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Council members question Vaccination Passport validity, enforcement By Lois Mittino Gray Once again, the controversial idea of passing an ordinance to ban city businesses from requiring a ‘vaccination passport’ to enter their property took up the majority of discussion at the August 25, meeting of the Mount Vernon Common Council. At their last meeting, Councilman Rusty Levings asked fellow councilors to think about the possibility of taking that action and he was challenged to find out if they could even do such a thing, telling a business owner what to do. Levings said there is currently an ordinance pending in Hancock County, Indiana, that will address that point at their council meeting on

August 31. He read from a prepared statement, “Yes, I believe the council can do this based on the Doctrine of Lesser Magistrates. This doctrine was put into the US constitution by our Founding Fathers. They did this to help protect smaller magistrates from getting steamrolled by unjust or institutional ruling by the higher magistrates. This doctrine, in a nut shell, states this, when a higher governmental authority gets out of line from the constitution, a lesser magistrate i.e. smaller governmental body, has the authority to tell the higher authority no and that they are out of line. When a lesser magistrate says no, they are saying that this will not be allowed inside their jurisdictional authority.”

“The state or federal government doesn’t have the constitutional right to take away people’s liberties and freedoms and then mandate a Covid-19 vaccine passport. I firmly believe that when it comes to the state or federal government, mandating to businesses that they are only allowed to have vaccinated people inside their establishment is unconstitutional. This clearly violates people’s liberties, freedoms and HIPPA laws that are protected by our constitution,” he read. Levings compared this type of discrimination to that of other unconstitutional things in the past, such as racial segregation of business establishments. He feels requiring proof of vac-

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APC pleads for help

Special to the news Quinton Lee Jennings of Evansville was sentenced on August 25, 2021 after being convicted at a jury trial in Posey County Indiana on July 21, 2021 of numerous offenses including Aggravated Battery, a Level 3 Felony and Kidnapping, a Level 3 Felony. The facts as shown at trial outlined that Jennings abducted Quinton Lee Jennings a female and her child from her residence in Newburgh, Indiana and traveled towards Posey County. While in Posey County, Jennings assaulted the victim with a crow bar in front of her child. Jennings then traveled into Illinois with the victim after she was seriously injured. After some period of time, Jennings released the victim and her daughter at a bar in Franklin County, Illinois. Authorities

Special to the news A Mount Vernon man will serve prison time after being convicted of dealing drugs in Posey County. Andrew W. Rollins, of Mount Vernon, appeared in the Posey Circuit Court on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 25, 2021 where he was sentenced by Judge Craig Goedde to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to Andrew W. Rollins Dealing in Methamphetamine. As part of his guilty plea, Rollins, age 36, admitted to possessing more than 10 grams of methamphetamine in Posey County with the intent to distribute the illegal drugs. Court records show that Rollins was arrested on February 21, 2019 as a result of being found in possession of approximately 60 grams of methamphetamine. The investigation

cination violates HIPPA laws. “No business has a right to know someone’s COVID-19 vaccine status. That right is reserved between the individual and his doctor, which is the way it should be.” Councilwoman Jillian Brothers thanked Levings for voicing his concerns and thoughts. Levings stated he understands government not being able to tell business what they can do, as they have their freedoms as well, but so do individuals. The intent here is to be constitutional and not take away freedom of choice. He asked if Council was interested in moving forward

Aubree Strobel, 5-year-old daughter and stepdaughter of Brian and Cheyenne Long, holds her first worm while gardening. Photo by Sally Denning

By Trisha L. Lopez The Area Plan Commission office needs help. Mindy Bourne, executive director, stood before the Posey County Council at the Hovey House on August 9 and told council members that a surge in requests for permits and the work involved with the Posey County Solar Ordinance and subsequent land use application for the Posey Solar Project has left her office, with just two fulltime employees, scrambling to keep up. “We are in dire need of extra help in my office,” she said. “Over the last several years, we’ve seen an incline in the work. It’s come to a point where, in order for my office to operate sufficiently, I need an extra employee. I need extra help. Bad.” Talks of joining the APC office and the Posey County Building Commissioner’s office have been ongoing throughout the summer, but Bourne said the APC has reached a point where talking isn’t enough. Action needs to be taken. Bourne said she’s okay with the consolidation as long as she’s able to utilize an assistant to

lessen the daily load at the APC office and “the work gets done.” “We have a lot of deadlines in my office. Things have to be done on a certain time...not just whenever,” she explained. A full time employee would cost around $36,500. She said an extra part time employee is an option, but that would take her part time budget to around $7,400 for just the first six months of the year. Posey Council President Heather Allyn asked Bourne if the workload increase was solely related to ongoing issues with solar energy development, but Bourne assured her that her office is seeing more of everything. “Everything has increased, our special uses, our variances, site plans, complaints. Complaints... we usually average about eight a year, currently I have 14 as of June,” Bourne explained. ‘We’ve had a lot of special meetings. Our meetings last many hours. Our average APC meeting is usually two hours. The average BZA is one hour. These special meetings have been running for five hours. We have to

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Posey jail once again on COVID restrictions Special to the news “As you are aware, our numbers of COVID 19 have risen within Posey County and surrounding areas. As your Sheriff it is my obligation to provide the most secure and safe environment for the inmates, community and staff,” shared Tom Latham. Beginning Wednesday, August 25, 2021,

the Sheriff directed staff of the jail and administration to adhere to the CDC guidelines, but yet take a step further in trying to keep COVID 19 out of the jail. “I have decided to stop all in person visitation and will revert to phone conversations between inmates and others who will need to communicate with them, as we did in the

past. I very much dislike this way of operation; however, again, I must keep the inmates as safe and secure as possible,” he continued. Anyone who enters the jail, including staff, will wear a mask in addition to his/her temperature being checked. “It is my hope and prayer this lifestyle, in which we have succumbed to, will dissipate in the near future.”

Residents urged to contact INDOT concerning traffic flow By Lois Mittino Gray Unsafe traffic flow areas and prolonged-wait stoplights in the city were the discussion focus at the August 26, meeting of the Mount Vernon Board of Works. In both cases, Mayor Bill Curtis suggests that concerned persons contact INDOT4U to register a complaint.

City Attorney Beth Higgins initiated the discussion when she asked to speak on a personal issue as part of the “citizen’s concerns” agenda of the meeting. “I’ve noticed that the touch pad at the stoplight at Parke and Fourth Streets does not seem to be working properly. I drive home after 10 p.m. some evenings and there is

no traffic at all at that time and I’ve had to wait ten minutes at the light,” she explained. “The light does not change. I’ve seen trucks go through it.” Board Member Andy Hoehn replied, “It used to be only a one minute wait. What happened? Something is wrong.”

The Mayor said INDOT representatives came down three different times in two years to make adjustments. He said he will call Josh at INDOT about it and mention this, but urged Higgins to call the INDOT4U hotline, as they pay attention to the number of customer calls they get on each issue.

Hoehn added that the stoplight could be changed to a flashing light and maybe they could have INDOT look at that as well. The Mayor agreed that it could become a flashing light, with the exception of critical times like before and after school. The in-

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Early Childhood Education

Kolley uses teacher position to help prepare for next level

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By Lois Mittino Gray Jennifer Kolley is another superstar teacher cancer survivor who carried the banner to lead off the Posey County Relay for Life on August 21, at Murphy Park in New Harmony. She felt at home in the small town park as she is a New Harmony native, a member of the Rappite Class of 2005. Jennifer has worked with younger-age children in the North Posey School District for the past seven years at North Elementary School. “I first started out as a teacher aide. When the teacher position became available, I just moved right into it at the school,” she explained. “I just love what I am doing now.” Jennifer teaches pre-Kindergarten classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:45 to 11 a.m. for four year olds. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, she teaches preschool for three year olds at the same times. She works until 2 p.m. daily to plan and prepare and sometimes she stays after school and tutors students under second grade in age. She

has eleven students in preschool and eighteen in pre-K to keep her days busy. Daily activities include circle time, art activities, snack time, and using the innovative Frog Street Curriculum. “I really enjoy using our new curriculum. The students really like learning many new songs with it, and each week is a new theme. We just finished the body theme,” she voiced, giving an example. “My main goal is to get the kiddos ready for kindergarten. Students need to know their colors and letters, how to trace and cut, and how to follow simple directions with more than one step independently. That’s why at snack time I always have them open their own, so they will be able to do the same thing when they are in the school cafeteria.” When it comes to crying while mom walks away in the morning, she says the younger preschool kids were “a breeze this year.” She smiled when she said the crying from the pre-K older kids is what has been a struggle this year. “It’s like the domino ef-

fect. One cries, then another starts up. I sometimes just hold them or hoist them up on my hip and we go inside,” she said with a shake of her head. Since COVID- precautions do not allow parents in the classroom, the soft-touch teacher likes to keep parents updated with an app called Seesaw. “I send them many videos of our activities and pictures. Right now they are not allowed to visit.” Her students are not required to mask up. It is left to the parent’s discretion. She does seat them apart at the table. “The pre-K kids know each other from last year and they are so happy to be together again.” Jennifer is such a positive person, it is hard to believe she just fought a brave battle with the Big C this past year. It resulted in surgery, 21 radiation treatments, endless doctor visits, and a massive outpouring of support from family, friends and staff all around her.

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What now?

The great Greek statesman and military leader Pericles (495 - 429 BC) said, “The best guardians of a society are leaders with the wisdom to recognize their duty and the virtue (courage) to do it.” Both elements are essential characteristics for our leaders. We may elect smart people who are not wise and good people who are not brave. But what we need are wise and virtuous leaders who fear loss of honor more than fear of losing elections. Of course, our leaders are as human as we are. We all fall short of the ideal. It is not perfection we need from our politicians but the ability to recognize it when they have taken

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the wrong course and the character to modify their behavior in the face of great pressure to continue on a destructive path. If we apply these standards to America’s involvement in Afghanistan, we can see the virtue in our original reactions to the attacks of September 11, 2001. We were morally obligated to our fellow citizens who lost their lives to properly respond. Osama bin Laden was the Al-Qaeda leader who planned the 9-11 attacks. America needed to punish Bin Laden, which we did by assassinating him in Abbottabad, Pakistan, May 02, 2011. Our course of action was morally just and our direct attack on Bin Laden was measured. It took us almost 10 years to bring him to justice but we should have and we did. Once Bin Laden was eliminated our leaders from President Obama, President Trump and President Biden should

have carefully and incrementally withdrawn our military presence while we protected the Afghanis and others who helped us. We can still engage in such a process. Any timeline, whether May 01, 2021 or September 11, 2021 or any anniversary of previous attacks or any other date is simply one we choose. We need to carefully and slowly withdraw our forces. Artiﬁcial drop-dead dates for our leaving encourage the Taliban to simply wait us out; which they are doing. It will not be a popular decision of President Biden and our other leaders to reinstall enough troops to protect Americans and those allies of America who need to immigrate. However, popularity should not be our goal, virtue should be. For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www.jamesmredwine.com or “Like/Follow” us on Facebook & Twitter at JPegOsageRanch.

