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MV Council plans for ARP money By Lois Mittino Gray Money matters were a focal point at the April 20, evening meeting of the Mount Vernon Common Council at the Hovey House. Councilors authorized a formal fiscal plan for the American Rescue Plan money doled out last year. In May, 2021, the Council authorized the initial plan for the federal money, but the federal government has since asked for clarification and detail on proposed expenditures. Mayor Bill Curtis explained there are four areas the money can be used for on the planned projects. He feels the city needs to put it towards infrastructure for water and wastewater treatment projects. He cited the Water Street Lift Station as an example of one already planned and discussed. “One project could eat up all that money,” the Mayor commented, adding that this ARP plan can be amended if it has to be and they can blend federal money with other federal money. Councilman Andy Hoehn thought they should try to minimize changes that might be coming by having fewer projects on the ARP list. Curtis agreed and added the Water Street Lift Station design is already in, and this must be completed by 2024. Councilman David Dodd moved the fiscal plan for the ARP money be authorized and it carried unanimously with a roll call vote, 4-0. Councilman Rusty Levings was absent. In another money matter, Street Commissioner Max Dieterle stated the Community Crossings Grant Money, $460,092, should be arriving soon. The expected city match portion will be $153,369. Councilors unanimously authorized the Mayor to sign the paperwork and send it back in to the State as this was a good thing for street pav-

ing. Under New Business, Councilwoman Dana Baldwin brought up another money matter. She reminded councilors that back on December 15, 2021, they approved transfers for the Parks and Recreation Department Funds to cover deficiencies in cash flow. She would like City Attorney Beth Higgins to send a letter to Park Department Superintendent Michael Harshbarger asking for expenditures and income reports every quarter. Curtis indicated that Harshbarger is preparing it now. In other action: • Curtis updated the councilors on the Golf Cart Amendment. He reported he contacted the Vincennes INDOT office, with no definitive answer yet on signage, though it all still sounds good. He added he was a little confused after the last meeting on what the Council decided they wanted to do about signs. Baldwin requested signs stating where they cannot cross. Curtis stated according to the State, they do not have to have any signs at all, but he thought that Council decided to put them where the carts cannot cross. He stated he will get answers from Vincennes and have the amendment written that way. • Fire Chief Wes Dixon said they are getting closer to completion on the Hedges storm siren. Some progress has been made. • After a final reading, the ordinance to amend the city ordinance to combine the Code Enforcement Office and Animal Control Officer positions passed unanimously as 22-08. • Council formally acknowledged receipt of the DLGF

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North Posey Prom 2022 Royalty for North Posey High School are Annie Alcantara and Clay Douglas, pictured above. Photo provided

County works to provide mental health services

A vehicle fire and the ensuing popping noises had several Poseyville residents up in arms on Sunday evening around 10 p.m. Despite the blaze and the noise, the fire was contained to an area on Interstate 64 and there were no injuries reported. Traffic was stopped on Interstate 64 west-bound for about an hour. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

Water inflow causes questions By Lois Mittino Gray Utilities Superintendent Chuck Gray told members of the Mount Vernon Board of Public Works and Safety at the April 21, meeting that he is on a mystery hunt of sorts. His tools are underground video cameras that snake through sewer lines and he thinks he may even have to resort to smoke wisps as Plan B. Gray said they are looking for large inflows of water into the sanitary sewers right now in Country Club Estates. “Something has changed. Water inflow has really increased of late and we are looking for the source by televising the lines with our camera. It may be a leak or an inflow that is not allowed,” he explained. City Code Section 50.059 prohibits drains from basements, gutters, and other household areas from going into the sanitary sewer. He said it is prohibited both by city ordinance and federal law. “So far we just found a few leaking manholes,” he reported. “If it still is an undetermined source,

we will probably follow it up in a month or so with smoke testing. That really identifies the problem right away.” Mayor Pro Tem Andy Hoehn presided at the meeting in the absence of Mayor Bill Curtis. He called the meeting to order by stating the first item of business is to swear in new police officer, Zach Adkins, who was then administered the Oath of Office by ClerkTreasurer Christi Sitzman. He was congratulated by Police Chief Tony Alldredge, board members, city department heads, and members of his family. In other department head reports, besides Utility: • Alldredge stated his department received 174 calls since the last meeting. • Fire Chief Wes Dixon had no report. • Street Commissioner Max Dieterle reported that, since the last meeting, his department took 16 extra pick-ups, generating $860 and hauled 106 tons of trash to the landfill.

By Lois Mittino Gray After Posey County Prosecutor Thomas Clowers opened the Posey County Commissioners morning meeting with a prayer on April 19 at the Hovey House, councilors set to work on county business, starting with new doors for the meeting venue’s northern portal. Chief Deputy Auditor Shelley Hargrove addressed the Commissioners regarding the opportunity to collaborate with Southwestern Behavioral Health to provide county employees with a smorgasbord of services. These include sessions on addiction, drug and alcohol issues, child and adolescent issues, depression, family conflict, marriage-divorce and parenting issues, and financial concerns and personal problems. Trauma-Related issues, stress and anxiety, and Covid-19 Related stress issues could also be addressed by the mental health staff. Hargrove explained there are two options when considering these services. One is a pay-per-use fee of $80 per visit, with a limit of up to three to eight visits; or a flat fee of $26 per every full-time employee for up to six sessions yearly. Commissioner President Collins asked what the benefit of using this service was versus using the county insurance. Hargrove explained this would be a free service for the employees versus having to pay a copay with insurance. Employees would be

able to use either the Mount Vernon facility or the one located in Evansville. Hargrove stated Southwestern is providing these services currently to the Evansville Police Department and are trained in how to treat sensitive issues surrounding first responders. County Attorney Joe Harrison stated Vanderburgh County has used the services for many years and asked which plan is being suggested for us. Hargrove stated it would be her suggestion to contract with the flat fee of $26 per full-time employee, which would provide six services per year. She suggested they re-evaluate the usage next year to determine if the service is being utilized. Hargrove stated this would be a cost of $4,420 a year. Collins stated that if appointments are made and the employee does not show up, there is a penalty assessed. Collins asked if that could be clarified as to whom would handle discussing with the no –show employee, since this will be a confidential service. Collins also stated the contract states all legal matters would be handled in Vanderburgh County and asked if that should state Posey County. Hargrove said she would address those concerns with the director and include them in the final contract that would be prepared and brought to the Commissioners at the next meeting.

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Mount Vernon groundwork for golfcart traffic laws discussed By Lois Mittino Gray Should the golf cart signage for crossing Fourth Street (Highway 62) in Mount Vernon be installed at points where a cart can cross or can’t? This was a main topic of discussion at the April 6, evening meeting of the Mount Vernon Common Council. Board member Jillian Brothers attended via Zoom and Board member Rusty Levings was not present. City Attorney Beth Higgins shared the response she received from the Indiana Department of Transportation A Day on Gilligan’s Island Pictured l to r: Katelyn Seibert, Mattison Schenk, Maggie McCutchan, Matthew Wildeman, Jackson Madden, Valerie Wildeman, and Molly (INDOT) after sending them the new McCutchan of the Rousing Rookies 4H Club took Group Act First Place at the 2022 Posey County Share-the-Fun on Friday evening at North Continued on Page A7 Posey High School. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

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Living life lighter

Carrying baggage is exhausting. When traveling we often pack more than we need. When making a trip it’s always easier to travel light. Life is a trip. The longer we live the more we seem to pack and try to carry. Our mind has so many shelves, drawers and spaces for luggage of all shapes and sizes. We have this giant closet inside our brains that we fill up throughout life. Your mental closet is filled with memories that are good and not so good. You may have spaces filled with grief, sadness, hurts,

rejection, loss, failure, disappointments, defeats and more. You also hopefully have stored up some happy times, victories, successes, celebrations, achievements, love, relationships and peace. Hopefully your mind is ﬁlled with more positive happy events. I heard the story about a young man who loved his cat. The cat died and his mother gave him permission to bury his cat in the backyard. The mother became appalled when she discovered her son was digging up the cat every few days to see how the cat was doing. Too often we live our lives this way. We dig up old stuﬀ that needs to remain buried forever. Too often the mind carries what cannot be physically buried, good or bad. We are frequently impacted by what we keep stored.

One cold morning, a little boy put his backside up against an old coal stove. The hot stove burned his bottom and he knew never to do that again. What we have stored up in our minds can often serve us well. Wisdom is gained the hard way. The school of hard knocks is educational and expensive. We pay dearly throughout life to learn the hard way. Thus, what we have stored up can be very valuable to us as we face additional life challenges and opportunities. Your past decisions, work, interests, achievements, failures and mistakes all play a part in where you are today. This could be very good. Or, it could be very bad. If you learned from your mistakes and moved forward then you may be further ahead than you ever imagined. If you didn’t learn from

your mistakes and you continue to make them then frustration and sadness is haunting you. Today is a new day. You can’t change the past. You do not know the future. Live your best life now. Dispose of as much baggage as you can. Do away with old resentments and regrets. Forgive people. Forgive yourself. Don’t live in the cemetery but live with hope of seeing your loved one in a better place. Paul, the author of Philippians said it this way, “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”

Guest Column: Jim Tomes, State Senator Violent Crime work being done Violent crime has been on the rise in our country over the past few years, and unfortunately Indiana is no exception. In response to this, I supported a handful of measures this year that I believe will have a positive impact on our communities and help keep Hoosiers safe. Some recent issues have stemmed from defendants being released on low or reduced bail and placed on electronic monitoring devices. Senate Enrolled Act 9 sets new standards for the oversight of those on electronic monitoring, including setting staﬃng requirements and alerting victims if the person being monitored leaves their designated area. I also supported House Enrolled Act 1300, which requires third-party bail organizations to

be subject to state regulation in the same way as traditional bail bondsmen. It also no longer allows these organizations to bail out those charged with a violent crime. Lastly, I supported measures to improve how our ﬁrst responders are able to help our citizens. Senate Enrolled Act 247 requires all state departments involved with the 911 system to submit reports on how to improve interoperability between response areas, and Senate Enrolled Act 294 will implement new standards and best practices for law enforcement in the state. While there is no cure-all for crime in Indiana, I believe these measures will help better protect Hoosiers.

Guest Column: By Governor Eric J. Holcomb Tax Refund on its Way to All Hoosiers Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced today that Hoosiers should expect to begin receiving their promised $125 Automatic Taxpayer Refund in the coming weeks, resulting in a 12 percent cut in the average Hoosier’s annual income tax liability. “I’m beyond thrilled that this spring and summer we are returning money back into the hands of Hoosier taxpayers, where it belongs,” Gov. Holcomb said. “Our conservative ﬁscal leadership and pro-growth policies makes this tax refund possible for all Hoosier households.” The Governor ﬁrst announced in December

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Rescued and more rough roads

When I first spotted him he was just laying there…tired, weathB D ered, worn and dirty… left to his own devices H by an uncaring and heartless soul. Perhaps tossed away or just left unattended…there to die an underserving death from being exposed to the elements. He had lived a cruel life, like so many lost and homeless in this harsh world…uncared for and simply forgotten. The years of neglect had scarred his outward appearance to the point that he was almost unrecognizable at first glance. Had he been left behind…simply abandoned? All hope was lost and he too would’ve been buried with all the other vagabonds in an unmarked and forgotten tomb. How many years had he been homeless is anyones guess. Maybe 10, 20, 30 years or more? Perhaps his previous owner had been preoccupied and he was simply left behind? Maybe he was tossed away in anger? Had he been lost in transit? Or maybe he had simply fallen off the wagon? His life’s history is a mystery and completely unknown. But then I came along…being the humble farmer that I am, a slave to the soil, a lover of the field and the life that it produces. One who enjoys the tranquility of Gods creation, who pays strict attention to detail with a keen eye…I found him. I took pity on him, and gathered him up outta the filth. I gently brushed and bathed him. Cleaning him up, I gave him a sense of purpose once again…doing what he was meant to do. He was like the prodigal son…he was once lost but now again is found. Back in the fold once again. Even though he is showing some age, he is still as useful as ever. It brings a tear to my eye, and joy to my heart that I have rescued the poor lost or abandoned crescent wrench. Maybe I should apply for 5013c status and start up a much

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that an estimated 4.3 million taxpayers will receive a $125 refund after they file their 2021 taxes. An estimated $545 million will be returned to Hoosiers. After the tax-filing deadline passes on April 18, the Department of Revenue in conjunction with the Auditor of State’s Office will begin issuing the refunds via direct deposit or by mailing a paper check. Refunds will begin in May through direct deposit for residents who have filed their income taxes and provided their banking information on their return. Direct deposits are expected to continue through July.

needed crescent wrench rescue. My current farming operation is already a nonprofit…might as well make it two. Hope you had a chuckle…have a great day. Rough roads Everything has been rough lately, but I want to discuss rough roads… and not politics. Anybody that lives in rural America knows what I’m talking about. You know, the kind of roads where the kids open their mouth and start humming, making that sound like a humpback whale then lower it an octave or two so that it ends up sounding like a disturbed hippopotamus… all with a smile as the truck shakes violently. Most rural folks have indeed experienced this and it’s just accepted as a fact if life, especially in areas where there are millions of miles of dirt roads, coupled with underfunded road departments with minimal blade budgets. I have many theories as to the cause of how these smooth roads have evolved into rough rub-board roads… the lack of rain, excessive speed, not properly constructed, or poorly maintained… or maybe just the wrong mix of materials combined with the abuse of spinning wheels (again steering away from politics)…anyway, they all contribute to the transition from smooth to rough. Some say, driving slower reduces the bounce and vibration effect… while others say that going faster is better because you it won’t feel it as bad. They both have their downsides… going slow takes more time and you cover less country. I personally am the “go faster and hit the high spots” kinda guy, that’s my motto because there is never enough time in a day for me to finish all the work I need to do… therefore I’m always in a hurry. There are both pro’s and con’s to my style of washboard driving… on the pro side, I can roll down the windows, turn my defroster on full blast, and the vibration combined with the maximum blower speed will shake out the trucks

air duct system. I have released .22 hulls, dead moths, and a few mummified french fries that were lodged in the ductwork only to have them resurface and come spitting out in my lap, along with lots of accumulated dirt and dust. Another other pro is that, at a certain speed maximum shock from the vibration will occur thereby dislodging much of the accumulated caked on mud from the last couple of years from the undercarriage, releasing it into the roadway helping to restore and replace the dirt that has eroded and disappeared over time. There is again that certain speed in which a vehicle reaches “maximum vibration and shake” that can cause the vehicle to “swap ends” or go sideways and you can very easily wind up in the ditch… or worse! Also, that sweet spot of vibration can result in many other unwanted side effects such as coffee spillage, loss of items outta the back of an overloaded, junk heaped farm truck. Oh, I forgot to mention the occasional loss of, or function of assorted headlights and or taillights. I’ve come to the conclusion that the only cure for washboard roads would be floatation tires… but that ain’t happening because if you’re anything like me… You can’t afford the steam off a free dinner right now. But remember what it says in Luke 3:5 “Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth…” All roads are a bit rough right now, and a good shake up ain’t always a bad thing (again steering away from politics). It’ll rain again someday… and it would sure help smooth things over for me for a while… maybe. In the meantime I’m gonna keep trying to stay outta the ditch even though things are getting a bit shaky and a bit sideways right now… I hope y’all can do the same.

Good things come with time

As did Athena, the goddess of wisdom who sprung full grown B J J from the head of Zeus, occasionally a MozartR type creative genius is born into the world already with great mental acuity. But most people only develop wisdom over a substantial amount of time. That is why virtually every culture honors its older citizens, not because they have lived a long time but because they may have accumulated knowledge and may possess sound judgment as a result. Of course, good judgment often is earned the hard way, that is, in response to earlier bad decisions. If one survives enough poor choices, better choices and better advice become more likely. When it comes to good choices, I have been impressed by the simplicity of the dietary decisions of two elderly women. France’s

Jeanne Louise Calment lived to be over 122. She quit smoking at age 120 and she claimed her long life was due to her penchant for chocolate and port wine. Her fellow Frenchwoman, Sister Andre, is now the oldest person on earth at 118 years of age. Sister Andre survived the Spanish Flu in 1918 and recovered from COVID-19 in 2020. The Catholic nun stated that chocolate is her favorite food and she drinks a glass of wine every day. That certainly sounds better to me than kale and exercise. I am changing my approach. One recent phenomenon of reaching an old age that as a male concerns me is that since the beginning of the 21st century of the 24 oldest people on earth only two have been men. Now I do not know the ages of many Biblical women but according to the Old Testament at Genesis 5:27, Methuselah lived to be 969 years old and Genesis at 9:29 tells us Methuselah’s grandson, Noah, lived until he was 950. What happened to men? I say we are now short about 900 years and women are now greatly outliving us.

Please do not mistake my intent. It is not that I want women to live shorter lives than men, I just want all of us to, at least, make it to well over 100 or even receive a Biblical allotment of a long tenure. In that regard, I must replace my granola bars with an assortment of chocolate. As to the wine increment, Peg and I bought a wine cooler at the Pawhuska, Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce auction last Saturday and Pawhuska’s Blue Sky Bank, that contributed the cooler, filled it with fun brands of wine, including some from the Prairie Rattler Winery in Shidler, Oklahoma. I feel heathier already. In fact, Peg and I now qualify to be full members of my sister Jane’s so-called women’s book club, Inspiritice, that ostensibly meets to discuss good books, but in reality, just gets together to drink good wine. I think they may all live forever; at least I hope so. For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www.jamesmredwine.com or “Like/Follow” us on Facebook & Twitter at JPegOsageRanch.

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MAY 3, 2022 Wilda Mae DeFur Wilda Mae DeFur, 85, of Williams Bay, Wisconsin born to Walter Lloyd and Julia Grace (Hedges) DeFur on January 22, 1937, passed away, Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Wilda was active in band, choir and 4-H while growing up. She graduated from Wadesville High School in 1955 and Purdue University with a BS in 1959 and a MS in 1965. She taught in the Niles West School system in Skokie Illinois for many years. She created, instructed and taught high school age kids to teach to pre-k children of immigrants from many other countries. Wilda was a member of the garden club and loved ﬂowers. After retirement she stayed active and loved to travel and thoroughly enjoyed her river cruise on the Rhine River in Europe. Surviving is her sister: Phyllis Rosenmeier and brother in law: Retired Colonel Harvey Rosenmeier from Warner Robins, Georgia and

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several nieces and nephews. Proceeding her in death were her parents; brother: L. Glenn DeFur and a sister: Shirley Schmidt. Private graveside services were held for the family on April 26, 2022. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 Saint Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105 or online at: www.stjude.org. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

Marcus Alan Mathew Marcus Alan Mathew, 45, of Oakland City, Ind., passed from this life to the presence of the Lord on April 26, 2022 at the Linda E. White Hospice House. He was born March 22, 1977 to Stephen and Deborah Mathew of Poseyville, Ind. Marcus graduated from North Posey High School and went on to further his education at Nashville Auto Diesel School. He married the love of his life Tia (Koelling) on September 14, 2002. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Owensville, Ind. As a ﬁrst job experience Marcus detailed cars for Broerman Chevrolet in Poseyville, Ind. Then Marcus went to work for Azteca Milling Company where he was employed for over 25 years. He was a Production Supervisor at Azteca. Marcus loved reading books and was a true history buﬀ. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and working on cars. But he also loved cooking and sharing recipes with family and friends. Perhaps most of all Marcus loved coaching his

son Elias and his baseball team as a pitching coach. Marcus is survived by his wife Tia and son Elias. He is also survived by his father Stephen Mathew of Poseyville. Also surviving are several aunts, uncles and cousins. He is preceded in death by his mother Deborah Mathew and his sister Angela Mathew. Visitation for Marcus’ will be Sunday May 1 at First Christian Church in Owensville from 3 to 6 p.m., with a service at 6 p.m., with Pastor Bart Newton oﬃciating. Donations may be made to Daughters of Charity or Bethsaida Cemetery Fund.

J. Richard Cameron J. Richard “Shaggy” Cameron, 77, of Rockport, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Shaggy was born in Mount Vernon, Indiana on January 3, 1945 to the late George and Elma (Rutledge) Cameron. Shaggy had served in the United States Army and was an active member of Rockport American Legion Post 254. He had worked on the family farm in Posey County, had worked in the coal mines, and had also been a truck driver. He loved to sing karaoke. In addition to his parents, Shaggy is preceded in death by his siblings, Bette, Mary Jane, Sue, Anne, Phyllis, Arthur “Bud”, and Frances; his son-in-law, Mike Bonds. Shaggy is survived by his wife, Laura “Katie” Cameron; his children, Amy Bonds; Rick Cameron and his wife, Ashley; Jennifer Nettles and her husband, Mark; Misty Sullivan; and Troy Matthew

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Burden; 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren; his siblings, Paul Cameron and Steven Cameron; many extended family and friends. Services were held 4 p.m., Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Boultinghouse Funeral Home in Rockport, Indiana with Rick Cameron oﬃciating. Military honors will follow the service. Visitation was held 1 p.m., until 4 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Friends unable to attend may leave a condolence for the family at www. BoultinghouseFuneralHome.com.

