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Electric trades class coming to NP, graduation is July 17 By Lynda Baker The North Posey School Board met briefly at South Terrace Elementary using social distancing guidelines. The meeting was a YouTube live meeting for the public. A new trades class was approved for the upcoming school year, as requested by North Posey High School Principal Dr. Scott Streeter. The new course will be Electricity I. Thirteen students have been enrolled for the course. If the class is successful and further interest is shown, an Electricity II course may be added the following year. The Board approved staffing for 2020-2021,

as submitted by North Posey School Supt. Dr. Todd Camp, subject to possible revisions during the summer. Wendy Babcock has been hired as a new special education bus driver and a regular bus route has been added as well. The school district presently has openings for a social worker, a nurse, and office personnel. South Terrace will welcome two new teachers for third and fifth grade students, due to increased enrollment. North Posey Asst. School Supt. Dr. Angela Bender provided an update regarding a Title IX requirement for a bullying and/or sexual harassment policy, which must be in place by

August of this year. She will present a draft of the policy to the Board in June. Camp indicated that all of the school district’s summer projects were on schedule and mostly completed. The sewer project is presently in line with projected costs. There will likely be grass seeding, additional seating installation, and sidewalk modifications completed this summer. It was announced that the only Summer School course held this year will be a supervised agricultural experience class. North Posey High School’s 2020 graduation ceremony will be held July 17, 2020, 7 p.m., at

the high school, with further information pending. Members of the board congratulated School Nurse Donna Nix on her retirement after 18 years of service and expressed their appreciation. Board President Geoff Gentil again presented a timeline of the superintendent hiring process, as set out earlier last week. The University Placement Team, consisting of professors from Indiana State, Ball State, Purdue and Indiana University, is assisting the Board in this

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Test site for Marrs says ‘so long’ to principal COVID now open on 69 in Posey Co.

Question of ethics brings Conflict of Interest act

By Randy Pease Individuals who think they might have the COVID-19 virus or think they might have been exposed to it now have a place in Posey County where they can be tested. Located in the Wilson Community Center, the testing site is on State Highway 69, approximately midway between Mount Vernon and New Harmony. Signs have been strategically placed to direct individuals to the facility. The center, which opened its doors Wednesday, May 13, offers free testing by appointment only. According to Martye Fitts, public health nurse, only one person at a time will be admitted inside for test purposes. Although those to be tested will be asked to show an insurance card, health insurance is not required for COVID testing, Fitts pointed out. Best of all, the service is free to Indiana residents. According to Fritts, nusiness has been brisk during the center’s first days of operation. “We’ve exceeded 50 tests per day, and we expect that many or more in the days and weeks ahead,” she said. Testing is limited to individuals who are symptomatic, high-risk individu-

the trap with towels and startled the children when he shook the trap to act as if a real wild animal was inside. When he uncovered the cage, Hamm squirted the audience with squeeze bath toys filled with water. The children screamed fearing they had been sprayed by a real skunk. Once everyone realized the joke, the students erupted in laughter. DeWeese believes this was clearly one of his funniest moments with the students. While DeWeese is known by the students for his silly fundraising incentives, he’s had bigger accomplishments. Throughout his time as

By Lois Mittino Gray Mount Vernon Mayor Bill Curtis was a little conflicted about signing off on a “Conflict of Interest” ordinance passed by the Mount Vernon Common Council at the May 7, meeting. Under Legals, he introduced the ordinance with the request to postpone discussion and passage of the document, as he had just received it that morning. Councilwoman Jillian Brothers expressed frustration that this ordinance issue has already been tabled so many times, she asked it definitely is read at the next meeting. Councilman Rusty Levings stated emphatically, “I will push back on that. There has been more than enough time to read the resolution and I would like to move forward with the vote on it tonight.” Curtis left it up to the council to decide to take action. Councilman Andy Hoehn moved the ordinance resolution be approved. It was seconded by Levings and passed unanimously on roll call vote to become City Ordinance 20-06. The Mayor said he wished to look the ordinance over, as he has

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By Amber Allyn Greg DeWeese, Marrs Elementary School principal for the last 17 years, has decided to retire after 31 years in education. Throughout his time at Marrs, he has had many memories and met numerous people for which he is extremely thankful. Outside of his career, Greg and his wife, Dr. Angie DeWeese, have been married for 12 years. Together, they have two children: John will attend Lindenwood College this fall and Blake will be a fourth grader. Like many, DeWeese did not immediately see a career in education as his future. While in college, he changed his major three times; however, after seeing his parents’ experience in education, he knew that education was the career path for him. DeWeese’s career began as a physical education teacher at Highland Elementary in Evansville. After three years, he became a fourth grade classroom teacher. After attaining his master’s degree and being moved to a higher payscale, DeWeese realized that he had a desire to specialize in Administration. DeWeese liked the idea of running the school, but truly wanted to encourage positive things to happen while having the opportunity to affect an even greater number of students. After teaching for eight years, he acquired his first administration position as assistant principal at Helfrich Park Stem Academy. Two years later, he was hired at Fairlawn

Marrs retiring faculty members teachers Lisa Schum and Cindy Oxley stand on each side of retiring principal, Greg Deweese while a driveby celebration was held this week in their honor. Photo by Amber Allyn Elementary School where he served as the principal for four years until MSD of Mount Vernon selected DeWeese as the principal at Marrs Elementary School. Throughout DeWeese’s seventeen years at Marrs, many memories were created. When asked his favorite memory, DeWeese chuckled recalling the time he had to kiss a skunk for a fundraiser incentive. Prior to kissing the skunk, Doug Hamm, Marrs physical education teacher, and DeWeese put on a show for the students that caused him to laugh harder than he ever had before. They used a skunk stuffed toy supplied by a fellow teacher and a live animal trap. DeWeese covered

Primary election sites, deadlines just around the corner The Posey County Election Board firmly believes that all voters in the county have the right to vote and wants to make every effort possible in providing that opportunity without fear for their safety. The COVID-19 virus certainly has created an unprecedented dynamic to the election process this year; therefore several changes have been made for this year’s Primary Election. Election Day has been moved to June 2, 2020 providing additional time for the state and counties to put necessary processes in place. Also, in an effort to eliminate the threat of exposure of the virus to our voters, the Indiana Election Division and Posey County Election Board encourages everyone to vote absentee for the Primary Election this year. For this election only, anyone is eligible to vote absentee by mail and can request an absentee application by calling 812-838-1339 or visiting indianavoters.com as soon as possible. Completed applications must be received in the Election Office for processing by May 21. For our voters who still desire to vote in person, the Election Board is taking every precaution possible to minimize the risk of infection. The Election staff and poll workers will sanitize the

voting and polling equipment after each voter, wear masks, wash their hands, use hand sanitizer, and emphasize social distancing to give voters a safe environment to vote. Posey County is now a Vote Center county. That means that voters can now vote at any of 10 polling locations they want to on Election Day. It doesn’t matter where your home precinct is located you can vote at any location in Posey County that is convenient. The following times and locations will be available for in-person voting: May 26-29--8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Posey County Courthouse, 300 Main Street, Mount Vernon May 30-- 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Posey County Courthouse, 300 Main Street, Mount Vernon Marrs Twnshp Fire Station, 5960 North Ford Road., Mount Vernon Poseyville Community Center, 60 N. Church St., Poseyville June 1--8 a.m. - noon-Posey County Courthouse, 300 Main Street, Mount Vernon June 2--6 a.m. - 6 p.m.--Cynthiana Community Center, 10456

Mulkey Road., Cynthiana Holy Angels Community Center, 423 South Street, New Harmony Knights of Saint John, 11714 Winery Road, Wadesville Mount Vernon Community Church, 1800 West Fourth Street, Mount Vernon Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 1717 North Main Street, Mount Vernon Posey County Community Center, 111 Harmony Township Road, New Harmony Poseyville Community Center, 60 North Church Street, Poseyville Saint Peter United Methodist Church, 2800 Saint Philip Road South, Evansville Wadesville Fire Department, 4200 Princeton Street, Wadesville Please contact the County Clerk, Kay Kilgore at 812-8381306 or the Election Office at 812-838-1339 with any questions or concerns you may have.

Spreading kindness sends kids on a mission Church-connected friends find new ways to keep in touch with neighbors By Lois Mittino Gray Sometimes, the Kindness Kids ride their bikes and sneak letters and small treats into mailboxes in the Lakeland Ridge subdivision on Tile Factory Road in Mount Vernon. Sometimes, they boldly ring the doorbell and present letters and baked goods to a surprised homeowner on the porch. No matter the delivery method, Glory Almon and Ema Trodglen enjoy doing simple kindnesses for folks they don’t even know to help them get through the stress of being under quarantine. The two girlfriends met three years ago attending the Christian Life Church in Henderson, Ky., where Glory said, “We hit it off right away because we are both crazy and like to do fun things.” The duo will be eighth graders at the Christian Life School there in the fall. For the past three weeks of COVID quarantine, the girls get together once a week at Glory’s home on Belfontaine Road to ride bikes, jump on the trampoline, shop online, deliver goodies, and have crazy fun in their dunking booth. Ema lives in Henderson and when they are not to-

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gether, they like to talk on Face Time and make plans for the deliveries. The girls often do treat baking in their own homes during the week. Ema has made brownies and cookies, while Glory bakes cakes and cookies. This week, it was fruit punch boxes that Glory bought with her own money to hand out to class at school, which was canceled, so she distributed them on her rounds. Joey Paul, one of the neighborhood residents, noted the girls are very considerate. “On a rainy day, they put a cupcake in a big Solo cup with plastic wrap over it, so it wouldn’t get wet in the mailbox.” Each week Glory also writes the photocopied letters that accompany the treats. Ema helps by putting stickers on the back to seal the envelope safely, without licking them. The word quarantine has been the biggest challenge for Glory and her letters. Throughout them, it is spelled with many variations. The heart-decorated letters are friendly and chatty. One week there was a letter for the adults and one for the kids in the envelope.

“Hey Adults, How are you holding up with all your children at home during quarantine? Must be crazy! I hope you all enjoy your summers. Hopefully, vacations, if possible.” “For your kids, it is Quiz Time! Text us the answers or call us at the number below. What have you been up to over quarantine? Are you out of school? Going on vacations this summer? Have you helped anyone over quarantine? Tell us some things about you!” Glory wrote. The kindhearted girls have received some response calls from the neighborhood and they were thrilled. They are excited about their own vacation planned for a whole week from Monday through Friday at the end of the month to Gatlinburg, Tennessee with their church group. Glory is the daughter of Tonya and Derek Almon. Ema is the daughter of Delana and Brian Nichols. The Kindness Kids think they will continue to carry on the weekly deliveries through the summer. “I really feel good about what we are doing for people during the quarantine,” Ema expressed.

“We are also kind of enjoying our quarantine, but would like it to be over as soon as possible. We love you all and hope you stay safe,” Glory wrote in her last letter. The girls’ kindness pours out to strangers, as well as friends, like the great, big hug that is not possible these days, but you know it would be there if it was needed.

Ema Trogdlen of Henderson, Kentucky (back left) and Glory Almon of Mount Vernon (front right) rode their bikes to sneak a juice box and letter into a neighbor’s mailbox in Lakeland Ridge subdivision. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

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MAY 19, 2020 Dorothy Scraper Dorothy “Jean” Scraper, 92, passed away in the early morning hours on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Solarbron Memory Care Unit in Evansville, Ind. She was born on July 11, 1927 in Bruceville, Ind., and married Lester L. Scraper on October 23, 1949. Jean was a homemaker when her children were young. She worked for the North Gibson School Corporation as a cafeteria worker and later at Hansen Manufacturing Company. In 1973, she and Lester opened Scraper Jewelry in Princeton, Ind., which they owned and operated together until Lester’s death in 2000. She remained working as bookkeeper for the jewelry store after it was sold until she retired at 80 years of age. She was a member of Hillside United Methodist Church, a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star Order 176. She enjoyed being a Cub Scout Den Leader, Girl Scout Leader and a member of Riley Grade School PTA. She enjoyed working in her ﬂower gardens, hiking, camping and traveling. Jean is survived by her son, Keith A. Scraper (Sally) of Jasper, Ind.; two daughters, Linda L. Schneider (Robert) of Wadesville, Ind., and Terra A. Schmidt (Gary) of Princeton, Ind.; eight grandchildren, Andrew Scraper, Kent Scraper (Michelle), Scott Scraper (Whitney), Thomas Lehman, Melissa Cothran (Chris), Karl Schmidt, Kristofor Schmidt, Karen Schmidt; two step grandsons; and eleven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester L. Scraper; parents,

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Flora Shandy and Clemuel Aldo Johnson; sisters, Ruth Houck, May Hatfield, Marjorie Timmons; brother Ed Johnson; several nieces and nephews; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, R.J. and Vernecy Pearl Scraper. The family would like to thank the Solarbron Memory Care Unit staff for their compassionate care for Jean in her final months. A private funeral service will be held at Hillside United Methodist Church in Princeton with Pastor Curtis Bond officiating. Burial will follow at Walnut Hills Cemetery in Petersburg. Friends may participate in a drive by visitation on Thursday, May 21, 2020 from 12:30 until 1 p.m. at the church. The service will be streamed on the Colvin Funeral Home Facebook page beginning at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2020. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 6100 Dutchman Lane Suite 401, Louisville, KY 40205, www.alz.org/ donate. You may leave a message of sympathy or light a candle in memory of Jean at www.colvinfuneralhome. com. Colvin Funeral Home is honored to serve the Scraper family.

Kimberly Butts Tice Kimberly Kay (Butts) Tice, 44, of Owensville, Ind., passed away on May 14, 2020. She was born September 4, 1975 in Evansville, Ind., the only child of Robert and Donna (Hazlett) Butts. Kim was a 1993 graduate of Mount Vernon High School. She went on to graduate from the University of Southern Indiana with a degree in Business Administration. Kim was dedicated to her job as a mortgage processor at Old National Bank for 20 years. She dearly loved her family and caring for her cats. Kim will be truly missed. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Clarence Hazlett, Wilburn E. Butts Sr. and Delia Marie Butts. She is survived by her husband of 10 years, John Tice, Jr.; her parents; stepson, John Tice III; grandmother, Erma Hazlett;

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in-laws, John and Sharon Tice, Sr.; several aunts, uncles and cousins. Private funeral service will be held due to the current health crisis. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorial contributions may be made to Gibson County Humane Society, 3840 County Road 175 East, Princeton, IN 47670. Condolences may be made online at www. schneiderfuneralhome. com.

