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Commissioners sign solar, wind ordinace into place By Lois Mittino Gray Dr. Kyle Rapp, the Posey County Chief Health Officer, gave a presentation on the status of coronavirus in Indiana, especially in the Tri-State, to the Posey County Commissioners at their March 17, meeting. He was assisted with the update by Martye Fitts, County Health Nurse, and Denny Schaffer, Health Department Director. Together, the trio painted a picture of a county trying to assess a rapidly changing situation, working on preparedness, and trying to determine the best way to protect our population “We don’t know when it is coming to our community, but I am sure

it’s already here,” Dr. Rapp said ominously. “We need to keep social distance and sustain ourselves until the virus has run its course. We’re trying to get ahead of it as best as we can. The biggest concern is that it will overwhelm the hospitals and health system,” he observed. “Do not go to the emergency room if you have symptoms, instead call your doctor who will make recommendations.” The Mount Vernon doctor reported that county and city representatives have met and started preparations for enforcing guidelines from the state of national emergency declaration. He said there was an emergency meeting called for after the commissioner

meeting that morning to determine actions to take. “In the meantime we are making arrangements for special care needs in the county. We have drivers set up for three patients requiring lifesaving dialysis treatments to use the Council of Aging’s vehicles to transport them. Please call us if you need a delivery of groceries or prescriptions,” he emphasized. Nurse Fitts added that she has plenty of baby formula in her office if parents need any. Audience members listened intently and oﬀered input from far left The commissioners acted upon the County Treasurer Vicki Peerman, County Assessor Nancy Hoehn, following items: --Under Old Business, the com- County Recorder Mary Rhoades, City Councilman Aaron Wilson, Mount Vernon Mayor Bill Curtis, and State Police Oﬃcer Brandon Continued on Page A7 Deig. Photo by Lois Mitino Gray

Emergency meeting sets out guidelines for safety efforts here By Lois Mittino Gray A second specially-called emergency meeting of the Posey County Commissioners was reconvened Friday afternoon in the conference room of the Posey County 911 Regional Dispatch Office, with the express goal of receiving information, deliberating, and acting on emer-

gency matters concerning COVID-19. Besides the three commissioners and legal representation, the meeting was attended by several County Council members, county elected officials and department heads, representatives of the Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police and the county judicial branch, the news media, and

elected officials representing Mount Vernon, Poseyville, and New Harmony. The public was also invited to attend, with the caveat that there could be no more than 50 people present. Many actions came from it, including shutting down all close physical contact businesses for a week, designating a county

spokesperson, discussing needed supplies and anticipated fiscal losses, and possible use of the National Guard. Posey County Commission President Carl Schmitz opened the meeting noting that, “This

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Spring events Posey native tests positive in Calif. cancelled in NH, tree farm info is heard

Community advised to present info to Posey BZA

By Randy Pease Cancellations and postponements were abundant during the March 17 meeting of the New Harmony City Council. Events canceled include Spring Fling (scheduled March 2122) and Heritage Week (April 15-17). All other events sponsored by the University of Southern Indiana have been suspended until at least April 4. Pound Puppies of Posey County withdrew its application for its May 16 event at the Ribeyre Gym. They plan to resubmit and reschedule later. Chris Laughbaum, manager of the Rapp-Owen Granary, asked council members whether the Granary, a private entity, is subject to the same regulations public restaurants and bars must abide by and whether the Granary might be vulnerable to lawsuits in the event that scheduled wedding receptions must be canceled. Town Attorney Erin Bau told her that, given the extraordinary circumstances brought about by the Coronavirus , the Granary would almost certainly be immune from lawsuits, and suggested rescheduling at no cost as a prudent course of action. Whether private entities must abide by the same guidelines as public establishments remains uncertain. In other action: *Tom Guggenheim’s proposed tree farm on the Fragrant Farms property also found its way into the proceedings. Don Nightingale, who lives south of Fragrant Farms, insisted that no one in the Woodlawn area favors the project. He complained that trucks would constantly coming and going down the road and that the proposed

By Lois Mittino Gray A large group of concerned neighbors attended the Board of Zoning Appeals public hearing on Tom Guggenheim’s request for a special use permit to construct a greenhouse for a tree nursery small business at the former Fragrant Farms vineyard in New Harmony. They were prepared to speak their minds Thursday evening in the Hovey House in regard to traffic concerns about the narrow street providing access to the site. They never got a chance to do so. “My client does not want to be a bull in a china shop and blunder forward. He wants to address the concerns of the neighbors and offer them alternatives to the access issue. I would like to ask that the special use permit request be tabled until the April meeting,” explained Guggenheim’s attorney, Trent Van Haaften, in his opening statement. “We’ll put the permit request on the docket in April and you will all have the opportunity to speak then,” BZA Chairman Barry Tanner told the audience. The meeting is slated for April 9 at 5:00 p.m. in the Hovey House. “If someone submitted a letter to comment on this issue, they will all be kept on file until the next meeting. There is no need to resubmit any letters for comment,” Attorney Beth McFadin Higgins assured the crowd. Tom Guggenheim asked to speak publicly concerning his request to table the issue. “I proposed to build a structure on one acre of land and got ahead of myself. I need to slow down and address the two main concerns of the neigh-

By Dave Pearce Mount Vernon resident Cidney Wilson will be spending some extra time with her daughter, son-in-law and two of her grandchildren in California. But this time, it’s not by her choice. Wilson flew to California to visit the family and was scheduled to fly back to Indiana on Thursday. But daughter Lindsay, a former Miss Posey County and a mount Vernon High School graduate, found out that she tested positive for the Coronavirus. She believes it is likely her mother has it too. “I have had a cough for weeks, a viral infection that just wouldn’t go away,” Hartmann said in a Facebook post on Sunday. “But I could keep up with my normal routine so I didn’t go to the doctor (side note: moms, we have to take better care of ourselves).” On Wednesday evening, she felt warm and took her temperature. It registered at 99.5 so she went to bed. Once in bed, she began having what she described as “having a pinpoint pain in my chest.” On Thursday morning, she woke up coughing incessantly, had tightness in her chest, and felt like she couldn’t take a deep breath. “The moment my primary care doctor’s office opened I called and explained my symptoms,” Hartmann said. “They transferred me to a triage nurse who pre-screened me and set me up with an appointment at urgent care. At that time, she told me I screened negative because my fever wasn’t high enough and my cough wasn’t dry.” But before she left for Urgent Care, she and her husband Ben Hartmann, son of Mount Vernon residents Jeff and Brenda Hartmann, felt they had to tell Wilson’s mother, who was scheduled to fly back to Indiana that day. Hartmann is an active duty Marine in San Diego. The couple has

Mount Vernon resident Cidney Wilson and her daughter Lindsay Hartmann wait in line in California to be tested for the COVID-19 Virus. Hartmann tested positive for the virus and Wilson was not but was presumed to have the virus based on symptoms. Photo submitted So on Sunday evening, from the two sons, Abel, who is three, and family vehicle waiting in line to have Paul who will be two on March 27. “It felt irresponsible for her to go her mother swabbed, she issued the through three airports, get on two following statement. “It’s very likely my mom has it different planes, and possibly expose hundreds of people to the vi- too. We’re waiting in the car at urrus,” Hartmann said. “That was hard. gent care for her to be swabbed right Thank God she agreed to stay with now. “I’m sharing to beg each of you to stay home. I will be fine. My mom us.” Once at the Urgent Care, the is healthy and she will be fine.” Hartmann and her mother do not nurse practitioner went through all the same questions and admitted she fall into any of the high-risk groups. “could make a case for testing me.” But in terms of others who might Hartmann said she told the caregiver have been exposed, Hartmann bethat with her mother visiting and came emotional. “What brings tears to my eyes planning to return to Indiana sometime soon, it would really give us is the ‘what if’ ...what if mom had flown home,” Hartman said, “What peace of mind. “What a blessing that nurse was to if she had given the virus to my dad our family for agreeing to test me,” or 91-yr-old grandma, or God forbid she explained. “My fever has in- my pregnant sister-in-law.” But late Sunday evening, she excreased each day since Wednesday, topping out at 101.5. My cough has claimed, “We will be fine but people never been “dry.” I didn’t have the need to know how serious this is, typical symptoms but I got the call this morning my COVID-19 swab Continued on Page A7 came back positive.”

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Neighbors helping Neighbors Posey friends, neighbors step up to the ‘plate’ to help each other By Lynda Baker COVID-19 may be a giant in the land, but the people of Posey County are rising up to meet it. Volunteers are stepping up to help their neighbors, as they always have. This time though, as we are all becoming aware, it is far different than many of us can recall. Cynthiana resident Lee Rogers and Poseyville Town Marshal Charles Carter realized that children who were out of school might not be receiving nourishing daily meals. They contacted Pastor David Warren, of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Poseyville. Warren then contacted several other pastors in the area and a plan to provide free lunches to children in northern Posey County was hatched. Area businesses are also trying to keep up with the demand for food and personal items.

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Restaurants in the area have developed pick-up and delivery services in compliance with the Governor’s recent directives. Ziggy’s Pub in Poseyville has even offered to sell bulk items to customers as they are available. Susan Weatherholt, of Hirsch’s Department Store in Poseyville, was very busy in the meat department this week, where several workers were trying to help her keep up with demand. Hirsch’s shelves have been very well stocked with fresh produce, meats and all manner of grocery and household items. Hirsch’s is presently offering pick-up service for anyone who is not comfortable coming into the grocery store. “All they have to do is call ahead!” Due to children presently being homeschooled and realizing some families may be experiencing cash flow issues, a donation box has been

set up at Poseyville’s Dollar General Store by Manager Donella Hunter. Items such as crayons, markers, coloring books and storybooks are available free to children 12 and under on the honor system. Donations of such items are currently being accepted. Carter may also pick up some of these items for delivery along with the local lunch program. Pastor Warren indicated that the public began to respond strongly within two hours of the church lunch project being announced on Facebook and via a phone system control by the school district. “By that evening we had around 50 percent of our present food volume.” The workers prepare around 25 sacks per location, per day. This Members of the Hirsch’s Grosey Store family gathered after reamount may increase to 30-40, destocking shelves over the weekend. Endless hours have been spent in pending upon demand. Dry ingredian eﬀor to keep the people of Poseyville in groceries. Several groups Continued on Page A7 have taken positive steps to help the community. Photo submitted

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REWARD : Free Native Tree MV FFA oﬃcers and advisor enjoyed their time at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake. Pictured front row, l to r: Autumn Collier, Amber Collier, Haley Kueber, and Amber Allyn. Back row, l to r: Jenna Veatch, advisor Alicia Schmidt, and Anna Weis.

Simply send a photo of the destroyed tree to the SWCD so we can conﬁrm the iden ty of the suspect. Posey County residents will pick up na ve trees April 3, 2020, 4:00— 6:00 pm at Bri le Bank Park in Mt Vernon.

