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Poseyville puts teeth in clean-up regs

By Theresa Bratcher Two new ordinances were presented to the Poseyville Town Council by Town Attorney William Bender at the June 8, 2021 meeting. These will replace the current Weed Control Ordinance and Garbage and Trash Ordinance on file. The new Ordinances can be found in today’s paper on page A9. The major change in the Garbage and Trash Ordinance, No. 2021-06-08-2, reduces the amount of time in which the town has to file a lien on property from six months to one month if the owner fails to pay what the town has assessed in cost for trash removal and/or clean-up. The focus of the new Weed Control Ordinance, No. 2021-06-08-1, centers on enforcement. Section 4D states: Once the Town has cut and removed weeds, grass, and rank vegetation from real estate in violation of this Ordinance,

the Town need not give further notice to the occupant or owner of the real estate within a calendar year and may mow the property as needed and submit a bill to the owner. “I don’t believe the town should have to go through the process each time of notifying the homeowner by registered letter and then waiting ﬁve days before anything can be done,” shared Council President Mike Baehl. “We tell them once. If we have to mow it a second time, or a third time, or a fourth time, we shouldn’t have to go through all that paperwork again, we are going to do it and they’re going to get the bill.” The American Rescue Plan public hearing ordinance 2021-05-11-1 was approved by the Council. Although the money has not yet been received, it is expected to arrive

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Repaving project set in New Harmony By Trisha L. Lopez Members of the New Harmony Town Council voted to accept bids for road work to be funded through the latest Community Crossings Grant and tree trimming services during the council’s June meeting at the town hall building. Council members voted to accept the lowest of four bids received for the repaving project, $54,450 from E and B Paving in Evansville. They also accepted a bid for $3,225 from American Eagle Tree Service in Evansville to trim trees and remove New Harmony resident Sophie Roby checks on some of the ﬂowers stumps in Murphey Park, on Main in the yard of her home on Sunday afternoon. Photo by Dave Pearce Street and Church Street.

Councilman Tom Williams expressed concerns about a maple tree on Church Street. Trimming dead limbs for that tree was included in the quote from American Eagle, but Williams said the tree had already dropped a large limb across the road during a storm a week earlier and he thought removing the tree might need to be considered. “I’m worried about further, big, lateral branches like that falling. The trunk is rotting from the center down. Did this guy analyze that or did he just respond to our request to get the dead wood out? The dead wood is not the heavy part, it’s the stuff that has the

leaves attached to the rotten stump at the top of the tree,” Williams said. He said he’d received a quote for $1,000 to remove the tree completely. He said paying to remove and clean up dead limbs seemed “irrelevant” if the entire tree needed to be removed. “I just think we should just cut to the chase and take the tree down,” he said. He said there were at least four other branches that he thought could possibly fall and failing to remove the tree would be like playing Russian Roulette. Council President Alvin Blaylock

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Galvin takes top spot, Walden is assistant at North Posey By Lois Mittino Gray After a lengthy search process, members of the North Posey School Board voted to approve a two-year contract to hire Michelle Walden as the Assistant Superintendent. She will begin at a slary of $95,000 with a 240-day contract. During the second year, she would be eligible for any applicable raise/stipend approved for the administrators for the 2022-2023 contract year. The new administrator was unanimously approved with a 4-0 vote. The fifth board member, Amy J. Will, was absent from the meeting. School Superintendent Michal Galvin initiated discussion stating, “In February, we began this process of searching for my replacement. The committee interviewed three candidates. We narrowed it down to Michelle and she toured the facilities, and met teachers, administrators and staff. Michelle is creative and innovative with many ideas. She wants to build on our legacy,”

he described. “Her family is from Boonville and she is excited to be moving back south.” School Board President Geoffrey Gentil commented that he was really pleased with her choice. “I am really glad we did not rush into filling this position and took a pause to allow Michael to assess his needs in the job. It worked out well.” “I really enjoyed the interview process. I’m excited to join the team and get to work. There’s a lot of history and heritage here to learn. It’s been a full day today—I sold my house, bought a new one, and received a new job all in the same day!” Walden told the board. Other new hires that were approved include Paige Rohrer as a North Posey High School Mathematics teacher and Assistant Volleyball Coach and Mackenzie Schuler as a North Elementary School Special Education Teacher.

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New North Posey Asst. Supt. Michelle Walden is pictured here with North Posey School Board members Greg Schmitt, Larry Kahle, Superintendent Michael Galvin, Geoﬀ Gentil and Vince Oakley. Member Amy Will was not present. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

Work slated to begin on Western leg of Keck Bypass here By Lois Mittino Gray Back in June 2013, then County Commissioner President Carl Schmitz sat down in an Arby’s booth to talk about his dream with Rick Conner, President of American StructurePoint Inc. “He said to me, I have a vision I want to talk to you about. I have no money for it or support from the state, but I need your help with ideas on how to do it. I was captured and impressed with his determination,” Conner recalled. Eight years later, on Monday, June 14, as plans for the Western Bypass around Mount Vernon were unveiled at a press conference at the Hovey House, Schmitz was honored for that determination to see his vision through with a “Champion of the Western Bypass” Award. The surprise award was presented to him by Lester Wright, President of Midwest Fertilizer Corporation, who called the longtime legislator and visionary his “devoted friend and mentor.”

This project will complete the western leg of the Keck Bypass that was built in 1984, heading east to Highway 62, when it became four lanes. The entire design for the Western Bypass was developed at that time to complete the loop around Mount Vernon intended to relieve the semi traffic in the area, but it did not come to fruition. Officials hope the completed route will keep trucks away from downtown and residential areas and ease congestion. “It’s been more than a dream to get the semi traffic out of Mount Vernon. There’s over 200 a day going past this building alone and it’s for the safety of the people in town, I think it would increase shops and businesses if we could get it down to just residential traffic,” Schmitz explained. The extensive project is funded through TIF (Tax Increment Financing) money and will be done in three phases. The first phases alone will cost about $22 million, with a total tab expected at $44 million in entirety. It is anticipated that the project will not

only create jobs, but also bring in more businesses to the community. Attorneys say the financing is in place set to go. At their May 18 meeting, the Commissioners unanimously approved an agreement to allow Fifth Third Bank to be the underwriters of the bonds that will be used to finance the extensive project. Documents they signed will allow for Fifth Third Bank to begin marketing the bonds for the first phase that includes work linking Base Road in Mount Vernon “It will create jobs, tax revenue, and all kinds of improvements in the community,” Conner predicted. “To be able to take tax increment that is being paid by the developer, by the industry and put that back into the community, that’s the true benefit.” Wing Lau, StructurePoint’s Project Manager, unveiled a map of the three phases. Work should begin in about 24 months. Phas-

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Putting first things first Having fun on a serious job keeps Gates smiling

Jon Gates

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By Lois Gray Jon Gates, Utility Operator for the Town of New Harmony, was roused out of deep sleep on his day off at 8 a.m. to go out and fix a water leak. He might’ve been lost in a golfing dream, as he was planning to hit the links with friends last Sunday morning, but the 11 a.m. tee time was put on the back burner. Instead, he took over the controls of the town backhoe to dig and find the water leak in front of Jim and Judy Davis’ home at the corner of Steammill and Arthur streets. “We had to cut the pavement, find the leak, and put a clamp on to stop it. On Monday,

we finished it up and filled it in. I guess you could say it was pretty routine.” Gates, 31, explained that the pipes are old in town and often filled with corrosion. “When the ground shifts, especially in springtime, they can easily pop a leak. Getting residents their water is a top priority so they can have their warm shower,” he kindly said. Gates and his fellow town workers can be seen in all kinds of conditions fixing those water leaks. Sometimes, it is bitter cold and he is standing in a hole filled with water. Other times, it’s blazing hot in mid-afternoon or thun-

derstorming and he is exposed to the elements. No matter what weather, he loves this job he’s had for the past ﬁve years. “I love the guys I work with and we are a good crew working together. I may be down in the hole and they know exactly what tool wrench to hand me. We have at least one good laugh together every day,” he noted. Duties are many and he works with water, sewer, and gas situations. Sometimes the crews pave asphalt, trim trees, collect leaves in autumn and hang town banners and holiday decorations. “I never know what we’re going to do each day until I step in the door,” he re-

marked. Jon is the son of Kim Whitmore and Jeﬀ Gates and lives in New Harmony with his cat, Velcro. He graduated in the Rappite Class of 2009 and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from the University of Southern Indiana. For “Sunday Fun,” he said he is really getting into golf lately, likes to ride four-wheelers, and likes to hang out with friends. After repairing the water leak on Sunday, he attended a dinner and lantern lighting ceremony in honor of his friend, Matt Wilkinson. “We lost him too soon,” he said with a crack in his voice and a shake of his head.

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William Ford Stallings William “Bill” F. Stallings, 64, of Evansville and formerly of New Harmony, Indiana, born April 25, 1957 to Louis H. “Bill” and Prudy (Ford) Stallings in Evansville, Indiana, passed away June 15, 2021 at his residence in Evansville, Indiana surrounded by his loved ones. Bill graduated from New Harmony High School in 1975 and received a Bachelors Degree from Purdue University School of Agriculture in 1980. Upon his graduation, Bill farmed the family farm in Posey County for many years. After farming, Bill went on to work at Red Spot Paint where he retired in 2019, after over 20 years of hard work. He was an avid Purdue basketball fan, devoted Past Master of Arctic Masonic Lodge 394 and an active member of the Hadi Shrine Temple transportation services, where he transported children to Shriner’s Hospitals in the Midwest. Bill is survived by his four daughters: Lesa (Casey) Trela, Mary (Jonathan) Schmitt, Amy (Ryan) Spilman and Lori “Louie” (Brent) Weinzapfel; six grandchildren and one on the way: Bryson, Jace, Dax, Dean, Dawson and Marlee; four sisters: Prudy (Jim) Moore, Susie (Steve) Wildeman,

Nancy (Kenny) Weinzapfel and Carol (Doug) Reynolds; and plenty of nieces, nephews friends and his side kick Hank. Funeral services were held 10 a.m., Saturday, June 19, 2021 at the Johnson United Methodist Church in New Harmony, Indiana with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery in New Harmony, Indiana. Visitation was held from 3 until 7 p.m., on Friday June 18, 2021 at Werry Funeral Home in New Harmony. Memorial contributions may be made to: Hadi Transportation Services, 6 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN 47708, Maple Hill Cemetery, PO Box 340, New Harmony, IN 47631 or to Johnson United Methodist Church, PO Box 515, New Harmony, IN 47631. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

Lisa Moselle Oyler Lisa Moselle (Bilby) Oyler, 68, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away June 14, 2021 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born July 25, 1952 in Evansville, Ind., to Oran and Beulah (Glover) Bilby. Lisa was a 1970 graduate of Mount Vernon High School. She was a member of the Mount Vernon Garden Club and attended The Turning Pointe United Methodist Church. Lisa enjoyed gardening, hummingbirds and just being outdoors. She loved spending time with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Glenn Bilby. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, David Oyler; daughter, Stephanie Toon (Jesse); grandchildren, Kayleigh and Rosalie Toon; siblings, Tom Bilby and Cathy Willis; sister-in-law, Barb Ihrig (Peter); nieces and nephews, Mandy Bilby Schmitz, Angie Crider, Andrea Scheller, Aaron Bilby, Brandy Willis, Catlin Willis and Sam Ihrig.

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Cyra Beth Mair lovingly known as “Beth,” 68, of Owensville, Ind., went to be with the Lord June 12, 2021. She was born December 27, 1952 in Evansville, Ind., to the late Martin L. Hopf and Venita L. Hopf (Crabtree). Beth attended Saint Francis Elementary School, graduated from North Posey High School in 1970, and then completed cosmetology school. She married her high school sweetheart, Robert “Bob” Mair, April 24, 1971. They just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Beth worked as a cosmetologist for many years in Owensville before taking a position at Orion for 20 years. After Orion closed she took a position at Wal-Mart in the Bakery Department for the last 12 years. Beth enjoyed gardening and canning tomatoes, green beans, and corn. She was very proud of her grandchildren; she cherished the time they spent together on video calls and in person. She was preceded in death by her parents; two infant children, Jamie Lynn and Brian Michael; infant brother Thomas; and brother Eric Hopf. Beth is survived by the love of her life, Robert “Bob” Mair; son Chad (Jessica) Mair; grandchildren Greta and Briar Mair; and siblings Kent Hopf, Tama Hopf, Neal Hopf, Cary Hopf, John Hopf, Myra (David) Williams, and Paul “PJ” Hopf. She is also survived

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by a large extended family of cousins, nieces, nephews, and in-laws. Holder’s Funeral Home is honored and privileged to be entrusted with the care of Mrs. Mair. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Poseyville, Ind., at 1 p.m. with Father Ed Schnur as celebrant. Visitation was held Thursday at Holder’s Funeral Home 319 South Main Street, Owensville from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Interment will be in Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church Cemetery. All those who wish to honor and remember Beth in person at the service are required to wear a mask for the safety of all those in attendance. Social distancing will be enforced. Memorial donations can be made to Gibson County Humane Society or Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Please mail to PO Box 518 Owensville, IN 47665.

Devin M. Ramey, 30, of Mount Vernon passed away June 3, 2021 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born on January 18, 1991 in Evansville, Ind., the son of David H. and Audrey (Wyatt) Ramey. Devin graduated from Mount Vernon High School and later took computer programming courses in college. He was previously employed as a security ofﬁcer for GAF in Mount Vernon. Devin enjoyed anything Anime, reading, and playing video games. He is survived by his mother, brother, David (Athina) C. Ramey; nieces, Aleigha and Isabelle Ramey; grandfather, Cliﬀ Wyatt; aunt, Anna Bilby; uncle, Arnold Wyatt; and several cousins. He was preceded in

death by his father. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 12 p.m., at the Denning Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon. Visitation will take place from 11a.m., until time of service. Online condolence may be left at denningfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Gary G. McWilliams A Celebration of Life Service for Gary G. McWilliams (May 30, 1938 - June 3, 2021) will be held 2 p.m., July 17, 2021, at Turning Point Apostolic Church, 11250 Church Street, Cynthiana, Indiana. To honor Gary’s memory, we’d like to invite friends and family to join us for a celebration of his life.

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New Harmony’s Tri Kappa Sorority and the Kiwanis Club are looking to recognize a special someone who has generously given their time, for many years, to help other people. Nominations are available at The Yellow Tavern ,Capers,and Chris’s Pharmacy. The nominations need to be in by June 26. The nominee will be honored at the July Fourth celebration in New Harmony. Mail Nomination Applications to: Community Recognition Committee, Carol Scaraﬁa, 5301 Pﬁster Road, New Harmony, IN 47631.

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Area students are part of Mock Trial championship team Special to the News This year’s Classical Conversations Area Mock Trial event was held in May at the courthouse in Paducah, Ky. It was a fictional criminal trial charging a real estate developer with reckless homicide in the deaths of two people at a construction site following the collapse of a construction crane during a storm. The prosecution has plenty of evidence, while the defense team can argue a variety of theories: not guilty, sabotage by homeless individuals, or merely a tragic accident where no one is at fault. All the roles are still there: judge, prosecutor, defense

Pictured on the left are the eight members of the Paducah team; in the middle is the Honorable Judge Tony Kitchen; on the right is the Evansville/ Mount Vernon team of Caroline Venditti, Sam Tingley, Faith Juncker, Aidan Clarke, Neeley Watson, and Isabelle Schmitt. attorney, defendant, witnesses and a bailiff. All the necessary documents: witness statements, an accident report, pertinent state laws, and evidence exhibits are all provided for the students. These eighth-grade students spent the entire spring semester learning the facts

of the case and many more weeks wrestling with those facts, trying to determine what facts were missing, finding errors in logic and building cases both for and against the defendant. The Evansville/Mount Vernon team won both rounds of this year’s Mock Trial.