Letters to the Editor Moving forward with Solar

Climate Change Report not good news

Area Plan Members: Thank you all very much for the work you have done in putting together the current solar ordinance. Such an undertaking will never please everyone, but you have put together a safe and reasonable ordinance. That was aﬃrmed by acceptance of our ordinance into law, by our County Commissioners. Now, before you, there is an application for a solar project. Many want to continue the solar argument, confront APC members and maybe even have another tractor parade, but that is not what is at issue here.

There is only one question now; “Does the preliminary application meet the standards you designed in our solar ordinance?” Everything else in just misguided noise. Asking an engineering group to aﬃrm that the application meets the ordinance standard, was commendable. It was a very wise move. As the application and the ordinance are reviewed, we believe that the engineering group will conﬁrm that it DOES meet the requirements of a preliminary application. Please continue to follow the FACTS, and again, Thank You. Mary Ann Burris

Decision seems to be simple As a citizen and homeowner in Posey County, I have watched with interest as the solar project has been debated – often heatedly and with an abundance of misinformation and drama. It seems to me that the decision is a rather simple

one - we must move forward if we are to have progress in our county. We must reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and diversify our energy options. Landowners have the right to decide how to use their land. It is obvious that the appli-

cation meets the standards in the solar ordinance, so I implore you to follow the facts and let Posey County move forward. Thank you for your service to Posey County residents. Juli Collins

Thank you MV Merchants Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus wishes to thank the Mount Vernon merchants who displayed posters advertising their recent concerts. Also, thank you to Ewing Tire Service,

United Fidelity Bank and Riverbend Park/ Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation Department for promoting the Mount Vernon concert on their marquees. Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report (“IPCC”) dated August 9, 2021 is scary; it’s not good news and we’ve done it to ourselves. The report indicates Earth has warmed 1.96 F since the start of the industrial age and many changes due to the temperature increase are no longer reversible. This latest report from the IPCC no longer uses weak language to give this message. This isn’t new news; the report is a review of all the data that has been out there for decades and the most recent studies on climate change. The report indicates most of the increase is due to carbondioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels, some due to other greenhouse gas emissions like methane (from fossil fuels and livestock) and nitrous oxide (from nitrogen fertilizers) and some due to land use changes like deforestation and land degradation. Heatwaves, drought, and ﬁre weather have increased since 1950 and will continue to be more frequent due to climate change according to the report. Heavy and intense precipitation will continue in some areas as the heating of

the earth continues. Ocean warming and acidification is killing marine life at ever increasing depths. Ice melt is causing sea level increase. No region is exempt, all regions are affected. On a recent trip cross country to California, we couldn’t help but see, feel and breathe the changes. Fires and damage in Colorado and California impacted where we could visit – decisions were based on fire and smoke maps. All states had fire restrictions in place. All those “beautiful sunsets” seen lately on Facebook are coming at the expense of residents in the western states who have lost everything, some even their lives to the devastation caused by climate change. Mudslides due to the heavy rains following Colorado fires closed interstate transportation twice; brown vegetation and low water levels in nearly all lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams due to drought conditions, fields lay bare of crops due to no water to irrigate. Get ready for some real price increases for those California crops once the reserve is depleted. A good note on the trip was the abundance of renewable

energy initiatives seen along the way. Likely those states “get it” because climate change eﬀects are touching their senses on a daily basis. Of course California has lots of solar to power individual businesses and homes, but also huge solar farms dedicated to providing low emission power to all...even in areas that boast million dollar homes! What is wrong here in Posey County? Do some people not “get it” because it (climate change) hasn’t touched them in the same way as the western states? The arguments of the “opposition to solar” group nearly always try to pull at the heartstrings by talking about “the children or the crops”... the children are going to inherit a real mess of a world if there is no push to stop emissions with all we have. The documentary “Kiss the Ground” puts it in real terms... we have about “60 harvests left” if we don’t do something now! Renewable energy is part of the solution and even this small solar project being discussed in Posey will have a global impact for the children and the land. Terri J. Ash.

Give our guns to the Afghanistan women

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AfghaniB D . stan G has M guns but they are in the hands of the wrong people. Television news reports have conﬁrmed the Taliban has our helicopters, our tanks, our trucks, along with billions of dollars of our American tax payer bought military weapons and more. Afghanistan already had a strict gun policy. The Taliban’s is stricter. You aren’t allowed to own automatic weapons or handguns. Thus, while the Afghan citizens have struggled for defense weapons, the Taliban and other terrorists have had access to any and all they have wanted. The bad people have guns. The good

people do not have guns. The bad people have taken over the country, murdering and raping as they do what they want to do without anyone interfering or ﬁghting back. We can only imagine the pain and heartache of the Afghan women. The previous Taliban rule enforced a strict fundamentalist style of Islam religion that conﬁned women to their homes, banned television and music and held public executions. Women were relegated to a dress code that required a burka or similar clothing that covers the woman’s face. Women were treated as slaves and sex objects. Their every move was controlled by the Taliban’s interpretation of an oppressive Islam religion. The Taliban has not changed their ways. Why would you think they have? They continue to kill, plunder weapons and take over government buildings or whatever they want for their

own use. In a nation where guns are restricted the Afghan women have no way to protect themselves. They have no one to protect them. The Taliban has the finest American tax payer bought weapons in the world. The everyday citizens of the country and the helpless women of the country aren’t allowed to own guns. This means they aren’t allowed to protect themselves. Attackers, rapists, evil men can come and go as they please assaulting the average citizen, the women and children and no one has access to guns to utilize for protection. What if all the women in Afghanistan had access to automatic rifles? Our military should assign our guns to the citizens including all the women of Afghanistan. Their army won’t protect them, they have no one to protect them. Give the women of Afghanistan a fighting

chance. Can you imagine if America begins to restrict our guns? What happens if we aren’t allowed to have guns or it becomes so restrictive that people give up trying to own guns? We become as vulnerable as the Afghan people. We have zero ability to take care of ourselves. It’s very troubling and America hasn’t made it any better. Equipping Terrorists with guns only breathes more years of life into their evil mission. Give our guns to the desperate citizens of Afghanistan and make sure every woman and teenager has a gun. The young girls of Afghanistan do not want to be raped and married oﬀ to men to become part of a slave harem. They have a right to ﬁght. Contact Glenn at GMollette@aol.com. Learn more at www.glennmollette.com.

Hans Schmitz, PC Purdue Extension Educator Fall Armyworms on the March Lawn professionals and ag producers are a little nervous here at the end of the season due to the appearance of a familiar pest, the fall armyworm. These little larvae have had reports of their presence all over southern Indiana, with Posey County seeing higher numbers than in most years. How long until they go away? What can be done about them? How will I know if I have them? Let’s answer those questions in reverse order, just as a blatant excuse for me to break the fourth wall. Fall armyworms look like caterpillars. Perhaps a bit on

the small side, maxing out at an inch to inch and a half in length, they have characteristic striping. Three yellowwhite hairlines down their backs with a wider dark stripe on either side of the hairline is an indication that you need to pick one up to confirm that it is indeed armyworm. When you do pick one up, they’ll leave a greenish-yellow liquid on your hand. That liquid is of no concern. While inspecting closely, look for a “Y” on the head of the insect. The tops of the “Y” will be on the top of the head, with the base of the “Y” extending towards the insect

bean as much as corn, but they can do some foliar damage. If armyworms are present and likely to cause 35 percent defoliation prior to R7 (beginning maturity, when one pod on the stem is mature), then a spray is justified. After R7, final yield should not be affected. In corn, the armyworms make their way to the cob itself and begin feeding on the kernels. This late in the year, any leaf feeding will be relatively superficial. If worms are showing up on over 50 per cent of the plants, and those worms are less than 1.25 inches long, a spray may help keep them out of the ker-

nels. Worms over 1.25 inches long are close to pupating and have already done most of their damage. For those with yards or pastures, armyworms can defoliate an area the size of a football field in two to three days. An insecticide pass is justified whenever numbers of any size begin to appear. How long can we expect them to be an issue? Armyworms have a two to threeweek egg hatch to grown larvae life cycle, after which they will burrow into the soil and emerge as adults 10 days later. The infestation we currently see could cycle through

intermittently, meaning that all life cycles will be present for the next few weeks. However, armyworms hate cold weather and do not overwinter here. The first good cold snap will slow or stop them altogether. Finding a food source will alter their habits as well when harvest begins. Although armyworm infestations can cause a lot of damage, they generally hurt a lot less than failing a milk crate challenge. For more information on fall armyworm, contact Hans at the Purdue Extension – Posey County office via hschmitz@ purdue.edu or 812-838-1331.

Vinegaroon church visit

In church this evening I noticed movement, and I see this vinagaroon creeping across the ﬂoor. Vinegaroons look like a cross between a spider and a scorpion. They are valuable in controlling the population of cockroaches and crickets and other assorted bugs. They look quite intimidating and ferocious. Not really poisonous to humans, but creepy looking nevertheless. So I had me a dilemma as to what to do.

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body. If the “Y” exists on the back end of the insect, you’re holding it wrong. Symptoms of armyworms nearby include quickly dying grasses, unusually large amounts of paper wasps, and hundreds of flattened dead worms in the street where someone drove over them while they were making their way across the road en masse. Where armyworms do exist, treatment options are fairly straight-forward. For farmers concerned about corn and soybean crops, economic thresholds do exist. First, fall armyworm do not like soy-

Do I interrupt the church service by trying to catch and relocate the critter? Or do I bide my time and wait forever for him to travel on? I gave my wife a nudge and a point in his direction, (which I shouldn’t have). He was traveling to the back of the church building where no one was located (as Sunday evenings are a much lighter crowd than Sunday mornings)…my wife gave me a look of concern…I just grinned. My wife had some knee surgery a while back and so she had a little step stool she had been propping her foot on to relieve some discomfort, she promptly utilized the step stool with both feet. P / E D P

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Anyway…the singing part of the service concluded and I decided to try locate the critter that went MIA. So off to the restroom I go so that it didn’t look to conspicuous, and I put my plan into action. I was in the back foyer trying to nudge him in the direction of the doorway with the toe of my shoe, but my efforts were futile and the critter was running out of patience with me. He was beginning to get agitated and on the fight with my attempts to relocate him. So I start looking around for something to assist me in relocating the critter and all I could find was one of the flip down calendars hanging

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on the wall by the chalkboard…so being resourceful, I took it down and scooped up the ill tempered critter and out the door he went. I turned around to rehang the calendar about the same time that my nephew came around the corner headed to the restroom, and he gave me a funny look, wondering what in the world was his crazy uncle was up to… Later, I kept wondering if that bug would’ve been traveling to the front of the church, would he have caused a few folks to dance in the spirt or speak in tongues like I’ve heard they do in some places?…I guess we’ll never know.