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Louise (Davis) McDonald, 76, of Mount Vernon passed away at her home on Saturday, May 9, 2020. She was born on December 21, 1943 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky to John and Susie (Henry) Davis. She was married to Keith McDonald and he preceded her in death on February 12, 2019. Louise spent many years taking care of people in their homes. She is was a member of the Church of Christ church in Mount Vernon and was a devoted Christian. She also loved taking motorcycle and horseback rides and enjoyed swimming. She was devoted mother and grandmother and loved her family. She is survived by her sons, Robert (Angela) Griest, Roy (Monica) Griest, and John Griest; daughter, Cyndi (Mark Stephens) Griest, step-daughter, Robin McCarty; grandchildren, Josh Murphy, Matt Murphy, Melissa Meador, John and Tosha Goins, Cynthia, Loretta, Angel, Roy Jr, Ryan, Kimberly, Jacob, and Joey Griest, Brittany Hendrick, Danny and Christopher Cox, David Pruden, Noah Mc-

Carty, and Jasper Chumley, and 21 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, eight brothers, one sister, daughter, Gail Cox; and granddaughter, Bonnie Griest. A funeral service was held on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 10 a.m. at the Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon following the CDC guidelines, no prior visitation will take place. Burial followed at Marshal Ferry Cemetery with Eric Padgett oﬃciating. Online condolences may be left at stendebackfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Anneka Jones Anneka “Jan “ Jones, 83, passed away on May, 16, 2020. She was born on December 14, 1936 to Floyd and Dorothy Palm in northern Ohio. Jan retired from Saint Mary’s Hospital where she worked as an X-ray Tech. She was very artistic and loved to knit, crochet, sew and read. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for many years. Jan is survived by her three daughters: Randy Weber; Jacki (Mel) Wildeman; Jerri Ramsey; and son-inlaw Jim Ramsey. Grandchildren: Aaron Schapker, Chris (Kelsey) Schapker, Evan Weber, Trent (Shelby) Schapker, Dane Schapker, Frank (Keri) Voegel, Miranda Voegel, Gabrielle Ramsey, Matthew Ramsey, Adrienne (Brad) Wiggins, and Sondra (Skylar) Floyd.

The Poseyville American Legion Post 278 has decided that we will not be having a gathering event at the Poseyville Cemetery this year. Flags have been place on graves and we ask that you take a time on Memorial Day to stop and honor those Veterans with a moment of silence and prayer. Go to your local cemetery and walk through and take the time to look at the names on the head stones. The Legion Post has not made this decision easily, as it is our Honor to show our respect for those Veterans with a public Ceremony.

Great grandchildren: Camden Schapker, Kendi Schapker, Liliana Schapker, Isabella Schapker, Laura Schapker, Tre Schapker, Amiyah Schapker, Lucy Voegel, Millie Voegel, Alyssa Floyd, Easton Floyd, and Kalem Cummings. And many nieces and nephews. Jan was preceded in death by her parents; a brother; and a grandson Landon. The family will have a private service at a later date.

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Brittney Renae DaShae Kirk, 30, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away on May 10, 2020. She was born April 30, 1990 in Evansville, Ind., to Bruce Kirk and Angela Payne. Brittney had attended nursing classes at Ross Academy. She had worked as an aide at a group home for special needs individuals. Brittney enjoyed listening to music and hanging out with her friends. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Nelda Hayden; and grandfather, Frank Kirk, Sr. She is survived by her parents; brothers, Bruce Kirk, Tre Kirk and Kyran Goﬀ; sister, Sharell Eaton; grandmother, Marilyn Dye; and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins. No services are being held

Deborah Jean (Wiedrich) Wildt lived to be 67 years old. She was born on March 19, 1953 to Milbert and Becky (Key) Wiedrich. She is survived by her one son, Nicolas Wildt and her mother. Debi is also survived by her brother, Marty (Cindy) Wiedrich and sister Michele (Charlie) Conroy, nieces and nephews, Blayne Conroy, Joseph (Stephanie) Wiedrich, and Martina (Brad) Abell, and many other relatives living locally and in South Dakota where she lived for six and one-half years. Debi loved her family very much and treasured her time with them. She also leaves behind many friends, Marilyn Scurlock, Alice Hayes, Mildred Juncker and many more. Debi graduated from the Mount Vernon High School, class 1971.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at the Bellefontaine Cemetery in Mount Vernon with Rev. Curt Mort oﬃciating. Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon is overseeing the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at stendebackfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Lennon Eugene Stoneberger Lennon Eugene Stoneberger, infant son of Joshua Eugene and Mackenzie Kaine (Motz) Stoneberger, born April 21, 2020, in Newburgh, Indiana, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020, at The Women’s Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Surviving are his parents; sister: Henley Stoneberger; paternal grandparents: Jim and Tina Stoneberger; maternal grandparents: Jason and Lori Motz; great grandparents: Armand and Peggy Motz, Jerry and Sharon Wassmer, Debbie East, Vicki Gladish and Raetta Woody; aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by a great grandfather: Gene East and a cous-

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Remembering the wonderful summers of my youth Madeleine, I hope you

B have a good summer, C P even though it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be as expected. Your family had trips planned and I am sure you would have enjoyed other activities closer to home. Having your new puppy will make the virus restrictions a bit easier. I have already written many times about the typical summers of my youth. It is strange about the memories we retain. I am sure that I am forgetting many details, but I love the ones I can recall. Commencement at the old Cynthiana school was a great time to remember. There was only a handful of graduates, of course. We just lost Lloyd Hutchinson, the last principal for that school and the ďŹ rst for North Posey. I was so glad he came up and had lunch with me a couple of times in the last couple of years. I happy he had so many good years. A few of us piled into his station wagon to go on the class trip to the zoo. Does everyone remember his famous â&#x20AC;&#x153;cheerâ&#x20AC;? when we were having a pep session? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heighty Hi; Heighty Ho; Come on team; letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go!â&#x20AC;? He was a good person and a wonderful school principal. There are not many left from those early years of North Posey. After school was out for the summer, I enjoyed being able to sleep in for a little while, but those dew drenched cool Spring

mornings were too great to miss. Just as they do now, this is the time of happy birds building nests and having babies. Just a few days ago, a mother ďŹ nch returned to feed her babies in the Saint Louis Cardinalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; metal birdhouse. We were planting ďŹ&#x201A;owers that day in the area, and she was very upset. This was about the time my mother got the little 3-legged grill out and cleaned it up. Burgers tasted better cooked over charcoal than they do now on the big expensive gas grills. My friend, Brenda Patrick, was recently commenting on her memories of those burgers. This was the time of drinking â&#x20AC;&#x153;cokesâ&#x20AC;? out of glass bottles. This was a whole diďŹ&#x20AC;erent taste, also. Those were good simple times. It was time to work in the garden, and I can conjure up my grandparents doing all of these early summer chores. They worked so hard, but I took it all for granted way back then. My grandmother always wore those little old lady shoes of the time. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see how they could have been comfortable. I have so many walking diďŹ&#x192;culties now, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t imagine how she did that. Of course, she was a tiny little woman with small feet. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think life could get any better than sitting in the swing on the front porch, eating fresh strawberries and reading a book. I suppose that this is my imagination, but even the freshly cut grass seemed to smell diďŹ&#x20AC;erent. After chores were ďŹ nished on Saturday, we went to the grocery, Jack Hall in Cynthiana or Menyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Haubstadt, and

bought food for the weekend. I remember one day, Jack picked up the latest issue of TV Guide, with Carol Burnett on the cover. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do you think this looks like my wife, Shirley?â&#x20AC;? he said. Sunday church had good memories, too. The windows were opened to get a breeze, and we all used those paper fans of the time. I actually looked okay in the pastel cotton dresses we girls wore. Of course, we had a couple of â&#x20AC;&#x153;can cansâ&#x20AC;? or crinolines under the skirt. I had them in every color. My mother had fried a fresh chicken earlier in the morning, and we all hurried home to eat dinner. I made a lot of cakes from a box mix and that was a part of the meal. They used to have a ďŹ&#x201A;avor called â&#x20AC;&#x153;apple chipâ&#x20AC;? but it disappeared a long time ago. Long lazy summer Sunday afternoons meant time to read the Sunday Courier. The current one is nothing like those earlier ones. Doing the dishes was in two wide dishpans on the kitchen table. When I was a bit older, I washed my motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car and lay down in the front seat, listening to the radio. The endless summer stretched out in the next weeks, with lots of good things. Picnics, the 4th of July, more cookouts, and perhaps a trip to Santa Claus Land made up wonderful summers. Madeleine, I miss the simple peace of that time. I wish I could take you there. We could catch lightning bugs in the evening and watch the big moon come up over the walnut tree. I know you would like it.

Little Blakey Fortner rides her bike near her Poseyville home on Thursday, taking advantage of warm temperatures. About 41 residents lined up outside MV NursPhoto by ing and Rehab to view a twenty minute drive-by Dave Pearce parade and enjoy some sunshine last Thursday. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

Debbie Morgan, administrator of Premier Healthcare of New Harmony, smiles as she opens free PPE supplies, courtesy of Ford Motor Company. Morgan indicates she applied for the Ford Motor Company PPE free supplies and they arrived on Friday. Thank you #Ford. Photo submitted

Melody Oeth, in back seat, and her family, calling themselves â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mary Louâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to support her mother, Mary Lou Nelson, were one of about 75 vehicles participating in the cheerful driveby parade held at Mount Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation on Thursday, May 14, 2020. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

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Birthdays May 19 - Elizabeth Anderson, Rosie Benton, Tammy Graves, Sherry Underwood, Karen Lee, Samantha N. Stewart, Hanna Marie Milbrandt, Marisha Naas, Marissa Priddis, Simon Verkamp May 20 - Justin Cullum, Bobbie Wright, Braxton Kern, Nancy York 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 PfeiďŹ&#x20AC;er, Gina Robert May 22 - Joberta Campbell, Kelsey Ellen Georgeson, Kendra Crumbacher, Thomas Kohlmeyer, Sandra Stallings, Nancy Wilson Burns, Konner Schmitt,

Wendy Deckard, Keith Schroeder, Braden Biggs, Katherine Tron, Kathy Toon May 23 - Marilyn Brauser, Jonathon Ryan, Mary Lou Mercer, Michael Welker, Tammy Gish, Gabe Sartore, David Julian, Carol Daws May 24 - Roger Brown, Marie Sweeney, Tristan Huebner, Talmage Lee, Ethan Purkiser, Robert Fenton, Jacob Daniel Wilson, Pat Espenlaub, Brenda Willis May 25 - Donna Johnson, Forrest W. Thompson, Herb Fox, Tony Tepool, Michelle Peterlin If you have a name to be included, please send to: Posey County News, P.O. Box 397, New Harmony, IN 47631, or email: news@ poseycountynews.com

Red Cross - Blood Donation Opportunities Blood donors needed to keep supply strong amid COVID-19 outbreak In times of need, people come together to support one another. The American Red Cross is asking for healthy individuals to step up to help patients experiencing health crises by donating blood or platelets. As COVID-19 continues to aďŹ&#x20AC;ect everyday life, people may not be thinking about blood donation. But blood and platelets are needed daily to help patients battling disease and facing the unexpected. Donating blood is an easy way to care for each other and ensure hospitals have the blood products patients rely on. As a thank-you for helping ensure a stable blood supply, all who come to give blood or platelets May 15-31 will receive a special Red Cross â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all in this togetherâ&#x20AC;? T-shirt, by mail, while supplies last. Donors must have a valid email address on ďŹ le to claim their Tshirt. How to help Healthy individuals who are feeling well are asked to make an appointment to donate this May by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive and are required to wear a face covering or mask while at the drive, in alignment with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention public guidance. Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including social distancing and face coverings for donors and staďŹ&#x20AC; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; have been implemented to safeguard donors, volunteers and employees. The Red Cross is also looking for blood drive hosts to help ensure a stable blood supply. Learn more and sign up to sponsor a drive

by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/HostADrive. Upcoming blood donation opportunities: Saint Matthews Catholic Church, 421 Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 5/31/2020: 7 - 11 a.m. How to donate blood Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license or two other forms of identiďŹ cation are required at checkin. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements. Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPassÂŽ to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App. About the American Red Cross The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-proďŹ t organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.

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National and Local News 100 Years Ago News From The Western Star, May 12, 1920 - Mount Vernon

Special Note: Items in this issue include The sad news of Miss P. Baileyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death, to pay tribute to departed veterans, Spencer homestead wrecked, pipe organ at Trinity dedicated, tomato plants distributed, and many briefs and personals. Miss Bailey Dies From Injuries - Miss Pauline E. Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bailey, who was injured one week ago yesterday when the horse she was riding, reared and fell, throwing her on the asphalt street within one block of her home, died Friday afternoon at 4:30 at the home of her parents on North Mulberry Street, without ever regaining consciousness. She was 22 years of age, a graduate of Mount Vernon High School and at the time of her death was the society editor of the Mount Vernon Democrat. Miss Bailey was one of our most popular young ladies, a great lover of outof-door sports, and exceedingly fond of horseback riding. Besides her parents, she is survived by two sisters, Misses Jamia Bailey and Mildred. The funeral services were conducted from her late home Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Rev. E. F. Schneider of the First M. E. Church having charge of the services, and to show the respect in which she was held by her friends, the funeral cortege was one of the largest seen in this city in years. Burial was in Bellefontaine Cemetery. Pay Tribute To Departed Veterans - All veterans of the Civil War are requested to assemble at the G. A. R. Hall at 9 a.m., and at 9:30 on Monday, May 31, they will enter automobiles and be conveyed to the Bellefontaine Cemetery where the following program will be rendered: 1. Assembly at graves - 2. Introductory Address - U.S. Marrs, Commander Harrow Post. 3. Song - â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americaâ&#x20AC;? - 4. Invocation--Post Chaplain - 5. Reading of General Orders, G.W. Kimball, Post Adjutant - 6. Song - 7. Reading of Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gettysburg Address - L. W. Jones - 8. Reading of General Loganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Orders - R. M. Stinnett - 9. Song - 10. Services for the Unknown by - Harrow Relief Corps - 11. Ritualistic Services - Strewing of ďŹ&#x201A;owers upon the graves - Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Relief Corps and children 12. Benediction - 13. Taps World War soldiers will march in the parade at 1:30 with Civil War and Spanish American War soldiers. School children from the city and county are invited to take part in the parade. A ďŹ&#x201A;ag will be presented to each as a souvenir. The general public is invited to attend all of these services as are Confederate veterans of the city and vicinity. William Dixon is Chief Marshall with Merle Weisinger as his aide. Spencer Home Place Is Being Wrecked - With the passing of the Spencer homestead on the corner of Main and Fifth Streets, minds revert to the days of years gone by when this home was one where many notables were entertained, where social functions were enjoyed, the spirit of good cheer prevailed and all were welcomed visitors. The Spencer home place was built in 1845. It has stood the storms of time and today it is preserved as if it were built only a few years ago. The house came into possession