‘The Rivalry’ to make Lincoln Amphitheatre Debut June 25-27 Over the course of two evenings and one matinee, Norman Corwin’s Broadway play The Rivalry will make its debut at the Lincoln Amphitheatre from Friday, June 25, through Sunday, June 27. The Friday and Saturday performances will begin at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m. and Sunday’s matinee performance begins at 4 p.m. with a doors time of 3 p.m. The Rivalry recreates the fiery 1858 faceoff between rising Illinois legislator Abraham Lincoln and incumbent Stephen A. Douglas and tackles the day’s most passionate issue—slavery—and is being presented by Best Home Furnishings with support from the Lincoln Boyhood Drama Association. Individual general admission tickets are $19.95 at the door the day of each perfor-

mance with children 12 and under allowed for free and senior and veteran discounts also available. For a limited time, use code LSP2021 at checkout for a $3 per individual ticket discount. Tickets are available at www.LincolnAmphitheatre.com, directly at bit.ly/TheRivalryatLincoln or by phoning 812-937-2329. The Rivalry is being produced by Actor’s Community Theatre, a 501c3 not-for-profit organization headquartered in nearby Jasper, Indiana. This will be their fourth year of work with the Lincoln Amphitheatre, having most recently produced the world premier musical Here I Grew Up in 2019. Full concessions, including beer and wine, will be available for all three of the June 2527 performances of The Rivalry.

WMI’s Artifact Under Exam by Ryan Rokicki In the textile collection at the WMI, there is a men’s shirt that is attributed to the Harmony Society. This “Rappite Shirt” is a typical example of the shirts worn by laboring class men during the early to mid 19th Century in America. Since the ready made clothing industry was only just getting started, most clothing during this period was made at home, this was especially true in remote communities such as New Harmony. Shirts were constructed using the “Square Cut Pattern” from fabric that had simply been cut into squares and rectangles. These shirts did not require the work of a tailor and only the neck opening and cuﬀs required ﬁtting. The shirt in our collection is made from the strong “shirting-linen”

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which was a hallmark of shirts made for the working class. It has reinforced shoulders, as well as square reinforcements, called gussets, on either side of the neck and one under each arm. The sleeves are gathered into cuﬀs, each of which are closed by a single button. The collar closure uses two buttons. All four buttons are of white glass. The slit for the neck opening extends 12 inches down the front. Unlike the fulllength button front shirts of today, all men’s shirts during the 1800s were pullovers. The fabric used for the collar is of a ﬁner weave

A monthly column from the Executive Director of the Charles Ford Retirement Communities of New Harmony Mental Health of Older Adults Shows Resilience “The Charles Ford Retirement Community has gradually moved away from all the Covid-19 restrictions and residents are quietly observing the customary monthly birthday parties and other special occasions. When we asked Amy Koch, Executive Director of the assisted living facility, about the impact of the quarantine on the mental health of its residents and the importance of these activities to their mental health, she replied: “Observing special events is important, but we’re most pleased that our residents are healthy and may join with family members in their homes, this year, to experience a togetherness that has been long awaited. “Throughout 2020, we continued to celebrate special occasions in house, but it’s a lot diﬀerent, now that residents can gather as a community again, without the previously mandated precautions of social distancing and masks. We’re still being very careful, as is the wider population; yet, there is a celebratory atmosphere in most every activity,

because everyone is so grateful to have arrived in 2021 as a healthy community! “Once again, we’ll enjoy the Fourth of July, one of New Harmony’s most observed holidays. Residents and staff will dress festively for the occasion and I would expect a fair amount of flag waving. Each year, the golf cart parade makes a u-turn in our driveway and many residents like to go outside to welcome them and wave them by. “Life is enriched for everyone by observing holiday events, and we know it’s important for the mental and physical health of our residents to participate in activities that include their families and friends. “The 2020 quarantine was a unique stressor that affected communities all around the world. Yet, it is noteworthy that early, individual studies are showing that at least some older adults are not experiencing disproportionately increased negative mental health consequences commensurate with the elevated illness risks

they faced during the first few months of the pandemic. Understanding the factors and mechanisms that drive this resilience, such as emotional regulation, empathy, and compassion, can guide intervention approaches for other people and for other groups whose mental health may be more severely affected. “In the future, researchers will consider how technology may have been leveraged to this end. For example, we provided Charles Ford Retirement Center residents with iPads and they soon learned to manage Facetime visits with their loved ones, while leadership utilized Zoom meetings to communicate with residents’ families. I expect critical insight to be gained as researchers continue to study these early findings and obtain more information about the Pandemic’s effect on the psychological and mental health of older citizens in assisted living facilities. In the meantime, we know our residents and staff are just happy to be joining in the community spirit!”

Paula Spillane, Richard Masterson June 25 - Cort Alsop, Kendra Harris, Jacob McClain, Grady Trela, Elise Wilson, Joann Russell, Sharon Amick, Lincoln Presley Roll, Elliott Evans June 26 - Justin Watson, Mason C. Wassmer, Brad Burns, Bethany Sturgell, Donna Wolf, Garland Blackford, Brenda Sawyer, Barb Keitel, Mary Cashion June 27 - Erica Lynn Saltzman, Todd Rice, Scott Rice, Paula Baumgamer,

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Birthdays June 22 - Bud Barnett, Gerald E. Benton, Candy Tolliver, Florence T. Kincheloe, John Culley, Kathleen Munsterman, Bill Wilson, Cameron Deckard Monday, June 23 - Sharon Waters Crayner, Tricia Emery, Darrell D. Harris, Megan E. Giles, Nira Jean Blair, Landrie Chapman, Tonya McCleave, Kenny Barnett, Carolyn Leﬂer June 24 - Alena Rose Coleman, Steven Goebel, Melissa Winebarger, Christopher Heriges, Kyle Smith,

National and Local News 100 Years Ago News From The Western Star, June 22, 1921 - Mount Vernon

News in this issue includes Buick touring cars taken from Hermann’s sale’s room, Lowenhaupt’s most interesting big sale, Fire Department Park - a new resting place, impressive ceremony for Reverend Eisen, the body of an aged man found, and many news briefs and personals. Buick Touring Car Taken From Hermann’s Sales Room Entering local garages, taking automobiles, driving them all night and returning them early in the morning, seems to be the practice of a band of boys or young men of Mount Vernon. Saturday night a seven-passenger Model K-49 Buick touring car was taken from the J. G. Hermann’s sales room on Main Street, between 11 and 11:30 by a young man who it is said his identity is known. The young man gained entrance to the garage through a rear window, and after removing two transit cars from the main driveway, left the garage by the rear door. He evidently intended to return the car as the lock had been adjusted in such a manner as to open without a key upon his return. A young man returning from the country noticed the car in the ditch near the Joe Breiner home, three miles east of this city. Mr. Hermann and Assistant Police Chief, Frank Smith, and several employees of the garage went to the crash scene. Upon arriving at the scene, the three could not believe how the driver had survived

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the “ditching.” Without doubt, the occupant was driving at a high rate of speed when the car left the road and hit a telephone post, which was broken in three pieces, and before it was stopped ran 140 feet east striking another post. The collision awakened Mr. and Mrs. Breiner who hurriedly appeared at the scene. The driver said that he wasn’t hurt and started toward the city. The police have made no arrests so far. Other Complaints - During the past two weeks several citizens have complained about their autos being taken from their garages and driven until the gas supply was exhausted. It is thought that a band of young boys of this city are guilty and the same gang are the ones who took the car from the Hermann Garage, not for theft, but for “joy riding.” Lowenhaupt’s Most Interesting Big Sale Bing. Bang. Zip. Down go the prices. Under these conditions Lowenhaupt’s big reduction sale opened Saturday morning and never in the history of the store were so many people crowded and jammed on the inside. Long before the opening hour of 9 a.m., eager bargain seekers blocked the sidewalk, filled the lobby of the store and extended half way across Main Street. The crowd was good natured - they realized that which was in store for them. At last, the big door swung open and the crowd admitted. The first 50 persons were permitted to purchase a pair of A-No. 1 Overalls at 19 cents. The overalls were all gone before one-half of the big crowd got within the store. Other bargains were there - suits, silk shirts, hats, underwear, shoes, and in fact, everything carried in this gents’ furnishing store is marked down ridiculously. The prices were below pre-war prices. The large plate glass windows in the store came near being broken by the large crowd in the store. The crowd is expected to be just as large or larger next Saturday when a dollar bill will be given to the first 50 entering the store whose purchases amount to $5 worth of goods. Impressive Ceremony For Reverend Eisen - Reverend Theodore Eisen, successor to Reverend Paul Press, was officially installed as pastor of the Trinity E. Church with an impressive ceremony. The beauty and effectiveness of the service were greatly enhanced by the musical program of the morning. The Trinity choir, which has developed into one of the city’s finest musical organizations, was at its best and the masterful and artistic work

of Mrs. Morgan Chandler at the organ is especially worthy of comment. Body Of Aged Man Found Near Woods About 11:30 Monday morning, the lifeless body of William Castiller was found at the edge of the McKenzie Woods near Thomas Jones’ grocery store in Point Township. His sudden death is supposed to have been caused by chronic heart trouble. News Briefs And Personals - Births - A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Romans, Thursday night. A son, Jess Willard, was born Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Gross of Point Township. Sickness And Injuries - Mrs. George Fisher is confined to her home suffering from an abscess to her right foot. Arthur Schenk is suffering with a badly injured right thumb, as the result of coming in contact with a fish hook. M. Raymond Nelson, age 16, son of Mr. and Mr. Wesley Nelson, fell from a wagon while loading clover hay Monday and suffered a broken right arm. Zoarville - The Bayer-Topper thrashing machine started thrashing at Will Benner’s Wednesday. A wind storm struck Sunday which did much damage to wheat shocks. Sunday Visits - Chris and Fritz Ziegler called on John Richter and mother Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Morse spent Sunday with Sophia Barton. College Students And Summer - Miss Madaline Forthoffer, who is attending the summer session of Evansville College, has spent the weekend with her parents. Miss Frieda Ries has returned from Terre Haute, where she took a six week course at State Normal. Ina Ruminer, Ruth Schultheis, Mary Smith and Ida Black left Friday for summer classes at Chicago University. Marriages - Miss Emma Roos and Reverend Paul Groclaude (Greencastle) were married Sunday, Reverend Betz officiating. Miss Adelelle French and Leon Ball (dental student) were secretly married on January 13, the wedding being kept a secret until the latter part of last week when it was announced to their relatives. 125 Years Ago - Mount Vernon News - The vicinity of Springfield, northeast of this city, was overflown Monday by a cloud burst which swept away hundreds of acres of wheat in the shock and badly damaged growing corn. Marriage Licenses Leroy Cox and Amy Endicott; Thomas Schlisler and Molly Stephens; W.S. Colman and May Weisinger; George Lewis and Victoria Moyt; Calvin Cox and Amanda Wade.

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Members of the New Harmony Tri Kappa Associates met for a pitch-in picnic on June 14 at the home of Linda Sprouls. Pictured front row l to r are: Karen Walker, Sally Huck, Lois Gray, Carolyn Stone. Back row: Maggie Rapp, Debra Johnson, Tamara Anderson, Carlene Van Lanningham, Linda Alsop, Donna Creek, Linda Sprouls, Rita Reynolds, and Nancy Manchette. Photo submitted

Crane Credit Union announces 2021 Scholarship Winners Crane Credit Union understands the importance of education and recognizes the rising costs in tuition. To help our members further their education, Crane awarded eleven (11) $1,200 scholarships to graduating high school seniors. Applicants were evaluated on an application, academic profile, and essay. Applicants had to be members of Crane Credit Union for a minimum of three months and planning

to be enroll full-time in the fall of 2021 at a technical, twoyear, or four-year college or university. We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Crane Credit Union scholarships. Each recipient listed below received $1,200. Savannah Bledsoe – Edgewood High School; Noah Cruse – Shakamak High School; Sophia Davis – Washington High School; Annal-

iese Hudson – Bedford North Lawrence High School; Braelyn Lewis – West Vigo High School; Samantha Marcrum – F.J. Reitz High School; Kaytlin Mendenhall – Mooresville High School; Hannah Parker – Whiteland Community High School; Joseph Thompson – Bloomington High School North; Tyler Thompson – North Posey High School; and Justin Williams – Loogootee High School.

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The Ladies and Men’s Clubs of Saint Francis Xavier in Poseyville are hosting a pork chop drive-thru meal on Saturday, June 26, 2021, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., or until sold out. The meal is $12 and includes pork chop, cheesy potatoes, coleslaw, green beans, roll, and brownie/cookie. A hot dog meal for $5 is available for children 12 and under. There will also be chances on half pot available. Enter at the main entrance for one way traﬃc around the building. Proceeds of the meal go to help the two clubs aid with our sister parish in Haiti as well as other charitable works.

203 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, is now serving daily lunch specials. Monday thru Friday, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Salad Bar available all day 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Friday night specials 5:30-7 p.m., public welcome.

Mount Vernon Class of ‘91 Class Reunion Mount Vernon Class of ‘91 reunion committee is looking for the following class mates addresses in order to plan a reunion. Barbie Meier, Charlie Hyatt, Christine Payne, Daniel Hancock, Heather Murrary, Larry Nelson, Melissa Walker, and Melody Muller. Please send information to April Hendrixson at aprilhendrixson@gmail. com.

Posey County Historical Society Meeting After 16 months of not being able to meet because of the pandemic, the Posey County Historical Society will have a meeting, and, according to President Becky Higgins, everyone is invited to attend. The outdoor “Catch-Up” meeting has been set for Saturday, June 26 at the main shelterhouse at Brittlebank Park in Mount Vernon. It will begin at 11 a.m. Everyone is asked to bring a sack lunch.

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

Certify your Spring Planted Acres The Posey County FSA Office would like to remind farmers to come into the office by July 15, to certify their Spring planted acres. Planting dates are required. Farmers are allowed to come into the office as long as they make an appointment. Please call the Posey County FSA Office at 812838-4191, ext. 2 to make an appointment.

NP Wrestling Club schedules ATV/Jeep Ride The North Posey Wrestling Club will be hosting the first annual ATV/Jeep ride on Saturday, July 31. Starting location will be Froggy’s in Wadesville at 10 a.m.

Marching Band Color Run is Sept. 11 The Mount Vernon Marching Band will host their annual Color Run on September 11, 2021 at 7 a.m. More information can be found on their facebook page.

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

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

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

AA Meetings scheduled for Thursdays New Harmony American Legion Now open daily Tuesday-Sunday at 12 noon.

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

Community Foundation accepting Grant Applications The Posey County Community Foundation is now accepting online applications for their Community Good Grants Program. The deadline to submit applications is August 5, 2021. The Foundation awards Community Good grants to charitable partners located in or directly serving Posey County. Funding opportunities are available to support a broad range of local needs. Grants are normally given as one-time support of a project but may be considered for additional support or for expansions or outgrowths of an initial project. Charitable entities can view details related to funding requirements and access the grant application via the Foundation’s website at https:// www.communityfoundationalliance.org/grant/posey-discretionary-grant/. Agencies and projects not eligible for funding include religious organizations proposing activities that support a religious purpose, political parties or campaigns, endowment creation or debt reduction, capital campaigns, annual appeals or membership contri-

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Looking for a new school for your child? Join us! My school Options will be hosting a Parent Information Session near you to discuss the opportunities available to Hoosier Families. Because of new legislation, many Hoosier households may qualify for the state’s school choice programs. Join us to learn more and find a new option for your child’s K-12 education!

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Dr. Santiago Arruﬀat, Selina Watson, Sarah Pugh, Dr. Anissa Pugh, Gary Watson, and Rachel Rainey pause for a picture prior to the drawing for prizes at the fundraiser for #Mighty Mason over the weekend. The fundraiser allowed organizers to present a check for over $5,000 to the parents. Photo submitted

Dean’s Lists - U of Alabama Seth Blanton was named to The University of Alabama Deans List for Spring Semester 2021. A total of 11,813 students enrolled dur-

ing the spring 2021 term at The University of Alabama made the Dean’s List with academic records of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale).

