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Lawsuit questions several facets of solar zoning ordinance

By Trisha L. Lopez A group of Posey County residents has filed a lawsuit against the Posey County Board of Commissioners and the Posey County Area Plan Commission seeking to reverse the county’s solar ordinance and stop the application process for the Posey Solar Project.

Kendra Bisesi, Vince Frazier, Tammy Frazier, Graham K. Draughon, Dr. Katherine A. Draughon, Joyce Culley, Mark Kissel, Susan Denise Kissel, John Hanebutt, Judy Hanebutt, Gary Lindauer, Kathy Lindauer, Phil Seifert, Helen Seifert, Monica Kittinger, Phillip Kittinger and Paul Beste are listed as plaintiffs on the Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and

Other Relief, filed with Posey County Superior Court at 5:18 p.m., on Thursday. They are represented by Michael DiRienzo, an attorney with the law office of Kahn, Dees, Donovan and Kahn in Evansville.

“The willful and unreasonable actions of the defendants with respect to improper communications between Tenaska and members of the APC, Board (of commissioners) and their legal counsel regarding the adopted solar ordinance and proposed ordinance amendment, as well as the self interest and conflicts of interests of Board Members (Bill) Collins and (Carl) Schmitz, should be reviewed by this court,” according to suit documents.

The suit calls for the court to render the decisions of the commissioners and APC members void due to “misconduct.”

“Plaintiffs, by counsel, request the court to enter a judgement declaring the defendants’ decisions and final actions on the adopted solar ordinance and proposed ordinance amendment void, enjoin consideration of pending (solar energy conversion systems) applications and receipt and consideration of future SECS applications and grant such other and further relief as is just and proper,” according to suit documents.

Among issues cited in court documents: The first draft of the original wind and solar ordinance called for setbacks of no less than

1,000 from any non-participating landowner and solar panels and a landscaping plan with a minimum 25-feet wide planted buffer of trees and bushes. Documents associated with the suit claim no mention was made of changing either condition at the November 20, 2019 APC public hearing. A special APC meeting was held on Nov. 25, 2019 to consider evidence from the earlier hearing. “Upon information and belief, the APC does not have records that notice of this meeting was posted” as required. “By motion from Heather Allyn, the APC voted to reduce setbacks’’ from the 1,000 feet stated in the initial

Town Board makes effort to keep farm animals out

Dan’s Comp property may be new office of MSDMV

By Lois Mittino Gray Negotiations are currently underway to possibly get a new school administration building, complete with spacious storage, and an indoor sports facility. Members of the Mount Vernon School Board passed a resolution at its May 17 meeting appointing Dr. Charles Seifert as the Purchasing Agent for the property.

The property parcel is known as 1 Competition Way or the “Bike Land Property,” the former site of Dan’s Competition on Highway 62. It is a one-story building, built in 19982000, sitting on seven acres zoned commercial. It has 37,560 square feet with a one to four ratio of office space to warehouse. The area would support six offices, a conference room, board meeting room, a records storage room, and has five loading garage doors with much storage space. The rear would be an indoor sports facility.

The property is owned by Dan Duckworth, Bike Land, LLC. The current asking price is slightly under $1.5 million. “Dan is a local person willing to give us a lease to own contract over three years, so we do not have to put so much money up front. We can make three payments of approximately $390,000 for three years,” explained School Superintendent Matt Thompson. “We are still early in the negotiating stage of the process. We appointed a purchaser, who will look to see if it makes sense for us.”

“We needed three facilities and this would be a solution to combine all three. First, school offices would be up front that are ADA compliant (handicap accessible), the middle section would be used for centralized storage, and the back would be a temporary

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Mount Vernon Junior High School performed Willy Wonka Jr., front row left to right (oompa loompas): Wyatt Scates, Maddux Henson, Sophia Reese, Kar-Leigh Virtue, Alyssa Nobles, and Natalie Kuhn.

Sitting in the middle left to right: Veronica Baker, Alana Bredemeier, and Kaleb Westerman. Back row standing left to right: Kloee Miller, Miranda Slaton, Delaney Biggerstaff, Emma Elderkin, Lillian Payne, Michael Hile, Gracie Simpson, Megan Osborne, Amelia Leach, Madisyn Moles, and Ryan Hess.

Personnel shifts, additions OK’d at NP

By Lois Mittino Gray Personnel additions and changes were the primary focus of the May 10, meeting of the MSD of North Posey School Board held at North Elementary School. Two newly created positions of Elementary School Counselor and Transportation/Maintenance Secretary, four retirements, ten resignations, and nine new hires were approved by the busy board.

As an additional highlight, School Superintendent Michael Galvin presented a report on uses for the ESSER II and ESSER III funds that will give the school system quite a windfall. The ESSER II funds, called the Trump funds, are for $386,000 and must be spent by May 15. The ES-

SER III funds, called the Biden funds, are for $850,000 and must be spent by June. “This is a large chunk of money.

It’s the most we’ve received at once,” he explained. “It will help us get several things done while protecting local school funds.”

The money will be used to fund the new Elementary School Counselor position created at the meeting. This will be a certified position with a 186-day contract and will be shared between North and South Terrace Elementary Schools. Twenty percent of ESSER monies are to be devoted to learning loss during COVID, and the social-emotion-

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Interest in additional solar land peaks

By Trisha L. Lopez The number of landowners opting to join the Posey Solar Project has been listed at around 65 since an abatement request was filed with the Posey County Council in January, however that number may be growing according to a representative for project developer Tenaska.

A rezoning request recommendation approved at the May 13 Area Plan Commission meeting to shift about 41 acres from residential zoning to an agriculture district opened the door for Kent and Melissa Rexing of Haubstadt to be included in the project.

“Our land leasing activities are winding down, but there is the possibility that more land could be added to the project. Additional land would provide some flexibility on things such as setbacks and placement of equipment,”

said Tenaska Rep Timberly Ross. “There are no plans to expand the project beyond 300 MW.” Information posted on the project’s website said that 85-plus landowners were associated with the project, but Ross said that was a typo and the number has since been changed to 65-plus.

“We have 50 land leases with 65 landowners,” Ross said. “There just may have been some confusion about what wording we used to convey this.”

The Rexing land rezoning request came almost a month after Tenaska began the land use permit application process with the APC. No mention was made of Tenaska or the Posey Solar Project by name in the APC agenda prior to the meeting, but Mary Solada, an attorney that has rep-

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By Trisha L. Lopez Ordinance and rules revisions were again a main topic at Tuesday’s New Harmony Town Council meeting.

Council members examined wording on a current city ordinance banning the possession of chickens on property in town limits. Council President Alvin Blaylock said he’d been approached by a resident interested in getting chickens and he thought the wording on the ordinance needed clarified.

“We’ve had some requests recently and two or three years ago we had the same situation,” Blaylock said before going over the current nuisance ordinance. “‘Keeping of hogs, chickens or other animals and fowl (are) prohibited.’ There’s a recommendation in the middle of this paragraph, I’d like to make.‘No owner or occupier of any lot or parcel of real estate within the town of New Harmony shall own, keep or possess or permit to be kept hogs, chickens or other animals or fowl on such lot or parcel of real estate in such numbers.’ My recommendation is to take ‘in such numbers’ out of that paragraph.”

The ordinance goes on to state that the keeping of such animals is deemed “detrimental to public health and sanitation.”

“I think with that in there, ‘in such numbers,’ that some people might think three is a good number. Others might think 10 or one or whatever.

The goal is livestock, chickens, poultry, etc., not permitted within the town limits,” Blaylock said.

Council members voted to approve the change, but added language to allow an exception for permitted special events or temporary festivals.

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Moving up the ranks Strong work ethic allows Ahrens to do two jobs he enjoys

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By Lois Gray When young children are asked what they would like to be when they grow up, a fireman and a railroad worker are often mentioned. Austin Ahrens of Poseyville is one grown up who gets to be both. He is the current Fire Chief of the Poseyville Fire Department and a full-time Conductor with the Norfolk Southern Railway.

Both positions are “on call,” so the 24-year-old employee needs to be ready to hop on the fire truck or to ride the rails. “I always have my phone with me, but I also have a pager for the railroad job in case I don’t hear the phone while I’m sleeping,” he said.

Austin says he always wanted to work on a train. “I was very interested in them as a kid. The railroad tracks ran through Poseyville and I liked to watch them. I was fortunate that my

grandmother knew someone up in the railroad and she vouched for me, so I got the job,” he recalled. He started with them in September of 2017 and works as a conductor on the Princeton to Saint Louis freight route. He explained he’s not the kind of conductor who punches tickets, like on passenger trains. Instead, he does radio communications and throws switches to ensure safety and smooth rides. “I work a lot, but the time varies, that is why I am on call for six days with two days off. I work about 25 days a month, on 12 hour shifts.”

When Austin was 15 years old and a member of the North Posey High School Class of 2015, the teenaged Viking started his firefighting career as a junior cadet. He became a certified firefighter at age 18. He moved quickly through the ranks a few years later as a Lieutenant, then a designat-

ed Captain, and Assistant Fire Chief.

Now, he has the honor of Chief, voted on by his peers for a two-year term, at such a young age.

Ahrens said he “likes a job like this where you get to help people. I like living in a small town where we all know each other. I know many of the people on my runs and I think it is comforting to them to see a familiar face when they are under stress,” he observed. “We do fires and many medical runs.”

The Chief was nominated to be this week’s “Heros Among Us” by Poseyville’s Town Marshal Charles Carter. “Austin is a young guy, but he has taken over and is doing a lot of great things for the fire department. I admire his dedication and his willingness to devote so much time to this responsibility,” Marshal Carter said.

Austin is a recent newlywed, mar-

ried last August to Riley. The couple has no children, but would like to in the future. In the meantime, they have one “spoiled” Beagle mix rescue dog, Teddy. Austin likes to go Jeepin’ with Teddy and Riley out in the country in his spare time, which he said is often very hard to come by.

Austin and Riley also like to travel when he’s not working and they plan to go on vacation to Daytona Beach, Florida in June. He also likes to do some fishing in down time. They are members of Poseyville Christian Church.

Ahrens is a wonderful role model for young people who want to make a difference in the community and give back some of that young energy and drive. He is ready to fight a fire and go, especially when he has been “working on the railroad all the livelong day.”

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Members of most occupations and all professions including judges and attorneys are obligated to engage in continuing education. In response to both the states of Indiana and Oklahoma’s CLE requirements I am currently engaged in a forty-hour online Mediation course presented by the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada. I may subject you, Gentle Reader, to the exciting content of this course before long. Hey, why should I have all the fun alone. But for this week I thought you might prefer another of those true courtroom dramas such as the one presented in last week’s column about my service as a prosecuting attorney that helped keep me from falling too deeply into the Black Robe Syndrome. The

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Madeleine, it is still a few days until Father’s Day, but I wanted to write about someone who deserves to be lauded as a wonderful person, as well as a father. Both of my sons are exceptional men, who go out of their way for family. I had the pleasure of having both of them with me for a recent trip to Vanderbilt in Nashville. It is rare to have a time when it is just the three of us together. It is kind of a shame it was because I have this malady, and needed the assistance, as well as the moral support.

It almost made it worth finding out I am going to have to have a shunt put into my head in a few weeks to release the fluid which builds up and causes much of my problems. I will say that this surgery kind of freaks me out, but it needs to be done.

All of these past months have been pretty terrible. Pray for me on Flag Day in a few weeks.

Todd wasn’t put into the position of having to step up as much as Sean. I have no doubt that Todd would have done just as much if he was next door, etc.

However, it was your father, Madeleine, that I called on so many times. He had to come and help me out of the floor various times, even in the middle of the night. I slipped out of my chair, because of balance problems. I

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case that today’s column is about occurred about 25 years ago in front of me in the Posey County, Indiana Circuit Court. To my chagrin, I confess it is all too true and was first confessed to by me in a Gavel Gamut article on August 07, 2006 and appears in the book Gavel Gamut Greetings from JPeg Ranch.

The whole embarrassing courtroom episode reminded me of Dorothy’s serendipitous traipse along the Yellow Brick Road in the land of Oz with the cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow and the Tin Man in search of a brain for the Scarecrow, courage for the Lion, a heart for the Tin Man and the Wizard of Oz for Dorothy. When the mighty Wizard of Oz is finally seen for what he really is by Dorothy his façade of omnipotence gets shattered.

It is probably a good thing that we sometimes have false images of our leaders. I remember my feelings of

dismay when I was told by one of my grade school teachers that the painting of George Washington that hung in our classroom and in which The Father of Our Country looked so stern and powerful portrayed General Washington with his lips tightly pursed because he had ill-fitting false teeth.

And I will not disclose at what advanced age I still clung to Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. I might have been slow to catch on but I was happier than my peers.

We may be wrong, but most humans believe in pomp and circumstance and the regalia of office. Police officers have badges, soldiers have uniforms and presidents have Air Force One. We do not need to know about what happens behind the scenes.

Then there are judges. Judges have courthouses, high benches, gavels and those flowing black robes. Hey, it’s kind’a cool. And, of course, some

judges have spouses who are not so easily impressed by all the accoutrements since they see their judges asleep on the couch in dingy tee shirts and torn Levi’s.

But what brings the old “feet of clay” sharply into focus are those unexpected events that occur in court where some citizen decides to act like this is a democracy and he or she is an American.

While there are many instances where I have been made to realize that the trappings were for the office and not for me personally, my wife Peg’s favorite story involved a case from about ten years ago where I was imparting great judicial wisdom and admonitions to a young woman who had been found guilty of stealing.

As I was regaling the full courtroom with the majesty of the law and how it fell so heavily on this poor young miscreant, all of a sudden the huge double doors in the back of the courtroom

burst open and a large woman with her hair in curlers wearing a housecoat and bunny slippers charged up towards my bench. She was the young woman’s mother and she was not amused and certainly not impressed by my lecture to her daughter.

The lady stopped just behind the bar that separates the hoi polloi from those who are paid to serve them. She stood to her full height and said very loudly: “If you weren’t wearing that long black dress, I’d come up there and slap your face!”

Then she turned and marched slowly and grandly out the back of the courtroom giving me what for the whole time. The packed courtroom was split between amazement and amusement.

As for me, I knew how the old Wizard of Oz felt. For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www.jamesmredwine.com or “Like/Follow” us on Facebook & Twitter at JPegRanchBooks&Knitting.

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tried to apologize for this, but he always said he didn’t mind.

It was also Sean who has already made several trips to Nashville with me. He is always kind and patient when I have any needs on the trip. I have always been in awe of both boys. They go out of their way to help us. Despite their demanding work schedules, they always show up.

For those who are around my sons now, I am sure you agree to the fact that they are exceptional human beings. I have been around Sean a bit more in recent years, because of the Silver Bell and also because I took care of his children for the baby and toddler years. Those were wonderful years, and I am so happy I was healthy in those times.

At all of the stages of baby and toddler needs, he tirelessly attended to them. I did all that I could to help, while their mother, Amy, was at her job. However, it was Sean who made it all work. Some fathers shy away from dirty diapers and other messes, but he took that all in his stride. Perhaps it was this attitude that has enabled him to take such good care of me.

Currently, Todd and Sheri are caring for their young grandchildren quite a bit, but I am not there to observe this. I was always happy to make the morning drives to school, so that Sean could squeeze in another few hours of sleep. I ob-

serve him get home in the wee hours of the night, after closing the Silver Bell. However, in the past year, my health has prevented me from doing this, so he has to get up and go.

One of the many reasons I am determined to put on my big girl pants and face this surgery is to hopefully recover enough to take Issabella to school for her last few years at South Terrace.

Madeleine, it hard for me to realize you will be driving yourself to school before long.

I will always envision the years when I held those little hands and walked into school.

Grandma Madeleine delivered Todd and Sean to North Elementary much of the time, because I was at work. I am sure they will always recall riding in her red GTO. This is graduation time, already, and I hope I will live to see you precious children march into the gym with your classmates. I am sure that these next few years will fly by. It seems equally impossible that almost 60 years have flown by since my class of 1963 made that same walk.

Your parents will still be picturing that little girl with blonde ringlets when they see a tall young lady march across the stage and receive her diploma.

You might see a tear or two in their eyes, as they picture all of past years and take pride in observing such a wonderful adult, going out into the world.

Jim Tomes, State Senator Thank our Military Heroes this Memorial Day Memorialize; preserve the memory of, commemorate. That’s the definition of what many Americans will do on Monday, May 31, 2021 when they attend ceremonies across this great Nation in honor of all those patriots who served in the military and died while in service to our Country.

Most of those service members were young, and all of them belong to an elite group of comrades that we must never forget, nor allow anyone to disrespect.

Their courage and valor is a measure of people that God has blessed America with. Though the

celebration of Memorial Day came as a result of the Civil War, I think of all those who died while serving in the Armed Forces, all the way back to the Revolutionary War. As Americans, we all have a duty to not only be grateful to the brave warriors who have faced the life and death engagements of war, but an obligation to express that duty in the way we conduct our lives as citizens of our wonderful Country. We surely want those whom we memorialize on this day to be as proud of us as we are of them.

God Bless America, Senator Jim Tomes

Guest Column Take the time to remember those who died so we could live Memorial Day will be celebrated on May 31 this year and, once again, it will be defined as the unofficial beginning of summer - a time for raucous parties and barbecues and the opening of beaches, pools and amusement parks. Have fun, is the motto. And, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, as long as you take the time to reflect on the true meaning of the holiday.

It’s a day to remember the brave men and women who gave their lives to protect our lives.

In fact, May is Military Appreciation Month remembering Loyalty Day on May 1, VE Day on May 8, Armed Forces Day on May 15 and Memorial Day on May 31. And this year it presages the celebration come November of the 100th Anniversary of the Tomb of

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he put it this way: “this tomb is not just a big piece of marble, or as some have described it, ‘a rock.’ There is an unknown American resting under the tomb and in each of the crypts.

Each one represents so much more than conflict; they represent the heart of America and what it truly means to serve and sacrifice for others. I look back fondly on my time at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and like most former tomb guards wish I could be there again standing watch.”

A complete list of the Unknown Soldier events taking place between now and November can be found at https:// tombguard.org/assets/images/ news/TUS100-List-of-Eventsas-of-050521.pdf.

Rebecca Weber, CEO, the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]

Perpetual learning sometimes involves pain

Point rows.

Way back when I was a kid working for Lee Roy Hays, I did whatever he wanted me to do around the farm. Might be chopping weeds, hauling hay, pulling pumps, helping with cattle or driving tractor. I done it all. I could run a breaking plow, cultivator, bailer, pull a disc or run a cotton picker or combine.

But I’ll never forget the first time that he wanted me to make rows. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to make em straight. He said “ahh you can do it, you can do anything else around here and you can make rows too”. No gps, no markers, just make a pass then run back in the furrow to stay straight.

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the Unknown Soldier.

Sergeant Major Gavin McIlvenna served in the U.S. Army over a period of 23 years, including distinguished service as a sniper team leader and operations sergeant major in Iraq, Bosnia, Baghdad and Africa.

He also was an Honor Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Fewer than 700 soldiers have served as Honor Guards at the Tomb since it was dedicated on November 11, 1921.

You don’t hear much about the Tomb or about the Honor Guards, so McIlvenna, along with three fellow guards, created the Society of the Honor Guard in part to “continue to serve as we did at the tomb” by creating a group dedicated to spreading its history.

In a recent interview published in the monthly magazine of the American Legion

So he set out to get me started.

We hooked up the Oliver 1850 to the 6 row lister and went to the field. The rows I was fixing to make were just shy of 1/2 mile, kinda long for this country, most are about 1/4 mile.

I was told to line up a fence post at the end of the field and then to find something way off out in the pasture and line em up like a rifle sight and drive straight with both marks lined up and when I got to the other end they should be straight as an arrow. Then turn around and run back two rows and stay in the furrow making 4 rows at a time. Easy peasy... and he left.

Whelp, I lined me up a fence post and waaay off down there halfway to Mexico, and I found me a dark stump that stood out and I lined up, let er down and dumped the clutch and hit the throttle. I remember him telling me “don’t look P / E

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back till you get to the other end or you’ll lose your marks and make a bobble”. So I didn’t.

Well I get to the other end and I’m feeling pretty good about how it all went until I turn and look back... my stomach did a flip when I saw the biggest curve you ever saw! It almost looked like I was making em for one of them circle sprinklers like they have in some places.

(Not quite that bad but it seemed like it).

So I drive all the way to the other end and find Lee Roy. I tell him I think it would be best if I knock em down and start over. He says “oh they’ll be good enough just go make em ain’t nobody gonna see em way down here anyway.

So I went to work. “Cotton don’t care if it grows on a crooked row or a straight one”.

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a stump was actually a cow. Yep she was just a grazing across the pasture and I was just a following her along. Made the nicest curve in them rows you ever did see.

Lee Roy later came and looked at them and said “you know you can get more plants on a crooked row than a straight one... but I ain’t ever had point rows on this farm before”. He laughed at me and ribbed me a good while over that.

From then on I got me some milk jugs and stepped it off from the fence row. After that there weren’t many people could make rows as straight as I could... I doubt if anyone could make em any crookeder than I did that first go around either.

Sometimes you gotta learn the hard way... but we never stop learning.

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MAY 25, 2021 Constance Marie Wheeler Constance Marie Wheeler (Connie) 73 of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away at her home on Thursday evening March 25, 2021 surrounded by her children and grandchildren along with her cat Pepper. She was born on April 5, 1947 in Mount Vernon, Ind., the daughter of Wilfred and Evelyn (Floyd) Gross.

Connie was a welder and belonged to the Boilermakers Union Local 374. She was a member of the New Harmony American Legion Auxiliary Post 370 and an active member of the New Harmony Christian Church where she served as pianist and choir director. She was the 2021 President of the Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus. Music was her passion and she enjoyed performing at many local events.

Connie’s greatest love was her grandchildren. She enjoyed spending time with them and teaching them how to cook and spoiling them.

She is survived by her three children, Melissa (Greg) Knight of Carmi, John (Devvy) Mathews II of Mount Vernon, David (Chabli) Mathews of New Harmony. Her eight grandchildren, Ashleigh (Matt) Turner, Andrew, Jordan, and Kassidy Knight, John Mathews III and Addison, Savannah Mathews, and Trevor Loehr and one great-grandchild, Mason Ezra Turner. Her companion of 13 years, Ermil Robison and close friends Janis Black and Julie Turner.

She is also survived by one sister and one brother and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by Fred Wheeler and niece Robin Gross.

A memorial service was held at the New Harmony Christian Church on Saturday April 17, 2021 followed by a

come and go celebration of her life.

Piano music before the service was provided by Sheila Lacey, followed by several songs from the Wolfgang Chorus. Sharing fond memories of their Gram were her granddaughters, Kassidy Knight, Savannah Mathews and Ashleigh Turner, who also officiated the service.

Other paying tribute were Devvy Mathews (daughter-inlaw) and close friends Dennis Noon, Janice Black and Julie Turner. The sermon was given by J.T. Cochran, member of the Church she so dearly loved. A dinner following the service was provided by the New Harmony American Legion Women’s Auxiliary Post 370, with special thanks to Rose Wilkerson.

The family would like to extend it thanks to everyone during this difficult time including Dr. Matthew Lee and Dr. Anthony Stephens for their compassionate care.

Donations in Connie’s memory may be made to the New Harmony Christian Church, New Harmony American Legion Women’s Auxiliary or Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus.

Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon was in charge of the arrangements.

Anthony Joseph Dick Anthony (Tony) Joseph Dick, 62, passed away at his home on May 22, 2021. He was born on October 21, 1958 to Joseph F Dick, Jr., and Alice (Wolf) Dick-McFadden.

His birth made the local newspaper because he wasn’t waiting for mom to get to the hospital. Instead, he was born in the back seat of the car with Dr. Challman’s nurse, Ruth Burns, delivering him in the alley behind his office.

Tony was a volunteer fireman for the Mount Vernon Fire Department from 19891999. He was a lifetime member of the Eagles in Mount Vernon.