Ina Faye Little 79, of Wadesville, Ind., passed away at home on April 26, 2022. She was born on July 1, 1942 in Evansville, Ind., to Mervill M. and Marjorie Helen (Simpson) Snively. Ina had many fond memories of growing up at the Old Dam on the Wabash with her parents and sisters. She graduated from New Harmony High School in 1960 and married Wendell Little September 18, of the same year. She was a talented seamstress who made dresses and clothes for her girls, from baby outfits to prom and wedding dresses, and quilts for her grandchildren. She enjoyed gardening and was a wonderful cook who passed along recipes to her daughters. She shared several hobbies with her husband. She carved incredible woodwork designs on the flintlock rifles that she and Wendell built together, and she made beautiful beaded bags and buckskin clothing to go along with them. Later on they enjoyed building a 1939 Ford hotrod together which she completed the interior. They enjoyed many years of cruise-ins and car shows in the car they called Ol’ Orange. They loved traveling to the National Parks out west in their motorhome with their daughter Meghan. Ina also enjoyed genealogy and researched both sides of her family with help from cousins who shared her interest. She is survived by her husband, Wendell Little, of Wadesville, daughters Shannon (Scott) Coney of Eddyville, Ky., Susie Little (Michael Shele) of Camden,

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Tenn., and Martha (John) Wilkinson of New Harmony, Ind., sister Helen Hardin of Greenfield, Ind., grandchildren Lindsey Rueger, Zachariah Collison, Nicholas Wilkinson, and Delilah Presson, great-grandchildren Denver and Zaavan Collison, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter Meghan Little, sisters Marjorie Ibrahim, and Virginia Hanson, grandson Matthew Wilkinson, and great-grandson Zane Collison. Visitation was held on Monday May 2, at 12 p.m. with funeral services at 2 p.m. at Werry Funeral Home in New Harmony, Ind., with burial to follow at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Griffin, Ind. The family would like to thank Deaconess Hospice, especially Meagan, Lucy, Gloria, and Angie for the exceptional care they provided. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Deaconess Hospice Foundation, 600 Mary Street, Evansville, IN 47747. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuneralhome.com.

Fred C. Cox, Jr. Fred C. Cox, Jr., 66, of New Harmony, Ind., passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022, at his home with his loving wife Jeannette by his side. He was born July 19, 1955, to Fred C. and Wilma (Thompson) Cox in Carmi, Ill. Fred married Jeannette Diggs on November 30, 1974, at Northside Baptist Church, Grayville, Ill. He was a hard worker and worked more than 35 years drilling in the oil ﬁelds. Fred loved his family. He had a love of animals especially his fur baby, Tater. He enjoyed watching westerns on TV. Fred is preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Wilma Cox; sister, Doris Collins; brother, Thomas Cox; brother-in-law, William Collins, Sr.; and niece, Amy Yates. He is survived by his wife, Jeannette Cox, New Harmony, Ind.; children, Terry (Kimberly) Cox, Grayville, Ill., Elizabeth Elliott, Saint Petersburg, Fla.; siblings, John Cox, Wanda Richardson, Joyce Thomas;

brother-in-law, Quinton Diggs; sister-in-law, Dr. Ann Bode; grandchildren, Tidus Cox, Katlyn Berberich, Quenton Boyd, Zackary Elliott, Kaitlynn Elliott (ﬁancé Brenden Taylor); great-grandchild, Myles McGee; special friend, Mary Partin; fur baby, Tater. Visitation will be Thursday, May 5, 2022, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Ingram-Meridith Funeral Home, Albion, Ill. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 5, 2022, 1 p.m., Ingram-Meridith Funeral Home, Albion, Ill. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Grayville, Ill.

Breanna D. Stull, 28, of Mount Vernon, passed away at her home on April 25, 2022. Breanna was born in Evansville on January 29, 1994, to Timothy Stull and Sherry (Clark) King. Breanna worked at the former Koodie Hoo’s grill as a server, bartender, and cook for several years, she loved her job by interacting with all the customers. She also enjoyed spending time with her friends and fiancé rather that was around bonfires or country cruising. She loved to sing and dance and would duet with her father on a couple of songs. She had one of the most infectious laughs that could brighten up any room. Bre was a homebody at heart but occasionally liked going fishing and you would normally see her wearing her Camo hoodie Kermit got her that she loved so much. Mostly Bre cherished the time she got to spend with her son, (Jaybird) Jason. Breanna is survived by her father, Tim (Julie Cohoon) Stull; mother, Sherry (Rick Jackson) King; fiancé, Kermit Sollman; son, Jason Holbrook; grandparents, Earl (Angie) Clark, Peggy Knight; brothers, Timothy (Desiree) Stull, Tyler King; sister, Miranda Hollbrook;

Jacqueline June DeMunck Jacqueline June (Huﬀ) DeMunck, 95, of Evansville, Ind., passed away April 28, 2022 at Deaconess Midtown. She was born April 19, 1927 in Rogers, Ohio to the late Lloyd and Iris (Butler) Huﬀ. Jackie was a member of and had been the secretary at Saint Matthew Catholic Church for 18 years before her retirement in 2006. She enjoyed cooking to feed her family and friends, sewing, reading, music and movies. Jackie also loved going to concerts. She was preceded in death by her son, Steven DeMunck; daughter, Karin Kristi Games; and her granddaughter, Heather Gardner. She is survived by her daughters, Kathi Small (Michael), Sherri DeVoe and Tracee Vining; sons, Michael DeMunck (Diane) and John DeMunck; grandchildren, Ali DeMunck, Carrie DeMunck, Todd Smith (Mandy), Amie Orsborne, Stephanie Russell (Darrel), Brandon Smith (Samantha), Megan Kennedy (Ryan), Mathew Reed (Natalie), Sean Vining (Kelli), Jason

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Vining (Rachel), Scott Vining (Holly) and Janet Derrow (Kevin); several greatgrandchildren and many great-great-grandchildren; sister, Agnes France; nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral service will be held at 5 p.m., on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mt. Vernon, Ind. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m., until 5 p.m., service time on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Saint Matthew Catholic Church. Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhoe.com.

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her “adopted” children, Welsey Sollman, Sidney Sollman, Praiselyn Carron, Braxton Whitﬁeld; nephews, Ethan and Colton Choate Niece; Emmryy Stull; uncle, James Stull; aunts Kimmy Stull, Deana Fuller; her many friends who were considered family. She is preceded in death by her grandmother, Wanda Stull; uncle, Randy Stull, Earl Clark III Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Denning Family Funeral Home. Visitation took place from 12 p.m., until the time of service. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorials may be left to the funeral home to help defray the funeral cost. Online condolences may be left at denningfamilyfuneralhome. com.

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Tarty Tucker 4H News by Evan Becker and Samuel Oakley The Tarty Tuckers 4-H club has their normal business meetings on the last Tuesday of each month at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Poseyville. The Tarty Tucker 4-H club was established in 1930. They met on April 25, 2022 at 6pm and began their meeting with a game of steal the bacon. The meeting was called to order by President, Dharma Fribley and the Pledge of Allegiance and 4-H pledges were led by Vice President, Luke Donner. Secretary, Lilly Donner led the roll call and members responded with naming one project they were taking for the fair this year. Oﬃcers Present were Dharma Fribley, Luke Donner, Kayla Morlan and Lilly Donner. Members that were present were Evan and Aubrey Becker, Kennedy Eisterhold, Parker and Benton Wehmer, Brant and Samuel Oakley, Ellie Wilson, Cameron Fisher, Daphne Fribley. The Tarty Tuckers welcomed special guest, Amanda Bender, Posey County 4-H Youth Development Educator to their meeting this month. Ms. Donner read the secretary minutes from the March business meeting. Member Daphne Fribley made a motion to approve the secretary minutes and the motion was seconded by member, Ellie Wilson. Treasurer, Kayla Morlan read the treasurer’s report and announced that the club made $1354 from their Sandy’s Pizza fundraiser. Leader Heather Morlan congratulated the club on a great eﬀort. The Tarty Tuckers would like to thank all friends and family for purchasing pizzas this year. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go to community service projects, educational trips and a completion trip. Leader Dave Morlock announced that Kayla Morlan

was the top seller with Evan and Aubrey Becker in second and third place. Member Ellie Wilson provided her Environmental/Health and Safety report and Daphne Fribley read a devotional. The officers notified the members that May 15 is the deadline for dropping or adding projects and you will need to contact the extension office if you need materials for any newly added projects. Leader Heather Morlan discussed the annual Craftapalooza that she hosts at her home for members to work on club projects such as the club flag, club scrapbook and club planter for the fair. They also discussed their theme for this year in which they usually design t-shirts as well. Morlan explained to the new members that the shirts are normally worn when they do team activities such as clean-up day at the fairgrounds. President Fribley completed the old business with explaining about community service and educational opportunities. Incoming new leader Jennifer Fribley has organized an educational opportunity to Mesker Park Zoo and the club discussed possible dates with the club. President Fribley discussed the new business of planning the club demonstration night where members will prepare a 2-3 minute demonstration to share. Demonstration night was set for May 23 at 6pm. President Fribley reminded members that their homework was to think of shirt designs and a theme for the club banner and planter by the next meeting. Snacks were provided this month by the Fribley Family. The meeting was adjourned with a reminder that next normal business meeting would be held on May

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Brant Oakley played “All of Me” as a piano solo during the 2022 Share the Fun 4H event on Friday evening at North Posey High School. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

Birthdays May 3 - Hunter Ray Wassmer, Alexander White, Ralph Hardy, Rick Underwood, Robert Deckard, Jason Walsh, Sugar Bear Powers, Charlotte Nanninga, Rhoda Wade, Erica Winiger, Kristen Laughbaum May 4 - Kurt Georgesen, Angela Davis, Kennedy Schmitt, Dalton Keith Kuhn, Audrey Crawford, Lorene Brakie, June Courey, Mike Robert, Ilse Horacek May 5 - Karen Logan, Michelle Harmes, Christine C. Woodrow, Ryan Holtzclaw,

The following students were selected by the faculty of Mount Vernon High School as “Wildcat of the Month” for April, 2022. Students are selected based on criteria which include academics, citizenship, eﬀort and attendance. Honorees are Shaun Franklin, Grace Tenbarge, Reilly Schelhorn, Donavan Amann, Gabe Sartore, Cade Pierce, Carissa Moud, Bella Ewalt and Sadie Redman. Not Pictured: Alison Gansman

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Note: News in this issue includes: What can we do to help the mail carriers? The coming observation of Memorial Day, Library Week is a success, Vocational Egg Show is a success, sports, and many news briefs and personals. Are You Cooperating With Postmaster Wilson? - Postal Improvement Week - Postmaster William Wilson is desirous of giving patrons of the local post office a service that can not be improved upon. This week is designated by the Post Office Department as “Postal Improvement Week.” Each official, employee, and patron alike is asked to put forth his best effort to improve what is already a wonderful service in the largest business in the world. In this improvement of the service, the rural patron has an opportunity to do much more than he probably realizes. Are you willing to do the small bit which you can do to make better the service of the business institution in which you have stock? Let Me Ask You: Is your mailbox

News From The Western Star, May 3, 1922 - Mount Vernon an approved box? Does your box have a signal? Does your box have a good lid and will it close? Has your box got your name on it? Is your box conveniently located so that the carrier can drive up to it easily to deposit your mail? Is your box high enough? Is your box low enough? Is your box straight or does it lean so much the mail falls out? Is your box located on the right hand side of the road as traveled by the carrier? Do you purchase stamps and stamp your own letters? When you leave money for postage in the box, do you put it in a piece of paper so that the carrier can pick it up easily and not drop part of it? Do you pack your parcels properly and securely? Is the road muddy and filled with ruts around your box? Do you fix bad places around your box? These are some of the things which you can do which will greatly improve the service to you and will be of great help to the carrier. City Will Have Charge Of Memorial Day Program - For the first time in

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the history of Mount Vernon the Grand Army of the Republic veterans will not take an active part in the arranging of a suitable program for the observation of Memorial Day here. This was agreed upon some time ago by the aged Vets, who were highly related Monday night when Mayor Osborn, speaking for the city, agreed to take over all plans for Memorial Day. This agreement was reached between the city and committee composed of Civil War Veterans, U.S. Marrs, G.W. Kimball, John Gill, and Wm. Martel. The group decided to have a program similar in detail to those of the past. Library Week And Vocational Egg Show Proved To Be A Success - Library Week as observed in Mount Vernon and in general throughout the state came to a successful close last Saturday. Excellent programs were given all week with school children’s day Saturday. The prize for the best poster was awarded to Miss Caroline Reister. Egg Show - The egg show conducted by the vocational NORTH POSEY

STUDENT OF THE WEEK NORTH POSEY JR. HIGH AIDEN MACMUNN Aiden MacMunn is an eighth grade student at North Posey Junior High School. He competes on the math and science academic teams and FTC Robotics. He is a member of the National Junior Honor Society and is President of the Student Council. Aiden is known to be kind and helpful to all the staﬀ and students. He is responsible and mature for his age. When you need something done, he is your guy. In his spare time he loves to read and play Minecraft. He has plans to attend Purdue University and study engineering.

23 at 6pm. Congratulations to Brant Oakley for winning First Place at Share the Fun on Friday, April 29 held at North Posey High School Auditorium. Brant won ﬁrst place with his musical curtain act. Brant played a piano piece titled, “All of Me.”

Freddie Stallings May 6 - Nancy Briggs, Greg Cammeron, Clinton Mathews, Morgan Mathews, Jennifer Werry, Debbie Lamar May 7 - Eugene P. Eaton, Marcia Schneider, Mark Offerman, Christopher Robb, Christopher Emmert, Hannah Hawn, Sarah Counts, Kevin Greg, Marcia Schneider, Rose Wagner, Jim Vance May 8 - Eric Williams, Teresa Blackburn, Damon Mercer, Peggy L. Taylor, Haley Wilson, Kay Van-

Find us on the web at: WWW.POSEYCOUNTYNEWS.COM See thousands of photos on Facebook at: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/POSEYCOUNTYNEWS.COM students April 28 and 29 was a decided success. A total of 126 dozen eggs were exhibited at the show. The judges, Philip Schreiber and County Agent Shrode were well pleased with the quantity and quality of the exhibits. A total of 931 people visited the egg show during the two days. Twenty-four dozen eggs, sandwiches and pickles were served after the show. Prize Winners: Class A - Brown Eggs - First - Alfred Kiltz; Second - Wyman Wallace; Third - Basil McFadden; Fourth - Norman Alldredge. Class B - White Eggs - First - William Jourdan; Second Earl Tennison; Third - Edna Sailer; Fourth - Lawrence Murphy. Class C - Miscellaneous - First - Joseph Bauer; Second - Richard Barter; Third - Clarence Schreiber. Sports - Reitz tracksters beat Mount Vernon 74 to 25. Huntsman again proved his right to be acclaimed as one of the best athletics ever developed in the local High School when he scored 19 of Mount Vernon’s 25 points. New Harmony Basketball Players Awarded - The regular Friday morning chapel period of the New Harmony High School was taken over by Coach Hecketsweiler who gave an informational talk

on the way athletes were rewarded in the past. The talk led naturally to athletics in the New Harmony High School and culminated in the awarding of 11 monograms for basketball. Those receiving the monograms: Captain Bailey, Ford, Hurd, Franklin, Givens, Steelman, Richards, Johnson, Ryan, York, and Frasier. News Briefs And Personals - All Around - Our farmers are again working in the ﬁelds after the rains, and the hum of the tractor can be heard everywhere. H.S. Musical Comedy - A crowded house witnessed the threeact musical comedy, “Miss Bob White,” presented by students of the Senior High School. Miss Helen Hovey was accompanist for all musical numbers. Births - Born, a son, Kenneth Ivan, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marrs, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Schmidt are the parents of a girl baby, who was named Gladys Marie. Some who came to see the new baby Sunday include: Mr. and Mrs. Paul, John, Edward, and Philip Schmidt, Misses Evelyn Brauser, and Helen Mix. Visits To The City - Fred Roehr, John Hartman, and Will Kuebler were all in the city Friday and gave us a call.

William Boberg was in the city Monday. Jacob Batteiger was in the city Saturday. Frank Niemeier and Henry Goebel were visitors to the city Friday. Rural Church News - A large crowd attended the Missionary Program held at Zoar Church (Zoarville) Sunday evening. Quite a bunch of the members of the Mount Pleasant General Baptist Church met Tuesday afternoon to clean the church house. Roy Byshears of Kentucky preached at Old Beech Church Saturday night and Sunday. Brand New - Miss Marie Williams of Wadesville has a new piano. Manford Jackson of the Farmersville area, purchased a new Ford auto. Marriage Licenses - Adam Schmidt and Otilla Elpers; Henry Witt and Elva Causey; Carl Juncker and Alma Esche; and Henry Lutterbach and Anna Marie Deig. News 125 Years Ago - Otto Pfeﬀer is the proud owner of a full-blooded snow-white Shetland pony with cream colored legs, mane, and tail. Marriage Licenses - Herman Yeager and Katie Dieterle; Alonzo Burlison and Susie Sanders; Thomas McMyers and Leanna Bailey; and Cassius Fullinwider and Cornelia Thomas.

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Carson Tucker’s bid for national DECA title ‘pans out’ By Trisha L. Lopez Mount Vernon High School junior Carson Tucker claimed the top prize in the DECA International student competition in Atlanta, Ga., last week placing first in the Stock Market Game. Tucker’s win is a first in any event for the southern Indiana district in the past 25 years, according to teacher and DECA coach Kevin Krizan. Tucker was one of five Wildcats to qualify for the event, which was attended by 20,000 students, teachers and judges. Juniors Kaleigh Kelley and Sophie Kloppenburg earned their spot in the Hospitality Services Team by placing in the top three at the state competition. Juniors Rylan Paul, Scott Russell and Tucker punched their ticket by placing in the top 25 out of 5,000 competitors in the Midwest region. In addition to competing in the overall stock market portfolio performance, Krizan said Tucker wrote an 11 page essay and presented stock strategies to a panel of judges. Tucker said he participated in the online game from September through December 2021, competing to grow his investment port-

folio. He said he spent 60 hours working on his paper over spring break. “It took a lot of time to create visually pleasing charts and graphs and integrate advanced investing terminology into my paper. I also took a lot of time to create an engaging presentation deck and memorize what I was going to say during my presentation,” Tucker said. He praised the efforts of his English teachers, his parents, Krizan and teacher Cody Ungetheim for their efforts to help prepare him throughout the process. Tucker said he was encouraged by the response he received from his preliminary judge and confident that he could perform well in the final. “Mr. Krizan told me beforehand that I had a good chance of placing (in the) top three so I hoped that would happen. After they announced second and third place, I knew it was unlikely I would be first, but a part of me still had confidence I would win,” Tucker said. “When they announced ‘Tucker, Indiana’ I was pretty happy. Really, I was just proud (that) all of my hard work ended up panning out.” So this is where dad works? Cox Group employee Matt Smith brought his family and 14-week-old twins to see where dad works recently during the company’s open house. From left Matt, his wife Brittany, Carol and Mike Smith. and in the stroller, Mia and Barrett Smith. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

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

Wolfgang Spring Concerts The Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus and their Dixie Jazz Band will be presenting three Spring Concerts locally, ﬁrst at the Ribeyre Gymnasium on Main Street, New Harmony, Ind., Thursday, May 5, 7 p.m., then at the Bible Center Cathedral, 5000 First Avenue, Evansville, Ind., Friday, May 6, 7 p.m., and ﬁnally at First UMC, Wesley Hall, 601 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., Sunday, May 8, 5 p.m. Wolfgang’s concerts are always free and open to the public, and donations are accepted.

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

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

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

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

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

MVHS Class of ‘68 holds ‘Homecoming’ The Class of ‘68 will be hosting our Second Homecoming on October 1, 2022 from 6-11 p.m. The Meet and Greet will be held at the American Legion Post 5, 203 Walnut, in Mount Vernon, There will be a cash bar. Snacks will be provided by the class and the kitchen will be open until 8:30 p.m., for anyone that would like to order food. We would love to invite all classmates, teachers and alumni of Mount Vernon High School. Spread the word so we can spend some time together. Hope to see you there.

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

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

Carson Tucker of Mount Vernon, shown here with teacher Kevin Krizan, is the InTucker said he has yet to make a college choice for his education after Mount Vernon

ternational DECA Champion in the Stock Market Challenge in Atlanta. next year, but he plans to pursue a degree in statistics and/or finance.

