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Turn-out low in Posey early voting

By Trisha L. Lopez terest and generate more traffic to the polls on May 3… The clock is ticking down to the 2022 Indiana primary despite the fact that the five candidates vying for those and low early voter turn out is raising concerns amongst offices are all republicans and there is just one contested local officials who urge Posey democratic primary race. County residents to make their “The sheriff’s race and the Posey County is a vote center county voices heard in races where a few commissioner’s race really and registered voters may vote at votes may be the deciding factor. does impact the whole counany of the 10 locations from 6 a.m. Posey County Clerk Kay ty,” Kilgore said. “There are to 6 p.m. on May 3, no matter where those that would typically Kilgore said Friday that 217 they live within Posey County. people have voted absentee/early pull a democrat ballot that Cynthiana Community Center in person and her office has reare pulling republican. People 10456 Mulkey Road, Cynthiana ceived just 38 mail-in ballots are doing that because of the since the start of early voting on impact.” Holy Angels Community Center April 3. Of the county’s 17,799 Indiana law does not re423 South Street, New Harmony residents registered to vote for quire voters to affiliate with Immanuel Church of Christ the 2020 primary election, just a political party at registra5812 Ford Road, Mount Vernon 22 percent actually voted. Of the tion, but voters are given the Knights of Saint John 3,847 ballots cast, roughly 44 option to choose between a 11714 Winery Road, Wadesville percent were absentee/early balrepublican and democratic Mount Vernon Community Church lots. ballot when they sign in at the 1800 West Fourth Street, Mount Vernon “Wow. This is the lowest that poll. Opponents of open priMount Vernon Baptist Church it has ever been…that I can remaries say they open the door 1717 North Main Street, Mount Vernon member,” said Posey County to manipulation and dilution, Posey County Community Center Democratic Party head Ed Adarguing that one party could 111 Harmony Twnshp Road, New Harmony ams. “I think it’s because of a few organize its voters to vote to Poseyville Community Center factors. It’s an off year. There’s choose candidates they view 60 North Church Street, Poseyville literally nothing on the television as defeatable in the general as far as ads or anything. There’s election. Saint Peter United Methodist Church nothing national. There’s nothAdams said the number of 2800 Saint Philip Road South, Evansville ing statewide. Unless you know incumbents facing challengWadesville Fire Department what’s going on, the average perers at the primary level has 4200 Princeton Street, Wadesville son may not even know there’s caused many long-time loyan election going on.” alists in both parties to take a Kilgore said that non-presidential year numbers are second look. typically lower, but she thought contested races for county Continued on Page A7 sheriff and District 2 commissioner might attract more in-

Jury finds Seaback guilty

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Special to the News Following a two-day trial, a Posey County jury has found a Cynthiana woman guilty of a conspiracy to sell methamphetamine. In the afternoon hours of Thursday, April 21, Stephanie Marie Seabeck, age 33, was found guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Dealing in Methamphetamine, a

Level 2 Felony. Seabeck was apprehended by the Posey County Drug Task Force in ‘Operation Lockdown,’ which concluded on May 14, 2021 with 16 offenders charged with drugMount Vernon held the school’s junior-senior prom on Saturday related offenses. Seabeck was unable to evening at Carter Hall on the campus of the University of Southern be located on the day of the drug raid, but Indiana. Royalty crowned for this year’s prom are Julia Kingery and Nicolo Ghiotti. Photo generously supplied by Studio B Photography

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Adkins is newest member of MVPD MSDMV begins process of repairs, construction

Mount Vernon’s newest police oﬃcer Zachary Adkins is sworn in this week by Mount Vernon Clerk-Treasurer Cristi Sitzman after a Board of Works appointment. Adkins is no stranger to public service. At only 21 years old, he’s spent a considerable amount of time serving Wadesville and Perry Township ﬁre departments. Adkins is also an Emergency Medical Technician.

By Lois Mittino Gray Members of the Mount Vernon Board of Works approved an interlocal agreement with the county for a very generous donation to the local fire department at the April 7, morning meeting at City Hall. “This was a very nice gesture from the county,” observed Mayor Bill Curtis. Mount Vernon Fire Chief Wes Dixon said the county used some of its American Rescue Plan money to buy nine automated CPR devices, called Lucas Devices. “They donated one to all the fire departments in the county. The machine will automatically do the chest compressions required during CPR,” he explained. The Chief said the machine costs about $15,000 or more and is much appreciated. His firemen will be trained on the device in the near future. The interlocal agreement, which was reviewed by City Attorney Beth Higgins, holds the county harmless in case of a lawsuit. All fire departments that received the new machine are required to sign it. Board member David Dodd moved the agreement be

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By Lois Mittino Gray The Board of School Trustees of the Metropolitan School District of Mount Vernon, Indiana met in a regular meeting on Monday, April 18 in the high school media center to discuss construction business, personnel issues, and special honors earned by students and staff. Board Member Beth McFadin Higgins was noticeably absent, but attended virtually via FaceTime. Since she was virtual, all votes were taken by roll call and interested public citizens were able to attend via the link located at www.mvschool.org., as required by state law. Board members accepted the bid from Midwest Roofing and Sheet Metal for the 2022 Roof Replacement Project at the Mount Vernon Senior High School. Three bids were received. Midwest had the lowest figure of $272,230 with a Q4 2022 Price increase factor of $37,000 resulting in a total cost of $309,230. “We anticipate that material price increases will occur between bidding and material delivery, so the Q4 was added in as an additional monetary contingency,” explained Bo Harris, Program Director. B&S Roofing, Inc., was awarded the 2022 Roof Replacement Project Contract for the Hedges Community Center roof in the amount of the base bid of $384,700 with a Q4 price factor increase of $33,300 for a total of $418,000. Harris said the starting dates for the projects are unknown at this time, due to the materials supply chain issues. Everything needs to be there ready to go to start, hopefully this summer. The board adopted a resolution authorizing the use of a 2022 Emergency Fund allocation to purchase the property at 935 West Fourth Street in an amount not to exceed 50,000. The .2 acre property, owned by Paul Barnes, presently has three structures on it. School Superintendent Matt Thompson, said they will use the allocation for the purchase, closing costs, and demolition fees for the buildings. “It is in our plan to design better ways for parents to safely enter and

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Mighty Mason - Posey now short a prize fighter Mason Lee Mileham, born December 18, 2015, passed away peacefully Tuesday April 19, 2022, after an incredibly brave battle against an unforgiving disease. He is survived by his parents, Taylor and Ellen Mileham of Mount Vernon, Ind.; his grandparents, Kelli (John) Rohlman, Roger (Missy) Wade, Rick (Andrea) Mileham, and Lynda Mileham; his great-grandparents Judy (Joe) Winiger, Max (Dana) Dieterle, Sharon Schroeder, Doris Sanders; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins, all who loved him dearly and will carry his spirit with them forever. Mason was an avid sports fan and enjoyed nothing more than Mason Lee Mileham cheering on his beloved Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers with his family, but could also be found at local events cheering on Mater Dei wrestling matside or sitting on the bench at a USI Eagles basketball game. He also enjoyed every precious day spent with all of his teachers and classmates at Saint Matthews School and every special afternoon with his Uncle Rick.

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He lived every moment with an intensity few could match, squeezing in as much activity, conversation, and laughter as he could. In return, he received more love, more caring, and more adoration from more people in more places than most. Although his time with us was short, this child was deeply loved and it was an honor for all who witnessed the life and the fight of such a beautiful boy who was, in the end, too wonderful to keep in this world. He will be greatly missed. The Mileham family expresses its heartfelt gratitude to the family, friends and community who supported Mason’s journey through generous donations and service in all its forms. Extreme appreciation is felt for all the medical professionals at Riley Children’s Hospital, Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital, Deaconess Midtown Hospital Emergency Department, Deaconess Home Hospice, and Linda E. White Hospice House. There will be a private memorial service at a later date. Denning Family Funeral Home is overseeing the arrangements. The family asks for donations in lieu of flowers to: Riley Children’s Foundation, Attn: Donna Fischer, PO BOX 3356, Indianapolis, IN 46206-3356. Add in Check Memo: Mighty Mason Palliative Care Fund.

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Hope is an inside job that starts now

Most of us have wondered about life beyond the grave. Many today are in search of life before the grave. Given what many people traditionally believe about heaven, eternity and life beyond, it would certainly seem very valuable to think about a life beyond. However, what about life here? The Ukrainian people wake up every day to ﬁght, survive or hide another day. They ﬁght for life and freedom. Why? Life and freedom are worth something. How much are life and freedom worth? What does it mean to you to hug your spouse or loved one? How much do you enjoy laughing with family, friends or at a funny tv show? How good does it feel to do something you enjoy? Cooking a meal, music, reading, your faith assembly, grandkids or enjoying a sunny or rainy day. Life is living and enjoying our

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living. God didn’t make us to be miserable. We make ourselves miserable. Sickness makes us miserable. Addictions destroy us and others. Death of the people we love zaps us and creates major voids in our lives. Yet, life can only be lived forward and often this is where we get stuck. Too often we put our cars in park and start watching the world go by us. We look in the rear view mirror. Life is whizzing by and we can’t seem to get our foot back on the accelerator to start moving again. This becomes a very stagnate and unhappy way to live. Actually, it’s not a life at all. Living before you die must have some routine. Go to work. Go someplace. Do something. It doesn’t have to be exotic or glorious. Often routine is the same thing every day. There is some peace in routine. When our routine and entire lives are shaken, like what is happening in Ukraine, then every minute is about surviving another day. Survival mode for you may be doctor’s visits. Making a

plan for the next five years or year of your life. Reconnecting to some family or a friend or two. Making peace with the past and embracing today. The key word for life is hope. Peace is another key word but peace doesn’t exist without hope. If we have hope we can look forward to life. We hope we have enough health. We hope we have enough money. The people of Ukraine have hope they can overcome Russia. This keeps many of them going. Many have fled the country in search of hope. Find the hope you need to embrace the rest of your life. Hope in family, friends, hobbies and much more is good. Just be very aware, even they may disappoint you. Mainly, find hope in you. God didn’t make junk. Too often, life, events, mistakes, and sometimes even people we are close to make it difficult for us to see our worth and it tarnishes our spirit. Hope is an inside job that starts now. Hear Glenn Mollette every weekday morning EST at 8:56 and 11:31 on XM radio channel 131

Blame Lucy

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Louis and Mary Leakey discovered some early human ancestors in Tanzania, Africa’s Olduvai Gorge in 1959. Donald Johanson discovered who may be our original grandmother in Ethiopia’s Great Rift Valley in 1974. He named her Lucy because he was a Beatles fan and listened to the song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” right after his discovery. It may be uncharitable to Johanson and paleontology to point out many believe the song was a paean to LSD. On the other hand, those who question Lucy’s bona fides may find solace in this theory. At the opposite end of those Doubting Thomas’ is the atheistic biologist Richard Dawkins from the University of Oxford who pushed human origins back to as much as five million years ago and posited his meme theory. Dawkins suggests that it is our replicating genes that determine who and what we are and why we behave as we do. One of his famous analogies to explain the evolution of human biology and behavior is to suggest we envision a long line of mothers holding hands all the way back to Lucy. And, as for me, my experiences with my mother and my wife, Peg, convince me there is some credence to the science of the Leakeys, Johanson and Dawkins.

Let’s envision Lucy, our grandmother, in her African cave while our mythical grandfather, call him Adam, goes out to hunt a mastodon for dinner. Adam is struggling with how to trick the massive beast to stampede over a cliff, but Lucy is back home planning for Adam’s return. After Lucy rearranges the lodge pole front door for the tenth time, she surveys the cave’s interior. She is dissatisfied with the position of the bearskin rug she had Adam move just yesterday. She makes a mental note to have Adam shake out the bearskin and figure out a way to attach it to the granite wall of the cave. Next, Lucy inventories the two stone cooking utensils that Adam carved out for her last week and decides she must have another small one for their new baby’s meals. Lucy switches the positions of the two vessels for the third time. They look better to her now. Lucy gives the baby a bath in the stream running in front of their cave and realizes with only a few days of work with his stone hoe Adam could divert water right to their cave. Lucy resolves to mention her idea to Adam over a handful of fermenting blackberries when he returns. Meanwhile Adam is full of a sense of accomplishment because he has skinned the mastodon and is hauling the hide, one ivory tusk and a huge chunk of meat back for Lucy to admire. Adam assumes his work is done for a week or two because Lucy will

need to tan the hide, process the meat and make sewing needles from the tusk as she cooks dinner and nurses the baby. Gentle Reader, you may wonder, or you may not care, why we are discussing the lives of Lucy, Adam and baby from thousands of years ago. Well, I will tell you. About three years ago Peg and I moved into our cabin on the prairie. By unspoken agreement Peg took over all space but my barn. This worked out fine until over the two years of COVID Peg had time to organize every inch of her Girl Cave, the Bunkhouse, the Cabin and even the neutral territory of our garage. Last week spring truly arrived and Peg turned her gaze on my barn. It has not been pretty. As long as she did not have to look at my laissez-faire system of “if it ain’t in my way, why worry about it”, well, she didn’t worry herself with it. But once she opened the overhead doors and found the mother lode of “my stuff”, she focused her female/Lucy type DNA upon my space. It reminded me of when my sainted mother would venture into my room on a Saturday morning and turn it upside down. Peg and Mom and Lucy and all wives and mothers in between have spent about two million years of two X chromosomal fixation with organization of sons’ and husbands’ behavior. I guess my three-year barn reprieve is over. For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www.jamesmredwine.com Or “Like/Follow” us on Facebook & Twitter at JPegOsageRanch

Guest Opinion By Tina Warrick Newman

Letter to the Editor Let’s set the record straight The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today pointed out how Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Republican Party are once again trying to take credit for the accomplishments of President Joe Biden and Indiana Democrats. On Monday, Holcomb touted a series of investments to expand broadband internet across Indiana - including about $190 million from the state. The problem: these investments were made possible by the American Rescue Plan. Not a single Republican in Indiana’s Con-

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gressional delegation voted for the American Rescue Plan. In fact Kyle Hupfer, Todd Young, Jackie Walorski, Larry Bucshon all described these investments as “socialism”. Chairman Hupfer admitted their opposition to broadband was a “great campaign to run on”. And, even Governor Holcomb opposed the American Rescue Plan that’s paying for his Next Level Connections and Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) programs. Ed Adams Posey County Democrat Chairman Eighth Dist. Vice Chairman

Ghosting

Ever had someone act interested in you, or in something you had to offer? Have they ever insinuated giving you something, or some sort of exchange of services, or just shown a general interest and then left you hanging?? B D Maybe they just didn’t have the means or the authority to H offer whatever it was and can’t follow through…or maybe they left you with a false sense of interest…but rather than admit that fact, and just come clean…they’d rather just hide or find any excuse to avoid you. It’s called “ghosting”. Circumstances change, and things don’t always work out the way we think they should. Everything has an explanation or an excuse…I get it. But it often happens with good people or those you thought were your friends. That’s the part I don’t expect. Deep down I don’t think they want to ghost you, maybe they don’t want to hurt your feelings…or maybe they are embarrassed…whatever the case, it causes hard feelings when they hide from you. I get tired of calling, leaving voicemails and texting, trying to get an answer out of someone and hear nothing in return. To me that’s a major flaw and a reflection of their true character. I reckon I was raised differently, but I was taught to “tell it like it is”, good, bad, or indifferent… just tell the truth and man up, take your licks and move on. I get my hackles up because others don’t treat me the way I’d treat them, and how I expect to be treated. Or worse yet, they get their hackles up because I simply tell it like it is. I don’t sugar coat it, I don’t enter ghosting mode…I just tell the raw hard truth…it is what it is, just get it out there. I realize things happen and circumstances change, but man up and don’t hide it only makes matters worse. I guess I should expect nothing less out of people these days…and yes I’ll survive so I’ll shut up now.

Posey County Proud… We should be. There has been much comment on the claim by the Humane Society of the United States against local research facility, Inotive. The company is a research facility that primarily uses animals to test medicines - per the law. All medicines must be tested on animals before being tested on humans and released to market. These animals are little heros. They are born for the sole purpose of giving their life in order that our lives can be better through bringing many drugs safely to market. Certainly there will be reactions to the new drugs in these little heros. That’s the point. Until technology comes up with a method that doesn’t require animals, and is approved by the government, the little heros will be needed to help human beings live longer and better lives. Imagine being diagnosed with Cancer and having no chance? Imagine Children’s Hospitals being only a place for children to die while being made as comfortable as possible or even die in pain due to lack of medicine or technology. The employees of Inotive must love animals in order to maintain the health and disposition of the animals who serve. We should applaud their choice to work in such a heart wrenching ﬁeld. Yes, Posey County, we should be proud. We should be proud of the local people who work with these animals only to, once they can no longer serve, have to let

them go. We should be proud that, as long as we must test on animals, Posey County is part of the creation of new drugs that change the course of human lives. Do you really choose the life of an animal over the good that medicines do for humankind as well as animals? If so, I would like to think that, if the law would allow, you would serve as a little hero. Let there be no confusion The Humane Society of the United States should not be confused with local Humane Societies that serve communities and exist on fund raisers and prayers. The aforementioned organization doesn’t shelter animals. They primarily, illegally, inﬁltrate companies in order to seek out animal cruelty in those locations. They want to stop all testing on animals. Don’t we all? Unfortunately, there is not yet a viable alternative and until there is, the law requires testing drugs on animals before the human trials. Inotive works within the law with ethical standards to perform the required steps in bringing a new drug to market. Before you write that donation to the Humane Society of the United States, please research the good and bad about them. There is plenty of bad including the suggestion of oﬀshore accounts and overly generous executive perks. In their message they wear down the process of oversight of research facilities by suggesting that the oversight entities, on this case the USDA, isn’t funded

enough and has few inspectors to keep these research facilities on their toes. They even go as far as to suggest a comaradarie exists between the people responsible for oversight and the leaders of the facilities. Their ratings provided by non-profit evaluation sites have fallen. The practice of sending in people to infiltrate the research sites is illegal. The infiltrator at Inotive, was not able to find any reportable issues of abuse or questionable procedures until she had been “employed” for seven months. This person reported what she believed was one issue, not many. In most cases, the end of life for an animal in a research lab comes for different reasons. Some must be autopsied to see if the drug tested caused damage to internal organs. In some cases, they cannot be tested further due to age or unfitness. This is all very heart wrenching, but otherwise our choice is to cease the continuation of bringing new drugs, often lifesaving, to market. If you feel a need to donate to assist USDA could use a lot more money to prevent cruelty in this process. Perhaps you could work to assemble a group of like minded people into a non-profit to assist in funding the needed positions with the USDA. Alternatively, you could reach out to our national leadership to increase that budget. If you feel you need to write a check, please write it to our local animal rescue and shelters who truly need it.