BRADFORD PEAR AKA: CLEVELAND SELECT, CALLERY PEAR, CHANTICLEER, ARISTOCRAT Pyrus calleryana If you find this invasive tree on your property the CISMAs of Southwest Indiana will reward you with a free native tree for the destruction of the Bradford Pear. You can pick up your Native Tree April 3rd at Brittlebank Park, 1200 Brittle Bank Rd., Mt. Vernon, IN between 4 and 6 p.m. For more information contact the Posey County SWCD 812-838-4191 ext 3 or email megan.ritterskamp@in.nacdnet.net Follow us on Facebook @PoseyInvasivePartnership

Pictured are members of Team KB Auto at the BBBS Bowl for Kids Sake held Sunday, March 15, at Posey Lanes in Mount Vernon. Front row, left to right, are Ashton Saum, Tammy Pollard, and Karla Kuebler. In back are Kyle Thomason, David Miller, Mark Cole, Travis Crowe, and Bill Kueber. Makenna Elpers prepares for her turn during the BBBS 7th Annual Bowl for Kids Sake. To donate visit www.mentoringkids.org/ bowlposey. Photos submitted

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MARCH 24, 2020 Anthony Lee Smith Anthony “Tony/Tone” Lee Smith, 42, of Cynthiana passed away after a long battle with ALS on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. Anthony was born in Evansville, Indiana on September 7, 1977 to Gary and Debra K. (Crawford) Smith. Tony graduated from North Posey High School in 1996 and then went on to work at Silgan for 21 years. He enjoyed spending time at the cabin in Perry County and was an avid outdoorsman. He looked forward to spending time with family and friends, especially his grandkids. Even with doing weekly family nights, doing Friday lunch dates with his wife or family vacations to Gulfshores, Alabama, he still made time to help any and everybody with whatever they needed. Anthony is survived by his wife of ﬁve years, Cassandra K. Smith of Cynthiana, Ind.; children, Marissa Hensley (Aaron) of Evansville, Ind.; Kayne Hildebrandt (Cassie) of Evansville, Ind.; Zareya Hildebrandt of Cynthiana, Ind.; grandchildren, Leila, Amelia, Xavier; parents, Gary and Debbie; grandmother, Doris Crawford of Griﬃn, Ind.; Gloria Paul of Cynthiana, Ind.; brothers, Cory Smith

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Yvonne Jane (McCutchan) Dyson, 83, of Evansville, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at the Linda E. White Hospice House. Yvonne was born January 18, 1937 in Evansville to the late Arthur and Florence (Lochmueller) McCutchan. She worked as a secretary in the emergency room at Deaconess Hospital for many years and enjoyed, crocheting, camping, and attending her grandchildren’s sporting events. Surviving Yvonne are her daughter, Chris Dyson; three sons and their wives, Kenny and Marty Dyson, Tim and Joan Dyson and Mike and Cathy Dyson, all of Evansville; nine grandchildren, Andrew, Jennifer, Cindy, Ryan, Cody, Kayla, Sarah, Aubrey and Caleb; ﬁve great grandchildren, Dominic, Elliott, Jace, Jett and Layla and a great granddaughter expected in July of 2020. In addition to her parents, Yvonne was preceded in

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death by her husband of 61 years, James Dyson in 2018 and by two brothers, James and Karl McCutchan. Due to current circumstances, visitation and funeral services will be private. Burial will take place at Blue Grass Cemetery in McCutchanville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Chancellor Center for Oncology, 4055 Gateway Boulevard, Newburgh, IN 47630. Condolences may be made online at www.pierrefuneralhome.com.

Gary Shelton Gary Shelton, 71 of Mount Vernon passed away at his home on March 3, 2020. Gary was born in Mount Vernon on July 30, 1948 the son of Elvis and Leona Shelton. Due to the current situation, services for Gary have been postponed. Please contact Stendeback Funeral Home in Mount Vernon for further information.

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Gayle L. Johnson Gayle L. Johnson, 66, of Fort Branch, Ind., passed away March 21, 2020 at Linda White Hospice House in Evansville, Ind. He was born September 17, 1953 in Evansville, Ind., to the late Zelmon Johnson and Mary (Garrett) Strickland. Gayle attended Owensville High School and was in the 1971 graduating class. He did pipeline maintenance and hauled crude oil for 37 plus years at Farm Bureau Oil now known as CountryMark. Gayle helped maintain Maumee Cemetery in the 80’s by mowing and keeping it clean. He was an avid Saint Louis Cardinals and IU Basketball fan and like to watch his grandchildren play sports. Gayle enjoyed spending time at his White River camp ﬁshing, having ﬁsh fry’s, playing cards, or just having a good time with friends and family. He liked spending time in nature hunting for Morel mushrooms and Indian artifacts. Gayle was preceded in death by his parents and sister Bernice Farrar.

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will go away quickly and you children will barely remember it. However, we live in an unpredictable world, so who knows what will happen. For a couple of reasons, this illness has made me look back. Last week, I wrote about folks from the past in our family who lost the battle with the illness, more than a hundred years ago. However, one of the things I have been doing is a reaction to this virus. I have long been an addicted television watcher, but I depend on being entertained now, more than ever. I try not to dwell on my physical changes, and now I have to stop over thinking this world-wide virus. I have left a lot of disappointing current television shows to go back to older programs. I have always watched the Law and Order trilogy. The detective shows, like Columbo and Monk, also have some appeal. Whenever I really need to watch something that cheers me up, the original Magnum PI is where I go. Tom Selleck and I are almost exactly the same age, and that is a good way to gauge the aging process. He is, of course, still a pretty good hunk of eye candy, but the original Magnum shows, with the short shorts are distracting. Tom was 75 on January 29, while I hit this milestone on the 18th. His current series, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue Bloods,â&#x20AC;? is also a good show. He also speaks for reverse mortgages. He is a very good choice to promote this, because he is the avatar for cool older guys. He has been in many movies and other series. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the current â&#x20AC;&#x153;heartthrobâ&#x20AC;? who holds the in-

terest of teenagers and young girls. like this. There are so many quesMy husband used to look good tions and fears. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;normalâ&#x20AC;? we in shorts, too. He vowed he would have taken for granted will disapnever forsake the shorter ones, and pear, at least for a little while. used to make fun of the guys who Madeleine, I have no doubt that wore the knee-length type. The agyou will tell your grandchildren ing process changed his opinion of about the Great Virus of 2020. My this. mother and grandparents told me It is odd how our perceptions of about the hardships of the Great things change throughout our lives. Depression. As bad as that was, It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really a choice; it just comes it was a far less complex world. naturally. I scarcely notice young Planting a â&#x20AC;&#x153;victory gardenâ&#x20AC;? and men (under 50!) now, but I do turn changing recipes will not work as my head when a very nice looking easily. old guy is around. They made â&#x20AC;&#x153;mock apple pieâ&#x20AC;?, usThere is kind of the old joke ing Ritz crackers instead of apples. Tom Selleck as Magnum, P.I. in 1981 about old men oogling young girls. Kraft came out with boxed macaI always think these â&#x20AC;&#x153;May/Decemberâ&#x20AC;? relationships as be- roni and cheese, and Jello concoctions became popular ing based in his bank account. We have all heard the term desserts. These are still favorites of Grandpa. â&#x20AC;&#x153;trophy wife.â&#x20AC;? To some men, a young beautiful woman Soups and stews could have a varied list of ingredients. has the same status as a sports car. Potato pancakes became common. Getting back to COV 19, the thing which has shut down I am not sure todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s families are ready to make this the world. I use my common sense to know that it is very type of sacriďŹ ce. We are a spoiled generation. Hopefully, unlikely for us to be aďŹ&#x20AC;ected in any way, beyond incon- things wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to the place that we will be tested so comvenience. Yes, there will be deaths, but the regular ďŹ&#x201A;u al- pletely. ways causes this. The worst thing might very well be the I hope that money woes will not cause pets to be starved economy. Many folks survive week to week, and I hate to or neglected. There are so many things to worry about, think how such a large percentage of the population will beyond the virus itself. lose their source of income, as everything closes. The only advice I can give is to turn to therapeutic teleFolks who have no money to spend will, in turn, harm vision watching. Stars like Tom Selleck can take us away others. There are no rules in place to deal with a situation to a happier place, at least for a little while.

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The American Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Healthy individuals are needed now to donate to help patients counting on lifesaving blood. Individuals can schedule an appointment to give blood with the Red Cross by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. As the coronavirus pandemic has grown here in the U.S., blood drive cancellations have grown at an alarming rate. To date, nearly 2,700 Red Cross blood drives have been canceled across the country due to concerns about congregating at workplaces, college campuses and schools amidst the coronavirus outbreak. These cancellations have resulted in some 86,000 fewer blood donations. More than 80 percent of the blood the Red Cross collects comes from drives held at locations of this type. Here in the River Valley Blood Services Region, 79 blood drives have been canceled, resulting in 2189 units fewer blood donations. The Red Cross is adding appointment slots at donation centers and expanding capacity at many community blood drives across the country over the next few weeks to ensure ample opportunities for donors to give. Volunteer donors are the only source of blood for those in need The Red Cross expects the number of cancellations to continue to increase, which is causing heightened concern for blood collection organiza-

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National and Local News 100 Years Ago News From The Western Star, March 24, 1920 - Mount Vernon

Special Note: From the State Board of Health, October 7, 1918, printed October 9, 1948 in the Western Star: Because of the prevalence of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spanish Flu,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Hardwick, the Health OďŹ&#x192;cer for Posey County, has been ordered to close all schools, churches, and places of public amusements, and forbid all public meetings in your city until further notice. State Board of Health and The Federal Government. Note: Today marks the beginning of our fourth year of â&#x20AC;&#x153;100 Years Ago.â&#x20AC;? We want to thank our readers for the past three years. Topics: new school building, Palm Sunday coming, ďŹ&#x201A;ood control, a new Legion Post, and many briefs and personals. New School Building For West Side - A new $17,000 is practically assured for the patrons of the West Side School. The building will take the place of the inadequate and overcrowded Western School located at Pearl and Fifth Streets. The new building will probably be located at Fourth and Barter Streets, the school board at present holding options on these lots. When completed, this building will be used by pupils of the ďŹ rst, second, third, and fourth grades. The new building will be one-story high with a basement. Related news - The building of a new Senior High School building, with an athletic ďŹ eld adjoining, is also being contemplated by the Board of Education. If plans for this building materialize, the present Senior High School building at Fifth Street and College Avenue will be used for graded pupils. Palm Sunday - The ďŹ rst day of next week, or the beginning of Holy Week is called Palm Sunday, being appointed to honor the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. Many Jews strewed branches in the way which He was to pass. Flood Control Association Formed Landowners met at the Court House Monday and organized an association to be known as the Wabash and Ohio River Flood Control. The association is formed for the purpose of presenting rightfully their claims to better the river conditions and providing means whereby a disastrous high water may be controlled. Levees along the upper Wabash, White, and Patoka Rivers will be met with serious objections. Should these levees be constructed the bottom farmers of the Wabash will lose everything. Another Legion Post Is Formed - Philip Rowe, Earl Saddoth, Merle Weisinger, C. S. Curtis, Gilbert Behrick, Earl Mossman, and Orvil Wheeler, members of Owen Dunn Post 5, motored to Poseyville, Tuesday night where they formed the last Legion Post to be formed in this county. The constitution of the American Legion was read and adopted by the war vets of Poseyville, and at once acting oďŹ&#x192;cers were installed who will serve until the next meeting, at which time permanent oďŹ&#x192;cers will be elected. The following oďŹ&#x192;cers were installed: Commander - Roy Gwatlney, ViceCommander - Justin Kilroy, Adjutant - Ralph Davis, Finance OďŹ&#x192;cer - R. J. Reising. Owing to the want of material, the oďŹ&#x192;ce of Chaplain was left open until the war vets can secure a solemn person who will qualify for the position. The Post will be named in honor of Oli-

