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Collins abruptly resigns from Poseyville Town Council

Justin Collins

By Theresa Bratcher It was a fairly routine on Tuesday evening May 10 at the Poseyville Town Council meeting. Councilman Justin Collins was not in attendance. He shocked the community and fellow council membeers when he resigned from the council later in the week. Collins said the decision was painful and came about only after a lot of thought and consideration but he feels he cannot be helpful to his constituents with the current board. In a letter to the editor in this week’s issue, Collins said, “ I am

disappointed that I was not able to fulfill my term and to help better the town, it’s people, and it’s businesses. I’m even more so disappointed in my former co-elected officials. It seems to have been a case of partyline politics from all three other elected officials on most, but not every, decision or idea that I presented. Other decisions were made and decided without my knowledge, much less a vote.” Collins went on to say, “I know politics nowadays are full of halftruths and whole lies, but I didn’t think that would be the case in Poseyville. Promises made dur-

ing the campaign period were not promises kept. “ When elected, Collins pledged to return the $12,900 per year salary received by the members, by far the highest in the county. He explained how he plans to pay back the money. “My wife and I have created the Justin and Abby Collins Give Back to Poseyville Fund and have contributed $22, 590.30 to the fund. This is my entire compensation for the time served, plus minimal interest, and minus taxes taken directly from the pay,” Collins explained. “The cost of tearing down

the town’s abandoned water plant, $3,250.25, is also deducted from the total amount donated. This donated sum of money should be one of the many things to open the eyes of Poseyville citizens as those dollars came only from my “salary” of $12,900 per year as a council member.” Tuesday’s meeting was routine. It began with the council being notified of two grass complaints that Town Marshall Charles Carter reported to be taken care of. Representatives were on hand

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Experiment in Alternative Education comes to NPSC By Lois Mittino Gray The Metropolitan School District of North Posey County Board of Education voted at its May 9 meeting to launch a one year experiment to offer an Alternative Education Program at the junior and senior high school level. The plan will use grant money to fund three new positions to create a “Norseman Academy” and an in-school suspension room. This action is a response to dealing with rising suspension and expulsion numbers that leave students being punished out of school and not in a safe learning environment. “Let’s test it for a year and monitor results, see what comes out, and discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly,” quipped School Board President Geoff Gentil. Discussion was initiated when Assistant Superintendent Michelle Walden presented the Alternative Education Study Committee report. She presented for consideration a request to create the following positions: an In-School Suspension Monitor, two persons to work as After School Staff, and an Alternative Education Classroom Instructor. The latter would require a teaching degree, preferably in Special Education. These posi-

tions would be funded through Safe Haven and ESSER III grant monies. The motion to approve the request passed unanimously with a five to zero vote. Walden explained the purpose of the study was to find gaps. “The committee dug deep into the data to find cracks the kids could fall through that are in need of more attention. We met several times and worked on this to come up with this proposal,” she said. Junior High Principal Steve Kavanaugh, a committee member, was emphatic that this would be a proactive measure. “Bad behavior will not be tolerated in school, but we need to try to keep these students safe and learning and not just sitting home alone playing video games all day while their parents work. I have not had an expulsion in six-seven years and now I have two this year getting no education,” he told the board. There are 44 suspensions this year to date. The majority of these are for vaping. High School Principal Sean Fisher, also a member of the study committee, discussed the need to have something for the “at risk’

North Posey High School soon-to-be graduate Addyson Lingafelter comes to the stage on Wednesday morning at the Honors Day Program to receive one of several scholarships she received. The NP Class of 2022 was awarded over $1.2 million. For a complete list, see the Posey County News Graduation Section coming out on May 24. Photo by Dave Pearce

Parks Department overages means changes must be made

By Lois Mittino Gray Mount Vernon Parks Superintendent Michael Harshbarger appeared before the Mount Vernon Common Council at their request to discuss his budget overruns at their March 4, Continued on Page A7 meeting at the Hovey House. He is currently $11,631.74 over budget this year in line 117Community Center Staff and $2,267.31 over in line 116-Community Center Asst. Both are for the winter-spring pay periods. Harshbarger handed out spreadsheets on budget lines 116 and 117 to the councilors. “You see a lot of red ink on this one - line 117. The old way of doing things is no longer viable as it costs too much. I am going to have to cut staff. The biggest challenge is the after–school crowd we get. We provide the important function of giving kids a place to go after school until evening. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we are open until 8 p.m. and on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, we are open until 6 p.m. The challenge is to ensure adequate supervision to provide a safe environment for everyone,” he described. Former Posey County resident Alayna Courey enjoys bike riding and the peonies in “At the Community Center at Hedges CenNew Harmony on Sunday afternoon with her friend Caiden Hahn. The peonies will be tral, we have two gyms and we do have a sysat the peak during the coming week. Photo by Dave Pearce tem in place now to supervise and avoid scuf-

fles. On one side there is basketball going on and the other side has skating,” he explained. “We also provide homework help as well. Sometimes we just color with them.” “In the old way we have been operating to cause these overruns, there were two workers on each side; and one or two floaters. From 3 p.m. until closing, we have six kids on duty, which is when we get busier. This way of staffing is no longer sustainable,” the Superintendent noted. “We need to hire more high school students to supervise, since experienced college students must be paid higher and cut down to one on each side.” “The Parks Board and I are looking at a new way, a fresh start in the fall to introduce a new structure, as now the staff is moving over to the pool. We will really target specific staff and hopefully cut expenditures in half. We could look at possibly closing early as an option, though we have been more packed than they we’ve ever been. But we will be exploring different hours of operation. The old way we staffed we were comfortable with, but the budget now didn’t cover it. In next year’s bud-

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Lurker, at 97, shares 20th work anniversary with co-worker By Lois Mittino Gray Jo Ann Holbrook and Lydia Lurker were honored for 20 years of service at Hasting Plants with a cake reception on Saturday afternoon, May 14. The dedicated duo started work at the popular garden center outside of Mount Vernon on exactly the same day in 2002 and have been fast friends ever since. “We started out as the ‘Petunia Girls’ transplanting them at a table since we didn’t know anyone else there. You wouldn’t believe how many we did. To this day, they still call us the Petunia Girls,” recalled Lydia, with a smile. “Or sometimes they just call us ‘Hey, you.” Jo Ann interjected in her usual jovial manner. Jo Ann says that Lydia, at 97 years old, is her inspiration. “From day one, I admired her determination and knowledge. She has been so much fun to work with all these years.” Owner Nancy Hasting, celebrating

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her fortieth anniversary this year of the business, said Lydia, even with her advanced age, is her most dependable worker. “She is here every day that she is scheduled, taking no sick days,’ she noted. “This year she had to step back some. We made sure she came to work a little though, so we could boast about her twenty years here. At 97, I guess she deserves a rest.” Lydia met Nancy while attending the same church, Black’s Chapel United Methodist. Lydia told Nancy at that time that she planned to work for her when she retired from Vectren Energy after 20 years there. “Sure enough, she did just that, starting for me when she was 77,” Nancy reminisced. “She is the most remarkable tiny transplant expert we have. She can transplant those delicate small plants for hours and does such a good job.” Jo Ann met Nancy when she wrote a newspaper article for the Mount

Vernon Democrat about the plant business grand opening 40 years ago. “I have always loved flowers and stayed in touch with Nancy, since I grow a large garden at my home and am a country girl at heart. Twenty years ago, she asked me, “Would you like to work here?” and I answered, “When can I start?” Jo Ann loves the work of transplanting, giving advice to customers, organizing the greenhouses, and learning new things every day, while watching the planting seasons change through the months. “You can’t come to work every day and look at a green house full of flowers and not feel good for the day,” she enthused. That upbeat mood is one of Nancy’s favorite things about Jo Ann. “She comes into each year with an unmatched excitement for our work. Jo Ann likes to talk with people and help them make

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Lydia Lurker, Nancy Hasting and Jo Ann Holbrook celebrate at the cake reception. Photo by Lois Mitino-Gray

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The world gets crazier every day

A good person did not enter a grocery store in Buffalo, New York killing ten people and wounding multiple others. A good person did not enter a church in Laguna Woods, California wounding many and killing one person. A good person did not enter a Houston, Texas flee market killing two and wounding at least three more. These are evil people. The police officer who heroically fought back in the Buffalo grocery store with a gun was a good person. He was trying to protect the other good people who were in the grocery store. If America rounded up all the guns and used them for only police officers and the military, there would still be evil people. Evil plots, make irrational decisions and go

to depraved levels to carry out their heinous acts. What an evil person does is beyond the comprehension of everyday moral people. A mentally depraved person thinks in a sphere of unreality. They have thoughts no one else would ever think. Pathetically they put their thoughts into action. The Buffalo shooter drove hundreds of miles. He bought tactical gear and wore protective armor that enabled him to withstand the security guard’s bullets and kill the security guard. Generally, people used to live their lives concerned about what God or a higher power thought about them. They were interested in pleasing God, their parents, the school teacher, coach or clergy leader. Today, insanity is bowing down to the god of social media. The deranged Buffalo shooter wore a camera so that his social media followers could see what he was doing. People often video themselves sky diving, jumping off cliffs, singing or whatever to show their followers

what they are doing. The Buffalo shooter took it to another level and will most likely be mimicked by others. It’s interesting that social media has the power to ban a former President but it can’t control or prevent an insane live video feed of someone wanting to show others that he is killing people. Evil people will find a way to carry out their evil schemes. They will find a way to get guns or use cars, planes, trucks, fire or whatever to hurt others. The people killing people in churches and grocery stores are not deer hunters. They aren’t wild turkey or rabbit hunters. They aren’t the average citizens who just want a gun for their bedside table for protection. The people perpetrating these crimes are deranged. Our society must find a way to unarm those who are displaying outward signs of craziness or have any records of unlawful activity. Once again, it’s difficult to keep guns out of the hands of bad people because

evil works very hard. However, we must continue to try. Grocery stores, churches and most businesses will eventually have locked doors. You will need a card to unlock the door much like hotels use today. You will need your name and information registered with the business or house of worship before you’ll be able to enter. Armed guards like airport security guards will check your identiﬁcation when you come to the door. This still doesn’t protect the families playing in a city park or those gathering in an open-air sidewalk café. To some extent we will always be vulnerable, everywhere. The world has felt crazier every day for the last two years. This past weekend proved again that it’s not getting better. Hear Glenn Mollette every weekday morning EST at 8:56 and 11:31 on XM radio channel 131. Contact him at GMollette@aol. com. Learn more at www.glennmollette.com.

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Leaving position but still giving back As you may or may not have known, I resigned from my position on the Poseyville Town Council effective on May 10. I am disappointed that I was not able to fulfill my term and to help better the town, it’s people, and it’s businesses. I’m even more so disappointed in my former co-elected officials. It seems to have been a case of party-line politics from all three other elected officials on most, but not every, decision or idea that I presented. Other decisions were made and decided without my knowledge, much less a vote. I know politics nowadays are full of half-truths and whole lies, but I didn’t think that would be the case in Poseyville. Promises made during the campaign period were not promises kept. With that being said, one promise I made when running for election was to donate my “salary” from the council position back to the benefit of the town. My wife and I have created the Justin and Abby Collins Give Back to Poseyville Fund and have contributed $22, 590.30 to the fund. This is my entire com-

pensation for the time served, plus minimal interest, and minus taxes taken directly from the pay. The cost of tearing down the town’s abandoned water plant, $3,250.25, is also deducted from the total amount donated. This donated sum of money should be one of the many things to open the eyes of Poseyville citizens as those dollars came only from my “salary” of $12,900 per year as a council member. I am sorry to those of you who voted for me, but thank you, as well, for the experience. I ask anyone who is reading this letter one thing: Pay attention to your elected oﬃcials’ actions. Whether it is your city or town, county, state, or federal decision makers, keep an eye on things they are doing. Once you start looking, it’s hard to turn away. I leave this position in hopes my replacement may have better success than I, and the new board can make progress and move the Town of Poseyville forward. Justin Collins

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis once said, “If we don’t care about our past, we cannot hope for the future…I care desperately about saving old buildings.” A group recently formed in Posey County to preserve and maintain Holy Angels Church in New Harmony would agree with this sentiment. When weekly services were suspended at Holy Angels in 2014, the parish was merged with Saint Francis Xavier in Poseyville. With the passage of time, the church began to show the signs of needing repairs that are common for historical buildings, including a new roof and exterior paint. The cost of repairs and maintenance started mounting, making it prohibitive for Saint Francis to shoulder the responsibility alone. The members of the church and the community of New Harmony were faced with two choices: demolish the historic structure or ﬁnd some way to revitalize it. After consulting with a representative from Historic Landmarks of Indiana, interested parties decided that there was just one option - save the building. That leads me to the purpose of my letter. Our committee, made up of Catholics and nonCatholics alike, is in the process of setting up the Holy Angels Endowment. It will be, in fact, two endowments under one umbrella, composed

of donations that will be housed with the Posey County Community Foundation, as well as those that will be invested with the Catholic Foundation of Southwestern Indiana. The committee is in the process of attempting to procure funds through grants and fundraisers, but we need the help of the entire Posey County community for this project to be a success. In fact, we are hoping that there are individuals who might not even live in this area who would be willing to help preserve a piece of history. In the coming weeks and months, we hope to make people aware of our project and the various ways in which citizens can participate in making the preservation of Holy Angels a reality. At this time, we are simply asking for donations to “get the ball rolling.” Some generous individuals have already pledged money, and we thank them. However, more funds are needed to create an endowment. The donation does not need to be a large one; many small donations add up. If you would like to contribute, you may send checks to: Holy Angels, P.O. Box 795, New Harmony, IN 47631. Thank you in advance for helping save an architectural and historical treasure. Linda Neal Reising, Chair

unteers, and supporters: SABIC, The Children’s Learning Center, Schneider Funeral Home, Russell’s Excavating, Gerton Auto Sales, Posey Lanes, Integrity Imports, Saint John’s Episcopal Church, Hawthorne Animal Clinic, Chris Kays, Top Notch Tumbling, Hawg N Sauce, First Bank, Golden Rose, Valero, Expressway, Azzip, Don and Debbie Kays, 3 Chicks Fudgery, Wildcat Wash, Magic Mist, Dairy Queen, Autozone,

Farmers State Bank, Mount Vernon Police, Mount Vernon High School, WSI, Mount Vernon Junior High, and Parent volunteers: Dawn Luckett, Tahra Mathews, Wes and Tiﬀany Jarvis, Jesse and Brooke Carroll, Ben Lippe, Chris Healy, and Greg Randel. MV Parent Council: Cari Randel, Jamie Yarber, Heather Lippe, Ginger Healy

Thank you to After Prom sponsors The MV Parent Council would like to extend a sincere ‘Thank You’ to the event sponsors, prize donors, volunteers, and other supporters of the 2022 Mount Vernon After Prom. It was a great success with well over half of this year’s prom goers in attendance. Russell and Leslie Powell served up hot dogs and lemon shake-ups from their authentic hot dog cart, and 3 Chicks Fudgery served their new, delicious mini donuts. The

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kids enjoyed a variety of activities including a mechanical bull, bowling, and billiards. Prizes were announced throughout the night, with several grand prizes being given away at the close of the event. Prizes included a 32” Smart TV, a Dell Laptop, Apple Airpods, and a bluetooth JBL Speaker, along with a variety of gift cards and certiﬁcates for area businesses. Thank you to our sponsors, donors, vol-

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I don’t even recognize our country anymore. People were B D kind, and use to talk H to one another. I really miss the civility of the old days. I think our country has gotten so divided that we made ourselves a big ole humble pie and we are all having to sit at the same table now have us a big slice. Anyway… I’m getting old I guess. Nostalgia is setting in, and I remember when I was young and compare it to today, it’s hard to believe how much has changed and how much has stayed the same. The struggle of life is the same… but the ways in which we struggle are diﬀerent… that’s the only diﬀerence. I use to plow (cultivate) cotton with either an old 60 John Deere or a John Deere 4020. Both had a front mount cultivator on them… neither had a cab, much less air condi-

G G B J J R I like brown grass. It matches the unfallen brown leaves I don’t have to rake and the brown stagnant water in the pond that hides my fish from the ravenous blue heron. Also, brown grass does not engender chiggers. Ah, chiggers, Mother Nature’s reminder that we humans are, in fact, at the top of the insect world’s food pyramid. Here’s how the internet waxes eloquent about chiggers: “They bite their human host (who invited them?) and by embedding their mouthparts into the skin cause intense irritation with intense itching.” Ugh. The omniscient internet says chiggers prosper in grasslands,

tioning. The old 60 had a homemade pipe shade covered with corrugated barn tin for a roof. Even though it provided shade, that tin sure got hot underneath. That 4020 had an umbrella shade that didn’t get as hot… but when the wind blew you had better to keep it closed it or it would get ripped off and sail away. My water jug was a “purex” bleach jug wrapped with a thin layer of foam then covered with burlap and chicken wire to hold it all together. Those tractors didn’t have nothing but a steel floorboard… and they’d sure get hot on your feet, but you didn’t dare pull your shoes off because they’d cook on the underside, and the topside the sun would cook. Breakdowns, money problems, and politics were the problems then and are still a problem today. We made some strides and had good years and increased our wealth. We upgraded equipment, expanded our land, bought nicer cars and generally got spoiled in our way of living. Now we have tractors with cabs and air conditioning where we can pull our shoes off while we take a sip of ice

cold water from our yeti thermos… while we cry the whole time about how bad things are. Seems we never learned how to be content with what we have… we just keep wanting more. We need to be more like the apostle Paul… he wrote in Philippians 4:11-12 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. Basically we are to just take it all in stride. Be happy in good times and the bad. We’ve forgotten how to be thankful for the blessings… and to work through the struggles… being thankful just the same. My parents use to say “when you think you have it bad you can look around and always find someone who’s got it worse off than you”! May the rest of your week be filled with good thoughts, happy moments and kind people.