He enjoyed hunting with his brother-in-law, Steve, at German Ridge in Tell City and locally. He loved to fish at the river camp on Old River in Illinois. Years ago, Tony, his Uncle Glen, and a couple other fishing enthusiasts would go to Minnesota Striper fishing.

Tony was mechanically inclined. He enjoyed working on vehicles with family members, including his mom. As an employee for Dave Morris at Posey County Warehousing he won numerous first place trophies in forklift derby competitions held in Louisville, Ky. Tony was a quiet man who loved his family. He always liked hearing what was going on with his nieces and nephews and their families. He was always proud of their accomplishments whether they were big or small. He knew he could always count on his big

sisters. Sometimes they would give him more sisterly advice than he cared to hear though.

Tony was preceded in death by his parents and nephew, Scot Meissner.

He is survived by his sisters, Kathy (Steve) Allbright and Janie (Tom) Meissner; aunt, Marjorie Blandford; nephews, Joe (Stephanie) Allbright, Dave (Katie) Meissner; niece, Alison (Patrick) Rose; great nephews, Joe Allbright, Ethan and Isaac Rose, Connor, Mason, Kodi and Kaleb Meissner; great nieces, KayLeigh (Austin) Goebel, Lily Strueh; great- great nephews, Parker and Reid Goebel and a great-great niece due in July; numerous cousins.

Tony’s final resting place will be next to his dad at Saint Matthew’s Cemetery. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

Denning Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon is overseeing the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at denningfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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Charles Edward Lawrence Jr. Charles Edward Lawrence, Jr., 93, of Mount Vernon, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at West River Health Campus.

Charles, better known as Charlie, or Sonny to those who knew him the longest, was born in Mount Vernon on Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1928 to Charles Sr. and Mildred (Bailey) Lawrence.

He attended Mount Vernon Senior High School, graduating in 1946, and attended Evansville College. In 1949 Charlie married Vera Redman. They shared 70 years of marriage together until her death in 2018. In 1948, Charlie joined the Indiana National Guard where he attained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in artillery.

Charlie was an accomplished homebuilder. In 2008, he was recognized for his contributions to the city by both the city of Mount Vernon and the State of Indiana with Mount Vernon proclaiming February 25 Charlie Lawrence Day and Mitch Daniels, then Governor, awarding Lawrence Homes with the Governor’s Half Century Award. Charlie built his first home for his young family in the early 1950’s on North Byrd Street, with the help of his father. That quickly became a burgeoning business interrupted for a few weeks when he accepted a job as a draftsman with Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica, California. But Mount Vernon called to him and after only a few days, he and Vera decided to drive back home to Indiana.

Soon, Charlie started Charles Lawrence Homes. Over the next 50 plus years, Charlie built over 1,000 homes in and around Mount Vernon.

Charlie’s passion was always racing. If it moved fast, he was interested. As a child, his parents took him to the Indianapolis 500 and he subsequently attended every race after WWII for 60 years without missing a single race. Charlie could usually be found high up in the fourth turn where he could best see all the action.

He raced go-karts competitively for 40 years, hitting the Midwest local street fair races in the summer and NASCAR tracks in the winter. Among his racing accomplishments was a national championship and the speed record for his class at the Daytona International Speedway. Later in life he collected antique

automobiles, including a car that raced in the 1968 Indy 500. During Indy Race Week, Charlie often could be found driving his 1968 Indy car with other classic cars on the Indianapolis track. He and Vera enjoyed the numerous road rallies they attended, often in their beloved Model A Ford.

Charlie is survived by his two sons, Tony Lawrence (Yvonne) of Mount Vernon, and Jon Lawrence (Janice Sorby) of Bloomington, Ind.; grandchildren, Angela Ricketts (Chad) of New Harmony, Ind., Duane Lawrence (Jessica) of Mount Vernon, Michael Lawrence (Cally) of Evansville, Jordan Lawrence of Bozeman, Mont., and Sarah Lawrence of Los Angeles, Calif.; great-grandchildren, Braxton Ricketts (Roberta), Victoria Ricketts, Josiah Ricketts, Jonathan Ricketts, Johannah Ricketts, Alayna Ricketts, Emma Lawrence, Jase Lawrence, Brooks Lawrence, and Colt Lawrence; and greatgreat-grandchildren, Gideon Ricketts, and Joel Ricketts.

Charlie was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Sr. and Mildred (Bailey) Lawrence; his wife, Vera (Redman) Lawrence; his sister Joanie (Lawrence) Novak and her husband Lloyd Novak; and his son, David Lawrence.

Funeral service were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 24, 2021 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Rev. Christopher Millay officiating and burial followed in Bellefontaine Cemetery.

Visitation was held from 9 until 11 a.m. service time on Monday at the funeral home.

Due to the national health crisis, masks are recommended and social distancing should be observed.

Memorial Contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church.

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

Robert Allen Webster, 86, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away May 13, 2021, at his home in Mount Vernon. He was born October 9, 1934 in Posey County, Ind., to the late Jack and Ona (Schisley) Webster.

Family and faith were the most important things in Bob’s life. He touched the lives of multitudes and we are all at least a little bit better for his efforts.

Bob was a true pillar of the community, a man of genuine Christian faith who worked tirelessly through his job, his church, and an incredible number of local organizations to help those most in need, and to make Mount Vernon a better place for everybody. Yet for all the charitable and community building work he did, he didn’t speak much about it, and never sought any recognition or accolades. He simply did what he could to help, and he helped a lot of people.

He was an exemplary family man who sat at the head of a large table at holidays and anniversaries. He was married to Sue for 48 years and melded three separate sets of children into one large family, earning the love and respect of all He was born on a farm in Point Township, in the river bottoms down by the old Uniontown ferry. His family was rescued from a second story window at the height of the ’37 flood, moved into Mount Vernon, and were townsfolk ever after. As a young man he worked as the projectionist in the old movie theater on Main Street, and as a disc jockey at the Mount Vernon radio station. His childhood dream was to join the foreign service, which led him to Wabash College and a lifelong interest in history and foreign policy.

Bob was a 1952 graduate of Mount Vernon High School.

He earned his degree in Economics from Wabash College in 1956. He worked for Division of Family and Children for 42 years, and retired as Director in 2003. He was a longtime member of Saint John’s Episcopal Church. Bob was also a member of Western Hills Country Club, Friends of the Alexandrian Public Library, Elks Lodge 277 and the Posey County Historical Society. He served on many community boards, most recently the Visiting Nurses Association and the Mount Vernon Housing Authority. He was instrumental in the creation of the alter-

native high school, regularly volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, Relay for Life and many other community efforts.

The recognition and awards for public service he received throughout his life are far too numerous to list, but they include numerous Father of the Year awards from the family, a Best Actor award for his role in “Judge Lynch!,” a “Distinguished Hoosier” designation from the Governor, and recognition as one of the 10 Best Dressed Men in the State of Indiana for 1961 by the Retail Men’s Wear Association, a title he felt he never really relinquished.

He was preceded in death by his brothers, Charles Procter, Malien and Howard Webster; sister, Maxine Webster and son, Greg Stark.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Suzanne (Calvert) Webster; children, Michael Webster (Jocelyne), Diane Hancock (Chris), Mary Schmidt, John Stark (Alison), Robert Stark (Dana), Kristopher Stark (Joy), Lesa Webster and Sara Goad; grandchildren, Kylee, Chloe, McKinsey, Jackson, Brock, Ethan and Imani; great-grandchildren, Zeplyn, Morrison and Ellie Moon.

Memorial service was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 602 Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Fr. Allen Rutherford officiating.

Visitation was held from 3 until 6 p.m., on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind. Due to the national health crisis, masks are recommended and social distancing should be observed.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Saint John’s Episcopal Church or Family Matters. The family would also like to express thanks to the people at Heritage Hospice.

and nephews.

Holder’s Funeral Home is honored and privileged to be entrusted with the care of Mrs. Meadows.

Visitation will be held at Holders Funeral Home from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on May 27, 2021. Funeral will be 1 p.m., with burial at Owensville Cemetery. All those who wish to honor and remember Juanita in person at the service is required to wear a mask for the safety of all

those in attendance. Social distancing will be enforced.

Juanita Ruth Meadows Juanita Ruth Meadows (Smith), 90, of Owensville, Ind., went to be with the Lord on May 21, 2021. She was born February 2, 1931 in Owensville, Ind., to the late Russell and Ida (Withers) Smith.

Juanita attended and graduated from Owensville High School. She worked in environmental services for Gibson General Hospital for 20 plus years. Juanita enjoyed many things in life such as cooking, spending time with

her family, admiring her rose bushes, and reading books.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Randall Meadows; siblings Peggy Fuller, Robert Smith and Jerry Smith.

Juanita is survived by her children Bonnie Stone, Gayle (Dennis) Winkler, Becky (Mark) Westheiderman, and Rusty (Lisa) Feagley; nine grandchildren; 22 greatgrandchildren; special friend Sally Turner and many nieces

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MAY 25, 2021

Wadesville-Blairsville sewer project gains momentum

By Trisha L. Lopez Changes to the Posey County Sheriff’s department retirement fund and updates on the county’s Wadesville-Blairsville sewer project were key items on Tuesday’s Posey County Council agenda.

Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham and Stan Brown from One America discussed possible changes to the department’s retirement account, including switching from Fifth Third Bank to German American Bank, a move that would save $5,000 a year.

Latham discussed lowering employee contributions from six percent to three percent which would increase take home pay $80 to $100 for each employee per check. He presented a second option, changing the way retirement benefits are calculated from an employee’s highest paid five years to an employee’s highest paid three years, which he said could provide an incentive for employees to remain longer.

He said a combination of both options would cost the county an additional $1,100.

Latham said the plan is currently funded at 133 percent. The county will contribute $93,000 to the plan in 2021. He said the total amount contributed to the retirement plan in 2020 was $130,500, $211,415 in 2019 and $188,620 in 2018.

“The plan is being overfunded significantly,”

Latham said. “I think most of us agree that we’re in a position now that we want to be in where the plan will be funded for the next 50 years.

Brown told council members that changes to the plan can help Posey County compete for applicants.

“You have a couple of neighboring counties that don’t have employee contributions at all. If you cut it in half, the county is picking up half of what employees are currently putting in, dollar for dollar, $27,000 or so,” Brown said. “I think that’s important. You’re competing to get deputies. I see it across the state. The candidate pool has become a bigger fight over getting people to come work for them. The take home pay benefit of cutting employee contributions, that’s a big deal.”

Although no vote was taken on either funding change option, council members approved a “cost neutral” three year drop.

Brown said the drop, or deferred retirement option program, works administratively as if “you’ve already retired. You would earn no more additional benefits, service and salary are frozen.

Your benefits are frozen. It’s as if you’ve retired, but you don’t retire yet and you don’t start drawing and stay on. At the end of the drop period or if you reach the plan’s service maximum first, you have to retire.”

WMI’s Artifact Under Exam by Melora Adams We have only a few artifacts relating directly to Robert Owen, but this article will be about him, and William Maclure, and Dr. Edward Murphy.

The 250th anniversary of Robert’s birthday was last week.

One of the interesting artifacts of Robert Owen that we have at the WMI is a life bust of Robert from 1828, when he was back in England after co-founding New Harmony with William Maclure. But the most important artifact that he has left to us is the town of New Harmony itself.

Robert was sent off to London when he was only ten years old to make his way in the world. He began as a salesman in a shop, then later went into the cotton milling business and did well, then purchased a mill at New Lanark and married the previous owner’s daughter. His mills flourished under his business

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policies, and he felt that those policies would be successful in forming a community.

What artifacts are here from William Maclure?

There is the portrait of him which hangs in the foyer of the WMI. But his most important artifact is the Working Men’s Institute itself.

William was born in Ayr, Scotland. He was sent out young to work in the mercantile business and immediately found that the classical education he had received was worthless to him.

He prospered and was able to retire from business at only 34 years of age. He then began his study of geology and traveled widely, studying the geology of various parts of the world. He is called the “father of American geology” for his early geological surveys of this country.

Artifacts from Dr. Edward Murphy include personal and

Allyn asked for more concrete numbers from the state, outside of matching grant funds.

“Just what they previously committed to. The previous budget was around $11 million, so the state was willing to put in $7 million at that time,” Wessler said.

Wessler told council members that Jim McGoff of the Indiana Finance Authority would be willing to come to the June 8 council meeting to explain the finances in greater detail.: Other items discussed were: Donnie Martin from the health department told council that about 45 percent of the county is fully vaccinated. He said the contract with Deaconess Hospital will expire on June 13 and vaccines will no longer be available at the clinic, but at the health department in Mount Vernon and at the department’s clinic in Poseyville. He said that some local businesses like SABIC are hosting vaccination clinics as well.

“There’s plenty of vaccines in the state,” Martin said. “They just don’t have enough arms to put them in.”

The council appointed members Aaron Wilson, Stefani Miller and Allyn to the Posey County American Rescue Plan Committee, the group responsible for making recommendations on a proposal for how American Rescue Plan funds will be spent in Posey County.

Council approved an appropriation request from Posey County Prosecutor Thomas Clowers from the infraction deferral fund for $15,000 for a part time employee and $2,000 to be donated to Holly’s House, an Evansville-based organization that provides services for child victims of sexual abuse.

“They are a great resource in our community, giving these children a safe place to disclose their trauma. What they are trying to do is raise funds for prevention efforts in the community, some education that they’re looking to provide in local schools,” Clowers said. “They are specifically asking for $2,000 and my office is very happy to provide that to them.”

Birthdays May 25 - Donna Johnson, Forrest W. Thompson, Herb Fox, Tony Tepool, Michelle Peterlin, Ben Hausmann May 26 - Julie Hidbrader, Joy E. Cowgill, Janet Lorence, Donna Brauser, Logan Turner, Brittni Pollard. Joanie Spillane, Amanda Beuligmann, Bill Lang, Ron Martin, David Gambrel May 27 - Thomas Craig, Jeanne Burns, Roslyn Morrow, Joan Racine Hunckler, Angie Weightman, Alice Morris, Cole F. Maricle, Cora Di-

ane Allen, Tina Schutte, Tara Tafaya May 28 - Fred Hagedorn, Leroy Kohlmeher, Lee Clawson, Doug Reynolds, Danielle Underwood, Brenda Murphy, Shanen Biggs, Shirley Oeth May 29 - David Kohlmeyer, Angie Lyke, Andrea Seifert, John Orth Jr., Anna Martin, Jennifer Wilson, Mark Biggs, Joyce Shutz, Irma Underwood, Katie Verkamp May 30 - Mary Beth Folz, Lance Robb, Lauren Christine Woodrow, Mary Beth Henrich,

Jackson Thomas, Piper Hogan May 31 - Eva Lou Carroll, Jaymee S. Watson, Cindy Granderson, Melissa Williams, Brett Wrobel, Scott Hon, Paula Simkins, Christopher Lahue, Nolen Ray Benet, Rachel Milbrandt, Julia Barton, Ryan Rapp, Tom Blackburn 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

National and Local News 100 Years Ago News From The Western Star, May 25, 1921 - Mount Vernon

News in this issue includes: Memorial Day editorial, Memorial Day parade line-up, Gentry Bros. Circus, Sherburne band concert enjoyed by many, commencement, baseball news, and many briefs and personals.

Memorial Day Editorial - Whether it be observed on May 30 or another date, as is the case in some states, Memorial Day is a nation-wide peculiarly American holiday given over to the memory of those who lie in the dreamless drapery of eternal peace. It is fitting that on this day, the graves of our beloved dead should be visited and paid the silent tribute of beautiful flowers.

There are graves “over there “ that we can not visit in person, but they will not be neglected, we may be sure, and many a fond mother’s and proud father’s heart will be enshrined in the spot where their soldier boy sleeps, though thousands of miles away from the tender touch of their loving hands. Since shortly after the Civil War, Memorial Day has become an institution both North and South and a legal holiday. The date is not the same in every state, but the sentiment is. It is the sweetest, tenderest, and holiest day of the secular calendar, and so long as it is still observed in the spirit that prompted its earliest observance we need have no fear of the perpetuation of American ideals.

Memorial Day Parade Line-Up At 1:30 The order of line-up for the parade will be the following order: Chief Marshal, Platoon of Police, Boy Scouts, Band, Women’s Relief Corps., War Mothers, Red Cross, Mayor Zimmerman, Orator of the Day, City and County Officials, Members of Citizens Committee, Sons of Veterans, Veterans of the Civil War, Artillery piece, and Artillerymen, Spanish American War Veterans, Drum Corp., World War Veterans, Fraternal Societies and Organizations, School Children and Escorts,

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professional objects and Italian paintings which hang in the art gallery room. But his most important gift to the WMI and to New Harmony is the building which the WMI now occupies.

Edward was born in Ireland and came to New Harmony a friendless orphan.

Robert Owen, William Maclure, and Edward Murphy each had his own point of view. When Maclure referred to education, he used the phrase “useful education”. Murphy appreciated being welcomed and accepted by New Harmony. Owen thought he knew best how a social community could be successful.

They each understood what it was like to begin to make your way in the world when still a child. Despite their differences, together they formed a strong foundation for the Working Men’s Institute and for New Harmony.

Dwayne Ackerman of the Posey County Regional Sewer District told council members that the cost estimate for the Wadesville/Blairsville Sewer Project has jumped from $11 million to almost $17 million due to increases in building costs.

“Construction projects are going crazy, pricewise,” Ackerman said.

Marty Wessler, CEO of Wessler Engineering, said that the state has allocated funds from the American Rescue Plan to make water and wastewater grants.

“They’re embarking upon a matching grant program to be done this summer. We don’t have all the details, however, the state is actually putting a substantial amount of grant money into this project, Based upon the number of customers, to keep the sewer rates at $85 a month for a residence, that will require the district to borrow approximately $4 million. That’s about the max they can borrow and have a long term loan,” Wessler said. “Our latest construction and project cost estimate is roughly $17 million. These costs have risen substantially over the past six to nine months.”

Wessler said they were looking at advertising for project bids at the sewer district meeting on June 10 and opening bids at the July 8 meeting.

“We would hold the bids and issue the notice of awards within 30 days. Talking with material suppliers and contractors to minimize the price shock, if we agree to award the project within 30 days of the bid opening they will hold their material prices and hold their bids,” Wessler said. “We will not know the true extent of construction costs until we receive bids on July 8. I would anticipate that we would then be back in front of you at your July 13 council meeting with the true numbers.”

“We’re talking about a $4 million loan, where is the rest of the $17 million coming from?” Posey County Council President Heather Allyn asked.

Wessler said the additional money would come from the state, but the state “is hoping that the county will be able to pitch in some to help offset that.”

and City Fire Department.

Gentry Bros. Circus Coming May 28 - Ferocious animals, charming girls, jungle kings, and barnyard pets are curiously intermingled in the performance of the Gentry Bros. Shows and Wild Animal Arena, which is scheduled to exhibit in Mount Vernon next Saturday, May 28, and which will no doubt provide a jolly, joyous, jingling holiday for the folks for 50 miles around.

A mile long street parade starts the day’s circus festivities in which hundreds of animals, both wild and domestic, appear along with four bands and two calliopes. The parade route is through the downtown business district and from there to the showgrounds at noon. The showgrounds will be located on West Second Street, between Nettleton and Wolflin, just west of the C.&E.I. Railroad yards. The show train is composed of seven flat cars, three stock cars, and four coaches. About 200 people are connected with the circus.

Band Concert Enjoyed At Opening Of Park - Sherburne Park, the playground beautiful of this section was formally opened for the season Friday night, the opening being in charge of the city administration and Chamber of Commerce. It is estimated that 2,000 people were in attendance, and children took advantage of the evening by using every device for their pleasure to be found in the park. The last number of the concert was rendered about 10 p.m., and the park closed for the night.

Commencement - Dr. Shumway of Evansville College ably substituted as speaker addressing the commencement class when Pres. Edwards of Earlham College could not reach Mount Vernon in time due to a train breakdown. Of the class of 39, the following four students were given special honor: Catharine Howard, 40.7 credits: Mariam Wilson, 40.7 credits; Harry Boyce, average for the high school course - 95.2 per cent; and Frieda Bernd, average of 94.6 percent.

Sports - Baseball And Track - Mount Vernon

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Third In African-American Track Meet - The local Booker T. Washington School track team secured third place in the triangular track meet held Saturday afternoon at Bosse Field Evansville. Teams from Princeton and Evansville were the other participants. Local Baseball - Farmersville was defeated by Centerville, Ill., last Sunday four to two. Next Sunday, Howell at Farmersville. Springfield was defeated by Wadesbville last Sunday eight to six. Oliver will play Wadesville next week. Redman will do the twirling for Oliver and Brown will probably be on the mound for Wadesville. Even Mighty Babe Is Given Orders - Unless Babe Ruth keeps in condition and observes the training rules of the club, he will be indefinitely suspended by Miller Huggins. Huggins told Babe that his baseball days are at an end unless he attends strictly to business, and reported to the hotel at a certain hour each night. While he is far ahead of his last year’s home run record, his fielding is far below the standard, which is largely due to his failure to properly train.

News Briefs And Personals - Bufkin - Some of the youngsters here are suffering with the mumps. Zoarville - Fred Ziegler and son, Frederick, were Sunday guests of John Richter and mother. Solitude Area - Mr. And Mrs. Wayne Buchanan and daughter, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Buchanan in Mount Vernon Saturday night and Sunday. Oliver - Work has begun on the new residence of Jacob Becker. It will be a beautiful up-to-date bungalow. Point Mr. And Mrs. Joseph Scheidel who recently sold their house in town to Mrs. Ben Bottomley are this week moving to their farm on the Mackey Ferry Road, four miles west of the city. Marriage - John West and Meta Schuck, Corydon, Indiana.

News Of Mt. Vernon 125 Years Ago, May 25, 1896 - Owing to the much rain, many of our farmers have not yet finished planting corn, and a few have not yet broken up their ground. Flag - Henry Bladwin, with help from friends, yesterday erected a 70-foot flag pole by the graves of soldiers at Bellefontaine Cemetery. No Marriage License.

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Posey schools excel in academia

By Trisha L. Lopez North Posey High School and Mount Vernon High School academic bowl teams won state titles at the Indiana Academic Super Bowl State Finals on May 10.

John McDowell, Sydni Flowers, Dharma Fribley and Quinn Fallowfield from North Posey High School claimed the Class 3 English Championship over second place North Putnam High School and third place North Knox High School. Team members Anneliese Mayes and Victoria Abernathy did not compete.

Kaitlyn Mansfield, Emma Clark and Emma Schmidt from Mount Vernon High School won the Class 2 Fine Arts Championship. The Wildcats edged out second place Lowell High School and third place Evansville Central High School.

Brenna Julian, Madison Ragsdale, Sydney Friedman and Sophie Kloppenburg from Mount Vernon High School finished third in the Class 3 English State Finals behind state champs Western High School from Russiaville and second place Jay County High School.

“We honestly had no idea what to expect this year with English Bowl because all of our competitions were virtual and we had a brand new question writer this year,” North Posey English Team

Coach Carrie Schmitt said. “I knew that my team was dedicated and very bright, but I didn’t know how high we would score until the area competition results came out and we got a perfect score.

Our focus changed from qualifying for state to holding on to the top spot. I can’t say enough good things about this team. They are a self-motivated, hardworking, fantastic group of students and I am so very proud of them.”

Jeff Pickrell, coach of Mount Vernon’s fine arts team, said his group finished third at the PAC meet and second at the Class 2 area competition. He said the Mount Vernon English team missed just three out of 75 questions all season.

“I had the pleasure of working with these three students for four years,” Pickrell said of his fine arts team. “They are hardworking and self-driven.

When they placed second in the area competition, I told them that they need to work harder than they ever have to prepare for the state meet. You have set the standard for the other teams to reach for.

Their goal is to overtake you.”