Where is Willow contest Nearly everyone who has spent much time around New Harmony either knows or has come into contact with Willow. Willow is the 5-year-old daughter of Corey and Katie Kimall. They have lived in New Harmony for several years now. Willow and her family love the outdoors. Often she is seen with her parents walking or bike riding around town. She enjoys life in quaint New Harmony as do her parents. Willow enjoys taking in all the sights, sites, and sounds in New Harmony. Through a partnership with her parents, the Posey County News will be running a contest over the next 10 weeks of summer. Each week, Willow and her mother will submit a picture of Willow in a diﬀerent New Harmony place. The object of the game is to take a guess each week where the photo was taken. To enter, send your answer each week to Dpearce263@ aol.com. At the end of the contest,

there will be cash prizes for the most correct answers over the term of the contest. Multiple prizes will be awarded. The third picture is to the right today. Again, submit your answer to Willow’s picture location to the email address

above. Some of Willow’s favorite things are swimming, being creative and riding her bike. Good luck and have fun playing. We enjoy our community and the diversity of the residents who live here.

Gallery Third Anniversary Celebration: New Works From artist Diane Kahlo Please join us as we celebrate the Third anniversary of Mason-Nordgauer Fine Arts on Saturday, June 26, 2021 from 1-7 p.m. We are honored to also present that day a talk with the astounding artist, Diane Kahlo, as she also presents new works. The artist talk will be held at 5 p.m. and a limit of 20 guests will be admitted. No reservations accepted. Throughout the day, please also enjoy catering and drinks. Please mask up if not vaccinated, partially vaccinated or still a bit concerned. For more information, please email shannon@mnfinearts.com or 812-682-6127. More about Diane: Diane Kahlo lived in El Paso, Texas as a young child. She spent most of her teen years in southern California before her family moved to Berea, Kentucky in 1965. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a degree in art in 1973. During those years, her work focused on worker’s rights and anti-war politics. In the mid-seventies, Diane Kahlo lived in Athens-Greece and taught English. Her work at this time was strongly influenced by numerous factors, including the iconography of the Byzantine Church, Classical and Hellenistic Art and

architecture, and the political climate of the time. In the last 20 years a lot of her work has focused on exploitation and violence against women and populations dis-empowered by sexism, racism, xenophobia and poverty. Most recently she has concentrated on topics addressing the U.S./Mexican border. This work has been supported by the Kentucky Foundation for Women. Strongly related to the work on social justice is her equal concern for the environment. In the last decade, Diane has incorporated materials and processes usually assigned to craft, children’s art and “women’s work”. She has created mosaics and textiles from objects and materials that she has found in yard sales, flea markets, on the street and rescued from the shores of rivers, lakes and oceans. She has friends and relatives who collect these bottle caps, Mardi Gras beads, craft beads, plastic bottles and send them to her from all over the country. Her basement is full of “garbage”… labeled and organized to be used in a mandala. “The process itself is meditative….I love the repetitive task of sewing and gluing these beautiful objects into place….giving new life to the disposed.” -Diane Kahlo

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Gillian Field, of Bloomington, Ind., peruses through the book sale at the Workingmen’s Institute on Wednesday afternoon. Field, a 24-year advertising veteran for The Herald Times, and her husband were enjoying ‘semi-retirement’ while visiting friends and family in New Harmony. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

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Arts in Harmony Festival Invites Artists New Harmony’s annual Arts in Harmony Festival has announced its call for artist vendors for this year’ festival currently scheduled for October 16 and 17. The festival will feature artists of various disciplines. “We are excited to welcome artists back for this special weekend in New Harmony when we celebrate our artistic cultural heritage. Many events have been pushed to the fall this year, but Arts in New Harmony is a special event in a special place. We can’t wait to have everyone here,” Lynn Clark, festival organizer said. The festival is a juried event with the Mason Nordgauer Gallery sponsoring the $500 award for Best of Show. Other awards will be Best Booth Design $250; Best 2D Artwork, $250; Best

3D Artwork, $250; and Best Fine Craft Artwork $250. Interested artists can find the Arts in Harmony application at artsinharmony.org. Application fee is $10 and deadline for application is July 31. This year’s festival will coincide with the Working Men’s Institute’s Chili Cook-Off and the Dulcimer Chautauqua on the Wabash annual gathering. Demonstrations by artists for the public will be included and artists will feature and sell their work. Local art galleries will conduct a Saturday evening art stroll and they will host a Friday evening reception for artists at the Working Men’s Institute. For more information, see artsinharmony.org.

APL News June 1 through July 31 - Alexandrian Public Library Summer Reading Challenge - Register with Beanstack or you can call or visit the library for more information and to get signed up. June 23 at 10 a.m. – Virtual Fabric Arts: Owl pincushion - Join Monica as she demonstrates how to create an adorable owl pincushion. June 23 at 3:30 p.m. - Cinderella Stories from Around the World-Native American - Miss Samantha will read this Cinderella story online on our FB page. This post will remain for several weeks. No registration. June 23 at 3:30 p.m. - Kawaii Character Sketch with Miss Janis - Miss Janis will demonstrate how to create an original watermelon Kawaii character. June 24, July 1, 15, 22 and 29 at 10 a.m. - Adult Drawing and Watercolor Workshops - This free series is for anyone wishing to learn or perfect skills in drawing or watercolor. We will be meet-

ing in the Ohio/Wabash room for the first workshop. Masks are required. If you have questions call Stan Campbell at 812-8383286. Must provide your own art supplies for this program. Registration is required and begins May 20. If you register for the May 27 workshop you will be registered for the series. June 24 at 2 p.m. - Virtual Laughs and Crafts - Join us on our library’s Facebook page. We will read a story, sing songs, enjoy fun activities, and learn about a fun take-it-and-make-it craft kit. June 26 at 10 a.m. - Chapter Chats - Join us on our Facebook page to hear Miss Janis read a selection from the book “Smartest Kid in the Universe.” June 28 at 10:30 a.m. - Virtual Story Times - Join us on our Facebook page at 10:30 for a virtual story time. You will also receive information on a take-it-andmake-it craft kit. - Join us on our Facebook page at 10:30 for a virtual story time. You will also receive information on a take-it-

and-make-it craft kit. June 29 at 2 p.m. - Teen Crafternoon: Friendship Pins - *In-person event* Come learn how to make friendship pins with just seed beads and safety pins. Make a flag for July 4, a pride flag, or try making your own pattern. June 29 at 4 p.m. - *Virtual* Teen Crafternoon: Take and Make Flag Pins - Register for a free kit to make your own beaded flag pins. Includes supplies to make two pins, one USA flag and one pride flag. June 30 at 6 p.m. - Silly Safaris Summer Reading Challenge Tails and Tales That amazing Amazon John is back. Meet us at Brittlebank. Registration is required and is now open. Note: To register for any of our free adult, teen or children project kits, go to the event calendar on our website at alexandrianpl.org then click on the day of the event or call the library at 812-838-3286. You can also visit the Information Desk.

‘Bypass’ continued from Page A1 es 1 and 1A will include Base Road and head up to highway 69. Phase 1A will link the industrial areas around WSI, GAF, and CountryMark on Lower New Harmony Road, go east of the railroad tracks, pick up the Givens Road and connect to Base Road at their intersection. Phase Two will go from one mile west of town southwesterly over the railroad to the intersection of Highway 69 and the Keck Bypass at 62. Lau said this will give trucks easier access to the industrial side of town. Project leaders say the next step is to finalize the construction plans, do land acquisition, get environmental permits, meet with utilities, and do geophysical technical alignments. There will be public hearings to update the public on information and answer questions. In giving the history of the development before the project chart was unveiled, Bill Newman, President of the Economic Development Partnership formed at that time, said supporters met monthly at Old National Bank to make it happen. They formed the EDP partnership and hired John Taylor who taught them how to capture and use TIF money and went to work.

“We established TIF zones for SABIC, BWXT, and Astra Zeneca. We visited the governor in Indianapolis, but we were not getting good support from the state for the bypass, as we were not a large metropolitan area. Midwest Fertilizer promised to bring in more TIF money, but things slowed down with them. COVID slowed everything down, but today we are announcing our plans, it is a wonderful day for everyone,” Newman proclaimed triumphantly. Newman was one of the “Four Ramrods of the Bypass” cited for their early work in 2013 and beyond. The others are Commissioner Schmitz, George Postletheweight, who was President at the time of the Redevelopment Commission and Bob Gentile, who was President of the Posey County Council. Les Wright, CEO of Midwest Fertilizer, took over the helm of the fertilizer plant project in 2013 coming from Minnesota “I believe in this project for this part of the state from the start,” he told the audience. “Our problem with IRS cost us a three year delay and that got in the way of our financing. It was all cleared up in 2019, but 2020 slowed things down wit COVID. We

are now back in talks with a contractor and are working on design. This is the right place to build and the fertilizer industry is looking good. Just ask the local farmers,” he said optimistically. The plant has been in the works for at least eight years, but the company says construction should begin sometime in 2022. Commissioner

Schmitz said taxes from the expected Midwest Fertilizer plant will cover about half of the county’s bill for the Bypass. “This is project is not about political affiliations. Everyone worked together for this and it is a good thing for the community,” observed Heather Allyn, President of the Posey County Common Council.

George Higby and Francis Leinenbach having a picture that depicted the stops along the route taken when Lincoln died to where he was buried appraised. Photo by Chris Laughbaum

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State will pick up lion’s share of northern sewer expansion By Trisha L. Lopez Escalating building costs may drive up the price of bids on the county’s sewer project, but a state finance official assured Posey County Council members at Tuesday’s meeting that the state remains committed to working with the county to get the job done. The likely bid jump, from an estimated $11 million to $17 million, was discussed at the council’s May meeting as well. Jim McGoff, director of Environmental Programs for the Indiana Finance Authority, told council members that additional county “participation” might be needed to ensure the Wadesville-Blairsville Sewer Project can be completed without requiring an increase in monthly rates for area customers. McGoff said the goal remains to keep customers’ monthly bills at $85. He said additional grant funding would be necessary to retain that monthly rate. “The Finance Authority was committed to grant funds at the start of this project. We’re still committed to those funds, but in order to cover the cost increase, it’d be helpful for some additional participation. I think the purpose of the conversation here is to see if the county would be willing to also provide some assistance that the state would then match,” McGoff said. McGoff suggested that the “influx” of American Rescue Plan money, which was previously unavailable to counties, could be used to cover the county’s costs. American Rescue Plan dollars can be used to: mitigate public health emergencies in respect to Covid and its negative economic impact; provide government services to the extent of the reduction in revenues due to Covid; and make necessary investments in water, sewer or broadband infrastructure. Utilizing those funds for the county’s sewer project “is going to be, in many instances, the easiest use for counties,” McGoff said. Posey County is expected to receive $4,931,410, divided into two payments, from the $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan signed by President Joe Biden on March 11. The first pay-

ment was scheduled to be received in May and the second is slated for sometime in 2022. Posey County Council President Heather Allyn and Council Members Stefani Miller and Aaron Wilson were appointed to the Posey County American Rescue Plan Committee in May. The committee will be responsible for all decisions regarding the use of those funds. Wilson told McGoff that the group has yet to finish a proposal for its recommendation, but said that funding for any projects supported by American Rescue Plan funds would need to be broken down into two payments to accommodate the county’s distribution schedule from the federal government. McGoff told Wilson that the “state is absolutely aware” of the distribution process. “We will have $50 million allocated to (the state) as well as the EPA funding we currently manage. We will work around whatever the county desires as far as even if the county had to put some of its funding into a different project this year, we could take care of this year’s funding if the county wanted to wait until next year to take care of the project...whatever we can do to accommodate the county’s participation, we will certainly do that,” McGoff said. Allyn asked McGoff to clarify the matching funds process. “I think the bids, at least preliminary bids because we’ve not bid the project, have gone up $2 to $3 million. Whatever the county is willing to put forth, the state will make up the difference,” McGoff said. “Is it match or make up the difference?” Joe Harrison, council attorney, asked. “The conversations that have been relayed to me were discussions about $2 million county participation. As I look at the entire funding package, that’s what we were thinking about. If the county puts in the $2 million, not knowing where the bids come in, if the bids come in even higher than that, the state is committed to take care of that,” McGoff explained. “If the bids continue to creep, which I’m getting calls from engineers almost weekly now with the bidding environment going up, then we will not expect

the county to continue to see their participation increase. If the county is at $2 million, the state is very happy and appreciative of that. If the bids continue to increase, then the IFA and state can take care of it.” Dwayne Ackerman, president of the Posey County Regional Sewer District, told council that the sewer board plans to put the project up for bids in June and accept bids back from contractors at the board’s July meeting. “About a month from now, we should have some hard numbers on what the project is going to cost, and hopefully accept one of those bids and start construction this fall,” Ackerman said. Council opened the meeting by voting to approve a seven-year $56.3 million personal property tax abatement request from Green Plains Inc., for equipment improvements at the company’s Mount Vernon bio refinery. The company’s total investment in the expansion is $68.8 million. The request received preliminary approval in May. The public was invited to comment on the request, but no one came forward. “Essentially this is an investment to ensure that our location can continue to operate for the coming decades. Regardless of what happens with ethanol policy, we are continuing to drive additional value for the area farmers and the community,” Devin Mogler, Green Plains’ vice president of governmental affairs, said. The expansion will add 14 jobs to the company’s current 52-person workforce. Construction is slated to begin later this summer and should be completed by early 2022, Mogler said. The council also voted, after review, to continue existing tax abatements with CountryMark, Valero, AstraZeneca and BWXT. Council members voted to approve a salary increase for Sheriff Tom Latham. According to statute, the sheriff’s salary for a county with a population between 20,000 and 40,000 should be 60 percent of the salaries paid to judges and prosecutors. Latham said the new annual salary approved for judges and prosecutors is $159,950 and 60 percent of that would be $95,970. Latham told council members that he has been looking into purchasing a body scanner in

order to reduce contraband smuggled into the jail to provide a safer environment for jail staff and inmates. “In recent times, we have had new intakes that come into the jail carrying items within their body. The most recent situation was a methamphetamine pipe in the body cavity of a female. Thankfully the jail staff was doing what they were supposed to be doing. Furtive movements indicated that there could be something there so we had to take the inmate to the hospital where an x-ray was performed and, obviously, we had to get a search warrant to get that article removed from the body,” Latham said. “This isn’t the first time and it won’t be the last.” Latham said that although the scanner is “pricey” at just under $200,000, he thinks it will eliminate almost any type of contraband from being brought into the jail. He said scanners are being used in jails in many counties throughout the state, including Vanderburgh County and Knox County. “This could be paid out of my portion of the jail maintenance fund, which wouldn’t cost the taxpayers of Posey County anything. These are funds that are developed through housing outside inmates such as Vanderburgh County and the Department of Corrections,” Latham said. He said the county has raised daily housing fees for Vanderburgh County inmates by $2.50 per day, money that could be used to help fund the purchase. He said he could finance the unit on a three year payment plan at about $66,000 per year. Latham updated the council on the jail’s May inmate totals: 38 Vanderburgh county inmates, 10 Indiana Department of Correction inmates and 80 Posey County inmates. The county collected $37,380 from housing Vanderburgh inmates in May. He said that they are still searching for four staff members combined between jail staff and community corrections. Under the additionals portion of the agenda, council approved Area Plan Director Mindy Bourne’s request for $8,733.75 to cover attorney fees and $1,400 to fund an associate secretary for the Purdue Extension office.

a motion to approve the request and the motion passed with a 4 to 0 vote. --A contract from AdTec to prepare grants for new Chromebooks for the whole district was approved. The cost of this service is $12,220 and ESSER Funds from COVID bailout grants will be used for the purchase. --The board voted 4-0 to renew the one-year Preventive Maintenance Service Agreement Renewal from DeBra-Kuempel. There is an increase of $542/year over the current service agreement for HVAC maintenance work,with the renewal total being $18,520 per year. --Another approved agreement is the INcompassing Education Professional Services Agreement to complete Language Arts Curriculum Mapping for $38,500 paid from the ESSER II funds. The agreement entails using three consultants to work five days a week to help with guidance and consultation in doing the curriculum mapping. --Galvin presented for consideration a request from the Poseyville Kiwanis Club to use the

property outside of North Elementary School, as well as the property west of the district office and north of the soccer field, for the 2021 Autumnfest on September 25 through 26. The motion was approved with a 4 to 0 vote. “Anytime we can partner with the community, it’s a great opportunity for us,” Superintendent Galvin observed. --In conclusion, Superintendent Galvin thanked everyone who made such a good year possible in these COVID times. “I did one big Good News Report for the whole school year and presented it to the staff at the end of the year. It was full of great things,” he praised. School Board President Gentil looked at High School Principal Scott Streiter and told him,” We probably had the most normal high school year of any school in this area, with sports, proms and dances, and a great graduation. Kudos to you and your staff.” --The next board meeting will be Monday, July 12 in the MSD of North Posey Conference Room. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.