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AUGUST 31, 2021 John W. G. McCarty John W. G. McCarty, 91, of Mount Vernon, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, August 15, 2021 with his family attending him. John was born in Mount Vernon on June 5, 1930 the son of George and Lena (Hein) McCarty. John was married to the love of his life, Betty (Howard) McCarty in 1951. She preceded him in death on April 19, 2001. John retired from his work as mechanic and a farmer but his love for tractors never faded. He had a passion for restoring old Ford tractors and working on lawn mowers. He could usually be found in his barn working on them or using them to tend his yard. John also enjoyed sitting out in his barn visiting with neighbors as they walked by. He loved spending time with his family. His children will be forever grateful for the three most important lessons learned by his example: Love Jesus, love family, and work hard. John is survived by his children, Glenn Edward, George (Judy) McCarty, Steven (Shelly) McCarty, LeeAnn (Dan) Buchanan, Jane (Bob) Alldredge, and Jeannie (Ron) Koch; 19 grandchildren, many great grandchildren and great great grandchildren; sister, Helen Cox; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, sons, Johnnie and Donnie McCarty; grandchildren, Marissa Edward and Jimmy Murphy;

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brothers, Carl and Gene McCarty; sisters, Anna Cottner, Louise Brown, and Leona Moore. John was a member of Mount Vernon Community Church. He loved going to church and often expressed his fondness of “Pastor John” and “that church of good people.” A special thank you to Dr. Matthew Lee and Southern Care Hospice for their assistance in helping the family to care for him at home. A Funeral Service was held at 1 p.m., on August 18, 2021 at the Mount Vernon Community Church, 1800 West Fourth Street, with Pastor John Motz oﬃciating and burial to follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery. Visitation took place from 10 a.m., until noon at the Denning Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon. Donations may be made to Mount Vernon Community Church Food Bank Program in lieu of ﬂowers. Online condolence may be left at denningfamilyfuneralhome.com

Charles Manford Mobley Charles Manford “Bud” Mobley, 61, of Poseyville, Indiana, born to Charles and Martha (East) Mobley on April 28, 1960, in Crawleyville, Indiana, passed away Friday, August 27, 2021, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. He worked in the oil industry and at A&B Dirt Moving using heavy equipment. He was a member of Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 20 for 19 years. He also farmed for Ivan Bender and John Webb. He enjoyed hunting, ﬁshing, western movies and WWE wrestling. Surviving are his daughters: Misty Kimmel of Poseyville, Indiana, Nicole Mobley of New Harmony, Indiana and Kinzee Mobley of Poseyville, Indiana; brother: George Mobley (Kathy) of Poseyville, Indiana; sister: Linda Hobbs (Justin) of Blanchard, Oklahoma; grandchildren: Bailie and Dominik Kimmel and Maggie Bryant along with several nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents; sister: Mary Jean Holland and a niece: Michelle Hayes.

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Larry Ray Bizzell, Jr., 54, of Evansville, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at his home. Larry was born in Ventura, California on September 28, 1966, to Judy (Jones) Love and the late Larry R. Bizzell, Sr. Larry served our county in the United States Navy. He moved to Evansville in 2003 with his wife where he worked for Husk Signs for 11 years, retiring early in 2015 due to struggles with Multiple Sclerosis. Larry was a member of the American Legion Funkhouser Post 8 and Riverbend. He attended Mill Road Baptist Church. Larry enjoyed watching NASCAR, making jokes, spending time with family and his love of sweets and peanut butter. He always had his puppy, Tessa, in his lap. Larry is survived by his wife of 18 years, Tonya (Pfender) Bizzell of Evansville, Ind.; daughter, Tabatha Bailey (Mike) of Mount Vernon, Ind.; son, Ryan Milford (Heather) of Chapel Hill, Tenn.; mother, Judy Love of Oatman, Ariz.; sister, Bridgette Burgan (John) of Yucaipa, Calif.; motherin-law, Juanita Pfender of Evansville, Ind.; sister-inlaw, Kelly Clark (Jim) of Evansville, Ind.; grandchildren, Jacob and Trenton

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Herrington and Logan and Emalyn Bailey all of Mount Vernon, Ind., and Olivia and Mason Milford of Chapel Hill, Tenn.; nieces, Kassidy and Karly Bowman; nephew, Jimmy Clark; and greatnephew, Aries. Larry was preceded in death by his father, Larry Bizzell, Sr.; step-father, Jerry Love; and father-in-law, Harold Pfender. Larry is now walking with Jesus. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Tri-State Multiple Sclerosis Association, 971 South Kenmore Drive C, Evansville, IN 47714 or a local animal shelter of your choice. Condolences may be made online at www.browningfuneral.com.

Margaret (Remfry) Montgomery, 87, of Wadesville, Indiana, passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021 at Encompass Health Deaconess Rehab Hospital. Margaret was born in Evansville, Indiana on November 29, 1933 to the late Clyde and Garnet (Martin) Remfry. She worked as a registered nurse at Deaconess Hospital, retiring after 50 plus years of service. In her younger years, Margaret enjoyed gardening. She was a talented seamstress that loved to crochet, sew and quilt. Above all else, Margaret will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Margaret is survived by her daughters, Laura M. Montgomery Sandin PhD (Karl MD) of Wheaton, Ill., Cheryl Ray (Kris) of Wadesville, Ind., and Peggy Sue Cooper of Grifﬁn, Ind.; son, Warren Keith Montgomery (Tammy) of Evansville, Ind.; brother, Fred Remfry of Boonville, Ind.; grandchildren, Linnea, Ellen, Christopher, Daniel, William, Warren and Zack; great grandchildren, Matthew, Nathan, Ella Rose, Jack, Brooks, Elise, Kipton and Michael, Paxton, and Oliver; and great-great grandson, Abel. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband of

65 years, Warren Edward Montgomery in 2020; her parents; and son-in-law, William Cooper. A celebration of Margaret’s life will be held at 1 p.m., on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Browning Funeral Home, 738 Diamond Avenue, Evansville, IN 47711. Burial will follow at Laurel Hills Cemetery in Wadesville, Indiana. Friends may visit from 10 a.m., until service time on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at the funeral home. The service will be Live Streamed. Please visit www.browningfuneral.com and click on “Live Stream” for access. Memorial contributions may be made to the Evansville Rescue Mission, 500 East Walnut Street, Evansville, IN 47713. Condolences may be made online at www.browningfuneral.com.

‘Jennings’ continued from Page A1 in Illinois were able to apprehend Jennings and charges were filed. It was also proven during the trial that Jennings is an habitual offender. The court sentenced Jennings to sixteen (16) years on the Kidnapping and Aggravated Battery charges to be executed in the department of corrections concurrently with one another. The court enhanced the sentence by twenty (20) years for the Defendant being an habitual offend-

er, for a total sentence of thirty-six (36) years to be served in the Indiana Department of Corrections. The State of Indiana was represented in this matter by Chief Deputy Prosecutor, Jennifer Greer and Deputy Prosecutor Samantha Hurst of the Warrick County Prosecutor’s Office. They would both like to thank the Franklin County (Ill.) Sheriff’s Office, the Illinois State Police, the

Sesser (Ill.) Police Department, the Warrick County Sheriff’s Office, and the Indiana State Police Laboratory for their hard work and dedication in investigating this matter. Chief Deputy Greer and Deputy Hurst would also like to thank the Posey County Prosecutor’s Office for their assistance in this matter and the jurors of Posey County for their diligence and attention during their service.

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Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at the Werry Funeral Home in Poseyville, Indiana with burial in Stewartsville Cemetery. Visitation was held 10 a.m. until service time, Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at the funeral home. Masks are recommended but not required and social distancing should be observed. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Stewartsville Cemetery, c/o Debbie Briggeler, 9240 Story Street, Poseyville, IN 47633. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

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Mount Vernon Police Department and Posey County Drug Task Force conducted a proactive and thorough investigation that led to a strong case in court. Thanks to their dedicated work, another drug dealer has been removed from our community for a substantial period of time.”

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myself that it is miraculous to just be to the place that I am. When this all began at the beginning of this year, I was taken to most places in a wheelchair. I then went to a walker, and now I use a cane, and even so, it usually isn’t totally necessary. I mostly need more stamina now. And this is also due to the twenty plus pounds I have gained. Recently, my husband, Don, realized that he needs to lose some unwanted pounds. He has currently squirreled away a lot of “no no” foods. His eating regimen is much worse than mine. He is currently in the midst of eating his last round of this type of thing, and has agreed to begin better eating habits next week. His main offending items include chocolate milk, full sugar Pepsi’s, and many other things, such as biscuits and gravy, candy, bread, potatoes, and of course, lots of

Madeleine, As the months and years pass, it gets much more difficult to choose a topic for this column. In past and recent months, I have resorted to just writing about this family and the many different aspects of our life. I started writing about the common items and activities which have taken a very dramatic change from my time to yours. This has included most appliances and activities. I have written in great detail about my recent surgery and progress in recovering. I have, indeed, come a long way, but I suspect that at my age, I will never quite get back to the place I was, just a few years ago. I look back at photos of those years, and cannot believe how I have changed, and it is very disheartening. However, I have to remind

ice cream. I have agreed to help him make this transition into better choices. I told him to cut out carbs and focus on meat, eggs, cheese, and drink water. I hope he can survive doing this, because I truly love this grumpy old man and want him to live a long and healthy life. He thinks it sounds easy, but he does not yet realize that sugar is like a drug which isn’t easily purged from one’s body. Ironically, I try to eat correctly every day, but losing weight has never been easy for me, no matter what. If it works for Don like it does for most men, he will lose weight. Needless to say, he is much more active than I am. Several months ago, he ordered an exercise bike, which has never been taken out of the box. I sincerely hope that he can get to the place where he can use it. Most of the few health

issues that both of us have could be greatly helped if we were carrying around much less weight. I have mentioned in past writings how I could have bought a vacation home with the money I have spent on losing weight. Sadly, the only thing that ever worked for me was bariatric surgery and a different lifestyle. I am not to the place that I can resume walking a lot, which always was helpful. I hope to get there. Everyone says that it is much harder to be successful at weight loss when one gets older. Yeah, they are right about that. This, of course,

varies by the individual. I know a remarkable lady, in her 80’s who walks almost every day, despite the weather. I currently am proud of myself if I can be on my feet long enough to just do the necessary things to live my life. Don weighs nearly 75 pounds more than he did as a young man, and I would be much better off if I could lose 50 pounds. I don’t expect to reach any certain goal, and my husband realizes that any loss will be beneficial to him. I didn’t plan on writing about all this when I sat down, but it just came pour-

ing out. I have never been embarrassed to write about my battle with the pounds. Most of my friends and family are weary of listening to me talk about it. I see what I consider to be hopeless cases when I wait in the car, while Don shops. There was a time when the extreme obese were a small minority. Sadly, it is now common. Rather than be disgusted and critical of these folks, I feel extreme sympathy. Hopefully, the future will bring a better solution. Meanwhile, I will work on helping myself and my husband get better.

