the basket at times,” North Posey coach Staci Voegel said. “We had some great defense and were able to pick up some fast break buckets. It is nice having a balanced team, so I am able to substitute and keep fresh legs in the game. We definitely wore them down towards the end.” Elle Jo Johnson and Kyleigh Bender led the Lady Vikings in scoring with ten points each. Jaz Ward finished with seven points, Ella Weatherholt scored four points, Addie Murphy with three points and Mallory Luigs with three points. NPJH wrestlers win Tornado Duals The North Posey Junior High wrestling team went to Paducah, Kentucky last Saturday morning for the Tornado Duals. North Posey as a team defeated every opponent in team scores to finish the day at 5-0. Undefeated wrestlers finishing their matches 5-0 at the duals were Braxton Stockton in the 70-pound weight class, AJ Brady in the 86-pound weight class with five pins, Myles Belt in the 98-pound weight class and Wyatt Gamblin in the 152-pound weight class. Asa Spencer went 3-0 in the 152-pound weight class. In the 75-pound weight class, Parker Wehmer went 3-2, followed by Will Brady was 2-3 in the 80-pound class, Aslan Templeton was 2-3 in the 92-pound class, Cade Mauck was 4-1 in the 105-pound class, Caden Wright went 0-4 in the 113-pound class, Landon Crawford went 3-2 in the 121-pound class, Cody Fitts went 2-2 in

‘Viking basketball’ continued from Page A1 North Posey 9 11 10 13 — 43 Mount Vernon 4 5 9 9 — 27 NORTH POSEY (43): K. Downey 2 2-2 6, C. Schipp 2 2-4 8, L. Stone 3 0-0 6, A. Schmitt 5 1-3 11, J. Galvin 0 1-4 1, K. Stewart 1 1-2 3, K. Gengelbach 0 0-0 0, E. Mansfield 3 0-0 6, C. Woods 0 0-0 0, L. Simmons 1 0-0 2, MOUNT VERNON (27): R. Kelley 0 0-0 0, J. Swartz 1 0-0 2, R. Angel 0 0-0 0, H. Spalding 3 2-2 11, J. Campbell 2 0-0 5, L. Dutkiewicz 4 0-0 8, C. Willis 0 0-0 0, B. Baldwin 0 0-0 0, A. Weis 0 1-2 1 3-point field goals: North Posey 2 (C. Schipp 2) Mount Vernon 4 (H. Spalding 3, J. Campbell 1) Free Throws: North Posey 7-15, Mount Vernon 3-4, Fouls: North Posey 9, Mount Vernon 15 After starting the season with a win against Washington a day after Thanksgiving. The North Posey boys’ basketball team has been stuck in a rut and still searching to escape their downhill slope. On Tuesday night, the Vikings traveled to Boonville to play against the Pioneers in a conference game. Boonville beat North Posey 69-62 to make the

Vikings 1-3 on the season. Boonville jumped out to an early 23-19 lead after one quarter and never let North Posey lead this game. Harold Bender led the Vikings in scoring with 18 points. Jackson Graff finished with 14 points and Devin Lintzenich came off the bench to score 12 points. VARSITY, Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at Boonville North Posey 19 12 8 23 — 62 Boonville 23 13 9 24 — 69 NORTH POSEY (62): C. Schipp 0 0-0 0, D. Lint-

zenich 5 1-2 12, D. Reidford 2 3-4 8, J. Graff 3 7-9 14, J. Ricketts 2 4-4 8, H. Bender 5 6-7 18, A. Elpers 1 0-0 2 BOONVILLE (69): D. Sharp 3 0-0 6, C. Conner 6 4-4 18, J. Heidorn 2 0-1 4, M. Gladish 0 0-0 0, E. Smith 2 2-2 8, C. Aigner 9 6-6 25, J. Fuller 2 2-2 8 3-point field goals: North Posey 5 (H. Bender 2, D. Reidford 1, J. Graff 1, D. Lintzenich 1) Boonville 7 (C. Conner 2, E. Smith 2, J. Fuller 2, C. Aigner 1) Free Throws: North Posey 21-26, Boonville 1416, Fouls: North Posey 16, Boonville 19

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the 130-pound class, Tyson Barrow went 3-1 in the 140-pound class, Kaden Conyers went 2-2 in the 190-pound class, Kyden Myers finished 4-1 with four pins in the 190-pound class, Ethan Seibert went 0-1 in the 98-pound class, Kamden Conyers went 0-1 in the 152-pound class and Austin Fisher finished 0-1 in the 190-pound class. Congratulations to the Viking wrestlers. North Posey girls seventh\ grade loses to Heritage Hills The Lady Viking seventh grade basketball team played the first game of the doubleheader against Heritage Hills last Tuesday night. North Posey struggled against the Lady Patriots and lost 29-5. Taryn Wilson led the Lady Vikings in scoring with five points.