‘North Posey School Board’ continued from Page A1 Matthew Winegar, who attended the board meeting, was welcomed by them as the new Business Teacher at both the Junior and Senior High Schools. Andrea Harp and Marlee Sims were both hired to serve as North Posey Junior High School Instructional Assistants. Faith Droege will take over as North Posey High School Assistant Cheerleading Coach for the upcoming school year. Jessica Schenk also attended the meeting to answer questions about her transfer from the North Posey Junior High School Mathematics’ position to the North Posey High School Physical Education position and Girls’ Head Basketball Coach. Schenk’s husband is the district Athletic Director. High School Principal Scott Streiter attended to address any questions about who would evaluate her in the position and handle any issues that might arise. He assured the board that if anything comes up he and Sean Fisher, Assistant Principal would handle it and leave Mr. Schenk out of the loop. Other personnel matters approved were a

transfer for Ashley Lingafelter from the North Posey High School Secretary position to the Elementary Guidance Counselor role. A resignation was accepted from Trudy Stewart with North Elementary School Food Service. Robyn Bender was approved for an overnight stay from June 14 through June 17 to attend State FFA contests. In other board action: --Galvin presented for consideration the school handbooks, textbook charges, curriculum materials charges, and personnel assignments for the 2021-2022 school year which the board heartily approved, as was a request for some surplus items from the Technology Department. --The board unanimously approved the new strategic plan’s core values, vision, mission, and high priorities statements. They worked with Balch of Indiana State University to develop the statements in a series of meetings and discussions of values. “I was excited to see it aligns by 95 percent with community values,” noted Board Member Vince Oakley. He made

‘New Harmony’ continued from Page A1 said he understood Williams’ concerns, but removing the tree went beyond the scope of the job at hand. Council members voted to accept the bid, but said that American Eagle Tree Services would look at the tree and recommend a course of action. They also approved changing the town’s depository to United Fidelity Bank in Mount Vernon. The change comes amidst talks of a credit union potentially moving into New Harmony. Blaylock said Heritage Federal Credit Union met with town leaders about coming back to New Harmony on Monday. The financial institution’s credit union status prohibits the town from

using it as the town’s official depository by state statute, Blaylock said. “That does not mean that if Heritage Federal comes back that we wouldn’t support them in any way we could, it just might be that it would not be our town money tied up in there because it is a credit union and not a bank,” Blaylock said. Under old business, council members discussed and approved the Harmony Way Bridge gas line lease agreement. Blaylock said that officials from the Indiana and Illinois bridge authorities met in Carmi, Ill., on June 11. The new lease proposed is a two-year,

$2,400 per year deal. Lease funds are due on July 1 each year. An initial $4,000 inspection would be required, followed by $2,500 inspections every six months. “This (inspection) is a mandated thing that we get this done or the authorities will not sign this contract,” Blaylock said. “Our hands are tied.” Council members approved a festival application for Arts in Maclure Park. The festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 10. Set up time will begin at 7 a.m. About 40 participants are expected.

early July. This plan provides additional relief to address the con- dard Operating Procedures) and presented a quote from Lexipol tinued impact of COVID-19 on the economy, public health, state for $1,506.20, which is a tremendous savings from the original and local governments, individuals, and businesses. More infor- $5,000 one-time cost. Collins asked if this would change the curmation on this bill can be found at https://www.congress.gov/ rent SOP and if it would be specific to Poseyville? bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1319. Carter replied that it will get the town up-to-date by building Council members agreed to table a decision on the standing on the current SOP and purposed the payment to be taken out of county Ordinance for wind to include solar guidelines as they are Safety line item. The motion was tabled until the next meeting. still receiving information from Mindy Bourne, Executive Direc•A motion was passed to accept the agreement proposed by tor of the Area Plan Commission. Bourne explained this would Duke Energy and to seek finance with Crane Credit Union to renot change any town Ordinance that is currently in place, this was place the lighting on 116 poles throughout the town. This will to amend the Ordinance to include Solar. result in a savings of approximately $600 a month. The concern is whether the 100-foot setback from non-par• Lupfer Construction was given the go ahead to start street ticipating landowner’s property line included in the Ordinance work as the funds have been received. would affect the town’s ability to grow. Similar boundaries like • Carter reminds everyone it is mowing season and to please the Windmill Ordinance of possibly a mile or a little less are the do not blow clippings into the streets as this is a hazard for some optimal choice of the town council. Bourne again stated this was motorists and causes drainage issues for the utility department. • After meeting with four companies, Arrow Pest Control was a county Ordinance change that would not affect the standing Orchosen as the new town provider due to the retirement of the predinance adopted for Wind Mills. Utility Office Manager Diana Powell shared the yearly Sprin- vious provider. •Baehl announced the town of Poseyville was not awarded the kling Credit will take effect the month of June and continue Small Business Grant through August. She explained the With the 4th of July holiday nearing, we would like to remind credit is given during those months everyone of fireworks laws regarding “when” and “where” they this round. However, Posey County did receive for watering lawns and such without can be used in the state of Indiana: Location the grant, so business having to pay sewer costs on the exIn general, consumer fireworks may only be used at: may submit grant protra water usage. The system takes the • Special discharge locations; posals to the county. The previous three months water usage and • The property of the person using the firework; or charges sewer based on the average of • The property of another who has given the individual permission to application process is the use fireworks on their property. same. those amounts. However, please note that a person who sets off fireworks, even in •Utility Compliance In other Council action: a legal location, may still be held liable for any resulting injuries or Coordinator Jamie Hyatt •The council approved the renewal damage caused to another person or their property. thanked Hunter Straw for of the contract with Zoom at a cost of Age Fireworks may only be used or possessed by individuals who are 18 his Eagle Scout Project approximately $150 per year. •Baehl thanked the Relay for Life or older unless an adult is present and responsible at the location of of the beautiful flag box possession or use. in the Town Hall lobby. team for their efforts in hosting the Dates and Times Any damaged flags or town wide yard sale which was well Generally, state statute prohibits a person from igniting, dischargreceived by the town with food sales ing, or using consumer fireworks after 11 p.m. or before 9 a.m. On flags that need to be detotaling $1,000. Baker also thanked holidays, as defined in Indiana Code 1-1-9-1(a), a person may not stroyed can be placed in ignite, discharge or use consumer fireworks after midnight or before the box. Relay for Life and hopes they will con9 a.m. For New Year’s Eve, a person can ignite, discharge or use • Hyatt shared the new tinue the event. consumer fireworks from 10 a.m. until midnight December 31 and until 1 a.m. January 1 (but not between 1 and 9 a.m. January 1). town web page, www. • Landon Epley spoke to the council about his ongoing Scout Project which Please be aware local ordinances may limit the time frame for use of poseyville.us, is now consumer fireworks even further. However, the following time frames had to be delayed due to Covid 19. He are protected times when the use of consumer fireworks are not pro- live. • A concerned citizen asked if the town could order the fenc- hibited by state statute and may not be prohibited by local ordinance: ing for the park. A decision was made • June 29 through July 3 and July 5 through July 9 between 5 p.m. asked about the water and two hours after sunset ‘leak’ in front of the town to have the land survey done before • July 4 between 10 a.m. and midnight hall building. He was asstarting the project and the council • December 31 after 10 a.m. until 1 a.m. January 1 sured by council memgave permission to order supplies. • Town Marshall Charles Carter reported he was pleased with bers that due diligence had been made to discover this was in fact the turn out and wants the Golf Cart registration to be an annual not a leak. Jeremy Farrar, Water and Wastewater Operator and event. If you were not able to make it Carter is available to sched- Utilities Manager, has worked with the state highway department ule an inspection/ registration which on takes about five minutes. to determine this to be a spring. • The next meeting of the Poseyville Town Council will be held • Carter investigated the cost of updating the town’s SOP (Stan-

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I ret u r n e d to Posey County this week after a few days out of town. It’s always good to get back home. But as I drove down the streets of Mount Vernon. I was surprised to see a few signs popping up in support of the dog who, according to all statements made to police officers on the scene, bit a young girl in the face and the young girl is likely to be scarred for as long as she lives. A story first appeared in the Posey County News not too long after the January 20 incident. That story was written by a trusted journalist who writes for our newspaper and was well written. However, after doing some checking, statements made to the reporter days after the incident did not line up with statements made the night of the attack. The premise of the story is that the young girl was bitten by the dog named Jager and huge deep gashes were the result from her forehead to near her mouth. According to Mount Vernon City laws, any animal which purposely bites an individual in the face must be put down. Many Mount Vernon residents think they really “don’t really have a dog in the fight.”

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But that is far from the truth. Anyone who pays taxes in Mount Vernon has already helped pay to keep this animal alive in solitary conﬁnement since January 21. That cost is somewhere around $15 per day. So to date, some $2200 taxpayer dollars have been spent just to house the animal. And since money for attorney fees for the dog’s owner have been raised from sources which included a “Go Fund Me” page, the town’s attorney has been forced to represent the city on the taxpayer’s behalf and on their dime. At some point between the night of the attack and the time the dog was to be put down, stories changed. According to the police report, individuals who witnessed the attack said without reservation that the dog attacked the girl and bit her face. But not too long after that, some individuals present at the place of the attack, apparently decided that the blood that gushed from the little girl’s face was caused by the claws of the animal instead of the dog’s teeth. At that point, as the owner/publisher of the newspaper, I decided to investigate all court documents, especially the police report ﬁlled out on the night of the incident. I have been involved with journalism since 1985 and very rarely if ever have I found police reports to contain faulty or inaccurate information. Dur-

ing that investigation. I looked at multiple sickening pictures of the injuries and decided that the responding officers did their jobs well and reported what had actually happened. I published a story written from the facts contained in the police report, just as we do on nearly every civil and criminal case the occurs in the town, county, or state. That story also met opposition. Almost immediately, a faction of the population began to question the authenticity of the story and questions arose as to where were the facts from which I wrote. Negative comments streamed on social media to the point that a copy of the police report was posted on social media without explanation, so the source of the story could be verified. But still that was not enough to please the naysayers. As time had gone by and more and more people became involved, the story took many different twists. A “Go Fund Me” page was established by the little girl’s grandmother to help cover the costs of attorney fees to appeal the judge’s decision to put the dog down, as per statute. Signs are beginning to appear along roadsides in Mount Vernon in support of the animal. The dog’s original date to be put down was

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your downfall. A sure way to disable yourself financially is to spend more than your income. If your income is $2,500 a month then you can’t spend $3,500 a month and come out ahead. An old friend used to say, “You can’t borrow yourself rich.” We have “wants” and “needs.” Needs must always outweigh wants. We need food and shelter, transportation and basic utilities to survive. A person with a small income has severe financial pressure and must live on a strict budget. The person who has a lot of income still must determine a budget. The principal is the same for the person who has more income. Your outgo must not exceed your income. If you are earning $9,000 a month but spending $10,0000 you are going to end up in financial trouble. With a very low income even the very basic needs become a luxury. Keeping the house warm or cool is a luxury. Buying good or healthy groceries are difficult. Buying gasoline to go to work is expensive. If you have access to a credit card, the pressure is great to put basic living needs on the card but the exorbitant fees and interest of credit card companies be-

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gin to quickly intensify your financial burden. Your choices are few when it comes to good household budgeting. Let’s look at a lean budget. Let’s say your income is $2,000 a month. You can afford the following: $500 a month in rent, $250 a month in utilities, $250 a month for a used car payment and $150 a month for gasoline. This gives you $850 a month to buy food on and buy basic auto insurance. You will have to go through your state medical insurance program and apply for free state health insurance because you can’t afford to buy health insurance. You also have to figure out how to make more money. You have to work hard where you are and do good so you can get a better paying job. Or, you must gain additional income through a second job. With surging inflation facing our country this makes these numbers an intense strain. Consider living as close to your job as possible to save on transportation costs. If your income is $5,000, $10,000 a month or more. Your strategy is easier. Your main goal must be to not buy a house or a car that stretches your income to the max. You don’t need the stress. Budget so you can afford to take a vacation or have a play day. Life is short! Enjoy it along the way. How you budget and spend your money can make you financially unstable or you can live with a feeling of financial security. Contact Glenn at GMollette@aol.com. Learn more at www.glennmollette.com Like his facebook page at www.facebook.com/ glennmollette.

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Spurred anoda is B D a weed H that we’ve battled for years. It makes a little purple ﬂower then a seed pod that looks like the rowel of a spur, and each one contains hundreds of seeds. The seed pods are about the size of a dime and they make hundreds of seed pods to a plant, so a good 100,000 seeds per weed. Now I don’t know who came up with the name, “spurred anoda” but it should’ve been named “spurred annoy ya” for obvious reasons, because they are annoying as heck and a pain to control, and if ya never let another one ever go to seed they’d still be enough seed in the ground to last 40 years! Spurred annoda also has a leaf that looks

similar to a potato leaf. I reckon that’s why we called em tater weeds... because that’s what all the old timers called em. Anyway... I was plowing cotton (cultivating) that should’ve been past the plowing stage because it was big but we had a rainy year and we couldn’t get in the ﬁeld and the weeds really got outta hand... mainly the tater weeds. This was way back before we had the selection of herbicides that we do now, and before round up ready cotton. So cold hard steel was the only way to get em. It was either cultivate or get on the ugly end of a hoe handle... so I told Lee Roy I bet I could plow most of em out and he said “well you’re the best tractor hand I ever saw so give it a go then, but you better not plow out any cotton”. He had a 4020 butane tricycle tractor with

Prairie Farmer. Kron Farms, 17245 Owensville Road, Evansville. 8:30 a.m. CDT, Friday, July 9. Randy and Joyce are first-generation farmers, although they credit both sets of parents for supporting them in their efforts. Their son, Ben, is now a partner in the operation. Joyce, Ben and longtime employee Steve Glazer handle day-to-day operations. Since 2016, Randy has served as president of Indiana Farm Bureau. Their farm features a recently built shop and various types of precision technology. Seib Farms, 6801 High School Road, Poseyville. 1:30 p.m. CDT, Friday, July 9. Mark and Wayne Seib provide senior leadership to this farm, which dates back to 1898. This farm is also in the process of transitioning to the next generation of family members through a comprehensive transition plan. Mark has served off the farm in leadership positions at the state and national level for soybean associations. Also, Seib Farms has long cooperated with agribusiness suppliers and others to conduct on-farm research. Recently, Seib Farms started using cover crops to help sequester carbon on their farm. To register for the workshops, visit purdue. ag/farmtour. For more information on the tours or other topics, contact Hans at hschmitz@purdue.edu or 812-838-1331.

a front mount cultivator. Behind the tractor we had a toolbar with big sweeps on the back... I went to work because I’d sure rather sit in the seat as to grab hold of a hoe handle and drag it through the field. So I rigged it up with a set of knives in front of another set of knives, in front of 6” wing sweeps. I set those front knives the width of a 2x4... not a rough cut 2-by either. So that meant I had 3 1/2 inches of wiggle room and that’s it had before it started gouging out cotton. I was plowing away then of a sudden when getting close to the end of the field movement catches my eye and I look up and Lee Roy is standing there looking me over. I got distracted and discombobulated and gouged out about 4-foot of cotton, he let out a laugh that I could hear over the roar of the homemade muffler on that 4020 as he slapped his knee. Guess he

thought him scaring me was funny, and me gouging out a swath was even funnier... me not so much. I ﬁnished plowing all that cotton and when I was done I told Lee Roy that I got 90 percent of them tater weeds, he told me I did a good job and that he couldn’t a done it if he’d have tried no way no how! That really made me one proud kid to hear him say that. I said I guess I’ll get a hoe sharpened up and get started on what I missed and Lee Roy said “naw that’s ok, we got other things to do... and besides, I ain’t never seen a two year old weed yet”. I was sure glad because getting 90 percent meant that there was still 10 percent left... and 10 percent of a million was still more weeds than I cared to chop.