ver Marquis who gave his life in the World War. Peanut Butter Factory Here - Councilman Herman Bray, the Mount Vernon â&#x20AC;&#x153;peanut king,â&#x20AC;? is furnishing a new industry for our city, a peanut butter making factory. Mr. Bray started his machine for the ďŹ rst time Monday. Shortly after making the ďŹ rst â&#x20AC;&#x153;batchâ&#x20AC;? Herman came into the Star oďŹ&#x192;ce with a sack of crackers and a jar of peanut butter in each pocket and invited us to sample it. As judges of peanut butter, we can say that it was Good! Herman is undecided what to call his brand of peanut butter. News Briefs And Personals - Steamer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kankakeeâ&#x20AC;? repaired - The Keck-Gonnerman Co. will repair the steamer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kankakee.â&#x20AC;? It is expected that the boat will be tied up in Mount Vernon for several days. A cylinder head on the steamer blew out disabling the boat. Northern Lights - The Northern Lights were again visible Monday night and were reported seen by many. Spelling Bee - A spelling contest between the pupils of the Thompson and Miller (Bufkin) Schools held last Wednesday ended in favor of Miller. Moline Tractors - A car load of the wonderful and celebrated Moline tractors was received here Saturday by H. Brinkman Co. City Council - Mayor Zimmerman stated that a burying ground for dead stock, refused, etc., was very essential, and that only recently one of our citizens lost a horse by death, and was unable to bury it. Visits and Trips - Mr. And Mrs. Ralph Rowe and son spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Otis Redman and family. Mrs. Albert Lang is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Roos. Miss Carrie and Gus Reineke were in Mount Vernon shopping Thursday. Richard Allbright and Clyde Weatherford attended church at Greathouse Chapel Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. H. Neihaus of the Nation neighborhood were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Esche. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roehr and children were in the Sunday guests of Charles Manikheim and family near Oliver. William Dausman was a business visitor to this city Monday, and while here, gave us a pleasant call. Jacob Scherer, one of our oldest subscribers, gave us a pleasant call Monday. Frank Weir was in the city Saturday and while here gave us a pleasant call. George Roedel and son were business visitors to this city Saturday and gave us his annual call. Birth - Born to Mr. and Mrs. Cleeschutte Sunday, a daughter named Mary Ellen. Marriage Licenses - Milo Wood and Alma Mounts; Hallie Creek and Cora Gage. Marriage - Hallie Creek and Miss Cora Gage were united in marriage Monday by Justice of the Peace, Dusky. Mount Vernon News 125 Years Ago-March 24, 1895 Miss Lulu Nolte, while out riding Tuesday evening, was thrown from her horse. She remounted, and galloped the horse up Water Street as though nothing happened. As spring is approaching, our wise councilmen have concluded that our streets need repairing, and have purchased an entire barge load of rock to ďŹ ll holes on the streets. Marriage Licenses - W. Ramsey and E. Cox; Ed Bahrenburg and Emma Rhodes.

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The Big Brothers Big Sisters committee put on a great Bowl for Kids Sake March 15 at Posey Lanes in Mount Vernon. Committee members include back row, left to right: Mark McDonald; Matt Reﬀett, BBBS of SWIN Board President; Dana Wilson, Executive Director; Beth Schilling, and Doug Berry. Middle row, l to r: Amanda Reddenbaugh, Marketing Director; Beth Russell; Susie Tooley; Kay Kilgore; and Cathy Hyatt. Front row, l to r: Krista York, Posey County Case Manager; Amanda Wilson’ and Ann McDonald. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

‘Events canceled’ continued from Page A1 bors. One is the ingress to the property. Wood Street is just too narrow and small, since it is only a one lane street.” Guggenheim said he would like to talk with the New Harmony Town Council about using the small piece of land that used to be an alley that the town owns at the dead end of Taylor Street. Taylor is a twolane street that could offer an entrance off Main Street into the Fragrant Farm vineyards, if he could move the building site over a little ways. The prospective business-

man also stated that he feels he overestimated the number of vehicles that would use these streets for ingress and egress in a years’ time. “I wrote 500 vehicles in my permit letter, but that may be too high. This is not a large business and I would employ two to three people to start. Then I would see where it goes from there. I will meet with the neighbors in the next two weeks. I know many don’t oppose the idea of a tree nursery itself, just its location and the impact on their lives.” BZA Board Member Mark Seib noted, “That goes

a long way toward working things out.” In the permit application, Guggenheim, a certified arborist, states the greenhouse structure will be approximately 10 to 12 feet in height and will cover a 200 foot by 200 foot area. It will be constructed of posts with cross beams to support a shade cloth that will protect the growing trees from excessive sun and water loss. Tree seedlings will be grown to 2 to 7 feet in height, in 1 to 5 gallon containers. Once built, the greenhouse will house up to 20,000 containers, con-

Briefly Moose Lodge to host Carry-Out Fish Dinner Moose Lodge 497, 711 West Second Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., will host a fish dinner (carry-out only) on March 27, 2020. Please call 812-838-3664 for more info or to place order. Ministerial Association to host Fifth Sunday Rally Community Service The Mount Vernon Ministerial Association is continuing its series of community worship services in 2020 on months of the year with a fifth Sunday. The services rotate among local churches. The first Rally of 2020 is scheduled for Sunday, March 29 at 6 p.m., at Immanuel United Church of Christ, located at 5812 North Ford Road. Refreshments will be served following the service. These Rally services follow the traditions of the host church, special music, and guest preachers. They are designed to help build Christian unity among our various local denominations. Persons of all Christian denominations and faith traditions are welcome and encouraged to attend these services. Ministerial Association to hold annual Good Friday Service The Mount Vernon Ministerial Association will be holding its yearly Community Good Friday Service, April 10 from 12 - 1 p.m. It will be held this year at Trinity United Church of Christ at 505 Mulberry Street in Mount Vernon. Mrs. Beth Strecker is organizing a Community Choir to assist with the music for this service. Beth will be holding two choir rehearsals on Sunday afternoons, March 29 and April 5. Both choir rehearsals will begin at 3 p.m., at Trinity U.C.C. Please plan to attend at least one of the two rehearsals at your convenience, and both if possible. A final rehearsal will be held at 11 a.m., on Good Friday, prior to the start of the service. We invite all singers from southern Posey County to sing in this community service.

taining about 120 species of trees. “They will most all be native species. If they are non-natives, they will not be invasive species,” he assured. Trees will be for sale between the end of October through the end of March, with the trees requiring maintenance in the intervening summer months. In other Board of Zoning Appeals action: • A special use permit was granted to Mulzer Crushed Stone for dredging sand and gravel for its processing plant operations. “This is a third generational business of the Mulzer family and the property has had this use for a long time in the Griffin area of Bethel Township. It predates when I-64 was first put in. The business has added the Compton property and that is why we need the special use permit now,” Attorney Mike Schopmeyer told the BZA members. “There are no projected changes on enlarging it or changing employee numbers. The operation will remain the same, with the same equipment, mainly sand dredgers.”

Board member Don Koch observed that he checked out the site beforehand, especially when fishing, and it has been there for years with no problem. The request was approved unanimously, with Mark Seib abstaining. • A special use permit for a seven foot electronic digital sign was approved for 830 East Fourth Street. The commercial message board will have animated, colorful moving images about company services, as well as some nonprofit advertisements. The parameters on it will be set to comply with INDOT regulations, such as autodim after dark, said Kip Husk, with Husk Signs of Evansville. It was unanimously approved, as long as it meets state approval.

• A small portion one acre of the Beste property at 200 Copperline Road was approved to be zoned commercial to display Japanese trucks he is selling online. Beste said four of the small trucks would be on display at one time, possibly up to eight at most. They would be on a small half acre lot with a dusk to dawn light, with a possible building for them in time. It was approved contingent on rezoning by the Area Plan Commission. • ATand T representatives spoke on adding tower service to a rural area. • Larry Droege was sworn in as a new board member and administered the oath of office by Attorney Beth McFadin Higgins.

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Sermon of the Week: John 4:5-42 Rev. Sean Esterline Please read John 4:5-42. It‘s no surprise that Jesus was dusty and thirsty under the noonday sun after his walk through the high hills and low mountains about forty miles north of Jerusalem. He had come as far as Sychar in the district of Samaria on his way to Galilee. The well where he sat to rest has great symbolic signiﬁcance for this gospel story. It was Jacob’s well, which means it went back to ancient Israel. Yes, the Samaritan woman even refers to it: “... our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself.” She also had enough Hebrew religious education to testify, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ).” How come, since the Judeans and the Samaritans seemed to have so much in common, they had such bad relations? By the time of Jesus, not only should a Jewish man certainly not speak to a Samaritan woman, but probably not to any other Samaritan either. Jesus was deﬁnitely out of line. Being a teacher of religion he should have known that the hill country folks were unclean pagans. Even today we understand that truth. It didn’t just happen then, it always happens. My group is better than your group. Jesus begins the conversation in a remarkably simple and straightforward manner. Nothing like “Please,” “You can understand how thirsty I am since I’ve walked a long way,” or “If it’s not too much bother, I’d appreciate it if you’d be so kind as to give me a drink since I don’t have a cup or a bucket.” No, it is not even a polite request, but just a bald-faced command: “Give me a drink.” And, as was so like him, he almost immediately departs from the mundane topic to

a spiritual one: “living water.” Now it so happens that this woman had made two bad mistakes. First she got born into a Samaritan family; and second, she was most likely a prostitute. Jesus may well have known this before even addressing her; but he does not focus on this or that stigma, failure, or mistake. He just begins by recognizing her as a person. He saw her as a person with a bucket that could bring up water from Jacob’s well. The Samaritan woman intuitively recognizes the symbolism of some kind of living water and finally asks a favor in return. She had been to the well often (five times to the relationship well) and had come away still thirsty for a fulfilling life, a refreshing fellowship. Maybe she had not had her thirst quenched at other kinds of wells of life; who knows? The point is that Jesus was not turned off either by her ethnic barrier or her mistakes. When she is finally caught in the conversation as Jesus reveals her present situation, Jesus does not bring the law of adultery crashing down upon her head, as he well could have since the

Judeans and the Samaritans had had long controversy about how to interpret the Torah (Commandments). Instead, he confirms and astonishes her by saying, “... the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.” Layer after layer of her life unfolds in the conversation to the point where she exclaims that Jesus must be a prophet. He must be a man of great vision. What kind of impact did Jesus’ encounter with the woman have? It was very positive, and likely very different from the many negative experiences she had with relatives and neighbors, who would have said, “You’ll end up like a common prostitute the way you’re headed.” After this fairly brief encounter with Jesus, she ran back into Sychar and cried out, “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” The people must have been amazed that she did not flee from one who knew all this bad stuff about her. Here was the original “tough love,” acceptance in spite of blemishes, mistakes, handicaps, failures, and sin. She experienced

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grace, the grace of God, and knew it. It was good news for her, the good news she wanted to share with others. The Samaritans also sensed the blessing of Jesus’ presence and grace and asked him to stay with them. You might wonder how many others got a clearer vision for their lives because of their encounter with this prophet, who could see so clearly all that made up the whole person, the strengths and weaknesses, the shame of group rejection and prejudice as well as the guilt of failures. If a person is below average, handicapped, or has a strike against them like a stigma, it is a great relief to be unconditionally accepted. How refreshing it is to be accepted for the many other aspects of personality, ability, capacity,

and potential even though there are a couple defects or deﬁciencies. And we all need that since none of us is perfect. Even for those who we may think are perfect, it is harder for a “perfect” or terribly normal and average person to accept deformity and deﬁciency. Only God has that kind of love, that kind of grace. It’s a challenge. Every time we can react like Jesus did with the Samaritan woman , that is another time we are blessing someone and growing in grace a little more ourselves. That’s the time when we are living with proper vision. Here at Messiah, at home, at work, every day of our lives we have the opportunity to reach out to those in need, the homeless, the poor, the heartbroken, the overwhelmed,

and to share Christ with them by what we do--by helping them. Instead of seeing others as the world sees them, we need to use the new eyes that Christ has given us to see them as his precious and beloved sons and daughters--just like we are. In this season of Lent we see the beautiful truth of his life here on earth, Christ was an outcast. He suﬀered so that outcasts wouldn’t have to. As Christians, we promise to strive to see people with a clear vision, as Christ saw them. The same way that Christ gave his life to us, we give our lives to others. That’s the Christian vision. Amen. And now may the peace that passes all human understanding keep your hearts and minds focused in Christ Jesus, Amen.

