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NH bridge proponents continue to battle odds By Trisha L. Lopez In a town dedicated to the preservation of its history, the almost haunting sight of the longclosed nearly 2,600 foot steel bridge spanning the Wabash seems out of place. Blocked by concrete and a barbed wire topped fence, the story of the 1930 toll bridge which once ferried 700 to 1,000 daily travelers from White County, Illinois to New Harmony is one of confusion, neglect and abandonment. Located in both Indiana and Illinois, but unwanted by either state, the bridge sits...year after year...waiting for its next chapter to unfold as members of the quaint and charming town living in its shadow are left to speculate about its fate. It’s a story mired in murky, governmental red tape with more twists than could ever be fully addressed in the column inches available in a single newspaper article, but, like the decaying approaches of the bridge itself, has struggled to overcome the challenge of where to begin. New Harmony resident Lora Arneberg can see the Harmony Way Bridge from her kitchen window as she drinks her coffee every day. She remembers riding across the Wabash River under its distinctive trusses. Active in volunteer work advocating for local projects, Arneberg turned her curiosity about the aging bridge into a mission. “My grandmother lived in southern Illinois. As a kid, when we would go see her, that was

always the way we went to her house. That feeling of driving over...like you’ve arrived. There’s a totally different sense of approach when you come in (over the bridge). That’s why the visitor center was sited there, the Atheneum, the Richard Meier Building. They wanted people to have this historic bridge, see the river, and then drop down into this community,” Arneberg said. “That part of town is built around the idea of approaching the community through this structure. The feeling of approaching the community through the steel truss bridge… The river is such an important piece of our history here. You see it in a way from the bridge that you don’t anywhere else. It’s a special structure. It’s unique architecture in the way it was built. New Harmony is all about preservation. The fact that this is here and is in good enough shape to really be worth saving, I think it makes it an obvious path forward.” That path has taken Arneberg from New Harmony to the halls of state and federal government and led to a position on the state-created bridge authority tasked with finding a solution in her determined pursuit to see the bridge saved. “It’s just one of those things...somebody needs to do it. I was curious and interested and started looking into it. I always joke with people that I have a very high capacity for failure,” Arneberg said with a laugh. “There’s always been

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Ann Huelsmann, Madeline Grimm (AKA Betsy Ross), and Wendy Stone are all smiles as they prepare to participate in the golf cart parade Sunday in New Harmony. Photo by Dave Pearce

Brakie is guilty of drug charges Special to the News Brakie, age 31, had been an inmate at the On Wednesday, June 30, Brian C. Brakie, Posey County Jail since January 21, 2020 due of Mount Vernon, appeared to violating the terms of a probain the Posey Circuit Court and tionary sentence. Court records was sentenced by Judge Craig show that Posey County Jail ofGoedde to a total of five (5) ficers found a suspicious enveyears in prison after pleading lope addressed to inmate Brakie guilty to Conspiracy to Commit on May 11, 2020. The letter was Trafficking with an Inmate, as then provided to investigators well as admitting to violating a with the Posey County Drug probationary sentence. Task Force. Upon further invesAs part of his guilty plea, tigation, it was discovered that Brakie admitted to communicatthe letter contained an orangeing with another individual from colored substance under the seal the Posey County Jail on or bethat was consistent with a drug Brian C. Brakie tween April 1, 2020 and May 12, known as Suboxone. 2020 in an attempt to have Suboxone delivered to him at the jail. Continued on Page A4 New Harmony resident Linda Warrum is presented the Volunteer of the Year award at the 2021 New Harmony Fourth of July celebration. Carol Scarafia presents the award while Jeannie Maudlin applauds. Photo by Dave Pearce

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Warrum is NH Volunteer of Year By Dave Pearce As usual, the New Harmony Volunteer Award committee had their hands full this year when choosing a volunteer of the year. This year, resident Linda Warrum was chosen, based on nomination as follows. Linda Warrum is a consummate ambassador and volunteer for the Town of New Harmony. Twenty years as a paid tour guide has provided Linda with in-depth knowledge of New Harmony’s history and its founders, which she continues to share with interested individuals even though she has retired from the tour guide role. She is often sought out by media with questions regarding New Harmony’s history, and by visiting scholars researching Utopian communities and never fails to voluntarily share her knowledge. Linda was a20-year member of the New Harmony Association of Interpreters, a volunteer

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Robert A. Gibson

Special to the News Robert A. Gibson, of Mount Vernon, will serve prison time after entering a guilty plea that included admitting to being a habitual of-

fender. On the afternoon of Wednesday, June 30, Gibson, age 35, appeared in the Posey Circuit

Court where he was sentenced by Judge Craig Goedde to a total of six (6) years in prison after pleading guilty to Possession of Methamphetamine, the Habitual Offender Enhancement, as well as admitting to violating a prior probationary sentence. As part of his guilty plea, Gibson admitted to possessing methamphetamine in Posey County on February 8, 2021. He further admitted to having prior felony convictions for Theft in 2020, Possession of Methamphetamine in 2020, Possession of a Controlled Substance in 2020, Possession of Methamphetamine in 2018, and Attempted Burglary in 2013. Police records show that officers with the Mount Vernon Police Department responded

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Enjoying the heat of the battle Forty-year fireman still loves the job and the challenge

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By Lois Gray Grown men and women in their forties often stop Dale Wilzbacher when he is shopping to say “Hi, Fireman Dale” when they recognize their hero from childhood. The nickname fits and defines him, as he has been a Fire Prevention Officer for over 40 years. He is so well-respected that in 2016 a 9 Rescue 7 firetruck was dedicated in his name to honor his service to the Marrs Township Fire Department. He was named Firefighter of the Year in 1992 and again in 2015 and has been up and down the ladder of leadership through the years as firefighter, captain, district chief and assistant chief and now back to

firefighter. Marrs Captain Andy Logan nominated Dale for this week’s Hero Among Us column by writing, “Dale Wilzbacher has been a staple at Marrs Township Fire for 41 years. Starting in 1980, Dale has helped the department in many ways, but his biggest influence is in Fire Prevention. Dale has lead the Fire Prevention Program for as long as I can remember, He has taught probably thousands of kids fire safety in Marrs Elementary School, Saint Phillips School, Zion-Lippe Church Preschool and at several other church groups in Marrs and Robinson Township. Dale has made over 3,300 runs

in his career helping people in his community. The residents of Marrs and Robinson Townships should be proud to have people like Dale in their time of need, as well as the many children he has taught fire safety to for so many years.” Wilzbacher’s love for this volunteer job is evident as he describes his activities during Fire Prevention Week, always the first full week in October. “I work with kids from age three up to eighth grade. We practice fire drills where we use a nontoxic smoke to block exits and teach to always know where a second exit is. In Saint Phillips School, the preschool was in the basement and the teacher

and students learned to come out the basement windows when the exit was blocked,” he said. “On some occasions, we created a smoke blockage and firemen would come in fully dressed in uniform, complete with SCBA’s on (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus). As students filed out with the teacher during the drill, we would grab three or four and hide them away inside. Teachers would go through their rosters outside, report them missing, and firemen on the inside would be radioed. Students were awed when they found the missing. That’s how we do ac-

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JULY 6, 2021 Pictured are the judges and contestants for the 38th Annual Hagemann Award for Musical Performance. Left to right are: Michael Miller, Daniel Craig, Renee Bippus, Julia Kingery, Jacob Blankenship, Haley Curtis, Dr. Kenneth Steinsultz, Dr. Alanna Keenan. Photo submitted

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On Tuesday, June 22, four Posey County students competed in the 38th annual Hagemann Award for Musical Performance at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Mount Vernon. This special event is sponsored by Mr. Philip Hagemann, a composer-conductor native of Mount Vernon, Indiana and current resident of New York City. The scholarship competition is open to upperclassmen high school students in Posey County who audition for the music teachers at Mount Vernon and North Posey high schools. Of the seven total applicants, four students were selected to advance to the ﬁnal concert on June 22: Haley Curtis (senior percussionist at Mount Vernon HS), Jacob Blankenship (senior vocalist at North Posey HS), Renee Bippus (junior vocalist at Mount Vernon HS), and Julia Kingery (junior vocalist at Mount Vernon HS). Each of the four students prepared 15-20 minutes of music with styles ranging from modern marimba composition to classical Italian art songs and musical theatre. Each of the students worked for several months to prepare for the competition. The winner of the 38th annual Hagemann Award was Julia Kingery, a junior at Mount Vernon High School. Julia, a mezzo-soprano vocalist, sang six diﬀerent selections including "Bright is the Ring of Words," "Caro mio ben," "Now is the Month of Maying," "I Got Lost in His Arms," "So Big/So Small" from Dear Evan Hansen, and "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables.

Ryan Knight, Director of Vocal Music at Mount Vernon High School and Julia's teacher, commented that "Julia's performance was demonstrative of her passion for music and attention to detail. She prepared a very difficult set of songs for this event and managed to infuse a fresh sense of character to her performance. I'm so proud to watch all four of these students grow as musicians. I'm so glad we were able to have this competition again with the support of Mr. Hagemann after we were forced to cancel last year due to COVID-19. These students bounced back and it's an honor to watch them grow." Judges for the event included Michael Miller (Director of the Evansville Children's Chorus and Choir Director at F.J. Reitz High School), Daniel Craig (Associate Professor of Music and Choir Director at the University of Southern Indiana), Dr. Kenneth Steinsultz (Co-Director of the Music Conservatory and Director of Bands at the University of Evansville), and Dr. Alanna Keenan (Associate Professor of Music at the University of Evansville.) Julia will receive the $800 first prize award as well as an Alexander Scholarship in the amount of approximately $2000. The other finalists will receive a $400 prize for their achievements. Auditions for the 39th annual Hagemann Award will occur in early 2022.

2021 NH Music Festival and School Schedule Wednesday, July 7 12-12:40 p.m.: Pop-up Concert No. 1 Location: The Contemporary Gallery, 506 Main, Street, New Harmony, IN, 47631 Artists: Christopher Layer, Randy Tracy, Sue Logan Featured music: Scottish and Irish Music on Irish Flute, Pipes, Fiddle, Oboe and English Horn 6-9 p.m.: Public welcome Party and Open Folk Jam Session Location: Sara’s Harmony Way, 500 Church Street Hosts/Artists: Christopher Layer, Randy Tracy, plus local musicians and singers from the region. Thursday, July 8 12-12:40 p.m. CDT: Pop-up Concert No. 2 Location: The Workingmen’s Institute Library, 407 Tavern Street

Artists: Martha Waldvogel and friends Featured music: Celtic music, classical harp music. 7-8:45 p.m.: Festival Documentary Film and Q&A “HarmonistaFinding Festival” (2013) Location: Workingmen’s Institute Library, 407 Tavern Street Artists/Panel Host: Christopher Layer and friends. Friday, July 9 12-12:40 p.m.: Pop-up Concert No. 3 Location: The Cathedral Labyrinth, 301 North Street Artists: Alan Snow-Violin (Concertmaster, Evansville Symphony) and Randy Tracy-Violin (Concertmaster Billings Symphony) Featured music: Violin/Fiddle solos and duos, Bach, Scottish music, some surprises.

7-8:30 p.m.: Outdoor Piano & Instrumental Concert No. 1 Location: The Philip Johnson Rooﬂess Church, 420 North Street Artists: Kaufman, Kostraba, Benjamin Waldvogel, Layer, Tracy, Logan, Martha Waldvogel Featured music: DebussySyrinx(Kaufman), The Shores Of Lock Gowna(Layer/Waldvovel), Gershwin-Preludes(Kostraba), Benjamin Waldvogel Set, more... Saturday, July 10 9-10:30 a.m.: Outdoor Piano and Instrumental Concert No. 2 Location: The Philip Johnson Rooﬂess Church, 420 North Street Artists: Kaufman, Kostraba, Benjamin Waldvogel, Layer, Tracy, (Poss M. Waldvogel) Featured music: Celtic music, Classical music, New Orleans music, etc...

2-2:40 p.m.: Pop-up Concert No. 4 Location: Black Lodge Coffee Roasters, 610 Church Street Christopher Layer, Sue Logan (Oboe and English Horn Billings Symphony) Featured music: Celtic music for pipes, flute vocals and English Horn 7-8:30 p.m.: Outdoor Instrumental Concert Location: The Philip Johnson Roofless Church, 420 North Street Artists: Kaufman, Layer, Logan, Snow, Tracy, M. Waldvogel Featured music: Aaron Copland, P.E. Chedeville, Handel, Claire De La Lune, Mouret, Ibert, etc... Sunday, July 10 12-12:40 p.m.: Closing Pop-up Concert Location: TBA Artists:Mindy Kaufman-flute, Christopher Layer and friends Featured music: TBA

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JULY 6, 2021 Sara Arthur Sara Wilson Arthur, 58 of Evansville, Indiana passed away peacefully on June 30, 2021 surrounded by family. Sara was born in Wadesville, Indiana on September 29, 1962, the youngest of four to William and JoAnn Wilson. She graduated from Tell City High School and Western Kentucky University with a Bachelor’s Degree in psychology and childhood education. Sara was married to Robert Arthur in 1994, and together, they built a beautiful life in Saint Phillips raising their son Benjamin. Sara was a loving wife and sister, a fabulous mother, and a cool, supportive aunt. She was very devoted to her parents. She was wellknown and loved for her mischievous sense of humor and was fun, generous, and loyal to a fault. In addition to hosting many family celebrations and pool parties, Sara turned her passion for creating into a wedding ﬂoral business which she ran with her friend Terry for many years. She and Robert enjoyed cruises, trips to Florida and owned horses at their home. Sara is survived by husband Robert, sisters Julie Lindauer of New Harmony and Cynthia Pate (Brad) of Haubstadt, brother David

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Wilson (Pam) of Mount Vernon and nieces and nephew Emily, Amanda, Jillian and Jeremy. Preceding her in death were son, Benjamin and her parents. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 8, 2021 at Werry Funeral Home in New Harmony, Indiana, Pastor Cliﬀ Herring presiding. Visitation will be held 5 until 7 p.m. at the funeral home prior to services. In lieu of ﬂowers, donations may be made to Montessori Academy of Evansville, 4611 Adams Avenue, Evansville, IN 47714. The family would like to thank Premier Healthcare of New Harmony for their loving care of Sara since 2014. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuneralhome.com.

George W. Renschler, Jr. George W. Renschler, Jr. “Jun,” 89, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away July 2, 2021 at Deaconess Midtown. He was born August 28, 1931 in Mount Vernon, Ind., to the late George, Sr. and Floella (Meier) Renschler. Jun was a graduate of Mount Vernon High School. He was co-owner of Renschler Farm Equipment Inc., selling Allis-Chalmers farm equipment. Jun was a member of the Order of Owls Nest 3, Moose Lodge 497 and a 50 plus year member of the Eagles, where he had been past president and secretary. He was also involved with Boy Scout Troop 472 and was a scoutmaster for ﬁve years. Jun was a member of Faith United Methodist Church. He enjoyed camping and mowing grass. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elvira (Droege) Renschler; and brother, Don Renschler. He is survived by his children, Lisa Renschler and Mark (Bettina “Tina”) Renschler; grandchildren, Leslie Renschler-Poﬀ, Travis (Chloe) Renschler, Dawson “Tina” (Yarilyn “Jaddi”)

Renschler, Kayla McLean, Savannah McLean, Haley Seitz and Drew Seitz; and great-grandson, Coty Poff. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Rev. John Motz officiating and burial to follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Faith United Methodist Church. Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com

Ruth Helen Cunningham Ruth Helen (DeSpain) Phipps Cunningham, 86, of Evansville, Ind., passed away June 25, 2021 at Linda E. White Hospice House. She was born January 24, 1935 in Henderson, Ky., to the late James and Austa (Snider) DeSpain. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Cunningham; parents; sisters, Geraldine Thomason, Myrtle Stolzy and Lura Mae Alvey; brothers, Carl, James Otis, James Walter and James Joseph DeSpain. She is survived by her son, Paul of Henderson, Ky.; nephew, Tim Bishop (Judy); great-niece, Sarah Bishop; great-nephews, Matt and

