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‘Operation Bryan’ honors deputy, results in 14 arrests

Members of the Evansville SWAT team were on hand for a Thursday morning drug round-up that netted 14 drug arrests. Operation Bryan was the result of several months of investigation. Photo by Dave Pearce Posey County Sheriff’s deputies executed and concluded with 14 drug

By Dave Pearce In the wee hours of Thursday offenders charged with committing who had been issued new body cammorning, the Posey County Drug drug dealing and other drug-related eras just one day earlier, were given an opportunity to use the cameras for Task Force’s “Operation Bryan” was offenses in Posey County.

the first time during the raid.

“Operation Bryan,” a nine-month undercover drug operation that began in August 2021, was named in honor of Posey County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Bryan Hicks, who continues to recover from injuries sustained in the line of duty last year.

At approximately 6 a.m. Thursday morning, the Posey County Drug Task Force, with the assistance of law enforcement from the Posey County Prosecutor’s Office, Posey County Sheriff’s Office, Mount Vernon Police Department, Indiana State Police, New Harmony Police Department, Evansville Police Department, Evansville-Vanderburgh County Joint Drug Task Force and DNR Indiana Conservation Officer, executed multiple arrest warrants and search warrants in Posey County.

Timmy Hansen, 54, of Mount Vernon, is charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Level 3 Felo-

ny; Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Level 4 Felony; and Maintaining a Common Nuisance – Controlled Substances, a Level 6 Felony; Beverly Jo Hansen, 55, of Mount Vernon, is charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Level 4 Felony; and Maintaining a Common Nuisance – Controlled Substances, a Level 6 Felony; Devon Ray Craft, 28, of Cynthiana, is charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Level 3 Felony; Dealing in a Schedule I Controlled Substance, a Level 4 Felony; Dealing in Marijuana, a Level 5 Felony; Dealing in Marijuana, a Level 6 Felony; and Maintaining a Common Nuisance – Controlled Substances, a Level 6 Felony; Megan M. Elam, 26, of Cynthiana, is charged with Maintaining a Com-

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Jailed man faces two new felonies Time spent on minor

By Dave Pearce investigation headed by Detective Kyle Reidford of the A Mount Vernon man was recently sentenced to five Posey County Sheriff’s Office. years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges, inReidford said that on April 11, 2022, he learned of a cluding Killing a Domestic Animal, a Level 6 Felony, and battery which took place in the Posey County Jail. The inadmitting to violating conditions of supervised released in formation came from Deputy Matthew Davis. an separate criminal matter. He now has anDavis stated he was in the control room other charge to add to his resume. at the jail when he noticed a battery taking According to information received from place.

Posey County Prosecutor Thomas Clowers, Reidford indicated he then reviewed seRobert Dean Ray Wolf, 32, of 10032 Wolfincurity camera footage and clearly could see ger Road has been charged with two felonies Robert Dean Wolf, grab Frederick Esche (Strangulation and Battery Resulting in Seriaround the throat and apply pressure. Reous Bodily Injury) after he allegedly choked idford said he also observed Fredrick lose a cell mate inside the Posey County Jail. consciousness, and fall to the ground.

In the previous trial, Clowers presented Reidford said he received a Posey County evidence of Wolf’s 2017 conviction for CruSheriff’s Office Inmate Disciplinary Report Wolf elty to an Animal, a Class A Misdemeanor, as for Robert battering Frederick. The disciwell as a 2020 conviction for Battery Resulting in Bodily plinary report was signed by Robert Wolf agreeing with Injury to Person Less Than 14 Years of Age, a Level 5 the Major Rule Violation of Assaulting or attempt to asFelony. In that case, Wolf admitted to striking his 3-year- sault any person (Frederick). old step-daughter in the face over a potty-training accident.

On April 12, 2022, Reidford conducted an audio and The child victim suffered bruising on her face in the shape video recorded interview of Frederick at the Posey County of a handprint. Prosecutors did not offer Wolf a plea agree- Jail. Frederick stated Wolf had battered him two days prior. ment in that case either.

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Sewer project may be complete in ‘23

By Lois Mittino Gray Posey County Commissioner Randy Thornburg appeared before the North Posey School Board members at the April 11, meeting to update them on two ongoing county projects that will affect the school population.

The invited guest spoke on Broadband fiber optics installation and the Blairsville/Wadesville Sewer Project.

He predicted that the $14 million sewer project should be up and running in approximately 14 months.

“Residents in that area were mainly on private septic systems and the E.coli readings were very high. They will have sewers and a sewage treatment plant. There has been a 13.3 percent drop in population since 2014 and continued negative growth is predicted through 2030. People don’t want to move in where there is a bad sewage problem. We hope to reverse that projection around and hopefully, get two new subdivisions to build in that area. We are already talking to contractors now.

You should see a rise in student numbers.”

Thornburg indicated that the Broadband project is

speculated to be completed in the next two years. He explained that Morley and Associates have the grant contract and are using Mainstream Fiber Networks to install the fiber optics. “They are in Phase One now along Springfield Road and are installing the overhead lines. 25 percent will be buried in the ground in the total three phases. In two years, we should have 100 percent of the county covered by better wi-fi,” he assured.

School Board President Geoff Gentil was elated to hear of the work. “When we went to one on one devices here in the district and each student received a Chromebook, it was hard for some students to work at home.

They could not do homework and download everything.

This will be great.”

Thornburg was thanked for his time and county service.

In other action: --High School Principal Sean Fisher gave a presen-

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complaints draws ire APC hears 13 new complaints, many related to parking on grass

By Trisha L. Lopez Nearly an hour and a half spent addressing complaints led to some strong reactions at the Area Plan Commission meeting at the Hovey House on Thursday evening.

“Listening to this stuff is just mind blowing. I can’t even imagine how much of the taxpayers’ money is being wasted by all of you people having to sit up here and do this crap every month. This is just beyond comprehension,” said Susan Harrison of New Harmony, standing behind the podium and addressing members regarding a complaint filed against a Mount Vernon property. “I mean, somebody goes driving by and ‘Oh there’s a car, parked on the grass. Let me file a complaint.’ Dumb. Dumb.”

Harrison wasn’t the property owner on file, but she agreed to speak on his behalf. The complaint, filed by Mount Vernon resident Ron Salee, showed a motorhome parked on the grass in the backyard of a home on Pearl Street in violation of the county’s ordinance which limits parking to all-weather surfaces like concrete, asphalt and chip and seal.

The Pearl Street rental property complaint was the last of 12 complaints heard by APC members, eight of which were filed by Salee. Each of Salee’s complaints involved parking issues. The complaint was filed on March 1. Pictures dated February 18 and February 28 showing a motorhome and a car parked on grass were included in the complaint.

Mindy Bourne, executive director of the APC, sent a letter to the property owner on March 11. By the time an

APC staff member went back to take a follow up picture, the car and motorhome had been moved, but a small trailer remained.

Harrison explained that all prohibited items had been moved and members voted to take no further action in the matter.

“I promised I wouldn’t get mad and start swearing, but just so you know, that particular house, the people that live there, they haven’t paid any rent since last December. If we evicted them, they’d be on the bench outside of the library. We’ve paid the water bill not once, but twice to keep the water on. Destroying this town…you guys are destroying this town,” Harrison said.

The 10th complaint addressed, also filed by Salee, included a zoomed in picture dated February 28 of a 2021 license plate sticker. The truck was parked in the homeowner’s driveway on Riviera Street, just down the road from Salee’s home. Bourne sent a certified letter informing the property owner that “no inoperative unlicensed motor vehicles” may be parked or stored within the front or exterior side yard in any residential or office district.

“This is ridiculous,” APC member Kevin Brown said as Bourne explained the complaint. “It was parked in the driveway? It’s just an expired tag?”

“We have no jurisdiction here…”

APC President Mark Seib said.

“We’re not the police department here,” Brown said.

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New EMS director signs

By Trisha L. Lopez A new leader has been named to head the county’s struggling Emergency Medical Services department, but the search for quality county hires may have opened a salary can of worms that will force officials to decide just how much they are willing to pay department heads.

Paul Micheletti from Scott Township, a former life flight paramedic in California, will replace outgoing EMS Director Chris Neaveill in May. Neaveill will remain with the department as a paramedic.

The hire comes days after Posey County Commissioners united before the Posey County Council to request a significant salary hike to make the job more attractive to their then-unnamed applicant, who told commissioners that he would require $70,000 to take the job. After more than an hour of at times heated discussion, council members ultimately compromised, voting 5-1 to increase the salary to $60,000.

The request sparked a debate about salary competitiveness and opened the door on the possible necessity for county officials to take a closer look at all department head salaries in the future.

Commissioner Bryan Schorr led the way, standing between Commissioners Bill Collins and Randy Thornburg, as the trio asked to increase the EMS department head’s starting salary from $47,576 to $70,000 at Tuesday’s Posey County

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Dr. Roy DeFries carries the cross during New Harmony’s annual Crosswalk. Photo courtesy of Randy Owens

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Moderation, balance and rigid flexibility

Most doctors will encourage their patients to not overdrink alcohol. Too much might cause you to fall and impairs an individual’s ability to make good decisions or drive an automobile.

Going on a binge of anything may not be a positive decision. Giving up food for a day will make you sluggish and probably irritable. Eating a buffet usually brings regret.

Going to the gym to work out for three hours will just zap you for the rest of the day. Working 29 days out of the month will make you more money but when will you be

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able to enjoy what you’ve earned? We need fruit and vegetables every day but you can overdo fiber. How much time do you have to keep so many relationships going? The Bible says a man of too many friends will soon come to ruin.

There are lots of scenarios of too much.

You can play too much, work too much, party too much, spend too much and even save too much. You can spend your life searching for love and being in and out of love. In the end, you are exhausted and drained. You can spend too much time in church and doing religious kinds of things. What good are you to the world and others if all you ever do is sit in church? Faith must be fleshed out and put into practice. The basketball team wants to do more than just practice seven days a

week. The exhilaration comes in playing the game.

You don’t want to spend your life reading about the ocean. You want to go and see and swim in the ocean. You don’t want to spend your life cooking in the kitchen. You would like to sit and savor some of the delicious food from the kitchen.

Life is about participating as much as you can, when you can, and as you are able. We all have limitations but we hope and dream.

The hopes and dreams keep us going and trying. When we lose these it’s easy to give up. The cancer patient hopes for a cure and hangs on.

Moderation is the key to most of life.

Work some, play some, love some, help others some, cultivate your faith, friends,

family and diversify your diet. Yes, include fruit and vegetables and some exercise.

Watch some television and news but don’t live in front of the television. Most of the news is bad. The cable news channels and evening news are filled with the bad things of the day. Obviously bad news is what makes money.

If you work 50 hours a week, then take stock of your blessing to have a job. Consider how you might do your work better and more effectively to help your employer and fulfill yourself.

Give some thought to aiming for balance in your life. A balanced tire always rides better. When possible, practice moderation in all things and try to utilize rigid flexibility.

An inflexible life will eventually break.

When Mercy Seasons Justice

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For the past two weeks as a member of the National Judicial College’s faculty I have helped to present an online continuing education course to judges from several states.

A significant portion of the course involved an examination of America’s penal system.

In general, the continuum of criminal justice runs from Deuteronomy, 10:21, to Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, Act 4, scene 1. Deuteronomy provides: “Thine eye shall not pity. It shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”

But Shakespeare’s Portia pleads with Shylock to show mercy: “The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. ….It is an attribute to God Himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God’s when mercy seasons justice.”

Gentle Reader, you have already discerned the Devil is in the vast distance of details between these two extremes. How should

we as judges of our fellow humans devise and apply a sentence that is just for the individual in court and society in general?

The State of Indiana’s Constitution provides a foundational mandate for judges when it comes to designing and imposing sentences that both follow the law and are just; just to the defendant, to any victims and to the general public. Article I, section 18 demands that as to Indiana’s legal system: “The penal code shall be founded on the principles of reformation, and not on vindictive justice.”

For judges to be “Strict Constructionists” and conservative followers of the Indiana charter, vengeance may play no role while reformation must be the goal. One of my fellow National Judicial College faculty mates was Judge Timothy Brauer from Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Constitution provides: “The courts of justice of the State shall be open to every person, and speedy and certain remedy afforded for every wrong and for every injury to person, property or reputation, and right and justice shall be administered without sale, denial, delay or prejudice.”Article II, Bill of Rights, Section II-6.

As a member in good standing of both the Indiana and Oklahoma Bars, I am bound by the Constitutions of both states.

Oklahoma’s reference to justice not being for sale reminds of Socrates’ admonition to his judges in the Athenian Senate: “A judge’s duty is not to make a present of justice, but to give judgment; and judges are sworn to judge according to the laws, and not according to their own good or pleasure.”

Plato’s Apology of Socrates.

The wisdom of basing a system of justice on mercy instead of vengeance has been recognized for thousands of years. Jesus knew society prospered when the Golden Rule and not rule by gold was the standard. And WWII war correspondent Ernie Pyle reminded all of us, especially judges: “When you have lived with the unnatural mass cruelty that mankind is capable of inflicting on itself, you find yourself dispossessed of the faculty for blaming one poor man for the triviality of his faults.”

As judges should learn, all they have to do to do their duty in imposing sentences is to strictly follow the applicable law which includes the divine judicial quality of not straining at mercy.

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Wendy McNamara, State Representative Preventing child abuse in Indiana Every child deserves to grow up in a safe and supportive home without harm, neglect or abuse. The scars of physical or emotional trauma can last a lifetime.

In some cases, abuse is so severe, it can end in a tragic loss. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, an average of five children die every day nationwide from child abuse. In Indiana, 281 children died from child abuse in 2020, according to a study from the Indiana Department of Child Services.

Last October, 4-year-old Judah Morgan, of LaPorte County, died from blunt force trauma after alleged child abuse, according to court records. In response, state legislators passed a new law to expand the state’s reporting on child deaths, which could help children in need sooner and prevent tragedies. House Enrolled Act 1247 will help collect more data that can be used by DCS, and state and local officials to better identify

risk factors and develop stronger policies to protect Indiana’s most vulnerable.

The goal is to learn from these tragedies, intervene sooner, increase public awareness and draft better laws to protect these children.

The National Child Abuse Coalition estimates at least 1 in 7 children have experienced child abuse or neglect in the past year.

The Indiana Department of Child Services says it receives around 15,000 phone calls every month to report suspected child abuse or neglect in our state. If you suspect abuse, it must be reported to the state’s Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline at 1-800-800-5556. Reports can be made anonymously 24/7.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to remind everyone about the resources available.

Child abuse is preventable and we all have a stake in keeping Hoosier children healthy and safe.

Guest Column: By Paul R. Michel

Letter to the Editor

China’s a formidable challenger. Here’s how we can fight back

VFC says thanks VFC Supporter, On behalf of the Viking Football Club, we would like to thank everyone for your support of the 2022 Viking Football Club Dinner and Auction. Due to your continued support, we had a record number of guests and participation at this year’s event. Your generosity is greatly appreciated and has allowed us to provide our student athletes from grades K-12 with the items needed to continue to build a safe and successful program. The Viking Football Club believes strongly in be-

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ing transparent with our community and our supporters. Attached you will find the 2022 Viking Football Club Budget. We are very thankful that we have been able to provide the items requested by our youth club, Jr. High program, and High School program.

We are also very excited about the opportunity to offer a VFC Scholarship to a deserving senior. Our efforts would not be possible without the support of this great community!

Thank You! The Viking Football Club

Faith, Hope, Love

Faith is planting…Roughly 200 million wheat seeds.

Roughly 28 million chile pepper seeds.

Roughly 17 million grain sorghum seeds.

Roughly 9 million onions seeds.

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H Hope is having confidence and trust in God that he will provide an abundant harvest.

Love is having passion, an affectionate devotion, and dedication for something in spite of all the challenges and obstacles you encounter.

To some these numbers seem like a lot, and to others maybe not so much.

Farming can be stressful…for me it is, especially in the spring, because all that borrowed money is going out with nothing to show for it with a long way to go before it comes back, and there’s a whole lot of uncertainty in between.

Just gotta be determined,be persistent…and just be thankful always.

James1:2-4 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

The continual dripping of water can hollow out a hole in a rock, it doesn’t happen through force…but through persistence.

If there’s one lesson that life has taught me… its that wishing alone doesn’t make things happen.

Have faith, work hard and let God do the rest.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s rhetoric describing the strategic technological competition between the United States and China is growing increasingly strident. It’s now the “main battleground,” he says.

While China takes innovation seriously, the United States risks sleepwalking into stagnation and falling behind its chief global rival - unless policymakers rise to the challenge, starting now.

In the arenas that matter most China has explicitly pledged to overtake the U.S. with its “Made in China 2025” plan. The scary part?

They’re ahead of schedule.

Take semiconductors, for instance. The U.S. share of world chip manufacturing is down to 12 percent. By 2030, China aims to control the vast majority of chip manufacturing, and they’re putting up $150 billion to that end.

Or consider artificial intelligence. China holds an astonishing two-and-a-half times as many patents as the United States in deep learning - algorithms that mine essential insights from massive stores of data.

Nor is China particularly interested in playing by the rules. According to a top-level national security official, the FBI has more than a thousand Chinese IP theft cases open.

The government estimates that IP theft by China costs the United States nearly $500 billion a year.

To be clear: The United States does not need to pursue an industrial policy matching China’s top-down, state-centered approach.

While we need to reverse the decline in government funding for basic research, even more important is a renewed commitment to the system that catapulted the United States to the forefront of global innovation - private sector investments in research and development,

backed up by a strong intellectual property regime.

Instead, U.S. policy seems to be drifting in the other direction. The Biden administration, for example, has come out in favor of a proposal to waive international commitments to protect IP related to COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and other technologies. If the proposal goes through, it will smother American innovation in the life sciences. Investors will flee the industry out of concern that come the next emergency, the government will strip them of the intellectual property their R&D funding created.

The United States’ decline is hardly inevitable. Intel recently backtracked on a large chip foundry in Chengdu, preferring to ramp up semiconductor production here in the States.

There’s a growing chorus of bipartisan support for laws that would strengthen U.S. competitiveness. And Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) have been leading the effort to build bipartisan support for stronger IP protection, especially in response to China’s challenge.

Unless the United States moves quickly to reaffirm bedrock commitments to intellectual property protections, private investors will be reluctant to join the risky fight for new technological breakthroughs. They will opt instead for safer investments in incremental improvements of existing technology. That’s a focus that will leave the United States high and dry in the definitive Great Power competition of the 21st century.

Paul R. Michel served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for 22 years, and as its chief judge from 2004 until his retirement in 2010. This article was first published in the Washington Times.

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APRIL 19, 2022 Raymond A. McConnell III Raymond A. McConnell III, pioneering engineer of innovations in astronomy and polymer plastics applications, educator, and philanthropist dies at 79, on April 9, 2022.

McConnell was the engineer of the Casagrain chair at Mount Palomar Observatory, the 16” Casagrain solar telescope at the Big Bear Solar Observatory, lead the development of the CD-Rom manufacturing process, and was a key member of the GE Plastics team that developed the original iMac enclosure for Apple.