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

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

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

WMI Artifact Under Exam by Melora Adams In 1877, over a dozen men in the New Harmony community contributed equal shares to hire a painter to paint a portrait of Charles Hallett White for the Working Men’s Institute library. His portrait is still hanging in the library today, 145 years later. The painter who did the work was James Poindexter of Evansville. According to the records, half of the painter’s fee was contributed by those individuals, and the other half of it Poindexter contributed himself. We have some artifacts which Charles White brought from England when he came to New Harmony in 1837. They are made of Britannia metal, a kind of pewter. The mass production of glass, porcelain, and pottery objects has essentially eliminated the use of pewter in daily life. At a time when this part of the country was still very much a frontier, such elegant objects brought English sophistication to New Harmony. But more importantly, Charles Hallett White

brought himself to New Harmony. He partnered with James Baldwin, an Englishman who came here at the same time, and was a farmer and businessman here in New Harmony. He was one of the charter members of the Working Men’s Institute and was a strong supporter of its aims, serving as secretary and librarian for many years. The painting itself is evidence of his importance to the community. Part of a tribute to his memory reads, “It was largely due to his protecting care that our library, beginning with Mr. Maclure’s bequest was preserved for so many years until others became interested.” John Michael Carter has been leading portrait painting workshops here at the WMI this week, as part of the First Brush of Spring Paint Out events. The connection between portraiture and the WMI continues.

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

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

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Annual Golden Raintree set for June 11-12

Two-year-old Remington Tennyson sits perched atop the showpiece antique of the 2018 Golden Raintree Antique Show in New Harmony. The 1924 Reo Prospect chemical pumper was New Harmony’s ﬁrst motorized apparatus. It was taken out of service in the late 1940’s and restored by the town’s ﬁre department in 1988. Remington is the son of Whitney and Zach Tennyson of Henderson, Kentucky. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

Stay the weekend with us and experience New Harmony, Indiana. Enjoy the fine and casual dining. Shop our antiques, art and speciality shops. Rent a golf cart and ride our Wabash River Trail. Take a Historic guided tour. New Harmony has so many places to sit and reflect. Walk the walking trail or stroll through one of our many parks and gardens. Visit our website for other events happening this weekend or download a walking map. New Harmony has been voted one of America’s Dream Distinctive Destinations by the America’s Trust for Historic Preservation and one of the top 10 hidden places to visit by USA Weekend. Free admission, rain or shine. Inside (air conditioned) and outside dealer spaces available. Download registration form at VisitNewHarmony.com. Or contact Cindy Smotherman at 812-781-1390, or Jeff Smotherman at 812-459-1626. This event will take place on Saturday, June 11 Mount Vernon resident Adam Brothers watches as his from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., and Sunday, June 12 from 9 daughter pulls some chips out of the bag during the annual a.m. - 4 p.m., on Main Street and inside of the Ribeyre White Elephant event at Point Township Nazarene Church. Gymnasium.

Residence VI to be displayed at NHGCA The New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art (NHGCA) will host the group exhibition Residence VI April 30 through June 11. The exhibition features works by Caro Burks, Donna Causland, Katie Chandler, Pennie Ebsen, Daeun Lim, Sarah McIntosh, Natalie Nicholson, Eva Polzer and Mona Martinez Seno. The exhibit features works by recent residents of the New Harmony Clay Project, with artists from around the community, state, country and world adding their unique flair An opening reception will be held from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, April 30. New Harmony Clay Project (NHCP) is an artist residency and educational center

located at the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Ceramic Studio in historic New Harmony, Ind. NHCP fosters an environment that supports the investigation of new ideas and work in the ceramic arts. It is an organization under the New Harmony Artist Guild, a non-profit 501(c)3, that

serves as an incubator for nurturing the arts. NHCP is a rural residency program, supported by the Efroymson Family Fund, Greater Houston Community Foundation, Lenny and Anne Dowhie Trusts and Robert Lee Blaffer Foundation. The goal is to encourage emerging and pro-

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

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

Carnegie Library News by Ashley Hartig The weather is warming up, so now is the perfect time to check out our new Family Fun Passes at the Poseyville Carnegie Public Library. We currently have family passes available for the Mesker Park Zoo, Historic New Harmony, and Wesselman Woods. Each of these passes may be checked out for one week. To check out a pass, all you need is a library card. We will ask for your name and phone number upon checkout, so we can call to remind you when they are due. When you arrive at your chosen attraction, simply present your pass and enjoy your visit. With our Mesker Park Zoo pass, a group of up to two adults and four children will have free admission. If you are a history buff, then you may want to borrow the Historic New

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Harmony pass, which grants all members of a household access to the Atheneum and a tour of the town. Or get in touch with nature with our Wesselman Woods pass, which provides admission to all of the trails and the Nature Playscape. It also allows kids to participate in their “free with admission” educational programs. Visit the library today, so you can explore the local attractions. While you’re here, take a look at our new books, audiobooks, and DVDs. We have just added many new items to our shelves, so there may be a new story that piques your interest. As always, remember that the Poseyville Carnegie Public Library is a member of the Evergreen Indiana consortium, which allows us to borrow materials from over 100 libraries in the state of Indiana at no charge to you.

Church of the Nazarene 531 E. Steammill Street New Harmony, IN 47631 Fair Haven Christ Fellowship Church 10500 Hwy 68 Cynthiana, IN 47612 812-568-8409 Faith Fellowship Church Pastor Brad Nolan 1201 W Fourth Street Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812-568-9642

Agape Family Ministries Pastor Jim Weihrauch 5529 Industrial Road Mount Vernon, IN. 47620 812-838-2232 Apostolic Bible Church 9808 New Harmony Road Poseyville, IN. 47633 812-851-5456 Bethesda General Baptist Church Pastor Stan Hoffman 1600 Savah Road Mount Vernon, IN. 47620 Beyond The Walls Pastor Bryan Thompson 424 Vine Street Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812-455-3013 Calvary Baptist Church Pastor Kevin Petty 618 Main Street Mount Vernon, IN. 47620 812-838-4777 Church of Christ Preacher Eric Padgett 700 Mill Street Mount Vernon, IN. 47620 812-838-2635 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints President Bernie Gerth 736 Smith Road Mount Vernon, IN 47620

First Baptist Church Pastor Joshua Hammond-Kelley 1205 N. Main Street Mount Vernon, IN. 47620

Griﬃn, IN 47616 812-851-3291 Harvestime Temple Pastor Mark Tabor 101 Roosevelt Drive Mount Vernon, IN. 47620 812-838-5447 Holy Angels Catholic Church 423 South Street New Harmony, IN 47631 812-838-2535 House of Prayer Pastor Darryl Hargett 8012 Bald Knob Road Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812-319-1840

First Baptist Church Pastor Larry Conyers E. Tavern Street New Harmony, IN 47631 812-682-3225

Immanuel United Church of Christ Reverend Douglas Turner 5812 N. Ford Road Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812-985-3115

First Christian Church 7226 Hwy 66 Wadesville, IN 47638 812-673-4278

Johnson United Methodist Church 403 Raintree New Harmony, IN 47631 812-682-4648

First Christian Church Pastor Rick Sellers 1403 Country Club Road Mount Vernon, IN. 47620 812-838-2855

Lighthouse Assembly of God Pastor Jason Farrar 1005 E. Tavern St. New Harmony, IN 47631 812-682-3118

First Presbyterian Church Pastor Larry Langer 120 E. Sixth Street Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812-838-2473

Living Word Church Pastor Dale Culbertson 716 Locust Street, Door 13 Mount Vernon, IN 47620

First United Church of Christ 10920 North Street Cynthiana, IN 47612 812-845-2776

Messiah Lutheran Church Reverend Sean Esterline 7700 Middle Mount Vernon Road Evansville, IN 47712 812-985-2278

First United Methodist Church Pastor Christopher Millay 601 Main Street Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812-838-2640

Mount Vernon Baptist Church Pastor Matthew Watson 1717 N. Main Street Mount Vernon, IN. 47620 812-838-4555

Griffin Christian Church 319 N. Main Street

fessional visual artists/ educators in ceramics by giving them quiet space and the time to develop a new body of work. The NHGCA promotes discourse about and access to contemporary art in the southern Indiana region and is an outreach partner of the University of Southern Indiana. The gallery is located at 506 Main Street in New Harmony, Indiana. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Tonya Cox shows oﬀ one of the items that were for sale Saturday. For more informa- at the Point Township dinner and White Elephant Sale tion, visit the NHGCA web- over the weekend. Photos provided site, or call 812-682-3156.

Sermon of the Week - God’s Silver-Haired Kids Bro. Terry Atchison Proverbs 16:31 Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is obtained by following a righteous path. We see them each Sunday, walking up the aisles. Sometimes they advance slowly and sometimes they employ walkers or canes. They always have a smile and a greeting for whomever they see. No one is a stranger to them, even if you are a visitor to their church. If you ask them they will tell you how young at heart they feel. During praise and worship they lift their voices as best they can to oﬀer God their praise. Their love for God and their church is overﬂowing. They will shout with happiness while listening to the sermon and punctuate the pastor’s sentences with “AMEN” These are Daddy’s “Silver-Haired Kids”. Job 12:12 Wisdom belongs to the aged, and understanding to the old. When I was a kid I used to enjoy just sitting with the “old folks”, listening to their conversations and stories. They had lived so many adventures during their lifetimes. I learned about the ‘Great Depression’, WWII, Korean War, prices of food, how to clean stains out of clothes, how to cook, how to save, books to read, what politicians were doing, who the big Hollywood actors were, how to snap green beans, who Aunt Betty was dating...this time, which cars and trucks were the best to buy, who died, and personal stories about so many friends and family. Point is, we can learn so much from just listening to how the “Silver-Haired Kids” grew up and all they went through. And most of them had one thing in common: their faith in God. So many of their stories were peppered with how they prayed and how their prayers were answered. Their lives were not all about them. They were about Jesus. Today I am one of those “Kids”...more bald

Mount Vernon Community Church Black’s Chapel Pastor John Motz 1800 Highway 62 West Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812-838-0318 Mount Pleasant General Baptist Church Pastor Dan Reisinger 3801 Blackford Road Mount Vernon, IN. 47620 812-483-8414 Mount Pleasant Church of God In Christ Shepardess Regina King 812 E Third Street Mount Vernon, IN 47620 Mount Zion General Baptist Church 1425 Oliver Road Wadesville, IN. 47638 812-783-2337 New Beginnings Christian Fellowship Church Pastor Darrick Hayden 11420 Middle Mount Vernon Road Evansville, IN. 47712 812-985-5288 New Harmony Christian Church 307 N. Brewery Street New Harmony, IN 47631 New Harmony Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pastor Robert J. Lloyd 611 Steammill Street New Harmony, IN 47631 812-550-5345 New Life Pastor James Robinson Poseyville, IN 47633 812-874-2028 Old Union Christian Church 10017 S. State Rd. 165 Poseyville, IN 47633 812-874-3186 Pentecostal Assembly Reverend David L. Payne 321 Mulberry Street Mount Vernon, IN 47620

than “silver”. I don’t really feel any diﬀerent than when I was eighteen or so, except for a whole list of aches and pains...and today I enjoy eating vegetables that I used to call ‘the devil’s food’. Isaiah 40:31. Then they’ll soar on wings like eagles; they’ll run and not grow weary; they’ll walk and not grow tired. I am ﬁnding a comfort and peace that I have never experienced before as I am aging. I am beginning to believe that when the end comes it will be a peaceful, very peaceful moment. As my physique slowly deteriorates, my comfort about receiving a new body keeps me young in spirit. 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. But people, all of those “Silver -Haired Kids” scattered around the congregation are not there just to adorn the crowd. Though they do a very good job at that. They are not on retirement from their lives as Christians. Psalm 71:18 Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come. Their shared experiences can help guide younger generations along a righteous path. Stories of how they witnessed to others along the way can be valuable aides. Another example of how the “Kids” serve the Lord is through volunteering in the community. They share with others of how God loves them. But I guess that watching their families grow in the Spirit and sharing God’s love is most satisfying to them. Instructing their grandchildren in God’s word, while playing with them, keeps their hearts forever young. The “Silver-Haired Kids” close the circle of life, playing like little kids again. What is greater than that? Amen

Point Church of the Nazarene Pastor Bryan Thompson 12611 Bonebank Road Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812-838-5182 Poseyville Christian Church Pastor Rocky Wrye 6 E. Main St. , Poseyville, IN 47633 812-874-3411 Saint John’s Episcopal Church Reverend Allen Rutherford 602 Mulberry Street Mount Vernon, IN. 47620 812-838-5445 Saint Matthew Catholic Church 421 Mulberry Street Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812-838-2535 Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church 46 Cale Street Poseyville, IN 47633 812-874-2251 Saint Peter’s United Church of Christ 10430 Hwy 66, Wadesville, IN 47638 812-985-3416 Saint Peter’s United Methodist Church Pastor Cory Gieselman 2800 S. Saint Philips Road Evansville, IN 47712 812-985-3751 Saint Philip Catholic Church 3500 St. Philip Road South Mount Vernon, IN. 47620 812-985-2275 Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church 318 Main Street New Harmony, IN 47631 812-682-4604 Saint Wendel Catholic Church Reverend Ed Schnur 10542 W Boonville New Harmony Road Evansville, IN 47712 812-963-3733

Salem Heusler United Church of Christ 11325 Lower Mount Vernon Road Evansville, IN 47712 812-985-2542 South Gibson Apostolic Chapel 6144 S. 1075 W. Owensville, IN 47665 812-729-7231 St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Reverend Ed Schnur 10 N. St. Francis Avenue, Poseyville, IN 47633 812-874-2220 Stewartsville United Methodist Church 10060 Pumpkin Run Road Poseyville, IN 47633 Turning Point Reverend Scott Cassel 9800 Middle Mount Vernon Road Evansville, IN 47712 812-646-8050 Trinity United Church of Christ 505 Mulberry Street Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812-838-3805 Wadesville Christian Church Pastor Aaron Sweigart 7226 Highway 66 Wadesville, IN 47638 812-673-4278 Wadesville General Baptist Church 3262 Princeton Street Wadesville, IN 47638 812-673-4660 Welborn United Methodist Church Reverend John Adams 4999 Welborn Church Road Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812-838-3222 Zion Lippe United Church of Christ Pastor Jeff Long 9000 Copperline Road East Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812-985-2437

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MVSC annual meeting brings status quo, new construction By Lois Mittino Gray The annual meeting of the Mount Vernon of Posey County Multi-Building School Corporation was held on Monday, April 11 in the Mount Vernon High School Media Center. Much of the beginning business conducted focused on maintaining Status Quo, as there was little change. The firm of Van Haaften and Farrar was reappointed corporation attorney at the annual meeting at a standard rate of $175 per hour for services and billed monthly. Adam Farrar was in attendance at the meeting. Officers were elected for the upcoming year and incumbents were retained. Larry Williams will continue to serve as President, Bob Stemple is Vice-President, and Don Julian will wear two hats as the combined Secretary-Treasurer.

Loren Evans, Director of Business and Technology, presented the Financial Report as of March, 2022. The Construction Fund has $0 in it, and the ‘sinking fund’ has $3.97 for a total Operation and Reserve Fund of $17,584.44. Last year’s same report had a ‘sinking fund’ of $3.50 and a total Operation and Reserve Fund of $13,468.31. US Bank is the Trustee for all related funds from the 2017 HVAC improvement bonds. Payments on those are due on June 30 and December 31. All is in satisfactory order. The meeting concluded with a presentation by Dr. Charles Seifert, Director of Grounds and Transportation, on the proposed construction of an indoor athletic complex behind Mount Vernon High School. At the last school board meeting on April 4, he was granted permission to advertise on April 12 and April 19 in local newspapers for bids to see what it might cost at

this time. Sealed proposals will be accepted at the Administration Office until 10 a.m. on May 16 and not after. Contractors may contact Barry Tanner at Tanner Engineering, LLC for an emailed copy of the bid documents. Proposals will be opened in a public meeting. Seifert brought schematic drawings for corporation members to view. Prepared by Tanner, the illustrations included a proposed floor and foundation plan, elevation drawings, and views looking at it from all four directions. The combined indoor practice-storage facility is planned for behind the high school, adjacent to the concession stand, so its rest rooms may be used. Acknowledging rising building costs, Seifert concedes, “I know full well that materials have really gone up and we may not be able to do it this year.”

The book presented to all county schools and libraries this year is “Spring Into Spring: How Rachel Carson Inﬂuenced the Environmental Movement.” Lois M. Gray, North Elementary School Principal Shannon MacMunn, and Marlene Huﬀaker. Photo supplied

‘Posey Commissioners’ continued from Page A1 Posey County Council President, Heather Allyn, told Commissioners she discussed this opportunity with Hargrove and felt like this would be a positive service to provide for employees. “With the many high-stress jobs in the county, mental issues could be addressed before they become a more significant problem, creating larger issues for the county as an employer,” she observed. Collins made a motion to approve the contract with Southwestern Behavioral Health, with the above changes mentioned being made, and a final contract being presented at the next meeting. The motion carried with a vote of 3-0. Commissioner Randy Thornburg said the doors on the north side of the historic Hovey House need to be replaced. Thornburg stated these doors, facing Fourth Street, have not been operational for years and must be made so for safety purposes. He brought in two proposals for work to be done on the project. The Magnum Company bid $10,395 for removal of the old door, adding a new frame, new doors, and hardware. ARC Construction bid $9,200 for removal of old door, adding a new frame, new door, and hardware. They added a figure of $5,435 to place new steps and handrails there. Thornburg made a motion to accept the proposal from ARC to do the complete project and Commissioner Bryan Schorr seconded. The motion carried with a vote of 3-0. In other Commissioner action: • Harrison discussed that the Posey County Redevelopment Commission, along with the Posey County Area Plan Commission, approved a resolution to amend the current 62 Corridor EDA (Economic Development Area). It will now include an area of property known as the Nabb property for potential future economic development. He said if it is approved today, there would be a public hearing of the Posey County Redevelopment Commission on May 26, 2022. Collins said this would allow the County to collect TIF funds if development were to take place on this property. Thornburg made a motion to approve this request and it carried with a vote of 3-0. • Harrison then presented a second resolution to consider adding 500 acres to the existing Black Township EDA that is located near the Port. He said this acreage is currently undeveloped. “The only difference is the State owns the land,” he noted. There would also be a Posey County Redevelopment Commission public hearing on May 26, for this one, too, if approved. Thornburg made a motion to approve this request and it carried with a vote of 3-0. • Schorr told the audience the Commissioners recently held interviews for the open EMS

Director position. They offered the position to Paul Micheletti, who is currently a part-time paramedic for Posey County. Micheletti was approved by the Commissioners and May 16 will be his official start date. • Collins stated the Commissioners received and reviewed the TIF Management Report for Posey County. • Wing Lau, Project Engineer with American Structure Point, informed the Commissioners that there is now a website associated with the Western Bypass Project, where monthly progress updates can be found. He stated that Phase 1 land acquisition should be completed this fall, and construction will begin in early 2024. He added the ‘short leg’ Phase 1-a will be completed fall of 2023. • Posey County Emergency Management Agency Director, Larry Robb, addressed the Commissioners regarding the need to contract with Sesco Group to complete the needed EMA Hazard Mitigation Plan for Posey County. Robb explained this plan must be in place for the county to receive any federal FEMA funding. Sesco Group would work with the county to draft a plan, and that plan would be returned to the State for approval. The cost is refundable up to $18,000, directly paid from the State of Indiana. “This plan must be in place by 2023 and we need to get started drafting the plan,” Robb told the Commissioners, who voted unanimously to approve the contract. • Robb also stated the Marrs area warning siren is up and running properly and New Harmony Town Council will be funding a new siren for the community. • Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham gave the following jail housing report: 30 Vanderburgh County Inmates, 20 Department of Corrections, and 81 Posey County inmates for a total of 131 incarcerated inmates • Posey County Extension Director, Kirstin Lowery, informed the Commissioners the job search to replace Hans Schmitz is still ongoing. Lowery also distributed the 2021 impact report for Purdue Extension. • Posey County Emergency Medical Services Director, Chris Neaveill, informed the Commissioners they are still down five paramedics. He is working to keep the trucks staffed during the upcoming vacation season. • Collins stated Spectrum broadband was awarded 60 new location hookups and Mainstream received 200 new location hookups. Both fundings were through the State. • Posey County Auditor, Maegen Greenwell, reminded everyone that the next meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 4, instead of Tuesday, May 3, as it is Election Day.

The North Posey High School academic bowl teams competed Tuesday, April 19 where the North Posey Fine Arts Academic Bowl team placed First and qualiﬁed for state competition. The Math, English, and Interdisciplinary teams all placed Third in their class. The Interdisciplinary Team will also be headed to state competition. Pictured is the North Posey Fine Arts Academic Bowl Team, from l to r: Madelyn Galindo, Allison Werkmeister, Emma Moore, and Autumn Glass. Photo supplied

‘Mount Vernon Board of Works’ continued from Page A1 Gateway TIF Management Report. Clerk-Treasurer Christi Sitzman stated it was emailed out to them the week of April 8 and all members acknowledged receiving it. • A discussion ensued on filing a petition with the Area Plan Commission to replat 201, 207, 209, 211, 213 and the unpaved portion of 215 Main Street into one lot. The Mayor observed that back in the “days ago,” store fronts were 17 feet, no one seems to want that these days. He added he feels they should go ahead and replat these into one. The Mayor asked Council to think about it. Hoehn stated he would like to see something drawn up, as he feels it is a smart thing to do and would simplify things. • The next item of discussion was about vacation of a portion of the north/south alley between Second and Third Streets, and Main and College Streets. This area is between the city lot and Alles Brothers Furniture Store. There are some discussion/questions from people who have been looking at it. The Mayor feels it could be advantageous. He asked if councilors had any input--would it be a plus or a detriment? “That puts all of the pieces together, and the alley is not being used as an alley. I would like to see this drawn up, too,” Hoehn said. Dodd and Baldwin agreed.