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Rita J. Ziliak, 64, of Haubstadt, Ind., passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, June 26, 2021 after a two-year battle with cancer. Rita was born in Evansville on February 17, 1957 to Francis “Booby” Maurer and Bettye (Waterman) Maurer. Rita grew up in a large, close-knit family that included a twin sister and 10 additional brothers and sisters. Rita met the love of her life, Mark Ziliak, in June of 1975 on the dance floor at Lamey’s when her necklace broke. Mark helped her find the necklace on the floor, and the rest is history. The two married on Aug. 9, 1980 at Saint James. Mark was drawn to Rita’s bright spirit and contagious sense of joy, which made life more enjoyable for anyone who had the privilege of meeting her. Rita was the first to volunteer to beat you at clabber, the first to pull you onto the dance floor to jitterbug, and the first to strike up a conversation with a stranger … and walk away with a new friend. She also was the last to leave any party or celebration - never wanting the night to end. Rita, never realizing how special she was, often questioned what kind of legacy she would leave. Those who knew her undoubtedly would say her legacy is one of incredible love. Her big heart never stopped expanding to accommodate anyone who needed a helping hand or a little extra love. You always left a conversation with Rita feeling like a million bucks because she saw all your good qualities and never hesitated to tell you about them. She might let you know you’re the best mom, the greatest clabber player (though that title really belonged to her), the sweetest person, or the most beautiful person in the room. Though her heart had room for everyone, Rita reserved a special place in her heart for her kids and grandkids. As a young mom, Rita sacrificed vacations, new cars, and fancy clothes to be able to stay at home and raise her little ones. She never stopped taking care of her kids, though, even as adults. Rita spent some of her final good days making sure her kids would have everything they needed even after she was gone. Rita cherished the few years she had with her precious grandbabies. Mimi, as they called her, made life magical with surprise Amazon packages she sent to their doorsteps and egg hunts she organized at all times of the year because fun can’t be contained to Easter. The babies loved her so

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much that they would fight over who was able to sit on her lap at church. To say that Rita will be missed by many is an understatement. In addition to her husband of 40 years, Rita is survived by children, Adam Ziliak (Kim), Lindsey Ziliak, and Kelsey Halbig (Andy); grandchildren, Dylan Ziliak and Sadie and Lane Halbig; sisters, Judy Helmling, Mary Maurer, Dorothy Kuper (Mike), and Bet Bow (Jim); brothers, Paul Maurer (Patty), John Maurer (Gail), Mike Maurer, Donald Maurer (Holly), and Stephen Maurer (Karen); brothersin-law, Mark Loehrlein, Joe Ziliak (Karen), Rick Ziliak (Jeri), Stan Ziliak (Kim), Wayne Ziliak (Kellie), Jeff Ziliak (Laura), Jon Ziliak (Laurie), and Roger Ziliak (Mary Ellen); sisters-inlaw, Bobbie Biggs (Keevin) and Nancy Will (Terry); and many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews, whom she loved. In addition to her parents, Rita was preceded in death by infant daughter, Jessica Rose; twin sister, Rose Loehrlein; brother, Kenny Maurer; brother-in-law Danny Ziliak; and mother- and father-in-law, Mary Ellen and Leonard Ziliak. Visitation was held from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 1 at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 West Franklin Street, Evansville, Ind., and will continue from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday, July 2 at Saint James Catholic Church, 12300 South 50 West, Haubstadt, Ind. A Mass of Christian Burial begin at 10 a.m. Friday at the church, with Father Kenneth Betz officiating. Burial followed at Saint James cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Saint James Church or Fair Haven Foundation, which provides free housing to outof-town families receiving treatments at Indianapolis hospitals. Donations to Fair Haven may be mailed to P.O. Box 441683, Indianapolis, IN 46244. Donations also may be made directly online at www.fairhavenfoundation.org. Rita’s family also encourages everyone to honor her generous and giving spirit by doing something nice for someone who needs a helping hand.

Carol Ann TenBarge, 95, of Poseyville, Indiana, born to George and Mildred Hazel (Antle) Cottrell on February 2, 1926, near Poseyville, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She attended Poseyville High School then Central High School in Evansville, Indiana during WWII to work at the Chrysler Corporation inspecting tanks. She was a longtime democrat, enjoyed playing bridge, reading and music. She married Joseph C. TenBarge in 1949. A self-taught bookkeeper, she and Joe owned and operated a service station, T’s Restaurant and a Texaco oil distributorship. Surviving are her longtime companion of 27 years: Pete Turner; sons: Joseph C. TenBarge, Jr. of Austin, Texas and Donald C. TenBarge (Olivia) of Evansville, Indiana; daughter: Carol Jo Droege (James) of Mount Vernon, Indiana; brother: Roger A. Cottrell (Barbara) of Indianapolis, Indiana; sister: Priscilla Rutledge of Evansville, Indiana; eight grandchildren: Samuel Lawrence III, Christine Watson, Michael Droege, Eleanor TenBarge, Ryan TenBarge, Andrea TenBarge, Jason TenBarge and Sarah Hellenberg as well as three great grandchildren: Isaac, Clara Droege and Makayla TenBarge.

Allen Devaughn Bonner Allen Devaughn Bonner, 13, of Evansville, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Allen was born in Evansville, Indiana on March 25, 2008 to David Bonner and Cassie Banks. He was an eighth grader at Washington Middle School. Allen was a very friendly, funny, and athletic child. He played on the Bosse Cub Football team and was a proud Bosse Bulldog. Allen enjoyed playing football, wrestling, Xbox, and eating ice cream by the gallon. Allen was an organ donor and has given the gift of life to many other people. Allen will be missed by all who knew him. Allen is survived by his mother, Cassie Banks (Kevontae Hairlson) of Evansville, Ind.; father, David Bonner of Henderson, Ky.; sister, Jazmyne Morse of Evansville, Ind.; brother, Skyler Morse of Evansville, Ind.; step-sister, Arielle Hairlson of Henderson, Ky.; grandmothers, Teresa Banks and Susan Brooks; greatgrandmother, Karen Burns of Cynthiana, Ind.; greatgrandfather, Harold Burns of Evansville, Ind.; uncle, James Banks Jr. of Cynthiana, Ind.; and aunts, Devon

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Mike Bishop. Private graveside services are being held at Sunset Memorial Park. Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com

would like to thank everyone who made a donation to the cemetery fund during the last several weeks and over the Memorial Day weekend. However, we are still in need of donations to help with maintenance expenses. Contributions may be mailed to the Town of New Harmony, P.O. Box 340, New Harmony, IN, 47631. We would also like to extend a special thank you to the Tim Wiley family for placing the flags on the graves of the veterans, and to those who volunteered to collect the money, including Beta Chapter of Kappa, Kappa, Kappa.

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Bonner of Evansville, Ind., and Jessica Banks of Mount Vernon, Ind.; and by other aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. A celebration of Allen’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at Browning Funeral Home, 738 Diamond Avenue, Evansville, IN 47711. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may visit from 9 until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at Browning Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Vanderburgh County Humane Society, 400 Millner Industrial Drive, Evansville, IN 47710. Condolences may be made online at www.browningfuneral.com.

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Preceding her in death were her parents; husband: Joseph C. TenBarge, Sr.; brother: George A. Cottrell; sisters: Nancy Baker, Betty Ruth Wade Reynolds and Mary Lois Finn. Funeral Services were held at 2 p.m., Monday, July 5, 2021 at the Werry Funeral Home in Poseyville, Indiana with burial to follow in the Poseyville Cemetery. Pastor Jeff Long will be officiating. Visitation was held 10 a.m. until service time, Monday, July 5, 2021 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Poseyville Fire Department, PO Box 118, Poseyville, IN 47633 or Posey County Community Foundation, Cottrell Fund, 402 Main Street, PO Box 736, Mount Vernon, IN 47620. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

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‘Wilzbacher,’ continued from Page A1 countability checks,” he explained. Marrs Elementary students come out to the firetruck in the parking lot and take a tour. Goodie bags are provided to all students to remind them of fire prevention rules. “Second graders at Saint Phillips would take an annual field trip and walk to tour the station. We did many activities and watched a movie and ate snacks upstairs. It was a fun morning,” he recalled. During COVID, activities were more laid back, but Dale said students always got a goodie bag handout last October. “My wife, Connie, helps me with so much of this. We work as a good team.” Fireman Dale, originally from Haubstadt, got his first taste of fireman work when he rode along on runs with his firefighter father. He and Connie moved to this area in 1978 to be near his Bristol Myers Squibb job. He retired from that company in 2007 with 33.5 years of service after being slowed down with knee surgery. “I’ll be 70 this year so I slowed down at the department, too, and don’t crawl around on my knees. I do make sure the pumpers are always full of water though,” he remarked. He lives only about two miles from the station and

can make it to the call in three minutes. Dale received the title of Master Fireﬁghter and is a State Fire Instructor. He also has been a certiﬁed CPR instructor for the last twenty years. In addition to all that, he decided he wanted to learn how to be an EMT at age 60 and took the training to make it happen. “It’s just that extra step I can do to help people. I just love being an EMT.” Just yesterday, Dale worked an accident in which a young driver was hyperventilating and scared and he talked to calm her down. “I want people to know we in the community are here for them. For some, we are a familiar face and it helps to calm them and talk to them. They are upset and not feeling good and we are there to help them.” Dale and Connie are considered ‘outstanding’ members of Saint Phillips Catholic Church. They are the parents of two daughters and a son. They are grandparents to eight ranging in age from 19 to 4 years old. One daughter and her family lives in Noblesville, while her other two siblings still live in the local area. “We try to see all eight grandchildren play in sports from my four-year-old playing T-ball to

Solar hearing set for July 29 By Trisha L. Lopez Posey County Area Plan Commission members set a date for the preliminary hearing for the Posey Solar Project. The meeting eill be held on July 29. Mark Seib, APC president, suggested mem-

bers “pencil in” 5 p.m., on July 29 at the Posey County Community Center at the fairgrounds in New Harmony, but cautioned that the date is subject to change based on the status of the application filed by solar energy developer Tenaska.

‘Gibson,’ continued from Page A1 to a call at 11:35 p.m. on February 8, 2021 in reference to a fraud at Huck’s located at 631 West Fourth Street in Mount Vernon. During the course of the investigation, officers discovered that Gibson had an active warrant for his arrest out of Posey County for violating probation. Gibson was arrested without incident. A search of Gibson’s person found him to be in possession of methamphetamine. Gibson was transported to the Posey County Jail. After his arrest, Posey County Prosecutor Thomas Clowers elected to file the habitual offender enhancement against Gibson, which increased the possible penalties for Gibson based on him having at least three (3) prior unrelated felony convictions. “Gibson is a habitual criminal with multiple felony convictions, including prior convictions for theft and burglary,” commented Prosecutor Clowers. “Indiana law allows for habitual offenders to be held responsible for their prior criminal history, and that’s what happened here. I’m grateful for the investigation conducted by the Mount Vernon Police Department, which provided my office with the evidence necessary to secure another conviction against Gibson. My office will continue to aggressively prosecute those who are repeat offenders in our community.” Gibson will be transported to the Indiana Department of Correction to serve his sentence.

my nineteen-year-old playing volleyball for Trine University up north.” Fireman Dale is a lifelong learner, always ready to volunteer for something or learn a new skill. “I have a new interest I’m going to

try that I learned about yesterday. I am a veteran, having served in the military from 1971 to 1977. I think I’m going to start helping do military funerals,” he said with his usual enthusiasm.

Candace Reuter and Greg Elderkin were recently named Deaconess Stroke Ninjas for the month of May. They had a ﬁve minute scene time, and great patient care with an active stroke patient. Thank you for caring for our community. Photo submitted

‘Warrum,’ continued from Page A1 organization. Each year, she assisted with the organization’s many activities, including the artisans dinner during Heritage Artisans Days, the children’s pumpkin painting at Kunstfest, the Harmonist Bowling for Arts, and many other educational programs. For the past five years, Linda has dedicated one day a week to cataloguing, archival materials at the Working Men’s Institute for a total of more than one thousand, eight hundred and twenty hours of volunteer service. She is a member of the Working Men’s Institute, and as such, works alongside other interested individuals in furthering that organization’s objectives. For many years, Linda served as a member of the Town’s Parks/Tree board and was involved in the planting of trees during the New Harmony Bicentennial year. She helped keep the trees alive by watering them on a regular basis. Linda also served as the volunteer chair of the New Harmony Plan Commission and dur-

ing her tenure spearheaded the wooden-slat trash container project. Linda is a member of Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church and can be found many days a week pulling weeds or working in the office. She recently served two years as the Church’s Senior Warden and is its current Treasurer. Both are volunteer positions. While a member of Kiwanis, Linda served for eight years as secretary and helped each year to make the annual Fourth of July celebration a success by assisting at the picnic. She also volunteers each year at Kunstfest for both Kiwanis and her church. In the spirit of generosity and philanthropy, Linda shares her resources in support of many community organizations and initiatives including the New Harmony Project, the Ribeyre Gymnasium Restoration Group, the Jane Blaffer Owen Sanctuary, the Rapp-Owen Granary Foundation, Historic New Harmony/ USI Foundation, Under the Beams and the New Harmony Music Festival, among others.

‘Brakie,’ continued from Page A1 During the course of the investigation, the Drug Task Force was able to obtain correspondence between Brakie and a female regarding the mailing of letters containing Suboxone strips. At the conclusion of the investigation, the Posey County Prosecutor’s Office formally charged Brakie with Conspiracy to Commit Trafficking with an Inmate, a Level 5 Felony. Posey County Prosecutor Thomas Clowers commented: “Thanks to the prompt actions taken by officers at the Posey County Jail and investigators with the Posey County Drug Task Force, a potentially dangerous controlled substance was prevented from entering the confines of our county jail. In addition, Brakie was held accountable for his actions and will now serve added time in prison.” Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham stated:

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“This was outstanding work by the staff of the Posey County Jail in corroboration with the investigators. This type of incident reinforces my thoughts regarding the unfortunate need to purchase a body scanner in order to keep people safe and secure within the jail environment. By the hard work and dedication of the staff, they eliminated the potential threat of bodily harm from the pharmaceutical substance which they received through the mail. Although this incident involved the mailing of letters, we are beginning to see a trend of inmates attempting to smuggle items into the jail through storage within various body cavities. We must continue to be vigilant in our efforts toward maintaining a safe jail environment for both inmates and staff.” Brakie will be transported to the Indiana Department of Corrections to serve his sentence.

July 6 - William J. Kincheloe, Barbara McCoy, Larry Kahle, Randy Giles, Jeff Goad, Brad Lowery, Philip A. Werry, Beth Wilson, Jeremy Farmer, Cara Huebner, Paul Tucker, Janet Miller, Beth Tucker July 7 - Todd Allen, Charles M. Hempfling, Katie Thompson, Emily Blair Nix, Joshua A. Gish, Parker Gross, Elle Jo Johnson, Marsha Cattles July 8 - Phyllis A. Hawley, Heather Kirk, Justine Schmidt, Brandon Hamman, Samantha N. Muncy, Bob Scarafia, Hannah Williams, Noah Gene Pharr July 9 - Molly Schneider, Sofia Mittino, Cecelia Scarafia, John Williams, Becky Lipskoch, Kelsie Wolfe, Eren Hottel, Cathy Dowers, Der-

ek Latshaw July 10 - Bill York, Coleman Heriges, David Lyke, Tammi Pﬁster, Averie Melea Stone, Ann Angle July 11 - Joshua Harris, Tom Cochran, Peyton Seymour, Marcia Austin, Tyler Chapman, Tessa Lechner, David Osborne, Keely Winiger, Aiden Moore, Maria Nelson, Arvilla Boberg, Bob Hargett, Bessie Allyn, Bessie Stillwagoner July 12 - Shane Oglesby, Jan Lowery, Jan Morris, Laura Nicholson, Roger Wasson, Caitlin Woods, Robert Rainey-Combs If you have a name to be included, please send to: Posey County News, P.O. Box 397, New Harmony, IN 47631, or email: news@ poseycountynews.com

National and Local News 100 Years Ago News From The Western Star, July 6, 1921 - Mount Vernon

Note: News in this issue includes: Fourth of July Picnic a success, cyclone causes injury, wheat threshing, a wheat threshing dinner at the Ritzert’s, U.S. citizenship for several from Posey, baseball news, and many news briefs and personals. July the Fourth At Black’s Natural Park A Success - Nearly 2,000 people were in attendance at the Old Fashioned Basket Picnic and Independence Day celebration at Black’s Natural Park Monday. The Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce was responsible for the Big Free celebration, and the people accepted their invitation to spend the day in the shade of the big trees and enjoy the ﬁne breeze, the splendid band concerts, the baseball game, and various other sports. The weather was ideal for such and not a ripple of discord was heard throughout the day. Large Barn Blown Down: Trees Uprooted By Cyclone Two farmers injured, one of whom will never recover from the eﬀects of his injuries, a barn blown down and wrecked, trees uprooted, corn laid low to the ground, gardens damaged and shocks of wheat carried for several miles are the result of a cyclone that raged from 3 until 4:30 Wednesday afternoon on the Black-Point Township Line Road four miles west of the city. The radius in which the cyclone passed and did its damage was about two miles in length near the College Point School and Zoar E. M. Church. Wheat threshing was in progress on the Mike Roos farm,