♪ All The Grass Is Green ♪ like the Osage County, Oklahoma prairie, and are most numerous in early summer when grass is heaviest; you know, like now. I have been doing my own field work on chiggers since the mowing season has returned. I can attest that for once the internet is correct; chiggers proliferate in tall green grasses. My ankles still display chigger bites from those halcyon childhood summer days when I would gayly traipse through the green prairie grasses in short pants and bare feet while the chiggers were rejoicing at the opportunity to embed their heads permanently into my skin and scar me physically and mentally for eternity. Surely someone should have kept me out of tall green grass for the first ten years of my life and surely I should not be communicating with chiggers now as beautiful dry brown grass turns

into tall green chigger heaven. Unfortunately, I cannot convince Peg our yard looks just fine with waving green stems interspersed with golden dandelions. She insists that I do battle with the vegetation that is being protected by battalions of chiggers as ferocious as Ukrainian freedom fighters. I don’t get it. Peg plants countless flowers and even decorative grasses while she insists I attack our yard with a smoking, noisy grass decapitating Kubota dragon. No wonder the chiggers launch counter attacks. I say let bygones be bygones. I’ll forgive those childhood chiggers if today’s marauders will leave me alone. But how can they if Peg demands I destroy their homes? I say the blames for my chigger discomfort falls squarely upon Peg’s pathological need to impress the neighbors. Neighbors? We live in the country. Our cabin is

a quarter of a mile from the main county road. Nobody ever sees our yard unless you count FedEx and UPS drivers who deliver Peg’s ever regenerating plants for her to plant and the chiggers to nest in. If I did not mow the yard all summer no one would see or care; well, except Peg of course. But the real problem is not Peg. The real problem is the United States government that can send out trillions of borrowed dollars to encourage people not to work and trillions of borrowed dollars to help Ukrainians blow up Russian tanks, planes and ships but cannot spend a Depression Era dime to eliminate chiggers. It is time we returned to those thrilling days of yesteryear when instead of spreading armaments we spread insect killer, not DDT, of course. Let’s hear it for dead chiggers and live, itch-free people. That’s a

better campaign slogan than “Ban the U.S. Supreme Court” or “Raise a statue to Sammy Alito.” Well, excuse me a moment. I’ve got to go get Peg to type up this column for the paper and I can see out the window she is gleefully planting even more insect habitat. p.s. Gentle Reader, Peg and I have two upcoming book signings for our new historical novel, Unanimous for Murder, that is a sequel to JUDGE LYNCH.. The first is May 17, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Osage County Historical Society Museum at 700 Lynn Avenue in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The second is May 20, 2022 at Capers Emporium, 602 Main Street, New Harmony, Indiana from 2 to 5 p.m. Please drop by and say hello. For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www.jamesmredwine.com 0r “Like/Follow” us on Facebook and Twitter at JPegOsageRanch.

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THE POSEY COUNTY NEWS - PAGE A3 Teddy, a therapy pig owned by JJ Howley of Evansville, visited New Harmony Saturday to work on his socialization skills. The Juliana breed pig , a little over a year old, attracted a crowd. Teacher Sherri Barnett was enchanted with the popular pig and arranged for him to visit her classroom. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

Mary Ina Whitaker Mary Ina (Lee) Whitaker, 94, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away May 5, 2022 at Deaconess Midtown. She was born December 16, 1927 in Pendleton, Ind., to the late Earl and Mary (Davis) Lee. Mary received her Undergraduate in Nursing and a Master’s Degree in Health Science from Ball State University. She was a registered nurse and had worked as a school nurse for 28 years. Mary was also the Muncie Community Schools nurse coordinator upon retirement. She held Educational Honoraries from Delta Kappa Gamma and Pi Lamda Theta. Mary had also been the cheer block sponsor at Muncie Central High School. Mary was a member of New Beginnings Lakeside Church and United Methodist Women. She was preceded in death by her husband, Max Robert Whitaker; brothers, Fred and John Lee; and sister, Norma Lou Gilbert. She is survived by her daughters, Mary Lynn Bartolomeo (Jim) and Marcia Smith (Brian); grandchildren, Ryan Bartolomeo, Lyndi DiStefano (Tom), Natalee Bogel (Jeremy), Ashley

Connell (Matt), Chase Smith (Stephanie), Jacob Smith (Jillian) and Michael Smith; 10 great-grandchildren; and sister, Martha Foster (Bill). Memorial service will be held on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 11 a.m. at New Beginnings Lakeside Church, 11420 Middle Mount Vernon Road, Evansville, Ind., with Pastor Doug Horner ofﬁciating. A memorial graveside service will be held at a later date in Anderson, Ind. Visitation will be held from 9 until 11 a.m. service time on Friday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the New Beginnings Christian Fellowship Building Fund. Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com.

Harvey Lee Jackson Harvey Lee Jackson, 73, formerly of New Harmony, Indiana, born December 3, 1948 to Herman and Vera (Jorgensen) Jackson in Detroit, Michigan, passed away May 9, 2022 at his residence in Fishers, Indiana. Harvey spent many years in the Boy Scouts as a scout and as a scoutmaster and cub master. He also earned his Eagle Scout award. He served as the President of the North Posey Band Boosters and graduated from Reitz High School where he played on the football team. He was a former member of the First Baptist Church in New Harmony where he held several oﬃces and was a member of Greater Grace Apostolic Church in Oakland City. Surviving are his wife: Arlene Jackson; his children: David Jackson (Brooke), Laurie JacksonSpires (Darrel) and Jeﬀ Jackson; grandchildren: Brianna and Bradley Spires, Justin and Jude Jackson; and niece Debbie Hatch and nephew Greg Williamson. Preceding him in death

Heritage Federal Credit Union to Celebrate New Harmony Branch Grand Opening Heritage Federal Credit Union will celebrate the Grand Opening of its New Harmony Branch on Friday, May 20th, 2022. Refreshments from Black Lodge Coﬀee Roasters will be available from 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm and a ribbon cutting ceremony at 12:30 pm. WHAT: WHEN: WHERE:

New Harmony Branch Grand Opening Friday, May 20th, 2022, from 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm Heritage Federal Credit Union New Harmony Branch 502 Main Street, New Harmony, IN 47631

Brian K. Schweizer were his parents and sister Deloras Williamson. Funeral services were held 11 a.m., Friday, May 13, 2022 at Werry Funeral Home-New Harmony Chapel in New Harmony, Indiana with burial in Poseyville Cemetery in Poseyville, Indiana. Visitation was 4-7 p.m., Thursday May 12, 2022 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to: Boy Scout Troop 386, 4425 Penfold Road, New Harmony, Indiana 47631. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

Brian K. “Pic” Schweizer, 65, of Mount Vernon, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Deaconess Hospital Midtown Campus holding his mother’s hand and surrounded by his siblings. Brian was born March 9, 1957 to Roberta (Schmidt) Schweizer and the late Gilbert Schweizer. He was a 1975 graduate of FJ Reitz High School and worked at Mulzer’s Crushed Stone before joining Plumber’s and Steamﬁtter’s Local 136 in July of 1979. As a pipeﬁtter, Brian worked for several companies until he co-founded Neth-Schweizer and retired many years later. Brian loved his family and friends and was a very gen-

nieces, Jacqui (Jason) Lewis, Maria (Skyler) Davis and a nephew, Andrew (Ashley) Healy. Mark was preceded in death by his father, Floyd Healy and a sister, Denise Heckman. A Memorial Mass was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Corpus Christi Church, 5528 Hogue Road, Evansville, Ind. Friends visited with the family from 9 a.m. until service time on Saturday at Corpus Christi Church. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Posey County Humane Society

erous soul. Just a few weeks ago he started his garden which he always enjoyed working in and sharing the bounty with others. He was an active member of the Sons of the American Legion at American Legion Post 5 in Mount Vernon. Surviving Brian are his son Drake; his “adopted son”, Johnny McDowell; mother, Roberta Schweizer; brothers, Steven (Marianne), Charlie, Michael (Gayle), Carl (Mary), Mark (Denise) and Joe (Michelle); sisters, Elaine (Danny) Eﬃnger, Carolyn (Mark) Bittner and Diane (Jim) Werner; his longtime friend and “ninth brother”, Skip (Tami) Seaman; longtime best friends, Max and

Dana Dieterle; many nieces and nephews who loved him dearly and Paula, the mother of his son. In addition to his father, Brian was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Schweizer in 2007. There was a Memorial Mass held at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Rev. Lowell Will ofﬁciating. Burial took place in Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Friends visited with the family from 9 a.m., until service time on Tuesday at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 5528 Hogue Road, Evansville, IN 47712. In lieu of ﬂowers, memori-

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MAY 17, 2022 Bobbie Srader checks out a book from Sandy Hartman, Head of Bookmobile and Outreach Services, on the APL Bookmobile at the event. Photos by Theresa Bratcher

Werry ‘Office Manager OTY’ By Lois Mittino Gray Whether it’s writing a visitor cookbook for the camp store, filling out the payroll forms or training a new gate attendant, Janet Werry is the epitome of efficiency at Harmonie State Park. She has been the Office Manager at the DNR property for over eighteen years, adding much stability to its operation since a whirlwind of Property Managers have come and gone in the past few years. Her efforts did not go unrecognized and she was presented the “Office Manager of the Year” Award at the Division of State Parks banquet held at Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park Inn on Thursday, May 5. “It was a total surprise to me when they called my name. I had no idea I was even nominated,” Janet said. “It was very appreciated.” She was presented the carved award plaque by Terry Coleman, Director of State Parks. The New Harmony resident wears her silver park badge proudly whether sitting at her desk in the office or running around planting flower beds and pulling weeds. In her many-faceted role, she oversees gatehouse operations, orders items for the camp store in the office, does all normal office duties, such as payroll and email, supervises student work projects, and just recently took over organizing the campground host volu nteer program. Janet also does much of the major legwork for park events. She lines up all the vendors and food trucks for the Annual Harvest Craft Fair and makes sure to have plenty of entertainment on hand for it. She orders the buses taking guests from the pool parking lot to the campground for trick or treating on Halloween weekend and arranges the hayrides. She works on Easter Egg Hunt details, Fourth of July Ice cream, and food for deer hunts when scheduled. One of her favorite projects was making the “Good Thymes” park cookbook. An enthusiastic cook herself, Janet collected recipe donations from park campground guests. She categorized them into topics, such as campfire dinners and

Janey Werry holds the ‘Oﬃce Manager of the Year’ award presented to her at the Division of State Parks banquet held May 5. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray sweet treats, and assembled them into a spiralbound book available for sale at the camp store in the park office. “We are very excited to see Janet awarded with this well-deserved distinction as Office Manager of the Year. She has dedicated over eighteen years to the Department of Natural Resources and Harmonie State Park. As one of the more experienced Office Managers in State Parks, her expertise is often relied upon, not only here at Harmonie, but across the Division as well. It’s great to see all of her hard work and effort recognized at the Division level. We are extremely proud of Janet and all she accomplished last year,” commented Park Property Manager Zach Clark. Janet, born and raised in Carmi, Illinois, resides in New Harmony with her husband of forty years, Phillip, and an adored little dachshund named Chloe. The couple has two children, Heather and Chad, and four grandchildren: Kenley and Lydia and Ansley and Brooks. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, quilting and sewing, and hanging out at her lake home or on her pontoon boat on Lake Barkley.

Posey County Council on Aging 5th Annual Fun Day

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Birthdays May 17 - Cody Austin, Bryce Kohlmeyer, April Kohlmeyer, Mary Swain, Jordan Anne Werry, Madison Lee Werry, Jason Webber, Leigh Ann Wiley, Nancy Weinzapfel, Donna Viviano, Harley Peerman, Rob Cooper May 18 - Lesa Trela, Charlotte Lee, Evan Kissel, Wendell Crumbacher, Vincent Fullerton , Paula Coleman , Landon Counts, Mikayla Deshields, Loretta Gerard, Elizabeth Uhde May 19 - Elizabeth Anderson, Rosie Benton, Tammy Graves, Sherry Underwood, Karen Lee, Samantha N. Stew-

Note: News in this issue includes - Programs arranged for Memorial Day, officers find mash, drive for athletic field for Mount Vernon, the Elks’ excursion event, interest grows in boys’ and girls’ club work, and many news briefs and personals. Program Is Arranged For Memorial Day - The various committees, assisted by members of the G.A.R. and W.R.C. (Women’s Relief Corp) have arranged the program for the observance of Memorial Day. For the first time in the city’s history the veterans of ‘61 will be relieved of their more strenuous duties and review the parade from a stand erected for that purpose on Main Street. The parade will include decorated floats and automobiles. All school children from the city and country are invited to appear in the parade. A flag will be presented to each one as a souvenir of the day. Captain Merle Weisinger will be Chief Marshall. Buglers will be Teddy Rowe and Nelson Kelley. At 1:30 the bugler

art, Hanna Marie Milbrandt, Marisha Naas, Marissa Priddis, Simon Verkamp May 20 - Justin Cullum, Bobbie Wright, Braxton Kern, Nancy York, Judy Heberer May 21 - Tamela Conyers, Susan Ingle, Trevor Blair Slater, Kathy Parke, Jennah Hottel, Rusty Seymour, Michael Goedde, Ashley Boyd, Sophia Isabelle Koester, Dillon Farrar, Charles Pfeiﬀer, Gina Robert, Shirley Stolz May 22 - Joberta Campbell, Kelsey Ellen Georgeson, Kendra Crumbacher,

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News From The Western Star, May 17, 1922 - Mount Vernon will call the parade to assembly on Walnut Street, between Third and Sixth where the Chief Marshall will form them in their proper place. The order of the parade will be as follows: Chief Marshall, city police, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Mount Vernon Band, decorated float with Columbia, Gladys Basler, represents the Army, Ira Rothrock, the Navy, Kenneth Allison, Women’s Relief Corps, War Mothers, Posey County, Red Cross, all literary societies and organizations, Mayor Osborn and orator of the day in auto, city officials, county officials, members of citizens’ committee, sons of veterans, artillery, Old battery artillerymen, Spanish War Veterans, drum corps, World War Veterans, all fraternal societies and organizations, school children and teacher escorts, city fire department, decorated automobiles, decorated floats, decorated bicycles, and business firms. The Chief Marshall will give the command, “Forward March,” promptly at 2 p.m. Parade