Born in 1942 in Lincoln, Nebraska to the son of Pulitzer-Prize winner, Raymond Arnott McConnell, Jr. and Maren Dobson, the only daughter of construction magnate, Arthur Dobson, McConnell was raised in Lincoln and Los Angeles where he graduated from Glendale High School in 1960 and entered the University of Southern California that same year. Following summer jobs as a chef at both Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks - where McConnell developed a love for the environment - he began work at Cal Tech.

At Cal Tech, McConnell developed the machine that rewards apes after completing communication exercises which help biologists better understand the emotional intelligence of the species.

Following the success of this project, McConnell was asked to help design the Casagrain chair for Mount Palomar Observatory. McConnell’s work helped redefine the method by which both scientists and instruments could be located and accessed in all positions of the telescope.

The chair project gained even more visibility into McConnell’s work and he was asked to engineer the 16” Casagrain Telescope for the Big Bear Solar Observatory under the direction of noted solar astronomer, Hal Zirin, who went on to successfully make BBSO the most prolific solar observatory in the world.

McConnell then moved to Burlington, Vermont where he began his long, professional career with General Electric while getting his Master’s Degree in Fluid Dynamics from the University of Vermont. After stints with GE in Vermont and South Carolina, McConnell landed in Mount Vernon, Indiana as a Senior Engineer with GE Plastics where he co-developed the clean room manufacturing process along with Sony engineers for the first CD-ROM(s).

The success of the GE/ Sony collaboration was followed by McConnell and his team being tapped by Apple to develop the original iMac enclosure. Working with Apple’s design team, the GE engineers not only created new molding methods but also developed custom polymers which launched Apple’s colorful new era of design.

McConnell’s out of office activities included being a

scoutmaster, a professor of physics for eight years at the University of Southern Indiana, a board member of several organizations, and many philanthropic endeavors including several important civic projects for his hometown of New Harmony, Indiana where he had lived since 2000. McConnell volunteered on many committees in New Harmony and also at Deaconess Hospital following his retirement from Apex Engineering.

McConnell loved history, travel, his friends, his children, his grandchildren and most of all, his best friend, partner, and wife, Barbara J. McConnell. Barbara, an interior designer with a flair for the decorative arts, was his muse, critic, confidant, and North Star. She is often credited as the one behind the scenes that kept McConnell excited about what was next - the next project, the next chapter, the next trip.

McConnell is survived by Barbara Jean after 56 years of marriage along with their two children, Amy Elizabeth Nedley and Raymond Arnott McConnell, IV, their spouses, Michael Nedley and Sharmila Chaudhuri, and six grandchildren, Raymond McConnell, V, Christopher McConnell, James Nedley, William Nedley, Elizabeth Nedley, and Roman McConnell. He is also survived by his two sisters, Judith McConnell and Christine Chaille who remained very close with “Mickey,” as they called him, until the very end.

Mickey was loved and admired by everyone he met and his impact on the world was felt globally though he lived quietly and humbly in a town of 800 people on the banks of the Wabash River with his closest friends and family. When asked how he was, no matter what the circumstances were, no matter how tough things were, he always replied, “excellent!”

He understood the value of every moment and lived life with appreciation and love for everyone. His was an excellent life.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 5 p.m. at The Roofless Church, 420 North Street, New Harmony, Ind. The family will receive friends from 4 until 5 p.m. service time at The Roofless Church.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Harmonie Associates, P.O. Box 114, New Harmony, IN 47631 to renovate Playtopia; the New Harmony playground which McConnell spearheaded.

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Harold W. Nix Harold W. Nix, 87, of Evansville, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022 at River Pointe Health Care.

Harold was born June 22, 1934 in Posey County, Ind., to the late Walter and Louise (Krietenstein) Nix. He was a 1952 graduate of FJ Reitz High School. After graduation, he joined the Navy and was assigned to the USS WASP Aircraft Carrier. In 1963 he moved his family to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he began his life career in the restaurant business, purchasing F & L Carryout which later became Harold’s Fried Chicken. In 1970, Harold and Carolyn bought Bockelman’s Restaurant on the west side of Evansville, and then later built Western Ribeye in 1975. With his son’s, Dan and David, they opened Jacob’s Pub in 1990. He was a member of the West Side Nut Club, the U.S. Power Squadron and a veteran of the United States Navy. Harold was also a member of Saint Paul’s United Church of Christ in German Township.

He enjoyed boating, sailing and was a pilot who loved to fly. He was, also, an avid fan of the Saint Louis Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, and IU Basketball.

Surviving Harold are his wife of 68 years on July 17, Carolyn (Reis) Nix; two sons, Daniel (Lee Ann) Nix and David (Cindy) Nix; one sister Evelyn Reisinger; four grandchildren, Michele Nix, Audrey (Tommy) Bush, Jason (Emmy) Nix and Krista (Morgan) Wil-

hite; three nephews, Randy Reisinger, Ray Sollman, and Brian Sollman and four great grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, Harold was preceded in death by a sister, Marilyn Sollman and by a nephew, Steve Reisinger.

Funeral services for Harold was held at 10 a.m., on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Memorial Park Cemetery Heritage Chapel, Rev. Terry Farmer officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Friends visited with the family from 3 until 7 p.m., on Friday, April 15, at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 West Franklin Street, Evansville, Ind., and from 9:30 a.m., until service time on Saturday at Memorial Park Heritage Chapel.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Saint Paul’s United Church of Christ German Township, 8701 Big Cynthiana Road, Evansville, IN 47720.

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

Stanley F. Hoffman Stanley F. Hoffman Jr., 75, passed from this life to the presence of the Lord on April 12, 2022 to fulfill Stan’s trust in God’s promise in Isaiah 26:3, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee because he trusts in Thee.”

Stan was born on February 3, 1947. He had a beautiful and full life. He was a beloved pastor at Bethesda General Baptist Church in Savah, Indiana. He was a Navy veteran in which he served for four years.

He enjoyed Lionel trains, woodworking, gardening, and spending time with his family, friends, and fur babies.

Surrounded by God’s presence, mercy and grace Stan leaves behind his loving wife Crystal Nelldean; daughters Kristie (Darren) Periman, Tara (Dave) Sims, and Nicole (Nathan) Roark; sons Shane (Marcee) Lisanby, Larry Lisanby and Justin Lisanby; sister Stanita (Danny) Rodabaugh, grandkids

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Dennis Gordan Adamson, 74, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 surrounded by loved ones. Dennis was born to Charles and Nadine Adamson on September 9, 1947, in their Mount Vernon home.

Dennis spent his youth working as a paperboy. He got up every morning at 4 a.m., to fold newspapers and delivered them by bicycle before school. He was noted best newspaper carrier by Evansville Courier & Press and won a trip to Europe at the age of twelve. Dennis also enjoyed rabbit hunting with his beagles, deer hunting, and fishing.

He graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1964 and went on to serve his country during the Vietnam War. Upon return he began working at GE/Sabic and retired in 2019 after 51 years of service. Dennis married the love of his life, Kathy (Noe) Adamson, on August 28, 1975 and they devoted themselves to raising six children.

When his wife and two youngest daughters began riding and showing horses, Dennis became instrumental in making improvements to the Posey County Fairgrounds and received a lifetime membership from the Posey County Saddle Club.

He was also a life-time member of the American Legion and VFW.

Dennis was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Pam Smith, Debbie Tingley, and Gary Adamson.

Surviving to cherish his memory are his wife, Kathy; children, Bryan Adamson, Michael Adamson, Denise Wade (Brian Grossman), Rebecca Adamson, Rachel Adamson, and Lisa (Zack) McRae; grandchildren, Alexandria, Mikehl, Ian, Preston, and Linley; sister, Sherri (Steve) Stafford; cousin, Randy Sailer; and many nieces and nephews.

A celebration of Life for Dennis will be held at Denning Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, on Saturday, April 23, 2022, from 2 to 4 p.m. Military rites will be performed at 4 p.m., by the Owen Dunn America Legion Post 5 honor guard.

Online condolences may be left at denningfamilyfuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Posey County Saddle Club.

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and nephews.

Funeral services were held at Bethesda General Baptist Church 1793 Savah Road Mount Vernon, Ind., on Friday April 15, 2022 at 10:00 am.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Posey Humane Society 6500 Leonard Road North Mount Vernon, IN 47620.

Denning Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon is overseeing the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at denningfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Robert Charles Kueber, 86, of Mount Vernon passed away on April 15, 2022, at his home. Robert was born in Posey County on November 3, 1935, to August and Rosetta (Willman) Kueber.

Robert married Sharon (Snyder) Kueber and they enjoyed 65 years of married together.

Robert graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1954. He joined the Army National guard after graduation and served eight years with the guard. He founded Kueber’s Cabinet Shop in 1956, which is still ran by his son Bruce. Robert could be found in his shop up until the day of his passing. He was a long-time member of the Ohio Valley Woodworking Guild and a Member of the First Christian Church of Mount Vernon.

Robert is survived by his wife, Sharon; sons, Chuck (Sabrina), Bruce, and Tim Kueber; daughter, Michelle (Michael) Best; grandchildren, Misty (Jason) Gross, Cody (DeShea) Kueber, Leigha (Brian) Lane, Alex Burns, Michael (Tayla) Best, Rayce and Grayson Kueber,

numerous great grandchildren, brother, Paul Kueber; and many nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Brenda Copeland.

Following Robert’s wishes no services will be held.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to: Hadi Shrine Children’s Hospital, c/o Hadi Shrine Temple, 6 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN 47708. Denning Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon is overseeing the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at denningfamilyfuneralhome. com.

Ronald L. Simpson Ronald L. Simpson, 80, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away April 13, 2022 at Linda E. White Hospice House surrounded by his family. He was born March 29, 1942 to the late Lorel and Wilma (Allyn) Simpson.

Ronald grew up in Posey County and graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1960. Throughout his childhood, Ronald participated in 4-H, FFA, and basketball. As an adult, Ronald was a member of First Christian Church, the Mount Vernon Elks, and the Posey County Fair Board.

He had also served in the United States Army.

Ronald worked on the family farm his entire life. He loved yard work, IU basketball, rid-

ing in his gator, working in the barn and being with his dog.

Ronald passed on his love of livestock to the rest of his family. Over the course of three generations, Ronald enjoyed showing sheep and watching his family show sheep in the Posey County 4-H Fair. Ronald adored his children and grandchildren and loved spending time with them. He enjoyed watching them in all of their activities and supporting the Mount Vernon Wildcats.

He was preceded in death by his older brother, Allyn Simpson.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Rita (Russell) Simpson; three children, Sherri Cash (Chris), Karen Upshaw (Tommy) and Brian

Simpson (Rhonda). Ronald had eight grandchildren, Ryan Cash (Shana), Rachel Bertram (Ryan), Reid, Brock & Jenna Veatch, Landon Upshaw, Alison & Kyle Simpson; and two great-granddaughters, Hadley and Kollyns Cash.

Funeral service was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with burial to follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery.

Visitation was held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday, April 15, 2022 at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Posey County 4-H Council, 126 East Third Street, Room 29, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 or the First

Christian Church, 1403 Country Club Road, Mount Vernon, IN 47620.

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

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O , C Stephen Cox Stephen Cox, 65, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away April 12, 2022 at his home. He was born December 4, 1956 in Wallasey, England to Ralph and Jessie “Dee” (Morrow) Cox. Steve was a 1974 graduate of Park Hills High School, and went on to obtain his degree from ITT Technical Institute. He was an electrical engineer, working mainly in instrumentation.

Steve had been a boxer in his younger years. He was an accomplished bowler and billiards player. Steve was a member of the Eagles Aerie 1717, where he had been a past president and was a current trustee. He loved being “Pops” to his kids and grandkids.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Liz Cox, in 2019.

He is survived by his sons, Joel Cox (Cassie), Caleb Cox and Logan Cox; his parents; grandchildren, Oakley and Raegan Cox; brother, David Cox (Kandy); niece, Kali

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Wass (Andrew); nephews, Travis Hartman and Chad Whitacre.

Memorial visitation will be held on Friday, April 22, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind. Memorial contributions may be made to the Eagles Aerie 1717, 109 West Water Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620.

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

Email obituary information to: news@poseycountynews.com

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thing. Often we over extend ourselves by doing too much. Some things take a little longer and can’t be accomplished quickly. We overwork ourselves and we get discouraged.

Can I overcome the discouragements that I face? Yes, but we must be willing to make some changes to our thinking and our actions. We must recognizes the things that discourage us.. Is someone telling you that it can’t be done? Do you feel inadequate for the task? Look for the areas that bring the negative thoughts to your mind and get rid of them.

Don’t allow them to control you. We must understand what’s happening. God allows events to take place in our life to make us grow. We must seek to understand the things that discourage us. Just because you have a setback does not mean that it’s all over. Understand where you are and how you got there. We learn to trust in God. Discouragement is the result of a lack of faith. God has promised to be with us in all things. Our God is greater that all the things that we face. Our God will never fail us. The more we trust in God the faster our discouragements will be overcome.

I have prayed for you this morning. I pray that you will not allow discouragement to keep you from doing that which God has for you.

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News From The Western Star, April 12, 1922 - Mount Vernon Commerce and the civic city will assist in making the athletic field one of the best in Southern Indiana. The site is ideal and is easily accessible from the business district, being but a few blocks northeast.

A stadium similar to Bosse Field in Evansville will probably be built in the near future.

The local field is twice as large as the Evansville grounds.

Eighth Street will be opened by the city thus making a northern entrance to the grounds.

Sixth Street is already open on the south and with the opening of the new street a ready access can be made to the field. With the assistance of the Chamber of Commerce in equipping the

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Applications are now being accepted for the Elizabeth D. Baier Youth Spirit Award for 2022. The Award, in the amount of $500, is given annually to a high school junior who resides in Posey County and who is involved in community activities in Posey County.

The Elizabeth D. Baier Youth Spirit Award was created in September 2007 in honor of Elizabeth D. Baier’s 25th Anniversary as Executive Director of the United Way of Posey County. Funding for the Award was obtained entirely through private donations.

An applicant for the Award must be a Posey County resident but may attend high school in Posey, Gibson, or Vanderburgh Counties or may be home schooled. Applicants for this year’s Award must currently be in their junior year in high school and a member of the graduating class of 2023. Applicants must have exhibited outstanding leadership, volunteerism, and community involvement. Two or three signed letters of recommendation must accompany the application. Applications must be typed and must be post-marked no later than April 29, 2022, for consideration; and the Award recipient will be notified no later than June 10, 2022. An organization may nominate a student for the Award and provide supporting letters, but the nominated student must complete the application.

The Award for 2022 will be presented at the United Way of Posey County Leadership Giving Dinner normally held in August.

Applications for the Award have been mailed to schools, churches, clubs and civic organizations. Any student wishing to apply for the Award can also obtain an application at the office of the United Way of Posey County, 128 West Third Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana, or can obtain an application in electronic format by contacting the United Way office at 812838-3637 or at unitedwayposey@gmail.com . The application is also available on the United Way website at unitedwayposeycounty.org

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Note: News in this issue includes: Athletic field for Mount Vernon, radiophone installed by bank, storm does damage in Robinson, Alexandrian Library is there for you, no excursion because of high water, sports, and other news briefs and personals.

Municipal Athletic Field For Mt. Vernon - The Board of Education closed a deal Saturday with the Rosenbaum Realty Company for the purchase of the 9.46 acre tract of land adjoining the Junior High School property on the east, which will be converted to a modern municipal athletic field. The price paid was $2,838. Both the Chamber of

and Joda Laro of Fort Wayne, Ind. Scott is preceded in death by his father, Donald Nelson; brother Randall Nelson; sister Joyce Bridges, and numerous more Angels.

A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

Denning Family Funeral Home is overseeing the arrangements. Online condolences may be made to denningfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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Sermon of the Week - Numbers 21:4 Bro. Tom Doty 4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

The Children of Israel had left Egypt and started for the Land of Promise. They had faced the Red Sea and God had delivered. They had been near the Promise Land but ten men were not willing to trust God and difficulties set in.

This passage says a great deal about mankind today. We all face discouragement. Little things happen and the little things become big things and we feel as though it will never end. The Children of Israel wanted water and food. God had supplied but not the way they wanted. Here are some real reasons why we get discouraged.

We often look at the difficulty instead of the opportunity. Opportunity is not always easy.

Small teams have beaten larger teams but they had to work at it. Just because something is difficult does not mean that it is not rewarding. We get discouraged when we lose our focus. It’s easy to look backward and lose sight of the goal before us. Great victories are won because we stay focused on the goal. Loss of focus brings discouragement. Physical exhaustion brings discouragement. We get tired of doing the same

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Scott Gordon Nelson, 53, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away on April 10, 2022. Scott was born in Gary, Ind., on December 24, 1968, to Donald and Jolene (Mercer) Nelson.

Although Scott had no children, he treated his nieces and nephews as his own.

Scott is an avid handyman and always willing to lend a hand to anyone in need. He loved camping and fishing with his family.

He will be missed by friends and family including lots of cousins, nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.

He is survived by his mother, Jolene D. Nelson of Laporte, Ind.; one brother David (Lona) Nelson of Mount Vernon, Ind.; four sisters, Lana (Joe Burt) Turner of Wesson, Miss., Susan Smith of Chesterton, Ind., Lisa Wilke of Laporte, Ind.,

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grounds and the cooperation of the city, and the Board of Education, Mount Vernon will in a few years have an athletic field second to none in Southern Indiana.

Radiophone (Radio) Installed By Mount Vernon National Bank - Reports will be received directly from the Eastern and Western financial markets by the Mount Vernon National Bank in the future.

Tuesday morning a wireless receiving station and phone was installed by a local electrician and during the afternoon the little lights on the machine, which is a Peerless, was ready to receive. The Peerless is considered one of the best instruments in the radio market. The phone will not only be used for receiving financial and grain markets, but one will be able to enjoy concerts, sermons, etc. sent from Saint Louis, Chicago, Indianapolis, and other large cities.

Storm Does Damage In Robinson Township - A terrific windstorm, accompa-

Spring Wine Walk Presented

by Romain Cross Pointe Auto Park on Friday April 22 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Registration will take place at 212 Main Street near the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana.

In continuing a partnership from 2021, wines poured during the event will be exclusively from Oliver Winery in Bloomington, Indiana. All

wines will be poured outside on Main Street, and attendees can carry their wine into their favorite shops. In addition to Oliver Winery’s award-winning wines, there is shopping, live music and a DJ, a 360 photo booth, and chair massages. The event is for guests 21 years of age and older.

Regular admission is $15 per person and includes two four-

Birthdays April 19 - Kendra Georgesen, Richard Koester, Amy Happe, Elizabeth Hawn, Kim Wiggins, Andrea Wenzel, Michelle Chamness Bobby Wade, Rodney Wade, Mary Jo Overton, Michael Bolin, Ryan Bosecker, Julian Baker, Travis Harris, Andrea Tooley, Cora Marie Wildeman, Helen Cox, Ruth Duckworth April 20 - Lora Arneberg, John R. Southard, Sharon Saltzman, Kelly Lyke, Shelby Ackerman, Carol Logan, Brent Luebke, Brian Luebke, Linda Will, Joey Naas, Lora Arneberg, Miette Elora Madi, Kyle Haney, Klon Kissel, April 21 - Tina Wheeler, Malaeha Wheeler, John M. Hall, Allyson Zwahlen, John Cameron Parker, Nathan Hoffman, Aaron Ziebell April 22 - Dwayne Barton, Junior Decknied i d bby a hheavy ddownpour of rain, swept over this area early Monday morning and although the damage in this city was small, considerable loss of property resulted in Robinson Township near Saint Wendel and near Armstrong in Vanderburgh County.