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south of the church, when the storm began. The men about the machine realized that it was going to be severe and took refuge under a shed next to the barn. Ten men, together with as many teams, had hardly sought shelter when the barn was picked from its foundation and completely wrecked. William Benner, age 36, was caught and pinned under the wrecked shed, and when released by the men, it was found that he was badly injured. Besides suffering a deep gash to the head, cuts to the ears, and injury to his back, it is also thought that he was injured internally. Richard Ashworth, age 40, was also injured. He was struck by a large timber when making his escape from beneath the shed. None of the other men suffered injuries and it required the services of all of them to extricate Mr. Benner from the debris. The teams became frightened and ran about the farm as if mad. Several of the wagons to which they were hitched were damaged. Following the cyclone, rain in torrents came down for 15 or more minutes, but the water did no damage beyond carrying wheat shocks from the fields to the roads and gullies. The Short ambulance was called into service in order that the patients might be brought to this city and later removed to a hospital. Wheat Threshing - During the past 10 days, the hum of the wheat thresher has been heard in all sections of Posey County, and by the middle of next week, it is thought that all fields will be cleared of the shocks and plowing will be started. This year’s crop was not as good as expected - seven to ten bushels being the average. Wheat Threshing Dinner At The Ritzert’s - Several from this city had the pleasure of partaking in a wheat threshing dinner last Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ritzert in Marrs Township. If one has not been fortunate enough to partake of these dinners, they cannot realize how good they are. Well, the tables were just loaded with good things of all kinds to eat, and generally the invited guests eat until they just can’t eat any more, and when one does this, we judge that these meals are sumptuous, and that is all there is to it. Admitting To U. S. Citizenship - At last month’s naturalization meeting, the following were admitted to full citizenship: August Krittenstein, Adolph Bautz, Simon Brandt, Herman Korsmeier, Charles Kreie, Christian Thielman, Sebastian Hertel, Adam Zuspann, Fred Roehr, Martin Stierle, Fred Keitel, John Bleach, John Wolf, Carl Statz, William Beste, August

Neumann, Fred Knollman, and Margaret Lurker. Baseball - The Mount Vernon team journeyed to Owensville Monday and was defeated by that team thirteen to six. Poor umpiring was the factor. The Knights of Saint John defeated Point Township Sunday afternoon eighteen to seven. Oliver defeated Jeﬀries by the score of six to one. Redman pitched for Oliver. Farmersville beat Stewartsville on July 4 by the score of nineteen to two . The game was a comedy and a farce. National Baseball - Babe Ruth is fast speeding on his way of breaking his last year’s record in home runs. News Briefs And Personals - Coliseum Board Meets With Architect - Trustees will soon receive bids for the Memorial Coliseum. Births - Born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Fuelling, Wednesday, a daughter. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Israel Turner, Tuesday, a daughter. Rev. and Mrs. M. J. Betz announced the birth of a son, Wednesday, named Paul Raymond. Sick List - Miss Lillian Oeth, who is a patient at Walker’s Sanitarium, is improved. Mrs. Fred Blesch, who has been taking treatment at Walker’s Sanitarium, is much improved in health. The Star Receives Peaches - Thank you, Carl Weilbrenner, for a supply of big, juicy peaches. Visits - Oral Erwin was in the city Tuesday and while here, gave us a call. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schreiber entertained several relatives at their home at Caborn on July 3 and 4. Quite A Crowd Gathered Sunday, July 3, at the home of William Lang to surprise him on his 51st birthday. The guests all came with baskets and boxes ﬁlled with lots of good things for the dinner table. Many adults came with many children. Children present were Misses Marie, Matilda, Viola, Elfreida, Erma, Selma, Olivia, and Augusta Lang. Messrs. Henry Lang, Jr., Walter Nix, Virgil Espenlaub, Herman and Paul Herrenbruck, and Theophil Kettelhut. Marriage Licenses - Victor Horick and Mary Cisney; and Emma Fullinwider and William Barr of Murphyboro , Illinois. News From Mt. Vernon 125 Years Ago - Wheat threshing has begun and farmers are selling the same at prices ranging from 48 to 50 cents per bushel. Thresher Injury - While feeding a thresher yesterday morning on the farm owned by Jimmy Derrington, John Foster lost his left hand by having it caught in the cylinder of the machine. During the electrical storm Saturday night, a large barn on the Boyce farm was struck by lightning and a horse in the barn was killed.

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NHBA welcomes your dream venture Emily Simpson of Owensville, Ind., and Kyle Rexing of Haubstadt, Ind., announce their wedding on July seventeenth at Saint James Catholic Church in Haubstadt, Ind. Parents of the bride are Denny and Diana Simpson of Owensville, Ind. Parents of the groom are Kent and Missy Rexing of Haubstadt, Ind. The bride is a graduate of Gibson Southern high school in 2015 and from Purdue University in 2018 with a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition Science. Emily is employed by Mead Johnson as a produce Development Assistant. The groom is a graduate of Mater Dei high school. Kyle is employed by the family farm.

By Lois Mittino Gray sunflower encouraging tourists to “Plant Your How do you make those empty storefronts Business Here.” It practically screams out, look appealing to visitors to a community? “Hey, Why don’t you think about doing that How can you take those depressing spaces and dream after all?” turn them into a positive statement? The vivid sunflower was designed by Laura Members of the Design Committee of the Foster Nicholson, a member of the Design ComNew Harmony Busimittee. Other memness Associates tackled bers are Kent Schutte, those questions in these Mary Beth Guard, Anhard post-COVID econette Buckland, and nomic times by “thinkRebecca Boskey. The ing out of the box” and project, which will inup onto the windows. clude any other vacant They came up with a businesses wishing to positive project using advertise availability, is color and cleverness to privately funded by an attract potential store anonymous donor. “As owners. a Business Associate “Plant Your Busimember, I volunteered ness Here” is the theme to get an artist to paint of the promotion to get it on the window. I endtourists to think about ed up doing it myself,” setting up a business Volz said with a smile. in New Harmony. “So “All I have to do is add many times, we hear the contact informavisitors talk about how Linda Volz by the sunﬂower window tion.” lovely our historic town she painted. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray Director Volz hopes is. They remark about to do another widow what a great place to retire and to live a slower soon, possibly the one on the old movie thelife. Many time they look wistfully at an empty ater or the old bank. “I need to have permission shop and say they would love to open a busi- from the owners to put anything on them.” ness here,” said Hoosier Salon Director Linda Other businesses have been approached to Volz. “We are asking them, Why Not?” see if they would like to have a painted window Volz was hired by the Committee to paint the to advertise their information. Persons wishing first window in an empty storefront on Church to take the NH Business Associates up on their Street, between the Antique Mews and the offer may call any of the committee members Yellow Tavern. Instead of the dismal empti- listed above or leave a message at the website ness of dirty glass, the window has tall yellow or their Facebook page.

Where is Willow contest

New Harmony American Legion Post 370 Auxiliary recently installed the Officers for 2021-2022. Pictured l to r are: Membership and Sergeant at Arms Rose Nearly everyone who has Wilkinson; Unit Treasurer Tammy Anderson; Secretary Diane Hardy Davis; Presispent much time around New dent Joyce Penner; Bar Manager and Second Vice President Sara Neuffer; First Vice President Beverly Wilkins; and Past President Tammy Lyke. Photo submitted 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 Please help us in congratulating Mr. William Reynolds, Jr. and Ms. Kim Miller on Willow in a different New Harsuccessfully completing all of the requirements of the ACCEPT program. The official mony place. The object of the graduation will take place next week, but they both were able to sign the ACCEPT game is to take a guess each board recently. Photo submitted 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 ﬁfth 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.

PC Sheriff, Prosecutor to host community forums In Poseyville and in Mount Vernon Posey County’s Sheriff, Tom Latham, and Prosecutor, Thomas Clowers, will host community forums in July to discuss recent changes to Indiana’s laws, as well as address public safety topics specific to Posey County. The community forums will be free and open to the general public. Details are listed below: Date: Thursday, July 15; Time: 6 p.m.; Location: Poseyville Community Center, 60 North Church Street, Poseyville, IN 47633 Date: Tuesday, July 20; Time: 6 p.m.; Location: Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620

“The citizens of Posey County are our eyes and ears, and this is an opportunity to address any concerns or questions one may have,” said Sheriff Latham. “Prosecutor Clowers and I have wanted to host these forums for quite some time; however, unfortunately the pandemic delayed our ability to do so. We look forward to meeting those who attend and discussing with them the needs and concerns of our community.” For more information or to submit comments or suggestions, please email Tom.Latham@ poseycountyin.gov or Thomas.Clowers@poseycountyin.gov.

Thank You to the Women’s Fund of Posey County in the Posey County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation Alliance, Inc., for their Grant funding of $1,000 to be used towards our Summer Kid’s Feeding Program. During the school year, families may qualify for the free or reduced lunch program and therefore receive assistance through the school. The Summer Kids Feeding Program was designed to help those families over the summer months when school is not in session and includes breakfast, lunch, and snack items that the student can prepare themselves. This distribution takes place every two weeks over the summer. Remaining distribution dates: July 9 and 23 (Friday’s) from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Make sure and ideas are still pertinent today and are worth to bring photo ID to River Bend Food Pantry, 716 Locust Street, Door 2, Mount Vernon, IN examining in poems, stories and essays as a way 47620. Contact us at: PO Box 225, Mount Vernon, IN 47260, 812-838-3841, riverbendfoodof keeping them alive and relevant. I’m excited pantry@yahoo.com, and on Facebook. to read the outcomes of this contest.” Poems should be no longer than two pages; essays should be between 500-1,500 words; and short stories may be up to 10 pages (using a 10 point font or larger). Works will be judged on originality and content, not on length, in three age groups: under 13, 13-17 and 18+. Prizes will be awarded to each age group. First place will be awarded $100, their and works will be featured in Anniversary communications, social media, events and exhibition. Second place will be awarded $25 and be featured in Anniversary communications and social media. Detailed rules and submissions can be found at USI.edu/RO250WritingContest This program has been made possible through a grant from Indiana Humanities in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information about Historic New Harmony, contact Erin McCracken Merris, Marketing Specialist for USI Outreach and Engagement, at emccracken@usi.edu.

Historic NH extends creative writing contest deadline Historic New Harmony extends the deadline to August 1 for the global creative writing contest celebrating the 250th Anniversary of Robert Owen’s birth. Writers are asked to creatively connect one of Robert Owen’s philosophies, passions or aspects of his life with current world events in poems, essays or short stories. The contest is sponsored by the Working Men’s Institute in Partnership with Indiana Poet Laureate, Matthew Graham. Matthew Graham, Professor of English Emeritus, the Indiana Arts Commission Indiana Poet Laureate, will judge the entries. As Poet Laureate, Graham visits schools and libraries, offers advice to the commission concerning ways to further the art of poetry in Indiana and represents Indiana and the art of poetry to the education community and the public. “Robert Owen was a social reformer way ahead of his time. He believed in reforms for women and workers’ rights, including an eighthour workday, youth education, early child care, free public libraries and museums and especially a liberal education for all,” said Graham. “Although he disdained organized religion, he became a spiritualist in later life. Owen’s concerns

River Bend Food Pantry gives thanks, free kid’s lunches

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Troop 375 of Mount Vernon is sending six boys and two adults for a 12 day, 54 mile backpacking adventure at Philmont Scout Reservation in New Mexico. The group departed July 1 and will travel to Saint Louis and board a train for New Mexico. From there they will set oﬀ for 10 nights in the back country. It will be a memorable adventure. Pictured left to right are: Joe Anderson, Josiah Anderson, Beau Baldwin, Isaac Parmenter, Dalton Kuhn, Colton Green, Cade Pierce, and Ryan Parmenter. Photo submitted

Railroad Worms glow around IN

This photo should answer any question as to why this showy species, aka glowworm, is commonly called a railroad worm. State Range: Statewide, although they are not abundant. Habitat: Damp soil and leaf litter in forests and along trails.Adult Size: Larviform female grows up to three inches long, male to about .08 inch. Diet: Preys on small invertebrates like millipedes, snails, and slugs. By Amelia Wildeman segment lighting up to look One of the simple pleasures like a tiny train of railroad cars of hot summer nights is enjoy- or glowing railcar windows, ing the “living light” emitted thus earning their name. by a surprisingly wide variety They begin life as an egg in of creatures. the loose soil and leaf litter in Examples of biolumines- damp places. Once hatched, cence, the term for a crea- the larvae are predatory, colture’s ability to produce light, orful, and swift as they scurry are found among fish, fungi, about hunting other small bacteria, and jellyfish. The invertebrates as prey. Often, most widespread living lights they stalk millipedes, and are fireflies, sometimes called they can sometimes be found lightning bugs. Memories curled up in the shell of one of catching these insects on they have just made a meal of. warm evenings brings a smile Young railroad worms have to many Hoosiers. One spe- colorful double red spots on cies, Say’s firefly, is Indiana’s their bodies. As they mature, state insect. things get stranger. The male An often-overlooked bio- develops into a small, fireluminescent is the railroad fly-like creature with large, worm, sometimes called the plumed antennae. The female glow-worm. stays in her larval shape and These firefly relatives are turns a plump, pale, creamy in the genus Phengodes. On yellow. This larviform female these same steamy nights, creates a burrow and only railroad worms, although not hunts nearby. She relies on plentiful, can be found across pheromones to attract males. the state on the ground in soft Males are rarely seen, and damp woods, forest edges and they live for only a few weeks open lawns. as adults. Once attracted to the Railroad worms don’t flash female’s vicinity, males use like fireflies. Instead, they their extensive antennae to give off a constant glow, each find their mate. Mating then

Crane recognized as one of Indiana’s Best Credit Unions Crane Credit Union has been named one of Indiana’s best credit unions by Forbes for the third time in four years. Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to survey more than 25,000 people in the U.S. about their banking relationships. Forbes asked consumers to rate credit unions on trustworthiness, digital services, financial advice, branch services, and general satisfaction. Forbes awarded the credit unions who received the highest ratings with the title “BestIn-State” Credit unions were rated on overall recommendations and satisfaction, as well as five subdimensions (trust, terms and conditions, branch services, digital services and financial advice).

occurs, eggs are laid, and the adults live out their summer lives, continuing the cycle. Spotting a railroad worm in all its glory should be on everyone’s bucket list. To find one, go on a night walk but keep your flashlight off. Search along streams, other wet places, and in your backyard. If you are lucky enough to find a railroad worm, take time to marvel at its glow, but be sure to leave it be. If you don’t see any in your yard, lawn chemicals might be to blame, as they are a threat to both fireflies and railroad worms. By abstaining from using lawn chemicals, you will help keep these lights shining. The time to enjoy our living lights has arrived. They are one of many natural features that make Hoosier summers something to behold. Amelia Wildeman is interpretive naturalist at Harmonie State Park, awildeman@dnr.IN .gov.

Visit us at www.poseycountynews.com WMI’s Artifact Under Exam by Marlene Huffaker and Linda Warrum Parents and educators are always looking for ways to make learning fun and interesting for today’s children, but educational games are nothing new. The Working Men’s Institute has a copy of a 19th century educational gameboard with a New Harmony connection. Science in Sport or the Pleasures of Natural Philosophy (A New Instructive Pastime) was a board game published in 1805 by John Wallis of London. John Wallis, along with his sons, was a proliﬁc publisher of English board games in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Their many interests, as cartographers, sellers of books, music and maps, may have inspired his creation of games with an educational slant. Robert Owen purchased the game for two of his sons, “Master (Robert) Dale Owen and Master Richard Owen.”

We do not know the ages of the boys when they received the game, but knowing Rob-

ert Owen’s commitment to education, we can be assured that he wanted learning to be enjoyable for his children. Robert Dale Owen was born in 1801 and Richard in 1805, so the game had likely been on the market for a few years when they received this gift. There are 35 illustrated spaces on the game board and the “laws” of the game, e.g., “No. 1 – Each player must have a pyramid and four counters of the same color. No. 2 –

The first player is to be determined by spinning the totum, the highest spinner to be the first player. No. 3 – The first player must read the introduction aloud before he begins to play.” Some of the categories on the board include Natural Philosophy, Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Acoustics, Electricity and Astronomy. The illustrations in the spaces correspond with the categories and the center illustration – the ultimate goal to be reached – is of The Falls of Niagara. Was this game an inspiration to the Owen brothers and their pursuit of science? Upcoming at the WMI: Farmer’s & Artisan’s Market on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon Summer Reading Program July 1 through August 5 Chili Cook-Off on October 16

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. July 7 at 10 a.m. - Ornament of the Month Club: Baby penguin - Join Monica as she shows you how to create a cute baby penguin ornament. Registration is required and begins June 23. July 7 at 3:30 p.m. - Cinderella Stories from Around the World-Italian - Miss Samantha will read this Cinderella story online on our FB page. This will conclude our Cinderella Stories from Around the World series. July 9 at 8 p.m. - Shrek interactive movie - We are having another fun movie at RIverbend Park. Interactive kits will be available for kids ages three-18. Check out our FB page or call for details. July 8, 15 and 22 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. July 10, 17 and 24 at 10 a.m. - Chapter Chats - Join us on our Facebook page to hear Miss Janis read a selection from the book Magic Tree House #47. July 12, 19 and 26 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-and-make-it craft kit. July 13 at 2 p.m. - Teen Crafternoon: Bead Lizard Keychains - We’re bringing back a classic summer camp craft, the Lizard Lanyard. Learn how to make a cute keychain with us. July 13 at 6 p.m. - Novels at Night: “The Exiles” by Christina Baker Kline - Join us for a discussion of The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline at 6 p.m. (location to be determined). Masks recommended. July 14 at 3:30 p.m. - Hovey Lake Join us at Hovey Lake to hear Zach, manager of the Park, show and tell us about the ﬁsh and wildlife of this very unique wilderness, and the interesting history behind this special natural area, in our own Posey

County, and all it has to oﬀer. Bring a chair and your mask and meet us in the parking lot and shelter house at 3:30 p.m.. No registration is required. July 15, 22 and 29 at 10 a.m. - Adult Drawing and Watercolor Workshops This free series is for anyone wishing to learn or perfect skills in drawing or watercolor. We will be meeting in the Ohio/Wabash room for the ﬁrst workshop. Masks are required. If you have questions call Stan Campbell at 812-838-3286. Must provide your own art supplies for this program. July 15 at 10 a.m. - Take & Make Tween, Teen and Adult Craft VIRTUAL: Rainbow rope key chain - Join Joan and Amanda as they make a rainbow rope key chain. Most supplies provided. Registration begins July 1. 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.