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Note: News in this issue includes: automobile laws to be enforced, Coliseum fight goes on in court, keeping down the city’s dust cost, kills large rattler, baseball news, and many news briefs and personals. Automobile Laws Will Be Strongly Enforced - Do you not obey the speed limit, stop for stop signs, yield when you are supposed to, and dim your lights to oncoming traffic? Our officers have at last awakened to the fact that Mount Vernon has auto laws the same as any other city which have heretofore not been enforced for some reason or another. Several weeks ago white paint marks at an angle were made on Main Street, showing how and from what point autos should be parked. The ordinance was violated by a local citizen Saturday morning who simply ignored the lines and left his car standing all day as he pleased. When brought before Mayor Zimmerman Monday, he entered a plea of not guilty. His trial was continued Tuesday when he withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered one of guilty. He was assessed $10 and costs. Another practice that many are guilty of and should be stopped, is the passing back and forth on Main Street in this city, on Saturday nights particularly, with lights on full force. There are a certain few, it seems, who delight in carrying a light on their car sufficiently large enough to make the road or street as bright as day and more over sufficiently large enough to absolutely blind the occupants in the approaching car. Recently, the Sheriff of Vanderburgh County declared war on the automobile driver who disregarded the dimmer law. According to press reports, Mr. Sheriff, armed with his “Lizzy”, went right out on the county road after the offender. As the car approached, he would dim his lights and if met with the same road courtesy, the parties were permitted to pass. If he refused to dim them, the Sheriff just simply lifted his “Lizzy” crossways on the road and when the approaching car came up expecting to find a man in trouble, he found the Sheriff ready to “nab” him. Drivers must abide by these State vehicle laws: 1. Each automobile must have a proper metal container

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National and Local News 100 Years Ago News From The Western Star, August 31, 1921 - Mount Vernon in the driver’s compartment bearing the receipt of license; 2. That you have a proper driver’s license to show; 3. Those needing a chauffeur’s license have it to show; 4. That every auto has two license plates on. And, a license plate for another car can not be used. 5. And that a privately used motor vehicle can not be run on a dealer’s license. Coliseum Fight Goes On In Posey Court - The Public Service Assoc. of Posey County recently organized in the upper part of the county to prevent the construction of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial in this city, on Saturday morning through their attorneys, Frank Hatfield & Brady of Evansville, brought injunction proceedings against Jacob Harlem, William Holton, Louis Raben, Lowell Stallings, and Louis Demberger, members of the Board of Trustees of the memorial, seeking to prevent the award of the contract for the building which was set for Tuesday, August 30, 1921. In order that they might have a speedy hearing, Judge Clements set Tuesday morning at 9 a.m., as the time for the hearing. In the complaint the plaintiffs recite that “the Posey County tax payers will be grievously burdened by the construction of the memorial.” (This story is far from over!) Cost $9,473 to Keep Down City’s Dust - The report of City Engineer Anderson shows that every street in the city, not including the asphalt streets, have been oiled - these streets measuring 17 miles in length. The cost to the city is $9,473. Kills Large Rattler The first rattlesnake killed in this area in many years was killed Sunday afternoon by Henry Ridenour, while he was out hunting ginseng two miles west of the city on the Wolf & Harlam farm. The rattler was four feet in length and had four rattles and a button, denoting that it was five years old. Henry skinned the snake and brought the hide to the city to show his friends. Baseball And Other Sports - Wadesville Now County Champions - Stellar pitching, snappy playing, several errors, and rank umpiring are a few of the incidents seen in Sunday’s game between Farmersville and Wadesville at the latter place, in which the Center Township team was victorious by the score of 2 to 1.

Al Reitz, the 17-year old upstart, pitched for Farmersville and was opposed by “Lefty” Meyerhoff, Wadesville’s pitching ace. The game developed into a pitcher’s battle from the very outset and it looked as if the team that was able to score first would be sure to win. Other Baseball Scores - Savah defeated Oliver, 12 to 8. The team from Mount Vernon defeated Point Township, 7 to 2. Other Sports News - Mount Vernon High School is returning to football. Twenty gridiron Warriors held a light workout on the East Fourth Street field. News Briefs And Personals - Dr. Ranes is repainting his large brick house. The house is at Second and Walnut Streets and is formerly the Manuel Cronbach home. The colors chosen are chocolate with cream trimmings, which adds to its beauty to which an extent that the house can hardly be recognized. Birth - Born Thursday night to Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Bayer, a son. Sick List - Mrs. Mike Rose is on the sick list. G.B. Causey is not any better at this time. Teachers’ Institute - Vesper Williams, Algie Redman, Neva Metz, Aletha Causey, Olive Kinchloe, and Eva Cartwright are attending the Teacher’s Institute at Mount Vernon this week. Chicken Supper and Ice Cream Social - The Saint Wendel’s Catholic Church will give a Chicken Supper and Ice Cream Social on the church grounds September 4 and 5. Picnic - A picnic will be given at the Salem Church on Sunday, September 11. Supper will be served from 4:30 to 7. Visits - Miss Mary Keitel spent last week with Miss Selma Grabert in Mount Vernon. Miss Madeline Forthoffer was this week the guest of Miss Bertha Benner. Sunday Visit - Mr. And Mrs. August Reineke spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Fred Keitel and family. Marriage Licenses - Arthur Sailor and Laura Heinz; James Arnold and Grace McClure; Jacob Dausman and Mattie Hartman. News From Mount Vernon 125 Years Ago - No marriage license issued. Barn Fire - ames Curnell of near Savah, lost his barn by fire Thursday night, and had it not been that a party was being held in the neighborhood, he would have lost four head of fine mules, which were driven out of the barn as the roof fell in.

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Go Fight Cure Honor Walk, Pink Out game set Special to the News The Mount Vernon Cheer Team is teaming up with the Mount Vernon Student Council to host the first annual Go Fight Cure Honor Walk and Pink Out game on Friday, October 1 when the Wildcats football team faces Gibson Southern at Memorial Field. The event is aimed at supporting and standing up for friends and family members that are battling or have fought all forms of cancer by inviting attendees to line the track pre-game holding signs featuring the name of the person they wish to honor. Participants may line up starting at 6:15 p.m., at the south gate entrance to the football field. Pre-made posters are welcome or paper and markers will be available on site. Gibson Southern fans have also been invited to participate. The Honor Walk is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.

Pink event shirts featuring the Go Fight Cure logo along with both schools’ logos and the date will be available by pre-order only for $15, with all net proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. All shirt orders and payments must be received by Friday in the Mount Vernon Athletic Office at 700 Harriett Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620. “The battles we see on the field each Friday pale in comparison to what so many members of our community are facing right now. It’s important that we come together to pay tribute to those warriors and raise awareness and funds to fight this terrible disease,” Mount Vernon Cheer Coach Trisha Lopez said. For more information, to pre-register to participate or to print a shirt order form, visit the school’s website at www.mvwildcats. com or email Lopez at lopeztl@mvschool. org.

Class Reunions Mount Vernon Class Of 1976 The Mount Vernon High School Class of 1976 will hold their 45th Class Reunion on Friday, September 17, 2021 at Hawg N Sauce (located at 6580 Leonard Road, North, Mt Vernon, Indiana) from 6 – 10 p.m. No registration needed or fees to attend. Order food and drinks from Hawg N Sauce menu. Rick Rose Band will be performing 7-10 p.m. Email class member contact information to mvclass1976@gmail.com (include information about your family, etc. and add where you attended grade school). For more information, call 812-484-8568.

Mount Vernon Class Of 1968 The Class of ‘68, Mount Vernon, Ind., will be hosting our First Annual Meet and Greet. It will be held October 16, 2021, 6-11 p.m. at the American Legion, 203 Walnut. There will be a cash bar. Kitchen will be open until 8:30 p.m. for anyone wanting to order food. No invites will be mailed so please spread the word. All MV Alumni are welcome. Stay healthy, stay safe and hope to see you on October 16!

Mount Vernon Class Of 1970 The Mount Vernon High School Class of 1970 is preparing for the next class reunion. Unfortunately we have lost contact with classmates and hope someone from the community can give us information on their location: Marlena Kaye Church, Terry L.Cox, Roger A. Cross, William Ford, Raymond C. Goodman, Gary Morris Graddy, Dennis L. Gross, Michael J. Levenduski, Ralph D. Lutz, Michael Roger McNeil, Anthony H. Morrow, Kathy S. Moyer Moll, Richard L. Reed, John L. Ricketts, Harry L. Robinson, Richard Carl Rodgers, Roger L. Saltzman, Debra Jean Scott, Mary J. Shockley Nobles, Rosanna M. Stewart Russ, Jacqueline Annett Sutton Bond, Gregg Ward and Maurice Sonny Wood. If you have any information that can help us, please contact: Linda Deig at linda.isu@twc.com or call 812-459-6754.

Mount Vernon Class Of 1981 The Mount Vernon High School Class of 1981’s 40th class reunion will be held on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Hawg ‘N’ Sauce in Mount Vernon from 7 until 11 p.m. The bar and grill is located at 6580 Leonard Road. There will be a cash bar and you may order oﬀ the menu at your own expense. Donations will go to the building of the Mount Vernon High School All-Weather Building. An optional tour of the high school will be head at 4 p.m. RSVP’s are requested but not mandatory on Facebook #Class of 1981 by August 28. Photography will be done by Jordan Werry Photography.

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River Days returns, changes set By Trisha L. Lopez Mount Vernon is preparing to host its annual River Days festival, which will kick off with the opening ceremony by the American Legion Post 5 at 11 a.m. on Friday, September 10 on the stage at Riverbend Park. River Days has been a must-do event for Posey County residents since its inception in 2008, however the 2020 festival was canceled due to Covid-19 concerns. “The community has missed opportunities like this over the past 18 months which is evident by the vendor and overwhelming sponsorship support we’ve received. The community has truly embraced this festival’s return,” Event Chair Kay Kilgore said. “I’m looking forward to seeing everyone’s face and their joy of being back together again. Watching everyone enjoy themselves with their families and friends is always my favorite part of the festi-

val.” Many events favored by guests will see a return in 2021, including the Little Miss and Mr. River Days Pageant, the Jackson Higgins Pet Parade, the Keck Gonnerman Antique Power Tractor Display, the Classic Car Show sponsored by the Pony Express Mustang and Classic Ford Club and the Smoke on the Ohio BBQ Competition. Friday’s schedule features activities from 9 a.m. until fireworks at 8:30 p.m. Wolfgang’s Dixie Jazz Band will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. A 5k Color Run benefiting the Mount Vernon Marching Wildcats will get things started at 8 a.m. on Saturday. The Almighty Duck Race sponsored by St. Matthew’s school will begin at 2:30 p.m., followed by the “Together Again” parade at 4 p.m. A special ceremony honoring the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror-

ist attacks will be held on the stage at 7 p.m., before closing ceremonies which feature a half pot drawing benefitting the American Legion and River Days and Pay it Forward Award announcements will be made. “River Days allows the community to come together and either showcase their talents, display what their organization has to offer or raise funds for their group while providing the entire community an opportunity to come together as a family to have fun while supporting their hometown,” Kilgore said. Kilgore said it’s important for festival-goers to know that bicycles and scooters are not allowed and pets are only allowed during the Jackson Higgins Pet Parade due to city ordinance restrictions. A full schedule of events can be found at the festival’s website www.mtvernonriverdays.com or on the festival’s Facebook page.