‘Viking wrestling’ continued from Page B1 by technical fall (23-7); 132: Matt Herrmann (MD) def Ty Mauck (NP) by fall. Last Thursday night, the North Posey wrestling team went to Boonville High School to take on the Pioneers in a conference dual match. In the 14 matches that took place, the Vikings won every contest to win by the score of 78-0. Twelve of the fourteen matches were won by a pin. North Posey improved their season dual record to 3-0. (Thursday) North Posey 78, Boonville 0: 195: Reece Terhune (NP) def Cawood Ellis (B) by fall (2:44); 220: Wyatt Willman (NP) def Ezra Brown (B) by fall in 11 seconds; HWT: Tristen Gammon (NP) def Jacob Mueller (B) by decision (2-1); 106: Kaleb Baehl (NP) won by forfeit; 113: Gavin Wheeler (NP) def Anthony Whitfield (B) by fall (2:48); 120: Trace Martin (NP) won by forfeit; 126: Blake Zirkelbach (NP) def Brandon Sittig (B) by fall in 58 seconds; 132: Ty Mauck (NP) def Gavin Whitsell (B) by decision (3-2); 138: Camden Lupfer (NP) def John Lockyear (B) by fall (1:39); 145: Nathan Schoening (NP) def Lexington Ellis (B) by fall (1:03); 152: Nick Akers (NP) def Ethan Pierce (B) by fall (1:44); 160: Brant Oakley (NP) def Hunter Ev-

ans (B) by fall (3:33); 170: Landon Epley (NP) def Russell Hutchison (B) by fall in 56 seconds; 182: Lander Shelby (NP) def Darrell Hutchison (B) by fall (4:57). The North Posey wrestling team begin their season last Tuesday night at Henderson County High School. This was a triangular meet between the Vikings, Henderson County and Daviess County. North Posey competed against Daviess County in their first dual and won 72-12. The Vikings won 12 of the 14 matches in each of the two duals. In their last dual of the night, North Posey beat Henderson County 68-12. (Varsity) North Posey 72, Daviess County 12: 150: Nick Akers (NP) def Adam Coburn (DC) by fall; 160: Brant Oakley (NP) def Lucas Lindblom (DC) by fall; 170: Josiah McNeeley (DC) def Landon Epley (NP) by fall; 175: Lander Shelby (NP) def Tristen Phillips (DC) by fall; 195: Reece Terhune (NP) def Jaxon Winkler (DC) by fall; 220: Wyatt Willman (NP) def Conner Tolson (DC) by fall; HWT: Kolyn Guerrero (DC) def Tristen Gammon (NP) by fall; 106: Kaleb Baehl (NP) def Aiden Ranburger (DC) by fall; 113: Gavin Wheeler (NP) def Luke McLamb (DC) by fall;

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120: Trace Martin (NP) def Katherine Barbour (DC) by fall; 126: Blake Zirkelbach (NP) def Keegan Doyle (DC) by fall; 132: Ty Mauck (NP) def Caleb Tolson (DC) by fall; 144: Camden Lupfer (NP) def John Orrego (DC) by fall; 145: Nathan Schoening (NP) def Garrett Hough (DC) by fall. (Varsity) North Posey 68, Henderson County 12: 144: Camden Lupfer (NP) def Vinson Embry (HC) by technical fall (18-2); 150: Nick Akers (NP) def Josiah Ciulei (HC) by fall; 157: Brant Oakley (NP) won by forfeit; 165: Jermaine Poynter (HC) def Landon Epley (NP) by fall; 175: Lander Shelby (NP) def Jaxon Wallace (HC) by fall; 190: Reece Terhune (NP) def Evan Henshaw (HC) by fall; 215: Wyatt Willman (NP) def Austin Lander (HC) by fall; 285: Conner Lander (HC) def Tristen Gammon (NP) by fall; 106: Kaleb Baehl (NP) def Wyatt Payne (HC) by fall; 113: Gavin Wheeler (NP) def Sydney Chambers (HC) by fall; 120: Trace Martin (NP) def Dylan Bishop (HC) by fall; 126: Blake Zirkelbach (NP) def Wyatt Holland (HC) by fall; 132: Ty Mauck (NP) def Yasha Lee (HC) by fall; 138: Nathan Schoening (NP) def Winston Young (HC) by decision (9-4).