Route - North on Walnut to Seventh; west on Seventh to Main; south on Main past reviewing stand to Sherburn Park, there to form columns facing the river. While the parade is passing the reviewing stand, all men and boys, except soldiers in uniform, are requested to remove their hats and everyone in the parade will be expected to give a rousing cheer to the Grand Army Veterans - the boys of 1861 - the remaining handful of the “boys in blue.” When the assembly at the river is complete, the members of the W. R. C. will release flower and fine bedecked floats upon the water - this in memory of the patriotic dead of all wars who lie at rest in unknown graves beneath the rivers and oceans. The artillery and rifles will fire their final salute and then the buglers will sound “Taps.” Officers Find Mash Bootleggers Escape - Sheriff McFadden, Deputy Sheriff Calahan, Detective Smith, and Sheriff Males and a force

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of deputies of Vanderburgh County, have been at work for some time in an effort to locate bootleggers who have been operating on the PoseyVanderburgh line on the farms of Buck Sanders and Charles Krohn. The land lies in both counties. A search was made of the two farms and a large quantity of fermenting mash was found but no stills could be located. The mash was concealed in a straw pile. The officers believed the bootleggers have left for other parts. The “mule” was taken to Evansville for disposal. Drive For Athletic Field Continues - The school children of this city held a parade in an effort to stimulate interest in this worthy cause. “We Want a Place To Play.” “Help Us Equip the Athletic Field.” “All Work no Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy.” “Donate to The Athletic Field” - Large signs bearing the above words were prominent Monday afternoon in one of the best demonstrations ever given in this city for a Civil benefit when every school child of the city took part in a parade furthering the cause of the Athletic Field. W.C. Niblo, of the Chamber of Commerce, is chairman of the fi-

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MV schools enjoying success in employment processes By Lois Mittino Gray “School is winding down fast,” announced Mount Vernon School Board President Greg Oeth as he called the May 2, regular meeting to order. End of the Year Testing and 20222023 teaching staff updates were main topics of discussion. The window for standardized ILEARN testing runs from April 19 to May 13. Dr. Beth Johns, Director of Curriculum and Testing, reports that the process is going smoothly this year and there are many student hours going into it. All juniors are taking the daunting Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) now as required by law. “Some students and parents are surprised to learn that all students in Indiana must take it as the main standardized test. This applies to Tech Center students, too. There is no more ISTEP,” observed Board Member Beth Mc-

Fadin Higgins. Michael Wheaton, the NEA Mount Vernon Union Representative at the meeting and a math teacher, was asked about student reaction to the SAT test. He did not have much reaction to report, but said if parents and students complain, tell them to contact their local legislative representative. “We teachers had nothing to do with this requirement,” he was quick to point out. The standardized SAT test has been around for a long time, first administered in 1926, and used for college admissions. It has been revamped through the years to the present version. “Gee, I took the SAT on the Saturday morning of my senior prom. You can imagine what that was like,” recalled Board Member Kathy Weinzapfel with a smile. Audience Member Paula Rudibaugh asked about the drop in test scores in some areas,

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West Elementary School will be having donuts with grownups on Friday, May 20, from 8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

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.

Immanuel UCC celebrates graduates Immanuel United Church of Christ, 5812 Ford Road North, will have a special Sunday on May 22 when they celebrate high school and college graduates during their 10 a.m. worship service. A reception follows in the Fellowship Hall.

Democratic Golf Scramble scheduled The Posey County Democratic Golf Scramble will be June 13 at Western Hills Country Club in Mount Vernon, Ind. Please call Ed Adams at 812-457-1183 or Sherry Willis 812-480-3875 for details. Holes sponsors are available.

Spring seeded crops deadline near

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. Bank Night will be June 10, at 5:30 p.m.

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

Farmers are reminded that if they have prevented planted corn, they need to come into the Posey County FSA Office between June 6 and June 20 to file a CCC-576 form. Seed and chemical receipts are required. July 15 is the deadline to certify their Spring seeded crops. Planting dates are required. If you have any questions, please contact the Posey County FSA Office at 812-8384191, ext. 2.

Walk Together For World Peace will be held Saturdays at 1 p.m., through May at the Cathedral Labyrinth and Sacred Garden on North Street in New Harmony. Rain cancels event. For more information contact Janet Lorence, 812-682-3935, leave message.

PCSWCD Native Plant Sale returns

Co-ed Celebrate Recovery group meets on Thursday evenings at 5 p.m., at the Beyond the Walls Campus, 424 Vine Street, Mount Vernon.

The Posey County Soil and Water District is taking orders for their Native Plant Sale. Orders are due by May 20 and can be picked up on Saturday, June 18 at the Posey County 4-H Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall between 8 and 10 a.m. The plants are $3, $5 or $8 depending on size. Multiple varieties are available. Call the office at 812-838-4191 ext 3 or email to jeri.ziliak@in.nacdnet.net for an order form and brochure. Native plants are adapted to local climate and soil conditions. These plants provide nectar, pollen and seeds that serve as food for native butterflies, insects, birds and other animals. Native plants also require less water and can help prevent erosion. Call the office today for your order form.

NH Legion Memorial Day Service NH Legion Color Guard - Monday, May 30, 2022: Maple Hill Cemetery, 9 a.m.; Griﬃn Cemetery, 9:30 a.m.; Bethsaida Cemetery, 10 a.m.; Stewartsville Cemetery, 10:30 a.m.; Wadesville Cemetery 11 a.m.; New Harmony Town Hall, Memorial at 12 noon.

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.

‘Walk Together’ held Saturdays thru May

Celebrate Recovery on Thursdays

Trinity UCC AA Meets on Saturdays AA meetings are held on Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and will continue until further notice. Join us at Trinity UCC in Mount Vernon and enter through the back.

AA Meetings to be held on Mondays AA meetings are held on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Wadesville.

AA Meetings set for Thursdays AA meetings are held on Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Lighthouse Assembly of God.

NH Recycling Center Summer Hours The center is open Wednesdays from 2 until 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m., until noon.

Poseyville Yard Waste Site sets hours Hours are Wednesdays, 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., and Saturdays, 12:30 until 4:30 p.m. No lawn care businesses, please. For more information, contact the Posey County Solid Waste District at 838-1613.

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especially junior high, that she noticed in the state report from last year published a few weeks ago in the newspaper. She wondered if the scores were being analyzed to provide for remediation for students. Director of Business Loren Evans, filling in for an ailing Dr. Matthew Thompson, School Superintendent, replied, “All principals and teachers should have analyzed last year’s results for their school and classrooms. To be aware what their students need help with is their ongoing responsibility. I’m optimistic they have not dropped anything and are doing that.” In personnel matters, school board members were pleased to learn several positions were filled already for next year’s staff, even ones they couldn’t fill last year. “We have quite the candidate pool now. We are so happy to be hiring these positions in April and May and not at the start of the school year as has happened in the past,” said Evans. School board members were also elated at the upswing in application number and experience in several of the teachers. There were 27 applicants for two open elementary teacher positions. “Candidates are more proactive and looking earlier for positions,” commented Weinzapfel. Board Member Joe Rutledge added, “We worked on the pay structure and raised it at the lower end. NEA Mount Vernon drove that through with collective bargaining and that is helping us.” The board confirmed the employment of Christopher Cole as an Elementary Teacher at Marrs Elementary School, replacing Lori Wilson. He is an experienced teacher having taught several grade levels for ten years at Joshua Academy Charter School. He has also been the head high school boys’ soccer coach for the past two years. Kelly Tuck will be an English Language Arts teacher at the junior high school filling an open position. She has 21 years of teaching experience including 17 years at Madera High School in California. She also taught at Wood Memorial High School for several years. Also going to Marrs is Hannah Cross who was hired as a part-time art teacher. Allison Haley will be a high school English teacher, replacing Angela Delancy. She did her student teaching at North Posey High School. Michael Landers will teach high school social studies, replacing Timothy Alcorn and Bailey Luttrell will fill the open position of high school Spanish teacher. Grant Newcomb was given an Elementary Position at West Elementary School filling an open position created due to more enrollment. In other action, the board: • accepted resignations, effective the end of the school year, from Hannah Cross as a teacher assistant in Remediation at Marrs Elementary School, and Debra Green as a teacher assistant and Courtney Stark as a teacher. Both are in Special Education at West Elementary School. • Resignations were also accepted, effective immediately, from: Trisha Lopez as a high school cheer sponsor, Steven Mitchell as an assistant coach high school boys’ basketball, and Kevin Roach as high school Drama Coach. • granted Debra King, a high school Special Education teacher, a nonpaid medical leave of absence from April 18, 2022 to the end of the school year as requested. • adopted changes to the Rights and Re-

PCSWCD seeks Part Time District Technician The Posey County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is seeking a person to fill a Part-Time SWCD Technician position. This position helps the SWCD to carry out the SWCD’s programs in conformance with the purpose of the SWCD as defined in Indiana District Law (IC14-32). This position requires knowledge of or experience in natural resource management and soil conservation. A Bachelor of Science or Associate’s de-

Annual Golden Raintree set for June 11-12 Stay the weekend with us and experience New Harmony, Indiana. Enjoy the fine and casual dining. Shop our antiques, art and speciality shops. Rent a golf cart and ride our Wabash River Trail. Take a Historic guided tour. New Harmony has so many places to sit and reflect. Walk the walking trail or stroll through one of our many parks and gardens. Visit our website for other events happening this weekend or download a walking map. New Harmony has been voted one of America’s Dream Distinctive Destinations by the America’s Trust for Historic Preservation and one of the top 10 hidden places to visit by USA Weekend. Free admission, rain or shine. Inside (air conditioned) and outside dealer spaces available. Download registration form at VisitNewHarmony.com. Or contact Cindy Smotherman at 812-781-1390, or Jeff Smotherman at 812-459-1626.

sponsibilities handbook as recommended. Evans noted the three changes were very minor. All student athletes and parents are now required to submit travel permission documents via an electronic form. A line was struck out allowing for counseling sessions on absentee problems. The behavior motto has been changed to “Be better today than you were yesterday, but not as good as you will be tomorrow!” from “Be the best you can each day!” • Mary Feagley and Jeff Pickrell were given permission to attend the Academic State Super Bowl Competition at Purdue University on May 6-7, 2022. Their respective teams, English and Interdisciplinary, placed first at the Area Competition and are advancing to state level. . The Mount Vernon Senior High School Academic Super Bowl team competed recently in the Area event in Class 2. They won with a score of 108 points and were recognized by the school board. Teams included: English Team – First place: Emma Fisher, Sydney Friedman, Brenna Julian, and Sophie Kloppenburg Fine Arts Team – Second place: Sydney Friedman and Cora Bell Interdisciplinary Team – First place: Dusten Anderson, Sydney Friedman, Carson Tucker, and Noah Woods Math Team – First place: Rossy Hollinger, Shelby Lang, Rylan Paul, and Carson Tucker Science Team – Fourth place: Dusten Anderson, Matthew Bell, and Landon Mitchell Social Studies Team – Third place: Christian Cole, Ainsley Pierce, and Noah Woods • designated for the 2022-23 school year total student capacity, including resident and non-resident student transfers, to be 240 students per grade level, and January 20, 2023 as the date by which requests to transfer into the school corporation must be received. Per Indiana Code, school corporations must do this routine matter every year. • approved FFA test plot lease agreements with Archer Daniels Midland, Inc.(4.5 acres), the Davis Trust (9 acres), and Ports of Indiana (5 acres). Director Evans said the three leases are the same as last year and have no changes. • Rudibaugh inquired on administrator coverage at Farmersville Elementary School. Natasha Brunner resigned and is on administrative leave until the end of the year. Johns is filling in and next year’s principal, now at West Elementary, is helping her. Rudibaugh was assured “there is a physical administrator presence in the building.” • Information to the board included the May Menu, the last one of the school year. • In the property purchase discussed at prior meetings, it was reported that they are still waiting on the two appraisals required to buy the site near West Elementary School. • The MSD of Mount Vernon School Board was recognized by ISBA, Indiana School Board Association, with their Exemplary Governance Award. This requires a majority of a school board to demonstrate an outstanding commitment to continuous improvement and professional development activities. Individual board members, Greg Oeth and Joe Rutledge, were acknowledged for achieving Commendable level and Advanced level respectively. • The next board meeting is slated for: Monday, May 16 at 5:45 p.m. in the high school media center.

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Court News and Legal Advertisements Arrests May 4 Corey Hooker - Cynthiana - Warrant, Intimidation - PCS May 5 Tyler Gomez - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Neglect of a Dependent (petition to revoke) - PCS Tyler Gomez - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Failure to Register as a sex or Violent Offender - PCS May 6 Terry Lewis - Evansville - Residential Entry, Criminal Trespass, Resisting Law Enforcement, Possession of Marijuana - PCS Jason Devoy - New Harmony - Operating a Vehicle

With an Alcohol Concentration Equivalent of .15 or More - ISP May 7 Dakota Boatner - Fairﬁeld, Ill. - Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated - ISP May 8 Nicole Morgan - Evansville - Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia - NHPD May 9 Corey Hooker - Cynthiana Warrant, Carrying a Handgun Without a License, Criminal Recklessness (petition to revoke) - PCS Kayla Hutchinson - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Theft MVPD

2022-150 The following County Operating Claims have been ﬁled with the Auditor’s Ofﬁce and will be presented to the Board of Commissioners, POSEY COUNTY, IN at the regular session MAY 17TH ERIN BERGER, ATTNY AT LAW $1,995.00 MC KIMS IGA $234.69 PRINTCRAFTER INC $126.56 STOLL KEENON OGDEN ATTNY $1,339.50 VAN HAAFTEN & FARRAR $109.25 JOHN JACOB WARRUM $1,035.50 WEST GROUP $218.31 GRANT TOTAL $5,058.81 MAEGEN GREENWELL POSEY COUNTY AUDITOR Published in the Posey County News on May 17, 2022 - hspaxlp

Jason Russell - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury - PCS May 10 Ashley Roth - Oakland City - Possession of Methamphetamine, Theft of a Firearm, Criminal Conversion, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Cocaine or Narcotic Drug, Possession of Paraphernalia, Possession of a Handgun Without License, Possess Legend Drug or Precursor - PCS William Mayville - Mount Vernon - Criminal Trespass-MVPD Complaints April 23 1:44 p.m. - General Complaint - Underpin from trailer next door was in their yard so her husband moved it and a man walked over to their home and cussed them out. She would like an oﬃcer to come to her house and speak with the man - Cale, Poseyville April 25 12:31 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller stated that there is a male and female in the yard ﬁghting - Water Street, Mount Vernon April 26

1:52 a.m. - Threatening Caller son who is at work has received a text from wife stating she’s going to burn down the house. Caller advised believes female is dangerous and the oﬃcers should be careful - Second Street, Mount Vernon 11:33 a.m. - Repossession 2015 Chevy Equinox, silver Seventh Street, Mount Vernon 1:57 p.m. - Fraud - Caller stated that female subject runs a Facebook page. Caller stated that she posted an event to raise money for a child that had cancer. Caller stated that the female has not donated any of the money raised or sent out the products that people purchased - Second Street, Mount Vernon 3:17 p.m. - Harassment Caller stated that her grandson’s friends are sending her nudes via text. Caller stated that the children doing this are approximately 11 year’s old. Caller stated that she has contacted the school about the situation and nothing was done - Sycamore Street, Mount Vernon 8:41 p.m. - Domestic Violence—In argument with ex.