Sermon of the Week - Ignorant Generations By: Terry Atchison Pastor Mark preached a great sermon a couple of Sundays back. One of the verses of his sermon was: Judges 2:10 After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord, nor what He had done for Israel. The generation who had been born in Egypt or during the wilderness journeys had died. Joshua and Caleb were the oldest men in Israel at the time but they had died, followed by their contemporaries. We don’t know why the next generation could have not known the Lord. Maybe the presence of pagan Canaanites had an inﬂuence on Israelites to worship idols. Judges 2:11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim. Not only did they not know the LORD, because they were ignorant for some reason, they did evil by serving pagan deities.

Judges 2:12 And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that (were) round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger. The Israelites abandoned, renounced the LORD, the God of their fathers, and followed the “gods” of the very people they had conquered. They became a lost generation, ignorant of God. No wonder the LORD was provoked to anger. Ignorant: 1. Lacking education or knowledge. 2. Showing or arising from a lack of education or knowledge. 3. Unaware or uniformed. Today I have witnessed two “ignorant generations” mature. I call them ignorant because they have been educated less and less about our God and the fear of God. They have also not been educated about the history of our country and our basic freedoms. We started it all back in the 60’s with pro-

testing for equal opportunities for all and for everything, and it all exploded into where we are today. There are many young parents who gave exaggerated freedoms to their children, all in good faith. They wanted them to experience a better life than what they had growing up. Divorce has left too many single parent families. Today many parents have morphed into being their children’s friends, instead of being responsible leaders. Discipline is now a thing of the past. Parents are afraid to discipline because of blackmail by their own children. More and more, children are treated as adults in their very early teen years, or even before. God, church, and country have been reduced to less meaningful things than money, popularity, drugs, independence, and political choice. The adults in the room are to blame. How can you blame children who have no Biblical education if we haven’t taught them? They have not been

taught history, geography, or social studies, but mostly Woke ideas, Marxism, and racial injustice. How can we blame them for being radicals, marching for Marxist causes, because we never stopped it at the roots, in the schools, colleges, and universities? How can we keep them from doing drugs, having sex, drinking, belonging to gangs? We can’t. Society has taught them that it is “normal” and accepted. They haven’t been taught to trust adults, to conﬁde in them, to respect them. Today we have the most “ignorant generation” ever. It is the generation that is left to itself to ﬁgure out the outcome of their lives. But it is never too late. We can and must educate this generation, love this generation, teach them about God and love of country. We must be examples to all of them. We must explain to them what is Godly and how to love Him and use His power in their lives. Churches of every denomination need to organize together concerts, sports competitions, fairs, cook outs, anything and everything possible to draw the youth together and make it a fun environment to learn about God. People, it is time for a nationwide revival. We are the last front line. Time for everyone to participate in local government, make changes on local levels and state levels. We must take back our country that was founded on God. It is our duty as Christians and Americans. AMEN. Philippians 2:14-16 Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life - in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing.

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‘Bridge’ continued from Page A1 people in New Harmony that have been working on this and trying to find a solution.” Questions of ownership, liability and responsibility, longstanding roadblocks to any real progress, were finally answered by federal legislation penned by Indiana Congressman Larry Bucshon in 2020 that transferred ownership from the longdefunct White County Bridge Commission to the newly created bridge authorities in both states ...eight years after the last car made its way across the landmark structure. “There’s an enormous amount of stuff that has been going on over the last three or four years with this bridge,” Rod Clark, chairperson of the New Harmony Wabash Bridge Authority, said. Ownership clarification opened the door for increased fundraising. In addition to ownership, the Bucshon legislation also gave the bridge authorities the right to collect tolls necessary for its upkeep upon reopening. No longer a private entity, the bridge authorities won’t have the hurdle of pricey private market liability insurance or be required to pay property taxes on the structure. Local philanthropists have pitched in funds to cover studies and bring in experts. The state contributed $350,000 to help get the ball rolling. Similar steps have been taken in Illinois as well. “Most of it is still stronger or as strong as a modern bridge. There are parts that need to be fixed, for sure. But it’s not awful. You can definitely fix it. Patching areas, kind of doing the bare minimum...that’s not a long term fix. What we’d really like to do is get enough money, federal funding, to do it right and really address all the big issues,” Arneberg said. Clark said the Harmony Way Bridge is a great example of what federal infrastructure funding should be targeting. “It’s a historic bridge. It’s on the (National) Register of Historic Places. It has a unique engineering design. It’s sitting right there...all we have to do is get it fixed. It’s a poster child of what an infrastructure bill should be about. It’s not like we’d like to build a new construction or a bridge to nowhere. This is a bridge that has economic importance,” Clark said. “There are things hanging on this bridge that people depend on. The gas line that supplies all of the natural gas for the town of New Harmony comes across that bridge. If this bridge is not repaired or kept in good shape, it puts that at risk and in peril. Sparklight has a fiber optic cable which goes across the bridge that actually goes from this side to the other direction. People in Illinois depend on that fiber optic cable for internet, cable, all of that. Their line is hanging on the bridge. The U.S. Geological Survey has several things on the bridge. They’ve been doing some rather sophisticated testing, measuring nitrate levels in the river. They’re out there quite often. It’s an important asset for a lot of people besides just people wanting to drive across it.” The RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) discretionary grant program through the United States Department of Transportation has awarded $8.9 billion since its inception in 2009. The maximum award amount is $25 million per project and no more than $100 million is allowable to a single state. The program, once known as the TIGER or BUILD program, is highly competitive, with 680 projects funded out of 9,700 applications. Indiana projects have been awarded more than $182 million since 2009. The Wabash River Rail Bridge Infrastructure project in Posey County, also a joint project between Indiana and Illinois, was awarded $10 million from the then-TIGER program in 2017 to replace railroad bridge approaches in Mount Vernon. Like the Harmony Way Bridge, the rail bridge served as a link from energy and agricultural suppliers from Illinois to Posey County. Projects are evaluated based on safety, environmental sustainability, quality of life, economic competitiveness, state of good repair, innovation and partnership. The DOT will prioritize projects that can demonstrate improvements in racial equity, reduce the impact of climate change and create goodpaying jobs. The bridge authority’s request, submitted jointly with its Illinois counterpart, for $15

of gas service for the town. million in RAISE grant funding mined, but previously prepared Clark said. “There’s no doubt if they He said the bridge plays an was denied in 2020, but a new estimates indicated that about application will be submitted $9 million in today’s dollars important role in FEMA and can get it refurbished and open in July for consideration in the would be needed to repair the county emergency manage- that it would be a boost to New 2021 cycle. Clark said he ex- structure in order to achieve ment plans should an evacua- Harmony and southwest Indipects to receive an answer in an additional 40 to 50 years of tion be needed in the event of ana because we’d be getting more traffic. It would help September. the people of Illinois that The bridge is also eliThe Harmony Way Bridge: A Timeline come here and work and gible for funding through (information from www.historicbridges.org and www.harmonywaybridgeprowhen you get more trafPresident Joe Biden’s ject.com) newly passed infrastruc- 1928: Congress chartered the big Wabash Bridge Company to build and oper- fic to town, travelling back and forth, shopping at our ture bill and the American ate the bridge, originally intended for Mount Vernon. stores, that would be big,” Jobs Plan, according to a 1929: A location change from Mount Vernon to New Harmony led to an Blaylock said. representative of the foramended charter and company name change to the Harmony Way Bridge Company. Should funding options mer South Bend, Indiana Mayor-turned Secretary of 1930: The Harmony Way Bridge was built by contractor, the Nashville Bridge fail and the bridge one day be removed, the town Transportation Pete ButCompany for $800,000. The bridge opened on Dec. 21. would be forced to look at tigieg. 1939: The Harmony Way Bridge Company offered to sell the bridge to the relocating its gas line unAccording to a statement state of Indiana. The Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission agreed to purchase the bridge for $945,000, but the sale did not occur. der the Wabash River or released by the DOT, nafinding another provider tionwide, the jobs plan will 1941: Congress created the White County Bridge Commission as a joint Indiana-Illinois agency to buy the bridge from the Big Wabash Bridge Comaltogether...options that repair the “worst 10,000 smaller bridges, providing pany for $895,000 until tolls could be collected to pay for the cost of construc- Blaylock would prefer not tion, after which the bridge was intended to be given to the adjoining states. critical linkages to commu- Because the transfer of the commission’s assets to the adjoining states didn’t to have to pursue. He said a lot of New Harnities” and 10 economically happen, the commission retained ownership and control of the bridge. mony residents talk about significant bridges. 1955: US Highway 460 crossed the Harmony Way Bridge. The traffic count for the bridge and their desire Charlotte Taylor, the year was 969,313. to see it reopen. spokesperson for Congress1956: Mount Vernon Memorial Bridge opened to traffic. Although the town itself man Bucshon, said that the 1960: During a six year period, an average of 716,404 vehicles used the has no claim to the bridge, Biden administration has Harmony Way Bridge each year. it’s importance in the yet to release a specific Bridge traffic for the Harmony Way Bridge was 715,808. Indiana SR town’s identity is signifilist of bridge projects they 69,1999: linking I-64 with the Port of Indiana in Mount Vernon opened. Bridge traffic cant and was outlined in the intend to target under the dropped to 583,744 in 2000. town’s 2008 comprehenplan. 2001: An engineering inspection report released said the bridge was near sive plan. Nancy Singer, DOT repthe end of its useful life without significant repairs. The report recommended resentative, said there is a According to the plan, repairing the bridge for use for an additional 10 years and replacing it at an estimated cost of $15 to $20 million. process to “move projects the bridge “remains an inforward that starts with tegral part of the commu2002: The annual traffic count for the Harmony Way Bridge dropped to 410,912. state and local agencies. nity’s cultural, economic They prioritize the projects and transportation identity” 2007: INDOT commissioned a review of previous bridge studies and presented an alternative for repair. Local communities could not fund the work that need funding in their and it calls for residents to proposed due to the bridge’s private ownership. The bridge was closed in states and localities.” “remain a unified voice in September due to structural concerns and reopened in April after repairs were Like the question of support of this important made by the White County Bridge Commission. ownership, however, fundcomponent of New Har2011: INDOT presented a plan to the Posey County Commissioners to asing seems to be a confusing, sume ownership of the bridge, which would enable the county to be eligible to mony.” back and forth issue. The plan cites a 2007 apply for federal funds. They also suggested that the county accept ownership of select state routes within the county. The county did not accept the offer. Getting concrete answers survey conducted by James from both the state and fedM. Melton at the Univer2012: The bridge was closed by the White County Bridge Commission due to structural deficiencies. A stakeholder meeting with local, county, state and eral agencies for this story sity of Evansville. Melton was difficult. Singer origi- federal elected officials and Illinois and Indiana DOT officials was held. INDOT found that work-related proposed the construction of a new bridge and offered to provide half of nally recommended reach- construction costs (not to exceed $10 million), but the remainder would need travel accounted for 46 pering out to the Indiana Decent of travel on the bridge to be provided by Posey County, White County, New Harmony and the State of Illinois. The offer was declined. partment of Transportation, followed by dining and but Scott Manning from entertainment (19 percent) 2015: Closed with no viable options for funding for repairs for reopening, Lora Arneberg headed the effort to include the Harmony Way Bridge to be INDOT said the state has and non-emergency medino knowledge of any grants included in the Regional Cities Initiative which made matching funds available cal (15 percent). The three to pursue the project. being pursued. most common destinations 2016-18: Arneberg worked with donors, Indiana Landmarks, the Regional “INDOT is not actively for travelers were Evanssupport team, VS Engineering, the Louisville Big 4 Bridge management involved in the bridge proj- Cities ville (34 percent), Carmi, team, TSW design, Ice Miller Legal Counsel and local elected officials to form ect since the bridge is not Ill. (18 percent) and New a plan for a path forward. A committee of local volunteers was formed. state owned and, rather, Harmony (13 percent). 2019: President Donald Trump signed legislation to transfer ownership of owned by the bi-state au- the bridge from the White County Bridge Commission to state created bridge The survey estimated that thorities,” Manning said. about 30 percent of general authorities in Indiana and Illinois. The transfer allowed the bridge authorities to According to a New apply for state and federal funding available to other bridges and infrastructure business in New Harmony projects for which they qualify. York Times article that originated in Illinois and featured a picture of the 2020: The transfer of ownership was completed to the Indiana New Harmony farm traffic on the bridge Wabash River Bridge Authority and the Illinois New Harmony River Bridge Harmony Way Bridge, an accounted for $1 million in Authority in February. estimated 71 percent of the direct sales, translating to nation’s bridges are rural $8 million in agricultural and they make up 79 percent service,” according to the WJE an emergency as well. He said production. of all bridges rated as poor or report the bridge would also shorten Blaylock said he remains structurally unsound. A 2019 That doesn’t factor in the emergency response time for hopeful that the bridge can be DOT study submitted to Con- skyrocketing costs of building accidents on the Illinois side, reopened. gress showed the U.S. faced a supplies plaguing construction making access to Evansville “You have to take baby steps $786 billion backlog in needed projects in the wake of Co- hospitals easier and faster. to get somewhere. That’s what’s repairs and improvements to its vid-19 pandemic. Data outlined in the 2008 happening right now. One little roads and bridges. Clark said he doesn’t yet New Harmony Comprehensive step at a time,” he said. “HopeTrip, a national transporta- know a final cost estimate. Plan backs up Clark’s assess- fully we’re moving forward.” tion non profit organization, “We have not finalized our ment. Arneberg said the process has statistics show that six percent amount because we have not “In addition to its economic been full of starts and stops, but of Indiana’s bridges are rated completed our work. It will impact, the bridge serves as an she thinks the bridge authorities in poor or structurally deficient probably be a couple of weeks important link between the two are headed in the right direction. condition and 38 percent of the yet. Our last (grant) request was states during emergency situ“We’ve done all the legwork state’s bridges are at least 50 $15 million and it won’t be less ations. It has often been used now with the money Indiana years old. as a detour route for interstate gave us. We’ve updated all the than that,” he said. Taylor said the bridge would With so many factors up in traffic when I-64 is blocked as engineering studies. We have also be eligible for funding un- the air and drivers having spent a result of construction activ- the right team now. I feel like der the proposed STARTER the past nine years traveling al- ity or accidents,” according to everything is primed. We’re (Surface Transportation Ad- ternate routes, is reopening the the plan. “The bridge substan- ready to go. We’re really just vanced through Reform, Tech- bridge worth all of the time and tially reduces the response time waiting on funding,” Arneberg for firefighters responding to said. “We’re in a little bit of a nology and Efficient Review) money invested? Although opening at least emergencies on either side of Act 2.0, a bill cosponsored by one lane to toll-paying traffic is the Wabash River. The bridge Congressman Bucshon. The bill, HR 3341, seeks to necessary, Clark said that biking also serves as a critical link for provide more than $400 billion or walking paths are also a pos- ambulance service as well. According to the chief financial ofover five years for the nation’s sibility to consider. “We are hopeful that this ficer for Deaconess Hospital in roads and bridges. It was introduced in the House on May 19 bridge will become a part of a Evansville, between April 2006 and referred to committee on trail system that connects both and 2007, the hospital received states. There is a national trail 289 ambulance arrivals using May 20. With several funding options which is being developed and is the (Harmony Way Bridge) link available, the quest for answers going to come through this part between Indiana and Illinois.” New Harmony Town Counof the country. There’s a great shifts to cost. The cost to return it to its for- deal of interest in using this cil President Alvin Blaylock mer 1930 glory and resume its bridge as access getting over the said reopening the bridge would role as a functional toll bridge Wabash River. We can’t do it be a huge benefit to local busiisn’t entirely known at this unless we get the bridge fixed,” nesses and ensure the continuity point. Various sources estimate repair costs of $9 to $13 million. A 2020 study conducted by Wiss, Janney Elstner Associates at the behest of both bridge auto everybody b d ffor coming i thorities found six key areas that would need to be addressed in out to the fireworks and order for the bridge to become everybody that helped. operational once more. “Costs to complete the various repairs or modifications to Mount Vernon Lions Club the bridge have not been deter-

holding pattern until we find out about money. We’ve just been working on getting those applications ready so that when the opportunity came, we’d be ready to go...and we are. If we get this funding, we’ll be ready to move.” She said that preserving as many historic details of the bridge as possible is a priority for her group. Although the neon sign on the Illinois side was vandalized and would need to be replaced, she looks forward to the day she can see all of the work come together. “Having that neon sign come back on...that would be amazing,” she said. Clark credited Arneberg and the community members involved in trying to get the bridge project going and said it’s important that everyone knows that the process is ongoing. If funding is approved, it will likely be a few years before the concrete barriers and fences can come down and the bridge can reopen for traffic. Additional engineering studies and plans will be needed before the project can be opened for bidding. “A tremendous amount of work has been ongoing by people who are unpaid community members. We are very hopeful. If we find out in September that we get that grant, well, you’ll hear whooping and hollering here in town,” Clark said. “It’ll be something to celebrate for everybody.” New Harmony’s leaders were clear about the bridge’s role in their 2008 comprehensive plan. “Ensuring the bridge remains operational has economic, public safety and even cultural implications that could alter the identity of New Harmony and the region,” they stated in the plan. Walking along the deck of the bridge on a quiet and sunny day last week, it is easy to see why they felt that way and why so many have fought for its future, despite the obstacles they’ve encountered along the way. Beneath the obvious evidence of neglect and the ravages of time, the view from its chipped deck is breathtaking. The trusses are marred by decades of rust, but the clear blue sky visible between the distinctive K shapes paints a lovely, yet sad, picture of what once was. There is an emotional response to seeing the block printed New Harmony, Ind., sign backed by red atop the bridge’s entry that can be felt by even those who are not lifelong residents of the town for which it once stood as a gateway. Nine years after the fate the town sought to avoid became reality, Blaylock echoed the opinions expressed by the town’s former leaders. “For the past 80 years, the New Harmony sign up on top of the bridge was an identity bond that people looked forward to seeing,” Blaylock said. “It identifies more than where we’re at, it identifies who we are.”