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“We had a hard loss against a very good Heritage Hills team,” North Posey seventh grade coach James White said. “They fought hard the whole game and played a very scrappy team. They are getting better with every game and I’m excited to see what this team does come tournament time.” North Posey was back in action last Thursday night against Mount Vernon Junior High. The Lady Vikings lost 31-16. “Every starter scored, and we were moving the ball very well,” Coach White said. “They continue to get better every day.” The Lady Vikings were led in scoring by Taryn Wilson and Sarah Goedde with six points apiece. Addi Doubler scored two points, Mady Nightingale with one point and Michaela Walden with one point.

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Emory Williams, dressed as the Grinch, holds his Goldendoodle, Yadi awaiting the Pet Parade. The Williams’ family recently purchased the Firehouse Antiques business in New Harmony. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

M E R R Y

G a y l e and Larry Blunier ‘Rang the Bell’ for The Salvation Army Red K e t t l e Campaing outside of JL Hirsch grocery store in Poseyville on Saturday morning. This is Larry’s tenth year of ringing with his grandson (who had to leave before the photo was taken). Photo by Theresa Bratcher

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Kris Scarafia and his neice Addison Alsop are all smiles as Kris pulls the Tri Kappa float during the Christmas in New Harmony parade held on Saturday morning on Main Street in New Harmony. Photo by Dave Pearce

Youngest and oldest to visit Santa at Saturday morning’s “Breakfast with Santa” was Taylin Hester, 8-week-old daughter of Emma and Josh Hester and longtime New Harmony resident Sally Huck. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

C H R I S T M A S

Laurie Hartman takes a ride in the barrel train durBraxton William Weinzapfel has his picture taken with Keegan Mulkey, son of Kit and Kristina Mulkey, was Santa during the United Fidelity Bank Santa Claus visit happy to share what he wanted for Christmas with Santa ing the Christmas in New Harmony parade on Saturday on Saturday morning. Photo submitted and Mrs. Claus at the Poseyville Carnegie Library on Sat- morning. The weather was inviting and a great crowd was on hand for the festivities. Photo by Dave Pearce urday. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

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Ruthie Meyer and Carter Hannah enjoy their evening at the North Posey High School Snowball Dance held Saturday at the school. Photo by Dave Pearce

A L L A R O U N D

Lora Commens, Jasmin Freeman, Brant Oakley, and Chase Krohn gather for a quick photo during the North Posey Annual Snowball Dance held at the school on Saturday evening. Photo by Dave Pearce

Henley Stoneberger, daughter of Josh and Kenzi Stoneberger of Poseyville, visited Belle and her handler Ice Ice Bryce at the Poseyville Carnegie Library on Saturday afternoon. Belle is a 4-year-old expectant mother from Silly Safari’s out of Indianapolis, Ind. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

Sisters Jeanette Basham, Nikkii Haggard, Patty Basham, and Tammy Duncan dressed alike to take advantage of the nice weather on Saturday to visit New Harmony and experience all the town had to oﬀer at their annual Christmas in New Harmony celebration. Photo by Dave Pearce

Sawyer Woods ﬁnally gets his own mount during the Main Street Christmas in New Harmony Parade on Saturday. Photo by Dave Pearce

Coco Lyke didn’t take too well with the sirens from the ﬁretrucks during the Christmas in New Harmony Parade held Saturday morning. Photo by Dave Pearce

Abbey and Becky Weintraut do a little shopping at the Vendor Fair during Christmas in New Harmony. The event was held in the Ribeyre Gymnasium. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

Barrett Hester, son of Charles and Leah Hester of Poseyville, shows his excitement at the annual ‘Lighting of the Christmas Tree’ ceremony held Saturday evening. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

Santa and Mrs. Claus made a stop at the Poseyville Carnegie Library on Saturday afternoon to update their list. Here they speak with Mariah, second from right, and Natalie Marvel of Griﬃn, Ind. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

P O S E Y C O U N T Y

Having a great time rocking their purple sunglasses at Nevaeh Miley, Carsen Sweeney, and Amberlyn Miley Austin Schmitt and Lia Fifer dance the night away at the North Posey Annual Snowball Dance on Saturday eve- wait patiently for the caroling and lighting of the Christning are Troy Droege and Olivia Maier. Photo by Dave mas Tree in Poseyville to begin on Saturday evening. Pho- the North Posey Snowball held Saturday evening. Photo by Dave Pearce Pearce to by Theresa Bratcher

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Cynthiana Town Board Meeting - Second Monday of every month - 5 p.m. - Cynthiana Town Hall North Posey School Board Meeting - Second Monday of every month - 6:30 p.m. - North Posey School Administrative Oﬃce Posey County Council Meeting - Second Tuesday of every month - 9 a.m. - Hovey House, Mount Vernon Posey County Election Board Meeting - Second Tuesday of every month - 9:30 a.m. - Posey County Election Oﬃce Poseyville Town Council Meeting Second Tuesday of every month - 5:30 p.m. - Poseyville Town Hall

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