Annual M-Club Fundraiser set The Mount Vernon M-Club will hold our annual picnic and fundraiser on Saturday, September 18 at the CountryMark Golf Course and Pavilion. Golf teams will have a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. Golf will cost $60 per person which will include club dues and lunch after golf. Please contact Carl Redman or Steve Mitchell to reserve your foursome. Lunch and Raffles will start at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be catered by Hawg N Sauce and will be $10. M-Club dues will be collected at the event and dues are $20. As in the past, we will be offering golf hole sponsor signs. Golf Hole sponsorships will be $50 for a half sign and $100 for a whole sign sponsor. Since 1982, the Mount Vernon M-Club has donated over $275,000 to the Athletic programs of the Mount Vernon School District. Some examples of club assistance include uniforms for various teams, new video equipment, a new Basketball rebounder, and an infield drag/leveler for the baseball team.

The club also sponsors three college scholarships and has sponsored Wildcat Plaza with the selling of individual bricks and benches. Bricks are available for $35 per brick. If you are interested in buying a brick, please contact any M-Club member. As we know all too well, this past year was a tough year due to the pandemic. Now, more than ever, M-Club will be asked to help provide equipment and support for Mount Vernon athletics. Through your generous support and membership, Mount Vernon athletes and facilities have received and will continue to receive equipment that the school could not have provided. To make a contribution or donation, make checks payable to Mount Vernon M-Club, Inc. and mail to: Mount Vernon M-Club, PO Box 6, Mount Vernon, IN 47620. Or contact Scott Mitchell at 812-550-0153, or Steve Mitchell at 812-499-9493, or Carl Redman at 812-459-4211.

Sermon of the Week - John 6:35-51 By: Rev. Sean Esterline One thing we like to do at this time of the year is visit the county fair, and when we are there we like to indulge in fair food. Elephant ears, funnel cakes, lemon shake ups, and deep fried candy bars. Deep fried anything is good. We wouldn’t eat that food every day though. It would kill you in no time. So after the fair is over we will return to a better diet, maybe even including vegetables, if you are over the age of nine. More important than eating the right foods is the spiritual diet. We know it’s good to eat healthy if you want to live longer than age 40. How much more important it is for us to consume the right things for our soul so that we may live forever? Jesus said he was the bread of life. If we eat of him we will never be hungry. If we believe in him we will never be thirsty. Yet it remains to be seen if we Christians will consume a regular diet of Jesus. People ﬁnd out I’m a minister and they say they belong to this or that church. I ask who the pastor is. Many have no idea. That tells me they’ve been there once or twice to hear the man preach, but it’s been so long that they don’t know his name. Going to church once in a while is not a healthy spiritual diet. You couldn’t survive by eating one meal a month, could you? Your body wouldn’t let you. It would die. So it says,

“Hey, I’m hungry down here. Put some food in your mouth. Make it lots of fat and some sugar while you’re at it. And make it snappy.” Your soul doesn’t do that. Or maybe it does, but you don’t listen to it. Instead you cram down lots of work, or T.V., or alcohol, or travel, or entertainment. Your soul is overwhelmed with information and stress. The one thing it needs, to hear from its Creator, you don’t give it. And we wonder why we get overwhelmed with grief, meaninglessness, and depression. While all the time Jesus has been saying to us, “Come to me, you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” “I am the bread of life. Eat of me, and you will never go hungry again.” Jesus is the bread of life because he is the one thing we need. All of the other things we think we need, we can live without, at least for a time. Food - you can fast for a time. You won’t die. The company of other people -

you can have a time of solitude. Sometimes it’s even helpful to be alone. Money - it’s an illusion to think you will be happy if you have enough of it. Sex - people can go their whole lives as virgins and be content and happy. But a relationship with God is the one thing we can’t really live without. We can’t ﬁnd peace, we can’t have a lasting purpose, and we can’t know who we truly are. And the only way to approach God is through Jesus Christ. That’s an exclusive statement. Here’s why. When people want to have a relationship with God and pray to Him, they sometimes forget about the barriers. They’ve ﬁlled themselves with the wrong food. Junk food. We call that sin. Sin is not just wrong choices we’ve made. Sin is a poison that you are born with and you ingest as you go through life. You can’t wish it away; just as if you drink strychnine and say it won’t hurt you. You’ve got to get rid of it, get it out of your

body, and take something to counter its fatal effects. If you ignore sin, you will surely die. No one is without it, no one is immune. If you approach the Holy God and try to excuse your sin, you will perish. Jesus is the answer to our sin. He takes it into himself. He purifies us and makes us clean. He told us this was his mission in the world. He accomplished it for us on the cross. There he drank the poison and died, gave his life so that we could approach the Heavenly Father and live. He said, “This is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day” (John 6:40). Jesus is our bread of life when we receive this gift. Not just once, when we first came to him, but every day, like we eat three meals a day of physical food. Jesus wants us to consume him all of the time. That means remaining connected to him by hearing his word and

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receiving his love and forgiveness for our sinfulness. Only in this way can we counteract the poison of our own sinful self. Most of us adults struggle with maintaining our weight. We eat too much. We eat the wrong kinds of food. It’s hard. I see a similarity in living as a Christian. It’s hard to keep eating Jesus as the bread of life. To come to church. To read his word. To keep on learning about him. We think we’re too busy, it’s not interesting; we don’t know enough, we don’t really need it. All of this is the Devil’s lie, and we believe him. Jesus says to us, “I am the bread of life. Whoever believes me has eternal life.” Belief is not a snack you eat once in a while. It’s daily sustenance.

There are treasures there that will ﬁll you and nourish you like nothing else can. And it’s all free. God continues to feed us with Jesus, the bread of life. His word has power to make us healthy spiritually by forgiving and restoring us to our true purpose as God’s people. His word gives power to the Lord’s Supper. When we receive it by faith in Jesus, we are fed with the very bread of life under the bread and wine. Here is the power to live. Live well now and live with God forever. Only in Him have all your sins been forgiven, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen. Rev. Sean Esterline, Messiah Lutheran Church, Evansville, Ind.

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Drive sober this Labor Day, or get pulled over Labor Day weekend is coming up, and the Posey County Sheriffs Office is warning residents against drinking and driving. The Sheriffs Office is taking part in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled 0 er enforcement mobilization to educate motorists about the dangers and consequences of impaired driving. Now until Sept. 6, officers will be increasing patrols showing zero tolerance for anyone caught driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The extra high-visibility enforcement is funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) through the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI). “Driving under the influence can have severe and, in some cases, tragic consequences, so we’re asking everyone to plan ahead if they know they’ll be out celebrating,” said Sheriff Tom Latham. “These tragedies are preventable, and we don’t want to lose anyone this year.” About 28 people die in the U.S. in drunk driving crashes every day. That’s approximately one person every 52 minutes and more than 10,000 annually, according to NHTSA. In Indiana, drunk driving has been on the rise. Of the 898 traffic fatalities that occurred last year in the state, 151, or 17 percent, were alcohol related. That’s up from 130 in 2019. During Labor Day weekend alone, there were 12 fatal colli-

sions with one involving a driver over the legal limit. “Impaired driving continues to take a terrible toll on our state and nation,” said Devon McDonald, ICJI Executive Director. “While these overtime patrols are effective and will undoubtedly save lives, we can’t enforce our way out of this issue. It’s up to everyone to drive sober and make smart choices behind the wheel.” In Indiana, it is illegal to drive with a BAC of .08 or higher. In addition, drivers under 21 with a BAC of .02 or higher are subject to fines and a license suspension for up to one year. However, impaired driving includes more than just alcohol. Drugs and even some over-the-counter medications can also cause impairment and can slow coordination, judgment and reaction times on the road. Deputies will be on the lookout for all forms of impairment, in which the consequences can include thousands of dollars in legal fees increased insurance rates loss of license, a criminal record and possible jail time. To avoid those, plan a safe and sober ride home before going out. Even if only one drink is consumed, designate a sober driver or plan to use a rideshare service public transHannah Kolley, five-year-old daughter of Jason and portation or taxi. Motorists that encounter a drunk driver on Jennifer Kolley of Poseyville, stood on her tippy toes in the the road are encouraged to call 911. attempt to make a basket at the Wadesville Fire Department Open House held Saturday, August 29. Even with SUBSCRIBE TODAY! the stifling heat, the event saw a great turn-out. Photo by 812-682-3950 Theresa Bratcher

Big Whopper Contest needs Liars The annual Big Whopper Liars Contest will be held at the Murphy Auditorium in New Harmony on September 18, 2021 during the Kunstfest. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. There will be 10 or more local folks to present their story to the audience and the audience will vote for the winners. This show has been presented for over 30 years, although interrupted last year for Covid. The show has received worldwide notice in the past including a live interview of the winner by the BBC and a winning contestant

from the Chicago Times. The event is listed in Chases Book of Events. We are still looking for a few more contestants. The criteria for presenting is pretty easy. 1.) Must be family material 2.) 2-4 minutes in length. 3.) Can be fiction or non-fiction. 4.) Must be funny if you plan to win. Contact Jeff Greenwell, 812-457-7076 for more information or sign up sheet. This is a not-for-profit activity of three guys that just want to keep the art of story-telling alive.

Autumnfest Pageant Contestants Needed The Poseyville Autumnfest committee is looking for contestants for the Poseyville Autumnfest Pageant to be held on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at 11 a.m. Young ladies in grades 7-9 will vie for Autumnfest Princess and ladies in grades 10-12 will vie for Autumnfest Queen. A $50 award will be given to the Princess and a $100 award will be given to the Queen at the end of their reign. Ladies must

live in the North Posey School district. Private school and home school students are eligible. There will be an informational meeting September 2, at the Poseyville Community Center at 6:30 p.m. Entry forms can be picked up at North Posey Jr. and Sr. High School offices or at PoseyvilleKiwanis.org. Click on the Autumnfest link. For more information contact Mary Korff at 673-4607.

New Harmony Galleries, Artists announce dates for Second Saturday Gallery Strolls The New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art (NHGCA), the Hoosier Salon, and the Mason-Nordgauer Fine Arts are excited to announce the Fall 2021 dates for “Second Saturday Gallery Strolls.” For generations, New Harmony has been known for its love of the arts and celebrates everything from Indiana-based artists, to contemporary, to urban and street.

Guests are invited to begin their stroll at any of the three galleries on the second Saturday of each month from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., CT. Visitors can stroll the New Harmony galleries and exhibitions while enjoying special presentations, wine/catering, and tours of local artist studios. The Fall 2021 dates are: September 11, 2021; October 9, 2021; November 13, 2021; and December 11, 2021.