The theme of the 2021 competition was The American Woman: A Generation of Progress Preparing to go into Mount Vernon High School for one of the last graduation rituals 1920-2020. Students competed in the following subject areas: English, math, science, social stud- on Sunday afternoon are Tracy, Emma, and Tiffani Clark of Mount Vernon. A good crowd ies, interdisciplinary and fine arts. showed up for the annual Baccalaureate service. Photo by Dave Pearce

Click It or Ticket campaign ramps up On average, more than 90 percent of motorists can be found wearing their seat belts on any given day. Unfortunately, the small percentage of people who choose not to buckle up make up a disproportionate amount of the fatalities that occur every year on Indiana roads.

It’s a concern that more than 200 Indiana police agencies will be working to address this spring by participating in the national Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign. Now until June 6, officers will be out in greater numbers seeking to educate motorists about the importance of wearing a seat belt.

The high-visibility patrols are paid for with funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI).

“If the pandemic has taught us anything it’s that life is precious,” said Devon McDonald, ICJI Executive Director. “We expect more people will be venturing out and taking road trips this spring, and wearing a seat belt is still the best way to keep you and your loved ones safe on the road.”

Between 2015 and 2019, seat belts have saved more than 69,000 lives in the U.S., according to NHTSA. Despite knowing the benefits, people still refuse to buckle up, a choice that too often can end in tragedy.

Last year, more than 800 people were killed on Indiana roads, of which, 565 occurred in passenger vehicles. Sadly, 364 of those, or six out of 10, were not wearing seat belts.

Out of any age group, male drivers, particularly those between the ages of 15 and 34, were the

most likely to be found not wearing a seat belt at the time of a crash. Additionally, individuals not wearing seat belts were three times more likely to get injured in a crash when the driver was speeding and seven times more likely when the driver was impaired.

“There’s a common misconception that riding in the back seat or driving a large truck or SUV will keep you safe in a crash, which couldn’t be further from the truth,” said Robert Duckworth, ICJI Traffic Safety Division Director. “Buckling up is the best way to increase your survivability, regardless of what seat or vehicle you’re in.”

According to ICJI, officers will be writing citations and conducting high-visibility patrols during the day but especially at night, when unrestrained driving is at its peak (midnight to 4 a.m.). Under Indiana’s primary seat belt law, officers can stop and cite drivers and passengers just for failing to wear a seat belt.

Drivers can also be cited for each unbuckled passenger under the age of 16, and children under eight must be properly restrained in a federally approved child or booster seat.

Throughout the campaign, officers will be taking a no-excuses approach to seat belt enforcement, which means anyone caught not wearing one will receive a citation.

To learn more about the Click It or Ticket campaign, visit www.nhtsa.gov/ciot. Parents and caregivers can choose the safest car seat for their child by visiting TheRightSeat.com, or to find a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician, who can inspect and assist with the installation of a car seat, visit www.childseat.in.gov.

Postcard will verify Hoosier voter registration Hoosier voters are beginning to receive postcards in the mail from the Secretary of State’s office. The office is mailing these postcards as part of a statewide voter list refresh. The goal is to identify outdated and inaccurate voter registration information to improve the accuracy and integrity of Indiana’s voter registration list.

“These mailings help us identify records that need updating or are no longer valid. This helps us create a more accurate picture of voter turnout for the state and helps ensure our elections remain safe and secure. Hoosiers deserve to know we have accurate voter lists,” Secretary of State Holli Sullivan said.

Postcards that are returned to the office as

undeliverable will be used to identify outdated voter registration information. If the first mailing is returned as undeliverable, a second postcard will be sent to the forwarding address on file with the U.S. Postal Service. The second postcard will ask the voter to confirm or update their residence address or cancel their Indiana voter registration using a postage pre-paid voter response card.

Hoosiers should use the postcard as a reminder to verify, update or start a voter registration online at www.indianavoters.com. Voters may also visit their local county clerk’s office. Voters who need assistance can call the Hoosier Voter Hotline at 866-IN-1-VOTE.

Briefly New Harmony Gallery Art Camp slated The Hoosier Art Salon New Harmony Gallery is sponsoring two Children’s Summer Art Programs.

The first program is a three-day art day camp for children who have completed first grade through nine years old to be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, June 1-3 from 9 until 11:30 a.m. pick up no later than noon at the Murphy Park Shelter House. The second program is for ages 10 through 15, artist Cynthia Watson will teach a two-day watercolor workshop on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 15 and 16 at the New Harmony Chapel Church of the Nazarene on 531 East Steammill Street The class session is from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Class size is limited. Programs are free and supplies are furnished. Enrollment will begin on Wednesday, May 12. Class size is limited and spaces fill on a first come basis. A parent or guardian can enroll a child by emailing the gallery director, Linda Volz, email at lvolz@hoosiersalon.org or by calling the gallery at 812-682-3970.

free swim. Bring your family and friends on Saturday, May 29, from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

PC Democrats Golf Scramble PC Democrats golf scramble will be held on June 14, at Western Hills Country Club. For more information about teams and hole sponsors call Ed Adams 812-457-1183, leave message or go to our Facebook page @Posey County Democrats.

PC Sheriff’s Merit Board to meet The Posey County Sheriff’s Merit Board will meet on June 2, 2021 at the Sheriff’s Office in Mount Vernon at 9:30 a.m.

Celebrate Recovery on Thursdays Co-ed Celebrate Recovery group meets on Thursday evenings at 6 p.m., at the Beyond the Walls Campus, 424 Vine Street, Mount Vernon.

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

PC Homemakers to hold Achievement Night Posey County homemakers achievement night Tuesday, May 25, at 7 p.m., at the Posey County Fairgrounds. The speakers are Monie Ciscel and Susie Head, giving a presentation on going to Haiti and teaching young girls to sew. The homemaker of the year award will be given out.

MV Lions Club Fireworks The Mount Vernon Lions Club will host the annual fireworks on the riverfront Saturday, June 26, 2021. There is a whole program scheduled for this event. Food trucks starting at 5 p.m., with a live band at 7 p.m., and fireworks to begin around 9 p.m.

Stocker to be guest at Senior Citizen Party Come join us on Thursday, June 10, at the Posey County Council on Aging in Mount Vernon, at 10 a.m. Our special guest is Charlie Stoker.

Each guest is invited to bring a perennial to donate to the Mount Vernon Garden Center. Charlie will be judging the plants based on: most popular, most likely to succeed, most attractive, least likely to succeed, most likely to choke out the competition (or not Miss Congeniality), and most unique.

Lunch served at 11:30 a.m., and will include: Ham, baked beans, potato salad, broccoli/cauliflower salad, roll and strawberry shortcake. Cost for lunch is $5. Transportation will be provided for the Poseyville and New Harmony Centers.

NPHS Graduation to be held May 28 North Posey High School graduation will be held Friday, May 28, 7 p.m., on the football field.

Limited Attendance by invitation only. If inclement weather, it will be held in the gymnasium.

AA Meetings scheduled for Thursdays AA meetings are held on Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Lighthouse Assembly of God in New Harmony.

Certify your Spring Planted Acres MVHS Graduation to be held May 28 Mount Vernon High School graduation will be held Friday, May 28, 7 p.m.,

Brittlebank Pool Free Entry Day set In honor of Jackson Higgins join us in a day of

The Posey County FSA Office would like to remind farmers to come into the office by July 15, to certify their Spring planted acres. Planting dates are required. Farmers are allowed to come into the office as long as they make an appointment.

Please call the Posey County FSA Office at 812838-4191, ext. 2 to make an appointment.

‘North Posey School Board’ continued from Page A1 al implications of it. “The counselor will work with kids dealing with trauma, parenting skills, and small group lessons in classes or individual sessions,” Galvin said. He equated the new position with being comparable to a family doctor, while the school social workers are more like medical specialists.

ESSER funds will also be used for three years’ worth of new Chromebooks, virtual reality goggles, curriculum mapping, Frontline employment systems, professional development, HVAC and air quality improvements, and COVID expense reimbursement, like custodial supplies and disinfectant. Some of the money will be used to explore the possibility of starting a full day preschool.

The other position unanimously created at the meeting was a Transportation/Maintenance Secretary. This position will be 220 days, eight hours/day, and will fall in the same non-certified pay scale as the building secretaries. This position will consolidate several within the Transportation Department, brought about by the retirements of Darlene Pruitt and Jerry Straw, which were accepted at the meeting. Pruitt has fifteen years of service and Straw has 24 years of service. Pruitt leaves at the end of the school year and Straw on December 31, 2021.

Two teacher retirements were also accepted to be effective at the end of the school year. Susan Mulkey will retire from North Elementary School after 34 years of service, while Sherrie Plouchard retires from North Posey Junior High School after 19 years of service. Galvin and the Board expressed their gratitude to all four retirees for their years of dedication to MSD of North Posey and wished them all the best in their future endeavors The resignation of Rylan Gentil as the North Posey High School Biology, Anatomy, and Biomedical Innovations Teacher was accepted, as well as that of Justin Wagner as a North Posey High School Special Education Teacher. Nancy Will resigned as the cook at North Elementary School. Will requests to use nineteen leave days from May 3-26. All these resignations are effective at the end of the 2020-2021 school year.

Bobbie J. Rankin resigned as a Data Specialist, effective on June 11, 2021, but using vacation days from June 7-11. Traci Newcomer resigned as the North Posey Junior High Cross Country Coach and Marlee Sims resigned as the North Posey Junior High Track Coach, effective at the end of the school year. Cris Craig resigned

as a night custodian at North Posey High School, effective May 21, 2021. Jayme Bender resigned as a Data Specialist, effective June 7, Lori Lingafelter resigned as Executive Assistant/Deputy Treasurer, effective July 6 and Amanda Smith as North Posey Junior High Track Coach for the remainder of the 2021 track season.

Personal leave was approved for Cody Campbell for his honeymoon from May 3 through May 7 and for Mark Ziliak to care for his spouse from May 6 through May 26, 2021.

Approved new hires for the 2021-2022 school year are: Ginger Angel, North Posey High School Special Education and Mallory Lowe, North Elementary Special Education; Abigail Compton and Jordan Deitz, North Elementary Teachers; Taylor Patton, South Terrace Elementary Teacher; and Natalie Macaulay and James White as North Posey High School Science Teachers. All hires were unanimously approved.

Shannon MacMunn, North Elementary Principal, recommended Varbi Galvin as a Sixth Grade Teacher for her school, effective at the beginning of the next school year. Stating that he was “always an advocate for transparency,” Galvin stepped away from the voting process, as she is his spouse. Board Member Vince Oakley made a motion to approve the request and Board Member Gregory Schmitt seconded the motion.

The motion was approved with a five to zero vote.

In other board action: • The 2022 Budget Calendar was approved by a 5-0 vote. Board Member Larry Kahle made a motion to approve the request and Board Member Amy Will seconded the motion.

• Permission was granted to apply for Federal and Indiana Department of Education Grants including, but not limited to; Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, Formative Assessment, High Ability, Early Intervention, Indiana Department of Homeland Security Secure Schools, and Indiana Criminal Justice Institute. “If the Department of Education throws something else our way, we’ll go after that, too,” Superintendent Galvin stated emphatically.

• The final recommendation for Summer School 2021was approved as discussed at the prior meeting. Enrollment in the high school remediation classes cannot be determined until the final grades are out. There will be Summer Band class and Advanced Physical Conditioning (weightlifting), funded by the state.

• Jacob Riecken gave an updated report to

make some changes to the Technology Department. Building Level Computer Coordinators will change their title to better reflect their duties to Technology Specialists Level I. He proposed cutting two of the three positions and moving them to a central location at the high school, as they get more “work tickets” to do at the site.

The job will increase from 7 hours per day to 7.5 hours and the days will increase from 186 days in the contract to 200 days. This will also move the contract from the September Contract Group to the August Contract Group. Technology Support will change title, to better reflect duties, to Technology Specialists Level II. District Computer Coordinator will change the title, to better reflect his duties, to Technology Director.

In addition, the eLearning Technology Specialist shall be moved to the Technology Department.

Brian Wilson was hired as the eLearning Technology Specialist, effective at the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year. All changes were approved by the board.

• The board voted unanimously to hire Frontline Education for both Frontline Central and Recruiting and Hiring Solutions. Frontline Central is an electronic employee records management system. Frontline Recruiting and Hiring enables districts to proactively recruit from the largest pool of K12 job-seeking candidates. ESSER funds will be utilized to offset the costs. The total for both services for a three-year subscription is $45,282.10. There is also a one-time implementation fee of $9,630..

• Galvin announced during the Good News Report that all schools in the district have received STEM certification. The district is only the second in the state with that distinction.

• The board met in Executive Session before the May 10, meeting at North Elementary School for the purpose of discussion of the assessment, design, and implementation of school safety and security measures, plans, and systems, as well as to discuss a job performance evaluation of individual employees.

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May 27, June 3, 10, 17 and 24, July 1, 15, 22 and 29 at 10 a.m.

- Adult Drawing and Watercolor Workshops - This free series is for anyone wishing to learn or perfect skills in drawing or watercolor.

We will be meeting in the Ohio/ Wabash room for the first workshop.

Masks are required. If you have questions call Stan Campbell at 812838-3286. Must provide your own art supplies for this program. Registration is required and begins May 20. If you register for the May 27 workshop you will be registered for the series.

May 31 - Memorial Day - The library will be closed.

June 1 through July 31 - Alexandrian Public Library Summer Reading Challenge - Register with Beanstack or you can call or visit the library for more information and to get signed up.

June 1 at 6 p.m. - Southern Hollow Dulcimer and Folk Group Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the beautiful sounds of dulcimers playing on the library lawn. This perfect summer evening experience can be enjoyed by all ages. There is no registration for this event. Masks are required. Rain date is June 3.

June 2 at 10 a.m. - Summer Adult Craft: Fairy lantern - in person. Kick off summer with a fairy lantern craft. Most supplies provided. Registration required. If you’d rather do the virtual craft, you can register for the June 3 session.

June 2 at 10:30 a.m. - Virtual program: Didgeridoo Down Un-

der Show - Australian music, animals and more. Great for kids ages three and up. No registration. View this fantastic video online on our Facebook page from June 2 - June 16. This is a high-energy, Australia-themed show that combines music, culture, puppetry, comedy, character building, storytelling and audience participation. The didgeridoo has been played by Aboriginal Australians for at least 1,500 years, and is known for its otherworldly sound. But DDU is much more than music. It’s interactive, educational, motivational and super fun – perfect for kids and families. This concert date is also the first registration day for our Summer Reading Challenge. Information will be available.

June 3 at 10 a.m. - Virtual Take and Make Adult Craft: Fairy lantern - Kick off summer with a fairy lantern craft. Most supplies provided. Registration is now open.

June 4, 8 p.m. - Cinderella - A fun movie at Riverbend Park on a big screen. No registration is required. Bring your chair.

June 5 at 10 a.m. - Virtual Chapter Chats with Miss Janis (Sideways Stories from Wayside School) - Students in third to fifth grade will enjoy this quirky book.

June 7 at 10:30 a.m. - Virtual Story Times - Join us on our Facebook page at 10:30 a.m. for a virtual story time. You will also receive information on a take-it-and-make-it craft kit.

Note: To register for any of our FREE adult, teen or children project kits, go to the event calendar on our website at alexandrianpl.org then click on the day of the event or call the library at 812-838-3286.

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United Way of Posey County Launches Shoe Drive Fundraiser The United Way of Posey County is starting a shoe drive fundraiser on June 1, 2021 to raise funds for our new campaign and for grant matching opportunities. Anyone can help by donating gently worn, used and new shoes. All donated shoes will be redistributed throughout a network to help develop countries where economic opportunity and jobs are limited. United Way of Posey County will earn funds based on the total weight of the pairs of gently worn, used and new shoes collected.

“We are excited about our shoe drive, said Keely Winiger, Executive Director of the United Way of Posey County. We know that most people have extra shoes in their closets they would like to get rid of

and donate for a good cause. By doing so, we raise money, and we have the chance to help families in developing nations who need economic opportunities. By donating gently worn, used and new shoes to the United Way of Posey County, the shoes will be given a second chance and make a difference in people’s lives around the world. It’s a win-win for everyone.”

You can drop off your shoes at the United Way of Posey County office at 128 West Third Street in Mount Vernon Monday - Thursday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. or take them to McKim’s IGA. For more information contact the United Way of Posey County office at 812838-3637 or email unitedwayposey@gmail.com.

Victoria Harrison Baumgart Bill and Gretchen Baumgart would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Victoria Harrison Baumgart. Victoria was born at 7:58 a.m., on June 17, 2020, weighing in at 5 pounds 13.8 ounces and was 19 inches long. Victoria was welcomed home by her three-year-old sister, Magdalena Baumgart. Maternal grandparents are Dick and Jacqueline Green of Mount Vernon. Paternal grandparents are the late Gene and Kathy Baumgart.

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By Lois Mittino Gray Upcoming events planned at the riverfront received the most attention at the May 6, Mount Vernon Board of Works meeting at the City Hall. Board member David Dodd and Utilities Superintendent Chuck Gray were not able to attend, but those present participated in lively discussion.

Ron Gelarden, representing the Mount Vernon Eagles Lodge, appeared before the board to ask permission to close streets for its annual carnival this year. He explained that the event was very successful in 2018 and 2019, but they could not have it last year due to COVID concerns. The dates are slated for May 26-30, with set up day May 25. He presented their certificate of insurance to the board.

Gelarden requested permission to close Water Street from College to Main, and then add an additional 100 feet to the east of that as they need the extra space for rides and concession stands.

Board member Andy Hoehn asked if that would shut off the riverfront completely and Mayor Bill Curtis replied the extra 100 feet would close the

exit from the public boat ramp. “That is Memorial Day Weekend, a big boating day, and I would like to be able to accommodate your group, and keep the ramp open. Can we work around that?”

Hoehn queried.

Curtis agreed and added it is a well-attended event, and they don’t want to close Main completely with Bliss Artisan still open, as it will be some of the last days for the eatery before its closing. After further discussion, the motion was made by Curtis to approve the Eagles carnival, closing Water Street from College (closing half of College), to Main. Street Commissioner Max Dieterle will measure a safe distance for boats exiting onto Water Street; narrowing it, but keeping it safe. The motion carried. Gelarden responded, “It will be tight, but we will have to deal with it.”

Mount Vernon Lions Club President Ken Rudibaugh asked permission to close Water Street from College to Locust for their annual Fourth of July Fireworks show. It is slated to be held June 26 and the Lions would like the closure to begin at 4 p.m. They would also like to

shoot from the landing at the park again. Hoehn moved permission be given for all counts and the motion carried unanimously. Rudibaugh said he will get the insurance forms printed off and up to the office.

Derek Perry, 832 Main Street, appeared before the board to request permission to cut a driveway from Main Street to his property. Curtis asked if he checked with Area Plan Commission if there is enough room to do that there, as he would need at least 10 feet. It was agreed that both see no issues with it.

Attorney Beth Higgins reminded Perry that he will need to fill out a street/curb cut permit and bring it back to the board. Dieterle replied that permit comes from the contractor. Perry needs to get with his contractor and have him get the permit from Dieterle. Once it is filled out, Diterle will bring it to the next meeting for approval.

Higgins added the driveway must also be an all-weather surface. Perry added he was told it needed to be asphalt. When asked his starting date, Perry replied he is just taking the initial steps and would be able to move forward any

time.

• In Department Reports, Police Chief Tony Alldredge brought two resignations from the Police Reserve Force to approve. They are Levi Hoehn, who has accepted a position with another agency; and Jose Gomez, who has scheduling conflicts. The Chief concluded his report by stating there were 211 calls since the last meeting.

• Fire Chief Wes Dixon stated there were 26 calls since the last meeting. Of those, only three were fire calls, the remainder were medical.

• Dieterle reported they completed six extra trash pickups generating $160, hauled 120 tons of trash to the landfill and issued five trash ordinance violations.

• Under Old Business, the Mayor spoke about work in Tanglewood replacing the pipe in the ditch. The easements are done, and City Engineer Barry Tanner has given the okay to proceed.

He will keep the board posted on progress. Higgins added the price language was removed and there is now no longer an escalation or COVID clause as discussed at the last meeting. A firm price has been established.

Sermon of the Week - Rebel Hearts By: Terry Atchison “No, I don’t want to.” “No, you can’t make me.” “No, I don’t want your help.” “Leave me alone.”

“I don’t have to.” “Go away.” “I want to live with grandma.” “I hate you.” And there are so many other tidbits, spoken by very young, rebel hearts, mostly without comprehension of the severity of what was said.

One of the first words children learn is ‘no.’ Then, through listening to grownups, peers, and the media, they develop a repertoire to bolster their rebellion. When they are very young, their words can be humorous. At a certain age, they hone their words to cut like a dagger into their parent’s hearts to cause the maximum pain. Then starts a testing period. How far can they push until patience gives way to punishment?

Now compare those rebellious years to our Christian lives. Sometimes people turn away from God and live for the world. Jeremiah 5:23 But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts; they have turned

aside and gone away. They don’t really listen to God’s word, but carry out their own plans for their lives. Their thoughts and the way they act are contrary to God’s instructions. Going along with the crowd, being accepted by their peers, takes priority over living a true Christian life.

They tell God what their lives should be like and challenge Him when they don’t get their way. And many times it is not that radical. The sin comes in spurts and small bits. “It’s okay, just this one time.” “Well we all need to let off a little steam somehow.” “No one will know.” They use unbecoming vocabulary, judge others, and gossip. They become ‘part time Christians’. Their lives reflect that of a Christian, but not every day. They try to pick and choose when they will live according to God’s word. It becomes a tangled web of guilt. They do not heed God’s warnings in the scriptures. Proverbs 22:3 A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

Proverbs 19:3 People’s own foolishness ruins their lives, but in their

minds they blame the Lord.

There is always a struggle and then they give up the fight. God humbles them, then loves them. They have no more resistance and ask God to take control again. For many people this is a common occurrence on a small scale. When they live for God and not their egos, peace, God’s peace and love, once again controls their lives. 1 John 1:5-7 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

We have all been rebels, against something, at one time or another in our lives. I rebelled against God for a few years of my life. He always gave me signs that He was still there. You see, I may have turned my back on Him, but He never turned His back on me. I know this because he kept on answering my prayers. Yes, even when I thought that I was in control, I still prayed. One day he humbled me like I have never been humbled. I understood and I lifted my soul up to Him. Am I a perfect Christian? Nope, I’m not Jesus. But God has blessed me, used me for His glory, and has led me to the place He wants me to be today. My rebel heart is long gone. Now it beats only for God.

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portion of the meeting. The Hovey House meeting attendance was significantly lower than previous meetings with

‘MSDMV’ continued from Page A1 athletic complex. Right now, storage is scattered in several places such as the Booker T. School, the high school, present administration offices, and West Elementary,” he said.

The Purchasing Agent will now appoint two appraisers to determine the fair market value for the property. They will return their appraisals to him separately after 30 days. The board will have a public hearing on the purchase at the June 21, meeting. The purchase will probably be approved by the middle of July if it is deemed feasible.

In other school board action: • The board accepted the intent to retire from Lucy Steinhart as a high school teacher and social studies department chair at the end of this school year after 23 years of service to the district.

• Erica Thomas was hired to be the Summer School Credit Recovery teacher and Rachel Redman will be her teacher assistant. Thomas has been an English teacher at the high school for eleven years. The board confirmed the employment of Andrea Norman as an IREAD-3 bus driver.

• Logan Worthington was hired as the high school boys’ basketball assistant coach. His resignation as high school girls’ basketball coach was accepted. Steven Mitchell resigned half of his full stipend as assistant high school coach boys’ basketball. Both are effective immediately.

• Other resignations, effective at the end of the school year, were accepted from West Elementary teacher Abigail Compton, Cheryl Potter as a virtual teacher, and Mike Wheaton, high school

department chair. Zachary Leiter resigned as a district-wide network engineer, effective June 3, while Michael Rushing resigned as a high school building maintenance technician, effective May 17.