A barn on the farm owned

by John Scheller, west of Saint Wendel was demolished and four other barns in that neighborhood were blown off their foundations. A large silo on the farm of Henry Bathl near Armstrong, a few miles east of Saint Wendel was wrecked, killing three cows. Considerable damage was done in the Hurricane neighborhood northeast of Mount Vernon.

Trees were uprooted, chimneys blown from houses, and at the residence of Alvin Holt, a hog house was picked up and blown over a fence.

Alexandrian Library Has Book On All Subjects - Indiana Library Week will be celebrated April 23-29. Miss Nolte, the librarian, invites the public to use the library freely for all information. What can you do to support your library?

The first and most essential thing that any man, woman, or child can do is to belong to the library. The library belongs to

ard, Savannah Sturgell, Greg Watson, Laura Schipp, Brandi McDaniel, Cayden McGrew, David Vincent Coon, Cayden McGrew, Karen Tron, Helen Wasson April 23 - Brett Butler, Mitchell Pfister, Jeff Fleck, George Postletheweight, Lucien Maes, Joseph H. Effinger, Tom Verkamp April 24 - David VanLaningham, Irene Evans, Ursula Tooley, Lacey Miller, Nicholas Wargel April 25 - Paula Sue McFall, Kyli Shyann Gross, Melissa Wiltshire, Bill Stallings, Terri Hall, Jamie Naas, Jim Roddy, Clinton Jones, Jessica Morgan If you have a name to be included, please send to: Posey County News, P.O. Box 397, New Harmony, IN 47631, or email: news@ poseycountynews.com

every citizen andd iis supported iti t d by his or her money. Everyone can use the library. You can use it for your business, to learn about repairing your home, or your hobby. You can also use the library telephone.

So everyone should belong to the library.

No Excursion Tonight George Green, Secretary of the local Elk’s, received the following telegram from the managers of the excursion streamer, East Saint Louis: cancels their excursion from the local port tonight: “Elk’s Club, Mount Vernon, Indiana Impossible To Run Excursion On Account Of Flood Stage Illinois and Mississippi Rivers - Steamer East Saint Louis.”

Sports - The Mount Vernon High School’s track team will meet Owensville there Saturday. New Harmony is still undecided as to if it will have a track season. Baseball - Mount Vernon’s baseball teams are getting in shape for the coming season.

Short News Briefs - High School Play - New Car Garage - Mules Are Sold Storm Damage In Robinson Township - High School Play - Students of M.V.H.S. will present “Miss Bob White,” a musical comedy by W. Spen-

Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.

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ounce tastes of Oliver wine, a commemorative tumbler, and a passport. Premium admission is $25 per person and includes four four-ounce tastes of Oliver wine, a commemorative tumbler, and a passport.

Day of ticket sales increase by $5 per admission level. Many downtown restaurants will feature special items during the Wine Walk.

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cer att th the hi highh school h l audidi torium next Thursday night.

Admission is 50 cents. Miss Mary Pickerl and Miss Helen Hovey will direct the play.

Garage - Louis Deig, a young mechanic of Marrs Township, has opened a garage on the Evansville - Mount Vernon Road, near Benning’s blacksmith shop. Mules Sold Sheriff McFadden Wednesday afternoon sold a fine span of mules to Raymond Schneider.

The price paid was $350 - considered cheap. Storm Damage in Robinson - A small cyclone passed over this area Sunday night blowing chimneys down and uprooting trees. At Herman Wallace’s, a smoke house was torn from his house. Also, a garage belonging to William Utley was torn to pieces.

News Briefs and Personals - Births - Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Bauman Wednesday, a son. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Weatherford Thursday, a son, Robert Harold. Sick List - Miss Martha Allyn is suffering from tonsillitis. Mrs. J.R. Ranes is recovering from the effects of a sprained ankle which she sustained at her home Wednesday night. Mount Pleasant Sunday - The little tots gave a nice Easter program at Mount Pleasant Church last Sunday. Zoarville and Prairie - Misses Leona Oeth and Lillian Deusner were at Prairie Chapel Sunday School Sunday morning. Sunday Visits - Mr. and Mrs. Berchard Ellis and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Ellis. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Benton of New Harmony spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shepherd. Peter Grossman was in the city Tuesday and while here, gave us a pleasant call.

Luke Aldrich of New Harmony was also a business visitor here Tuesday. Samuel Oliver of Oliver Station and Henry Wildeman were in the city Friday. William Niehaus was a business visitor to the city Saturday. Marriage License - Roy Goodman and Mildred Sundemeier.

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Court News and Legal Advertisements Arrests April 4 Thomas Belcher - Odon Warrant, Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator (petition to revoke) - PCS Jordan Burris - Evansville Controlled Substance-Marijuana Cultivation - ISP Harry Weccele - Evansville - Warrant, Driving While Suspended, Possession of Marijuana (failure to appear) - ISP Harry Weccele - Evansville - Possession of Methamphetamine, Driving While Suspended - ISP April 5 Logan Ruff - Evansville Warrant, Unauthorized Entry of a Motor Vehicle x 4 - PCS Larry Greenlee - Evansville - Warrant, family court - PCS April 6 Jessica Wallis - Mount Vernon - Possession Cocaine or Narcotic Drug - MVPD Nicholas Forsee - Mount Vernon - Driving While Suspended, Resisting Law Enforcement - ISP Avont Shemwell - Evans-

ville - Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia, Visiting a Common Nuisance, Possession of a Handgun Without License - MVPD Jazmyn Smith - Fairfield, Ill - Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia - MVPD April 7 David Duncan - Poseyville - Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated - ISP April Brown - Evansville Warrant, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person With a Passenger Less Than 18 Years of Age, Neglect of a Dependent, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person (petition to revoke bond) - PCS Devon Ackerman - Carmi, Ill - Warrant, Rape, Child Molesting, Child Molesting, Sexual Battery - PCS Robert Young - Grayville, Ill - Possession of Methamphetamine - NHPD Kendriel Givens - Mount Vernon - Possession of a Con-

trolled Substance, Driving Without a License - ISP Christian Armstrong Evansville - Neglect of a Child, Operating While IntoxicatedEndangerment, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Reckless Driving - PCS April 9 Chadris Royal - Evansville - Resisting Law Enforcement Vehicle, Theft - Vehicle, Reckless Driving, Resisting Law Enforcement, Operating While Intoxicated - ISP Steven Cage - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Battery, Domestic Battery, Criminal Mischief - MVPD Steven Cage - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Residential Entry (petition to revoke) - MVPD Amanda Davidson - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Invasion of Privacy (failure to appear) PCS Terra Cleveland - Mount Vernon - Driving While Suspended, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia - MVPD Bryce Miller - Evansville -

2022-116 STATE OF INDIANA

) ) SS: IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT COUNTY OF POSEY ) CAUSE NO. 65C01-2204-MI-138 IN RE THE CHANGE OF NAME OF: ) MONICA RENEE CHAPMAN ) Petitioner ) NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Monica Renee Chapman, whose mailing address is 9930 Raben Rd., S., Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620, in the Posey County, Indiana, hereby gives notice that Monica Renee Chapman has filed a petition in the Posey Circuit Court requesting that her name be changed to Monica Renee Ray. The petition was filed on April 7, 2022.

Notice is further given that the hearing will be held on said Petition on June 13, 2022 at 8:30 a.m.

Craig Goedde, Judge Judicial Officer Published in the Posey County News on April 12, April 19, April 26, 2022 - hspaxlp

2022-115 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the MSD of Mount Vernon will receive sealed proposals at the Administrative Office, 1000 West Fourth Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana until 10:00 am local time May 16, 2022 for the INDOOR ATHLETIC COMPLEX. Proposals received after 10:00 am on this date will be returned unopened. Proposals will be opened in a public setting.

Contractors may contact Barry Tanner at Tanner Engineering, LLC for an emailed copy of the bid documents.

Barry Tanner barry.tanner@tanner-eng.com (812)781-0534 The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any proposals or waive any informality or errors in the proposals for a period of sixty (60) days from date of receipt.

Proposals shall be executed on the Proposal Form (provided) and Non-Collusion Affidavit (provided by proposer) and Questionnaire Form 96-A (furnished by proposer) accompanied by a satisfactory proposals bond or certified check made payable to MSD of Mount Vernon for not less than five percent (5%) of the total proposals price including all additive alternates and delivered in a sealed opaque envelope showing the proposer’s name, address, and contract he is proposing.

Should proposer withdraw his proposal within sixty (60) days after proposals date without written consent of the Owner, or fail to execute a satisfactory contract including performance and material bond within that time, the Owner may declare the proposals deposit forfeited as liquidated damages.

Contractor receiving award shall furnish an approved Performance Bond, Labor, and Material Payment Bond for 100% of the contract amount which shall be in full force and effect for 12 months from the date of acceptance of the work. Bond shall be furnished at time of written notice to proceed with work.

Published in the Posey County News on April 12, April 19, 2022 - hspaxlp

2022-103 TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES NOTICE OF SHERIFF’ SALE Sheriff Sale File number: 65-22-0010-SS Date & Time of Sale: Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 1:00 pm Sale Location: Posey County Sheriff’s Office lobby, 1201 O’Donnell Road Judgment to be Satisfied: $85,962.98 Cause Number: 65D01-2109-MF-000315 Plaintiff: Fifth Third Bank, National Association Defendant: Andrew Wilson, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Helen F. Grigsby By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me, directed from the Clerk of Superior/Circuit Court of Posey County Indiana, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said DECREE, with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder at the date, time and location listed above, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate, a certain tract or parcel of land described as follows: Lot Forty-six (46) in East Lake Subdivision, a Subdivision of Part of the Southwest Quarter of Section Twenty-two (22), Township Five (5) South, Range Twelve (12) West, in Posey County, Indiana, as per plat thereof, recorded in Deed Record 117, Page 448 in the Office of the Recorder of Posey County, Indiana.

Commonly Known as: 2318 Parkside Drive, Wadesville, IN 47638 Parcel No. 65-06-22-311-048.000-016 Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, this sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. In accordance to the requirements of IC 32-29-7-3, this Notice shall also represent service of Notice of Sale of this real estate upon the owners. * An entire Sheriff’s Sale may be cancelled due to inclement weather or other county emergencies. If the entire Sheriff’s Sale is cancelled, each parcel will be cancelled. Each parcel will be assigned to the next available sale (normally 2 months from original sale). This will allow compliance with Indiana Code concerning posting, publication, and serving time frames. Also, new Sheriff’s Sale fees will be assessed and the parcels will be automatically re-advertised. The plaintiff will be responsible for the new fees and advertising costs.

Alan W. McEwan, Plaintiff’s Attorney Thomas E. Latham Jr. Attorney No. 24051-49 By: Erin Fuelling, Administrative Assistant 41 E Washington St., STE 400 Phone: (812) 838-1321 Indianapolis, IN 46204 317-264-5000 Robinson Township Atty File #: D228-47 The Sheriff’s Department does not warrant the accuracy of the commonly known address published herein.

Published in the Posey County News on April 5, April 12, April 19, 2022 - hspaxlp

2022-105 TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES NOTICE OF SHERIFF’ SALE Sheriff Sale File number: 65-22-0011-SS Date & Time of Sale: Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 1:00 P.M. Sale Location: Posey County Sheriff’s Office lobby, 1201 O’Donnell Road Judgment to be Satisfied: $115,353.44 Cause Number: 65D01-1907-MF-000317 Plaintiff: Freedom Mortgage Corporation Defendant: Ryan P. Finney By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me, directed from the Clerk of Superior/Circuit Court of Posey County Indiana, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said DECREE, with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder at the date, time and location listed above, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate, a certain tract or parcel of land described as follows: Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section Twelve (12), Township Five (5) South, Range Twelve (12) West, lying in Robinson Township, Posey County, Indiana, and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section Twelve (12), Township Five (5) South, Range Twelve (12) West, said point lies a distance of Three Hundred Eleven and Fifty-five Hundredths (311.55) feet North of the Southeast Corner of said Quarter Quarter Section; thence North along the East line of said Quarter Quarter Section, a distance of One Hundred Fifty-six and Seventy Hundredths (156.70) feet to a point; thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes West a distance of One Hundred Eighty-nine and Seventy-five Hundredths ( 189. 75) feet to an iron pipe; thence South and parallel with the East line of said Quarter Quarter Section, a distance of One Hundred Fifty-six and Seventy Hundredths (156.70) feet; thence North 89 degrees 57 minutes East a distance of One Hundred Eighty-nine and Seventy-five Hundredths (189.75) feet to the the place of beginning.

Commonly Known as: 4546 Saint Wendel Cynthia, Wadesville, IN 47638 Parcel No. 65-06-12-100-055.001-016 Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, this sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. In accordance to the requirements of IC 32-29-7-3, this Notice shall also represent service of Notice of Sale of this real estate upon the owners. * An entire Sheriff’s Sale may be cancelled due to inclement weather or other county emergencies. If the entire Sheriff’s Sale is cancelled, each parcel will be cancelled. Each parcel will be assigned to the next available sale (normally 2 months from original sale). This will allow compliance with Indiana Code concerning posting, publication, and serving time frames. Also, new Sheriff’s Sale fees will be assessed and the parcels will be automatically re-advertised. The plaintiff will be responsible for the new fees and advertising costs.

Jessica S Owens, Plaintiff’s Attorney Thomas E. Latham Jr. Attorney No. 26533-49 By: Kaitlyn Kittinger, Administrative Assistant 41 E Washington St., STE 400 Phone: (812) 838-1321 Indianapolis, IN 46204 317-264-5000 Robinson Township Atty File #: B312-347 The Sheriff’s Department does not warrant the accuracy of the commonly known address published herein.

Published in the Posey County News on April 5, April 12, April 19, 2022 - hspaxlp

Possession of Marijuana - PCS April 11 Austin Hinton - Bedford Reckless Driving - PCS Patti Hyatt - Crossville, Ill - Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia - NHPD Complaints April 3 5:27 a.m. - Vandalism Slashed tires, Hyundai Tucson, gray. Came outside and found her car like this - Church Street, New Harmony 7:58 a.m. - Theft - Caller advised someone stole firewood from him last night - Seventh Street, Mount Vernon 9:14 a.m. - Message - Caller stated that her and her husband are having some trouble at home. Caller stated that last night she left the residence and took their kids with her. Caller stated that male subject is now

stating that he will call the police and get the kids back and her vehicle taken away - Vines Road, Mount Vernon 9:20 a.m. - Message - Caller advised she filed for a protective order. She is not sure it has been served but she is constantly being harassed by male subject - Westwood Drive, Mount Vernon 6:23 p.m. - Assault - Caller stated that her ex-husband

came over to see the kids.

Caller stated that while he was there he pushed her and held her by her arms. Caller stated that when he pushed her she tripped and hit her head. Caller refused medical. Caller stated that before he left he said (***) you wait I will come back tonight - Second Street, Mount Vernon

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2022-117 The following County Operating Claims have been filed with the Auditor’s Office and will be presented to the Board of Commissioners, POSEY COUNTY, IN at the regular session APRIL 19TH CHERIE SALEE $50.00 FARRIS REPORTING $332.30 WILLIAM GOODEN $3,477.00 SMITH & BUTTERFIELD CO INC $268.80 VAN HAAFTEN & FARRAR $351.50 WEST GROUP $1,703.78 GRANT TOTAL $6,183.38 MAEGEN GREENWELL POSEY COUNTY AUDITOR Published in the Posey County News on April 19, 2022 - hspaxlp

2022-104 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Sheriffs Sale File Number 65-22-0009-SS Sale Date & Time of Sale 5/26/2022 at 1:00 PM Cause Number 65D01-1911-MF-000517 Judgment to be Satisfied $77,570.64 Plaintiff NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Defendant SHAUN P. JOSEPH TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of Superior/Circuit Court of Posey County, Indiana requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, at the hour of 1:00 PM of said day as listed above, at 2755 State Road 49, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in Posey County, Indiana: Lots Number One Hundred Two (102) and One Hundred Three (103), all in Price’s Fifth Addition to Price’s Station, now Griffin, Indiana. Located in Posey County, Indiana.

Commonly known as: 122 Second Street, Griffin, IN 47616-9751 State Parcel Number: 65-24-06-331-024.000-021 Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. This Notice shall also represent service of Notice of Sale of the above-described real estate upon the owners, pursuant to requirements of IC 32-29-7-3.

Thomas E. Latham Jr., Sheriff of Posey County Township BETHEL TOWNSHIP Common Street Address 122 Second Street, Griffin, IN 47616-9751 Parcel Number Property Tax ID: 65-24-06-331-024.000-021 Attorney Robert S. Kruszynski Attorney Number 15488-45 Law Firm Codilis Law, LLC Contact Number (219) 736-5579 Contact Email sales@codilis.com Atty File Number 15-21-01634 The Sheriff’s office does not warrant the accuracy of the commonly known street address. It is the buyer’s responsibility to research the legal description and associated legal filings.

Published in the Posey County News on April 5, April 12, April 19, 2022 - hspaxlp

2022-109 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY

IN THE POSEY SUPERIOR COURT CAUSE NUMBER: 65D01-2003-MF-000100

CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN OCCUPANT, IF ANY LYNNE M. BUSHNELL Defendants.

NOTICE OF SUIT SUMMONS - SERVICE BY PUBLICATION The State of Indiana to the defendants above named, and any other person who may be concerned. You are notified that you have been sued in the Court above named. The nature of the suit against you is a foreclosure of the real estate mortgage, legally described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 140 IN OWEN`S ENLARGEMENT TO THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, INDIANA, WHICH POINT IS 35 FEET EASTWARDLY FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 140; THENCE EASTWARDLY ON SAID NORTH LINE AND THE EXTENSION THEREOF A DISTANCE OF 35 FEET; THENCE AT RIGHT ANGLES SOUTHWARDLY 140 FEET TO THE NORTH SIDE OF AN ALLEY EXTENDING AN EASTERLY AND WESTERLY DIRECTION; THENCE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF SAID ALLEY 35 FEET; THENCE NORTHWARDLY 140 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; SAID TRACT BEING PART OF SAID LOT 140 AND A PART OF AN OUTLET ADJACENT TO SAID LOT 140 ON THE EAST SIDE THEREOF. SUBJECT TO ALL LIENS, EASEMENTS AND ENCUMBRANCES OF RECORD. This property is commonly known as 622 E 2nd Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 This summons by publication is specifically directed to the following Defendants whose addresses are known: Unknown Occupant, if any 622 E 2nd Street Mount Vernon, IN 47620 And to the following defendant whose addresses are unknown: Lynne M. Bushnell In addition to the above named Defendants being served by this summons there may be other Defendants who have an interest in this lawsuit. If you have a claim for relief against the Plaintiff arising from the same transaction or occurrence, you must assert it in your written answer. You must answer the Complaint in writing, by your attorney, on or before the 19th day of May, 2022, (the same being within thirty (30) days after the Third Notice of Suit), and if you fail to do so a judgment will be entered against you for what the Plaintiff has demanded.