WMI’s Artifact Under Exam by Melora Adams It is certainly not the weather for thinking of coats, but there is one here at the WMI that is interesting. It is olive drab, an army coat. It is a YMCA coat which belonged to Wilbur Pelham. It dates from the days when he served in World War I. He registered for the draft not long after the US entered World War 1 but did not enter the regular army. Instead, he served in the Young Men’s Christian Association. We do not know the exact nature of his work but an article about him refers to his service in “Army Y.M.C.A” during 1918-1919. The YMCA served heroically in World War 1, supporting the troops and prisoners-ofwar, upholding both morale and morality. Wilbur was born and grew up in New Harmony. He was a member of the class of 1905 of New Harmony School, back when the school was still in the rebuilt west wing of the Harmonist Church. After a few years, presumably taking time to choose his path forward, Wilbur attended DePauw University, a liberal arts college in Greencastle, Indiana. But he came home to New Harmony from time

to time while he was working on his degree; the 1910 census shows him living with his parents on North Street. While he was at DePauw, Wilbur was very active in musical groups such as Glee Club and DePauw String Quartet and Phi Mu Alpha, a social fraternity for men with special interest in music. He graduated in the class of 1912. He attended some of the New Harmony High School annual reunions. (Yes, those reunions have been going on since very early days!) One that he attended was in 1917. After Wilbur returned from his service in the YMCA, he went to Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York. There he earned a degree in electrical engineering. Then he returned to New Harmony and lived with his mother. His father had passed away not long after he gradu-

ated in 1912. In 1925, he directed and played violin in the New Harmony Orchestra. In 1937, an article tells us that he built a battery powered radio when a sleet and ice storm cut oﬀ electrical power to New Harmony. From the early 1920s to the 1940s, records show that he was living here and working as an electrical engineer. He grew up in New Harmony, and went to college at DePauw and Cornell, and served in the YMCA in World War 1, but every census shows him living in New Harmony with his parents, then with his mother, then by himself. He returned time and time again to New Harmony, where he had grown up. When he married, it was in 1956. The woman he married had been a music teacher at New Harmony School in 1917. Presumably they had met back

then and had never forgotten each other. She had married another man in the fall of 1917, and he had passed away in 1944. They moved to Hammond, Indiana, as far north from New Harmony as you can get without leaving Indiana. In 1957, Wilbur passed away, and was sent back here to New Harmony for burial at Maple Hill Cemetery. He returned home one last time. Upcoming at the WMI: Farmer’s & Artisan’s Market on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, September 15 at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Mike Strezewski will be presenting “An Excellent House of Private Entertainment:”

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The Second Saturday Gallery Strolls are free to the public. We also encourage visitors to also enjoy the local shops, restaurants, and architecture during their stay. Please note the COVID-19 protocols at each location during your stroll. For more information, please contact any of the three galleries or visit www.visitnewharmony.org.

PC Christmas Assistance 2021 program applications available This program is open to Posey County residents only. Children, infant to age 18 (must be in high school), are eligible for the program. Applications are available at Family Matters, County Trustee’s Offices, and many area churches. All completed applications must be returned to the Trustee’s

office, or Trinity United Church of Christ at 505 Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana. The application deadline is Wednesday, October 13 by Noon. Eligible families with children will be notified by mail by early December when and where to pick up the gifts for their children.

Birthdays August 31 - Megan Leigh Embrey, Phillona Gross, Eloise Pfister, Mitchell McGhee, James P. Werry, Patricia Deckard, Faye Durcholz, Megan Leigh, Stacey Gamblin, Robert F Lange, Judy Mittino, Gerald Burgdorf, Esther Stone, Dorothy Walker, Phyllis Sotille, George Burgdorf, Bud Martin, James Carey, Deborah Claxton, Gene Moore September 1 - John Reynolds, Martha Wilkinson, Ron Bradford, Ryan Gross, Isaac Underwood, Vickie Campbell, Bonnie Brown, Ashlynn DeLap September 2 - Kyle Lang, David Fisher, Debra Johnson, Laura N. Martin, Julie Brown, Zakkery Austen Muncy, Whitney Rose York, Brian Lowery, Margaret Pierce September 3 - Diana Parker, Matthew Austin, Paul R. Cowgill, Courtney Wiggins, Casey Logan, Cindy Effinger, Nancy Hempfling, Herb Patton, dNikkia Cato

September 4 - Jean Hadley, Margaret Blank, Megan Watson, Carolyn Hoffman, Molly Reynolds, Brian Simkins, Jennifer Wilson, Oliver Maudlin, Haley Rutledge, Sydney Redman, Kelcey Ricketts, Trudy Mitchell, Jeff Reynolds, Linda Walls September 5 - Connie Pearce, Nancy Hempfling, Charles E. Huck, Clara Weinzapfel, Bill Scruggs, Whitney McGrew, Alexander Powers, Justin Uhde, Josh Uhde, Gladys Burklow, Charles Huck September 6 - Stacy Brown, Robin Higgenbottom, Kiersten Maynard, Tewey Ahrens, Kaitlyn Oakley, Brant Oakley, Debra Roby, Blake Everett Simkins, Diana Uebelhack, Ellen Costner, Connie Goedde, Thelma Sebree 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

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Wadesville Fire Department members gathered for a quick photo during the Open House held Saturday evening. Pictured front row, l to r: Firefighter/EMT Rick Long; Firefighter Roger Lantz; Firefighter/EMR Cameron Motz; Fire Chief Stephen Williams; and Firefighter/EMR Chris Rexing. Back row, l to r: Assistant Chief Matthew Montgomery ; Deputy Chief Jason Williams; Firefighter Cameron Williams; Firefighter/EMT Deanna Will; Auxiliary member Julie Mayer; Auxiliary member Sarah Scarafia; Firefighter/ EMT Cory Scarafia; and Firefighter/EMR Nathan Ricketts Photo by Theresa Bratcher

APL News Calling all local artists. Enter your artwork in the Alexandrian Public Library River Days Art Show. All types of media accepted and all ages welcome. High school and elementary school art teachers are encouraged to ask their students to enter. There is no entry fee and visitors to the show will vote for the Best in Show to award cash prizes. Please only one entry per artist, to be delivered to the library between September 8 and 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Space is limited. The show will be open to the public September 10 and 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the library meeting rooms. For more information, call the library at 812-838-3286. September 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 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.

September 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 3:30 p.m. - Virtual Laughs and Crafts - Join us on our Facebook page another virtual Laughs and Crafts program. We will read a story, sing songs, enjoy fun activities, and learn about a fun take-it-and-make-it craft kit. September 6 - Labor Day - The library will be closed all day. September 8 and 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Artist may begin bringing their entries for the art show to the library. Please provide name and contact information on the back of your entry. The number of spaces available is limited. September 8 at 10 a.m. - Ornament of the Month Club: Peacock - Join Monica on our Facebook page for a virtual demonstration on how to make a pretty peacock ornament. Kit for this project may be reserved now by calling the library. September 10 and 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - The Alexandrian Public Library presents: River Days 2021 Art Show - The exhibit will feature the works of local residents of all ages. The

Briefly Hovey to be honored September 4 In commemoration of the 200th birthday of Alvin P. Hovey, the 21st Governor of Indiana, the Posey County Historical Society will lay a wreath at his grave at Bellefontaine Cemetery. The ceremony, to which the public is invited, will take place on Saturday, September 4 at 10 a.m. Hovey was born September 6, 1821 in a log cabin west of Farmersville. He read the law with the encouragement of Judge John Pitcher, who earlier had loaned law books to Abraham Lincoln. In the 1850s he became Judge of the Circuit Court in Posey County. He was a Union General, an Indiana Supreme Court justice, congressman, and ﬁnally governor of the state. Following the ceremony at Bellefontaine Cemetery, a wreath will be laid at the building in Mount Vernon that bears his name, The Hovey House. The public is invited to attend both of these ceremonies.

MV Legion hosts Fish Fry The MV American Legion Post 5, 203 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., will host an All You Can Eat Fish Fry on September 4, 2021 from 5:30 to 8 p.m., or until sold out. Choice of two Sides (Bakes Beans, Cole Slaw, Potato Salad) - Adults $13, Kids $7. The public is welcome. Call 812-838-5122 for more information.

PC Sheriff’s Merit Board to meet The Posey County Sheriff’s Merit Board will meet on September 1, 2021 at the Sheriff’s Office in Mount Vernon at 9:30 a.m.

RiverDays, Legion offer Half Pot Drawing The RiverDays committee along with American Legion Post 5 announce the addition of a Half Pot Drawing. Cost is $5 per ticket or 3 for $10. Tickets available at the following locations: 3 Chicks Fudgery, United Fidelity, McKim’s IGA, Printcrafters, American Legion Post 5, or text 812483-2922. Drawing will be held during RiverDays. License #000082

MV Class of ‘89 to celebrate birthdays The MVHS class of ’89 will be celebrat-

ing their 50th birthday with two parties. Fri., Sept. 17, 5 p.m., tailgate party before Football Homecoming (game starts 6:30 p.m.). We have an area in the grass to the North of the entrance for our class, bring your lawn chair, we will have music, and corn hole. Food can be purchased from food booths that will be onsite for school fundraising. Sat., Sept. 18, 6 p.m., Mount Vernon Conservation Club cookout/potluck. Burgers will be provided, please bring a side dish and your own drinks. We will have half pot, games, corn hole, music, and a lot of fun. No invitations are being mailed, please spread the word, see our Class Facebook page for more details. Questions contactMichelle Tyler 812-781-1835 or Shannan (Neidig) DeForrest 812-604-0635.

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.

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 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Dinner Monday thru Thursday 5:30 - 8 p.m. Dinner Friday 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., watch for Friday dinner special. Dine in or Carry out, public welcome.

New Harmony American Legion Now open daily Tuesday-Sunday at noon.

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 on 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.

exhibit will take place in the library meeting rooms. Visit to vote for the Best in Show and help award cash prizes. September 13 and 14 - Artist may pick up their entries from the art show. September 13, 20 and 27 at 10 a.m. - Virtual Story Time Join us on our Facebook page for a virtual story time. You will also receive information on a take-it-and-make-it craft kit. September 21 at 10 a.m. - Delicious Demos with Marriah: Pumpkin Snickerdoodles - Join Marriah for a virtual demonstration on how to make pumpkin snickerdoodles. For similar recipes, check out our A to Z Food America and A to Z World Food databases on our website. 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 812-8383286. You can also visit the Information Desk.