Verbal only - Lawrence Drive, Mount Vernon April 27 12:55 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Male and female in this apartment that are arguing Vine Street, Mount Vernon 1:13 p.m. - Theft - Would like an officer to come to their home to file a report for a package that was stolen - Third Street, Mount Vernon 6:50 p.m. - Theft-Automobile - Caller advised a male subject has his stolen motorcycle and the caller would like to meet with an officer to discuss this - SR 68, Poseyville 8:19 p.m. - Harassment Advised has received text messages from three different people that if caller doesn’t fight them tonight that his stuff will be put in the dumpster - Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon April 28 8:24 a.m. - Vandalism Caller reference taking his Jeep to a male subject’s somewhere in Mount Vernon to be repaired. Subject damaged his vehicle and he wants a report Mount Vernon 1:22 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller thinks some-

one tried to break into her home last night - Smith Road, Mount Vernon 3:16 p.m. - Violation of Restraining Order - Grandfather came to her home to give her money and she has a protective order on him but did not know she was covered under the protective order at that time - Lawrence Drive, Mount Vernon 4:03 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Would like to speak to an officer reference someone breaking into his home while he was in jail - Ninth Street, Mount Vernon April 29 10:07 a.m. - Message - Caller is the landlord of this property. He advised he has given the tenant eviction papers twice and she was supposed to leave by April first. He is requesting to speak with an officer to find out what he can do - Sixth Street, Mount Vernon 10:30 a.m. - Theft-Automobile - Caller stated that at some point last night or early this morning someone stole his 1996 Toyota Camry American

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LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Posey County Area Plan Commission will hold a public hearing for Site Development Plan application on June 9, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Hovey House at 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana on a request by Applicant: James O’Risky; Owner: Shamrock Self Storage, LLC. Premises: Part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 5, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana. Containing 4.562 acres, more or less. More commonly known as 445 Givens Road, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. (Complete legal description is on ﬁle at the Posey County Area Plan Commission Oﬃce). POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN BY MINDY BOURNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Published in the Posey County News on May 17, 2022 - hspaxlp

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given by the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Posey County Area Plan Commission of a public hearing to be held at 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at The Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Upon the following Special Use application, the Board of Zoning Appeals will at that time hear objections thereto: SPECIAL USE: DOCKET NO: 22-04-SU-BZA APPLICANT: Michael & Melinda Ward OWNER: Thomas L. Austerman PREMISES: A part of Section 1, Township 5 South, Range 14 West, lying in Harmony Township, Posey County, Indiana. Containing 35.2450 acres more or less. More commonly known as 5271 Old Plank Road North, New Harmony, Indiana. (Complete legal description is on ﬁle at the Posey County Area Plan Commission Oﬃce). NATURE OF CASE: Applicant requests Special Use Application for a home occupation -lavender farm in an R-1 (Residential Single-Family) Zoning District. Use Unit 28 Home Occupations Section 153.042 (B)(4) and Section 153.173 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mt. Vernon, Town of Cynthiana, Town of Poseyville and Unincorporated Posey County. POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN BY MINDY BOURNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Published in the Posey County News on May 17, 2022 - hspaxlp

2022-152 LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given by the Board of Zoning Appeals of a public hearing to be held at 5:00 p.m. upon the following Variance application and the Posey County Area Plan Commission of a public hearing to be held at 6:00 p.m. for a Variance and Replat of a Major Subdivision on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. The Board of Zoning Appeals and Area Plan Commission will at that time hear objections thereto: VARIANCE & REPLAT: DOCKET NO: 22-08-V-BZA and 22-07-S-APC APPLICANT: Alan Schelhorn OWNER: Alan L. & Laura A. Schelhorn PREMISES: Outlot 6B and Part of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 6 South, Range 13 West, lying in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana. More commonly known as 3912 Valley View Drive, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Containing 2.68 acres more or less. (Complete legal description is on file at the Posey County Area Plan Commission Office). NATURE OF CASE: Applicant requests a Variance for relaxation of front yard setback from 25’ to 8.6’ and relaxation of rear yard setback from 25’ to 21.2’ (for existing accessory structure) for proposed Lot 6B and relaxation of front yard setback from 21’ to 19’ and relaxation of rear yard setback from 25’ to 11.5’ (for proposed home - existing structure) for proposed Lot 6C in an R -1 (Residential Single-Family) Zoning District under Section 153.043 (B)(l)(a) and 153.043 (B) (3)(a) under the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mt. Vernon, Town of Cynthiana, Town of Poseyville and Unincorporated Posey County and Variance of Section 4.3 Streets and Replat of Outlot 6B and the Addition of Lot 6B & Lot 6C to Blackford Lake Estates under the Subdivision Control Ordinance of the City of Mt. Vernon, Town of Cynthiana, Town of Poseyville and Unincorporated Posey County. POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN BY MINDY BOURNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Published in the Posey County News on May 17, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-149 Notice is hereby given that the Posey County Area Plan Commission, on the 9th day of June, 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 132 S. Lockwood, LLC., for preliminary approval of Replat of East Part of Lot Six of the Original Plat of the Town of Poseyville Subdivision. Said subdivision involves the following described real estate in the Robb Township, located at 7 West Main Street, Poseyville, Indiana 47633, to wit: Part of Lot Six (6) in the Original Plat of the Town of Poseyville (formerly known as the Town of Palestine) and being a part of the southeast quarter of Section (18), Township (4) South, Range (12) West, in Posey County, Indiana, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of said Lot 6; then North 88 degrees 55 minutes 40 seconds West [bearings are based on State Plane Coordinates, Indiana Zone West NAD 83] along the south line of said Lot 6 forty-eight and seventy-five hundredths (48.75) feet to a chiseled “X” placed in concrete; thence North 01 degrees 33 minutes 34 seconds East and parallel to the east line of said Lot 6 one hundred thirty-two and no hundredths (132.00) feet to a 5/8” rebar set 3” above grade (with plastic cap inscribed “Greg Kissel RLS 20700076”) on the north line of said Lot 6; thence South 88 degrees 55 minutes 40 seconds East along said north line forty-eight and seventy-five hundredths (48.75) feet to a mag-nail set flush (with washer inscribed “G. Kissel LS 20700076”) marking the northeast corner of said Lot 6; thence South 01 degrees 33 minutes 34 seconds West along the East line of said Lot 6 one hundred thirty-two and no hundredths (132.00) feet to the point of beginning. Containing 0.148 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. Area Plan Commission of Posey County, Indiana By: Mark Seib, President Published in the Posey County News on May 17, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-146 MDK # 22-004436 STATE OF INDIANA

) IN THE POSEY SUPERIOR COURT ) SS: COUNTY OF POSEY ) CAUSE NO. 65D01-2204-MF-000163 U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for the CIM Trust 2021-NR2 Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2021-NR2 Plaintiff vs. The Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of Rebecca S. Roos AKA Rebecca Roos and their unknown creditors; and, the unknown executor, administrator, or personal representative of the Estate of Rebecca S. Roos AKA Rebecca Roos, et al. Defendants. NOTICE OF SUIT SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: The Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of Rebecca S. Roos AKA Rebecca Roos and their unknown creditors; and, the unknown executor, administrator, or personal representative of the Estate of Rebecca S. Roos AKA Rebecca Roos: BE IT KNOWN, that U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for the CIM Trust 2021-NR2 Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2021-NR2, the above-named Plaintiff, by its attorney, Nicholas M. Smith, has filed in the office of the Clerk of the Posey Superior Court its Complaint against Defendant The Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of Rebecca S. Roos AKA Rebecca Roos and their unknown creditors; and, the unknown executor, administrator, or personal representative of the Estate of Rebecca S. Roos AKA Rebecca Roos, and the said Plaintiff having also filed in said Clerk’s office the affidavit of a competent person showing that the residence and whereabouts of the Defendant, The Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of Rebecca S. Roos AKA Rebecca Roos and their unknown creditors; and, the unknown executor, administrator, or personal representative of the Estate of Rebecca S. Roos AKA Rebecca Roos, upon diligent inquiry is unknown, and that said cause of action is for default on the promissory note and to foreclose a mortgage on the following described real estate in Posey County, State of Indiana, to wit: Beginning at the northwest corner of Section 25, Township 7 South, Range 14 West; thence South 89 degrees 43’ 30” East 1.034.99 feet to a point; thence South 1 degrees 13’ 30” West 202.24 feet to a point; thence South 89 degrees 43’ 30” East 184.05 feet to a point; thence South 34 degrees 30” East 104.06 feet to a point; thence South 58 degrees 8’ 11” East 153.08 feet to the point of beginning of Subject Boundary description which is a 5/8 inch pin set with a plastic cap; thence North 2 degrees 33” East 113.25 feet to an iron pin; thence South 75 degrees 50’ 38” East 101.48 feet to a point; thence South 75 degrees 50’ 30” East 137.28 feet to a 3/4 inch iron pipe; thence South 40 degrees 16’ 30” West 180.49 feet to a 3/4 inch iron pin; thence North 56 degrees 42’ 33” East 143.62 feet to a point; thence North 2 degrees 33” East 4.14 feet to the point of beginning, containing. 607 acre, more or less. commonly known as 610 Pine Tree Drive, Mount Vernon, IN 47620. NOW, THEREFORE, said Defendant is hereby notified of the filing and pendency of said Complaint against them and that unless they appear and answer or otherwise defend thereto within thirty (30) days after the last notice of this action is published, judgment by default may be entered against said Defendant for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Dated Clerk, Posey Superior Court Nicholas M. Smith (31800-15) Stephanie A. Reinhart (25071-06) J. Dustin Smith (29493-06) Chris Wiley (26936-10) Susan B. Klineman (17405-49) Attorneys for Plaintiff MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC P.O. Box 165028 Columbus OH 43216-5028 Telephone: 614-220-5611 Facsimile: 614-220-5613 Email: sef-nms@manleydeas.com Published in the Posey County News on May 10, May 17, May 24, 2022 - hspaxlp

2022-154 LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given by the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Posey County Area Plan Commission of a public hearing to be held at 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Upon the following Variance application, the Board of Zoning Appeals will at that time hear objections thereto: VARIANCE: DOCKET NO: 22-07-V-BZA APPLICANT: Brad Miller OWNER: Levi C. Miller PREMISES: Lot No. 37 in Cales Enlargement to the Town of Poseyville, Indiana, EXCEPT therefrom 65 feet off the South side of said Lot 37 of Section 19, Township 4 South, Range 12 West, lying in Robb Township, Posey County Indiana. More commonly known as 63 E. Oak Street, Poseyville, Indiana. Containing 0.13 acres more or less. (Complete legal description is on file at the Posey County Area Plan Commission Office). NATURE OF CASE: Applicant requests a Variance for relaxation of front yard setbacks from 25’ to 11 ‘ to modify existing carport into living quarters in an R-3 (Residential Multiple-Family) Zoning District under Section 153.049 (B) (1) (a) of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mt. Vernon, Town of Cynthiana, Town of Poseyville and Unincorporated Posey County. POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN BY MINDY BOURNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Published in the Posey County News on May 17, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-151 LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that application has been made for the rezoning of certain real estate lying in Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana, to make changes in the Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance of Posey County, Indiana, pursuant to The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mount Vernon, the Town of Cynthiana, the Town of Poseyville, and Unincorporated Posey County for the following described real estate: REZONING: Docket No: 22-05-RE-APC Applicant: Pravinkumar (Peter) Patel Owner: Jay Ambika, LLC Premises: Part of Lots 5, 6, 7 and 9 and part of a vacated alley in Lockwood’s Second Addition to the Town of Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana and Part of Lots 6 and 7 in Lockwood’s Second Addition to the Town of Poseyville, Posey County, Indiana of Section 17, Township 4 South, Range 12 West lying in Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana. More commonly known as 76 Highway 68, Poseyville, Indiana. Containing 0.741 acres more or less. (Complete legal description is on file at the Posey County Area Plan Commission Office). Nature of Case: Petition to rezone property from R-3 (Residential Multiple Family) and B-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District to B-2 (Commercial General District) Zoning District under the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mt. Vernon, Town of Cynthiana, Town of Poseyville and Unincorporated Posey County. Hearing: The petition has been set for public hearing before the Area Plan Commission on June 9, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Hovey House at 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Written objections to the proposal that is filed with the Executive Director of the Area Plan Commission before the hearing will be considered. Oral comments concerning the proposal will be heard at the hearing. The hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary. POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN BY MINDY BOURNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Published in the Posey County News on May 17, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-148 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY

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POSEY CIRCUIT COURT 2022 TERM

CAUSE NO. 65C01-2205-MI-000175 IN THE MATTER OF THE ) NAME CHANGE OF ) THOMAS NATHON TURNER, ) PETITIONER. ) ATTORNEY: William H. Bender 17 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 430 Poseyville, Indiana 4 7633 Phone: (812) 874-3636, (812) 985-2102 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Thomas Nathon Turner, whose mailing and residential address is 701 South Street, P.O. Box 140, Posey County, Indiana hereby gives notice that he has ﬁled a petition in the Posey Circuit Court requesting that his name be changed to Thomas Nathon Davis. Notice is further given that hearing will be held on said petition on the 11th day of July, 2022 at 8:30 A.M. 5/10/2022 Dated at Mt. Vernon, Indiana, this ___ day of May, 2022 Kay Kilgore, Clerk Posey Circuit Court Emily Collins, Deputy Clerk Published in the Posey County News on May 17, May 24, May 31, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-147 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY

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POSEY CIRCUIT COURT 2022 TERM

CAUSE NO. 65C01-2204-ES-000028 IN THE MATTER OF THE ) SUPERVISED ESTATE OF ) DELBERT E. STRAW, JR., ) DECEASED. ) ATTORNEY: William H. Bender 17 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 430 Poseyville, Indiana 4 7633 Phone: (812) 874-3636, (812) 985-2102 NOTICE OF SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT, STATE OF INDIANA In the matter of the estate of Delbert E. Straw, Jr., Deceased Notice is hereby given that Chad E. Straw was on the 29th day of April, 2022, appointed Executor of the estate of Delbert E. Straw, Jr., deceased, who died on April 12, 2022. All persons having claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the clerk of this court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Mt. Vernon, Indiana, this 2nd day of May, 2022 Kay Kilgore, Clerk Posey Circuit Court Donna Curtis, Deputy Published in the Posey County News on May 17, May 24, 2022 - hspaxlp

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THE POSEY COUNTY NEWS - PAGE A7

Covid remains in check here, costs of EMS continue rise By Trisha L. Lopez Tuesday’s Posey County Council meeting was a relatively uneventful affair with just four items listed as new business that lasted less than 20 minutes. Council President Heather Allyn said she had no old business on the agenda, but touched on the salary issues raised in the April meeting and said she and council members Marilyn Brenton and Brandon Deig have planned to meet with specialists to discuss options. Allyn said information gleaned from that meeting will be shared at June’s council meeting. An additional for $30,168 for a new jeep was approved for the Posey County Health Department. Donnie Martin, administrator, updated council on Covid-19 numbers.

“Covid is still very calm in our county. We’re testing several people, but I don’t think last month we had a positive in our office,” Martin said. “Nationwide, it is going up pretty substantially in some states. Florida and New York are reporting a 25 percent increase in hospitalizations. That’s what we’re going by now, too. On the site, you’re not going to see red, blue, green, all of that stuff anymore. It’s not off of testing any longer. They’re getting their numbers off of hospitalizations.” An additional for $3,364.18 was approved for vehicle repair for the Posey County Sheriff’s department and a reimbursement of $1,866.64 spent for supplies was approved. Members were updated on jail numbers, including Vanderburgh County’s April billing

of $34,762.50. The jail housed 15 Department of Corrections inmates, 44 Vanderburgh County inmates and 85 Posey County inmates. Council was also told that two new jail workers were in the process of being hired. An EMS additional for $103,000 was approved to cover the sleep stipend raise previously granted by council. A second EMS additional was approved for $20,000 from the 10 percent of the department’s monthly collections that is used to cover the department’s maintenance fund. Council was told that EMS is still short three medics, but two new medics may be starting soon. Jenna Richardt, vice president of Economic and Community Development at the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership

office told council that E-REP has decided to open up two categories of the $50 million in READI grants awarded to the region to new project proposals. The Live category geared towards housing and the Play category, which is considered quality of place, are now live and open on the group’s website, www.evansvilleregion.com. “If we know of developers or investors or anyone interested in doing a housing development or a quality of place project, whether it be trails or YMCA aquatic centers…a lot can fall into that category…but if we have someone interested within the county that would like to apply for those funds, it would have to be 60 percent private, 20 percent public and 20 percent READI funds,” Richardt said.

as were Swim Club volunteers: Michelle Walden, Rhonda Wells, and Kelley Tenbarge. • Overnight and/or out of state field trip requests were approved for Robyn Bender to attend the North Posey FFA State Convention with students in Indianapolis on June 13 through June 16, 2022. Carrie Schmitt will attend the North Posey Fine Arts Academic Super Bowl Competition at Purdue University in West Lafayette on May 6- May 7, 2022. Braxton Lee was approved for for attendance at North Posey Junior High Wrestling Camp at Union County High School on June 8 through 11, 2022. • A list of 2022 Summer Camps was approved by the board, including a new one Galvin added to the list at the meeting: a K-8 Boys’ Basketball camp to be held June 1-3, 2022. • Professional leave requests: Jessica Schenk North Posey High School was approved to attend Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Clinic at Lawrence North High School on April 22, 2022. Braxton Lee was approved to attend CDL Preservice Class on May 17 through 20. His substitute is the only expected cost to be taken from the Education Fund. • Under Reports and Information, Fisher gave a “State of the High School” update. Walden gave the Transportation Report. “We did consolidate one route and will look at what to do for next year when we get all the current information. We always need bus drivers,” she said. There was a Good News Report and

an overview of the 3E Grant Proposal to make two new career pathways: one in agriculture and one in advanced manufacturing. • Graduation is scheduled for May 27 at 7 p.m. Weather may allow it to be held outside. • The next regular board meeting will be Monday, June 13 in the Metropolitan School District of North Posey Conference Room. Executive session will begin at 5:30 p.m., if needed, with the regular meeting to begin at 6:30 p.m.

