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Renewable energy setbacks near state-wide regulation

By Trisha L. Lopez An Indiana bill aimed at creating statewide standards for the state’s rapidly growing renewable energy development market passed the House by a vote of 58-39 Wednesday evening and will head to the Senate.

House Bill 1381 establishes, among other rules, setback distances, screening requirements and decommissioning regulations for renewable energy equipment. It also allows developers to appeal county decisions to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission The bill’s author Rep. Edmond Soliday, chair of the House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee, said the bill takes pressure off of local officials and provides regulatory “certainty” that renewable energy providers say is necessary to make Indiana an attractive landing spot for billions of dollars of development.

Rep. Mike Hoststettler (R-Patoka) voted against the bill.

Representatives Holli Sullivan (R-Evansville), Ryan Hatfield

(D-Evansville) and Wendy McNamara (R-Evansville) voted in favor. The bill’s Senate sponsors are Sen. Mark Messmer (RJasper) and Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford).

Several Indiana counties, like Posey County, have wind and solar ordinances in place. Some, like Vanderburgh County, have ordinances in development. Other counties have yet to put anything specific in place.

Soliday said HB1381, based on a Wisconsin bill, was written to send a message to renewable developers that Indiana is ready to do business.

Indiana’s largest manufacturers want renewable energy, Soliday said. “And they’re going to get it. They’re going to get it from other folks or we’re going to generate some of it. The other reason (for the bill), and this is a difficult one, is where do a property owner’s rights stop and the rights of his neighbor begin.”

The bill’s opponents, many of whom are the very local officials that Soliday (R-Valparaiso) said he wants to help, have said no thanks. They said they, and the voters they represent, have

the right to make development decisions for themselves based on authority granted to local officials in the state’s Home Rule Act. Susan Huhne, Henry County Council President, told members of the House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee that Henry County voted to reshape its local government in an effort to reflect its citizens’ desire to prevent renewable energy development. HB1381 would force county officials who may have ordinances that are more prohibitive against renewable energy to conform to the state’s standards, in essence over-ruling the will of county voters, she said.

“In the past five years, Henry County has replaced three county council members and all three commissioners with individuals who are qualified, committed and who oppose wind energy. In fact, across rural counties in Indiana, this is a very consistent trend,” Huhne said.

The battle between pro- and anti-renewable energy groups has

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Old Tresslar Bldg. site has drawn little interest for future endeavors

Nix Companies receives initial approval for big Poseyville project

By Lois Mittino Gray City Councilwoman Jillian Brothers wondered if the Klenck Construction Company was able to save the large 1888 date from atop the Tresslar Building, when the company took the deteriorating structure down during the night of February 10. She pointedly asked Mayor Bill Curtis the question at the February 11, Zoom meeting of the Mount Vernon Common Council, after the Mayor announced the building was “finally on the ground.”

“I am not positive. They could not pick off the block beforehand or pull it out from the wall when they pushed the front wall inward. They are aware that the city would like to keep the date, if at all possible. They are going to look for it first in the rubble and if it is salvageable, we plan to cut it out and keep it,” he told the councilors.

Councilman Andy Hoehn asked if there is interest expressed on the building site, located downtown at the intersection of Fourth and Main Streets. “Is there any direction for the property— where is it going to go?” he queried.

Curtis replied no one has approached him about it. “There has been no formal interest, no one contacted me officially. It is available and the city would be happy to sell it, the same with our property at Second and Main streets,” he said. “It would be great if we can get a business or office in there and the property back on the tax rolls.”

Brothers agreed, but added, “If it gets to the point where there is no interest, maybe we could look at other options so it isn’t sitting there empty. That is a highly visible intersection. Maybe we can put an improvement to the property without putting a building on it,” she remarked. She suggested a ‘Welcome to Mount Vernon’ sign, or a garden. Curtis replied that could be looked into as a possibility, although he really would like to sell it and get another business in there.

Anyone interested in the site or the one on Second Street should contact him at the City Hall.

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By Trisha L. Lopez The Posey County Council voted unanimously to grant preliminary approval for tax abatement and preliminary economic revitalization status to Nix Companies in response to the company’s planned $1.6 million building expansion and $1 million equipment addition at its Poseyville location during its February meeting at the Hovey House on Tuesday.

The abatement, 7-year real property and 5-year personal property descending increments, will help offset project costs. The expansion will bring five full-time skilled labor positions averaging $21 per hour right away, with 25 total positions overall over the course of two years, a blend of engineering, construction management and skills labor jobs.

“I’m really blessed to have had some recent growth that’s led to the expansion here. We need to expand to meet the needs of our customers.

There’s been a lot of discussion with our board of advisors and with our executive team about whether or not continuing to invest in Poseyville was the right decision,” said Matthew Nix, fifth generation president and CEO of the company which has been in business in 1902. “As you might imagine, expansion of this size and dollar amount is somewhat nerve wracking in such a small town. To be frank, if we were just looking purely at the financial side of it, there were some better options outside of Poseyville. We just felt like, it’s part of our DNA. It’s part of who we are. To keep that as our headquarters was really important to our family and to our leadership team.”

The company owns facilities in Rockport and Princeton, both larger than the Poseyville facility, and considered expanding in one of those locations or consolidating operations at another location altogether, Nix told council members.

“As of right now, our plan is to do this expansion in Poseyville. That will allow us to continue to grow there in Poseyville,” he said.

Nix asked the council to consider the additional jobs that the expansion would bring to Poseyville and said “I don’t think there’s too many opportu-

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Aubrey Wright and Conner Schmitt get out and enjoy the snow and the cold as nearly a foot of snow fell on most of Posey County over two days last week. Temperatures remained in single digits for most of the end of the week. Photo submitted

Hearings to help decide solar fate The Board of Commissioners of Posey County and the Posey County Council will hold a joint meeting on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 10 a.m. at the Posey County 4-H Fairgrounds Community Center located at 111 Harmony Township Road in New Harmony, Ind., for the purpose of hearing and possibly taking final action on the recent tax abatement related requests submitted by Posey County Solar, LLC with regard to Posey County Solar, LLC’s proposed solar energy project to be located in Marrs and Black townships in Posey County, Indiana.

The Posey County Area Plan Commission will also hold a meeting on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 6 p.m. at the Posey County 4-H Fairgrounds Community Center located at 111 Harmony Township Road in New Harmony, Indiana for the purpose of a public hearing for input on the decision as to whether or not to recommend the zoning for a solar energy project in eastern Posey County.

The Posey County commissioners will have the final say on the subject with the APC making a recommendation to the Posey County Commissioners.

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Doing his fair share to make a difference Austin Colson is Firefighter of the year

By Lois Mittino Gray Austin Colson was surprised when he was called down to the Black Township Fire and Rescue Station a few weeks ago by his chief, Jay Price, to receive the 2020 Firefighter of the Year Award.

“I thought they just needed me to help with something. I was so surprised to get the honor. The best part of it is that it is voted on by the other members of the department, so my peers chose me,” he said, very pleased with the plaque sitting on the mantle above his fireplace.

Due to COVID concerns, the usual awards dinner banquet had to be nixed and replaced with the surprise presentaAustin Colson receives his 2020 Firefighter of the Year award from tion of Colson’s award. He received an Black Township Fire Department engraved plaque and a gift card to enjoy a celebratory meal at Hawg N’Sauce.

Chief Jay Price.

Awards were also given to Craig Cochran as Rookie of the Year and Chief (USPS 439-500) Price as Officer of the Year. There may

be a dinner held later in the year as restrictions loosen up.

Colson, who has been with the department for just a few years, thinks his fellow firefighters chose him because they realize how much he enjoys being a volunteer on the force and works hard at it. “I enjoy helping out and doing good for others. I attend much training and ask a lot of questions. I enjoy hanging out with them, especially after we go back after a fire run and talk together about it. I want to train so much that it is all second nature what to do on a run,” he explained. “I appreciate how much help everyone has given me from our department and other fire departments.

People here are so helpful. It’s a great work environment!”

Many of these associates may not recognize him by the name, Austin, since he is often referred to by his nick-

name, Coltrane. The Mount Vernon native tells the story that the name goes back to his days at Mount Vernon High School. “There were four Austins when I was in the marching band, so the drum instructor told me one day that my name would be Coltrane, like the musician. It stuck from then on,” he laughed. Austin Coltrane Colson is the son of Jeff and Susie Colson.

After he was graduated in the Class of 2015, the 24-year-old attended Vincennes University and received an Associate Degree in Automotive Technology and Collison Repair. He worked at Expressway Jeep from May of 2017 until February 2018. At that time, he joined his uncle at Gerton Auto Sales as a technician “working on cars and campers and everything else.” He is still employed at the business on Second and College streets.

He joined the firefighters with the encouragement of a salesman at Gerton’s.

“My buddy told me all about it. He thought it was fun and thought I should check it out,” he recalled. “I decided to try it out and put in my application.

They voted me in at the October meeting in 2017.” He was assigned Caleb Garman as a mentor during his probationary period and is grateful to him for his help learning the ropes.

Young Colson well remembers his first fire run, an intense barn fire. “I had not been with the department very long. I’ll never forget pulling up to the fire and opening up the door to the fire truck, looking up. Flames were shooting out of the top of the building and I could feel the high heat coming from it.

We mainly worked that night to protect

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Planning your own funeral...

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G M A good friend died recently. At the age of 80 all his life insurance had expired and his savings was spent.

His family, financially, were living from week to week. His failing health along with Covid-19 put him in an Intensive Care Unit for days apart from his family where he died.

His hospitalization brought more bills and financial hardship for those left behind. Needless to say, there wasn’t any money to pay for a casket, embalming, plot of ground and a grave marker.

His young adult son put together their dire scenario and sent it out to everyone his family knew. Within a week 103 friends had given $20,300 to momentarily rescue this fam-

ily from their perilous situation. It was enough money to buy a casket, embalming, a plot of ground and a small grave memorial marker.

Do you have 103 friends who would give $20 to $2000 each to pay for your burial expenses? I know I do not. Such an outpouring was a testimony to his life and the lives of so many he had touched. This story is a sad reminder that we must take prudent steps toward covering our burial/funeral costs.

I don’t want my wife or children to have to figure it out after I’m dead. Often, we don’t get a choice.

We die way before we have time to make our final arrangements. This happens a lot. This is why we need to do it now or as soon as we can.

Another dear friend recently died very young. Her family was strapped for cash and went the rout of crema-

tion. Cremation is costing between $2500 to $7500 depending on where you live. Not cheap. My Navy son said, “Dad, just cremate me and scatter my remains over the north Atlantic.” I pray he lives to be a hundred and his grandchildren have to do that.

Some of you know my wife died back in 2002. Her funeral cost me about $10,000 and her grave plot was $600. I was cash strapped at the age of 47. I had nothing but medical bills and a house payment. I wasn’t prepared for a funeral, mentally or financially. The only thing that saved me was a year before she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a good friend sold us small life insurance policies. He also talked us into paying extra for a disability wavier on the policy. The disability wavier was the only way I was able to maintain

that life insurance policy which we used 13 years after he sold it to us. It was the only way I could have paid for that funeral, unless I could have borrowed more money on my house.

This was doubtful because I already had a second mortgage on the house from trying to pay other medical bills. I would have been hurting and probably would have had to go the cheapest route available for her funeral. It was simply the grace of God and a wise insurance agent who saved us in that respect.

My mother and father in law both died recently and their funeral expenses alone were over $14,000 each. Fortunately, they had saved enough money to cover these costs.

You can spend less and you can spend more of course. The question is do you want your family to have to figure it out? Sit down with a trusted

funeral director and begin making preparations now.

Decide which route you want to go. Decide how much you want to spend. You can plan everything. Pick out everything. Most likely pay for everything. Just make sure you are dealing with a very trusted funeral director. Write out everything you want done including music, speakers and anything specific you want them to say. It’s up to you of course.

Make several copies of your wishes and what you have done. It’s amazing how people lose stuff.

When we are dead, we won’t care. We won’t know, but we care now. I know most of us care about those we leave behind. This is one way we can help them to know how and what we want done and relieve their burden by making the arrangements ourselves.

Guest Editorial: Joseph Crowley and Bill Shuster Americans deserve a healthy dose of bipartisanship Our economy remains weak. A pandemic continues to kill thousands of citizens each day. And political tensions seem to have reached an all-time high.

While a plan to combat Covid-19 and provide economic relief is of utmost priority for President Joe Biden, congressional leaders in both parties would be wise to start repairing relations across the aisle by working together to pass relatively uncontroversial, overwhelmingly popular measures -- such as reforms to make drugs more affordable.

Nearly 80 percent of the country believes that out-of-pocket costs for medicines are un-

reasonable, according to an October poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation. That’s unsurprising given the same study found that half of sick Americans have difficulty paying for medicines.

There are a number of ways Congress can help reduce people’s out-of-pocket costs. For example, lawmakers could start by building on a White House rule finalized in December that targets insurer practices that needlessly inflate drug costs for many patients.

Insurers often rely on middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, to negotiate discounts from pharmaceutical com-

Letter to the Editor Writer disputes letter’s claims regarding solar I am writing in response to a letter recently published by this paper making inaccurate claims about the proposed Tenaska solar project in Marrs Township. The writer of that lengthy diatribe used an emotional tone to exaggerate various points related to this project such as the threat of raging fires, rampant pollution and greatest of all, the death of agriculture in our fair county.

There is a small risk of fire in a solar field. Does it happen occasionally? Yes it does. In February, 2019, a 20year study by German group Fraunhofer ISE was published and concluded that the risk of such fires is .006 percent.

Hardly the terrible risk it was made to sound like. Could our local fire departments use additional equipment to battle any such fire? Yes, of course they could. Perhaps that would be a great use for a portion of the tax revenue this project will generate.

Solar farms do not pollute the air with greenhouse gases.

The solar panels are constructed of solar cells sandwiched between non-reflective glass in an aluminum frame. There are no liquids in these panels to leach toxins out and pollute the ground water. There will

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be far fewer chemicals applied to the land than would be used if the land were farmed conventionally. Small amounts of chemicals that will be used on the grounds are those necessary to grow and maintain the ground cover that will be planted beneath the panels. This will reduce the phosphorus and nitrogen in our groundwater, creeks and streams. The ground cover in the solar array will decrease soil erosion and provide habitat for birds, bees and other pollinators. There will be no noise pollution since the only noise source is the inverters that will be placed in the center of each portion of the array.

The death of agriculture and the bankrupting of our farming community was, to me, the most egregious accusation posited by the writer. This project will use less than two percent of the agricultural land in Posey County. Some landowners participating in the project lease their land to area farmers. It is true that this will have a negative effect on the farm operations of those lessees as they will likely have to downsize. That does not equate to forcing them into bankruptcy.

They will still farm, still pro-

duce plenty of food crops to meet the needs of this country and the world. This will not ruin farmers, nor cause food shortages and starvation.

The land used in the solar project will be cared for and rested much like the land in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) of the USDA. To claim that it will become unusable for agriculture after this project ends is not true.

Posey County has a great ordinance that controls wind and solar programs that want to locate in our county. That ordinance details how these companies must develop and manage their projects. All federal, state and local requirements must be met and studies are currently underway to assess the impact of this project on wildlife and other natural resources. Our local ordinance also requires a decommissioning plan for this project guaranteed by a bond the company must provide.

Posey County needs this sort of development. It will provide construction jobs and badly needed tax revenue to support infrastructure repairs.

Odorless, quiet, environmentally friendly development is our future.

Richard Kincade

panies. The resulting rebates tend to be substantial. In 2018, drug companies offered $166 billion of discounts and rebates on brand-name drugs.

But out-of-pocket drug costs remain high, largely because insurers and PBMs keep the bulk of the rebates. The rule ends this practice by effectively banning any PBM rebates under Medicare, unless insurers pass the savings on to patients through lower copays and coinsurance.

This is a reform that both parties have long sought. Lawmakers can score a major victory for all patients -- not just Medicare beneficiaries -- by crafting bipartisan legislation that codifies this reform across the entire health care system.

Congress could also stand up for patients by rolling back the Trump administration’s most-favored-nation rule, which sets Medicare payments for certain brand-name drugs equal to the lowest price paid in several developed countries.

Many foreign governments pay significantly less than Medicare currently does. Closing that gap is a worthwhile endeavor, but the MFN rule is the wrong remedy.

By cutting U.S. reimbursements -- rather than pushing other countries to pay their fair share -- the rule will divert funding away from research on cancer, Alzheimer’s and countless

other conditions, including efforts to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. The result will be fewer life-saving medicines and a dramatic reduction in drug access.

Fortunately, the Biden administration can rescind this destructive rule before it does real harm to patients. Lawmakers, meanwhile, can refuse to advance similar proposals.

Finally, Congress can protect the original intent of the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 and reject calls for the federal government to seize patents from U.S. research firms.

It’s true that the “march-in” provision under Bayh-Dole allows the government to override pharmaceutical patents in very limited circumstances. However, pricing concerns aren’t enough to trigger this clause.

In fact, Bayh-Dole’s march-in provision has never been invoked -- and for good reason. Using it to lower drug prices would violate Congress’ original intent and have disastrous consequences for the future of medical research.

Americans want their elected officials to come together and tackle the issues that matter most to them. No issue offers more opportunities for collaboration than drug pricing.

Joseph Crowley represented New York in the House as a Democrat from 1999 to 2019.

Bill Shuster represented Pennsylvania in the House as a Republican from 2001 to 2019.

This piece originally ran in Roll Call.

The Unpardonable Sin

Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) was a professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College for over thirty years. Campbell is probably best known as George Lucas’ source for the mythology permeating the Star Wars anthology. Good versus evil, light versus darkness, hope versus despair and, throughout human existence, alertness to being alive versus remaining unaware of our experiences. To Campbell, the unpardonable sin is to be unaware, that is, to not be truly alive as we meander through our lives unaffected by what is happening around us. For me, Black History Month evokes an introspection of my callow youth and its blissful ignorance of the difference between my white world and that of my, as we called them then, Colored friends.

I scarcely knew Blacks and whites lived separate lives during the 1940’s, 50’s and the first half of the 60’s. I was happy and assumed others were too. Things were as they ought to be or at least they were okay with me as they were.

It did not seem strange when before 1956 my father would take us across Bird Creek to Colored Town and Booker T. Washington School to watch Colored boys play basketball. Then after 1956 it felt fine to see Blacks and whites mix on the court, but not in the churches and not at our homes or businesses.

Before the Pioneer Woman’s Mercantile

brought expanded options for estrogenous pilgrims to my hometown of Pawhuska, Oklahoma the cultural center for testosterone types were my small town’s three pool halls. Now, we of the male persuasion can drink good coffee as we wait for breakfast, dinner or supper as our wives accumulate treasures. But in days of segregation gone by the white businessmen of Pawhuska frequented the Smoke House on Kihekah Avenue where they played Dominoes, those white men interested in beer with their games usually went to Curry’s on Main Street and we younger males congregated at Palace Billiards that was also on Kihekah. Henry Roberts owned and operated the Palace that we boys always called Henry’s. It had a tile floor, four wooden game tables with slate tops and scattered wooden armchairs where the cowhands would drink Dr. Pepper while chewing tobacco and spitting into the brass cuspidors on the floor or back into their bottles. Henry’s double front doors had plate-glass windows that allowed for the only sunlight to shine into the business. The front of the pool hall faced Kihekah and there was a single solid back door that opened out to the rear access and the latrine. Colored boys were allowed to enter through the rear door to play pool on either of the two pool tables that were right next to the back door. Coloreds did not come up front to the two snooker tables nor to the game tables. The entire pool hall was contained in one narrow, open, window-less rectangular room about fifteen feet wide and fifty P / E D P

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The favorite table game was 4 Point Pitch played with dominoes, we called them rocks, that had cards on their faces, not domino dots.

The players would shuffle the rocks by sliding them around on the table then, depending upon the number of players, up to a maximum of eight, deal out 6 rocks per player. Points were won for the highest card of trump played, the lowest card of the trump suit played, one for the jack-of-trump and one for “game”. The point for “game” was calculated by adding four for any ace, three for any king, two for any queen, one for any jack and ten for any ten. The maximum number of points that anyone could accumulate in any one round of play was four.

That was also the maximum allowable bid and the bidder got to name the trump suit. The first person to score a total of eleven won the pot.

If more than one person happened to go over eleven at the end of a hand, whoever had won the bid for that hand won the pot, that is, as long as that player made his bid. If you bid and went set you got a “hicky” and it cost you the same as a game, usually one dollar. So, you might win one dollar from up to seven other players and, if any had failed to make a bid, an additional dollar. Frequently games had fewer than eight players, often as few as two and it was quite cutthroat as everyone played to set the bidder.

Colored boys never played Pitch or snooker.

The racks for the snooker and pool cues were also separate. Whites could have played pool

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but none of us did. I do not ever remember wondering about that or why Coloreds came in the back door. Nor do I remember myself or anyone else ever speaking to any of the Blacks who eased quietly in from the back, and placed their coins to pay for pool on the table to be picked up by Henry. Now as I look back, I think we all were committing Campbell’s unpardonable sin and handling our experiences as suggested by psychologist and poet Bonaro Wilkinson Overstreet (1902-1985) when she cited the following poem in her Introduction to Philosophy: “Young spruces stood bolt upright, every twig.

Stiff with refusal to be bent by snow.

Young hemlocks sloped their boughs beneath the load.

Letting it softly go.

