SINCE 1882 Successor to The Poseyville News & New Harmony Times POSEY COUNTY’S ONLY LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED NEWSPAPER
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Volume 137 Edition 7
Two arrested after church burglaries
Mount Vernon 2017 Basketball Homecoming King, Shane Vantlin and Queen, Clare Schneider were crowned during Friday nights game. Photo by Garry Beeson
Special to the News Posey County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched late in the morning of Tuesday, February 7, 2017, to investigate a reported burglary of the Welborn United Methodist Church, on Welborn Road in Mount Vernon. It was discovered that the building had been forced open and several items were missing, including two televisions. The following day, Wednesday, Feb. 8, deputies were dispatched to the Mt. Zion General Baptist Church, on Oliver Road in the early afternoon, where a broken window had been discovered. Upon further investigation, it was found that the church office had been ransacked and a small safe was missing. The safe has not yet been recovered. Later that afternoon, deputies were called to the Point Township Church of the Nazarene, on Boneback Road. Church officials had discovered that their building had also been broken into. Musical instruments, toys, and computer equipment were among the items that were missing.
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Johnson made PCEDP Commissioners give annual Executive Director approval to investment policy Special to the News The Posey County Economic Development Partnership announces the hiring of Brittaney Johnson to fill the position of Executive Director. Johnson comes to the Partnership from the role of Posey County Director for the Southwest Indiana Chamber. In this position, she has built the Posey County Alliance into a strong and integral community organization serving more than 130 members and growing the Alliance’s assets. “During the search for the next economic development director,
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Briefly Arts in Harmony Gala Auctions set The Arts in Harmony 2017 Gala Auction, to benefit the Arts In Harmony festival, will be held at Thralls Opera House on Saturday, March 4, and will begin at 6 p.m. The $20/35 tickets include cocktails, heavy appetizers and a chance to bid on a fantastic selection of works. Dress is evening smart ... a little black dress or a sport coat is perfect. Tickets are very limited and can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ arts-in-harmony-gala-auction-tickets-31274513913?aff=es2. If local artists/authors would like to donate work for this wonderful cause (paintings, sculpture, books, etc.), please connect with Tony Treadway at 63tonyt@gmail.com. For more details, the Facebook event page can be found here https://www.facebook.com/events/1837116146500586/. South Terrace PTO Winter Carnival planned The South Terrace PTO Fifth Annual Winter Carnival will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at South Terrace Elementary School. The Carnival is a family event open to the public and includes games, food, fire truck rides and raffles. $5 raffle items include Walt Disney World Tickets, Holiday World Tickets, an American Girl Doll, Visit Indy package, Explore St. Louis package, a Dyson handheld vacuum from Martin Sales and Service, and an Escalade Atomic Foosball Table. Drawings will occur at the Carnival and you need not be present to win. There will be many $1 raffles for items donated from local businesses including restaurants, museums and sports teams. $5 raffle tickets can be purchased prior to the event at the following locations: South Terrace Elementary, Barton’s Automotive, and Froggy’s Restaurant, or by contacting the PTO at SouthTerraceElemPTO@gmail.com. If your business would like to donate, please contact the PTO. Posey County Share-the-Fun Talent Contest coming up The annual Posey County Share-the-Fun Talent Contest will be held Friday, May 5, 2017, at North Posey High School. The event will begin at 7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend, and admission is free. Local 4-H members will participate in group and/or individual curtain acts, and 4-H trip and scholarship winners for the year will be announced. For more information on this or any other 4-H event, please contact the Purdue Extension-Posey County Office, 812-838-1331 or poseyces@purdue.edu.
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By Valerie Werkmeister The Posey County Commissioners opened their Feb. 7, meeting with reports from treasurer, Justin White. He asked for approval of the county’s investment policy and stated there were no changes made to the policy, it only needed annual approval. Next, he delivered the treasurer’s report for 2016. A total of $96,751.55 accumulated in interest from various county checking accounts. He reported the year-end balance of all checking accounts and all fund accounts totaled $98,852.13. The total cash on-hand balance was $26,186,794.30. Commissioner Carl Schmitz questioned White on the use for the Congressional School Fund. White stated the principal balance is $44,000 and a total of $286.60 accumulated in interest. White explained that he had limited knowledge about the funds’ use since it was handled by the Auditor’s office. White
simply invests the money in a CD and reports the interest. White added that the fund must always retain a $44,000 principal balance and the accumulated interest is set aside in a separate fund, but its use is very limited. White stated he would do some investigating about the fund. Before the end of the meeting, White reported the Congressional School Fund was established in the 1930s and there is currently $27,223 in interest that has accumulated. He was not sure when the last distribution was or what amount is eligible to be distributed to the schools. He said additional investigation would need to be completed. Mount Vernon Mayor Bill Curtis requested permission to use the county’s Geographic Information System (GIS) to do repairs along the river bank. He
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The one: Couple to celebrate Golden Anniversary By Lois Mittino Gray “Laugh more than you cry,” is the wise advice Marty Crispino offers to lovers on this Valentine’s Day. Merilee, his lovely bride of fifty years, adds “listen to each other all the time.” The couple will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary in July with a big bash for family and friends. They met while working interesting jobs in Washington, D.C. at a going away party for one of Marty’s military friends.
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Mount Vernon resident Ricy Breeze enjoys a fun night with his daughter at the Girl Scouts’ Me and My Guy Dance held at the Poseyville Community Center on Saturday evening. Photo by Dave Pearce
Town council hears ball park upgrade plans By Valerie Werkmeister Several improvements are in store for the Poseyville Ball Park this season. North Posey Youth Club President Layne Motz and T-ball commissioner, Jeff Wright, presented plans and ideas to the Poseyville Town Council during their meeting Feb. 8. They explained a new T-ball field will be added for the upcoming season. Motz also plans to demolish an old storage building and construct a new one with bathrooms. In the future, they also hope to continue the road path to the end of the field to make a oneway route that will ease some of the traffic
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