• Also discussed was a request to replat an area behind the home of Sherry Willis in the Fairlawn Subdivision. Curtis added Council does not have to comment, the Area Plan Commission will go ahead regardless. Hoehn stated APC will need to get it on their agenda. He then moved Willis be allowed to join the lots together and pass this to the APC. The motion carried unanimously. • Councilwoman-at-Large Jillian Brothers asked if Curtis had an update on the city website, a project which is taking a very long time to complete. Curtis replied he does not and he needs to follow up with Mr. Mort. Dodd asked if they are waiting on the in.gov? Curtis replied he thought that was in. Baldwin stated in February an email was sent out that the in.gov was ready to be used for the period 2/17/22 – 2/17/23. The Mayor replied he will check. He added he is open to assistance on this as his capabilities in the area are very limited. Brothers stated she will reach out to Mort, too. • Ed Adams stated on behalf of the Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club and their Easter Egg Hunt, he would like to thank Police Chief Alldredge for having an officer there as a starting official. He also thanked the Mount Vernon Lions Club and Ken Rudibaugh, as well as the high-schoolers from Key Club, who stuffed 5,000 eggs.

Mount Vernon High School graduate Tobi Clark was honored this week as one of the top 10 student leaders on campus. Tobi is pictured here with parents Wilfred and Anne Clark. Photo supplied

‘Mount Vernon City Council’ continued from Page A1 city golf cart ordinance. INDOT signed off on the ordinance, but the attorney feels council members need to decide on how to go forward now, from a liability standpoint, with signage. She suggested that it might “give us more comfort to identify the crossings where carts can cross the highway, send it to INDOT, and get an official memorandum back.” Councilman Andy Hoehn asked why the original memorandum wasn’t sufficient. “It seems just one more thing to do.” He feels like they should go in the opposite direction and state places where carts are not allowed to cross. “If we put signs at every intersection where they are allowed, that seems like overkill. It will be too confusing and people will use all of the intersections anyway.” Councilman David Dodd asked if the memo from INDOT says that signs are necessary. Higgins replied signs are an extra precaution. Dodd stated he agrees with Hoehn in that he does not like the idea of too many signs. Hoehn stated he has never seen signs in New Harmony or Poseyville for their golf carts. Councilwoman Dana Baldwin stated she would like to see signs. Dodd stated either way is fine with him, but it seems like a lot of signs. Hoehn noted there would have to be a sign placed on each side of the intersection. “That’s two for every intersection and that’s so many,” Hoehn declared. Brothers inquired as to how much the signs would cost. Street Commissioner Max Dieterle posited between $40 and $50 each. Mayor Bill Curtis added “essentially $100 per intersection.” Dodd said that could limit the number of crossings. He added he feels it would look silly and would be overkill. Hoehn added folks won’t adhere to it anyway and it is not enforceable. Dodd and Brothers agreed. “We just need to make it user friendly,” she said. Curtis stated they would need an agreement with the Vincennes INDOT District as well. He added he does not see a need for a sign at every street that allows them to cross. He feels no more liability would be incurred. The councilors agreed signs should be placed only at places where carts cannot cross. Curtis said they would need two at College; Walnut; and Tile Factory Road. When Baldwin asked if the topic should be tabled, Hoehn replied he does not want to do that. “We need to move off center on this. Golf carts are going to be out as soon as the weather breaks. We want to restrict them as little as we can. We have the letter from INDOT and we don’t need a lot of signs, just the few restricted streets.” Higgins said they will definitely need a letter from the Vincennes INDOT District that records the ordinance. “It is a must.” All agreed they need to send the Vincennes letter. Hoehn stated

he hopes they can get this done by the first of May. Curtis replied Council can get it done and he will push Vincennes to act. “We’ll check on how long it will take to get the No Crossing signs,” he said. Hoehn asked how they are going to inform people where to cross. Police Chief Tony Alldredge stated they can put the ordinance on the MVPD Facebook page. Curtis added they could put a message on the water bills to go to that page for information. Under New Business, Baldwin initiated a discussion on riverfront parking. She said the city now has a nice new dock and she was wondering what they could do to get truck and boat trailer parking there without having to walk two or three blocks. There are new restaurants downtown as well that require parking. Curtis stated there is trailer parking allowed on the south side of Water Street. Baldwin countered, “Boat trailers can take up two spaces and they fill fast.” Hoehn observed that he is not aware how wide Water Street is, but suggested maybe angle parking for the trailers. They could put quite a few in there if they don’t stick out into the street. Curtis responded he knows someone that can look at that design for them, pro bono. Councilors discussed the parking around the Landing as the south half belongs to the city. The Mayor added they could also look into striping the city lot behind Alles Furniture as well. Councilors also discussed reapplying for the OCRA Grant. The city was denied it the first time for the Water Street Lift Station, which is a $1.3 million project. There was a post award meeting with the grant folks, and they indicated that the points the city had met their criteria. He was made aware that the city can put in the application this time with engineering fees that have already been paid as a match. Applications are due at the end of April. He was given permission to reapply, putting the engineering fees that have already been paid as the city match, and authorization for him to sign any needed paperwork was given.

At the Water Utility Board held prior to Council meeting, Utilities Superintendent Chuck Gray asked permission to move Roni Davis from part time to full time to cover the job vacated by Whittni Dike, effective April 1. The motion carried unanimously. Under Legals, Higgins stated there was a resolution at their previous meeting authorizing the Utility Board to get appraisals on property at 214 West Second Street. Those have now been filed with the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office. The next step would be a purchase agreement which was approved unanimously with Curtis Board authorized to sign. Hoehn asked about how long this might take. Higgins replied the sellers have three days to consider the offer.

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Lady Vikings continue torrid pace, move to 11-1 with wins By Dave Pearce The North Posey Viking girls softball team got two big wins this week. The first win was a 2-0 nail-biter over Mater Dei and a likely sectional opponent. Most polls have the Wildcats ranked above the Vikings. The second win kept the Viking softball Pocket Athletic Conference record unblemished as they defeated South Spencer 13-2. The overall record for the Vikings moved to 11-1 and to 5-0 in the PAC. The Lady Vikings traveled to Mater Dei to face the Wildcats on a field where opponents have had a tough time winning. When the dust settled, the Vikings had gritted their way to a 2-0 win, scoring one run in the top of the first inning and the other in the top of the seventh. The Vikings didn’t realize the importance of this win until the sectional draw came out on Sunday afternoon. The Lady Vikings drew a Bye and will face the winner of the Mater Dei-Tell City game in the semi-finals, likely the Wildcats. Sophomore hurler Addie Fullop got the win for the Vikings as she showed why Coach Gary Gentil has had no lack of confidence putting her on the mound against some of the best. She scattered five hits over five-and-a-third innings to hand Mater Dei their fourth loss on the season, dropping the Wildcats to 8-4 overall. Junior Erin Hoehn came in a finished off the Wildcats, giving up no hits but walking a pair. The Wildcats actually were even with the Vikings 4-4 on hits but the Wildcats committed less errors (2-0) but it would be the Vikings finding a way to get the win. The Vikings scored first, in the top of the first, when Lauren Kihn got a hit and finally made it around to score with the RBI credit going to Sybil Renshaw. The next five innings would belong to Fullop and the solid Lady Viking defense as they bent but refused to break. When Hoehn came in with one out in the sixth inning, she North Posey freshman Morgan Lavanchy snags a found a way to shut down the Wildcats and left the bases grounder to third and makes the throw to first as pitcher loaded on a strikeout. But the Vikings still led by only one. Alyssa Heath gets out of the way during this week’s win That was until Jenna Wehmer came up on the top of the seventh. over South Spencer. Photo by Dave Pearce

The sophomore launched a home run in one of her three plate appearances to give her a hit, an RBI, and a run scored and give the Vikings a little breathing room. Wehmer had also walked earlier in the contest. But the Vikings would not be denied. The Vikings had hits by Kihn, Wehmer, Ashton Elpers and Fullop. Then on Friday, with freshman Alyssa Heath on the mound, the Vikings provided plenty of offense, pounding out 13 hits and scoring 12 runs to give the Vikings the win in five innings. Erin Hoehn welcomed the Rebels by sending the first offering to her over the left centerfield fence to give the Vikings a 1-0 lead after one inning. But in the second, the flood gates opened and the Vikings tallied six more runs to give themselves a 7-0 lead. But the Lady Rebels weren’t done. They scratched a pair of runs on the board in the top of the fourth, only to have the Vikings match that total with a pair of their own in the bottom of the fourth. The Vikings completed the win with three more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. For the contest, Hoehn added a 3-run homer later in the contest, going 4-for-4 on the night. Kihn and Fullop each added a pair of hits while Heath, Renshaw, Lavanchy, Lowe, and Wehmer all added one hit apiece. Monday’s scheduled game against PAC opponent Heritage hills in Lincoln City was rained out so the Vikings must still face both top-ranked Tecumseh (Class 1A), the Lady Boonville Pioneers, the Washington Lady Hatchets, and the Lady Patriots in conference play. Out of conference, the Lady Vikes were to travel to highly-regarded North for a match-up with a Class 4-A giant on Monday and also still have Jasper waiting in the wings. This week, besides North, the Vikes are slated to host Southridge on Wednesday and Vincennes Lincoln on Thursday before hosting Jasper on Friday. A PAC game is scheduled at Tell City is set for Saturday.

Mount Vernon bats come alive to win two of four this week

Mount Vernon’s Jack Campbell makes contact with the ball helping propel the Wildcats to a pair of wins this week. This hit came against Mt. Carmel. Photo by Garry Beeson

By Trisha L. Lopez It was feast or famine at the ballpark for Mount Vernon baseball last week as the Wildcats knocked in 34 runs in four games and picked up a pair of wins. The Wildcats bested Princeton 8-1 on road on Tuesday, fell to Evansville Christian 12-11 at home on Wednesday and beat Mount Carmel (Ill.) 15-12 at home on Friday. As hot as the Cats bats were throughout the week, they hit an iceberg against the Reitz Panthers on Saturday, picking up just two hits in a 18-0 home loss. “Maybe they swung the bats so much last night they were tired today,” Mount Vernon coach Paul Quinzer mused following Saturday’s five-inning shutout. The Wildcats recorded 18 hits in Friday’s battle against the Aces, 11 hits in the team’s loss to Evansville Christian, and 11 hits against the Tigers on Tues-

day. “I think Hayden Huss has stepped up to be a pretty tough out. The boys are swinging the bats a little bit better, so I’m happy about that, but we’re sure going to have to shore up our defense,” Quinzer said. The Cats struggled defensively in each of their home matchups. Mount Vernon looked to have the game in hand against Evansville Christian on Wednesday, leading the Eagles 4-1 after the first inning. Evansville Christian had other plans. They took advantage of some Wildcat miscues in a seven-run second inning effort. Mount Vernon battled at the plate. The Wildcats went into the bottom of the seventh inning trailing 10-9. Junior Payne Healy kicked things off with a deep shot to right field, his third of the season, to send the game into extra in-

nings. The Wildcats gave up back to back doubles to give Evansville Christian runners at second and third with no outs in the top of the eighth inning. An Eagles run scored on a fielder’s choice and they added an insurance run with a single on the next at bat. Mount Vernon had its chances in the bottom of the eighth. Junior Aidan Watters drew a walk and advanced to second on a fielder’s choice. A single by senior Keaton Kern sent Watters to third to set up runners at the corners for the Cats top slugger Huss. The senior scorched a ball down the first base line, kicking up chalk along the way as runners advanced to tie the contest, but Huss’s hit was ultimately called a foul ball by officials to the disbelief of

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Wildcats claim second spot in annual Mount Vernon Invite

Mount Vernon’s Hayden Deckard and North Posey’s Ayden Hessler compete in the 1600-meter run during the Mount Vernon Invitational. Photo by Garry Beeson

Special to the News The Mount Vernon Boys Track Team competed in the Mount Vernon Invite Friday evening April 29. The Wildcats placed very well as a team finishing second behind a very strong Gibson Southern squad. There were some great team efforts as well as great individual performances. Placements for this meet were as follows: In the 4×800 Relay, the Wildcats were in fourth place with a team of Carson Tucker, Rylan Paul, Jackson Clowers, and Hayden Deckard. In the 110 Hurdles- Jacob Swartz placed first and Parker Willard was sixth. In the 100-meter dash, Gauge Topper was fourth and Luke Hoehn was fifth. Hayden Deckard finished eighth in the 1600-meter run for the Wildcats. In the 4×100 Relay, the Wildcats took first with a team of Caleb Tyus, River Snodgrass, Luke Hoehn, and Gauge Topper. In the 300-meter Hurdles, Jacob Swartz placed second. River Snodgrass was second in the 400-meter dash. The Wildcats claimed two of the top six finishers in the 800 with Jackson Clowers in fourth and Carson Tucker in fifth. In the 200-meter Dash, Caleb Tyus was fifth and River Snodgrass finished seventh. The Wildcats were fourth in the 4x400 Relay with a team of River Snodgrass, Jacob Swartz, Carson Tucker, and Jackson Clowers. Clowers also claimed fifth in the high jump. In the Long Jump, Caleb Tyus finish first and Kortez Stewart tied for third. Brady Ford placed third in the discus while Beau Baldwin Mount Vernon runners Carson Tucker and Jackson was sixth and Brady Ford seventh in the shot put. Clowers run side-by-side during the 800-meter run at In Boys Pole Vault, Hunter Spalding took third place the Mount Vernon Invitational this week. Photo by The team will be back in action Tuesday evening May 3 at Garry Beeson Gibson Southern.

Viking boys track get redemption, scores points at Invite By Chris Morlan On a very nice warm Friday evening under the lights. The North Posey boys’ track team competed in the annual Mount Vernon Invitational. The Vikings redeemed themselves in points after a bad meet at the Princeton Invitational and left Mount Vernon with quite a few ribbons. A very good Gibson Southern team won the invitational with a score of 180 points. North Posey placed sixth as a team with 56 points. There were many personal best times displayed by the Viking runners. Troy Droege had his personal best time as did Zander Pickens in the 300-meter hurdles. Gavin Wheeler got his best time in the 3200-meter run. In the field events, Riley Basham had his best distance in the long jump. Kyle Fifer threw the discus with a personal best throw. This was a good meet for the Vikings against some very tough competition. (Boys) Team Scores: Gibson Southern 180, Mount Vernon 108.5, Evansville Central 86, Evansville Mater Dei 83, Evansville Memorial 81.5, North Posey 56, South Spencer NTS, Vincennes Lincoln NTS Placing for North Posey: 4 X 800-METER RELAY: 6. North Posey (N. Schoening, A. Hessler, C. Newcomer, L. Herke) 10:22; 110-METER HURDLES: 4. T. Droege 18.40, 5. C. Goebel 18.62; 100-METER DASH: 5. R. Basham 12.37, 6. L. Bass 12.80; 1600-METER RUN: 7. G. Wheeler 5:09; 4 X 100-METER RELAY: 4. North Posey (R. Peters, C. Woods, T. Droege, R. Basham) 47.69; 400-METER DASH: 3. R. Peters 54.39; 300-METER HURDLES: 3. T. Droege 45.05, 6. Z. Pickens 47.38; 800-METER RUN:

L. Herke 2:10; 3200-METER RUN: 5. G. Wheeler 10:51; 4 X 400-METER RELAY: 6. North Posey (R. Basham, T. Droege, L. Herke, R. Peters) 3:48; DISCUS: 5. K. Fifer 125’7; HIGH JUMP: 3. B. Bauer 5’4; LONG JUMP: 5. R. Basham 18’4. On Wednesday evening, the North Posey boy’s track team competed in the Princeton Invitational against a very good field of schools. This meet could possibly be tougher than our upcoming sectional. With ten teams participating at this event and only the top six awarded points in each event, the Vikings struggled to score points on the evening. North Posey only scored a season low nine points. Jasper won the meet with 149.33 points, followed by Princeton in second with 85 points, Mount Vernon in third place with 56 points, Vincennes Lincoln with 54 points and Boonville rounding out the top five teams with 52.33 points. Despite the low score in points for the Vikings, there were many personal best times or distances with the 4 x 800-meter relay team of Nathan Schoening, Ayden Hessler, Cole Newcomer, and Logan Herke. Gavin Wheeler finished the Mount Vernon’s Jacob Swartz and North Posey’s Troy 3200-meter run with his best time of the year. Jacob Downey Droege run neck-and-neck early in one of the hurdles racthrew his best throw of the season in the shot put. Riley es. Photos by Garry Beeson Basham jumped his best of season in long jump and Caleb Droege also placed sixth in the 300-meter hurdles with a Goebel in the 110-meter hurdles. time of 46.21 seconds. Kyle Fifer finished fifth in the discus Placing for the Vikings were the 4 x 400-meter relay team at the distance of 116-feet, eight inches. Robert Peters placed of Riley Basham, Troy Droege, Logan Herke and Robert Pe- sixth in the 400-meter run in a time of 54.16 seconds. Caleb ters placing fifth with a time of 3:48.27. Troy Droege placed Goebel placed sixth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of fifth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 18.15 seconds. 18.48 seconds.

Lady Wildcats face tough competition By Trisha L. Lopez Mount Vernon softball coach Kasey Spindler predicted last week would be the Lady Wildcats “most challenging yet.” With matchups against Gibson Southern (15-4), top ranked 1A powerhouse Tecumseh (12-4), and Heritage Hills (11-4), Spindler was right. Mount Vernon struggled out of the gate against a talented Titans squad on Tuesday, surrendering four runs in the first two innings. With just six hits in the contest…and six errors…Mount Vernon had no answer for the high powered Gibson Southern offense. The Wildcats surrendered 16 hits en route to a 18-1 defeat, the team’s largest of the season. Senior Baylee Rhoads led the Wildcats offense, going 2-2 from the plate. Sophomores Taylor Mason and Cora Bell and junior Kaylen Salee had one hit each. The Cats were back at home on Thursday against Tecumseh. Nine members of the Lady Braves squad were part of the 1A state champion girls basketball team. Mount Vernon held Tecumseh at bay for five innings, but couldn’t score. Braves pitchers junior Natalie Brockett and senior Ashtyn Green kept the Lady Wildcats off balance throughout the contest, striking out eight and allowing a paltry two hits. Tecumseh led off the sixth inning with a single down the third base line by Green. The Wildcats retired the next two Braves, but a double by sophomore Payge Johnson put run-

ners at second and third. Senior Kylee Watts drew a walk to load the bases. Freshman Alena Holder hit a pop up on the infield to third base, but the ball was dropped, and the Lady Braves took a 1-0 lead. Freshman Katelyn Marx came through in the next at bat with a single into center field that scored two more runs. A flyout to left ended the inning for Tecumseh, but the damage was done. The Lady Wildcats went three up three down in the bottom of the sixth and Tecumseh added two more runs in the top of the seventh. Junior Bailey Cox led off the bottom of the seventh with a single up the middle, but the next three Cats struck out and Mount Vernon fell 5-0. Mount Vernon’s offense recovered in Saturday’s road contest at Heritage Hills. The Lady Wildcats had 12 hits on the day, but gave up 13 and fell 13-6. Rhodes led the Cats at the plate with three hits, including a pair of doubles, and one RBI. Junior Mallory Mason had two hits and three RBIs. Taylor Mason, and Bell had two hits each. Junior Cherish Anderson and sophomores Raycee Stallings and Hannah West had one hit each. Salee took the loss on the mound. Mount Vernon (9-8 overall, 6-4 PAC) will be back in action tonight at Princeton. They travel to Mount Carmel (Ill.) Mount Vernon Wildcat Taylor Mason hits this ball right on Thursday, Mater Dei on Friday and Pike Central on Sat- on the nose during softball action this week. Photo by urday. Garry Beeson

NP girls’ tennis shuts out Tecumseh, heads down stretch By Chris Morlan With the best weather of the spring, the North Posey girls’ tennis team played two opponents last week. They

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man (North Posey) defeated Haylee Sheets/Lucianne Funkhouser (Tecumseh) in two sets 6-2, 6-1. Evansville Mater Dei 5, North Posey 0: The North Posey girls’ tennis team played against the Evansville Mater Dei Lady Wildcats last Monday afternoon. In this matchup, Mater Dei dominated every contest and beat North Posey 5-0. For the One Singles match, Sydney Flowers (North Posey) lost in two sets 0-6, 0-6 against Emily Gagnon (Mater Dei). Grace Cullman (North Posey) lost the Two Singles match over Allison Weber (Mater Dei) in two sets 1-6, 1-6. Kaity Oakley (North Posey) lost to Lacy Marx (Mater Dei) in two sets 1-6, 0-6 of the Three Singles match. In the One Doubles match, Meaghan Pearl/Alexa Simmons (North Posey) were defeated by Kelly Blair/ Chrissy Marx (Mater Dei) in two sets 0-6, 0-6. Kennedy Gauer/Rachel Newman (North Posey) lost the Two Doubles match against Kate Halbig/Lindsey Boeke (Mater Dei) in two sets 5-7, 2-6.