Each solved no doubt, to its own satisfaction.

The problem posed by uninvited weight.

I’d not take sides with either.

I have tried both ways of handling fate.”

Unfortunately, it was not until much later that I tried the “bolt upright” approach to segregation and I do not know if my more “alert” response has been of any more efficacy. Next week we might delve into these issues with folks who probably were more aware than I was because they were living life from another perspective.

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Enjoying the beginning of the thaw on Sunday afternoon in New Harmony are family members Rick Evans, Thomas BenOld New Harmony friends Mark Morris and Blake ton, Joseph Benton, Elliott Benton, Savannah Benton, Spencer Benton, Jesse Benton, Jamie Benton, Michelle Evans, and Walden enjoy a few minutes of discussion at the Atheneum Elizabeth Benton. After a week of frigid temperatures and almost a foot of snow, Posey County residents welcomed warmer parking area on Sunday afternoon. Snow will thaw as temtemperatures on Sunday. Photo by Dave Pearce peratures warm. Photo by Dave Pearce

Posey County communities receive grants It was announced on Monday that communities in Posey County will receive almost $750,000 in Community Crossings Grants resulting from projects beginning in 2021.

The Indiana Department of Transportation announced today that $100.8 million in federal transportation funding is being awarded to 54 cities, towns, and counties in rural portions of Indiana to invest in local road and bridge improvements as well as sidewalk and trail projects. Combined with local funds, approximately $124.9 million is being invested in infrastructure in communities receiving funds.

Types of projects receiving funds include 32 bridge rehabilitation/replacement projects; 11 resurfacing/reconstruction projects; 6 Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) projects that include work such as sidewalks, ADA ramps, and trails; and 5 traffic safety projects.

“Local transportation improvements are critical to growing and enhancing Indiana’s communities,” INDOT Commissioner Joe McGuinness said.

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PAGE A4 - THE POSEY COUNTY NEWS Kathrine Jane Bender Kathrine “Katie” Jane Bender was called to eternal life at sunrise on February 19, 2021, while surrounded at home by family.

Born to Beth and Frank Bender on December 25, 1985 she was the third of four children. Being a Christmas baby was just one of many things that set Katie apart.

Katie grew up on her family’s farm outside of Poseyville, enjoying the simple freedoms of rural America and the blessings of a small community. From a young age Katie had a powerful mothering instinct. Under her watch each of the many barn cats would be named, and groomed into submission, and their kittens were treated as her own. She had an affinity for God’s creatures and loved them with her whole heart. As a 4-H member, she raised calves, hogs, goats and chickens. No matter their size, smell, or their resistance to it… they would all be mothered and loved.

Katie loved people, and cherished her friendships deeply. She was disarmingly honest, funny, authentic, resilient and vulnerable, and always seemed to see the best in those around her. As a devoted member of Saint Wendel Catholic Church, she never let anyone off the hook for missing mass, or forgetting their Lenten observations. Her siblings considered Katie the true test when it came to determining if their marriage prospects were “keepers” or not.

Katie was blessed with a large extended family and much of her childhood was spent surrounded by this loving tribe, camping and boating amongst a swarm of cousins…watched over by aunts, uncles and grandparents.

Early on, she attended North Elementary grade school and then transitioned into homeschooling to complete junior high and high school. Thereafter, she went on to pursue college courses at Ivy Tech and eventually took up working alongside her mother remodeling rental properties in Evansville.

It was not until Katie was diagnosed later in her life with Cockayne Syndrome, a rare degenerative neurological disorder, that many of her limitations became better understood.

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Katie had an incredible work ethic and a contagious enthusiasm for life. Though she remained at home living with her parents, Katie gained a great sense of confidence from not only being an egg farmer, but renovating and renting two of her own properties.

This income would come to support one of Katie’s most notable habits… the abundance of Christmas gifts that she stockpiled throughout the year for most everyone she knew. Her generosity and thoughtfulness knew no bounds. ‘Christmas Kate’ loved to see people happy.

Yet of all the gifts Katie gave over her lifetime, potentially the most impactful was her example… her ability to get up and keep trying despite adversity… and to love and accept those around her.

Her bright spirit, love of life and easy laugh will be deeply missed.

She is survived by her parents Frank and Beth Bender, Poseyville, Ind., sister Holly (Eric) O’Neill, Indianapolis, Ind., brother Jan (Julia) Bender, El Dorado Hills, Ca., and brother Dale Bender and his fiancé, Alicia Meklas, Evansville, Ind. She is also survived by her nieces and nephews Azalea O’Neill, Clive O’Neill, Ronin Bender, Nariah Bender, Cruz Bender, Mila Bender and Laney Bender, along with her loyal companion and aunt, Linda (Jude) Blankenberger.

Arrangements are pending.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Posey County 4-H Council 126 East Third Street, Room 29, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620.

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

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The Angels came on Monday, February 15, 2021 and quietly closed Esther’s eyes and escorted her to her eternal home with the Lord. She is finally joining her parents Magdalen (Wannemuehler) and Alfred Weinzapfel, along with her brothers Harold and Wilfred Weinzapfel and her sister Mary Catherine Weinzapfel in heaven.

Esther was born on June 7, 1947 in Posey County, Indiana, the daughter of Alfred and Magdalen and spent her early life learning the value of farm life helping her parents maintain the family farm.

Esther attended Saint Philip Elementary School and Mater Dei High School. Then later enrolled at the University of Evansville where she earned her associates degree.

She continued to reside with her parents while working at Mead Johnson Company in Evansville as an executive secretary.

She met the love of her life, Mike Stofleth, at the Christian Young Adults Club at Saint Agnes parish and they quickly became friends. A year later in 1973, they began their life together as husband and wife.

Esther stayed home with her children while they were young to nurture them and instill in them good Christian values. As the children grew older, she started a business-day care in her home which she ran for eight years. When an opportunity came to again return to Mead Johnson, she began working as a temporary worker. She eventually worked her way up to a full time permanent position with Bristol Meyers Squibb and continued to work there as an administrative assistant until her retirement at the age of 65 in 2013, after 25 years of service.

Esther was a faithful, devout and life time member of Saint Philip Catholic Church, Posey County. She was a volunteer for Saint Vincent De Paul and the food pantry, was a kitchen manager during the parish summer socials for many years, and enjoyed helping make cookies with the Benedictine Sisters in Ferdinand, Ind., of which her sister, Agnes, was a member.

Talented with a needle, Esther enjoyed sewing clothes for her children and her grandchildren, suits for Mike and draperies. She and Mike enjoyed traveling, especially enjoying visiting the national parks throughout the country.

They also traveled to Hawaii and Alaska, multiple trips to Europe including Greece and Ireland.

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Doris J. Lemp Doris J. (Mulliniks) Lemp, 82, of Mount Vernon passed away at Mount Vernon Nursing and Rehab on February 17, 2021. She was born on February 11, 1939 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Henry and Dorothy (Ozburn) Mulliniks. She was married to David Lemp and he preceded her in death on December 22, 2013.

Doris worked for several years as a waitress for Gundy’s restaurant in Mount Vernon. She enjoyed relaxing and watching her TV in her off time.

She is survived by her sons, Don (Shari) Lemp and Herb Lafferty; daughters, Phyllis Zimmerman and Cheryl Lauer; 14 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and one great great-grandchild; brothers, Roy Mulliniks, Jr. and Michael Feigl.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son, Kevin Michael; great-grandchild, Kyle Shea; sisters, Louise Greer and Barbara Vunetich.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., on February

24, 2021 at Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, with Rev. Dallas Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery. A walk-through visitation will be held from 12 p.m. until time of service. Due to the national health crisis mask should be worn and social distancing should be maintained.

Online condolences may be left at stendebackfamilyfuneralhome.com.

The family wishes to express their Thanks to the staff at Mount Vernon Nursing and Rehab for the care they provided to their mother.

Wilfred Clark, Jr. Wilfred Clark, Jr., 80, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away February 18, 2021, at Deaconess Midtown. He was born June 7, 1940 in Mount Vernon, Ind., to the late Wilfred and Alvenia (Baker) Clark, Sr. Wilfred was a 1958 graduate of Mount Vernon High School. He was a member of the Mount Vernon Police Department for 21 years, serving as chief for most of his career.

Wilfred enjoyed coaching his son’s Little League baseball teams in their youth, and also liked spending his time playing basketball and softball on the city recreation leagues and even donkey basketball at the annual game. He had attended Mount Vernon Baptist Church and was a member of the Lions Club, Moose and FOP Lodge 133. He enjoyed traveling, but especially liked a bargain and going to flea markets.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma (Hessler) Clark; brothers, Donald and Robert Clark; infant brother, Edward Clark; sisters, Nadine Triggs and Janice Eads.

He is survived by his sons, Willie Clark (Anne) of Mount Vernon, Ind., Eddie Clark (Martha) of Tavares, Fla., Scott Clark (Janet) of Lawrenceville, Ga., and Mike Clark of Mount Vernon, Ind.; grandchildren, Brittani, Zach, Austin, Shelby, Lauren, Brianna, Caleb, Aaron and Tobi; 20 great-grandchildren; sisters, Dorothy Weiss, Norma Healy

(Bob), Sharon Utley (Tom), Susie Blythe, Sandra Nussel and Kathy Nobles.

Private funeral service were held on Monday, February 22, 2021 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with burial to follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery.

Public walk-though was held from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home.

Due to the national health crisis, masks are required and social distancing should be observed.

The family would like to thank the staff at Deaconess Hospital ICU 2900 and Mount Vernon Nursing and Rehab who cared for Wilfred, as well as his friends at Cloverleaf.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Mount Vernon Lions Club.

Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com.

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Esther is survived by her husband, Mike Stofleth, of Saint Philip, Ind.; her daughters, Christan Shockley of Evansville, Ind., Anne Martin (David) of Evansville, Ind., Beth Mohr (Michael) of Mtount Vernon, Ind., and her son, John Stofleth (Caron) of Saint Wendel, Ind. Her grandchildren, Catherine, Laura, Rachael, Mary and Teresa Shockley, Sarah, Isaac, Christopher and Anthony Martin, Ethan, Douglas, Harrison and Julia Stofleth, Lucy and Cecilia Mohr. Her sisters, Agnes Weinzapfel, Ferdinand, Ind., Dorothy Weinzapfel, Saint Philip, Ind., and brother, Ralph Weinzapfel of Saint Philip, Ind. A liturgy celebrating Esther’s life was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Saint Philip Catholic Church, 3500 Saint Phillip Road South, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 with Fr. Jason Gries and the family’s priest friends officiating. Burial to follow in Saint Philip Catholic Church Cemetery.

Visitation was from 9 a.m. until service time in the gathering area of Saint Philip Church.

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Memorial contributions can be made to the Sisters of Saint Benedict, 802 East Tenth Street, Ferdinand, IN 47532 or to the Alfred and Magdalen Weinzapfel Educational Trust.

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Ethel Virginia Barzilla Ethel Virginia “Ginny” (Ames) Barzilla, 91, of Wadesville, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021, at her daughter’s residence.

Ginny was born in DeKoven, Kentucky on November 13, 1929, one of 14 children to the late Percy and Martha Ames. The great depression had just devastated our country and the large Ames family united and persevered.

Ginny married Sam Barzilla and they started a family of their own. She took great pride in raising her family and making their house a warm and comfortable home. Ginny dearly loved her family, especially her grandchildren.

She was small in stature but mighty in her words and generosity. In her quiet time she enjoyed working crossword puzzles.

Ginny is survived by her daughter, Gale Woolems of Wadesville, Ind.; sister, Velda Templeton of Sturgis, Ky.; grandchildren, Angela Woolems of Wadesville, Ind., Brandon Woolems (Melisa) and Trevor Alvey all of Evansville, Ind.; great-grandchildren, Whitley, Dawson, Preston, Josie and Steve; and many nieces and nephews.

Ginny was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Barzilla; her sisters, Wanda Lombard, Gloria Dennis, Ruby Lulack, Jane Wilke and Emma Holland; brothers, Kenneth Ames, Rev. Kay Ames, Poochie Ames, Wesley Ames, Carroll Ames, Wendell Ames and Stanley Ames.

Graveside services were held at 12 noon on Monday, February 22, 2021, at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery,

1800 Saint George Road, Evansville, IN 47711.

A luncheon was held immediately following graveside services for family and friends at The Gathering Place on the campus of Browning Funeral Home, 738 Diamond Avenue.

Condolences may be made online at browningfuneral. com.

Richard Norman Meinert, Jr. Richard Norman (Dick) Meinert Jr. passed away on February 22, 2021, after a short illness in Evansville, Ind. Dick was born in Providence, R.I. in 1932 and lived in Tulsa, Okla., and Houston, Texas before marrying Janice Johnson Meinert in 1955. He and Jan lived in Huntsville, Ala.; Brigham City, Utah; Mount Vernon, Ind.; Antwerp, Belgium and Alex City, Ala. After Jan’s death, Dick moved to Montgomery, Ala., to be closer to friends.

Dick worked for GE plastics from 1966 and retired in 1999. Through his career he was instrumental in the completion of GE plastics facilities in Mount Vernon, the Netherlands, and Burkeville, Ala., as well as being the plant manager in Mount Vernon for several years. He was known as a manager who was respected by all levels of employees, always firm but fair.

One of Dick’s greatest joys was being with friends and family at the lakehouse at Lake Martin, Ala. All of his grandchildren learned to water ski with Grandpa driving the

boat and he water skied well into his 80’s. He loved getting family together on family vacations or most recently attending the weddings of two granddaughters and a grandson in 2020. Dick tried to attend High School graduations, college graduations and weddings of his grandchildren up to and through this past year.

His greatest loves were gathering with friends, golf (he still was taking lessons last fall), traveling (he has been all over the United States and Europe and has traveled to Central and South America, Africa, Asia and Australia) and puttering around his yard and house.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard Norman Meinert, Sr. and Violet Pike Meinert; wife, Jan; and sister, Helen Meinert Rea. He is survived by his children, Edith Hoehn (Mark), Peggy Kinsey (Andy) and Richard Norman Meinert III (Susan). Dick was so proud of his grandchildren, JD Hoehn (Dee), Caleb Kinsey (Tessa), Jon Hoehn (Michelle), Hannah Kinsey Roberts (Ryan), Adam Hoehn (Maddi), Grace

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Kinsey Kriech (Luke), Reid Meinert, Natalie Meinert, and Pierce Meinert. He was loved by his niece, Cathy Ogelsby Gregor (Steve) and his nephew, Cabot Ogelsby (Angela) who he thought of as a son.

Dick also was proud to tell everyone about his great grandchildren: Nolan, Annie, and Celeste Violet (named for his mother).

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com.

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Madeleine, this is the winter you will remember, for several reasons. Today, Valentine’s Day is Abbie’s 15th birthday. It is Sunday afternoon, with a fairly big snow in the forecast. So far, it is sunny but we will see. I swore I would not keep writing about my “condition,” but it is back to the place I cannot walk easily. I keep up hope but who knows.

I bought chocolate covered strawberries from Donnie Mays and, like everything he makes, they are very good. I sent some to you and your dad, and I hope you enjoyed them. Heather is settling into working from home and with the big snow supposedly coming this week, that is not a minute too soon.

Don has been home a lot and he watches old westerns and basketball. I have actually enjoyed some of those movies. I originally saw them in the old small movie houses, in either Owensville or Poseyville. I remember those days. The remembered odor of popcorn and stale smoke takes me back. Some things have vastly improved, while some have not.

I have many memories of big snow from that

time. Before they changed the road down near the cemetery in Cynthiana, there was frequent accidents on the curve. The first year I got my driver’s license, I was on my way to school one morning and got into the ditch between Cynthiana and Poseyville. Don Simpson stopped and pulled my little orange Chevy to safety. Remember his fourwheel-drive Scout that he drove for several years?

I will bet that he “rescued”several folks with that vehicle. He was such a nice guy.

This has been a time of deaths; famous sports figures, old movie stars, and others.

Considering the fact that we have four housedogs, it is usually pretty calm. Of course they are all old and content to sleep a lot. Lilly is laying on the little round table in front of the window this afternoon. Most folks would not be that permissive, but these “old ladies” do not get much to enjoy any more.

Before I found a good home for the parrots, I had a lot of cast off bird seed which was a treat for the outside birds. They still come to the door to check for more. I feel guilty to disappoint them. We put out corn for the squirrels and raccoons. I see big fat doves, blue jays, and cardinals every day.

Thanks to everyone who reads these columns.

I would be happy to correspond with others who have limitations. Garnetmist@aol.com.

Vertis Darrell Farrar Vertis Darrell Farrar, 94, of Poseyville, Ind., went to be with the Lord February 19, 2021. He was born in Lawrenceville, Ill. January 31, 1927 to the late James Earl Farrar and Maude (Wirth) Farrar.

Darrell joined the Navy when he turned 17 and proudly served his country in WWII. He married Edith (Hassell) Farrar February 11, 1947 and had 70 wonderful years together before her passing. Darrell enjoyed going coon hunting, attending church at Apostolic Bible Church in Stewartsville, and planting a large garden every year just to give away most of it. He worked his farm for 40 years and spent some time in the oil field during younger years.

Darrell was preceded in death by his parents; wife Edith Farrar; siblings Harold

Farrar, Darwin “Dob” Farrar, Maxine Curl, and Emma Faye Hale; and son-in-law Charlie Cline.

He is survived by his children James (Sue) Farrar, Glenda (Doug) Jaccard, Regina Cline, and Alice (Jeff) Reynolds; grandchildren Michele (Brian) Wagner, Melody (Donn) Mehringer, Monica (Russ) Sinclair; Amy (Michael) Frymire, Jonathan (Elisha) Farrar, Lisa (Jeremy) Turner, Shela (Shea) Smith, Gabriel Reynolds, and Cheryl (Josh) Ibrahim; 18 greatgrandchildren and sister Catherin Montgomery.

Holder’s Funeral Home is honored and privileged to be entrusted with the care of Mr. Farrar. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Holders Funeral Home from 3-7 p.m. Funeral will be held Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 10 a.m. with

Greg Morrison officiating and burial at Maumee Cemetery with Military honors. All those who wish to honor and remember Darrell in person at the service are required to wear a mask for the safety of all those in attendance. Social distancing will be enforced.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Apostolic Bible Church, PO Box 518, Owensville, IN 47665.

Earl Duane Hamman Earl Duane “Pete” Hamman, 90, of Poseyville, Indiana, passed away February 15, 2021 at his home in Poseyville, Indiana. He was born on June 25, 1930 in Independence, Kansas, the third of five children born to Lester and Thelma (Axer) Hamman.

The Hamman family moved to Indiana when Pete was in the seventh grade.

Shortly after his graduation from Griffin High School, he signed with the Boston Braves baseball organization, playing in the minor leagues until May, 1953, when he was drafted into the U.S. Army.

While he was in the Army, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs organization. Upon his Army discharge with the rank of Sergeant, Pete resumed his baseball career. After leaving professional baseball in the late 1950’s, he returned to Indiana and began employment with Whirlpool Corporation in Evansville. He was a longtime member of local

softball leagues, including Whirlpool’s Over 40 League, and continued to play regularly until he was 45 years old.

After retiring from management at Whirlpool, he enjoyed playing golf, cards, and running errands for the Broerman Chevrolet car dealership in Poseyville.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, the former Margie Kraft; daughter Donna Hills and her husband Jim of Chandler, Arizona; and daughter Susan Hostettler of Poseyville, Indiana.

In addition to his parents, preceding him in death were his sister Margaret Hamman; brothers Byron, Allen, and George Hamman; and son-inlaw Eric Hostettler.

Funeral services were held 2 p.m., Friday, February 19, 2021 at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 10 North Saint Francis Street, Poseyville, Indiana with burial in the church cemetery.

Visitation was held 11 a.m.

Timothy K. Buecher, 74, passed from this world and into the arms of our Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at his home. His wife, son and daughter-in-law were by his side. He was born to Harold and Alma (Krause) Buecher on August 27, 1946.

He grew up on Third Ave on the West Side where his father had his family business Buecher’s Jewelry Store.

He attended Fulton Grade School, Central and Harrison High Schools. Tim excelled in many major sports.

At twelve years old he was the city homerun champion.

After moving from Central to the newly built Harrison High School, he would go on to score the first touchdown, hit the first homerun, and scored the second field goal for the new school. He capped his career by receiving the first AllSports jacket as a senior.

Tim continued his education at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind., receiving a B.A. degree in Psychology and English Lit. There he was President of his Delta Chi Fraternity, Vice-President of the Student and Union Board, recipient of the high honor of Gold Key. After college he was drafted for service into the U.S. Navy to Da Nang Vietnam. He was very proud to be able to serve his country and received The American Spirit Award. Upon returning from his tour of duty, he began working at the University of Evansville in the Admissions Office. During that time he received his Master’s Degree in Guidance and Counseling.

He was then hired at ISUE as Director of Admissions.

He later achieved the title of Dean of Enrollment Services. He was also sports information director for several years to coach Wayne Boultinghouse. Tim was a strong proponent of student involvement at the University. He created the AMIGO (Ask Me I Give Orientation) and Ambassador Programs. They are still instrumental in student

orientation. Springfest was a fun weekend for students and staff that Tim created. He was able to bring several concert headliners to campus like Jason Derulo and Luke Bryan.

Tim retired as Director of the Career Counseling Center after 38 years. He was elected and served on the MSP North Posey School Board for 16 years. He was a strong advocate and finally accomplished implementing physical education in the elementary schools.