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Harvestime to host VBS in July By Brandon Cole VBS session, in front of all their parents and the It’s that time of year again, the weather is church congregation. The kids will learn many getting warm, lightning bugs are in the air, and songs this year, and will perform for the church children are looking for fun at a designated time, according things to do around the comto Wells, but the exact date is munity. Harvestime Temple TBA. begins Vacation Bible School Wells thinks back on the today, Wednesday July 7, time she spent at VBS as a from 6-8 p.m. The Vacation child and is excited to bring Bible School continues each those moments to kids today. Wednesday of this month (July “I have great memories of va14, 21, 28 from 6-8 p.m.). cation Bible school when I was Ages 5-12 and grades K-6 a kid,” said Wells. “We learned are welcome to attend. The so much. I still sing songs with opening and lesson time is first, my children that I learned as a Kendall Voelker works child. One year, the VBS guest so activities will begin around 6:45 p.m. Kids will have out- on some of the crafts oﬀered was a Native American. He door activities, such as obstacle at last year’s VBS at Har- brought his horse for us to ride. courses and corn hole. The vestime. Photo submitted It was a special time. I also reimagination station is similar member all the prizes I won for to craft activities, but will focus on nature and memorizing Bible verses. I especially liked the outdoors. “Music time will be very energetic and mystery question that the director asked each upbeat,” says Children Pastor Liz Wells. night. It made me study my Bible to find the The theme is Camping with God in His word. answer.” The weekly lesson titles are “Preparing for the Each week, the kids will have competitions trip,” “Under the Starry Sky,” “Are we there in their outdoor activity. Teachers will use the yet?” and “Around the Campfire.” The themes memory work and lesson reviews to create conwill study the life of Abraham and God’s prom- tests. “Then, we will have a mystery clue each ises to him and his descendants. Each night the week to see if the kids can guess an item from canteen will provide food to correspond to the the overall theme,” said Wells. lesson title, so children should come with an apKristen Voelker will lead the imagination stapetite for God and some really neat meals. tion area. Isaac Schneider is leading the outdoor Parents can sign up online by going to the activities. Amy Sherretz is leading the music. Facebook page: HT - Kingdom Kids. “We will Many other church members will be volunteerprovide transportation if parents indicate on the ing their time to make sure a fun time is had by preregistration form it is needed,” said Wells. all. Each year the children learn some really aweFor more information, call Harvestime Temsome songs and perform them in front of the ple, in Mount Vernon, Indiana at 812-838-5447 church, usually on Sunday Service after the last or email lizwells11@gmail.com.

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Briefly Saint Peter’s UMC taking pie orders Saint Peter’s United Methodist Church, 2800 Saint Phillips Road is taking pie orders for Apple, Blackberry, Cherry and Peach Pies. Large 9-inch deep dish $9. Five inch pot pie size $4.50. These are frozen and unbaked. Call 812-985-3379 by July 14 to order. Drive-thru pick-up date is Friday October 1 from 10 a.m. - 12 noon at the church basement door.

Joint Vacation Bible School Saint Peter’s and Zion UCC Lippe will host a joint VBS this year on August 1 thru August 5 at Saint Peter’s United Methodist Church, 2800 Saint Phillips road from 5:30 - 7:45 p.m. Lite supper, bible stories, games, crafts, and songs. Our mission project is Christmas Child - ﬁll a box. To register please call 812985-3751 or 812-204-7476.

PC Sheriff’s Merit Board to meet The Posey County Sheriff’s Merit Board will meet on July 7, 2021 at the Sheriff’s Office in Mount Vernon at 9:30 a.m.

Posey County Regional Sewer District The board of the Posey County Regional Sewer District will meet on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 9:30 a.m., at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut, Mount Vernon, IN 47620. For questions, contact the Health Department, 812-838-1328.

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Notice of Special Meeting Posey County Area Plan Commission Notice is hereby given of a Special Meeting to be held by the Posey County Area Plan Commission for the purpose of holding a Public Hearing on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. CT at the Posey County Community Center located on the Posey County 4H Fairgrounds, 111 Harmony Township Road, New Harmony, Indiana 47631 to consider the following Petition: 2021-01-SECSl-APC, Posey Solar LLC requests a preliminary Development Plan Approval to develop a Solar Energy Conversion System (SECS) -- Tier 1 (Greater than 20 acres). The Posey Solar SECS project area general location (approximately 2,400 acres inside project fence): 1. Project area generally bounded by Darnell School Road on the south, north of Blackford Road on the north, Green Valley Road on the east, and west of McKinnies Road on the west. 2. Western Marrs Township-- Sections 19, 30, 31, and 32 in Township 6 South, Range 12 West, and Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 17 in Township 7 South, Range 12 West. 3. Eastern Black Township- Sections 24, 25, and 36 in Township 6 South, Range 13 West, and Section 1 in Township 7 South, Range 13 West. A copy of the Petition for Development Plan Approval and all plans pertaining thereto are on file and may be examined prior to the Public Hearing from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for holidays, in the Office of the Posey County Area Plan Commission, 126 East 3rd Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620. A copy of the Application and all plans will be available for public review at the Alexandrian Public Library, 115 W. 5th Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana beginning July 12, 2021. Posey Solar LLC has made available for public review electronic copies of filed documents at https://poseysolarproject.com/development-plan-applicatlon/. Interested parties may offer an oral opinion at the Hearing or may offer written comments in support of or in opposition to the Petition prior to or at the Hearing. Written comments prior to the Hearing are filed with the Executive Director of the Posey County Area Plan Commission. If you have a disability which requires special assistance for your participation in the Public Hearing, please call the Posey County Area Plan Commission (812) 838-1323 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the Hearing to make special arrangements. POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION BY: MINDY BOURNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Published in the Posey County News on July 6, 2021 - hspaxlp

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 april-

Posey County NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES On June 25, 2021, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (Texas Gas), a subsidiary of Boardwalk Pipelines, LP, filed an application for their “Henderson County Expansion Project” with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act in Docket No. CP21-467-000. In this application, Texas Gas seeks authority to construct, operate, and maintain (i) approximately 24 miles of new 20-inch diameter natural gas pipeline in Henderson County, Kentucky and Posey County, Indiana, (ii) a new meter station and interconnecting piping in Posey County, Indiana, (iii) upgrades to an existing meter station in Johnson County, Indiana, and (iv) a new compressor unit and piping and facility modifications at Texas Gas’s existing Slaughters Compressor Station in Webster County, Kentucky (collectively referred to as Project). The meter station and pipeline construction proposed in Posey County will mainly reside within CenterPoint’s property. Texas Gas is increasing the capability of its existing pipeline system for the purposes of providing natural gas transportation service to the current location CenterPoint Energy’s (“CenterPoint”) A.B. Brown Power Plant in Posey County, Indiana. CenterPoint is proposing to add additional renewable resources, i.e. wind and solar, as well as natural gas to their generation portfolio, while retiring the majority of their existing coal-fired facilities. Their initiatives, coupled with the reliability of Texas Gas’s natural gas transportation project, offers opportunity for substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Texas Gas’s Project will support CenterPoint’s electric grid during periods when renewable resources may be unavailable.

American Legion Post 5 203 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.

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 812-838-4191, ext. 2 to make an appointment.

NP Wrestling Club ATV/Jeep Ride set 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 AA meetings are held on Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Lighthouse Assembly of God in New Harmony.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Posey County Board of Commissioners will receive sealed bids for the construction of BRIDGE 243 on Broadway Avenue over UNT of Bayou Creek. Bids will be received at the Posey County Auditor’s Office, Coliseum Building, Room 220, 126 E 3rd St, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 before 4:00 P.M. local time on July 26,2021, or before 9:00 A.M. local time July 27,2021 prior to the Posey County Commissioners Meeting at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon IN 47620. Bids may be delivered in person or by mail addressed to the Posey County Board of Commissioners, Coliseum Building, 126 E 3rd St., Mt. Vernon, TN 47620. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the Posey County Board of Commissioners Meeting held at 9:00 A.M. in the Commissioners Room at the Hovey House on July 27, 2021. Any bid not in a sealed envelope or any bid submitted after the designated date and time will be returned unopened. THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION CONSISTS OF CONSTRUCTING A CLEAR SPAN (50 FOOT - 0 INCH SPAN STEEL BEAM) BRIDGE (POSEY COUNTY BRIDGE 243 ON BROADWAY A VENUE OVER UNT OF BAYOU CREEK), TWO NEW CONCRETE ABUTMENTS, GUARDRAIL, ROADWAY APPROACH WORK, SITE GRADING, EROSION CONTROL MEASURES, AND DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE ACCORDING TO THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. The Contract Documents, including plans and specifications, are on file for public inspection and may be procured for bidding purposes at the Posey County Highway Department Office, 1203 O’Donnell Rd., Mt. Vernon, IN 47620. Plans and specifications will be available for pickup only at the Posey County Highway Department. Each bidder to receive one complimentary set of plans and specifications. Additional plans and specifications can be obtained for a fee from CivilCon, Inc. A check for the plan fee shall be made payable to “Civilcon, Inc.”. All questions regarding the project must be submitted in writing no less than 7 days prior to the bid opening to Dan Book at (812) 280-8360 (dbook@civilcondsb.com). Proposals shall be properly and completely executed on the proposal form furnished to bidders. A certified check, bank draft, or a satisfactory bid bond executed by the Bidder and a surety company in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid shall be submitted with each bid. The Contractor awarded the work will be required to furnish an acceptable Surety Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. As part of the bid, bidders must demonstrate past experience in bridge construction and provide references for five (5) previously completed projects similar in nature. The Posey County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any informalities in the bids. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA Bill Collins, President Randy Thornburg, Member Carl Schmitz, Member Published in the Posey County News on June 29, July 6, 2021 - hspaxlp

The Project is more fully described in Texas Gas’s application to FERC. A copy of the application is available at the Alexandrian Library (115 W. Fifth Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620) and can be accessed on FERC’s eLibrary at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. Search in the eLibrary by entering the docket number in the Reference Number field to access the Project documents. Texas Gas has also mailed Project notice to landowners who are considered directly affected by the Project, per FERC regulations, and to relevant governing entities. Texas Gas’s Project website (www.bwpipelines.com/HendersonExp) addresses general information about the Project, including landowners’ Frequently Asked Questions, the regulatory process, environmental protection, safety, how to contact Texas Gas, and how to access the FERC’s website to review and obtain . copies of public filings. EE dd gg aa rr

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Ten International Harvester tractors completed a 105 mile trip from the Keck Gonnerman Building at the Posey County Fairgrounds in New Harmony to the 32nd National Red Power Round Up tractor show in DuQuoin, Ill., on Saturday. The three-day show will run Thursday through Saturday. Participants included: Brian Pierce of New Harmony, Don Temme of New Harmony, The Diligent Ones 4-H Club recently completed a community service project by bringing Butch Irwin of Mill Shoals, Ill., Bob Annis of Ellery, Ill., Carl Payne of Ridgway, Ill., Harold Douglas of Broughton, Ill., Fred Blessing of Fairﬁeld, Ill., Bill and Kathie Owens non-perishable food items to a club meeting. The items will be donated to the River Bend Food Pantry in Mount Vernon.Pictured in front, l to r: Blake Bell, Brayden Bassemier, Drew DeFur, of Sturgis, Ky., and Paul Daming of Richland, Ind. Photo submitted and Matthew Bell. Middle row, l to r: Easton Sharber, Johnny Bohleber, Clyde Sharber, and Sydney Deno. Back, l to r: Nolan Deno, Andrew Pfeiﬀer, and Blake Ritzert. Photo submitted

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Arrests June 23 Michael Steckler - Evansville - Warrant, Possession of Methamphetamine (petition to revoke) - PCS June 25 Cody Davis - Evansville - Driving While Suspended PCS Colton Hall - Collinsville, Ill. - Dealing in Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia, Possession of Cocaine or Narcotic Drug, Trafficking with an Inmate - PCS June 26 Timothy Marret - Mount Vernon - Operating While Intoxicated - MVPD Donald Hurm - Evansville Communication-Intimidation - PCS Allen Wiscaver - Mount Vernon - Sex Offender Registration Violation Roger Willis - Mount Vernon - Operating While Intoxicated - PCS June 27 John Mattingly - Mount Vernon - Burglary, Residential Entry, Criminal Trespass, Criminal Mischief, Unauthorized Entry of a Motor Vehicle - MVPD Chase Hurt - Evansville Operating While IntoxicatedPrior Conviction, Operating a Vehicle While IntoxicatedEndangerment - PCS June 28 Shiloh Brandenstein Evansville - Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia - PCS Roger Hoops - Cynthiana - Warrant, Burglary, Theft, Invasion of Privacy (failure to appear) - PCS Roger Hoops - Cynthiana Warrant, Possession of Marijuana (failure to appear) - PCS Jessica Bryant - Griffin Warrant, Invasion of Privacy - PCS John Mattingly - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia, Driving While Suspended (petition to revoke) - PCS Jessica McPherson - New Haven, Ill. - Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia, Possession of a Hypodermic Syringe or Needle - PCS Complaints June 22 12 a.m. - Public Intoxication - White male possibly intoxicated, walking south on Main, acting strange, wearing blue backpack - Main/Lincoln, Mount Vernon 7:08 a.m. - Message - Caller advised her husband just took her purse - Eighth Street, Mount Vernon 8:18 a.m. - Violation of Restraining Order - Request to speak to an officer, has screen shots of messages from female subject to caller’s mother Second Street, Mount Vernon 9:05 a.m. - General Complaint - Request to speak to an officer about female subject coming around and asking people for pain pills - Main Street, Mount Vernon 9:17 a.m. - Message - Caller advised her teenage son was punched in the face by his grandfather last night - Skunks Run Road, Mount Vernon 10:02 a.m. - Repossession - Female subject flagged officer down and advised she was from a car dealership in Vincennes. Advised they just repossessed a vehicle belonging to female subject - Lee Drive, Mount Vernon 12:09 p.m. - Message Caller advised female subject keeps coming around, walking into random apartments without permission and is trying to prostitute herself out. Also advised she is trying to get pain pills - Main Street, Mount Vernon 1:53 p.m. - General Complaint - Caller advised a male and female subject yelling

at each other. Male subject wearing a hat and black long sleeved shirt and female has brown hair and wearing maroon jacket. Caller advised they heard the female yelling at the male to get away from her - Wolﬂin Street, Mount Vernon 8:06 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller is living with his parents. Is having issues with his parents, verbal. Threw a lamp at the caller and they have pushed each other. No weapons out - Ford Road, Mount Vernon 9:19 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Daughter is yelling at the caller. She has called 911 multiple times. Can hear screaming in the background, then hung-up - Third Street, Mount Vernon 10:11 p.m. - Extra Patrol - Caller’s son has bike parts outside of residence. Caller advised a large male subject was walking around earlier with a sword and thinks he may steal the bike parts Lynn Drive, Mount Vernon Probate Constance Wheeler Robert Wehmer Helen Schwarzkopf Earl Hamman Bernard Byers, II Jesse Herron Jackson Higgins Traﬃc Violations Aaron Titer, 34, Evansville, 73/60; Jaden Sturgal, 19, Carmi, Ill., 70/55; Aimee Workins, 25, Henderson, Ky., 65/55; Christopher Karns, 47, Equality, Ill., 62/45; Sheila Brack, 58, Evansville, improper passing; Clayton Price, 20, Owensboro, Ky., 75/55; Melissa Hart, 30, Evansville,