• The board adopted a resolution permitting the following educational meetings: Kristi Burns attended a workshop at the SIEC Center in Jasper on May 20 for teachers of record and she will attend an English Language Consortium final meeting for the SIOP Collaborative on June 1 at the same location.

• Carol Stratton will be allowed to attend the virtual federal programs workshop CARES/ CRRSA/ARP Funding presented by the Indiana Department of Education on June 10.

• Kim Merrick will attend the Bal-A-Vis-X workshop on July 13-14 at the SIEC in Jasper on July 13 -14.

• The board authorized the agreement with Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare, Inc., to provide clinic space to facilitate behavioral health services to students who qualify for services for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The Mount Vernon School district will provide only the space; there will be no other costs to the district.

• Information to the board included May menus, Self-Insurance Fund report, April SLF report, and graduation. Thompson reported that graduation, slated for Friday, May 28, will be as “close to normal as possible.” Each graduate was given ten tickets for friends and family.

• The next board meeting is set for Monday, June 7 at 5:45 p.m. in the Mount Vernon Senior High School Media Center.

solar items on the agenda, despite the lifting of Covid-19 capacity limits that often led to concerned citizens being relegated to waiting outside in the cold while going through a rotation to be allowed admittance to speak during the process this winter.

“As the way it’s zoned right now, could it actually have solar panels on it?” APC Member Kevin Brown asked following APC President Mark Seib’s request for further discussion.

‘No,” Seib said.

Brown was the lone vote against the rezoning. APC Members David Pearce and Randy Thornberg were not in attendance.

Seib said the clock is ticking on Tenaska’s time for making changes. Once the project is set for a final vote...following two public hearings…the company will be required to have every detail ironed out and in place for consideration

by members. Should the commission feel that more information is needed it can call for a re-filing, essentially a restart of the entire approval process that carries with it a second $530,000 filing fee.

“They can have adjustments once they file the initial paperwork as long as it’s not a great adjustment. That is a decision by us,” Seib said.

“They need to come ready and prepared.”

Tenaska’s preliminary filing was sent on April 23.

This is the first application of its kind for Posey County, Seib said. The APC office is staffed by two full time employees and a part time worker has also been brought in to help with normal daily business while APC Executive Director Mindy Bourne reviews the two file boxes worth of paperwork submitted as the initial filing. Seib estimated about half of the office’s weekly payroll hours

are currently dedicated to this project.

“We hired an extra part time person and we’re in hopes that the county council will help us with funding of that. We do have a line item in our budget that allows for part time. We’ve been using that off and on, but we officially got somebody to help in the office with the office work as well as the regular, daily routine so that Mindy can concentrate on a little bit more on this solar (application) with Terry Hall and Trent Van Haaften and all of us together to make sure we get it processed and moved through, not super fast, but correctly. I don’t care if it takes till September or October, but we’re not going to go ahead and approve something without having all the documentation and all of the correct paperwork. This is the first one. We’re not going to screw it up,” Seib said.

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Concerns about enforcing golf cart policies were also addressed.

Councilwoman Virginia Alsop raised the issue of golf carts in town being used in violation of the town’s policies. She said a complaint was made about a golf cart not pulling to the side of the road to allow a car to pass the previous weekend.

“I brought this up before about the golf carts of people bringing them in. I know it’s hard to do,” Alsop said. “The people that (were on the golf cart were) very, very rude. The person said ‘you’re supposed to get on the side of the road.

Stay over to the side.’ I guess this person really chewed him out and said ‘this is a golf cart community and we can ride anywhere and do what we want.’”

Karla Atkins, New Harmony Clerk-Treasurer, said that six golf carts were “paid for” as part of a wedding. She said that permitted golf carts are given a temporary sticker.

“Do they have the rules of the golf carts in town?” Alsop asked. “See, that’s it. To me, if people come in and pay for it, they’ve got to have the rules. They can’t ride on Church Street.

Kids can’t drive. So we need to change something, we need to do something different and I don’t know what.”

Blaylock said that the town office isn’t open for golf carts brought in during the weekend and town lawn enforcement may not be on duty.

“What they need to do is call Posey dispatch and request a policeman to come. It’s a police matter. It’s not a town council matter. I, personally, have zero jurisdiction to tell someone ‘don’t drive on Church Street.’ That’s a police matter.

That’s what needs to be done instead of putting in ordinance, and ordinance, and ordinance, and ordinance that we can’t enforce,” Blaylock said.

Taking care of one of the items on their list of things to do are Eldon and Nora Hatcher. The Alsop said she was concerned that the actions Cynthiana residents were preparing to paint one of the doors into the garage. Photo by Dave of others could impact town residents from bePearce ing able to have golf carts in the future.

“You know I disagree with driving golf carts on the state highway, but if someone wants to drive on the state highway or walk down the middle of the state highway and get run over, I’m sorry. You can’t control it. There’s an old saying where I used to work, ‘you can’t fix stupid,’ and you can’t. It’s just the way it is,” Blaylock answered. “I don’t know what we can do about it. That’s the problem. Some of it’s unenforceable. If we had a policeman on duty 24/7 you could do more, but we don’t have that (and) probably never will.”

Councilman Tom Williams said “it’s just a minute problem.”

“Most people behave perfectly,” Williams said. “I don’t want to make a problem out of something that we should just be accepting as part of the percentage of doing business.”

Alsop said she’s concerned about the potential for someone to get hurt.

“Well we’ll just watch it and we’ll see. I feel like this summer is going to really get bad,” she said. “I hope it doesn’t, but we don’t want anybody getting hurt.”

In other business: Council members voted to remove the lamp post signs advising visitors to wear masks. They also voted to make mask wearing optional at town council meetings. Masks will still be required for visiting New Harmony Town Hall.

Blaylock said that the town has been approved to receive another community crossings grant to pave several streets in town.

“Once we get these streets paved, I am very proud to report that we will have 100 percent of the streets in town with new paving under the community crossing matching grant. We will have paved just a little bit over $1 million worth of paving, of which the state has put up about $740,000 and we have put in about $275,000,” Blaylock said, adding that the numbers are approximate.

‘Lawsuit’ continued from Page A1 draft to 100 feet. “By motion of member Carl Schmitz, the APC voted to remove the landscaping tree buffer requirement.”

Posey County Commissioners signed the draft ordinance at its March 17, 2020 meeting that contained the reduced setbacks and no tree buffers without hearing public input on either change.

Brian Goebel filed an application to amend the ordinance on February 10. Changes requested included: industrial solar projects be required to rezone to M-2 before being granted approval; arbor vitae tree screening be required; setbacks increased from 100 to 1,000 feet; and require applicants to secure a cash performance bond for decommissioning security. He later added a request for the addition of a property value guarantee.

At the March 11 APC public hearing, an attorney representing the plaintiff was limited to 15 minutes to present her case and “was not allowed to show a 3-D scale model prepared for the presentation.” The model, a roughly eight-feet long display placed on a table in the front of the Posey County Community Center and just to the side of APC members, featured a house, barn, vehicle, people and vegetation on a non-participating property. Mock solar panels could be moved at various positions on the board to show the visual impact of different setback distances.

APC President Mark Seib told those in attendance that a representative for Goebel and a representative of those against the proposed changes would be granted 15 minutes to speak. Further public testimony was limited to two minutes per speaker.

APC attorney Terry Hall distributed a letter written by a lawyer representing Tenaska and the Posey Solar Project outlining which revisions to the ordinance would be acceptable. Court documents allege that at the March 18 APC special meeting, Hall, present via Zoom, “appeared to members of the public seated in the audience to be receiving communications via text message from Steve Johnson, Tenaska’s representative seated in the audience, during the hearing that steered the APC’s discussion in Tenaka’s favor.”

Attorneys for the plaintiffs filed a request for records with the APC, Commissioners and Posey County Council for relevant information regarding communication with Tenaska between January 2019 until the proposed ordinance amendment was decided.

“A timely and complete response to said requests for records was not provided by the APC, board and council prior to the date of the public meetings when the proposed zoning ordinance was to be considered.” On April 29, the board, APC and council pro-

vided “incomplete” responses to requests for records that did not include “correspondence among and between Tenaska, other solar developers, and individual members of the board, APC, and Posey County Council, specifically text messages.”

The APC voted against the proposed ordinance changes on March 31. Meeting attendance was originally set at a lower number than the state’s Covid-19 restricted maximum capacity. The number was eventually increased, but neither the public nor the plaintiff’s attorney was notified of the increase and public comment was not allowed.

The commissioners voted to approve the APC members’ recommendations after hearing testimony on April 20. “Among those who spoke on the record before the board was the sister of Board President Bill Collins, who testified that she is leasing her property to the solar developer and really needs the income.”

Court documents also state that Commissioner Carl Schmitz “is believed to have family leasing or planning to lease their property to the solar developer for the project and has stated that he wished Tenaska’s proposed solar project included his property and that he will lease his property to future solar developers.”

“Upon information and belief, a majority of the board convened outside of a properly noticed public meeting to discuss and orchestrate their actions on the proposed ordinance amendment prior to the April 20, 2021 meeting.” Indiana Open Door Law requires that official work by public agencies be conducted openly for public observation and recording, unless “expressly provided by statute, in order that the people may be fully informed.”

“Official action is very broadly defined” to “include receiving information, deliberating, and/or discussing proposed or pending matters.” The suit alleges that at least two members, a majority, of the county commissioners “convened outside of a properly notified public meeting to receive information, discuss and/or deliberate and orchestrate their actions regarding the proposed ordinance amendment.”

Joe Harrison, attorney for the Posey County Council and Posey County Commissioners, said the lawsuit “is without merit and frivolous.”

“There was nothing improper with the solar ordinance process followed by the Posey County Commissioners. Neither Commissioner Schmitz or Collins had any conflict of interest with regard to the Posey solar ordinance process,” Harrison said. “As a mat-

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ter of fact, the amended solar ordinance that was adopted by the county commissioners on April 20 was much more restrictive to potential solar developers than the original version that was adopted by the county commissioners last year.”

Harrison said he couldn’t say what the pending litigation would mean for the Posey Solar Project, whose developers started the initial land use permit filing process on April 23.

“I think that’s going to be up for the court to decide,” Harrison said.

Timberly Ross, representative for Tenaska, had no answer to that question either.

“We are still digesting the complaint and aren’t prepared to fully comment at this time,” Ross said.

She denied allegations made in the suit that Johnson, senior vice president of strategic development and acquisitions for Tenaska, texted Hall during the March 18 APC meeting.

“Steve has not been in communication with Terry Hall and has no contact information for her,” Ross said. “Steve was texting with members of the project team who were not permitted to testify at the hearing virtually in order to confirm specific project details to ensure he was providing accurate information.”

Seib said the lawsuit will have no impact on work currently underway by Mindy Bourne, APC executive director, as she sorts through the two boxes of paperwork that accompanied the Tenaska filing before the request can be moved to the public hearing phase of development.

“It will have no effect. Until we have a judgement, it will not change any of the work,” Seib said.

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Lady Vikes win first ever PAC title, finish season at 19-3

By Chris Morlan The Lady Viking softball team started the week on a six-game win streak. North Posey played last week and won all three games to extend their winning streak to nine games going into the postseason. They have not lost a game in over a month. If North Posey wins their opening round game against Perry Central. Most likely, the sixth ranked Lady Vikings will play against the second ranked Tecumseh Lady Braves.

North Posey 21, Evansville Harrison 1: Last Monday night, the North Posey softball team went to the eastside of Evansville to play against the Evansville Harrison Lady Warriors.

Erin Hoehn was a big part of the 13-run second inning when she hit a home run and a double.

Hoehn was also the winning pitcher in this matchup. Hoehn threw two innings, allowing no hits, no runs, one walk and striking out five.

The thirteen run second inning started when Maddy Olander singled on a line drive to the pitcher. Sybil reached base on an error. Ava Lowe walks and loaded the bases. Lauren Kihn was hit by a pitch. Olander scored a run. The bases remained loaded for the Lady Vikings.

Erin Hoehn stepped to the plate and doubles on a ground ball to left field, scoring Renshaw and Lowe to make the score 3-0. Jenna Wehmer came in the game as a pinch runner for Hoehn.

Addie Fullop doubled to left field scoring Kihn and Wehmer. Fullop stole third base when Haley Lowe was at bat. Fullop then scored a run on a wild pitch to give North Posey a 6-0 advantage. Haley Lowe and Ashton Elpers each walked. Olander singled a line drive to right

field scoring Haley Lowe and moving Elpers to third base. Kennedy singles on a fly ball to center field. Elpers scores and Olander advanced to third base. Renshaw reached base on a hard ground ball error. Olander and Kaylee Bender scored runs and the Lady Vikings lead expanded to 10-0. Renshaw was on second base. Lauren Kihn singled on a ground ball to shortstop, advancing Renshaw to third base. Erin Hoehn came to the plate and homers on a fly ball to left field. Ranshaw and Kihn also scored to extend the North Posey to 13-0 to close out the second inning.

In the top of the fourth inning, Brooklyn Goedde started things off for the Lady Vikings hitting a double to center field. Kaylee Bender walks and Shaina Farrar was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Ella Bromm reached first base on a dropped third strike. Bender and Goedde both scored. Renshaw grounded out and Farrar scored for the Lady Vikings to make the score 16-0. A few batters later, Taylor Pieszchalski was hit by a pitch, loading the bases with Jenna Wehmer at third and Kyndal Williams on second. Evansville Harrison scored their only run of the game in the bottom of the fourth inning off a home run, making the score 16-1.

At the top of the fifth inning, Kaylee Bender reached base on a fielder error. Shaina Farrar was hit by a pitch. Ella Bromm was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Sybil Renshaw walks and Bender scored. Jenna Wehmer homered on a fly ball to left field scoring Farrar, Bromm and Renshaw to make the score 21-1. This

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The umpire signals safe as North Posey Viking Jenna Wehmer slides into home during this week’s exciting 3-1 win over powerhouse Boonville. With the win and the win over Washington on Tuesday, the Vikings claimed their first-ever PAC title. Photo by Dave Pearce

Vikings beat Rebels 6-1, win PAC baseball championship

By Chris Morlan North Posey finished their final week of the regular season.

This week, the Indiana High School Athletic Association Tournament begins. North Posey will play at the Tell City sectional against the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats on Thursday evening.

Last week, the Vikings played two games and finished with two wins to end their regular season with 16 wins and seven losses. North Posey played South Spencer and won by the score of 6-1 to clinch the Pocket Athletic Conference championship.

Last Thursday afternoon, the Vikings played county rival Mount Vernon at home in their final regular season game. Owen Spears threw a one hitter and struck out 18 at the plate for a 5-0 win.

North Posey 6, South Spencer 1: Two conference championships in the last three years is what the North Posey baseball team. The Vikings claimed the title last Monday evening at home against the South Spencer Rebels for the win by the final score of 6-1.

The Vikings got things going early in this matchup with three runs scored in the bottom of the first inning. It all started when Kyle LaVanchy walked. Then Chris Akers singled a hard ground ball to third base leaving two runners on base. A short time later, Harold Bender doubled a line drive to left field that scored

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North Posey High School baseball coach Mark Kirkman signals stop to North Posey baserunner Chace Akers after one of his big hits lands him on third base. Photo by Dave Pearce

Wildcat Woods advances as team falters

By Trisha L. Lopez The Lady Wildcats tennis team had one player advance in the individual portion of the tennis sectional, but fell as a team in the first round to Evansville Reitz 4-1 at home on Wednesday.

“We got a very tough draw in sectionals, drawing Reitz as a first round opponent and Mater Dei if we won in the first round. They are probably two of the strongest teams we played all year,” Mount Vernon Tennis Coach Mike Salaman said. “We emphasized to the girls that they didn’t have control over if they won or lost, but only if they played well and gave their best effort. The entire team then went out and did just that.”

Senior Morgan Woods, who has played number one singles throughout her high school career, won her match and will advance as an individual.

“We are excited to see how far

she can go as she is playing her best tennis of the year,” Salaman said.

Evansville Central defeated North Posey (3-2) and Reitz beat Mater Dei (3-2) on Thursday.

Reitz defeated Evansville Central in a close 3-2 match to claim the sectional championship title on Saturday.

The Lady Wildcats finished the season 13-9 overall, 9-4 in the PAC. “My proudest moments for the team were mainly watching the development of the younger players and the continued maturation of our upperclassmen,” Salaman said. “Having missed last year due to Covid and this being the first year in our new conference, we weren’t really sure what to expect from our team or our opponents.”

“Lily Denning was really making great strides and win-

ning close matches and three singles when she was injured and missed the second half of the season. Sadie Redman was moved up from JV and hardly missed a beat as she continued to play hard and always gave us an opportunity to win at three singles. We finished the season with a pair of sophomores at two doubles.

Grace Lueder and Sophie Kloppenburg really meshed as a team and as individual players,” Salaman said.

He credited his upperclassmen with being a good influence on their younger teammates. “(Senior Emma Schmidt’s) steady play, and more importantly, positive attitude, really set the tone for two doubles early in the season. Neither senior Brooklyn Shell nor Jenna Veatch played as freshmen, so this was only their second year playing, yet they played terrific tennis at one

doubles all year long. Their athleticism and mental toughness allowed them to have a great year,” he said.

He said Woods and junior Lauren Boeke “set the pace for the team with their great singles play.”

“It is an awesome feeling as a coach watching players such as Morgan and Lauren continue to get better as they move through high school,” Salaman said.

Looking ahead at next season, Salaman said he was encouraged by the progress of his junior varsity players this spring.

“Many of (the girls) were not too far behind the varsity team,” Salaman said. “Alison Gansman, Olivia Culley, Kelsey Martin, Ella McCune and Lily Tenbarge will all be expected to continue Mount Vernon High School senior Morgan Woods improving and hopefully step into the open spots left behind by smacks this backhand cross-court during sectional action. Photo by Garry Beeson the departing seniors.”

Eight Posey County boys advance to state track regional

By Chris Morlan The Mount Vernon and North Posey boys’ track teams competed at the Evansville Central Sectional last Thursday evening.

There were 12 schools participating at this event. North Posey had six members of their team advance to the regional. Mount Vernon had two qualify for the next round of the state tournament.

Castle won the meet with a team score of 131 points, followed by a two-way tie for second place with Evansville Central and Evansville Harrison scoring 67 points apiece. Boonville placed fourth with 62.5 points and Evansville Memorial rounded out the top five in team points with 55 points. North Posey placed ninth with 37 points and Mount Vernon finished eleventh with 26 points.

Regional qualifiers were North Posey’s Jaxon Wiggins finishing second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.91 seconds.

Austin Danhauer placed fifth in the 400-meter dash with a time

of 53.06 seconds and sixth in the high jump at five feet, eight inches. Tyler Underwood finished fifth in the high jump at the height of five feet, ten inches.

The Viking 4 x 100-meter relay team of Liam Stone, Clayton Lutz, Dawson Wunderlich and Wiggins placed seventh with a time of 45.20 seconds.

Also qualifying for the regional were Mount Vernon’s River Snodgrass with a third-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.49 seconds. Freshman Kerry Tyus placed fifth in the long jump at 20 feet, 10 inches.

Team Scores: Castle 131, Evansville Central 67, Evansville Harrison 67, Boonville 62.5, Evansville Memorial 55, Evansville North 48.5, Evansville Mater Dei 46, Evansville Reitz 42, North Posey 37, Evansville Bosse 36, Mount Vernon 26, Evansville Day School 6 Placing for points from Mount Vernon and North Posey: 100-METER DASH: 7. L. Hoehn-MV 11.75; 200-METER

DASH: 2. J. Wiggins-NP 22.91; 400-METER DASH: 3. R. Snodgrass-MV 52.49, 5. A. DanhauerNP 53.06; 800-METER RUN: 7. L. Herke-NP 2:09; 110-METER HURDLES: 5. K. Wahl-NP 16.91; 300-METER HURDLES: 6. K. Wahl-NP 45.07, 7. T. Frisby-MV 45.35; 4 X 100-METER RELAY: 7. North Posey (L. Stone, C. Lutz, D. Wunderlich, J. Wiggins) 45.20; 4 X 400-METER RELAY: 7. Mount Vernon (R. Snodgrass, T. Frisby, A. Reeves, C. Tucker) 3:41, 8.

North Posey (A. Danhauer, R. Basham, T. Underwood, J. Wiggins) 3:45; 4 X 800-METER RELAY: 6. North Posey (L. Herke, B. Bauer, K. Herke, T. Droege) 9:43, 7. Mount Vernon (M. Luckett, R. Paul, B. Morris, C. Tucker) 10:35; HIGH JUMP: 5. T. Underwood-NP 5’10, 6. A. Danhauer-NP 5’8, 7. N. GordonMV 5’8; POLE VAULT: 4. R. Spalding-MV 9’6; LONG JUMP: 5. K. Tyus-MV 20’10; SHOT PUT: 6. C. Doubler-NP 41’09, 8.

T. Washabaugh-MV 40’07

North Posey High School high jumper Tyler Underwood just misses out on a trip to the regional by clearing 5-foot-10 in the Central track sectional. Photo by Garry Beeson

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Wiggins wins 200-meter dash PAC title, team is ninth

By Chris Morlan Mount Vernon and North Posey boys’ track teams competed in the Pocket Athletic Conference Championship at Tell City last Thursday night. This is the first meet with all 13 schools competing since the merge of four former Big Eight schools joining the conference.

North Posey senior Jaxon Wiggins came into the PAC Championship undefeated in the 200-meter dash. Wiggins faced a tough field of sprinters in the final to win the race with a time of 23.05 seconds. In order to qualify for the 200-meter final. You either win one of the three heats or you must be one of the five other best times to qualify for the final race. Wiggins won the preliminary heat 2 race with a time of 23.17 seconds. In the finals, Wiggins had a decent lead in the final turn of the race until

Gibson Southern’s Michael Herren and Boonville’s Marques Ballard caught up with Wiggins down the stretch. With a never give up attitude, Wiggins held off the other two sprinters to win the race and become the 200-meter conference champion.

Other Wildcat and Viking members who placed in the top four of a race or field event were River Snodgrass (Mount Vernon) placing second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.95 seconds. Caleb Tyus (Mount Vernon) finished third in the long jump at 19 feet, eight inches. The Wildcat 4 x 400-meter relay team of Snodgrass, Trevor Frisby, Carson Tucker and Ace Reeves finished third with a time of 3:36. Also the Mount Vernon 4 x 100-meter relay team of Tyus, Snodgrass, Reeves and Luke Hoehn placed third with a time of 45.46 sec-

onds. Austin Danhauer (North Posey) finished fourth in the high jump at five feet, ten inches.

Heritage Hills won the PAC meet with a team score of 95 points. Tell City placed second with 83 points, followed by Forest Park in third place with 78.5 points, Boonville in fourth place with 72 points and Princeton rounding out the top five with 67 points. Mount Vernon finished eighth with 36.5 points and North Posey placed ninth with 31 points.

Team Scores: Heritage Hills 95, Tell City 83, Forest Park 78.5, Boonville 72, Princeton 67, Southridge 47, Gibson Southern 42.5, Mount Vernon 36.5, North Posey 31, Tecumseh 26, Washington 18, South Spencer 15, Pike Central 12.5 Placing for Mount Vernon and North Posey: 100-METER DASH: 6. L. Hoehn-MV 11.62;

4 X 100-METER RELAY: 3. Mount Vernon (C. Tyus, A. Reeves, R. Snodgrass, L. Hoehn) 45.46, 5. North Posey (L. Stone, C. Lutz, D. Wunderlich, J. Wiggins) 45.98; 400-METER DASH: 2. R. Snodgrass-MV 51.95; 300-METER HURDLES: 5. K. Wahl-NP 45.90, 6.