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Year; Posey County Young Professional of the Year; and Posey County Teacher/Administrator of the Year.

A New Harmony Kiwanis scholarship is now available for North Posey seniors and graduates. This scholarship is a one time award of $500. The scholarship is awarded based on your record of community service. For North Posey seniors and North Posey graduates interested in applying: contact New Harmony Kiwanis scholarship chair Dan Busler at d.busler@ sbcglobal.net for an application. Completed application must be received before May 1, 2020.

The Posey County 4-H fair is looking for groups or organizations to work gates the week of the fair. July 13 through 18, 2020. Contact Laurie Hartman 812-454-3753 for information.

Fourth Annual Danny â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dawgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Embrey Memorial Softball Tournament to be held March 20-21 The Fourth Annual Danny â&#x20AC;&#x153;DAWGâ&#x20AC;? Embrey Memorial Softball Tournament will be held Friday, March 20 and Saturday March 21, 2020 at the Saint Wendel Athletic Club. T-shirts are available for $15 and $18 and hats are available commemorating the event for $20. Weekend festivities will include a Chinese Auction, half pot and some great concession stand food. Proceeds will go to the Danny Embrey Baseball Scholarship fund. Danny was a 1989 graduate of North Posey High School, where he played baseball. At age 18 Danny started coaching North Posey Babe Ruth, then went on to be a head coach for freshmen, JV, and the varsity at North Posey. He then returned to the younger students in Saint Wendel where he coached Pinto, Pony and then back to Babe Ruth and many South Gibson All Star Teams. For 29 years, he gave back to the community thru his coaching skills and mentoring his players. This memorial tournament keeps his memory alive thru again giving back to a senior every year with a scholarship in his memory. Come out this weekend and celebrate his memory and enjoy some softball at the Saint Wendel Athletic Club

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Hyde to address family alcoholism and drugs Featured speaker will be Mike Hyde, Director of ReďŹ&#x201A;ections of Freedom Ministries in Edmond, Oklahoma, will present a special program on family alcoholism and drugs at the Turning Point Apostolic Church in Cynthiana. Hyde states that one in eight American adults (12.7 percent of U.S. population) now meets diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorder. One in ten becomes an alcoholic, and that 70 percent of young people have engaged in heavy drinking. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;ReďŹ&#x201A;ections of Freedom Ministriesâ&#x20AC;? will be introducing a new approach to family alcoholism and drugs. The CD â&#x20AC;&#x153;Raised From The Ruinsâ&#x20AC;? by Fred Hyde (Mikes father), along with other materials will be available. Hyde will also be giving true accounts of men and women who have been delivered from alcoholism and drugs. This special program should be of great interest to those who would like to help anyone with alcohol and drug problems or is having alcohol or drug related problems in their own life or family. The program is Wednesday evening, March 18 at the Turning Point Apostolic Church, located at 11250 Church Street, Cynthiana, at 7 p.m. The public is invited and there is no obligation or admission charge. For additional info, call Pastor James Mullins at 812-664-8050.

PC Democratic Party to host Meet the Candidates The Posey County Democratic Party will host a Meet the Candidates day April 4, 2020 at 10 a.m., CST at the Headquarters located 217 West Third Street in Mount Vernon. All candidates have been invited from the Governor, Congressional, Attorney General, State Representatives and all local candidates will be there.

On the very rainy March 14, 2020, Froggyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant and Sports Bar hosted an ATV/Jeep Ride to benefit an employee and friend with metastatic breast cancer. I am that employee and friend, Sammi FallowďŹ eld. I wanted to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to Froggyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owners, Justin and Julie Calvert for the excellent work they put into the beneďŹ t. I also want to thank the sponsors: Martin Homes, Poseyville Service Center, Crawleyville Crawl, Fisher Total Maintenance, Kent Wenderoth, Billman, Easterling, and Glenna. Also thank you to the businesses and individuals who donated items to the Silent Auction. Much appreciation to the 100 riders that came out and participated. The beneďŹ t raised $7,500 and is a blessing to my family. If you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a personal hug and thank you on the day, please know how touched and grateful I am. To my wonderful friends that worked the wet, cold afternoon at each of the four stops and my co-workers that worked at Froggyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that day and eveningâ&#x20AC;Ś. YOU GUYS ROCK!! An extra special thank you to my drivers that day who kept me safe and dry: Doug and Misty Mauck, Andy JeďŹ&#x20AC;ers and Melissa Kennett. You all made the day so special and fun! Lastly, to this incredible and caring Posey County community that have me on their prayer chains and have taken the time to check on me and my boys, we are so grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a long year but with this kind of backup and support, I just know Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to beat this cancer!

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The following changes will remain in place for the next 60 days: Administrative Penalty Fees Waived (late fees) If a renewal cannot be done online, this change eliminates the need to go to a branch during this emergency time due to expiration date. The following administrative penalty fees will be waived: $6 for late driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license or identification card renewals; $15 for late vehicle registration renewals; $30 for late title transactions; $15 for late ORV and snowmobile registration renewals; $10 for late salvage titles.

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building would be detrimental to the neighborhood. “I’ve heard 20,000 trees. I’ve heard 10,000 trees. I’ve heard about a two-acre building, tree trimming, stump grinding. We’re not exactly sure what he (Guggenheim) is going to do,” Nightingale said. “For us, it’s become kind a moving target.” (At a March 12 Zoning Board meeting, Guggenheim asked to withdrew his original proposal and resubmit another at a later date.) Nightingale asked whether the city could perhaps impose weight restrictions on the trucks that will use the road. Council President Alvin Blaylock said he understood the concerns of Woodlawn residents, but that the issue was strictly a county matter since the property in question is not within the town limits. •New Harmony residents can look forward a rate hike for water usage over the next three years. According to Blaylock, the water department has been operating at a loss and equipment is outdated. The rate hike will help pay for the replacement of five old fire hydrants and outdated valves. “Sometimes when we have a leak, we have to shut the water off for the whole town, and people understandably don’t like that,” Blaylock said. “New valves will keep that from happening.” The rate will increase incrementally from its present $6.92 for the first thousand gallons (up to 4,000 gallons) to $.7.75 later this year, to $.8.53 in 2021 to $9.21 in 2022. Blaylock said that rates are still lower than surrounding communities “and they will keep the water department out of the red.” New Harmony businessman Rick Huffman, however, complained that bills for his water usage were too high. “My bill for 50 gallons of water was over $100,” he said. “This is not fair to small businesses.” Blaylock explained that there was a fixed

Dave,” she said. “Staying away from everyone is the best thing you can do to prevent the spread.” As far as her symptoms, she said she felt more like she had a bad cold. “My temperature is normal today for the first time in four days,” Hartmann said. “Mom still

cost for the first 4000 gallons of water used. Councilor Gary Watson added that the water bill also includes sewage. “Whether you use, a gallon or 4,000 gallons, the cost is the same,” Blaylock pointed out. “As long as you’re hooked up, you pay a fee.” In other business: • Contracts were awarded to Alexander Co. (telephone meter reading equipment and software update) $1,267 for one year; Four Season Landscaping (Maple Hill Cemetery mowing) $1,160 per mowing; and Hardwood Floor Specialists (scrubbing, stripping, and waxing of floors in meeting area, EMT lounge, and restrooms of the fire department) $710. • Golf cart inspection and registration will be from 4-7 p.m. during the first three weekends in April. • Sarah Murphy was named to fill a vacancy on the New Harmony Park Board. A second vacancy will be filled later. •Requests for a light-pole banner and four additional signs for the New Harmony Farmers Market were approved. The signs will be at the intersections of Main and North, Brewery and North, Church and Main, and Main and Tavern Streets. (Farmers Market is tentatively scheduled to begin Saturday, April 18. •The Rapp-Owen Foundation submitted a plan to replace the Bradford pear trees that used to line Granary Street with crepe myrtle. The Foundation will buy, plant, and maintain the crepe myrtle at no cost to the city. •Commissioners tabled discussion of hiring a new deputy marshal to an April 1 executive session. •Commissioners approved the sale of surplus items including a 2004 Chevrolet pickup, an old GE refrigerator, old Murphy Park and fire department signs, four wicker chairs, a coat rack, and a 1999 leaf vacuum.

‘Coming together’ continued from Page A1 dients are sacked ahead of time, with sandwiches and perishables to be added just prior to delivery. The meals are being prepared by area wide volunteers in the fellowship hall of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Poseyville, a beehive of loving activity. Around 20 volunteers showed up the first day, but Pastor Warren is now trying to limit the volunteers to 10 per shift in compliance with the Governor’s recent request. Pastor Warren has contacted the Posey County Health Department to make sure that they are operating in compliance with any regulations that may apply to the program, and they are prepared to make any necessary changes required by the Health Department. The free lunches are being distributed from coolers by volunteers at fire stations in Poseyville, Wadesville and New Harmony. They can also be found at the gazebo in Cynthiana’s park. Hand deliveries are being made in Griffin and Stewartsville by individuals who are familiar with these areas. Some school principals and school bus drivers are facilitating deliveries as well. Warren

shared that the volunteers had been able to distribute a total of 114 meals during the first two days of operation. “It rained the first two days, so we are wondering whether the nice weather might increase demand.” “We have plenty of food at this time,” Warren said. The group does not want to accumulate so much fresh food that they are depriving the rest of the community. They plan to announce when food is needed again for as long as the program is in place and the need is there. Warren asks that anyone wanting to volunteer their services or food should monitor the Church’s Facebook page for updates. He appreciates everyone’s generosity, but does not want to see anyone raiding the grocery stores out of their desire to help. “We need to look out for one another.” Warren has been blessed by the reaction to the program. “We need to be the Church. It is about more than just going to church. Maybe these are things we should have been doing all along.” The Mount Vernon School District announced on Friday that it has been approved to provide lunches to students

18 and under while schools are closed in the District. Beginning Monday, March 30, 2020, students may pick up lunches at Door 2/circle drive at Mount Vernon High School, Door 2 at Marrs Elementary and Door 1/circle drive at West Elementary School in Mount Vernon. Students do not need to be registered at that particular school or district to pick up a meal. However, the student must be present to receive the meal. For further information, please monitor the District’s Facebook page or www.mvschool.org. We will keep you updated as more information becomes available. A spirit of generosity is alive and well in Posey County. Should you have a need, you are encouraged to contact your pastors or city/ town officials, who will try to find answers for you. If you have ideas for the benefit of others in the area, now is the time to share them. Town, city and county officials are meeting often to share plans and ideas with one another for any foreseeable needs during this crisis. All of them say that we are all in this together and they welcome your input.