of the late Honorable E. M. Spencer in the year 1865. Timbers will be preserved from the house for building other structures. Taking the place of this old home will be a modern gasoline and oil station erected by the Standard Oil Company. Pipe Organ Dedication Sunday At Trinity E. Church - Sunday morning at 10 dedicatory services will be held at which time the beautiful pipe organ recently placed in the Church will be formally dedicated to its sacred use. Prof. Percy Eversden of Saint Louis, will preside at the organ and Rev. Paul Press will conduct the services of the day. Other News Briefs - Dr. William Hasting, President of the Posey County Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Assoc., and County Agent Shrode, left Saturday for Indianapolis, where they will this week represent Posey County at the state-wide meeting. Tomato Plants - The Mount Vernon Canning Co. has received a large shipment of tomato plants from the south and are this week distributing them free of charge for those raising tomatoes for the factory. News Briefs And Personals - Birth - Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Burton of Marrs Township, Tuesday night, a daughter, Ida Elizabeth. Celebrates 95th Birthday - Mr. Henry Brinkman, who is perhaps the oldest active businessman in Indiana celebrated his 95th birthday Sunday at his home. Mr. Brinkman has been a resident of this city since 1850. Rural News Farmers are getting ready to work in the bottoms. A small ďŹ re broke out at the home of the Meinschein brothers Thursday night, burning their garage and new Studebaker. Trips and Visits - William Stock gave us his annual call Friday. Henry Deig transacted business in the city Saturday. Jesse Matthews and little son, transacted business in the city Friday. Henry Daub of Wadesville, transacted business Friday and while here gave us a pleasant call. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dausmann and son, Billy, and Mrs. J. B. Streeby were in Poseyville, Sunday, the guests of Mrs. Chesleigh Knowles. Sad Death of Mrs. Batteicher - Sarah, wife of Jacob Batteicher, died at her home in Marrs Township Monday morning, shortly after giving birth to a little daughter. The deceased was 27 years old, and the death of the mother is made more sad from the fact that she was never able to see her ďŹ rst born. Rev. Darries of the Lutheran Church having charge of the service. Marriage Licenses - Elwood Knowles and Mrs. Janie Hunt; Henry Schenk and Mary Ellis. News From Mount Vernon 125 Years Ago, May 23, 1895 Charles Davis was thrown from his buggy Monday evening and had his left arm broken at the elbow joint. Many farmers throughout this section have been compelled to replant their corn, owing to the frost of last week. Income Tax - The printers of Mount Vernon are happy over the outcome of the Income Tax, which has been declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. Marriage Licenses - Aaron SchaďŹ&#x20AC;er and Mable Lavelle; Fred. Stein and Christena Barton; C. T. Elliott and Lizzie Truscott.

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Sermon of the Week: What If Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d Just Told the Truth? Rigidly inďŹ&#x201A;exible. That aptly describes the priests and Pharisees. They had decided Jesus didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ďŹ t their paradigm for Messiah so they were invested in Him not fulďŹ lling the requirement to be Messiahâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even after death. Matthew records a conversation he knew of, likely from some later converted Roman authorities and Jewish priests, a conversation where the chief priests convinced Pilate to add guards to Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tomb. Just to be sure nothing happened to his body, they sought to secure the tomb by â&#x20AC;&#x153;setting a guardâ&#x20AC;? (Matthew 27:66). Those guards were in for the assignment of their lives. They met the angel of the Lord on Easter Sunday morning and these seasoned soldiers experienced paralytic fear (Matthew 28:4). Replete with the supernatural, the guards felt the earth shake and entertained angels rolling back the stone to Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; formerly inhabited tomb. He was raised. He was not there. He met his followers from the Garden Tomb to Galilee and back. He reinforced Apostolic teaching from Passover to Pentecost. Yet, with all this eyewitness testimony and

supernatural phenomena, the guards still had to make their own choice. Would they believe in the resurrection and confess Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lordship to others? Or would they join the chorus of the rigidly inďŹ&#x201A;exible? Sadly, it proved to be the latter. The frightened guards took their testimony to the chief priests of the city, entrusting their truth to tyrants. The chief priests took counsel but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t admit the obviousâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d made a mistake! Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d killed the wrong man. Invested in a lie, they oďŹ&#x20AC;ered ďŹ nancial support if only the soldiers would lie, too. The soldiers had a choice: perpetuate the lie and live or tell the truth and die; market the myth and get paid or tell the truth and lose money. Capital punishment met Roman guards who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t defend their post, this case, the tomb, well. Priests oďŹ&#x20AC;ered protection from Pilate and a suďŹ&#x192;cient sum of money for soldier cooperation (Matthew 28:12). Just one lie. Just a white lie. What diďŹ&#x20AC;erent could it really make. You and your family can live if you just tell whoever asks that Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; disciples stole the body. One lie. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

all. To this day, the soldiersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; story has been spread (Matthew 28:15). What if the soldiers had testiďŹ ed to the truth? What a diďŹ&#x20AC;erence it could have made! How many people would have heard their gospel witness? Mightnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Pilate have heard their words and remembered the words of His wife when she warned him not to crucify Jesus? For she had dreamed Jesus was a righteous man and urged Pilate not to execute him. What if the soldiers wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve thrown caution to the wind and entrusted their souls to Jesus even if it meant putting their bodies in jeopardy? Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll you do with the truth of the resurrection? Will you do what is expedient or what is faithful? Will you trust the helpfulness of the truth? Would you acknowledge religious truth but not apply it with urgency? Grant truth the prime of place it deserves. Pilate asked Jesus, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is truth?â&#x20AC;? Jesus answered direct, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am.â&#x20AC;? And truth will set you free. For additional resources on this subject or to share this article, released May 2020, online goto http://www.mvbaptist.church/resources.

BMV Announces Memorial Day Hours All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) branches will be closed Saturday, May 23 through Monday, May 25 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Branch appointments will resume Tuesday, May 26. As a reminder, all customers are required to have an appointment before visiting a branch. The appointment scheduler is available on the BMV website, found here: https://www.in.gov/bmv/2405.htm. For a complete list of branch locations and hours, to complete an online transaction, or to ďŹ nd a 24-hour BMV Connect kiosk near you visit IN.gov/ BMV.

Bethsaida Cemetery Clean-Up Day set The Stewartsville Bethsaida Cemetery clean-up day has been set for Saturday, May 16 at 9 a.m. Please bring trash bags and rakes.

Memorial Day Service NH Legion Color Guard - Monday, May 25, 2020 Maple Hill Cemetery, 9 a.m.; GriďŹ&#x192;n Cemetery, 9:30 a.m.; Bethsaida Cemetery, 9:45 a.m.; Stewartsville Cemetery, 10 a.m.; Wadesville Cemetery 10:30 a.m.; New Harmony Town Hall, Memorial at 12 noon.

NH Legion offer Fish Friday take-out Due to the pandemic we are all experiencing right now, the New Harmony American Legion Post 370 cannot be operating on our normal schedule. However, we are going to continue our Fish Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. We will be open from 12-8 p.m. each Friday with our special.. Fish w/two sides/hushpuppies.... cole slaw, baked beans, macaroni salad, potato salad, fries/tots for $8. We will also have our Full Menu available. Call-In/Carry-Out/CurbSide Only. 812-682-3873. Thanks to our Governor, we also have carryout beer. Thank you so much for your patronage, and hopefully we can get back to normal soon.

Working Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute EďŹ&#x20AC;ective May 5 curb-side pickup of library materials will be available, Tuesday through Saturday, 12 to 4 p.m. Public computers will be available by appointment only starting Tuesday, May 12 (maximum two patrons at a time). At this time our facility will remain closed to the public. Please call us at 812-682-4806 to reserve your materials *for pick up. *For safety purposes all materials will be thoroughly sanitized and bagged before distribution.

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Pastor Matt Watson Admit youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wrong? Ever? Never! I struggle to admit when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m wrong. Do you? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to have convictions, beliefs, upon which we will not bend. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to stand for something or youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll fall for anything. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to make assessments of another person, examining if you have enough shared convictions to make depth of relationship a wise pursuit. However, you and I can be wrong about a person. You shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be prone to bend on your convictions; however, you should be prone to alter course with people. Truth doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change but people do. You and I are changing, too. A big problem with the priests & Pharisees had with Jesus is they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change their opinion of him. The immediate results were tragic for human ďŹ&#x201A;ourishing. Lies were propagated. Truth less told. Stubborn pride persisted. Protectionary pretense pervaded. Inability to admit wrong abounded. The priests & Pharisees schemed, struck, screamed for and secured Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; execution. Despite Messianic evidences such as healings, authoritative teaching, acknowledgment, and gospel preaching were not enough to soften the hardhearted priests and Pharisees. Self-deceived, they invested themselves in doing what they thought best for their people, which, excluded that rabble rouser leading a rebellion: Jesus of Nazareth. They ďŹ gured his death couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen if he really was the fulďŹ llment of prophecy so they created the ultimate self-fulďŹ lling prophecyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they solidiďŹ ed His fulďŹ llment of prophecy by killing Him. In the manner of His death, Jesus fulďŹ lled all Scripture (Matthew 26:56). Calm under pressure. That was Jesus. Hurried over pressure. That was the priests and Pharisees.

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By Amber Allyn of identification at the door. Only those who are 20 and younger The students of Mount Vernon High School and North Posey are able to attend. High School will still be able to have their proms thanks to parThe North Posey Prom is continuing to look for donations ents, students, and supporters. Due to the closing of all Indiana from businesses or individuals. The group of students have conschools, both high schools were unable to have proms at the tra- tacted local businesses already. Tru Event Rental has discountditional time. Parents and students are working to provide a prom ed many decorations for the prom, and Straub Photography is for the students who would have missed this opportunity. donating their time to take pictures of the students at the prom. Macee Long, a senior at North Posey High School, her moth- Businesses that donate will be recognized on a t-shirt that each er, Sara Kamman, and a group of students have been organizing student will receive when they attend the prom. If a business and planning a prom for the North Posey juniors, seniors, and or individual would like to donate, they can message the group their dates. The prom will be held at the Ribeyre Gym in New through the Viking Community 2020 Prom Facebook account or Harmony on July 11. The theme will be “Party like it is 1920.” contact Sara Kamman at 812-483-8325. If regulations cause the The prom will not be school-affiliated as it has been organized prom to be cancelled, the funds will go towards the Class of 2020 and planned by the North Posey supporters and Viking Com- fund for reunions, the food bank, or a scholarship. munity. Parents of Mount Vernon High School students are working to The students and parents have taken measures to ensure the make sure students have the prom that they wanted. The Mount safety and organization of those who attend the 2020 Prom. Sara Vernon Prom will be July 10 at the New Harmony Convention Kamman and Chris Cumbee are setting up a paypal account for Center. The school will not be affiliated with this prom. The students to purchase their prom ticket; however, if somebody theme for the Mount Vernon prom will be a Nautical or Cruise must pay through cash, they can contact either of them in the theme. Specific details are still to come. If a business or individnear future. Tickets will go on sale when all donations are fi- ual would like to donate towards the evening, they can contact nal to have a set amount for the ticket price. When somebody Jamie Yarber at 812-453-1336. purchases a ticket, they will be sent a google form that will ask their grade, date and a song they would like to be played. There William and Doris Arnold William “Bill” and Doris (Rubenacker) Arnold of Saint Wen- will also be a waiver to be signed by the prom-goer’s parent, del will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 23, unless the student is 18 or older. If the North Posey student’s 2020. The couple was married in a double wedding ceremony date is from another school, they will be asked to show a form at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Evansville, Ind., on May 23, 1970. The other couple was Linda Rubenacker, Doris’ sister, and Alvin Holder. The Arnolds have a daughter, Gina Robert (Mike), of Saint Louis, Mo.; a son, Randy (Kim), of Bloomington, Ind.; a son, Rodney (Julie), of Saint Louis, Mo.; and a son, Brian (Heather), of Springfield, Ill.; and a daughter, Sherry Boggeman (John), of Newburgh, Ind., passed away on May 4, 2020, after a 12-year battle with cancer. They have 10 granddaughters, Anna, Morgan, Natalie, Madi, Megan, Macie, Rebekah, Lydia and Eve Arnold and Allie Boggeman. They have three grandsons, Will and Joseph Arnold and Kile Boggeman. After graduating from Dahlgren High School in Illinois in 1957, Doris moved to Evansville to attend Lockyear Business College. She worked at Prudential Insurance Company for about 10 years and at Mead Johnson for two years. Doris had three goals after working for several years in offices. She wanted to marry a farmer, live in the country and have some children. She met and married Bill, who graduated from Mater Dei High School in 1963. He was a farmer, lived in the country and wanted to raise a family. Once married, Doris stayed home to care for their five children until they all went off to college. She belonged to the Parker Pals Extension Homemaker Club and a bunco club. Bill worked for Harold Bender Farms and learned a lot about The Indiana Department of Revenue tween April 1 and July 14, 2020, is missioner Bob Grennes. farming. Bill loved farming, but went to work in the Research (DOR) announces additional exten- now extended to July 15, 2020 (includDOR announced several other filing Department at Mead Johnson taking care of the animals. After sions for the filing and payment of ing refunds of withholding or estimat- and payment deadline extensions in a while, he was lucky enough to get a job as a building maintecertain individual and corporate tax ed tax paid in 2016). mid-March. All changes related to the nance technician. He retired from Mead Johnson after 28 years in returns to provide further relief during Corporate estimated payments due COVID-19 pandemic can be found on May 2004. Since then he has worked with his brothers on dairy the COVID-19 health crisis. These ex- on April 20, May 20 or June 22, 2020, DOR’s Coronavirus webpage at dor. and turkey farms. tensions are in addition to the ones pre- are now due on or before July 15, 2020. in.gov/7078.htm. Bill and Doris are proud of all their children, their spouses and viously announced on March 19, 2020. The corporate tax returns listed beCustomers with questions about ingrandchildren. In conjunction with the additional low due on May 15, June 15 or July dividual income taxes may call DOR They have traveled to Rome, London, Hawaii, Florida, Branfederal extensions provided by the 15, 2020, are now due on August 17, Customer Service at 317-232-2240. son and many other places in the US. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under 2020. This includes forms IT-20, IT- Customers with specific questions reLife is good in Saint Wendel where they have lived together Notice 2020-23, DOR has extended 41, IT-65, IT-20S, FIT-20, IT-6WTH garding corporate income taxes may and plan to stay. the following Indiana deadlines: and URT-1. call 317-232-0129. Customer SerIndividual estimated payments orig“Our team is constantly monitor- vice is available to take calls Moninally due on June 15, 2020, are now ing IRS actions and taking the steps day through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 due on or before July 15, 2020. required to help Hoosiers who may be p.m., EST. Customers may also email The deadline for filing a claim for experiencing difficulty during the CO- DOR using the online form at dor. refund of income tax set to expire be- VID-19 pandemic,” stated DOR Com- in.gov/3392.htm.