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like this: “I am going to shoplift some items or buy some beer or fast food and then dump the refuse on my fellow citizens. It is okay because I should not be expected to be responsible for my own mess. After all, I either didn’t pay for it to begin with or bought it with COVID-19 money I didn’t earn and may not need.” Perhaps there is no direct connection to socialism, COVID-19 and people who are too lazy to properly dispose of their own trash, but my guess is it’s an apt tautology. Anyway, in a few more years of dolling out other peoples’ money our federal, state and local governments will run out of ink and maybe our society will then care for those who cannot care for themselves but will respect others who can work enough to require them to do so. Also, that newly engendered sense of self-worth might encourage them to pick up their own trash. For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www.jamesmredwine.com or “Like/Follow” us on Facebook & Twitter at JPegRanchBooks&Knitting.

The Purdue Farm Management Tours are coming in early July to Posey and Vanderburgh Counties. Information on the tours is below. Koester Brothers Farms, 11751 Diamond Island Road, Wadesville. 12:30 p.m. CDT, Thursday, July 8. Four brothers, Ray, Duane, Dale and James, currently head this crop and dairy farm. The brothers are poised to soon transition the farm’s leadership to the next generation of family members. Four robotic milkers were installed in 2012. Koester Brothers prides itself on having a diversity of enterprises to maximize profitability and hedge against risk. Master Farmer Reception and Panel Discussion, 504 North Street, New Harmony. 3:30 p.m. CDT, Thursday, July 8. The Master Farmer program is a long-standing tradition in Indiana and honors individuals who have contributed heavily to Indiana agriculture and demonstrated success in farming efficiency, stewardship of natural resources and community service. A reception will be held in conjunction with the tour to honor the 2021 Indiana Master Farmers. James Mintert, director of the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture, will moderate a panel discussion with all awardees after the presentation of awards. The Indiana Master Farmer program is sponsored by Purdue University’s College of Agriculture and Indiana

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tribute. Even worse is the idea that those who do have means must not deserve them so it is okay to take their property without paying for it. According to the office of the Attorney General for the State of California a large number of folks who frequent retail establishments such as CVS, Walgreens and Target in the San Francisco area simply take items off the shelves and leave without paying. This attitude of “what’s mine is mine and so is thine” may be infecting the American psyche beyond the land of free love and tent cities on the public streets. Evidence of this creeping social virus can also be found on our public roads and byways. Some people apparently assume all the world is their trash can and dump their refuse on the rest of us. How difficult could it be to carry a trash bag in a vehicle and occasionally put the filled-up bag in one of the large containers that populate every public park or roadside rest stop? Once again it is the entitlement thing. The thought process may go something

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Margaret Thatcher said the problem with socialism is you eventually run out of other people’s money. Thatcher noted this truism long before ’Ole 19 brought about payments of trillions of dollars to people to not go to work. These trillions were not created as a gift from the gods but are borrowed from future generations. Such largesse with the earnings of contemporary small business owners and yet to be born taxpayers may cause warm fuzzy feelings but the concept of something for nothing is a zero-sum game. It can lead to an attitude of entitlement. Unlike teaching folks to fish, entitlement can instill a belief that fish will hook themselves and that if someone else has caught a fish they must share it. A moral society has an obligation to care for those who cannot care for themselves. But it is immoral to foster an attitude that the able bodied have no obligation to con-

May 4. Individuals are now awaiting the results of the appeal. In the meantime, Mount Vernon residents are paying thousands of dollars in attorney fees and boarding fees. My belief is that things happened on that Jan. 20 night just as they were reported by the responding officers and the people on the scene that night. No one likes to see a dog or any other creature put down. However, I find it ironic that more money has been raised on this dog’s “Go Fund Me” page than on the “Go Fund Me” page is support of help finding a Mount Vernon woman who went missing a year ago and has not been seen since. As to whether or not the dog is actually put down, I really don’t have an opinion one way or another except that the law of the town says yes. But I’m more concerned about the thousands of dollars taxpayers are paying for the dog’s keeping and for attorney fees to enforce the law. If that dog or any other animal or human had done to my granddaughter what this animal did to this little girl, I can promise you this conversation would not be necessary. Stop the delays and do something. The citizens of Mount Vernon have better ways to spend their money.

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JUNE 22, 2021

THE POSEY COUNTY NEWS - PAGE A9

Legal Advertisements and Court News Arrests June 8 Kevontae Anderson - Evansville - Criminal Trespass MVPD Jesse Bradshaw - Godfrey, Ill. - Warrant, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person, Possession of a Controlled Substance (petition to revoke) - PCS Kirk Long - Evansville Warrant, Intimidation (petition to revoke) - PCS Kirk Long - Evansville Warrant, Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury - PCS

Robert Borsch - Mount Vernon - Public Intoxication MVPD June 9 Dara Chamberlain - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Driving While Suspended (failure to appear) - PCS Chad Irvin - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Invasion of Privacy - PCS Darbie Prial - Mount Vernon - Domestic Battery x three - PCS June 10 Zachary Pribble - Evansville - Warrant, Dealing in Metham-

phetamine (failure to appear) - PCS June 11 Logan Ray - Crossville, Ill. - Warrant, Possession of Marijuana (petition to revoke) - PCS Logan Ray - Crossville, Ill. - Warrant, Driving While Suspended (failure to appear) - PCS William D. Reynolds Mount Vernon - Warrant, Criminal Mischief - MVPD June 12 Eric Loehr - Mount Vernon - Driving While Suspended PCS

June 13 Bruce Kirk - Mount Vernon Domestic Battery - MVPD June 14 Joshua Smith - Mount Ver-

2021-217 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON SUBDIVISION PLAT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION, ON THE 8th DAY OF JULY, 2021 AT 6:00 PM AT THE HOVEY HOUSE, 300 WALNUT STREET, MT. VERNON, INDIANA WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY MICHAEL AND JOLENE HEMMER AND SCOTT HARTMAN FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF REPLAT OF LOTS 2, 3 AND 4 IN MEADOWLAND NORTH SUBDIVISION. SAID SUBDIVISION INVOLVES THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE IN MARRS TOWNSHIP, LOCATED AT 10851, 10901 AND 10911 MIDDLE MT. VERNON ROAD, MT. VERNON, IN, TO WIT: BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION Lot 2 and the East Half of Lot 3 in Meadowland North Subdivision as per plat thereof, recorded in Instrument Number 201402739 in the Office of the Recorder of Posey County, Indiana, containing 1.50 acre. Lot 4 and the West Half of Lot 3 in Meadowland North Subdivision as per plat thereof, recorded in Instrument Number 201402739 in the Office of the Recorder of Posey County, Indiana, containing 1.50 acre. Written suggestions of objections to the provisions of said request may be filed with the Secretary of the Area Plan Commission at or before such meeting and will be heard by the Posey County Area Plan Commission at the time and place specified. Said hearing may be continued from time to time as may be necessary. Interested persons desiring to present their views on the said request, either in writing or verbally, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place. AREA PLAN COMMISSION OF POSEY COUNTY BY: MARK SEIB (PRESIDENT) Published in the Posey County News on June 22, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-202 ORDINANCE NO. 2021-06-08-2 GARBAGE AND TRASH CONTROL ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF POSEYVILLE, INDIANA WHEREAS, the Poseyville Town Council, (hereinafter referred to as “Council”), believes the best interest of the Town and its residents will be served for all property in the Town to be kept free of garbage and trash; WHEREAS, this Ordinance shall replace and repeal Ordinance No. 2020-07-14-2 upon this Ordinance becoming effective after legal publication. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE POSEYVILLE TOWN COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: 1. GARBAGE AND TRASH DEFINITIONS: The following words and phrases when used in this Ordinance shall have the following meanings: a. Garbage - Garbage shall be defined as all putrescible material that my provide food or breeding environment for rats, mice, or disease carrying animals or insects. b. Trash -Trash shall be defined as all non-putrid waste materials of every kind including but not limited to such items as tree trimmings, cans, glass, paper, wood, and metal devices and parts whether or not such items are a health hazard. 2. PREMISES SHALL BE KEPT FREE OF GARBAGE AND TRASH: All persons, firms, and corporations within the corporate limits of the Town of Poseyville shall keep their premises free from garbage and trash. However, while awaiting scheduled garbage or trash collection all persons may accumulate and store garbage and trash in barrels or containers approved by the Town or State Board of Health. 3· LITIERING PROHIBITED: No person shall deposit garbage or trash on public or private property within the Town of Poseyville, except that garbage and trash deposited into barrels. 4. VIOLATION: Any person, firm, and entity who does not comply with Section 2 and Section 3 of this Ordinance shall constitute a violation of this Ordinance. 5. NOTICE OF VIOLATION: When it shall come to the attention of the Town Marshal that a premises is not being kept free from garbage and trash, the Town Marshal shall issue a five (5) day written notice to remove the garbage and trash, and the notice shall be served upon the landowner and occupant by personal service or by Certified Mail, return receipt requested, at the last known addresses of the landowner and occupant. for hearing before the Town Council of Poseyville. An Appeal of the certification of costs issued pursuant to this Chapter must be made in writing with five (s) days of the date of certification of costs and must be submitted to the Clerk-Treasurer which shall set the matter for hearing before the Town Council of Poseyville. Following the hearing, the Town Council of Poseyville shall issue its written findings. All appeals from the written findings of the Town Council of Poseyville shall be made to Courts of competent jurisdiction with ten (10) days of the date of the findings. 9. CONSTRUCTION: Should any section or part of this Ordinance be declared invalid for any reason, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected 10. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon passage and approval by the Town Council of Poseyville, Indiana. In the event the Town Marshal does not have the occupant’s name, the Town Marshal shall request the occupant’s name from the landowner and the landowner shall provide the occupant’s name to the Town Marshal within two (2) days of the request. The notice shall list the location of the real estate concerned, require abatement of the violation within five (5) days of the date of the notice and briefly describe the enforcement and collection procedures. The notice shall also notify the owner and occupant that a fine shall be assessed as follows for each parcel of real estate in violation of this Ordinance: a. First failure by owner or the occupant to abate a violation within the five (5) day period during a calendar year - $25.00 fine; b. Second failure by owner or the occupant to abate a violation within the five (5) day period during a calendar year- $100.00 fine; c. Third failure by owner of the occupant to abate a violation within the five (5) day period during a calendar year- $250.00 fine; 6. REMOVAL BY TOWN - COLLECfiON COSTS: a. In addition to the fines stated herein, the Town may require the property owner on which garbage or trash is located to remove the garbage or trash. If after the five (5) day notice of paragraph 5 above the owner of the property fails to remove the garbage or trash, the Town through its agents or employees may go on the property and remove the garbage or trash and submit a bill for removal costs to the property owner. If the property owner fails for a period of one (1) month to pay the removal costs, the Town may certify the amount due to the Auditor of Posey County for collection as real estate taxes and become a lien against the property pursuant to LC. 36-1-6-2. b. At the Town’s option, the Town may collect the removal costs, including the Town’s reasonable attorney fees and costs of collection, from the occupant or owner. c. All money collected pursuant to this Ordinance shall be deposited into the Town’s weed, garbage, and trash fund. 7· LIEN ON PROPERTY: The cost of removing the garbage or trash, administrative costs, fines and interest shall be a lien upon the real estate affected and shall also be enforceable and collected by foreclosure proceedings in the civil courts of the state the same as other liens are enforced and collected. 8. APPEAL RIGHTS: An appeal of the written removal notice issued pursuant to this Chapter must be made in writing within five (5) days of the date of the removal notice and must be submitted to the Clerk-Treasurer which shall set this matter Published in the Posey County News on June 15, June 22, 2021 - hspaxlp

2021-220

2021-201 ORDINANCE NO. 2021-06-08-1 WEED CONTROL ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF POSEYVILLE, INDIANA WHEREAS, the General Assembly has provided the method by which a municipality may control weeds and rank vegetation; and WHEREAS, the Town of Poseyville, Indiana wishes to integrate the provisions of Indiana Code 36-7-10.1-1 et seq. into a weed control ordinance; WHEREAS, this Ordinance shall replace and repeal Ordinance No. 2020-07-14-1 upon this Ordinance becoming effective after legal publication. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AS FOLLOWS: 1. WEED CONTROL DEFINITIONS: a. “Occupant” - Is defined as the person who resides in, on, or occupies real estate. b. “Owner”- Is defined as the person listed as owner of real estate as shown on the records of the Posey County Auditor. c. “Person” - Is defined as an individual, an incorporated or unincorporated organization or association, a trustee or legal representative, an agent, the state, an agency of the state, or a political subdivision. d. “Weeds, Grass and Rank Vegetation” -Is defined to include any of the following: (1) any plant or vegetative matter, not cultivated in plant beds by the owner or occupant, and not including trees which are being cultivated by the owner or occupant, that exceeds the height of nine (9) inches; (2) the existence of any detrimental plant as defined in Indiana Code 15-3-4-1, as may be amended from time to time, regardless of height; (3) fallen trees, stumps over thirty-six (36) inches in height, dead trees, cut plant or vegetative matter; 4· REMOVAL BY TOWN- COLLECTION COSTS: a. In addition to the fines stated herein, the Town may require the property owner on which the violation has occurred to cut and remove all weeds, grass, or other rank vegetation. If after the five (5) day notice of paragraph 3 above the violation has not been abated, the Town through its employees or agents may go on the property and cut and remove all weeds, grass, or rank vegetation and submit a bill for removal costs to the property owner. If the property owner fails for a period of one (1) month to pay the cutting and removal costs, the Town may certify the amount due to the Auditor of Posey County for collection as real estate taxes and become a lien against the property pursuant to I. C. 36-1-6-2. b. At the Town’s option, the Town may collect the cutting and removal costs, including the Town’s reasonable attorney fees and costs of collection, from the occupant or owner. c. All money collected pursuant to this Ordinance shall be deposited into the Town’s weed, garbage, and trash fund. d. Once the Town has cut and removed weeds, grass, and rank vegetation from real estate in violation of this Ordinance, the Town need not give further notice to the occupant or owner of the real estate within a calendar year and may mow the property as needed and submit a bill to the owner. 5. LIEN ON PROPERTY: The cost of cutting and removing the weeds, grass, and other rank vegetation, administrative costs, fines and interest shall be a lien upon the real estate affected and shall also be enforceable and collected by foreclosure proceedings in the civil courts of the state the same as other liens are enforced and collected. 6. APPEAL RIGHTS: An appeal of the written removal notice issued pursuant to this Chapter must be made in writing within five (5) days of the date of the removal notice and must be submitted to the Clerk-Treasurer which shall set this matter for hearing before the Town Council of Poseyville. An Appeal of the certification of costs issued pursuant to this Chapter must be made in writing with five (5) days of the date of certification of costs and must be submitted to the Clerk-Treasurer which shall set the matter for hearing before the Town Council of Poseyville. Following the hearing, the Town Council of Poseyville shall issue its written findings. All appeals from the written findings of the Town Council of Poseyville shall be made to Courts of competent jurisdiction with ten (10) days of the date of the findings. 7· CONSTRUCTION - Should any section or part of this Ordinance be declared invalid for any reason, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected 8. EFFECTIVE DATE- This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon passage and approval by the Town Council of Poseyville, Indiana. (4) any tree, plant or vegetative matter which obstruct any public way, including streets, alleys and sidewalks, or cause a visual barrier for use of the public way or safety hazard; or (5) any plant or vegetative matter which is a safety hazard or health hazard. 2. WEEDS, GRASS. AND RANK VEGETATION TO BE CUT AND REMOVED: Each and every person owning, occupying, controlling or having a substantial interest in any real estate within the corporate limits of the Town, shall be required to cut and remove all weeds, grass, or other rank vegetation from any real estate within the Town and to cut and remove all weeds, grass, and other vegetation from gutters and sidewalks on or adjoining the real estate and shall be required to cut and remove all weeds, grass, and other rank vegetation from streets and alleys fronting, abutting or adjoining the real estate to the center line of the streets and alleys. Also, no mowed grass clippings or other mowed clippings shall be left in the street for more than one (1) hour. Failure to maintain real estate pursuant to this section shall constitute a violation of this ordinance. 3. NOTICE OF VIOLATION: When it shall come to the attention of the Town Marshal that weeds, grass, or other rank vegetation are growing upon real estate within the corporate limits of the Town, in violation of this Ordinance, the Town Marshal shall issue a five (5) day written notice to cut and remove those weeds, grass, or other rank vegetation and the notice shall be served upon the landowner and occupant by personal service or by Certified Mail, return receipt requested, at the last known addresses of the landowner and occupant. In the event the Town Marshal does not have the occupant’s name, the Town Marshal shall request the occupant’s name from the landowner and the landowner shall provide the occupant’s name to the Town Marshal within two (2) days of the request. The notice shall list the location of the real estate concerned, require abatement of the violation within five (5) days of the date of the notice and briefly describe the enforcement and collection procedures. The notice shall also notify the owner and occupant that a fine shall be assessed as follows for each parcel of real estate in violation of this Ordinance: a. First failure by owner or the occupant to abate a violation within the five (5) day period during a calendar year - $25.00 fine; b. Second failure by owner or the occupant to abate a violation within the five (5) day period during a calendar year- $100.00 fine; c. Third failure by owner of the occupant to abate a violation within the five (5) day period during a calendar year- $250.00 fine; Published in the Posey County News on June 15, June 22, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-218