‘North Posey School Board,’ continued from Page A1 students for whom school doesn’t work. “They often get their parents to sign off that they will be home-schooled and leave entirely. I would like to have more tools to offer them to encourage them to stay here and graduate.” He said in 2019 and 2021 six left to home school and five left in 2020. The main reasons for leaving are struggling academically, pregnancy, has to work for the family or they are legally disruptive students. The plan calls for making an in-school suspension room that high school and junior high will share with the new approved monitor position overseeing the students. The second part is an after-school help program run by the two new approved persons who will help with high school lessons and credit recovery computer programs. At the junior high level, the “Norseman Academy” will offer a half day, three hour program with students in an actual classroom with a certified teacher. Questions of how this affects who gets to participate in sports will be addressed later this summer. “There are a lot of kids who want to be protected and safe. They are tired of this disruptive behavior. We need to be aware of the safety of the general population while trying to keep offenders from walking the streets,” observed Gentil. In other business, the board approved the recommendations for K-12 Mathematics Textbooks/Software adoption as presented by School Superintendent Michael Galvin. “The Textbook Committee has worked hard to choose the best available resources. The good thing is that K-8 are all using the same series. We are being very transparent and put books in the school offices so parents can look at them,” he remarked. Kavanaugh and Fisher agreed that teachers were excited by the available resources and plan to get math courses aligned back to the old sequence that puts Algebra II for juniors, especially timed for when they take the SAT tests. Board member Larry Kahle asked if each student will have a personal textbook or if there is just one classroom set. High School Math teacher Patrick Rose answered, “We still like a textbook for each student in the Math department and they will all have a digital copy, too.” The board also approved new textbooks for the Trades/NCCER Textbook Adoption. The series will cover plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and construction lessons. “We are trying to add more rigor to our trade classes working with Ivy Tech for dual credit,” Galvin noted. The board approved the recommendation of Kavanaugh to add four new electives at North Posey Junior High for the 2022-2023 school year including Exploring Agricul-

ture, Energy and the Environment, Intro to Construction, and Modern American History 1900 up to Present Day. “We asked the kids what they would like to learn about and we asked the teachers what they would like to teach and these four came out,” he explained. In other board actions: • 2022 Summer School classes were approved. These include high school credit recovery classes, IREAD remediation, summer band, and physical conditioning and strength training. Fifteen students are required to offer a class. The dates are May 31 to June 24 and May 31 to June 10 for IREAD. • The board passed a resolution authorizing HEA 1003 Flexibility Waiver to use instructional minutes rather than instructional days. This will give the district more flexibility in calling snow days, as the state will now only allow three virtual education days. • The board approved a contract to develop district policies with the Neola Company at a cost of $16,150.00 that will be covered from ESSER II funds. Neola will rewrite all school policies and submit them to the board for approval. After they are adopted, the policies will be on the website for anyone to reference at any time. After this initial expense, it will cost $2,500 per year to update them. • The board approved the 2023 Budget Calendar. • The board entered into a contract for special education services with the Evansville Association for the Blind. This is due to the dissolution of county-wide services this year and the district doing its own program. There are a few students needing vision services, but not enough to warrant a full time position. • The board granted permission to apply for Federal and Indiana Department of Education Grants including, but not limited to; Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, Formative Assessment, High Ability, Early Intervention, Indiana Department of Homeland Security Secure Schools, and Indiana Criminal Justice Institute. In personnel action: • The board granted personal leave requests to Ervin Miller from May 23 through May 26 and to Barry Wilson from September 29 to October 14, 2022. FLMA requests were granted to Gayle Spindler from May 9 through May 31 and to Braxton Lee from August 9 through September 9, 2022 • Resignations/retirements were accepted from Amber Dillman for non-renewal of cafeteria position for the next school year and Todd Teel resigned as a School Bus Driver, effective May 6, 2022. • 2022-2023 extracurricular coaches and sponsors for each building were approved

North Posey senior Dalton Epley marches in to Honors Day. Photo by Dave Pearce

‘Collins’ continued from Page A1 via Zoom and in-person to speak on the newest developments for the Black River Project. INDOT and BLN Engineering gave two choices for the route to be taken in order to connect the Black River Rest Stop on Interstate 64 to a new station in the Stewartsville area. One of the choices offered once the work was complete and the line/system in place for the Town of Poseyville to assume ownership. The motion was made to accept that choice and was passed unanimously. Poseyville Town Clerk/ Treasurer Christy Foster noted the hearing date was set for May 17 at 1 p.m. in regards to the SRF Water and Waste Water grants.

SRF Loan Program PER acceptance Resolutions pertaining to the two grants were read by Foster and will be presented once again at that meeting. Fire Chief Austin Ahrens reported the new windows had been installed at the Fire Station and that painting and fixing up were taking place in the EMS area and that new flooring will be installed. This work is at no cost to the Fire Department. The agreement for funding of the Fire Department and Ownership of Firefighting Equipment between Robb Township and the Town of Poseyville was read, the final paperwork was accepted, and the agreement will be put on file.

Water and Wastewater Operator and Utilities Manager Jeremy Farrar reported there was an EPA Inspection - the first in 17 years. No violations were found, however, some suggestions were made. Nitrates were found to be, once again, high after quarterly testing of the town’s drinking water and letters will be going out to Poseyville residents. Foster shared the town received a grant from The Women’s Fund, a branch of the Community Foundation. Concrete will be purchased for the new shelter with this grant. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. Zoom will be offered for this meeting.

‘Parks and Recreation’ continued from Page A1 get, we will need to increase those lines and utilize more staff if necessary,” he projected. Harshbarger budgeted $2,250 for each two week pay period since the first of the year and has consistently gone over with one even up to $4,582.26. In his realigned budget proposal for the fall, he listed the biweekly pay period at $1,800. Concerned about cutting staff that supervises children, Councilwoman Dana Baldwin asked if there is a set ratio of supervisor to students. Harshbarger replied not a specific one necessarily, attendance fluctuates so much. He stated they do need one set of eyes on each gym and Councilwoman Jillian Brothers agreed. Councilman Andy Hoehn asked if they have a 30 day camera. Harshbarger replied yes, in each gym and the office and the school district has cameras everywhere which is very nice. Hoehn directly asked if he feels that he is understaffed? The Superintendent replied no and added he hopes that doesn’t ever happen. Hoehn asked if the staff is adequate for all situations? Harshbarger replied yes, especially with the older college kids present. Hoehn asked if he will have to cut hours to maintain staff. Harshbarger replied yes and Baldwin asked if that was due to his budget to which he replied in the affirmative. Harshbarger continued by stating with pool season coming up, he will be closely monitoring all positions other than lifeguards. They are just now moving out to the Brittlebank Pool, and they have over 40 kids working for them there. He is looking to keep the payroll under the $70,000 mark. He has budgeted $11,000 for each biweekly pay period after Memorial Day to August 7. Hoehn questioned the hours and asked if he could shorten pool hours to have money available for the Community Center. Harshbarger replied daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a lot else going on there. Water walking and water exercise, swim team practice, and private pool parties. Fees from pool parties are deposited into the main Park and Recreation fund and not back into line 117 per policy. Baldwin stated she does not want to see the Parks Depart-

‘Lurker’ continued from Page A1 selections of their flowers and vegetables,” she explained. “Have you ever worked someplace where every day as you leave work, your boss stops to thank you for being there that day?” Jo Ann asked me directly. “It is like that here. Nancy will stop whatever she is doing, no matter how busy she is, to tell us thank you for our day. She is wonderful to work for daily.” Hasting Produce, with its slogan, ‘We’re Well Worth the Drive” is located on 1500 Hasting Lane, right off Highway 69 on the way to Hovey Lake and John Mills Lock and Dam. It is open Monday through Saturday from 9 to 5 p.m. and closed on Sundays. The entire operation closes up sometime in June, depending on what plants still remain. The End of Season Sale starts around Memorial Day. For more information, check www.hastingplants.com or call 812-838-2164.

ment having to cut anything from the Community Center staff budget. “Something needs to be worked out. These kids need a place to go and something to do,” she emphasized. Harshbarger and Councilman David Dodd agreed. “All of this stuff is in the air right now. Our Parks Board will work on this,” Harshbarger promised. He was asked to return in the fall to report back. In other council action: • The next item under New Business was a discussion on the city webpage. Mayor Bill Curtis stated he spoke with Mr. Mort, the page developer. Mort said he is now doing training with the department heads so they will be able to edit their own page and get more information out. Brothers graciously agreed to help him with this. A final preview of the site is upcoming and hopefully it will be ready very soon. Brothers said they need a way to push out the new website and use it to get information to the public concerning council meetings and other local government information. She added she hopes all officials will share it as well. She wondered about putting information on the water bill statements, or maybe reach out to a local university concerning an unpaid internship in the Mayor’s Office to push out the website. Curtis stated he likes that idea and had thought of it before but was not sure what to ask an intern to do with it. He added that maybe next year, they could build a small stipend into the budget as well. Hoehn asked about using a mailing list from the water bills. Utilities Superintendent Chuck Gray said it would be possible to use their list and special mailing rate on a postcard. • The first reading of the ordinance to amend the city code of ordinances of Title VII-Traffic Code, Chapter 75-Golf Carts, Section 75.01(D)-use and Operation of Golf Carts passed. Hoehn moved the ordinance pass on first reading, with the Section 2 amendment in it, effectively immediately. It was seconded by Brothers. A roll call vote was taken. • Curtis stated he did receive a letter from INDOT Vincennes, and they have issued a work order for the “Golf Cart Community” signs for both ends of Highway 62, on the east

and west sides of town. He then stated they could also purchase one for the north end of Main Street. • Brothers declared, as she had mentioned at a previous meeting, the vaping issue is becoming more and more of a problem at school. “There is a whole lot of misinformation out there. Kids are getting distracted by all of the flavors as well. I encourage people to speak with their children and grandchildren. There are already kids under the age of 10 that are experimenting. They need to be educated on how bad vaping is for them and that it is more harmful than a pack of cigarettes,” she remarked. • At the Water Utility Board meeting held prior to Council meeting, City Attorney Beth McFadin Higgins told councilors that the purchase agreement they discussed at the previous meeting was not accepted by the sellers of the building on Second Street to add to the water facility. • Gray said televising the sewer lines looking for inflow areas was going slow, but steady. His crews have found no big issues.

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NPHS BPA wins big at NLC Everything truly is bigger in Texas. Especially three N o r t h P o s e y H i g h School From left to right: Reagan Koester, Braden students Willis, and Dharma Fribley posing in the BPA and their sign at the national Business Professionals of advisor’s a b i l i t y America Leadership Conference. highest award given to a BPA to make Posey County proud as they member based off of their fiercely competed on the na- leadership, service, and protional level coming away fessionalism. Dharma comwith great success. On May peted in the Human Resource 5 through 8, Reagan Koester, Management competition, and Dharma Fribley, and Braden Braden competed in the JAVA Willis along with their amaz- programing competition. The ing advisor, Mrs. Shannon three enjoyed leadership workSchickel, went to the Business shops, a job fair, and even venProfessionals of America Na- tured out to explore Texas. The members would like to give a tional Leadership Conference. Koester competed in Inter- special thanks to all of those view Skills and was awarded who helped sponsor their trip fourth in the nation. She also which provided the students received the Ambassador the opportunity to enlarge their Torch Award, which is the business and leadership skills,

Reagan Koester placed fourth in the Nation in Interview Skills at the BPA National Leadership Conference. cause hey, everything is bigger in Texas. Thank you to the following sponsors: Dave Pearce, Danny and Connie Koester, CRANE Credit Union, Nix Companies, Kim and Carolyn Higginson, Abbi Voegel, Lydia Butler, Jeremy Overton, Chris Burgei, CountryMark, Karen Donner, Joe and Sue Hopf, Mark Kirkman, Amy Monarch, Judy Phipps, Debbie Whitfield, One Stop Express, Sean Fisher, Judy Voegel, Meg Butler, and Brenda Voight.

Class Reunions 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. MVHS Class of ‘70 reunion canceled Due to the pandemic, the 50th class reunion was canceled. Mount Vernon High School Class of ‘70 is hosting a Meet and Greet as part of their 70th Birthday weekend celebration. The Meet and Greet will be held Friday, September 16, 2022 at the American Legion located at 203 Walnut in Mount Vernon from 6 to 10 p.m. There will be a cash bar. Snacks will be provided and the kitchen will be open until 8:30 p.m. for anyone who would like to order food. All classmates, teachers and alumni of Mount Vernon High School are invited to attend. The 70th Birthday Bash Dinner will be held Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Bally’s Hotel in Evansville, Indiana. Deadline for making reservations is August 1, 2022. The MVHS class of 1970 committee is also asking for help from the community in locat-

ing the following classmates that we have lost contact with since graduation: Marlena Kaye Church, Terry L. Cox, Roger A. Cross, Raymond C. Goodman, Gary Morris Graddy, Dennis L. Gross, Ralph D. Lutz, Michael Roger McNeil, Kathy S. Moyer Moll, Richard L. Reed, John L. Ricketts, Richard Carl Rogers, Roger L. Saltzman, Debra Jean Scott, Mary J. Schockley Nobles, Rosanna M. Stewart Russ, Greg Ward, Maurice Sonny Wood. If you have any information that can help us, please contact Linda Deig @ 812-459-6754. MVHS Class of ‘82 to hold 40th Reunion The Mount Vernon Class of 1982 is preparing for their 40th reunion and is asking for your help locating classmates. We are searching for: Tamara Cox, John P. Davis, Steve Day, Teresa Edwards, Daniel Elliott, Frederick Gahl, Judy Gibbs, Michael Griswold, Tony Harrington, Melanie Higgs, Teresa Hilakos, Cathy Holder, Simon Jeanpierre, Jeffrey Leneave, Martha Mason, Christopher Mattingly, Andrew McGill, Detrice Miller, Linda Muller, John Nelson, Tawana Rainey, Mark Renschler, Timothy Ricketts, Jeffrey Russell, Darren Rye, Lori Sellner, Don Slusher, Scott Small, Sherri Stephens, LaRoma Thomas, Lisa Thompson, Brent Wagner, Phyllis Warrick, Donald Wolfe, and Curtis Young. Please email the reunion committee at mvclass82@gmail.com with any information or private message Cheryl Reich or Liz Culley on Facebook.

Jenny Pettigrew and son Keith enjoy a recent Saturday morning yard sale adventure in Poseyville. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

Hoosier Salon to host Art Program The Hoosier Salon New Harmony Gallery is sponsoring a Children’s Summer Art Program. Because of the great demand, enrollment is limited to children who attend a Posey County school or whose parent or grandparent is a resident or works in Posey County. The first program is an Art Day Camp for children who have completed first grade through nine years of age to be held on June 7-8 from 9:30 a.m. until 12 noon at the Murphy Park Shelter House. A mid-morning snack will be furnished. Please note that Art Day Camp is only two days this year. For ages 10 through 15, artist Cynthia Watson will teach a two-day Watercolor Workshop

on June 21 and 22 at the Holy Angels Community Center. The class session is from 9:30 a.m. to Noon. Class size is limited. Hoosier Salon children’s programs are offered free to all children and all supplies are furnished. Funding for the programs is made possible by a grant from the Harmonie Associates and from civic groups such as Kappa, Kappa, Kappa, Inc. Enrollment will begin on Wednesday, May 18. Class size is limited, and spaces fill on a first come basis. Please do not call before 8 a.m. A parent or guardian can enroll a child by calling the gallery manager, Linda Volz, at 812-6185710 or email at lvolz@hoosiersalon.org.