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Brooks Charles Lawrence Proud parents Duane and Jessica Lawrence along with siblings nine-year-old Emma and seven-year-old Jase welcomed home Brooks Charles Lawrence. Brooks was born April 16, 2020 at 4:31 p.m., weighing in at six pounds and ﬁve ounces and 18.5 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Tina and Tony Kissinger of Mount Vernon. Paternal grandparents are Tony and Yvonne Lawrence of Mount Vernon. Maternal great-grandma is Marge Kissinger of Mount Vernon. Paternal great-grandpa is Charles Lawrence of Mount Vernon.

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NH creating blueprint for safety-focused re-opening of its tourism economy Businesses and community leaders in New Harmony have banded together to create a blueprint for a safety-focused reopening of the town’s tourism economy following the recent quarantine. Businesses in the community are displaying safety precautions on the storefront windows and business owners and their employees are being intentional about making sure they are prepared. In addition, businesses are providing personal protective equipment, disinfecting regularly, and limiting the number of customers in certain spaces. “Our community is in a unique position to welcome visitors back to reengage. They can easily maintain social distance and feel safe here. Our parks and trails along with our sidewalks are open for exploring and relaxing. And our businesses are focused on safely serving customers,” said Jeﬀ Smotherman, President of the New Harmony Business Associates. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb issued the order to allow businesses to reopen beginning May 4. Many businesses in New Harmony are reopening immediately. Most of New Harmony’s restaurants have remained open for carry-out during the quarantine period, but are now ready to return to serving customers in new and creative formats beginning May 11. Other gift and specialty shops

are reopening as well. And the town’s services remain open including the convenience stores, pharmacy, and other retail. Harmonie State Park is just seven-miles south of the historic community, where visitors are able to enter free-of-charge under direction of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The Atheneum Visitors Center will reopen to the public eﬀective May 18 for self-guided walking tours and other history programming, however services will be limited in order to maintain distancing. Updates for openings and store hours can be found at VisitNewHarmony.com, or on the Visit New Harmony Facebook page. About New Harmony Business Associates The New Harmony Business Associates is a 40+ member-driven volunteer organization with focus on promoting the merchants and events in the community. The fundamental mission of the New Harmony Business Associates is to showcase New Harmony’s rich history, support local destinations, promote family-oriented festivals and events, and build relationships with surrounding communities. Created in the 1970s, the New Harmony Business Associates strive to provide a hospitable experience to visitors and residents in Historic New Harmony.

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MAY 19, 2020

COVID-19 plays havok with county funds in good, bad ways By Lois Mittino Gray Posey County Council members learned more about the impact of COVID-19 on money matters around the county, from delayed tax settlement income to anticipated PPE purchases, at their May 12, meeting at Hovey House. The nasty virus has even derailed plans to welcome the county’s new K-9 officer from Europe, a Belgian Malinois dog, paid for with private donations. The current global pandemic has put a hold on his travel to the United States for training in Michigan and then assignment to the county force. Posey County Treasurer Vicki Peerman gave a positive update on property tax collections. It was originally thought that the extension in tax payment due date would result in shortfalls to government entities, when it came time for tax settlements to be paid late in June. “We are doing really good with collection, I can’t believe it. As of Monday, May 11, the original deadline to pay county taxes, the county was down only roughly $200,000. This is nothing really, it’s a good figure compared to other years,” she reported. “Truly, the state came up with a way to help everyone with the settlement and, at most, entities will receive their funds only ten days later than a normal year.” The Treasurer stated that settlement would be done on June 30, and if there would be a shortfall, there will be an advance draw on Fall 2020 funds. Council President Heather Allyn observed that such a good collection rate must mean that larger companies in the county paid

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on time and Peerman stated that was so. Councilman Robert Gentil asked if she had any idea how the local option income tax (LOIT) will be affected by the pandemic. “As far as settlement, there would be no effect,” she assured the council. There is no info on the county option income tax (COIT) at this time, but it is expected to take a hit. Allyn asked Superior Court Judge Travis Clowers for an update on his Pauper and Guardian Ad Litem accounts. Clowers stated they have roughly $50,800 in the Pauper Attorney line and $28,267 in the Guardian Ad Litem line. “I feel that the Superior Court is in a good spot with these lines, although I’m not totally sure what will happen when the Courts re-open fully,” he speculated. In terms of COVID-19 materials to open government offices back up safely, Allyn announced that council will be receiving an additional appropriation request in the amount of $2,308.88 for purchasing counter and desk shields for the county offices. The plastic protective shields are being delivered today to be used for as long as needed or kept as desired. Peerman remarked her office does not anticipate ever removing the long hanging plastic shield that was put in place. Joe Harrison, Council Attorney, stated the current State of Emergency will run through the end of the day regarding county government buildings opening up, and the commissioners are expected to extend that through May 19. Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham reported he is currently housing 82 inmates at the county

ten days in which to sign it. Levings questioned the process if the Mayor should present a veto at the next meeting. City Attorney Beth McFadin Higgins explained that on any ordinance or resolution passed by the council, the Mayor has 10 days to determine if he approves the document and the ordinance will go into effect. If the Mayor decides to do nothing or indicates veto, the item comes back to council members at the next meeting. They can override the veto by a 2/3 majority vote. The Conflict of Interest ordinance was proposed by Hoehn at the January 3, council meeting. It nulls a law firm from representing an agency presenting a document to the council at one end and policing the document at the other end, representing the city. “It is like handling both sides of the same piece of paper,” he remarked at that first organizational meeting of the year. He referred specifically to Higgins representing the Area Plan Commission on its board and then bringing its amended ordinance to the city council to vote on last year, representing the city’s best interests. The Mayor felt it was not a necessary action to take at that time, and said council could hire a different attorney for a specific issue if they felt there was conflict. Discussion on the ordinance was tabled at several ensuing meetings. After the conflict ordinance vote, Higgins told council members that the other Legal is the new ordinance to re-fund two water bonds at lower interest rates, passed earlier that evening at the Water Utility Board meeting. It will be read on first and second readings at the May 21 meeting. Under Old Business, Councilwoman Dana Baldwin inquired as to the safety status of the disintegrating Tresslar Building on Main Street. Curtis replied it is being lasered every week by Phil Wells to assess any change in integrity of the structure. Wells reported it is not changing much and actually leaning in, not outward, if anything. Wells suggested they not have him do it every week, because he charges the city every time he does the test, and it shows little change. Curtis replied the city can do the test weekly or monthly as council decides, and monthly was okayed. Baldwin asked where they are in the process to demolish it. The question remains should they wait to receive an OCRA grant to help cover the estimated $400,000 demo costs, or just have the city do it quickly using its own funds. Curtis replied the city is waiting to turn the grant application in for funding, but all OCRA money for grants being funneled into virus safety. Deb Stearsman, who is helping to prepare the grant application, is not sure when the time to apply will come back around. She feels it could be July or after, resulting in a 10 to 11 month wait for funds. Levings spoke up and observed, “If there is money in the budget now, I feel we should do it ourselves and tear it down. Sure, the grant would save money, but the building itself is in a ‘what if’ condition.” Brothers agreed and added the area the building is

‘Test site’ continued from Page A1 als (such as those over 65 with underlying health conditions), and those who think they might have been exposed to the virus. The center will remain open for at least one month. “After a month, we will reevaluate. If we still need the facility, we’ll keep it open,” Fitts said. “Until now, we had no county testing site, and only two percent of the 26,000 Posey County residents had been tested,” Fitts explained. “Before we opened, the closest testing site has been on Lynch Road in Evansville, and that’s a drive-through service that you have to pay for.” “Our center provides a valuable service and a wonderful opportunity for people Posey County and the state of Indiana,” In order schedule testing, individuals should either call 888634-1116 or go online to lhi.care\covidtesting to set up an appointment.

‘NP School Board’ continued from Page A1 process. Advertising for the position is already in place. The team will review the applications June 8 through June 12, and submit qualified applicants to the Board. The first round of interviews will be held by the Board beginning June 15, with the second round to begin June 27. Negotiations and additional advertising will be conducted during the month of July, with a decision to be made the first week of August. Vince Oakley presented information to the Board regarding the recent passings of Lloyd Hutchinson, age 96, the first Principal of North Posey High School, and Aletha Southwood, also age 96, a former teacher. The Board expressed their sympathy for the loss of these dedicated educators. The June meeting of the Board will be held at the district office, with further details to be released.

jail: 22 are Vanderburgh County inmates, 10 are from the Department of Corrections, and 50 are from Posey County. Due to the pandemic, the Sheriff explained he has not been taking any new inmates from other counties, but he expects those numbers to increase as weather gets warmer. Unanimously approved money actions were: • Latham requested additional appropriations essentially moving funds from the Sheriff’s Reserve Account into the Auditor’s Account, as required now by the State Board of Accounts. Latham stated the County Attorney drafted an ordinance to set this fund up and these are funds that Reserve Deputies earn by working various public jobs. A separate account for public donations for the new K-9 dog program was set up with $17,000 in the Equipment Line, $1,000 in both the Supply and Repairs and Maintenance lines, and $41.58 in the Training line. • Clowers, requested an appropriation of $894 in the Pauper Attorney Fees line, due to an overpayment to an attorney that was returned. Clowers also requested $62 for the Superior Court Supply line, from funds received for returned toners. • Posey County Auditor, Maegen Greenwell, received an additional appropriation of $4,000 in the Insurance line to bring it back into balance, since the county bought several vehicles this year that were not budgeted for in the line. Andy Weintraut, of Schultheis Insurance, is working on a updated report of vehicles that

have been added or taken off county insurance in the last few years and council will get the report as soon as she receives it. In closing President’s Announcements, Allyn reported that council is still working with the commissioners on the Jail Maintenance Fund. Presently, this is a 60/40 split fund between the county and the jail accounts. This will be on the agenda in June to discuss further. “It’s still on the radar and out there,” she said. She also asked Nancy Hoehn, Posey County Assessor, where they are on the Springfield replat issue. Hoehn replied that was put on hold, but she could continue to move forward with it if that is what council wishes. Allyn stated currently the Alexandrian Public Library does not have to go through the binding review process with the council; however, a state statute change last year could change that status. They are working with the County Attorney to see what the county’s options are as to the library, which has considerable tax funds accrued at over 150 percent over their budget. “We have no issues with the APL,” Allyn stated. “We just want to make sure all our tax money is going to the best use in the county.” She publicly thanked Trustee Don Mercer and other community leaders who played a role in securing a Covid-19 county testing site at the Wilson Community Center, off of Highway 69 in New Harmony. It is open to any state resident and information can be obtained from the County Health Nurse Martye Fitts.

located in has just been updated and it detracts from everything else good being done there, as it is such an eyesore. Curtis agreed and added there is money available to allocate in the form of an additional appropriation. He expressed some apprehension in using funds though, as dollars may be limited in the future, due to virus effect. The Mayor said he called the County Auditor’s office today, and has been in several different meetings, learning that the city’s upcoming funding is going to be a whole lot different that it is right now. He said the city hasn’t taken a hit yet, but they are projecting 30-40 percent lower revenues than they are getting right now, based on taxes collected and gas prices. The city has been cautious and built up cushions, but he thought the city might be in a bind this year. “Some municipalities will have to go to a bank for a loan in order to operate in the next few months. I am confident our city will not have to do that this year. I just want you all to be cognizant that our budget may not be the same next year and $400,000 for the demolition is a lot of money,” he opined. Levings stated he appreciates the Mayor’s input, and experience, but the longer they push back, they are getting closer to the ‘what if it falls down.’ He added he realizes the city doesn’t have to be spending like hotcakes, but he feels tearing it down now outweighs the spending issue, at least in his view. Brothers agreed that the benefit outweighs the risk and they should open that discussion. Curtis said he would take a look at possible places to find money for it, and they can have this on the agenda for the next meeting. The Mayor will also look into time limits on demolition bids and where things are on the OCRA grant by then. Brothers initiated a discussion on the speeding problem in Mount Vernon. She said several residents have contacted her from Lawrence Addition, Sherman Street, and Vista and Davis Drive. Both ends of Second Street are bad. “It seems folks are flying down these streets to avoid the Fourth Street traffic. There are kids out playing and if someone gets in the road, someone

will die,” she emphasized. She wondered if they could increase police patrols to help the situation, or even better, install a speed bump. Curtis stated there are issues with speed bumps, but it can be discussed. There are also other things they are using now, such as a dip, but that can cause drivers to lose control. Mount Vernon Police Chief Tony Alldredge asked if there were certain times this was happening in the Lawrence Addition, near her home. Brothers replied, “It is sporadic, but mainly between 3 and 4 p.m. and 5 and 6 p.m. It is always the same vehicles I’m noticing.” Levings added he has actually spent several hours studying the situation and speed bumps. He has information he can send to other council members. “I have been wracking my brain trying to find a solution. Police presence helps, but then things like blowing stop signs happens. Have you thought about a study on traffic and speeding?” he asked. Curtis added they have signs that record the speed and provide actual data already. Levings wondered what the county and state could do and Curtis invited him to contact him the next day to talk about it. Brothers also thanked Mount Vernon Animal Control and the city Police Department in reference to their help with the dogs running loose in her Lawrence Addition neighborhood that she brought up at the last meeting. Levings stated he would like to give a shout out to the Mount Vernon Police Department and their Facebook page for highlighting officers every week. Curtis stated all restaurants and merchants in the area that he has talked to are very appreciative of the patronage received during the pandemic. He also noticed many people walking on Main Street out in front of the office, and found it very encouraging. Street Commissioner Max Dieterle announced that Clean Up Week is May 11 through May 15. Street paving is 99 percent done as well. Superintendent Chuck Gray stated they flushed 9,271 feet of main and assisted the water department on the leaks on Second Street.

principal, Marrs Elementary School has remained on top compared to other schools in the tri-state. The school has maintained an A average and was often selected to be a 4 star school. Because of these achievements, parents of 26 students from outside of Posey County chose to bring their children to Marrs Elementary School this year. DeWeese stated, “This is an accomplishment that everyone can claim, myself, the teachers, and students. If one doesn’t work, this is an accomplishment that would never be possible.” DeWeese is truly thankful to the MSD of Mount Vernon for giving him the chance seventeen years ago to be the principal at Marrs Elementary School. He stated that it was the best opportunity that happened during his education career. DeWeese hopes that the school district is pleased with his accomplishments and overall how he did. He believes his years at Marrs were a blessing because he was able to work with great students, teachers and parents. After retirement, he plans to travel with his family. His wife, Angie, says that he needs to relax for at least six months, which is something that will be quite difficult for DeWeese. He won’t have time for too much relaxing as he has two farms that he will continue to maintain during retirement. The coronavirus brought a shocking end to the school year that DeWeese wishes he could have back. The virus took away the opportunity to say proper goodbye to the students, but a retirement parade for Greg DeWeese, as well as two retiring teachers: Lisa Schum and Cindy Oxley, brought over 200 cars to Marrs Elementary School on Tuesday, May 12 as many parents and students came to wish them well on their retirements. The parade accurately showed the impact that DeWeese has had on students as both current and past students attended the parade. His presence at Marrs will truly be missed by all, and his accomplishments will be his legacy. Students will always remember him for his daily greetings as they entered the school building each day and his ending to each morning’s announcements: “At Marrs

Elementary we keep our hands and feet to ourselves at all times. I was just playing is never an excuse. Make it an awesome day.” From all former and current students, “Mr. DeWeese, Make it an awesome retirement.”