Matthew C. Gladwell (30493-49) David W. Cliffe (36402-15) Attorney’s for Plaintiff Reisenfeld & Associates LLC 3962 Red Bank Road Cincinnati, OH 45227 Voice: 1-513-322-7000 Facsimile: (513) 322-7099 Published in the Posey County News on April 5, April 12, April 19, 2022 - hspaxlp

2022-110 City of Mount Vernon Unsafe Building Enforcement Authority 520 Main Street Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620 812-838-5576 TO: William Jason Hancock-Owner and Daniel H. Hancock-Owner NOTICE OF DEMOLITION As a person or entity with a known or recorded interest in the real estate described below and commonly known as 315 W. Eighth Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 you are hereby notified that the City of Mount Vernon, IN Building Commissioner through the City of Mount Vernon, IN Board of Public Works and Safety has authorized the work described below.

This will result in substantial cost and those costs may be certified and filed as a lien against the real estate and collected as any other judgment if you do not pay them in full. You are notified: NAME OF THE PERSON(S) TO WHOM THE ORDER WAS ISSUED: William Jason Hancock Daniel H. Hancock DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The West Half of Lot Number Twenty-two (22) in James and Hovey’s enlargement of the City of Mt. Vernon, Posey County, IN. More commonly known as 315 W. 8th Street, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620. Parcel# 65-27-08-211-019.000-018 AUTHORITY FOR ACTION: This Notice of Demolition is issued pursuant to an Order issued by the City of Mount Vernon Unsafe Building Hearing Officer, Gregg Wagner, on March 10, 2022. You are hereby notified that the work described below will be performed after the passage of ten (10) days from the date of this notice to you. It is anticipated that the work will be completed within thirty to forty days. A Review Hearing is set for June 9, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall Annex, 520 Main Street, Mt. Vernon, IN to determine that the demolition has been completed.

WORK TO BE PERFORMED: ALL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 315 WEST EIGHTH STREET, MOUNT VERNON, POSEY COUNTY, IN WILL BE DEMOLISHED, THE DEBRIS HAULED AWAY, AND THE LOT GRADED TO LEVEL. WHO WILL PERFORM THE WORK: The City of Mount Vernon, IN Board of Public Works and Safety has received quotes from contractors qualified to perform this type of work. Chastain Excavating was the low quote.

COSTS AND COLLECTION: The quote price of the licensed or qualified contractor who will accomplish the work and an amount representing a reasonable estimate or the cost incurred by the City of Mount Vernon, Indiana in performing the work and processing the matter of the unsafe premises may, if not paid, be recorded after a hearing, as a lien against all persons having a fee interest, life estate interest, or equitable interest of a contract purchaser in the unsafe premises identified above. The lien may be enforced in any manner available under Indiana law, including, enforcement action as a judgment which may include a court ordered sale of the premises.

The estimated cost of the work to be performed is: • estimated cost to complete the job of demolition, hauling, clean-up and leveling ground is $9,900.00; and • administrative costs, including, but not limited to the following, salaries, title search, legal fees, mailing expenses, and etc. are estimated to be approximately $2,500.00. This is a reasonable estimate of the administrative costs in declaring the above described premises as unsafe and the demolition of said building.

The costs for said action will be recorded after a hearing, if a hearing is requested, as a lien against all persons or entities having fee interest, life estate interest, or equitable interest of a contract purchaser in the unsafe premises.

Sherry Willis, Unsafe Building Enforcement Authority Published in the Posey County News on April 5, April 12, April 19, 2022 - hspaxlp

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Briefly Point Township Church sets White Elephant Sale We will be having our White Elephant sale and auction to help benefit the children’s fund, on Friday, April 29 starting at 6 p.m. This will be at the Point Township Church.

Stewartsville Cemetery Annual Meeting Stewartsville annual cemetery meeting will be held on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 6 p.m., at the Church of Nazarene Fellowship Hall located at 531 Steam Street in New Harmony.

PC 4-H Performing Arts Contest Coming Soon The annual Posey County Share-the-Fun Talent Contest will be held Friday, April 29, 2022, at North Posey High School’s Auditorium. The event will begin at 7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend, and admission is free. Local 4-H members will participate in group acts and individual curtain acts, and 4-H trip winners for the year will be announced. For more information on this or any other 4-H event, please contact the Purdue Extension-Posey County Office, 812-838-1331 or poseyces@purdue.edu .

Garlic Mustard Weed Wrangle Join us at one of three public parks to pull invasive garlic mustard. Garlic mustard is highly invasive and destroys native habitat.

Gloves and garbage bags provided. This event will take place on Saturday, April 30, 9 a.m. You can meet us at Harmonie State Park, Brittlebank Park, or Hovey Lake.

Azalea Sale at Riverbend Park An azalea sale will be held at Riverbend Park featuring three gallon containers of both Encore ($30 each) and regular Azaleas ($25 each). This event is being held on Saturday, April 23, at 10 a.m. Also available will be a variety of plants. Great azalea selections and perennials for starting your spring gardening. This event is sponsored by the Mount Vernon Azalea Group.

MV Garden Club to host Auction The Mount Vernon Garden Club annual sale will be held at the Moose Lodge located at the corner of Munchoff and second street, on Tuesday, April 26, at 1 p.m. A live and silent auction will feature a large variety of flowers, perennial, and garden accessories. Great selections for starting your spring gardening, while enjoying a special fun afternoon.

PC Board of Health to meet The Posey County Board of Health will meet Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 6 p.m. at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620. For questions, please contact the Health Department at 812-838-1328.

Sons of American Legion Golf Scramble The Sons of American Legion will hold a golf scramble on Saturday, May 28, at CountryMark Golf Course. For tee times contact Waxey Walker 812-682-1903.

WSI Open House set for April 22 WSI is having an Open House at our new Cox Group building at 427 Locust Street, Mount Vernon, Ind. The event will be Friday, April 22, 2022 from 3-6 p.m. The community can tour the facility and join us for food, fun and giveaways. Giveaways will be available for our first 350 guests.

Knights, Corpus Christi sponsor BINGO The Knights of Columbus of Saint Philip Church and Corpus Christi Church are sponsoring a bingo on Saturday April 23, 2022 at the Saint Philip Gymnasium.

Doors open at 5 p.m. and the Bingo begins at 6 p.m. The cost is $25 for a packet of 20 games and includes a packet of four special games.

Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, Hot Dogs, Nachos, Popcorn and Soft Drinks will be available. Participants must be 18 or older.

MVHS Class of ‘68 holds ‘Homecoming’ The Class of ‘68 will be hosting our Second Homecoming on October 1, 2022 from 6-11 p.m. The Meet and Greet will be held at the American Legion Post 5, 203 Walnut, in Mount Vernon, There will be a cash bar.

Snacks will be provided by the class and the kitchen will be open until 8:30 p.m., for anyone that would like to order food.

We would love to invite all classmates, teachers and alumni of Mount Vernon High School. Spread the word so we can spend some time together. Hope to see you there.

NH Kiwanis Scholarship available A New Harmony Kiwanis scholarship is now available for North Posey seniors and graduates. This scholarship is a one time award of $1,000. 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, 2022.

NP Relay For Life 2022 Meetings North Posey Relay for Life meetings will be held at Saint Francis Xavier in Poseyville. Contact Judy Baehl for more information. Here is a list of meeting times: May 9, at 6 p.m. Bank Night will be June 10, at 5:30 p.m.

7:59 p.m. - General Complaint - Male subject peed out the car door in the drive-thru, took off. Black Toyota. Have cameras - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon April 4 11:11 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised male subject just assaulted her. Subject is now going down the road on a bike in a black hoodie. Caller advised male punched her in the head, caller’s nose is bleeding - College Avenue, Mount Vernon

2:33 p.m. - Criminal Mischief - Someone turned on her hose faucet last Friday - Washington Avenue, Mount Vernon 6:31 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Gray Toyota Corolla with body damage. Subjects possibly drunk and are possibly fighting - Second/Maple Street, Mount Vernon 9:46 p.m. - Telephone Harassment - Caller advised her ex just contacted her by phone, breaking his protective order - Allyn Drive, Mount Vernon

2022-123 LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given by the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Posey County Area Plan Commission of a public hearing to be held at 5:00 P.M. upon the following Variance application and the Posey County Area Plan Commission of a public hearing to be held at 6:00 p.m. for Development Plan Application SECS Tier 3 on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. The Board of Zoning Appeals and Area Plan Commission will at that time hear objections thereto: VARIANCE & DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATION SECS TIER 3: DOCKET NO: 22-05-V-BZA and 2022-01-SECS-3-APC APPLICANT: Brad Unfried OWNER: Bradley J. Unfried PREMISES: Part of the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 28, Township 5 South, Range 12 West, Lot 1 Glaser Exempt II, lying in Robinson Township, Posey County Indiana. More commonly known as 1870 Stierly Road N., Wadesville, Indiana. Containing 2.50 acres more or less. (Complete legal description is on file at the Posey County Area Plan Commission Office).

NATURE OF CASE: Applicant requests a Variance for relaxation of side yard setback from 1 00’ to 96’ and rear yard setback from 1 00’ to 1 0’ in an A (Agricultural) Zoning District under Section 153.026.03 (B) and Development Plan Approval to develop a Solar Energy Conversion System (SECS) - Tier 3 under of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mt. Vernon, Town of Cynthiana, Town of Poseyville and Unincorporated Posey County.

POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION

BY MINDY BOURNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Published in the Posey County News on April 19, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-124 LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given by the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Posey County Area Plan Commission of a public hearing to be held at 5:00 P.M. upon the following Variance application and the Posey County Area Plan Commission of a public hearing to be held at 6:00 p.m. for Development Plan Application SECS Tier 3 on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. The Board of Zoning Appeals and Area Plan Commission will at that time hear objections thereto: VARIANCE & DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATION SECS TIER 3: DOCKET NO: 22-06-V-BZA and 2022-02-SECS-3-APC APPLICANT: Catherine C. Elbert-Burkemper OWNER: Catherine C. Elbert-Burkemper PREMISES: Part of the Southeast Quarter ofthe Southeast Quarter of Section 20, Township 5 South, Range 12 West, lying in Robinson Township, Posey County Indiana. More commonly known as 2020 Stierly Road N., Wadesville, Indiana. Containing 6.00 acres more or less. (Complete legal description is on file at the Posey County Area Plan Commission Office).

NATURE OF CASE: Applicant requests a Variance for relaxation of side yard setback from 1 00’ to 20’ in an A (Agricultural) Zoning District under Section 153.026.03 (B) and Development Plan Application SECS Tier 3 under of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mt.Vemon, Town of Cynthiana, Town of Poseyville and Unincorporated Posey County.

POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION

BY MINDY BOURNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Published in the Posey County News on April 19, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-125 LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given by the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Posey County Area Plan Commission of a public hearing to be held at 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Upon the following Variance application, the Board of Zoning Appeals will at that time hear objections thereto: VARIANCE: DOCKET NO: 22-04-V-BZA APPLICANT: Carmen Ham, T. Ham Sign, Inc. OWNER: W&Z LLC PREMISES: Mt. Vernon Realty Company’s Subdivision Lots 17, 18, 19 & Pt 20. Containing .70 acres more or less.

Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, lying in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana. More commonly known as 1328 E. 4th Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. (Complete legal description is on file at the Posey County Area Plan Commission Office).

NATURE OFCASE: Applicant requests a Variance for relaxation of height from 35’ to 50’to erect a pylon sign in a CG (Commercial General) Zoning District under Section 153.166 (G) (1) of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mt. Vernon,Town of Cynthiana, Town of Poseyville and Unincorporated Posey County.

POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION

BY MINDY BOURNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Published in the Posey County News on April 19, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-121 LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that application has been made for the rezoning of certain real estate lying in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana, to make changes in the Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance of Posey County, Indiana, pursuant to The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mount Vernon, the Town of Cynthiana, the Town of Poseyville, and Unincorporated Posey County for the following described real estate: REZONING: Docket No: 22-04-RE-APC Applicant: Clarence A. Juncker Owner: Clarence A. & Donna Juncker Premises: A Part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 27 lying in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana. More commonly known as 3006 Blackford Rd. E. Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Containing 1.11 acres more or less. (Complete legal description is on file at the Posey County Area Plan Commission Office).

Nature of Case: Petition to rezone property from A (Agriculture) Zoning District to R-1 (Residential Single Family) Zoning District under the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mt. Vernon, Town of Cynthiana, Town of Poseyville and Unincorporated Posey County.

Hearing: The petition has been set for public hearing before the Area Plan Commission on May 12,2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Hovey House at 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Written objections to the proposal that is filed with the Executive Director of the Area Plan Commission before the hearing will be considered. Oral comments concerning the proposal will be heard at the hearing. The hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION

BY MINDY BOURNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Published in the Posey County News on April 19, 2022 - hspaxlp

2022-119 SUMMONS - SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

COUNTY OF POSEY

Court News and Legal Advertisements continued

The New Harmony American Legion is expanding its food service to our wonderful community. We have added Breakfast at the Post Sunday through Friday from 6-10 a.m. As always, everyone is welcome to enjoy our food services. Also, open daily Wednesday-Sunday at noon.

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that application has been made for the rezoning of certain real estate lying in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana, to make changes in the Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance of Posey County, Indiana, pursuant to The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mount Vernon, the Town of Cynthiana, the Town of Poseyville, and Unincorporated Posey County for the following described real estate: REZONING: Docket No: 22-03-RE-APC Applicant: Chris Cash - Posey County LLC Owner: Posey County LLC Premises: Part of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, lying in Black Township, City of Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Indiana. More commonly known as 1 Competition Way, Mt. Vernon, Indiana.

Containing 7 acres more or less. (Complete legal description is on file at the Posey County Area Plan Commission Office).

Nature of Case: Petition to rezone property from CG (Commercial General) Zoning District to CH (Commercial High Intensity) Zoning District under the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mt. Vernon, Town of Cynthiana, Town of Poseyville and Unincorporated Posey County.

Hearing: The petition has been set for public hearing before the Area Plan Commission on May 12, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Hovey House at 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Written objections to the proposal that is filed with the Executive Director of the Area Plan Commission before the hearing will be considered. Oral comments concerning the proposal will be heard at the hearing. The hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

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BY MINDY BOURNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Published in the Posey County News on April 19, 2022 - hspaxlp

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IN THE POSEY SUPERIOR COURT CAUSE NO. 65D01-2201-MF-000015

CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, vs.

ROGER LEE STALLINGS and THE UNKNOWN TENANT, Defendants.

NOTICE OF SUIT The State of Indiana to the Defendant(s) above named, and any other person who may be concerned.

You are hereby notified that you have been sued in the Court above named.

The nature of the suit against you is: Complaint on Note and to Foreclose Mortgage on Real Estate Against the property commonly known as 8418 Albert Dr, Wadesville, IN 47638- 9750 and described as follows: Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 5 South, Range 12 West, being in Robinson Township, Posey County, and described as follows: Beginning at a point, said point being located by measuring from the Northeast corner of said Quarter Quarter Section, with a bearing of South 89 degrees, 48 minutes West, along and upon the North line of said Quarter Quarter Section for a distance of 530.19 feet; Thence measuring South for a distance of 376.60 feet; Thence South 89 degrees, 54 minutes, 30 seconds West, for a distance of 500 feet to the place of beginning of subject boundary description; Thence from said beginning point South for a distance of 150 feet to a point; Thence South 89 degrees, 54 minutes, 30 seconds West, for a distance of 110 feet to a point; Thence North for a distance of 150 feet to a point; Thence North for a distance of 150 feet to a point; Thence North 89 degrees, 54 minutes, 30 seconds East, for a distance of 110 feet to the place of beginning, containing .38 acres, more or less. A strip of land 25 feet in width off of the North side of the above described real estate is reserved as an easement of a public road.

This summons by publication is specifically directed to the following named defendant(s): The Unknown Tenant This summons by publication is specifically directed to the following named defendant(s) whose whereabouts are unknown: Roger Lee Stallings If you have a claim for relief against the plaintiff arising from the same transaction or occurrence, you must assert it in your written answer or response.

You must answer the Complaint in writing, by you or your attorney, within thirty (30) days after the Third Notice of Suit, and if you fail to do so a judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded, by the Plaintiff.

BRYAN K. REDMOND Attorney No. 22108-29 Attorney for Plaintiff BRYAN K. REDMOND FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. 8415 Allison Pointe Blvd., Suite 400 Indianapolis, IN 46250 (317) 237-2727 NOTICE FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR Published in the Posey County News on April 19, April 26, May, 3 2022 - hspaxlp

2022-120 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION 65C01-2204-ES-000020 IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF AUDREY K. DAVIDSON, DECEASED Notice is hereby given that Faith Reibold was, on the 13th day of April 2022, appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate of Audrey K. Davidson, deceased, who died on the 24th day of August 2021.

All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claim will be forever barred.

DATED at Mt Vernon, Indiana, this 13th day of April 2022.

KAY KILGORE, Clerk By: Donna Curtis, Deputy CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document complies with the requirements of Trial Rule 5 (G) with regard to information excluded from the public record under Administrative Rule 9 (G).

Conor O’Daniel, #19506-82 FOSTER, O’DANIEL, HAMBIDGE & LYNCH, LLP Conor O’Daniel, #19506-82 3820 Oak Hill Road Evansville, Indiana 47711 (812) 424-8101 Attorneys for Personal Representative Published in the Posey County News on April 19, April 26, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-118 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON SUBDIVISION PLAT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION, ON THE 12TH DAY OF MAY, 2022 AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE HOVEY HOUSE 330 WALNUT STREET, MT. VERNON,INDIANA WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY SHERRY J. WILLIS & BOBBY D. & SHERRY J. WILLIS FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF REPLAT OF LOT 12 IN FAIRLAWN SUBDIVISION SECTION B. SAID SUBDIVISION INVOLVES THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE IN BLACK TOWNSHIP, LOCATED AT 727 EVERGREEN DRIVE, MT. VERNON, INDIANA, TO WIT: BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION Lot 12 of Fairlawn Subdivision Section”B” in the City of Mt. Vernon, Indiana and part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 5, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, lying within the Corporate Boundary of the City of Mt. Vernon, Indiana, described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence North along the East line of said Quarter-Quarter Section 165.00 feet to the South line of said Fairlawn Subdivision; thence North 89 degrees 56 minutes 30 seconds West along said South line 205.00 feet to the Southeast corner of said Lot 12 and being the point of beginning of this description; thence continuing North 89 degrees 56 minutes 30 seconds West along said South line 80.00 feet to the Southwest corner of said Lot 12; thence North 125.00 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot 12; thence North 89 degrees 56 minutes 30 seconds West along the North lines of Lot 11 and Lot 1 0 of Fairlawn Subdivision Section”B” 160.00 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot 10; thence North 36.05 feet to the Southern right-of-way of CSX Railroad; thence North 76 degrees 03 minutes 00 seconds East along said right-of-way 52.43 feet; thence North 78 degrees 03 minutes 00 seconds East along said right-of-way 100.00 feet; thence North 80 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds East along said right-of-way 92.60 feet; thence South 210.24 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.57 acre more or less.