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Lyndsey Gentil breaks 30-year school record in high jump By Chris Morlan North Posey senior Lyndsey Gentil achieved a goal she has been aiming for since her freshman year. That was to break the school record in the high jump. Gentil did that last Friday night at the Mount Vernon Invitational by clearing the bar at a height of five feet, three inches to become the new record holder. This record has been held since 1991 and 1992 by three jumpers (Rachelle Lutz, Krista Elpers and Megan Baker) at the height of five feet, two inches. I have been coaching Lyndsey in high jump since her freshman year and this was something we have talked about many times over her high school career. I was a high jumper at North Posey when Lutz, Elpers and Baker broke the record back in the early nineties. It was a joy to see Lyndsey break the school high jump record and watch her excel at this

event. (Girls) Team Scores: Gibson Southern 160.5, Evansville Mater Dei 109.5, Mount Vernon 96, Evansville Memorial 94, Evansville Memorial 94, Evansville Central 58, Vincennes Lincoln 48, North Posey 43, South Spencer NTS Placing for North Posey: HIGH JUMP: 1. L. Gentil 5’3 (New school record); 4 X 800 METER RELAY: 4. North Posey (O. Esche, J. Freeman, A. Hirsch, R. Koester) 11:53; 100-METER HURDLES: 7. A. Rittichier 20.80; 1600-METER RUN: 5. O. Esche 6:00; 4 X 100-METER RELAY: 7. North Posey (A. Glaser, A. Rittichier, R. Leleu, R. Koester) 56.70; 300-METER HURDLES: 7. L. Commens 1:02; 800-METER RUN: 7. R. Koester 2:44; 3200-METER RUN: 2. O. Esche 12:46; 4 X 400-METER RELAY: 7. North Posey (A. Brandenstein, A. Hirsch, L.

Commens, R. Koester) 4:44; SHOT PUT: 5. C. Helfert 27’10.50; DISCUS: 7. C. Helfert 66’11.54. The North Posey girls’ track team competed in the Forest Park Invitational last Tuesday evening. This was full of tough individuals and teams. North Posey finished sixth at this invitational with 36 points. Forest Park won the meet with 187.5 points. Evansville Memorial finished second with 104.5 points, followed by Northeast Dubois in third with 101 points, Boonville in fourth with 87 points, Mount Vernon in fifth with 72 points, Washington in seventh with 32 points and Shoals in eighth place with no points. Placing for the Lady Vikings were Lyndsey Gentil finishing second in the high jump at the height of four feet ten inches. The 4 x 400-meter relay team of Abby Hessler,

Audrey Hirsch, Aubrey Brandenstein and Reagan Koester placed third with a time of 4:45. Olivia Esche finished fourth in the 3200-meter run with a time of 12:57. The 4 x 800-meter relay team of Olivia Esche, Jasmin Freeman, Audrey Hirsch, and Reagan Koester placed fourth with a time of 11:29. Koester placed fifth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:42. The 4 x 100-meter relay team of Audrey Glaser, Abby Rititichier, Romane Leleu and Abby Hessler finished sixth with a time of 57.85. Courtney Helfert placed seventh in the shot put at the distance of 27 feet, seven inches. Romane Leleu placed eighth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 14.12 seconds. Leleu also finished eighth in the long jump at the distance of 12-feet, 10 inches. Audrey Hirsch placed eighth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:12.

Lady Wildcat tennis struggles in week of tough matches By Trisha L. Lopez The Lady Wildcats tennis team faced stiff competition last week, squaring off against Washington on Tuesday, Evansville Central on Thursday, Reitz on Friday and Forest Park on Saturday. The Cats struggled to win matches and fell to all four opponents. The lone win of the week came for senior Lauren Boeke in No. 1 Singles action against Evansville Central’s Sydney Bosecker on Thursday, 6-3, 6-2. Mount Vernon dropped its first contest of the week on Tuesday, a PAC conference showdown against Washington, 5-0 at home. Boeke fell to Lacy Hancock, 6-0, 6-2, in No. 1 Singles. Lily Denning was defeated by Alaina Thorne, 6-0, 6-0 in No. 2 Singles. Sadie Redman was bested by Kenli Barber, 6-1, 6-1. Mount Vernon’s doubles teams struggled to score as well. Grace Lueder and Lily Tenbarge fell to Levasseur/Melton, 6-0, 6-0 in No. 1 Doubles. Alison Gansman and Grace

Lueder were defeated by Blake/Garland, 6-0, 6-1 in No. 2 Doubles. In junior varsity action, Ella McCune and Reilly Schelhorn fell to Gross/Traylor, 6-0. The Lady Wildcats were defeated on the road at Evansville Central on Thursday, 4-1. Denning fell to Ellie Degenhart, 6-0, 6-1, in No. 2 Singles. In No. 3 Singles, Redman fell to Claudia Emig, 6-2, 6-1. In No. 1 Doubles, Lily Tenbarge and Lueder fell to Acton/ Sills, 6-0, 6-1. Gansman and Grace Tenbarge were defeated by Robinson/Haller in No. 2 Doubles, 6-3, 6-1. McCune and Schelhorn fell to Freiberger/McCullough, 6-3, in junior varsity doubles. Mount Vernon fell at Reitz on Friday, 5-0. Boeke was defeated by Katee Wiley in No. 1 Singles, 6-1, 6-1. Denning was bested by Charlotte Walling in No. 2 Singles, 6-0, 6-0. Redman fell to Zoie Bateman, 6-0, 6-2. Lueder and Lily Tenbarge battled after a 6-0 first set loss to Knight/Young, but couldn’t find the points needed to

claim the win and fell 6-4, in their second set at No. 1 Doubles. Gansman and Grace Tenbarge battled as well, but were bested by Albin/Adler in No. 2 Doubles, 6-3, 6-2. McCune and Schelhorn picked up a 6-1 win in junior varsity doubles action against Schmitt/Bhatt. The Lady Wildcats closed the week with a tough 5-0 PAC loss at Forest Park on Saturday. Boeke fell to Brooke Haug, 6-2, 6-2, in No. 1 Singles. Denning was defeated by Kenzie Shulz, 6-4, 6-0 in No. 2 Singles. Redman fell to Kaylee Berg, 6-2, 6-2 in No. 3 Singles. Lueder and Lily Tenbarge were defeated by Dilger/ Grundhoefer, 6-2, 6-3 in No. 1 Doubles. Gansman and Grace Tenbarge fell to Wahl/Schneider, 6-2, 6-4 in No. 2 Doubles. McCune and Schelhorn fell in junior varsity doubles to Anderson/Schaefer, 8-2. The Lady Wildcats will be back in action at home on Thursday against Tecumseh and Saturday against Heritage Hills.

NPJH girls win tennis match at Central By Chris Morlan North Posey Junior High Lady Vikings competed last Monday afternoon against the Evansville Central Lady Bears. The Lady Vikings controlled this matchup from the beginning and went on to win as a team 4-1. For the season, North Posey improved to three wins and two losses. Jazalyn Ward (North Posey) beat Madelynne Allen (Central) 8-2 in the One Singles match. For the Two Singles match, Braelyn Barrett (North Posey) defeated Ella Boston (Central) 8-4. Madalyn Nightingale (North Posey) won the Three Singles match over Sarah Kitch (Central) 8-0. In the One Doubles match, Trinity Teeter/Kameryn Fifer (North Posey) lost to Lauren Acton/Gracie Prather (Central) 1-8. Jaylee Gardner/Raela Cullum (North Posey) won the Two Doubles match over Layla Ralston/Kinsley Winegar (Central) 8-2. Receiving junior varsity points were Olivia Ashburn, Addison Doubler, Gabi Cooper, Emma Raber and Madalyn Nightingale.

On Wednesday afternoon, the North Posey Junior High Lady Vikings played at home against a very good Forest Park Lady Ranger tennis team. This contest went to Forest Park with a sweep over North Posey 5-0. North Posey’s season record fell to three wins and three losses. Addison Schneider (Forest Park) defeated Jazalyn Ward (North Posey) 8-3 in the One Singles match. Anna Jahn (Forest Park) won the Two Singles match over Braelyn Barrett (North Posey) 8-3. In the Three Singles match, Riley Steinmetz (Forest Park) beat Madalyn Nightingale (North Posey) 8-3. For the One Doubles match, Lea Persohn/Brynn Vaught (Forest Park) defeated Trinity Teeter/Kameryn Fifer (North Posey) 8-7. Abbi Colligron/Haley Pund (Forest Park) beat Jaylee Gardner/Raela Cullum (North Posey) 8-3. Receiving junior varsity points were Ella Martin, Mikayla Wigodinski, Emma Raber, Sydney James, Gabi Cooper, and Cassie Bender-Staples.

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Wildcat reserve baseball gets elusive first win of season By Trisha L. Lopez The Mount Vernon junior varsity baseball team picked up its first win of the season on Tuesday at Evansville Reitz, 13-8. The Cats and the Panthers battled in the early going as temperatures dropped, the sky darkened and rain threatened. Sophomore Ryan Kelley put the Cats on the board with a single to shallow center field that scored a pair of runs to give Mount Vernon a 2-0 lead. Sophomore Adam Burke got the start on the mound for the Wildcats and kept Reitz hitters at bay in the early going. Burke struck out four Panthers and surrendered just three hits and no runs in his 3 innings of work. Both teams were held scoreless in the fourth inning, but Reitz took advantage of some Wildcat miscues in the fifth to put up five runs and take a 5-2 lead. Mount Vernon came right back. As the skies opened up and a steady drizzle began,

the Wildcats offense came alive in the sixth. Freshman Winston Howell singled to left field, freshman Grant Hathaway drew a walk and sophomore Zarek Seidensticker was hit by pitcher Talan Willett, loading the bases for sophomore Rees Lyons. Lyons hit a ground ball to the shortstop that was bobbled, scoring Howell. Hathaway, Seidensticker and Lyons scored on wild pitches and Burke drew a walk. Freshman Blake Banks cracked a single to left field that scored yet another Wildcat run that led to a Reitz pitching change. New Reitz hurler Nolan Logan walked freshman Jack Campbell. Sophomore Kyle Holder knocked a double to center to score Banks. Freshman Nate Howard hit a sac fly to bring in Campbell. Howell and Hathaway, in their second at bats of the inning, singled and walked and added another Mount Vernon run to the board, setting up Reitz to bring another pitcher, Braden Riley. Seidensticker hit a ground ball to third, but the third baseman

overthrew first, which landed Seidensticker at second base and one more Wildcat run on the board. An infield single by Lyons led to another Mount Vernon run, the team’s last of the 10-run sixth inning effort that put the Cats on top 12-5. Evansville Reitz added three runs in the bottom of the sixth, but they couldn’t stop Mount Vernon. The Wildcats started off the seventh inning with a right field single by Banks and a base hit to left center for Campbell. Holder walked to load the bases. Howard hit a chopper to short stop to score Banks. Reitz retired the next two Mount Vernon batters, but failed to score in the seventh. Holder, Howell and Banks led the Cats with two hits each. Campbell, Jones, Lyons, Kelley and Crawford had one hit each. Howard, Lyons and Kelley had two RBIs each. Holder earned the win on the mound and gave up three runs on two hits with one strikeout in two innings of work. Freshman Masyn

Dye surrendered five runs on three hits with one strike out in two innings in relief. “The guys battled hard. They played very well. They stayed up throughout the game,” first-year coach Derek Foncannon said. “Burke threw three solid innings to get us started off. Winston and Banks had two big hits for us. Ryan Kelley had a big hit to get things going.” The Wildcats fell 10-0 at Evansville North on Friday and 10-0 to North Posey and Mater Dei at Gibson Southern on Saturday. “It was a busy week and we faced some tough competition. I’m proud of my guys,” Foncannon said. “We have another busy week ahead of us. We have a young group and we are working to get better every day.” The junior varsity squad will be back in action tomorrow at home against Mater Dei and travel to Mount Carmel (Ill.) on Thursday, Evansville Christian on Friday and Castle on Saturday.

While playing On the Posey County News team in Sunday’s Saint Matthew scramble, These young ladies finished in first place and broke their own school record by another mark Cory Kohlmeyer down for a hole in One on hole Number 4 at Western Hills Coun- 1.52 seconds recently at the Princeton Invitational. The new School Record is 56.00, try Club. That’s two in the last few weeks. Freeman to Wilson to Little to Yount.

North Posey trap team aiming high for conference title By Chris Morlan The North Posey trap team started their season and just finished competing for the first week of the spring. Those scores are sent in weekly to compete against other schools in Conference 3. Teams involved in the Conference 3 with the Vikings are Boonville, Central Noble, Evansville Mater Dei, Northwood, and Tecumseh.

Each week, they take the top fourteen highest scores by a team. At the end of the completion weeks, the school with the highest score will win the conference. Finishing with the top fourteen individual scores for last week were Kyle Fifer with 47, followed by Jack Hirsch with 45, Luke Donner with 43, Morgan Ogden with 41, Mackenzie George with 41, Carson Saltzman with 39, Devin Schmitt

with 39, Jesse Danhauer with 38, Lilly Donner with 37, Luke Scheller with 37, Carter Wagner with 35, Noah Koester with 33, Brayden Baehl with 31, and Landon Crawford with 30 Other members of the team are Hayden Barker, Wesley Basham, Dalton Berry, Rayce Bitter, Jaylen Johnson, Carden Kissel, Jacob Nellis, London Owens, and Levi Freeman. The team is coached by Chris Will and Zach Will.

North Posey golfers lose pair of close ones, gain ground By Chris Morlan North Posey’s boys golf team got in two matches last week. On Monday afternoon, the Vikings played at Southridge and lost a close 187-210 match. Then on Thursday, the Vikings traveled to Oakland City to play against the Wood Memorial Trojans. In this contest, Wood Memorial defeated North Posey 178-196. Southridge 187, North Posey 210: The North Posey boys’ golf team went to Huntingburg last Monday afternoon to compete against the Southridge Raiders. This matchup was close, but the Vikings fell short and

lost 187-210. “The boys all know where their mistakes were,” North Posey coach Mason Wassmer said. “We just have to try and work on eliminating them with whatever practices we have available to us. They have also done a good job playing and practicing outside of our regular schedule. Golf can be very mentally draining. Everyone has a good mental attitude despite how a hole was finished. They are doing much better with focusing on the next shot ahead.” Carter Hannah and Kaden Gengelbach led the Vikings with a low score of 50 shots each. Reece Thompson finished with 52

shots, followed by Jonathan Schmitt shooting a 58 and Camden Lupfer finishing with a 64. Wood Memorial 178, North Posey 196: Last Thursday afternoon, the Vikings played at Oakland City Golf Course against Wood Memorial. In this matchup, this was the best nine-hole score by North Posey finishing with a season low 196 shots. However, that score was not enough to beat the Trojans as North Posey lost 178-196. “Overall, I’m pretty happy with how today turned out,” Coach Wassmer said. “We played at a course we had never seen before

and adapted to it very well. Even though it was a loss, it was our first nine-hole score as a team under 200. We had a good practice yesterday and I think some of the boys took some points out from the day before that help them today. Chipping and putting in trying to make some swing adjustments.” Reece Thompson led the Vikings in scoring with a low score of 45 shots. Kaden Gengelbach finished with 47 shots on the course, followed by Carter Hannah and Camden Lupfer each scoring a 52, Jonathan Schmitt with a 55 and Henry Martin with a 57.

‘Wildcats’ continued from Page B1 Mount Vernon fans and coaches. Huss struck out, giving the Cats two outs. Watters scored on a balk to bring the Cats to within a run, but they couldn’t come up with another to extend the game and fell 12-11. Watters, Kern, Healy and Huss led the Cats offense with two hits each. Campbell, Daws and Brown had one hit each. The Wildcats rebounded in a big way on Friday. Mount Carmel (Ill.) put up a pair of runs in the top of the first, but Mount Vernon came out ready to hit. A double by Kern drove in Watters to put the Wildcats on the board and a double by Huss on the team’s next at bat tied the game. A single up the middle by sophomore Josh Shumate scored another run. Senior Braxton Daws roped a single to center field and freshman Jack Campbell hit a double to add two more, giving Mount Vernon a 5-2 lead after the first. Scoreless second and third innings were followed by three-run fourth inning efforts by both squads. Sophomore Adam Burke relieved starter Healy on the mound in the fifth inning and held the Eagles at bay. Campbell came up with one out in the bottom of the fifth and hit his second double of the night. He scored on a Watters triple to right field. Down 9-5 going into the top of the sixth, Evansville Christian battled and added two runs. The Wildcats came right back. Kern reached on error to kick things off for the Cats. Singles by Healy and Shumate scored Kern and a single by Daws scored Healy. A Campbell single scored Shumate. Watters smacked a single up the middle to drive in Daws and

Campbell. A base hit by senior Tyler Brown scored Watters. The Eagles challenged again in the seventh, adding five runs, but they couldn’t overcome Mount Vernon’s lead. Watters led Mount Vernon’s offense with three hits, including one double and one triple, and three RBIs. Campbell had three hits and three RBIs. Shumate had three hits and two RBIs. Daws had two hits. Huss had two hits, both doubles, and two RBIs. Kern had two hits. Healy and Brown had one hit each. Healy earned the win on the mound for Mount Vernon. Quinzer said he’s pleased to see several new players making an impact at the varsity level so far this season. “We’ve got freshmen stepping up with Campbell. Josh Shumate is a young sophomore and he’s hitting at a pretty decent clip. He’s swinging the bat well. Nathan Holder, a sophomore, is coming in and giving us some good innings on the mound,” Quinzer said. “We’ve got some young guys coming in.” Huss led the way for the Cats at Princeton on Tuesday, going three for four from the plate with a three-run bomb, a double and five RBIs. Kern, Brown and Shumate had two hits each. Watters and Healy had one hit each. Daws earned the win on the mound for Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon’s pitching staff was running on fumes going into Saturday’s matchup with the Panthers. Reitz hit two homeruns in an eight-run first inning that set the stage for an uphill battle for the Wildcats. The Panthers wracked up 18 hits. Mount Vernon had just two. The Wildcats junior varsity squad picked up its second win of the season on Friday at Evansville Christian, 6-1. Freshman Nathan Howard led the Cats, going three for four from the plate with a double and three RBIs. Howard earned the win on the mound as well, giving up just 1 run on four hits with eight strikeouts in a complete game performance. Sophomores Ryan Kelley and Conner Stevens (one double) had two hits each. Sophomores Zarek Seidensticker and Rees Lyons had one hit each. Freshman Grant Hathaway had one hit. They fell to Castle 12-2 and 10-3 in a double header on the

road on Saturday. Freshman Winston “Sunny” Howell led the offense in game one with two hits, including one double. Seidensticker had a double. Sophomore Camaro Crawford had a double. Stevens went four innings on the mound for Mount Vernon and surrendered seven runs on nine hits. Stevens and Howell had two hits and one RBI each in the second game. Kelley and Seidensticker had one hit. Freshman Masyn Dye surrendered four runs on one hit in one inning on the mound. Howell surrendered six runs on seven hits in three innings. The Wildcats varsity squad (4-9 overall and 2-4 in the PAC) will be back in action at North Posey this evening, and travel to Castle on Wednesday. They will host Tell City on Thursday and Evansville Memorial on Saturday.