Wendy McNamara, State Representative Protecting free speech at Indiana colleges In Indiana, we are taking a stand and protecting the First Amendment. A new, unanimously supported law protects free speech at public colleges and universities throughout the state, and prevents free speech zones from popping up on campuses. These zones are established by administrators and confine free speech to designated areas - often in remote locations - where students are then allowed to speak, protest or advocate for a cause. The law also prevents colleges from discriminating against and denying benefits to student groups on the basis of religion, political affiliation or ideology, and sets clear guidelines for Indiana colleges and universities to ensure free speech is permitted. Free speech must be protected, including in places of higher learning where there is often an abundance of different opinions and ideologies. This is an important step in providing clear guidance to higher education institutions in our state and in preventing infringements on the First Amendment right protecting speech in public areas.

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Patsy Ruth Scheller Patsy Ruth Scheller, 99, formerly of Wadesville, Indiana, born to Girdes and Alvina (Wolf) Miller in Wadesville, Indiana, passed away from natural causes on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at West River Health Campus near Evansville, Indiana. After graduating from High School in 1941, Patsy worked at the Farmers Bank and Trust in Wadesville, Indiana. She was proud to say her uncle was one of the original founders of the bank. Later she retired from the North Posey Ford dealership in Poseyville, Indiana as an accountant. Patsy and Tony enjoyed antiquing, working in their yard, dancing and trips to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Patsy also enjoyed sewing and making dolls. Surviving family members are her sister-in-law: Dorothy Reynolds Miller and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband of 62 years: Clarence Anthony “Tony” Scheller; brother: Albert Neal Miller; infant

sister: Ethel Miller; nephew: Richard Miller. Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Thursday, April 28, 2022, at the Werry Funeral Home in Poseyville, Indiana with burial to follow in Laurel Hill Cemetery near Wadesville, Indiana. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time, Thursday, April 28, 2022, at the funeral home. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Laurel Hill Cemetery, PO Box 297, Poseyville, IN 47633. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

Ella Louise Cox, 63, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away April 18, 2022 at Deaconess Midtown. She was born June 26, 1958 in Evansville, Ind., to the late Hezekiah Cox, Sr. and Flora Cox Compton. Ella had been a secretary with PIC, where she was in charge of the summer youth program. She had also been a bank teller. Ella was a member of Mount Calvary Church of God in Christ. She enjoyed reading, discussing the Bible with others, spending time with her family and babysitting her nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather, John Compton; daughter, Luella Cox; brothers, Hezekiah Cox Jr., Lynn Cox and Ben Cox; sisters, Barbara Washington and Edna Quisenberry. She is survived by her daughter, Naomi Cox; sisters, Mary Cason, Elizabeth Lee (Cookie), Kathryn Berry Ridley, Karen Odom (Dale), and Gloria Cox; brothers, John Cox, James Cox and Steven Cox; a host of nieces, nephews, greatnieces, great-nephews and

Cheryll Ann Garrett Cheryll Ann “Chere” Garrett, 66, of Poseyville, Indiana, born to James Cale and Carol Sue (Wallace) Lockwood in Evansville, Indiana, passed away, Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Deaconess Hospital Midtown in Evansville, Indiana. She graduated from North Posey High School in 1974 and owned and operated Flowers by Chere’ for 20 years. She enjoyed spending time with family, going out to eat and being outside. She is survived by her daughter: Cara Latham of Poseyville, Indiana; grandchildren: Payton Ann Englert (Trent) of Owensville, Indiana, Hayleigh Sharon Latham and Bryce Thomas Latham both of Poseyville, Indiana; brother Keith Lockwood (Candace); brother-inlaw: Steve Mathew; Nieces, Nephews, along with her cat: Baby. Preceding her in death were her parents and sister: Debbie Mathew.

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cousins. Funeral service were held at 12 p.m., on Monday, April 25, 2022 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Pastor Tim Dunston ofﬁciating and burial to follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery. Visitation was held from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m., on Monday at the funeral home. The family requests that guests please wear masks if possible. Memorial contributions may be made to the Friends of Alexandrian Public Library to support children’s literacy. Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com.

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Funeral services will be 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the Werry Funeral Home in Poseyville, Indiana. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the funeral home. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorial contributions may be made to: North Elementary Children of Need Fund, 63 West Fletchall Avenue, Poseyville, IN 47633. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

Jimmie Lee Bauman Jimmie Lee Bauman was born on January 8, 1933 and passed away on April 10, 2022. Jimmie L. Bauman died of a heart attack at age 89. He was the ﬁfth child of parents George L. and Frances S. Bauman in Mount Vernon, Indiana. His siblings, Robert, Della, Georgia and Lloyd preceded him in death. He also lost his only child and son Kurt in 2005. He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and his wife of nearly 70 years, Ruth Curtis Bauman. They met in high school in Mount Vernon, Indiana and wed in November of 1952. Five months later Jim was drafted into the Army during the Korean conﬂict. He was stationed at Camp Atterbury, Indiana and transferred to Camp Carson, Colorado. He attended DeVry Technical Institute in Chicago, obtaining an Associates Degree in

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Electronic Technology. After moving to Fort Worth, Texas he continued his education at Arlington State University. In 1960 he moved to Livermore, California for employment at Sandia Laboratories, retiring in December 1994 as a member of Technology Staﬀ, Weapons Subsystem Division. He will be cremated with no services. Donations may be made to the charity of your choice.

David “Pup” Paul Jessie, 67, of New Harmony, Indiana born to Marvin Guy and Catherine L. (Cain) Jessie on February 2, 1955, passed away, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at his home in New Harmony, Indiana. He graduated from North Posey High School in 1973. He retired from CountryMark Refinery in 2017 and enjoyed playing golf. He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion, New Harmony Post 370, where he participated with the military funeral color guard. Surviving are his wife of 46 years: Nancy (Dassel) Jessie; daughter: Sandy Heidorn-Kofler (Trey) of Evansville, Indiana; son: Paul Jessie of New Harmony, Indiana; siblings: Gale Hoehn (Charlie) of Wadesville, Indiana, Marvin “Bub” Jessie of Folkston, Georgia, Wayne Jessie (Vicki) of Bargersville, Indiana, Jane Kerley of Griffin, Indiana, Connie Paulk (Dave) of Calabash, North Carolina and Guy Jessie of Evansville, Indiana; five grandchildren: Molly Heidorn, Emily Heidorn, Aubrey Kofler, Lakishia Fawks and Ashlynn Anderson; inlaws : Ron and Gayle Jessie and Dwayne and Sylvia

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am and Jeﬀ Basham; sisters: Frieda (Bob) Haggard, Paula (Bobby) Howard, Jeanette Rice and Patty Basham; grandchildren: Paige Basham, Carson Shelby, Jalyn Shelby, Jacilyn Basham and Owen Basham-Hess. Preceding him in death were his father, son: David Basham and sister: Regina Dunlap. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m., Friday, April 29, 2022 at the Lighthouse Assembly of God Church in New Harmony, Indiana with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery in New Harmony, Indiana. Visitation will be 1-3 p.m., Friday April 29, 2022 at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to: Maple Hill Cemetery, PO Box 340, New Harmony, IN 47631. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

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McCoy. Preceding him in death were his parents; brother: Johnnie Ray Jessie. Funeral services were held 2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the Werry Funeral Home in Poseyville, Indiana with burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Wadesville, Indiana. Visitation was from 4-7 p.m., Friday, April 22, 2022, and noon until service time Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the funeral home. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorial contributions may be made to: American Legion Post 370, 516 Church Street, PO Box 293 New Harmony, IN 47631. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

Robert “Bob” W. Smith, 77, of Poseyville, Ind., went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 17, 2022. He was born on March 16, 1945 to the late James and Winnie P. Smith. He was a 1963 graduate of Central High School, and then served four years in the Air Force. He retired from the United States Postal Service in 2007. Bob enjoyed spending time at ﬂea markets. He was an avid collector of many things, including antiques. Bob truly enjoyed meeting people. Bob was preceded in death by his wife of 40 years, Doris J. Smith; sister, Janice Lynn; aunt, Roberta Cullins; uncle, Gerald Stovall. He is survived by his wife of over nine years, Darlene G. Smith; daughters, April Smith Cato, Aimee Smith Davis, Shara Davis (Sam); sons, Robbie Smith, Tyler Smith (Margarita); grandchildren, Randall Hargrove Jr., Jayme Curtis, Rachel and

Raven Smith, Marissa Raymond, Madden Davis, Natalie, Gwendolyn and Sammy Davis; several great grandchildren; sister, Marla Smith; aunt Barbara Brightwell, and beloved nieces and nephews. A funeral service was held at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 25, 2022 at Alexander West Chapel with burial following in Alexander Memorial Park. Friends visited 11 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Condolences may be offered at www.AlexanderWestChapel.com.

Patricia L. Neveitt Patricia L. (Merritt) Neveitt, 84, of Des Plaines, Ill., passed away in the early morning of April 1, 2022 at her home. She was born April 15, 1937 in Mount Vernon, Ind., to the late Joseph and Gertrude (Davis) Merritt. Patricia loved to get out and socialize, but her cherished times were spent with her family. She attended the Northwest Assembly of God Church in Mount Prospect, Ill. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 62 years, Paul Neveitt in 2016; sisters, Judith Thompson and

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Hugh Alan Basham, 63, of Mount Vernon, Indiana, born June 8, 1958 to Hugh T. and Jean (Hyatt) Basham in Evansville, Indiana, passed away April 18, 2022 at his residence in Mount Vernon, Indiana. Hugh Alan was a proud 1976 graduate of New Harmony High School. After his graduation from high school, he joined the United States Marine Corp. and later joined his dad and brother Donnie, working in the oil ﬁelds on rigs. Later in life he spent several years working at WSI in Mount Vernon, where he was proud to have been the lead man in starting their pallet recycling program, which they still use today. He later ventured out to start his lifelong dream of owning his own remodeling and home repair business, Basham’s Customized Services. He was a longtime member of the Lighthouse Assembly of God Church, in New Harmony, Indiana, where he served as a deacon for several years. Hugh enjoyed working with his hands building things, riding motorcycles and working on cars. He was a self-taught guitarist and a true jokester, who always brought a smile and laughter to those around him. Surviving are his mother: Jean Basham; daughter: Schelle (Korey) Shelby; brothers: Don (Angie) Bash-

Susie Fleming. She is survived by her sons, Kenneth, Michael (Mary), and Rodney (Lois); grandchildren, Melissa (Bryan Behrendt), Carrie (Richard Furtner), Jody (John Walker), Joseph (Emma), Tammy (John Warden), Theresa, John, Rodney Jr.; eleven great-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Graveside service were held at 10 a.m., on Friday, April 22, 2022 at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Rev. Kevin Petty oﬃciating. Memorial contributions may be made to Mount

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Ask Amy Koch A monthly column from the Executive Director of the Charles Ford Retirement Communities of New Harmony What’s new at Charles Ford Retirement Community When we asked “What’s new?” at the Charles Ford Retirement Community, this month, we received an unexpected and very interesting answer from Amy Koch, the executive director. She described the installation of luxury toilet seats which provide a special new spa service for each resident’s bathroom. These “bidets” are designed to help prevent a very common problem experienced by many seniors. “If you have an aging parent or grandparent, chances are they’ve had a urinary tract infection, or UTI, at some point in their life,” Koch said. “Because compromised hygiene can be a factor in causing these infections, we’re adding bidets to our residents’ bathrooms. “An individual’s UTI risk increases with age,” Amy explained. “According to one recent study, more than a third of

all infections in elderly people are UTIs, and upwards of ten percent of women over age 65 report having a UTI within the past year. The number increases to almost 30 percent in women over 85. “So, the question is how can we help our residents avoid UTIs?” Amy said. “Physicians recommend many prevention strategies, among which are the following: Suﬃcient ﬂuid intake; Genital and urinary hygiene; and, (if prescribed by a physician); Low-dose vaginal cream for postmenopausal women. “At Charles Ford, we work with others to address each of these strategies, and recently, to help assure correct hygiene, we began installing a new generation of luxury toilet seats that feature a bidet in our residents’ bathrooms. These

intuitive, user-friendly electronic toilet seats are the result of several years of research, design and testing by the company from which they were purchased. The bidets feature nightlights, programmable settings, and diﬀerent nozzle positions to include a warm water spray, warm air dryer and gentle-closing seat and lid. Each toilet can be programmed for the resident with user friendly settings. “We like to think of the bidets as just another of our very personal and luxury oriented spa services,” Amy explained. “Our leadership team continually searches for innovative measures that will help assure the health and well-being of our residents. One of our objectives is to maintain our facility’s premier position as a more luxurious option for senior living.” Jeanne Hassell takes a break from her woven textile piece to pose for a photo. She is part of the Woven Together program held at the WMI. Photo by Sally Denning

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Evelyn N. Cooper Evelyn N. Cooper, 89, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away April 25, 2022 at Mount Vernon Nursing and Rehab. She was born May 8, 1932 in Pennington Gap, Va., to the late Bascal “Bud” and Jane (Parson) Wilson. Evelyn was a 1950 graduate of Saint Charles High School in Virginia. She was a member of Oakhill Baptist Church. Evelyn enjoyed traveling, and she was also an excellent cook. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Edward Cooper; son, Terry Cooper; brothers, Pearl, Everett and Jack Wilson; and sister, Grace Greer. She is survived by her

daughter, Tamara Cooper; daughter-in-law, Terri Lynn Cooper; grandchildren, Shannon Cooper (Missy), Kim Tanner (Barry), Melea Pennington and Misty Wilson; great-grandchildren, Jennifer Seets (Nik), Brandon Cox (Savannah), Matthew Utley (Camry), Michael Utley, Dylan Cooper, Kate Tanner and Nate Tanner; great-great-grandchildren, Soﬁe and Jackson Seets. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with burial to follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m., on Thursday at the funeral home. Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com.

‘Mount Vernon’ continued from Page A1 accepted and Curtis be authorized to sign the document. It was seconded by Board member Andy Hoehn and carried unanimously. In other board action: • Police Chief Tony Alldredge reported, since the last meeting, his department received 147 calls. Dixon said they had 40 calls in that time period and one was an actual fire call. Most of the others are medical runs. • Utilities Superintendent Chuck Gray stated they are mucking out the digesters at the plant and a sewer collapse occurred that must be repaired by an outside source. Russell’s Excavating will repair the break as it is too deep for the department’s tools to do. The work should be done that day or tomorrow, he assured board members. • Street Commissioner Max Dieterle reported

his crews had 21 extra trash pickups generating $1,202; and hauled 98 tons of trash to the landfill. “The second week of May is City Wide Clean Up Week,” he announced. Curtis asked what they can pick up. The Commissioner replied, “Everything except tires and toxins.” • Interested local citizen Paula Rudibaugh asked about the new streetlights at Mulberry and Walnut. “Are all of the others going to be replaced, too?” she queried. Curtis replied that Centerpoint is putting some in and yes, they are replacing lights throughout town. He thinks there are about 300 to 400 to be done. Mrs. Rudibaugh added hers at the corner of Eighth and Locust Streets works sometimes, and sometimes it doesn’t. Curtis promised her he would make a phone call about the situation. “They are pretty good at getting on things,” he noted.

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Note: News in this issue includes: Herman Rosenbaum dies, motorists get ﬁnal warning from State Oﬃcer, egg show to be held, Council notes - city to buy truck, Arthur Crabtree of Stewartsville wins honor, Washington Conference results, sports, and many more news briefs and personals. Jewish History - Herman Rosenbaum Dies - Mr. Rosenbaum, former Mount Vernon businessman and well - known resident, died at his home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, last Thursday, death having come suddenly as a result of heart trouble. Jacob Rosenbaum, a

brother in this city, was immediately notified of his death. Mr. Rosenbaum was 56 years of age and had visited Mount Vernon last Saturday in connection with closing the deal for the purchase of the athletic field by the school board from the Rosenbaum Realty Company. He was a son of Moses and Lena Rosenbaum, pioneer residents of Mount Vernon. While here, Mr. Rosenbaum was one of the owners of D. & H. Rosenbaum Drug Store and from 1911 to 1917, he served as a member of the local school board. State Police Officer Gives

Emily Fife of Leichﬁeld, Kentucky performed For guests on the concert harp. She enjoyed meeting Shelley Will, Accounts Receivable Manager. All Cox employees wore blue tee shirts with the motto, “where the quest for excellence never ends“ imprinted on the back.

Autoists Final Warning - A round-up of motorists here who are not complying with the State Laws was made Saturday by State Policeman Selman Schuly, assisted by Police Chief Moses. No arrests were made but this will be the ﬁnal WARNING as many stickers were placed on the windshields of the violators. The Chief violations were having no container (note: All cars were to carry a container in the glove compartment for paper registration and ect.), no registration card, the absence of license plates, and having only one license plate on the auto

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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 812-838-3637 or at unitedwayposey@gmail.com . The application is also available on the United Way website at unitedwayposeycounty.org.