POSEYVILLE WATER QUALITY DATA TABLE 2020

Collection Date

Date Sampled

MCLG

Action Level (AL)

90th Percentile

# Sites Over AL

Units

Violation

Likely Source of Contamination

Lead and Copper Copper

09/11/2018

1.3

0.367

ppm

Lead

09/11/2018

1.6

ppb

Erosion of natural deposits; Leaching from wood preservatives; Corrosion of household plumbing systems. Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits.

Published in the Posey County News on June 22, June 29, 2021 - hspaxlp

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SUMMONS-SERVICE BY PUBLICATION State of Indiana County of Posey SS: In the Posey County Circuit Court Cause No. 65C01-2009-TP-000286 Plaintiff: Sabre Investments, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff: Wayne Greeson, Attorney No. 12644-98 Vs. Schneider Funeral Home, Schneider Electrical, Inc., Gale Siletchnik-Straw, Dustin Siletchnik, Life Estate of Clyde D. Straw & Wanda L. Straw, Occupant, and all other persons claiming any right, title or interest, in the within described real estate by, through, or under them or any other person or entity, the names of all whom are unknown to Plaintiff, Defendants. NOTICE OF SUIT A “Complaint to Quiet Title” on the real estate described herein, has been filed and is pending against you. Parcel #: 65-27-06-340-125.000-018, Legal Description: Lot Number One Hundred Twenty-five (125) in Country Club Estates, a subdivision located in Section Six (6), and Seven (7), Township Seven (7) South, Range Thirteen (13) West in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana, More Commonly Known As: 1719 Tanglewood Dr., Mt. Vernon, IN 46720. You must answer the “Complaint to Quiet Title” in writing within Thirty (30) days after the third notice of publication of this suit, and if you fail to do so, judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the “Complaint to Quiet Title.” Kay Kilgore Clerk of Courts, Posey County, Indiana Published in the Posey County News on June 15, June 22, June 29, 2021 - hspaxlp

Highest Range of MCLG MCL Units Violation Likely Source of Level Levels Contamination Detected Detected Disinfectants & Disinfectant By-Products (There is convincing evidence that addition of disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.) Chlorine 2020 1 1-1 MRDLG = MRDL ppm No Water additive used to 4 =4 control microbes. Haloacetic Acids 2020 10 9.6 - 9.6 No goal 60 ppb No By-product of drinking (HAA5) for the water disinfection. total Total 2020 16 15.9 – No goal 80 ppb No By-product of drinking Trihalomethanes 15.9 for the water disinfection. (TTHM) total Inorganic Contaminants Barium 06/26/2018 0.0257 0.0257 2 2 ppm No Discharge of drilling 0.0257 wastes; Discharge from metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits. Fluoride 06/26/2018 0.525 0.525 4 4.0 ppm No Erosion of natural 0.525 deposits; Water additive which promotes strong teeth; Discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories. Nitrate [measured as 2019 11 6.66 10 10 ppm No Runoff from fertilizer use; Nitrogen] 10.8 Leaching from septic tanks, sewage; Erosion of natural deposits. Microbiological Contaminants Total Coliform Naturally present in the (positive 2020 0 0 0 N/A No environment samples/month) Radioactive Contaminants Gross alpha 2019 0.14 0.14 – 0 15 pCi/L No Erosion of natural excluding radon and 0.14 deposits. uranium Contaminants

- Theft x two, Possession of Firearm by a Serious Violent Felony - PCS

2021-213

The table below lists all of the drinking water contaminants that we detected during the calendar year of this report. The presence of contaminants in the water does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. Unless otherwise noted, the data presented in this table is from testing done in the calendar year of the report. The EPA or the State of Indiana requires us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants do not change frequently. Contaminants

non - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia - MVPD Corey Hooker - Cynthiana

PUBLIC NOTICE Maha Energy (Indiana) Inc., 139B Illinois Route 1, Grayville, Illinois, 62844 has submitted to the Division of Oil and Gas a request to convert an existing well to a Class II Saltwater Disposal well being used for the injection of produced brine. This well is located in Section 36, Township 3 South, Range 14 West, Posey County, Indiana. The subject well, Fifer Heirs #6, permit # 54748 will be injecting fluid into the Degonia Sandstone within the depth interval of 2014 feet to 2130 feet, the Waltersburg Sandstone within the depth interval of 2245 feet to 2280 feet, and the Tar Springs Sandstone within the depth interval of 2360 feet to 2452 feet at a maximum injection pressure rate not to exceed 696 pounds per spare inch. The maximum injection rate for this well will not exceed 2000 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 June 22, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-203 Legal Notice of Public Sale by Sealed Bids Notice is hereby given by the Marrs Township Board, of Marrs Township, Posey County, that sealed bids will be received by the said board at: Marrs Township, Posey County, PO Box 15, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 up to July 10, 2021, for the following used equipment: Exmark Lazer Z Diesel Mower: Model #LZ27DD724, 72” mowing deck, 754.9 hours Grasshopper Gas Mower: GRW534177; GRA 329B-61 M1 ZTR, 458.9 hours Trailer: 74 x 12 Utility Trailer Viewing: Saturday, June 26, 2021 between 9 am -11 am, at Marrs Township Community Park, 6701 West Franklin Road, Southwest of Intersection of Hwy 62 and St Philips Road. Bids received by July 10th will be opened and publicly read at the Marrs Township Board meeting scheduled to take place on July 13, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. at the Marrs Township Office. Winning bids will be notified within 24 hours. Payment by Certified check made payable to “Marrs Township, Posey County” will be required within 10 days of said notification. Bid award shall be based upon the highest responsive and responsible bid. Marrs Township, Posey County; Christina Seifert, Trustee Attest: Alladean Kramer and Stan Weinzapfel; Board Members Published in the Posey County News on June 15, June 22, 2021 - hspaxlp

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Court News and Legal Advertisements continued Complaints June 8 7:51 a.m. - Fight - Caller advised that a male subject is in her house starting a ﬁght and tearing up the house -

Walnut Street, Mount Vernon 9:15 a.m. - Theft - Catalytic converter was stolen oﬀ of diesel truck - Leonard Road, Mount Vernon 3:26 p.m. - Road Rage -

Caller advised two trucks had an accident. The male subjects then got out of the trucks and started ﬁghting each other on the road - Fourth/Parke Street, Mount Vernon

2021-210 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDDERS Sealed Bids for two (2) Contracts (A: Wastewater Treatment Plant, and B: Collection System) for the Wadesville and Blairsville Sanitary Improvements Project, for the Posey County Regional Sewer District (herein called the “OWNER”) will be received by the Owner at the Posey County Health Department, 100 Vista Drive, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 until July 8, 2021 at 9:00 am (local time). After that date, bids will be received by the Owner in person at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 on July 8, 2021 at from 9:00 until 9:30 am (local time). Any Bids received later than the above time will be returned unopened. All Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud on July 8, 2021 at 9:30 am at Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620. Contract B: Collection System work shall include: Base Bid: Construction of a low pressure sanitary system which consists of the installation of: 495 simplex, 9 duplex, and 1 quadplex grinder pumps and associated electrical connections, 505 check valve and curb stop assemblies, 15,729 lineal feet of 6” low pressure sewer main, 15,002 linear feet of 4” low pressure sewer main, 20,182 lineal feet of 3” low pressure sewer main, 18,843 lineal feet of 2” low pressure sewer main, 75,200 linear feet of 1-1/4” low pressure service lateral, 505 lateral connections, and 119 valve structures, including flushing cleanouts, air release valves, and assorted valve combination structures. Add Alternate 1: Construction of a low pressure sanitary system which consists of the installation of: 45 grinder pumps and associated electrical connections, 45 check valve and curb stop assemblies, 4,038 linear feet of 4” low pressure sewer main, 1,822 lineal feet of 3” low pressure sewer main, 752 lineal feet of 2” low pressure sewer main, 7,000 linear feet of 1-1/4” low pressure service lateral, 45 lateral connections, and 10 valve structures, including flushing cleanouts, air release valves, and assorted valve combination structures. Work shall be constructed under a Unit Price Contract. The Owner will receive an optional deductive bid for the combination of Contract A and Contract B work. Bids shall be properly and completely executed on a State Board of Accounts Form 96 (Revised 2013). Each Bid shall be accompanied by the Contractor’s Bid Attachment (included with the Contract Specifications) to Form 96, a Financial Statement (completely filled out and signed) and a bid security in the form of an acceptable certified check payable to the Owner or an acceptable Bidder’s bond, in an amount of not less than 5% of the total bid price, in accordance with the Contract Specifications. The Contract will be awarded in accordance with the provisions of IC 5-16-13 for Public Works projects awarded after June 30, 2015. Pursuant to IC 5-16-13-7, the provisions of the law are incorporated by reference. The construction of the project is expected to be funded in part by a State Revolving Fund (SRF) as administered by the Indiana Finance Authority. The Contractor to whom the work is awarded shall comply with all requirements of said agency. In accordance with the Davis-Bacon requirements, all contractor and subcontractors are required to pay not less than the Federal prevailing wage rates published by the U.S. Department of Labor for each classification of work performed on this project. Bidders are notified that there is a 7% MBE and 5% WBE participation goal on this project. A conditional or qualified bid will not be accepted. Award will be made to the low, responsive, responsible bidder and must be approved by the State Revolving Fund Loan as administered by the Indiana Finance Authority. For contracts over $300,000.00, in accordance with IC 5-16-13-10 and IC 8-23-10-0.5, Contractor must be qualified under either IC 4-13.6-4 or IC 8-23-10 (Indiana Department of Administration or Indiana Department of Transportation) before doing any work on a public works project. In accordance with IC 22-5-1.7-11.1, Contractors entering into a contract with the Owner, and contractors of any tier as defined in IC 5-16-13-4, will be required to enroll in and verify the work eligibility status of all newly hired employees through the E-Verify program (effective July 1, 2011), and comply with the reporting requirements of IC 5-16-13-11. In accordance with IC 5-22-16.5, Contractors entering into a contract with the Owner will be required to provide an Indiana Iran Investment Certification. In accordance with IC 5-16-13-11, Contractor shall submit an Employee Drug Testing Plan with their Bid and contractors of any tier as defined in IC 5-16-13-4 must comply with the drug testing requirements set forth in IC 4-13-18. Contractors shall complete a Drug Testing Plan Certification to be submitted with their Bid. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or minor defects in bids or bidding procedure, or reject any and all bids, or to accept the bid from the lowest most responsible and responsive bidder as exclusively determined by the Owner. Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids or authorized postponement thereof. No Bidder may withdraw a bid within 90 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Should there be reasons why the contract cannot be awarded within the specified period, the time may be extended by mutual agreement between the Owner and the Bidder determined by the Owner to be the lowest most responsible and responsive. Submission of a signed Bid by the Bidder constitutes acknowledgment of and acceptance of all the documents and terms and conditions of the Contractual-Legal Requirements and Technical Sections of the specifications in the Project Manual. The Contractor to whom the work is awarded will be required to furnish an acceptable Performance and Payment Bond each in the amount of 100% of the contract price and must be in full force and effect throughout the term of the Construction Contract plus a period of twelve (12) months from the date of substantial completion. The Contractor to whom the work is awarded will be required to purchase and maintain insurance coverage as described in the Contract Documents on an “occurrence basis”. Copies of the Drawings and Specifications for the work are on file (for viewing purposes only) at the Engineer’s office, Wessler Engineering, 5401 Vogel Road, Suite 410, Evansville, Indiana 47715, Telephone (812) 475-1690. All copies are distributed to Contractors and other interested parties by Wessler Engineering, Inc. (www.wesslerengineering.com/planroom/) for a non-refundable fee. A complete digital set of bidding documents is available for $150. A complete hard copy set of bidding documents is available for $250. An up-to-date Planholders List may be viewed at http://wesslerengineering.com/planroom/. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10 a.m. (local time) on June 24, 2021 at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street in Mount Vernon, Indiana. Bidders are encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid Conference. POSEY COUNTY REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT Dwayne Ackerman, President Attest: Cheryl Reich, Clerk-Treasurer Published in the Posey County News on June 15, June 22, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-219 THE TOWN OF POSEYVILLE, INDIANA TOWN COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2021-07-13-1 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE POLICY BY WHICH MEMBERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL MAY PARTICIPATE BY ELECTRONIC MEANS OF COMMUNICATION WHEREAS, P.L. 88-2021 (HEA 1437), SEC. 5, amended IC 5-14-1.5-1 et seq. (Act), effective April 20,2021 by amending IC 5-14-1.5-3.5 to prescribe new requirements by which members of the governing body of a public agency of a political subdivision may participate in a meeting by any electronic means of communication; WHEREAS, a member of the governing body may participate by any means of communication that: • Allows all participating members of the governing body to simultaneously communicate with each other; and • Except for a meeting that is an executive session, allows the public to simultaneously attend and observe the meeting; WHEREAS, the Act requires the governing body to adopt a written policy establishing the procedures that apply to a member’s participation in a meeting by an electronic means of communication and may adopt procedures that are more restrictive than the procedures established by I 5-14-1.5-3 .5{d); and WHEREAS, the TOWN Council (Council) is the governing body of the TOWN of POSEYVILLE, Indiana: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF POSEYVILLE, INDIANA: Section 1. (a) The provisions of the Act, including definitions, apply to this resolution. (b) This resolution shall be known as the “Electronic Meetings Policy” of the Council and applies to the Council and any committee appointed directly by the Council or its presiding officer. Section 2. (a) Subject to Sections 3 and 5, any member may participate in a meeting by any electronic means of communication that: (i) allows all participating members of the governing body to simultaneously communicate with each other; and (ii) other than a meeting that is an executive session, allows the public to simultaneously attend and observe the meeting. (b) A member who participates by an electronic means of communication: {i) shall be considered present for purposes of establishing a quorum; and may participate in final action only if the member can be seen and heard. (c) All votes taken during a meeting at which at least one {1) member participates by an electronic means of communication must be taken by roll call vote. (b) Members may participate in a meeting by any means of communication provided that: (1) At least a quorum of the members participate in the meeting by means of electronic communication or in person. (2) The public may simultaneously attend and observe the meeting unless the meeting is an executive session. (3) The minutes or memoranda of the meeting must comply with Section 4 of this resolution. (c) All votes taken during a meeting at which at least one member participates by an electronic means of communication must be taken by roll call vote. Section 7. This resolution shall be effective from and after adoption by this Council and compliance with IC 36-4-6-14. Section 3. (a) At least fifty percent (SO%} of the members must be physically present at a meeting at which a member will participate by means of electronic communication. Not more than fifty percent (50%) of the members may participate by an electronic means of communication at that same meeting. (b) A member may not attend more than a fifty percent (SO%) of the meetings in a calendar year by an electronic means of communication, unless the member’s electronic participation is due to: (1) military service; (2) illness or other medical condition; (3) death of a relative; or (4) an emergency involving actual or threatened injury to persons or property. (c) A member may attend two (2) consecutive meetings (a set of meetings) by electronic communication. A member must attend in person at least one (1) meeting between sets of meetings that the member attends by electronic communication, unless the member’s absence is due to: (1) military service; (2) illness or other medical condition; (3) death of a relative; or (4) an emergency involving actual or threatened injury to persons or property. Section 4. The minutes or memoranda of a meeting at which any member participates by electronic means of communication must: (1) identify each member who: (A) was physically present at the meeting; (B) participated in the meeting by electronic means of communication; and (C) was absent; and (2) identify the electronic means of communication by which: (A) members participated in the meeting; and (B) members of the public attended and observed the meeting, if the meeting was not an executive session. Section 5. No member of the Council may participate by means of electronic communication in a meeting at which the Council may take final action to: (1) adopt a budget; (2) make a reduction in personnel; (3) initiate a referendum; (4) impose or increase a fee; (5) impose or increase a penalty; (6) exercise the Council’s power of eminent domain; or (7) establish, impose, raise or renew a tax. Section 6. (a) If an emergency is declared by: (1) the governor under IC 10-14-3-12; or (2) the mayor under IC 10-14-3-29; members are not required to be physically present for a meeting until the emergency is terminated. Published in the Posey County News on June 22, June 29, 2021 - hspaxlp