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Viking Pride This week’s Viking Pride article features Senior Eyan Rice. Eyan is a member of the North Posey History Bowl Team. The team, coached by Mrs. Kelly Thompson, had a very successful season. Here is more about Eyan: Tell me about yourself. I am a senior at North Posey High School and have been involved in clubs such as Robotics, History Bowl, and National Honor Society. I enjoy playing video games and hanging out with friends. I also enjoy spending time with my family and helping out in my community. I am also involved in Boy Scouts of America out of school, and I am a Cadet in the Poseyville Volunteer Fire Department. How long have you been in the activity? I have really been doing History Bowl ever since Eighth Grade. I transitioned from Science Bowl to History Bowl when I came into high school, as I did Science Bowl my Seventh Grade year, and History and Science Bowl my Eighth Grade year. Tell me about your role, responsibilities, and/or involvement in this activity. My current role on the History Bowl team can be considered as a Senior Member role. Due to Mr. Kuhn retiring last year, and although the team has been around for a while, it has taken new life since Mrs. Thompson took over as coach (in a good way). Because of this, I have been relied on for my experience and knowledge as a Senior Member of the History Bowl team. This is to get not only the newer members accustomed to how things work but also to the new coach, so she understands how everything works as well. I feel like I am pretty active on the History Bowl versus a few years back when I was involved in more. Since I have been less involved this year in other clubs, History Bowl has been one of my primary focuses. What do you enjoy most about the activity? What I enjoy most about this activity is personally the history. This is because I consider myself somewhat of a

Eyan Rice history buff. I attribute most of this to my history teachers of Mr. Rynk, Mr. Kuhn, and even back to Mr. Brown in junior high for getting me exposed to more history and making it a fun and enjoyable subject to learn about. What keeps you interested and involved in your activity? What keeps me interested and involved in this activity is just my love for history. Although with the staffing change, I will respectfully say that this did not play a factor in keeping me more involved and interested, but rather the sole purpose of learning history did. With every year, the topic to study in History Bowl changes. This year it was Canada, last year it was Women’s Suffrage. In years before it has been topics such as WWI and others. What other activities are you involved in? As I stated before, I am involved in Robotics and the National Honor Society currently. In previous years I have been involved in Spanish Club, Men’s Chorus, Theater, and Choir. Tell me about your family. I am the only boy in my family, not counting fathers, grandfathers, uncles, etc. My dad is Donald Rice and my mom is Christina Rice. My dad has been working at Toyota Motor Manufacturing for almost 20 years, and my mom was recently hired on at H & R Agri-Power after previously working at Pearison’s Inc., for 21 years. I have two sisters named Julia and Olivia. Julia is in Eighth Grade at North Posey Junior High School and Olivia

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APL News is in Fourth Grade at North Elementary. We also have four cats, five dogs (currently fostering two), a rabbit, and a few fish. What do you enjoy doing (out of school activities and/ or for fun) during your free time? As stated previously, I enjoy playing video games and hanging out with friends inside and outside of school. I occasionally enjoy going outside and/or going on trips with my family. I also enjoy building Legos every once in a while. What advice would you share with younger elementary or middle school students? I would tell them to not lose sight of their dreams and to take any opportunities they can to better not only themselves but others around them as well. I would also want them to know that although school may seem it is starting to get difficult, do not let that get in their way. Rather, they should do the best they can under whatever adversity they may face, in school and out of school. What is a fun fact about you that people may not know? I would rather go somewhere like Gatlinburg, Tennessee, or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania rather than go to the beach or somewhere tropical on vacation. Although I would not mind going to a beach every once in a while, I would rather prefer going somewhere that is rural or scenic. What is your favorite quote and why? My favorite quote would probably be “If you are going through hell, keep going.” — Winston Churchill The reason being is I feel like this quote emphasizes that even if you are going through a hard time, do not give up and keep going, as things will get better eventually, which is a good outlook to have in life. It is evident that Eyan Rice demonstrates the determination and stamina that every North Posey student should aspire to have. Congratulations to Eyan and the rest of the History Bowl Team for their successful season.

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Kaleidoscope gives New Harmony visitors unique glances By Lois Mittino Gray Do you remember the wonder of looking through a kaleidoscope for the first time? The ever-changing designs of the colors dancing before your eyes, shifting as you twirled it, were awesome and exciting. Now visitors to New Harmony can be part of a ‘living kaleidoscope’ as they spin a planter of bright spring flowers while looking through two specially-lensed eyepieces. The images are breathtaking and colorful as they move in kinetic swirls in the sunshine. The interactive living sculpture is a gift to the community in memory of Jackie Sharp, the mother of Mary

Beth Guard and Patty Stahl of New Harmony and Cythia Reiniger of Mount Vernon, Illinois. Sharp, a vibrant woman who resided at the town’s Charles Ford Home, passed away on March 6, 2020. “She died during the pandemic and we couldn’t do much in her honor publicly at the time. My husband and I were at the Memphis Botanic Garden a while after and saw many people walk up to look into the kaleidoscope installation they had there. We sat on a nearby bench and watched in awe as so many, no matter what their age, seemed mesmerized and delighted,” said Mary Beth Guard. “I was

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entranced!” “I noted that the designer was Robert Anderson of Door County Wisconsin. I called him to inquire about cost and I couldn’t open his email. I forgot about it eventually. A year later, almost on the anniversary of mom’s death, it showed up again. I opened it this time and saw the picture he sent and I knew then it was meant to be,” she continued. “I called my sisters together and we thought this would be a fitting tribute for our mother. After all mom started this parade to New Harmony for our family. If she had not moved into the Ford Home, we would all probably still be in Oklahoma wondering what to do next!” “We ordered it. The artist was going to come down and install it, but then he did not want to with COVID. The weather was nice on a day in late April, 2021 so Michael and his employees

did it.” Later, landscaping and interpretive signage was added around the garden kaleidoscope sculpture. It is located behind Capers Emporium, which Mary Beth and Michael own, at the corner of Main Street and Tavern in New Harmony. Visitors are encouraged to stop by and look through the two eyepieces while slowly twirling the flowerpot below it. The Guards plan to change the flowers to befit the season. The innovative artist, Robert C. Anderson, lives in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. He introduced garden kaleidoscopes in 1997, and they New Harmony Garden Club President Marlene Hufremain a popular and prifaker looks through the lens of the Garden Kaleidoscope mary body of his work. Anbehind Capers Emporium to enjoy the colorful swirling derson’s additional paths in images. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray working with steel include inflated steel sculptures; it looks like through the lens. port it’s coming along great! steel sculpture inspired by Check it out for its mesmerStudio visits are welcome the principles of origami; izing effect! by appointment. Robert has and other sculptural work The popular garden kalei- examples of each kind of his that can be viewed on his doscopes put a new ‘spin’ art outdoors. Robert’s garwebsite. There is also a 28 on experiencing the natural den kaleidoscopes or intersecond video showing what beauty of flowering plants. active living sculptures are His studio is located on a installed in public places and farm property where he and private residences all around his wife, Ann, grow more the United States, and in Jathan 400 varieties of day lil- pan and Canada. The artist’s ies. In 2020, they began con- website is rcandersondoorverting 42 acres of land to county.com and his email natural prairie to encourage is rcandersoncollc@gmail. wild pollinators and wild- com. His phone number is life. The plant-lovin’ duo re- 920-493-0994.

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Zion celebrates 50th--the high school class of 2035

By Dave Pearce Homeschooling got a new definition on Sunday afternoon as 20 youngsters graduated from Zion-Lippe United Church of Christ’s Zion Nursery Center. This was the 50th graduating class for the Center and was celebrated by friends and family of the graduates. So how is it homeschooling if it is not their home? For some of those attending Sunday’s ceremony, it was more like a home away from home. Larry and Nancy Lewis were on hand to watch their great granddaughter graduate. Ironically their son, Scott, was in that first class

Members of the 50th graduating class of Zion-Lippe Center are, left to right: Warren Scott, Ryder Hast, Ellie Horacek, Adalyn Mayer, Eloise Bowers, Maverick Anderson, Dean Smith, Iris Barrow, Karson Harker, Brooks Williams, Faith Johnson, Lilly Swope, Issac Hautman, Granger Wilson, Knox Lashley, Miles Hannah, Claire Goebel, Gabriel Hawes, Eliza Gibbs, and Calvin Mayer. Photo by Dave Pearce

directors, teachers, musicians, etc. and have kept the proud tradition alive. Current director Sandy Dougan Schmitt has served in that role for the past seven years. hand. Although not a y m of lm pa e th in en you fit graduate herself, I can remember wh e. inut no bigger than a m k. both her chilin bl y er ev Felt so good in it, th wi you're changing dren attended soon. o to all How it amazes me, up ow gr blooms they er ow fl Zion. a an th r ste Fa ile. Perhaps the wh a r fo y wa at th they're only e us ca , y. tle idea of church da lit y be er ev So let them em love, them praise, give th ve family takgi , pe e. ho dl id em m th Give ep in the ing care of the giggle, let them sle em Claire Goebel talks with Zion Director Sandy Dougan Schmitt during graduation exercises let y, cr em t Le little ones was Sunday afternoon at Zion-Lippe United Church of Christ. This was the 50th graduating class. little Oh, just let them be summed up Photo by Dave Pearce der touch. ten tle lit e on best by Carol in h uc I've never felt so m ur wishes. Droege Emes, prayers and yo ss ki e os th r can see. fo e liv I things only a child brey who was recoge m g in ch tea e u'r Now that yo I ask is please all s ee kn nized during Sunday’s r ou on we're Every night while program. She has ile. ly that way for a wh served as the piano on 're ey th e us . ca , ay love, everyd em Let them be little th ve player for the school gi e, ais pr ve them Give them hope, gi in the middle. for 47 years. To her, ep sle em th let le, gigg Let em cry, let em it’s simply a labor of little. love. Oh just let them be back in 1972. The long-running and successful daycare was the brainchild of Jane Schroeder who introduced the idea as a service project for the church. Since then, Church members have served as

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“It is just in my heart,” she explained while adoring the little ones as they excitedly rushed to the Sunday School Hall to have photos made with friends, family and teachers following the program. “I got started just

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Students enjoyed having their pictures taken with their teachers. Above, left to right, are Susie Mulkey, Sandy Schmitt, Iris Barrow and Brittney Schmitt. Photo by Dave Pearce a couple of years after it opened and I’ve been here ever since. I have served in about every capacity that has come along from director to the lunch lady.” It was obvious Sunday afternoon by the smiles on the faces of the children and their families that everyone there has a heart for Zion. This year’s director has a long history with the church

and the Center. “I am a lifelong member at Zion. My mom is also a lifetime member,” said Schmitt while celebrating with the group. “My grandpa, Earl Schmitz, was a member of the church council when the nursery school was formed. He voted to take it on as a service project. Jonathan was a member of the 40th graduating class and Emily the

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Carol Embrey is presented with this bouquet in recognition of her faithful service. Photo by Dave Pearce 44th.” Besides being the director, Schmitt taught art in the nursery class for one year and has been the pre-kindergarten music teacher for five years. Later this summer, plans are in the making for the installation of new playground equipment at the center and a formal celebration of the 50th year. To get an idea of the longevity of the center, the first graduating class will be old enough to draw Social Security in seven years and Sunday’s graduates will represent the high school graduating class of 2035. Schmitt was assisted on Sunday by assistant director Andrea Esche and by Susie Mulkey, the lead teacher as well as by her sister-in-law and teacher Brittney Schmitt.

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POSEY COUNTY 4-H

Members of the Hoosier Boosters Club, enjoy the 2022 Posey County 4-H Share-the-Fun on Friday evening at North Posey High School. Pictured are, Front row l to r: Sawyer Woods, Glenn Bender, Sam Englebright, Benjamin Beuligmann, Paisley Fischer, and Cameron Fischer. Second row l to r: Maelee Yount, Madalyn Knightingale, Kylee Heath, Heidi Lowe, Mackenzie Carrier, Mya Mauck, and Laney Owens. Third row l to r: Morley Yount, Claire Knightingale, Emma Moore, Keegan Mulkey, Brookelynn Hisch, Audrey Fischer, Lyla DeShields, Cristian Galindo, and Madelyn Galindo. Photo by Theresa Bratcher.

SHARE THE FUN

The Posey County 4-H Share-the-Fun Performing Arts Contest was a Big Success This year’s Share-the-Fun Performing Arts Contest was held at North Posey High School Auditorium on April 29. 4-H’ers were able to showcase their talents in a variety of performances. Congratulations to this year’s Posey County 4-H Share-theFun winners as follows: Curtain Act (Non-Musical): First place: “Greatest Star” by Elaina Lupfer of Country Bumpkins.Second place: “Snake Charmer” by Audrey Fisher of Hoosier Boosters. Curtain Act (Musical): First place: “All of Me” by Brant Oakley of Tarty Tuckers. Second place: “Piano Solo” by Isabella Benthall of Kings & Queens. Third place: “Southern Nights” by London Owens of Hoosier Boosters Group Act: First place: “A Day on Gilligan’s Island” by Rousing Rookies and Second place: “A Fractured Fairy Tale” by Hoosier Boosters. and Third place: “Funnies at the Fair” by Country Bumpkins First place acts qualified to perform in the Area 3 4-H Share-the-Fun Performing London Owens, enjoys playing to the crowd during Arts Contest. The Area competition will be the 2022 Posey County 4-H Share-the-Fun held on Friheld Friday, May 13 at Heritage Hills High day evening at the North Posey High School auditorium. School Auditorium in Lincoln City, IN. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

North Posey High School students Jackson Graf and Livie North Posey High School students Liam Stone and Lauren North Posey High School student Jonathan Ricketts and Maier strut their stuﬀ during the Grand March of prom Kihn are all smiles during the Grand March of prom 2022 his date Mount Vernon student Ari Shepherd enjoy the 2022 held at Carter Hall on the campus of the University of held at Carter Hall on the campus of the University of South- Grand March of prom 2022 held at Carter Hall on the camSouthern Indiana on Saturday night. Photo by Dave Pearce ern Indiana on Saturday night. Photo by Dave Pearce pus of the University of Southern Indiana on Saturday night.

Mount Vernon parents Eric Hamilton and Ryan Stemple ﬁnd a more quiet place to Enjoying competing in the annual Saint Matthew’s Golf Scramble on Sunday afterdiscuss the future of Mount Vernon High School athletics during the annual Mount noon at Western Hills Country Club are a team comprised of, left to right, Tim Smith, Vernon POPS dinner, dance, and auction held Saturday evening at the Posey County Jason Redman, Mitch Collins, and Kyle Howard. A good turnout enjoyed the event with Community Center. Photo by Dave Pearce 16 teams signed up on the nine-hold course. Photo by Dave Pearce

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2022-140 NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION BY THE POSEY COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND OF A PUBLIC HEARING WITH RESPECT THERETO (Lamont Road Allocation Area) Notice is hereby given that the Posey County Redevelopment Commission (the “Commission”), being the governing body of the Posey County Department of Redevelopment (the “Department”), on April 14, 2022, adopted a resolution (the “Declaratory Resolution”), designating a certain area within the Black Township Economic Development Area (the “Economic Development Area”), referred to as the Lamont Road Allocation Area (the “Allocation Area”), as an “allocation area” for the purpose of allocation and distribution of certain property taxes commonly referred to as “tax increment” under Sections 39 and 39.3 of the Act. A map of the Allocation Area is attached to the Declaratory Resolution. The Allocation Area is generally located between Lower Mt. Vernon Road and the Ohio River and between the City of Mt. Vernon, Indiana and property on the far side of Lamont Road. Notice is hereby given that the Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at 1:30 p.m., local time, in the public meeting room at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana, to receive and hear remonstrances and objections from all persons interested in or affected by the proceedings pertaining to the proposed projects or other actions to be taken under the Declaratory Resolution. The Commission will determine the public utility and the benefit of the proposed projects and other actions to be taken under the Declaratory Resolution. Maps and plats of the Economic Development Area and the Allocation Area have been prepared and, along with the Declaratory Resolution, can be inspected at the office of the County Auditor for Posey County, Indiana, 126 East Third Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana. Dated this 3rd day of May, 2022. POSEY COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Published in the Posey County News on May 3, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-139 The following County Operating Claims have been filed with the Auditor’s Office and will be presented to the Board of Commissioners, POSEY COUNTY, IN at the regular session MAY 4TH ASHLY B. BISHOP $23.40 JILL E. BACON $23.40 ROXANNE F. BAILEY $27.60 MELISSA BARRITT $15.84 NATHANIEL R. BILBY $24.24 DYLAN K. BISHOP $27.60 LESLIE W. BOREN $15.84 TODD R. BREDENKAMP $23.40 ERIN L. BRILES $20.88 BURGDORF BRANDON $105.20 KERRY V. COX $29.28 BROOKE N. CURTIS $1.68 DEACONESS HOSPITAL $104.00 DEBRA K. ENGLERT $25.08 FARRIS REPORTING $408.60 LISA R. GIRTEN $17.52 WILLIAM W. GOODEN $361.00 ZACHARY L. GRIDER $27.60 GRIFFIN W. SCOTT $21.72 KENT W.HAMILTON $81.68 DANNY R. HAPE JR $23.40 ROY A. HART JR $108.56 RACHAEL E. HATHAWAY $83.36 DYLAN C. HILE $96.80 BETH A. HINDERLITER $23.40 ANGELA S. HUFF $31.80 LOGAN A. JOHNSON $19.20 BENJAMIN K. KAETZEL $30.12 KASIA A. KAFFENBERGER $1.68 JANET S. KAHLE $105.20 JERRI A. KILGORE $16.68 CONNIE J. MARVEL $33.48

KELLI S. MATTINGLY $23.40 AMANDA R. MCCORD $27.60 MCFADIN HIGGINS & FOLZ BETH HIGGINS $1,121.00 CLARA V. MEADORS $110.24 TIMONTHY C. MONTGOMERY $23.40 MORAN MICHAEL $23.40 KATHY NALL $40.20 MARY R. NORTHROP $27.60 TODD H. PEERMAN $23.40 REX E. RIESTER $19.20 JAKE W. ROBINSON $83.36 JOSEPH ROHLFER $23.40 KEVIN W. RUSSLER $15.84 ASHLEY M. SCHELLER $22.98 THOMAS E. SCHLITT $95.12 DANIEL B. SCHMITT $40.20 GARY A. SCHMITZER $25.08 CLEM W. SEIB $30.96 RICHARD L. SIMMONS $31.80 MARCUS L. STEVENS $23.40 STOLL KEENON OGDEN ATTNY $14,393.23 VAN HAAFTEN & FARRAR $4,564.50 JERRY VOEGEL $40.20 JOHN JACOB WARRUM $3,055.50 REBECCA S. WEINZAPFEL $25.92 DAVID E. WELLS $15.00 BLAKE N. WHITE $19.20 LAWRENCE R. WILLIAMS $81.68 STEPHANIE L. WILLIAMS $27.60 KAYCI J. WINIGER $16.88 WALTER K. YEIDA $15.84 GRANT TOTAL $26,046.37 MAEGEN GREENWELL POSEY COUNTY AUDITOR Published in the Posey County News on May 3, 2022 - hspaxlp

NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION No. 65C01-2204-EU-000027 IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT In the Matter of the Estate of BENEDICT L. WARGEL, Deceased Notice is hereby given that STEVEN WARGEL and DIANE KIESEL were on the 25th day of April, 2022, appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of BENEDICT L. WARGEL, Deceased, who died testate on March 20, 2022. All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. DATED at Evansville, Indiana, this 25th day of April 2022. KAY KILGORE, Clerk Circuit Court of Posey County, Indiana By Donna Curtis Deputy Lindsay B. Schmitt #27366-82 FARMER SCOTT OZETE ROBINSON & SCHMITT, LLP 21 SE Third Street, Suite 900 P. O. Box 3565 Evansville, IN 47734 Phone: 812/602-3570; Fax: 812/602-3591 lschmitt@fsolegal.com ATTORNEYS FOR CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES Published in the Posey County News on May 3, May 10, 2022 - hspaxlp

2022-137 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Board of Commissioners of Posey County, IN. Will receive sealed bids at the Posey County Auditor’s Oﬃce in the Coliseum Mt. Vernon, IN. Up to the hour of 4:00 PM Local time on. May 16,2022 or up to 9:00 AM on May 17, 2022 Letting date May 17th 2022 for the following Roads: Projects: Community Crossing Grant 2022 Overlay on existing Black Top: Ford Rd. from Copperline Rd. to Middle Mt. Vernon Rd. Ford Rd. from Middle Mt. Vernon Rd. to Hwy 62 Lower Mt. Vernon Rd. from HMA to 250’ west of Davis Rd. Caborn Rd. from Hwy 62 to Lower Mt. Vernon Rd. Caborn Rd. from Hwy 62 to Nation Rd. Upper Mt. Vernon Rd. from Stierley Rd to CR 350 S CR 350 S from Upper Mt. Vernon Rd. to 5,754’ West Stierley Rd. from Hwy 66 to Copperline Rd. All material shall meet all requirement of the State and Federal Government. Successful bidder shall furnish the highway Department with a price list. Any item picked Up or delivered must have a SIGNED INVOICE Or PACKING SLIP accompanying it. 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. The bidder shall submit his bid on forms prescribed by The State Board of Accounts and shall be accompanied by Certified check, cashier’s check, bidder’s bond or cash in the sum of ten percent (10%) of the bid including Any added alternates. All in accordance with the specification On file at the office of the Posey County Auditor. Checks, bonds or cash securing other contracts or bids with the county will Not be treated as accompanying these bids The board reserves the right to reject Any or all Bids. Posey County Commissioners Bill Collins Randy Thornburg Bryan Schorr PICK BID FORMS UP AT THE POSEY COUNTY AUDITOR’S OFFICE Published in the Posey County News on May 3, May 10, 2022 - hspaxlp

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Court News and Legal Advertisements Arrests April 17 Michael Wright - Griﬃn Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia, Driving While Suspended - NHPD Jeﬀrey Jones - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Operating While Intoxicated, Driving While Suspended (failure to appear) - PCS Dylan Murray - Mount Vernon - Minor Consume an Alcoholic Beverage, Public Intoxication - MVPD April 18 Jessica Maldonado - Phoenix, Ariz. - Controlled SubstancePossession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia - CPD Cesar Ballesteros - Phoenix, Ariz. - Controlled SubstancePossession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia - CPD Samantha Stewart - Evansville - Warrant, Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Ever Receiving a License (failure to appear) - PCS April 20 Daniel Cox - Poseyville - Battery - MVPD Melissa Cullman - Mount Vernon - Operating While Intoxicated - PCS April 21 Hayden Rice - Evansville Operating While Intoxicated PCS

Daniel Cox - Poseyville Warrant, Domestic Battery (petition to revoke) - PCS Blake Sales - Evansville Warrant, Burglary, Theft of a Firearm (petition to revoke) PCS April 23 Dakota Brown - Mountain Home, Ark. - Dealing in Marijuana, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Maintaining a Common Nuisance - Controlled Substances, Unlawful Possession of Syringe, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia - PCS Gavin Schales - Hardy Sharp, Ark. - Possession of Marijuana MVPD Matthew Sohne - Henderson, Ky. - Possession of Paraphernalia, Possession of Methamphetamine - NHPD Keith Nunnally - Mount Vernon - Possession of Paraphernalia, Possession of Methamphetamine - NHPD April 24 Amber Edwards - Mount Vernon - Domestic Battery, Public Intoxication - PCS April 25 Michael Funkhouser - Chandler - Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetamine, Disarming a Law Enforcement Oﬃcer,

Battery Against a Pubic Safety Oﬃcial, Resisting Law Enforcement, Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Paraphernalia (failure to appear) - PCS Shalena Barnes - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Resisting Law Enforcement, Disorderly Conduct, Public Intoxication (petition to revoke bond) - PCS Complaints April 16 7:56 a.m. - Message - Caller stated that her and her boyfriend had an argument yesterday after a concert that he got drunk at. Caller stated that she went to her mother’s residence yesterday afterwards. Caller stated that her boyfriend tried to run her oﬀ the road and started to follow her to her residence. Caller advised that her boyfriend has a history of being physical with her - Upper Mount Vernon Road, Evansville 12:02 p.m. - Theft - Caller stated that she was attending an Easter egg hunt today at the park. Caller stated that while she was there a bottle of medicine was taken out of her backpack Harmonie State Park Road, New Harmony 12:27 p.m. - Suspicious Caller stated that there are three people staring at her and making gun gestures with their hands.