Birthdays April 26 - Pat Johnson, John Cross, Phillip Gross, Bruce Whitcomb, K. Richard Hawley, Jim Slater, Janet Woolsey, Kennedy Reynolds, Jeannie Roales, Jacob Kohlmeyer, Madalyn Kissel April 27 - Katy Beth Fick, Scarlett Powers, Daniel Lewis Powell, Louis Mittino, Cole Louis Cullum April 28 - Bernard Hurley, Cathy Hyatt, Jillian Lindauer, Bob Green, Michele Tepool, Nettie Wilderman, Haven Rebecca Depner, Randy Leonard, Caden Benet April 29 - Amanda Armstrong, Mrs. Bob Kemmerling, Shelby Austin, George Hatch, Jesse Montgomery, Curtis Marchino, Carolyn Stone, Zoe Williams Madi, Johnathan M. Webber, Brendon Wrobel, Faith Abigail Peterlin, Alyssa Coomer, Daniel Carrol, Jainstead of the required two. There should be no switching of license plates! Egg Show To Be Held In People’s Bank & Trust Company Friday and Saturday - All exhibits must be entered in the egg show by Friday noon. Winners in the Egg Show poster contest had been announced as follows: First, David Oaks, exhibited in the window of People’s Bank and Second, Andrew Seibert in a window of Boyce & William’s Drug Store. City To Buy Truck For Street Work - Acting on the recommendation of the street and alley committee, the Council authorized the purchase of a one-ton Ford truck from the Keck-Gonnerman Company at their meeting Monday evening. The truck will be used in street work and will cost $576. Other Decisions - Oil for use on the streets was purchased from the Indiana Refining Company at 5.67 cents per gallon, 50,000 gallons being ordered. Plans for the opening of Sixth and Harriet Streets were started by the Council in order to give added entrances to the new athletic field. Stewartsville Young Man Wins Second Honors - Arthur Crabtree of Stewartsville representing Posey County and the First District, won second place in the finals in the State High School Discussion League held in Boomington last Friday. Miss Georgia Carpenter of Mitchel won first place by a close decision. Miss Carpenter received a gold medal and Mr. Crabtree received a silver medal.

son Byrn, Karter Schnautz, Clarence Nelson, Travis Wolfe April 30 - Jamie Alsop, Andrew Watson, Lisa Embrey, Lori Espenlaub, Brianna Ries, Aubrey Reyes, David Morris, Christina Alexander, Kobey Embrey, Lisa Harrison May 1 - Wilma Yourgans, Marcie Hon, Juliann Miller, Janet Staley, Marjorie Leftwich, Barbara Meeks, Nancy Roach, Janet Staley, Doris Arnold, Macie Arnold, Barbara Meeks May 2 - Macy Clowers, Michael A. Gray, John L. Adams, Erin Kuhn, Chase Alexander Tucker 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

By winning second place, Mr. Crabtree carried Posey County farther than it has ever been in the Discussion League competition. Results Of The Washington Conference - World News - The Turks are still busy killing Christians and Armenians. The US enters into a rather shaky treaty (alliance) with England, France, and Japan. Germany and Soviet Russia threw a bomb shell into the Geneva Conference by entering into a treaty with one another. Sports - Track - The Mount Vernon High School succumbed to Owensville in a meet held at the latter place Saturday. Captain Huntsman was the star of the team insofar as Mount Vernon was concerned. Huntsman won the 220 yard dash, the pole vault event and the broad jump. Benthall won the mile event. The Wadesville High Track Team lost to F.J. Reitz Thursday afternoon. The Mount Vernon High Team goes against F.J. Reitz at the Reitz Stadium Saturday. The local baseball season will open this Sunday. Farmersville will play the King Cutters of Evansville in the opener. Saint Phillips organizes a baseball team under the management of Frank Schuler. News Briefs And Personals - “Postal Improvement Week” has been set for May 1, by the Postmaster General. Births - Mr. and Mrs. James Gibson are the proud parents of a new baby boy and Mr. and Mrs. Millard Cox, a new baby girl. Born to Mr. and

Mrs. Raymond Blackburn, a baby girl named Rosemary. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Newman Williams a girl baby to be called Victoria Kathryn. Schools Dismissed For Summer - Farmersville - Our school closed Friday. The feature of the day was a baseball game with Grafton School, Farmersville winning 10 to 7. The Downen School closed Friday. A big dinner was enjoyed by the pupils as well as their parents. Oliver and Conrad - The Oliver and Conrad Schools closed Friday with the schools having a basket dinner at the Conrad School. The Schroeder School, taught by Mrs. Metz, also hosted a dinner. Marrs Commencement for Eighth Grade - The Marrs Township Commencement was held at the Caborn Church Tuesday evening and was well attended. New Cars - Frank Haas has purchased a Dodge Bros. touring car. John Kueber has purchased a light-6 Studebaker touring car. Visits John Huber was in the city Saturday and while here gave us a call. Henry Wolf transacted business in the city Monday and gave us a call. Edward Martin and Gus Papenmeier and son were business visitors to this city Wednesday. Mrs. Gerhardt Niehaus and Mrs. William Martin and children, Mildred and Loren, of the Nation Neighborhood, spent last Thursday with Mrs. Albert Esche. Marriage Licenses James McCoy and Mary Miller; William Wade and Helen Baker. News 125 Years Ago - Two earthquakes were felt here.

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THE POSEY COUNTY NEWS - PAGE A5 The three huge Red metal Sculptures donated to the New Harmony Community by George and Peggy Rapp were oﬃcially dedicated Saturday afternoon in Holy Angels Park. Attending the event are: (from left) Master of Ceremonies Kent Parker, Terri and Vincent McDonald, and Leslie and John Rapp, the donors son. The McDonalds are the wife and son of the deceased sculptor, Pat McDonald, and they drove from Zionsville for the event. Parker pointed out that this piece, called “Diamonds are Forever” has rings at the top like an angel’s halo facing downtown. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

Sermon of the Week - Deuteronomy 8:2-3 Bro. Tom Doty 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. Have you ever wondered why God allows bad or difficult things to happen to good people? How do we define “Good people”? The Word of God tells us, “They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one” (Romans 3:12). We define “Good” as doing what is right and acceptable. Our world often accepts things as right that God does not accept. The Children of Israel thought they were right in not entering into the Promised Land because they saw the difficulty and not the opportunity. When we fail to live by faith we are unprofitable to God and the Kingdom of God. We walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). We will not always understand the things that God will place in our journey of life but we can live by faith and trust God in what He is doing. So, the question still remains “Why does God allow difficult things to happen to good people? God gives us the answer to this question in verse two. God allowed the difficulties of forty years to happen in order to know the depths of their relationship to Him. God often allows difficulties in our life in order to teach us humility. There was an old saying, “You’re getting too big for your britches” that meant someone was getting too conceited. God gave us this word when

we get too conceited, “ Therefore let the one who thinks he stands firm [immune to temptation, being overconfident and self-righteous], take care that he does not fall [into sin and condemnation” (1 Corinthians 10:12 Amplified Bible). It is good to have confidence but our confidence must be in God first. Difficulties often come to good people in order for God to know our heart. How often do we talk about trusting God but when the time really comes we allow doubt and fear to fill our liver? I can say I have faith in God but I must also live and act in that faith. James said, “So too, faith, if it does not have works [to back it up], is by itself dead [inoperative and ineffective]” (James 2:17). Good people often talk about their faith but we must also live in that faith. Difficult things often come in order to test our faith. God is not being mean to us but God wants to see us “Walk the walk if we talk the talk”. And yes, difficulties often come in order that God might see us live in His commandments. God’s Word is a “lamp unto our feet and a light to our path” so even in the most difficult of times we have direction. God goes before us and prepares the way for us to overcome all difficulties or bad times. But, we must be willing to call upon God, follow His direction, and believe that He will not forsake us. Yes, God does allow bad or difficult things to happen to good people. God allows those same things to all people. As believers we must live our faith, continue to trust God, and be obedient. It can be difficult at times but we can do it if we will stand firm in our faith. Even in our worst of times God is still present and ever faithful. I have prayed for you this morning. I pray that in the difficulty you are facing you do not lose sight of the fact that God is ever present and ready to help you overcome the bad.

Briefly PC Sheriff’s Merit Board to meet The Posey County Sheriff’s Merit Board will meet on May 4, 2022 at the Sheriff’s Office in Mount Vernon at 9:30 a.m.

Point 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.

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.

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.

Wolfgang Spring Concerts The Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus and their Dixie Jazz Band will be presenting three Spring Concerts locally, ﬁrst at the Ribeyre Gymnasium on Main Street, New Harmony, Ind., Thursday, May 5, 7 p.m., then at the Bible Center Cathedral, 5000 First Avenue, Evans-

ville, Ind., Friday, May 6, 7 p.m., and ﬁnally at First UMC, Wesley Hall, 601 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., Sunday, May 8, 5 p.m. Wolfgang’s concerts are always free and open to the public, and donations are accepted.

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.

MV Elks Sweet Summer Sale Happening Join the MV Elks for a Vendor market and rummage sale on Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spaces are available both inside and outside. Vendors must supply their own tables and canopies. Call Susan 812-430-9635 for information or to reserve a spot.

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.

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National Day of Prayer is set This year, the National Day of Prayer is Thursday, May 5, 2022. Everyone is invited and welcome to attend this event as we gather at the Posey County Courthouse at noon as several will be leading us through a time of prayer for our federal, state and local government, as well as other important facets of our community including the local church, fam-

ily and our schools. Once again, the event will meet on the West Lawn of the Posey County Courthouse rain or shine (unless it is storming) so please plan accordingly. Let’s unite and pray for the Spirit of God to ignite His Church for His glory. The event is sponsored by the MV Ministerial Assoc.

NH Spring Clean-Up Days set Clean-up day will be May 6 for residents of the Town of New Harmony. Bulky items such as televisions, washers, dryers, sofas, mattress’s and etc. will be taken at this time. Due to certain rules and regulations, refrigerators, freezers, and other appliances with refrigerants in them can not be taken without proper certification. To be certified, the

appliances must have all refrigerants removed by a qualified technician. Other items that can not be taken include: Yard waste, waste oil and other petroleum products, any liquids, large concrete items, tires, anti-freeze and other items considered to be hazardous or medical waste. All items set out for disposal should be con-

tainerized or bundled for handling. Any items not containerized or bundled will be left. To help ensure compliance with this requirement, we are asking that items not be set out for pick-up more than three days prior to clean-up day. Only household items from those residing within the town limits of the Town of New Narmony will be accepted.

WMI News by Ryan Rokicki As many people have inquired about or have expressed interest in the WMI’s roof restoration, I am pleased to announce that the project is progressing at a smooth and efficient pace. The tear off of the old terra cotta tiles was completed during the first half of March and the crew from Smither Roofing quickly went to work repairing the rotten areas of the wooden substrate. The substrate, also known as decking, was found to be in remarkable overall condition for being installed in 1894. However, a few problem areas that were causing interior leaks needed immediate attention. The gutter support planking likewise had to be replaced in many areas due to rot. A waterproof underlayment covering the entire deck surface was added as well. Installation of the new slate tiles began in the middle of March and due to the skill and professionalism of the crew the roof was nearly 50 percent resurfaced by April. Smither Roofing also has a dedicated team to fabricate and install new copper flashings, valleys, and gutter linings. Additionally, a copy of the galvanized steel finial crowning the WMI’s tower was reproduced in copper and set atop to replace the deteriorating original. New Harmony residents should take note that the bright shine of the copper will not last as the metal will oxidize to a light green color. This patina, known as verdigris, is not unexpected and is actually beneficial as this layer of corrosion protects the underlying metal from further deterioration. So far in April, the project has seen the ongoing installation slate shingles and copper components. By this publication, work will be nearly finished on the installation of clay ridge tiles and

crestings. Many of the ridge tiles and all of the crestings have been retained from the prior roof. The membrane roof over the WMI’s archive wing will also be replaced which will provide crucial protection for the Special Collections below. Project Foreman Steven Warner is quite pleased with the progress he and the Smither Rooﬁng team has made. “This has been a very positive and rewarding project. The investment is great for New Harmony. This roof will last 80100 years and be very low maintenance.” While the nature and location of this project require the Smither crew to be away from their homes and families for days at a time, Mr. Warner is quick to express his appreciation for New Harmony and its residents and businesses. “New Harmony is a breath of fresh air compared to the City of Indianapolis. We are well taken care of at the [New Harmony] Inn and the restaurants. People here are so kind and personable. We are not used to that being city boys. Even though we are away from our families, it seems like New Harmony is becoming our family.” The project’s completion date has been set as May 20, but it is anticipated to be wrapping up within the next two weeks.

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South Terrace ‘Read to Win’ program is huge success By Lois Mittino Gray South Terrace Elementary School students had their own unique version of “March Madness” this year. A pep session “celebration” was held on Thursday, March 17 to culminate the “Read to Win” contest and tabulate winners in the first-time event. Senior members of the cheerleading squad, girls’ basketball team and boys’ basketball team surprised the students by attending the assembly to recognize the whole school effort. The cheerleaders led the thrilled students in singing the school song together. The basketball players dazzled the students with a shooting contest while the number of pages read were being totaled. “The pretense of the challenge was to get students excited about reading. Students were challenged to read as many pages as they could in two weeks. I really thought that it was a fair idea to have students compete by page number, instead of number of books,” explained Heather Morlan, the MSD of North Posey County’s District Librarian. “When you are trying to include a vast array of grade levels, we are looking at some books with 20 pages and some books with 350 pages. I just thought we could even up the playing field by documenting number of pages read.” Students could read at home or school, as any reading during the two weeks counted. They could read grade level appropriate books to themselves or have teachers, parents or siblings read to them. Morlan capitalized on the well-known NCAA basketball challenge season during March and took advantage of the theme. Students were welcomed to school with hall decor that depicted a basketball court, pennants, and basketballs with their teacher’s names on them. Students received “Read to

Win” pencils and bookmarkers along their journey. A total of 292,609 pages were recorded during the reading challenge by the South Terrace students. “I was really astonished by the numbers of pages the kids achieved during two weeks. I was told that they were all working so hard to read. It was an individual effort that resulted in a team benefit,” Morlan noted. The competition was judged in two different groups. One winning class was chosen from Kindergarten through second grade and one winner was chosen third through sixth grades. The K-2 winning class was Mrs. Cates’ kindergarten class with 21,747 pages read. The 3-6 winning class was Mrs. Day’s fourth grade class with a total of 38,919 pages read The two winning classes won a pizza party delivered to their classroom by Morlan before the end of the school year. Morlan did a similar “Read to Win” challenge this past fall at North Elementary School using a football theme. As North Posey’s District Librarian, she describes her mission as to foster a love of reading and literature in a variety of formats, including print and digital mediums. She strives to empower students to become critical seekers of information and ideas. “My reading challenges are just the first step in collaborating with school and community stakeholders to provide dynamic, global learning experiences,” she said. Morlan hopes to build a community of learners where students of all ages can participate, support, guide and nurture each other into finding a love of reading that will benefit them for many years to come. In addition to her role as the School District Librarian, Morlan is the full time Director for the Poseyville Carnegie Public Library. She says that working with the school libraries is

Kindergarten winners, front row, l to r: Mia Bergman, Aubrey Magill, Callee Schmidt, Kolton Brandle, Brody Hoehn, and Iziyah Austill. Second row, l to r: Rosemary Westerfield, Emelyn Thomas, Mason Reiter, Addyson Chamberlain, Max Fuelling, Tyler Martin, Kenlee Werry, Bennett Wood, Jensen D’Angelo, Jordy Word, and Cassidy Smith. Third row, l to r: High School students Mer-

edith Atkins, Lilly Kerby, Belle Gries, Annie Alcantara, Lyndsey Gentil, Harold Bender, Claire Koester, Kaylee Bender, Paige Exline, Jenna Rhineburger, Jaedyn Rhineburger, Alexa Wagner, and Kylie Baumholser. Back row, l to r: Clay Douglas, Alec Elpers, Dalton Reidford, Jonathan Ricketts, Carter Hannah, Dawson Wunderlich and Devin Lintzenich. Photos provided by Heather Morlan

Fourth Grade winners, front row, l to r: Hayden Gardner, Wesley McGlamery, Makayla Smith, Ryan Smith, Luke Wilson, Kathryn Motz, Ramsey Barrow, and Celeste Weiss. Second row, l to r: Dean Wentworth, Blane Lemmons, Maguire Gibbs, Link Reiter, David Dixon, Carter Coulter, AJ Smith, Clara Naab, and Emma Arrieta. Back row, l to r: High School students Meredith Atkins, Lilly Kerby, Clay Douglas, Belle Gries, Dawson Wunderlich, Annie Alcantara, Carter Hannah, Alec Elpers, Lyndsey Gentil, Harold Bender, Jonathan Ricketts, Dalton Reidford, Devin Lintzenich, Claire Koester, Kaylee Bender, Jenna Rhineburger, Paige Exline, Jaedyn Rhineburger, Alexa Wagner and Kyle Baumholser. just a perfect marriage between for every student, it makes it state of Indiana. I will deliver elors Degree in Elementary the school and public libraries. even easier for students to ac- the materials to the schools. Education from the UniverShe is delighted that students cess materials. I offer an out- Students can also access eB- sity of North Carolina and will and teachers can benefit from reach program where students ooks and audiobooks through graduate this year from Indiana all that the public library has to can receive a free library card Overdrive/Libby as well,” she University with her Master’s in offer. “Now that North Posey to access materials from hun- described. Library Science. She is such an Morlan received her Bach- asset to the school system. has adopted a Chromebook dreds of libraries within the