Tim was a long-time West Side Nut Club member. He was instrumental in creating the menu for three very successful booths: Saint Peter’s U.C.C. (Chicken and Dumplings) USI Varsity Club (rib-eye and pork chop sandwiches) and Golfmoor Baseball Assn. (walk-off chop).

His favorite leisure activities were coaching youth sports, spending time in Destin/Fort Walton on family vacations, and deep-sea fishing with his son and grandsons. His most recent great joy was fishing with his son at Boyd’s Resort in Wisconsin. It was a thrilling week-long adventure.

Doris and Tim loved sharing their country home with a myriad of creatures both great and small. They were especially fond of their German Shepherds and horses. Tim is survived by his wife and soulmate of 51 years, Doris (Stanley) Buecher, son, Lance, his best friend and fishing buddy, special daughter-in-law, Laura, who always laughed at his stories and silly jokes. The pure joy of his life, grandsons, Kade, Trey, Bret and Kolt. It was his proudest moments to follow their achievements in academics and sports. They were truly the wind beneath his wings.

Timothy was preceded in death by his parents, father and mother-in-law, Gene and Virginia Stanley, brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Sandra Grimm, brother-in-law, Rick Stanley, and great niece and nephew, twins Hans and Gretchen Stanley.

until service time, Friday, February 19, 2021 at the church.

Due to the national health crisis and the state mandate, masks are required and social distancing should be observed.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 10 North Saint Francis Street, Poseyville, IN 47633.

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

Timothy K. Buecher

He is survived by his sister, Sharon (Gene) Deutsch; aunt, Rose Krause; brother-in-laws and sister–in-laws, Vic (Lori) Stanley, Nic (Diane) Stanley, and Nettie Stanley; very special nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews; fur buddies, Maggie and Rookie, his adopted doggies.

The family wishes to extend our gratitude for the comfort and care given Tim

by Dr. Alex DeLalana, Dr. Sheryl Ziegler and both of their staffs. We are so grateful to Brandi Farrar, his Heart to Heart Hospice nurse.

Friends are welcome to attend a walk through on Friday, February 26, 2021 any time between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Alexander Memorial Park Heritage Chapel.

Mrs. Buecher will be socially distanced for her protection. Her son, Lance, will be greeting guests. A private service will follow with burial in Saint Peters U.C.C. Cemetery.

Per Tim’s wishes memorial contributions may be made to the Timothy K. Buecher Memorial Fund, 150 North Cale Street, Poseyville, IN, 47633.

Funds will be used for his four grandchildren’s post-secondary education or training.

To my husband- when we get to the end of our lives together the cars we drove- the houses we had– the things we possessed will not matterwhat will matter is that I had you and you had me.

Condolences may be offered at www.AlexanderWestChapel.com.

APL News Adult Winter Reading Challenge - It’s our 15th Annual Winter Reading Challenge. From January 19 to February 28, read a book, log it via Beanstack and you can enter to win one of three great prizes.

Ebooks and audiobooks count too. There’s no limit to the number of books you can read or the number of entries. There will be a link on our homepage.

Prize drawings will be held on March 1. Good luck, and happy reading.

February 23 at 2 p.m. - Canvas Line Art - For teens (grades six and up) and adults. Sign up today to reserve a free kit of supplies. Kits will be available for pickup at the information desk.

February 25 at 3:30 p.m. - Virtual Winter Laughs and Crafts Club - Join us on our library’s Facebook page for virtual Laughs and Crafts. We will read a story, sing song, enjoy fun activities, and learn about a fun take-it-and-make-it craft kit. To register for your supply kit, call the library at 812838-3286.

February 27 and March 6 at 10 a.m. - Chapter Chats - Join Miss Janis on Facebook to read two chapters of Sideways Stories from Wayside School

by Louis Sachar. Students in third to fifth grade will enjoy this quirky book. This book has a 3.3 AR reading level.

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National and Local News 100 Years Ago News From The Western Star, February 23, 1921 - Mount Vernon

Note: News in this issue includes the remains of Pvt. Mitz returned from France, Mount Vernon seeks to organize a band, the “Scotts” will appear in Mount Vernon, new school building will be dedicated, Mount Vernon basketball season closes, and many news briefs and personals.

Remains Of Pvt. John Mitz Home From France - The remains of Pvt. John M. Mitz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mitz of Robinson Township, arrived in this city early Saturday morning over the L&N R. R., and were transferred to the branch of the C & E.I. R.R. and taken to his late home. The deceased entered the service in this city on June 25, 1918, and was assigned to Co. D, 364 Infantry, American E. Forces, and died Oct. 29, 1919, his death being due to pneumonia and meningitis. Pvt. Mitz was 25 years of age, and besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers and four sisters - John and Anthony, and Mrs. Edward Griess, Mrs. John Damm, Mrs. George Stierle, and Mrs. George Kincheloe. The funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon in the church at Wadesville, and the body interred in the Ingelheim Cemetery near Blairsville. Owen Dunn Post 5 of this city was in charge of the military rites.

Mount Vernon Will Probably Have A Band - Initial steps towards organizing a band for Mount Vernon were taken Sunday after-

noon when four musicians from Henderson, Ky., and six from Mount Vernon, attended a meeting at the City Hall. Prof. McCormick, Dr. E. McElhaney and William Dietz are at the head of the organization and since they have taken the initial step, they should have the liberal support of Mount Vernonites. Should the local musicians be successful in organizing, they propose to play the fairs in the Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky circuit and give weekly concerts in this city as well as in the northern end of the county. There is no better advertisement for a city than a good brass band.

The “Scotts” Will Appear At The Elks’ Lyceum (Educational Presentation) - The last number of the Elks’ educational presentation for members and their families will be given Friday night, Feb. 24. The “Scotts” is a program of art, song, dance, and fun, and they are entertainers of ability and experience who have appeared for several years before the public in Lyceum and Chautauqua work. The show features Scottish and Irish costumes, songs, and folk dances. They have appeared from Canada to Mexico.

School Building Will Be Dedicated - At a meeting at the City Board of Trustees Tuesday night, it was decided to dedicate the new James Whitcomb Riley school building on West Fourth Street, on Tuesday afternoon, March 1. Rev. Paul Press, who has just resigned as

Briefly Saint Philip Church Men’s Club schedules Fish Fry The Saint Philip Church Men’s Club is having their Famous Fish Dinner on Friday March 5 and again on Friday March 26, 2021.

This year it will be a drivethru only event from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Each dinner is $10 and includes Fried Fish, Macaroni and Cheese, Baked Beans, Slaw and Cornbread.

Grief Support Group to meet GriefShare is a special weekly seminar and support group designed to help you rebuild your life. We know it hurts and are here to help. We meet Thursday’s from 6:30 until 8 p.m.

This group runs until April 8. Questions contact Troy and Angie DeKemper at 812-838-1726.

Posey County Soil and Water Field Day - PUSH IT Join us in promoting urban soil health in towns field day on Thursday, March 4 at 5 p.m. We will be at Darnell School Farm located at 8820 Darnell School Road, Mount Vernon. Call 812897-284x3 to sign up. Dress for the weather, incase of rain the event will be held in the barn.

Kenna Elpers live at Kevin’s Backstage Come listen to Kenna Elpers on Friday, March 5 from 7 - 10 p.m., live at Kevin’s Backstage located 524 Main Street, Evansville.

Signup for the 2021 ARC/PLC Farm Program

Cooking for a Cause Benefitting Jacob’s Village

The signup for the 2021 ARC/PLC Farm Program is ongoing now at the Posey County FSA Office and will continue till March 15. If you have any questions, please contact the Posey County FSA Office at 812838-4191, ext. 2.

Join us in cooking for a cause to benefit Jacob’s Village. This takes place on Saturday, March 13 from 4:30 - 6 p.m.

AA Meetings on Saturdays AA meetings began on Saturday, February 6, 2021

proved stretch of road near Oliver is impassible by either man or beast. New Harmony To Have Modern Bank Building - Clifford Shopbell & Co. of Evansville are preparing plans for a new banking house for the New Harmony Bank & Trust Company. It will be one story with a modern burglar proof vault.

Births - Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Roedel Monday, a daughter, Esther. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Miller, of Upton, a son, Marion Glenn. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Sturm, Sunday, a daughter, Ruth Geraldine. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Burton Whipple, Sunday, a son, named Malcome. Sick List - Nick Ramsey is ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Lawence Brandt is seriously ill at her home. Mrs. O. C. Bell and her two little daughters, who have recently been quite sick, are now doing better. John Culley is slowly recovering from blood poisoning in the right arm. Mr. Culley suffered a painful infection caused by a slight scratch while shoeing a horse. Celebrates 59 Birthday - W. H. Fogas, the druggist, celebrated his 59 birthday Monday with a “smoke.” Trips and Visits - Martin Bingermer, trustee of Robinson Township gave us a business call Friday. Mrs. Gerhart Niehaus was in the city yesterday shopping.

John Alldredge transacted business in the city Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Utley were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jackson. Dan Lowenhaupt has returned from Saint Louis where he spent several days with his mother. Mrs. Preston Loveland and daughter, Miss Minnie, of Walnut Bottom, Ky., were in the city shopping Monday. Hog Butchering - Carl Conlin butchered hogs Tuesday. Marriage Licenses - George Vandeveer and Nellie Morris; D. W. Shelton and Pearl Troops.

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treasurer, will have the dedication speech and will deliver the keys to William Holton, President of the school board. Mr. Holton will then turn the building over to Mayor Zimmerman.

A Riley program, in honor of James Whitcomb Riley, in whose honor this school was named, will be rendered in the afternoon. The building was erected at the cost of $32,000.

The transfer of pupils from the old Western building on Canal Street will be made within the next few days.

Week-End Will Witness The Closing Of Basketball Season - Girls and boys of the local high school will close their basketball schedules this week. The boys will engage in a basketball duel with the Poseyville boys on the local K. of P. floor tonight, and both the boys’ and the girls’ teams will play their final game of the season Saturday night when the girls will meet the Francis Joseph Rietz girls of Evansville, while the boys will meet New Harmony. Local fans are pleased that Mount Vernon will finally play New Harmony. This game has been postponed twice, first because one of their players had the mumps and last week because of the snow. Should the boys win from both Poseyville and New Harmony, they will be the undisputed champions of Posey County. Yell Leader “Spike” Deitz has informed us that he will attend to the yelling at all of the games and invites the fans to join him. Note: The winners of the above games will be given next week.

News Briefs And Personals - Bad Road - James McKinnies of Wadesville assessor to Center Township in order to attend the meeting held by the assessors on Tuesday, had to come down by “rail,” as the unim-

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

There are numerous remarkably interesting artifacts here at the WMI that take you back through time. There are baby shoes and bathing suits to hand tools and weaponry.

None of these items take you back through time like the Seth Thomas clock that hangs in the foyer.

Seth Thomas was born in Wolcott, Connecticut in 1785, went to work for clockmaker Eli Terry in 1807, bought out Terry’s factory (together with Silas Hoadley) in 1810, and in December 1813 bought out Heman Clark’s clockmaking business in Plymouth Hollow.

In 1853 Mr. Thomas incorpo-

rated the Seth Thomas Clock Company so that the business would outlive him. Seth Thomas died in 1859. Plymouth Hollow was renamed Thomaston in his honor in 1865.

The Seth Thomas clock that resides at the WMI is a dark wood and veneer. It has an octagonal door over the face of the clock. The numbers on the clock face are in roman numerals and the second hand is missing. Penciled on the inside of both the clock face and the case are several service dates, repair dates and the names of three possible repairmen: John Whitmore, Tim Rutherford, and D. McClurken. Inside the

case is a dark colored paper.

This paper contains the directions on how to operate the clock. It was also an insight into the year when this clock was manufactured.

Thanks to my extensive research, I was able to date this clock as being manufactured circa 1870.

The clock was bought at J.L Crabb’s estate sale March 28, 1932 by Arthur E. Fretageot and William B. Mumford. In 1896, it hung in the Lichtenberger store. In September of 1932, the WMI obtained the clock from A.E. Fretageot.

The clock is literally a piece of history frozen in time.

Birthdays February 23 - Jim Alsop, Lillian Lindsey, Sheri Powers, Krystal Stewart, Valerie Jennings, Stephan Blandford, Lois Martin, Jesse Oxlyer, Jennah Wilhoyte, Sammy Jo Winiger, Jesse Creek, Ann Buck February 24 - Cheryl Austin, Todd P. Seibert, Annastasia Paige Patterson, Leigh Ann Reynolds, Marc Wolf, Bill Gray, Wanda Pharr February 25 Kay Giles, Brandon Lee Jones, Amanda Feldman, Sharon Greenwood Jacquie Moutray, Jude Robinson, Peg Heckman February 26 - Barbara Givens, Nicky Coomes, Catharine Ann Moye, Jonathan Mortan, Eileen Aldridge, Brandon Pettyjohn, Zachary Carroll, Donald Neaveill, Madalyn Kissel, Mary Lou Felker February 27 - Tom Redman, Laura Wilke, Allan Brooks,

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By Lois Mittino Gray Poseyville’s newest business venture packs a one-two wallop of services. It’s two new businesses housed in the same building, under the auspices of their developer, Zachary George. The Wadesville native has one business selling and servicing many kinds of agricultural and construction machinery and equipment. The other is as an auctioneerappraiser, certified to conduct business in Indiana and three surrounding states.

Zachary George rolled out the opening of George Machinery on February 1. Formerly known as B and Z Equipment, he became sole proprietor of the sales and service company, located at 241 North St. Francis Street in Poseyville, next to Hutson’s. He bought the present building, once used as a church and Poseyville Glass, in 2018 and converted it into a shop. It now contains room enough for five offices for his employees, a conference room, and a showroom with agricultural, sports, and construction machinery samples. The firm offers equipment sales and repair of all kinds and is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

“Since I was a kid, I was always interested in machines and their operation. I enjoy wearing many hats,” the young entrepreneur Derek Hollinger ‘bares’ the bitter cold while sledding said. The North Posey High School Viking, down Hedges Hill this past week. Photo by Peg Heckman Class of 2007, attended Vincennes Univer-

One-and-ahalf-year-old Jolene Weatherholt enjoyed lunch on Sunday with parents Greg and Alyssa at the Depot Diner in Griffin. Photo

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sity after graduation. He received his degree Appraisers).

“I started by selling farm equipment for in Heavy Equipment Technology in 2009.

His love for machines brought him to sales people on consignment. Then, I started to sell equipment and land as at JL Farm Equipment in an auctioneer via live and onPoseyville. Zack worked line auction. This has proven there for ten years in Into be one of the best options ventory Management, but for sellers in this area to use decided to branch out on an auction service. It’s better his own after it was sold all-around in so many ways to to H& R Agri-Power. get good prices,” he observed.

“I learned a lot about all Zack estimates that 75 perkinds of machinery there cent of his work is done onand I have always liked line, taking advantage of the the wholesale world,” he latest technology. He auction explained. land, homes, personal propZack is also the Prinerty, and equipment for cuscipal Auctioneer for the tomers, as well as doing many George Auction Group, Zachary George kinds of appraisals. “I just finthe other business located at that address. He attended the Kentucky ished a big farm appraisal here in Poseyville Auction Academy and was licensed in 2019. recently,” he remarked. The owner resides in He is certified to do auctions and appraisals Poseyville with his wife, two children, and in four states: Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky two dogs.

“We’re always looking for new buyers and Missouri for personal property, agriculture equipment and construction equipment. and sellers. We want to help in every way. It The young businessman thinks he may be may be an older couple wanting to downsize the only certified appraiser for agriculture and liquidate assets or a large farm operaand construction equipment in a one hun- tion. Give us a call whether you need new dred mile radius. He is certified by CPPA machinery or auction services,” he encour(Certified Personal Property Appraisers) and aged customers. Questions about either busiASSA (American Society of Agricultural ness may be directed to 812-874-1007.

Sermon of the Week The little boy put on his clothes for the cold and then told his father: “Ok dad I’m ready” His Dad, the pastor, said: “Ready for what?”

“Dad, it’s time to go outside and distribute our flyers.”

Dad replied: “Son, it’s very cold outside and it’s drizzling.”

The child looked surprised at his father and said: “But dad, people need to know about God even on rainy days.”

Dad replied, “Son, I’m not going outside in this weather.”

With despair, the child said: “Dad, can I go alone? Please.”

His father waited for a moment and then said: “Son, you can go. Here’s the flyers, be careful.”

“Thank you dad.”

And with this, the son went out into the rain. The 11-yearold walked all the streets of the village, handing out the flyers to the people he saw.

After two hours walking in the rain and cold and with his last flyer in his hand, he stopped at a corner to see if he saw someone to give the flyer to, but the streets were totally deserted.

Then he turned to the first house he saw, walked to the front door, rang the bell several times and waited, but no one came out.

Finally the boy turned to leave... but something stopped him. The child turned back to the door and began to ring the bell and pound the door strongly with his knuckles. He kept waiting. Finally the door was opened gently.

A lady came out with a very sad look and gently asked: “What can I do for you, son?

With radiant eyes and a bright smile the child said: “Lady, I’m sorry if I upset you, but I just want to tell you that God really loves you and that I came to give you my last flyer, which talks about God and His great love.

The boy then gave her the flyer.

She just said, “Thank you, son, God bless you.”

Well, next Sunday morning, the pastor was in the pulpit and when the service began he asked: “Does someone have a testimony or something they want to share?”

Gently, in the back row of the church, an older lady stood up.

When she started talking, a radiant and glorious look sprouted from her eyes: “Nobody in this church knows me. I have never been here, even last Sunday I was not Christian.

My husband died a while ago leaving me totally alone in this world. Last Sunday was a particularly cold and rainy day, and it was also in my heart; that on that day I came to the end of the road, since I had no hope and didn’t want to live anymore.

Then I took a chair and a rope and went up to the attic of my house. I tied a noose and the other end of the rope to the rafters of the roof; then I climbed onto the chair and put the rope around my neck.

I then stood on the chair, so

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Then I went to the attic to remove the chair and rope.

I didn’t need them anymore.

As you see. Now I am a happy daughter of the King.

Since the direction of the boy, when he left, was to this church, I came personally say thank you to that little angel of God who came just in time and, in fact, to rescue my life from an eternity in hell. And replaced it with an eternity in God’s presence. “ Everyone cried in the church.

The Pastor came down from the pulpit to the first bench of the front, where the little angel was sitting; he took his son in his arms and cried uncontrollably.

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alone and heartbroken, I was about to throw myself off the chair, when suddenly I heard the loud sound of the door being knocked.

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No one ever comes close to my door or comes to visit me.

I released the rope from my neck and went to the door, while the bell was still ringing and the door was still being knocked on.

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‘Nix Companies’ continued from Page A1 nities in northern Posey County for this kind of investment. We’re honored to be able to do that.”

He said receiving the abatement would make it “a whole lot easier to justify staying in Poseyville and not going elsewhere, to have the support of the county and help with some of the cost burdens.”

Nix Company acquired a vacant plastics plant on Frontage Road in Poseyville that they have rehabilitated over time. The 150 by 60 feet expansion is planned for the company’s west building. Nix said the company needs larger crane capacity, something it has at both of its other locations. This expansion, for Nix’s metal fabrication division, will take the company’s capacity to 50 tons, making it the largest crane capacity in the company and of any of Nix’s competitors in the region, he said. The second phase of the expansion is centered around moving the company’s coating division to Frontage Road.

“It would give us some substantial competitive advantages,” he said. “Kind of our five-year goal is for everything that is on Fletchel, right now that is the street that the elementary is on and it’s pretty congested and we’re limited to growth there, moved to Frontage.

What is not included in this request, which is down the road further would be our corporate office. In four-to five years we hope to be able to move our corporate office out there as well.”

“If we go down this path, then we are really making the commitment that this is Nix Company’s headquarters on Frontage Road,” Nix said. “Good Lord willing, we think there will be substantially more investments there in the future.”

He told council members that Nix has time constraints that would require that they move into the new expansion by October and asked if the abatement process could be handled in one meeting to avoid delays. Posey County Council President Heather Allyn explained that the council is bound by regulations that require two separate meetings, one a public hearing, making that request impossible to grant.

Nix said the company hopes to be in the expanded facilities by the end of 2021 or the beginning of 2022.

“At the end of the day, we want you investing your money and your resources here. For a long time, I think, we’ve not done that as a county. We’ve had an adversarial attitude toward growth and helping one another grow, expand and benefit from that growth and expansion,” Councilman Aaron Wilson said. “I’m all in favor of it.

I’m glad you guys are doing it.”

Councilwoman Marilyn Brenton agreed.

“The fact that you guys have been in business for over 100 years and you are still projecting growth over time is amazing for our county. I think bringing new jobs in with this project and even looking in the future with your headquarters, that sort of thing is exactly the kind

of company that we need in Posey County,” Brenton said.

“Twenty-five jobs in Poseyville is like 75 to 100 jobs here,” Councilman David Pearce pointed out.

Council members discussed the importance of working with companies whose employees are committed to living in Posey County.

“You can’t hardly go through the community without seeing a Nix truck sitting somewhere at somebody’s house,” Pearce said.

Jared Baehl, Nix Companies’ CFO, said finding Posey County housing for employees has been challenging.

“We need some more nice, middle class housing. Our employees are making very good money. They want nice, middle class housing.