‘Energy ordinance’ continued from Page A1 missioners affixed their signatures to the Renewal Energy System Ordinance, as required, to complete the solar and wind ordinance process. They also signed the Broadband Grant Match Letter to complete the application process for a grant to get better internet access throughout the county. • The commissioners took under advisement the only bid received to repair the leaky roof of the old jail. It was submitted by Midwest Roofing for $256,260. “It’s still raining and it’s still leaking, so we better act on the one bid,” President Carl Schmitz observed. • Schmitz opened the three bids received for materials used by the Highway Department. They were submitted by J. H. Rudolph Company, David, and EBK Companies and will be taken under advisement for Posey County Highway Superintendent Steve Schenk to go over. • approved a request from Clint and Kara Beste to rezone .05 acres at 200 Copperline Road in Mount Vernon from Agricultural (A) to Commercial General (B-2) Zoning. Beste will be selling Japanese mini trucks online and wants to display a few outdoors on his property. • approved a request from Ryan and Lucinda Embry to rezone property on 5150 Old Plank Road in New Harmony from Agricultural (A) to Residential Multiple Use (R-3) Zoning. The couple plans to open up a Bed and Breakfast in their home. • approved road closures requested by the St. Wendel Men’s Club for its annual Grillin’ and Chillin’ 5K to be

held on June 6, 2020 between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. The race will close some roads in both Posey and Vanderburgh County. • Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham reported that the jail population for the day was 119 total inmates: 50 are from Vanderburgh County, 15 from the Department of Correction, and 54 from our county. • Commissioner Randy Thornburg brought up the issue that a very young person was hired at the county garage and he does not approve of it. Anticipating summer employment, a motion was passed that no one under the age of 18 may be hired by the county. • During Open Forum, resident Russell Granderson brought in two baggies filled with freshly-picked Poison Hemlock plants for the commissioners to see. “We have to spray this plant now in this stage, as it is on every road and in ditches in Posey County, and it is poisonous to cattle and humans and so invasive.” President Schmitz responded, “We know we have a problem, but we have no money to fight it. All we can do is recommend that farmers spray their own properties. Granderson said he has contacted Senator Jim Tomes about the problem and it might be mandated to control it by the state very soon. Schmitz said it will probably be a state mandate with no money to go with it. “It will cost us $100,000 to spray all the roads and ditches. I wish we could do something about it.” • Resident Earl Schrader then approached the podium to speak on a possible solution to the coronavirus that he found on www.futureworld.

com. He described a process using high heat “to explode the virus” by directing heat up your nose with a hair dryer several times a day to slow the virus down. He encouraged those in attendance to look over the article he brought in about it. • In conclusion, President Schmitz announced an emergency Roundtable meeting called for immediately after this meeting with all county and city elected officials and employees, medical field representatives, law enforcement and judicial members to explore action to take on controlling the spread of COVID-19. He reminded everyone to check in on each other and thanked local churches for implementing food giveaways when the restaurants closed. He discussed a man in his nineties who has been eating out three times a day for twenty years at places like Red Wagon. “What is he going to do without our help?”

has a low-grade fever.” She was prescribed cough medication and took over-the-counter medications to help with symptoms but nothing for the Coronavirus itself. “This is a scary time,” she exclaimed. “But we will prevail!”

The Harmann family, natives of Mount Vernon, are now facing their own personal battle with COVID-19. Pictured here are Lindsay and Benjamin Hartmann with sons Abel and Paul. Photo submitted

‘Posey Takes measures’ continued from Page A1 has been an interesting three days since our first emergency meeting on Tuesday. All the laws seem to change every two hours. The virus is now here in the Tri-State and we’re getting more and more cases. I have a ‘cauliflower ear’ from being on the phone about 14 hours yesterday. There are so many questions being asked,” he told those assembled. “Do we need a designated spokesperson to speak for all of us?” President Schmitz queried, as the first order of business. Attendees shook their heads in affirmation. Posey County Council President Heather Allyn observed that having one person to point to who speaks clearly and knows what’s happening will help the community, especially to enlighten the media. Since Dr. Kyle Rapp, the County Health Officer already made so many recommendations for emergency actions already taken, President Schmitz nominated him and the others agreed. Dr. Rapp was not in attendance at the meeting. “I will ask him and he will probably agree, as long as it all doesn’t get overwhelming with his practice and patients,” volunteered Health Department Director Denny Schaeffer. Posey County Health Nurse Martye Fitts was designated backup person should he not accept the role. At the meeting, upon the recommendation of Dr. Rapp, the commissioners signed an ordinance affecting those businesses that are in close physical contact with customers, such as beauty salons, barber shops, tanning salons, nail salons, tattoo parlors, gyms or fitness facilities, and bowling alleys in Posey County. The ordinance requires these businesses to shut down that Friday at midnight and be temporarily closed for a period of 7 days until 11:59 p.m. on March 27. The commissioners reserve the right to extend the closure at any time in order to help limit the spread of COVID-19. “The minute we sign this we are making it a mandate,” President Schmitz emphasized. “I tell you I got more flack on this than closing the restaurants.” A discussion ensued on the possibility the National Guard might be called out to the county to help with the crisis. President Schmitz discussed ways they could be utilized. Ideas included as ambulance drivers, assistants with medical runs for fire departments, and to help deliver food and attend

to older residents. “Does anyone have objection to using them as such?” Schmitz asked, and all unanimously agreed the guard would be a welcome addition. While the lowering gas prices are a benefit to county residents, the commissioners talked about the impact those reduced prices will have on county revenue from gas tax. “We’ll probably only get half of our county highway budget from the tax settlement. We might have to lay off on highway improvement,” Schmitz predicted. “We’ll get in buck per gallon range in this area. I heard it as low as 98 cents across the river. Wait and see.” Commissioner Jay Price urged all citizens to buy gas locally, so the county can get the sales tax. Other discussions of note were: • Much feeding of kids out of school is going on in the county and officials are delighted with the community response. President Schmitz announced that the Young Dairymen just got in a ton of Colby and Colby Jack cheese to distribute and can be contacted. The Mount Vernon School System just received federal entry into its food giveaway program and will begin to offer ‘Grab and Go’ lunches at several school locations, beginning on March 30. The issue of the waste of discarded food by some agencies, instead of donating it, was discussed. • Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham reported a two thermometer policy is implemented in every building and inmates and employees are both being tested at the jail. --Emergency Management Director Larry Robb is working on the issue of caring for animals during the crisis and has weekly conference calls on many topics with the state emergency agency. Masks, supplies, and gloves and eyewear are coming in from the state soon. • Emergency Medical Services Director Chris Neaveill said he mainly needs gowns. Nurse Fitts said she can get him some that are at the Coroner’s Office and solved that easily. • County Treasurer Vicki Peerman encouraged residents to pay their tax bills in a timely manner, even though there is an extension

to hold off. She said the county can apportion it out better, so departments do not run out of funds. The commissioner tax sale scheduled for April 6 was all set to go, but has been postponed. --Building Commissioner Ed Batteiger said builders are complaining they can’t get permits because they have to submit blueprints and cannot email them. He said they should leave them on the office porch or somewhere accessible and his office will get them. • Discussed the primary election being moved by Governor Holcomb earlier that day to June 2. The commissioners made a motion to change the paid election holiday for county employees to June 2, instead of the original primary date of May 5. • Commissioner Randy Thornberg asked if there is any information on transmission of the virus from animals to humans. Martye Fitts replied the virus could be on their fur, but not transmitted to humans through the respiratory system pathway. • Representatives from local city and town government attended and updated those in attendance. Mount Vernon Mayor Bill Curtis commented, “We’re in good shape and are all in this together. All city offices are closed.” New Harmony Town Council President Alvin Blaylock agreed with Mayor Curtis and remarked, “New Harmony closed its Town Hall, Fire Department, and Town Garage buildings. Work is ongoing.” Commissioner Schmitz said no one was there from Griffin since he couldn’t get anyone to answer the phone and Cynthiana “pretty much does their own thing.” • Council President Allyn made a thoughtful final point in saying, “We keep calling it social distancing, but it really should be called physical distancing. We should actually be social for good mental health through this. Check on your neighbor, make a lot of phone calls, establish contact with someone from your past, and stay connected with each other.” • “I’m very proud of the way people have come together in the county,” President Schmitz concluded. “It’s great!”

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Mount Vernon School Board, students face uncertain times

Left to right: Kelsey Lang, Morgan Woods, Sydney Deno, Anna Weis, and Hayley Kueber of the MVSHS Key Club spent last Sunday afternoon bowling at the BBBS Bowl for Kids Sake at Posey Lanes. Photo submitted

DWD, WorkOne closes centers The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced on Monday that it will close to the public its office at the Indiana Government Center downtown as well as all WorkOne centers statewide at the end of the day until further notice. DWD and WorkOne leadership made the decision in the interest of taking every possible measure to protect Hoosier health and safety, and to promote social distancing, to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “We made the difficult decision to close the offices in light of state and federal guidelines restricting public interactions,” DWD Commissioner Fred Payne said. “Our online system helps to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and provides efficient processing of claims for unemployment insurance benefits.” Individuals must apply for unemployment benefits online using a computer, tablet or smart phone. Online filing information can be found at www.unemployment.in.gov. DWD has updated its COVID-19 UI Frequently Asked Questions with important information, which can be found at the same web address. Individuals are encouraged to review the Frequently Asked Questions, the Claimant Handbook and/or the online video tutorials on this page. If individuals still have questions, they can contact DWD via email or telephone. Due to extremely high call volume, waits will be longer than usual.

4-H’ers of the Month - February

Mallory Motz Mallory Motz was selected as one of two February 4-H’ers of the Month by the Posey County 4-H Council. She is a ten-year member of the Hoosier Boosters 4-H Club and is its current President. Mallory has been outstanding

in her leadership, community service, and overall club contributions as a 4-H member. She has donated food items to Family Matters and serves as Vice President for North Posey FFA. Mallory attends NPHS and is the daughter of Dennis and Michele Motz of Wadesville. Karmyn Maile has been selected by the Posey County 4-H Council as the other February 4-H’er of the Month. Karmyn is a three-year member of the Hoosier Boosters 4-H Club and currently attends North Elementary School. She is always willing to share fun ideas with her club members and is working on a club skit for the upcom-

ing 4-H Share-the-Fun talent show. Karmyn invites friends to join her at her club meetings, and she is the daughter of Kaatherine O’Daniel of Wadesville. Both Posey County 4-H’ers will be awarded $25 at the 4-H Achievement Banquet in November. To receive this award, a 4-H’er must be nominated by a parent, 4-H Club Leader, or other adult. The Posey County 4-H Council selects two winners every month, from January through September. To ﬁnd out more information, please contact the Posey County Extension Oﬃce by calling 812-8381331 or emailing poseyces@ purdue.edu.