Rutherford to speak at Posey County Historical Society In Posey County we have summer festivals of various kinds, but certainly none that date back to the 13th Century. But there are festivals in Europe that date back that far, and Rev. Allen Rutherford, dressed in his family’s tartan kilt, will be presenting a program at the Posey County Historical Society meeting, giving the fascinating history and showing videos of how these festivals came about and how they take place today. When Rev. Rutherford and his wife, Lydia, were in Scotland a few years ago they learned of this specific kind of summer festival which took place in towns along the Scottish border with England. They are called Common Riding Festivals. The Rutherfords were privileged to attend one of these festivals and took photos and videos, which will be shown during his presentation. The program will be presented Saturday, May 21 at 10 a.m. at the Alexandrian Public Library. There is no charge, and the public is invited to attend.

CEAB seeks board members The Community Emergency Assistance Board is currently seeking new board members. The mission of CEAB is to provide emergency financial assistance, as well as financial and life skills education for families and individuals residing in Posey County. This could be a great opportunity to assist your community. If you are interested or would like more information please call Joyce Babillis at 812-838-4925.

Court News continued Edition, green in color. Caller stated that he gave a ride to a male and female last night to Evansville and back. Caller stated he did not know their names because they just met. Caller stated that the couple kept commenting how they like his car, thinks they may have stolen it - James Drive, Mount Vernon 11:17 a.m. - Assault - Caller advised he got into a physical altercation with another driver. Advised he does not believe he is injured but is not sure about the other subject. Parties are separated. No weapons. 11:32 a.m. - Female caller advised one subject has a very bloody face. Advised sending EMS SR 69, Mount Vernon 11:17 a.m. - Fight - Caller advised that there is a physical fight on plant site - Lexan Lane, Mount Vernon 12:54 p.m. - Fight - Caller advised two male subjects are physically fighting in the street. Possibly have weapons. She advised one of them dropped what looked like a knife or a piece of wood. She witnessed one subject punching the other subject - Second Street, Mount Vernon 1:12 p.m. - Threatening Caller stated that a male subject is suspended for bringing a handgun onto a river boat. Caller stated that he has tried to contact employees with the company and showed up at an employee’s house intoxicated with a handgun. Caller stated the male subject said there will be (***) to pay when I find out who told on me - Bluff Road, Mount Vernon

8:06 p.m. - Theft - Female took keys and a purse from cart - Southwind Plaza, Mount Vernon 9:07 p.m. - Harassment - Kids knocking on door and running off. Wants area checked - College Avenue, Mount Vernon 9:13 p.m. - Juvenile Problem - Camera caught someone in backyard, two males in hoodies and jeans - College Avenue, Mount Vernon 10:38 p.m. - Theft - Had a car stolen this morning. Believes in the ally on Main Street - Toyota, green with black spoiler - James Drive, Mount Vernon April 30 1:25 a.m. - Welfare Check - Screaming coming from downstairs apartment - Main Street, Mount Vernon 7:17 a.m. - Officer Standby Caller stated that her boyfriend is in her apartment making a mess and destroying things. Caller stated that she would like an officer to standby as he loads his stuff up into her car so she can take him - Green Valley Drive, Mount Vernon 9:22 a.m. - Theft - Caller advised a car key programmer was stolen off his work vehicle yesterday. He advised it is worth about $4,000. It has a tracking device on it and he has tracked it down to the Fairgrounds - Hwy 69, New Harmony 12:52 p.m. - General Complaint - Caller stated that a female has been staying with them and they no longer want her there. Caller stated that they are setting her stuff out-

side and would like an officer to call the subject and tell her not to speak with them when she gets her stuff - Edson Street, Mount Vernon 3:22 p.m. - Welfare Check Caller stated that subject told her he is going to slit his wife’s throat. Caller stated that subject has filed for divorce and has told her and other people that he is going to slit her throat - Locust Street, Cynthiana 10:12 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Someone is breaking into residence. Saw it on the camera - Southwind Avenue, Mount Vernon May 1 12:52 p.m. - Harassment Caller advised a female subject is making fun of her possibly having cancer- Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 7:11 p.m. - Suspicious Four to five males on a golf cart trying to sell marijuana to other juveniles in town. At park now, tried to sell to caller’s kid - Cynthiana Park, Cynthiana 8:43 p.m. - General Complaint - Male with a large beard, driving black Dodge Challenger, smoking marijuana in the drive-thru - Fourth Street area, Mount Vernon May 2 12:31 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Caller advised two subjects are yelling at each other in the parking lot - Church Street, New Harmony May 3 4:59 p.m. - Suspicious Black Solara was trying to run person over. Person is now walking up by store area and woman trying to run him over

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- Southwind Plaza, Mount Vernon 7:33 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Advised son bought a truck from an individual. Advised caller’s husband is trying to get the individual to take the truck back and give money back to son. Caller is requesting a deputy - Lower Mount Vernon Road, Mount Vernon 11:04 p.m. - Fight - Fight between adult and juvenile. Appears to be physical - Fourth/ Owen, Mount Vernon May 4 11:48 a.m. - Suspicious Caller advised white male, wearing a blue shirt, walking around caller’s house. She advised she can hear him beating on her door. Does not know who it is. Advised she is hiding in a closet at this time. She advised she did not see any vehicles. She ran inside as soon as she saw him. 11:53 a.m. - Caller advised subject is her yard guy, everything is okay - Middle Mount Vernon Road, Mount Vernon 4:58 p.m. - Trespassing Caller advised a female subject is sitting in the back of the property and is refusing to move or leave. Property owner is wanting her removed - Elm Street, Mount Vernon 6:33 p.m. - Message - Caller would like to speak with a deputy reference her neighbor dumping trash - Griﬃn Road, Poseyville May 5 7:13 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Oﬃcer advised he is working and someone came up to him and advised him of a disturbance above apartment - James Drive, Mount Vernon 2:55 p.m. - Message - Caller stated that someone put water in the engine of his atv. Caller stated this happened about a week ago but the shop just told him the engine was full of water. Needs a report for insurance - Blackburn Road, Mount Vernon 3:15 p.m. - Message - Caller stated that some time last night there were men dressed in all black hiding under vehicles in the parking lot. Caller stated that they are moving large

amounts of drugs around the city of Mount Vernon. Caller also stated that they have a dog that has a muzzle on it. Caller stated that the dog cannot eat or drink but can bark to alert people - Main Street, Mount Vernon 4:52 p.m. - Controlled Substance Problem - Advised he was cleaning out a car they have and he has found meth in it. Request an officer to pick it up - Bald Knob Road, Mount Vernon 7:25 p.m. - Threatening Caller advised a male subject is threatening to come beat him up because he was making fun of his girlfriend the other day while he was out fishing with the male subject’s ex-girlfriend - Locust Street, Poseyville May 7 11:31 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Third party call. Caller advised he was calling from out-of-town and his sister advised she got into a domestic with her husband and she is now bleeding from the head Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 7:07 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Advised had some contractors spraying her driveway. Advised one of them took money out of her refrigerator Main Street, Stewartsville May 8 7:45 a.m. - Message - Man in black car will not leave, keeps banging on her door and tried to force his way in. Back in his car at this time - Old Blairsville Road, Wadesville 8:26 a.m. - Theft-Automobile - Green Toyota Camry James Drive, Mount Vernon 8:40 a.m. - Citizen Dispute - Caller advised a male subject is there with a gun threatening people - Continental Camp Road, Griffin 12:47 p.m. - Message - Per caller a female subject is saying he owes her money and will have the man who previously shot him shoot him again when the man gets out of jail - Mount Vernon 5:24 p.m. - Message - Caller stated that his mother and her neighbor are having issues with a shared driveway. Caller

stated that they are going to court over the issue but the neighbor is pushing items onto the driveway, obstructing it Haines Drive, Wadesville May 9 4:26 a.m. - Harassment - Advised a subject has threatened to come to caller’s apartment and put diesel gas in caller’s car in attempt to blow it up Stonewood Drive, Evansville 9:34 p.m. - Criminal Mischief - Subject driving a maroon Trail Blazer busted out her curio cabinet and is leaving - Vine Street, Mount Vernon May 10 12:42 a.m. - Suspicious Male subject walked into the building. Male subject swinging at the air. Is in there now. Employees are in and out trying to close - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 1:25 a.m. - Suspicious Could hear yelling a girl crying in the alley - Seventh Street, Mount Vernon 5:13 p.m. - Theft - Subjects trying to steal trash cans. 5:14 p.m. - Female advised there is a male and female subject. Advised they just went inside. She advised it almost got physical. She advised she got her trash cans back - Gregory Lane, Mount Vernon Divorces Granted Andrew Rollins and Brandi Rollins Jerrica Bree Martin and Adam Scott Martin Sara Ann D’Angelo and Nichalous E. D’Angelo Jinny Snelling and Buddy Snelling Phyllis Hutchinson and Jeffery Hutchinson Mikaela Kuenstler and Seth Allen Harms Aaron J. Roberts and Elisabeth M. Roberts Nicole J. Holly and William E. Holly, Jr. James Lowery, II and Mackenzie D. Lowery Ashley Weatherford and Colin Weatherford Jessica Kay Powell and Adrian Powell Kayce Nickole Moore and Tyler Joe Moore Angela Goedde and Duane B. Goedde

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Viking Pride This week’s Viking Pride recipient is junior Troy Droege. Troy competes in high jump and is a crucial leader for the boys track team coached by Mr. Chris Morlan. Here is more about Troy: Tell me about yourself. I am a Junior this year. I play soccer and run track. Outside of school during the winter, I play soccer at CMTC. In the spring, I am in a rec. soccer league. When I am not playing soccer or running track, I like to fish, hangout with friends, and play video games. How long have you been in the activity? I have ran track since seventh grade. Tell me about your role, responsibilities, and/or involvement in this activity. I am one of four captains on the boys track team. I am in both 110 and 300 meter hurdles. I am also in both the 4x100 meter relay and 4x400 meter relay. I lead the stretches, and I get the hurdlers warmed up during practice and at meets. What do you enjoy most about the activity?

Troy Droege I enjoy being with my teammates and the atmosphere that comes with competing. What keeps you interested and involved in your activity? Knowing that I can push myself to get better is what keeps me involved in the activity. What other activities are you involved in? I am involved in high school soccer. Tell me about your family. I live at home with my parents, Mike and Heather. I am the middle child. I have an older sister, Faith, who recently graduated from North

Posey, and I have a younger brother, Hunter, who is a seventh grader in junior high. What do you enjoy doing (out of school activities and/ or for fun) during your free time? I enjoy playing soccer, four wheeler riding, fishing, and hanging out with my friends. What advice would you share with younger elementary or middle school students? Keep doing what you are doing and keep pushing yourself through it. What is your favorite quote and why? “You gotta keep on keepin’ on. Life’s a garden: dig it. You gotta make it work for you.” Joe Dirt I like this quote because no matter what life throws at you, you have to keep moving forward. It is clear that Troy has the endurance literally and figuratively to keep on going as the end of the season approaches. He embodies the leadership and hard work ethic that Vikings should look up to. Good luck to Troy and the rest of the track team on the end of their season.

MVHS Art Show set for May 19-20 The Visual Art Department of the Mount Vernon High School Fine Arts Academy will present the 28th Annual Spring Student Art Show on Thursday, May 19 and Friday, May 20, 2022. The show will be open in the visual arts room F102 both days from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Thursday evening from 5-7 p.m. Art Show admission is free. During school hours visitors must check in at the MVHS Main Office. The Art Show will feature student works created second semester and award winning works from the entire year. A variety of drawings, computer graphics, animation, printmaking, photography, sculpture and ceramics are some of the mediums students have worked in. Students in AP Studio Art will have their complete portfolios on display. For more information about the Art Show or about MVHS Fine Arts Academy you may call the MVHS office at 812-838-4356 or email Kendra Glaser at glaserkj@mvschool.org.

Angela and Hannah Adler take a moment from shopping on Saturday in New Harmony, where she will be married next year. Here, they made at stop at The Golden Rose. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

WMI Artifact Under Exam by Melora Adams One of the artifacts catalogued recently is a child’s tea set. It is easily recognizable as child size; for example, the teapot shown in the photo is only a few inches tall. The patterns on the items are simple geometric patterns, and the shapes of them are graceful and handsome. Nora Chadwick Fretageot donated this tea set, along with a note stating that it was ﬁrst used at a school tea party on the last day of school in 1870. Betsy Haggerson, originally from Scotland, came here with Jane Dale Owen in the early 1830s to serve as her personal maid. Jane soon realized that in New Harmony she would not need Betsy’s services, so she helped her become a teacher. And by all accounts she was a very good one. She opened her own school in about 1834. It was known as “Betsy Craddock’s private school” (after her marriage to John Craddock) and was located on the northwest corner of East and Steam Mill Streets. Until 1872, her school served many children in New Harmony. Betsy remarried and closed her school. More students began to attend New Harmony’s public school, then located where Johnson United Methodist church now stands.

One of the traditions in Betsy’s school was that on the last day, any pupil could bring along a child’s tea set and they would have tea. Betsy provided cakes and candies, and the children took home what they did not consume on the spot. Upcoming at the WMI: The next Friends of the Working Men’s Institute lecture is at 6:30 p.m. on May 18, when Rod Clark will talk about “The World of Whiskey.” New Harmony Farmer’s Market Presented by the WMI will open at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 21. Nathan Maudlin will hold a special Memorial Day lecture titled “Utah Beach and the D-day Invasion” Wednesday May 25 at 6:30 p.m. Kiwanis Story Time will be on May 25 at 6:30 p.m. Admission to lectures at the WMI is free.

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APL News 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. May 17 at 3:30 p.m. - Hack that Painting - Turn an old thrift store painting into something new and fun. Paintings, paint and brushes will be provided. For grades six-12. Registration is now open. May 18 at 6 p.m. - Concert: Andy and Judy - Join us for a delightful concert by Andy and Judy. The duo will perform original songs in many diﬀerent styles, such as traditional Folk, roots music, country swing or bluegrass. They invite the audience to participate by singing along, clapping or stomping to our original tunes. As contemporary folk singer/songwriters, they tell stories through their songs - many of which are based on historical events, times or places. All ages welcome. No registration required. May 19 and 26 at 10 a.m. - Adult Drawing and Watercolor Workshops - This free series is for anyone wishing to learn or perfect

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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 812-838-3286. Must provide your own art supplies for this program. May 20 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. - BINGO - Adults and teens are welcome to join us for coﬀee and bingo. No registration required, and prizes will be awarded. May 23 at 10 a.m. - Adult DIY CraftWood block candleholders (pair) - Make a pair of wood-block designed candleholders, just in time for outdoor activities. Registration begins May 1. May 25 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 six to 12. Registration is open. May 30 - Library will be closed all day. May 31 from 3 to 7 p.m. - Summer Reading Challenge Preview-Waves of Watercolor - Join us for our Summer Reading Challenge preview, “Waves of Watercolor.” Pre-register for SRC, get a free book, and stay for a craft. Create mini canvas watercolor paintings to either take home or leave to be displayed publicly in the library during the SRC. There will be washable watercolor paints and markers for kids, and watercolors for adults. You can also pre-register online via the Beanstack Tracker app, or on the Beanstack website at alexandrianpl. beanstack.com. The challenge begins June 1.

Your news is always welcome here! Email news@ poseycountynews.com Or call 812-682-3950

Another Women4theLand (W4L) learning circle is coming to Warrick County. Ladies from throughout the region are invited to this free women-only gathering to learning about pollinators and soil health. The learning circle will take place on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Friedman’s Park Education Room in Newburgh. Attendance will be limited to the first 20 RSVPs, so register as soon as possible. In addition to a complimentary lunch, the day will also include a guided walk around the park so dress accordingly. W4L was established in 2014 to connect women and help them discover ways to keep their land healthy and productive. Hundreds of women have participated in learning circles where they come together to listen, share, encourage, and inspire each other. When it comes to caring for the land women are making a difference. Heather Bacher who leads Indiana’s W4L says it doesn’t matter if you have one acre or a thousand, any woman can benefit from attending learning circles. “Over and over we’ve seen women gain the confidence they need to return home and make positive changes in the way they farm or grow after just one meeting.” Learning circles are held in-person and are purposely kept to small groups. The Warrick County event is hosted by four local county soil and water conservation districts, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick and Spencer County SWCDs. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Susan King at susan.king@in.nacdnet. net or 812-897-2840 ext. 3 for details. Or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-4-theland-tickets-333609443827?.