The work you guys have been doing is important if we are going to get more people come to work at Nix Companies and to live in Posey County that’s what we’re going to have to have,” Baehl said.

Allyn said that the hearing and vote will be held at the council’s March meeting.

Dr. Kyle Rapp from the Posey County Health Department opened Tuesday’s meeting by introducing Kelli Goedde, the county’s new health nurse. He said that more than 3,000 county residents had received the Covid-19 vaccine, 900 of which had received both doses.

The county was given 600 doses from the state last week and Rapp said he anticipated getting another 600 doses this week.

“Everything seems to be going well as far as vaccine distribution, testing and just generally doing everything we can to control the spread of Covid-19 in the county,” Rapp said. “Currently, vaccine clinics are on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Starting next week, they’ll actually run here in Mount Vernon at the Deaconess site, the Deaconess Urgent Care Mini Clinic, Sunday through Thursday. We are also doing limited supply of vaccines in Poseyville as well (on Wednesdays).”

He said since January’s peak in post-holiday Covid numbers, the county, now in orange designation has experienced a “pretty steady decline in numbers.” The county’s positivity rate was below 10 percent for the first time in more than a month, Rapp said. He explained that the governor has opened up events to up to 25 percent of venue capacity with health department approval. Should the county reach yellow designation, that number would increase to up to 50 percent capacity. Yellow designation would require a positivity rate below five percent.

Allyn asked Rapp about the council’s plans to move its March meeting to the Posey County Fairgrounds, which has a 428-person capacity and would allow 107 attendees according to current Covid restrictions, in anticipation of increased attendance stemming from interest in the Posey Solar Project tax abatement hearing. He said he

would recommend making plans for the move. The county’s current restrictions would last until at least Feb. 28 and he said the governor would most likely announce any planned changes the last Wednesday of the month.

Other matters discussed by council members were: The council approved a fee schedule for making copies and accepted the December 2020 treasurer’s report.

Council members approved appropriation requests from: Posey County Health Board, $8,250 and $3,000 to cover comp time and vacation costs for former county health nurse Martye Fitts; Posey County Prosecutor’s office, $1,663 for a drug case; and Posey County Sheriff’s Office, $35,203 from the county general fund to the retirement fund, funds which were left over from job vacancies.

The council granted a $40,000 allocation request from EMS for supplies from the EMS maintenance fund and a $264.19 reimbursement from the superior coard fund to the Posey County Superior Court to reimburse a duplicate payment made for law books.

Council members were told that EMS and the Posey County Jail are experiencing staff issues, each department down two employees.

Sheriff Tom Latham discussed some issues with academy training for his department’s new deputies, hired at the end of last year, and said he hopes to have the deputies “transitioned, trained in the field, and as we see it necessary, we’ll let them loose, clip their wings and let them go. Hopefully, around August or September, everybody will be on the road by themselves, unsupervised in a sense, and raring to go.”

Jenna Richardt from the Posey County Economic Development Partnership told council members that PCEDC met with Mainstream regarding the county’s broadband. “They will be in front of commissioners at the April meeting, is what we’re looking at doing and we’re hoping to start construction at the beginning of the Q3 this year. That is in regards to the $3.3 million grant that we got. They will also run a project tandem with that. They will have two years to complete the grant, but as they hit neighborhoods that the grant doesn’t necessarily touch, they will start reaching out to those residents as well. If it fits the need for that subdivision or that community of houses, they will go ahead and start working on that project in tandem with that grant.

Hopefully,towards the end of this year, we’ll start seeing construction trucks for Mainstream out.”

She said Mainstream has a Posey County site on it’s website for residents to sign up and say they are interested in receiving Mainstream services, which will put “your house on their radar. So when they start working on those construction projects, they will know to go ahead and reach out to you at that time.”

‘Setbacks’ continued from Page A1 raged across the state. Soliday said 32 counties have shut the door to renewable energy development. Millions of dollars have been lost by companies that have invested in leases and pursued projects, only to be denied permits by local governments, he said.

“In the last year alone, we had to cancel $600 million worth of land investments in Gibson and Posey Counties and are on the verge now of canceling another $300 million worth of investments in Clinton County. That’s almost $1 billion of infrastructure investment, just from our company that could have come here to Indiana but now likely won’t,” Will Eberle, director of government relations and external affairs of RWE Renewables told committee members last week. “Indiana has, until now, left its renewable energy future up to a disjointed patchwork of local government regulation. We’ve already seen those regulations destroy more than $5.5 billion worth of investments across the state. Now we see counties passing ordinances designed to stop solar as well as the wind that’s already been stopped. This leaves Indiana as a uniquely unfriendly state to do business for our industry.”

Eberle said the work done by the state’s 21st Century Energy Task Force, a group co-chaired

by Soliday and tasked with studying the impact of renewable energy on electricity and identifying policy recommendations to navigate the state’s energy future, would “simply not come to fruition unless the state takes a more active role in partnering with the counties to help streamline and add certainty to the permitting process for renewables. HB1381 does just that.”

The RWE Renewables Posey and Gibson Counties project, an estimated 30,000 acre wind farm, was canceled in September when Chicago-based RWE said ordinance changes made by both local governments made the proj-

ect unprofitable.

The bill is supported by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, the Clean Grid Alliance, Hoosiers for Renewables and several industrial manufacturers and renewable energy developers, including RWE. Soliday said that Indiana’s 22 largest manufacturers, including Eli Lilly and Co., support the bill as well, and have said they want to purchase more renewable energy.

He said the state buys as much as 80 percent of its energy from out of state suppliers.

“When we looked at other states. We looked at what is currently here. We have made ours more restrictive than anything that’s out there,” Soliday told his colleagues in the House prior to the vote.

Representative Curt Nisley (R-Milford), who represents portions of Elkhart and Kosciusko Counties and voted against HB1381, disagrees.

Nisly said county officials in Kosciusko County have already adopted an ordinance that is more restrictive to wind and solar development and provides more protections for neighboring homeowners. Land development decisions “should be handled by the locals,” he said.

He authored three proposed amendments to HB1381, none of which were adopted. One amendment sought to grandfather in ordinances already adopted by counties by December 31, 2020. Posey County adopted its wind and solar ordinance in March 2020.

Fifteen amendments were filed by representatives after the bill’s initial reading on the House floor. Only one, an amendment that grandfathered in the language on all pending development deals in place before July 1, 2021, was approved to be included in the bill before Wednesday’s vote.

The standards in Kosciusko County, from what I’ve been told, are the most generous to

a topic that was discussed at a past meeting. “The application period is over on March 12 and it’s kind of in a holding pattern for now. It’s always been in the back of my mind, but I’m not sure of our financials right now. I was going to wait and apply next year,” the Chief explained. “I feel that would be the best move.”

Curtis added the Police and Fire Building is a big payment yet, as is the fire truck each at around $80,000 per year, respectively. “The year 2023 is the last year for payments on

ects are handled at the local level, according to the NCSL. Opponents of HB1381, many rural county officials and farmers, say the bill promotes renewable energy growth at the expense of the state’s agricultural base.

“I do not believe that we should be replacing the best farm ground in America for our future energy needs,” said Jeff Hatfield, Vanderburgh County Commissioner. “I believe we should be placing these projects on less impactful properties, currently zoned commercial properties, urban redevelopment zones, roof tops, etc.”

In Connecticut, whose renewable energy regulations are decided at the state level through the Connecticut Siting Council, lawmakers are currently looking at a bill that would require the Commissioner of Agriculture to review CSC applications for solar facilities with a proposed capacity of 65MW or greater on prime farmland. The bill would also require the CSC to have at least one member with an agricultural background, establish a Greenfields Conversion Solar Mitigation Fund for the purpose of purchasing conservation easements on agricultural lands and have all agencies involved maintain information on applications for such solar facilities on their websites for public information.

Hatfield also rejects Rep. Soliday’s assertion that passing statewide regulations shares the responsibility for renewable decision-making, which has been polarizing in many counties, helping to keep local authorities in office.

“I am willing to risk my position to vote to protect a majority of citizens’ viewpoints. I do not need an escape route to protect my job,” Hatfield said. “Government closest to the community should be making land use decisions.

Otherwise homeowners, farmers, do not have a prayer in protecting their way of life.”

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‘Tresslar’ continued from Page A1 nance of additional appropriations in the General, MVHF, MVHF Restricted, and Local Road and Street Funds passed unanimously. These monies will be used by Street Commissioner Max Dieterle to fund a new storage building for the packer truck and other department materials. City Attorney Beth Higgins told the Council that the Commissioner did receive the variance to build it that he requested at the Area Plan Commission meeting earlier that evening. She said now they need to have a public hearing and pass a third reading of the ordinance at the next meeting to release the funds.

The Council also voted to accept a Conflict of Interest form for Councilman Andy Hoehn. The motion carried unanimously, with Councilman Hoehn abstaining.

Fourth District Councilman Rusty Levings initiated a discussion on the procedure for obtaining grants. “Who applies for grants with the State?” he asked. He said someone ‘reached out’ and asked him to find out what was needed to do.

It was such a general question, Curtis did his best to reply. “There are different agencies that put out different calls for all kinds of different grants.

There are OCRA and INDOT state grants. There are utility planning grants, comprehensive plan grants, etc.” Levings indicated he would contact Curtis tomorrow for more information.

Levings asked Fire Chief Wes Dixon if he was able to look into any grants for the possibility of bringing on more employees to the department,

the property owners in the surrounding areas.

As it deals with property values, there’s a property guarantee. If the value of your property drops, the wind and solar company would be responsible for it. It has setbacks and different elements in there that seem to be like the best standards in the state,” Nisly said.

Four U.S. states currently have renewable energy policies that designate state regulators as primary authorities in siting, according to the National Conference of State Legislators.

The NCSL, looking primarily at wind regulations, found that 22 states, including Illinois, leave those decisions in the hands of local authorities. The same number of states operate under what the NCSL calls a “hybrid” system, with state officials handling at least part of the process. Several states have state siting committees that oversee regulations and the permitting process for large, commercial-sized installations and leave smaller operations under the jurisdiction of local officials.

In Colorado, one of the top 10 wind energy producing states in the country, the Public Utilities Commission issues new facility construction certificates, but developers must obtain local permits. Developers denied permits by local authorities may appeal to the state’s PUC. New York announced the creation of an Office of Renewable Energy Siting in 2020 to establish a streamlined and “predictable” siting processes for utility-scale renewable energy projects larger than 25 MW. In Arizona, projects larger than 100 MW are required to obtain a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility from the Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee.

Kentucky operates under a hybrid system as well, requiring projects larger than 10 MW to obtain a construction certificate from the Board of Electric Generation and Siting. Smaller proj-

the fire truck and it will be a better financial situation for us,” the Mayor speculated.

Brothers asked about possibly changing the date or time of council meetings. She noted that Hoehn has to juggle this meeting with the Area Plan Commission meetings on Thursday nights once a month.

“I’m actually watching two Zoom meetings right now,” Hoehn told them. He said changing the time wouldn’t help. Area Plan is at 6 p.m. It would need to be a different day.

the buildings next to it.”

“There was another one at Valero in a corn dryer and we went out there about 7:30 p.m. and didn’t get back until about four in the morning. We all went back and cleaned the equipment and just talked about it, so tired, but a job completed.”

Besides work and the fire department, Austin says his main hobbies have to do with cars and hanging out with his friends, many who are some of his fellow firefighters. “I like to work on cars, paint cars, modify cars,

and drive cars. I’m working on a project now for my buddy. I have a Jeep and a Corvette I modified that are in pretty good shape,” he remarked.

Last summer, Austin took his Corvette and accompanied friends driving the famous “Tail of the Dragon” route in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. He hopes to be able to go this year again if everything works out with COVID rules and time off. “It’s lots of fun!” he expressed.

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“We are beyond blessed to have Austin. He works hard to learn and better himself to serve the community. He’s a good allaround young man,” commented Black Township Fire Chief Jay Price. “He’s trying to do his part to make a difference,” Austin invites anyone who would like more information on becoming a firefighter to call the station or look at the Black Township Fire and Rescue Facebook page.

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By Chris Morlan Juniors Wyatt Willman and Blake Zirkelbach competed at the Indiana High School Athletic Association wrestling state final last Friday and Saturday. The state final was at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. This was the first time under North Posey coach Cody Moll’s tenure that more than one wrestler has competed at the state final in the same year.

It was also the first time in school history that two wrestlers placed at state in the same season.

Willman traveled to the final with a 31-1 season record, while Zirkelbach displayed a 27-5 record.

Blake Zirkelbach wrestled early on Friday morning in his first match. In the championship round one match, Zirkelbach won by decision over Evan Cruz (Crown Point) 4-1 to guarantee him to place in the 106-pound weight class.

Last Saturday morning in the quarterfinal, Zirkelbach pinned Tanner Tishner (Western) in the second period. During the semifinal round, Evan Dickey (Indianapolis Cathedral) defeated Zirkelbach by major decision 14-2.

Zirkelbach lost a close third-place match against Toby Billerman (Perry Meridian) by the final score of 4-2 to claim fourth-place fin-

ish. This was Zirkelbach’s first trip to the state final and he is also a two-time regional and semi-state qualifier. Zirkelbach had a great season and finished his junior year with 28 wins and only seven losses.

Wyatt Willman wrestled last Friday evening for his first match. In the championship round one match, Willman pinned Matt Lepper (Carroll (Fort Wayne)) in the first period to punch his ticket to placing in the 195-pound weight class. Last Saturday morning, Willman lost by decision 6-3 to undefeated Eli Pack (Culver Academies) in the quarterfinal round.

Willman regrouped and pinned Blake Heyerly (Adams Central) in the first period of the consolation round one match. During the fifthplace match, Willman won by decision over Ibrahim Khaoucha (Northridge) by the final score of 4-2. This was Willman’s first trip to the state final and he is a two-time semi-state and three-time regional qualifier. Willman had a great run this season and finished his junior year with 34 wins and only two losses.

Coach Moll said, “it was an odd season.

Zirkelbach placed higher than a guy (Evan

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Mount Vernon swimmers excel North Posey wrestlers arrive in Indy to make a statement this weekend. For the first time in school history, two wrestlers enjoyed placement success at the state meet. Pictured are coach Nate Willman, Wyatt Willman, Blake Zirkelbach and Coach Cody Moll.

Vikings weather the storm

North Posey’s Kedrick Walh makes his way around the corner against heavy opposition on Saturday night as the Vikings took down the Marksmen with a last-second bucket to give them the 59-57 win. Photo by Dave Pearce

By Chris Morlan North Posey boys’ basketball team was back in action last Saturday night at Tell City. This was the first game the Vikings have played in a week. Coming into this game, North Posey was on a threegame losing streak. Last Saturday night, the Vikings escaped Tell City and beat the Marksmen on a buzzer beater shot by Harold Bender to win 59-57. This win improved the Vikings record to ten wins and six losses for the season. Tell City fell to eight wins and nine losses on the year.

“I’m extremely proud of the way the boys have responded to adversity this year,” North Posey Coach Rusty Seymour said. “Nothing about this year is normal and they continue to show up with the right attitude and effort and just play their butts off. With limited practices this month, we have challenged the boys to just play with effort and intensity. They have done that. We will get some practices in next week and prepare for our sectional opponents.”

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By Trisha L. Lopez Mount Vernon Diver Brendon Dooley finished third in the boys diving sectional at Castle High School on Saturday and will advance to dive in tonight’s regional at Jasper.

Mount Vernon swimmers also competed in the boys sectional prelims on Saturday and returned for the final on Monday.

Khai Willard qualified for the finals by finishing fifth in the 100 yard butterfly and eighth in the 200 yard medley. Zaine Lindauer qualified for the sectional finals by finishing ninth in the 100 yard breast and 13th in the 50 yard freestyle. Scott Russell finished 14th in the 50 yard freestyle in the prelim to qualify for the final.

The 200 yard freestyle relay team of Lindauer, Russell, Blaine Short and Willard qualified for the final.

Lindauer, Russell, Mark Gray and Willard also qualified in the 400 freestyle relay.

Wildcats Head Coach Stephen Loehr said he’s very pleased with the boys’ results.

“The guys season has been anything but normal. Not being able to practice the week before sectionals (due to last week’s snow) seems to be just the icing on the cake for them. With that being said, I am proud of the effort that the guys put forth,” Loehr said.

“All six of our guys will finish in the top eight in at least one event. Brendon moving on is a big deal for him. That

Mount Vernon’s Brendon Dooley shows the intensity necessary to finish third in sectional diving competition. Photo

by Garry Beeson was a huge confidence build- State Finals prelims on Frier and, with his talent, he has day and divers advancing the opportunity to move on to out of tonight’s regional will state. Can’t wait to see how it compete in the Indiana State all plays out!”

Finals prelims on Saturday at Swimmers advancing out the Indiana University Nataof Monday’s sectional final torium on the campus of IUwill compete in the Indiana PUI in Indianapolis.

Arena- Tuesday, February 23, 2021--By Chris Morlan IHSAA boys’ basketball sectional pairings announced The 111th annual IHSAA boys’ Basketball State Tournament pairings were announced last Sunday evening. Sectional games are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, March 2, and run through Saturday, March 6, 2021. The regionals are slated for Saturday, March 13 and the semi-state on Saturday, March 20. The four state championship games that make up the state finals will be played at the Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Saturday, April 3.

Mount Vernon Class 3A at Boonville (all games on Central Time) (Game 1) Tuesday, March 2: Heritage Hills vs. Evansville Memorial, 6 p.m.

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North Posey Class 2A at Southridge (games will be played on Eastern Time) (Game 1) Tuesday, March 2: Southridge vs. Evansville Mater Dei, 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT (Game 2) Tuesday, March 2: South Spencer vs. Forest Park, 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT (Game 3) Friday, March 5: North Posey vs. winner of game one, 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT (Game 4) Friday, March 5: Tecumseh vs. winner of game two, 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT (Championship) Saturday, March 6: winner of game three vs. winner of game four, 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT

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Wildcats pick up ninth win, prepare to head into tourney

By Trisha L. Lopez Mount Vernon boys basketball picked up its ninth win of the season, the program’s highest win total since 2012-13, at home on Friday, defeating PAC rival Tecumseh, 60-47.

Senior Noah Gordon dominated the Braves in the paint, scoring a season-high 32 points and grabbing 11 rebounds to lead all scorers.

The Wildcats took a 33-24 lead into the half, but Tecumseh (7-10, 1-6 PAC) battled in the third quarter. The Braves opened the second half with a pair of baskets to pull to within a field goal, but couldn’t stop Gordon. He hit a pair of free throws, a layup and scored again after a steal and dish from junior Leo Hostetter to stretch the lead to 39-31 with 3:51 remaining in the third.

Tecumseh came out of a time out on a 11-0 run to take a 42-39 lead two minutes later. Junior Fischer Epley drained a three to stop the Braves’ momentum and tie the game at 42-42.

Senior Kaleb Dosher followed up with another three to go ahead and Mount Vernon ended the quarter up 45-43. The Wildcats pulled away in the fourth quarter, holding Tecumseh to just four points, to get the win.

“I thought we did a great job Friday of withstanding runs and being able to respond to adversity throughout the second half. We were challenged on multiple occasions and our guys did a great job of responding on the fly and finding a way to get separation,” Mount Vernon Head Coach Joe Newcomb said. “I was really pleased with our defensive effort, especially in the fourth quarter when they tightened the game and we were able to hold them to four Ace Reeves prepares to throw down a dunk points. I thought Noah was dominant on both during this weekend’s basketball win over Te- ends of the floor and he did a good job of playcumseh. The Wildcats picked up their ninth ing with a motor throughout the night.”

Stat leaders for the Wildcats were: Gordon, win of the season. Photo by Garry Beeson

Vernon continued to fight. Veatch hit a pair of free throws and added a field goal to pull to within 15. Burnett hit a three for Mount Vernon to shrink the lead to 12 at the end of the quarter, but that was as close as the Wildcats would get. The Wildcats defense held the Patriots offense, which averages 57 points per game, to its second-lowest point total of the season. They also out-rebounded the 2020 sectional champions, 26-22.

Leading scorers for Mount Vernon were: Wilson, 10 points, 2 rebounds; Gordon, 10 points, 7 rebounds; 3 steals; Veatch, 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal; and Burnett, 3 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.

“I thought we played well early and came out with a lot of energy and focus. I was really pleased with our defensive effort throughout the game and thought we executed on that end very well,” Newcomb said. “Unfortunately, we were unable to make shots and just could not make enough plays offensively. I was really pleased with our effort throughout and with us finding a way to get off the mat early in the second half when they separated from us and we cut it down to 10.”

The Wildcats (9-8, 6-4 PAC) are headed into a busy final week of the regular season.

They travel to 3A 6th ranked Evansville Bosse (15-4) on Tuesday, South Spencer (15-4) on Thursday and Washington (5-11) on Friday.

Newcomb is looking forward to seeing how the remainder of the season plays out.

“I think our guys feel like we are right there and I am excited to keep getting better over the next couple weeks,” Newcomb said.

They will face Boonville (1-10) in the second game of the opening round of the 3A Sectional 32 on Tuesday. Mount Vernon defeated Boonville 57-43 on Feb. 12.

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‘Basketball’ continued from Page B1 possession to take a 2-0 lead. North Posey’s Dalton Reidford gave the Vikings a 3-2 advantage with 6:49 left in the first period. That was the only lead the Vikings held for the first half.