3:57 p.m. - Suspicious - Caller advised that three males, ages 12-13, with a ﬁrearm with a scope, pointing it around - East Street, Griﬃn 7:27 p.m. - Harassment Male subject on a blue/purple motorcycle just threw a knife at the caller while he was passing him - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 8:38 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - A male is screaming at caller’s husband - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon June 10 2:19 a.m. - General Complaint - Male and female subjects have been making noise for two hours now - College

Avenue, Mount Vernon 6:51 p.m. - Loud Music - Loud music at neighbor’s house again - Lynwood Avenue, New Harmony 7:53 p.m. - Welfare Check - 20 year-old lady sitting on front porch swing, naked smoking some type of pipe. Caller advised that he yelled toward her and it appeared that it didn’t even phase her - West Street, Griﬃn 10:51 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Advised husband and caller are intoxicated and she wants him to leave - Roosevelt Drive, Mount Vernon June 11 7:22 p.m. - Noise Com-

2021-216 This notice is given that Space Station Storage, located at 11825 Old Hwy 62 East, Mt. Vernon, IN, will sell the stored property of the following unit at public sale on July 2, 2021. Unit #131 Justin Blanton Unit #569 Justin Blanton The stored property will be sold on July 2, 2021, at approx. 10:00 a.m. (weather permitting). The sale is held at the storage facility to pay the owner’s liens for charges incurred in maintaining and storing property pursuant to Indiana Code 26-3-8 (1-16). Published in the Posey County News on June 22, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-214 Notice of Sheriff’s Sale from Partition Action From the judgement in the Superior Court of Posey County, Indiana, Cause Number 65D01-PL-000420, Schenk v. Schenk, there will be exposed to Public Sale at: The Posey County Sheriff’s Office, 1201 O’Donnell Road, Mount Vernon, IN 47620. On July 22, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., the following described real estate shall be auctioned to the highest bidder: Common Address: 10701 Emge Road, Poseyville, IN 47633 Parcel Numbers: Parcel No.: 65-05-26-700-015.000-014 Parcel No.: 65-05-35-100-022.000-014 All questions regarding the aforementioned real estate should be directed to Liberman Technologies, LLC at (812) 434-6600. Published in the Posey County News on June 22, June 29, July 6, 2021 hspaxlp 2021-215 STATE OF INDIANA

) ) SS: COUNTY OF POSEY ) IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP; BKH-DOB 4/19/2019 AND ANGEL BURGESS (PARENT) WILLIAM HILL, JR. (PARENT)

plaint - Male with a bullhorn blasting sirens. People have asked him to stop but he won’t - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 10:03 p.m. - Criminal Mischief - Male subject intoxicated, bothering people - Vine Street, Mount Vernon June 12 9:57 a.m. - Suspicious Female yelling at the ground trying to eat it, stating she can’t take it anymore. Caller advised she has a back pack and is laying in people’s yards trying to eat the grass. Wearing blue shirt and camo pants - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 11:08 a.m. - Disorderly Conduct - Woman wearing blue shirt and camo pants is acting strange and causing a scene in the lobby - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 11:51 p.m. - Criminal Mischief - Advised male subject busted the window out of caller’s car - Second Street, Mount Vernon Civil Hoosier Accounts Service v. Paula Schweizer Capital One Bank (USA), N.A. v. Andrea Payne Goldman Sachs Bank USA v. Robert Pittman Heights Finance Corporation v. Brooke Simpson Discover Bank v. David Campbell LVNV Funding, LLC V. Matthew Martin

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TO: William Hill, Jr. Whereabouts unknown NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the above noted parent Whose whereabouts are unknown, that the Indiana Department of Child Services has filed a Petition for Involuntary Termination of your Parental Rights, and that an adjudication hearing has been scheduled With the Court. YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the Judge of the Posey Superior Court, 300 Main St., PO Box 745, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 for a(n) Termination Hearing on 8/16/2021 at 1:00 PM and to answer the Petition for Termination of your Parental Rights of said child. You are further notified that if the allegations in said petition are true, and/or if you fail to appear at the hearing, the Juvenile Court may terminate your parent-child relationship; and if the Court terminates your parent-child relationship you Will lose all parental rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations including any rights to custody, control, Visitation, or support in said child; and if the Court terminates your parent-child relationship, it Will be permanently terminated, and thereafter you may not contest an adoption or other placement of said child. You are entitled to representation by an attorney, provided by the State if applicable, throughout these proceedings to terminate the parent-child relationship. YOU MUST RESPOND by appearing in person or by an attorney Within thirty (30) days after the last publication of this notice, and in the event you fail to do so, adjudication on said petition and termination of your parental rights may be entered against you, in your absence, Without further notice. Daniel Jankowski, 27892-82 Attorney, Indiana Department of Child Services 1262 Main Street Mount Vernon, IN 47620 Published in the Posey County News on June 22, June 29, July 6, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-211 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDDERS Sealed Bids for two (2) Contracts (A: Wastewater Treatment Plant, and B: Collection System) for the Wadesville and Blairsville Sanitary Improvements Project, for the Posey County Regional Sewer District (herein called the “OWNER”) will be received by the Owner at the Posey County Health Department, 100 Vista Drive, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 until July 8, 2021 at 9:00 am (local time). After that date, bids will be received by the Owner in person at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 on July 8, 2021 at from 9:00 until 9:30 am (local time). Any Bids received later than the above time will be returned unopened. All Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud on July 8, 2021 at 9:30 am at Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620. Contract A: Wastewater Treatment Plant The work shall include: Construction of a headworks screening structure including a fine screen and Parshall flume, a Biolac basin including 20 air diffusers, an integral clarifier, a blower/electrical building including 3 blowers and a chemical room for a polymer injection unit, a WAS lift station including a wet well and valve vault, a sludge dewatering building including 2 geobags, a plant drain lift station including a wet well and a valve vault, a UV Disinfection building including a cascade aeration system, and an outfall structure. The work also includes yard piping, process piping, excavation, dewatering, regrading, paving, landscaping, coatings, electrical, instrumentation and control, clean up, and all other appurtenances necessary to complete the work shown on the project drawings and included in the project manual. Work shall be constructed under a Lump Sum and Unit Price Contract. The Owner will receive an optional deductive bid for the combination of Contract A and Contract B work. Bids shall be properly and completely executed on a State Board of Accounts Form 96 (Revised 2013). Each Bid shall be accompanied by the Contractor’s Bid Attachment (included with the Contract Specifications) to Form 96, a Financial Statement (completely filled out and signed) and a bid security in the form of an acceptable certified check payable to the Owner or an acceptable Bidder’s bond, in an amount of not less than 5% of the total bid price, in accordance with the Contract Specifications. The Contract will be awarded in accordance with the provisions of IC 5-16-13 for Public Works projects awarded after June 30, 2015. Pursuant to IC 5-16-13-7, the provisions of the law are incorporated by reference. The construction of the project is expected to be funded in part by a State Revolving Fund (SRF) as administered by the Indiana Finance Authority. The Contractor to whom the work is awarded shall comply with all requirements of said agency. In accordance with the Davis-Bacon requirements, all contractor and subcontractors are required to pay not less than the Federal prevailing wage rates published by the U.S. Department of Labor for each classification of work performed on this project. Bidders are notified that there is a 7% MBE and 5% WBE participation goal on this project. A conditional or qualified bid will not be accepted. Award will be made to the low, responsive, responsible bidder and must be approved by the State Revolving Fund Loan as administered by the Indiana Finance Authority. For contracts over $300,000.00, in accordance with IC 5-16-13-10 and IC 8-23-10-0.5, Contractor must be qualified under either IC 4-13.6-4 or IC 8-23-10 (Indiana Department of Administration or Indiana Department of Transportation) before doing any work on a public works project. In accordance with IC 22-5-1.7-11.1, Contractors entering into a contract with the Owner, and contractors of any tier as defined in IC 5-16-13-4, will be required to enroll in and verify the work eligibility status of all newly hired employees through the E-Verify program (effective July 1, 2011), and comply with the reporting requirements of IC 5-16-13-11. In accordance with IC 5-22-16.5, Contractors entering into a contract with the Owner will be required to provide an Indiana Iran Investment Certification. In accordance with IC 5-16-13-11, Contractor shall submit an Employee Drug Testing Plan with their Bid and contractors of any tier as defined in IC 5-16-13-4 must comply with the drug testing requirements set forth in IC 4-13-18. Contractors shall complete a Drug Testing Plan Certification to be submitted with their Bid. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or minor defects in bids or bidding procedure, or reject any and all bids, or to accept the bid from the lowest most responsible and responsive bidder as exclusively determined by the Owner. Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids or authorized postponement thereof. No Bidder may withdraw a bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Should there be reasons why the contract cannot be awarded within the specified period, the time may be extended by mutual agreement between the Owner and the Bidder determined by the Owner to be the lowest most responsible and responsive. Submission of a signed Bid by the Bidder constitutes acknowledgment of and acceptance of all the documents and terms and conditions of the Contractual-Legal Requirements and Technical Sections of the specifications in the Project Manual. The Contractor to whom the work is awarded will be required to furnish an acceptable Performance and Payment Bond each in the amount of 100% of the contract price and must be in full force and effect throughout the term of the Construction Contract plus a period of twelve (12) months from the date of substantial completion. The Contractor to whom the work is awarded will be required to purchase and maintain insurance coverage as described in the Contract Documents on an “occurrence basis”. Copies of the Drawings and Specifications for the work are on file (for viewing purposes only) at the Engineer’s office, Wessler Engineering, 5401 Vogel Road, Suite 410, Evansville, Indiana 47715, Telephone (812) 475-1690. All copies are distributed to Contractors and other interested parties by Wessler Engineering, Inc. (www.wesslerengineering.com/planroom/) for a non-refundable fee. A complete digital set of bidding documents is available for $150. A complete hard copy set of bidding documents is available for $250. An up-to-date Planholders List may be viewed at http://wesslerengineering.com/planroom/. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10 AM (local time) on June 24th, 2021 at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street in Mount Vernon, Indiana. Bidders are encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid Conference. POSEY COUNTY REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT Dwayne Ackerman, President Attest: Cheryl Reich, Clerk-Treasurer Published in the Posey County News on June 15, June 22, 2021 - hspaxlp

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Holly’s House gives young victims a place to be safe By Trisha L. Lopez An article about a Mount Vernon man pleading guilty to child molestation ran in the June 8 edition of the Posey County News. The article gave an overview of the crime and the sentence it carried, 20 years in prison. Posey County Prosecutor Thomas Clowers was quoted, saying that while nothing can take away the abuse the survivor suffered at the hands of her abuser, the sentence may bring some “measure of closure and justice” for the child. Justice for survivors of sexual violence is often elusive. Hard to discuss, harder to prove, statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice show that an estimated 63 to 74 percent of rapes, attempted rapes and sexual assaults go unreported to law enforcement. Some estimates place those numbers much higher. The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organiation, reports that a sexual assault is committed every 68 seconds in the U.S. Every nine minutes, that victim is a child. Just 25 out of every 1,000 perpetrators will end up in prison. Holly’s House in Evansville seeks to ensure that all survivors of sexual violence have a safe and neutral place for their voices to be heard. The Posey County News article said that the survivor reported the abuse to a friend and was “later interviewed by the forensic interviewers at Holly’s House, where the victim confirmed the sexual abuse.” Founded in 2008 by Holly Dunn Pendleton and Evansville Police Department Detective Brian Turpin, Holly’s House was created to empower sexual violence survivors by providing support, promoting justice and preventing violence. Holly’s House also connects survivors and their families with community resources and services available to help with the ongoing process of healing. Far from a cold interrogation room showcased on many television programs, the rooms where survivors share their truths with specially trained interviewers on staff at Holly’s House are warm and soothing. The walls

are adorned with colorful art, most of which is locally made. Toys and murals grace the rooms de- signed for the center’s youngest guests. V i d e o games and wall hangings f r o m Evansville-area schools give teenage survivors a sense of home. A thick binder featuring encouraging messages from other survivors graces a table in the teen room, reminding the room’s occupants to fight, believe in themselves and reassure them of their worth. “We are a non-residential child and adult victims’ advocacy center,” said Kristine Cordts, executive director of Holly’s House. “We work with people who have experienced sexual abuse, either as a child or as an adult. We also work with victims of domestic violence.” She said they also interview children that have witnessed crime. Cordts said that Holly’s House often gets involved after a trauma has been reported to either DCS or law enforcement. Holly’s House has a staff of 10 employees that work with DCS and law enforcement in Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties. “We can conduct an interview to hear what they’ve seen and allow them to tell their truth,” Cordts said. “Forensic interviewing is a very difficult occupation and most people only last four to five years because there’s so much secondary trauma involved. (Forensic interviewing) is a big piece of why Holly’s House was founded. It is something that, in our community, no one else can offer. When we bring families and individuals into Holly’s House, we make them feel welcome and we let them know that they’re in a trusted space.” Cordts said that they utilize a protocol called Child First which allows the child to lead the discussion. “We ask very limited, open-ended questions. The interview is neutral and can be utilized in court,” she said. “We don’t interview to get a disclosure. We interview to allow the child to share their truth, whatever that is. Sometimes we have situa-

tions where we want to make sure that the child is okay and they’ll bring them here and we’ll talk with them and they have really nothing criminal to share. Nothing bad has happened. We’re happy. Because it’s such a welcoming and neutral place, our interviewers are well trained, this is the best place to ask those questions.” Although interviews can be admitted into evidence, most children would still need to testify in court if a case is not settled, Cordts said. She said a lot of cases are settled out of court with a plea agreement, removing the need for children to testify. “Not to relive your trauma in front of your alleged perpetrator...that is something that no one should have to go through,” Cordts said. “The great piece of being able to record the interview is that we have the child speak their truth only one time. We bring in all the teams that worked with us through the multidisciplinary team.” Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham said his department works closely with Holly’s House. “We are dependent upon their expert interview skills, both with children and adults. They have been forensically certified to perform the interviews,” Latham said. “Interviewing a child is significantly different than interviewing an adult. It may be challenging because they have different terms and ways of thinking than adults. Providing a comfortable room where the victim feels less intimidated by the layout is key, and Holly’s House provides such an atmosphere.” He said that although his office has a “comfort” room in-house, the experience of the staff at Holly’s House makes their partnership essential. “Fortunately, we do not have a lot of child victim crimes. Holly’s House interviews child (victims) much more frequently. It’s so important to obtain the real story. Allowing those who do it much more often only solidifies our purpose in utilizing them as a resource,” Latham said. Posey County Prosecutor Clowers said that while he doesn’t have an exact number of cases on which his office has partnered with Holly’s House, they are involved in every case that involves a child victim. “Unfortunately, they are involved in far too many cases