T. Frisby-MV 46.32, 8. J. Swartz-MV 46.71; 800-METER RUN: 8. L. Herke-NP 2:10; 200-METER DASH: 1. J. Wiggins-NP 23.05; 4 X 400-METER RELAY: 3. Mount Vernon (R. Snodgrass, T. Frisby, C. Tucker, A. Reeves) 3:36, 7. North Posey (A. Danhauer, R. Basham, T. Underwood, J. Wiggins) 3:46; SHOT PUT: 6. C. Doubler-NP 42’1.5; DISCUS: 8. B. Ford-MV 120’8; HIGH JUMP: 4.

A. Danhauer-NP 5’10, 6. N. Gordon-MV 5’8; LONG JUMP: 3. C. Tyus-MV 19’8, 7. J. Wiggins-NP 18’10.5

Five Lady Cats, three Lady Vikings advance to track regional

By Chris Morlan The 2021 Indiana High School Athletic Association girls track, and field sectional were underway last Tuesday evening at Mount Vernon High School.

There were 13 schools competing at this meet. The top three places in each race or field event advanced to this week’s Regional at Evansville Central.

Mount Vernon has five girls advancing to the regional and North Posey has three girls moving to the next round. For the Lady Wildcats, Kori Leverenz placed third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:02.

Emma Thompson finished third in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:29. Lera Wilson tied for second place in the high jump at the height of five feet and Maddie Maier finished third in the pole vault at the height of eight feet, six inches. Also qualifying were the 4 x 400-meter relay team of Grace Schroeder, Kori

Leverenz, Maddie Maier and Emma Thompson placing fifth with a time of 4:29.

North Posey’s three regional qualifiers were Brooke Coleman placing third in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:26. Taylor Freeman finished third in the long jump at 15-feet, seven inches and Olivia Esche placed third in the 3200-meter run with a time of 12:03.

Team Scores: Evansville Memorial 112.33, Evansville North 103, Evansville Mater Dei 76.33, Evansville Reitz 56.50, Castle 53, Mount Vernon 42.83, Evansville Harrison 39, Boonville 37, Evansville Bosse 33, Evansville Central 32, North Posey 27, Signature 12, Evansville Day School NTS Placing for points from Mount Vernon and North Posey: 4 X 800-METER RELAY: 6. North Posey (A. Pardon, M. Ashby, O. Esche, A. Hirsch) 11:17,

8. Mount Vernon (E. Thompson, R. Sullivan, D. Underwood, A. Lilleston) 11:38; 1600-METER RUN: 3. B. Coleman-NP 5:26, 6. E. Thompson-MV 5:52; 200-METER DASH: 7. K. Leverenz-MV 28.35; 4 X 100-METER RELAY: 6. Mount Vernon (L. Wilson, N. King, G. Schroeder, K. Leverenz) 54.66; 400-METER DASH: 3. K. Leverenz-MV 1:02; 800-METER RUN: 3. E. Thompson-MV 2:29, 7. A. Hirsch-NP 2:38; 3200-METER RUN: 3. O. Esche-NP 12:03; 4 X 400-METER RELAY: 5. Mount Vernon (G. Schroeder, K. Leverenz, M. Maier, E. Thompson) 4:29, 7. North Posey (B. Coleman, A. Hirsch, R. Koester, T. Freeman) 4:37; LONG JUMP: 3. T. Freeman-NP 15’7, 6. L. Wilson-MV 14’9.5; HIGH JUMP: 2. L. Wilson-MV 5’0, 7. L. Gentil-NP 4’10; DISCUS: 7. G. Thompson-MV 82’9; SHOT PUT: 8. G. ThompsonMV 27’11; POLE VAULT: 3. M. Maier-MV 8’6

Wildcats are close but have trouble finding wins

By Trisha L. Lopez Mount Vernon baseball picked up a pair of wins in the final week of the regular season, including a 2-1 senior night victory against Evansville Christian on Monday at home.

Seniors Kayden Hamilton and Blake Ritzert had two of the team’s three hits on the night. Hamilton got the job done on the mound as well, striking out eight and allowing one run on three hits. Junior Tyler Brown had the team’s third hit.

Seniors Hamilton, Ritzert, Landon Fischer, Xavier Angel, Hunter Phillips, Aaron Nobles, Alex Keitel and Brock Veatch were honored at the game.

The Wildcats followed with a conference win at Pike Central on Tuesday.

Mount Vernon put up five runs in the sixth inning en route to a 10-1 victory.

Ritzert led the Wildcats with four hits and two RBIs on the night. He also had five of the team’s 14 stolen bases in the contest. Veatch and sophomore Zaine Lindauer each had a pair of steals.

Veatch started on the mound for Mount Vernon, striking out 12 and allowing one run on five hits with no walks in six innings of work. Junior Hayden Huss threw one inning in relief.

Hamilton and Brown were 1-4 from the plate with RBI doubles. Lindauer went 1-2 with one RBI and senior Keaton Kern went 1-4 with one RBI. Mount Vernon fell on the road 5-0 to county rival North Posey on Thurs-

day. The Wildcats had just one hit in the contest, a fourth-inning double by Kern.

Brown got the nod on the mound. He struck out two and allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings of work.

They fell to Gibson Southern and Mater Dei in the Mount Vernon Invite on Saturday.

The Wildcats had a 2-1 lead going into the top of the sixth, but Gibson Southern scored two enroute to a 3-2 victory.

Hamilton struck out eight and allowed three runs on eight hits in seven innings on the mound for Mount Vernon. Ritzert led the offense, going 2-3 from the plate.

They were leading 4-3 after four

innings against Mater Dei, but a fourrun fifth inning propelled Mater Dei to a 8-4 win in the Wildcats final home game of the season.

Veatch struck out one and allowed seven runs on seven hits in five innings on the mound. Huss threw two innings in relief.

Ritzert, sophomore Payne Healy, Kern and Lindauer each had one hit.

Mount Vernon will face the winner of Evansville Memorial (14-9) and Evansville Bosse (2-20) in the second round of the Class 3A sectional at Braun Stadium on Thursday. The Senior Wildcat Emma Wildcats defeated the Bulldogs, 16-0, on May 15. They fell to Memorial, 9-3, Thompson runs her way into on May 8. next week’s track regional.

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Lady Wildcats coming alive in time for tourney Wildcats score 46 runs in four games to beat Mt. Carmel, Memorial, and Princeton

By Trisha L. Lopez Mount Vernon softball put up 46 runs in a three-win final week of the regular season that saw the Lady Wildcats beat Mt. Carmel (Ill.) 12-2 on Monday, Princeton 19-0 on Tuesday, Memorial 8-4 on Wednesday before falling to Evansville Reitz 12-7 on Friday.

Mount Vernon had 13 hits in Monday’s senior night win against Mt. Carmel (13-2).

Mt. Carmel struck first.

With two outs and two on in the second inning, second baseman Kenley Drone hit an RBI double to center field to put the Lady Aces up early.

The Wildcats answered.

Freshman Hannah West led off the second with a double of own to the wall in dead center field. Junior Bailey Rhoads drew a walk. A fielder’s choice from sophomore Mallory Mason advanced West to third and a double to left by freshman Raycee Stallings scored West and Mason to take a 2-1 lead.

In the top of the third, Carli Merrit reached on error and Mount Vernon’s Keaton Kern has a collision with a Gib- scored on a double by Lady son Southern player during the Mount Vernon Invitational Aces pitcher Faith Fuller to tie baseball tournament held over the weekend. The Wildcats the game. fell in two very close games. Photo by Garry Beeson Mt. Carmel held the Lady

Wildcats scoreless in the third and fourth innings, but Mount Vernon’s bats came alive in the fifth.

Senior Paige Robinson hit a single to right field to score Mason, who led off the inning with a walk. An infield single by sophomore pitcher Kaylen Salee scored Robinson. Sophomore Bailey Cox drew a walk. With two outs and a 2-0 count, a single by West drove in Salee and Cox. Sophomore Peyton Rush crushed a single to center to score West.

Mount Vernon backed it up with a second five-run performance in the sixth to close out the 12-2 win.

Salee struck out six and allowed two runs on five hits in six innings on the mound.

West led the Lady Wildcats offense, going 3-3 from the plate with three RBIs. Salee went 3-4 with three RBIs. Robinson had a pair of hits and a pair of RBIs. Junior Destiny Morgan had two hits.

Stallings had one hit and two RBIs. Mount Vernon honored seniors Amber Allyn, Alexis Alldredge and Robinson before the game.

The Lady Wildcats junior varsity team was up 4-2 on

Wildcats beat Vikings 183-188 at Western Hills Last Tuesday afternoon, the Mount Vernon and North Posey boys’ golf teams were at Western Hills Country Club in a triangular meet along with the Evansville North Huskies.

The Wildcats edged the Vikings 183-188, while the Huskies won the triangular meet with 160 shots.

Dru Henderson led the Wildcats with a low score of 40. Landon Fischer finished with 46 shots, followed by Alex Carlisle with a 48, Logan Dutkiewicz with a 49, Mark Conyers with a 52 and Zach Culley with a 53.

North Posey’s Jaxson Bender finished the meet with the lowest score for the Vikings at 41 shots. Caleb Dyson finished with a 45, followed by Tyler Thompson with a 50, Breenon Sweeney with a 52, Carter Hannah with a 52 and Cody Wright with a 66.

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Mt. Carmel after four innings, but the Lady Aces scored five runs in the fifth to win 7-4.

Alldredge led the Lady Wildcats with two hits in the junior varsity contest, the team’s final game of the season.

Mount Vernon had 22 hits in the team’s 19-0 victory against the Lady Tigers at Princeton on Tuesday.

They scored early and often in the five inning shut-out.

West hit her third homer of the season, a grand slam over the left field wall.

Rush and Stallings led the Lady Wildcats with three hits each. West had two hits and four RBIs. Robinson, Morgan, Cox, Rhodes and Mason had two hits each. Senior Amber Allyn had her first varsity hit.

Rush struck out one and gave up just two hits in a shutout, five-inning performance in the circle for Mount Vernon.

Mount Vernon overcame a three-run deficit with a six-run fourth inning en route to a 8-4

win at Evansville Memorial on Wednesday.

Robinson led the Lady Wildcats at the plate, going 3-5 with three RBIs. Cox, Rhodes and Mason had two hits each.

Salee struck out eight in seven innings of work on the mound.

The Lady Wildcats got down early to Evansville Reitz at home on Thursday and, despite a five-run effort in the sixth inning, couldn’t pull out the win against the Lady Panthers.

Rush led the offense with two hits and three RBIs. Robinson, Salee, Cox, West and Rhodes each had a hit.

Salee took the loss on the mound for Mount Vernon.

She struck out six, but allowed nine runs on 11 hits in five innings on the mound.

Mount Vernon (15-10) will face host Boonville (15-6) in the second round of the sectional on Tuesday. The Lady Wildcats fell to Boonville, 140, on April 8.

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‘Viking baseball’ continued from Page B1 Vanchy and moved Akers to third base.

Gaige Kihn stepped to the plate and walked to load the bases. Jaydyn Wehmer walked, Akers scored for the Vikings and the bases remained loaded. Then Owen Spears walks and Bender scored another North Posey run to end the first inning with a 3-0 lead.

North Posey was not done scoring in the bottom of the second inning. Kyle LaVanchy doubled to left field. Then Chris Akers homers on a fly ball to left field that also scored LaVanchy and made the score 5-0 in favor of the Vikings. Still in the bottom of the second inning, Chase Christie walks. Harold Bender singled to left field leaving two on base. Gaige Kihn doubled a line drive to left field that scored Christie to give North Posey a 6-0 advantage.

South Spencer was held without a run until the top of the sixth inning when Holton Compton homered on a fly ball to left field to make the score 6-1. North Posey wound up winning the game by the final score of 6-1 and won the Pocket Athletic Conference title outright.

North Posey senior Kyle LaVanchy throws yet another Kyle LaVanchy was the winning pitchstrike during the big win this week over South Spencer that er. LaVanchy threw a complete game, completed a perfect PAC season. This is the first year for the allowing eight hits, one run, two walks expanded 13-team format. Photo by Dave Pearce with 12 strikeouts on 105 pitches. North

Posey had ten hits in the game as a team.

Chris Akers went three for four hitting with one home run, two RBI’s and two runs scored. Harold Bender went three for four with one double, one RBI and one run. LaVanchy went two for two with one double, two runs and two walks. Gaige Kihn went two for three with one double, one RBI, one walk and one stolen base.

Chase Christie scored one run and had two walks. Jaydyn Wehmer drove in one run and had one walk. Owen Spears also drove in one run and had one walk.

North Posey 5, Mount Vernon 0: Pitcher Owen Spears shutout Mount Vernon for a 5-0 win. North Posey improved their season record to 16-7 and 13-0 in the Pocket Athletic Conference. Spears lasted all seven innings, allowing one hit, no runs, one walk with 18 strikeouts. Tyler Brown took the loss for the Wildcats.

Brown threw five innings, allowing five runs on eight hits and striking out two for the game.

North Posey’s Gaige Kihn singled to left field in the bottom of the second inning. Jaydyn Wehmer came to the plate and doubled a ground ball to left field.

Lucas Bass came in the game to pinch run for Wehmer. Owen Spears walked to load

the bases. Tyler Brown threw a wild pitch and Kihn scored the first run of the game.

Bass scored another Viking run on another wild pitch to make the score 2-0 after two innings. Keaton Kern got the Wildcats their first and only hit of the game when he doubled in the top of the fourth inning. In the bottom of the fifth inning, North Posey scored three runs starting off with Kyle LaVanchy when he doubled a line drive to left field. Chris Akers singled a ground ball to center field to score LaVanchy for another Viking score. Chase Christie came to the plate and hit a tworun homer on a line drive shot to center field to give North Posey a 5-0 advantage that would later go on to be the final score of the game.

For the game, North Posey had eight hits as a team. Chris Akers went two for four hitting with one RBI, one stolen base and one run scored. Jaydyn Wehmer went two for three with one double. Kyle LaVanchy went one for four with one double and one run. Chase Christie went one for two with one home run, two RBI’s, one run and one walk. Harold Bender went one for two hitting. Gaige Kihn went one for three with one run and Owen Spears had one walk and one stolen base.

JV Vikings beat Wildcats 4-3, then finish out reserve season

By Chris Morlan North Posey 4, Mount Vernon 3: Last Friday night, the Mount Vernon junior varsity baseball team went to North Posey to take on the Vikings. This game was close for all seven innings. In the bottom of the seventh inning with an 0-2 count, Josh Dill singled and scored Lucas Bass for the game winning run.

North Posey put the first point on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second inning. It started with Jarod Farrar hitting a double to right field. Then Braden Willis hit a single that scored Farrar and gave the Vikings a 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, North Posey scored another run. Caige Christie was hit by a pitch. Nolan Kihn was up to bat next. Christie stole second base. Kihn singled a line drive to center field. Christie advanced to third. Cordale Straub grounded out, but it was enough for Christie to score and move Kihn to third base.

After four innings, North Posey led 2-0.

Mount Vernon tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the sixth inning. Kyle Holder walked, then Zarek Seidensticker singled on a fly ball to right field and Holder advanced to third.

Conner Stevens walked to load the bases for the Wildcats. Josh Shumate walks and Holder scored. A few batters later with loaded bases, Reese Lyons walks and Seidensticker scores to tie the game at 2-2.

The Wildcats took the lead in the top of the seventh inning starting with a Gabe Sartore single. Kyle Holder is next to bat and singled on a bunt. Zarek Seidensticker walks to load the bases. Conner Stevens hits a pop fly and reaches base on an error. Sartore scores a run and Mount Vernon has a 3-2 advantage.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Logan Simmons gets things going for the Vikings with a single. Lucas Bass doubles on a line drive to left field advancing Simmons to third.

Jarod Farrar hit a ground ball to reach base on an error. Simmons was held up at third and Bass was on second base. Braden Willis hit a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Simmons and tied the game at 3-3. Josh Dill came in the game as a pinch hitter for Caige Christie. Dill singled on a line drive to left field that scored Bass for the game winner.

North Posey had seven hits in the game. Lucas Bass went one for three with one double, one walk, one stolen base and one run. Braden Willis went one for two with two RBI’s and one stolen base. Brandt Elpers went one for four with one triple. Jarod Farrar went one for three with one double, one run and one walk.

Logan Simmons went one for two with one run and two walks. Nolan Kihn went one for three with two stolen bases. Josh Dill went one for one with one RBI. Cordale Straub had one RBI and one walk. Caige Christie scored one run, one walk and one stolen base. On the pitcher’s mound, Easton Luigs threw five innings, allowing two hits, one run, three walks with ten strikeouts. Alec Elpers went one inning, giv-

ing up one hit, one run, three walks with three strikeouts. Nolan Kihn threw one inning, allowing two hits, one run and one walk.

Mount Vernon had five hits as a team. Zarek Seidensticker went three for three with one double, one run and one walk. Gabe Sartore went one for two with one run and one stolen base. Kyle Holder went one for three with one run, one walk and two stolen bases. Conner Stevens had two walks. Josh Shumate had one RBI and one walk. Reese Lyons had one RBI and one walk. Adam Burke walked once. On the pitcher’s mound, Conner Stevens threw three innings, allowing three hits, one run, four walks with four strikeouts. Zarek Seidensticker threw three and one-third innings giving up four hits, three runs, three walks with three strikeouts.

The North Posey junior varsity baseball team played their final game of the season last Wednesday at home against the Princeton Tigers. North Posey won by the final score of 8-7.

The Vikings finished their junior varsity season with eleven wins and three losses.

Alec Elpers got things going for the Vikings in the bottom of the first inning with a single.

Then Logan Simmons walked. Elpers stole third base. Jarrod Farrar hit a ground ball and reached base by error scoring Elpers. Cordale Straub came in for Simmons as a pinch runner at second base. Braden Willis walked to load the bases. Josh Dill hit a ground ball and reached first base on an error. Straub scored, Farrar advanced to third and Willis to second.

At the end of one inning, North Posey led 2-0.

Princeton scored one run in the top of the second to make the score 2-1. In the bottom of the third inning, Farrar started off with a walk, then Willis singled to left field. Dill singled on a ground ball to third base to load the bags.

Xander Stone hit a ground ball to reach base by error to score Farrar and Willis making the score 4-1 in favor of the Vikings. Princeton had a big inning in the top of the fifth when they scored four runs and took the lead at 5-4.

North Posey regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning when Dill got on base with a walk. Lucas Bass tripled on a line drive to left field scoring Dill to tie the game at 5-5. Brandt Elpers hit a single to score Bass and give the Vikings a 6-5 lead. Alec Elpers doubled to left field and Brandt Elpers scored a run. This gave the Vikings a two-run advantage at 7-5.

The Tigers tied the game up in the top of the sixth inning. This game was tied at 7-7 when the Vikings went to bat for the final time in the bottom of the seventh inning. Lucas Bass reached base at the top of the lineup and singled on a line drive to left field. Bass stole second and third base. Caige Christie was at the plate with Bass on third. Christie got called for strike one looking and then swung at strike two. The next pitch was a wild pitch thrown by the Princeton hurler. Bass scored the game winning run for the Vikings. North Posey won

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by the final score of 8-7.

Alec Elpers was the winning pitcher. Elpers threw the final two innings, allowing two hits, no runs, no walks with five strikeouts. Nolan Kihn started on the pitcher’s mound and lasted 4.1 innings, surrendering six hits, five runs, two walks with six strikeouts. Brandt Elpers went two-thirds of an inning, allowing one hit, two runs, no walks with two strikeouts.

Lucas Bass went two for five hitting with

one triple, one RBI, two stolen bases and two runs scored. Alec Elpers went two for four with one double, one RBI, one run, one walk and three stolen bases. Brandt Elpers went two for four with one RBI, one run and one stolen base.

Braden Willis went two for three with one run and one walk. Josh Dill went one for three with one run and one walk. Cordale Straub went one for one with one run scored and Nolan Kihn went one for four hitting.

Lady Vikes fall in tourney, Flowers moves on The North Posey girls’ tennis team played their first match of the Indiana High School Athletic Association sectional at Mount Vernon last Thursday afternoon. North Posey competed against the Evansville Central Lady Bears in the semifinal round. The Lady Vikings come up short and lost 3-2. Also, Lady Vikes Sydni Flowers advanced in the individual competition of the sectional. North Posey closes out their season as a team with a 11-8 overall record and 7-5 in the Pocket Athletic Conference.

During the One Singles match, Sydni Flowers (North Posey) defeated Sydney Bosecker (Cen-

tral) in two sets 6-1, 6-1. In the Two Singles match, Ellie Degenhart (Central) beat Alexa Simmons (North Posey) in two sets 6-4, 6-0.

Meaghan Pearl (North Posey) won the Three Singles match against Claudia Emig (Central) in three sets 6-0, 4-6, 6-3.

In the One Doubles match, Jessica Laine/ Kiersten LeBarron (Central) defeated Kennedy Gauer/Jenna Heath (North Posey) in two sets 6-2, 6-1. Madison Acton/Ella Sills (Central) beat Rachel Newman/Ellie Carlson (North Posey) in the Two Doubles match by the scores of 6-0, 6-0.

‘Viking softball’ continued from Page B1 game was called after the fifth inning.

Erin Hoehn led North Posey in hitting with two hits on two at bats with one home run, one double, five RBI’s and one run. Maddy Olander went two for three with one RBI, two runs and one stolen base. Jenna Wehmer went one for two with one home run, four RBI’s, two stolen bases, two runs, and one walk. Sybil Renshaw went one for four with four RBI’s, three runs, one walk and one stolen base. Lauren Kihn went one for one with two runs, one RBI, one walk and two stolen bases. Kyndal Williams went one for three hitting. Taylor Pieszchalski went one for one hitting. Addie Fullop went two for four with one double, one stolen base, two RBI’s and one run.

Haley Lowe went one for two with one run, one walk and one stolen base. Brooklyn Goedde went one for two with one double and one run. Ashton Elpers went one for two with one run and one walk. Kaylee Bender scored three runs, one walk and two stolen bases. Shaina Farrar scored two runs. Kennedy Hallam went one for two with one RBI. Ella Bromm scored one run and had one stolen base. Ava Lowe scored a run along with one walk.

North Posey 3, Boonville 1: The Lady Vikings were back at home last Wednesday evening to play against the Boonville Lady Pioneers.

There was great pitching from both teams in this matchup. Erin Hoehn took the win on the pitcher’s mound for the Lady Vikings. Hoehn went seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and struck out seven. Boonville pitcher Ariel Thomasson took the loss for the Lady Pioneers. Thomasson threw six innings, giving up three runs on five hits, walking one and striking out five.

North Posey got a run on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second inning when Haley Lowe homered to left field to give the Lady Vikings a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the third inning, Erin Hoehn hit a solo home run to left field to extend the North Posey advantage to 2-0. During the bottom of the fourth inning, Kennedy Hallam started off with a double to center field. Maddy Olander hit in a sacrifice play moving Hallam to third base. Jenna Wehmer came in the game as a pinch runner for Hallam at third. Ashton Elpers hit the ball to third base and was thrown out

at first, but the play scored Wehmer for another North Posey run. After four innings, North Posey led 3-0. Boonville scored one run in the top of the fifth inning to get within two scores at 3-1.

Hoehn shutdown the Lady Pioneer offense in the final two innings for the 3-1 win.

For the game, North Posey had five hits as a team. Erin Hoehn went one for three hitting with one home run, one RBI and one run scored. Haley Lowe went one for three with one home run, one RBI, and one run. Kennedy Hallam went one for two with one double and one walk. Addie Fullop went one for three hitting. Ashton Elpers went one for one with one RBI. Kaitlyn Knox went two for three at the plate to lead the Lady Pioneers in hitting.

North Posey 11, Washington 4: The Lady Vikings played their final regular season game last Thursday night and beat the Washington Lady Hatchets 11-4 to claim the Pocket Athletic Conference championship. Addie Fullop got the win on the pitcher’s mound for North Posey.

Fullop went four innings, surrendering one hit along with no runs, no walks and struck out two.