By Lois Mittino Gray “The hardest thing to do was sending those kids out of school and not knowing if we’d be bringing them back this year,” Mount Vernon School Board President Joe Rutledge said wistfully. He was speaking at the March 16, board meeting that included discussions on school closings, feeding students offsite, and granting permission to go online with an eLearning program. Thursday, the Governor mandated that all Indiana schools will be closed until May 1 and this plan forced schools like Mount Vernon to take action and get on board with online lessons. “I would like to give a big shout out to the teachers for preparing and implementing the eLearning plan in a very short window of time,” stated MV School Superintendent Matt Thompson. Until now, Mount Vernon did not do eLearning lessons to make up snow days, as the North Posey system did, and teachers had to scramble to get everything ready. “The biggest problem was sending kids home who are under the poverty level and knowing they needed their meals. I’d like to thank the churches and organizations who are providing meals for our students through Feeding Our Future,” Dr. Thompson remarked. The Feeding Our Future program began Monday, March 16 to provide children 18 years of age and under a free ‘grab and go’ sack lunch from noon to12:45 p.m. Monday through Friday. Registrations are not required and no child will be turned away. Locations include Beyond the Walls on 424 Vine Street, Mount Calvary Church of God in Christ on 816 East Third Street, Twin Lakes and Russell Mobile Home Parks, and the Southwind Apartments. He also gave thanks to Larry Williams and McKim IGA for providing lunches at the store. The Riverbend Food Pantry will give extra food out on distribution days to families with school age children. Loren Evans, Director of Business, said the school system is applying to the federal government for approval to do a ‘Grab and Go’ sack lunch giveaway offsite through the school lunch program. In the interim, until they get the okay, he said the churches were doing a good job. Dr. Thompson anticipates that the spring iLearn test will be waived, as the state superintendent is asking for that to happen, but he is not sure. In other action, the board: • confirmed the employment of Logan Hopple as an assistant high school baseball coach, replacing John Schelhorn. Audrey Kavanaugh was hired as a high school art teacher, replacing Stephanie Sharber. • accepted the resignations of Randy Babb, Samuel Cain, and Brandon Tweedell as assistant high school football coaches on half stipend and Charlie Brunson Jr. as the assistant high school football coach. All of them worked with Football Coach Cory Brunson, who recently resigned. The resignations of Savannah Snodgrass as junior high assistant girls’ basketball coach and Tamara Thurman as a Special Education teacher assistant at West Elementary were also accepted. • accepted the intent to retire from Director of Buildings and Grounds David Frye, effective July 31, 2020. Fifth grade teaching at Hedges Elementary School was his first position with the system. • adopted a resolution permitting personnel to attend educational meetings. However, Dr. Thompson speculated that most of these will be cancelled. • approved two test plot lease agreements for the high school Agriculture program with no changes from past years. The Davis Trust lease involves nine acres, commencing March 21until when the crops are harvested, and fall tillage complete. Payment is two-fifths of the proceeds from the grain sale, less the proportionate costs of seeds and fertilizer. The Ports of Indiana lease is five acres of land from April 1 to the end of March in 2021, at the cost of one dollar a month, the fees are then waived. • authorized payment of normal daily wages for each applicable employee in the following groups for the unworked days that would have been included in a normal 2019-20 school calendar from March 16 through April 3, 2020: Food Service managers and regular workers, Home School Advisors, Nurses, Permanent part-time professionals who were scheduled to work, School Bus Attendants, Speech Language Pathology Assistants, and Teacher Assistants. The School Board is not required to do this when school is closed, but in recent history MSD has paid all employees for the normal number of work days that were anticipated at the start of the year. This way employees can keep up regular payroll deductions. • Dr. Thompson recognized the accomplishments of the 4th grade Farmersville robotics team that competed at the State Vex Robotics competition on March 7th at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The team advanced to the finals and finished 8th in their division of 67 teams . Team members include: Isabella Benthall, Jake Carlisle, Joslyn David, Josie Harshbarger, Dillon Kuhn, Abram Leverenz, Cody Mavrick, and Kendall Voelker. • Information to the board included a bus contractor fuel adjustment chart, 2019 DOE Annual Performance Report which will be published in local newspapers, School Lunch Menu, and SelfInsurance Fund Report with an end of the month cash balance of 1,789,929.69. • The next board meeting is set for: Monday, April 6 at 5:45 p.m. in the High School Media Center.

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Camden Bender named to Academic All State squad Four other Vikings named academic honorable mention team By Chris Morlan Last week, the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association announced its Academic All-State selections for the 2019-2020 season. In order to become eligible for this prestige team. The student athlete must have on-court success along with high standards in the classroom. Members of the ICBA looked to see if the student athlete must be a senior, be a member of the varsity team, maintain at least a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale, a class rank in the top 25 percent of one’s class, an SAT score of 1,100 or higher (on the reading and math sections) or a ACT composite score of 24. Seniors Camden Bender, Grant Allyn, Logan Wunderlich, Cole Koester and Isaac Rose were recognized for their hard work not only the basketball court, but in the classroom. There were 39 boys’ basketball players in the state of Indiana to be named to the Academic All-State first team and 188 more boys recognized as Academic Honorable Mention All-State. Camden Bender received high honors and selected as one of thirty-nine students in the entire state to the academic all-state first team. Bender was second in scoring for the Vikings with 10 points per game, second in rebounding with 4.2 per game, led the team in assists with 6 per game and in steals with 3.5 per contest. During the 2019-2020 basketball season, Bender was named to the All-Conference First Team in the Pocket Athletic Conference. At the end of the regular season, Bender broke the school record for assists and steals in a single season. Last Monday, Bender was named Channel 44 Scholar Athlete of the week. After high school, Bender plans to attend Purdue University and major in Agribusiness and Ag Econ. Grant Allyn, Logan Wunderlich, Cole Koes-

ter and Isaac Rose were four of the 188 boys’ basketball players named to the Academic Honorable Mention All-State team. Allyn joined the Vikings this fall after winning a sectional championship at Evansville Day School last year. During the season, Allyn started all 25 games for the Vikings and averaged 7.1 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game. His future plans after high school are to attend Purdue University and major in Agribusiness and Ag Econ. Logan Wunderlich had a great summer and earned his way to a starting spot on the Vikings squad. Wunderlich started all 25 games this season for North Posey. For the season, Wunderlich was third in scoring with 9.5 per game and led the Vikings in rebounding with 5.4 per game. Logan’s plans after high school are to go to college at University of Southern Indiana and study business. Cole Koester was the teams sixth man off the bench and came in the game to give North Posey a spark. Koester had a wrist injury last December and was limited to 14 games. For the season, Koester averaged 2.5 points per game and 1.6 rebounds. Koester plans to major in Agribusiness and Ag Econ at Purdue University next fall. Isaac Rose was a junior at the start of the school year, then he was reclassified to a senior due his excellence in academics. Rose came off the bench for the Vikings and was a deadly three-point shooter. His plans after high school are to attend Indiana Wesleyan or Taylor University to study philosophy and religious studies. North Posey Coach Heath Howington said, “great senior class. This group is special and bigger than basketball. This class knows that

North Posey High School senior Camden Bender is pictured here with his parents and his coach Heath Howington. He was named Academic All State this week. Photo by Dave Pearce and know what it takes to succeed. They were Southwest Indiana in boys basketball were: competitors in classroom as well on the court. Kaden Boyd (Barr-Reeve), Dillon Davidson It all starts with great foundations at home with (Mater Dei), Reece Day (Jasper), Mark Doyle their families with strong work ethics.” (Heritage Hills), Dustin DuPont (Tecumseh), Other local players named as part of the 39 Austin Gere (Washington), Zach Goedde (Maseniors across the state that were chosen to the ter Dei), Gage Green (Tecumseh), Jackson HiAcademic All-State First Team include Reece ester (Mater Dei), Elliott Hopf (Jasper), Luke Bauer (Northeast Dubois), Murray Becher Kassenbrock (Mater Dei), Adam May (Gibson (Heritage Hills), Quentin Harmon (Jasper), Southern), Aidan Neel (Gibson Southern), Cole Jackson Kabrick (Jasper), Grant Niehaus Sigler (Heritage Hills), Carter Stamm (Jasper) (Washington) and Simon Scherry (Heritage Jonah Weinzapfel (Mater Dei), Brock Wilsey Hills). (Day School) and Ethan Ziegler (Northeast DuThe other honorable mention selections from bois).

Wiggins qualifies for nationals and reflects on college experience By Chris Morlan Former North Posey standout Josh Wiggins took his talents to Wabash College three years ago and has shined at the next level. During his senior year in high school, Wiggins dominated on the track in the 110-meter high hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles. He was an IHSAA Regional and State qualifier in both events during the 2017 season. Wiggins said his experience at Wabash College has gone fantastic since he arrived in the fall of 2017. He has grown in ways that he would have never thought possible three years ago. Choosing Wabash College has been a great decision for Wiggins because it has made him stronger, faster, smarter, and above all, a better person. Some of Wiggins favorite moments since arriving at Wabash College were when he pledged to himself that he would leave his mark on the Wabash College campus long after he was gone, and there have been plenty of moments that have been truly satisfying and fun at the same time. One of his favorite moments was winning our Indoor and Outdoor Conference Championships in 2019 and when Wabash College recently won the Indoor Conference Championship in 2020. Unfortunately, the Coronavirus outbreak put a halt on all activities across the country. Wiggins will be granted another year of eligibility for outdoor track. Other favorite moments that Wiggins mentioned were when he broke the indoor 200-meter dash record and a few days afterwards, Wiggins broke the school record in the 60-meter dash. With his name on the school record boards at Knowling Fieldhouse for many future Wabash men to see many years down the road. Wiggins looked at that school record boards when he arrived on campus in 2017. A few seasons later, Wiggins put in the hard work and it has paid off. In the future, Wiggins hopes future track athletes see his numbers and try to catch him. He secretly hopes his name stays in the record books for a long time and someday in the future, he could show his kids after he graduates. The level of competition in college is far different than high school. In college, the competition is bigger, the stakes are raised higher, and the work is harder. At least that is in Wiggins case. He runs four events for Wabash Head Coach Clyde Morgan in indoor meets. During outdoor track season, has the potential to compete in five different events. Conditioning is paramount for Wiggins to compete in all of these events. Some athletes might not run in as many events as Wiggins does, so their college experience might be different for them. Coach Morgan saw something special in Wiggins when he arrived on campus. Wiggins saw it a little different when he arrived at Wabash College and did not think it was that special.

Coach Morgan placed a lot of weight on Wiggins shoulders when he arrived at Wabash College and Wiggins admits that he crumbled a few times during my freshman and sophomore years. But now, Wiggins has weathered the storm and he is a big part of this team. At Wabash, they take track seriously and Wiggins took my track season seriously. Many athletes do not. Coach Morgan knew what Wiggins was capable of and knew that he could compete at a high level. Wiggins put in a lot of work, the grit, diligence, and discipline into his training and now he is reaping the benefits. At North Posey High School, Wiggins said, “during my senior year of high school, I got used to the competition of my sectional and my regional. So, when I got to the state finals, I had a bit of a culture shock when I got there. A lot of those runners made me look like I did not belong there. Also, when I first stepped on the track and took in the atmosphere of Indiana University’s massive Division One track, I got cold feet. I had never been in a stadium that big, nor had I ever run against runners of that caliber. I got shell-shocked and I did not perform as well, because of it. But I shrug that off easy now. That sort of thing takes time and experience to work past.” Wiggins is a member of Phi Gamma Delta at Wabash College or some call it Fiji. During a part of his time with Phi Gamma Delta, Wiggins was the house corresponding secretary. Wiggins said, “that’s just a fancy title for someone who talks with alumni.” As of today, Wiggins is not the corresponding secretary anymore, but he works closely with the new secretary and show him the ropes. Since being a college student, Wiggins is a history major along with a double minor in religion and German. Wiggins said, “I do have some plans for after college, just recently I got involved with a company called Cutco that sells high-quality cutlery. I am currently a sales rep there and I have some serious interests there and I will probably stay for a while. However, as far as my major is concerned, many people usually assume since I am a history major that I want to teach. I might teach further on down the line, but many freshly graduated Wabash men do not get jobs that pertain to the major they studied at Wabash. As things continue to progress, that seems like the path I will take.” Prior to a track meet, Wiggins has one good luck charm or ritual he does before his races. Wiggins said, “Yeah, it’s sort of a dumb ritual, but there is a certain McDonald’s I go to in Crawfordsville and I get the same thing every morning before my races. Two sausage burritos with hot sauce. We are not served breakfast by the team and we all bring snacks. I have to eat in the morning or else I don’t perform as well. And that has always been two sausage burritos.