Friends of WMI present ‘The World of Whiskey’ Special to the News The Friends of the Working Men’s Institute presents the first lecture in their 2022 Lecture Series which features Rod Clark. He will speak at the Working Men’s Institute (WMI) in New Harmony on Wednesday, May 18 at 6:30 p.m. Whiskey has a long and storied history that makes it one of the hottest segments of the beverage markets today. Clark will explore some of that history, discuss what makes “whiskey” whiskey (as opposed to other distilled spirits), and explain the special characteristics of the famous whiskey segments. You will learn the difference be-

tween bourbon, scotch, rye, and other whiskey categories. Clark’s love of whiskey led him to form Rod Clark’s Whiskey Adventure (awhiskeyexperience.com) after his corporate retirement from CGB Enterprises in 2017. CGB was a major supplier of grains to the bourbon industry. Clark is a graduate of Louisville’s Moonshine University where master distillers from across the industry learn the craft of distillation and all things concerning the whiskey industry. He has traveled extensively in Scotland and “bourbon country” visiting a host of distilleries.

Posey County girls age 8 to 20 may now register for the 2022 Posey County Princess, Duchess, Miss Teen Posey County, and Miss Posey County Pageants. Registration will be open through May 31, 2022. https://forms.gle/sGp96qmjaGEUcPqY6 - We will be posting an informational video about our Pageant Program in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, if you have questions, please contact pocoroyaltypageants@gmail.com *Registration for Little Miss, Tiny Miss, and Beautiful Baby contest will be posted in the weeks to come.*

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Sweet Peaks serves treats, benefits local community By Brandon Cole Being a non-profit organization allows and we will take any donations.” tion and being able to help more and more Mount Vernon has a tasty treat shop in for funds collected from programs such as Local community members would be people. Nothing is more fulfilling than the Sweet Peaks that helps fund 4 Good Com- the Give-to-Get Program to consatisfaction of helping a family or munity, an organization that offers re- tinue distributing free resources individual in need. With all our sources to those in both the immediate and to people in need. “Our Give-toprograms and upcoming projsurrounding communities. Get Program offers ects, we will be able to assist the Included in the variety of furniture, office lives of thousands more across the resources are a food bank, supplies, clothing, country.” soup kitchen, disaster relief, toys, and home For more information on Dolly Parton Imagination goods to any non4 Good Community a perLibrary in Posey County, profit at a massive son can visit the website at and a Give-to-Get Program. discount,” said https://www.4goodcommunity. Kyle Duckworth is no Duckworth. These org or email Duckworth at stranger to serving the local nonprofits can use Kyle@4goodcommunity.org. community, so it was no surit for their organiDuckworth can direct individuals prise when he took the role zation, themselves, or organizations that wish to doin development with 4 Good or any of their clinate, volunteer, need information Community. Duckworth has ents.” on resources or any other opportuhelped with SLAM youth Duckworth notnities that may arise. “We are curgroup at Harvestime Temple ed he was looking rently seeking an established and located in Mount Vernon for forward to the 4 experienced grant writer,” said Kyle Duckworth over five years. He has seen Good on the Go Duckworth. “If anyone knows of his fair share of students in need and is ex- bus program. “We are hoping to such an individual, please send cited to be able to aid those in need. have this program on the road for them my way.” Duckworth started his career with 4 the summer. This will be a bus While you can log on to the Good Community when the company be- retrofitted with essential resources Liz Reis serves up a chocolate ice cream cone to a customer website and directly donate to 4 gan operation in 2020. “The best part about that will drive into communities to on Saturday at Sweet Peaks. Photos by Brandon Cole Good Community and be a part my job is being able to help the people distribute much-needed resThere in the tri-state community obtain the resources they need,” said Duckworth. “The willingness of everyone to help make a true difference in people’s lives and the founder of the organization and everyone involved has a heartbeat for people and the community.” The last two years have shown us that anyone can go through unsure economic times. A need can occur and situations can change in the blink of an eye. “There is no income criteria that someone has to meet,” said Duckworth. “Middle-class-working families can go through periods where they need help. These programs benefit anyone Abel and Ezra Cole enjoying a snow cone at Sweet Sweet Peaks employees Natalie Vaughn, Ayana Pender, Emma Schmitt, who has a need and is going through a hard Peaks on Saturday. and Liz Reis pose for a photo on Saturday between serving up cool treats time in the community.” are opportunities to volun- excited to on a hot day to many happy customers. teer and donate for those learn that 4 Good Community is an affili- of the 1,100 plus families served weekly, that are excited about 4 ate that brought the Dolly Parton Imagina- the 60,000 square foot distribution under Good Community but may tion Library to Posey County. “The United roof, and the 84 monthly dedicated volunnot necessarily have a need Way helps with some of the funding of this teers, you can also purchase cool treats at for resources. “We are al- project as well,” said Duckworth. “Sweet Sweet Peaks to support the community. All ways looking for volunteers Peaks Ice Cream and Snow Cones, who proceeds from Sweet Peaks go to 4 Good to help,” said Duckworth. had their Grand Opening on Saturday will Community. Sweet Peaks is located at 900 “Especially when we start be helping bring in money to assist with the E 4th Street, in Mount Vernon, open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 building resources for the nonprofit.” Duckworth is excited about the contin- p.m. and offers a variety of options such as Jacquelyn Dixon, her son Mason (middle) and friend 4 Good on the Go bus proBrycen Price all of Mount Vernon enjoying cold milk- gram. We are always ac- ued development that is surely on the ho- ice cream, milkshakes, root beer floats, ice shakes on a warm sunny Saturday at Sweet Peaks, located cepting donations. 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Lady Vikings continue to roll, head into defining weeks By Dave Pearce Going into this past week, the North Posey Lady Vikings had won 13 games in a row and had given up only 24 runs all season. The girls played three games this week and did nothing to hurt either of those streaks as they shut out three opponents (two of them in the PAC). The wins increased the streak to 17 and helped offensive stats as the team scored a combined 48 runs. That’s the good news. The other news is the Vikings were set to play against top-ranked (Class 1A) Tecumseh on Monday in a battle that would go a long way in determining this year’s PAC champion. The score in that game was not available at press time. However, scores and stats were available for this week’s very successful games. Early in the week, the Vikings hosted Pike Central, the 10-ranked team in Class 3-A. The Chargers came into the contest sporting an impressive 13-2 record and this game was billed to North Posey second baseman Ashton Elpers takes this foul be a nail-biter. The game ball to the helmet during the win over Pike Central. Neither was well-played but the Vikings simply had too much Ashton nor the ball were injured. Photo by Dave Pearce

of everything. Erin Hoehn helped her own cause as she homered in her first trip to the plate to give herself a little breathing room on the mound. The team played an all-around good game displaying a variety of talents from catcher Sybil Renshaw’s laid out catch of a foul ball to help end a rally to Ashton Elpers’ deflection of her own foul ball off her own helmet. The Lady Vikings were ready to play and it s Pinch runners stole bases and pinch-hitters got hits all helping the game be enjoyable and turn into another

Viking win. Hoehn gave up only two hits over the seven innings while her team supported the cause with nine hits and eight RBIs. Hoehn’s partner on the pitching mound Addie Fullop finished with two hits in three at-bats (including a double) and scored a run and had an RBI. Jenna Wehmer was 1-for-3 with a pair of RBIs while Hoehn had the home run, was walked intentionally twice, and was robbed of a base hit by an outstanding catch by the Pike Central short stop in her other at-bat. Haley Lowe was 1-for-2 (a triple) as she

had an RBI and it was pretty obvious the Chargers did not want to give the only Viking senior anything to hit. She walked twice. Besides the good showing behind the plate, Renshaw had a great night at the plate going 2-for-4 with a single and a walk. She had a pair of RBIs. Elpers with a hit and scored a run and Maddy Olander was 1-for-two at the plate with a double and a walk. Morgan Lavanchy got an opportunity on the base pads at first, pinch-running and scoring a run while lat-

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North Posey catcher Sybil Renshaw may have given up her body but keeps her glove in the air to prove that she made this incredible catch. Photo by Dave Pearce

Wildcats get big win over Southridge, fall to Tecumseh, TC By Trisha L. Lopez It was an up and down week for Mount Vernon baseball, as the Wildcats faced four conference foes in five days. Coach Paul Quinzer’s squad made strides with a road win at Southridge on Thursday and a home victory against Heritage Hills on Saturday, but a 7-0 shutout against Tecumseh on Tuesday and an 8-6 loss to a three-win Tell City team…after taking a 5-2 lead into the top of the sixth inning…have the veteran skipper searching for a way to put it all together as the season winds down. “I think we look better out there than what we did a few weeks ago. It’s coming. But it’s kind of like we’ll take three steps forward and two steps back…but at least we’re headed the right way,” Quinzer said after SaturSenior members of the Mount Vernon High School baseball team are, left to right, day’s home double header. Keaton Kern, Hayden Huss, Tyler Brown, and Braxton Daws. The Wildcats enter the Mount Vernon (6-14, 4-7 in the PAC) final days of the regular season this week. Photo by Garry Beeson struggled to contain Tecumseh’s bats (10-12

overall, 5-5 in the PAC) and couldn’t come up with the hits needed to generate any offense of their own. The Braves came out hacking from the get go. Junior Conner Anglin cracked a right field triple off of Mount Vernon senior Tyler Brown’s first pitch of the game. A sac fly by junior Brody Julian put the Cats in comeback mode on the second pitch. Mount Vernon junior Aidan Watters was hit by pitcher Drew Dupont, but he was the lone base runner for the Wildcats in the inning. Senior Braxton Daws made a sliding catch in shallow left field to deny Dupont, a junior, a base hit to open up the second inning. The Braves drew a pair of walks, but Mount Vernon was able to get out of the top of the second inning with no damage done.

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Lady Vikings start week with 4-1 win over Wood Memorial By Chris Morlan North Posey girls’ tennis begin the final week of the regular season with a home match against the Wood Memorial Lady Trojans. This competition did not start off in North Posey’s direction at the start when Sydni Flowers went down with an injury. Instead, the rest of team used that motivation and beat Wood Memorial 4-1 to improve their season record and end the regular season with six wins and eleven losses. North Posey 4, Wood Memorial 1: In the One Singles match, Briley Rowe (WM) beat Sydni Flowers (NP) in two sets 7-5, 3-0. The second set was stopped after Flowers got injured. In the Two Singles match, Grace Cullman (NP) defeated Izzy Rowe (WM) in two sets 6-0, 6-2. For the Three Singles match, Julianne Pardon (NP) won the match in two sets 6-0, 6-1 over Grace Strickland (WM).

Rachel Newman/Kennedy Gauer (NP) defeated Abby Gates/Bree Rowe (WM) in One Doubles play 6-1, 6-1. In the Two Doubles match, Meaghan Pearl/Alexa Simmons (NP) defeated Morgan Ice/Mykayla Spindler (WM) in two sets 6-1, 6-1. Evansville North 5, North Posey 0: For the One Singles match, Kayla Maxedon (EN) defeated Grace Cullman (NP) in two sets 6-3, 6-0. Emily Ozete (EN) beat Julianne Pardon (NP) in the Two Singles match in two sets 6-2, 6-1. In the Three Singles match, Molly Maxedon (EN) won in two sets 6-0, 6-0 over Kennedy Gauer (NP). In One Doubles play, Hallie Spurling/Marissa Robinson (EN) beat Alexa Simmons/ Meaghan Pearl (NP) in two sets 6-1, 6-1. For the Two Doubles match, Kendra Wilke/

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Senior members of the North Posey Viking tennis team entering sectional play this week are, left to right. Alexa Simmons, Julianne Pardon, Meaghan Pearl, Rachel Newman, Kennedy Gauer, Ellie Carlson, and Sydni Flowers. Photo provided

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Gentil wins high jump tying her school record at PAC

Lindsey Gentil, school record-holder in the high jump, heads into honors day. Photo by Dave Pearce

By Chris Morlan The North Posey girls’ track team competed in the Pocket Athletic Conference Championships last Tuesday night at Tell City High School. As a team, the Lady Vikings tied for last place along with South Spencer with 11 points each. Forest Park won the PAC meet with a team score of 126.5 points. Lady Viking senior Lyndsey Gentil had a great meet winning the high jump and tying her school record with a jump of five feet, three inches. Gentil broke a 30year school record in the high jump two weeks ago at the Mount Vernon Invita-

tional. I’ve been Lyndsey’s high jump coach since her freshman year. This season, Lyndsey is more determined, stronger, and faster than she has ever been. I look forward to watching Lyndsey succeed in the postseason. Also placing for North Posey were the 4 x 400-meter relay team with an eighthplace finish. The 4 x 400-meter relay team consisted of Aubrey Brandenstein, Audrey Hirsch, Reagan Koester, and Abby Hessler. The Lady Vikings will compete again this Tuesday night at Mount Vernon High School in the Indiana High School Athletic Association sec-

tional. On Thursday night, the North Posey boys’ track team competed in the Pocket Athletic Conference Championship at Princeton High School. There were 13 schools competing at this event. The level of competition was very difficult for many schools and athletes to succeed. North Posey ended the meet with six points as a team. The PAC is a very tough conference to score points and if you get the opportunity to get points in a race or event is a major step. There were a few personal best times, heights, and distances by the Vikings at

this meet. Placing for North Posey were Troy Droege in the 300-meter hurdles with a sixth-place finish and a new personal best time of 43.25 seconds. Brayden Bauer had his best jump in his high school career clearing five feet, eight inches. Bauer placed eighth in the high jump and nearly cleared five feet, ten inches. The 4 x 400-meter relay team of Riley Basham, Droege, Logan Herke and Robert Peters finished seventh in the race with a season best time of 3:40. On Thursday night, the North Posey boys’ team will be in the IHSAA Sectional at Evansville Central.