The Lady Vikings scored multiple runs in the third, fourth, fifth and seventh innings to put this game out of reach for the Lady Hatchets.

North Posey had 18 hits as a team. Erin Hoehn went two for four hitting with one run scored and one stolen base. Kennedy Hallam went two for three with one double and two RBI’s. Sybil Renshaw went two for two with two RBI’s. Ashton Elpers went two for three with one RBI. Brooklyn Goedde went two for two with one RBI. Lauren Kihn went one for three with one double, one stolen base and one run. Addie Fullop went one for two with one triple, one RBI and one run scored. Shaina Farrar went one for one with two runs. Haley Lowe went one for two with one RBI, one stolen base, and two runs. Maddy Olander went one for three with one double, two RBI’s, one stolen base and one run. Taylor Pieszchalski went one for two hitting. Jenna Wehmer went one for one with one double. Ava Lowe went one for three with one run and two stolen bases.

Kaylee Bender scored a run with one walk and Kyndal Williams scored a run.

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Court News and Legal Advertisements Arrests May 13 Wyatt Dailey - Evansville - Warrant, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana (petition to revoke) - PCS May 14 Halley Bates, - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Maintaining a Common NuisanceControlled Substances, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - PCS Shawna Debose - Mount Vernon - Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Possession of Paraphernalia - MVPD Roy Debose - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances x 2 - PCS Shane Wright - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a

Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Commit Dealing in Methamphetamine - MVPD Miranda Richards - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - ISP John Fleenor - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - MVPD Cynthia Fleenor - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - MVPD Julie Kuberski - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Visiting a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Dealing in Paraphernalia, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Dealing in Metham-

phetamine - PCS Wesley Barnes - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - PCS Linda Schmidt - Mount Vernon - Controlled Substance-Possession of Methamphetamine - PCS Keith Debose - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances; Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - MVPD Antjuan Rollins - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Marijuana, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Dealing in a Schedule I Controlled Substance, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - PCS Thomas Coe - Mount Vernon - Warrant, contempt of court PCS

Brian Nobles - Mount Vernon - Possession of Methamphetamine - PCS Austin French - Evansville - Dealing Cocaine or Narcotic Drug, Possession of Paraphernalia - ISP Michael Debose - Mount Vernon - Possession of Methamphetamine - MVPD Brandon Robinson - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine - PCS Complaints 2021-187 This notice is given that Space Station Storage, located at 11825 Old Hwy 62 East, Mt. Vernon, IN, will sell the stored property of the following unit at public sale on June 4, 2021.

Unit #509 Michael Seitz Unit #482 Michael Seitz The stored property will be sold on June 4, 2021, at approx. 10:00 a.m. (weather permitting). The sale is held at the storage facility to pay the owner’s liens for charges incurred in maintaining and storing property pursuant to Indiana Code 26-3-8 (1-16).

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2021-191

NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION NO. 65C01-2104-EU-000036 IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT C. WEHMER, DECEASED Notice is hereby given that CHRISTOPHER K. WEHMER was on the 5th day of May 2021, appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate of ROBERT C. WEHMER, Deceased, who died testate on April 4, 2021, and was authorized to proceed with the administration of said decedent’s estate without Court Supervision.

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 this 5th day of May, 2021.

Kay Kilgore, Clerk POSEY CIRCUIT COURT By: Donna Curtis Deputy Lindsay B. Schmitt #27366-82 FARMER SCOTT OZETE ROBINSON & SCHMITT LLP P. O. Box 3565 Evansville, IN 47734 Phone: 812/602-3575; Fax: 812/602-3591 lschmitt@fsolegal.com ATTORNEYS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Published in the Posey County News on May 18, May 25, 2021 - hspaxlp

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearing on Application for Determination of Economic Revitalization Area and Declaratory (Preliminary) Resolution; Proposed Adoption of Confirmatory Resolution Notice is hereby given by the County Council of Posey County, Indiana, (“County Council”) that at its regularly scheduled monthly County Council meeting to be held on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. (CST) at the Hovey House meeting room located at 300 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620, the County Council will hold a public hearing on said date and time to consider the Final Economic Revitalization Area Resolution, confirming the designation of an Economic Revitalization Area and the grant of Personal Property Tax Abatement, filed by Green Plains Mount Vernon LLC (“Green Plains”), with said County Council. The County Council, on May 11, 2021, adopted a Declaratory (Preliminary) Resolution pursuant to Indiana Code 6-1.1- 12.1-1 et. seq. declaring certain real estate located in Marrs Township in Posey County, Indiana as an Economic Revitalization Area for purposes of permitting personal property tax deductions. A description of the affected area .is available and can be inspected in the offices of the Assessor of Posey County, Indiana.

At the conclusion of the public hearing, the County Council may take final action on this designation by Confirmatory Resolution. All interested parties are welcome to attend and make their concerns, remonstrances or objections known to the members of the County Council before the County Council takes final action.

Dated: May 19, 2021.

Maegen L. Greenwell, Auditor Posey County, Indiana Published in the Posey County News on May 25, 2021 - hspaxlp

May 13 7:50 a.m. - Theft - Attempted theft - Third/Chestnut, Mount Vernon 1:31 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Meet with caller reference a neighbor throwing an old hamburger into another neighbor’s yard. She confronted them and they advised they were throwing

out for the birds. Caller upset that the person couldn’t throw the hamburger for birds in their own yard - Eighth Street, Mount Vernon 2:08 p.m. - Message - Female subject is calling caller and harassing caller - Deer Run,

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2021-190 NOTICE CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY BY THE METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MT. VERNON, INDIANA, FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES Notice is hereby given that on May 17, 2021, the Board of School Trustees of the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon, Indiana (the “Board”) adopted a resolution whereby the Board stated its interest in purchasing certain property currently owned by Bike Land, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, and commonly referred to as 1 Competition Way, Mt. Vernon, Indiana (“Property”). The Board appointed Dr. Charles Seifert, Director of Buildings, Grounds, and Transportation (“Purchasing Agent”), as purchasing agent for the Board. Said purchase shall not require issuance or sale of bonds under I.C. 20-26-7-18-19.

A copy of said resolution is available for inspection at the Office of the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon at 1000 W. Fourth St., Mt. Vernon, IN 47620.

Dated this 17th day of May, 2021.

Mark A. Isaac, Secretary, Board of School Trustees, M. S. D. of Mt. Vernon Published in the Posey County News on May 25, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-188 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON SUBDIVISION PLAT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION, ON THE 10th DAY OF JUNE, 2021 AT 6:00PM AT THE HOVEY HOUSE, 300 WALNUT STREET, MT. VERNON, INDIANA WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY KARL AND LINDA DORFF AND RONALD AND TAMMY CRABTREE FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF REPLAT OF LOTS 28, 29 AND 30 IN COUNTRY TERRACE SUBDIVISION, SECTION E. SAID SUBDIVISION INVOLVES THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE IN BLACK TOWNSHIP, LOCATED AT MOCKINGBIRD LANE, MT. VERNON, IN, TO WIT: BOUNDARY DESCRTIPTION Lot 28 and the East Half of Lot 29 in Country Terrace Subdivision Section “E” as per plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 3, Page 21 in the Office of the Recorder of Posey County, Indiana, containing 0.372 acre (16200 sq.ft.)

Lot 30 and the West Half of Lot 29 in Country Terrace Subdivision Section “E” as per plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 3, Page 21 in the Office of the Recorder of Posey County, Indiana, containing 0.372 acre (16200 sq.ft.)

Written suggestions of objections to the provisions of said request may be filed with the Secretary of the Area Plan Commission at or before such meeting and will be heard by the Posey County Area Plan Commission at the time and place specified. Said hearing may be continued from time to time as may be necessary.

Interested persons desiring to present their views on the said request, either in writing or verbally, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place.

AREA PLAN COMMISSION OF POSEY COUNTY BY: MARK SEIB Published in the Posey County News on May 25, 2021 - hspaxlp

2021-192

2021-175 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the undersigned The bidder shall submit his bid on Board of Commissioners of Posey County, IN. forms prescribed by The State Board Will receive sealed bids at the Posey County of Accounts and shall be accompanied Highway Department’s Office at 1203 O’Donnell Rd.

by Certified check, cashier’s check, Mt. Vernon, IN. Up to the hour of 3:30 PM local time June 14, 2021. bidder’s bond or cash in the sum of ten percent (10%) of the bid including Any added alternates.

May 10,2021 All in accordance with the specification On file in the office of Posey County Letting date June 15, 2021 for the following Road Highway Department, 1203 O’Donnell Rd. Mt. Vernon, IN. Projects: Checks, bonds or cash securing other Overlay on existing Black Top contracts or bids with the county will Not be treated as accompanying these Blackford Rd. from Nation Rd. to Farmersville Rd. bids Blackford Rd. from Farmersville Rd. to Breeze Rd. The board reserves the right to reject Darnell School Rd. from Ford Rd. to Caborn Rd. Any or all Bids.

Springfield Rd. from Record Rd. to Hwy 69 for 15,856’ St. Wendel Rd. from Emge Rd. to Hwy 65 for 11,470’ Lower New Harmony Rd. from Base Rd. to Ranes Rd. Lower Mt Vernon Rd. from West Franklin Rd. to End of Blacktop All material shall meet all requirement of the State and Federal Government.

Successful bidder shall furnish t he highway Department with a price list. Any item picked Up or delivered must have a SIGNED INVOICE Or PACKING SLIP accompanying it.

Posey County Commissioners Bill Collins Carl A. Schmitz Randy Thornburg

The highway superintendent may require the Successful bidder to remove from the county job.

Any of the bidder’s employees who the highway Department determines to be performing the Contracted work in an unsafe or unsatisfactory Manner or who are disruptive to the job site.

Bidder shall comply in every respect with Indiana State Laws governing the purchases of County Supplies Bidder shall use US weight and measures.

PICK BID FORMS UP AT THE POSEY COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT’S OFFICE Published in the Posey County News on May 18, May 25, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-174 STATE OF INDIANA

Notice to Taxpayers of Proposed Additional Appropriations Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Posey County that the proper legal officers of The Posey County Council will meet at 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana, on June 08, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. to consider the following additional appropriations in excess of the budget for the current year.

Name of Fund Purpose Intended Amount American Rescue Plan Broadband $365,000.00 County General Area Plan Legal Service $8,733.75 County General Extension Service $1,400.00 Jail Maintenance Equipment $24,948.66 Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have a right to be heard. The additional appropriations as finally approved, will be referred to the Department of Local Government Financing. The Department will make a written determination as to the sufficiency of funds to support the appropriations within (15) days of receipt of a certified copy of the action taken at the above meeting.

Maegen L. Greenwell Posey County Auditor Published in the Posey County News on May 25, 2021 - hspaxlp

2021-189 NOTICE OF INTENT TO ABANDON RAIL SERVICE AB-1065 (Sub-No. 4x) Indiana Southwestern Railway Co. (“ISW”) gives notice that on or about June 10, 2021, it intends to file with the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423, a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 - Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service permitting ISW to abandon approximately 20.367 miles of interconnecting rail lines (hereinafter, the “Lines”) as follows: (1) between milepost 227.5 (at Poseyville, IN) to milepost 243.2 (at the centerline of North. St. Josephs Ave near Evansville, Indiana), a total of approximately 15.7 miles; and (2) approximately 4.667 route miles from milepost 277.5 (at Poseyville, IN) to milepost 282.0 (at Cynthiana, IN in Posey and Vanderburgh, Counties, IN. The subject rail lines traverse through United States Postal Service ZIP Code territories 47720, 47633, and 47612. The proceeding will be docketed as AB1065X (Sub-No. 4x).

The proposed action entails the abandonment of rail service over the Line. For abandonments, the Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (“OEA”) generally will prepare an Environmental Assessment (“EA”), which normally will be available 25 days after the filing of the abandonment notice of exemption. Comments on environmental and energy matters should be filed no later than 15 days after the EA becomes available to the public. Such comments will be addressed in a Board decision. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA or make inquiries regarding environmental matters by writing to OEA, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20423, or by calling that office at (202) 245-0295.

Appropriate offers of financial assistance (“OFA”) to continue rail service can be filed with the Board. Requests for environmental conditions, public use conditions, or rail banking/trails use also can be filed with the Board. An original and 10 copies of any pleading that raises matters other than environmental issues (such as trails public use, and OFA) must be filed directly with the Board’s Section of Administration, Office of Proceedings, 395 E Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20423 [See 49 C.FR. §§ 1104.1(a) and 1104.3(a)], and one copy must be served on applicants’ representative [See 49 CFR § 1104.12(a)]. Questions regarding OFAs, public use or trails use may be directed to the Board’s Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at 202-245-0230. Copies of any comments or requests for specific Board action should be served on the applicant’s representative: Crystal M. Zorbaugh, BAKER & MILLER PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037; phone: 202-663-7820; fax 202-663-7849.

Published in the Posey County News on May 25, 2021 - hspaxlp

2021-180 SS:

COUNTY OF POSEY IN THE POSEY SUPERIOR COURT ALEX J. WEILBRENNER, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE ANDREW WEILBRENNER, Plaintiff, Cause No. 65D01-2105-PL-000154 VS. THE SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND HEIRS, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, OF JACOB MANN, SOPHIA MANN, ANNA WEILBRENNER, ROSE MANN, ANTENETTE TEMPLETON NK/A NETTIE TEMPLETON, LOUISE STIKER, EUGENE J. STIKER, RAYMOND J. STIKER, JUSTIN J. STIKER, JR., AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN Defendants.

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: THE SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND HEIRS, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, OF JACOB MANN, SOPHIA MANN, ANNA WEILBRENNER, ROSE MANN, ANTENETTE TEMPLETON A/K/A NETTIE TEMPLETON, LOUISE STIKER, EUGENE J. STIKER, RAYMOND J. STIKER, JUSTIN J. STIKER, JR., AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN ADDRESS: UNKNOWN The Successors, Assigns and Heirs, known or unknown, of Jacob Mann, Sophia Mann, Anna Weilbrenner, Rose Mann, Antenette Templeton, a/k/a Nettie Templeton, Louise Stiker, Eugene J. Stiker, Raymond J. Stiker, Justin J. Stiker, Jr., and all other interested persons, known and unknown, are notified that a Complaint alleging that title to certain real estate should be quieted against all the world and shall vest in the name of Alex J. Weilbrenner, Personal Representative of the Estate of George Andew Weilbrenner, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Posey Superior Court, P.O. Box 606, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620, on the 5th day of May, 2021.

The real estate involved is commonly known as W Off Hwy 62, Posey County, Indiana, tax parcel number 65-16-05-500003.000-017 and particularly described as: The North Half (N/2) of the Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section Five (5), Township Seven (7) South, Range Fourteen (14) West, containing Twenty (20) acres, more or less.

ALSO, the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of Section Five (5), Township Seven (7) South, Range Fourteen (14) West, containing Forty (40) Acres, more or less.

If any interested person wishes to contest this Complaint the interested person must respond within thirty (30) days after the last notice of the action is published, and in case the interested person fails to do so, judgment by default may be entered against him or her for the relief demanded in the complaint and fee title ownership of the real estate described above shall vest in Alex J. Weilbrenner, Personal Representative of the Estate of George Andew Weilbrenner.

All interested persons are hereby notified the Posey Superior Court will conduct a hearing on the Complaint on the 18th day of June, 2021 at 9:00 AM. The Plaintiff is represented by W. Trent Van Haaften, Van Haaften & Farrar, Attorneys at Law LLC, 204 Main Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620, (812) 838-1400.

Kay Kilgore Clerk, Posey Superior Court By: B. Nichole Curtis Deputy Published in the Posey County News on May 11, May 18, May 25, 2021 - hspaxlp

NOTICE OF A HEARING ON ESTABLISHING THE ARP CORONA VIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND Interested persons are hereby notified that Ordinance No. 2021-05-11 - I , An Ordinance of the Town Council of Poseyville, Indiana, Establishing the ARP Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, (hereinafter referred to as “Ordinance”) was introduced at a meeting of the Town Council held on May 11, 2021. The Ordinance, if finally adopted, will adopt the ARP Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, (as described in the below Ordinance). At a meeting of the Town Council to be held on June 8, 2021 at 5:30p.m., there will be a public bearing on the matter of establishing the ARP Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, and consideration of final adoption of the Ordinance.

A copy of the Ordinance may be examined in the office of the Town’ s Clerk-Treasurer, which reads as follows: WHEREAS, on March 11 , 2021 the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) was enacted to provide assistance to local communities as they continue to combat the COVID-19 pandemic; WHEREAS, under the ARP, the Town of Poseyville, Indiana is expected to receive funds from the Federal Government; WHEREAS, the Indiana State Board of Accounts has provided guidance to funding recipients; WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Poseyville, Indiana desires to establish an ARP Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund in which Federal assistance from the ARP shall be deposited in accordance with State Examiner Directive 2021-1.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF POSEYVILLE, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Fund Established There is hereby established a fund to be known as the ARP Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund.

2. Monies from this Fund may not be transferred to another fund of the Town of Poseyville, Indiana.

Section 4. Amendments This ordinance may be amended from time to time if additional guidance is received from any Federal or State agency.

Section 5. Effective Dates This ordinance shall become effective upon the passage by the Town Council of the Town of Poseyville, attested to by the Clerk/Treasurer, and published as required by I. C. 5-3-1-2. This Ordinance shall have no expiration date.

Section 6. Public Hearing The Town Council of the Town of Poseyville, Indiana hereby establishes the ARP Plan outlined in the ordinance.

The Plan shall require the Town Council to hold a public hearing to discuss uses of the funds prior to the appropriation of the funds.

Section 2. Source of Funding The source of :funding includes monies allocated to the Town of Poseyville, Indiana from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and distributed to the Town in 2021 and 2022.

Section 3. Uses of Funding (A) Any monies deposited into said Fund may only be utilized for the following purposes: 1. To respond to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality; 2. To respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible workers of the Town of Poseyville, Indiana that are performing such essential work, or by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers who perform essential work; 3. For the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue of the Town of Poseyville, Indiana due to the COVID-19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the Town of Poseyville, Indiana prior to the public health emergency; 4. To make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure; and/or (B) Funds must be appropriated and disbursed pursuant to the Plan outlined herein: 1. Funds must be appropriated and disbursed pursuant to the normal claims process stated in l.C. 5-1110-1-6.

Published in the Posey County News on May 18, May 25, 2021 - hspaxlp

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Members of the North Posey Viking Softball Team celebrate on the field after their big win over Boonville this week. The girls claimed their first ever PAC Championship and will enter sectional play this week. Photo by Dave Pearce

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Mount Vernon track teams compete in sectional, golf readies for tourney

By River Snodgrass With experience in larger meets, the Mount Vernon Girl’s Track Team felt right at home as they hosted sectionals on Tuesday, May 18th. Although many are sad to see the season end, the team came out and competed well in arguably one of the toughest sectionals. Placing top 3 in each event automatically guarantees a spot in regionals, along with the next 4 fastest times, highest jumps, longest jumps, or longest throws from all of the sectionals. Kori Leverenz, who placed third in the 400 Meter Dash, will be advancing to regionals for the 400 Meter Dash along with the 200 Meter Dash after being called up by running a solid time of 28.53 seconds. Another regional qualifier is Maddie Maier for Pole Vault, who jumped 8 feet 6 inches, getting her a third place and securing her spot at regionals. She will also be participating in the 1600 Meter Relay with Kori Leverenz, Grace Shroeder, and Emma Thompson. Grace Schroeder will be participating in the 1600 Meter Relay with the rest of her team as their time of 4 minutes and 29 seconds allowed them to move onto regionals. Emma Thompson will not only be participating in the 1600 Meter Relay, but will also run in the 800 Meter Run due to her outstanding performance at sectionals, where she ran a time of 2 minutes 29 seconds and secured a third place finish. Lera Wilson will also be advancing due to her incredible jump of 5 feet in High Jump. Although the entire team will not be continuing on to regionals, the team made some amazing progress as a whole and the girls that are moving on are very excited for the privilege to compete, represent Mount Vernon and have the chance to make it to state.

As the girls team was very confident in the face of competition, the boy’s track team felt the same way as they traveled to Central to participate in a very tough sectional. Although the team is sad to see the season come to an end, they were eager and excited to travel to Central and participate in such a massive meet that could allow them to move on to regionals.

As a team, Mount Vernon had a great night with many runners, jumpers, and throwers fighting and competing to continue their track season. Although everyone competed and did well, only three were able to advance to regionals. River Snodgrass

placed third in the 400 Meter Run, which automatically secured his spot in regionals. Noah Gordan qualified for High Jump as he jumped an outstanding height of 5 feet 10 inches. Caleb Tyus will also be moving on as he crushed it in Long Jump with a distance of 21 feet 5 inches. These three participants know the challenge ahead of them and embrace it as they continue to work hard toward their attempts to advance to state.

Not only was Mount Vernon’s Track Team very active this week, but the golf team was as well. Many golfers are sad to see the season coming to an end, but are always happy to

ARENA--By Chris Morlan The North Posey Viking boys’ golf team competed at Rustic County Club in Rockport last Wednesday in a quadruple meet against the host South Spencer, along with Evansville Day School and Perry Central. North Posey placed second as a team out of the four schools with 199 shots. South Spencer won the meet with 189, Evansville Day School finished third with 201 and Perry Central came in last with 207.

Jaxson Bender led the Vikings with a low score of 48.

Caleb Dyson and Brennon Sweeney each scored a 50.

Blake Zirkelbach had a great day and finished with a 51.

Carter Hannah scored a 53 and Tyler Thompson ended the day with a 57.

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compete and better themselves as individuals and as a team.

On Tuesday, May 18, the Cats competed against North and North Posey. Although North came out on top over Mount Vernon and North Posey, the Wildcats were able to beat their school rival, North Posey. Leading golfers for the day were Dru Henderson shooting a 40, Landon Fischer shooting a 46, Alex Carlisle shooting a 48, and Logan Dutkiewicz shooting a 49.

Although the season is coming to an end, the Wildcats continue to better themselves in hopes of improving for matches to come and for sectional.

The fifty-fourth annual Indiana High school Athletic Association baseball state tournament will begin this Wednesday and finish on Memorial Day with the sectional championship games.

Class 3A (Sectional 32) at Braun Stadium (hosted by Evansville Bosse) Wednesday, May 26: Evansville Bosse (1-20) vs. Evansville Memorial (14-9), 6 p.m.

Thursday, May 27: Heritage Hills (8-18) vs. Boonville (418), 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 27: Winner of Game 1 vs. Mount Vernon (9-14), 7:30 p.m.

Monday, May 31: Championship, 11 a.m.

Class 2A (Sectional 48) at Tell City Wednesday, May 26: Tell City (11-7) vs. Forest Park (128), 5:30 p.m.

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Wednesday, May 26: Perry Central (15-4) vs. South Spencer (9-6), 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 27: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 27: North Posey (16-7) vs. Evansville Mater Dei (17-9), 7 p.m.

Monday, May 31: Championship, 6 p.m.

IHSAA Softball Sectional schedule The thirty-sixth annual Indiana High School Athletic Association softball state tournament will begin on Monday, May 24 and the championship games will be played on Wednesday, May 26 or Thursday, May 27.

Class 3A (Sectional 32) at Boonville Monday, May 24: Heritage Hills (13-10) vs. Evansville Bosse (3-21), 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 25: Mount Vernon (15-10) vs. Boonville (15-6), 5 p.m.

Tuesday, May 25: Winner of Game 1 vs. Evansville Memorial (10-17), 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 26: Championship, 6 p.m.

Class 2A (Sectional 48) at Forest Park (all times are listed Eastern Standard Time) Monday, May 24: Evansville Mater Dei (16-8) vs. Forest Park (5-18), 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 25: Tecumseh (22-5) vs. Tell City (12-13), 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 25: North Posey (19-3) vs. Perry Central (7-13), 8 p.m.

Wednesday, May 26: Winner of Game 1 vs. South Spencer (4-13), 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 26: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3, 8 p.m.