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Maddex Sallee, a fifth-grader at Marrs Elementary, attempts to put COVID in its place during the farewell parade for Marrs retiring faculty. Photo by Amber Allyn

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The state of me

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to be ďŹ&#x201A;ushed. But for what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth, I am still here, still cruising around the sun, and to date, I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had to replace any of my original parts. In my threescore and six years, I have managed to earn a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in journalism and a mastersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; degree in communications. I had dreams of traveling to far places and covering the breaking news of the day. Mostly I covered board meetings, and the topics of the day were more often than not chili suppers and bean dinners. During my sophomore year in college, I bought a guitar, a $70 Yamaha. It is the only hobby Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve taken up that I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quit. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve written lots of songs. I am prouder of some than others, but I love them all. They are my children. I have no Grammy awards on my ďŹ replace mantel. (I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

Once upon a time I wanted to be rich and famous. Obviously that has never happened, and I am resigned to the fact that it probably isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to happen in my lifetime. I am 66 years old. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sixtysix laps around the sun. At 584 million miles per lap, that adds up to a whole bunch of miles. So yeah, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve accumulated a lot of mileage over the years, and the wear and tear is starting to aďŹ&#x20AC;ect me. My body has accumulated its share of dings and dents. There are mechanical issues that require maintenance. The joints ache and the cooling system probably needs

even have a ďŹ replace.) I have no platinum discs I can crow about (although one or two of them have gone plutonium). Please donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t judge me on this: Before he was a giant killer and king, David was a songwriter. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve almost always had a day job to supplement my music habit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; either in a newsroom or a classroom. Over time I have squirreled away a modest amount of money. Whether it is enough to last the rest of my life remains to be seen. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been married twice and fathered one child, who will enter her sophomore year in college in the fall. I love her. But I confess: I grow weary. The music gigs are not as abundant as they used to be â&#x20AC;&#x201C; especially during this pandemic season. For sure there is plenty to write about, but I just have a hard time sitting down

and doing it. The current state of our Union depresses me, and I am not optimistic about the future, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll save that rant for another day. Sometimes I feel like quitting, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done that before, and it has left a bad taste in my mouth. Willie Nelson is in his eighties and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still doing it. Tony Bennett is in his nineties and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still doing it. I sometimes ask myself what I could have done to make my life turn out better. Maybe I should have worked harder, sucked it in and gone that extra mile during times when it felt like my tank was empty. Maybe I should have taken better advantage of the opportunities that came my way. Maybe I should have made better choices. Maybe I shouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worn neckties more often. There were times when I spoke up when I should

have kept my mouth shut. There were times I kept my mouth shut when I should have spoken up. But whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done is done and cannot be undone. And when all is said and done, my life so far has been pretty good. Had I taken another path, I would not have seen the places I have seen nor met the friends I have met. I cherish them all, notably my wife Marie, who has accompanied me on this long strange trip for the past six years. If in the course of this life I have jerked you around, I am sorry. If you have jerked me around, you are forgiven. How many more laps are left in me I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know. My knees ache and my lungs burn, but on the whole, I feel pretty good, and I keep chugging forward. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to think I have a big ďŹ nish left in me. We shall see.

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Letter to the Editor NHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Proposed Water Rates Increase Perpetuates Unfair Pricing Structure No community water system wants to raise rates. However, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to remember that the goal of every public water system is to provide customers with an uninterrupted supply of safe, dependable, fairly-priced water while operating at breakeven or better ďŹ nancially. Unfortunately, the current shelterin-place has prevented the convening of a truly public meeting to discuss the merits of the New Harmony Town Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed ordinance to increase water rates announced last month. And, indeed, there is a lot to discuss. One of the diďŹ&#x192;culties in doing so, however, is that the Council operates the water system without a budget that distinguishes operating costs from maintenance and capital improvements - a point recently raised by New Harmony publisher Dan Barton. Thus, it is diďŹ&#x192;cult to judge the merits of the proposed rate increase, other than it is intended to ďŹ ll a $25,293.15 budget hole created by the recent yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; replacement of hydrants, and presumably to bank funds to pay for unspeciďŹ ed improvements, including the installation of an unknown number of water valves. The public - and quite likely Council members themselves - have no knowledge of what it truly costs annually to operate, maintain or improve New Harmonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water system - other than it needs more money than last year. To be sure, rates must be set at a level that covers the full cost of producing, treating, storing and distributing water to customers. This includes debt service, ďŹ nancial reserves, operation, maintenance and all regulatory compliance costs. As importantly, rates must also be fair and equitable. Fair means that the rate is high enough to cover the full cost of the system. Equitable means that each class of customer pays its fair share of the costs. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important, then, to point out an inherent unfairness in the current pricing of New Harmonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water that the Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed rate increase perpetuates. And that unfairness is the minimum monthly charge to residents who use less than 4,000 gallons. Currently, that minimum is $27.68, but is scheduled to increase to $31 a month. From the information publicly available, it appears these residents shoulder the brunt of supporting New Harmonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water system. Local businessman Rick HuďŹ&#x20AC;man expressed his concern about the monthly minimum charge at Januaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Council meeting, only to be rebuďŹ&#x20AC;ed by Council president Alvin Blaylock, who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t answer HuďŹ&#x20AC;manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concern, but rather repeated the fact that there was a minimum ďŹ xed cost for the ďŹ rst 4,000 gallons of water used. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether you use a gallon-or 4,000 gallons, the cost is the same,â&#x20AC;? the Posey County News quotes Blaylock as saying. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As long as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; re hooked up, you pay a fee.â&#x20AC;? But, in fact, not every resident pays a feeâ&#x20AC;? to hook up. Not everyone contributes equitably to maintaining or improving New Harmonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water system. By way of example, in February 2020, more than 346 (67 percent) of the 514 New Harmony water accounts used less than 4,000 gallons and paid the monthly minimum charge of $27.68. If the bill were based only

on actual water usage, these residents would have paid between $27.18 (an account that used 3,940 gallons) and 7 cents (eight accounts used only 10 gallons that month). Expressed in diďŹ&#x20AC;erent terms, 148 customers who consumed more than 4,000 gallons paid 69 cents or less per 100 gallons, while those who used less than 4,000 gallons paid anywhere from 69 cents per 100 gallons to $276.80. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the detailed breakdown for February 2020: Gallons used 4,000 gallons or more

3,500 - 4,000 cents 2,780 - 3,500 2,350- 2,760 1,850- 2,290 1,380- 1,840 940-1,370 550-910 280-550 120-270 100 or less

number of price range per accounts 100 gallons 148 6 cents (and decreasing to 59 cents for 200,00 gallons or more) 35 70 cents to 80 51 42 42 40 56 32 23 19 26

80 cents to 1 dollar 1 dollar to $1.20 $1.20 to $1.50 $1.50 to $2 $2 to $3 $3 to $5 $5 to $10 $10 to $27 $27 to $276.80

As Blaylock said, as long as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hooked up, you pay a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fee.â&#x20AC;? But, both currently, and under Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed rate increase, not everyone pays the fee. But, if everyone did, for example, pay the $27.68 monthly minimum, an additional $50,000 a year in revenue would accrue to the water system- more than enough to oďŹ&#x20AC;set last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $25,000 budget hole. Thus, one improvement that Council should consider is extending a â&#x20AC;&#x153;hook up feeâ&#x20AC;? to all users. To calculate that â&#x20AC;&#x153;fee,â&#x20AC;? it would be helpful to have a budget that distinguished ďŹ xed and variable costs. Quite possibly, a more modest monthly fee could be instituted, particularly if the price-per-thousand gallons of water also increased as consumption increased. Currently, the highest consumers pay a rate that decreases as water use increases - from 69 cents per 100 gallons to less than 50 cents. Under Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal, the rate will range from 78 cents to only 58 cents. If, instead, with each succeeding block of water consumed the price increased, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely conservation measures would be implemented and consumption would go down less water also means less wastewater and less expensive wastewater treatment operations, resulting in lower, if not static, sewer charges to residents. Current pricing is unfair. It imposes the bulk of paying for maintenance of New Harmonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s system on those who consume the least amounts of water. Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed water rate increase, particularly the increase in the monthly minimum, only perpetuates this unfairness and forces higher out-of-pocket expenses on many residents who are least likely to aďŹ&#x20AC;ord it, while those who consume the most enjoy the best pricing of all. With a little diligence, an accurate budget, and a speciďŹ c schedule of annual improvements with cost estimates- and less back-ofthe-envelope guesstimating - Council could do better. David Flanders

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Battle fatigue

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are great stressors on people, our enemy in this war is truly virulent. If we were ďŹ ghting another country we would know where to direct our fear and ďŹ re. With the Coronavirus we cannot even identify our enemy without a microscope and it is not wearing a uniform. Further, it often attacks us by attaching itself to casual social contacts, businesses, friends and even our loved ones. COVID-19 is a Mata Hariâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream. Few are immune from its invidious, silent, unseen and sometimes deadly infection and even those who suďŹ&#x20AC;er no ill eďŹ&#x20AC;ects themselves can operate as Typhoid Marys. Another major stressor people feel from the virus is the uncer-

We are at war. The actual combat began in January 2020. A declaration of war was not made by Congress as required by the United States Constitution. But virtually every member of the House of Representatives and the Senate, along with the President, has publicly asserted America is at war with COVID-19. Almost 90,000 of us have paid the ultimate price and almost 1.5 million are causalities. Many more losses are predicted. While wars of any description

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Every crisis has new heroes. During the 9/11 attacks, they were the ďŹ rst responders running into burning and crumbling buildings as others ran out. Now, during the Coronavirus pandemic, the most visible heroes are the health care professionals, who are saving others and risking their own lives while doing so. These heroes have much in common with the people that we honor today â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fallen veterans. They are men and women who have sacriďŹ ced their own lives so others could live. They are both elite and ordinary. They are elite in the sense of character. Giving your life so others could live is the ultimate deďŹ nition of selďŹ&#x201A;ess. They are ordinary in the fact that they represent the diverse fabric of our country. They are rich and poor, black and white, male and female. They come from every ethnicity and background. In short, they looked like anyone of us. As we celebrate the selďŹ&#x201A;ess and untiring performances of the healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, it brings to mind the military medics, doctors and nurses who sacriďŹ ced their lives while treating others on the battleďŹ eld. One such hero was Pharmacist Mate Third Class Jack Williams. The Navy Reserve corpsman was only 20 years old when he landed on Iwo Jima 75 years ago. On March 3, 1945, James Naughton, a Marine in Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; unit, was wounded by a grenade. While under intense enemy ďŹ re, Williams dragged Naughton to a shallow depression and treated his wounds. Williams used his own body as a screen and was shot four times. Yet he continued. After he treated Naughton, Williams dressed his own wounds. He then proceeded to treat another Marine, despite his own immense pain. While heading to the rear, he was hit by a sniperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bullet and killed. For his actions, Petty OďŹ&#x192;cer Williams was awarded the Medal of Honor. We also remember Army veterans like Lieutenant Sharon Lane. According to her biographer, Philip Bigler, Lt. Lane threw herself into her work as a nurse. While serving in Colorado, she requested a transfer to Vietnam. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There, at least, you are busy 12 hours a day, six or seven days a week,â&#x20AC;? she said in a 1968 letter to her parents. Her dedication was obvious, even as she treated enemy Viet Cong soldiers who would return the favor by kicking, cursing and spitting at their American captors. In the early morning of June 8, 1969, Sharonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tour of duty ended. A Soviet-built rocket struck the hospital. Lieutenant Sharon A. Lane was killed in action at age 25. If she were still here, her skills as a nurse might still be beneďŹ ting us during the current crisis. But not all of the heroes working during the COVID-19 pandemic are in the healthcare industry. Grocers, ďŹ rst responders, delivery workers and drive-through restaurant employees are just a few of the many people that we rely on to provide vital services for society while risking their own safety. The military also has heroes in every occupational ďŹ eld. Truck drivers, cooks and administrative clerks have all paid the ultimate

tainty we experience from the fear there is no end in sight. Most people can muster enough courage to combat major stressors if it is fairly certain they will end, even if that end is far oďŹ&#x20AC;. However, with COVID our scientists keep cautioning us that we may never ďŹ nd a vaccine. After all, the ďŹ rst polio outbreak in America was in 1894 and we did not have a reliable vaccine until 1953. In our war against COVID-19 we have already been in live-ďŹ re combat for at least two months. An oďŹ&#x192;cial United States government report on battle fatigue among American soldiers in World War II declared:

â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no such thing as getting used to combat. ... â&#x20AC;&#x153;The general consensus was that a man reached his peak of effectiveness in the ďŹ rst 90 days of combat [and] that after that his eďŹ&#x192;ciency began to fall oďŹ&#x20AC; ...â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Psychiatric casualties are as inevitable as gunshot and shrapnel wounds ...â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most men were ineďŹ&#x20AC;ective after 180 or even 140 days.â&#x20AC;? As cited in John Keeganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Face of Battle at p. 335 Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Combat Exhaustionâ&#x20AC;? over our war with COVID-19 is manifesting itself throughout