New Harmony sets annual Spring Clean-up day for May 6 By Trisha L. Lopez Members of the New Harmony Town Council set May 6 as spring cleanup day, discussed needed updates to Playtopia and approved festival requests at Tuesday’s meeting at the Town Hall. Councilwoman Virginia Alsop, who serves on the town’s park board, told Council President Alvin Blaylock and Councilman Tom Williams that the park board had safety concerns about the park’s slide. She added that the shelter needed cleaned and doors were “On the playground, the large slide out there, it’s been there for years. We were all thinking there needs to be something put, even at the top, when they step up there, there’s just a little bitty place for them kids to stand. If they fall back, they could really get hurt,” Alsop said. She said the board has discussed options for adding safety measures to the existing slide. She said no injuries have been reported from issues with the slide recently, but remembered that a child fell off of the slide several years ago. “That’s something that needs to be done,” she said. She urged board members to visit the park “and see what we can do.” Blaylock agreed that the is-

sue needed further investigation to ensure the safety of the children at New Harmony’s parks. She asked if the town could pressure wash and spruce up the shelter house and she suggested that it might be time to look into raising its rental rates from $30 to $50 for residents using the shelter for private gatherings. She also suggested requiring a $50 refundable deposit. “We’ve got somebody on the parks board that said they would come in there and paint for us. It really doesn’t hurt for the whole town board to go down there and look at (the park and shelter house),” Alsop said. “To me, if we get it looking decent, (the shelter house) is a nice place to have a gathering.” Williams asked Alsop about the restroom updates that council approved. She said she thought one new stall had been installed. Blaylock said he thought two were almost complete. Council approved the purchase of two fiberglass exterior doors at $315 each. Members agreed to appropriate the previously approved $31,101.31 storm siren purchase from American Rescue Plan Funds. Members passed a resolution for allocation for the

roughly $85,000 in ARP funds. “They’ve changed some of the rules as it’s went along. Now they are allowing communities to use the funds to make up for lost revenue up to $10 million, even if you didn’t lose $10 million…which obviously we didn’t,” Karla Atkins, town clerk, said. “You don’t have to prove that you’ve lost the money, just as long as it’s less than $10 million, you can use it for that.” Atkins said she’s watched several online training videos outlining allowable uses and procedures for ARP funds. She said the money must be spent from the designated ARP account and cannot be transferred to another fund. “Every expenditure must be appropriated by the town council,” she explained. Blaylock said the siren has been ordered and he was told to expect an additional three to four week wait time for it to arrive. Members approved an application for the New Harmony Antique Show sponsored by the New Harmony Business Associates from June 11-12. Main Street from Church Street to Steam Mill Street will be closed starting the afternoon of June 10th to allow the expected 40 to 50 dealers to set up. Parts of Brewery Street will be closed from 5 to 10 p.m. on June 11 for a community-wide picnic, a move that Blaylock said was made last year as well. A change to road closures for Kunstfest were approved for 2022, but concerns were raised about ways to improve town access for future events. “The original (Kunstfest) application closed Tavern Street from Main halfway down the block west to the alley and they

have now asked to close all of Tavern Street between Main Street and West Street right where the farmer’s market is,” Blaylock explained. Blaylock said plans are already being discussed to avoid closing North Street to make “a loop all the way around town” to provide better accessibility in the event of an emergency situation. “It’s getting to be a severe safety hazard if we have emergencies. We only have one street, which would be South

Street, that you can get to the west end of town from the east. Next year, I’m going to be working with them up front quick to see about this,” Blaylock said. “The medical side of it during Kunstfest, the fire department run around with their side by side, small vehicle they do pretty good, but if we have a fire or something, guys, in town with that going on, with only one street open, we could be in serious trouble.” Council also approved a Kiwanis-sponsored July 4 cel-

ebration at Maclure Park. Members voted to send a letter to a Taylor Avenue property owner for an alley encroachment ordinance violation. “There’s junk, looks like they collect old appliances and metal…that kind of thing. It is an eyesore,” Blaylock said. Alsop said she’s heard from one resident that complained that the items made it difficult to back up in the alley. “There’s been several in the area that have complained about it,” Alsop said.

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Blame game being played in string of APC complaints By Trisha L. Lopez The owners of a Mount Vernon pallet recycling business embroiled in months of discussions about first ordinance and then zoning issues are threatening legal action against the Posey County Area Plan Commission. What started as a complaint about the improper storage of pallets in November has shifted to questions of whether the business is even allowed to operate at its Fourth Street location because of zoning requirements. Eric and Steven Hazlett, owners of 6:33 Holdings LLC., initially addressed APC members on November 18, 2021 to respond to complaints filed by the City of Mount Vernon and Shrode Agency Inc., that their business was operating outside of the use limits of a Commercial General (CG) zoning classification. The Hazletts say they are victims of an APC led “witch hunt” against their realtor, Posey County Councilman and former APC member Aaron Wilson. They said Wilson told them they would have no zoning issues when he guided them through the process of buying their property. They say they’ve jumped through months of hoops to solve one problem only to be told that their efforts were for naught and their growing business may have to find a new home. At Thursday’s APC meeting, Eric Hazlett said the APC is playing politics at the expense of his business and added that they’ve done it before, referencing a Board of Zoning Appeals decision to deny a special use permit requested by Poseyville resident Derek Collins to put a storage unit on his property without a principal structure on site. The board’s denial was challenged in court and overturned, but the county has filed an appeal. Collins purchased the shed from Wilson and had already moved the shed to his property and landscaped around it before he was told a permit was needed. Mark Seib, APC president, said Hazlett’s accusations of an antiWilson agenda are untrue. He said the board’s actions over the past six months have been in protection of the city’s established rules. “There is no feud (with Wilson). His name had never been mentioned by the APC, only the Hazletts,” Seib said. “This is the board taking actions on the Hazletts on a complaint (that was) filed.” Wilson disagrees. As a realtor with years of commercial property sales experience, he said zoning requirements are one of the first things he discusses with his clients. He said he’s spoken with the Hazletts and advised them to hire an attorney. “What the Hazletts are doing is within the ordinance and they are being targeted for doing business with me. Same with Collins in Poseyville,” Wilson said. “Our APC is a good ole boys group that enforces ordinances on those they don’t like or that they disagree with politically. I’m truly sick and tired of it.” At the November APC meeting, commission attorney Trent Van Haaften told members that the main issue was the business’s storage of pallets outside of their building. Eric Hazlett told members that they were looking for another location and explained that while he didn’t consider the pallets an eye sore, he understood that, to most people, “they are not the best.” “It isn’t the pallets, it’s the storage of those materials outside,” Van Haaften said. The Hazletts agreed to move the pallets indoors and the commis-

sion said it would revisit the issue at its December 9, 2021 meeting. The December meeting date arrived, however, and the business still had pallets outside. The complaints filed against the business listed the address as 607 through 625 E. Fourth Street. The letter sent to the Hazletts only listed 607 E. Fourth Street. As a result, Eric Hazlett said they’d focused most of their clearing efforts on 607 E. Fourth Street. Hazlett said 2,500 pallets had been removed and asked for five days to finish the job. “I am not trying to play games. I know you don’t want them on either (property),” Hazlett conceded. In January, however, pallets were still outside. “How was I supposed to know that the complaint extended from 607 to 625?” Steven Hazlett, Eric Hazlett’s son and majority owner of the business, asked. Van Haaften pointed out that the address issue had already been discussed. Seib said that Hazlett had made a “tremendous push” to clear the pallets, but added that he didn’t know if trying to argue the “technicality” of the address issue would “hold water.” He said he wanted to make sure Hazlett was clear on the issue moving forward. “I’ve talked to several people and their complaint, without hesitation, is the visual impact of the pallets sitting out on the main drag.There are 8,000 cars that go by there a day and they all reflect on us,” APC Member Andy Hoehn said. Hoehn said he’d talked to Eric Hazlett about adding a fence to use as a shield. The matter was tabled to March to give Hazlett a chance to look into fencing. Seib said there were no pallets outside when he drove around the business on March 22, but the Hazletts learned they faced a bigger problem than storage. Van Haaften, who was not present at the meeting, sent a memo to members saying that, after review, the “business does not fall within any designated use” of the area’s CG district. “He tried to compare it to a couple other areas of the zoning ordinance, but it didn’t really fit there,” Bourne said, reading Van Haaften’s memo. “The operation of a pallet repair business is not allowed on a commercial general district and the current operating is in violation of the zoning ordinance.” Seib said Van Haaften’s statement is “plain and simple.” Eric Hazlett said the zoning issue is yet another hurdle thrown at them by the APC. “I’ve been told the zoning in the back part of the building is fine because the zoning in the back part of the building is not the same as the zoning in the front part of the building. So I don’t really know exactly what is going on, but it’s not really fair to us either to try to remedy things when we don’t know exactly what’s going to be the end point,” Hazlett said. He said they had the option to move his business out of Mount Vernon, but he was concerned about trying to sell the buildings. “If we get stuck with these buildings…I mean, the old Gottman building, the roof is falling in like crazy. If we’ve got to do something, there are going to be some kind of suits. I guess you guys want to file suits against us. We’ll want to file a suit against (realtor) Aaron Wilson, Hahn Kiefer (Real Estate Services), the council,

whatever,” Hazlett said. “We didn’t come in here to mess anybody up. The business was already started. We didn’t come in, buy these buildings, didn’t check anything out and start a business.” Seib asked Hazlett if they’d purchased the pallet business in its current location, but Hazlett said that his son had started the business a year earlier at another location. “When we came in to buy that (building), Aaron knew exactly what we were going to do with it,” Hazlett said. “What you’re saying is that when you went to buy it, you were not aware that this was a zoned area that would not substantiate you being there to do that kind of work?” Seib asked. “Correct,” Hazlett said. When asked if Wilson informed him that zoning would be a problem, Hazlett responded “he literally said that we would be alright.” “Do you have any written evidence?” Seib asked. “No,” Hazlett answered. “But why would we spend that much money if we couldn’t do it?” Van Haaften, Seib and Bourne met with the business owners to discuss the issue between the March and April meetings to attempt to clarify the issue. “As we dug into the violation, we found out more and more. The final one that we really found out that was the end was basically that they are not zoned to have what they do in that location. They are not supposed to have a pallet business in that location. We talked with them. They were very honest in their discussions with us. We went down the list of whatever properties might be available for them to try to move to,” Seib explained at Thursday’s meeting. Eric Hazlett said he’s talked to three attorneys and while none agreed to take his case, they agreed with his position. “We are not heavy industry. Most of what we do now…we gather pallets from smaller entities and actually clean up a lot of areas because all the pallets are picked up and recycled. We do have people that have bought pallets from us, and other things, from our store. That is retail,” Hazlett said. Van Haaften explained that Commercial General is zoned with the “idea that you have solely retail. You have a store and people are coming in the front door, looking at your products and buying. Not what we’ve discussed before, hauling things in, manufacturing, remanufacturing, whatever you want to call it.” Steven Hazlett said he has a retail certificate and his business has been classified as retail under the North American Industry Classification system. Van Haaften said the Hazletts have every right to disagree with the board’s decisions, but told APC members they’ve reached a point where further action may be needed. “Obviously, anytime there’s a disagreement there’s another level that resolves those things one way or the other. I’ve expressed to you that this commercial general area, talked to you about what it is. What they are doing there doesn’t seem to fit there. They don’t agree with that, which is their right to take that position,” Van Haaften said. “I don’t know what else to tell you guys. The process is if you want to move forward, we file some type of legal action and move forward with that.” Members voted unanimously on Thursday to table the issue again.

hope it doesn’t keep them from voicing their opinion, especially on a local level. I do truly believe that even our national level government starts locally.” Latham said local government decisions make a difference in the daily lives of Posey County residents. “We definitely have to step forward and stand our ground with what we believe and go to the polls with that mindset,” Latham said. Long-time Posey County republican leader Greg Newman, who is running for the District 2 county commissioner seat against incumbent Randy Thornburg, said he thinks numbers will improve. “By May 3, I think there will be a pretty sizable turnout. We’ve been trying to spread the word as much as possible,” Newman said. “There’s been items put on Facebook. Talking to people at every meeting I go to…talking about early voting.” He said it’s important to spread the word that there are big choices that need to be made. “There are key races on the ballot. The sheriff’s race, the council race, the commissioner race. Then there’s the delegate races that are on the ballet…the people selected in that race are going to help determine who the nominee is for the Republican Party for state treasurer and secretary of state. Even at that level, they are helping to develop a say as to who those nominees are going to be through their votes for delegates,” Newman said. Republican sheriff hopeful Dan Ko said he’s had support from members of both parties and said that overlooking the importance of the primary would be a huge mistake for residents of Posey County. “(The primary) is where you have your biggest stakes. What does it take to get the right person? Why not get out and vote? Show up and make your voices heard. It’s actually pretty silly why that doesn’t happen,” Ko said. Ko said he’s been meeting with groups like Kiwanis and going door to door to try to spread the word that the choices at hand go beyond politics. The choices facing Posey County voters boil down to the kind of leadership they want in roles that impact their lives.

“I’m walking down the road right now, shaking hands and talking to people,” Ko said. Thornburg said the importance of the primary shouldn’t be overlooked. “It is more important than the general election in many ways because if your candidate of choice does not make it through the primary election, they do not get on the ballot in the fall election,” Thornburg said. Kilgore said many people may want to get involved, but they may not understand how the process actually works. “Some don’t even realize that they can vote. They live in the county and they think they can only vote in the general election and think they can’t vote in the primary. I had someone come in and I said something to her about voting and she said ‘Well I can’t vote can I?’ because she lived outside of the city. The only thing she couldn’t vote for was the city election. She said ‘Oh, I didn’t think I could vote?’ and I said ‘Yeah!’ so she voted,” Kilgore said. “Some think that if you don’t vote in the primary, you can’t vote in the general election, that you had to vote in the primary. That’s not true. Then there’s those who don’t ever vote in a primary because ‘That’s not a real election.’ It’s just wild. The perceptions that are out there. All we can do is try to clear it up and help voters understand.”

‘Early voting’ continued from Page A1 “Why are there people running against the incumbents? Why did three incumbent republican county councilmen not file? So you throw all of that in a big pot and stir it up… The die hard Ds and Rs are taking note and going to the polls and voting how they want to vote. That’s their right,” Adams said. Is the interest generated enough to encourage those who do not consider themselves as members of either “die hard” group enough to generate more ballots on election day? Adams said that’s not proven to be the case thus far. Adams said party affiliation misconceptions could be a contributing factor to low primary turnout. “People think that they are registered as a Democrat or a Republican, but that’s not the case. I just want people to vote local. Vote for the person. I’ve had several people tell me ‘Well I don’t vote straight ticket.’ Well you’re one of the dwindling few,” Adams said. “I think that when you vote local, you know the people that you’re voting for. Especially in this county. Let’s face it, you’ve been related or are getting ready to be related to half of the people in the county here in Posey County. You see people in the grocery story or at church, at the gas station. You see these people and you can go up to them and talk to them. Ask them questions. At the national level, you can’t do that. You know these people that you’re voting for. I just wish people would vote more for the person instead of the party.” Ongoing questions about the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election could also be keeping folks from the polls, Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham said. Latham, one of three republicans battling for the county’s top law enforcement job, said negative views of politics in general can be a roadblock to encouraging local turnout. “Educating the public is so important. The majority of the time, I don’t know that the election is looked upon as a favorable idea, especially with some that believe that the last presidential election was a hoax and that the election was stolen. Whether or not someone believes that or not…there’s collateral damage that comes with that. Whether a person believes that or not, that’s up to them. I just

‘Mount Vernon School Board’ continued from Page A1 exit the West Elementary School parking area there,” stated Thompson. “Maybe we’ll even have enough left over for a little grass seed,” he quipped. In personnel matters: • the board accepted a resignation from Austin Bethel as an assistant high school wrestling coach on half stipend. He was immediately hired as the head wrestling coach, replacing Tim Alcorn. Thompson said Austin is already preparing to take students to tournament this June. • the board accepted the resignation of Carley Curtis as a high school cheer sponsor, effective immediately. Angela McNamara resigned as a junior high science teacher, effective the end of the school year and Lori Wilson resigned as a teacher at Marrs Elementary School, effective March 31, 2022. • the board hired Samantha Givens and Marcie Lewis to be a high school custodians, while Amanda Hawkins will work in junior high food service. • Sequoya Lee was hired as a kindergarten teacher at West Elementary School, replacing Tamara Allison. Sequoya taught that subject at Glenwood Leadership Academy for the past five years. It was noted that 24 applications were received for this job and nine persons were interviewed. When asked about the high number, Thompson commented that this has been a great year for applicants and things are on the upswing. • the board accepted the intent to retire from Lisa Dixon, a teacher at Farmersville Elementary School and the junior high school, effective the end of the school year. Dixon will have put in 37 years of service. • approved the creation of an additional Special Education Teacher Assistant position for Farmersville School to be funded locally from the Education Fund. “That is where our self-contained classroom for students with high special needs attend and we are getting six more students in, so we felt there should be an assistant,” Thompson explained. • adopted a resolution permitting personnel to attend educational meetings. Megan Price will attend the virtual “Promoting Positive Outcomes: Early Childhood Special Education” training on April 19-20, with no expenses expected. Carol Stratton will be able to go to the Indiana Association of School Board Officials Region 9 meeting in Jasper on April 26. Amy Hueftle will attend the Intersectionality of Student Safety and the Rights of Students with Emotional Disabilities training on April 26, with special education to pay expenses. Courtney York will attend the Pareto Health Paradigm meeting in San Diego, CA on May 4-7, 2022.