Harold Bender scored eight of the Vikings 12 first quarter points. After one period, Tell City led this matchup by six points at 18-12.

The Vikings fell behind by as much as eight points at 21-13 with 6:25 remaining in the first half. North Posey went on a 7-0 scoring run and cut the Tell City lead to 21-20 with 4:01 left in the second quarter. Tell City extended their lead to 28-23 with 46 seconds left in the first half. As time expired, Jackson Graff drained a three-point basket to get the Vikings within two points at 28-26 for the halftime break.

North Posey dominated the third quarter and outscored Tell City 17-5 for the next eight minutes of the game. Kedrick Wahl scored eight of the Vikings 17 points for the third period.

North Posey held Tell City scoreless for nearly six minutes of the third quarter. Tell City scored their first basket at the 2:08 mark of the third period. The Vikings led by as much as eleven points at 41-30 in the third period. At the end of the third quarter, North Posey had a 43-33 advantage.

The Marksmen came to life in the fourth quarter and cut the Vikings lead to 46-43 with 4:23 remaining in the game. After two threepoint baskets by Jonathan Ricketts and Harold Bender, North Posey led 54-46 with 3:06 left in this matchup. Tell City did not give up and tied this game at 57-57 with 30 seconds left on the clock. Tell City called a timeout and planned to take the final shot of this game.

32 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, 5 blocks; freshman Nicot Burnett, 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals; Epley, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists; Dosher, 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block; junior Jaden Wilson, 4 points, 5 rebounds; senior Brock Veatch, 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist; and Hostetter, 7 assists, 1 rebound and 1 steal.

Mount Vernon fell to 3A eighth-ranked Heritage Hills (15-3, 10-1 PAC) in its final home game of the season on Saturday, 48-31.

The Wildcats came out strong against the Patriots, who defeated Mount Vernon 101-17 in 2020.

Wilson scored six of his 10 points on the night in the first quarter. He pulled down a rebound after a Heritage Hills miss and drove to score, putting the Wildcats up 6-5 with 5 minutes remaining in the first quarter. Gordon added a pair of free throws to stretch the lead, but the Patriots answered with a field goal. Wilson scored back to back buckets to pull ahead 12-7 with 2 minutes left on the clock. Heritage Hills went on a run in the last minute, scoring seven unanswered to take a 14-12 lead at the end of the period.

Mount Vernon struggled to score the rest of the contest, shooting just 27 percent from the floor. Heritage Hills, who clenched the PAC title with the win, played solid team defense all night. The Wildcats had chances, but couldn’t get shots to fall. Gordon, called for his third foul in the final seconds of the first half, was held to his second-lowest scoring outing of the season. Dosher, the team’s leading three-point threat and second leading scorer averaging 11 points per game, was held scoreless for the first time in two years.

The Patriots were up by 19 with four minutes remaining in the third quarter, but Mount

Tell City forward Keaton Lloyd got whistled for carrying the ball with 9.6 seconds remaining in the game. North Posey got the ball back for a chance to win and went the full length of the court in their final play. Harold Bender received a pass from Jackson Graff and drove to the basket. Bender drove down the middle of the paint and threw the ball up in the air for the basket. The shot went in the hoop as time expired to give North Posey a 59-57 win.

Bender had a game-high 23 points with five three-point baskets. Kedrick Wahl scored ten points and Jonathan Ricketts had seven points for the Vikings. Tell City had three players score in double-digits led by Kaden Chestnut with 12 points, followed by Dylan Mathena and Keaton Lloyd with 11 points each.

VARSITY, Saturday, February 20, 2021 AT TELL CITY North Posey 12 14 17 16 — 59 Tell City 18 10 5 24 — 57 NORTH POSEY (59): D. Reidford 2 0-0 5, J. Graff 2 0-0 5, J. Ricketts 2 1-2 7, H. Bender 8 2-3 23, K. Wahl 5 0-1 10, D. Lintzenich 2 0-1 4, C. Douglas 2 0-0 4, O. Spears 0 1-2 1 TELL CITY (57): K. Lloyd 3 5-6 11, B. Miller 3 0-0 8, K. Chestnut 4 0-0 12, D. Watkins 2 1-2 7, D. Mathena 5 1-1 11, D. Jacob 2 0-0 5, A. Dodson 1 0-0 3 3-point field goals: North Posey 9 (H. Bender 5, J. Ricketts 2, D. Reidford 1, J. Graff 1), Tell City 10 (K. Chestnut 4, B. Miller 2, D. Watkins 2, D. Jacob 1, A. Dodson 1) Free Throws: North Posey 4-9, Tell City 7-9 Fouls: Tell City 12, North Posey 9

Seng-Evansville Mater Dei) that has beaten him all season. It worked out in our favor. On Friday, after weigh-ins, we normally have an hour before we wrestle. We give them thirty minutes to eat, drink, get and then suit up.

Then we do a thirty-minute warmup. We get to Bankers Life and they tell us it’s an hour before weigh-ins. That gave Blake a 20-minute window to warm up and an hour before weighins. This has never happened to these kids, not weighed-in, warmed up then wrestled. It was crazy. Blake didn’t get a normal warmup in.

We had to sit in these little pods before our match, it was by a concession stand on concrete. We started walking and told Blake we were going to find a place to run until they kick us out before his match. We found a little hallway and Blake ran for seven minutes and even did some sprints. Then we had to get on this elevator like they transport vehicles on. I felt like we were in Old New York City with those caged elevators. We transported in the elevator, straight to the floor, to the mat to wrestle.

I couldn’t be more proud of Blake. Proud of Blake and Wyatt. Our kids adapted well and did what they had to do. Blake got a big takedown on Cruz from Crown Point. Blake was very composed and it was a nice win. Wyatt’s first match, I was a little nervous. Wyatt goes out and get the first takedown and they get in a scramble. At practice last week, Levi Miller and Wyatt wrestled and got in the same situation as his first match. Then we stopped during practice and broke the situation down. A lot of relief when Wyatt won. A lot of pressure was on Wyatt after Blake won his first match.

Saturday morning, we had a good scouting report on Tichner from Western and we put him on his back a few times. We were down 5-0 in the second period. I told Blake, that I think we can catch him. Blake locked Tichner in a cradle and got the pin. Me and Nate Willman were screaming and excited after being down 5-0 and got a reversal for the pin. Blake had a different look and took advantage of the opportunity. Blake made a great run. We ran into Evan Dickey from Cathedral in semifinals. It was a tough match to lose. Blake didn’t feel well in third-place match and a match he could have won. I was proud of Blake how he wrestled and how he kept his composure. The medals were MOUNT VERNON

North Posey’s Kaleb Elpers gets out of the way as the ball flushed the net during Friday night’s reserve game at Tell City. Elpers took advantage of an opportunity to throw down the dunk during game. The Vikings were winners in both the varisty and reserve games. Photo

by Dave Pearce

really weird this year. They presented you with your medal at the mat as soon as the match was over. We watched this one wrestler from another school refuse to take his medal or take a picture and he threw his medal away. Wyatt wrestled Eli Pack in his first match last Saturday morning. Pack was bigger and Wyatt is not as big for 195 pounder and Pack shut us down.

Wyatt’s two losses for the year were against second and third place finishers at state. When your only losses on the season were against the second and third ranked wrestlers. Nothing to hang your head about. I know he wanted to win state and I’m very proud of Wyatt for getting fifth. I’m as happy as can be with them and how they finished. I hope they come back next year and set the new tone for North Posey wrestling. A standard is to have state placers every year and our expectation is to win it. I know Wyatt and Blake are hungry and ready to come back to state and get another shot at a state championship. We got some other guys that have seen what they have done, and I hope to bring more wrestlers to Bankers Life as our goal. I’m ready for next season.”

There were fifteen wrestlers from the area who competed at last weekend’s wrestling state final. Ten of those 15 wrestlers placed in their weight class. Evansville Mater Dei won the state finals with team score of 112 points.

North Posey placed sixteenth as a team with 25 points. This was the highest that North Posey has ever placed. There were 107 schools that had at least one wrestler competing at this event.

Local wrestlers who placed in the state finals were Evan Seng (Evansville Mater Dei) in the 106-pound weight class. Seng finished fifth in his weight class. Coy Hammack (Tell City) placed fourth in the 113-pound weight class.

Cole Ross (Evansville Mater Dei) placed fifth in the 120-pound weight class.

Alec Freeman (Evansville Mater Dei) finished second in the 132-pound weight class.

Blake Boarman (Evansville Mater Dei) placed third in the 138-pound weight class. Brody Baumann (Evansville Mater Dei) won the 160-pound weight class. John Purdy (Castle) placed fifth in the 170-pound weight class.

Gabe Sollars (Evansville Mater Dei) won the 182-pound weight class.

NORTH POSEY

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOAH GORDON

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK BLAKE ZIRKELBACH

Mount Vernon Wildcat Noah Gordon was named to the HBCA All-District 2 team. He is averaging 17.9 points and 10.9 rebounds per game this season.

North Posey 106-pound junior wrestler Blake Zirkelbach wrestled his way to a fourth place finish at the IHSAA state wrestling championships over the weekend.

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Local man helps spear Breast Cancer Awareness Pool tourney

By Trisha L. Lopez Pool cue aficionado Jim Kissinger of Mount Vernon is teaming with the owners of Oncue Billiards and the Eagles Country Club of Evansville to host a 128-player tournament to raise money for breast cancer research.

The event, Racking for Racks Pool Tournament for Breast Cancer Awareness, will kick off at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 11 and run through Saturday, March 13 at the Eagles Country Club Aerie 427 located at 6000 Old Boonville Highway in Evansville.

Kissinger, who has a family member battling breast cancer, said Mickey Hammond, Dan Fields and Pat Akers of Oncue Billiards and reached out to him with the idea to use the sport they love to raise funds for the cause they knew was close to Kissinger’s heart.

“Everybody knows somebody, either a friend or family member, that’s been through breast cancer. This terrible disease touches everybody,” Kissinger said. “I just think it’s fantastic to try and raise money for a disease that touches everybody.”

Kissinger has been collecting pool cues since 1993 and said he has collected hundreds of cues over the years. He also designs cues as a hobby. He’s been able to reach out to his contacts and friends in the pool community to help out with the event.

“I’ve done a lot of design work, graphic design, for the top two makers in the world. I had the best builders in the world make them.

That’s kind of my hobby forever,” he said.

“It’s almost like a hobby inside of a hobby. I mean, I play pool and I collect cues. The nic-

est part about it is I’ve got over 500 numbers in my phone from cue collectors all over the world. It’s been good for two things. Number one...I’ve got all these friends from all over the world. Number two…they’ve been fantastic about sending me donations in terms of products and money.”

Pool players from Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio and Tennessee have signed up to participate. Kissinger said the 128-person field is almost full. They will have 21 Diamond tables set up for players, two of which will be live streamed for online viewing.

“Mickey, Pat and Dan do a great job of running small tournaments locally. I know what their passion for the game is and that’s why I agreed to help them from a charitable side. It’s a game that all of us love. I knew that they were going to do it right. I knew that we would have people that were going to work tirelessly to get this to be not just a small event, it’s going to be on a grand scale,” Kissinger said. He hopes to raise between $30,000-$40,000 to donate to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

“It’s going to be a really cool atmosphere for pool, just tons of games, auctions and just a really fun event for a fantastic charitable organization,” Kissinger said.

For more information or to sign up to play, contact Mickey Hammond at (618) 263-7786 or Patrick Akers at (812) 629-6259. Anyone interested in making donations can reach Kissinger at (812) 455-5528. A flyer outlining games, rules and entry fee information can be found on the OnCue Billiards website at www. oncuebilliards.com/racking-for-racks.

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Worrisome increase in elderly abuse comes with COVID There’s been a worrisome increase in cases of elder abuse since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. The senior advocacy organization’s CEO, Rebecca Weber, says the surge is mainly due to self-isolation and other preventative measures that are in place to combat the spread of the virus.”

According to the Website, PubMed.Gov, “Before the COVID-19 pandemic, elder abuse affected one in 10 American older adults annually. It has been assumed that the pandemic has brought with it a surge in elder abuse due to individuals ordered to stay at home combined with increased interpersonal stressors.”

The measures in place to deal with the pandemic can limit in-person visits by caregivers, friends and family, making it difficult for the

elderly living on their own to cope with physical and mental needs, leaving them vulnerable to abuse, Weber explains. “And then there are those unpaid family caregivers who have been left with reduced incomes or no incomes at all as a result of the COVID crisis. The stress they are under can readily result in abuse.”

Nursing homes get most of the blame for elder abuse. But in too many cases, according to the National Center on Elder Abuse, the perpetrators are family members.

“Elder abuse is a widespread problem in America where 10,000 men and women celebrate their 65th birthdays each day; and where each year more people live longer than ever before. It is no longer unusual for us to live to be as old as 80, 90 and 100 years or more these days thanks to healthier lifestyles and the miracle of

modern medicine. But, with age come new vulnerabilities that can make any of us susceptible to the crimes of angry and greedy predators. And that’s why it is up to younger friends and family who truly care to keep a watchful eye open for anomalies that indicate older loved ones may be victims,” says Weber.

The Website sixtyandme reports that the most common type of abuse experienced by older Americans is neglect and that when senior citizens self-report abuse, statistics show that they are most likely to report financial abuse. “It is far more socially acceptable, at least in some people’s minds, to report that they have been scammed than to state that somebody sexually abused them.”

Meanwhile, a wave of “downright shameful intimidation” may be in store for the elderly

as a result of COVID-19. The virus appears to have triggered a wave of prejudice directed at our older population, says AMAC’s Weber.

Younger generations appear to be blatantly revealing ageist tendencies on social media with messages referring to the coronavirus with insulting epithets such as “boomer remover” and “coffin dodger.”

According to the medical journal, Psychiatric Times, “A Twitter analysis of 18,128 tweets between March 12 and March 21, 2020, showed that about one‐quarter of all tweets [about 4,500] could be considered ageist, either because they included jokes or ridicule aimed at older adults or because their content downplayed the relevance of COVID‐19 and/or implied their lives were less valuable.”

Court News Arrests February 10 Crystal Davis - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Resisting Law Crystal Davis - Mount Vernon - Possession of Methamphetamine - MVPD James Banks - Mount Vernon - Criminal Recklessness, Resisting Law Enforcement, Reckless Driving, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Driving While Suspended, Aggressive Driving - MVPD February 11 Phillip Minton - Mount Vernon - Possession of Paraphernalia x 3, Possession of Marijuana - MVPD February 13 William Ricketts - Mount Vernon - Habitual Traffic Violator, Possession of Marijuana - PCS Misty Aponte Escoto Mount Vernon - Theft, Battery

- MVPD February 14 Sarah Mann - Mount Vernon - Criminal Confinement - MVPD February 15 James Carr - Mount Vernon - Operating While Intoxicated - MVPD Complaints February 7 10:38 a.m. - Suspicious Male, black hoodie and black pants. Walking around North Elementary. Looks like he’s up to no good - Fletchall Street, Poseyville 12:44 p.m. - Theft-Automobile - Advised 2003 Chevy Cavalier was stolen this morning. Does not know who took it. Was stolen after 10 p.m. last night - Vine Street, Mount Vernon 1:08 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Advised she has

video of someone trying to get into her house at 9 a.m. She advised the subject never got into the house but attempted for several minutes - Fletchall Street, Poseyville 2:06 p.m. - Extra Patrol Advised she has people messing with her phone. Advised they keep calling asking for money - Main Street, Mount Vernon February 8 9:51 a.m. - Harassment Someone he contracted to help him harassing him - College Avenue, Mount Vernon 2:35 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Advised has an issue with a part he ordered - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 11:35 p.m. - Fraud - Male trying to use food stamp card that has been stolen - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 4:42 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Advised neighbor has a sign in front yard with the “F” word on it. Wants to know if this is free speech. Caller is concerned because his child gets off the bus and is able to see it - Copperline Road, Mount Vernon February 9 10:05 a.m. - Repossession - 2010 Hyundai Sante Fe. Owner is aware - Lee Drive, Mount Vernon 7:02 p.m. - Theft - Reference getting in an argument with a neighbor earlier today

- Old Dam 49 Road, Mount Vernon February 10 9:58 a.m. - Threatening Caller advised she was sent a threatening letter from male subject who is in jail at this time. He told her she needed to send him money or he was going to hurt another inmate Main Street, Mount Vernon 2:38 p.m. - Threatening Caller advised she got a “sugar momma” from New Jersey to help pay her bills. She advised she gave her bank account information to this subject and now her account is in the negative. She contacted the female subject and the subject threatened to kill caller - Water Street, Mount Vernon 8:27 p.m. - Custodial Interference - Father of grandchildren trying to take to Evansville. Advised does not want him to drag them out in weather - Sycamore Street, Mount Vernon 11:14 p.m. - Message - Let daughter visit grandmother.

Asked her to bring daughter back home tonight and she refused - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon February 11 12:12 p.m. - Criminal Mischief - Caller advised someone just shot out their windows with BB gun - Deer Run, Evansville 3:02 p.m. - Theft - Caller

advised some pain medication was stolen around January 29th. Caller advised she doesn’t take it very often so she is just now noticing it is gone - Third Street, Mount Vernon 4:53 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised female subject and her boyfriend are yelling at each other - Second Street, Mount Vernon February 12 2:24 a.m. - Theft-Automobile - Advised someone took his vehicle - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 11:45 a.m. - Welfare Check - Male subject has a truck that’s been abandoned in Millroy, Indiana for a couple of weeks. There are a lot of magpul boxes in the vehicle and other things that have the officers concerned for his wellbeing - Western Hills Drive, Mount Vernon 4:39 p.m. - Suspicious Male subject banging on the door, trying to get in. They are closed. White van - Sawmill, Mount Vernon 7:16 p.m. - Vandalism - Advised male subject punched caller’s door several times.

Messed up caller’s screen Lee Drive, Mount Vernon February 13 2:58 p.m. - Theft - Blue Explorer headed toward Southwind. Driver stole items from store. Stole some men’s underwear and other items in back. When she exited she pushed caller out of the way to get out of the store. Wearing black sweatshirt, blue jeans, black bag - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 6:13 p.m. - Message - Advised father is refusing to bring daughter home. He has visitation only. Father lives in Vanderburgh County - Sharp Street, Mount Vernon 10:52 p.m. - Threatening - Advised that male subject, old buddy of caller, sending death threats on text messages - Cale Street, Poseyville February 14 10:53 a.m. - Breaking and

Entering - Caller advised someone broke into his Dodge Ram overnight. Advised older phone is the only thing he is missing - Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon 11:54 a.m. - Theft - Caller advised she left her phone at the gas station and when she went back to get it she advised it was missing. She believes the cashier took it and cashier is refusing to show her any video - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 1:57 p.m. - Criminal Mischief - Caller advised female subject just threw a brick through her window - Second Street, Mount Vernon 2:58 p.m. - Message - Reference her boyfriend is trying to evict her and her children - Maple Hill Road, New Harmony 5:26 p.m. - Family Fight Caller advised her son is out of control. He just broke the window out of their house Schuessler Road, Mount Vernon 6:15 p.m. - Message - Reference getting a letter from an inmate at the jail and wants to report blackmail - Main Street, Mount Vernon 6:50 p.m. - Threatening Caller advised female is holding caller’s cousin hostage.

Advised she will not let him leave and threatened to stab him if he tried - Lynn Drive, Mount Vernon 8:21 p.m. - Arson - Someone set fire to trash barrels and side yard. Extinguished, it does not need fire department, just requesting officers - Riviera Drive, Mount Vernon Probate Joyce Thompson William Harp, II Norma (Dewart) Robison Roger Ohning Billie Lane John Royall Donald Stierley Louise McDonald Linda Goodridge William Herron Dee Ann Parker Patterson James Schmitt

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You are required to appear before this court at 08:30 AM on Friday, March 19, 2021, in the District Court, Juvenile Department, 1900 East Morris, City of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, 67211; or prior to said time file your written response to said pleading with the Clerk of this court. Failure to either appear or respond may result in the court entering judgment granting the requested action.

Each parent, guardian or other legal custodian of the child has the right to hire and be represented by an attorney. The court will appoint an attorney for a parent who is financially unable to hire one.

CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT by: LaToya Clark Published in the Posey County News on February 23, March 2, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-80 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED INCREASE IN WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES AND CHARGES FOR CYNTHIANA WATER WORKS Consumers of the water and wastewater utilities of Cynthiana Water Works of the Town of Cynthiana, Indiana (hereinafter “Cynthiana” or “Town”), are hereby notified that the Town Council will conduct a public hearing at 5:00 p.m. local time on March 8, 2021, regarding a proposed rate increase to water and wastewater rates and charges. The public hearing will be held at Town Hall, which is located at 10765 Main Street, Cynthiana, Indiana.

Following the conclusion of the public hearing, the Town Council will consider the final adoption of an Ordinance increasing water and wastewater rates and charges. At the public hearing and prior to the final adoption of the Ordinance, all interested persons may appear and be heard. Interested persons may also communicate their objections or other concerns in writing to the Clerk-Treasurer at PO Box 95, Cynthiana, Indiana 47612); said written communications must be received either before the public hearing or tendered at the time of the public hearing.

The complete text of the proposed Ordinance is on file and available for examination and copying at the office of the ClerkTreasurer located at Town Hall during regular business hours, and will be available at the public hearing.