Written suggestions of 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 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.

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‘Operation Bryan’ continued from Page A1 mon Nuisance – Controlled Substances, a Level 6 Felony; Dawn Marie Davis, 53, of Mount Vernon, is charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Level 3 Felony; Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Level 4 Felony; and Maintaining a Common Nuisance – Controlled Substances, a Level 6 Felony; Daniel Lee Mercer, 51, of Mount Vernon, is charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Level 5 Felony; and Maintaining a Common Nuisance – Controlled Substances, a Level 6 Felony; Valerie Dawn Shepherd, 46, of Mount Vernon, is charged with Maintaining a Common Nuisance – Controlled Substances, a Level 6 Felony; Abbie D. Rowe, 23, of Mount Vernon, is charged with Visiting a Common Nuisance – Controlled Substances, a Class B Misdemeanor; Nicholas J. Forsee, 30, of Mount Vernon, is charged with Visiting a Common Nuisance – Controlled Substances, a Class B Misdemeanor; Brandon Thomas Sellers, 29, of Mount Vernon, is charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Level 4 Felony; and Maintaining a Common Nuisance – Controlled Substances, a Level 6 Felony; Rex R. Baker, 62, of Mount Vernon, is charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Level 3 Felony; and Maintaining a Common Nuisance – Controlled Substances, a Level 6 Felony; Zachary Scott Allison, 24, of Cynthiana, is charged with Dealing in Marijuana, a Class A Misdemeanor; and Visiting a Common Nuisance – Controlled Substances, a Class B Misdemeanor; James Morrison See, 29, of Mount Vernon, is charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Level 5 Felony; Noah Ryan Brown, 26, of Evansville, was previously charged in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana with Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Distribution of Methamphetamine, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. The Drug Task Force was assisted by the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Brown is currently in federal custody.

Brandon Sellers has since turned himself in making the operation a 100 percent success.

“An no one got hurt,” said Rose. “That’s the biggest thing.”

Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham has participated in many drug raids during his career in law enforcement, including the largest drug raid in Posey County history in April 2019 that resulted in the arrest of 42 drug offenders. While all operations are important, this particular operation has special meaning.

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“This is special to everyone in our office,” said Latham. “I’m grateful for the Drug Task Force’s efforts in honoring Deputy Bryan Hicks. Bryan has always been an asset to this agency and community in his efforts of ridding the streets of drugs and criminal activity. The operation today is nothing short of Bryan’s expectations of all of us. What was accomplished today is the direct result of multiple law enforcement agencies working together to achieve a common goal.”

Posey County Prosecutor Thomas Clowers commented: “Our

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Drug Task Force works around the clock, and I can’t thank them enough for their dedicated work to target and apprehend the individuals responsible for selling drugs in our community. Drug Task Force Supervisor Kenneth Rose, (Posey County Sheriff’s Office) Detective Dustin Seitz, and (Mount Vernon Police Department) Captain Korben Sellers and Detective Karlee Eickhoff put in countless hours to make ‘Operation Bryan’ a success.”

All persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

‘Area Plan Complaints,’ continued from Page A1 Bourne explained that the property owner had called her office and the issue had been resolved.

Updated pictures showed a 2022 sticker on the truck’s plate. Members voted to take no further action.

Another Riviera Drive resident responding to a complaint made by Salee expressed his frustration.

The complaint against Zackary Dillback was filed on December 27, 2021 claiming “pick up and small trailer parked in grass. Driveway gravel, but may be old.”

Pictures show a large truck and camper parked adjacent to a garage. Remnants of a rock driveway are clearly visible beneath most of the vehicle.

Gravel parking surfaces installed prior to 2012 are permissible according to the county’s ordinance.

“The gravel should have been there, but we’re talking a tire. Trailer? Yes, that was in the yard.

But I figured a trailer that is no bigger than a table would be better in the yard than in the street,” Dillback said. “The trailer has been removed.”

Dillback explained that the existing gravel driveway is old and the grass has crept into the rock over time.

“In the picture you can’t tell, but if you were to take a knife and scratch around in the dirt, you would see that that driveway actually did extend past my tire,” Dillback said.

Dillback said he drives through the city regularly and sees trailers parked in yards, but Seib explained that the city’s ordinance has been in play for several years.

“But it has to have a complaint? Correct?” Dillback asked.

Seib told Dillback that the APC doesn’t act in these cases unless a complaint has been filed.

“So if you didn’t have neighbors that are…we don’t see eye to eye with, all it takes is a simple call and a picture to ruin a night?” Dillback asked, looking out at the attendees.

“Welcome to Naziism…” an audience member yelled from one of the seats in front of the podium.

Seib quieted the audience.

“We’re not driving around looking for those.

Once we get a complaint, then we have to address it. That’s what this board does. Until we get a complaint, we don’t address anything like that,” Seib said.

Once again, members voted to take no further action.

Mary LeFave, also responding to a complaint filing, said she didn’t realize that she couldn’t park cars on the grass in her yard.

“I own the property,” she said. “If I filled my whole front yard with gravel, can I do it? Why did I buy property in Mount Vernon?”

She said she can’t access her garage and she uses her yard to repair cars.

“I’m sorry I bought anything in Mount Vernon,” LeFave said.

According to the APC website, anyone may file a complaint whenever an ordinance violation occurs or is alleged to have occurred. The APC does not accept anonymous complaints.

Once a complaint is filed, the APC office will take pictures of the property and send a letter via certified mail to the property owner on record. If letters are returned, a sheriff’s deputy will deliver it. Complaints are placed on the APC agenda. Follow up pictures are taken just prior to the meeting.

If property owners attend the meeting, issues are usually resolved that night. If they do not, a letter may be drafted by APC attorney Trent Van Haaften and the process continues.

Members also addressed a possible issue AstraZeneca’s recently added solar farm. The installation, which members said is used to generate electricity for the company and not intended for commercial sale, was not built following the process outlined in the Posey County Solar Ordinance. A land use permit for the Tier 2 project, which members said was the first of its kind since the ordinance was adopted, was not sought.

A building permit was granted. Members vote to

have Van Haaften send a letter to AstraZeneca to discuss the issue.

A site approval plan was approved to build an office and storage pole barn for BAS Evansville Inc., at 10424 Middle Mount Vernon Road in Mount Vernon. Replat applications were approved for Daniel Griese and Heidi Griese and Habitat for Humanity of Evansville.

Members approved Posey County Redevelopment Commission resolutions regarding the North Highway 62 corridor allocation area and the Lamont Road allocation area conform to the plan of development for Posey County. County Attorney Joe Harrison and Jenna Richardt, Posey County Economic Development Partnership executive director, explained that tax increment financing (TIF) money could be used to promote housing and road improvements.

The North 62 corridor allocation area covers roughly 176 acres, Richardt said.

“We have had increasing activity through the last year particularly and the commissioners and I have talked regularly about the idea of additional investment or incentives to companies bringing employees here. Obviously we know that there is a definite need for housing. Our population has continued to decline. So we’re trying to look at how to be proactive in the idea of capturing a future capital investment for continued growth,” Richardt said.

The Lamont Road allocation area covers the majority of the balance of the remaining property at the port, Harrison said.

“Virtually anything that might occur out there will require that Lamont Road be renovated. Certainly any type of entity or company that may locate there may want that. If this is approved, TIF funds at some point will most likely be used to improve that road and utilities and some other things in that area,” Harrison said.

Frederick stated the altercation was after a card game. Esche stated he left the game so issues did not take place, but Wolf followed him. Esche stated that words were exchanged between the two. Esche stated he had no desire to fight. Esche stated Wolf attempted to pull him into a cell, to keep the physical altercation from being seen by cameras.

Esche stated that Wolf did apologize to him, but that Wolf was bragging about it to other inmates.

Esche stated his knee still hurts as well as his throat from being choked. Esche stated he felt light-headed approximately thirty (30) minutes after he was strangled.

Reidford stated that after interviewing Esche, he spoke with Wolf. Wolf stated he would like to speak with an attorney prior to Reidford questioning him about the incident.

As a result of the investigation, Clowers issued the two counts against Wolf.

Count I: Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury I.C. 35-42-2-1(c)(1) a Level 5 Felony. On

or about April 10, 2022 in Posey County, State of Indiana, Robert Dean Ray Wolf did knowingly or intentionally touch Frederick Marcus Esche in a rude, insolent, or angry manner by choking him, resulting in serious bodily injury, to-wit: loss of consciousness, all of which is contrary to the form of the statutes in such cases made and provided by I.C. 35-42-2-1(c)(1) and I.C. 35-42-2-1(g)(1) and against the peace and dignity of the State of Indiana.

Count 2: On or about April 10, 2022 in Posey County, State of Indiana, Robert Dean Ray Wolf in a rude, insolent or angry manner, did knowingly or intentionally apply pressure to the throat or neck of Frederick Marcus Esche in a manner that impeded normal breathing or blood circulation of Frederick Marcus Esche, all of which is contrary to the form of the statutes in such cases made and provided by I.C. 35-42-2-9(c) and against the peace and dignity of the State of Indiana.

Both men remain in the Posey County Jail.

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‘North Posey School Board’ continued from Page A1 tation on new course additions for the 2022-2023 school year. One course in the Math department, Quantitative Reasoning, includes a dual credit option, The remaining course additions are directly related to the Career and Technical Education/Next-Level Pathways of Study changes from the Department of Education this year. They are: Principles of Broadcasting (first year) with Audio and Video Productions (second year), Principles of Construction with General Carpentry the second year, Advanced Manufacturing with Advanced Manufacturing Technology the second year, and Agriculture Studies.

Other capstone classes in the series will be added next year to make the pathway complete.

“There are eight pathways here a student could take. The subjects meet the needs of the community. It helps answer the question ‘What’s Our Niche?’ Students might still want to go to the Tech Center in Evansville for something specialized, but we are offering more now,” commented Superintendent Galvin. The courses were approved 5-0.

--The board approved an Affinity Debit Card three year

agreement with Crane Federal Credit Union. “We get a certain percentage back from them for our supporters using the card,” Superintendent Galvin explained.

--Physical Therapy rates from Easterseals Rehabilitation Center for the 2022-2023 school year were approved as continued from past years for students who require it in their IEP. --Assistant Superintendent Michelle Walden told the board that the recent Washington DC student trip was a great success. “It was fast and furious and I look forward to another trip in two years,” she stated with enthusisam.

--Junior High Principal Steve Kavanaugh gave an update on the year at the junior high school. The Digital Media class won a seismograph in a state contest, the Kindness Tree in the main hallway has hundreds of leaves on it for kind actions, and the STEM egg drop and bridge contests are coming up in the next few weeks. He talked about four new classes to fit pathways: Modern US History, Introduction to Agriculture, Construction, and Energy and the Environment. He received

permission from the board to remove the broken courtyard fountain. A discussion ensued among the board members about passing students on to high school that have been expelled out of school for many months in the junior high. Superintendent Galvin explained that each student is “taken case by case to see if being held back would really benefit.”

In personnel matters: --Sandra Junge’s resignation at the end of this school year as the Speech Therapist was accepted. Junge has served MSD of North Posey for the past 10 years. Pamela Spahn is retiring at the conclusion of the school year as an instructional assistant. She has served the district for 20 years. Staci Voegel resigned as the North Posey Junior High eighth Grade Girls’ Basketball Coach. She has coached North Posey girls since 1989. --Amanda Merkley was introduced at the meeting as the new School Psychol-

ogist for the District, effective August 1. The former Viking was welcomed and will start at $56,000 and have 191 days in her contract.

--Other hires include Travis Douglas as a Maintenance Assistant and Billie Roberts as an Evening Custodian at South Terrace Elementary School.

Douglas will start at $20.95/ hour while Roberts will earn $16.74/hour. Both are effective May 2, 2022. Aubrey Coyle was hired as a Long Term Substitute for Jaylyn Boots at South Terrace Elementary School and Jon Mason as a Long Term Substitute for Marlee Sims at North Posey Junior High School, while Sims is covering Shanna Kelly’s maternity leave.

--Mrs. Schickel was given permission to take to take three students to the National BPA Contest in Dallas, Texas on May 4-8, 2022. Brittany Butrum will attend an April 25-May 9 DOE Workshop

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Virtual with $150 from the High Ability Grant. Rochelle Belt, Haley Elpers, Amber Oakley received permission to go to the ‘Number Sense w/iLearn in Mind’ SIEC workshop in Jasper. The $360 fee plus substitutes and van cost will be taken from the Education Fund.

--Administrative travel permission includes Michael Galvin and Michelle Walden to attend the IAPSS Spring District InService at Jasper.

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will come from the Operation Fund. Jayme Bender, Michael Galvin, Lori Lingafelter, Carol Lupfer, Amy Motz, and Michelle Walden were approved to attend the IASBO Annual Conference in French Lick from May 4 through 6 at a cost of $4,080, plus van use to be taken from the Operation Fund.

--The next regular board meeting will be Monday, May 9 in the library at North Posey High School/North Posey Junior High School.

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Rapps’ generous sculpture gifts to be dedicated Saturday

By Lois Mittino Gray They’re huge, metallic, eyepoppin’ and shiny bright red! Three large “public art” sculptures will be dedicated Saturday, April 23 at noon on the lawn of the Holy Angels Community Center as a grand finale before the Awards Ceremony for the Annual “First Brush of Spring” paintout. The trio of contemporary sculptures by renowned artist Pat McDonald is a generous gift from Dr. George and Mrs. Peggy Rapp to the community they both love so well.

A grant from the Efroymson Family Fund helped support the move of the massive metal designs from North Carolina to New Harmony. Local General Contractor Rodney Wade and his team placed one at each of three locations: Holy Angels Park, the Working Men’s Institute and Premier Healthcare.

The one at the Holy Angels site is entitled ‘Diamonds Are Forever’, the WMI location has ‘Conundrum’, and Premiere Healthcare is called ‘Maintaining Exploration’.

Pat McDonald was born in 1965 at Watertown, Minnesota and passed away in 2015. He graduated from St. Cloud State University with a bachelor’s in Fine Arts. He completed his Master of Fine Arts at Northern Illinois University in painting. His interest in making sculpture and the direction of his work was strongly influenced by family and friends.

“The artist’s wife is the daughter of ‘Mac’ Mackenzie, who has been with the Indiana Museum of Art for over thirty years and is a good friend. I knew of McDonald and had seen his work in Chicago.

After McDonald passed on a few years ago, I purchased the three works to help clear his estate and we gifted them to the town,” explained Dr. Rapp. “We liked them and I think Jane Owen would have liked them, too!”

McDonald’s medium was concrete and steel. The nature of these materials allowed him to display his interest in mass and elegance. His work encourages contemplation by the viewer. It is a journey of personal discovery based on individual experiences. Every viewer takes away something different from the same piece. Other designs by the artist include ‘DaVinci’s Wings’, ‘Tornado’, ‘Ring Toss’, ‘Tundra’, and the whimsical ‘Grizz’. Above all else, his passion for sculpture was clear as he exclaimed, “If it wasn’t fun, I would not do it!”

Kent Parker will be conducting the noon sculpture dedication and all are invited to attend. The Hoosier Salon Art Sale is held in the Ribeyre Gymnasium from 9 a.m. to noon earlier that day. Art-

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ists wishing to enter work in the competition may enter and set up on easels from 11 a.m. to noon at Holy Angels Center.

Awards will be given out at the Holy Angels Park at 2:30 p.m.

It is the 23rd year for the “First Brush of Spring” Plein Air Paint Out with a full slate of activities beginning with the “Field to Finish” Artist Reception and Awards Ceremony from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Hoosier Salon Gallery, 507 Church Street, on Wednesday, April 20. This popular event features a field study done by artists who attended last year and completed a finished studio painting in the interim of the same subject. The two together The late renowned artist Pat McDonald, sculptor of the by the same artist are entered red public art sculptures around New Harmony, will have his for this year’s judging. work dedicated on Saturday, April 23 during the First Brush On Thursday, April 21, the of Spring.

Photo provided “Larry Rudolech Quick Draw” competition is held and artists are everywhere around town in the late afternoon working to get finished in time. For this event, artists must register at 3 p.m. in Red Bud Park, next to the Salon, get their canvases stamped to show they are newly-created on the spot, and set-up to paint from 3:30 p.m.to 4:45 p.m. anywhere they choose. Anyone jumping the gun will be disqualified for competition. Completed paintings must be brought back for judging by 5:00 p.m. with awards presented at 5:30 p.m.

“Nothing is more fun than golf carting around town to spot the artists creating their work, starting with the first brush, then seeing the finished product a short time later,” Hoosier Salon Gallery Director Linda Volz suggested for observers.

On Friday, April 22, artists can check in and get their canvas stamped for all day painting outdoors on ‘Earth Day’. There is no special stamping for the Nocturnal Quick Paint out in the night air with artists wielding their brushes Friday night in all kinds of light.

The entire event is co-sponsored by the Indiana Plein Air Painters Association (IPAPA) and Hoosier Salon. Plein Air means painting outdoors in the fresh air, not a studio. Here, artists have an opportunity to refine and showcase their talents, inspired by beautiful spring flowers, interesting architecture, and paint-worthy scenery, plus sell their artwork.

The week after the Paint Out features some workshop classes. Check with Linda Volz for more information at 812-682-3970.

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Citing research showing Posey County as the lowest starting pay for an EMS director of the five counties with a population of 20,000-25,000 statewide, Schorr argued that immediate changes were needed in order to ensure the safety of Posey County residents.

“When residents call for help, they should receive the best emergency care possible,” Schorr said.

Shortages in EMS workers have been well documented nationwide. Council voted to increase pay for EMTs and paramedics in March, a move that meant the director might actually earn less money than members of his staff. With staffing woes threatening services and no clear way to increase numbers, Schorr and the commissioners urged council to take further action.

Schorr said that commissioners would prefer to see the director stick with managing the department…not manning a truck.

Councilwoman Marilyn

Brenton called the amount “huge” and a “moon and stars kind of ask.” She told commissioners that raising one department head by more than $22,000 would cause ripple effects throughout the rest of the county’s employees.

“Well we don’t have a money tree out back,” Council President Heather Allyn said, reminding the commissioners that salaries are recurring financial obligations and while the county might have a “healthy balance” at the moment, that may not be the case down the road.

“Are we looking at where we are going to have to enact additional taxes? I’m sure that’s going to be a popular thing,” Allyn said.

Councilman Tom Schneider voted against the $60,000 compromise, but said the increase requested by the commissioners makes “complete sense.”

“It’s an excess of $2 million business and you’re asking somebody to take the reins and run with it. We have been fortunate that we have been able to provide service for the people

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That said, when you think of just the scope of running a $2 million business with 25 employees or excess of 25 employees, $50,000 is not enough for the leader of that organization.

That math doesn’t work anywhere,” Schneider said. “Now the dynamic of it is trying to fit that into a governmental situation where you have, as you said, you’ll be back. You have other leaders in different parts of the organization that their salaries also do not dictate the job that they’re doing. It’s a really, really tough situation.”

County department head salaries vary throughout the state, according to a salary guide published and distributed to county officials.