In other matters: • the board granted permission to allow the boys’ basketball team to participate in a summer shootout on June 18-19, 2022 at Salem High School in Salem, Indiana. This is a new event for them and school buses will be used for transportation. • the board granted permission to advertise for cafeteria bids for the 2022-23 school year on April 26 and May 3, 2022 in local newspapers. “It will be interesting to see how those come back with the shortages on certain items around the country, like frozen waffles and pancakes,” mused Board Member Joe Rutledge. • The board recognized these students of Paul Quinzer: Kyla Borrego, Andrew Bryant, Olivia Culley, Keirra Deig, Haley Duffey, Abigail Dosher, Brady Ford, Brenna Julian, Grace Schroeder, and Brooke Sledd for being one of the top 10 winners of a school seismograph in the Get ShakIN’ Contest sponsored by Indiana Department of Homeland Security. The Get ShakIN’ Video Contest was open to Indiana K–12 schools, which could enter to win a seismograph for the school year by submitting student-produced videos focusing on earthquake preparedness and/or safety. • Bill Stein, Director of Information Systems, received the CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) 2022 Volunteer Hall of Fame award. The Volunteer of the Year Award recognizes the achievements of a member who has provided exemplary support to the organization over the past year. • Loren Evans, Director of Business and Technology, will receive the IASBO 2022 John F. Young Lamplighter Award at an upcoming state school board meeting. This distinguished service award is IASBO’s highest recognition for outstanding contributions to the profession of school business • The next board meeting is set for: Monday, May 2 at 5:45 p.m. in the high school media center.

‘Guilty’ continued from Page A1 was later apprehended in Ohio in October 2021. After hearing evidence over the course of two days, the jury found Seabeck guilty of conspiring to sell more than 10 grams of methamphetamine to an undercover informant in August 2020. Evidence was presented at trial that Seabeck set up a drug transaction with an undercover informant, including naming the time and location that the transaction would take place, as well as confirming the price for the methamphetamine. Further evidence was presented that Seabeck’s boyfriend, Zachary Addison, delivered the methamphetamine to the undercover informant as previously arranged by Seabeck. Addison is currently in federal custody on drug related charges. “We certainly appreciate the time and attention from the jurors in this case, and I’m grateful that Seabeck was held accountable for her actions,” commented Posey County Prosecutor Thomas Clowers. “Chief Deputy Prosecutor Georgianne Mastison and the Posey County Drug Task Force – (Posey County Sheriff’s Office) Detective Dustin Seitz, Supervisor Kenneth Rose and (Mount Vernon Police Department) Captain Korben Sellers presented overwhelming evidence of Seabeck’s guilt to the jury.” Seabeck is scheduled to be sentenced by Posey Circuit Court Judge Craig Goedde on June 1, 2022 at 9 a.m. At sentencing, Seabeck faces between 10 to 30 years in prison.

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Mount Vernon’s King wins National Welding competition By Dave Pearce results.” Mount Vernon High School senior Connor King was noWhen the results finally came in, King had won the comwhere to be found at the Mount Vernon prom on Saturday petition against 140 welders from all over the United States. night upstairs in Carter Hall. Even his The competition consisted of two difbeautiful girlfriend had traded one king ferent types of welds, a horizontal weld for another. Her foreign exchange stuand a vertical weld. The contestants were dent date Nicholo’ Ghiotti was named given a time limit to complete the welds. prom king later Saturday evening. What After all welds were completed, judges could Connor have been doing that was went through visual inspection of all the so important? welds. That eliminated a number of the The 18-year-old walked away with contestants. But of the welds left, they first place at the Kentucky Welding went through individual strength/bend Institute LLC Senior welding competitests. The best-looking and the strongest tion. Accompanying that was a $14,000 welds belonged to King at the end of the scholarship to pay for the sixth-month competition. Here, King and his father, Wayne, along with a represenwelding program certification, an aweThe contest was publicized on many some nostalgic 1967 restored Lincoln outlets, including social media, and King tative from the KWI, show off the items Connor won as the welder, along with all kinds of hoods felt he could compete with the best, es- result of his first place finish in the welding competition. and other tools as well as other welding pecially since his dad, a pipeline welder, dad here at home with his truck,” King explained. “Not many supplies that he will be needing. He will people start on pipe welding. Once I got the hang of go to school there in September. that, I got the hang of everything else pretty easy.” Connor King But like all good things, this accomSo what jumped king from a sixth place welder plishment did not come without its share of work. had helped him to the top this year? King has known that he wanted to go to the welding insti- learn years ago “I had a lot more confidence and a whole lot of tute for six years, according to his father and friend Wayne at home. After welds under my belt this year,” King said. “I knew King. As a junior last year (also on prom weekend), he placed learning pipe what I was doing a whole lot more this year, mostly sixth in the competition at Flemingsburg, Kentucky. He came welding, vertical because of the tech center. I practiced solely for the back home and worked even harder. He also enrolled in the and horizontal competition for the last two weeks here at the house Tech School in Evansville, which he credits as the reason for welding probin the evenings. It gave me enough confidence.” him being able to win the competition. ably seemed like King believes this practice along with the “I wouldn’t be where I am now without tech school,” King a breeze. schooling he will receive in the fall will adequately explained. “The teachers over there are very good. My tech “I started prepare him to be a combo pipe welder. That means teacher Rusty Sheldon has been a great help to me.” welding at home you can switch from one type of welding to anoth“I was in the first heat of the day and it started about 8:30 with my dad in er. My goal is to travel over the country and work. in the morning,” King explained. “Then everyone who welded about the eighth Connor is the son of Wayne and Jennifer (Keall day had to stay around until four o’clock to get the final grade with my ach) King of Mount Vernon. King gets the line ‘just perfect.’

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Lady Vikes claim tourney title, are MaxPreps top 2A team By Dave Pearce There’s a new team atop the Indiana High School Maxpreps State Rankings this week. The North Posey Lady Vikings were ranked the state’s number one Class 2A school even before this weekend. But this weekend’s performance against a strong field at the Sullivan Invitational did nothing to hurt the rankings. Standing at 7-1, the Vikings defeated the host school Sullivan 3-0 in the opener. That’s impressive because the Golden Arrows have everyone back from last year’s team which finished the season as state runners-up. In the championship game, the Vikings overwhelmed West Vigo 9-1 to take the prestigious title. Earlier in the week the girls from Poseyville disposed of the Princeton Tigers in easy fashion in a 20-0 clinic. In practice for the tournament, the Vikings shut out Evansville Central 7-0. But the ranking apparently means very little to Coach Gary Gentil at this point in the season. While he appreciates the respect, he knows all too well that the real number one team in the state isn’t decided until the end of the season. Gentil knows his team has been

playing very well but also believes that their best softball is yet to be played. “They are playing pretty solid softball and we will be better when we get everyone on the same page with our defense and hitting,” Gentil said. “So far, there’s been one or two in each game to step up and help us win. But we all have to be on the same page.” The Vikings came close to reaching that goal on Saturday. Behind what Gentil described as one of the best pitching performances he has been involved with (along with Shelley Smith, who holds most North Posey pitching records) Erin Hoehn gave up only one hit to Sullivan and struck out 17 of the 23 batters she faced. While Gentil was elated with the win and the error-free defense behind his ace, he was quick to point out the Vikings had only three hits against the Golden Arrows’ ace. Two of those came at the hands of Hoehn. “We had a very good week,” Gentil said. “But the win over Sullivan was probably the biggest game of the week. They are a

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North Posey’s Maddy Orlander slides into second base on a steal just ahead of a tag during the 7-0 win over Evansville Central on Thursday. The Lady Vikes enjoyed a 4-0 week including a Sullivan Tourney Championship. Photo by Dave Pearce

Reserve Vikings win Gibson Southern baseball tourney By Chris Morlan Talk about a great day to play baseball. It was warm, sunny and no rain in the forecast. The North Posey junior varsity Vikings competed at the Gibson Southern Tournament last Saturday. This was a four-team bracket all in search of a championship. North Posey shutout Mount Vernon 10-0 in their first game to advance to the finals. In the championship game, the Vikings defeated Gibson Southern 8-6 in a come from behind victory. In two games, North Posey had 29 hits as a team. North Posey 10, Mount Vernon 0: In their first game, North Posey got on the board in the bottom of the third inning starting with Logan Simmons hitting a single. Xander Stone came in the game as a pinch runner for Simmons. Caige Christie reached the bases on a ground ball error to secure two on base. Then Jarod Farrar hit a single that scored Stone and advanced Christie to third base. Austin Schmitt stepped to the plate and hit a single scoring Christie and moving Farrar to second base. Noah Walden came in the game as a pinch runner for Farrar. A few batters later, Walden scored on a passed ball that helped the Vikings with a 3-0 lead after three innings. During the bottom of the fourth inning, Kade Buecher

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Members of the North Posey High School jayvee baseball team claimed an exciting tournament championship over the weekend at Gibson Southern. Pictured in front, left to right, are Austin Schmitt, Jackson Tucker, Evan Tuley, Xavier Stone, Mason Hannah, Kade Buecher, and Joshua Dill. In back are Coach Griﬃn Weithop, Jed Galkvin, Ethan Mansﬁeld, Chase Hannah, Nolan Kihn, Jarod Farrar, Caige Christie, Logan Simmons, Noan Walden, and Coach Dustin May.

Viking baseball comes up short in hard-fought PAC battle

North Posey High School senior Jake Will protects the plate during the 3-2 win over Harrison. The Vikings dropped a heart-breaker early in the week against Tecumseh. The Vikings fought back to take wins over Harrison and Princeton sandwiched around a loss to Evansville North. Photo by Dave Pearce By Chris Morlan Last week was very busy for the Vikings. They started off the week at home against a very good Tecumseh team and lost 7-6. On Wednesday, the Vikings played another home game against Evansville Harrison and beat the Warriors 3-2. North Posey was scheduled to play at Southridge last Thursday night, but

the game was cancelled due weather. On Friday afternoon, North Posey was back home and played the Class 4A fourth ranked Evansville North Huskies. This game was totally controlled by the Huskies defeating the Vikings 12-0. Tecumseh 7, North Posey 6: The Vikings gave it a good fight last Monday evening in

a conference matchup against the Tecumseh Braves. This game was played at North Posey. Tecumseh had a comfortable 7-0 advantage after four innings. In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Vikings rallied to make it a game and scored six runs. Despite a great comeback, North Posey came up short in the end and lost to Tecumseh by the final score of 7-6. North Posey’s season record fell to four wins and two losses. In the top of the first inning, Tecumseh got on the scoreboard with a single by Dax Bailey that scored Drew DuPont that gave the Braves a 1-0 lead. During the top of the fourth inning, Tecumseh scored six runs to extend their lead to 7-0. Colby Angel led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a single. Kade Buecher came in the game as a pinch runner for Angel. A few batters later, Harold Bender hit a single that moved Buecher to second base. Easton Luigs stepped up to the plate and walked to load the bases. Clay Douglas hit a double that scored Buecher and Bender to make the score 7-2. Adyn Collins was intentionally walked to load the bases again. Jake Will hit a single that scored two more runs to make the game 7-4. Alec Elpers singled on a line drive to right field that scored Collins. Buecher came back in the game as a courtesy runner for Jake Will. Angel singled on a line drive to left field that scored Buecher. After five innings, North

Posey was down 7-6. North Posey did not score any more runs in the sixth or seventh inning and lost by one run. In this game, North Posey had 12 hits as a team and Tecumseh had 11. Clay Douglas went two for four at the plate with a double and two RBIs. Douglas took the loss on the pitcher’s mound throwing seven innings, allowing eleven hits, seven runs, no walks with four strikeouts. Jake Will went two for four hitting with two RBIs. Adyn Collins went two for three with a run and walk. Harold Bender had two hits and scored a run. Colby Angel had two hits and an RBI. Alec Elpers had a hit and an RBI. Easton Luigs had a hit, one run and a walk. North Posey 3, Evansville Harrison 0: On Wednesday evening, the Vikings played at home against the Evansville Harrison Warriors. North Posey got things going in the bottom of the second inning when Jake Will hit a single and then scored a run on a Nolan Kihn ground out to give the Vikings a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the third inning, Clay Douglas homered to left field that also scored Easton Luigs to give North Posey a 3-0 advantage. Harrison put a scare in North Posey in the top of the sixth inning when they loaded the bases. The Vikings escaped the inning without allowing any runs and kept the score at

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Lady Wildcat softball remains in PAC contention at 6-1 By Trisha L. Lopez Mount Vernon softball defeated Pocket Athletic Conference rival Southridge on the road on Friday, 13-4. The Lady Wildcats and Lady Raiders were scoreless through the first two innings of the contest, but Mount Vernon’s offense kicked off in the top of the third. The Lady Wildcats put up 12 runs combined in the third, fourth and fifth innings en route to a 17-hit total game performance. Sophomores Raycee Stallings and Hannah West led the Cats with four hits each. Junior Bailey Cox had three hits. Junior Peyton Rush had two hits. West had four RBIS. Junior Kaylen Salee earned the win and allowed just two runs on seven hits with 10 strikeouts. The Wildcats fell to Evansville Central at home on Wednesday, 4-3. The Cats and the Bears were tied 3-3 going into the top of the seventh, but Central added a go ahead run that Mount Vernon couldn’t answer. The Wildcats out-hit the Bears, 8-6. Senior Baylee Rhodes led the team with two hits and two RBIs. “I was very happy with how we played on Friday night,”

Coach Kasey Spindler said. “We talked about approaches at the plate at practice on Thursday after the Central loss. Although it wasn’t a terrible loss, we had opportunities that we did not capitalize on and that hurt us. We made a few lineup changes to switching things up and every girl, one through nine, executed effectively. I always tell the girls that it really doesn’t matter where you are in the lineup, I have the same amount of confidence in every one of you. Gone are the days where your weakest hitters are put towards the bottom. I feel we have solid offense opportunities from top to bottom.” The Lady Wildcats junior varsity team put up 10 runs in the first inning to defeat Southridge 10-9 on Friday. Sophomore Lily Sizemore led the team with two hits. Sophomore Keirra Deig, freshman Kyra Rainey and sophomore Taylor Mason had one hit each. Freshman LaRissa White earned the win on the mound for Mount Vernon. Rush came in the bottom of the fourth inning and earned the save. Spindler said she’s very proud of the work her junior varsity squad has done this season. “They have been taking practice seriously and absorbing feedback from all of the coaches,” Spindler said. “On

Wednesday night, they are ahead 9-4 (against Evansville Central) before the game had to be called in the bottom of the third. Every girl in our JV lineup either had a hit or an RBI before the game was finished due to terrible field conditions.” Spindler said she’s been impressed by the work she’s seen from Deig, Cassidy Brown, Abbi Miller, Sizemore and Mason. Mason played the varsity game against the Lady Raiders before suiting up behind the plate in the junior varsity contest. “Keirra, Cassidy, Abbi and Lily are always on the varsity sub list, but did not see a lot of time. They are always the loudest on the fence and are showing a significant amount of progress at the JV level,” Spindler said. “They are the type of athletes that you hope for as a coach. I am also extremely proud of my freshmen players who are improving every day.” Mount Vernon (9-5 overall, 6-1 in the PAC) will travel to Gibson Southern tonight. They will host Tecumseh on Thursday and travel to Heritage Hills on Saturday. Spindler said this will be her team’s most challenging week to date.

Lady Wildcat tennis competitive in each match in 2-3 week By Trisha L. Lopez The Lady Wildcats tennis team went 2-3 on the week, defeating Evansville Day School 5-0 on Monday, Princeton 3-2 on Wednesday. They fell on the road at Evansville Christian 5-0 on Thursday. Evansville Day School In No. 1 Singles, Lauren Boeke defeated Ava Yune, 6-3, 6-1. In No. 1 Doubles, Grace Lueder and Lily Tenbarge bested Zhang/Alcock, 6-0, 6-2. In No. 2 Doubles,

Alison Gansman and Grace Tenbarge defeated Alcock/Retherford, 6-1, 6-1. Princeton The Wildcats battled in their second contest of the week, narrowly edging host Tigers thanks to gritty singles performances. In No. 1 Singles, Boeke defeated Juliet Wilhite, 6-4, 6-2. Lily Denning overcame a second set loss to best Haley Davis in No. 2 Singles, 6-2, 1-6, 10-4. Sadie Redman also won a tiebreaker to pick up a win in No. 3

Singles, beating Ali Medler, 4-6, 6-4, 10-7. In No. 1 Doubles, Lueder and Lily Tenbarge came up short against Ellis/Wallace, 6-1, 6-3. Gansman and Reilly Schelhorn fell to James/Craven, 6-2, 6-0. Evansville Christian Boeke battled, but fell to Madison Smith, 6-4, 6-4, in No. 1 Singles. In No. 2 Singles, Denning lost to Briley Neikirk, 6-1, 6-2. Redman fell 6-1, 6-1 in No. 3 Singles to Diana May.

Lueder and Lily Tenbarge fell to Lucas/ Riecken in No. 1 Doubles, 6-2, 7-6(5). Gansman and Grace Tenbarge were defeated by Cashmer/Marx, 6-1, 6-1 in No. 2 Doubles. In junior varsity action, Ella McCune bested Allie Boggeman, 6-5. The Lady Wildcats will host Washington this evening. They travel to Evansville Central on Thursday, Evansville Reitz on Friday and Forest Park on Saturday.

Wildcat track sees improvement, will host invitational By River Snodgrass Mount Vernon high School’s track teams had more competition this week to help them improve both mentally and physically for the larger meets in the near future. On Tuesday, April 19th both teams faced off against Castle and Evansville Day School and both were defeated by Castle but were able to take care of Day School. Although the Cats were defeated by Castle, they kept it competitive in multiple events and will be seeing them again soon down the road in sectionals.