2022-132 NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND CONTRACTORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY OF THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA, WILL RECEIVE SEALED BIDS FOR THE PAVING OPERATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY, LOCAL ROAD & STREET, AND COMMUNITY CROSSINGS MATCHING GRANT FUNDS OF SAID CITY FOR THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR UP TO THE HOUR OF 11:00 A.M., MAY 18, 2022, AT THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK-TREASURER IN THE CITY HALL ANNEX, 520 MAIN STREET, MT. VERNON,IN. ASPHALT PAVING, AS FOLLOWS: A. MAIN ST. 6th ST. to EAST LINCOLN AVE. QTY. UNIT MOBILIZATION INCLUDES TRAFFIC CONTROL 1 EACH MILLING MILL 2.0” DEPTH & CLEANING 10,334 SYD PATCHING 4.0” HMA 25.0 mm BASE 92 TON TACK FURNISH & APPLY 720 GAL HMA SURFACE 2.0” HMA 9.5 mm SURFACE TYPE C 1,140 TON STRIPING 4” DOUBLE YELLOW CENTER STRIPE 6,200 LFT RR CROSSING WHITE THERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT MARKING 2 EACH B. SOUTHWIND AVE. GRENADA ST. to ALLYN DR. QTY. UNIT MOBILIZATION INCLUDES TRAFFIC CONTROL 1 EACH MILLING MILL 1.5” DEPTH & CLEANING 3,827 SYD PATCHING 4.0” HMA 25.0 mm BASE 31 TON TACK FURNISH & APPLY 240 GAL HMA SURFACE 1.5” HMA 9.5 mm SURFACE TYPE B 290 TON STOP BARS WHITE PAINT PAVEMENT MARKING - 24” WIDE 2 EACH C. ROOSEVELT DR. MAIN ST. to ALLYN DR. QTY. UNIT MOBILIZATION INCLUDES TRAFFIC CONTROL 1 EACH MILLING MILL 1.5” DEPTH & CLEANING 10,110 SYD PATCHING 4.0” HMA 25.0 mm BASE 90 TON TACK LIQUID TACK ADHESIVE 710 GAL HMA SURFACE 1.5” DEPTH, 9.5 mm SURFACE TYPE B 860 TON STOP BARS WHITE PAINT PAVEMENT MARKING - 24” WIDE 4 EACH D. WESTWOOD DR. LOWER NEW HARMONY RD. to DEAD END QTY. UNIT MOBILIZATION INCLUDES TRAFFIC CONTROL 1 EACH MILLING MILL 1.5” DEPTH & CLEANING 3,844 SYD PATCHING 4.0” HMA 25.0 mm BASE 34 TON TACK LIQUID TACK ADHESIVE 270 GAL HMA SURFACE 1.5” DEPTH 9.5 mm SURFACE TYPE B 327 TON STOP BARS WHITE PAINT PAVEMENT MARKING - 24” WIDE 1 EACH E. MELODY LN. WESTWOOD DR. to DEAD END QTY. UNIT MOBILIZATION INCLUDES TRAFFIC CONTROL 1 EACH MILLING MILL 1.5” DEPTH & CLEANING 1,335 SYD PATCHING 4.0” HMA 25.0 mm BASE 14 TON TACK FURNISH & APPLY 100 GAL HMA SURFACE 1.5” HMA 9.5 mm SURFACE TYPE B 114 TON STOP BARS WHITE PAINT PAVEMENT MARKING – 24” WIDE 3 EACH F. SUNSET DR. ALLYN DR. to DEAD END QTY. UNIT MOBILIZATION INCLUDES TRAFFIC CONTROL 1 EACH MILLING MILL 1.5” DEPTH & CLEANING 591 SYD PATCHING 4.0” HMA 25.0 mm BASE 8 TON TACK FURNISH & APPLY 50 GAL HMA SURFACE 1.5” HMA 9.5 mm SURFACE TYPE B 51 TON STOP BARS WHITE PAINT PAVEMENT MARKING - 24” WIDE 1 EACH G. CARDINAL DR. TILE FACTORY RD. to DEAD END QTY. UNIT MOBILIZATION INCLUDES TRAFFIC CONTROL 1 EACH MILLING MILL 1.5” DEPTH & CLEANING 6,961 SYD PATCHING 4.0” HMA 25.0 mm BASE 62 TON TACK FURNISH & APPLY 490 GAL HMA SURFACE 1.5” HMA 9.5 mm SURFACE TYPE B 592 TON STOP BARS WHITE PAINT PAVEMENT MARKING - 24” WIDE 1 EACH H. MOCKINGBIRD LN. TILE FACTORY RD. to DEAD END QTY. UNIT MOBILIZATION INCLUDES TRAFFIC CONTROL 1 EACH MILLING MILL 1.5” DEPTH & CLEANING 4,533 SYD PATCHING 4.0” HMA 25.0 mm BASE 40 TON TACK FURNISH & APPLY 320 GAL HMA SURFACE 1.5” HMA 9.5 mm SURFACE TYPE B 386 TON STOP BARS WHITE PAINT PAVEMENT MARKING - 24” WIDE 1 EACH I. ROBIN LN. CARDINAL DR. to MOCKINGBIRD LN. QTY. UNIT MOBILIZATION INCLUDES TRAFFIC CONTROL 1 EACH MILLING MILL 1.5” DEPTH & CLEANING 1,568 SYD PATCHING 4.0” HMA 25.0 mm BASE 14 TON TACK FURNISH & APPLY 110 GAL HMA SURFACE 1.5” HMA 9.5 mm SURFACE TYPE B 134 TON STOP BARS WHITE PAINT PAVEMENT MARKING - 24” WIDE 2 EACH J. LARK LN. DEAD END to DEAD END QTY. UNIT MOBILIZATION INCLUDES TRAFFIC CONTROL 1 EACH MILLING MILL 1.5” DEPTH & CLEANING 2,940 SYD PATCHING 4.0” HMA 25.0 mm BASE 26 TON TACK FURNISH & APPLY 210 GAL HMA SURFACE 1.5” HMA 9.5 mm SURFACE TYPE B 250 TON STOP BARS WHITE PAINT PAVEMENT MARKING - 24” WIDE 2 EACH K. ORIOLE CIRCLE CUL-DE-SAC to CUL-DE-SAC QTY. UNIT MOBILIZATION INCLUDES TRAFFIC CONTROL 1 EACH MILLING MILL 1.5” DEPTH & CLEANING 4,280 SYD PATCHING 4.0” HMA 25.0 mm BASE 38 TON TACK FURNISH & APPLY 300 GAL HMA SURFACE 1.5” HMA 9.5 mm SURFACE TYPE B 364 TON STOP BARS WHITE PAINT PAVEMENT MARKING - 24” WIDE 2 EACH SUMMARY OF QUANTITIES QTY UNIT MOBILIZATION & TRAFFIC CONTROL 11 EACH MILLING-FULL WIDTH & CLEANING 1.5” 39,989 SY MILLING-FULL WIDTH & CLEANING 2.0” 10,334 SY HMA PATCHING – 4” 449 TON LIQUID TACK 3,520 GAL HMA SURFACE – 2.0” TYPE C 1,140 TON HMA SURFACE – 1.5” TYPE B 3,362 TON STOP BARS-PAVEMENT MARKING - 24” WIDE 14 EACH STRIPING-4” DOUBLE YELLOW STRIPE 6,200 LFT RR CROSSING-THERMO PAVEMENT MARKINGS 2 EACH (INCLUDES 3 STOP BARS, 2 R’s & X) All stone, concrete materials, asphaltic materials, and sand are to meet current Indiana State Highway Standard Specifications and detailed specifications now on file in the Clerk-Treasurer’s office in the City Hall Annex building, Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana, entitled SPECIFICATIONS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS, CITY OF MOUNT VERNON Bids shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the Indiana State Board of Accounts / Form 96. Bidder shall furnish bond, certified check or cashier’s check, in the amount of five (5%) percent of their total bid, to guarantee that they will enter a contract and/or furnish performance bond in accordance with their bids and specifications. Contract documents will be available in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer, 520 Main St., Mt. Vernon, IN 47620. Bids shall be delivered in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder. No bid shall be opened or accepted if delivered after 11 o’clock a.m., Central Standard Time on the 18th of May, 2022. Proper bids will be opened at the regular meeting of the Public Works & Safety at 9:00 a.m., Central Standard Time, May 19, 2022, in the annex meeting room, at 520 Main Street. The City of Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana, reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Mayor: G. William Curtis Attest: Cristi Sitzman, Clerk-Treasurer Published in the Posey County News on May 3, May 10, 2022 - hspaxlp

Caller stated that they are across the street in a white tow truck thingy - Water Street, Mount Vernon 4:59 p.m. - Threatening Caller stated that a male subject was in the road driving a black passenger car threatening him Fifth Street, Mount Vernon April 17 3:17 p.m. - Vandalism - Caller stated that someone slashed two of her tires on her 2006 Nissan Third Street, Mount Vernon 7:06 p.m. - Fight - Large fight between juveniles and adults Fourth/Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon 9:21 p.m. - Harassment - Being followed by two Mustangs, both dark in color - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon April 18 11:30 a.m - Theft - Would like to speak with an officer reference a customer stealing something - SR 66, Wadesville 10:47 p.m. - Vandalism - Advised someone tried to throw a rock through caller’s window. Caller advised it happened a few weeks ago. Caller advised there is plexiglass in the window and tonight the rock bounced off Eighth Street, Mount Vernon April 19 7:36 a.m. - Officer Standby Subjects cussed out caller on the phone and advised they are on their way to get belongings out

of car - Bald Knob Road, Mount Vernon 1:07 p.m. - Message - Subjects came into the post office throwing a fit and almost ripped the door off when his FedEx box was not there. Subject seemed like he was going to come back after her but she told him she was going to call the police Church Street, New Harmony 2:16 p.m. - Vandalism - Left her tiny home at this location and it was vandalized and trashed. Black school bus - Givens Road, Mount Vernon 3:40 p.m. - Theft - Automobile - Last seen on Wolflin. Maroon Mustang, tan rag top, tinted windows - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 8:50 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller advised someone broke into his garage and busted out windows - Water Street, Mount Vernon 9:43 p.m. - Alcohol Offense Caller advised white male with blue jeans and a beard is intoxicated and yelling at people. Caller last seen walking eastbound on Water Street - Water Street, Mount Vernon 11:09 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised he has been fighting with his girlfriend and she punched him in the nose. Caller advised the female took a whole bottle of pills but unknown what they were - Water

Street, Mount Vernon April 20 3:29 p.m. - Theft - Caller stated that her red iPhone 11 was stolen from the store. Caller stated that she tracked it and it shows it’s in Louisville - Greenbrier Drive, Mount Vernon April 21 4:57 p.m. - Suspicious - Caller stated that she came home and found a female in her backyard, tearing down her bamboo. Caller stated that the female told her that the neighbor’s gave her permission. Caller stated that if the neighbor’s can’t show that they own that part of the property she wants to press charges - Tavern Street, New Harmony April 22 1:02 a.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller hears someone rattling garage door. They were in the garage. Caller is armed. Also heard noise at the back door - Ryan Lane, Evansville 12:31 p.m. - Officer Standby - Needing officers at this residence because there is weird stuff going on - Goad Cemetery Road, New Harmony Court News Keiron Hardin, 31, Evansville. Driving While Suspended, Class A Misdemeanor. Dismissed. Ruth L. Waller, 50, Mount

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2022-119 SUMMONS - SERVICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY

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

CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, vs. ROGER LEE STALLINGS and THE UNKNOWN TENANT, Defendants. NOTICE OF SUIT The State of Indiana to the Defendant(s) above named, and any other person who may be concerned. You are hereby notified that you have been sued in the Court above named. The nature of the suit against you is: Complaint on Note and to Foreclose Mortgage on Real Estate Against the property commonly known as 8418 Albert Dr, Wadesville, IN 47638- 9750 and described as follows: Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 5 South, Range 12 West, being in Robinson Township, Posey County, and described as follows: Beginning at a point, said point being located by measuring from the Northeast corner of said Quarter Quarter Section, with a bearing of South 89 degrees, 48 minutes West, along and upon the North line of said Quarter Quarter Section for a distance of 530.19 feet; Thence measuring South for a distance of 376.60 feet; Thence South 89 degrees, 54 minutes, 30 seconds West, for a distance of 500 feet to the place of beginning of subject boundary description; Thence from said beginning point South for a distance of 150 feet to a point; Thence South 89 degrees, 54 minutes, 30 seconds West, for a distance of 110 feet to a point; Thence North for a distance of 150 feet to a point; Thence North for a distance of 150 feet to a point; Thence North 89 degrees, 54 minutes, 30 seconds East, for a distance of 110 feet to the place of beginning, containing .38 acres, more or less. A strip of land 25 feet in width off of the North side of the above described real estate is reserved as an easement of a public road. This summons by publication is specifically directed to the following named defendant(s): The Unknown Tenant This summons by publication is specifically directed to the following named defendant(s) whose whereabouts are unknown: Roger Lee Stallings If you have a claim for relief against the plaintiff arising from the same transaction or occurrence, you must assert it in your written answer or response. You must answer the Complaint in writing, by you or your attorney, within thirty (30) days after the Third Notice of Suit, and if you fail to do so a judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded, by the Plaintiff. BRYAN K. REDMOND Attorney No. 22108-29 Attorney for Plaintiff BRYAN K. REDMOND FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. 8415 Allison Pointe Blvd., Suite 400 Indianapolis, IN 46250 (317) 237-2727 NOTICE FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR Published in the Posey County News on April 19, April 26, May 3, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-133 NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF PROPOSED ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of the City of Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of the City of Mount Vernon Common Council at their regular meeting place at 330 Walnut Street, at 6:30 p.m., on the 18th day of May, 2022 will consider the following additional appropriations in excess of the budget for the current year. A RESOLUTION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY RESTRUCTED, LOCAL ROAD & STREET, AND COMMUNITY CROSSINGS GRANT FUNDS WHEREAS, it has been determined that it is now necessary to appropriate more money than was appropriated in the annual budget in the Motor Vehicle Highway Restricted, Local Road & Street, and Community Crossings Grant Funds: NOW, THEREFORE: SECTION I BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana, that for the expenses of said municipal corporation the following additional sums are hereby appropriated and ordered set apart vout of the fund herein named and for purposes herein specified, subject to the laws governing the same: AMOUNT AMOUNT REQUESTED APPROVED MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY RESTRICTED FUND MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY RESTRICTED FUND-OS&C Line 365 – Excavation/Paving $250,000.00 ______________ TOTAL MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY RESTRICTED FUND $250,000.00 ______________ LOCAL ROAD & STREET FUND LOCAL ROAD & STREET FUND-OS&C Line 365 – Road Improvements $100,000.00 ______________ TOTAL LR&S FUND $100,000.00 ______________ COMMUNITY CROSSING GRANT FUND COMMUNITY CROSSING GRANT FUND-OS&C Line 365 – Paving $279,066.82 ______________ TOTAL COMMUNITY CROSSING GRANT FUND $279,066.82 ______________ TOTAL ALL FUNDS $629,066.82 ______________ ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana, this 18th day of May, 2022. NAY AYE ____________________ __________________ David Dodd David Dodd ____________________ __________________ Dana Baldwin Dana Baldwin _________________ __________________ Andy Hoehn Andy Hoehn _________________ __________________ Rusty Levings Rusty Levings _________________ __________________ Jillian Brothers Jillian Brothers Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Mount Vernon, Indiana, at_________ o’clock P.M. on the 18th day of May, 2022. __________________ Cristi L Sitzman Clerk-Treasurer Having examined the foregoing Resolution, I do now, as Mayor of the City of Mount Vernon, Indiana, approve said Resolution and return the same to the Clerk-Treasurer this 18th day of May, 2022. ____________________ Bill Curtis Mayor ATTEST: _____________________ Cristi L Sitzman Clerk-Treasurer Taxpayers appearing at such meeting shall have the right to be heard. The additional appropriations as finally made will be automatically referred to the Department of Local Government Finance. The Department will make a written determination as to the sufficiency of funds to support the appropriations made within fifteen (15) days of receipt of a Certified Copy of the action taken. Published in the Posey County News on May 3, 2022 - hspaxlp

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Court News and Legal Advertisements continued Vernon. Fraud, Level 6 Felony. Dismissed. Tony Nelson, 37, Evansville. Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Ever Receiving a License, Class A Misdemeanor. Dismissed. Noah Reinitz, 26, Evansville. Ct. 1- Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor. Dismissed. Tony Nelson, 37, Evansville. Ct. 1- Burglary, Level 4 Felony; Ct. 2- Theft, Level 6 Felony. Ct. 2 dismissed. 12 years Indiana Department of Corrections, all suspended except eight years. Four years probation and fees, no contact with the victims, restitution as ordered. Misty Escoto Aponte, 39, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Theft, Class A Misdemeanor. Ct. 1 dismissed. Two days Posey County Jail. $1 plus costs. Kyle Powell, 36, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Disorderly Conduct, Class B Misdemeanor. Dismissed. Kyle Powell, 36, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Class C Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Disorderly Conduct, Class B Misdemeanor. Ct. 2 dismissed. 60 days Posey County Jail, suspended. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, 60 days good behavior, driver’s license suspended one year. Felicity Marshall, 26, Evansville. Driving While Suspended, Class A Misdemeanor. Dismissed. Kaelyn Renee James, 26, Evansville. Compulsory School Attendance Violation, Class B Misdemeanor. One day Posey County Jail, suspended. 30 days good behavior, $1 plus costs. Charles Leinenbach, 33, Evansville. Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Class B Misdemeanor. Six months Posey County Jail, suspended. One year probation and fees, $1 plus costs, counseling, 20 hours public service, driver’s license suspended 30 days, restitution as ordered. Charles John Williams, 44,

Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Possession of a Controlled Substance, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Driving While Suspended, Class A Misdemeanor. Ct. 3 dismissed. Ct. 1- two years Indiana Department of Corrections served in Community Corrections; Ct. 2- one year Posey County Jail served in Community Corrections. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee. Michael Joseph Humpert, 46, Evansville. Ct. 1- Operating a Vehicle with an Alcohol Concentration Equivalent of .15 or More, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Class C Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Disorderly Conduct, Class B Misdemeanor. Ct. 2 and 3 dismissed. One year Posey County Jail, suspended. One year probation and fees, $1 plus costs are waived, $200 countermeasure fee, driver’s license suspended one year. Kevin Earl Steele, 51, Elberfeld. Ct. 1- Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 3- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor; Ct. 4Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor. Ct. 1 and 2 dismissed. Ct. 3- 60 days Posey County Jail, suspended; Ct. 4180 days Posey County Jail, suspended. One year probation and fees, $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, counseling, 20 hours public service. Michael Joseph Humpert, 46, Evansville. Ct. 1- Domestic Battery, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Resisting Law Enforcement, Class A Misdemeanor. One year Posey County Jail, suspended. One year probation and fees, $1 plus costs, $50 Domestic Violence Fee, counseling, no contact with the victim except by court order. John H. Mattingly, 44, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony; Ct. 2- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor. Ct. 2 dismissed. Two years Indiana Department of Corrections, suspended. Two years probation

and fees, counseling, no contact with Olena Blackburn, $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee. Amanuel Tsegaye Gebremedhin, 32, Sioux City, Iowa. Resisting Law Enforcement, Level 6 Felony. Dismissed. Rebbecca Eads, 27, Mount Vernon. Theft, Class A Misdemeanor. Two days Posey County Jail. $1 plus costs. Charles John Williams, 44, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Intimidation, Level 5 Felony; Ct. 2- Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Criminal Mischief, Class A Misdemeanor. Ct. 1 dismissed. Ct. 1- one year Posey County Jail; Ct. 2- one year Posey County Jail, concurrent. No contact with Truston Waller, restitution to Truston Waller in the amount of $2,047.45, $1 plus costs. Roger Dale Hoops, Jr., 44, Cynthiana. Ct. 1- Burglary, Level 5 Felony; Ct. 2- Theft, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Invasion of Privacy, Class A Misdemeanor. Ct. 1- two years Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 2- one year Posey County Jail; Ct. 3- one year Posey County Jail, served in Community Corrections. $1 plus costs. Rebbecca Eads, 27, Bullhead City, Ariz. Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Ever Receiving a License, Class C Misdemeanor. Dismissed. Roger D. Hoops, Jr., 44, Cynthiana. Possession of Marijuana, Class A Misdemeanor. Dismissed. Lisa S. Webster, 42, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Possession of a Controlled Substance, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 4- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor. Ct. 1 dismissed. 30 days Posey County Jail, concurrent. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee. Ryan Mason, 43, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Criminal Conﬁnement, Level 5 Felony; Ct. 2- Intimidation, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 3- Domestic Battery, Class A Misdemeanor. Dismissed. Scott D. Norrington, 42,

2022-126 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the Board of School Trustees of the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon will receive sealed bids on cafeteria food and other cafeteria supplies for the 2022-23 school year at the office of the Superintendent of Schools, 1000 West Fourth Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620, until the hour of 10:00 a.m. local time, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Specifications are available at the above offices. Bids must be accompanied by a non-collusion affidavit as required by law. The Board of School Trustees reserves the right to reject any, all, or part of any bids and/or to waive technicalities. Board of School Trustees MSD of Mt. Vernon Attest: Dr. Matt Thompson Supt. of Schools Published in the Posey County News on April 26, May 3, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-142 PUBLIC NOTICE Dee Drilling Company, 431 Market St. Mt. Carmel, IL 62863, will submit to the Division of Oil and Gas a request to convert an existing well to a Class II Enhanced Recovery well being used for the injection of produced brine. This well is located in Section 32, Township 3 South, Range 13 West of the 2nd P.M., Posey County, Indiana. The subject well – E.B. Mumford et al #7, permit #48944 – will be injecting fluid into the Renault Sandstone within the depth interval of 2731 feet to 2739 feet. The formation will have a maximum injection pressure rate not to exceed 912 pounds per square inch. The maximum injection rate for this well will not exceed 500 barrels per day. Written comments and objections, a request for a copy of this application or a request for an informal hearing concerning this application must be submitted to the Division of Oil and Gas within 15 days from the publication date of this notice and should be mailed to: Division of Oil and Natural Gas Department of Natural Resources Attn: Technical Section 402 W. Washington St., Room 293 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2748 Published in the Posey County News on May 3, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-141 NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION BY THE POSEY COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND OF A PUBLIC HEARING WITH RESPECT THERETO (North Sixty-Two Corridor Allocation Area) Notice is hereby given that the Posey County Redevelopment Commission (the “Commission”), being the governing body of the Posey County Department of Redevelopment (the “Department”), on April 14, 2022, adopted a resolution (the “Declaratory Resolution”), designating a certain area within the Sixty-Two Corridor Economic Development Area (the “Economic Development Area”), referred to as the North Sixty-Two Corridor Allocation Area (the “Allocation Area”), as an “allocation area” for the purpose of allocation and distribution of certain property taxes commonly referred to as “tax increment” under Sections 39 and 39.3 of the Act. A map of the Allocation Area is attached to the Declaratory Resolution. The Allocation Area is generally located at the corner of Indian Mound Road and Indiana State Road 62 and is north of Indiana State Road 62. Notice is hereby given that the Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at 1:30 p.m., local time, in the public meeting room at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana, to receive and hear remonstrances and objections from all persons interested in or affected by the proceedings pertaining to the proposed projects or other actions to be taken under the Declaratory Resolution. The Commission will determine the public utility and the benefit of the proposed projects and other actions to be taken under the Declaratory Resolution. Maps and plats of the Economic Development Area and the Allocation Area have been prepared and, along with the Declaratory Resolution, can be inspected at the office of the County Auditor for Posey County, Indiana, 126 East Third Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana. Dated this 3rd day of May, 2022. POSEY COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Published in the Posey County News on May 3, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-134 STATE OF INDIANA

) ) SS: IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT COUNTY OF POSEY ) IN THE MATTER OF ) ESTATE OF RONALD L. SIMPSON ) CAUSE NO. 65C01-2204-EU-000026 DECEASED NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Notice is hereby given that Rita L. Simpson, Brian R. Simpson, Sherri L. Cash and Karen S. Upshaw were on the 22nd day of April, 2022 appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the estate of Ronald L. Simpson, deceased, who died on April 13, 2022, and were authorized to administer said 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 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 26th day of April, 2022. Kay Kilgore Clerk of the Posey Circuit Court By: Donna Curtis Deputy W. Trent Van Haaften #15587-65 VAN HAAFTEN & FARRAR ATTORNEYS AT LAW 204 Main Street, P.O. Box 1026 Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 (812) 838-1400 Published in the Posey County News on May 3, May 10, 2022 - hspaxlp

Evansville. Ct. 1- Indecent Exposure, Class C Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Indecent Exposure, Class C Misdemeanor. Dismissed. Jessica Ann Hatch, 35, Wadesville. Theft, Class A Misdemeanor. 60 days Posey County Jail, suspended. $1 plus costs. Trinity Tucker, 44, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Theft, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Theft, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 3- Theft, Level 6 Felony; ct. 4- Theft, Level 6 Felony. One year Indiana Department of Corrections, suspended except 30 days, concurrent. $1 plus costs, 11 months probation and fees, restitution in the amount of $18,621.37, pay costs of special audit in the amount of $14,424.75. John R. Crowe, 57, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Neglect of a Dependent, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2Neglect of a Dependent, Level 6 Felony. 18 months Indiana Department of Corrections, concurrent, suspended except 30 days. $1 plus costs, balance of sentence on probation and fees. Tammy Jo Crowe, 55, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Neglect of a Dependent, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2Neglect of a Dependent, Level 6 Felony. 18 months Indiana Department of Corrections, concurrent, suspended except 30 days. $1 plus costs, balance of sentence on probation and fees. Hellena Maria Reynolds, 40, Mount Vernon. Driving While Suspended, Class A Misdemeanor. 10 days Posey County Jail. $1 plus costs, driver’s license suspended 30 days. Allen Wiscaver, 39, Mount Vernon. Unlawful Entry by a Serious Sex Oﬀender, Level 6 Felony. 320 days Indiana Department of Corrections. Andrew Thomas Clark, 33, Evansville. Driving While Suspended, Class A Misdemeanor. Six months Posey County Jail, suspended. Six months good behavior, driver’s license suspended 30 days, $1 plus costs. Clifton Lee Kaiser, 42, Mount Vernon. Criminal Trespass, Class A Misdemeanor. Dismissed. Ryan Felipe Gomez, 40, Mount Vernon. Theft, Level 6 Felony. Dismissed. Justin S. Bilyeu, 28, Mount Vernon. Invasion of Privacy, Class A Misdemeanor. 14 days Posey County Jail. $1 plus costs. Daniel Thomas Cox, 35, Poseyville. Domestic Battery, Class A Misdemeanor. One year

Posey County Jail, suspended. One year probation and fees, counseling, no contact with Davida Lee Burge, $1 plus costs, $50 Domestic Violence Fee. Jessica R. Lamping, 31, Mount Vernon. Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Class C Misdemeanor. One year Posey County Jail, suspended. One year probation and fees, $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, driver’s license suspended 180 days. Curtis Alan Carlson, 36, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Operating a Vehicle with an Alcohol Concentration Equivalent of .15 or More, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person, Class A Misdemeanor. Ct. 2 dismissed. One year Posey County Jail, suspended. Six months probation and fees, $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, driver’s license suspended 30 days. Flint McCullough, 49, Evansville. Ct. 1- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor. Dismissed. Civil Clinton Mosby v. Ryan Reynolds Woodie Mordecai, Pamela Mordecai v. Derrick Oliver Reverse Mortgage Funding, LLC v. Chester Crum, Occupant(s) of 1308 Old Beech Road, New Harmony, Ind, United States of America Through Its Department of Housing and Urban Development Onemain Financial Group, LLC v. Devin Kempf Discover Bank v. Patricia Minnis Professional and Business Collections, LLC v. Jordan Stone Professional and Business Collections, LLC v. Thomas Vincent Professional and Business Collections, LLC v. Todd Brandenstein Professional and Business Collections, LLC v. Brittany Hargett Professional and Business Collections, LLC v. Tela Temme Professional and Business Collections, LLC v. Stacie Durbin, James Durbin Professional and Business Collections, LLC v. Scott Norrington, Laura Norrington Professional and Business Collections, LLC v. Brittany Dillback, Zachary Dillback Marla Hamilton vs. David

Hahn Kristin Goldman v. Jonathan Delano Freedom Mortgage Corporation v. Midland Credit Management, Incorporated, Patricia Ingrassellino Midﬁrst Bank v. Dustin Trout, Stephanie Trout, Cavalry SPV I, LLC Onemain Financial Group, LLC v. Harrison Whitler Midland Credit Management, Incorporated v. Bradley Nolan Royal Motor Sales d/b/a Expressway Chevy and Expressway Auto Sales v. Timothy Thomas, Martha Tippett Expressway Ford-Mercury of Mount Vernon v. David Johnson Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union v. Alex Burkhart Absolute Resolutions v. Heather Reese LVNV Funding, LLC v. Susann Riordan Twin Lakes Mobile Home Court v. Daryl Frankenberger, Chelsea Frankenberger Discover Bank v. Teresa Brown Pure Water, Incorporated d/b/a Culligan of Evansville v. Timothy Dunston Professional and Business Collections, LLC v. LeJeanna Neaveill, Grover Neaveill Professional and Business Collections, LLC v. Mark Higginbottom Professional and Business Collections, LLC v. Shawna Henshaw Royal Motor Sales d/b/a Expressway Chevy and Expressway Auto Sales v. Chandler Williams, Kaleb Williams Discovery Bank v. Lorna Harwell Professional and Business Collections, LLC v. Ashley Stoneberger, Christopher Stoneberger Hoosier Accounts Service v. James Ratcliﬀ Midland Credit Management, Incorporated v. Theresa Cook LVNV Funding, LLC v. Cynthia Johnson Capital One Bank (USA), N.A. v. Dustin Wilson Bank of America, N.A. v. Amanda Thompson Melanie O’Brien v. Jordan Ricketts Troy Rutledge v. Shawn Riordan, Amber Miles Probate Sandra Blaylock Iris Reynolds Eugene Thompson

2022-143 PUBLIC NOTICE Dee Drilling Company, 431 Market St. Mt. Carmel, IL 62863, will submit to the Division of Oil and Gas a request to convert an existing well to a Class II Enhanced Recovery well being used for the injection of produced brine. This well is located in Section 33, Township 3 South, Range 13 West of the 2nd P.M., Posey County, Indiana. The subject well – Mumford Heirs #6, permit #41358 – will be injecting ﬂuid into the Renault Sandstone within the depth interval of 2727 feet to 2734 feet. The formation will have a maximum injection pressure rate not to exceed 912 pounds per square inch. The maximum injection rate for this well will not exceed 500 barrels per day. Written comments and objections, a request for a copy of this application or a request for an informal hearing concerning this application must be submitted to the Division of Oil and Gas within 15 days from the publication date of this notice and should be mailed to: Division of Oil and Natural Gas Department of Natural Resources Attn: Technical Section 402 W. Washington St., Room 293 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2748 Published in the Posey County News on May 3, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-136 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF POSEYVILLE, INDIANA PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT (PER) TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE FROM THE DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS (DWSRF) LOAN PROGRAM The Town of Poseyville, Indiana will hold a public hearing at 1:30 PM (local time on May 17, 2022, at the Poseyville Town Hall, 38 West Main Street, Poseyville, Indiana 47633. The Town of Poseyville’s engineering consultant, Midwestern Engineers Inc., will present the recommended upgrade to the Town of Poseyville’s water infrastructure, which will include water system improvement for the users on the Poseyville water system. The project will be funded through a DWSRF loan At this hearing, there will be the opportunity for questions and comments from the public. Participation is welcomed and encouraged. If special assistance is required at the meeting, please contact Clerk Treasurer Christy Foster at 812-874-1401 . Copies of the PER are available for public viewing starting May 4, 2022, through May 22, 2022, at the Town Hall, 38 West Main Street Poseyville, Indiana 47633. Written comments regarding this project should be sent to Michael Baehl, Council President, Town of Poseyville, 38 Published in the Posey County News on May, 3 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-135 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF POSEYVILLE, INDIANA PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT (PER) TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE FROM THE WASTEWATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS (WWSRF) LOAN PROGRAM The Town of Poseyville, Indiana will hold a public hearing at 1:00 PM (local time on May 17, 2022, at the Poseyville Town Hall, 38 West Main Street, Poseyville, Indiana 47633. The Town of Poseyville’s engineering consultant, Midwestern Engineers Inc., will present the recommended upgrade to the Town of Poseyville’s wastewater infrastructure, which will include wastewater system improvement for the users on the Poseyville wastewater system. The project will be funded through a WWSRF loan At this hearing, there will be the opportunity for questions and comments from the public. Participation is welcomed and encouraged. If special assistance is required at the meeting, please contact Clerk Treasurer Christy Foster at 812-874-1401. Copies of the PER are available for public viewing starting May 4, 2022, through May 22, 2022, at the Town Hall, 38 West Main Street Poseyville, Indiana 47633. Written comments regarding this project should be sent to Michael Baehl, Council President, Town of Poseyville, 38 West Main Street, Poseyville, Indiana 47633 prior to May 22, 2022. Published in the Posey County News on May, 3 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-130 STATE OF INDIANA

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

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our sincere thanks to everyone in the community for your incredible acts of kindness, prayers, cards and support. You are all the reason we wanted to be a part of you. from the family of Raymond A. McConnell III (Mick)

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There are not enough words to fully express our thanks for the sympathy, love and support you have extended to our family during this time of loss.

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Southwind Apartments 465 W. 9th St. Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer

Street Parking • Laundry Facility on Site • Rental Assistance Available • Free Trash Pickup • Quiet and Friendly Neighbors • Wheelchair Accessible • 1 Bedroom Apartments • Equal Housing Opportunity

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812-845-3535 This Institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer

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prayers, sent a lovely arrangement, card, keepsake or prepared food, gave a memorial donation for the Children’s Educational Fund or helped out in so many other ways your Love and Kindness brought us great comfort and we will always remember you all. This will take forever for us and Matthew will be with us every day and beyond with all our and your love.

ATTENTION:

Did you work at General Electric Plastics in Mount Vernon, IN? We would like to speak with anyone that worked at this site between 1972 and 2003.

Please contact our oﬃces at (212)558-5738.

Jim, Tina, Gena, Brooke and Lucas Hisch Posey County News reserves the right to accept or reject any advertising. Housing: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

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PUBLISHER’S NOTICE The Posey County News respects diversity and equal opportunity and will accept advertising for housing and employment that strive to meet the scope of all applicable laws. When possible, we will, before rejecting an ad, oﬀer suggestions to help convey an inclusive intent. Minor changes can often make a difference in the tone of the ad and will show both the newspaper’s and advertiser’s intent to comply with discrimination laws. The

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Brookside Apartments - Mount Vernon, IN

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812-838-9959

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This Institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer

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real estate or employment that is in violation of the law, or its intent. Our readers are hereby informed that all housing or employment opportunities advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of housing discrimination, call HUD toll-free 1-800-9279275. To complain of employment discrimination, call the EEOC at 1-800-669-4000. Both agencies oﬀer additional help for the hearing impaired.

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MAY 3, 2022

COMMUNITY CALENDAR FOR ALL YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS...

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Amy Higgs Insurance & Financial Parker Settlement | Corner of St. Phillips & 66 812-985-0934 | www.amyhiggs.com Wolfgang - Spring Concert - Thursday, May 5, - 7 p.m., - Ribeyre Gym - NH Poseyville - Town Wide Yard Sale - Saturday, May 7, 8 a.m., - 2 p.m., - PV Danny Embrey Memorial - ATV/Jeep Ride - Saturday, May 7, - Register at 10 a.m., - Riders out at 11 a.m., - Prizes at 4 p.m., - Froggy’s - WV Wolfgang - Spring Concert - Sunday, May 8, - 5 p.m., - First UMC Wesley Hall - MV

NH - Farmer’s and Artisans Market - Saturday Mornings from 9 a.m., to 12 Noon - NH The Wanderers Motorcycle - Outdoor event - Saturday, May 14, - 11 a.m., to 4 p.m. - Riverbend Park - MV Cornhole Tournament Beneﬁting JDRF on behalf of Ian Carlberg - Saturday, May 14, - 2 p.m., - Froggy’s - WV

25, thru May 28, - Wednesday thru Saturday - Opens 5 p.m., - Water Street - MV Sons of American Legion - Golf Scramble - Saturday, May 28, - 7 a.m., - 1 p.m., - CountryMark Golf Course - MV NH Summer Dance Saturday, May 28, - 8:30 p.m., - 12 a.m., - Ribeyre Gymnasium - NH

Mount Vernon School Board Meeting - First Monday and Third Monday of every month - Mount Vernon Jr. High Library - 5:45 p.m. Posey County Commissioners Meeting - First and Third Tuesday of every month - Hovey House, Mount Vernon - 9 a.m. Cynthiana Town Board Meeting - Second Monday

of every month - 5 p.m. Cynthiana Town Hall North Posey School Board Meeting - Second Monday of every month - 6:30 p.m. - North Posey School Administrative Ofﬁce Posey County Council Meeting - Second Tuesday of every month - 9 a.m. Hovey House, Mount Vernon

Posey County Election Board Meeting - Second Tuesday of every month 9:30 a.m. - Posey County Election Oﬃce Poseyville Town Council Meeting - Second Tuesday of every month - 5:30 p.m. Poseyville Town Hall Board of Works - Every two weeks on Thursday - 9 a.m. - Mount Vernon City Hall

Eagles Festival - May Xayden Moore, (with mother Kendra Moore in the suit), enjoy a Fun afternoon. Marrs Walk A Thon was a success, and thanks to the annual Marrs Burgoo and Walk A Thon, the PTO was able to design and purchase Blaze, the new Marrs mascot for the kiddos to enjoy. Photo supplied

Donna Juncker and Kim Ries are selling wares from the Bridges of Hope at the Ladies Day Brunch and Vender Fair held at Western Hills Country Club on Saturday. Photo by Sally Denning

ONE LOAD MAXIMUM PER HOUSEHOLD MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY

09, 10, 11, 12, 13,

2022 2022 2022 2022 2022

EXTRA TRASH LIMBS AND BRUSH EXTRA TRASH LIMBS AND BRUSH APPLIANCES & SCRAP METAL

PLEASE KEEP YOUR HOUSEHOLD TRASH SEPARATE

TIRES MAY BE BROUGHT TO THE STREET DEPT. OFFICE LOCATED AT 406 OLD HWY. 69 SOUTH LIMIT 2 PER HOUSHOLD NO BUSINESSES CITY RESIDENTS ONLY

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232 WEST 2nd ST. (ACROSS FROM HALF MOON SALOON) SAWMILL ST. (DIRECTLY BEHIND EWING TIRE) STREET DEPT. GARAGE – 228 S. KIMBALL ST.

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GAS, OIL, FUEL TANKS OR DRUMS PAINT, OIL OR BATTERIES ALL CARDBOARD WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO THE RECYCLE CENTER LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF LOWER NEW HARMONY RD. & BROWN STREET