Posey County’s department heads range in salary from $37,396 to $61,375. The EMS department employs 24 workers. The highway superintendent, who has 29 years of experience, earns $51,576 and manages a county-high 36 employees.

Department head salaries and employees are: health administrator, $44,101, seven employees; 911 director, $44,851, nine employees; building commissioner, $45,850, one employee; area plan director, $46,155, two employees; maintenance supervisor, $37,396, two employees; EMA director, $39,250, one employee; jail commander (currently has 25 years of experience), $53,750, 17 employees; chief deputy sheriff (currently has 24 years of experience), $61,375, 20 employees.

Elected official salaries are set at $47,092 and their staff sizes range from three to seven employees.

“This issue is not going to go away,” Councilman Aaron Wilson said. “We’ve been doing nothing but raising salaries, I feel like, for the last two years.

That’s because inflation, that’s because of things that are much bigger than this council and this commission. I think if we get smart, as a group, and have some executive sessions we can solve these problems. I’m looking these salaries and I don’t know that I would do these jobs for that money, personally. I don’t know that I would even apply.”

“I think we’ve got great services, but to maintain those great services, we have to make sure that we’re paying the employees a fair wage that will keep them here and that they don’t run off to Vanderburgh County or another service where they may get a little bit better pay or benefits,” Schorr said.

When asked about the likely source of the funding needed to accommodate those increases, Schorr said the “council holds the purse strings.”

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Lady Vikings dominant in lop-sided win over rival Cats

By Dave Pearce North Posey High School junior Erin Hoehn did not sell hotdogs during Friday evening’s varsity softball game at home against the Mount Vernon Wildcats. She did, however, do almost everything else.

The highly-regarded junior star pitched a five-inning nohitter, led off the Viking half of the first inning with a home run, was intentionally passed once, and then put the game completely out of reach with a grand slam home run directly into a 20 mile-per-hour wind.

“Erin obviously had a great game,” North Posey Coach Gary Gentil said. “She continues to work so hard.”

Gentil said he was most proud of the junior’s ability to hit spots with her pitches on Friday, something she works on constantly. She faced 16 batters and struck out 13 in the five-inning affair.

“She was really hitting her spots,” Gentil said. “She has the speed and when she is able to hit her spots, she is tough to hit.”

Mount Vernon head coach Kasey Spindler was welcomed back to North Posey after spending time with the program before accepting the head job at Mount Vernon. She knew her team faced a huge task. But she also knew the Wildcats were capable, having just defeated defending Class 3A State Champion Boonville recently. But the Wildcats were never in this one.

After the lead-off homer from Hoehn, she promptly set the Wildcats down in order. But the Vikings took little time in

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showing the PAC rivals that the Vikings are certainly not a one-person team.

Addie Fullop reached on an error in the first inning but was left on base.

In the second, Alyssa Heath homered, smacking the sign with a thud over the center field fence honoring a past Viking

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Wildcats rebound with a vengeance

Kaylen Saleen pitches during one of Mount Vernon’s two Pocket Athletic Conference wins over the weekend.

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By Trisha L. Lopez Soggy, chilly conditions were no match for Mount Vernon softball’s bats on Saturday. The Wildcats put up 26 runs in two games en route to two conference victories to take Mount Vernon to 7-4 overall and 4-1 in the PAC. Friday’s showers may have canceled baseball and pushed back the start times for softball and tennis, but the Wildcats proved in the early going against Forest Park they were ready to play. Mount Vernon jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead after the first two innings. The Rangers drove in three runs in the third inning and one in the fourth to tie the contest, but they couldn’t hold Mount Vernon for long. The Wildcats regained the lead in the fourth inning and pulled away in the fifth and sixth to claim a 14-6 win.

The 14-hit effort by Mount Vernon was led by junior Kaylen Salee, who in addition to a complete game, six strikeout afternoon on the mound, went three for three from the plate. Sophomores Hannah West and Raycee Stallings had two hits each. Juniors Mallory Mason and Bailey Cox had two hits and senior Baylee Rhodes had two hits. Salee and Mason had three RBIs each.

The Wildcats picked up right where they left off in the second half of the weekend double header against Tell City, scoring four runs in the first inning. The Marksmen drove in four runs of their own in the second inning.

Tied with two outs in the third inning, sophomores Taylor Mason and Stallings drew walks from junior Marksmen pitcher Rylie Schroeder.

Sophomore Hannah West, down 0-2

Vikings, Douglas too much for HH Patriots

Easton Luigs turns the corner toward third base during recent Viking baseball action. The Vikings remain perfect in PAC play. Photo by Dave Pearce

By Chris Morlan Viking pitcher Clay Douglas had a great outing on the pitcher’s mound last Tuesday evening against the Heritage Hills Patriots. Douglas was on fire throwing the ball.

He went six innings allowing one hit, no runs, two walks with seven strikeouts in a 9-0 win over the Patriots. North Posey improved their season record to four wins and one loss.

The Vikings got some runs early in this matchup.

It started with leadoff hitter Harold Bender hitting a single in the bottom of the first inning. Bender moved his way to third base before Douglas hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Bender for the first run of the game.

With no one on base, Adyn Collins smacked a home run over the fence in left field to

give North Posey a 2-0 advantage after one inning.

In the bottom of the second inning, Alec Elpers led off with a walk. A few batters later, Harold Bender doubled on a line drive to center field that scored Elpers. Then Easton Luigs hit a single that scored Bender for another run and make the score 4-0 in favor of the Vikings.

North Posey scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Alec Elpers led off the inning with a double.

Ethan Mansfield walked to put two Vikings on base.

Harold Bender doubled on a fly ball to center field that scored Elpers and moved Mansfield to third base.

Easton Luigs hit a sacrifice fly to right field that scored

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in the count, drove a deep fly ball to center field that was dropped, scoring Mason and Stallings to retake the lead.

Mallory Mason walked and scored after a Salee single into right field. A fly ball from Rhodes was dropped by the center fielder to score Mason and Salee and Cox came through with a double to left center. The Marksmen called time out and made a pitching change, bringing in senior Hannah Daum. Schroeder was sent to right field. Sophomore Cora bell walked. A ground ball by junior Peyton Rush was bobbled and overthrown by the shortstop, scoring Rhodes. An interference call on a ball hit by Taylor Mason, her second at-bat of the inning, ended the eight-run effort by the Wildcats.

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Wildcats continue to be baptized by fire in early season

By Trisha L. Lopez Mount Vernon’s scoring struggles continued last week and the Wildcats dropped two PAC games on the road.

Mount Vernon fell 11-6 at Washington (5-5) on Tuesday.

The Wildcats were tied 1-1 going into the bottom of the fourth inning, but the Hatchets scored six runs to pull ahead. Mount Vernon battled to within two, but couldn’t contain Washington’s offense.

Mount Vernon had nine hits in the contest and were led at the plate by senior Haydon Huss who went two for four with an RBI. Sophomores Kyle Holder and Josh Shumate, juniors Aidan Watters, Payne Healy and Zayne

Lindauer, and seniors Keaton Kern and Tyler Brown had one hit each. Healy had two RBIs. Watters and Kern also had an RBI each.

Brown took the loss on the mound for Mount Vernon, giving up seven runs on eight hits in 3.1 innings of work. He had two strikeouts.

Healy threw 2.2 innings in relief and surrendered four runs on four hits with two strikeouts.

The Cats had just four hits in their 5-1 loss at Gibson Southern (7-0) on Thursday.

Mount Vernon held the Titans scoreless through the first two innings. Gibson Southern got on the board in the third, but the Wildcats tied the game in the top of the fourth. The Titans scored four unanswered runs in the

fourth and fifth to claim the conference win.

Shumate led Mount Vernon’s offense, going two for three from the plate with one RBI. Watters and Brown had one hit each.

Daws got the nod for the Cats on the mound and gave up four runs on six hits in 4.1 innings of work. Huss surrendered one run on three hits in 1.2 innings of relief work.

Mount Vernon was slated to face Evansville Christian at home on Saturday, but Mother Nature had other plans. Friday’s showers left the field unplayable. The Cats (1-6) will be home all week, hosting Forest Park this evening, Heritage Hills on Thursday and Carmi (Ill.) on Saturday.

The throw is a little late for Wildcat catcher Zane Lindauer to get the out. Photo by Garry Beeson

Mount Vernon boys track team excels

Lera Wilson lands in the long jump pit during recent track action for the Wildcats. Photo by Garry Beeson

By River Snodgrass Mount Vernon’s track team had yet another busy week this week with two meets to occupy their time. The Cats did not have the most ideal meet against Princeton early in the week,

but they were able to put the past behind them and defeat Tecumseh and Evansville Christian in a tri-meet.

The boys and girls teams both placed first in the tri-meet later in the week. Those finishing first for the boys include the 4x800 meter relay which consists of Hayden Deckard, Colton Green, Ethan Sutfin, and Carson Tucker, Ace Reeves in long jump, Jacob Swartz in the 110 and 300 meter hurdles, River Snodgrass in the 400 meter dash, Jackson Clowers in the 800 meter run, Caleb Tyus in the 200 meter dash, and the 4x400 meter relay which consists of Caleb Tyus, Carson Tucker, Ace Reeves, and River Snodgrass.

While the boy’s team did a very good job and were pleased with their individual performances along with their team score, the girls were also very successful throughout the nights as they were victorious over both teams in the tri-meet. Those finishing first for the girl’s team include Lera Wilson in high jump, Lena Romero in the 100-meter hurdles and Hannah West in shot put and discus.

Both the girl’s and boy’s teams will be competing on Tuesday. The coaches and participants both are excited about the improvements the team has made throughout the year thus far and plan to continue to improve their times and distances in order to push as many people to regionals as possible. The Cats have had plenty of meets with less than ideal weather, along with a meet right after an invitational where they did not perform to the best of their ability. Regardless of this, the Cats have continued to learn from the past and do whatever it takes to get better for themselves and for their team. They hope to make a name for Mount Vernon as the conference meet rapidly approaches.

Lady Viking tennis has a rough week

By Chris Morlan The North Posey Lady Viking tennis team had a tough week on the road on three different outings. North Posey started off the week with a loss over Southridge 3-2. On Thursday night, the Lady Vikings competed against a very good Evansville Reitz team and lost 5-0. Last Saturday, North Posey participated in the Evansville Central Invitational beating one of the three teams they faced.

Southridge 3, North Posey 2: The North Posey girls’ tennis team competed at home last Tuesday afternoon against the Southridge Lady Raiders. This matchup was looking bright for the Lady Vikings in the first two matches. Then Southridge took over and won the next three matches to win as a team by the score of 3-2. North Posey’s season record fell to one win and one loss.

In the One Singles match, Sydni Flowers (North Posey) defeated Olivia Durcholz (Southridge) in three sets 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.

Alexa Simmons (North Posey) won the Two Singles match over Olivia Lopez (Southridge) in two sets 6-1, 6-4. For the Three Singles match, Kate Durcholz (Southridge) beat Meaghan Pearl (North Posey in two sets 6-1, 6-4.

Kelby LaRoche and Jordan Biehl (Southridge) won the One Doubles match against Kennedy Gauer and Grace Cullman (North Posey) in two sets 6-1, 6-1. In the Two Doubles match, Connie Owens and Maggie Rasche (Southridge) defeated Rachel Newman and Julianne Pardon (North Posey) in two sets 6-4, 6-1.

Evansville Reitz 5, North Posey 0: Last Thursday evening, the North Posey girl’s tennis team went on the road and played at Evansville Reitz against the Lady Panthers. This matchup will be one of the toughest teams the Lady Vikings face this spring. Evansville Reitz showed how tough they really are and beat North Posey 5-0. For the season, North Posey fell to one win and two losses.

In the One Singles match, Katee Wiley (Evansville Reitz) defeated Sydni Flowers (North Posey) in two sets 6-1, 6-0. Charlotte Walling (Evansville Reitz) won the Two Singles match over Alexa Simmons (North Posey) in two sets 6-0, 6-0. For the Three Singles match, Zoie Bateman (Evansville Reitz) beat Meaghan Pearl (North Posey) in two sets 6-2, 7-5.

For the One Doubles match, Kameron Knight and Kyhlee Young (Evansville Reitz) beat Kennedy Gauer and Grace Cullman (North Posey) in two sets 6-2, 6-3. In the Two Doubles match, Grace Adler and Andi Albin (Evansville Reitz) defeated Rachel Newman and Julianne Pardon (North Posey) in two sets 6-3, 6-2.

North Posey competed in the Central Invitational last Saturday morning and afternoon. The Lady Vikings went against three schools beating Evansville Bosse but lost two Washington and Evansville Central in some close competition.

Washington 5, North Posey 0: The Lady Vikings went against another good team in the Washington Lady Hatchets.

North Posey was swept in the competition. In the One Singles match, Sydni Flowers (North Posey) lost to Lacy Hancock (Washington) in two sets 6-1, 6-0. Alexa Simmons (North Posey) was defeated by Alaina Thorne (Washington) in the Two Singles play in two sets 1-6, 0-6. For the Three Singles match, Kenli Barber (Washington) defeated Meaghan Pearl (North Posey) in two sets 6-1, 6-2.

In One Doubles action, Kencia Levasseur and Sydney Melton (Washington) beat Kennedy Gauer and Grace Cullman (North Posey) in two sets 6-2, 6-0. Rachel Newman and Julianne Pardon (North Posey) lost the Two Doubles match against Blake and Kenna (Washington) in two sets 6-1, 6-0.

North Posey 4, Evansville Bosse 1: In this matchup, North Posey was in control and beat Evansville Bosse 4-1 to get their second win as a team for the season. Sydni Flowers (North Posey) defeated Erika Roth (Evansville Bosse) in two sets 6-3, 6-0 of the One Singles match. Alexa Simmons (North Posey) lost a close battle in the Two Singles match to Athena Dare (Evansville Bosse) in three sets 3-6, 6-1, 8-10. Kaity Oakley (North Posey) won the Three Singles match over Audrey Wilder (Evansville Bosse) in three sets 4-6, 6-1, 10-4.

Kennedy Gauer and Grace Cullman (North Posey) won the One Doubles match against Balder and Christensen (Evansville Bosse) in two sets 6-3, 6-0. Rachel Newman and Ellie Carlson (North Posey) defeated Hooper and Smith (Evansville Bosse) during the Two Doubles match in two sets 6-3, 6-3.

Evansville Central 3, North Posey 2: This was a close matchup that ended with the Lady Bears beating the Lady Vikings by one match. For the One Singles match, Ellie Degenhart (Evansville Central) beat Sydni Flowers (North Posey) in two sets 6-2, 6-0. Alexa Simmons won the Two Singles match over Sydney Bosecker (Evansville Central) in two sets 6-3, 6-0. Meaghan Pearl defeated Claudia Emig in two sets 6-1, 6-2 of the Three Singles match.

Madison Acton and Ella Sills (Evansville Central) beat Kennedy Gauer and Grace Cullman (North Posey) 6-3, 6-3 of the One Doubles match. Zoe Robinson and Addie Haller (Evansville Central) defeated Rachel Newman and Julianne Pardon (North Posey) in two sets 6-1, 6-3 of the Two Doubles match.

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For the boy’s team, there were many personal bests in times and distances. Also, there were quite a few members of the team that scored points for the first time this season. We were missing two of our top scorers due to an injury and one was out sick for the day. The backups stepped up to the plate and scored some valuable points for the Vikings. Gavin Wheeler stepped in at the last minute to help the 4 x 800-meter relay team for a second-place finish. In the 110-meter hurdles, Zander Pickens, and Caleb Goebel both placed. Carson Woods stepped in and placed fifth in the 100-meter dash and third in both the 4 x 400-meter relay and 4 x 100-meter relay. Dylan Helfert placed for the second straight meet in the 300-meter hurdles with a fourth-place finish. This team is getting better and better as the season goes along. When we have a top runner out for a meet, we have backups that come in and make a name for themselves. This is a great group of boys that continue to show their very best in every meet and practice.

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Wildcat tennis team earns Invitational Championship

By Trisha L. Lopez Mount Vernon tennis claimed the Mount Vernon Invite tournament title on Saturday, besting Wood Memorial and Pike Central.

The Wildcats opened the morning against the Trojans.

No.1 singles player Lauren Boeke cruised through 6-0, 6-1 match against Briley R. in No.1 singles, Lily Denning held MaKayla S. scoreless, winning 6-0, 6-0. Sadie Redman also dominated at No. 3 singles, picking up a 6-1, 6-2 win against Morgan I. Last names for Wood Memorial players were unavailable.

Grace Lueder and Lily Tenbarge battled at No. 1 doubles, but ultimately fell 7-5, 7-5 to Bree R./Kirsten B. Alison Gansman and Grace Tenbarge bested Faith S./Izzy R. 6-2, 7-6(2) at No. 2 doubles.

Mount Vernon’s doubles teams fought through two, three set matches to help the Wildcats in the tournament finale against the Chargers.

Lueder and Tenbarge struggled in the No. 1 doubles opening set and failed to score. They came back in the second, 7-5. A 10-3 tiebreaker sealed the win against Craig/Keeker.

Gansman and Grace Tenbarge defeated Mann/Teague 6-1 in the first set of No. 2 doubles, but fell in the second set 5-7. A 10-5 tiebreaker gave Mount Vernon the victory.

The Chargers struggled to score against Mount Vernon’s singles. At No. 1 singles, Boeke cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win

against Ella McGuire and at No. 2 singles, Denning followed suit, besting Jaime Sallee, 6-0, 6-0. Redman earned a No. 3 singles win against Gabby Collins, 6-0, 6-3.

Mount Vernon fell to PAC foe South Spencer 3-2 at home on Tuesday.

Boeke overcame a first set loss to defeat Jacy Jarboe 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. Denning defeated Katelyn Tindle 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. Redman fell to Lily Basham, 6-1, 6-2. In No. 1 doubles, Lueder and Tenbarge fell to Young/ Hall, 6-4, 6-4. Gansman and Grace Tenbarge were defeated

by White/Brown 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles.

In junior varsity action, Ella McCune and Reilly Schelhorn defeated Sublett/Hermon, Jarboe/Dubon and Shoulds/ Canfield.

The Wildcats fell to Mater Dei at home 5-0 on Thursday.

Boeke was defeated by Emily Gagnon, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 Singles. Denning battled, but fell 6-4, 7-6 (3) to Kate Halbig at No. 2 Singles. Redman was defeated by Cara Schlacter 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 Singles.

Lueder and Lily Tenbarge fell to Blair/Max, 6-0, 6-0 in No. 1 Doubles. Gansman and Grace Tenbarge fell to Weber/ Boeke, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 Doubles.

In junior varsity tennis, McCune and Schelhorn fell 6-9 to Fehrenbacher/Bacon and 6-1 to VanBibber/Townsend.

Lauren Boeke returns this backhand cross court during Mount Vernon will travel to Princeton on Wednesday and Wildcat tennis action this week. Photo by Garry Beeson Evansville Christian on Thursday.

‘Viking sofrtball,’ continued from Page B1 state finalist softball team. Addison Elpers followed that with a single and Jenna Wehmer flied out. Hoehn was intentionally walked and Lauren Kihn singled. Fullop then doubled and the Vikings were on their way to their fourth win in five games.