While the Town is not regulated by the IURC, it adopts and references 170 IAC 6-5-4’s definition of “water tracker” as “... the procedure available...to recover an increase or a decrease in costs associated with purchased water due to a change in the supplier’s rates”.

German Township Water District (hereinafter “GTWD”) provides water to Cynthiana Waterworks, which then, in turn, distributes it to consumers of Cynthiana Water Works. GTWD is either currently pursuing a rate increase or has recently adopted a rate increase. Similarly, Poseyville Municipal Utilities (hereinafter “PMU”) processes all of Cyntiana Waterworks’ wastewater.

PMU will, from time to time, raise rates on wastewater.

The proposed rate increase, which is in the form of a tracker, will raise water rates by 130% of any subsequent increase imposed by GTWD and will raise wastewater rates by 130% of any subsequent increase imposed by PMU. In addition to applying to any subsequent increase, this increase shall also apply to any GTWD increase imposed within the last three months. This proposed tracker will replace any and all prior trackers.

By means of example, if GTWD raises rates by $1.00 per 1,000 gallons, then Cynthiana Water Works of the Town of Cynthiana, Indiana, will raise its rates by $1.30 per 1,000 gallons.

The rate-increase Ordinance, should it be approved, will apply to the March (billed out on March 31, 2021) and subsequent bills.

Jason Spindler Cynthiana Town Attorney Published in the Posey County News on February 23, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-82 ORDINANCE NO. 2021-02-09-01 AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING REASONABLE AND JUST FEES AND CHARGES FOR POSEY COUNTY WHEREAS, Indiana Code 36-1-3-8 authorizes local governmental units to impose just rates and charges for services provided by the unit; WHEREAS, Posey County, by and through its Posey County Council (“County” ), has previously determined that it is in the best interests of the County that there be an established schedule of just rates and charges for services provided by the County.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by Posey County, by and through its Council, as follows: SECTION 1: The County and its respective offices, departments, and agencies shall impose the following just rates and charges for services rendered: (A) Area Plan Commission 1. Improvement Location Permit--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$10.00 2. Rezoning ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$100.00 plus cost of recording 3. Variance------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $100.00 4. Special use-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $100.00. $75.00 for mobile homes 5. Subdivision. (a) Major ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- $300.00 plus $10.00 per lot (b) Major amendment----------------------------------------------------------------- $150.00 plus $5.00 per lot (c) Minor ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- $100.00 plus $10.00 per lot (d) Minor amendment-------------------------------------------------------------------$50.00 plus $5.00 per lot (e) Exempt --------------------------------------------------------------------------- $100.00 plus $10.00 per lot (f) Exempt amendment----------------------------------------------------------------- $50.00 plus $5.00 per lot 6. Site review -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$50.00 7. Ordinance books----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$35.00 each 8. Comprehensive plan-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$ 35.00 9. GIS map (a) 8 .75 X 11---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$2.00 (b) 17 X 22 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$4.00 (c) 22 X 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$5.00 (d) 34 X 44 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$8.00 10. Photocopy (Per Black and White Copy)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.10 (Per Color Copy) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.25 11. Appeal of staff decision -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$50.00 12. Zoning certification letter------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$25.00 (B) Assessor’s Office.

1. Sales disclosure form-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$10.00 (C) Auditor’s Office 1. Real property endorsement fee------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$10.00 2. Photocopy (Per Black and White Copy)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.10 (Per Color Copy)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.25 (D) Clerk’s Office.

1. Photocopy as per I. C. 33-37-5-1------------------------------------------------------------------------------$1.00 per copy (E) Posey County Commissioners 1. GIS Request---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$250.00 (F) 911 Dispatch 1. Copy of run report (Per Black and White Copy Per Page--------------------------------------------------------------$0.10 (Per Color Copy Per Page)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.25 2. Audio recording request for phone conversation (requesting party to provide CD)------------------------------$ 25.00 3. Audio recording request for radio traffic (requesting party to provide CD)----------------------------------------$25.00 4. Additional charges may apply for extensive or lengthy requests that require extensive research time.

(G) Emergency Medical Service 1. Photocopy of run or ambulance service report--------------------------------------------------------------$20.00 per copy (H) Genealogy Department 1. Photocopy (Per Black and White Copy)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.10 (Per Color Copy)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.25 (I) Highway department 1. Photocopy (Per Black and White Copy)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.10 (Per Color Copy)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.25 (K) Jail 1. Inmate photocopy (Per Black and White Copy)------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.10 (Per Color Copy)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.25 (L) Sheriff’s Department 1. Lifetime gun permit with no current license-------------------------------------------------------------------------------$50.00 2. Lifetime gun permit with current license----------------------------------------------------------------------------------$40.00 3. Four (5) - year gun permit---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$10.00 4. Accident report---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$8.00 5. Case report--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$5.00 6. Incident report--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$5 .00 7. Background check-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$5.00 8. Accident photo CD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$10.00 9. Notice to quit--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$25.00 10. Out of state civil process---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$73.00 11. in state civil process--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$28.00 (M) Recorder’s office Fee’s set per IC Code 36-2-7-10 See attachment A (0) Health Department 1. Birth Certificates----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$15.00 each 2. Amendment Affidavits---------------------------------------------------------$20.00 each (includes one birth certificate) 3. Death Certificates------------------------------------------------------------$17.00 (includes Coroner’s Education Fund) 4. Photocopy---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$1.00 5. New Sewage Permits--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Residential- $75.00 6. New Sewage Permits---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Industrial- $100.00 7. Repairs-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$50.00 8. Refuse Permits------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$100.00 9. Landfill Permits-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$100.00 10. New Food Permits/Temporary Permits--------------------------------------------------------------------------------$75.00 Not For Profit Permit----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.00 11. New Business’ Started After June 1st---------------------------------------------------------------------------------$40.00 12. Annual Renewal Late fees to be assessed after February 15th-----------------------------------------------------$20.00 14. New Tattoo Body Piercing Facility-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$250.00 New Facility Started after June 1st------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$125.00 15. Tattoo/Body Piercing Artist--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$75. 00 Tattoo/Body Piercing Artist after June 1st----------------------------------------------------------------------------$37.50 (P) Election Office 1. Photocopy (Per Black and White Copy)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.10 (Per Colar Copy)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$0.25 2. 1 Complete Election results summary to Political Parties------------------------------------------------$ Free of Charge 3. 1 Complete Election results emailed to media-------------------------------------------------------------$ Free of Charge (Q) Building Commissioner A. ONE AND TWO FAMILY HOUSING 1. Single Family Dwellings ($.08 sq. ft. minimum of *Mechanics Excluded)---------------------------------------$150.00 2. Two Family w/attached garage ($.08 sq. ft. minimum *Mechanics Excluded)----------------------------------$150.00 plus $25.00 per unit.

3. Modular/Section- Foundation Included (Mechanics Exclude)-----------------------------------------------------$120.00 4. Mobile Home (Single Unit *Mechanics Excluded)-------------------------------------------------------------------$90.00 5. Carports (Mechanics Excluded)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$40.00 6. Unattached Garages, Pole Buildings, Storage Buildings a. Up to 2,999 sq. ft. (Mechanics Excluded)---------------------------------------------------------------$90.00 b. 3,000 sq. ft. and over (Mechanics Excluded)----------------------------------------------------------$100.00

PUBLIC NOTICE - ONLINE AUCTION PUBLIC NOTICE of ONLINE AUCTION for the sale of MSD OF MT. VERNON SURPLUS EQUIPMENT. Bidding starts at 5:00 P.M. on March 15, 2021 and bidding ends with a rolling close beginning on March 24, 2021 at 5:00 P.M. Items include furniture, office equipment and technology, classroom equipment and technology, iPads, computers, and more. Bidders are required to register online and provide their credit card information which is required to bid online at www.wilsonauctions.com. ONLY online bids at this website will be accepted. Successful bidders shall pay a buyer premium over the high bid of ten percent (10%) for all transactions. All items are sold as-is, where-is. There are no warranties, expressed or implied, including but not limited to warranty for fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability. A complete list with photos, descriptions, contacts, and payment/ pick-up instructions will be available on the William Wilson Auction website. Interested bidders are encouraged to inspect before placing bids. MSD of Mt. Vernon reserves the right to reject any or all bids STARTS: March 15, 2021 ENDS: March 24, 2021 View items and bid online at: www.wilsonauctions.com Call William Wilson Auction at 812-682-4000 for more information.

Published in the Posey County News on February 23, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-79 Sheriffs Sale File Number 65-21-0006-SS Sale Date & Time of Sale March 25, 2021 at 01:00 PM Cause Number 65D01-1704-MF-000146 Judgment to be Satisfied $121,513.18 Plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2004-BO1 Defendant Chad E. Straw; et al TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of Superior/Circuit Court of Posey County, Indiana requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, at the hour of 01:00 PM of said day as listed above, at Posey County Sheriff Office, 1201 O’Donnell Rd., Mount Vernon, IN 47620, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in Posey County, Indiana: Part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section Nineteen (19) Township Four (4) South, Range Twelve (12) West of the Second Principal Meridian, lying in Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana and described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe on the East line of Endicott Street in the town of Poseyville, Indiana, said pipe being 1025.97 feet South and 607.73 feet West of the Northeast corner of the West half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 4 South, Range 12 West; thence South 0 degrees 23 minutes East, for a distance of 163.25 feet; thence East for a distance of 172.00 feet; thence North 0 degrees 23 minutes West for a distance of 163.25 feet; thence West for a distance of 172 feet to the place of beginning, containing 0.645 (645/1000) acre, more or less.

Commonly known as: 124 South Endicott Street, Poseyville, IN 47633 State Parcel Number: 65-23-19-100-009.037-012 Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. This Notice shall also represent service of Notice of Sale of the above-described real estate upon the owners, pursuant to requirements of IC 32-29-7-3.

Thomas E. Latham Jr., Sheriff of Posey County Township Robb Township Common Street Address 124 South Endicott Street, Poseyville, IN 47633 Parcel Number Property Tax ID: 65-23-19-100-009.037-012 Attorney Brian C. Berger Attorney Number 19753-45 Law Firm Codilis Law, LLC Contact Number (219) 736-5579 Contact Email sales@codilis.com Atty File Number 1028062 The Sheriff’s office does not warrant the accuracy of the commonly known street address. It is the buyer’s responsibility to research the legal description and associated legal filings.

Published in the Posey County News on February 23, March 2, March 9, 2021 - hspaxlp B. Multi- Family Housing 1. Multi-Family (three or more *Mechanics Excluded* $.08 sq. ft. minimum)---------------------------------------$150.00 Plus $25.00 per unit 2. Garages, accessory or storage buildings (Mechanics Excluded)---------------------------------------------Each $90.00 3. In ground Swimming Pool (Mechanics Included) fencing/cover required---------------------------------------$150.00 4. Above Ground Swimming Pool deeper than 3.5 ft., Spas, & Hot Tubs--------------------------------------------$50.00 C. Remodel & Addition Permits- One & Two Family Housing 1. Minimum Fee (Ex. Open Porch, Non-Enclosed Deck *Mechanics Excluded)------------------------------------$50.00 2. Remodel/Additions (Mechanics Excluded) • Additions included adding a room enclosed porch, attached garage (new or replaced) * Mechanics Excluded)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$100.00 3. Siding, Roofing, Foundation, Windows and/or Doors (New or Replaced) • Up to $5,000-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$25.00 • Over $5,000-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$50.00 4. Commercial Roofing • $.25 per sq. ft. over 100 squares (minimum up to 100 squares)--------------------------------------$100.00 D. Electrical Permits One & Two Family Housing 1. Up to 400 amps------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$30.00 2. above 400 amps-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$75.00 • Plus $10.00 per hundred AMPS per meter or service 3. Commercial and Industrial • Up to 400 AMPS per service • Above 400 AMPS per service E. Plumbing Permits 1. One and Two Family Housing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$30.00 2. Apartments & Motels, etc. (charge/dollar cost, per unit minimum)------------------------------------------------$100.00 3. Schools (charge/dollar cost, minimum)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------$100.00 4. Industrial & Commercial (charge/dollar cost, minimum)----------------------------------------------------------$100.00 F. Heating and/or Air Conditioning- Not Listed in Other Sections 1. One and Two Family Dwelling-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$30.00 • Gas Meter Only---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$30.00 • Gas Meter with New Furnace-----------------------------------------------------------------------------$80.00 • Gas Meter with New Furnace & Air Conditioning Unit----------------------------------------------$100.00 2. Apartments & Motels, etc. (charge/dollar cost, per unit minimum)-----------------------------------------------$100.00 3. Schools (charge/dollar cost, minimum)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------$100.00 4. Industrial & Commercial (charge/dollar cost, minimum)-----------------------------------------------------------$100.00 5. Boiler-Other Than One & Two Family Dwelling- Charge/dollar- $100.00 *Includes all Piping- See Section “J” G. Signs 1. Minimum Fee--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$50.00 2. Over 100 Sq. Ft. * Charge/Dollar*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$100.00 3. Add for Electric-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$50.00 H. Fee for Moving Buildings 1. Minimum Fee------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$100.00 I. Fees for Wrecking Buildings, Vessels, Etc. 1. Residential (Over 150 Sq. Ft. Minimum)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------$50.00 2. Commercial & Industrial (Minimum)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------$100.00 3. Removal of Underground Tanks (Minimum)-------------------------------------------------------------------------$100.00 J. Re-inspection Fees • When an inspection is called for, and IS NOT ready, the person who bought the permit MAY BE sent a bill for $25.00, IF NOT PAID IN 30 DAYS, it will be turned over to the prosecutor; at that time, the fee will be DOUBLED. K. FOR ALL OTHER CONSTRUCTION OTHER THAN DWELLINGS ***FOR ALL NEW AND REMODELING CONSTRUCTION OF OTHER DWELLINGS*** 1. Warehouses, parking garages, truck terminals, hangers, light industrial buildings, communication towers with building- $6.00 per $1,000.00- max of $25,000.

2. Private Clubs, Country Clubs and buildings designed for public or private meetings, restaurants, shopping centers, office buildings and similar types of buildings, hospitals, nursing homes, banks, schools, savings and loans, laboratories, clinics, camping sites, amusement parks, apartments, hotels and motels, - $6.00 per $1,000.00- max of $25,000.00 3. Special projects: Large Construction projects requiring on site inspectors full or parttime as deemed by the Building Commissioner and approved by the County Commissioners. All expenses are included in a site permit and determined by the Building Commissioner. Maximums do not apply.

• Plus mechanics for above 1 and 2 under “K” (“D”, “E”, $ “F”) 4. Service Stations- $6.00 per $1,000- minimum of $25,000 • Plus each tank over 660 gallons- $6.00 per $1,000 per tank- minimum of $100.00 • Replacement/ New Tanks over 660 gallons- $6.00 per $1,000 per tank- minimum of $100.00 • Tanks 660 gallons or less- $6.00 per $1,000 per tank- minimum of $100.00 5. Fire Sprinkler System • Repair or relocation of up to SO heads- $25.00 • Relocation of more than 50 heads or addition of 10 heads- $50.00 • New installation or addition of more than 10 heads- $75.00 6. Fire Alarm Systems • New System or repair or addition to existing system - $40.00 L. Exemptions 1. Definitions • Agricultural Building: A building which will be located on a farm of not LESS THAN FIFTY (50) ACRES, primarily used for an agricultural purpose, including but not limited to the raising of livestock, storing of livestock products, storing of agricultural products, or the storing of farm equipment or machinery.

• Church: A building which will be owned and operated by a religious organization and used primarily for religious purposes.

2. While all proper permits must be obtained for the construction of Agricultural Buildings and Churches, as previously defined, said buildings shall be EXEMPT from ANY FEE set out in the “Schedule of Fees.” Failure to obtain proper permits will subject violators to enforcement provisions outlined in Section “M.” M. Enforcement 1. Failure to obtain a required permit or violation of other portions or this ordinance as revised, may result in a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 SECTION 2: To the extent of any ordinance, resolution, or other local law or policy is in conflict with the above schedule of fees and charges, this Ordinance shall supersedes and replaces such ordinance, resolution, or other local law or policy.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to contravene or conflict with any fees or charges established by Indiana or Federal Law. SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall not be deemed to have reduced or terminated any fees not set forth herein.

SECTION 4: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage by the Posey County Council and following publication as provided by I.C. 5-3-1.

Following a unanimous vote by the Posey County Council to waive second reading of this Ordinance, it was finally passed by the Posey County Council following a first reading on this 9th day of February, 2021.

Posey County Council Aaron Wilson, Member Heather Allyn, President Marilyn Brenton, Member Stefani Miller, Vice President Brandon Deig, Member Dave Pearce, Member Tom Schneider, Member Attest: Maegen L. Greenwell, County, Auditor Joseph H. Harrison, Jr. Posey County Council Attorney This instrument was prepared by Joseph H. Harrison, Jr; of Massey Law Offices, LLC, 915 Main Street, Suite 502, P.O. Box 3526, Evansville, IN 47734. I affirm, under the penalties for perjury, that I have taken reasonable care to redact each social security number in this document, unless required by law.

Joseph H. Harrison, Jr. Atty. No. 11403-82 Published in the Posey County News on February 23, 2021 - hspaxlp

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By Trisha Lopez Debbie Morgan got a phone call in November that she’d dreaded for months.

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Morgan, administrator at Premier Healthcare of New Harmony, had been working to prepare her staff for the probable eventuality of an outbreak amongst the long term care facility’s residents.

The 60 men and women that Morgan and her dedicated crew of nurses and support staff care for 24 hours a day, seven days a week are like family to Morgan. Covid-19 has claimed the lives of almost 500,000 Americans. Of the 12,250 Hoosiers that have died, 5,870 have been in long term care facilities according to the Indiana State Department of Health. In response to the threat to her residents, Morgan and healthcare officials across the state amped up precautions. Regular testing, PPE, cessation of visitations...Morgan and Indiana’s caregivers have been fighting for their residents since February 2020 when it all began.

That November call put all of the planning into action.

“I will never forget that early morning when a staff member called and her voice was quivering,” Morgan recalled. “We have Covid. It’s like...okay. You start to click in. This is what we have planned for.”

Bruce “Izzy” Bauer of Mount Vernon said he’d had an upset stomach for a while. He thought it was just a stomach bug. Bauer had moved into Premier Healthcare in September to help him lose weight in anticipation of knee replacement surgery.

“One night I woke up and I was sweating and coughing. It was about 2 a.m., and I called a nurse,” Bauer said. He later tested positive for the virus.

Bauer considers himself a miracle. He became so ill that he was taken to Evansville Deaconess Hospital, where he was put on a ventilator and was in a coma for six days. His wife, Joyce, was told that it was unlikely he would leave the hospital alive.

“I was really, really bad. At the hospital, it was really strange because it was like I wasn’t there. I was watching everything in visits as part of a resident’s care plan. The program is currently third person. I don’t remember anything other than all of this weird run at the discretion of facilities, not the ISDH. SB202 seeks to stuff. One of the things… I didn’t see the light or anything. I did change that.

Rogers presented her bill on the Senate floor last week, sharing kind of travel outside of my body. There was a being there that protected me for a little while. I believe in God. That changes your her experiences with her colleagues. The bill passed the Senate by perspective. Seeing that. I was able to come back. That’s what’s so a vote of 47-0. It will move on to the House next month.

“I want you to think back to how you felt back in March. Were good...I’m still able to be here today,” Bauer said. “I don’t know why I was selected to go deep in Covid territory, but it was not a you frightened, worried, nervous, depressed? I know I thought I good place to go. They were even told not to expect me to come was having a bad dream and I’d wake up and everything would back, that I was dying. The six days I was in a coma...they called be back to normal. I’m still having that bad dream. Imagine this. my wife and told her not to expect anything good. My vital signs You are locked in a facility and the people that you love and trusted that would comb your hair, help you get your pajamas on and were flatlining. It really tore her up.”

For Joyce Bauer, his wife of almost 30 years, that time was a give you a hug and tell you everything is going to be ok suddenly nightmare. Covid restrictions kept the couple apart for the biggest never showed up again. What would you think? After days and then weeks that eventually turned into months, how would you trial of their marriage.

“I didn’t even have a glimmer of hope. I can’t even begin to feel? Terrified? Nervous? Anxious...to the point that you would describe it, how horrifying it was. It was absolutely the worst storm just want to give up on life? You don’t want to eat and you become of my life. The only way I got through it was my faith in God,” so depressed that not only does your mental health suffer, so does your physical health. You’re spending the last days of your life Joyce said.

Her husband was fighting for his life, but she couldn’t be by his alone and you have no idea what you did to deserve to be treated this way,” she said. “I will never forget the day I was finally able to side. get to see my 99-year-old mother for the first time in months. She The Bauers’ story is unfortunately not unique.

Fear of viral spread has forced family members to watch their screamed out to me when she saw me ‘You found me. You found loved ones through windows or interact on occasional outdoor vis- me. I was dropped off at this place and I’ve been lost ever since. I its when the county’s positivity rate was low enough that county don’t ever want to be alone again.’”

She told state senators that she has heard stories from families health officials deemed it safe for residents to receive visitors.

Morgan and her staff have opened their doors for compassion- that would “literally bring me to tears.”

“They all have a common thread about how the lack of visitation ate care visits... times when loved ones have been able to come in during periods of physical or emotional duress...but for seniors that shortened their loved ones lives over the last eight months,” she need that physical and emotional connection to their family, the said. “My question was always if you’re allowing visiting nurses, physicians, physical therapists and hospice workers who actually isolation and lack of family time has been devastating.