Vikings snap three-game skid, beat Boonville, Pike Central By Chris Morlan To start off the week with a sunny warm day. The North Posey baseball team played at home against the Castle Knights. This game went to extra innings with the Knights beating the Vikings 10-9. On Tuesday, North Posey lost another one run game to Forest Park 4-3. Last Wednesday, the Vikings fell in another close game to Evansville Mater Dei 6-4. On Thursday, North Posey won over Boonville 10-3 to end their three-game losing streak. Last Friday, North Posey shutout Pike Central 13-0. For the season, North Posey has eleven wins and seven losses. Castle 10, North Posey 9: Castle started off the game in the top of the first inning with scoring two runs. North Posey answered back in the bottom of the first inning on an Ethan Mansfield single that scored Adyn Collins to make the score 2-1, Castle. In the top of the second inning, the Knights scored one more run to take a 3-1 advantage. North Posey tied the game in the bottom of the second inning when Harold Bender singled to left field to score Easton Luigs. With loaded bases, Collins was walked and that scored Nolan Kihn to even the game at 3-3. During the top of the fifth inning, Castle scored two runs to lead at 5-3. The Knights put four more runs on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth inning for a 9-3 advantage. North Posey came to life in the bottom of the sixth inning scoring six runs to tie the game at 9-9. This rally started with Jake Will walking, Alec Elpers walked and then Easton Luigs was hit by a pitch to load the bases. With two

outs and loaded bases, Colby Angel hit a double to left field that scored Will and Elpers. Bender was walked to load the bases again. Next to the plate was Clay Douglas and he hit a grand slam to tie the game at 9-9 and go to extra innings. The Knight scored the game winning run in the top of the ninth inning to lead 10-9. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Colby Angel led off with a walk. Then the next three batters all struck out and the Vikings lost in extra innings 10-9. Ethan Mansfield took the loss on the pitcher’s mound for the Vikings. North Posey had 11 hits in the game as a team. The Vikings had two hits each from Bender, Douglas, Mansfield, and Luigs. Getting one hit in this matchup was Collins, Kihn and Angel. Forest Park 4, North Posey 3: In another close game, North Posey led 3-2 in the fifth inning then lost in extra innings by one run. Forest Park got on the scoreboard with one run in the bottom of the first inning. North Posey tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the fourth inning when Ethan Mansfield lined out to outfield that scored Clay Douglas. The Rangers scored in the bottom of the fifth inning when Reid Howard homered to left field making the score 2-1. North Posey tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the sixth when Adyn Collins singled and scored Harold Bender. Also, in the top of the sixth inning, Easton Luigs hit a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Douglas and gave North Posey a 3-2 lead. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the leadoff hitter Drew Howard smacked a solo

ARENA--By Chris Morlan JH Lady Viking tennis end season with win over Mount Vernon The North Posey Junior High Lady Vikings closed out their season with a 5-0 win over the Mount Vernon Lady Cats. North Posey finished the year with six wins and four losses. In the One Singles match, Jazalyn Ward (NP) defeated Isabella Benthall (MV) 8-1. For the Two Singles match, Braelyn Barrett (NP) beat Sarah Seifert (MV) 8-0. On the season, Ward and Barrett had the most individual wins with eight each. Madalyn Nightingale (NP) won the Three Singles match over Joslyn David (MV) 8-2. In the One Doubles match, Kameryn Fifer/ Trinity Teeter (NP) beat Megan Osborne/Ryan Hess (MV) 8-2. Jaylee Gardner/Raela Cullum (NP) defeated Ashlyn Vaught/Chesley Wyatt (MV) 8-0. Receiving junior varsity points were Addison Doubler, Gabi Cooper, Ellison Martin, Mikayla Wigodinski, Emma Raber, Casey Bender-Staples, Molly George, and Olivia Ashburn. IHSAA Baseball Sectional Schedule The fifty-fifth annual Indiana High school Athletic Association baseball state tournament will begin this Wednesday and finish on Memorial Day with the sectional championship games. Class 3A (Sectional 32) at Braun Stadium (hosted by Evansville Bosse) Wednesday, May 25: Mount Vernon vs. Evansville Memorial, 6 p.m. Thursday, May 26: Boonville vs. Evansville Bosse, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26: Winner of Game 1 vs. Heritage Hills, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, May 30: Championship, 11 a.m. Class 2A (Sectional 48) at Evansville North (hosted by Evansville Mater Dei Wednesday, May 25: Evansville Mater Dei vs. Forest Park, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 25: South Spencer vs. North Posey, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26: Perry Central vs. Tell City, 7 p.m. Monday, May 30: Championship, 6 p.m. IHSAA Softball Sectional schedule The thirty-seventh annual Indiana High School Athletic Association softball state tournament will begin on Monday, May 23 and the championship games will be played on Saturday May 28. Class 3A (Sectional 32) at Heritage Hills Monday, May 23: Evansville Bosse vs. Mount Vernon, 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 24: Boonville vs. Evansville Memorial, 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 24: Winner of Game 1 vs. Heritage Hills, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 25: Championship, 6 p.m. Class 2A (Sectional 48) at Forest Park (all times are listed Eastern Standard Time) Monday, May 23: Tell City vs. Evansville Mater Dei, 7 p.m. Monday, May 23: Perry Central vs. South Spencer, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 25: Winner of Game 1 vs. North Posey, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 25: Winner of Game 2 vs. Forest Park, 8 p.m. Thursday, May 26: Championship, 7 p.m.

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home run to center field to tie the game at 3-3. This game went to extra innings. Forest Park closed out the game in the bottom of the eighth inning on a fielder error to win 4-3. As a team, North Posey had six hits in the game. Adyn Collins went two for four hitting with one RBI. Harold Bender, Clay Douglas, Alec Elpers and Jake Will each got a hit in the game. Mater Dei 6, North Posey 4: The Vikings were back in action last Wednesday at home against the Wildcats. At the top of the first inning, Mater Dei did most of their damage by scoring five runs to have an early cushion in the game. In the top of the third inning, the Wildcats scored another run to lead 6-0. North Posey got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth inning when Colby Angel grounded out to the second baseman that scored Alec Elpers. The Vikings got things going in the bottom of the sixth inning when they loaded the bases. Clay Douglas doubled on a line drive to left field that scored Brandt Elpers, Devin Lintzenich and Harold Bender to make the score 6-4. North Posey had one last shot in the bottom of the seventh and couldn’t score anymore runs and took the loss. On the pitcher’s mound, Jake Will took the loss going two-thirds inning allowing four hits, five runs. As a team, North Posey had eight hits in the game. Brandt Elpers went three for four hitting with a double and a run scored. Clay Douglas went one for four with a double and three RBIs. Other players getting a hit in the game were Adyn Collins, Jed Galvin, and Easton Luigs. North Posey 10, Boonville 3: The Vikings played a great game at home against the Boonville Pioneers last Thursday night. North Posey received a solid outing from pitcher Adyn Collins. In the game, Collins gave up one run on four hits in six innings

with ten strikeouts. In the top of the third inning, Boonville scored a run to take a 1-0 advantage. In the bottom of the fourth inning, North Posey rallied to score six runs and take a 6-1 lead. During the bottom of the sixth inning, the Vikings scored four more runs that were highlighted by Collins home run. Boonville scored two runs late in the game, but it was not enough, and North Posey won by the final score of 10-3. For the game, the Vikings had 11 hits as a team. Devin Lintzenich went three for three at the plate with a double, one run, one RBI and a stolen base. Harold Bender went three for four with two runs and two RBIs. Adyn Collins went two for four with a home run, a double, four RBIs and two runs. Easton Luigs went two for two hitting with two RBIs and a run scored. North Posey 13, Pike Central 0: The Vikings shutout the Chargers by starting the game with 11 runs in the first two innings. This game lasted five innings due to the tenrun rule. Jed Galvin received the win on the pitcher’s mound. Galvin went two innings allowing one hit, one walk with six strikeouts. As a team, North Posey had ten hits as a team. Alec Elpers led the Vikings going two for three at the plate with a home run, five RBIs and two runs scored. Nolan Kihn went two for three hitting. Clay Douglas went one for two with a double and run. Ethan Mansfield went one for four with two RBIs, two runs and a stolen base. Jake Will went one for three with a double, one RBI and a run scored. Easton Luigs went one for three with a double, one RBI and a walk. Devin Lintzenich went one for two with an RBI. Logan Simmons went one for four with two RBIs. Adyn Collins finished the game with two runs, two walks and a stolen base. Colby Angel scored a run and walked while Harold Bender scored a run.

Lady Wildcat softball struggles By Trisha L. Lopez The Lady Wildcats faced a tough week on the diamond, with matchups against Madisonville North Hopkins (Ky.), Evansville North and Mount Carmel (Ill.) who have won a combined 55 games this season. The Maroons are 20-5 and leading District 7. The Aces are a perfect 21-0 and first in the Little Illini conference. The Lady Huskies are 14-6. Mount Vernon (11-11 overall, 7-5 in the PAC) trailed Madisonville North Hopkins 3-0 after two innings at home on Tuesday, but drove in two runs in the third to shrink the Lady Maroons lead to a run. The Kentucky school added seven unanswered runs in the fourth and seventh innings to take a 10-2 win. The Lady Cats managed just three hits and committed 10 errors in the field. Sophomore Raycee Stallings, senior Baylee Rhodes and junior Kaylen Salee had one hit each.

Mount Vernon overcame an early 1-0 deficit against Evansville North at home on Thursday to take a 2-1 lead into the top of the seventh inning. The Lady Huskies had two outs and runners at second and third when a 2-2 count double turned the tide in favor of North, 3-2. Rhodes led the offense for Mount Vernon with one hit and one RBI. Sophomore Hannah West and junior Mallory Mason had one hit each. The Lady Cats battled the undefeated Lady Aces at Mount Carmel on Saturday. Mount Vernon had five hits and held Mount Carmel to just one run through six innings, but a run on the bottom of the seventh sealed the win for Mount Carmel, 2-1. West had two hits to lead the Cats at the plate. Rhodes had one RBI. Mount Vernon will travel to Evansville Reitz on Thursday.

Lady Wildcat tennis wins two By Trisha L. Lopez The Mount Vernon tennis team picked up dominant, 5-0 wins against PAC rival Tecumseh on Thursday and Evansville Bosse on Friday to close out the regular season on a high note. The Lady Braves managed just three points against the host Cats in singles play. Lauren Boeke bested Lexi Carlisle, 6-1, 6-1 in No. 1 Singles action. Lily Denning claimed a decisive 6-1, 6-0 win over Brittney Wahl in No. 2 Singles. Sadie Redman

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‘Viking softball,’ continued from Page B1 getting a hit of her own. The final score was 8-0 with Hoehn getting the win while facing 23 batters and striking out 14. But that was just the start of the week. On Friday, the Vikings hosted nearby Wood Memorial. The Lady Vikes wasted no time, scoring nine runs in the bottom of the first and 10 more in the bottom of the second to put the game out of reach. Sophomore Addie Fullop did nothing to hurt her team-leading ERA by giving up only one hit and striking out nine in five innings. She faced only 13 batters. The Lady Trojans committed six errors on the night. Everyone on the Viking roster saw action as Kihn had two hits, scored three times, and had an RBI and freshman Jessica Glaser was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI. Lowe scored three runs on two hits and had three RBIs while Fullop proved she can handle things on both sides of the ball. She was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBIs. Morgan Lavanchy had her best game of the season as she 3-for-3 with three RBIs and scored twice. Wehmer had a hit, an RBI, and scored three times. Hoehn was 1-for-1 with a pair of walks and an RBI. Alyssa Heath scored a run while Carly Douglas scored twice. Renshaw was 1-for-2 and Kelly Shadley had a pair of plate appearances. Orlander had a pair of hits and scored twice while driving in four while Elpers scored a run. Sophie Scheller also had a plate appearance. The Vikings dominated the entire contest, winning 22-0 with 22 runs on 15 hits. The week’s final game was one that one an average year, would have been very close. The Boonville Pioneers have taken their lumps this season but have lost a handful

of close games. With Hoehn on the mound, neither team got on the board until the third inning but the Lady Vikings put up a 10-spot on Boonville in the bottom of the third and added eight more in the bottom of the fourth. Seven Lady Vikings had multiple hit games with Kihn, Lowe (also was walked twice), Fullop, Heath, Renshaw (one a home run), Olander(one a triple), and Elpers all with two hits apiece. Hoehn also had a hit. The Vikings finished with 18 runs on 15 hits and 16 RBIs. Hoehn faced 16 batters in five innings giving up only a walk and a hit. Heading into action this week, Hoehn leads the team in hitting with a .569 batting average while Lavanchy is second with a .522 clip. Fullop is batting .424. Hoehn reaches base almost seven out of 10 at-bats while Lavanchy has a .560 on base percentage and Heath is just over .500. Speedy Lauren Kihn has stolen 14 bases while Elpers has fiv and Lavanchy has three. Renshaw has an unbelievable .987 fielding percentage while Fullop’s .20 ERA leads the team and Hoehn is at 1.39. Kihn has scored 28 times while Wehmer and Hoehn have scored 22 times each. Hoehn has 29 hits while Fullop has 25 and Kihn 19. Hoehn has 43 RBIs while Fullop has 21 and Wehmer 19. Hoehn also leads the team in slugging percentage at 1.294 while Fullop is an impressive .627 and Lowe is at .528. Fullop has five doubles while Kihn and Heath have four each. Tullop and Lowe each have a pair of triples and Olander has one. The Vikings’ stand at 9-0 in the PAC and will face two of the conference’s best this week at home Monday against Tecumseh and a make-up date at Heritage Hills on Thursday.

North Posey’s Grace Cullman returns a forehand during No. 1 singles action this week against Evansville North. Photo by Dave Pearce

‘Viking tennis’ continued from Page B1 Anna Chinn (EN) defeated Averi Goebel/ Kennedy Schmitt (NP) in two sets 6-3, 6-1. North Posey 5, Boonville 0: In the One Singles match, Sydni Flowers (NP) beat Lillie Rendon (B) in two sets 6-0, 6-1. For the Two Singles match, Julianne Pardon (NP) defeated Kayelyn Day (B) in three sets 1-6, 6-4, 10-4. Ellie Carlson (NP) won the Three

Singles match over Danica Wesselman (B) in two sets 6-4, 6-3. Kennedy Gauer/Rachel Newman (NP) won the One Doubles match over Emma Bender/Megan Hurt (B) in three sets 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. In Two Doubles play, Alexa Simmons/Meaghan Pearl (NP) beat Morgan Johns/Ashlyn Bass (B) in two sets 6-1, 6-0.

gave up two runs on five hits with five strikeouts in five and two-thirds innings. Huss threw one and one-third innings in relief. Tell City opened the game with a first pitch double for senior Gage Meunier off of Daws. He scored on a fielder’s choice by senior Jaxon Naviaux, giving the Marksmen a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Mount Vernon answered. Kern drew a walk from pitcher senior Tanner Jennings and scored on a double to right field by Huss. Both teams were shut down in the second, but the Marksmen put up two runs in the top of the third inning to take a 3-1 lead. Campbell, Brown and Kern were walked to lead off the bottom of the third inning which resulted in a mound visit and pitching change to bring in senior Spencer Sandage. Huss hit a chopper that bounced over the second baseman to score Campbell and Brown. A double to deep left field by Healy scored Kern, giving Mount Vernon a 4-3 advantage before Sandage sat down the next three Cats with strikeouts. Mount Vernon added two more runs in the fifth inning..stretching the Cats lead, 6-2 and needing just six outs to close out the perfect

day. Tell City had other plans. The Marksmen took advantage of some Mount Vernon miscues and found a way to drive in five unanswered runs in the sixth and seventh innings to steal an 8-6 victory. Healy led the offense with three hits and a pair of RBIs. Huss had one hit and three RBIs. Daws had one hit. Daws got the nod on the mound and allowed five runs on five hits with three strikeouts in six innings of work. Huss, who entered the game in the seventh inning, took the loss. “I feel like we let one slip away on us there,” Quinzer said. “Tell City caught us in the seventh inning and we made some mistakes that we shouldn’t have. I liked our approach the first few innings, but they brought in that lefty and we seem to have trouble with that lefty. The ball was running away from us and we kept trying to pull it and coming off of it.” The Cats will be back in action tonight for senior night against Pike Central. They will host North Posey on Thursday and the Mount Vernon Invite on Saturday.

‘Wildcats,’ continued from Page B1 The Wildcats struck out nine times and managed just two hits…singles by sophomore Josh Shumate and senior Keaton Kern. Three run outings in the third and seventh innings sealed the deal for Tecumseh. Mount Vernon rebounded with a 13-hit effort on Thursday at Southridge. The Raiders had a 7-4 lead going into the top of the seventh inning, but the Wildcats rallied and scored two runs to set up senior Hayden Huss, who leads the team hitting .411 this season with three home runs, with three Cats in scoring position. Huss came through with a double to give Mount Vernon a 9-7 advantage. Mount Vernon added two more runs to take an 11-7 edge into the bottom of the inning. Southridge battled, but couldn’t pull ahead and Mount Vernon took an 11-9 come from behind win. “It wasn’t looking good, but (Southridge) changed pitchers and boy we jumped all over that guy,” Quinzer said. “They brought in a righty…we’d been facing lefties most of the game…but they brought in a righty and it seemed to fit us pretty good. A lot of good hits and a chain of walks and hits that just kept going. Seven runs in the top of the sev-

enth sure helped.” Watters led the Cats with three hits. Huss and Brown had two hits and four RBIs each. Sophomore Connor Stevens had two hits and one RBI. Sophomore Kyle Holder had one hit and one RBI. Kern and Daws had one hit each. Huss earned the win on the mound. He went two-thirds of an inning and shut the Raiders down with just one hit and no runs allowed in the seventh inning. Freshman Jack Campbell started the game and allowed five runs on nine hits with two strikeouts and no walks in four innings of work. Holder and Daws also threw in relief. Mount Vernon jumped out to a 5-2 lead after the first inning at home against the Patriots on Saturday morning. The Cats added a run in the second and third innings en route to what Quinzer and company hoped would be a double victory double header. Kern led the team at the plate with three hits and two RBIs. Campbell and Daws had two hits and one RBI each. Huss had one hit and one RBI. Junior Payne Healy and Brown had one hit each. Brown earned the win on the mound. He

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