In the bottom of the third, Olander reached on an error and Heath was hit by a pitch and Elpers reached on an error. Wehmer reached on a fielder’s choice as the Wildcats got the force out at home. It was then time for the top of the order and the Wildcats were in a tough spot. They could walk in a run and put Hoehn on base again or they could pitch to her. The Wildcats decided to take their chances and Hoehn again responded, this time with an over the left-centerfield fence into the wind grand slam home run.

Then with two out in the fourth, Haley Lowe was hit in the helmet by a pitch and Olander singled. Heath walked and Elpers and Wehmer had back-to-back singles.

Hoehn walked and Kihn was hit by a pitch.

But the 13 runs were more than the Vi-

‘Wildcat sofrtball,’ continued from Page B1

kings needed as weather conditions deteriorated throughout the game and both teams appeared happy that the game was over.

“We have some girls who are seeing the ball really well right now,” Gentil said of his Viking hitters. “Addie is doing a great job at the plate and Lauren has had bright spots at the plate. Addison has come through with some good hits. Sybil Renshaw did a great job of catching Erin because she had everything going well and Sybil was able to catch, even the rise balls in the wet conditions.”

The Vikings are scheduled to have four games this week but the weather could be a factor yet again this week. Going into Saturday, there were three teams still perfect in the conference.

“There’s a lot of softball left to play,” Gentil said. “There’s a good chance that the conference champion could have a loss.”

The Vikings continue to control their own destination. A tournament at always-powerful Sullivan is slated for Saturday, weather permitting.

Neither team scored in the fourth inning, but the Marksmen took advantage of some fielding miscues to add four runs in the fifth inning. Tell City couldn’t stop Mount Vernon’s offense though and the Wildcats went on to win 15-8.

Rush led the Cats with three hits in the contest. Mallory Mason and Bailey Cox had two hits each. Salee, Cox, Bell and Rush had two RBIs. Salee earned the win on the mound.

Saturday’s performance was a huge turnaround from Mount Vernon’s 13-0 defeat at the hands of county rival North Posey on Friday night. Coach Kasey Spindler was pleased with the drive she saw from her squad.

“It’s been a crazy 24 hours for sure. Last night was rough. The conditions were terrible, too. (North Posey Pitcher) Erin Hoehn is great. She’s a good pitcher and she showed us last night. Offensively, we just didn’t do anything. They were putting balls in play and making us make the plays and have to face the adverse conditions. We couldn’t do it,” Spindler said. “Coming in to today, I’m like ‘You

have to kind of just flush that one and go after these next two.’ I thought we did a good job today.”

Spindler said the team wasn’t perfect in the field, but being able to score runs made all the difference.

“Very proud of the stamina that they’ve had, going with three PAC games in the last 24 hours with these weather conditions,” Spindler said. “Mental toughness, that’s something that we stress a lot. We have to be mentally tough in a ballgame. We’re gonna make errors in a ballgame and we have to overcome that.

I think as the season goes along, you have to minimize those (errors) and understand that we are playing big teams and (errors) are going to hurt us. We always say ‘Pick each other up.’ We know you’re going to make a mistake, but pick your teammate up and learn from it. Close it out.”

Mount Vernon will host Evansville Central on Wednesday and Evansville Harrison on Thursday. They travel to Southridge on Friday.

Wildcat golfers look for improvement

By River Snodgrass Mount Vernon’s golf team was back on the fairway this week with two matches. They started off the week against a tough Mater Dei team who they were defeated with a final score of Mater Dei 169, Mount Vernon 185. The Cats then turned around and competed in the Washington Regional Preview. Although they did not place as well as they may have wanted as a team, they were able to get a look at some of the competition in their conference while also bettering themselves for the matches to come.

Those leading the Wildcats against Mater Dei on Thursday, April 14 were Dru Henderson, Alex Carlisle, Zach Culley, and Logan Dutkiewicz with scores of 38, 48, 48 and 51 respectively.

Dru Henderson continues to drop his score and continues to lead the team to vic-

Vikes,’ from Page B1 Mansfield. Clay Douglas walked to put runners on first and third base. Next to the plate was Adyn Collins and he homered on a fly ball to right field to score Bender and Douglas to make the score 9-0. This ended up being the final score with the win going to the Vikings.

As a team, North Posey had nine hits in the game.

Adyn Collins led the way going three for four at the plate with two home runs, a double, four RBIs and two runs. Harold Bender went three for four hitting with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs. Easton Luigs went one for three with two RBIs. Alec Elpers went one for two with a double, two runs and a walk. Colby Angel went one for two hitting. Clay Douglas drove in a run, scored a run, and walked. Ethan Mansfield scored a run and walked, while Jake Will walked once.

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tory. As he has been one of the top golfers on the team since his freshman year, he has continued to work to help improve himself and those around him. Alex Carlisle and Zach Culley are another two seniors who continue to lead by example. They have raised the bar high in terms of work ethic and accept nothing less than 100 percent from those playing around them. They are preparing the underclassmen on the team for their years as

upperclassmen. Although he is an underclassman, Logan Dutkiewicz has continued to improve his game throughout the year and it is beginning to show through his low scores.

While he has the rest of this year to improve, Dutkiewicz will be the leader of the team next year once the current seniors graduate.

Mount Vernon then competed in the Washington Regional Preview on Thursday, April 14th. The Cats were able to improve their

game through the incredible competition at the match.

Henderson led the Wildcats once again with a score of 84 through 18 holes. Following Dru were Logan Dutkiewicz, Alex Carlisle, Mack Conyers, and Zach Culley with scores of 99, 99, 107, and 111 respectively. Mount Vernon’s golfers are excited about the competition they have been able to face off against this year thus far and are looking forward to the many matches to come.

ARENA--By Chris Morlan Viking boys’ golf competes at Washington Last Saturday afternoon, the North Posey boys’ golf team participated in the Washington Invitational at the Country Oaks Golf Course in Montgomery, Indiana. North Posey had some good individual performances from Carter Hannah leading the Vikings with 87 shots. Reece Thompson finished with a 108, followed

by Kaden Gengelbach scoring a 110, Jonathan Schmitt with a 122 and Camden Lupfer with a 125.

“I have a good group of boys this year who are willing to learn and get better,” North Posey coach Mason Wassmer said. “That’s what makes me excited for this year is to see how everyone can improve by the end of the year. Everyone’s experience level is a little different. But all of them are becoming more familiar with tournament style play. So far this year, everybody has improved even though it’s only been a month since the season has started.

In my eyes, improvements in the game of golf start with the little things in the fundamentals.

Regardless of what an individual overall score is. Something may have been learned from a particular experience or round of golf.”

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APRIL 19, 2022 Laura and Scott Dunigan, along with their four year old daughter Sadie, are getting ready for the Easter egg hunt at The Charles Ford Home. Photo

by Sally Denning

Fred Wilson and Mike Hile get set-up for the Mount Vernon Band fundraiser on Friday afternoon. These fundraisers are made possible by McKim’s IGA. Photo by Sally Denning

The Poseyville Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday morning was a great success as lots of kids, eggs, and fun could be found there. Here, Carly Collins keeps her eye on the prize as she makes her way to an egg. Carly is the 18-month-old daughter of Derek Collins.

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Linken Ries, son of Andrew and Kierstyn Ries, was stylin’ during the egg hunt at the Apostolic Church in Stewartsville on Saturday. Linken walked away with an almost full bucket of eggs. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

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Viking Pride This week’s article features senior, Haley Lowe.

Haley is the captain of the Lady Vikings Softball team.

The team coached by Mr. Gary Gentil is looking forward to the rest of an exciting season. This team has a lot of potential to advance far into the postseason tournament.

Here is more about Haley.

Tell me about yourself.

I am currently a senior at North Posey High School. I love being involved in several activities in school as well as outside of school. One of my favorite activities is being a member of the Lady Vikings Softball Team. After high school, I plan to attend the University of Southern Indiana to pursue a career in the medical field.

How long have you been in the activity?

I have been involved in softball for 13 years. I started playing t-ball when I was 5 and then started playing travel softball when I was 8. I’ve played for North Posey Softball all 4 years of high school.

Tell me about your role, responsibilities, and/or involvement in this activity.

One major responsibility I had to take on this year was being a leader. Since I am the only senior, it is important to promote leadership among my teammates while on and off the field. My role on the field is playing first base. I enjoy playing first because it keeps me involved in the game.

What do you enjoy most about the activity?

The most enjoyable part of softball is making new friendships and being able to compete against my former teammates from travel softball. Continuing to develop these relationships throughout high school has led me to meet some of my best friends.

What keeps you interested and involved in your activity?

Haley Lowe I stay interested in softball because I enjoy playing with my teammates, and I love being competitive. Even though there are tough losses, it is very rewarding to win games and continue to improve together. Winning PACs in the 2021 season makes me want to continue to work harder in order to accomplish this goal again this year.

What other activities are you involved in?

I am involved in many activities including National Honor Society, PEERS Project, Student Council, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and HOSA. Tell me about your family.

My family has always been my biggest supporters. The main reason I began softball was because I loved watching my older sister and brother play softball and baseball. I am the youngest out of us three.

My older sister is a teacher at North Elementary School, and my older brother works at Deig Construction. My mom is a teacher at Henderson County North Middle School, and my dad is a detective for the Evansville Police Department. My extended family is also very supportive and attends many of my softball games.

What do you enjoy doing (out of school activities and/ or for fun) during your free time?

During my free time, I enjoy

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APL News hanging out with my friends h and spending time with my family. I also babysit for various families and love spending time with younger children.

In addition, I also love to hunt and fish.

What advice would you share with younger elementary or middle school students?

The advice I would share with younger students is to set standards for yourself and work hard to achieve your goals. Even when things are tough in school or life in general, it is important to remember to continue working hard.

Another piece of advice is to always remember that younger children look up to you as their role model. Leading by example will encourage future generations to be successful in order to achieve their goals.

What is a fun fact about you that people may not know?

When I was really little, I got mad at my parents, so I packed my bags and was going to run away. I only made it to the cornfield and quickly went back home.

What is your favorite quote and why?

My favorite quote is, “You get what you work for, not what you wish for.” This is my favorite quote because I believe that all success comes from hard work and determination. Nothing in life will be given to you. If you want to become successful, there will always be more work that needs to be done.

Clearly, Haley Lowe sets the bar high when it comes to setting goals and working hard to achieve them. Her overall leadership and determination definitely make an impact on not only the softball team but also the school as a whole. Good luck to Haley and the rest of the Lady Viking Softball players on the remainder of their season.

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‘Quad,’ from Page B2 cus. The 4 x 800-meter relay team of Gavin Wheeler, Ayden Hessler, Cole Newcomer, and Logan Herke placing second and Robert Peters finishing second in the 400-meter dash.

(Boys) Team Scores: Evansville North 148, North Posey 44, Evansville Central 43, Evansville Day 3 Placing for North Posey: 4 X 800-METER RELAY: 2.

North Posey (G. Wheeler, A. Hessler, C. Newcomer, L. Herke) 10:15; 110-METER HURDLES: 4. Z. Pickens 18.7, 5.

C. Goebel 19.46; 100-METER DASH: 4. D. Wunderlich 12.19, 5. C. Woods 12.95; 4 X 100-METER RELAY: 3.

North Posey (R. Peters, R. Basham, C. Woods, D. Wunderlich) 47.1; 400-METER DASH: 2. R. Peters 56.03, 3.

R. Basham 56.36; 300-METER HURDLES: 4. D. Helfert 49.49; 800-METER RUN: 3.

L. Herke 2:14; 200-METER DASH: 4. D. Wunderlich

25.23; 3200-METER RUN: 3.

G. Wheeler 11:19, 4. A. Hessler 12:26; 4 X 400-METER RELAY: 3. North Posey (R. Basham, C. Woods, L. Herke, R. Peters) 3:53; DISCUS: 1.

K. Fifer 121’11, 5. L. Bass 101’0; HIGH JUMP: 3. B. Bauer 5’6; LONG JUMP: 5.

R. Basham 18’1.

The Lady Vikings had top two performances from Olivia Esche winning the 3200-meter run. Lyndsey Gentil placed second in the high jump. Lauren Zirkelbach placed second in the 300-meter hurdles.

Courtney Helfert placed second in the shot put and discus.

Then the 4 x 400-meter relay team of Abby Hessler, Audrey Hirsch, Aubrey Brandenstein and Reagan Koester finishing second in the race.

(Girls) Team Scores: Evansville North 134, North Posey 45, Evansville Central 45, Evansville Day 13 Placing for North Posey: HIGH JUMP: 2. L. Gentil 5’0;

4 X 800 METER RELAY: 3. North Posey (O. Esche, P. Rollins, A. Hirsch, R. Koester) 12:40; 100-METER HURDLES: 3. L. Zirkelbach 19.17; 100-METER DASH: 4. R. Leleu 14.16; 4 X 100-METER RELAY: 3. North Posey (Glaser, A. Rittichier, R. Leleu, A. Hessler) 57.59; 300-METER HURDLES: 2. L. Zirkelbach 53.30; 800-METER RUN: 3.

R. Koester 2:43; 200-METER DASH: 5. R. Basham 33.91; 3200-METER RUN: 1. O. Esche-NP 13:11; 4 X 400-METER RELAY: 2. North Posey (A. Hessler, A. Hirsch, A. Brandenstein, R. Koester) 4:39; LONG JUMP: 5. R. Leleu 13’6.5; SHOT PUT: 2. C. Helfert 28’0, 4. L. Maier 25’5; DISCUS: 2. C. Helfert 71’2, 4.

L. Maier 59’1, 5. A. Lutz 51’0.

This week, the boys’ team will compete in the Southridge Invitational on Thursday starting at 5 p.m. The girls’ do not have a meet scheduled this week.

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Standing, l to r: Assistant Coach Jamie Hensley, Assistant Coach Danny Fallowfield, Jake Will, Clay Douglas, Brandt Elpers, Alec Elpers, Devin Lintzenich, Harold Bender, Assistant Coach Nick Stump, and Head Coach Mark Kirkman.

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Back row, l to r: Asst. Coach Jason Hoehn, Asst. Coach Jack Lowe, Asst. Coach Mallory Lowe, Maddy Olander, Haley Lowe, Erin Hoehn, Lauren Kihn, Asst. Coach Kevin Wassmer, Head Coach Gary Gentil.

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2022 Mount Vernon Baseball Team, kneeling, l to r: Spencer Phillips, Ryan Kelley, Kyle Holder, Connor Stevens, Zarek Seidensticker, Josh Shumate, Rees Lyons, Camaro Crawford, and Adam Burke.

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By Chris Morlan The North Posey girls’ track team should have a great season due to many key members returning from last season.

Twenty-four girls are on the Lady Viking team for first year coach Tiffany Harvey. Coach Harvey’s does not lack experience and talent because this group is good. Last year’s regional finalist in the 3200-meter run sophomore Olivia Esche is back and looking have a better second season on the team.

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nearly doubling our team from last year.” Coach Harvey said. “I’m really excited to be coaching this amazing group of athletes. There’s a lot of really good talent overall and I’m looking forward to seeing how these girls perform this season. My goal is for them to continue to work hard and for each of them to improve individually over the season. I hope to see several of these athletes compete later in sectionals and state.”

This years’ senior class include Audrey Hirsch, Lyndsey Gentil, and Lauren Zirkelbach. Hirsch has been a member of the team all four years. She will primarily run the 800-meter run. Throughout her four-year career, Hirsch has run many different races and succeeded in all of them. Gentil is also a four-year member of the team. Her primary event is the high jump, and she is on the verge of breaking the school record that has been intact for 30 years at North Posey. Zirkelbach is back with the team for the first time since her freshman year and she will run in both hurdle races.

The junior class consists of Reagan Koester, Romaine Leieu, Livie Maier, Natalie Schoening, Shaina Farrar, and Abby Rittichier. This year’s sophomore class is Olivia Esche, Abby Hessler and Aubrey Glaser.

There is thirteen Freshman on this season’s squad. Jasmin Freeman, Reece Basham, Kayla Jones, Aubrey Brandenstein, Piper Rollins, Lora Commens, Courtney Helfert, Ashlynn Lutz, Shawnee LaMar, Charlotte Smith, Christina Meredith, and Reagan Fortune. The Lady Vikings should be exciting to watch this spring.

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2022 North Posey Boys Track Team, front row, l to r: Zander Pickens, Braeden Harp, Trevor Clark, Dylan Helfert, Caleb Goebel, Jack Alderson, Cody Lynch, and Carson Woods. Middle row, l to r: Kyle Fifer, Ayden Hessler, Gavin Wheeler, Jacob Downey, Cole Newcomer, Logan Herke, Nathan Schoening, Ethan Wilson, and Troy Droege. Back row, l to r: Head Coach Chris Morlan, Brayden Bauer, Riley Basham, Dawson Wunderlich, Robert Peters, Zach Vannice and manager Kayla Morlan. Photo courtesy Straub Photography

Young Viking boys track waits for individual break-outs

By Chris Morlan The North Posey boys’ track team has 23 members out this year. We return three of last years’ top six scorers along with a very young talented group. This is my first year as the teams’ head coach. I’ve been on the North Posey boys track coaching staff for the previous three years as an assistant.

The top returning scorers are seniors Dawson Wunderlich and Riley Basham along with junior Logan Herke. Wunderlich had a breakout year in 2021 in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. Last season, Wunderlich was also a part of the 4 x 100-meter relay team that qualified for regional. Basham is the team’s utility go-to member. During Basham’s high school career, he has competed in over half of the events in track and field. Riley is a great athlete that

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puts his team first. Herke is a very talented 800-meter runner that missed qualifying for regional by a half a second. I expect this to keep Herke motivated, and he will be one of the better runners in Southwestern Indiana.

Senior class include Dawson Wunderlich, Riley Basham, Brayden Bauer, Robert Peters, and Zach Vannice. This group were freshman when I started coaching. They are a special group that I’ve seen excel during their high school career. Wunderlich will compete in sprints, Peters in sprints and mid-distance, Basham in jumping and mid-distance, while Bauer and Vannice will be involved in jumping for the team.

We have a very tough well rounded junior class this season with Jacob Downey, Logan Herke, Ayden Hessler, Kyle Fifer, Troy Droege, Nathan Schoening, Gavin Wheeler, and Ethan Wilson. This is a very talented group and look forward to seeing these boys score many points this season. Downey and Fifer will throw shot put and discus. Herke will run

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There are three sophomores on the team with Carson Woods, Cody Lynch, and Cole Newcomer. Woods will run sprints and mid-distance. Newcomer is a distance runner and Lynch will compete in long jump.

North Posey has seven Freshman on this year’s team. Jack Alderson, Caleb Goebel, Braeden Harp, Dylan Helfert, Troy Holzmeyer, Bailey Miles, and Zander Pickens. Alderson and Miles will run in sprints and mid-distance. Holzmeyer will throw shot and discus. Goebel will compete in hurdles and long jump. Harp will run distance and mid-distance. Helfert will run sprints and hurdles. Pickens will run hurdles.

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By River Snodgrass Now that the weather is warmer Mount Vernon’s track and field team is ready to get outside and compete against other schools. With much preparation during the off-season, the coaches and participants both have high hopes for the outcome of this season and are confident that they are capable of competing with any of the surrounding area teams.