Court News continued Evansville 2:19 p.m. - Harassment Caller advised she was trying to hang a picture and male subject is beating her wall to death from his apartment - College Avenue, Mount Vernon 5:08 p.m. - Theft - Attempted theft, does have video of it Mulberry, Mount Vernon 7:38 p.m. - Noise Complaint - Neighbor is playing radio very loudly - Lynnwood Avenue, New Harmony 8:18 p.m. - Harassment Called complaint in on neighbor a few weeks ago. Caller just got home and her kids advised neighbor stopped in front of their house four-five times and revved engine then left - Mackey Ferry Road, Mount Vernon May 14 9:21 a.m. - Message - Caller advised she found what she believes is a crack pipe in a former employees locker - Industrial Road, Mount Vernon 4:42 p.m. - Message - Advised that ex-boyfriend is father of child and has taken her to Illinois and is refusing to give her back - Canal Street, Mount Vernon 5:45 p.m. - Message - Caller requesting to speak to an officer about a vehicle left from the raid today that is on her property Third/Munchoff Street, Mount Vernon 5:57 p.m. - Message - Caller advised that male subject was taken into custody and they cannot find her two year-old granddaughter - Posey County 6:24 p.m. - Citizen Dispute No information - South Street, New Harmony 6:46 p.m. - Harassment - Advised neighbor is harassing him - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 10:28 p.m. - General Complaint - Wants to make sure male subject isn’t in her house, request an officer. Believes he keeps breaking in her house Water Street, Mount Vernon May 15 8:19 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller advised a male and female are in the front yard screaming at each other. Verbal only - Eighth Street, Mount Vernon 8:46 a.m. - Message - Caller advised that he would like to speak with an officer about a phone that was taken during the drug raid - James Drive, Mount Vernon 9:29 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller, her husband will not let her have her child and she is trying to leave - Eighth Street, Mount Vernon 12:21 p.m. - Fight - Caller advised subjects are yelling at him on the side of the road. Advised he is in a black Ford Fusion. The other vehicle is a red Tundra.

Does not know who the subject is. Another subject was on a motorcycle - Saint Philips Road/SR 62, Evansville 3:03 p.m. - Welfare Check - Caller advised that a male subject called him and advised that he is going to kill his wife.

Caller advised that there are handguns in the residence. Caller advised that the subject seems to be drunk. 3:45 p.m. - Officer advised everything is okay.

Male subject isn’t even home, he is at work. Believe it’s going

to be a dispute between the exboyfriend and the husband - Old Dam Road, New Harmony 10:02 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Subjects on Maple and Kimball. Caller can hear them yelling and breaking things Kimball/Maple area, Mount Vernon May 16 12:35 a.m. - Noise Complaint - Loud music coming from home. Caller doesn’t know who lives there - Kimball/Second Street, Mount Vernon 4:33 a.m. - Assault - Daughter was assaulted at a party tonight.

Daughter is home now. Request an officer - Church Street, Poseyville 12:36 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller advised that a male and female are screaming inside the residence. Caller advised that it has been going on for a few days - Eighth/Mill Street, Mount Vernon 2:29 p.m. - Message - Caller advised the neighbors have a child that is always screaming and crying. Advised she can’t have her windows open. Caller is requesting to speak with an officer - Vine Street, Mount Vernon 3:08 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised that her neighbors are screaming at each other. Caller advised that she thinks that it is now physical.

She can hear kids crying as well - Vine Street, Mount Vernon 3:54 p.m. - Message - Caller advised that someone stole a trail cam from some hunting ground. Caller advised that they have pictures of who they believe stole it - Menschen Road, Mount Vernon 4:07 p.m. - Message - Caller advised that her and her husband got into a fight two weeks ago.

Caller advised that the male subject took all the firearms. Female caller advised that she wanted to call because she feared for her life but she is not as scared now that the firearms are gone. Caller advised that she would like to press charges - Middle Mount Vernon Road, Mount Vernon 7:02 p.m. - Child Abuse or Neglect - Suspected child abuse, can hear someone screaming and crying - Elk Trail, Evansville May 18 4:22 a.m. - General Complaint - Caller advised his girlfriend has taken off with his truck and is at male subject’s place. He believes she is in with him and the raid stuff - Lee Drive, Mount Vernon 11:32 a.m. - Repossession 2008 GMC Sierra, red - SR 66, Wadesville 1:30 p.m. - Vandalism - Reference window broken out of his house - Brown Street, Mount Vernon Probate Daryl Skinner Velma Hein Martha Key Thomas Denton Noreta Mort Patricia Ashworth Vertis Farrar Madelyn Eickhoff Leroy Grabert Helen Kessler James Davis Velma Hein Catherine Topper Carolyn Tinsley

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MAY 25, 2021

THE POSEY COUNTY NEWS - PAGE B9

Posey Commissioners deal with routine matters, windfall

By Lois Mittino Gray The Posey County Commissioners dealt with many routine matters, such as bridge inspections, new technical equipment, contracts and comp time, and even advisors who can help tell them how to spend their windfall money coming in soon. The May 4, morning meeting at the Hovey House included only one small item that was a nod to the Great Solar Ordinance Debate that predominated most of this year’s meetings.

Since the Commissioners approved the APC amendments to the county solar ordinance at their last meeting, it is now a requirement of the ordinance to set up a Solar Energy Conversion System (SECS) Transportation Committee. Tenaska, the solar project developer, filed for its permit with the Area Plan Commission and the next step will be for this committee to look at the project’s road use plan. County Attorney Joe Harrison said the ordinance did not stipulate the number of persons needed on the committee. The Commissioners appointed President Bill Collins, Harrison, and County Highway Superintendent Steve Schenk or another representative from the county highway department to serve.

Another committee was created to develop a plan and oversee spending of the 4.93 million dollars from the American Rescue Plan. The county will receive some of it now, but not all at once.

Posey County Commissioner Carl Schmitz was appointed to serve on it, along with Auditor Meagan Greenwell, and two County Council members to be appointed at their next meeting. “Let’s get this started and we’ll figure out how to spend all that money,” Collins said with enthusiasm.

The Commissioners voted to enter into an American Rescue Plan advisory service agreement with the company of Barnes and Thornburgh at a retainer of $1,500 per month until the end of the year. For that fee, they will be consultants on how to spend the money and communicate with the government on it. They will oversee all documentation and inform the committee about things being done in other counties receiving ARP money.

In other Commissioner Action: • Automated Office Solutions President Bob Parsons, spoke about purchasing a new technology, a Barracuda E-Mail Archiver, for the county.

“A few weeks ago, we were asked to follow an email trail for you and we were able to do it, but it took four to five hours. We found everything, but we were about to pull our hair out. This archiver can do the same thing in minutes,” he explained.

The large two terabyte storage capacity can accommodate the 350 county employee system users. It can even store deleted emails for up to three years or more.

The Commissioners voted to purchase the archiver at an initial price of $6,000, with a cost of $1,620 annually for updates. Auditor Maegen Greenwell said the money will not come from the County General Fund, but from grant money. Other recommendations Parsons spoke about, such as anti-phishing training for employees, will be taken to the WIFI Committee and IT Department for discussion and comment.

• The Commissioners approved the installation of frosted film on the windows around the court rooms at a cost of $150, so people cannot see into them and have a potentially declared mistrial.

• Schenk told the Commissioners they needed to look at his report and select one of three contractors to do the County Bridge Inspections. He said the Federal Government requires all bridges over twenty feet long to be inspected every one or two years, depending on their condition. The state advertises it and three companies sent back replies.

They are VSE Engineering, Lochmueller Group and BLN. He asked the Commissioners to look over the materials he presented on the contractors and let him know at the next meeting. He has a scoresheet he has been trained on how to fill out and he will send it back to INDOT who will set the price. “This will take a while so we need to get started as it must be completed by April 2022.”

• In a discussion on compensatory time for employees, Greenwell said that it is an IRS government standard that an employee may not accrue

Canada geese bag limits increase Hunters can now take more Canada geese as a result of a recent increase in bag limits.

The daily bag limit for dark geese (Canada geese, whitefronted geese, and brant) is now five in aggregate for the entire season. This means that hunters can harvest any combination of the three species as long as the total does not exceed five. Previously, a daily bag limit of dark geese could only include up to three Canada geese, except during September. The daily bag limit for light geese (snow and Ross’s geese) remains 20.

“Canada goose populations in the Mississippi Flyway are doing very well,” said Adam Phelps, DNR’s waterfowl biologist. “We remain above our population goal for this species, so additional hunting opportunities make sense. We will continue to monitor populations and harvest to ensure that hunting remains sustainable.”

There are no changes in other migratory bird bag limits from 2020-21, including for ducks.

This includes the scaup daily bag limit, which is one scaup during the first 15 days of the season

and two for the remainder of the season.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources also released dates for the 2021-22 migratory bird seasons. These include season dates for mourning doves, waterfowl (ducks, coots, mergansers, and geese), woodcock, snipe, and sora rails.

Season dates and migratory bird hunting regulations are available at wildlife.IN.gov/ hunting-and-trapping/waterfowl-and-migratory-game-birds/ migratory-gamebird-seasonsand-regulations.

over 240 hours. “We are going to follow this and start paying down anyone who has that kind of comp time built up,” she announced.

• An Emergency Scope of Work Agreement with VEI was signed under unfinished business.

In Department Updates: • Don Martin, representing the Posey County Health Department, reported that 8,814 persons have been vaccinated in Posey County. He said that represents 35 percent of the total county population, but that figure includes children who normally do not get vaccinated. He thought it is closer to 50 percent of the adult population. He announced a second shot clinic at Marrs Elementary School on May 15, but anyone needing a first shot can show up, too. “The state is saturated with vaccine and not enough arms to put them in to,” he observed.

• Schenk informed the Commissioners that the State of Indiana has awarded another Community Crossing Grant to the county this year. The county is eligible for up to one million dollars, with a 75/25 grant split. Schenk will now need to get estimates from contractors on the sections he would like paved and send them in, but he feels the county will receive the entire million dollars.

• Collins gave the April Animal Control Report.

There were 22 complaints, seven dog pickups, no euthanasia, 10 bites and one rabies test.

• Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham gave his inmate count for the day as: six Department of Corrections, 35 Vanderburgh County, and 74

Posey County inmates for a total incarcerated of 115 persons. He publicly gave kudos to his employees for their good work.

• Commissioner Randy Thornburg gave his Indiana Workforce Committee report. The current national unemployment rate is six percent. The state rate is 3.9 percent. Posey County has a current rate of 3.6 percent, with only Dubois and Gibson Counties lower in Region 11.

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Posey Humane Society Friday, June 4th, 2021 Morning Check In: 7:30 am, Tee Time: 8:00 am Afternoon Check In: 12:30 pm, Tee Time: 1:00 pm Format:

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Entry Fee:

The $200 team entry ($50 /person) will include golf, cart, lunch buffet and event prizes. Mulligans will be available, 2 for $10.00 (one front 9 /one back 9). ½ Pot Tickets to be sold, 6-$5.00/Armlength-$10.00.

Sponsorship Levels: Loud Bark: $50.00 Sponsor. Cat’s Meow: $100.00 Sponsor. Top Dog: $250.00 (plus) Sponsor.

Your entry fee must accompany the form below. Questions…Call: Amy Smith (618)599-5496 or Jo Ellen Dausmann (812) 431-8272. Email registration to: PHSscramble@gmail.com Make checks payable to: Posey Humane Society __________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOTES:

Paws ‘N Claws Scramble Friday, June 4th, 2021 Entry must be returned with $200.00 entry fee.

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Hans Schmitz, PC Purdue Extension Educator Cicada Time Now that warm weather has returned, the emergence of the cicadas is making headlines.

This year’s brood is Brood X, a 17- year periodical cicada that will impact the entire state of Indiana, a relatively uncommon occurrence for the state.

Although we will see, and hear, cicadas in southwestern Indiana, the Hoosier National Forest area of the state will likely have the largest and loudest infestation.

Cicadas are pretty common in southwestern Indiana.

Individual broods are marked by roman numerals. In 2024, Brood XIX will emerge in this area. In 2025, Brood XIV will be heard. In 2028, Brood XXIII emerges. Some of these are 13year periodicals while others are 17-year periodicals. Cicadas are a winged insect notable for their size of about an inch or greater in length. They emerge from the ground where they have been feeding on plant roots for the last 17 years. The nymphs then find a suitable spot to molt into the adult cicada, usually a tree trunk or post. Once adults, the males create all the noise via a vibrating membrane on their undersides. The females do not have this membrane and remain silent. The females do all the damage to any plants by laying eggs into slits made in plant bark of twigs or trunks 3/16 to 7/16 of an inch in diameter. Twigs larger or smaller than this diameter are safe from damage. The slitted twigs will likely die, with those twigs falling to the ground and allowing the next brood to hatch, burrow into the soil and find suitable plant roots to feed on for the next 17 years. The adult stage lasts approximately one month before the adults die.

Differences in timing of emergence based on microclimates usually mean the full extent of cicada season can last up to six weeks or a little more.

If one has plants that may be affected by this brood of cicadas, the old adage an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure applies. Prevention of damage usually involves two practical steps. One is to wait to plant any young plants until cicadas are gone. Barring that practice, insect or mosquito netting can be used to prevent cicadas from affecting the main trunk or branches of the young plants while still allowing light and moisture through the net into the plant.

If netting is not used, one cannot rely on natural predators for control. Although birds and squirrels may eat cicadas, the sheer number of cicadas emerging will outstrip natural control options. Chemical control is possible for cicadas, but insect netting is cheaper. Zeta-cypermethrin, gamma-cyhalothrin, and permethrin may be effective against cicadas, but they will have to be applied frequently (every three to 10 days, depending on the amount of damage one allows) while cicadas are emerged. This frequent insecticide application will result in damage to any beneficial insects around the plants, opening the plant up to infestations of noninsect species like spider mites.

Some types of trees or woody perennials are a little less likely to take damage from cicadas, but the susceptible species of plants far outnumber those that have lower susceptibility. For more information on cicadas, contact Hans at hschmitz@purdue.edu or 812-838-1331.

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58. Playground mainstay 59. Expressing relief 60. Records brain activity (abbr.)

61. Fishing net 62. Beer 63. Tooth caregiver

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MOUNT VERNON PHONE: 812-838-4356 • FAX: 812-833-2099

President Elizabeth Steinhart

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CLASS OF 2021 4.0 GRADUATES

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34 Academic Honors Diplomas 3 Technical Honors Diplomas Over $2.1 Million in accepted scholarships 3 Full Tuition scholarships awarded 9 Academic All-State Senior Athletes 2 Academic All-State Honorable Mention Senior Athletes 12 PAC All-Conference Senior Athletes 4 PAC All-Conference Honorable Mention Senior Athletes 3 All-State 1st team Senior Athletes 1 All-State 2nd team Senior Athletes 3 All-State Honorable Mention Senior Athletes 2 All-District 1st team Senior Athletes 1 Regional Qualifier Senior Athlete 2 State Qualifier Senior Athletes 2 Semi-State Qualifier Senior Athletes Boys Soccer Sectional Runner-Up Girls Soccer Co-PAC Conference Champs Volleyball Sectional Champions and Regional Runner-Up Girls Swim & Dive PAC Conference Champs and Sectional Runner-Up International DECA Qualifier - Kaitlyn Mansfield The Fine Arts Team (3 seniors) is Class 2 State Champion with a score of 18 points.

2 National School Choral Awards 1 Finalist for the Hagemann Musical Performance Award Thespian senior directed and edited film recording of 2 local theatrical productions.

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Presenting the 2021 Graduates of Mount Vernon High School

MV High School Award Winners Opening Remarks: Mr. Kyle Jones, Principal Opening Ceremonies: Elizabeth Steinhart, President, Class of 2021 Senior Honors Recognition: Mr. Justin Fischer, Assistant Principal *All honors based on seventh semester GPA Honors (3.5 to 3.69): Amber Collier, Braden Dike, Hannah Durham, Lakishia Fawks, Landon Fischer, Samuel Heckman, Kelsey Lang, Logan Mayes, Blake Morris, Gabriel Owens, Elizabeth Ries, Autumn Schaffer, Emma Trent, Brock Veatch, Em-

ily Williams, Brianna Woods, Morgan Woods High Honors (3.7 to 3.89): Xavier Angel, Haley Curtis, Sara Griffin, Hayley Kueber, Kaitlyn McDaniel, Brooklyn Shell, Mallory Singer, Emma Thompson, Damon White Highest Honors (3.9 or above): Amber Allyn, Catherine Batteiger, Paul Campbell, Emma Clark, Sydney Deno, Emilee Hogan, Emily Hueftle, Brooke Jackson, Kaitlyn Mansfield, Emma Schmidt, Elizabeth Steinhart, Jenna Veatch Technical Honors Diploma: Colton Curl, Emma

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‘Honors’ continued from Page C4 Autumn Schaffer The Salon Professional Academy Scholarships presented by Ms. Melanie Holmes, ($1,000): Megan Simpson, Esthetics Program Scholarship, ($3,000): Brianna Woods, Cosmetology Program Scholarship Indiana 21st Century Schol-

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arship presented by Mrs. Alison Rose, ($1,500): Alexis Alldredge, ($3,000): Abbey Keitel, ($500): Kaitlin Rogers, ($500): Sidney Sollman, ($2,500): Emma Tenbarge Tri Kappa Scholarship presented by Ms. Kelli Walker,: Kennah Keller Paul and Lena Addison

Scholarship presented by Ms. Kelli Walker, (Selection Criteria: Academic achievement leadership and financial need $10,000 each): Faith Delancy, Emily Hueftle, Jenna Veatch Lillian L. Root Scholarship presented by Ms. Kelli Walker, (Selection criteria: Academic excellence and fi-

nancial need $3,000 each): Emma Clark, Faith Delancy, Emily Hueftle, Kelsey Lang, Jenna Veatch Alexander Trust Scholarship presented by Ms. Kelli Walker, ($2,000 each): Emma Clark, Kelsey Lang, Kaitlyn Mansfield, Elizabeth Steinhart, Jenna Veatch

Bostick-Steinmetz Scholarship presented by Ms. Kelli Walker, ($1,000): Kaitlyn Mansfield Anne E. Bolger Trust Scholarship presented by Ms. Kelli Walker, (Selection criteria: Top 15 percent of graduat-

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‘Honors’ continued from Page C5 ing class $250): Savannah Weatherford Franklin College Scholarship presented by Ms. Kelli Walker, Academic Scholarship ($16,000/yr.): Trevor Frisby,: Academic Scholarship ($19,000/yr.): Brock Veatch University of Southern Indiana Scholarships presented

by Mrs. Tina McCloud, *All scholarships are renewable; David L. Rice Merit Scholarship, Catherine Batteiger, Emilee Hogan, ($4,000/ yr.): Emma Clark, ($3,500/ yr.): Sara Griffin, Hayley Kueber, Emma Thompson, ($3,000/yr.): Amber Collier, Kelsey Lang, Gabriel Owens, ($2,000/yr.): Blaise

Hartman, Jessica Lunceford, Jadyn Ricketts, ($1,000/yr.): Provost Scholarship (Full Tuition, approx. $40,000): Emily Hueftle,: Pumphrey Foundation Scholarship, Blaise Hartman, Kelsey Lang, ($1,000): Thompson and Mary Burckhartt Memorial Scholarship ($400): Blaise Hartman Larry L. Blubaum Scholar-

ship presented by Mrs. Tina McCloud, ($4,000): Emma Clark A.W. Lumley Memorial Scholarship presented by Mrs. Tina McCloud, ($2,100): Emily Hueftle MSDMV/USI SFSC Scholarship presented by Mrs. Tina McCloud, ($500 each): Amber Collier, Emily Hueftle, Hayley Kueber, Jadyn Ricketts, ($250): Emma Schmidt

University of Evansville Scholarships presented by Mrs. Tina McCloud, Academic Scholarship, ($12,000/yr.): Aces Scholarship ($4,000/yr.): Legacy Award ($1,000/yr.): Scholar Award ($1,000/yr.): Kennah Keller: Presidents Scholarship ($18,000/yr.): Aces Scholarship ($4,000/yr.)

Honors Program Scholarship ($1,500/yr.): Legacy Award ($1,000/yr.): Logan Mayes

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Columbia College Chicago Scholarships presented by Mrs. Tina McCloud, Dean’s Scholarship ($11,000/yr.): Faculty Recognition Award ($2,000 yr.): Columbia Scholar Award ($3,000/yr.): Henry Denning University of Indianapolis Scholarship presented by Mrs. Tina McCloud, Richard G. Lugar Scholarship ($17,000/ yr.): Autumn Collier PAWS Scholarship presented by Mr. Tim Alcorn, ($500): Kennah Keller Gerald Dunigan Jr. Memorial Scholarship presented

by Mr. Kyle Jones, ($1,300): Emma Clark Kiwanis Memorial Scholarship presented by Mr. Kyle Jones, ($1,000): Emma Schmidt Right to Life of Southwest Indiana presented by Mr. Kyle Jones, ($500): Emilee Hogan Elks National Foundation Awards presented by Mr. Kyle Jones, ($4,000): MVS, Award, Amber Allyn, ($4,000): Legacy Award, ($4,000): Jenna Veatch Purdue University Scholarships presented by Mr. Kyle Jones, Purdue Honors College Steven C. Beering Scholarship, (approx. $500,000): Sydney Deno, The Purdue National Recognition Pro-

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Congratulations to all 2021 Graduates!

We wish you the very best in your future decisions.

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Presenting the 2021 Graduates of Mount Vernon High School

Hyslop, Goebel graduate from University of the Cumberlands congratulations to the students and offered them a few reminders as they take their next step in life.

“You will have a unique story to tell throughout your life about the circumstances of your senior year,” Cockrum said. “How you respond to circumstances is more important, more defining, and more lasting than the circumstance itself. Always remember that with hopefulness, with preparation, and with the proper tools, we are all capable of a new and positive beginning.

Find the joy in life. Life brings opportunities and obstacles. Pursue the opportunities, and be persistent and patient getting past the obstacles. Follow your heart, but use your head. Listen to the people around you, always look to learn, grow, and try new things, and laugh a lot.”

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University of the Cumberlands held commencement ceremonies this spring to celebrate its newest graduates.

Students in the Class of 2021 hailed from 40 states and territories as well as multiple countries, including Canada, Gambia, India, Jamaica, Madagascar, Serbia, Spain, Taiwan, and Ukraine, among others. Graduates from the Class of 2020 were also able to participate in this year’s ceremonies.

Cumberlands’ newest graduates include the following students from your local area: Stacey Hyslop of Evnsville, who completed their Master of Arts Education in School Counseling, and Morgan Goebel of Mount Vernon, who completed their Master of Arts in Education.

Cumberlands President Dr. Larry Cockrum gave his heartfelt

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Good luck and best wishes in all of your future endeavors!