Those finishing first for the boy’s team in the tri-meet versus Day School and Castle are Jacob Swartz in the 110 meter hurdles, Ace Reeves in the 400 meter dash, Mount Vernon’s 4x100 meter relay consisting of Caleb Tyus, River Snodgrass, Luke Hoehn, and Guage Topper, and Caleb Tyus in the 200 meter dash. The Wildcats continue to push themselves in meets and in practices in order to prepare for the post-season competitions that are towards the middle of May. The girl’s team also had a great day of com-

petition with some great jumps, throws, and runs. Those placing first for the girls are Lera Wilson in high jump, Maddie Maier in Pole Vault, Valarie Thompson in the 400 meter dash, and Mount Vernon’s 4x400 meter relay consisting of Malley Wagner, Maddie Maier, Ava Valier, and Valarie Thompson. The Cats are very excited about their performance on Tuesday and continue to push themselves for their future competition. After Tuesday’s meet, the Cats had some time off before a freshman/sophomore invite

on Saturday, April 23. The Cats finished third overall and were very pleased with their performance as this meet is essentially telling the future of the program. Finishing third overall is a great accomplishment and has gotten the freshmen and sophomores on the track team excited for years to come with hopes of success and improvement. Athletes like Caleb Tyus, Jackson Clowers, Lena Romero, and Jacob Swartz all placing in the top 4 of their events creates a positive outlook on the future of Mount Vernon’s track and field program.

NPJHS Lady Viking tennis falls short against Washington By Chris Morlan The North Posey Junior High girls’ tennis team played at Washington last Monday afternoon. North Posey went the distance with the Lady Hatchets but fell short by the final score of 3-2. North Posey is now 2-2 on the season. In the One Singles match, Jazalyn Ward (North Posey) beat Maliegha Thorne (Washington) 8-2. Sophia Hill (Washington) won the Two Singles match over Kylee Heath (North Posey) 8-4. For the Three Singles match, Braelyn Barrett (North Posey) beat Elire Parsons (Washington) 8-2. Breah Eskew/Maddie Johnson (Washington) won the One Doubles by defeating Trinity Teeter/Kameryn Fifer (North Posey) 8-2. In the Two Doubles, Maddie Johnson/Norah

McMurray (Washington) beat Haven Barton/Raela Cullum (North Posey) 8-1. For junior varsity doubles, the teams of Olivia Ashburn/ Addison Doubler and Gabbi Winegar/Gabi Cooper won their matches. Last Wednesday, the Lady Vikings played the Southridge Lady Raiders for the second time this season. Back on April 6, North Posey defeated Southridge 3-2. On Wednesday night, Southridge escaped with a 3-2 win over North Posey in a hard-fought battle by both schools. In the One Singles match, Riley Blessinger (Southridge) beat Jazalyn Ward (North Posey) 8-5. Kylee Heath (North Posey) won the Two Singles match over Elizabeth Meh-

ringer (Southridge) 8-7. For the Three Singles match, Sagan Sturgeon (Southridge) defeated Haven Barton (North Posey) 8-6. Yuliana Leon/Mya Menke (Southridge) beat Trinity Teeter/Kameryn Fifer (North Posey) 8-5 in the One Doubles match. Jaylee Gardner/Raela Cullum (North Posey) won the Two Doubles match over Alejandra Reyes/Saydee Arnold (Southridge) 8-5. North Posey Junior High girls’ tennis will play again on Wednesday at Forest Park. On Thursday, the Lady Vikings will play at home in a junior varsity only competition against Tecumseh. This Friday, North Posey will play at Heritage Hills.

Lady Vikings sweep Tell City, are edged by South Spencer By Chris Morlan The North Posey Lady Viking tennis team went on the road last Monday evening to Tell City. This season so far has been some tough competition for the Lady Vikings. During these matches, North Posey dominated to beat Tell City 5-0 and improve their season record to three wins and four losses. North Posey 5, Tell City 0: In the One Singles match, Sydni Flowers (North Posey) defeated Ankita Kashyab (Tell City) in two sets 6-1, 6-2. Alexa Simmons (North Posey)

easily won the Two Singles match over Mary Hollinden (Tell City) in two sets 6-1, 6-0. For the Three Singles match, Kaity Oakley (North Posey) beat Amara Combs (Tell City) in two sets 6-0, 6-0. In the One Doubles match, Kennedy Gauer/Grace Cullman (North Posey) beat Anna Armstrong/Nicole Bailey (Tell City) in two sets 6-1, 6-0. Rachel Newman/Julianne Pardon (North Posey) defeated Tori Henderson/ Chloe Whalen (Tell City) in the Two Doubles by two sets 6-0, 6-0.

North Posey traveled to South Spencer last Friday afternoon for a conference matchup against the Lady Rebels. South Spencer won all three singles matches, while North Posey won both doubles match. In the end, South Spencer defeated North Posey 3-2. For the season, the Lady Vikings season record fell to three wins and five losses. South Spencer 3, North Posey 2: In the One Singles match, Jacy Jarboe (South Spencer) beat Alexa Simmons (North Posey) in two sets 2-6, 2-6. For the Two Singles match, Lily

Basham (South Spencer) defeated Meaghan Pearl (North Posey) in three sets 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. Camen Hall (South Spencer) won the Three Singles match over Grace Cullman (North Posey) in two sets 1-6, 1-6. Kennedy Gauer/Rachel Newman (North Posey) won the One Doubles match over Skylar Young/Kiya White (South Spencer) in three sets 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. In the Two Doubles match, Ellie Carlson/Averi Goebel (North Posey) defeated Mary Alice Scarbrough/Sarah Brown (South Spencer) in two sets 6-4, 7-5.

the lead at 5-3. In the top of the fourth inning, Kade Buecher doubled, then a few batters later, Logan Simmons singled to score Buecher and make the score 5-4 in favor of the Titans. North Posey secured the win in the top of the fifth inning scoring three runs to take a 7-5 advantage. The Vikings received hits from Galvin, Schmitt, Tuley, Buecher, and a double from Mansfield to regain the lead in this game. In the top of the sixth inning, North Posey scored another run from Galvin on a passed ball to give the Vikings an 8-5 advantage. Gibson Southern scored one run in the bottom of the sixth inning but it was not enough as the Vikings won the Gibson Southern Tournament championship game by the final score of 8-6. As a team, North Posey had 14 hits in the game. Galvin went three for four hitting with

a double, two runs, one RBI and two stolen bases. Ethan Mansfield went three for four with two doubles, two RBIs and a run scored. Austin Schmitt went two for four with an RBI and a run. Kade Buecher went two for five with a double and two runs. Evan Tuley went two for four at the plate. Caige Christie went one for four with a double, one RBI and one run. Logan Simmons went one for three hitting with an RBI and walk. On the pitcher’s mound, Nolan Kihn started the game and went 2.1 innings allowing five hits, five runs, two walks with two strikeouts on 56 pitches. Jarod Farrar threw three innings giving up three hits, one run, no walks and one strikeout on 33 pitches. Ethan Mansfield finished the game and threw 1.2 innings surrendering three walks with three strikeouts on 36 pitches.

‘Viking reserves’ continued from Page B1 walked, then Caige Christie singled to left field that scored Buecher. Jarod Farrar walked and moved Christie to second base. Noah Walden came in the game as a pinch runner for Farrar. Austin Schmitt hit a single that scored Christie. Jackson Tucker singled on a ground ball that scored Walden and gave North Posey a 6-0 lead. In the bottom of the fifth inning North Posey scored four more runs with hits by Buecher, Simmons, Christie, Farrar, Schmitt, and Tucker to get the 10-0 win over the Wildcats. Farrar got the win on the pitcher’s mound going 4.2 innings, allowing one hit, no runs, no walks with eight strikeouts on 55 pitches. For the game, the Vikings had 15 hits as a team. North Posey received three hits each from Logan Simmons and Austin Schmitt. Getting two hits in the game were Caige

Christie, Jarod Farrar, and Jackson Tucker. Reaching base with one hit were Evan Tuley and Josh Dill. North Posey 8, Gibson Southern 6: The Vikings took the lead late in this matchup to defeat the Titans by two runs. The top of the first inning started off well for the Vikings when Ethan Mansfield hit a double, then Caige Christie doubled to score Mansfield. Logan Simmons grounded out but moved Christie to third base. Christie scored on a wild pitch to give North Posey a 2-0 lead in the middle of the first inning. Gibson Southern answered back in the bottom of the first inning with three runs and took the lead in this game. North Posey tied the game at 3-3 when Jed Galvin hit a ground ball to reach base that scored Mason Hanna. The Titans scored two runs in the bottom of the third inning to retake

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Viking boys finish third at Southridge Track Invitational By Chris Morlan Finally, we got great weather for a track meet. Warm and sunny with no winds. That is how you wish the weather conditions were every time you competed in track. The North Posey boy’s track team went to Huntingburg last Thursday night for the Southridge Invitational. Seven schools competed in this meet. Heritage Hills and Princeton have very solid teams top to bottom and went first and second in the overall team scores. Hats off to both of those schools for having very strong teams and well coached. Last year at this same meet, North Posey placed fifth as a team. This season, the Vikings placed third as a team with a season high sixty-one points. This was a team effort by everyone. These

boys all stepped up and completed their role to the best. We scored points in twelve of the fifteen events. I told the boys before we arrived to Southridge that if we can score points in every event or nearly every event. We will finish somewhere at the top of the team standings. I’m very proud of this team and they continue to improve each meet. Also, there were many personal bests in quite a few races and events. North Posey did not have a first-place finish but had a few second and third place performances. Kyle Fifer continues to have outstanding performances in the discus throw. Fifer finished second with a throw of 124 feet, one inch. Dawson Wunderlich finished third in the 100-meter dash. Robert Peters placed

third in the 400-meter dash. Brayden Bauer placed third in the high jump. Riley Basham qualified for the long jump final and placed third. The 4 x 100-meter relay team of Robert Peters, Riley Basham, Troy Droege and Wunderlich placed second. Then the 4 x 400-meter relay team of Basham, Droege, Carson Woods and Peters finished third in the race. (Boys) Team Scores: Heritage Hills 194, Princeton 164, North Posey 61, Pike Central 36, Northeast Dubois 32, Southridge 24, Wood Memorial 4 Placing for North Posey: 4 X 800-METER RELAY: 4. North Posey (G. Wheeler, A. Hessler, C. Newcomer, N. Schoening) 10:04; 110-METER HURDLES: 6. T. Droege 18.56; 100-METER DASH: 3. D. Wunderlich 11.99;

1600-METER RUN: 5. G. Wheeler 5:13; 4 X 100-METER RELAY: 2. North Posey (R. Peters, R. Basham, C. Woods, D. Wunderlich) 47.25; 400-METER DASH: 3. R. Peters 54.36; 300-METER HURDLES: 6. T. Droege 47.51; 3200-METER RUN: 4. G. Wheeler 11:31, 5. A. Hessler 12:36; 4 X 400-METER RELAY: 3. North Posey (R. Basham, C. Woods, T. Droege, R. Peters) 3:47; DISCUS: 2. K. Fifer 124’1; HIGH JUMP: 3. B. Bauer 5’6; LONG JUMP: 3. R. Basham 18’0. This week, the Vikings will compete at the Princeton Invitational on Wednesday evening starting around 5:30 p.m. On Friday night, North Posey will be back in action on Friday night at the Mount Vernon Invitational starting at 5:30 p.m.

Wildcat offense comes alive in win over Carmi, falters at FP By Trisha L. Lopez The Wildcats baseball team scored its second win of the season with a dominant 10-3 performance against the Carmi White County Bulldogs at home on Saturday. Mount Vernon had eight hits in the contest, including a deep solo home run by junior Payne Healy in the sixth inning. “We had good pitching. We kept them down to three runs. We’ve been averaging 10 runs a game, so that was real good out of our pitching. We hit the ball. That’s the most runs we’ve scored for the season. We’ve only been averaging three. That’s definitely a plus,” Wildcats Coach Paul Quinzer said. “Pretty happy about that. Boys hit the ball well. Maybe when we start playing a little more consistently…this rain has kind of hurt us a little bit…maybe we’ll start playing like we’re capable.” Senior Tyler Brown got the start on the mound for the Wildcats and struck out three Bulldogs in his first inning of work. Mount Vernon got on the board first in the bottom of the first. Senior Hayden Huss hit a double to deep left field which scored a run. Huss scored on a wild pitch later in the inning to give Mount Vernon a 2-0 lead. After a scoreless second inning, the Bulldogs challenged in the third. Cal York singled to left field and Caleb Seibers drew a walk. A single by Gavin Hollman scored York. Brown struck out Brody Atteberry for the second out of the inning

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and senior Aidan Watters saved a run with a diving catch in center field to deny Landon Niehaus and retire the side. A bunt by Brown was overthrown by the pitcher and set Mount Vernon up with a runner on second base and one out early in the bottom of the third. Healy drew a walk and took second base on a Carmi overthrow which scored Brown. Huss walked and Healy scored on a wild pitch. Senior Keaton Kern singled to left field, but was thrown out trying to stretch it to a double. Sophomore Josh Shumate knocked a two out single to center field, scoring Huss and triggering a Bulldogs mound visit and pitching change to Travor Mason. Junior Zayne Lindauer flew out to right field, ending the three-run effort for the Wildcats. Senior Braxton Daws relieved Brown in the top of the fourth and held the Bulldogs to another scoreless inning. He walked to lead off the Cats in the bottom of the fourth. Freshman Jack Campbell reached on a throwing error by the third baseman. A single to shallow center by Watters scored Daws. Brown walked to load the bases for Healy, who also earned a free pass and gave Mount Vernon its second run of the inning. A Carmi pitching change followed, but the Cats added another run, courtesy of a Huss sac fly and Mount Vernon ended the inning with an 8-1 lead The Bulldogs tried to make things dicey in the top of the fifth. York reached on error and Seibert drew a walk from Daws. A throwing error advanced both runners who scored on a right field single by Hollman. Atteberry walked, setting

up runners at first and second with no outs for Carmi. Niehaus flew out to center and Holloman tagged and went to third. Daws struck out Roark looking, but walked Ty Hollingsworth to load the bases with two outs. Travor Mason hit a sharp ground ball to second base, but Shumate was able to field it cleanly and Mason out at first to shut down the Bulldogs comeback hopes and stay on top 8-3. Mount Vernon added a run in the fifth and sixth innings to seal the win. Shumate led the Cats with two hits and one RBI. Healy, Brown, Kern, Watters, and Daws had one hit each. Healy, Watters and Huss had two RBIs each. Brown gave up one run on three hits with five strikeouts in three innings of work. Daws surrendered two runs on two hits with four strikeouts in 2.2 innings. Huss went 1.1 innings and struck out two and gave up one hit. The Wildcats fell 8-4 to Forest Park at home on Tuesday. Mount Vernon was led offensively by Huss, who went two for three from the plate. Watters, sophomore Zarek Seidensticker and sophomore Kyle Holder had one hit each. Brown got the loss on the mound and surrendered five runs on four hits with two strikeouts in three innings of work. Huss and Healy pitched in relief. Mount Vernon (2-7 overall, 1-4 PAC) will travel to Princeton this evening, host Evansville Christian on Wednesday, travel to Mount Carmel (Ill.) on Thursday, host Mount Carmel (Ill.) on Friday and Evansville Reitz on Saturday.

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By Chris Morlan The North Posey boys’ golf team played their second match of the week last Thursday afternoon in a dual against Washington Catholic. North Posey displayed a great performance and defeated Washington Catholic 204-234. “A soggy day turned out to be pretty nice,” North Posey coach Mason Wassmer said. “It was a good day to play golf. The boys are starting to play much faster than they would have been at the beginning of the year. Their knowledge of the rules has gotten much better, and they are learning to play the ball safely. Playing the ball safe should always be taken into effect on every shot, but sometimes it can only help so much. There’s a plenty more room for improvement.” Leading the Vikings was Carter Hannah with a low score of 44. Camden Lupfer had a good day and finished with 51 shots. Reece Thompson scored a 52, followed by Jonathan Schmitt with a 57 and Kaden Gengelbach with a 60. Last Monday afternoon, the North Posey boys’ golf team played at a familiar place for the first time this season. North Posey competed in a triangular meet at home on the Cambridge Golf Course against Tecumseh and Gibson Southern. The Titans won the match with a team low score of 168. North Posey finished second with 216 and Tecumseh in third place with a 229. “Conditions were rough, very cold, and windy day for April 18,” North Posey coach Mason Wassmer said. “None the less, everyone pushed through. It was our first home match. Everyone had their ups and downs on certain holes. It’s still the beginning of the year, but we are slowly starting to correct our simple mistakes and think like smarter golfers.” Kaden Gengelbach led the Vikings with a low score of 49. Carter Hannah finished with 52 shots on the nine-hole course. Reece Thompson scored a 56, Jonathan Schmitt with a 59 and Camden Lupfer with a 60 on the day.

very good team. We played them a pretty good game last year in that tournament until the late innings in some miserable, rainy weather.” But this year was different, even with the weather. It was 80 degrees and clear on Saturday and the Lady Vikings probably were as focused as they had been all season. “I have to give Jason (Hoehn), Jack (Lowe), and Mallory (Lowe) credit for that,” Gentil said of his coaching crew. “There’s a lot of things the head coach has to do right before the game and when I came back and looked in the dugout, they were focused. They were very focused and played very well. Sullivan had lost two games, one to Gibson Southern in their first game of the year, and the other to another fantastic group of girls at Bedford-North Lawrence by a 6-4 score.” Bedford is ranked No. 2 overall in the state with an 11-0 record. They own wins over Tecumseh, Castle and the Lady Stars shut out Jasper 15-0 on Saturday. Against a team the caliber of Sullivan, it is an outstanding game when you hold them to a single hit and have 17 strikeouts. The warmer weather must have agreed with the junior softball star. Despite a lack of hits, Gentil complimented the Lady Vikings saying they were very disciplined on Saturday, not chasing high pitches, especially not for the third strike. That discipline paid off in baserunners on five walks and making the pitcher throw extra pitchers. The Vikings’ first run came on execution of the short game. In the fourth inning, Addie Fullop walked and Alyssa Heath also walked. Haley Lowe got a bunt down to move the runners over. An error on a throw to first base allowed the Vikings to score the first run. Then again, in the top of the fifth inning, Maddy Orlander drew a bases-loaded Easton Bourne was able to hit his third turkey late Sunday RBI walk. Hoehn then sinmorning 22 pounds, 11-inch beard and one-and-a-quarter gled up the middle to account for the other Viking run. inch spurs. He is the son of Sam and Jourdan Bourne.