I also have a stretching ritual I do immediately after one of the officials say, “On your mark!” I have the same routine every time I get into the blocks.” I asked Josh how he felt when he found out when he was going to North Carolina to compete at nationals. Wiggins said, “absolutely ecstatic. Originally, I thought I wasn’t going. Results came in that Sunday that I got beat out by one position. They take twenty hurdlers to the national competition and I was twenty-one. I got beat out by one one-hundredth of a second. My time was 8.22 seconds and the twentiethplace guy from Stevens Point ran an 8.21. That was pretty devastating for me. I was so distraught that I got so close but ultimately failed. But then I got home, saw family and friends and I shrugged it off because I had a pretty spectacular year all things considered anyway, even if I didn’t get to go to nationals. Then Wednesday rolls around and my coach and another hurdler on our team, Rashawn Jones were driving to North Carolina. Rashawn made it to nationals, and I believe an hour after they left, they got a call that someone dropped out and I took their place. So, at the time I had no idea what was going on and was happily grabbing some groceries at the time when Coach gave me the call that I made it in. I dropped everything I had in my hands and made a bit of a fool of myself in the supermarket because I had just made it to nationals. But a few sideways glances are worth good news like that. Coach booked me a flight that very day and I left for North Carolina.” Wiggins trip to nationals by plane. Wiggins explained, “yeah, I flew out of Evansville to Atlanta, and then from Atlanta to Charleston, West Virginia. We stayed in West Virginia that Wednesday night, and then made it to North Carolina late Thursday. We had our pre-meet practice once we got to the facility where nationals would be held. After the practice, at virtually the worst time, the NCAA cancelled the nationals meet. Rashawn and I were preparing to make history and show what we were made of, and then it was taken from us. I actually did not fly back. I rode back in the van with the coaches and Rashawn. I certainly was heartbroken that I never got to run. I worked my tail off to get there. It’s no problem, though. I am a junior, I still get one more chance to show everyone I deserve to be there.” College spring sports for Wiggins and everyone else across the country have been cancelled. All athletes get four years of eligibility and Wiggins do not lose a year of eligibility for a cancelled season. The outdoor season is not gone. It just got delayed. Coach Morgan and the coaching staff have been a big influence for Wiggins since he arrived at Wabash College. Wiggins said, “the entire track coaching staff is something special.

Coach (Morgan) is not just a coach in the athletic sense, he is also a life coach. He has told us this more than once that, “You will never know your limit unless we push you.” And “I want you to be not just great athletes, but great husbands, great sons, great fathers, and great men.” I am paraphrasing of course; I cannot exactly remember what he says. But I understand his message loud and clear, and he has made sure to drill that in my head. The lessons I learn on the track, with my team, and throughout my wider experience at Wabash is not just for college days alone. The lessons I learn, I have applied in my life. I am not going to be at Wabash forever, just like high school. Those glory days will end someday, and I will have to teach my kids how to behave in the world as they grow up, I will have to pay bills, I will have to work to make a life for me and my own family. That’s why I came here to Wabash. To learn those important life lessons that give me an edge over everyone else. Coach Morgan and the staff have virtually set me up for life through their lessons. They teach me how to hurdle, sure. They show me special techniques and prescribe me workouts that enhance me, sure. But they realize that life is bigger than just a rubber track. Its bigger than some all-male college, that has under a thousand students, and is tucked away in some cozy rustic corner of Indiana. They know it, and because of them, I know it too. Coach Morgan has radically changed my life, and I am not the only one. I want to change lives like he has when I leave the halls of Wabash. Once someone empowers you like that, you always remember it, and personally I want to see others grow like I did.” There are some things that Wiggins does miss being away from home. Wiggins explained, “the quiet. I live in the country far away from the hustle and bustle of say, Crawfordsville. I also miss many of my friends I live near. Life at Wabash is a lot faster than my life at home. But that is not a bad thing. My days are busy at Wabash, but when my head hits the pillow at night, I am heartily satisfied with the work I accomplish and the lessons I learn. Ironically enough, when I get home from a break, I often am bored and constantly look for something to do. It seems I am growing fond of the busy days I have on your average Wabash school day. I miss my home at times, but I still love Wabash at the same time. I have a brotherhood here at Wabash that makes me feel like I have a home away from home. So being away from Posey County isn’t all that bad. I’m sure some other Posey County/Wabash athletes like Wade Ripple, Levi Miller, Micah Keller, or Austin Bethel could relate. They have rough days here just like I do, but there is a reason they stay and grind it out.”

5:48 p.m. - Theft - Request to meet a deputy. Advised male subject stole her social security card and library movies, tv and speaker Broadway Avenue, Evansville 7:48 p.m. - Theft - Packages stolen off porch today - Southwind Avenue, Mount Vernon 10:09 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Advised couple have been arguing for the last half hour - Main Street, Mount Vernon March 7 6:43 p.m. - Juvenile Problem - Advised 4-5 juveniles, running out in front of traffic. Male with poufy hair, red and white sweatpants, sweat shirt, hitting cars, calling driver’s names. Caller advised happened earlier to a co-worker near the RR tracks on Main Street - Sixth/Main Street, Mount Vernon 9:34 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Advised her neighbor stated their garage was broken into so she checked hers. States she does not think they got in but the door is heavily damaged - Second Street, Mount Vernon 11:19 p.m. - Harassment - Advised she took a dog from 15 teenage boys. Says there are 3 or 4 people saying it’s their dog. Would like a call from officer - Second Street, Mount Vernon

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Court News Complaints March 5 4:38 a.m. - BOL - White Freightliner with white trailer was involved in altercation at Loves gas station - I64, Cynthiana 8:53 a.m. - Theft - Male in gray Buick Rendezvous left with a basket full of items - Church Street, New Harmony 9:02 p.m. - Repossession - Advised made a repo and debtor is possibly chasing him, possibly has a gun - Mary Anderson Road, Wadesville 9:04 p.m. - Repossession - Owner of vehicle has called stating that tow truck driver just drug his wife’s car away - Mary Anderson Road, Wadesville 9:07 p.m. - Repossession - Caller advised that owner was chasing him on foot. Caller advised subject never brandished the weapon, but he did see it in the male’s waistband - Mary Anderson Road, Wadesville March 6 9:31 a.m. - Repossession - 2018 Polaris Razor - Savah Road, Mount Vernon 4:23 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Advised girlfriend’s child has thrown a phone at caller. Caller advised girlfriend also struck him. Caller is requesting deputy. Caller advised he has been drinking, weapons in home are secure Denzer Road, Mount Vernon

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Tim Redman v. Bryan Brickey Crown Asset Management, LLC v. Erin Haley Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC v. Suzanna Robison John Eaton v. Ryan Russell

Mark Brame v. Bridget Vincent Midland Funding, LLC v. John Brock, JR. Probate Therman Elliott

Lucy Schmitt Michael Newton Kim Weyer Gregory Marshall Robert Cox Judith Rehnquist John Wassmer

2020-57 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON SUBDIVISION PLAT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION, ON THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2020, AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE HOVEY HOUSE-330 WALNUT ST, MT VERNON, INDIANA. WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY BRUCE MARTIN - MARTIN HOMES INC. FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF COPPERLINE CORNER SUBDIVISION. SAID SUBDIVISION INVOLVES THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, LOCATED AT COPPERLINE RD. E. & ST. PHILLIPS RD. S, TO WIT: DESCRIPTION Parcel I.D. 65-13-11-400-027.000-016 Part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section (11), Township Six (6) South, Range Twelve (12) West, in Robinson Township, Posey County, Indiana; being that 7.343 acre tract of land shown on the Original Survey certified by Gregory A. Kissel PS, on January 30, 2020, as the Kissel Land Surveying LLC’s project number 2019-62 (3). Written suggestions or objections to the provisions of said request may be filed with the Secretary of the Area Plan Commission at or before such meeting and will be heard by the Posey County Area Plan Commission at the time and place specified. Said hearing may be continued from time to time as may be necessary. Interested persons desiring to present their views on the said request, either in writing or verbally, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place. AREA PLAN COMMISSION OF POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA BY: _MARK SEIB_(PRESIDENT) Published in the Posey County News on March 24, 2020 - hspaxlp

2020-50 POSEY COUNTY DRAINAGE BOARD PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Drainage Board of Posey County, IN will receive sealed proposals at the Posey County Auditor’s Office in the Coliseum Building, 126 East Third Street, Room 220, Mt. Vernon, IN up to the hour of 4:00 p.m. local time on APRIL 3rd, 2020. Proposals may also be brought and delivered prior to the drainage board meeting no later than 7:30 a.m. local time on the morning of APRIL 6th, 2020 at 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, IN. Also known as the Hovey House. The Posey County Drainage Board wishes to secure proposals for the spraying of following regulated drains: Big Creek, the Main Channel and laterals between State Route 66 and the far Northeast end of the Main channel where it crosses the Posey/Vanderburgh County line Big Creek Main Channel West of Hwy 69, Part of the main channel of Whipple Ditch along Brown Slagle Rd and Gross Lateral (located in Western Black Township) Rueger Ditch and Laterals (located in Eastern Black and Western Marrs Townships) Vaal Ditch and Laterals (located in Point Township) Persimmon Pond Ditch and Lateral (located in Western Marrs Township). Spraying may be done by aerial or ground equipment; however ground applications should be begun no sooner than May 15, 2020 and completed no later than August 15, 2020; aerial applications should be begun no sooner than September 01, 2020 and completed no later than September 31, 2020. The Posey County Drainage board may utilize multiple contractors depending upon what the best application method is for a given area. Certain areas are infested with “Scouring Rush”. The board wishes to eradicate this particular type of vegetation. Suggestions are requested for the best type of herbicide or combination of herbicides to achieve this goal. Proposals should include a list that indicates the kind of chemicals to be used and the rate of application and whether it will be a ground or aerial application. The amount should include all operating (fuel, oil, tires, taxes, license, spraying chemicals, etc.) costs as well as cost of the manpower required to operate the equipment. Any cost of equipment or manpower required to transport to the work site should be included in the proposal. PER-ACRE RATES ARE PREFERRED. Contractors are also to provide an “As Applied” map upon completion of the project. The proposal (as required by Indiana Statute) must have a maximum amount. The maximum amount will be 5,000 equipment and/or man hours (625 equipment and/or man days). The proposal shall show proof of insurance coverage: Contractors Public Liability $300,000/$500,000 Contractors Protective Automotive Liability (Owner Equipment) $300,000/$500,000 Automotive Liability (Non-Owner Equipment) $300,000/$500,000 Pursuant to the provisions of IC-5-10-7-1 establishing prevailing wage rate is to be paid. The Posey Drainage Board will provide schedules and other information as it becomes available. The proposal will be prepared using the latest information available should the rate increase the proposed rates by the amount of the increase. Copies of the current schedule are available at the Posey County Auditor’s Office. No bid security or performance security shall be required for items proposed in this notice. The Posey County Drainage Board reserves the right to reject any part or all proposals and waive any informalities in the proposals. Approved by the POSEY COUNTY DRAINAGE BOARD: SCOTT BECKER, PRESIDENT TIM HOENERT, MEMBER MATT SCHENK, MEMBER DALE KOESTER, MEMBER JAY PRICE, COMMISSIONER / MEMBER Attest: Adam M. Bigge, Posey County Surveyor / ex-officio member Published in the Posey County News on March 17, March 24, 2020 - hspaxlp

2020-54 Point Township , Posey County, Indiana Disbursements by Vendor 2019 Amount

Published in the Posey County News on March 24, 2020 - hspaxlp 2020-56 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given by the Town Council of the Town of New Harmony, Indiana, that sealed bids will be received by said Council at the Town Hall, 520 Church St., New Harmony, Indiana, up to 8:30 a.m. on April 21, 2020, for the sale of the following surplus equipment: *2004 Chevrolet Silverado with 94,000+ miles *General Electric Refrigerator *Coat Rack *Murphy Park Sign *Fire Station Signs (2) *School Sign *Wicker chairs (4) *4-Foot Bench *Small Utility Wagon *1999 TM 6500 Giant Vac with 65 HP Wisconsin Engine (Engine is Blown) All items are sold “As Is” Bid award shall be based upon the highest responsive and responsible bid. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of the receipt of bids. The Town Council of the Town of New Harmony reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Bids will be opened at 8:30 a.m. on April 21, 2020, at a meeting of the Town Council of the Town of New Harmony. Please contact the Town Hall at 812-682-4846 with questions or for viewing of the items please contact Bobby Grider at 812-307-0132. New Harmony Town Council Published in the Posey County News on March 24, March 31, 2020 - hspaxlp