65/55; Blake Meeker, 30, New Harmony, driving while suspended; Michael Hughes, 41, Evansville, 69/55; Nicole Miller, 41, Mount Vernon, false/ﬁctitious registration, no insurance; Alyssa Hunsinger, 29, Carmi, Ill., 76/60; William Camp, 32, Evansville, 82/60; Ryan Cannon, 35, Evansville, driving while suspended. Amber King, 34, Mount Vernon, expired plates; George Clark, 32, Evansville, 79/60; Bethanie Munkres, 38, Mount Vernon, expired plates; Jamia Nally, 28, Grayville, Ill., 78/55; Christopher Greene, 40, Wadesville, expired plate, false/ﬁctitious registration; Kevin Brown,

2021-230 Nix Companies, 129 W. Fletchall Ave., Poseyville, IN 47633, is submitting an NOI letter to notify the Indiana Department of Environmental Management of their intent to comply with the requirements under 327 IAC 15-5 to discharge storm water from construction activities for the following project: Nix Metals Addition, 6751 Frontage Rd., Poseyville, IN 47633. Run-off from the project site will discharge to the Black River legal drain. Published in the Posey County News on July 6, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-232 The following County Operating Claims have been filed with the Auditor’s Office and will be presented to the Board of Commissioners, POSEY COUNTY, IN at the regular session JULY, 7 2021 AT&T MOBILITY $42.53 AUTOMATED OFFICE SOLUTIONS $160.00 BINGHAM GREENEBAUM DOLL $376.06 FARRIS REPORTING $277.90 GROVES LAW OFFICE LLP $3,021.00 GRAIG GOEDDE $428.61 WILLIAM W GOODEN $864.50 JEAN E HADLEY $950.00 MCFADIN HIGGINS & FOLZ BETH HIGGINS $4,432.10 JOSHUA G. OREM $1,330.00 PIRANHA SHREDDING& RECYCLING $36.00 PRINTCRAFTERS INC $756.26 ASHLEY A THOMPSON $355.50 VAN HAAFTEN & FARRAR $280.25 JOHN JACOB WARRUM $3,717.50 WORD SYSTEMS INC $285.00 GRANT TOTAL $17,313.21 MAEGEN GREENWELL POSEY COUNTY AUDITOR Published in the Posey County News on July 6, 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 2021-226 STATE OF INDIANA

) IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT ) SS: COUNTY OF POSEY ) 2021 TERM Cause No. 65C01-2106-EU-000046 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF OF THOMAS RAY HAMILTON, DECEASED NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT OF POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA. Notice is hereby given that Sharayah Glisson was, on the 21st day of June, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Thomas Ray Hamilton, who died on the 22nd day of May, 2021. All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Mount Vernon, Indiana, this 25th day of June, 2021. Kay Kilgore Clerk of the Posey Circuit Court for Posey County, Indiana Beth McFadin Higgins (IN#11615-65) ATTORNEY FOR THE ESTATE McFadin Higgins & Folz, LLP 227 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620 Telephone: (812) 838-9720 bethmh@mhfmvlaw.com Published in the Posey County News on June 29, July 6, 2021 - hspaxlp

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58, Griﬃn, driving while suspended; Ronnie Lee, 48, Crawfordsville, 65/55; Angela Boyle, 43, Evansville, driving while suspended; Bethany Bollinger, 19, Henderson, Ky., no insurance; Robert Glavan, 32, Manhattan Beach, Calif., 78/60; Dennis Moore, 66, Mount Vernon, 43/30. John Beal, 43, Harrisburg, Ill., 72/40-school zone; Gabriella Ludwig, 30, Evansville, 75/55; Jonney Adamason, 58, Henderson, Ky., 72/60; Austin Hudgins, 29, Gray, Ga., 75/60; Casey Horton, 28, Evansville, 75/60; Blake Gray, 23, Evansville, 79/60, operating without license.

) POSEY CIRCUIT COURT ) SS: 2021 TERM COUNTY OF POSEY ) CAUSE NO. 65C01-2106-ES-000048 IN THE MATTER OF THE ) SUPERVISED ESTATE OF ) BEITY L. LUPFER, ) DECEASED. ) NOTICE OF SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT, STATE OF INDIANA In the matter of the estate of Betty L. Lupfer, Deceased Notice is hereby given that William Lindauer was on the 25th day of June, 2021, appointed Executor of the estate of Betty L. Lupfer, deceased, who died on May 9, 2021. All persons having claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the clerk of this court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine ( 9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Mt. Vernon, Indiana, this 25th day of June, 2021 Kay Kilgore, Clerk Posey Circuit Court Donna Curtis Deputy BENDER LAW, LLC William H. Bender #3734-65 17 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 430 Poseyville, Indiana 47633 Phone(s): (812) 874-3636 or (812) 985-2102 Fax: (812) 874-3637 E-mail: William@BenderLaw.biz Published in the Posey County News on July 6, July 13, 2021 - hspaxlp

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2021-233 NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Posey County Area Plan Commission will hold a special meeting on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. at the Posey County Community Center, located on the Posey County 4H Fairgrounds, 111 Harmony Township Road, New Harmony, IN 47631, for the purpose of considering application 2021-01-SECS1-APC made by Posey Solar LLC. Notice of the application contents has been made under separate legal notice. Dated this 3rd day of July 2021 Mindy Bourne, Executive Director Posey County Area Plan Commission Published in the Posey County News on July 6, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-231 Alcohol & Tobacco Commission LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Alcohol Beverage Board of Posey County, Indiana will hold a public hearing at 10:00 am on July 21, 2021 at the POSEY COUNTY CLERK, 300 MAIN STREET ROOM 115 in the city of Mount Vernon in said county, to investigate the propriety of holding an alcoholic beverage permit by the applicants listed herein to wit: DL6514786 Beer & Wine Dealer - Grocery Store RENEWAL MC KIM FOODS,INC 1320 N MAIN ST Mount Vernon IN D/B/A MC KIM’S IGA BARBARA MCKIM P O BOX 308 Lawrenceville, President DL6532498 Beer & Wine Dealer - Grocery Store TRANSFER GIANT INDIANA LLC 418 E FOURTH STREET Mount Vernon IN D/B/A GI #806 Published in the Posey County News on July 6, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-223 NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION No. 65C01-2106-EU-000045 IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT IN THE MATTER OF ) THE ESTATE OF ) KEVIN R. KEERL, DECEASED ) Notice is hereby given that Haley N. Wester was on the 9th day of June, 2021, appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate of Kevin R. Keerl, Deceased, who died on the 31st day of March, 2021. All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the Office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decendent’s death whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. DATED at Mount Vernon, Indiana, this 18th day of June, 2021. KAY KILGORE, CLERK Posey Circuit Court By: Donna Curtis Deputy Brian K. Carroll Johnson, Carroll, Norton & Kent Professional Corporation 2230 W. Franklin Street, P.O. Box 6016, Station B Evansville, Indiana 47719-0016 Telephone: (812) 425-4466 (#100) Published in the Posey County News on June 29, July 6, 2021 - hspaxlp

) ) 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)

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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 2021-222 SUMMONS - SERVICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE POSEY SUPERIOR COURT ) SS: COUNTY OF POSEY ) CAUSE NO. 65D01-2104-MF-000140 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY N.A. AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ALL PERMITTED SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO AS TRUSTEE, FOR BANKAMERICA MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT TRUST V, SENIOR/SUBORDINATE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1998-2, Plaintiff, vs. DONNA F. BURGESS, Defendant. NOTICE OF SUIT The State of Indiana to the Defendant(s) above named, and any other person who may be concerned. You are hereby notified that you have been sued in the Court above named. The nature of the suit against you is: Complaint on Note and to Foreclose Mortgage on Real Estate Against the property commonly known as 401 Ramsey Ct, Evansville, IN 47712-8745 and described as follows: Lot Number 26 in County Homes Subdivision, a subdivision located in the Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of the Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of Section Thirty-six (36) Township Five (5) South, Range Twelve (12) West and the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section Thirty-five (35), Township Five (5) South, Range Twelve (12) West, Robinson Township, Posey County, Indiana as per Plat thereof recorded Deed Record 144 at Page 721 in the Office of the Recorder of Posey County, Indiana. This summons by publication is specifically directed to the following named defendant(s) whose whereabouts are unknown: Donna F. Burgess If you have a claim for relief against the plaintiff arising from the same transaction or occurrence, you must assert it in your written answer or response. You must answer the Complaint in writing, by you or your attorney, within thirty (30) days after the Third Notice of Suit, and if you fail to do so a judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded, by the Plaintiff. FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. By: BARRY T BARNES Attorney No. 19657-49 Attorney for Plaintiff BARRY T. BARNES FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. 8415 Allison Pointe Blvd., Suite 400 Indianapolis, IN 46250 (317) 237-2727 NOTICE FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Posey County News on June 29, July 6, July 13, 2021 - hspaxlp

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Aesop (620–564 BC.) was a slave in ancient Greece who told morality tales. Aesop’s fables generally used irony and experiences from everyday life to illustrate their lessons. Negro spirituals provided the same type of psychological relief for slaves in America. Each Fourth of July as we celebrate our country’s freedom from Great Britain in 1776 we honor the principles of democracy handed down to us by those brilliant and courageous ancient Greeks. But the Greeks from c. 2500 years ago and our Founders from 245 years ago were seeking a perfect society, not establishing one. Athena was claimed to have sprung fullgrown from the mind of Zeus and the United States is often claimed to have been born free and equal when we adopted our constitution. However, the goddess of justice and justice in America were ideals not reality. We know there is more work to do and we are doing it. Independence Day celebrations are a good time to reﬂect on the hard work remaining.

Each Fourth of July our family, probably much as your family Gentle Reader, get together to renew and reminisce. This year we are gathering at the Constantine Theater in Pawhuska, Oklahoma on July 16 and 17 during the wonderful Cavalcade Rodeo event. Shirley (Smith) Redwine has graced our family for well over half a century after she competed as a queen contestant and barrel racer in the Cavalcade. You can see her in the painting she created. You go Cowgirl! Shirley’s husband and our eldest sibling, C.E. Redwine, is a wonderful professional musician and is coordinating a family jam session at the Constantine. We will have saxophone, ukulele and guitar players of various persuasions as well as singers and talkers. We will not pay you to attend nor will you have to pay to come visit with Pawhuska High School graduates from 1954, 1955, 1960 and 1961 on July 17th from 2-4 p.m. This same group got together at the Constantine in 2011 when we showed the movie we made of my historical novel JUDGE LYNCH!. That horriﬁc tale of injustice and its brandnew sequel Unanimous for Murder involve the

legacy of slavery, segregation and integration in Posey County, Indiana and Osage County, Oklahoma. Those sad stories also involve an Aesoptype irony from 2011. It reminds me of the bittersweet years when we had Colored Folks and White People.

When Peg and I wrote JUDGE LYNCH! I borrowed, with his prior permission, the name of one of my childhood friends. Travis Finley is a sports legend, minister and former Pawhuska City Councilman. I used his name for a character in JUDGE LYNCH! When we returned to Pawhuska from New Harmony, Indiana in 2011 to show the movie we made we invited Travis and his wife Edna to attend the premier. As I was up on the stage of the Constantine explaining the book and movie, I looked out in the audience to ﬁnd Travis and Edna; they were not visible. After my introduction I searched the downstairs of the theater then went to the balcony. There, just the two of them, sat Edna and Travis. I went up to them and said, “What are you doing up here?” They reminded me of what America has been and what it was meant to be when they answered, “When we were kids we weren’t allowed to sit downstairs so now we don’t want to. Besides, you can see better from up here.” Happy birthday, America. Let’s keep perfecting. For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www. jamesmredwine.com or “Like/Follow” us on Facebook and Twitter at JPegOsageRanch.

Letters to the Editor Questions unanswered The board of trustees and administrators of the MSD of MV should answer the following questions: 1) Are you teaching Critical Race Theory in the schools? 2) Are you teaching the 1619 Project in the schools. 3) Are teachers evaluated on the above questions & their neutrality when discussing politics and woke viewpoints? 4) Why doesn’t the board pass a resolution condemning the above points? 5) Why are the educational measurements of the IDOE and others not discussed at board meetings? U.S. News Education ranks Mount Vernon High School 101 out of 381 reviewed in Indiana, Mount Vernon 4,773 out of 26,727 high schools in

the U.S. and the U.S. twentysixth in the world in education. A plan with public input should be developed to improve education in our community. 6) Why will you be discussing purchasing additional real property on behalf of the MSD of MV in executive session. First, such a move should require community input. Secondly, do we need additional assets in the form of real estate? Our student base is decreasing. 7) It is my opinion teachers desk additional compensation. Why do you never discuss consolidation of the MSDs of MV and NP? You could raise teachers salaries by $4,000 to $8,000 annually with savings. Regards, Bill Newman

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To the Editor: We moved to Posey County 45 years ago for the peace and quiet of rural living. During that time we have had very few problems with our septic system and we don’t think too many of our neighbors in Eastlake have had serious problems. Because of the politicians and business men in our area, which we believe will be making a proﬁt on this system, people of limited income and those on ﬁxed incomes will have yet another monthly bill of at least $85 or more to pay. There will also be the initial cost of putting in the system. They claim more of our schools may have to close. The schools in this area have been operating for 45 years plus. There have

When I was in grade school the health department came in and gave us a polio shot then we got a small pox vaccination. It was for our own good. As far as I know there is no more of these in the U.S. I was thinking about when I was in the service, they lined us up and ran us thru a shot line. They used air gun to give shot. I looked at my shot card from my time in service, typhoid, typhus, yellow fever, gamma coblin, influenza, plague, and some I couldn’t figure out. I took malaria pills in Panama. The thing is if you step on a rusty nail you would get tetanus shot. If you had and infection you would get penicillin shot. A flu shot or you would take different ill to make you feel better. So what’s the big deal about getting the virus shot? The

been many improvements to the schools. Why do we need more businesses in this rural area? We are only about 20 miles from the Westside of Evansville. We have plenty of new homes being built, so that alone is taking away from our rural setting. There are so many people against this project, however, apparently it is a done deal, so no one cares what the people think that live here. Once again the politicians and business men are showing us what socialism is all about. It is shoved down our throats whether we want it or not. There goes our rural living, so some can make more money. Mike and Phyllis Higdon Wadesville, Ind.