Hoehn then completed the one-hitter to put the Vikings into the championship game. In the title game, Addie Fullop scattered five hits and gave up only one run as the team battered out nine runs on 12 hits to make the championship game look easy. Lauren Kihn remained hot for the Vikings, going 3-for-4 at the plate and scoring three times. Lowe, Sibyl Renshaw, and Jenna Wehmer each had a pair of hits while Fullop, Alyssa Heath, and Hoehn each had hits. Fullop had three RBIs in the contest and scored once while Lowe and Renshaw and two RBIs apiece. Wehmer and Heath each contributed an RBI to the winning total. Sophie Sheller, Fullup, Morgan Lavanchy, Wehmer, Hoehn, and Elpers all scored in the contest. On Thursday against Central, the Vikings scored seven runs on eight hits as Hoehn pitched five scoreless in-

nings and Heath completed the shut-out on the mound. Hoehn also led the Vikings at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a run scored. Orlander went 2-for-3 at the plate and scored once. Kihn had a hit and scored three times while Fullop. Lasvanchy, and Elpers all had hits. Hoehn finished with four RBIs while Kihn, Fullop, and Elpers had one apiece. Earlier in the week at Princeton, The Lady Vikings hung nine runs on the Lady Tigers in the top of the first inning and five more in the second as the game was never close. Addie Fullop was the winning pitcher and Heath pitched two innings as the Tigers were credited with two hits on the contest. Everyone on the Viking roster saw action as Hoehn, Orlander, Wehmer and Fullop had three hits apiece. Lowe and Lavanchy each had a pair of hits. Heath, Carly Douglas, Renshaw and Elpers all tal-

lied hits as the Vikings had 20 runs on 20 hits in five innings. Wehmer finished with four RBIs while Hoehn and Fullop had three apiece. Lowe and Orlander had two each and Renshaw and Elpers each had and RBI. The Vikings were scheduled to come off the high of winning the tournament to face a very good Heritage Hills squad on Monday. The Patriots (ranked No. 7 in Class 3A) dropped a close one at Gibson Southern (11-3, 3-1) on Saturday by a 5-4 count to run their overall record to 9-3 and to 4-1 in the Pocket Athletic Conference. The Lady Titans handed Henderson County, Ky., their first loss of the season on Saturday, edging the Lady Colonels by a 3-2 score. Henderson County is the third-ranked team in all of Kentucky. The Vikings will travel to eighth-ranked Mater Dei on Thursday before hosting South Spencer on Friday.

Members of the Sullivan Softball Tournament championship team are, in front, Ava Lowe, Lauren Kihn, Haley Lowe, Addie Fullop, and Morgan Lavanchy. In back are Ashleigh Blankenship, Erin Hoehn, Sybil Renshaw, Alyssa Heath, Ashton Elpers, Morgan Lavanchy, Jenna Wehmer, and Maddy Orlander. MOUNT VERNON

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‘Vikes’ from Page B1 3-0. During the top of the seventh inning, with two outs, Harrison hit a two-run blast to close within one run of the Vikings. North Posey pitcher Jake Will finished the game and helped secure the win on the mound by the final score of 3-2. For the game, North Posey had four hits as a team. Clay Douglas went two for three hitting with a home run and two RBIs. Jake Will got the other two hits for the Vikings. Harold Bender got the win on the pitcher’s mound. Bender went two innings, allowing one hit, two walks and a strikeout.

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Court News and Legal Advertisements Arrests April 12 Jerry Hancock - New Harmony - Theft, Criminal Trespass - PCS April 13 Nathan Messemann - Evansville - Warrant, Operate Motor Vehicle After Forfeiture of License for Life Defendant (petition to revoke) - PCS Crystal Givens - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Theft x 3 (failure to appear) - PCS Crystal Givens - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana (failure to appear) - PCS Crystal Givens - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Theft (failure to appear) - PCS Crystal Givens - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia (failure to appear) - PCS Crystal Givens - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia (failure to appear) - PCS Crystal Givens - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Invasion of Pri-

vacy (failure to appear) - PCS David Helms - Poseyville Warrant, Criminal Recklessness - PCS April 14 James See - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine - PCS Nicholas Forsee - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Visiting a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - PCS Zachary Allison - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Marijuana, Visiting a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - PCS Timmy Hansen - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - PCS Beverly Hansen - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - PCS Rex Baker - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a

Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - PCS Devon Craft - Cynthiana Warrant, Dealing in Marijuana, Dealing in a Schedule I Controlled Substance, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Dealing in Marijuana, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - PCS Devon Craft - Cynthiana Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of a Syringe, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia - PCS Daniel Mercer - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - MVPD Megan Elam - Cynthiana Warrant, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances x 2 - PCS Megan Elam - Cynthiana Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of a syringe, Dealing in Marijuana,

2022-131 Notice to Taxpayers of Proposed Additional Appropriations Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Posey County that the proper legal officers of The Posey County Council will meet at 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana, on May 10, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. to consider the following additional appropriations in excess of the budget for the current year. Name of Fund Purpose Intended Amount Health Department Vehicle $30,168.00 LIT Sheriff Repair of Vehicle $3,364.18 County General EMS Sleep Time $103,000.00 EMS Maintenance Supplies $20,000.00 Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have a right to be heard. The additional appropriations as finally approved, will be referred to the Department of Local Government Financing. The Department will make a written determination as to the sufficiency of funds to support the appropriations within (15) days of receipt of a certified copy of the action taken at the above meeting. Maegen L. Greenwell Posey County Auditor Published in the Posey County News on April 26, 2022 - hspaxlp

Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Possession of Paraphernalia, Possession of Controlled Substance - PCS Abbie Rowe - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Visiting a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - MVPD Dawn Davis - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - MVPD Valerie Shepherd - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - MVPD Robert Wolf - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, Strangulation - PCS April 15 Taylor Vaughn - New Harmony - Possession of Cocaine or Narcotic Drug - NHPD April 16 Brandon Sellers - Mount Vernon - Warrant, No Information - PCS Terra Cleveland - Mount Ver-

non - Warrant, Driving While Suspended (petition to revoke) - MVPD Jessica McPherson - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Paraphernalia (petition to revoke) - PCS Katie Rodriguez - Mount Vernon - Driving While Suspended - MVPD Jonathan Attebury - Grayville, Ill - Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia - NHPD April 17 Skyler Harig - Evansville Operating While Intoxicated Endangerment, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia - PCS Complaints April 5 12:23 a.m. - Assault - Caller advised she was at the laundromat and advised that female subject threatened to hit caller. Caller advised female charged caller and body bumped her - Second Street, Mount Vernon 4:30 a.m. - Threatening Someone in the store is threatening the manager - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 6:22 p.m. - Theft - Caller ad-

vised someone stole his son’s phone - Locust Street, Mount Vernon April 6 12:22 p.m. - Theft - Caller advised someone has stolen his mailbox but left the post. Advised the neighbor is also missing their mailbox - Maple Hill Road, New Harmony 4:16 p.m. - Trespassing Caller stated that her soon exhusband will not leave her place of employment. Caller stated that he said he is going to take the kids from her mother’s residence in Evansville - Walnut Street, Mount Vernon 6:04 p.m. - Assault - Caller advised she just got into an altercation with her son. Advised he hit her several times - Kimball Street, Mount Vernon 6:54 p.m. - Assault - Just got into a ﬁght with male subject, has a gun. Not threatening with it, just has one. Male subject is in the residence. Caller is in her car - Locust Street, Mount Vernon 11:25 p.m. - Message - Believes someone is coming into her house and taking things. Doesn’t know what to do - Hwy 66, New Harmony

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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 2022-126

2022-127 STATE OF INDIANA SS: COUNTY OF POSEY TO: CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, INDIANA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that Christopher A. Anderson and Julia A. Anderson have petitioned the Common Council of the City of Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Indiana to vacate the following public way: The unimproved Public Way platted as James Street between the commonly known address of 342 W. 6th Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana and 418 W. 6th Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana and more particularly described as: Beginning at the northeast corner of Carey Subdivision Lot 9, thence south along the entirety of the eastern boundary of Carey Subdivision Lot 9, thence east and parallel to West Sixth Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana to the western boundary of Lot Ten (1 0) of Holleman’s Enlargement to the City of Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Indiana, thence north along the west boundary of Lot Ten (10) of Holleman’s Enlargement to the City of Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Indiana to the northwest corner of said Lot, thence west along the south edge of West Sixth Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana to the point of beginning. A public hearing will be conducted by the Common Council of the City of Mount Vernon, in the Council Chambers, at the City Hall Annex, 520 Main Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana, at 7:00 P.M. on the 18th day of May, 2022. Interested parties may attend the public hearing and make comment or submit written comments by sending the written comments to the Oﬃce of the Clerk-Treasurer, 520 Main Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 prior to the date of the public hearing. A copy of the Petition and a diagram showing the alley to be vacated is on ﬁle with the Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Mt. Vernon, Indiana at the address listed above. CITY OF MT. VERNON, INDIANA By: Cristi Sitzman, Clerk-Treasurer Published in the Posey County News on April 26, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-130 STATE OF INDIANA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF POSEY ) IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT /SUPERIOR COURT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) MARTHA ANN O’NEIL, DECEASED ) CAUSE NO. 65C01-2204-EU-000022 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Notice is hereby given that on April 18, 2022, Marty D. O’Neil was appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate of Martha Ann O’Neil, who died on October 17, 2020. All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the Office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, or the claims will be forever barred. DATED at Evansville, Indiana, on April 18 2022. KAY KILGORE Clerk, Posey Circuit/Superior Court By: Donna Curtis Deputy Scott M. Stratman (#18184-82) STONE & STRATMAN, LLP P. O. Box 1135 Evansville, IN 47706-1135 (812) 425-5345 stratman@sslawevv.com Published in the Posey County News on April 26, May 3, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-119 SUMMONS - SERVICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY

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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

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the Board of School Trustees of the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon will receive sealed bids on cafeteria food and other cafeteria supplies for the 2022-23 school year at the office of the Superintendent of Schools, 1000 West Fourth Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620, until the hour of 10:00 a.m. local time, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Specifications are available at the above offices. Bids must be accompanied by a non-collusion affidavit as required by law. The Board of School Trustees reserves the right to reject any, all, or part of any bids and/or to waive technicalities. Board of School Trustees MSD of Mt. Vernon Attest: Dr. Matt Thompson Supt. of Schools Published in the Posey County News on April 26, May, 3 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-128 LEGAL NOTICE OF EVIDENTIARY HEARING INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION CAUSE NO. 45644 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMISSION’S TRIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE INDIANA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND Notice is hereby given that the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission will conduct a public Evidentiary Hearing in the above-captioned Cause in Room 222 of the PNC Center, 101 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, commencing at 9:30 a.m. on June 16, 2022. This hearing is open to the public. If an accommodation is required to allow an individual with a disability to participate, please contact the Office of the Executive Secretary of the IURC at 317.232.2701 or TDD 317. 232.8556 at least 48 hours in advance. INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 317.232.2701 BY: IURC – David Veleta, ALJ Published in the Posey County News on April 26, 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 2022-129 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 Martin Homes, Inc. for preliminary approval of Sassafras Corner Subdivision. Said subdivision involves the following described real estate in Marrs Township, located at Bohleber Road in Evansville, IN 47712, to wit: A part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section (36), Township (6) South, Range (12) West, in Marrs Township, Posey County, Indiana; and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a 7” by 10” stone found 11” below grade marking the northeast corner of said quarter quarter section; thence South 01 degrees 06 minutes 12 seconds West [bearings are based on State Plane Coordinates, Indiana Zone West, NAD 83] along the east line of said quarter quarter section thirteen hundred and no hundredths (1300.00) feet to a 1” outside diameter iron pipe found 10” below grade; thence North 82 degrees 16 minutes 01 seconds West along Bohleber Drive four hundred seventy-nine and four hundredths (479.04) feet to a 3/4” iron pipe found 5” below grade; thence North 78 degrees 43 minutes 28 seconds West along said Bohleber Drive eighty-one and twelve hundredths (81.12) feet to a mag nail set flush (with washer inscribed “G. Kissel LS 20700076”) marking the INITIAL POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 78 degrees 43 minutes 28 seconds West along said Bohleber Drive three hundred thirty-five and no hundredths (335.00) feet to a mag nail found flush (with washer inscribed “G. Kissel LS 20700076”) in St. Philips Road; thence North 13 degrees 28 minutes 54 seconds West along said St. Philips Road two hundred sixty-five and no hundredths (265.00) feet to a mag nail set flush (with washer inscribed “G. Kissel LS 20700076”); thence South 81 degrees 45 minutes 20 seconds East four hundred seventy-three and twenty-seven hundredths (473.27) feet to a 5/8” rebar set flush (with plastic cap inscribed “Greg Kissel RLS 20700076”); thence South 17 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West two hundred sixty-seven and no hundredths (267.00) feet to the point of beginning. Containing 2.359 acres, more or less. Also, commencing at a 7” by 10” stone found 11” below grade marking the northeast corner of said quarter quarter section; thence South 01 degrees 06 minutes 12 seconds West [bearings are based on State Plane Coordinates, Indiana Zone West, NAD 83] along the east line of said quarter quarter section one thousand thirty and no hundredths (1030.00) feet to a 5/8” rebar set 5” above grade (with plastic cap inscribed “Greg Kissel RLS 20700076”) marking the INITIAL POINT OF BEGINNING; thence South 01 degrees 06 minutes 12 seconds West along said east line two hundred seventy and no hundredths (270.00) feet to a 1” outside diameter iron pipe found 10” below grade; thence North 82 degrees 16 minutes 01 seconds West along Bohleber Drive four hundred seventy-nine and four hundredths (479.04) feet to a 3/4” iron pipe found 5” below grade; thence North 78 degrees 43 minutes 28 seconds West along said Bohleber Drive thirty and eighty-seven hundredths (30.87) feet to a mag nail set flush (with washer inscribed “G. Kissel LS 20700076”); thence North 17 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East two hundred sixty-five and forty-six hundredths (265.46) feet to a 5/8” rebar set flush (with plastic cap inscribed “Greg Kissel RLS 20700076”); thence South 82 degrees 49 minutes 53 seconds East four hundred thirty-five and ninety-six hundredths (435.96) feet to the point of beginning. Containing 2.888 acres, more or less. IN ALL CONTAINING 5.247 ACRES, MORE OR LESS Written suggestions or objections to the provisions of said request may be filed with the Secretary of the Area Plan Commission at or before such meeting and will be heard by the Posey County Area Plan Commission at the time and place specified. Said hearing may be continued from time to time as may be necessary. Interested persons desiring to present their views on the said request, either in writing, or verbally, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place. 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Proms are often awkward for students at first but not this group from Mount Vernon on Saturday night. The happy prom-goers began dancing and enjoying the event as soon as the Grand March was over and danced until the music stopped. Photo by Dave Pearce Braxton Daws and Maty Burnett show some personality during the prom Grand March. Photo by Dave Pearce The book presented to all county schools and libraries this year is “Spring Into Spring: How Rachel Carson Influenced the Environmental Movement.” The books are presented by the New Harmony Garden Club. Pictured are Marlene Huffaker, Southe Terrace Elementary School Principal Erin Koester, Fourth Grade Teacher Mallory Day, and Lois M. Gray, Garden Club Education Chairman

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Viking Pride This week’s Viking Pride article features sophomore, Reece Thompson. Reece is a member of the boys golf team. The team coached by Mason Wassmer is having a great start to their season. Here is more about Reece: Tell me about yourself. I like golf a lot, and I am compassionate about it. How long have you been in the activity? I have participated in golf officially for two years. Tell me about your role, responsibilities, and/or involvement in this activity. I will be on varsity this year, and my responsibility is to play to the best of my ability to help out with the overall team score. What do you enjoy most about the activity? I enjoy how this activity is laid back, and it is an individual sport. I like that your worst enemy is yourself, and the key is to not get frustrated.

Reece Thompson What keeps you interested and involved in your activity? Things that keep my interest are hitting good shots and scoring well. What other activities are you involved in? I am also involved in Football and Basketball. Tell me about your family. My family pushes me to be the best version of myself both in sports and in life. What do you enjoy doing (out of school activities and/or for fun) during

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APL News your free time? I enjoy hanging out with my friends in my free time. What advice would you share with younger elementary or middle school students? My advice would be to make the most of your opportunities. What is a fun fact about you that people may not know? A fun fact about me is that I have broken seven bones in my arm. What is your favorite quote and why? “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” I like this quote because in golf, and all sports for that matter, this is true because if you believe in yourself that is a huge step towards success. It is evident that Reece Thompson represents the mental toughness that any Viking should strive to acquire. Good luck to Reece and the rest of the boys golf team for the remainder of their season.