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than we would all like to see,” Clowers said. Clowers believes so strongly in the work being done by Cordts and her staff that his office donated $2,000 to go towards the organization’s efforts to promote education, awareness and prevention in area schools. “Holly’s House provides critical resources for child and adult victims from Posey County. I’m proud to stand alongside Holly’s House in support of survivors of intimate abuse. I’m grateful for the prevention education efforts they are making in our local schools. We must be more diligent in protecting the children in our community and this is another step in that direction,” Clowers said in a statement at the time of the donation. Holly’s House uses Think First and Stay Safe, a program created by Child Lures Prevention geared at students in kindergarten through sixth grade, that helps children to identify and outsmart the lures used by predators and use personal safety skills to improve self reliance and raise self esteem. A 2016 CDC study on the prevention of sexual violence cited information gathered by the Child Molestation Research and Prevention Institute that said 95 percent of sexual abuse may be preventable through education. “We love the program because it is evidence based. It was started by someone who was researching what lures offenders would use. They met with offenders in prison and interviewed each one and did a comprehensive set of research based on those lures and developed the program around that,” Cordts said. She said there are 16 categories of lures used by sexual predators that are covered in the Think First and Stay Safe program: affection, assistance, pets, authority, bribery, ego/ fame, emergency, fun/games, heroes, jobs, name recognition, playmates, threats/weapons, pornography, computer/ on-line and drugs. According to the Child Lures Prevention website, the most effective programs teach skills over multiple sessions, provide opportunities to practice and include parental involvement. Think First and Stay Safe has been shown to have some remarkable results. The website shows that children who participate in these kinds of programs: show significant improvement in prevention knowledge and skills; and increased reporting by teaching young children to tell an adult when a situation confuses them or makes them uncomfortable. Before receiving the personal safety curriculum, few preschool and school-aged children said they thought they should report secret touching, but after receiving the program they re-

Posey County Prosecutor Thomas Clowers, on behalf of the Posey County Prosecutor’s Office, recently presented a donation to Holly’s House that will go toward its efforts to provide prevention education to local youth. Clowers shared, “Holly’s House provides critical resources for child and adult victims from Posey County. I’m proud to stand alongside Holly’s House in support of survivors of intimate abuse. I’m grateful for the prevention education efforts they are making in our local schools. We must be more diligent in protecting the children in our community, and this is another step in that direction.” Pictured are Posey County Prosecutor Thomas Clowers and Holly’s House Executive Director Kristine Cordts. Photo submitted ported they were more willing to disclose. “Holly’s House does an excellent job of discussing a very sensitive subject with our students,” said Dr. Matthew Thompson, superintendent of MSD of Mount Vernon schools. Thompson said that his teachers receive annual training as well. Cordts said the feedback her staff has received from parents has been positive. “It’s a complex situation and it’s not really a comfortable topic. People don’t want to talk about sexual abuse and they don’t want to think that it might happen to their kids, but the reality is one in 10 children will be sexually abused before they turn 18. We want to get that message out there and we want parents to have the tools. More importantly, we want kids to have the tools and feel empowered that if they are in a situation they can identify if it is a poor situation for them and they need to get out of there. Here are ways to identify that and, if something should happen to them, that they have identified trusted adults,” she said. She said parents receive a newsletter that talks about keeping their children safe online and how to identify some of the signs of abuse in their own or other children. While Holly’s House focuses on education for younger children, they partner with Albion Fellows Bacon Center in Evansville to work with adolescents and adults. “We work with counseling providers, so some of our providers are with Albion. They come in as an advocate and walk alongside adolescents who have experienced this type of trauma or adults. We also work with Lampion Center who provides trauma counseling for both children and adults. So even family members, even parents who

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The Birthday Boy, Gerald Dunigan, is all smiles as he sits on the Harley Davidson golf cart given to him for his 50th birthday 50 years ago. Western Hills Club Pro Heath Rigsby had the cart restored for Dunigan. Photo by Dave Pearce By Dave Pearce Sunday was a special day for men. Father’s Day, however, was extra special for Gerald Dunigan. Not only was it Father’s Day, but it was also the 100th birthday for Dunigan, a retired Mount Vernon dentist. Friends and family celebrated with a 2-5 p.m. open house at Western Hills Country Club in Mount Vernon, where Dunigan showed his grit and determination by hitting a few balls oﬀ the No. 1 tee in the heat and humidity. He made good solid contact and the ball went sailing into the fairway. He then returned to the indoors to greet family and friends who had arrived from several diﬀerent states to celebrate the occasion. However, on Saturday evening, friends and family gathered at The Red Geranium in New Harmony to reminisce. Dunigan chuckled when saying that one friend had indicated that he now has it made. “Check in the obituaries,” the friend told him. “Very few people die after they are 100.” Dunigan came to Mount Vernon via Oakland City, where he was raised a part of a large family. He did his undergraduate schooling at Indiana University and then attended St. Louis Dental School in 1941. His country then called for him. The war had begun and he found himself in San Diego, Calif., where he married his wife and the mother of their seven children in 1944. He returned to Mount Vernon in 1946 and fell in love with the community and the dental practice here. The practicing dentist in Mount Vernon at the time was Dt. Williams and the two became friends and co-workers. But again the Navy his country called and he returned to San Diego. After another two years of service, he again returned to Mount Vernon where they had established a home on Lower

New Harmony Road. He began to build his dental practice and worked as a Mount Vernon dentist for 45 years until his retirement in 1987. So if you’re doing the math, Dunigan has been retired for 34 years. He celebrated 52 years of marriage to his first wife Margaret. They married in 1944 when Dunigan was 23. The first daughter was Diane, who arrived in 1946. The next five were sones, until local educator Kelly Dunigan Jones completed the Dunigan family some 11 years after the birth of the last of the five sons. But retirement did not slow the man who greets each and every day with new determination and purpose. He spent many of his retired winters in Naples, Fla., where he also made new friends. Still today, he maintains his own home with his second wife Pauline. He remarried after he lost his first wife and spent some time in Petersburg where is brother practices dentistry. His brother is one of the oldest practicing dentists in Indiana. Dr. Howard Dunigan still enjoys an active practice in Pike County while his brother has returned to full time residency near Western Hills in Mount Vernon in 2006. The Dunigan family was comprised of six children in 11 years until the surprised of the family came 11 years later. “We joke that Diane and I are the roses with the five thorns between us,” Kelly said Sunday after the event. So why has he been blessed with good health and longevity? Dunigan’s father Arthur lived to be 87 and was the oldest of nine boys. He, according to his granddaughter, was just a phenomenal person, was a hard worker and expected hard work from everyone around him. As a matter of fact, on the day that he passed away at 87, he had tilled a one-acre garden and had cleaned out the gutters of his home. His son is still prac-

ticing dentistry. “My father has a lot of which to attribute his longevity for mostly every day when his feet hit the ﬂoor, he is moving and doing something. He is a hard worker and makes the best of every day,” Kelly said. Things changed a lot over the course of his career but the caring attribute has never changed. He still loves the science aspect of his career and he gets great joy out of hearing that people still have dental work in their mouths that he did during his career. He actually often hears those words. “My dad always loves people and that’s why he was

Farview Orchard co-owner Phyllis Reeves presents Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dunigan with peaches for his 100th birthday on Sunday. She said he likes apricots better but they are not yet available at the orchard this year. Photo by Dave Pearce enjoys his coﬀee group which consists of Mount Vernon icons Hank Hudson, Larry Horton, Bill Wilson, Bill Gooden, etc. He loves to start his day with a good cup of coﬀee and good conversation. He lost a good friend recently in Bob Webster. His sharp wit and instant recall of everything from history to presentday politics make him a favorite for reminiscing. Many people over the years have asked him why he chose Mount Vernon and his daughter has heard him say many times, “Mount Vernon

Members of the Dr. Gerald Dunigan family celebrated his 100th Birthday at an open house held at Western Hills Country Club on Sunday, June 20, 2021. Pictured front row, l to r, are: Devin Dunigan, Mauve Dunigan, Maggie Albart, Kendall Dunigan, Ellie Dunigan-Atley, and Benjamin Dunigan. Second row, l to r: Kaiya Dunigan, Mateo Dunigan-Atley, Amanda Dunigan, Emily Jones, Maggie Jones, Kelly Michael Dunigan, Christopher Dunigan, Corda Dunigan, and Molly Jones. able to build a successful practice in the area,” Kelly Jones said. “There were a lot of people who would have loved to have been on Sunday afternoon had they been able.” Dunigan stays busy and

is where people came to. It was a destination for so many people. During his dental practice, Mount Vernon was a thriving community. In the early days of General Electric, expected their employees to live here and it was a grow-

At left, German American Bank Team Members John Newcomer, Matt Zeller, Alvin Basham, and Curt Welte took ﬁrst place at the Annual Young Life Golf Outing held Thursday at Cambridge Golf Course. Photo submitted

ing place for a very good part of his career.” One of the treasured friends in attendance on Sunday was Ruth McDowell. She and her husband along with Dunigan and his family “did life together.” At 102, she still recalls many of the happy times the two couples enjoyed while going through many similar events together, beginning with dental school together and also went to San Diego at the same time. Their special friendship has spanned over more than 80 years, including the winters in

looks positively to the future. When his feet hit the ﬂoor, he is moving and ready to make the best of the gift of that day. “He has always taken great physical care of himself but he grew up eating fried chicken and the foods of the time,” Kelly said with a smile. Six of the seven Dunigan children remain along with 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. He is very proud of the value of education he instilled in his family.” The evidence of that shows through in the education levels of his children and their

Third row, l to r: Aaron Dunigan-Atley, Anne Albart, Kathy Dunigan, Dr. Gerald E. Dunigan, and Pauline Travers Dunigan. Fourth row, l to r: Kate Dunigan-Atley, Steve Albart, Ron Compton, Dianne Dunigan Compton, Janet Dunigan, Joe Cuttrell, Kelly Dunigan Jones, Brittany Dunigan. Back row, l to r:Matthew Dunigan, Ron Compton, David Dunigan, Mike Dunigan, Pat Dunigan, Tim Dunigan, Kyle Jones, Brendon Dunigan, and Jamison Dunigan. Florida. She lost her husband some 15 years ago. Despite having his share of joys and heartaches, he

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North Posey softball team honorees are Reserve Top Hitter Jenna Wehmer, Viking North Posey High School softball awards were presented at the recent banquet. PicAward is Kennedy Hallam, Top Defensive Player and Stolen Base Awards is Lauren tured are PAC Awards Honorable Mention Kennedy Hallam, Addie Fullop, Maddy Kihn, Varsity Top Hitter and Top Pitcher Award Erin Hoehn, not pictured Rookie of the Olander, Second Team was Haley Lowe, And First Team All State is Erin Hoehn and Year Addie Fullop. third team All State is Lauren Kihn.

St. Wendel Babe Ruth falls two straight nights to VFW By Chris Morlan The Saint Wendel Babe Ruth baseball team went into last week remaining as the only undefeated team in league play. On Monday, June 14, Saint Wendel traveled to Fort Branch to take on a good VFW team for their first of three meetings on the season. VFW crushed Saint Wendel’s undefeated record with an 8-2 win. In the top of the first inning, Ethan Stofleth and Caige Christie each scored a run to give Saint Wendel a 2-0 advantage. VFW’s Sean DeLong singled in the bottom of the first inning to start a three-run rally and take control of the

game at 3-2. After a rocky first inning, Tanner Boyd (VFW) controlled the game on the pitcher’s mound by not allowing Saint Wendel to score again. VFW scored a run in the third, fourth and fifth innings along with two more runs in the sixth inning to coast to the win. Saint Wendel had two hits in the game as a team. Caige Christie led Saint Wendel going two for two at the plate with one run scored, one stolen base and one walk. Isaac Luigs drove in one run, while Ethan Stofleth scored a run and Luke Martin walked once. On the pitcher’s mound, Dylan Ahola took the loss on two innings thrown. Ahola surrendered three hits, three runs, one walk with three strikeouts on 56 pitches. Evan Tuley came out of the bullpen and went four innings, allowing seven hits, five runs, no walks with five strikeouts on 62 pitches thrown. VFW had ten hits as a team. Tanner Boyd went three for three hitting with one double, four stolen bases and three runs scored. Boyd was also the winning pitcher and threw a complete game, allowing two hits, two runs, two walks with five strikeouts on 90 pitches. Jordan Wilson went two for four with one run, one RBI and one stolen base. Sean DeLong went two for four with one double, two RBI’s, two runs and five stolen bases. Noah Kuester went two for four

with one run and one stolen base. Justus Dill went one for two with one stolen base. Jesse Brogan scored one run and Max Wahl had one walk. Last Tuesday evening, Saint Wendel was back home against VFW for their second game in the last two nights. VFW wasted no time controlling this matchup and cruised to a 13-0 win in six innings. This was Saint Wendel’s second loss of the season. Jesse Brogan from VFW threw a shutout. Brogan went five innings, allowing two hits, no runs, two walks with nine strikeouts on 76 pitches thrown. VFW scored a run in the top of the first inning off a Jordan Wilson single. VFW had a huge fourth inning with five runs scored on hits by Sean DeLong, Tanner Boyd and Max Wahl. In the top of the fifth inning, VFW scored four more runs to put this game out of reach for Saint Wendel. Saint Wendel was held to two hits as a team. Caige Christie went one for two hitting. Seth Gentil went one for one at the plate. Mason Hanna had one walk and one stolen base. Luke Martin took the loss on the pitcher’s mound for Saint Wendel. Martin went four innings, giving up seven hits, eight runs, four walks with six strikeouts on 98 pitches. Isaac Luigs came out of the bullpen and threw one inning, surrendering four hits, five runs, one walk with two strikeouts on 30 pitches thrown. VFW had 11 hits in the game as a team. Jordan Wilson was perfect at the plate going three for three hitting with one double, three RBI’s, one run scored, one walk and one stolen base. Tanner Boyd went two for three at the plate with one double, two RBI’s, three runs and one stolen base. Sean DeLong went two for three with two RBI’s, two runs and one walk. Max Wahl went two for four with three RBI’s. Alex Spindler went one for three with one RBI, two runs, one walk and one stolen base. Justus Dill went one for three with one run and one stolen base. Noah Kuester scored two runs, one walk and three stolen bases. Coletin Barnes had one walk and one run.

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Avery’s Place benefitted from McKim’s Ribfest on a warm Friday afternoon. Pictured left to right are Heather Zwingelberg, Amanda Zwingelberg, Maureen Beste, Layna Dickey, and Sydney Deno. Avery’s Place This group of volunteers from Crane Credit Union spent Thursday working on the Welcome to Poseyville came about with a dream that Sydney Deno brought signs. Painting, landscaping, and cleaning were a few of the things on their to-do list. Pictured l to r are: Marissa to fruition with the help of others in the community. Lynch, Mindy Lindy, Justin Schmitt, Danielle Combs, Brittany Pruett, Breanna Spurlock, Beth Mason, Kellie Photo by Sally Denning Matthews, Beth England, and Josh Weiland. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

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