“Our families have stayed extremely involved with phone calls go from facility to facility, what difference would it make for a family memand bringing things to the door, but that lack of beber that preing able to hug and to touch and to have face to face viously prointeraction has been the biggest challenge to residents vided care and families as well,” Morgan said. that uses the Indiana State Senator Linda Rogers of Granger unsame PPE derstands the Bauers’ situation all too well. and protocols Rogers was unable to see her mother, who is to visit their wheelchair-bound, has mild dementia and lives in loved ones?” an assisted living facility, from March until June.

The BauThe senator, who tried to visit her mother daily preers said that pandemic, has been limited to outdoor visits or trying the staff to talk to her mother through her closed, first-floor at Premier window since.

Healthcare in Rogers decided to use her platform and take action.

New HarmoWorking with senior advocacy groups and health orBauer receiving his second dose of COVID 19 Vaccine. ny have gone ganizations, she penned legislaabove and beyond to try to make the tion aimed at providing comfort If you would like to help area seniors best of a bad situation for Bruce and and much-need family interachis fellow residents. They’ve provided tion for long-term care residents in long term care facilities and/or those care and support and risked their own across the state. who are self isolating at home, Debbie health for their residents.

“I know a number of people Morgan of Premier Healthcare in “The nurses and aids are fantastic. that have someone in an assisted New Harmony and Monica Evans They have provided great care. I just living facility or nursing home can’t say enough about it,” Bauer said. and people were all coming to of the Posey County Council on Aging “You hear stories about these places, me saying ‘This is terrible. They said there are ways to get involved. but this place is second only to being at are under lockdown,’” Rogers Morgan said the community has been home. It’s kind of like you’ve adopted said. “They don’t know why very generous and supportive throughout another family.” their loved ones have stopped But the Bauers are looking forward coming to see them. They don’t the pandemic. to the day when they can be together understand.”

She said sending cards, adult coloring again. The loneliness has worn on them Rogers’ bill, SB202, mandates books, handheld electronic games and both. the allowance of the Indiana State colored pencils are great for residents.

“Early on you could have what they Department of Health’s compascalled a porch visit. You were allowed sionate care program which sevShe said the community has also 30 minutes of visitation. I think the last eral Indiana facilities, Premier brought in cookies and other snacks and time I talked to my wife in person was included, already permit. It also gift cards to her staff members as well. in the beginning of November. There calls for the implementation of Evans said the Posey County Council were a couple of nice, warm days,” the ISDH’s existing Essential on Aging, located at 611 West Eighth Bauer said. “It was pretty much downFamily Caregiver Program. hill after that.”

“How can we open these faStreet, in Mount Vernon, relies on They spent their first Christmas cilities up so we can get in to see donations of money and supplies to apart. Bruce, still recovering from the our loved ones, but yet do it in help area seniors, both homebound and lingering effects of the virus, said he a safe way? The compassionate in LTC facilities. She said monetary was able to speak to Joyce over the care program, most people think phone, but it wasn’t the same. of it as just being something for contributions and donations of cleaning “To say it was an inconvenience is end of life situations. But there’s supplies are always welcome. putting it rather mildly,” Bauer said. really other reasons why some“You miss a lot of things.” one needs that compassionate “I’ve been lonesome. I want him to come back home,” Joyce care. Think about somebody that is struggling to adapt to a facility. Some people start experiencing weight loss because they didn’t said. “He’s had great care at Premier. Everybody loves him there. want to eat or drink because all of a sudden they have no idea why I feel very confident in them and they’ve cared for him very well. things are totally different. Or somebody that has memory issues... I feel good leaving him there, except you can’t go visit. We need those are compassionate care issues. They allow a family member, some visits. I’ve missed him so much. We haven’t seen him, other friend, or member of the clergy to visit. Even when they are not than through Facetime, in months. They didn’t have any Covid cases that were active for a couple of weeks and they thought we may allowing other visitors,” Rogers said.

She said the Essential Family Caregiver Program calls for a fam- get to come for some visits, but then they had two more.”

Joyce said she thinks she’s only seen her husband about 10 times ily member to be designated as a resident’s representative. That representative, subject to all of the same Covid screening and pre- since September. Prior to the lock down, she was going a couple cautions as facility staff members, would be allowed to schedule of times a week.

Joyce and Bruce “Izzy” Bauer “I was going as often as I could,” she said. “Now, I go to the store and get him some oranges and take them over there, call the office and somebody will have a book (Bruce’s) read and he’ll send it out. I’ll send him another book and the oranges back in with a lady in the office.”

Monica Evans with the Posey County Council on Aging said facilities are in impossible situations...they want to allow residents to see family members, but the risk of an outbreak has been too dangerous to take the chance. State health department statistics show that while Hoosiers over the age of 60 make up just 22.3 percent of Indiana’s positive cases, that age group accounts for 92.6 percent of the lives lost to Covid-19. She said she feels horrible for families that have been kept apart, but nursing homes have been left with no good choices.

“It’s devastating. Families can’t see each other. They deserve to see each other. People are dying by themselves with nobody around,” Evans said. “Everybody is doing the best that they can, but it’s never going to be 100 percent until this is all over with.”

She said the long term implications from the pandemic on seniors are immeasurable.

“We have lost so many senior citizens since this has been going on and not just from Covid. I think so many of them have died from honest to goodness loneliness,” Evans said. “This is creating long term fear for our seniors. I don’t think they are going to get over that. I think that is going to continue long after everyone is vaccinated. The fear and stress is going to shorten lives.”

Evans said seniors outside of nursing facilities are suffering, too.

She said many are shying away from seeking potentially life saving medical help for health conditions because of fears of contracting the virus or being admitted to a hospital and being unable to see their family members.

The arrival of the Covid-19 vaccine has given many seniors hope and provided a light at the end of the tunnel, Evans said.

As of Feb. 19, 866,680 Hoosiers have received at least one dose of the vaccine according to ISDH statistics. Of those vaccinated, 71.3 percent are seniors over the age of 60.

Evans doesn’t expect vaccinations to be an automatic ticket to open the doors to nursing home visitation again however. The efficacy of the vaccine is still not fully known and residents are being vaccinated in staggered time frames, leaving many still vulnerable.

Debbie Morgan said that most of her residents at Premier Healthcare have received both doses, but she had some that received first doses just this week.

She said that residents’ family members have been a huge help and source of support for her staff throughout the pandemic.

“This facility is blessed with wonderful, understanding family members. That has made this so much easier. They’re not pointing a finger if their family got Covid in the building. It’s not the facility’s fault. They understand that this is the virus. They understand the trials that every staff member has been through, balancing their home, balancing their illness, balancing their family, balancing children that are not in school. It’s our family members that have made this as easy as it can be on our staff because they have not been critical. They have been extremely understanding. The holidays, (families) fed (the staff), they sent goodies in. It’s just been a very warming, touching experience to see how the families have interacted, though it can’t be in person, with the staff,” Morgan said.

She said that although the residents have been missing their families, many have found a support system in leaning on each other.

“Our residents that have survived Covid seem to have a camaraderie,” she said. “A lot of our residents are very tuned into what is going on. They have had a great deal of patience and compassion through all of this. These individuals live with each other 24/7.

They look after each other. It’s like a large family.”

Bruce Bauer said he’s ready to be home with his wife, but the support of his Premier “family” has helped him through these tough times.

“When I get out of here, I’ll look at the world and life a whole lot different. You learn what’s important. It’s no longer about money and who’s got what,” Bauer said. “I want this. Everything. Enjoy life. Enjoy nature. We live in a wonderful area. I don’t know what God’s plan is, but he pulled me out of the fire. The way I look at it, I won the lottery because I get to look out the window and I know that spring is coming and I will get to see it.”

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IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ESTATE OF JOHN KIRBY WILSON, DECEASED

) CAUSE NO. 65C01-2101-EU-000010 ) ) NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Notice is hereby given that Patricia A. Wilson was on the 12th day of February, 2021 appointed personal representative of the estate of John Kirby Wilson, deceased, who died on January 16, 2021, and were authorized to administer said Estate without court supervision.

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 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 this 17th day of February, 2021.

Kay Kilgore Clerk of the Posey Circuit Court By: Donna Curtis Deputy Clerk W. Trent Van Haaften #15587-65 VAN HAAFTEN & FARRAR ATTORNEYS AT LAW 204 Main Street, P.O. Box 1026 Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 (812) 838-1400 Published in the Posey County News on February 23, March 2, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-59 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY

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IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT 2021 TERM CAUSE NO. 65C01-2102-EU-000005

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF OF DONALD F. BROWN, DECEASED NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT OF POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA. Notice is hereby given that Randall K. Brown was, on the 3rd day of February, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Donald F. Brown, who died on the 17th day of October, 2020.

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 3rd day of February, 2021.

Kay Kilgore Clerk of the Posey Circuit Court for Posey County, Indiana Beth McFadin Higgins (IN#11615-65) ATTORNEY FOR THE ESTATE McFadin Higgins & Folz, LLP 227 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620 Telephone: (812) 838-9720 bethmh@mhfmvlaw.com Published in the Posey County News on February 16, February 23, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-84 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY

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IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE THE ESTATE OF LINDA C. GOODRIDGE

) CAUSE NO. 65C01-2101-EU-000004 ) ) DIANNA L. REEVES ) Personal Representative. ) NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION Notice is hereby given that Dianna L. Reeves was on the 9th day of February, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Linda C. Goodridge, deceased, who died on the 14th day of November, 2020.

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 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 Mt. Vernon, Indiana, this 18th day of February, 2021.

Kay Kilgore Clerk of the Posey Circuit Court By: Donna Curtis Deputy Clerk I certify that on or about Feb 12 2021, I electronically filed the foregoing document using the Indiana E-Filing System (IEFS).

I also certify that on or about Feb 12 2021, the foregoing document was served upon all parties and counsel of record via IEFS, facsimile, or first class mail.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Court Record or document complies with the requirement of Trial Rule 5(G) with regard to information excluded from the public record under Administrative 9(G).

Edward W. Johnson EDWARD W. JOHNSON (#4915-82) JOHNSON, CARROLL, NORTON & KENT Professional Corporation 2230 W. Franklin Street, P.O. Box 6016, Station B Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47719-0016 Telephone: (812) 425-4466 (#107) Published in the Posey County News on February 23, March 2, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-66 NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2/11/2021 RE: 2020-2 CCMG Street, Sidewalk, and Stormwater Improvements Town of Poseyville Posey County, Indiana MEI Project No.: 2020043-01 Dear Prospective Bidder: Plans and Specifications for the above project are now available at the office of Midwestern Engineers, Inc. Bids will be accepted until 5:30 P.M. CST (Local Time) on Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 at the Town of Poseyville, P.O. Box 194, 38 West Main Street, Poseyville, IN 47633. The bids will be opened at 5:30 P.M. CST (Local Time) on Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 at the Poseyville Town Hall located at 38 West Main Street, Poseyville, IN 47633.

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

1. Cale Street: From Fletchall Ave. to 3rd Ave. Approx. 1040 L.F. of Milling, Resurfacing, Sidewalk, and Stormwater 2. Sharp Street: Fletchall Ave. to 1st Ave. Approx. 345 L.F. of Milling, Resurfacing, and Sidewalk 3. Fletchall Avenue: From Walker St. to Endicott St. Approx. 642 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing 4. Pine Street: From Locust St. to Church St. Approx. 280 L.F. of Milling and Resurfacing Plans and Specifications are available at the office of Midwestern Engineers, Inc. located at 802 W. Broadway St., Loogootee, Indiana, 47553. The service charge for Contractors to view the plans and specifications for preparing their bid is as follows: 1) Viewing by download at midwesterneng.com/planroom - $100.00 and 2) Viewing paper-bound plans and specifications - $300.00 per set. All service charges for viewing are non-refundable.

A pre-bid phone conference will be held at 1:00 P.M. Local Time (CST) on February 26, 2021 by calling (312)626-6799, using passcode 051581 and meeting ID 876 3907 8102.

Participation of the pre-bid phone conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.

Respectfully, MIDWESTERN ENGINEERS, INC. P.O. BOX 295, 802 W. BROADWAY ST. LOOGOOTEE, INDIANA 47553 Bryan M. Veale, P.E Project Engineer Published in the Posey County News on February 16, February 23, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-60 TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Sheriff Sale File number: 65-21-0005-SS Date & Time of Sale: Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 1:00 pm Sale Location: Posey County Sheriff’s Office lobby, 1201 O’Donnell Road Judgment to be Satisfied: $58,931.79 Sheriff Sale File number: 65-21-0005-SS Plaintiff: SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC Cause Number: 65C01-1803-MF-000103 Defendant: GEORGE A CHASTAIN JR AKA GEORGE A CHASTAIN and ET.AL. By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me, directed from the Clerk of Superior/Circuit Court of Posey County County Indiana, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said DECREE, with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder at the date, time and location listed above, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate, a certain tract or parcel of land described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast comer of Lot 15 in Edson’s Subdivision of Lots 33 to 40 of Kimballs Additional Englargement to the City of Mt. Vernon, Indiana; running thence westwardly along the North line of an extension of Water Street 59.8 feet; thence Northwardly perpendicular to said North line of said extension of Water Street 140 feet to the South line of an alley; thence Eastwardly parallel with the North line of said extension of Water Street 59.08 feet; thence Southwardly to the point of beginning, being Lot 10 of an unrecorded plat of an Enlargement to Maplewood Subdivision. SUBJECT TO ALL LIENS, EASEMENTS AND ENCUMBRANCES OF RECORD. Commonly Known as: 1149 E WATER STREET, MOUNT VERNON, IN 47620 Parcel No. 65-27-09-213-001.000-018 Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, this sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. In accordance to the requirements of IC 32-29-7-3, this Notice shall also represent service of Notice of Sale of this real estate upon the owners. * An entire Sheriff’s Sale may be cancelled due to inclement weather or other county emergencies. If the entire Sheriff’s Sale is cancelled, each parcel will be cancelled. Each parcel will be assigned to the next available sale (normally 2 months from original sale). This will allow compliance with Indiana Code concerning posting, publication, and serving time frames. Also, new Sheriff’s Sale fees will be assessed and the parcels will be automatically re-advertised. The plaintiff will be responsible for the new fees and advertising costs.

Matthew C. Gladwell, Plaintiff’s Attorney Thomas E. Latham, Sheriff Attorney No. 30493-49 Reisenfeld & Associates LPA LLC By: Erin Fuelling, Administrative Assistant 3962 Red Bank Road Phone: 812-838-1321 Cincinnati, OH 45227 (513) 322-7000 Center Township The Sheriff’s Department does not warrant the accuracy of the commonly known address published herein.

Published in the Posey County News on February 16, February 23, March 2, 2021 - hspaxlp

2021-62 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF LAND OCCUPIERS TO BE HELD FOR THE POSEY COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT To all occupiers of lands lying within the boundaries of the Posey County Soil and Water Conservation District, notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of February, 2021, beginning at 6:00 p.m., an annual meeting will be held for the purpose of making a full and due report of activities and financial affairs since the last annual meeting and to elect a supervisor for the Posey County Soil and Water Conservation District of the State of Indiana.

All land occupiers and other interested parties are entitled to attend.

The meeting will be held at 4-H Fairgrounds, Community Center, New Harmony, Indiana.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Chuck Ries, Chairman Matt Schenk, Vice Chairman Amelia Wildeman, Member Larry Burkhart, Member Nick Volz, Member Dated this 10th day of February, 2021.

Published in the Posey County News on February 16, February 23, 2021 - hspaxlp

Subscribe Today! 682-3950 2021-77 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearing on Application for Determination of Economic Revitalization Area and Declaratory (Preliminary) Resolution; Proposed Adoption of Confirmatory Resolution The County Council of Posey County, Indiana, meeting at the Posey County Fairgrounds located at 111 Harmony Township Rd, New Harmony, IN 47631, has scheduled for Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (CST), a public hearing concerning the Final Economic Revitalization Area Resolution, confirming the designation of an Economic Revitalization Area and the grant of Real and Personal Property Tax Abatement, filed by Posey Solar, LLC, with said Council. The Council, on January 12, 2021, adopted a Declaratory (Preliminary) Resolution pursuant to Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1-1 et. seq. declaring certain real estate located in Marrs and Black Townships in Posey County, Indiana as an Economic Revitalization Area for purposes of permitting real and personal property tax deductions. A description of the affected area is available and can be inspected in the offices of the Assessor of Posey County, Indiana, located at 126 E. Third Street, Suite 132, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620.

The public hearing may be attended in-person or virtually. Those wanting to attend virtually must register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-posey-county-council-public hearing-tickets-141183205769. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the Council may take final action on this designation by Confirmatory Resolution. All interested parties are welcome to attend and make their concerns, remonstrances or objections known to the members of the Council before the Council takes final action.

Dated: February 12, 2021 Maegen L. Greenwell, Auditor Posey County, Indiana Hannah G. Bennett DENTONS BINGHAM GREENEBAUM LLP 2700 Market Tower 10 West Market Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 Published in the Posey County News on February 23, 2021 - hspaxlp

2021-85 Notice to Taxpayers of Proposed Additional Appropriations Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Posey County that the proper legal officers of The Posey County Council will meet at 111 Harmony Township Road, New Harmony, IN 47631, on March 9th, 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 Reassessment Program Update $232,000.00 Sex and Violent Offender Supplies $4,000.00 Sex and Violent Offender Equipment $9,079.66 Accident Report Supplies $4,000.00 Accident Report Equipment $2,763.21 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 February 23, 2021 - hspaxlp

2021-78 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY

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IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT CAUSE NO. 65C01-2102-MI-000041

IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF: ) Gina Stevens ) Petitioner. ) NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Gina L. Gutowski, whose mailing address is 832 E 2nd Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620, Posey County, Indiana hereby gives notice that she/he has filed a petition in the Posey Circuit Court requesting that his/her name be changed to Gina L. Gutowski.

Notice is further given that hearing will be held on said Petition on the 26th day of March, 2021 at 8:30 o’clock a.m.

Gina Stevens Petitioner Date: 2/18/2021 Kay Kilgore CIRCUIT COURT CLERK Published in the Posey County News on February 23, March 2, March 9, 2021 - hspaxlp

2021-67 City of Mount Vernon, IN Unsafe Building Enforcement Authority Sherry Willis, Unsafe Building Enforcement Authority 520 MAIN STREET MT. VERNON, IN 47620 812-838-5576 ORDER ORDER MADE PURSUANT TO I.C. 36-7-9 AND MT. VERNON CODE OF ORDIINANCE, CHAPTER 150 Kimberly M. Duncan Elmore REGARDING: Lot Eleven (11) and the North Half of Lot Twelve (12) in Owen’s Enlargement to the City of Mount Vernon, as per plat thereof, recorded in the office of the Recorder of Posey County, Indiana ALSO more commonly known as 330 Mulberry Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620 ACTION REQUIREDDemolish and remove building on the above premises to comply with the standards established by Mt. Vernon Code of Ordinance Chapter 150.

Below is a list of violations which exists on the structure.

Unsafe Building – IN Code 36-7-9-4(a)(4) A public nuisance Unsafe Building – IN Code 36-7-9-4(a)(6) Vacant and not maintained in a manner that would allow human habitation Ordinance 2013-13 Local Property Maintenance Code for Exterior Maintenance of Residential and Commercial Buildings Item #9 – General Exterior Condition – The exterior of a structure shall be maintained in good repair, structurally sound and sanitary so as not to pose a threat to the public health or, safety, welfare, or be a public nuisance. All exterior walls shall be free from holes, breaks, and loose or rotting materials; and maintained weatherproof and properly surface-coated where required to prevent deterioration.

Item# 10 Protective Treatment – All exterior surfaces including, but not limited to doors, door and window frames and trim shall be maintained in good condition. Exterior wood surfaces shall be protected from the elements and decay by painting or other protective covering or treatment. Outside walls and wood around windows shall protected from the elements.

Item #12 Foundation Walls – All foundation walls shall be maintained plumb and free from open cracks and breaks and shall be kept in such condition so as to prevent the entry of rodents and unwanted animals.

Item#13 Roofs and Drainage – The roof and flashing shall be sound and tight and not have defects that admit rain. Roofing shall be installed as designed by its manufacturer. Roof drainage shall be adequate to prevent dampness or deterioration in the walls or interior portion of the structure. Every structure shall have adequate gutters and downspouts in sound condition maintained in good repair to divert normal rainwater from the roof to an available storm sewer or to other areas on the premises, not including a sanitary sewer, where dispersal of water will not adversely affect the foundation of any structure and will not cause a public hazard. If there is no storm sewer available, the downspouts shall terminate above grade with a diverter and splash block to direct water away from the foundation of any structure, and in a manner that will not cause a public hazard.

Item #17 Windows and Doorframes – Every window, door and frame shall be kept in sound condition, good repair and weather-tight. All glazing materials shall be maintained free from cracks and holes. Every window, other than a fixed window, shall be easily opened and capable of being held in position by window hardware.

Item#18 Insect Screens – Doors, windows and other outside openings utilized or required for ventilation purposes serving any structure containing habitable rooms, food preparation areas, foot service areas, or any area where products to be included or utilized in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured, packaged, or stored, shall be supplied with tightly fitting screens of not less than sixteen mesh per inch.

TIME LIMIT The above required action shall be accomplished within thirty (30) days after service of this order.