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Presenting the 2021 Graduates of Mount Vernon High School

‘Honors’ continued from Page C8 grams Scholarship, ($1,000/ yr.): Kaitlin Mansfield, Presidential Scholarship, ($4,000/ yr.): Emma Schmidt Trine University Scholarships presented by Mr. Justin Fischer, Distinguished Scholarship ($14,000/yr.), Dean’s Education Scholarship ($3,000/yr.), Trine Opportunity Award ($4,500/yr.): Autumn Schaffer, David L Cosby Scholarship presented by Mr. Justin Fischer, Libby & Mom’s Cafe & North Youth Baseball, ($1,000): Jessica Lunceford Western Kentucky Scholarships Music Grant presented by Mr. Justin Fischer, ($2,500/yr.): Aiden Gilligan,: Border State Scholar ($3,156/ yr.): Isabella Kelley,: ($3,000/ yr.): Cornelius A Martin,: Academic Merit ($3,000/yr.): Cornelius A Martin Eureka College Scholar-

ships presented by Mr. Justin Fischer, Eureka Scholars Award ($5,000/yr.): Uniquely Eureka Award ($6,000/yr.): Brooklyn Shell Murray State University Scholarships presented by Mr. Justin Fischer, University Scholarship ($1,834/yr.): Jenna Veatch Chic-fil-A Scholarship presented by Mr. Justin Fischer, ($2,500): Catherine Batteiger Teamsters Local 215 Scholarship presented by Mr. Justin Fischer, ($4,000): Brianna Woods Public Safety Kiwanis Award Winner presented by Mr. Justin Fischer: Morgan Woods Indiana State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police Scholarship presented by, Mr. Justin Fischer: Braden Dike Wabash College Scholarships presented by Mr. Justin

Fischer, Dean’s Scholarship ($25,000/yr.), Wabash Grant ($2,305/yr.), Indiana Freedom of Choice Award ($10,100/ yr.): Samuel Heckman 4-H Scholarships presented

by Mr. Justin Fischer, Indiana 4-H Leadership Development Accomplishment Scholarship ($1,000): Posey County Timmy Lee Schmidt Scholarship ($100): Sydney Deno Mount Vernon M-Club Athletic Scholarships presented

by Mr. Joe Rutledge and Mr. Jason Rutledge, (Selection criteria: Senior athlete planning to attend a college/university), Jim & Roger Yaggi Award, ($1,000): Braden Dike, Jack Higgins Award, ($1,000): Elizabeth Steinhart, Jerry Rutledge Memorial Scholarship, ($1,000): Emma Thompson, Tommy Collins Memorial Scholarship, ($1,000): Brock Veatch

CollegeBoard Rural and Small Town Scholar presented by Mr. Rick Jesch: Paul Campbell, Sydney Deno, Kaitlyn Mansfield NEA-Mt. Vernon Dependent Scholarship presented by Mr. Rick Jesch, (Selection criteria: Dependent of Mt. Vernon NEA member), ($250): Savannah Weatherford NEA Bob Murray Scholarship presented by Mr. Rick Jesch: Jenna Veatch Delta State University Scholarships presented by Mrs. Leigh Ann Latshaw, Opportunity Scholarship (25% of tuition, renewable for 4 years), Women’s Swimming & Diving Scholarship ($1,500): Jamie Glover Miami University Scholarships presented by Mrs. Leigh Ann Latshaw, RedHawk Excellence Scholarship ($21,000/yr.), Women’s Vol-

leyball Scholarship (16,6380/ yr.), Women’s Volleyball Housing Scholarship ($9,786/ yr.), Women’s Volleyball Meal Scholarship ($4,490/yr.), Athletic Book Scholarship ($880/ yr.): Brooke Jackson Lipscomb University Scholarships presented by Mrs. Leigh Ann Latshaw, Merit Scholarship ($16,000/ yr.), Athletic Scholarship ($35,752/yr.): Elizabeth Steinhart Malcolm Abel Award presented by Mrs. Leigh Ann Latshaw: Blake Ritzert McNamara Scholarship presented by Mrs. Leigh Ann Latshaw, ($4,000): Hayley Kueber, Savannah Weatherford North Dakota State Scholarship, Football Equipment Manager Scholarship: Faith Delancy Butler University Scholar-

ship Lilly Endowment Housing Award presented by Ms. Kelli Walker, ($7,420/yr.): Amber Allyn Departmental Awards Art Art Guild Scholarship presented by Ms. Kelli Walker, ($200): Haley Curtis, Kirsten DeMoss Amount: $200 English Coterie Literary Society Award presented by Ms. Kelli Walker, (Selection criteria: Outstanding English student pursuing an English-related career): Kelsey Lang Mathematics Outstanding Senior Math Student Award presented by Mr. Rick Jesch, ($1,000): Paul Campbell

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Fore, Gordon among Belmont Spring 2021 Dean’s List Bayleigh Fore of Wadesville and Logan Gordon of Mount Vernon achieved the Dean’s List at Belmont University for the Spring 2021 semester.

Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours (exclusive of audit and pass/fail courses this semester) and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C (inclusive of audit, pass/ fail courses and zerocredit courses).

Approximately 53 percent of Belmont’s 6,170 undergraduate students qualified for the Spring 2021 Dean’s List. Belmont Provost Dr. Thomas Burns said, “Students achieving the Dean’s List recognition at Belmont have clearly demonstrated enormous commitment to their educational endeavors they have invested deeply in their studies and in their future. We are happy to celebrate their success and know that their continued, consistent and comprehensive dedication to their academic work will equip them to embrace future opportunities to engage and transform our world.”

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Future and the Past!

1830 US President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, a key law leading to the forced removal of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes out of Georgia and surrounding states, setting the stage for the Cherokee Trail of Tears 1956 Eisenhower signs farm bill allows government to store agricultural surplus 1961 Amnesty International founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977) 1946 1st night game at Yankee stadium (Senators 2, Yanks 1)

1923 US Attorney General says it is legal for women to wear trousers anywhere 2000 Indianapolis 500: Juan Pablo Montoya wins in 2:58:59.431 (269.737 km/h)

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1863 1st black regiment (54 Mass) leaves Boston to fight in US Civil War 1818 Walk-inthe-Water, 1st steam vessel to sail Lake Erie launched 1892 Sierra Club formed by John Muir and others in San Francisco, for conservation of nature 1951 After going 0-for-12, Willie Mays connects for his 1st major league home run 1987 Paul Pearman jumps 21 barrels on a skateboard in Augusta

and

1431 Joan of Arc is accused of relapsing into heresy by donning male clothing again, providing justification for her execution

1937 Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens to vehicular traffic 1929 1st all color talking picture “On With the Show” exhibited (NYC) 1941 1st night game at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. (NY Yankees pip the Senators 6-5) 1971 Paul McCartney releases his 2nd solo album “Ram” 2006 Barry Bonds hits his 715th career home run, passing Babe Ruth on the MLB alltime list

their

1900 Total solar eclipse occurs

148th Year 1983 “Ricky” by Weird Al Yankovic hits #63

1742 1st indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman’s Fields, London)

1900 Fire in Cincinnati nearly destroys Reds’ grandstand

1928 Dodge Brothers Inc and Chrysler Corporation merge

1974 26th Emmy Awards: M*A*S*H, Alan Alda & Mary Tyler Moore win, 1st Daytime Award presentation and “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” wins 5 awards, including Cicely Tyson for Dramatic Performance

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POSEY CO. SHERIFF’S OFFICE 1201 O’Donnell Rd., Mount Vernon, Ind. 812-838-3541

POSEY CO. CORONER’S OFFICE 1205 O’Donnell Rd., Mount Vernon, Ind. 812-838-8387

POSEY CO. PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE 330 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, Ind. 812-838-1337

ALCOHOL AND DRUGS THOMAS CLOWERS Posey County Prosecutor

BILL DENNING Posey County Coroner

TOM LATHAM Posey County Sheriff

JEREMY FORTUNE Posey County Chief Deputy Sheriff

DON’T MIX WITH GRADUATION For Posey County High School Seniors, graduation day is right around the corner and it is a time of excitement for students and parents alike. Sadly, and all too often, the use of illegal drugs or alcohol can derail a student’s promising future and even end in tragedy.

We all know that drinking alcohol before you are 21 is illegal, but many teens don’t appreciate that drinking reduces inhibitions and may lead to further bad decisions, such as drunk driving or putting oneself in vulnerable or dangerous situations. Once drinking starts, reduced judgement can lead to a number of serious consequences.

People who participate in underage drinking or the consumption of drugs may be arrested and face criminal charges that could lead to jail, fines and embarrassment.

But the damage does not stop there as students may lose scholarships or even college acceptance. For those pursuing opportunities in the armed forces an arrest could lead to the loss of military eligibility.

It is also important to address the role parents and guardians have during this exciting yet crucial time in a teen’s life.

Simply put, you are still the example of good choices. Parents or guardians who host parties where alcohol is available for underage consumption are showing minors it is, “Okay,” to break the law. Often there is the mistaken belief that parents can provide a safe environment for drinking. This simply isn’t true and anyone who allows underage drinking on their premises may face civil and or criminal liability for what may occur to minors at such a party.

Let’s all do our part this graduation season and celebrate responsibly to ensure a bright and promising future for our Posey County graduates.

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Presenting the 2021 Graduates of Mount Vernon High School

‘Honors’ continued from Page D4 Music National School Choral Award presented by Mr. Ryan Knight, ($100): Haley Curtis, Henry Denning Athletics Elks Athletic Award presented by Mrs. Leigh Ann Latshaw: Elizabeth Steinhart

Kiwanis Outstanding Student Award presented by Mrs. Leigh Ann Latshaw: Brock Veatch, Jenna Veatch Citizenship American Legion Citizenship Awards presented by Mr. Jerry King: Jenna Veatch, Xavier Angel

Posey County DAR Chapter Good Citizenship Award presented by Mrs. Linda Jeffries: Elizabeth Steinhart Elks Youth of the Year Award presented by Mr. Kyle Jones: Brooke Jackson Closing Remarks presented by Mr. Kyle Jones

DREAM BIG.

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“...BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS. DO NOT BE TERRIFIED; DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED, FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD WILL BE WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO.” JOSHUA 1:9

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Presenting the 2021 Graduates of Mount Vernon High School

Amber Allyn and family celebrating her receiving the Lilly Scholarship.

Kelsey Lang - from a very young age you have never been afraid to speak your mind and you were usually making us laugh. Years later some things have not changed. We are so proud of you!

Certainly one of Autumn’s favorite memories is the year that she served as Little Miss Posey County!

Our Favorite memory of Kaitlyn Mansfield is her dedication to the Academic team. Her hard work paid off by winning State in the Fine Arts category this year!

When Sydney “graduated” from fifth grade at West Elementary - all the students and staff in the school lined the hallways on the last day of school and “clapped out” the fifth graders for the last time. It was a tearjerker for a lot of them (and us mom’s too) realizing that they were leaving West Elementary as a student for the last time! Such an awesome tradition at West Elementary!

Sydney was awarded the Steven C. Beering Scholarship from Purdue University this past March. Sydney has worked hard and it was great to see that pay off in the form of a full-ride scholarship to her #1 choice for Pharmacy school!

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Not Pictured: Dakota Alexander; Branden Bradfield; Adaleida Cox; Haylee Cox; Ky-Leigh Cox; Lexus Jernigan; Anna Martin; Brianna Risinger; Maria Santoro; Hayden Weakley; Payton Yates.

Melanie Edling presents Paul Campbell the Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus Senior Scholarship at the Firsts UMC Wesley Hall Concert on May 16, 2021. Photo submitted

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Class of 2021 NORTH POSEY VALEDICTORIAN & SALUTATORIAN Tyler Thompson

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Emma Schmidt

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U of E announces Dean’s List for Spring 2021 The University of Evansville (UE) is pleased to report that nearly 800 students earned Dean’s List Honors for the Spring 2021 semester. To merit the honor of being placed on the Dean’s List each semester, a student must carry a full academic load of 12 hours or more and earn a grade point average of 3.5 or above.

The following students were named to the Dean’s List: Mason Reed of Evansville, studying Communication; Hannah Braun of Wadesville, studying Creative Writing; Caleb Woods of New Harmony, studying Political Science; Nicole Tucker of Mount Vernon, studying Mathematics;

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Exercise Science; Elise O’Risky of Evansville, studying Exercise Science; Maria Warren of Poseyville, studying Exercise Science; Rawan Al Eid of Evansville, studying Health Services Administration; Emily Fortune of Poseyville, studying Nursing; Kaylee Hahn of Evansville, studying Nursing; Nolan

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DISTRICT ACHIEVEMENTS • $685,630 in academic and athletic scholarship money • North Poseyy High g School has been an Indiana 4-Star School for six consecutive years • English Academic Team State Champions • 35 Seniors earned an Indiana Academic Honors Diploma p and 5 Seniors earned a Technical Honors Diploma • 6 Seniors are Presidential Scholars • 5 Senior athletes signed to play college sports

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Presenting the 2021 Graduates of North Posey High School

NP High School Award Winners Welcome and Opening Message: Dr. Strieter National Anthem: Jacob Blankenship, John McDowell, Caitlin Williams Outstanding Male/Female Athlete Male: Jaxon Wiggins, Female: Brooke Coleman Outstanding Band Member: Autumn Glass Outstanding Scholar: Justin French Outstanding Math Student: Jacob Blankenship Outstanding Science Stu-

dent: Caitlin Williams Sue Wassmer Memorial Tercera Art Awards: Taylor Freeman, Grace Glaser, Jenna Heath Posey County Senior Art Show: First Place Winner: Taylor Freeman, Honorable Mention: Zareya Hildebrandt, Kennedy Devine, Grace Glaser Evansville Museum High School Art Show: First Place Ceramics Merit Award: Hayleigh Latham, Accepted to Show: Taylor Freeman, Jenna

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Heath, Lyndsey Gentil, Lilly Kerby, Julianne Pardon Mount Vernon Business and Professional Women’s Scholarship: Jenna Heath Posey County Extension Homemakers Scholarship: Ella Rapp Agriculture/CTE Scholarship: Grace Glaser Katie Kanowsky Memorial Scholarship: Grace Glaser Lilly Endowment Community Scholar Finalist: Caleb Dyson Gillenwater Scholarship

Fund - Junior College: Jevin Downen CountryMark Technical Trade Scholarship: Tyler Thompson Byron and Lila Brenton Memorial Scholarship: Whitney Young Edwin W. Martin and Aletha C. Martin Scholarship: Kennedy Hallam, Jenna Heath, Braden Schipp, Caitlin Williams, Whitney Young George and Peggy Rapp Scholarship: Garrett Parker, Ella Rapp

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We wish you all the best today and always.

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We’re proud of you, graduates.

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CLASS OF 2021

MAY 25, 2021

POSEY CO. SHERIFF’S OFFICE 1201 O’Donnell Rd., Mount Vernon, Ind. 812-838-3541

POSEY CO. CORONER’S OFFICE 1205 O’Donnell Rd., Mount Vernon, Ind. 812-838-8387

POSEY CO. PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE 330 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, Ind. 812-838-1337

ALCOHOL AND DRUGS THOMAS CLOWERS Posey County Prosecutor

BILL DENNING Posey County Coroner

TOM LATHAM Posey County Sheriff

JEREMY FORTUNE Posey County Chief Deputy Sheriff

DON’T MIX WITH GRADUATION For Posey County High School Seniors, graduation day is right around the corner and it is a time of excitement for students and parents alike. Sadly, and all too often, the use of illegal drugs or alcohol can derail a student’s promising future and even end in tragedy.

We all know that drinking alcohol before you are 21 is illegal, but many teens don’t appreciate that drinking reduces inhibitions and may lead to further bad decisions, such as drunk driving or putting oneself in vulnerable or dangerous situations. Once drinking starts, reduced judgement can lead to a number of serious consequences.

People who participate in underage drinking or the consumption of drugs may be arrested and face criminal charges that could lead to jail, fines and embarrassment.

But the damage does not stop there as students may lose scholarships or even college acceptance. For those pursuing opportunities in the armed forces an arrest could lead to the loss of military eligibility.

It is also important to address the role parents and guardians have during this exciting yet crucial time in a teen’s life.

Simply put, you are still the example of good choices. Parents or guardians who host parties where alcohol is available for underage consumption are showing minors it is, “Okay,” to break the law. Often there is the mistaken belief that parents can provide a safe environment for drinking. This simply isn’t true and anyone who allows underage drinking on their premises may face civil and or criminal liability for what may occur to minors at such a party.

Let’s all do our part this graduation season and celebrate responsibly to ensure a bright and promising future for our Posey County graduates.

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CONGRATULATIONS!

Your hard work has paid off, and now you are really on your way. We wish you all the best as you embark on exciting new challenges and adventures.

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‘Honors’ continued from Page E4 Tri Kappa Beta Chapter Scholarship: Kennedy Hallam Carol Renee Lamar Memorial Scholarship: Darby Simpson, Grace Glaser ESC Engineering Scholarship: Tyler Thompson 2021 CountryMark Scholarship: Garrett Parker Poseyville Kiwanis Byron Brenton Scholarship: Kevin Harnishfeger D.A.R. Good Citizen Award: Brooke Coleman Indiana Academic All-Star Nominee: Kennedy Hallam Rising Stars of Indiana Award: Clayton Douglas, Sydni Flowers, Claire Koester, Maxwell Muensterman National School Choral Awards: Jacob Blankenship, Caitlin Williams John Philip Sousa Band Award: Cody Kaiser

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‘21-’22 NP Student Council Officers named The following students were selected for 20212022 Student Council Officers: President: Max Muensterman; Vice President: Belle Gries

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‘Honors’ continued from Page E8 tiney Nottingham, Garrett Parker, Braden Schipp, Owen Spears, Brennon Sweeney, Tyler Thompson, Caitlyn Williams, Whitney Young Southern Indiana Career and Tech Awards Building Construction Technology: Zachariah Seibert, Diesel Service Technology: Kyle Payne The Indiana College Core Certification: Caleb Dyson, Nicholas Stump (Pending) Computer Aided Design Certificate: Justin French, Tyler Thompson Tercera Scholarships: Victoria Crawford, Makenna Elpers, Grace Glaser, Jaxon Wiggins Alexander Trust Scholarships: Brooke Coleman, Casey Cotton, Kennedy Hallam, Tyler Thompson Jack Camp Memorial Scholarships: Casey Cotton, Jenna Heath, Kimberly Korff, Whitney Young Ropp Memorial Scholarship: Samuel Belt Amanda McKaig Martin Award: Ella Rapp Delbert E. Johnson Scholarship: Ian Heinlin First Baptist Church of New Harmony: Garrett Parker Dr. Paul Boren Memorial Scholarship: Tyler Thompson North Posey FFA Chapter Scholarship: Grace Glaser

PEERS Project: Brooke Coleman Jane Blaffer Owen Scholarship: Ian Heinlin Chick-fil-A Leadership Scholarship: Adam Cox Danny Embrey Baseball “Mental Attitude” Memorial Scholarship: Kyle LaVanchy, Owen Spears, Jayden Wehmer Eagle Scout Awards: Kyle Payne C. Eugene Cato Memorial Scholarship: Kennedy Hallam Poseyville Masonic Lodge Scholarships: Whitney Young Posey County 4-H Junior Leader Scholarship: Kimberly Korff New Harmony Kiwanis Local Scholarship: Makenna Elpers, Jenna Heath Ivy Tech Community College Merit Scholarship: Adam Cox, Jevin Downen, Cody Kaiser, Cole McCullough, Dominic Metcalf, Darby Simpson, Braedon Stogner, Jacob Wilder University of Southern Indiana Scholarships David L. Rice Merit Scholarship: Brooke Coleman, Casey Cotton, Victoria Crawford, Taylor Freeman, Jenna Heath, Ian Heinlin, Dalton Hill, Holly Hodge, Clayton Lutz, Garrett Parker, Megan Payne, Olivia Schmahlenberger, Nicholas Stump, Brennon Sweeney, Kedrick Wahl, Cody Wright, Whitney Young University of Evansville Scholarships UE Need for Nurs-

ing: Tristin Keepes Indiana University Scholarships: Braden Schipp Purdue University Scholarships: Walter J. Williams Scholarship: Caleb Dyson, Trustee Scholarship: Caitlin Williams, Presidential Scholarship: Kennedy Hallam, Fred E. Waugh Scholarship: Kennedy Hallam, Purdue Marquis Scholarship: Kennedy Hallam, Ball State University Ball State Scholars Award: Jacob Blankenship Murray State University Scholarships: Academic Achievement Scholar: Remington Adams, Academic Achievement Scholar: Kyle LaVanchy, Athletic Scholarship: Kyle LaVanchy, Michael McKinney Hoosier Pride School: Grace Glaser, Academic Achievement Scholar: Grace Glaser, Mabel Garrett Pullen Freshman Agriculture School: Grace Glaser, Western Kentucky University Academic Merit: Mila Alderson, Caleb Doubler Oakland City University Athletic Scholarship: Owen Spears, Chase Christie Wabash Valley College Athletic Scholarship: Hayleigh

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Bryan named to SNHU Dean’s List, Williams named to President’s List Carrielynn Bryan of Mount Vernon has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Winter 2021 Dean’s List. The winter term runs from January to May. Alexandra Williams of Evansville has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Winter 2021

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Matt Hostettler, State Representative Start saving for your child’s future Paying for your student’s college education can be overwhelming and stressful.

That’s why May 29 marks National 529 Day to show Hoosiers how a College Choice 529 Savings Plan offers an easy and tax-friendly way to save for the future.

As part of this special day, your child could win a $529 scholarship during the state’s Faces of 529 contest. Parents must submit a photo of their beneficiary with a caption, fill out the form and return it by midnight on May 29.

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Accounts grow tax-deferred and distributions are taxfree as long as the money is withdrawn to pay for qualified education expenses like tuition, books, computers, equipment and fees. Parents, grandparents, other family members and friends can

open an account for anyone they choose, regardless of income level.

Indiana taxpayers may also be eligible for an annual state income tax credit of 20 percent of contributions to their College Choice 529 accounts, worth up to $1,000 each year.

Visit https://www.collegechoicedirect.com/ home/529day.html for more information on the Faces of 529 contest, and https://www. collegechoicedirect.com/ home/plans.html for more about College Choice 529 Savings Plans.

Wendy McNamara, State Representative Apply by May 31 for public safety scholarship College students with a passion for public service and helping others could be eligible for a scholarship from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. Scholarships are available to students who volunteer with public safety organizations in our state, like fire departments, law enforcement, emergency management or emergency medical services.

Eligible applicants must attend an accredited Indiana college or university, have a 2.8 or higher grade point average on a 4.0 scale and meet the volunteer requirement.

Full-time students with at least 12 credit hours per semester are eligible for a $2,000 scholarship, and part-time students with at least six credit hours are eligible for $1,000.

Visit https://www.in.gov/dhs/grantsmanagement/indiana-homeland-securityfoundation-scholarship-program/?utm_ medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery for more information about the Indiana Homeland Security Foundation Scholarship, and be sure to apply by 4:30 p.m. on May 31.

Latham Southwestern Illinois College Athletic Scholarship: Chris Akers Academic Honors Diploma Medals: Remington Adams, Mila Alderson, Samuel Belt, Jacob Blankenship, Brooke Coleman, Casey Cotton, Victoria Crawford, Kennedy Devine, Jevin Downen, Caleb Dyson, Makenna Elpers, Grace Glaser, Kennedy Hallam, Jenna Heath, Ian Heinlin, Dalton Hill, Holly Hodge, Tristin Keepes, Kimberly Korff, Kyle LaVanchy, Destiney Nottingham, Garrett Parker, Brady Reidford, Braden Schipp, Braedon Stogner, Nicholas Stump, Brennon Sweeney, Tyler Thompson, Kedrick Wahl, Jaxon Wiggins,

Clay Will, Caitlin Williams, Cody Wright, Whitney Young Technical Honors Diploma Medals: Nicholas Stump, Tyler Thompson, Jaydyn Wehmer, Clay Will, Cody Wright Top Ten Seniors: Jacob Blankenship, Casey Cotton, Caleb Dyson, Grace Glaser, Kennedy Hallam, Kimberly Korff, Brennon Sweeney, Clay Will, Caitlin Williams, Tyler Thompson Presidential Education Awards: Jaxson Bender, Jacob Blankenship, Caleb Dyson, Justin French, Braedon Stogner, Brennon Sweeney Salutatorian: Clay Will Valedictorian: Tyler Thomspon Closing Remarks: Dr. Strieter

Conan O'Brien at Dartmouth College, 2011 “Way back in the 1940s there was a very, very funny man named Jack Benny.

He was a giant star and easily one of the greatest comedians of his generation.

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Caleb Doubler Kindergarten graduation, Seems like yesterday....

Brooke Coleman Coleman’ss favorit e memory is being on the soccer field with her best friends Tori Crawford and H ayleigh Latham.

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