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price. At sea, on land or in the air â&#x20AC;&#x201C; military service requires great risk. Roy Knight, Jr. was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. On May 19, 1967, he was shot down while attacking a target on the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos. He was posthumously promoted to colonel. Last year, a joint team from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency discovered and later identiďŹ ed Col. Knightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remains. When his remains arrived at Dallasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Love Field, a crowd had gathered to witness the digniďŹ ed transfer of the ďŹ&#x201A;ag-draped casket from the Southwest Airlines jet into the receptive arms of the military honor guard. One observer reported that the entire crowd fell silent. The Southwest ďŹ&#x201A;ight was piloted by another Air Force veteran, Col. Knightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, Bryan. Bryan Knight was only ďŹ ve-years-old when he said goodbye to his father as the elder Knight left for Vietnam. This is yet another legacy that these heroes leave behind. A legacy that includes their sons, daughters, grieving parents, grandparents and friends. Their heroic acts are sometimes performed to protect those with whom they serve. Corporal Jason Dunham was a squad leader with the Third Battalion, 7th Marines in Iraq. On April 14, 2004, his squad approached a Toyota Land Cruiser. After his squad discovered AK-47s in the vehicle, the enemy insurgent exited and engaged in hand-to-hand ďŹ ghting with the unit. The driver dropped a grenade. To save his fellow Marines, Corporal Dunham made the ultimate sacriďŹ ce. He threw himself on the grenade and tried to use his helmet to shield the blast. Severely wounded by the grenadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fragments, Cpl. Dunham was taken oďŹ&#x20AC; life-support eight days later. Corporal Dunham died so other Marines could live. He, too, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallantry. Approximately one million men and women of the U.S. military have lost their lives in defense of our nation since the founding of this great Republic. Not all have died from enemy ďŹ re. Some have died from diseases that have too often festered around war zones. Often times, deaths from disease and accidents outnumbered casualties caused by enemy weapons. During the Spanish American War, 60 soldiers of the all-black 24th Infantry Regiment volunteered to serve as nurses. Thirty-six of them would later die of yellow fever or malaria. A generation later, the ďŹ&#x201A;u would kill nearly 16,000 U.S. soldiers in France during World War I. Another 30,000 American servicemembers died in stateside camps. These men and women could have isolated safely in their homes. But they knew they had an important job to do. A mission to accomplish. They were all on a mission to serve. Even when the enemy is an invisible virus or a microscopic germ, the sacriďŹ ces made are just as meaningful. The U.S. military has already lost servicemembers to COVID-19. This Memorial Day as we continue to honor those who fell for us in battle, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also pause to remember those who have also sacriďŹ ced their lives while serving others.

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the United States. A majority of Americans still fear the virus more than they question our multilayed, hodgepodge governmental response to it, whether federal, state, county or local. However, the stress of only 60 days or so of ďŹ ghting the virus is already exposing ďŹ ssures in our good will toward one another. Unless we come up with a successful Manhattan Project type response to the virus fairly soon perhaps we should develop some new strategies. For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www.jamesmredwine.com or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like/Followâ&#x20AC;? us on Facebook & Twitter at JPegRanchBooks&Knitting.

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S Wiggins sets new school record in hurdles at Wabash

North Posey graduate and Wabash hurdler Josh Wiggins set a new standard for the school recently, setting a new school record in the hurdles. Specdial to the News North Posey High School graduate and Wabash junior Josh Wiggins raced to a new school record in the 200-meter dash Friday evening at the Heenan Indoor Track and Field Invitational at North Central College. The Little Giant team finished third out of nine teams at the meet.

Wiggins crossed the finish line in the 200 in 22.53 to break the old mark of 22.60 held by Brady Gossett. Wiggins produced a time of 22.50 earlier this season on a 300-meter track that is the equivalent of 23.52 on a 200-meter surface. Jose Franco and Juan Montenegrojoined Wiggins as top-six finishers among the

field of 47 runners competing in the event. Franco place fifth with a time of 23.26. Montenegro claimed sixth place by finishing in 23.35. Wiggins joined RaShawn Jones for a 1-2 finish in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles. Jones won the race with a finals time of 8.21 after qualifying with his quickest time this season of 8.18. Wiggins placed second in the finals by finishing in 8.24 for his top career time. Leo Warbington finished fourth in the finals after crossing the finish line with a career-best time of 8.57. Jared Strehl captured the long jump title with a career-best leap of 6.76 meters (22 feet, 2.25 inches). Gianni Minor finished fourth with a mark of 6.26 meters (20 feet, 6.50 inches). Brandon Peck placed third in the weight throw with a toss of 16.03 meters (52 feet, 7.25 inches). Donnie Mader took fourth place with a top effort of 15.63 meters (51 feet, 3.5 inches) for a career-best mark. Isaiah Campbell earned third place in the shot put with his career-best mark of 14.89 meters (48 feet, 10.25 inches). Peck finished fifth in the shot with a distance of 14.45 meter (47 feet, 5 inches) for his all-time best mark. Kam

Ferguson picked up a fifth-place finish in the triple jump with his career-best leap of 13.10 meters (42 feet, 11.75 inches). Montenegro joined Andrew Young, Franco, and Tyler Ramsey to place fifth in the 4x400meter relay. The foursome completed the race in 3:26.77. Max Bigler scored a fourth-place finish in the high jump by clearing 1.93 meters (6 feet, 4 inches). Wabash scored a total of 88.50 points to finish third in the team standings. North Central won the event with 153.50 points with the University of Chicago placing second with a score of 99 points. The Little Giants also sent a group of four runners to compete at the Hoosier Hills Invitational at Indiana University Friday evening. Keith Abramson crossed the finish line in sixth place in the 800-meter run with a career-best time of 1:56.67. Jon Deem-Loureirofinished the 800 in 1:59.72 for 11th place. Ethan Pine took eighth place in the mile run by finishing in 4:21.04 to set a new career-best time. Sam Henthorn finished in 13th place in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:42.38.

Arena - May 5--By Chris Morlan Reid Smith signs at Oakland City

North Posey senior Reid Smith will continue his baseball career at the next level. Last week, Smith signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Oakland City University. Smith had a breakout season in 2019 when he led the Vikings with a .402 batting average. For that season, Smith had 33 hits, 7 doubles and 21 RBIs. During the 2019 season, Smith was named to the Pocket Athletic Conference All-Conference Honorable Mention team as a utility player. He was also selected to the All-Southwestern Indiana Baseball Team as an outfielder. Smith was part of the 2018 and 2019 IHSAA Sectional Championship teams, along with reaching the IHSAA Regional Final in both seasons. Last year, Smith played a big role in the Vikings winning their first outright Pocket Athletic Conference regular season championship in fifteen years. Smith

is the fourth Viking baseball player since 2018 to sign and play at the collegiate level. Many people have mentioned Smith as the first at practice and last to leave practice type of player. This is an exciting time for Smith and the Mighty Oaks will benefit from his talent on the baseball field. Currently, Smith is undecided on his major in college.

IHSAA has plan for athletes, coaches beginning July 1

The Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released a statement that gives high school sports teams some light at the end of the tunnel. Starting July 1, 2020, high school athletes and coaches can practice on school grounds. This plan only remains in place if there are no adjustments to Governor Eric Holcomb’s plan. Indiana is one the first states to resume prep athletic activities.

Association by-laws call for a moratorium on activities on the week surrounding July 4. An exception is made given the time off student-athletes have already had since last March. “In light of the amount of time students have been restricted from school and contact with their teammates and coaches, the IHSAA is hereby waiving Rule 15-3.4 for the year 2020. Therefore; contact with students under the provisions of Rule 15-3 may occur beginning on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 and continue through Saturday of Week 4 of the IHSAA calendar which is August 1, 2020.” That would appear to open the door for the fall 2020 season if not further restrictions come from the governor.

Collegiate signings/commitments during 2019-2020 school year

Class of 2020 Kathryn Bellew-Mount Vernon (Swimming) Life University Megan Brenton-North Posey (Softball) University of Evansville Taylor Collins-Mount Vernon (Swimming) Southern Illinois University Haylee Exline-North Posey (Golf) Oakland City University Josiah Ricketts-North Posey (Basketball) Announcement to be made soon Reid Smith-North Posey (Baseball) Oakland City University Arianna Wilkerson-Mount Vernon (Soccer) Kaskaskia College Class of 2021 Brooke Jackson-Mount Vernon (Volleyball) Miami, Ohio Kyle LaVanchy-North Posey (Baseball) Murray State Libby Steinhart-Mount Vernon (Volleyball) Lipscomb

Chris Morlan Compilation--Posey County recap for May 24, 2020 Vikes in finals, four hurlers no-hit Tell City, beat Rangers North Posey’s baseball team beat the Forest Park Rangers 7-5 on May 23, 2019 in the sectional semifinal game at Joe Hargis Field in Rockport. With the win, the Vikings advance to the sectional championship against Perry Central. North Posey improved their season record to (21-7). This was one of the strangest first innings either team has faced this season. North Posey retired the first two Ranger batters in the bottom of the first inning. Then the game got a little weird. The Rangers scored three runs off six straight batters hit by a pitch. During this fiasco, there was a ten-minute rain delay in the game. Forest Park finished the bottom of the first inning without a hit. Viking ace Shane Harris started the game on the mound for the Vikings. Harris was pulled from the game after 23 pitches in the bottom of the first inning due to a back injury. Kyle LaVanchy replaced Harris in the game and pitched the next five innings. North Posey was down 3-0 in the top of the second inning and the Vikings did not waste any time. Reid Smith started the top of the inning with a double. Smith scored on a sacrifice fly from Logan Wunderlich. Dalton Cox smashed an RBI double that scored Jarrett Motz who was on base after being hit by a pitch. Camden Bender tied the game at 3-3 when he hit the third Viking double of the inning to score Cox. Shane Harris came to the plate and hit the fourth double of the game. This scored Bender and gave the Vikings a 4-3 lead. The game was tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the fourth inning. Forest Park had loaded bases and a player walked to score a run for the Rangers. Both teams scored a run in the sixth inning. Dalton Cox was hit by a pitch in the top of the sixth inning. Kyle LaVanchy hit a single to move Cox to third base. Shane Harris hit a sacrifice fly to send home Cox for the score and give the Vikings a 5-4 lead. Forest Park loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Rangers scored another run on a walk to tie the game at 5-5 going into the seventh inning. In the top of the seventh inning, Gaige Kihn hit a single. Jarrett Motz hit into a force out at first base to move Kihn to second base. Owen Spears hit a single and the Rangers infielder tried to go for the out at third base. The throw to third base was overthrown and Kihn scored a run for the Vikings. Kyle LaVanchy hit a single that took a hop past the Rangers shortstop that scored pinch runner Harold Bender. North Posey led the game 7-5. Forest Park had one more chance to tie or win the game. Owen Spears finished the game on the mound for the Vikings. The first Ranger batter got on base on a fielder choice. The next Forest Park batter hit a fly out. Forest Park then hit a ground ball that North Posey turned into a double play to end the game and advance the Vikings to the sectional championship game. During the game, North Posey scored seven runs on eleven hits and eleven players left on base. Kyle LaVanchy went three for four at the plate, with a stolen base and once hit by a pitch. Reid Smith went two for four with two doubles and a run scored. Camden Bender went one for three hitting with a double, a walk, one run batted in and a run scored. Shane Harris went one for four at the plate with a double and two runs batted in. Gaige Kihn went one for four hitting with a run scored. Jarrett Motz went one for two at the plate with a run scored. Logan Wunderlich went one for three hitting with a run scored and two runs batted in. Dalton Cox went one for three hitting with a double, two runs scored and a run batted in. Chase Christie was walked twice. Owen Spears went one for one at the plate with a run scored. In the sectional opener, the Vikings run-ruled Tell City for the second time this season, this time by a 11-0 count. Pitchers Shane Harris, Kyle LaVanchy, Hunter Alkire and Owen Spears combined to pitch a no-hitter against the Marksman.

Lady Wildcats lose sectional final in extra innings The Mount Vernon Lady Wildcat softball team played three games in the IHSAA sectional on their home field. On Monday, May 20, 2019, the Lady Wildcats played against the Evansville Bosse Lady Bulldogs in the sectional opener. This game was scoreless until the Wildcats scored the first run of the game in the fourth inning, then two more in the fifth, five runs in the sixth and two in the seventh for the 10-0 win. Brooklyn Gibbs was

the winning pitcher. Gibbs went five innings, allowed one hit, no runs, no walk and struck out 12 in the game. Jaycie Tucker pitched two innings, gave up no hits or runs and struck out two batters. Kaaleigh Kreiger led the Lady Wildcats in hitting going four for four at the plate with two doubles, three RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base. Gabi Gilpin went one for one hitting with a double, an RBI, two runs, two stolen bases and a walk. Paige Robinson went one for three and drove in three hitters. Wednesday, May 22, 2019, Mount Vernon played against the Evansville Memorial Lady Tigers in the sectional semifinal. The Lady Wildcats shutout the Lady Tigers 10-0 in a short five inning game. Mount Vernon had a big fifth inning with seven runs to put this game out of reach. Kaaleigh Kreiger hit a home run along with three RBIs. Lexus Chavez hit a double and had two RBIs. Jaycie Tucker also hit a double and got two RBIs. Brooklyn Gibbs was the winning pitcher. Gibbs pitched all five innings of the game and struck ten hitters in a no-hitter. On Thursday, May 23, 2019, Mount Vernon played in the sectional final against the Heritage Hills Lady Patriots. This was a close battle that went extra innings and in favor of the Lady Patriots by the score of 11-6. Mount Vernon’s season ended when Heritage Hills scored five runs in the tenth inning. Brooklyn Gibbs took the loss for the Lady Wildcats. Gibbs pitched all ten innings of the game and struck out 14 batters on 199 pitches. At the plate, Gibbs hit a home run, two RBIs, two runs scored, two walks and two stolen bases. Megan Ghrist also hit a home run and Jaycie Tucker had a double in the season ending loss.