Coaches for the 2022 track season include head coaches Riley Snodgrass and Ashton Wagner, accompanied by assistant coaches Brandon Merrick and Rachel Wheaton. This group of coaches has continued to work throughout the preseason to better help prepare the athletes who have decided to participate for the track team this spring season.

Mount Vernon’s track team remained very consistent with the number of participants from last year to this year with 29.

With many runners and throwers to fill the slots, the coaches are very excited to get the season kicked off and help Mount Vernon make a name for themselves in their conference. Athletes for the boy’s team this year include Drew Aaron, Beau Baldwin, Isaac Bollinger, Drew Davis, Hayden Deckard, Konnor Ethridge, Brady Ford, Colton Green, Charlie Hargrove, Luke Hoehn, Chance Lueder, Auston Oath, Rylan Paul, Tobias Payne Jr., Hunter Pedrotti, Ben Powell, Ace Reeves, Jonathan Robb, River Snodgrass, Hunter Spalding, Kortez Stewart,

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Ethan Sutfin, Jacob Swartz, Abram Thomas, Gauge Topper, Carson Tucker, Caleb Tyus, Parker Willard and Jackson Clowers. These athletes have put in much work on the track, on the field and in the weight room to improve themselves and the team in hopes of winning the coming meets.

Coach Snodgrass has high hopes for the returning runners along with the new athletes for this year’s season. “I think we will improve on the strides we made last year and have a good season. There are some younger and promising new sprinters and mid-distance runners like Kortez Stewart and Jackson Clowers that are new to the team. They should make an impact right away.” The team has adopted the saying “Chase Perfection, Achieve Excellence” which, in the coach’s opinion, they have been able to exemplify throughout the preseason workouts. Senior leaders like Hoehn, Snodgrass, Topper, Oath, Robb and Bollinger have been working to keep the team motivated and positive as they begin the season.

Along with Snodgrass, Wagner feels that the season will go very well as the athletes are very hard working and always remember to have fun while improving themselves for the meets to come. Not only has the girl’s team continued to stay motivated and crush preseason workouts, but the numbers have also grown from 20 last year to 29 this year and Wagner expects to continue to grow the numbers in the coming years. While

practice and workouts have continued to prepare the team for the season, Wagner also believes that with the help of an emphasized warm-up routine, along with meeting with the athletes every Monday to discuss how to effectively train and continue to motivate each other, the success of both the girls and boys team will be boosted tremendously.

Participants for the Mount Vernon girl’s track and field team include Lena Romero, Grace Schroeder, Hannah Seifert, Ariana Shepherd, Brooke Sledd, Reagan Sullivan, Chloe Swartz, Valarie Thompson, Danielle Underwood, Ava Valier, Malley Wagner, Hannah West, Lera Wilson, Isabella Zieren, Krissy Bazan, Clarissa Brandenstein, Braiden Browning, Oakley Browning, Riley Burdge, Addison Chilton, Brynn Davis, Jasmine Denning, Halie Dickinson, Alyssa Frisby, Destin Gentry, Jillian Higginson, Ashley Lileston, Maddie Maier and Piper Osban. These girls have continued to work endlessly to improve their skills for the upcoming season.

Leaders for the girl’s team include senior Ariana Shepherd and junior Brooke Sledd. These two upperclassmen have continued to put in a large amount of work to improve themselves for the upcoming season, along with encouraging others to do the same. Motivation to run does not come easy, but these two make it seem easy as they continue to raise the bar for the rest of their teammates.

2022 Mount Vernon Unified Track Team, front row, l to r: Josh Kempf, Julia Kingery, Braiden Royal, Ethan Sutton, Lauren Carr, Genna Biggerstaff, Renee Bippus, and Shelby Shively.

Back row, l to r: Cody Ungetheim (coach), Julie Ungetheim (coach), Jaley Hamilton, Molly Jones, Logan Steedman, Jaycee Jarvis, Drew Rapp, Adela Martinez, Nolan Deno, Aidan Paul, Ben Glueckert, Ava Watters, Jadyn Ricketts (coach), and Heather Creek (coach).

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2022 Mount Vernon Boys Track Team, front row, l to r: Caleb Tyus, Ethan Sutfin, Luke Hoehn, River Snodgrass, Jon Robb, Gauge Topper, Auston Oeth, Isaac Bollinger, Drew Davis, and Kortez Stewart.

Middle row, l to r: Carson Tucker, Chance Lueder, Konnor Ethridge, Charlie Hargrove, Hunter Spalding, Hayden Deckard, Parker Willard, Hunter Pedrotti, and Beau Baldwin.

Back row, l to r: Coach Riley Snodgrass, TJ Payne, Ben Powell, Abe Thomas, Jacob Swartz, Colton Green, Brady Ford, Jackson Clowers, Drew Aaron, and Coach Brandon Merrick. Photo courtesy Studio B Photography 2022 Mount Vernon Girls Track Team, front row, l to r: Brynn Davis, Clarissa Brandenstein, Jillian Higginson, Oakley Browning, Ariana Shepherd, Braiden Browning, Brooke Sledd, and Halie Dickinson.

Middle row, l to r:Isabella Zieren, Addison Chilton, Danielle Underwood, Reagan Sullivan, Valerie Thompson, Ava Valier,Malley Wagner, Lena Romero,Piper Osban, and Destin Gentry.

Back row, l to r: Coach Rachel Wheaton, Ashley Lilleston, Hannah Seifert, Lera Wilson, Madeline Maier, Chloe Swartz, Cammie Ritchie,Riley Burdge, Alyssa Frisby, Hannah West, Coach Ashton Wagner. Photo courtesy Studio B Photography

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Wildcat baseball will take lumps and learn early

By Trisha L. Lopez Mount Vernon baseball will look to rebuild this season after graduating a talented senior class that helped the Wildcats finish 2021 with a 9-17 record.

With just seven upperclassmen on his squad…four returning starters… Wildcats baseball coach Paul Quinzer said growth will be the focus of the 2022 campaign.

“It’s definitely a rebuilding year for us, but I expect to be much stronger at the end of the year,” Quinzer said.

“We have some new players with skills that will help us, but it may take time to get them seasoned at the varsity level.”

Quinzer said senior Keaton Kern, who hit .269 with 21 hits, 13 RBIs and one homerun in 2021, is “our best stick coming back,” but he expects several players to step up in big ways this spring.

“Zaine Lindauer was our starting catcher last year as a sophomore. He is much improved and (I) expect big things from Zaine. (Senior) Tyler Brown is our returning shortstop and will most likely be one of our top pitchers.

(Senior) Hayden Huss gave us some really good innings last year as a reliever, so we expect more of the same from him in probably the same role. He is also a big stick in our lineup, so we hope to have him in the middle of our lineup.

(Senior) Braxton Daws and (junior) Aidan Watters gave us quite a few innings last year. They should be starters for us in the outfield. I hope they become the hitters I think they can be, tough outs and a threat at the plate,” Quinzer said.

Quinzer said he likes what he’s seen from his younger players as well.

“We have a good sophomore group that is wanting to prove themselves. I definitely plan to give them a shot. We have several holes to fill and several of them are going to have to fill those spots,” Quinzer said. “Derek Stevens and Zarek Seidensticker are two that have good bats. We just need to find them a good fit at the varsity level.”

Young but talented softball team expectations high

By Chris Morlan This years’ Lady Viking softball team has nearly everyone back from last year’s 20-4 team. North Posey head coach Gary Gentil is back at the helm to lead this group. Two All-State players are back with juniors Erin Hoehn and Lauren Kihn. Also, Haley Lowe is the lone senior on this years’ squad. “She is a four-year varsity starter,” Gentil said.

“She has always been in the team’s top four hitters each year and one of the top defensive players.”

Haley Lowe, Erin Hoehn, Lauren Kihn, Maddy Olander, Ashleigh Blankenship, Ashton Elpers, Ava Lowe, Sibyl Renshaw and Jenna Wehmer all return from last years team. This group was the Co-PAC champions in 2021.

A couple of Freshman will see considerable varsity time this season. Freshman Alyssa Heath and Morgan LaVanchy will receive valuable time and varsity experience this spring.

With last season’s 20-4 record, the Lady

Vikings earned their first PAC title in the school’s softball history. “Each season is a new chapter,” Gentil said. “This group seems to be hungry to create their own chapter.”

North Posey’s schedule is very tough this year. Some of the best competition and being a member of the biggest conference in the state should help prepare the Lady Vikings when it comes to postseason play.

This year, the Lady Vikings will face last years Class 3A State Champion Boonville

along with a very Tecumseh team. Other good teams on the schedule are Gibson Southern, Evansville Mater Dei, Jasper, Sullivan, and Heritage Hills.

Gentil said, “some improvements I wants the girls to work on as a team is to compete at every opportunity and be the best teammate a person they can be. Our goals this season is to be competitive in the top of the conference. To be playing our best softball at the end of the season and compete for a 2A Sectional title.”

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2022 Mount Vernon Boys Golf Team, front row, l to r: Mack Conyers, Carlton Redman, Max Hamrick, Dylan McCarty, and Logan Dutkiewicz.

Back row, l to r: Coach Doug Blair, Zach Culley, Dru Henderson, Henry Adams, Will Collins, Alex Carlisle, and Assistant Coach Nick Burton. Photo courtesy Studio B Photography

Wildcat golfers continue to improve with experience

By River Snodgrass As the weather continues to get warmer and the days get longer, spring sports athletes continue to prepare for their upcoming season. Mount Vernon’s golf team has already gotten into full swing with their season and are continuing to prepare themselves for their first match at the beginning of April. With some returning golfers who will lead the way along with many newcomers who will contribute to the team.

Returning as the number one golfer for the Wildcats is senior Dru Henderson

who had made All PAC as a junior. Dru has continued to put work in during the offseason on and off the course to prepare for his final season as a Wildcat. “Dru has had a good summer of golf and has put much time in the weight room over the winter,” says head coach Douglas Blair, “We really look forward to a strong season from him.

He will be our leader this year.” Along with Henderson will be returning seniors Alex Carlisle, Zach Culley, and Will Collins who have continued to work during this preseason to perfect their

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They are all looking forward to beginning their last season for Mount Vernon and plan to make it a memorable one.

These four seniors will lead the way and set the standard for the younger golfers following them.

Logan Dutkiewicz and Mac Conyers are two returning sophomores who were able to gain a lot of experience from their freshman season. They have continued to work to drop their scores and it is beginning to show in practice. “They have been improving their play over the past few weeks and will be gearing up for our upcoming matches,” says coach Blair who is very optimistic about the underclassmen on the team.

The team was also able to gain some new faces this season with newcomers Henry Adams (senior), Carlton Redman (junior), Aian Paul (sophomore), Dylan McCarty (freshman), and Max Hamrick (Freshman). While these new members still need some time to adjust to competitive high school golf, they all have positive attitudes and are helping increase the amount of competition in practice. They are also hungry to learn more about the sport and be the best they can be for the team.

Coaches and players alike are very enthusiastic about the season as they are familiar with all of the teams and courses on their schedule for the year. The ultimate plan is to improve their short game and continue to mentally prepare a strategy in order to have good course management throughout the year. Although the teams in the area have some skilled golfers, Mount Vernon is confident that they can compete with anybody and everybody in their area.

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2022 North Posey Girls Tennis Team, front row, l to r: Lauren Wilsey, Maggie McCutchan, Emma Moore, Brooke Hisch, Lia Fifer, Bekah Alderson, Renea Kerchief, and Addy Olander.

Middle row, l to r: Faith Curry, Grace Cullman, Kaity Oakley, Madelyn Galindo, Averi Goebel, Kennedy Schmitt, Ansley Singer, and Tina Grenz. Back row, l to r: Head Coach James White, Meaghan Pearl, Julianne Pardon, Alexa Simmons, Kennedy Gauer, Rachel Newman, Sydni Flowers, Ellie Carlson, and Student Manager Luke Scheller. Photo courtesy Straub Photography

Lady Viking tennis young but returns experience

By Chris Morlan The North Posey girls’ tennis team finished last year with eleven wins and eight losses. In the Pocket Athletic Conference, the Lady Vikings finished fifth as a team with a 7-5 record. North Posey returns six of their seven varsity members from last year to include regional qualifier Sydni Flowers. James White is in his first year as the teams’ head coach.

This year’s team has eight newcomers, six of which are freshman and return fifteen from last season’s squad. “Any of our girls can be impact players for us at any given time,” White said. “Our main goal this year is to try to make a run at the conference and sectional titles.”

There are seven seniors on this years’ team. They include Sydni Flowers, Rachel Newman, Alexa Simmons, Kennedy Gauer, Elle Carlson, Meaghan Pearl, and Julianne Pardon.

North Posey has five juniors on this years’ team. They are Grace Cullman, Faith Curry, Ansley Singer, Emma Moore and Tina Grenz.

The sophomore class has five players on the squad. Kennedy Schmitt, Aven Goebel, Madelyn Galindo, Renea Kerchief and Brooke Hisch are part of that class. There are six

Freshman competing in their first season at the high school level. They include Addy Olander, Bekah Alderson, Kaity Oakley, Maggie McCutchan, Lauren Wilsey and Lia Fifer.

Some of the tougher teams on the Lady Vikings schedule include Gibson Southern and Evansville Mater Dei. Being a member of the Pocket Athletic Conference is tough and this

years’ team will have to be ready and bring their best to the court on every match.

“Expectations for this year is to improve on our record from last year and improve on our individual skills,” White said. “I see a lot of improvement from everyone on the team and I am very excited to see how this year plays out.”

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2022 North Posey Junior Varsity Baseball Team, front row, l to r: Mason Hanna, Kade Buecher, Brennan Butcher, Evan Tuley, Chase Hannah, and Josh Dill. Back row, l to r: JV Coach Dustin May, Jackson Tucker, Noah Walden, Caige Christie, Xander Stone, Austin Schmitt, and JV Assistant Griffin Wiethop. Photo courtesy Straub Photography

Vikings have high expectations for baseball season

By Chris Morlan The North Posey baseball team has won the last three sectional championships but continue to get hung up in each of those years at the Regional Finals. North Posey lost to state runner-up Southridge twice and last year lost to state champion Providence in the regional championship. Viking coach Mark Kirkman is back for his second season. This year, the Vikings goals are set even higher. North Posey returns many key players with talent to get to the next step.

These are goal that many schools dream to achieve.

North Posey has six seniors on this years’ squad. The seniors are Jake Will, Alec Elpers, Brandt Elpers, Clay Doug-

las, Harold Bender, and Devin Lintzenich.

They will start with Will, and he will be a middle infielder. Will has seen varsity time since his freshman year and expected to be the leader of the infield. Alec Elpers will play first base and pitch. Elpers is a lefthanded arm that they are expecting a big season offensively. Brandt Elpers is a third baseman that is a great team guy that the team is hoping to be a consistent bat for the Vikings. Douglas will play outfield and pitch for North Posey. Last season, Douglas was an All-PAC selection on the mound and expected to be a middle of the order guy offensively. Bender is an outfielder and pitcher. In 2021, Bender also made the All-PAC team as an outfielder, Bender is

expected to be a top of order guy offensively. Lintzenich will play outfield and is back for the first time since his freshman year.

He is expected to contribute on the bases.

Also playing varsity baseball this season will be juniors Adyn Collins and Nolan Kihn along with sophomores Jarod Farrar, Logan Simmons, and Easton Luigs. There are three freshman that have a decent shot for playing time on varsity with Jed Galvin, Colby Angel, and Ethan Mansfield. There is also a bunch of younger guys that have a shot to move up and fill a role on the varsity team.

“Last season was a great run, tough way to end it in the regional championship,” coach Kirkman said. “That group will have

a special place here for a long time. They helped establish a culture of hard-nosed baseball that will hopefully continue. We are hoping that this year’s team continues to carry on a tradition of North Posey baseball. We might have to be a bit more small ball oriented after losing some big bats, but I expect them to figure out different ways to get it done. Our goal is to try and get a little better each day and win each inning.”

This year’s schedule is going to be rough and this teams will have to be ready every game. Kirkman said, “Baseball in the PAC is a tough grind each night. As far as top team, I feel that Gibson Southern and Forest Park have good shots to be near the top.”

Wildcat softball has talent, looks to put pieces in place

By Trisha L. Lopez The Lady Wildcats are excited to kick off the 2022 season following a 15-win campaign one year ago.

Mount Vernon returns the majority of its starters, including senior third baseman Baylee Rhodes, whom coach Kasie Spindler called a “force at the plate.” Rhodes averaged .360 at the plate in 2021 with 27 hits and 17 RBIs. Juniors Cherish Anderson, Peyton Rush, Mallory Mason, Bailey Cox and Kaylen Salee and sophomores Taylor Mason, Raycee Stallings, Hannah West, Cora Bell and Cassidy Brown are also back from the 2021 squad and

expected to make a huge impact for the Lady Wildcats.

Salee led the Cats, hitting .444 with a team leading 40 hits and 27 RBIs last season. She also led the team with eight stolen bases. She was the Wildcats go-to on the mound going 11-7 with a 4.7 ERA. West, back to back girls wrestling state champion in 2021 and 2022, hit .415 with three home runs and 15 doubles in her freshman season. She also scored 31 runs.

“We are definitely a young team, but I love the drive and hard work that this team puts in every day,” Spindler said.

Spindler will add seven freshmen to her group this season and she said she’s been pleased with what they’ve shown thus far.

“Our word for the year is intent. I want the girls to take intent into every rep, practice and game. We have a lot of talent on this team, but we have to do the little things right to win big ball games,” Spindler said. “Our goal this year is to win every inning, leave everything on the field, and, as always, win a sectional championship. We want to make history at Mount Vernon and we work everyday to get there.”

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2022 Mount Vernon Girls Tennis Team, front row, l to r: Reilly Schelhorn, Grace Tenbarge, Ella McCune, Grace Lueder, and Lily Tenbarge.

Back row, l to r: Lily Denning, Alison Gansman, Lauren Boeke, Sadie Redman, and Coach Scott Smith.

Photo courtesy Studio B Photography

Wildcats look to have fun, get the most out of team

By Trisha L. Lopez The Mount Vernon girls tennis team sees the 2022 season as a big opportunity for growth according to Coach Scott Smith.

“The girls have set team goals that focus on growing as tennis players and developing their skills this season,” Smith said.

Smith returns a solid group of juniors and seniors from last year’s squad, including senior singles No. 1 player Lauren Boeke and juniors Lily Denning at singles No. 2

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and Sadie Redman at singles No. 3.

The Wildcats No. 1 doubles duo will be juniors Grace Lueder and Lily Tenbarge and their No. 2 doubles team is led by senior Alison Gansman.

He said he’s been impressed by the fight he has seen in his team thus far.

“This past week, Lauren Boeke had great wins at Southridge and home against Pike Central. Lily Denning overcame the elements to split sets at Southridge before the match was called due to rain, then won against Pike Central

the following day. Our No. 2 doubles of Alison Gansman and Grace Tenbarge played a tough match against Pike Central, dropping the first set, then fighting back to win the second and third,” he said.

Smith said his program’s numbers are lower this year, but a smaller roster will give his freshmen and sophomores a chance to step up in big ways.

“It’ll be a great experience for those players that they’ll be able to draw upon throughout their playing career,” Smith said.

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