Brain surgery

Madeleine, I have never made a very big deal out of Flag Day in the past. It is usually only a reminder that I need to be sure our flag wasn’t tattered beyond use, due to the harsh winter winds and replace it if necessary. However, after the way I recently spent this past June 14, I will never forget to think of it a little differently. I had brain surgery at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Even if I could accurately do so, I would not list all of the events which led up to this event. For months, I knew that something was not right, experiencing strange symptoms. I suspected it was intestinal, and had every possible test; saw numerous doctors, and became increasingly more frustrated. Both some doctors and others became convinced it was “all in my head.” As it turned out, they were correct, only in a very different way. As time passed, I lost the ability to walk, almost completely. My balance was severely compromised, and in the last few months, I spent most of my time sitting in my lift chair or being transported in a wheelchair. In the beginning of this past Spring, a doctor in Vanderbilt’s neurology department scheduled me for a brain MRI. I resisted this suggestion at first, assuming that could not possibly be my problem. However, because of the insistence of family members, I went ahead with it. Even then, it took numerous calls back to Vanderbilt to get this scheduled. The MRI showed hydrocephalus, or fluid in the brain. The first thing the doctor wanted to try was a lumbar puncture, to be sure that draining fluid from my head would, indeed, make a difference. This was one of the most painful things I have ever endured. I didn’t see a dramatic difference, but it seemed to help somewhat. Finally, it was time to schedule actual surgery. Again, it took weeks to get this done. I came home and waited. If I had something I had to go out of the house, it was in the little wheelchair. Over time, my husband of 55 years, Don Powers, gradually took over all chores, including taking care of me. I will not tell you that he didn’t have some moments of frustration, also. Besides his household duties, including laundry and kitchen things, he tried to spend part of his day up at the Silver Bell, helping Sean. He is 82 years old, and tires easily. Figuring out my clothing was a task, also. One of the worst symptoms of having hydrocephalus, water on the brain, which was shown on the MRI, is incontinence, which is a nice way of saying I lost bladder control. Let’s just say that this was another problem added to my needs. It was also not unusual for me to slip out of my chair and end up on the floor. When this happened, I called my very patient son, Sean, to come from next door and set me back up my feet. He was B C P

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also the person who took me on several journeys to Nashville and Vanderbilt. My other son, Todd, and daughter, Heather, went along to help a couple of times. I spent my time sitting in my chair, unable to help myself in almost all ways. To fully understand this, go sit someplace and do not allow yourself to stand up and walk away. I have always thought I had compassion for others in this situation, but experiencing it is much different. Both Sean and his wife, Amy accompanied me to Nashville on surgery day. I won’t say I wasn’t somewhat nervous, but I was ready to do whatever was necessary to get my life back. Of course, this surgery left me looking like I am in one of those zombie movies, with a large shaved area on my head. I didn’t mention that I was also in the process of getting dentures, so I have been toothless for a long time. After not quite two weeks, I can see a lot of improvement in my

only thing I would like to see if there was a reaction. When my children were getting shots our doctor would do that. They never had any reaction. Both my wife and I have had our shots. I would think if you loved your fellow man you would too. Russell Granderson

problems, so I have to believe it was a miracle decision. I have a long way to go, but I hope to return to my previous self in many ways. I want to give this advice to everyone: never accept opinions, even from medical professionals, when you have a problem. Seek out help from larger hospitals, and doctors. It is still very early in my recovery, and I have no idea about how I will be able to eventually end up, but I feel like I have been given my life back. One unfortunate side effect to my being trapped in a motionless state is gaining 25 pounds, so I have to find a program to take that off as soon as I can. I send out endless thanks to those who helped me, my family and friends who called almost every day to cheer me up. I have to wonder how many others are struggling to find a diagnosis and living in the sad way that I was. Don’t give up. If anyone wants more information, feel free to contact me.

Hans Schmitz, PC Purdue Extension Educator A full July of events In a usual year, July is a pretty good month for events around the area. All the county fairs get underway and wrap up in July. Bierstubes and church cooks occur. Shooting matches, horse shows, the Independence Day celebrations of recent past, and all kinds of events occur in July. Over at Purdue Extension, we usually focus on the fair and let others cover the rest. In the first post-COVID July, a few extra events are hitting the schedule. The Purdue Farm Management Tours are this week on Thursday and Friday, July 8 and 9. Koester Brothers, Kron Farms, and Seib Farms are all highlighted as tour stops, with the Master Farmer recognition ceremony thrown in as well. Now that the issue is out, Randy and Joyce Kron of Kron Farms are being recognized this year as one of those Master Farmers. For more information on the tours or to register to attend, visit ¬https://ag.purdue.edu/commercialag/home/program/farm-managementtour-2021/. The next event on the schedule that predates the Posey County Fair but does hit during the Gibson County Fair is on July 15.

Purdue Extension and the Soil and Water Conservation Districts are holding back-toback meetings at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Center. Purdue Extension leads off with a workshop geared towards military veterans with or wanting agricultural ties. Lunch will be served at noon with the workshop immediately following. Topics that will be covered include Indiana Grown and Homegrown by Heroes, Purdue Extension resources for veteran and beginning farmers, direct marketing and agritourism opportunities, USDA programs for farmer veterans (FSA, NRCS), AgrAbility, Farmer Veteran Coalition, and Indiana AgVets updates. For more information or to register, contact Hans at the Purdue Extension at 812-8381331. The website registration URL is far too lengthy. The veteran farmer workshop will conclude by 4 p.m. Central time, with the Conservation Cookout then beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the banquet hall at the fairgrounds. In addition to burger and brats from Up in Smoke, there will be children’s activities. The educational topics within conservation covered at the event will include cover crops,

septic systems, and carbon credit markets, which is a diverse enough set of topics that at least one ought to interest anybody. The cookout ends at 7 p.m. for a decent chance to get home before dark. The address for registration to the Conservation Cookout is https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conservation-cook-out-tickets-152739412695. I recommend using a search engine. With corn tasseling, early beans in full bloom, and hopefully a good rain shower or two in the five days or so between my writing of this article and its publication, post-fair events in agriculture on the Purdue Extension side will quickly turn toward getting the August Pesticide Application Recertification Program (PARP) events in prior to harvest. Licensed farmers should give a quick check of their status at https:// www.inplants.oisc.purdue.edu/USAPlantsIN/Index.aspx or by calling Hans at 812838-1331. Knowing your license expiration and how many programs you need to attend will benefit you now more than in December. For more information on these or other programs, contact Hans at hschmitz@purdue.edu or 812-838-1331.

Wisdom comes in various forms

They say wisdom and B D knowledge H can both be acquired from experience… and that good judgment often comes from bad judgment. Growing up poor (or monetarily deﬁcient rather) didn’t stop us from having fun… it just was a little harder to aﬀord at times. We were always told if we wanted something we had to work for it, and there was no such thing as a free ride. (That was back in the good old days mind you) My brother and I decided we wanted a mini bike that we found for sale. So we start-

ed saving our money, and finally we saved up enough and finally it was ours. We put that Briggs and Stratton motor through its paces and proceeded to add 100,000 miles to that thing. Then one day the throttle cable broke, and we were broke too. They wanted a whole $20 for a new cable!! We decided we could fix it ourselves and we jury-rigged it for a while until even that gave out too. So we (most likely yours truly) got the bright idea to use a piece of wire… wire fixes everything right? Well… yes and no. Finally, desperate to ride or die, we hooked up a piece of wire straight to the carburetor. You could steer with one hand and run the P / E D P

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throttle with the other… giving us the new option to ride AND die. Which is almost what happened. I was trying out our new fix, and upon turning a corner I discovered I needed both hands to turn. But unfortunately my finger was in a loop in the end of that wire… which was tied to the carburetor. Instinct is to put both hands on the handle bars to turn… but when your finger is operating the throttle, raising the arm that had the hand, that was attached to the finger, that was in the loop in the wire, seemed to open the throttle up even more, making an almost out of control mini bike fully out of control, only hastening the inevitable process of crashing

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and bringing me one step closer to potential death… I however survived, and I’m alive today somehow, to tell you it’s not a good idea to use a piece of wire for a throttle cable on a mini bike… I am reminded of that lesson when every once in a while I still dig out a piece of gravel out of my knee or elbow, and that my friends… is a morsel of wisdom and knowledge that were both acquired from a near death experience… and it taught me that good judgment often comes from bad judgment. Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure makes misery and near death experiences a lot easier to come by… but a lot more fun.

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Posey County Fair 2021 could be most exciting ever By Lois Mittino Gray With motorcycle engines roaring and hearts thumping with excitement, a new activity comes to the Posey County Fair this year! Some call it a Globe of Death or the Sphere of Fear, or just the plain Motorcycle Cage. Whatever you call it, it’s a showy trick that’s been around for a long time to astound circus and fair goers when a motorcycle rider goes up and down and round and round in the steel cage at great speed. The Cage is a featured part of the 3 Ring Circus Show that will give two performances at the fair for four nights from Tuesday, July 20 through Friday, July 23. Show times are 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. and will be up the hill by the children’s carnival rides, across from the Motocross Arena. Admission cost for the 3 Ring Circus Show and the carnival rides is free with the cost of fair gate admission. Children age 10 and under do not have to pay at the gate to enter the fair, others will be charged $6.00 per person for access to the fairgrounds. “This is the first year we have a circus. The Fair Board has been talking about getting something new, apart from the traditional entertainment, to add some excitement to fair activities. We looked around at many possibilities and found them on Facebook,” said Hannah Duncan, Fair Board Secretary and Chairman for the Circus Event. “The Board is superexcited to have the fair in person again and we think this will be really fun addition,” she said. 3 Ring Circus is an entertainment venue that travels all over the United States doing live shows on a smaller stage. The 45 minute performance features aerialists dangling from large metal supports, acrobats, fire breathers and fire twirlers, and a touch of comedy, in addition to the motorcycle cage. The week before they get to Posey County the circus will be at the Delaware County Fair in Iowa. After their stint

in Posey County, they pack up their equipment and go to Ohio the week after the fair. The traveling troupe focuses on performance rather than flashy fixtures. “The sky is our canvas” is written next to a picture on their Facebook page showing the aerialist on her rings outdoors up in the sky against a glowing orange and gold sunset. Duncan assures watchers that there will be seating for the show, whether it be bleachers or hay bales, to allow fairgoers to rest their feet and enjoy the acts. Children can also enjoy the popular Kids Zone building being put together right now by Chris Woods. “He’s been working hard adding to it. It will be a lot of fun and it is coming back even bigger than before this year,” Duncan said. The popular exhibit included an entire miniature farm scene with kid tractors to ride and live animals to feed. Eggs were in incubators where kids could watch them hatch out and offer names for them. The Kid Zone will be open Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Hannah, a busy young mother of a nine month old baby named Harlow, knows how a kid can consider the county fair week as the highlight of summer. She was a participant all ten years in 4-H and enjoyed the competitions and attractions immensely. Hannah also serves as the Chairman of the Demolition Derby scheduled for Saturday night, July 24, beginning at 7 p.m. Power Wheel events for children will be held on the same oval track in the Main Arena used for the Derby. “Kids need to bring their own Power Wheels and Big Wheels to drive around the track. If they don’t have anything, a group called Iron Outlaws will be there to give them one to use,” she explained. The Demolition Derby will have three car classes and rid-

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ing lawnmowers. Entrants need to register their ride from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. “The lawnmowers are quite entertaining,” Hannah commented. “They just hit at each other in reverse until someone is knocked off. It goes until the last man standing.” The 161st Posey County Fair runs from Monday, July 19 to Saturday, July 24. Wednesday is Veteran’s Appreciation Day and there is no gate fee for those who served. Thursday is First Responder Appreciation Day and there is no fee for them that day. For more information, the fair has a Facebook page and a website at http://www.poseycountyfair.com/

Pop-Up Concerts will again highlight NH Music Festival By Lois Mittino Gray new players who traveled all the way from A popular “Pop-Up” concert will kick Billings, Montana to join the celebration. off the tenth anniversary of the New Har- Both are members of the Billings Symphony mony Summer Music Festival on July 7. At where “Scottish Fiddler” Randy plays violin noon, three artists will and Sue is an oboeist. Each converge on the New of the five festival days Harmony Gallery of from Wednesday through Contemporary Art for Sunday will feature a popan informal 35 to 40 up concert around town minute free concert of with an eclectic assortment Scottish and Irish Muof performers. sic on Irish flute, Pipes, On Wednesday night, a Fiddle, Oboe and EngWelcome Party and Open lish Horn to start things Folk Jam will see local murollin’. sicians and singers taking One of the trio of the stage with Christopher performing musicians and Randy to entertain at will be New Harmony’s Sara’s Harmony Way, 500 own Christopher Layer, Church Street in New HarMindy Kaufman founder of the festival mony. It is scheduled for 6 and its associated music school a decade ago. to 9 p.m. but may last longer, taken into the “For the last nine years of the festival, our wee hours of the night. “We know everyone noontime “pop-up” concerts around New likes to experience something closer to the Harmony have been very popular. The pop- good ole days,” Layer remarked. “And this up events are brief and very casual with mu- will be great fun.” sicians and audience members interacting beAnother noon “Pop-Up” concert will hapfore and after the concerts in a way that feels pen on Thursday, July 8 at the Workingmen’s very friendly and neighborly, sort of like Institute Library, 407 Tavern Street in New New Harmony itself,” said Director Layer. Harmony. Ben Waldvogel will present his The first “Pop-Up” concert will also fea- own stylings of popular and New Orleansture Randy Tracy and Sue Logan, exciting style piano music, as well as his gifted harp-

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ist mother Martha, a 10-year veteran of the festival. Both hail from Holland, Michigan. “Ben was a student at the summer school for several years and now he is the youngest performer on our schedule this year,” Layer commented with pride. On Thursday evening, the local library will also be the site for the showing of a documentary film called “Harmonista- Finding Festival.” The program begins at 7 p.m. and will go until 8:45 p.m. with time allowed for informal questions and answers afterwards. “In 2012, the first year we had the festival, the film crew followed us all over and filmed the entire event and it tells our story,” Layer described. Friday’s noon “Pop-Up” concert will be set in the Cathedral Labyrinth, 301 North Street in town. Violinist Alan Snow, the concertmaster for the Evansville Symphony, will perform with Violinist Randy Tracy of the Billings Symphony. They promise violin/fiddle solos and duos, some Bach, Scottish music, and even some surprises! Seating will be provided. The Festival’s Steinway Grand Piano will take center stage for Friday evening’s Instrumental Concert at the Roofless Church, on 420 North Street. Many artists are slated to perform from 7 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Mindy Kaufman, the solo piccolo and flautist for the New York Philharmonic, will join in the chorus starting Friday evening, performing the “Syrinx” for solo flute by Debussy. Festival “regulars’ include the versatile Layer who often turns up with one sort of bagpipe or another and Pianist Dr. Greg Kostraba who excels in American piano music. Benjamin and Martha Waldvogel will be back as well. The piano will again be used at Instrumental Concert Two on Saturday morning, July 10 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Roofless Church. Many of the same artists will per-

form Celtic music, classical fare, and New Orleans music. Thrall’s Opera House is the rain location for both outdoor concerts. “We wanted to try some new things this year with two piano concerts at the Roofless Church, one Friday evening and one Saturday morning,” said Layer. All of the concert venues, with the exception of a couple of the pop-up concerts, are outdoors this season so folks can distance as they see fit.” Saturday’s “Pop-Up” concert is not at noon, but is scheduled for 2 to 2:40 p.m. at Black Lodge Coffee Roasters, 610 Church Street in town. Featured musicians will be Christopher Layer on Celtic pipes and Sue Logan with flute vocals and English Horn. The last outdoor instrumental concert takes place Saturday night from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Roofless Church. Featured music listed for that evening includes Aaron Copland, P.E. Chedeville, Handel, Claire De La Lune, Mouret, and Ibert. There will be a fifth “Pop-Up” concert on Sunday at noon with the location to be announced at a later time. Mindy Kaufman will once again perform on her flute with Layer and all the ‘regular’ friends of the festival. You can visit the festival Facebook page “newharmonymusicfestival” or visit their website at www.newharmonymusicfest.com for that information when it is released. What do all of these concerts cost? “The entire season is free to the public, so there is no handling of tickets, and folks can be comfortable coming and going, but we certainly need folks to donate at the events if they can afford to do so. We are suggesting $20, but any and all donations are welcome,” Christopher Layer explained. The festival is a project of the New Harmony Artist’s Guild, a long-standing non-profit organization founded by the former Clement “Clem” Biddle Penrose in 2004. This year, there will be no face-to-face school this season.