Tewort named All-Conference, Lady Vikes hold banquet The Pocket Athletic Conference announced the girls’ tennis all-conference team on Monday, May 20, 2019. North Posey Junior Nina Tewort was named first-team all-conference. Tewort played in the One Singles matches for the Lady Vikings. She finished year twelve wins and only two losses. Tewort is an exchange student from Germany this past school year and she will be missed at North Posey. Thursday night, the North Posey girls’ tennis team had their end of the year awards banquet. The awards banquet was held at Hacienda on the West Side of Evansville. Coach Christine Fulton completed her first season as the leader of the tennis team. North Posey had a good season with a very young team and the girls finished the season with seven wins and seven losses. In conference play, the Lady Vikings were 5-3. This first season for Coach Fulton went well. Fulton said, “our season record was seven wins and seven losses. We are a very young team. The girls continued to improve during the season and next year we will be returning a great group of girls who are ready to play.” Fulton announced the letter winners for the season. Receiving a Varsity Letter were Macee Long, Brooklen Gries, Rachel Newman, Addyson Lingafelter and Sydni Flowers. The following tennis athletes receiving a Varsity Certificate were Mallory Motz, Lauren Koester, Alexa Simmons and Nina Tewort. Julianne Pardon, Haylee Gengelbach, Olivia Schmalenberger, Libby Fifer, Ellison Carlson and Ruthie Meyer each received a junior varsity certificate. Nina Tewort was awarded as the teams “Most Valuable Player”. Mallory Motz was presented the “Mental Attitude” award. Addyson Lingafelter and Alexa Simmons were named the teams “Most Improved” award. Lady Viking, Lady Wildcat track teams season ends The Mount Vernon and North Posey girls’ track teams competed at the Evansville Central Regional on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. These girls were striving for a chance to advance to the state finals at Indiana University in Bloomington. This competition at the Evansville Central Regional was tough. To qualify for the state finals, you must finish in one of the top three places of an event or relay to advance. Many talented runners, jumpers and throwers were eliminated at the regional. Only the elite or being in the right place at the right time are the ones who survive and advance. There were over forty high schools that participated at the Evansville Central Regional. New Albany won the regional with

a team score of 84 points. Evansville Memorial came in second place with 78.50 points, Floyd Central finished third with 71.50 points, Southridge placed fourth with 42.50 points and Evansville Mater Dei in fifth place with 40 points. North Posey had four girls and Mount Vernon had two girls compete at the regional. These six girls came up short and their seasons ended last Tuesday night. This group of the girls from the two Posey County schools should be proud of their accomplishments. Emma Weilbrenner and Demi Collins from Mount Vernon are two-time regional qualifiers. Neither one of them placed at last years’ regional. Last season, Weilbrenner threw the shot put and Collins participated in the pole vault. This year, Weilbrenner qualified again for the shot put and this year she qualified to throw the discus for the first time. Collins qualified for the pole vault for the second straight year. Last Tuesday night, these girls each placed in a field event. Collins finished eighth in the pole vault at the height of eight feet, six inches. Weilbrenner placed eighth in the discus with a throw of ninety-seven feet, one inch. Mount Vernon finished the regional meet with two points. North Posey’s Madison Cates, Elise O’Risky, Kennedy Devine and Taylor Freeman each made their first trip to the regional. Cates competed in the 100-meter hurdles and the 4 x 100-meter relay. O’Risky was the anchor of the 4 x 100-meter relay. Devine competed in the 4 x 100-meter relay and Freeman was a member of the 4 x 100-meter relay team along with the 300-meter hurdles. In the 100-meter hurdles, Madison Cates competed in the preliminary first heat of the race. Cates ran a solid race and finished second in the heat with a time of 16.76 seconds. With her great time in the preliminaries, Cates advanced to the 100-meter hurdle finals and finished eighth with a time of 17.38 seconds. During the 4 x 100-meter relay, the Lady Vikings ran in the first heat. North Posey ran a great race and finished second in heat number one with a time of 53.00 seconds. Evansville Mater Dei was the only team to beat North Posey in heat number one. In heat number two of the 4 x 100-meter relay, seven of those teams placed in the top eight. All eight relay teams in heat number two had better times bumping North Posey to tenth place for competition.

Viking track teams held end of season awards banquet The 2019 North Posey boys and girls track teams had their end of the season awards banquet at the North Posey football field. Athletes and parents attended the banquet. The North Posey coaching staff grilled hamburgers and hotdogs, while the athletes brought chips or a desert. After the meal was completed, Lady Viking Head Coach, Jessica Smith talked about the girls track season. Coach Smith took time to speak about every girl on the team along with their accomplishments. Coach Smith awarded the following members of the girls track team a varsity letter: Seniors Madison Cates and Elise O’Risky. Junior, Emma Goebel. Sophomores Taylor Freeman, Kennedy Devine, Brooke Coleman and Destiney Nottingham. Freshman Meredith Adkins, Audrey Hirsch, Lyndsey Gentil, Belle Gries, Alexa Wagner and Lauren Zirkelbach. Awarded a junior varsity letter was Grace Glaser. Season Awards were presented to Audrey Hirsch for “Most Improved”, Brooke Coleman for “Mental Attitude” and Madison Cates for “Most Valuable Player”. Coaches Erik Mattingly, Justin Wagner and Chris Morlan spoke about the boys track team. The coaches split up the athletes on the boys’ team. Each coach talked about six of the eighteen boys on the team. The following members of the boys track team were awarded a varsity letter: Senior Christian Mills. Juniors Will Cook, Hunter Harvey and Fridtjof Gaber. Sophomores Austin Danhauer, Clayton Lutz, Justin French, Kedrick Wahl and Zach Siebert. Freshman Riley Basham, Zach Vannice, Dawson Wunderlich, Brayden Bauer, Dylan Teeter and Ethan Brown. Junior Varsity award winners were Michael Goedde, Noah Pharr and Brett

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Sports history for the week of May 19 - Compiled by Chris Morlan Below are events that took place in the history of sports during the week of May 19-25. Some of you may remember these games or stories from the past that could bring back joyful memories. Some of you may have never heard of these milestones in the history of sports. Either way, there are some interesting facts that have taken place over time and reading something you never knew or heard about makes it even more interesting. May 19- (1912) American League President Ben Johnson tells Detroit Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb’s suspension, they will be banned from baseball. (1960) Juan Marichal debuts as the San Francisco Giants pitcher and beats the Philadelphia Phillies in a one-hitter. (1962) Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner’s National League hit record with 3,431. (1984) New York Ranger Pat LaFontaine scores two goals in 22 seconds of an NHL playoff game. (2018) During the 142nd Preakness Stakes, Mike Smith wins aboard Justify in fog for second leg of the Triple Crown. May 20- (1920) Policemen raid the Chicago

Cubs’ bleachers and arrest 24 fans for gambling. (1948) Cleveland Indians tie the American League record of 18 walks against the Boston Red Sox for a 13-4 win. (1983) Phillies Steve Carlton passes Walter Johnson with the second most strikeouts in baseball history. (1988) Mike Schmidt hits his 535th home run, moving him into eighth place. (1991) Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA’s Most Valuable Player. May 21- (1930) New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits three consecutive home runs. (1943) The fastest nine inning American League baseball game (89 minutes) as the White Sox beat the Senators. (1948) New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple and home run). (1966) Muhammad Ali knocks out Henry Cooper in six rounds for the heavyweight boxing title. (1997) Blue Jays pitcher Roger Clemens beats the New York Yankees for his 200th win. May 22- (1962) Roger Maris walks five times (record four intentionally) in a nineinning game. (1968) Pittsburgh Pirate Willie

Stargell hits three home runs, a double and a single in one game. (1985) Pete Rose gets his 2,108th run and passes Hank Aaron as the National League run scoring leader. (1991) NFL Owners agree to add two teams in 1994 (Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars). (2003) In Fort Worth, Texas, Annika Sorenstam becomes the first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years. May 23- (1962) Joe Pepitone is the second Yankee to ever hit two home runs in one inning (Joe DiMaggio). (1978) The American League approves transfer of Boston Red Sox to Jean Yawkey for fifteen-million dollars. (1984) Detroit Tigers win an American League record tying 16th straight road game. (2013) Patrick Roy is named head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, his former team where he won two Stanley Cups. (2018) NFL Owners approve new NFL National Anthem policy whereby players required to stand if they choose to be on the field for a pre-game presentation. May 24- (1918) Cleveland Indians Stan Coveleski sets club record for most inning

pitched (19) as the Indians beat the Yankees 3-2. (1967) AFL grants a franchise to the Cincinnati Bengals. (1981) Bobby Unser wins, loses and wins a controversial Indy 500. (1987) Al Unser Sr. wins his fourth Indy 500. (1989) New York Yankee hurler Lee Gutterman sets record of pitching thirty and twothirds innings before giving up his first run of the season. (1990) In the Stanley Cup Final, Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 for a 4-1 series win. This was the Oilers fifth Stanley Cup in seven years. May 25- (1922) Babe Ruth suspended one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire. (1935) Track and field athlete Jesse Owens equals or breaks four world records in 45 minutes at a Big Ten meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (1941) Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for the first time in 1941. (1981) Carl Yastrzemski is the fourth player to ever play 3,000 baseball games (Ty Cobb, Stan Musial and Hank Aaron). (1982) Chicago Cub Ferguson Jenkins becomes the seventh pitcher to strikeout 3,000 batters.

USI men’s basketball signs a pair for 2020-21 season EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball announced the signings of six-foot-nine junior forward Jacob Polakovich and six-foot-three sophomore guard Tyler Henry for the 2020-21 season. The pair are the first to sign with USI and new Head Coach Stan Gouard this spring. “USI is beyond excited to have Jacob and Tyler join the Screaming Eagles family,” said Gouard. “Both of these young men are high character guys and both align with our core values.” Polakovich transfers to USI after two seasons with the University of Indianapolis, averaging 5.7 points and 5.0 rebound per game in 56 games and 31 starts. The junior forward, who will redshirt in 2020-21 and have two seasons of eligibility, posted a career-best 8.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per contest. He scored a career-high 17 points versus Truman State University and grabbed a career-best 14 boards at Maryville University. “Jacob brings GLVC experience after spending two seasons with me at UIndy,” said Gouard. “Our personal relationship goes way beyond basketball and I am honored that I will

‘rehash’ continued from Page A1 Willis. Austin Danhauer was named the teams “Most Valuable Player.” Danhauer. Clayton Lutz, Hunter Harvey, Zach Siebert and Dawson Wunderlich were awarded as the teams’ top five scorers in points. Kedrick Wahl was awarded as “Most Improved” and Riley Basham was named the teams “Top Newcomer” for the season. Babe Ruth Baseball heats up with weather as area teams compete The North Posey and Saint Wendel Babe Ruth baseball teams played last week. North Posey played VFW from Fort Branch on Monday, May 20, 2019, and lost the game during final inning 4-2. Saint Wendel was tied at 2-2 against Legion from Haubstadt and lost in the bottom of the seventh inning 3-2. VFW 4, North Posey 2: This game was scoreless until the fifth inning. VFW scored a run to take the lead and North

continue to mentor Jacob. “Jacob’s athletic abilities along with his work ethic make a really good fit for our program,” continued Gouard. “He will give us a presence in the paint at six-foot-nine with the ability to rebound, protect the basket, and score inside are areas that Jacob will provide us with in the years to come. Jacob, who will be a sit one and play two student athlete, will help our bigs this year in practice with his physical presence, work

MV’s Ballard faces DUI, drug charges On May 15, 2020, at 4:43 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a 911 report of an older model green pick up truck that was “all over the roadway” on US 41 near County Road 400 South. Deputy Garrett Tuley was in the area and observed a green 1995 Dodge Dakota heading Northbound from County Road 300 South and upon pulling behind it he observed the vehicle cross the fog line multiple times. Upon conducting a traffic stop near the intersection of County Road 100 West and US 41, Deputy Tuley identified the driver as 42-year-

old Eric Ballard of Mount Vernon and began a roadside investigation. During the investigation Deputy Tuley detected clues that Ballard may be under the influence of alcohol. At the conclusion of his investigation Deputy Tuley transported Ballard to the Gibson County Jail where he was charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Intimidation of Law Enforcement, and Dealing in Marijuana. Ballard remains in custody on a $750 bond. Assisting Deputy Tuley in his investigation was Deputy Bryce Jutzi and Princeton Officer Lincoln Edwards.

IndianaUnclaimed.gov Pursuant to IC-32-34-1-28(a) legal notice is hereby given to the people and entities listed below who appear to be owners of unclaimed property, which is presumed to be abandoned and has been recently reported to Indiana for the year 2019 only. Please visit www.IndianaUnclaimed.gov for complete list of all properties currently held in the protective custody of the Attorney General’s Ofﬁce. Unclaimed Property is not physical real estate or vehicles. It is money or safekeeping property from accounts that have registered inactive. Common examples include lost or forgotten bank balances, unpaid wages, insurance proceeds, safe deposit box contents, stocks & dividends, and utility deposits. Safe Deposit box contents can be purchased through public auction at www.IndianaUnclaimed.gov. A person or entity having a legal interest in these properties may obtain more information by visiting www.IndianaUnclaimed.gov or calling the Attorney General’s Unclaimed Property Division at 1-866-462-5246. All claims must be supported by proof of rightful ownership or legitimate representation and state-approved identiﬁcation. Searching for and claiming property is a free public service provided by the Indiana Attorney General.

Legal Advertising 2020-80 The May 14, 2020 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting has been postponed to May 28, 2020 at 5:00 pm at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut St., Mt. Vernon, IN 47620. All matters previously on the April 9, 2020 and May 14, 2020 agendas will be on the May 28, 2020 agenda. Please refer to the website www. poseycountyin.gov for further updates. Published in the Posey County News on May 19, 2020 - hspaxlp

2020-77 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 19, 2020 FARRIS REPORTING $841.25 WILLIAM W GOODEN $5,671.50 GROVES LAW OFFICE LLP $1,852.50 JEAN E HADLEY $493.75 JOHN JACOB WARRUM $351.50 GRAND TOTAL $9,210.50 Maegen Greenwell Posey County Auditor Published in the Posey County News on May 19, 2020 - hspaxlp 2020-78 NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION No. 65C01-2004-EU-000017 IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT In the Matter of the Estate of DORIS J. MILLER, Deceased Notice is hereby given that CINDA L. WASSMER was on the 5th day of May 2020, appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate of DORIS J. MILLER, Deceased, who died testate on April 18, 2020. All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. DATED at Mt. Vernon, Indiana, this 7th day of May 2020. KAY KILGORE, Clerk Circuit Court of Posey County, Indiana By Donna Curtis Deputy Lindsay B. Schmitt #27366-82 FARMER SCOTT OZETE ROBINSON & SCHMITT, LLP 21 SE Third Street, Suite 900 P. O. Box 3565 Evansville, IN 47734 Phone: 812/602-3570; Fax: 812/602-3591 lschmitt@fsolegal.com ATTORNEYS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Published in the Posey County News on May 19, May 26, 2020 - hspaxlp 2020-79 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given by the Town Council of the Town of New Harmony, Indiana, that sealed bids will be received by the said Council at the Town Hall of New Harmony, Indiana up to the hour of 8:30 a.m. on the 16th day of June, 2020, for the furnishing and applying of bituminous materials upon the streets of the Town of New Harmony, Indiana, as authorized by said Council. Bids received after such hour shall be returned unopened. Bids received prior to this time shall be opened and publicly read at the public meeting scheduled to take place on June 16, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. at the New Harmony Town Hall. Bid specifications are on file and may be seen in the office of the ClerkTreasurer of New Harmony. All materials, equipment, and construction procedures shall be in accordance with the latest specifications of the Indiana Department of Transportation or as directed by the Town Council. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or acceptable bidder’s bond made payable to the Town of New Harmony, in a sum of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the highest aggregate bid, which check or bond will be held by the Town as evidence that the bidder will, if awarded the contract, enter into the same with the Town upon notification from him to do so within ten (10) days of said notification. Bid award shall be based upon the lowest responsive and responsible bid. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of the receipt of the bids. The Town Council of the Town of New Harmony reserves the right to reject any and all bids or any parts of any bids. New Harmony Town Council Alvin Blaylock President Attest: Karla L. Atkins, Clerk-Treasurer Published in the Posey County News on May 19, May 26, 2020 - hspaxlp

ethic, and GLVC experience. Henry comes to USI after making 27 appearances in his collegiate debut at Lane College in 2019-20. He posted a team-best 15.6 points, while grabbing 3.7 rebounds and dishing 1.1 assists per game. The incoming sophomore guard also posted a season-high 30 points versus Spring Hill College; seven rebounds versus Morehouse College; and three assists versus Kentucky State University.