HEARING A hearing regarding the terms of this order will be conducted at 10:00 AM, in the Council Chambers in the City Building, 520 Main Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana on March 11, 2021. At that hearing you have a right to: 1. Appear with or without counsel 2. Present evidence 3. Cross examine witnesses 4. Present arguments relative to this order FAILURE TO COMPLY Failure to comply with this order may result in the enforcement authority, through the Board of Public Works and Safety completing the required work or accepting bids to have the work performed. Pursuant to I.C. 36-7-9, you will be held financially responsible for the costs of the work and related costs set out by the Statute, and Judgment may be entered against you for the costs. In addition, these costs may be certified to the Posey County Auditor for collection w/property taxes. Such a judgment could constitute a lien against real estate and personal judgments are enforced. In addition, willful non-compliance could result in the imposition of a civil penalty from $0 to $5,000.

DUTY TO NOTIFY OF TRANSFER Noncompliance with order following notice-liability for failure to give notice as to judgment against government entity.

A person or entity who has been issued and has received notice of an order relative to unsafe premises and has not complied with that order: 1. Must supply full information regarding the order to a person who takes or agrees to take a substantial property interest in the unsafe premises before transferring or agreeing to transfer that interest; and 2. Must within five (5) days after transferring or agreeing to transfer a substantial property interest in the unsafe premises; and A. The full name and telephone number of the person taking a substantial property interest in the unsafe premises; and B. The legal instrument under which the transfer of agreement to transfer the substantial property interest is accomplished. I.C. 36-7-9-27.

The City of Mount Vermon Unsafe Building Authority acting as the enforcement authority in this matter, can be contacted at (812)838-5576.

Dated this 11th day of February, 2021 This instrument was prepared by: Indiana Code 36-2-11-15(d) Sherry Willis I affirm under the penalties of City of Mt.Vermon Unsafe Building Enforcement Authority perjury that I have taken reasonable City Hall Annex care to redact each Social Security 520 Main Street number in this document, unless Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620 required by law.

Telephone: (812) 838 –5576 Sherry Willis, Unsafe Bldg.Enforcement Authority 520 Main Street Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620 Published in the Posey County News on February 16, February 23, March 2, 2021 - hspaxlp

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B&W Workers Diagnosed With Cancer Secure Cash Benefits From Multiple Private Trusts Federal Courts Require Asbestos Manufacturers to Compensate Cancer Victims Special to the News Plant workers employed before 1981 diagnosed with various cancers are entitled to special benefits. Lung cancer, esophageal cancer, laryngeal cancer, pharyngeal cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, and mesothelioma are frequently caused by asbestos exposure. Asbestos-laced products were used for decades at Babcock & Wilcox. Neither employees nor management were aware of the asbestos risk.

Asbestos is a mineral that in its natural state is harmless. It becomes harmful when it is pulled apart or ground up into flexible fibers. Then, when inhaled or swallowed, microscopic asMount Vernon High School freshman Reese Lyons bestos fibers may be permanently affixed to body tissue. Over ‘takes a break’ while sledding on Hedges Hill this past many years, these fibers may cause genetic changes that can lead to cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, “It week. Photo by Peg Heckman

can take from 10 to 40 years or more for asbestos-related cancers to appear.”

To compensate cancer victims and the families of deceased cancer victims, Federal Bankruptcy Courts have required asbestos manufacturers to set aside hundreds of millions of dollars in private trusts. Through these trusts, cancer victims can receive money damages by the filing of timely, detailed, and accurate claims.

Norris Injury Lawyers has announced a specific initiative to assist Babcock & Wilcox employees in recovering money set aside for them in these asbestos trusts. Cancer victims or the families of deceased victims who worked at the plant before 1981 may call 800-478-9578 for a free evaluation of their claim.

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Hans Schmitz, PC Purdue Extension Educator Animal Farms and Climate A ruckus occurred last year regarding Burger King and lemongrass. The claim by Burger King was that beef animals they source would be fed with lemongrass, which reduces the carbon footprint of the cattle by altering the amount of methane each steer emits. Burger King released their commercial with this claim to immediate negative feedback. The article they referenced had not yet been peer reviewed. Many other researchers have looked at feed supplements with different results. The cattle were only fed lemongrass additives during the last three months of their lives, so life cycle analysis fans correctly stated that three months at 33 per cent emissions decrease totals out to around 3 per cent over the lifespan of a steer. The discussion around cattle and carbon emissions is complex, but some basic facts do exist from which to form a foundation for discussion on the issue.

Ruminants have four stomachs: the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum, and the abomasum. Ruminants include cattle, goats, and sheep. The first stomach, the rumen, serves to ferment the feed for easier digestion later. The fermentation process occurs in a symbiotic relationship with bacteria. Those bacteria release methane.

The methane is then emitted from the mouth while the ruminant chews its cud. Of methane emissions in ruminants, 95 per cent are emitted from the mouth. Although cows fart, the idea that this is the source of methane for worry is false. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, ruminant emissions in this way account for 39 per cent of total agricultural emissions.

Agricultural emissions are 14.5 per cent of total global emissions.

A little simple math later, enteric fermentation (ruminant emissions from the mouth) account for 5.6 per cent of total global carbon emissions.

Five per cent is not zero, but certainly not the main contributor to increases in greenhouse gas concentrations. To reduce the emissions, from cattle mouths, feed additives have to decrease the methane output of the microbes in the rumen without completely killing the microbes. The pH of the rumen is also critical to be held in the near neutral to slightly acid range. Previous studies have used a range of items, but the most promising appear to be lemongrass, peppermint, garlic, and seaweed. Of the four, seaweed seems to have the best results, particularly based on a paper entitled “Inclusion of Asparagopsis armata in lactating dairy cows’ diet reduces enteric methane emission by over 50 percent” in the

Journal of Cleaner Production. Seaweed would also be rather hard to find in southwestern Indiana.

The consumer would love to have inexpensive meat options that also have less of a carbon footprint. If scientific breakthroughs in feed additives can give farmers options to do so, they would adopt those practices. Until the atmospheric carbon profile is more balanced, livestock will feel the effects of climate change as well. According to the Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment, heat

stress and changes in growing season are the two biggest changes for southern Indiana. Heat stress duration measured in number of consecutive days about 86 degrees is increasing from 5 to between 8 and 9 days by mid-century. A lengthening growing season will provide more time to graze for pasture-based systems, but perennial forage species may need to change as traditional grasses and legumes become less hardy. For more information on climate and/ or cattle, contact Hans at hschmitz@purdue.edu or 812-838-1331.

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The solution to last week’s puzzles:

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National FFA Week February 20-27, 2021 Each year, FFA chapters around the country celebrate National FFA Week as a time to share what FFA is and the impact it has on members every day. The week-long tradition began in 1947 when the National FFA Board of Directors designated the week of George Washington’s birthday as National FFA Week in recognition of his legacy as an agriculturist and farmer.

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NORTH POSEY HIGH SCHOOL North Posey High School’s 2020-21 FFA elected officers are, l to r: Reagan Koester - Reporter, Audrey Hirsch - Secretary, Grace Glaser - President, Sam Belt - Vice President, and Levi Freeman - Sentinel.

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North Posey FFA - Reagan Koester, Chapter Reporter Do I have to be a farmer to join the FFA? Many think that to work in agriculture that you have to want to be a farmer. This is simply not true. There are many diverse careers in agriculture available including food science, biochemistry, sales and marketing, and engineering just to name a few. What if a career in agriculture is not in my future? No problem. FFA provides premier leadership and personal growth. Everyone is welcome with our goal to make others feel comfortable finding their home in our organization. We encourage any incoming 8th graders to be thinking about joining our FFA program. Without a doubt, there are a lot of opportunities in and outside of the classroom.

First, there are many diverse classes offered in agriculture education. We offer Introduction to Agriculture, Animal Science, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Agribusiness Management, and Ag Power and Structure. Not only does this pathway of classes check off one of the boxes required to graduate for the class of ‘23 and younger, but it provides a strong foundation for many future careers and prepares students to become informed consumers.

Second, many opportunities are available outside of the classroom in FFA. There are many contests that members can participate in. This year alone we have competed so far in Soils, Forestry, and Entomology judging. With future plans of competing in Chapter Meeting, Livestock Judging, and Dairy Judging. We have members participating in several leadership contests including Food Demonstration, Farm Management Demonstration, Job Interview, Quiz Bowl, Extemporaneous Speaking, Prepared Public Speaking, and Talent. Also, members can have the chance to meet FFA members across the state and even the nation by attending the State and National convention trips. Not only are these opportunities a great time, but they help to develop leadership skills and broaden the knowledge of those involved.

Locally, we are fortunate to have the enthusiasm of our new ag teacher, Robyn Bender, who is building off of the success of former teacher, Mike Wassmer. Our chapter has a bright future ahead of us and we would love to continue to grow our program. It is not where you start your high school career but where you finish. Joining FFA will provide many diverse opportunities to become the best version of yourself! To stay updated with our chapter, you can stay informed of upcoming events and view a weekly Motivational Monday and Fun Ag Fact Friday by following us on instagram @northposeyffa.

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FFA Trivia: Take Our Quiz FFA trivia competitions are a unique way for members to learn about the organization and the milestones we have marked in diversifying and expanding our membership. While these competitions are not national events, many states and local chapters hold Quiz Bowl competitions to test FFA knowledge. There was even a National FFA Trivia Challenge at the 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo! Test your knowledge with these common FFA history stumpers.

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Helpful Hints for Writing Award Applications Sprinkled throughout a semester of events, ceremonies and banquets is a series of deadlines for awards applications. These awards recognize FFA members for their hard work throughout the school year, and the applications can be complex.

Here are a few tips on how to put your best foot forward in an award application.

Don’t breeze over the cover page.

While things like name, phone number and chapter name may seem routine, a mistake here can be costly. Triple-check the spelling and accuracy of all names, phone numbers and mailing addresses. If you are required to submit an email address, use a personal account that will remain current even after graduation and won’t be blocked by a school spam filter or security settings.

Begin with the end in mind.

Did you know every national–level application comes with a scoring rubric? It’s like having insights into an evaluator’s mind. Consult an application’s scoring rubric and associated checklist to learn what the judges are looking for and confirm that you haven’t left anything out. All rubrics are available online at FFA.org/Awards with each award category.

Avoid being repetitive. Build on your story.

Every question on an application is a chance to provide more information. Use these opportunities to introduce the evaluators to new stories, photos and goals. In reviewing your applications,

also check for repetition in specific verbs and adjectives throughout your writing. While you may take your time in writing your application and revisit it periodically, judges often review them in one sitting, so make sure your application flows well from question to question.

Tailor your responses.

Not all answers will fit all applications. While many applications may have similar questions, your responses should vary. This is especially true when working on proficiency applications.

Only include information about the SAE that fits the category. Irrelevant information can hurt your score. For example, don’t talk about raising sheep in a vegetable production application.

Appreciate everyday efforts.

Many times, we can get caught up in the idea that successful award applications are only about new projects. Remember that your regular, everyday activities can make excellent submissions.

While planning new and innovative activities should be something you and your chapter look forward to each year, the activities you do every year can also fulfill the quality standards. Don’t let the stress of planning “new” activities hold you back.

Visit FFA.org/Awards to see which awards you qualify for, and use these tips as you work on your applications this spring. To learn more about the types of supervised agricultural experiences (SAEs), visit SAEforAll.org.

1. In which year was Julie Smiley the first female elected to a national FFA office?

A. 1974

4. Which FFA officer is seated to the president’s left?

A. Vice president B. Treasurer

B. 1976 C. Secretary C. 1978 D. Sentinel D. Julie Smiley was not the first female elected to a national FFA office.

2. What is the street address for the National FFA Center & Headquarters in Indianapolis?

A. 6060 FFA Boulevard B. 6060 FFA Court C. 6060 FFA Drive D. 6060 FFA Street 3. What is the phone number for the FFA headquarters in Indianapolis?

A. 317-332-2668 B. 463-332-2668

5. Who is the only U.S. president to have been an FFA member?

A. Richard Nixon B. Jimmy Carter C. George W. Bush D. Franklin D. Roosevelt 6. In which year was the official blue corduroy FFA jacket introduced?

A. 1928 B. 1933 C. 1950 D. 1948

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Pictured are members of the North Posey FFA Soil Judging Team. Left to right are: Grace Glaser, Reagan Koester, Sam Belt, Myles Belt. The soil judging team of Sam Belt, Reagan Pictured are Mount Vernon FFA members Blake Ritzert, Jenna Veatch, Amber Collier, Koester, and Grace Glaser placed third overall in the contest. Myles Belt placed first overall in the junior division of the contest.

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Support FFA members during FFA week and year-round “FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of Suzanne Crouch’s office to develop Indiana’s students by developing their potential for premier Rural Road to Recovery plan, designed to get our leadership, personal growth and career success state back on track following the pandemic. One priority outlined in our rural road through agricultural education.” to recovery is to strengthen the This FFA mission statement is a pipeline of individuals seeking testament to our members, chapcareers in agriculture. FFA is a ters, advisors and supporters evgreat way to get students learnerywhere. ing and involved in agricultureNational FFA week starts related careers.

Monday, Feb. 20. It is held annuMany times I have heard it ally on the last full week in Februsaid that FFA members are some ary. This year it will look unlike of the hardest working, most eaany other FFA week, showcasing ger students on a job or in an invirtual “events” rather than Blue ternship. I am certain that is due and Gold filling the school halls in large part to FFA’s leadership or a pancake breakfast made by members for all the teachers. Our Indiana State Department and learning model along with the positive support from advimore than 12,000 Indiana FFA of Agriculture Director, sors and parents. members have found ways to still Bruce Kettler I want to encourage businessmake it special, nonetheless.

The celebrations this week will include virtual es and post-secondary educational institutions to visits from Indiana FFA State Officers to FFA take a deeper look into FFA members as they are chapters across the state. Like every year, this FFA moving into careers or furthering their education. week will also include a proclamation from Indi- Beyond leadership skills, FFA members learn so ana legislators who are set to recognize the impor- much about agriculture, food science, technology tance of FFA week and supporting our students. and a variety of other disciplines preparing them FFA students from across the state will also have for success.

I further encourage business and community the opportunity to learn from agriculture leaders about creating opportunities to tell their story in ag- leaders to ask themselves how they can promote riculture and to stand up for agricultural practices youth education or support their local FFA chapon the local, state and federal level with four virtual ter. Our local FFA chapters and schools need FFA Advocacy days. Even though this FFA week business’s participation for events and to expand is certain to look unlike any other, these resilient learning opportunities. This is also a great way to students have found a way to keep FFA traditions establish a connection with the next generation of community leaders, which could lead to job shadalive.

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FFA members exhibit the value of hard work, week without remembering former Indiana FFA Association Director Rob Hays, who passed away education and strong leadership instilled in them last summer. Rob embodied everything FFA is and from the very beginning of their membership and stands for and is dearly missed in our department make excellent additions to any workforce or team. and throughout the state. Rob was most passionate At the Indiana State Department of Agriculture we about building leaders, something that FFA does feel that firsthand because almost half of our 60 employees were FFA members. During FFA week so well.

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture I encourage others to think, when was the last and Indiana FFA Association believe leadership time I volunteered with my local FFA chapter? By development and equipping members with the working together and supporting our local chapters skills they need to succeed at any stage of life is we can take FFA and Indiana’s 12,000 FFA memcrucial. Recently we partnered with Lt. Governor bers to the next level.

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7 Ways to Celebrate National FFA Week from a Safe Distance While many considerations for National FFA Week will be taken based on whether you are meeting in person or virtually, that doesn’t mean activities have to stop. Through creative thinking and variety, you can keep the mental health and wellbeing of your chapter, fellow members and community on a positive track while celebrating our organization.

Plan an Activity Hour.

You may not be able to celebrate National FFA Week in person, but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate together. Plan a time when all chapter members can take part in an activity from home such as hiking, bike riding or horseback riding.

Decorate with Member Yard Art. Does your chapter normally decorate the lockers of your fellow members for National FFA Week? Spend some time making yard signs or door decorations, and give your classmates

the shout-outs they deserve.

Set Up a Thank-You Drive-Through.

National FFA Week is an important time to thank alumni, sponsors and donors for their contributions to the chapter. Set up a drive-by thank-you event to show appreciation for those who support your chapter throughout the year.

Reserve Time for Movie Night.

Watch parties are the new drive-in theaters. Plan a time to watch a movie together through a free online streaming platform and set up a group chat to talk about what you are watching.

Ag-Video-Cate It may be a made-up word, but the intention is real. Don’t miss the opportunity to “agvocate” for your chapter with agricultural leaders in the community. Schedule videoconferences

6 Tips to Plan a Perfect FFA Banquet Prioritize your planning and make your FFA banquet a memorable event at the end of the school year.

1. Organize your event, your time and your workspace. Proper planning prevents poor performance. Be sure you set timelines, budgets and team responsibilities as early as possible and follow up often.

2. Prepare a backup plan. Whether it’s a change in the weather, broken technology or a missing tie, things will go wrong.

Write a contingency plan and brief your team, so your FFA banquet is ready for the unexpected.

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4. Develop mad flip-chart skills. Create a minute-by-minute chart for event-day logistics. Everything from vendor arrival to post-event cleanup should be included to reduce stress and lastminute changes.

5. Ask for feedback. When is the next time you will have all your stakeholders in one room? Don’t miss this opportunity to ask for feedback to make your next FFA banquet even better.

6. Keep on planning. If planning your banquet was fun, work with your officer team to try planning other activities for your chapter and include them in your chapter’s Program of Activities.

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and phone calls to share the good news with existing and potential stakeholders.

Practice Online Applications.

FFA chapters can apply for up to $5,000 through the Grants for Growing program sponsored by Tractor Supply Company.

Put your computer, communications and planning skills to work by applying online during National FFA Week.

Serve at a Physical Distance.

Service is as important as ever considering the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. As many FFA chapters participate in service activities leading up to and through FFA Week, FFA has created the Service and Volunteerism Ideas During COVID document. The resource provides safety guidelines and ways FFA members can continue living to serve during these trying times.

Matt Hostettler, State Representative Over 800 Hoosiers apply for INFB health plans More than 800 Hoosiers since the end of January have applied for new health care benefits through the Indiana Farm Bureau.

Because many farmers are sole proprietors and operators, an obstacle they face is accessing affordable health care options. As a result of a recent law I supported, INFB can provide its members with this new health plan, which covers essential health benefits, such as office visits, preventative services, and maternity and newborn care.

According to a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a lack of access to afford-

able health insurance is one of the biggest concerns facing farmers. With farming being a physically demanding profession, it is imperative these Hoosiers can access care.

Hoosiers enrolled in this health care option can also get their COVID-19 vaccine covered through INFB. Farm Bureau members can be farmers, Hoosiers who work in the agriculture industry, small-business owners and others who are supportive of Indiana’s rich agricultural heritage. Click here to learn more about Indiana Farm Bureau health plans and how to apply.

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Mount Vernon FFA members have been busy the last month getting the Greenhouse ready Local schools recently took place in the North Posey FFA member Reagan Koester yearly soil judging contest. Pictured is North for the annual sale. They will be offering a variety of new plants and growing techniques this year and plan to be open on April 16. Pictured are Hayley Kueber and Kelsey Lang. Photo is pictured competing in the soil judging con- Posey FFA member Sam Belt along with antest. Photo submitted submitted other entrant.

Farming, Agriculture related Job Trends to Watch This Year According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, the average U.S. household is now at least three generations removed from the farm. This disconnect has led to an increased need to advocate for the industry and communicate clearly and effectively the importance of production agriculture. For decades, this has been a challenge FFA members across the country have taken up through their Program of Activities (POA), supervised agriculture experience (SAE) programs, and career and leadership development events (CDEs/ LDEs). This year, Gallup – which releases an annual poll that measures public opinion of U.S. business sectors – found farming and agriculture as the top-ranking industry for the first time in the poll’s 20-year history. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the essential work of farmers into the spotlight.

“There are so many wonderful things about the agriculture industry that will always remain and make it a great industry to

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be involved in,” says Erika Osmundson, director of marketing communications at AgCareers. com. “Things like work ethic, resiliency, levelheadedness and accountability come to mind.

They are the foundation for production agriculture as well as our agribusinesses. But beyond those foundational pillars, we’ve seen more movement and attention in highlighting things like innovation, creativity, technology savvy and more

in the past five years. With the pandemic, we’ve also shed light on the ‘essential’ nature of agriculture and food, which hopefully will have a positive, lasting impact on the public’s viewpoint about career opportunities in the industry.”

As agricultural education students sit in classrooms, preparing for jobs that might not yet exist, there is comfort in knowing their future lies within a vital and far-reaching indus-

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“I don’t think we’ll see a huge shift in the types of jobs, but rather a focus on the virtual aspects and innovation within those types,” Osmundson says.

“We’ll continue to see work in technology grow both in the field and within agricultural

organizations. I think we’ll also see a surge in employee engagement strategy and the workforce that helps to lead those efforts.”

While future careers may seem a long way off for some, it is never too early to begin making decisions that will impact those plans. FFA members can start exploring careers early

through AgExplorer.ffa.org, and see SAE ideas, career spotlights and prep materials for various fields. FFA alumni and supporters can connect with fellow members and expand their networks through ForeverBlueNetwork.org. Anyone looking to work in agriculture can visit AgCareers.com to see the latest job postings in the industry.

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