Fund/Category/Vendor Name Township Personal Services Mowing Contracts $2,250.00 Township Supplies Office Depot $687.39 Township Services and Charges Sprint - telephone and internet $1,670.32 Continuing Education - Conference $752.48 Consultant Fee $100.00 Bond $240.00 Advertising $165.76 Township Other Disbursements Payroll $4,700.00 Taxes $803.80 Township $11,369.75 Fire Fighting Personal Services Fire Contract to Township $13,420.00 Fire Fighting $13,420.00 Township Assistance Township Assistance Vectren $750.00 Township Assistance $750.00 Point Township, Posey County, Indiana - Detailed Receipts 2019 Governmental Township General Property Taxes $3,431.80 Activities County Adjusted Gross Income Tax (CAGIT) Certified Shares $622.66 Vehicle/Aircraft Excise Tax Distribution $313.12 Commercial Vehicle Excise Tax Distribution (CVET) $55.00 Total Township $4,422.58 Fire Fighting General Property Taxes $5,153.48 Vehicle/Aircraft Excise Tax Distribution $470.21 Commercial Vehicle Excise Tax Distribution (CVET) $35.00 Total Fire Fighting $5,658.69 Township Assistance General Property Taxes $739.51 Vehicle/Aircraft Excise Tax Distribution $67.47 Commercial Vehicle Excise Tax Distribution (CVET) $12.00 Total Township Assistance $818.98 Point Township, Posey County, Indiana - Cash & Investments Combined Statement - 2019 Beg Cash End Cash Local Local Fund & Inv Bal & Inv Bal Fund Name Jan 1, 2019 Receipts Disbursements Dec 31, 2019 Number Governmental 1 Township $47,473.16 $4,422.58 $11,369.75 $40,525.99 Activities 2 Fire Fighting $26,701.63 $5,658.69 $13,420.00 $18,940.32 3 Township Assistance $9,713.54 $818.98 $750.00 $9,782.52 Total All Funds $83,888.33 $10,900.25 $25,539.75 $69,248.83 CERTIFICATION State of Indiana SS: Posey County I, Robin Price, Trustee of POINT TOWNSHIP, Posey County, Indiana, do solemnly affirm under the penalty of perjury that the preceding report is complete, true and correct; that the sum with which I am charged in this report are all of the sums received by me; and that the various items of expenditures credited have been fully paid in the sums stated; that such payments were made without express or implied agreement that any portion there of shall be retained by or repaid to me or to any other person. I further affirm that a complete and detailed annual report, together with all accompanying vouchers showing the names of person having been paid money by the township, have been filed as required by law in the office of the County Auditor, and that copies of such annual report are in custody of the Township Board and the State Board of Accounts. Said report is subject to inspection by any taxpayer of the township. Robin Price POINT TOWNSHIP Trustee Telephone: 812-575-7042 Date this report was to be published: 3/17/2020 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed) to before me, the Chairman of the Township Board of POINT TOWNSHIP at its annual meeting, this 27 day of February, 2020. Michael A Denning, Township Board Chairman OPTION 1 This report was received, accepted, and approved by the Township Board at its annual meeting, this 27th day of February, 2020. Township Board Mary M Price Michael A Denning Beverly A Tucker Published in the Posey County News on March 24, 2020 - hspaxlp

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Vikings top fifth-ranked Rebels to remain perfect in PAC By Dave Pearce The North Posey Vikings must know which games to win, at least that’s the way it appears early on in the season. The Vikings got oﬀ to a good start run-ruling South Knox. But on Thursday, the team moved to 3-2 on the young season with a big win over South Spencer to remain perfect (2-0) in the Pocket Athletic Conference. But Thursday’s win over the previously unbeaten and state-ranked Rebels was not without its share of . The game came down to the bottom of the seventh inning when, with the score tied at 6-all, the Vikings managed to push the winning run across the plate on a perfectly-executed squeeze bunt. Pinch-runner Colton Motz crossed the plate for the Vikings as hitter K.D. Patton laid down a perfect bunt and the Rebels were unable to get the out at the plate. North Posey opened the game well, scoring two in the ﬁrst when pitcher Nick Scheller helped his own cause with a two-run homer. The Vikings picked up another run in the second be-

fore the Rebels came back with three in their half of the third. Senior Nathan Hall took Viking ace Scheller deep for two of the runs. But there is no quit in this group of Vikings under firstyear coach Scott Reid. The Vikings retook their threerun lead in the bottom of the third when Jacob Bender hit a dinger with one on and the Vikings were ahead 6-3 by inning’s end. But the Rebels were not going to go quietly as they scored three more runs in the top of the fifth inning when Hall homered again and the score was tied at six all. Viking junior pitcher Shane Neumann played the role of hero in the contest as he came in to pitch in the sixth inning and kept the game tied until he came up to bat in the bottom of the seventh. He reached base on a throwing error and gave way to pinch runner Motz. Motz stole second and advanced to third on a hit to set up the final piece of drama. “Shane Neumann is just a great story all the way around,” Viking Coach Scott Reid said following the contest. “A year ago, he

was battling cancer and now, he is back playing baseball. And he is improving all the time.” Neumann spent several months at Riley Hospital and has made numerous trips back and forth for treatment over the past two years. But while Neumann got the save, Reid credited his senior ace Scheller for grinding it out on a day when he “probably didn’t have his best stuff.” “The whole team is this way,” Reid said. “They just like to grind it out. They are never out of a ballgame as long as there is an out left.” Colton Martin was the starting catcher but Wes Harness came in behind the plate to catch Neumann when he entered the contest. The Vikings scored their seven runs on 13 hits while the Rebels had six runs on nine hits. “We still had five strikeouts today and that’s too many but it is better that yesterday against Reitz,” Reid said of his Vikings. The Vikings had only four hits and struck out nine times against the Panthers’ ace. “We have played five

Two Wildcat wrestlers punch tickets to state finals By Steve Joos Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and the state meet. It’s the dream of every high school wrestler in Indiana. That dream came true for two Mount Vernon wrestlers Saturday. Jon Hoehn finished third at 130 pounds in Saturday’s Evansville Semistate meet, while Byron Konrath was fourth in the 135-pound class at Roberts Stadium, as two of the three Mount Vernon grapplers advanced to this weekend’s state finals at Indianapolis. “We watched two kids’ dreams come true again,” Mount Vernon coach Todd Gilpin said. “We get to wrestle another weekend. That’s what we’ve worked all week for.” Gilpin was hoping the two middleweights could win their respective weight classes, which would make things a little less difficult when they went to Conseco Fieldhouse, but both Hoehn and Konrath ran into some very tough customers and were forced into the consolation matches. Hoehn posted a 7-0 decision over Tyler Hupp of Indian Creek for third place at 130 after losing to undefeated Neal Molloy of Danville in the semifinals, while Konrath lost to both Indian Creek’s Ethan Raley (earlier dispatched Michael Frymire of North Posey earlier in the day) and Steven Bieker of Columbus East, who pinned Konrath in 4:19 for third place at 135. Hoehn reached the finals by pinning Caleb Chambers of Jasper with three seconds left in the second period of their match after first posting an 11-3 decision over Scottsburg’s Gage Kelly in the

opening round. “Jon caught (Chambers) with a nice cradle locked up,” Gilpin explained. “He’s just so long that if you put you knee to you head, he’ll pull the two together and he did a great job of fighting for it. Basically he had to flip a kid over to get him in that position. I’ve never seen a kid as non-stop as Jon. He won’t stop until he gets what he wants.” Hoehn was worried during practice about facing Chambers, who the Wildcat senior had already beaten twice this season. The pressure had been weighing on Hoehn throughout the week. Konrath parlayed a pair of takedowns into a 4-0 secondround win over Jordan Gerst of Jennings County in a scrappy battle that started out like a playground brawl. Earlier in the day, Konrath dispatched Dalton Wheeler of Center Grove 13-4 for his first win of the day. It wasn’t that good of a day for the third Mount Vern Semistate qualifier, heavyweight Teddy O’Connell. It started out well, with a pin of Northview’s Beau Judd in 1:12, but ended with a second-round loss to eventual champion

Kaden Suler of Martinsville. The dreams came to an unfortunate end for the three North Posey Vikings at Roberts Stadium, as all three came up short in their bids to advance. Tyler Stock made it to the second round, where he ran into the number-two 103-pounder in the state, Bloomington South’s undefeated Jacob Boosma. Vikings’ coach Chad Hoehn said that Stock would have needed “a miracle” to beat Boomsma, but that didn’t come, as the North Posey lightweight fell 16-0 in a match that was stopped in the third period. The other two Viking losses weren’t unexpected either, according to Hoehn. Frymire (135) was eliminated by Raley on a technical fall, while heavyweight Austin Little dropped a 7-0 major decision to Mark Collett of Jennings County. Five of the six Posey County grapplers were knocked out of the championship round by eventual champions (Boomsma, Malloy, Raley and Suler), with Raley eliminating two of them.

games and so far, we have seen everyone’s ace,” Reid said of his team’s offense. Earlier in the week, the Vikings struggled against a pair of Evansville schools as the Mater Dei Wildcats took advantage of a generous Viking squad to claim 10-4 win over North Posey at Bosse Field. Reid felt like the Vikings squandered a chance to tie in the sixth when they put the tying runs on second and third with nobody out. Even with two out, North Posey starting pitcher K.D. Patton was at the plate with two out and the bases loaded against Mater Dei reliever Michael Walsh. Patton put Walsh’s 32nd pitch of the inning into play and Mater Dei center fielder Cody Hess was able to run down the long fly ball. “You’ve got to be able to score in that situation,” Reid said. “Then we kind of let things get to us and the game got away from us a little there at the end.” Walsh took an unusual route to the mound when his throwing error in the North Posey half of the fourth opened the door to two runs against Wildcats starter Michael McIntosh, who gave up four runs, but just two earned. Against Reitz in a makeup game on Thursday, the Vikings could just as well have left the bats at home as they simply could not find

North Posey’s K.D. Patton lays down the squeeze bunt that scored the winning run against highly-ranked South Spender on Friday evening. Photo by Dave Pearce their rhythm against Panther ace Trinkle. But the important thing is, the Vikings remain 2-0 in the conference despite going 1-2 so far outside the conference. But Reid knows there’s a whole lot of baseball yet to be played before the team enters the post season in perhaps the toughest Class 2A sectional in the state. The Vikings are joined in their sectional by the topranked Rangers along with ﬁfth-ranked and 6-1 Tell

City as well as sixth-ranked South Spencer. Mater Dei, who also received votes, also plays in the same sectional. A double-header scheduled for Perry Central on Saturday was rained out but the Vikings were scheduled to play at North on Monday and host red-hot Heritage Hills on Tuesday (today) before traveling to Vincennes Lincoln on Wednesday. The Vikings will host Mount Vernon at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

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Featuring spacious, newly renovated rooms for individuals and couples + 24 hour nursing care available. Choose a campus committed to providing independence + quality care. Choose the Charles Ford Retirement Communities of New Harmony. Above, Mount Vernon junior Jon Hoehn rolls his Jasper opponent to his shoulders during first round action at the semi-state wrestling meet on Saturday. Hoehn, along with teammate Andrew Konrath, advances to the state meet next weekend with his performance this weekend. Left, North Posey junior Tyler Stock wraps up his first round opponent to advance to the second round of the semi-state wrestling meet at Roberts Stadium on Saturday. Photos by Dave Koch

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