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Town of Poseyville receives $150,000 COVID-19 grant By Lynda Baker The Poseyville Town Council met last Tuesday at the town hall, with Zoom services being provided. The first item on the agenda was the COVID-19 Office of Community Rural Affairs (OCRA) grant awarded to the town in the amount of $150,000. Recipients will meet the following OCRA stipulations: - Employ less than 25 FTEs prior to COVD-19 crisis (32 hours equates to one FTE); FTE Is 32 hours per week; receives W-2; cash and/or 1099 not eligible. - Demonstrate that 51 percent or more of employees qualify as low-to-moderate income: and, - Demonstrate the direct correlation of their business disruption to COVID-19; and, - Primary office or place of business located within Poseyville corporate boundaries. Program Specifics: - Grants not to exceed up to $10,000 per business. - Awarded on first-come, first-served basis. - Non-profits, corporate franchises, independent contractors, sole proprietorships without employees (W-2) are not eligible

- No local match Program Timeline: - Applications preview available online May 11, 2020. - Online applications will open for submission at 12 p.m. (noon) CDT - On Friday, May 15, 2020 and close at 4 p.m. CDT on Friday, May 22, 2020 - Online documents accepted only – no paper applications - Grant Documents and Applications must be submitted via the following https://www.southwestindiana.org/covid19-grants/ Council President Bruce Baker added that he regretted that, “Not all Poseyville businesses will meet these criteria, but at least we will be able to help some.” Town Marshal Charles Carter reminded everyone that Governor Holcomb has extended license renewal deadlines until June 4, 2020. “We will be looking at golf cart registrations the same way.” He also reported that the parking lot at the police department was in need of work, and, upon direction from the Council, he will be working with the street department on this project. Council Member Mike Baehl indicated that if the guidelines stay the course, recre-

ational sports and tournaments should return in mid-June at the town’s ballpark. “According to Jared Baehl (of the North Posey Youth Club), there will be three practices and some games.” The games will be played without uniforms or concession stands, as the club has suffered a tremendous financial loss. Upon being informed of this, Baker was able to provide Baehl with information he had received from Jenna Richardt, Executive Director of Posey County Economic Development Partnership, regarding grants for non-profit entities affected by the pandemic. The town’s playgrounds are set to open May 24, 2020, provided social distancing guidelines are observed. The town’s utility office will continue to utilize the building’s drop box to receive payments until June 1, 2020. Other services will be performed by appointment through the drive-up window in an effort to protect both town staff and local residents. Fire Chief Jeff Droege announced that firefighters will resume their training schedule and begin sprucing up the firehouse in June. He also reported that run volumes are down. He asked the Council to give consideration to new lighting and heating systems

at the firehouse, as well as the purchase of a new firetruck within the next five years. “We are just looking to the future. We presently have good equipment that is being well taken care of. We are good to go in any kind of emergency. We have received the new extrication equipment and now have two fully equipped trucks.” The fire department has participated in a birthday celebration as well as a welcome home parade. The Council thanked Chief Droege for participating in these events. Baehl indicated that the unsightly cigarette butt issue around the firehouse will need to be cleaned up. A letter will be sent to Posey County EMS is this regard. Concrete work and street repairs are continuing this summer. The next round of street repairs will be addressed in July. The Community Center has been freshly painted, and the floors have been stripped and waxed. The building is set to open on July 4, 2020, for gatherings over 100, provided the Governor’s plan is still on track. Social distancing and CDC guidelines are to be followed. The next meeting of the Council will be held Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at the town hall, with attendance guidelines to be announced.

Court News Arrests May 8 Adam Allen - Millstadt, Ill. - Possession of Marijuana, Operating While Intoxicated PCS Andrew Clark - Evansville - Warrant, Driving While Suspended (failure to appear) - PCS May 12 Luke Mercer - Mount Vernon - Operating While Intoxicated, Minor in Possession of Alcohol - PCS Complaints May 1 9:32 a.m. - Suspicious - Advised male and female are in the attic sawing a hole in the roof. Wants officer to watch the roof so when they come out, they can catch them - Water Street, Mount Vernon 10:23 a.m. - Information Report - Advised volunteers from ** are trying to poison her food. By Monday she might be dead. Needle marks are on the food and they’re gluing her food together. Everybody is against her. Wants it reported in case she’s dead by Monday. They also poisoned a male subject - Main Street, Mount Vernon 11:27 a.m. - Message - Advised ** tore up his truck, paint chips, swirls all over truck and mirror has gash in it - Mockingbird, Mount Vernon 4:09 p.m. - Message - Advised someone has been letting his dog loose off the chain. Believes it’s his neighbor that has been letting him loose. The neighbor is riding around in a golf cart with a rifle. Wants it reported in case something happens. Also advised he lets his dog eat his dogs food. Wants to speak with an officer reference the neighbor situation - Main Street, Griffin 6:02 p.m. - Message Would like a call from officer reference a call several weeks ago. Caller states that his neighbors claim he set his car on fire. Officer responded and caller advised that officer said he would investigate. Caller is also claiming that his neighbors say they have video footage of him running away after the fire. Wanted to know

about false reporting - Second Street, Mount Vernon 9:52 p.m. - Threatening - Caller advised daughter threatened him with bat and knife. Caller advised she also attacked him earlier as well Third Street, Mount Vernon 11:39 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised female subject at his residence stating that her boyfriend has just battered her. Male subject is still at his house. Possibly armed Eastgate Drive, Mount Vernon 11:43 p.m. - Suspicious Male subject wearing black shirt and jeans, messed up. Unsure what’s going on with him - Second/Canal, Mount Vernon May 2 3:54 a.m. - Trespassing Advised male and female subjects are on property hiding behind a tree. Caller advised male subject is her brother. Is sending threatening text messages - Broadway Avenue, Mount Vernon 6 a.m. - Criminal Mischief - Someone burned hole in caller’s vehicle bumper - Green Valley Drive, Mount Vernon 6:31 a.m. - Suspicious Open door - Davis Drive, Mount Vernon 2:43 p.m. - Patient Transfer - Barge is sinking, there are people on the boat. Advised side of it broke oﬀ. Changed to Water Rescue - Roth Road, Evansville 2:52 p.m. - Suspicious - Advised that someone is on top of the water tower. Is unsure if they are working or not - Cynthiana 4 p.m. - Violation of Restraining Order - Advised her husband is back at the property. Has ﬁled a restraining order but it has not been served yet - Cox Road, Mount Vernon 4:32 p.m. - Shots Fired Advised there are vehicles in the roadway and ATV’s riding up and down the road. Also, subject heard shots and believes shots hit ** building. Caller states he heard one shot hit the building - SR 66, New Harmony 5:22 p.m. - Message - Caller advised that she bought a vehicle from an individual. States the seller kept the plate p that was and she has receipt

writing on a piece of notebook paper. Wants to know if this will allow her to drive the vehicle if she has that receipt with her - Water Street, Mount Vernon 8:08 p.m. - General Complaint - Advised neighbors are riding up and down the street and alley on a dirt bike. Caller advised that they call in all the time so he was going to give them a taste of their own medicine - Second Street, Mount Vernon 10:23 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Advised father is extremely drunk and is verbally abusing mother. Has not been physical, no weapons - Coronado Drive, Mount Vernon 11:57 p.m. - Criminal Mischief - Approximately eight twelve-year-old kids breaking into the old church - Main Street, Griﬃn May 3 1:27 a.m. - Suspicious - Advised there was a subject that came out of the restaurant and advised he came up to him and told caller that he had a camera in his tail lens. Caller advised the male subject then asked him to come inside the store. Caller believes the subject may be on some type of drugs and request it be checked out - Third/Main Street, Mount Vernon 4:53 a.m. - Citizen Assist - Caller advised he lost some stuﬀ in his restaurant - Main Street, Mount Vernon 5:10 a.m. - Repossession 2014 Buick Encore - Albert Drive, Wadesville 10:53 a.m. - Theft-Motorcycle - Advised had motorcycle sitting by shed. Went inside to take a nap and it was gone - Broadway Avenue, Evansville 1:59 p.m. - Custodial Interference - Caller advised that she tested positive for Covid. The father has the children currently. Caller is custodial. Caller is stating that her doctor is wanting to get her children tested. Father will not bring them to the mother - Lee Drive, Mount Vernon 2:43 p.m. - DNR - Advised caught four teenagers bow hunting on property. They left when confronted - River Road,, Mount Vernon

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2:59 p.m. - Vandalism Caller states they have a protective order against male subject. They believe he put sugar in a wood chipper that belongs to the caller. They have seen him in the area and they think he did it - Second Street, Mount Vernon 3:37 p.m. - Trespassing Caller states male subject is on the property and is banned from there. Possibly red shirt and jeans. Has been staying there for the last week or so - Green Valley Drive, Mount Vernon 4:28 p.m. - Suspicious Advised female screaming at neighbor. Wearing short sleeve gray shirt and black pants. Drives a blue car - Short Sycamore, Mount Vernon May 4 12:15 a.m. - Controlled Substance Problem - Can smell drugs coming from male subject’s apartment - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 3:20 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Advised sister is a truck driver, ﬁght with boss in cab of truck - Plaza Drive, Mount Vernon 11:13 a.m. - Message Caller advised subject who lives at this residence keeps putting bricks along the roadway so it cannot be mowed. Caller advised subject has been told several times he cannot do that - Caborn Road, Mount Vernon 1:57 a.m. - Citizen Dispute - Male subject is being unruly and yelling, currently leaving - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 12:16 p.m. - Theft - Caller advised someone stole a box truck over the weekend and replaced it with another truck that is not theirs. Advised the truck also has a padlock on the back so it is unknown that is in it - Industrial Road, Mount Vernon 9:18 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Advised someone just tried to break into car. Says he thinks they put something in his car - Maple Street, Mount Vernon May 5 2:02 a.m. - Breaking and Entering - Advised female subject is in his kitchen playing with his grand-kids backp pack. Won’t talk to caller. Fe-

male subject just walked into caller’s residence. Was there earlier today and now is back again. No clue who she is Lee Drive, Mount Vernon 2:44 a.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller advised her dad is at Lee Drive and the female subject is now in his house again. 2:47 a.m. - Female subject is now in his bedroom again, refusing to leave. Caller believes that she is getting under the trailer Lee Drive, Mount Vernon 3:20 a.m. - Breaking and Entering - Female subject in bedroom again. She is getting in through the bottom of the trailer - Lee Drive, Mount Vernon 1:11 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Male subject, jeans, gray shirt, no weapons. Female, gray hoodie. Caller did see male subject put hands on her and punching her. Subjects are on foot. Advised male subject has her in a bear type hug restraining her - Ninth Street, Mount Vernon 6:01 p.m. - Three male juveniles, white hoodie, black hoodie, throwing rocks and busting out windows. On foot, currently still there - Evansville/North Street, Cynthiana 7:05 p.m. - Theft - Advised her son and daughter-in-law have taken all her belongings. Says she saw them take it Water Street, Mount Vernon 8:02 p.m. - Harassment Advised her neighbor is harassing her again - Second Street, Mount Vernon 9:15 p.m. - Family Fight Caller stated never mind and hung-up. Second time on call back he stated every time I put money in my house it gets broken. Third time speaking to caller he stated that his old lady was mad and that he left walking. Caller advised he did not want oﬃcers to go to his residence - Locust Street, Mount Vernon 10:06 p.m. - Suspicious - Caller advised there is a suspicious subject in the area claiming people are sneaking into his air vents and smoking meth - Lee Drive, Mount Vernon 10:16 p.m. - Controlled Substance Problem - Male j is smokingg something. g subject

Caller advised she can smell it from her apartment. Said he never answers the door when officers come over - College Avenue, Mount Vernon May 6 3:41 a.m. - Breaking and Entering - Someone inside stealing her china - Water Street, Mount Vernon 9:40 a.m. - Message Scammed out of a lot of money and wants to speak with a deputy - Denzer Road, Mount Vernon 10:13 a.m. - Message Caller advised she and her husband are getting a divorce. They own this property and she is needing to get her belongings from the residence but advised her husband has changed the locks. Advised property is vacant and she wants to speak to an officer to see if she can gain entry - Romaine Road, New Harmony 2:03 p.m. - Theft - Advised some of her property on her patio was stolen and her geraniums were damaged - Green Valley Drive, Mount Vernon 2:25 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Advised a male subject, black GMC truck, was at the cemetery. Claims groundskeepers were mowing during service. Spun out and slung rocks all over a worker’s vehicle. Also left ruts in the ground - Bellefontaine Cemetery, Mount Vernon 5:39 p.m. - General Complaint - Advised neighbors drove through yard. Did not do any damage but advised they have been having problems with them - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 8:18 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Female was yelling at and shaking young child - Elk Trail Drive, Evansville 9:56 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Advised her husband came home intoxicated, tried to hit her with his cane. She took if from him and says he may have hit his head but is bleeding. Did not lose consciousness. Male is still there in his bedroom. Advised that he urinated all over the kitchen floor and down the hallway. Caller states that she has pressed charges in the past. He attempted to hit her but y he did not get g close she says

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