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While classrooms are quiet, athletes are planning for fall By Trisha L. Lopez The halls of Mount Vernon High School were eerily quiet on Monday morning. The soft hum of large fans echoed along the newly waxed floors. It was a stark contrast to shrill officials’ whistles and the shouts of fans that filled the gymnasium just three days earlier when the Wildcats boys basketball team hosted the last shootout tournament of their summer season. Although it is summer break and most students haven’t stepped into a classroom in weeks, the months of June and July are a hub of activity in most Indiana high schools. The last Monday morning in June would have likely seen a gym full of students either running up the stairways between the bleachers or rotating through stations in the weight room if it wasn’t the first day of moratorium week, the one week each summer set aside by the Indiana High School Athletic Association as a sports-free buffer for Indiana athletes and coaches....and their families. Mount Vernon athletes spend hours each week in the school’s weight room, gyms, fields and diamonds preparing for seasons that may be months away. Balancing family time, jobs and even the needs of multiple sports schedules can be challenging, but it’s a sacrifice that many think is essential to success in the year to come. “Summer workouts are like building a house. If you don’t lay a strong foundation, you can only build so much and then you have to stop before it all crumbles beneath you,” Mount Vernon Athletic Director and Boys Cross Country Coach Leigh Latshaw said. “You either stop short of your season’s goals and potential or you lay a strong foundation that allows you to instill self-discipline, build confidence and achieve your goals.” June was a busy month for the Wildcats with many teams hosting and attending camps and competing in scrimmages. They also attended all-sports strength and conditioning sessions overseen by coaches from all programs who combined forces in an effort to make the schedule as summer-friendly as possible for student athletes and their parents. Mount Vernon Football Coach Luke Messmer said the conditioning program has had great attendance from both junior high and high school students. “The school year allowed us to establish our strength program and get our guys accustomed to our weight room routines and

standards, which has made the summer extremely productive. We not only had some great strength gains, but we now have athletes taking pride in their workouts and leading each other, which is ultimately our goal...be player-led,” Messmer said. Joe Newcomb, Mount Vernon’s boys basketball coach, said summer work is a balance between the need to improve and grow as a team and giving kids much-needed time away from the grind of school and the demands of athletics. “The summer is so important for skill development as it is a time to devote to working on improving as players which will, in turn, help us in the winter. June is a month where we play 15 to 18 games each year and you can really learn a lot about who you have and what fits together ahead of the season. I think it can be difficult to make sure we work to get better without overdoing it because we have so many guys in other things,” Newcomb said. “I try to stress the importance of getting in the weight room and practicing two to three days a week in the morning so you can go and do your other things the rest of the day. I don’t want our guys to feel like they are in the gym or at school nonstop in the summer, but also feel like they have worked and gotten better.” He credited his fellow Mount Vernon coaches with sharing that philosophy and working as a team to look out for their athletes. “It is vital that we work together as coaches and make sure we are not putting our kids in spots where they have to choose or feel overwhelmed. I think we have a good support staff here at Mount Vernon who look out for the best interest of our guys in all sports,” he said. Senior Jaden Wilson and sophomore Nicot Burnett will play leadership roles on both the Wildcats football and basketball teams in 2021-22 and have been committed to giving 100 percent effort on both teams this summer in an effort to grow both programs. After helping lead the Wildcats to Friday’s final shootout victory, Wilson and Burnett boarded a school bus at 7 a.m., the following morning for a three and a half hour trip to Marion University in Indianapolis for an 11 on 11 scrimmage against Sheridan and Eastern Greentown. “I’m going to be honest, it’s tough, but it’s only going to make us better when the season starts,” said Wilson of the work that goes into balancing multiple sports during the summer. “When everyone is committed to doing the work, it shows how much ev-

eryone wants to win and be successful. It’s definitely a grind, but I think Mount Vernon is going to shock a lot of people this year.” Burnett said the commitment to choosing to put in the work during the summer solidifies team chemistry. “It’s difficult to get used to, but once you get in the routine, it comes second nature. The more commitment that we have on the team can really benefit us when we go into the season. We know we have the same goals and ideas for the season (and) then we can take the next step as a program,” Burnett said. “I spend the majority of the day watching up on film and trying to prepare myself not just physically, but mentally, for the season to come. I truly enjoy the grind and it doesn’t bother me to be totally engrossed in my craft. So I guess it’s not really a sacrifice because I love it so much.” He said going from basketball to football isn’t a huge transition because both teams share the same vision. “It doesn’t even feel like two separate teams anymore because everybody’s rooting for each other with the same goal in mind,” Burnett said. Senior basketball player Kaleb Dosher agreed and said the work put in over the summer months sets the tone for post season goals. “This summer has helped the team a lot because of the way the coaches set up workouts, making them more competitive with each other. Since we’ve all bought into the program, it’s really built trust in my teammates. It’s tough to balance work and sports but putting it all together is such a rewarding feeling,” Dosher said. “I’ve just been telling the younger guys to not take the offseason for granted because this is where the real improvement is made.” Dosher said he’s been a leader on the basketball team for three years and he works to get his teammates to stay focused, keep shooting and continue to lift to pursue a goal he’s had from day one: a sectional championship. He admits that his approach to summer workouts has changed “drastically” this year though. “This is my last shot at winning a sectional championship. That has always been a goal of mine,” Dosher said. Senior Brady Hook, a member of the football and wrestling teams, said the effort that he puts into balancing both sports and

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Mount Vernon wrestlers excel in Fla. By Trisha L. Lopez Two Mount Vernon High School wrestling semi-state qualifiers competed alongside 3,000 athletes from 21 states in the 2021 AAU Scholastic Duals last week at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Seniors Chris Newman and Brady Hook and the Southern Indiana Matmen finished eighth in the national competition. Newman earned AllAmerican honors and went 10-1 in the tournament. His lone loss came in the opening round against a Montana state champion. Mount Vernon Wrestling Coach Tim Alcorn said the Southern Indiana Matmen are an all-star collection of southern Indiana high school wrestling talent.

“It’s a heck of an honor and those two deserve it,” Alcorn said of his wrestlers’ inclusion in the group. Newman said competing at the national level was a good opportunity to improve his skills going into his final season for the Wildcats. “It’s summer wrestling. Win or lose, you get better for the season,” Newman said. “”I performed really well. I’ve been working hard in the off-season and it’s paying off. Can’t wait for the season to show it off.” Hook said facing “highly skilled wrestlers from all over the country” was a “wake up call.” “It was definitely a confidence booster, knowing that I can wrestle at a super competitive level and still find success,” said Hook, who is di-

viding his off-season time between football workouts, a summer job and wrestling. “I went in with little practice and still managed to have a positive record. I didn’t wrestle to my full potential but it shows how much better I can be when wrestling season comes around.” Alcorn said he has high expectations for his squad each year and this group is no exception. Newman and Hook’s performance at nationals is indicative of the leadership role they play on his team. “I’d like to think we keep the bar set very high every year. We hope to win 20+ duals, win conference and take kids to state every year,” Alcorn said. Brady Hook and Chris Newman are pictured at the “(Newman and Hook) are walking the 2021 AAU Scholastic Duals. The two were successful and walk for those expectations.” enjoyed learning.

South Gibson Babe Ruth Tourney battles around bad forecast By Chris Morlan Last Tuesday evening, the end of the season South Gibson Babe Ruth Baseball League Tournament began at St. Wendel ball diamond. The tournament was scheduled to finish last Thursday night with the championship game. Heavy rain and lightning delayed the schedule. Game scheduled for last Tuesday night went as planned. On Wednesday night, the game between St. Wendel and South Gibson Eyecare got through one inning each of batting. Then the umpires called for a game delay due to the lightning. This delay lasted nearly two hours. After two hours of waiting to see if this game was going to resume. The umpires postponed all matchups for last Wednesday night to a Thursday evening doubleheader. Due to the heavy rain on Wednesday and Thursday, the tournament semifinals were moved to last Friday night. St. Wendel and Owensville won the two semifinal contests. These two teams will play for the league tournament championship on Wednesday night at St. Wendel with the first pitch at 7:30 p.m. (Opening Round) St. Wendel 7, VFW 5: The opening game of the tournament was between St. Wendel and the Fort Branch VFW. In this matchup, these two teams kept the game very interesting. When you thought St. Wendel was going to win with a three-run lead at 5-2 going into the bottom of the seventh inning. VFW answers back with three runs of their own to send this game to extra innings. During the top of the eighth inning,

Caige Christie hit a single with loaded bases that drove in two runs to help St. Wendel win 7-5. For the game, Christie went three for four at the plate with one double, five runs batted in, two stolen bases and one run scored. Luke Martin threw seven innings for St. Wendel surrendering eight hits, five runs, four walks with five strikeouts. As a team, St. Wendel had nine

hits. Luke Martin went two for four hitting with one run batted in. Ethan Stofleth went one for three with two walks and two runs scored. Isaac Luigs went one for two with one run batted in and two walks. Mason Hanna went one for three with one double and one run. Aaron Gauger went one for three with one run. Seth Gentil scored two runs, while Evan Tuley had one walk and one run.

VFW had eight hits as a team. Tanner Boyd went two for four hitting with one double and two runs batted in. Alex Spindler went two for four with one double, and two stolen bases. Jordan Wilson went one for four with one run and one stolen base. Max Wahl went one for three hitting. Justus Dill went one for three with one stolen base and one run. Cole Martin went one for three with

one run scored. Eli Zoellner drove in two runs, Coletin Barnes scored one run along with two walks, Jesse Brogan had one walk and Sean DeLong walked once.

(Opening Round) Owensville 11, St. Joe 1: Game two of the opening round on last Tuesday night was all

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Brynn Eisterhold is one The North Posey High School girls’ basketball camp’s The North Posey High School girls’ basketball camp’s 3 on 3 Champions (second third of the three-on-three team Free Throw Champions Taylor Reich and Chloe Kirchoﬀ. grade) are Aubrey Becker, Maddie Hyatt, and Kennedy Eisterhold. members.

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The North Posey High School girls’ basketball camp’s The North Posey High School girls’ basketball camp’s 3 on 3 winners (Kindergarten Hot Shot Champions - Paxtyn Gibbs and Lyla Hautman. and ﬁrst grade) are Hannah Lashley, Raelyn Bailey, Abigail Riddle.

The winning entry in the New Harmony Golf Cart Parade on July Fourth in pictured above. Designers are Adam Williams, Nikki Muensterman, Emery and Paisleigh. Photo The North Posey High School girls’ basketball camp’s Free Throw Winners - Nora by Dave Pearce Wilson, Avery Detty and Hot Shot Winner - Emrey Schenk.

‘Athletes,’ continued from Page A1 his summer job will be worth it in the long run. “It’s a tight schedule between football, wrestling and work. I have little free time, which is okay because I expect to perform better than ever this coming season,” Hook said. Hook missed the Saturday 11 on 11 to travel with fellow senior wrestler Chris Newman to compete in the AAU Scholastic Duals in Orlando, Fla., where their team placed eighth in the nation. Mount Vernon Wrestling Coach Tim Alcorn said his athletes have been working out twice a week, attended team camp at Kentucky Wesleyan College and plan to go to another camp at Jennings County High School this month. “Summer wrestling is how our program not only sustains a level of success, but also builds upon it. If you’re not working, you’re getting passed by,” Alcorn said. Messmer said having a more traditional summer after last season’s Covid-19 delays has been “valuable for our team.” Scrimmaging Evansville North, Eastern Greentown and Sheridan allowed players to get “game quality reps” in order to be ready for the fall. “Our coaching staff has been very pleased with the competitiveness and effort to this point. We still have a great deal to fix and improve before we are ready for our August 20th opener, but we feel like we have made good progress in the month of June. It will be imperative that we continue to make progress in July and stay hungry as a team to see how good we can get before we get to the start of the season.” Girls Soccer Coach Samantha Hurst said several team members competed in a tournament in Evansville and will attend team camp at Anderson University. She said kids that are unable to attend team conditioning will be expected to work out on their own. “Summers are important for all athletes and

conditioning has to be a priority,” Hurst said. “They compete in the heat so getting acclimated to the weather is important.” Mount Vernon Baseball Coach Paul Quinzer said, ultimately, it all boils down to the need to keep kids active during the summer months. Working in the concession stand during a summer league game last week and watching several of his returning high school team members playing alongside up and coming Wildcat baseball hopefuls, Quinzer said summer baseball gives his athletes the chance to compete and develop away from the highintensity of the regular season. “High school baseball, it does change. I think we put more emphasis and pressure on it. In the summer we try to be more relaxed. Hopefully, they’re having fun out there,” Quinzer said. He pointed to senior pitcher Hayden Huss, a member of the Wildcat baseball, football and wrestling teams. “This is probably his third game starting this summer. He’ll be a major figure in my pitching staff next year. This spring, he was just more of a reliever. It’s giving him some experience in starting. The juniors who are going to be seniors are now taking hold of and looking around and saying ‘hey look at all of the pieces that we’ve got here.’” Wilson said he’s working this summer on being a good teammate and role model for younger players and leading by example. “I just try to stay positive. It can be very stressful at times, but when it comes to the time when I have to lock in and give 100 percent, I feel like that just comes naturally because I want to be successful,” Wilson said. His advice for young Wildcats this summer? “Go to as many workouts as possible. Be coachable. Always work at 100 percent. Be committed...the results will show in-season,” Wilson said.

‘Babe Ruth,’ continued from Page A1 Owensville in a ten-run victory. Owensville jumped out with a big lead scoring five runs in the first inning, three runs in the second inning and two more runs in the third inning to get the 11-1 win that only lasted five innings. Simon Overton was the winning pitcher for Owensville. Overton threw all five innings, allowing four hits, one run, three walks with five strikeouts. Jackson Adams was perfect at the plate going three for three with one run batted in and two scores. Ben Scott went one for two hitting with two runs, two stolen bases and one walk. Riken Burkett went one for four with two runs and one stolen base. Ty Keller went one for four with one double and one run batted in. Elijah Dean went one for two with one run and one walk. Gabe Gaines scored two runs, two stolen bases and one run batted in. Simon Overton went one for two hitting with one walk and Toby Pullum went one for three at the plate. (Semifinal) St. Wendel 5, South Gibson Eyecare 3: On Wednesday night, one inning at bat was completed by each team before the bad weather arrived and delayed this game. This game resumed last Friday night in the top of the second inning. St. Wendel had an early 2-1 lead when Caige Christie and Ethan Stofleth each scored a run. South Gibson Eyecare tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI single by Thomas Clevy. St. Wendel reclaimed the lead in the top of the fifth inning with two runs for a 4-2 advantage. South Gibson Eyecare scored one run in the bottom of the sixth inning and St. Wendel scored again in the top of the seventh for the win. This victory will advance St. Wendel to the championship game on Wednesday night. Dylan Ahola was the winning pitcher for St. Wendel. Ahola threw six innings, allowing one hit, two runs, three walks with 12 strikeouts. St. Wendel had five hits as a team. Seth Gentil went two for two hitting. Caige

Christie went one for two with three runs and two stolen bases. Ethan Stofleth went one for two with two runs. Ahola went one for two hitting with one run batted in. Isaac Luigs drove in one run and had two walks. Thomas Clevy had the only hit of the game for South Gibson Eyecare. Clevy went one for two with one run scored. John Kiesel scored a run and had one walk. Noah Kiesel scored a run and had a walk. Elliott Church, Brayden Alldredge and Lucas Church each had one walk. (Semifinal) Owensville 18, Reinbrecht Homes 7: During the second semifinal game last Friday night. This game was close with Owensville leading 8-7 after four innings. Owensville sealed the win with ten runs in the top of the fifth inning to help them advance to the championship game against St. Wendel. Ty Keller was the winning pitcher for Owensville going all five innings of the game. Keller gave up seven runs on five hits, four walks and struck out six batters. Owensville had 14 hits in the game as a team. Jackson Adams continued his perfect streak at the plate going four for four hitting with one triple and four runs scored. Elijah Dean went two for four with one triple, one double and two runs scored. Gabe Gaines went three for three hitting with four runs and one walk. Riken Burkett went two for four with two runs. Toby Pullam went two for three with one run. Ty Keller went one for two with two runs and two walks. Ben Scott, Cole McDaniel and Simon Overton each had one walk and one run. Reinbrecht Homes had five hits in the game as a team. Cam Truxal went three for three hitting with two runs and one stolen base. Spencer Staggs went one for two with one double and one walk. Ryan Spink went one for three with one run. Kullan Thomas walked two times and scored two runs. Cooper Krieg had one walk and one run. Logan Finney walked two times.

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Uncle Marty Gray surprised his three-year-old niece Thomas Torres and Kyle Smith put the finishing touchAdriana Gray by dressing up as Bald Eagle on the Fourth es on the exterior of the new cart barn at Western Hills of July. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray Country Club in Mount Vernon. Photo by Dave Pearce

Little Macy Lasher brought parents Alyssa and Brett with her on a recent trip to New Harmony. The trio originally came for a stop at the soap shop and after visiting another local shop, decided to make this purchase at Firehouse Antiques. The Lasher’s reside in Evansville. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

Left: Austin, Brittany, and Oliver Barnhart of Evansville prepare to take a bicycle ride while camping at Harmonie State Park over the weekend. The park was full from the beginning of the weekend until Monday. Photo by Dave Pearce Right: The Reverend Randy Owens presides over the community worship service held at the Roofless Church on the Sunday morning of July 4. The service was the beginning of a full day of activities in New Harmony. Photo by Dave Pearce

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Special to the News Sergeant Kylen Compton was patrolling SR 66 near Detroy Road when he attempted to stop the driver of a 1997 Ford F-150 for traveling east on SR 66 at 78 mph. The driver, who was later identified as Joseph Davis, 40, of Mount Vernon, failed to stop and continued north on SR 65 reaching speeds of nearly 90 mph before turning west on No. 6 School Road. Davis eventually turned into a driveway in the 6000 block of No. 6 School Road, drove through a yard and then stopped near Neu Road where he exited his truck and fled into a wooded area. Troopers searched the area for approximately 90 minutes before they found Davis hiding in a barn loft under insulation. Davis was transported to Deaconess

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Midtown by an ambulance where he was treated and released for heat exhaustion. Further investigation revealed Davis had two outstanding warrants out of Vanderburgh County. Davis is currently being held without bond in the Vanderburgh County Jail. Arrested and Charges: Joseph Davis, 40, Mount Vernon, Ind., Resisting Law Enforcement with a Vehicle, Level 6 Felony; Resisting Law Enforcement, Class A Misdemeanor; Reckless Driving, Class A Misdemeanor; Two outstanding warrants (Vanderburgh County) Arresting Officer: Sergeant Kylen Compton, Indiana State Police. Assisting Officers: Trooper Ross Rafferty, Trooper Tyler Widner, Sergeant Kevin Ellison, Trooper Daltyn Backes, and Senior Trooper Michael Finney.