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Continuing event - Walk to Mordor Challenge - One does not simply walk into Mordor, but maybe we all can. Can our community collectively walk the distance from the Shire to Mount Doom? Put on your walking shoes (or tidy up your hobbit toes) and walk, recording the amount of miles you go each time you venture out. Log your miles on the Beanstack app or website, and each mile walked will earn a chance to win one of three $50 gift cards (to either Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Academy Sports). Register between March 25 and May 31, at alexandrianpl.beanstack.com or via the Beanstack app to participate. April 27 at 3:30 p.m. - Virtual S.T.E.A.M. Program - Join us on our Facebook page for a fun activity. April 27 at 6 p.m. - Dungeons & Dragons - Join us in our meeting room for a game of Dungeons & Dragons. Bring character sheets and dice if you have them. For those in Grades 6 to 12. Registration is open. April 28 at 10 a.m. - Adult Drawing and Watercolor Workshops - This free series is for anyone wishing to learn or perfect skills in drawing or watercolor. There are still several seats available. We will be meeting in the Ohio/ Wabash room for these workshops. If you have questions or would like to take part call 812838-3286. Must provide your own art supplies for this program. April 28 at 3:30 p.m. - Virtual Laughs and Crafts - Join us on our library’s Facebook page for virtual Laughs and Crafts. We will read a story, sing songs, enjoy fun activities, and learn about a fun take-it-and-make-it craft kit. May 3 at 3:30 p.m. - Teen Advisory Board (TAB) - Imagine if the library were made just for you and your friends. What types of events would you have? What books would you put on the shelves? The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a group for teens to give us your input and to help come up with cool programs and events at the library. Come hang out, have snacks, and make some new friends. May 4 all day - Wander the World-Scotland - Wander the World, an armchair travel and culture series hosted by Marissa and Joan. This month we “visit” Scotland. May 5 at 10 a.m. - Adult Drawing and Watercolor Workshops - This free series is for anyone wishing to learn or perfect skills in drawing or watercolor. There are still several seats available. We will be meeting in the Ohio/ Wabash room for these workshops. If you have questions or would like to take part call 812838-3286. Must provide your own art supplies for this program. May 6 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. - BINGO -

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Court News continued April 8 1:23 p.m. - Repossession 2018 Ford Fusion, silver - Jeffery Lane, Mount Vernon 3:29 p.m. - Message - Caller advised a juvenile down the road came into their home Barbara Court, Wadesville 4:40 p.m. - Theft - Someone stealing money from his wife’s purse - Lower New Harmony Road, Mount Vernon 7:46 p.m. - Suspicious Advised someone is walking around her mother’s house and getting into brother’s GMC truck. Advised male and female are driving a white car - Shireman Road, Wadesville April 9 9:47 a.m. - Theft - Caller advised his car was broken into and $100 taken - Matz Road, Griﬃn 3:53 p.m. - Controlled Substance Problem - Male in green Lincoln tried selling customers drugs - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 8:35 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Male and female ﬁghting since yesterday. Sounds like people are slamming into walls - Green Valley Drive, Mount Vernon April 11 3:55 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller advised a female subject is drunk and creating a disturbance in her home - Lang Road, Poseyville 6:55 a.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller stated that some time last night someone kicked in his front door and destroyed his house. Caller stated that they also probably stole items out of the residence - Lower New Harmony Road, Mount Vernon 11:50 a.m. - Window Peeping - Caller stated that her landlord has been looking in her windows at night. Caller stated that he has also made some strange comments about how she better have insur-

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2:32 p.m. - Message - Caller advised the managers locked him out of his apartment over a week ago, without warning according to caller. He advised all his belongings are in there and his cat has been locked in there as well. He advised he was supposed to take over the lease there but was denied - James Drive, Mount Vernon April 14 9:31 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller stated that there is a male trying to get into an apartment. Caller stated that there is lots of yelling between a male and a female - James Drive, Mount Vernon 1:42 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller stated that mother was arrested this morning during the raid. Caller stated that she stopped by her mother’s residence and saw a black male and a white female wearing all black crawling out the back window. Caller stated the name of the female subject - Ninth Street, Mount Vernon 1:50 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller stated that him and his wife had an argument that became physical while driving. Caller stated that his is scratched and will have a black eye - I-64, Griﬃn 4:14 p.m. - Fight - On Eighth Street side, 40 teens and watching two teens ﬁght - Mount Vernon

5:54 p.m. - Family Fight Caller advised her dad is on her property getting wood from a fallen tree. She doesn’t want him there - Old Blairsville Road, Wadesville 6:40 p.m. - Threatening Caller advised juvenile just drove through in a blue truck, speeding and then yelled at the kids while playing and one juvenile pulled a baseball bat out and threatened the other juveniles out there playing. 6:50 p.m. - Subject just called in reference to this call and advised his cousin was just hit in the face at the baseball ﬁeld. Advised there were subjects that stole stuﬀ out of their truck and they are at the laundromat - Brittlebank Park Baseball Fields, Mount Vernon 7:49 p.m. - Criminal Mischief - Broken phone - Brittlebank Park Baseball Fields, Mount Vernon 8:51 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller advised two male subjects on the property that are going through buildings on the property - North Street, New Harmony April 15 12:24 p.m. - Threatening Caller advised her brother’s girlfriend is at the residence making threats - Deer Run, Evansville 1:57 p.m. - Juvenile Problem - Female out of control Second Street, Mount Vernon

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A father used to say to his children when That is the secret of life, the cow does not their mentality is that if “I wish, I ask..... I obthey were young: - When you all reach the age give milk. You milk her or you don’t get milk. tain.” of 12, I will tell you the secret of life. One “They have been accustomed to get whatday when the oldest turned 12, he anxiously ever they want the easy way... But no, life is asked his father what was the secret of life. not a matter of wishing, asking and obtainThe father replied that he was going to tell ing. The things that one receives are the effort of what one does. Happiness is the result him, but that he should not reveal it to his brothers. of effort. Lack of effort creates frustration.” - The secret of life is this: The cow does So, share with your children from a young not give milk. “What are you saying?” age the secret of life, so they don’t grow up Asked the boy incredulously. As you hear it, with the mentality that the government, their parents, or their cute little face is going to son: The cow does not give milk, you have to milk it. You have to get up at four in the give them everything they need in life. Remember... morning, go to the field, walk through the corral full of manure, tie the tail, hobble the “Cows don’t give milk; you have to work legs of the cow, sit on the stool, place the buck- There is this generation that thinks that cows for it.” et and do the work yourself. Give milk. That things are automatic and free: ~ Author Unknown

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By Lois Mittino Gray Kenneth and Mary Seebode are this year’s Posey County recipients of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms that have been owned and maintained by the same family for 100 consecutive years or more. The landowners received not just one recognition, but two, large plaques and certificates at a ceremony in early April at the Indiana Statehouse. One was for the Centennial Award (100 years) and the other for the Sesquicentennial Award (150 years). To be named a Hoosier Homestead, farms must consist of more than 20 acres or produce more than $1,000 of agricultural products per year. Nearly 6,000 families have received the Hoosier Homestead Award since its inception in 1976. “It is hard to put into words the value these farming families have provided to their communities, our state and the Indiana agricultural industry since the formation of their farms,” Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Bruce Kettler said. “It is my utmost pleasure to honor these longstanding families for their dedication to providing the

feed, food and fuel necessary to sustain our state.” The awards, sponsored by ISDA, were presented to winners by Director Kettler and Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch. “The Statehouse ceremony was very impressive. It was very exciting and emotional for me. I am so grateful to have the award,” Mary said with pride. She and her husband, Kenneth, and son, Michael, attended the ceremony. The Seebode Farm consists of 80 acres of land on Meinschein Road, about two and a half miles north of Caborn. It dates back to 1861 and was purchased by Mary’s greatgreat grandfather, Henry Dickout. “We had to submit paperwork for the award, so we went down to the Posey County Court House and found the actual deed from 1861. The workers helped us so much down there,” Mary observed. The Seebodes reside in Vanderburgh County and rent the family farm out to raise corn and soybeans. “Tom Juncker has worked our farm for the past 42 years for us. That is a great story. The year was 1979. Back then, it was getting more difficult for

Kenneth and Mary Seebode receive the 2022 Hoosier Homestead Award. Pictured are, l to r: ISDA Director Bruce Kessler, Kenneth, Mary, son Michael Seebode, and Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch. Photo supplied mom and dad to work the farm as dad was going blind at a very early age. One day dad had a flat tire in the vicinity of the farm and a strong young man came up and offered his help. Dad asked him if he would like to farm

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Always room for strawberries by Melinda Myers As you plan this year’s garden, be sure to include some strawberries. They are low in calories, high in vitamin C and antioxidants, and provide seasonal interest in gardens and containers. Best of all, you don’t need much space to grow this delicious fruit. There are three types of strawberries: June or spring bearing, everbearing, and day neutral. Select the best type of strawberry for your space and harvest needs. June-bearing strawberries produce one crop of berries in late spring to early summer, depending on where you garden. They produce the largest harvest but in the shortest span of time. Plant now and enjoy an abundant harvest next year. Everbearing strawberries usually produce two crops of berries each year. You’ll enjoy fresh strawberries early and late in the season, while day-neutral plants produce berries throughout the growing season. Delizz®, a day-neutral strawberry, was the first ever strawberry to be selected as an All-America Selections Winner. Just like the flower and vegetable winners, it was tested nationally and selected for its performance for the home garden. This 2016 winner is a compact plant perfect for hanging baskets, containers or garden beds. It can be started from seed or transplants and will produce sweet fruit the first year and all season long, even during hot weather. Up the ornamental appeal of traditional in-ground plantings with a star shaped or tiered bed. The elevated beds make for easier planting, weeding, and harvesting. You’ll find a variety of tiered shaped beds to purchase or plans to make your own. Use strawberries as a groundcover in sunny well-drained locations for an abundant harvest. Their attractive leaves,

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landscape, deck and balcony. Then order seeds or plants early for the greatest selection. Before you know it, you’ll be enjoying garden fresh strawberries in your morning cereal, salads or as a snack at the end of the day. Melinda Myers has written more than 20 gardening books, including The Midwest Gardener’s Handbook and Small Space Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything” DVD series and the nationally-syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV & radio program. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine. Her web site is www.melindamyers.com.

‘Seebode’ continued from Page C3 through the years. Now they have computers and GPS right in their tractors.” The Seebodes are waiting for better weather times to hang their plaques up on the barn. “It’s very important we acknowledge the achievements of local farmers, as they are truly the lifeblood of our state,” State Senator Jim Tomes commented. “I congratulate the Kenneth and Mary Seebode farm for the incredible feat of operating for more than 100 years, and thank them for their hard work and dedication.”

“Longtime farmers, like the Seebode’s, are part of what makes our state great,” commented Representative Wendy McNamara. “Their perseverance and dedication for more than 150 years is an inspiration, and I wish them continued success.” Two Hoosier Homestead award ceremonies are held each year, the one at the Statehouse in April and one at the State Fair in August. To learn more about the program or to apply for a Hoosier Homestead award, visit www.in.gov/ isda/2337.htm.

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I think younger students should get involved with FFA because you can learn many things. Also, while learning, you have a very fun experience. What is your favorite Agriculture fact? The signature blue-and-gold FFA jacket was adopted as the organization’s Official Dress all the way back in 1933, and it remains an FFA tradition 85 years later! More than 50,000 FFA jackets are manufactured every year.

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Members of the Mount Vernon High School FFA recently attended the UK Field Day. Pictured front row, l to r are: John Straystar, Taetum Clement, Samantha McCuthan, Trinity Clement, Abri Choate, and Grace Lueder. Back row, l to r: Winston Howell, Cade Pierce, Bryce Dyehouse, Carlton Redman,Hannah Carr, Damon Brink, and Arliss Hart. Photo supplied

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Gradual strengthening prices, aggressive bidding generates new highs in prices paid for farmland It’s been exciting times in the agricultural land market with more farms being placed on the market and new buyers coming in. “What started as a gradual strengthening of sales prices last fall escalated into aggressive bidding the past five months to generate new highs in prices paid for farmland in many areas. Prices for good quality farmland are up 15 to 35 percent depending on the location,” said Randy Dickhut, senior vice presi-

dent of real estate operations with Farmers National Company. What has propelled this upsurge in prices? Will the aggressive bidding continue? One of the determining factors in establishing the price paid for ag land in the marketplace is the equilibrium of the supply of land for sale and the demand to buy. Higher commodity prices and better farm incomes, in part from government payments, pro-

pelled grain producers to be more aggressive bidders for farmland during the last few months of 2020. More favorable financial conditions for many farmers in 2021 also boosted their interest in purchasing land. Additional buying interest during the past year came from individuals looking for an inflation hedging investment or the security of a farmland asset, too. In the past 12 months, most areas of the Grain Belt experienced an increase

in the amount of land sold starting with additional sale activity last fall. A number of states saw a 10 percent or more bump in the number of transactions while others had a more moderate increase in sales. “Non-operating landowners became more active sellers of land during 2021 with the higher prices drawing their attention as well as the potential threat of tax law changes,” Dickhut said. “Sellers increasingly turned to Farmers National Company to market and sell their land as evidenced by the 62 percent boost in the number of

acres sold by the company during the past 12 months compared to last year along with a 14 percent increase in the number of transactions. The company also set a new record in real estate sales volume with more than $765 million of land sold during the year.” The higher prices paid for farmland also were driven by the increased use of competitive bidding sales methods in the hottest land markets generating the best sales prices for sellers. In addition to the traditional public auction, the use of various online auction methods have now become

commonplace. “Farmers National Company held more than double the number of land auctions the last part of 2021 than in 2020 with the most done as simulcast auctions combining a live auction with an auctioneer being broadcast simultaneously to online bidders,” Dickhut said. With the arrival of the New Year, the question in the land market is whether the strength in prices will carry forward. At this point, if the fundamental factors supporting land prices continue in the current direction, the market should be firm to somewhat higher. Commodity prices and farm incomes will need to remain above long-term averages to provide the financial ability for producers to consider buying more land. If the supply of land for sale doesn’t outpace the demand from producers and investors, the land market will remain in equilibrium at the higher prices. Finally, everyone will be watching interest rates as to when they will rise, by how much and what effect there may be on land prices. “If any of these underlying factors change or unexpected world or national events come about, the land market could pause and even change direction depending on the size of any changing factor. For now, the outlook for the land market is positive as farmland continues to be a safe, long-term investment,” Dickhut said.

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Poseyville farmer Jeremy Beuligmann was recently honored among the nation’s highest-producing soybean farmers of his region in the 2021 Asgrow® National Yield Contest. Beuligmann won the award with an impressive yield of 109 bushels per acre with Asgrow AG35XF1 Brand. “These folks make farming look easy, but it’s far from it,” said Dipal Chaudhari, DEKALB® Asgrow® Deltapine® Brand Lead. “A lot goes into these outstanding yields -- Mother Nature, innovative technology, research, trial and error, and lots of hard work. In this challenging industry, we are proud to partner with these farmers to help them produce high yields and reach their Robert Cowgill works in front of a home belonging to goals.” Among 42 farmers receiving Mary Beth Guard, soon to go on the market in New Harawards, 19 achieved yields of mony on Sunday. Photo by Dave Pearce

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more than 100 bushels per acre in the 2021 contest. The Asgrow Jeremy National Yield Contest first deBeuligbuted in 2012 and encourages mann, producers to push soybean yield right, was limits. The contest provides recently farmers the opportunity to in- honored novate and learn more about the among latest input technology and manthe naagement practices for continuing tion’s advances in agricultural produchighesttion. proAsgrow brand soybeans are foducing cused on providing farmers inno- soybean vative products that offer strong farmers agronomic characteristics and exof his clusive genetics developed from a region in global breeding program for max- the 2021 imizing yield and profit potential. Asgrow® To learn more about maximiz- National ing yield performance and see a Yield full list of winners, visit Asgrow. Contest. com/YieldWinner or contact your local DEKALB Asgrow dealer.

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Mount Vernon Azalea group held their annual sale Saturday morning at the riverfront. Pictured Mount Vernon FFA members Abri Choate, Grace Lueder, Hannah l to r kneeling are: Lynn Bastin, Mary Fuelling, Wanda Mattingly, and Marilyn Thomas. Back row Carr, and Damon Brink at the Livestock Judging UK Field Day. Photo are: Phyllis Levin, Judy Heberer, Pam Hershberger, Marcie Miller, and Dawn Wickstrom. The sale is always held the third Saturday in April. Photo by Sally Denning supplied

NPHS FFA Member Highlighted In celebration of agriculmeeting, FFA olympics, ture, involved members creed speaking, demonof the North Posey FFA strations, and dairy judgChapter are ing. being highWhat is your lighted: favorite FFA Lora Commemory? mens My favorite How long have FFA memory you been in was this past FFA? winter when I I have been in went on a trip FFA since the with the chapbeginning of ter to the farm my freshman show. year. What is your Lora Commens What FFA acfavorite FFA tivities are you contest and why? involved in? My favorite FFA contest is The FFA activities I am inDairy Judging. In Dairy volved in include entoJudging, you are given mology judging, chapter a group of cows and you must place the class from best to worst and give reasons on why you placed the class the way you did. This is my favorite contest because I love being around dairy cows. As a dairy showman, it teaches me more about the cows I show, and I can use this knowledge during showmanship.Why are you

involved in FFA? I am involved in FFA because I have a passion for agriculture. Being involved in FFA allows me to learn more about agriculture and express my love for it. FFA also teaches valuable life skills, such as public speaking, and what it takes to be a leader in the community. Why should younger students get involved in FFA? Younger students should get involved in FFA because it is a fun way to learn more about agriculture and develop important leadership skills. There are so many activities and contests you can participate in from soil judging to dodgeball tournaments. Everyone, no matter if you live on a farm or not, can find a place in FFA. What is your favorite Agriculture fact? There are more living organisms in a teaspoon of soil than there are people on earth.

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