Legal Advertisements 2021-289 PUBLIC NOTICE FOR PUBLIC HEARING On or about February 26, 2021 the City of Mount Vernon applied to and received a grant from the Indiana Office of Community Rural Affairs State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) COVID-19 Phase 3 Economic Development Grant Program. This program is funded by Title I of the federal Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. The funds were utilized to administer grants to businesses in the corporate limits of the City of Mount Vernon that employ at least 51% Low-to-Moderate Income persons in jeopardy of losing their job without grant assistance. The total amount of CDBG funds received was $250,000.00. The amount of CDBG funds used for activities that benefit lowand moderate-income persons is at least $197,681 (81.1%). There were no local funds expended on this project. The 2nd of two required public hearings will be held virtually on Wednesday, September 15th, 2021 at 2:00 PM (local time), to provide interested parties an opportunity to express their views on the federally funded CDBG project. You may attend the meeting via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7902657749, or join by phone 1-312-626-6799, 7902657749#. Persons with disabilities or non-English speaking persons who wish to attend the virtual public hearing and need assistance should contact Andrew Zellers at 812-423-2020 no later than September 10th, 2021. Every effort will be made to make reasonable accommodations for these persons. Information related to this project is now available for review by calling Andrew Zellers at 812-423-2020. Interested citizens are invited to provide comments regarding these issues either at the public hearing or by prior written statement. Written comments should be submitted to Andrew Zellers, Evansville Regional Economic Partnership, 318 Main Street, Suite 400, Evansville, Indiana 47708 or by email to azellers@evvregion.com no later than September 15, 2021 in order to ensure placement of such comments in the official record of the public hearing proceedings. A plan to minimize displacement and provide assistance to those displaced has been prepared by the City of Mount Vernon and is also available to the public. This project will result in no displacement of any persons or businesses. For additional information concerning the proposed project, please contact the Community Development Team at the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership, 318 Main Street, Suite 400, Evansville, Indiana 47708 or (812) 423-2020. Published in the Posey County News on August 31, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-288 City of Mount Vernon, IN Unsafe Building Enforcement Authority Sherry Willis, Unsafe Building Enforcement Authority 520 MAIN STREET MT. VERNON, IN 47620 812-838-5576 ORDER ORDER MADE PURSUANT TO I.C. 36-7-9 AND MT. VERNON CODE OF ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 150 William Jason Hancock Daniel H. Hancock Larry Tucker REGARDING the West half of Lot Number Twenty-two (22) in James and Hovey’s enlargement of the City of Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Indiana. ALSO more commonly known as 315 W. Eighth Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620 ACTION REQUIREDDemolish and remove building on the above premises to comply with the standards established by Mt. Vernon Code of Ordinance Chapter 150. Below is a list of violations which exists on the structure. Unsafe Building – IN Code 36-7-9-4(a)(4) A public nuisance Unsafe Building – IN Code 36-7-9-4(a)(6) Vacant and not maintained in a manner that would allow human habitation Ordinance 2013-13 Local Property Maintenance Code for Exterior Maintenance of Residential and Commercial Buildings Item #9 – General Exterior Condition – The exterior of a structure shall be maintained in good repair, structurally sound and sanitary so as not to pose a threat to the public health or, safety, welfare, or be a public nuisance. All exterior walls shall be free from holes, breaks, and loose or rotting materials; and maintained weatherproof and properly surface-coated where required to prevent deterioration. Item# 10 Protective Treatment – All exterior surfaces including, but not limited to doors, door and window frames and trim shall be maintained in good condition. Exterior wood surfaces shall be protected from the elements and decay by painting or other protective covering or treatment. Outside walls and wood around windows shall protected from the elements. Item#13 Roofs and Drainage – The roof and flashing shall be sound and tight and not have defects that admit rain. Roofing shall be installed as designed by its manufacturer. Roof drainage shall be adequate to prevent dampness or deterioration in the walls or interior portion of the structure. Every structure shall have adequate gutters and downspouts in sound condition maintained in good repair to divert normal rainwater from the roof to an available storm sewer or to other areas on the premises, not including a sanitary sewer, where dispersal of water will not adversely affect the foundation of any structure and will not cause a public hazard. If there is no storm sewer available, the downspouts shall terminate above grade with a diverter and splash block to direct water away from the foundation of any structure, and in a manner that will not cause a public hazard. Item#18 Insect Screens – Doors, windows and other outside openings utilized or required for ventilation purposes serving any structure containing habitable rooms, food preparation areas, foot service areas, or any area where products to be included or utilized in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured, packaged, or stored, shall be supplied with tightly fitting screens of not less than sixteen mesh per inch. TIME LIMIT The above required action shall be accomplished within thirty (30) days after service of this order. HEARING A hearing regarding the terms of this order will be conducted at 10:00 AM, in the Council Chambers in the City Building, 520 Main Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana on October 14, 2021. At that hearing you have a right to: 1. Appear with or without counsel 2. Present evidence 3. Cross examine witnesses 4. Present arguments relative to this order FAILURE TO COMPLY Failure to comply with this order may result in the enforcement authority, through the Board of Public Works and Safety completing the required work or accepting bids to have the work performed. Pursuant to I.C. 36-7-9, you will be held financially responsible for the costs of the work and related costs set out by the Statute, and Judgment may be entered against you for the costs. In addition, these costs may be certified to the Posey County Auditor for collection w/property taxes. Such a judgment could constitute a lien against real estate and personal judgments are enforced. In addition, willful non-compliance could result in the imposition of a civil penalty from $0 to $5,000. DUTY TO NOTIFY OF TRANSFER Noncompliance with order following notice-liability for failure to give notice as to judgment against government entity. A person or entity who has been issued and has received notice of an order relative to unsafe premises and has not complied with that order: 1. Must supply full information regarding the order to a person who takes or agrees to take a substantial property interest in the unsafe premises before transferring or agreeing to transfer that interest; and 2. Must within five (5) days after transferring or agreeing to transfer a substantial property interest in the unsafe premises; and A. The full name and telephone number of the person taking a substantial property interest in the unsafe premises; and B. The legal instrument under which the transfer of agreement to transfer the substantial property interest is accomplished. I.C. 36-7-9-27. The City of Mount Vernon Unsafe Building Authority acting as the enforcement authority in this matter, can be contacted at (812)838-5576. Dated this 15th day of January, 2021 This instrument was prepared by: Indiana Code 36-2-11-15(d) Sherry Willis I affirm under the penalties of City of Mt. Vernon Unsafe Building Enforcement Authority perjury that I have taken reasonable City Hall Annex care to redact each Social Security 520 Main Street number in this document, unless Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620 required by law. Telephone: (812) 838-5576 Sherry Willis, Unsafe Building Enforcement Authority 520 Main Street Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620 Published in the Posey County News on August 31, September 7, September 14, 2021 - hspaxlp

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Court News and Legal Advertisements Possession of Handgun Without License, Possession of Paraphernalia - MVPD August 21 Hailey Browning - New Haven, Ill. - Operating While Intoxicated Endangerment - PCS Dustin Blankenship - Mount Vernon - Operating While Intoxicated - PCS August 23 Brooke Esche - Mount Vernon - Operating While Intoxicated - MVPD Kevin Campbell - Evansville - Operating While Intoxicated - PCS Complaints August 17 10:58 a.m. - Welfare Check - Male subject wearing blue t’shirt, shorts, slumped over on the guardrail - SR 62, Mount Vernon 11:33 a.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller advised

Arrests August 18 Dewayne Stewart - Mount Vernon - False Informing MVPD August 19 Joey Boyle - Evansville Warrant, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated (petition to revoke) - PCS August 20 Leann Miller - Evansville Resisting Law Enforcement, Reckless Driving - MVPD Aaron Dorsey - Louisville, Ky. - Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia PCS Michael Burris - Evansville - Driving While Suspended, False Reporting - ISP Jordan Austin - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Burglary, Theft (petition to revoke) - MVPD Jordan Austin - Mount Vernon - Possession of Marijuana,

someone broke into her father’s garage. Advised there are signs of forced entry. Unsure if anything is missing at this time - SR 165, Poseyville 11:57 a.m. - Message - Caller is needing to speak with an oﬃcer about male subject distributing pornography with her in it - Wadesville 1:48 p.m. - Message - Caller advised that male subject was talking through the wall about killing her. Caller advised that he will not be getting into the house because she has a .380 - College Avenue, Mount Vernon 7:30 p.m. - Vandalism Someone carved stuﬀ into windows of vehicle on an S10 Blazer - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon August 18 8:40 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller advised that a

2021-287 The Town of Poseyville is accepting sealed bids for a 1981 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe 30 utility truck. Truck is a one ton with four-wheel drive with lock outs and dual rear wheels. All bids must be sealed and submitted to the Poseyville Town Hall no later than 4 pm on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 to be opened at the Town Council meeting that evening at 5:30 pm. Published in the Posey County News on August 24, August 31, 2021 - hspaxlp

2021-290 LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Alcohol Beverage Board of Posey County, Indiana will hold a public hearing at 10:00 am on September 15, 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: DL6530180 Beer & Wine Dealer - Grocery Store RENEWAL Harikrupa Inc 621 Church Street New Harmony IN D/B/A 500 Express ROMIL N PATEL 303 N THIRD STREET New Harmony, Secretary Priyanka Gandhi 303 N Third Street New Harmony, President RR6535229 Beer Wine & Liquor - Restaurant (209) RENEWAL ZAPS TAVERN INC 3725 ST PHILLIPS RD S Mount Vernon IN D/B/A ZAPS Published in the Posey County News on August 31, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-284 Notice To Bidders Notice is hereby given by the Board of Commissioners of Posey County Indiana that they will receive sealed bids for the 2022-2026 Posey County Assessor’s Office Cyclical Reassessment and Annual Adjustment at the Posey County Auditor’s office, located at 126 East 3rd Street, Room 220, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620 until 4:00 PM (CDT) on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. In addition, bids for the project may be received at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana, 47620 up until 9:00 a.m. (CDT) on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Bid Opening Date: September 8, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. (CDT) at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Contractors must submit a COMPLETE RESPONSE to all requirements set forth in the Request for Bid (RFB). All bids will be considered so long as they meet all the standards contained in this RFB. Contractors interested in providing these technical services are invited to view all appropriate information, which will assist them in preparing their bids. Bid Information can be obtained at the Posey County Assessor’s Office located at 126 E. Third Street, Mt. Vernon, IN – Phone Number 812-838-1309 or at the Posey County Auditor’s Office located at 126 E. Third Street, Mt. Vernon, IN – Phone Number 812-838-1300. Any bid received after September 8, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. will be returned to the Contractor unopened. This applies to bids sent by mail, as well as those which are hand-delivered. Facsimile bids, telephone bids or emailed bids will not be accepted. Contractors who have submitted acceptable bids will be notified of Contractor selection by letter within seven (7) days after the final determination has been made by the Board of Commissioners of Posey County. Any Contractor may withdraw a bid by written request at any time prior to the opening of bids. Negligence on the part of the Contractor in preparing the bid confers no right for the withdrawal of the bid after it has been opened by the Board of Commissioners of Posey County. The Board of Commissioners of Posey County reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Board of Commissioners of Posey County, Indiana Bill Collins Carl Schmitz Randy Thornburg Published in the Posey County News on August 24, August 31, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-293 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY IN THE MATTER OF: KB - DOB 7/24/2021 A CHILD ALLEGED TO BE A CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES

) ) SS: )

AND SAMANTHA BILLINGS (PARENT) KENDRIEL GIVENS (PARENT)

IN THE POSEY SUPERIOR COURT CAUSE NUMBER: 65D01-2108-JC-000105

SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION & NOTICE OF CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES HEARING

TO: Kendriel Givens Whereabouts unknown NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the above noted parent whose whereabouts are unknown, that the Indiana Department of Child Services has filed its Verified Petition Alleging the child to be in Need of Services, in accordance with I. C. 31-349-3, 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, 126 E. Third St. Room 114, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 for a(n) Hearing on Publication on 10/18/2021 at 1:00 PM. At said hearing, the Court will consider the Petition and evidence thereon and will render its decision as to whether the above named minor child is child in need of services and shall enter adjudication accordingly. Your failure to appear after lawful notice will be deemed as your default and waiver to be present at said hearing. UPON ENTRY OF SAID ADJUDICATION, A DISPOSITIONAL HEARING will be held in which the Court will consider (1) Alternatives for the care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; (2) The necessity, nature, and extent of your participation in the program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; and (3) Your financial responsibility for any services provided for the parent, guardian or custodian of the child including child support. 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, an adjudication on said petition, judgment by default may be entered against you, or the court may proceed 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 August 31, September 7, September 14, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-292 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY IN THE MATTER OF: KB - DOB 7/24/2021 A CHILD ALLEGED TO BE A CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES

) ) SS: )

AND SAMANTHA BILLINGS (PARENT) KENDRIEL GIVENS (PARENT)

IN THE POSEY SUPERIOR COURT CAUSE NUMBER: 65D01-2108-JC-000105

SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION & NOTICE OF CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES HEARING

TO: Samantha Billings Whereabouts unknown NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the above noted parent whose whereabouts are unknown, that the Indiana Department of Child Services has filed its Verified Petition Alleging the child to be in Need of Services, in accordance with I. C. 31-349-3, 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, 126 E. Third St. Room 114, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 for a(n) Hearing on Publication on 10/18/2021 at 1:00 PM. At said hearing, the Court will consider the Petition and evidence thereon and will render its decision as to whether the above named minor child is child in need of services and shall enter adjudication accordingly. Your failure to appear after lawful notice will be deemed as your default and waiver to be present at said hearing. UPON ENTRY OF SAID ADJUDICATION, A DISPOSITIONAL HEARING will be held in which the Court will consider (1) Alternatives for the care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; (2) The necessity, nature, and extent of your participation in the program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; and (3) Your financial responsibility for any services provided for the parent, guardian or custodian of the child including child support. 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, an adjudication on said petition, judgment by default may be entered against you, or the court may proceed in your absence, without further notice. Kay Kilgore, by: Brooke Nichole Curtis Clerk Daniel Jankowski, 27892-82 Attorney, Indiana Department of Child Services 1262 Main Street Mount Vernon, IN 47620 Published in the Posey County News on August 31, September 7, September 14, 2021 - hspaxlp

female is in her office and will not leave. Caller advised that she asked the female several times and will not. Caller advised that there are no weapons and is only verbal at this time but could turn physical - Deer Run, Evansville 11:18 a.m. - Suspicious Caller advised that a male subject wearing a green shirt and tan pants is walking around foaming at the mouth and hitting himself - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 12:09 p.m. - Message - Caller advised that a female subject will not stop calling her. Caller advised that she wants an officer to tell her to stop calling, she does not want her back Second Street, Mount Vernon 12:45 p.m. - Domestic Violence - 911 call, lots of screaming in the back. Caller advised that he did not mean to call but the female was still screaming in the back - Audubon Drive, Mount Vernon August 19 12:13 a.m. - Domestic Violence - No information Ninth/James, Mount Vernon 4:42 p.m. - Criminal Mischief - Theft of a Masonic sign in yard. Advised neighbor saw someone last night set sign on fire and run off - Third Street, Mount Vernon 5:18 p.m. - Loud Music - Subjects are playing loud music. Caller has asked them to turn it down and he keeps turning it back up - Mary Anderson Road, Mount Vernon 8:01 p.m. - Theft-Automobile - Caller advised that a female subject, that she bought a car from, took her money and then used another male subject who posed as a county deputy and forced her to give the car back to the female subject and now knows that it was a fake deputy, wants to report auto theft at this time - Second Street, Mount Vernon 8:55 p.m. - Threatening Larger male with long dark hair, wearing a hat backwards, got out of red vehicle behind caller and threatened him in the drive-thru - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 9:43 p.m. - Fight - Caller

advised her mother had just been beaten up - Water Street, Mount Vernon August 20 1:33 a.m. - Criminal Mischief - Flagged down for criminal mischief - Evergreen Drive, Mount Vernon 1:21 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Male subject attempted to ﬁght New Harmony Town employee over his ex-girlfriend - Taylor/Lynwood Avenue, New Harmony 4:51 p.m. - General Complaint - Caller would like to speak with an oﬃcer reference her car windows being busted out - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 8:57 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Drunk yelling inside store at employee. Male wearing no shirt and long hair - Posey County Line Road, Mount Vernon August 21 3:12 a.m. - General Complaint - Ex and kids throwing things at his car, white Chrysler, arguing - Eighth Street, Mount Vernon 4:11 a.m. - Suspicious Blue Jeep with subject passed out at wheel - Second/Main Street, Mount Vernon 9:13 a.m. - Juvenile Problem - Caller advised her boyfriend’s teenage son just kicked her younger son. Advised he also hit her in the face - Artesian Well Road, New Harmony 5:45 p.m. - Message - Caller advised her neighbor was just pounding on her door and was asking to see caller’s credit cards, then told caller she needed to see her driver’s license - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 7:51 p.m. - Threatening Friend’s husband is calling her, threatening to shoot her house up - Westwood Drive, Mount Vernon August 22 7:47 a.m. - Suspicious Caller advised there is a white male subject, approximately 17-18, wearing jeans and a t’shirt, was just trying to get into his truck. He advised subject appeared to on something - Main Street, Stewartsville

9:46 a.m. - Message - Caller advised that someone tore down lots of their corn last night and placed it in the roadway. Caller advised that they cleaned up the corn but would like a deputy to do a report Meier Road, Mount Vernon 10:40 a.m. - Reckless Driver - Caller advised male subject is speeding on a dirt bike up and down Main Street. Request officers to check the area - Main Street, Griffin 8:08 p.m. - General Complaint - Someone got injured in men’s bathroom, blood all over the place. No one there now - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon Marriage Applications David William Weir, 45, Mount Vernon and Christina April Nellis, 48, Mount Vernon Jeremiah Randall, 37, Poseyville and Candace Randall, 36, Poseyville Sarah A. Mayes, 42, Griffin and Cary D. Cross, 48, Griffin Sarah Elizabeth Wilson, 30, Owensboro, Ky. and Jonathan Ryan Higdon, 33, Owensboro, Ky. Toni Reese, 32, Mount Vernon and Bryan Dowler, 35, Mount Vernon John Andrew Traylor, 29, Baltimore, Md. and Sarah Simpson Cullen, 31, Baltimore, Md. Glen Evan Whitehead, 56, New Harmony and Debra Lynn Whitehead, 58, New Harmony Kyle Daniel Lasher, 31, Tell City and Anna Michelle Baumgart, 32, Mount Vernon Heather Deanne Rogers, 45, New Harmony and Benjamin Russell Johnson, 44, Wadesville Misty Gail Coburn, 30, Wadesville and John Thomas Poole, 40, Mount Vernon Hunter James Reese, 25, Mount Vernon and Kayelee Dawn-Marie Walker, 25, Mount Vernon Michael Allen Goedde, 74, Evansville and Susan Jane Helwig, 74, Cincinnati, Ohio Anthony D. Faulk, 55, Evansville and Cris A. Craig, 51, Evansville

2021-291 Notice to Taxpayers of Proposed Additional Appropriations Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Posey County that the proper legal officers of The Posey County Council will meet at 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana, on September 14, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. to consider the following additional appropriations in excess of the budget for the current year. Name of Fund Purpose Intended Amount County General EMS/Donation $500.00 County General EMS/Overtime $200,000.00 County General Consulting Services $6,963.11 County General Legal Services $53,000.00 Local Road and Street Consulting Services $200,000.00 EDIT Consulting Services $560,348.00 Motor Vehicle Highway Consulting Services $934,233.75 Sheriff Supplies $50.00 Sheriff Reserve $500.00 Sheriff Uniforms $375.00 Sheriff User Law Enforcement Fund $510.00 Sheriff User Law Enforcement Fund $164.00 LIT Public Overtime $28,440.31 County General Dispatch/Repairs and Maintenance $10,350.00 Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have a right to be heard. The additional appropriations as finally approved, will be referred to the Department of Local Government Financing. The Department will make a written determination as to the sufficiency of funds to support the appropriations within (15) days of receipt of a certified copy of the action taken at the above meeting. Maegen L. Greenwell Posey County Auditor Published in the Posey County News on August 31, 2021 - hspaxlp

2021-294 STATE OF INDIANA ) ) SS: COUNTY OF POSEY )

IN THE POSEY SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION

IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF LILLIAN M. PRESKE, A Minor ) ) MISTI BRUCE, Petitioner )

CAUSE NO. 65D01-2105-GU-0000008

A cause of action has been filed in the above mentioned Court by the filing of a Petition for Appointment of Guardian and Hearing Thereon by the above-named Petitioner, Misti Bruce, a copy of which may be found in the Court file indicated above. This summons by publication is specifically directed to Meghan Nix. Notice is further given that a hearing is scheduled for September 7, 2021 at 8:00 AM. Notice is further given that you must respond to said Petition within thirty (30) days after the last notice of the action is published, and if you fail to do so, judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Kay Kilgore POSEY COUNTY CLERK By B. Nichole Curtis Deputy Clerk Andrew C. Carroll, Attorney No. 31293-64 Law Offices of Steven K. Deig, LLC 5615 E. Virginia Street Evansville, IN 47715 Telephone: (812) 477-5577 Published in the Posey County News on August 31, September 7, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-295 STATE OF INDIANA ) ) SS: COUNTY OF POSEY )

IN THE POSEY SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION

IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF LOGAN A. PRESKE, A Minor ) MISTI BRUCE, Petitioner

) )

CAUSE NO. 65D01-2105-GU-0000009

AUGUST 31, 2021

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Oliver Denning, son of Austin and Hana Denning, reGabriel Farrar gives a thumbs up as he takes his turn Payton Williams and Riley Gardner of Wadesville encently celebrated his second birthday. Photo by Sally Den- on the slide at the Wadesville Fire Department Open joy their time at the Wadesville Fire Department Open ning House on Saturday evening. Photo by Theresa Bratcher House. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

‘APC’ continued from Page A1 produce the minutes for those. Of course, I generate comp time. My assistant generates comp time. It’s just very difficult to operate with two employees with what we have going on.” Maegan Greenwell, Posey County auditor, asked if combining the offices could be accomplished by the fall. “I’m willing to make that work,” Bourne said. Councilman Tom Schneider asked if the revenue generated by both offices would cover the costs of hiring another worker. “If we catch one of these big fish like the fertilizer (plant) or something, the write a check for their permit and it’s going to pay for both of your offices for the next 20 years,” he said. Bourne said the building commissioner’s fees, which she said are higher than the APC’s permitting fees, could offset that salary. She reminded council members that the application fee from the Posey Solar Project... $530,000… would go into the county’s general fund. Councilman Aaron Wilson suggested that simplifying some of the county’s codes might reduce the workload and encourage more development. “We are the only county in southwest Indiana that’s gone down in population over the last two decades. We’ve closed two schools because of that. Do we want to fix the problem? Do we want to grow a little bit? Do we want to continue to do things the way we’ve always done them and then have the same problems we’ve always had. There has to be a fundamental change in attitude,” Wilson said. Schneider said that question has been “consistently asked in this county for a long, long time.” “You get an answer that says ‘You know what, I don’t want that in my backyard. I don’t want that next door to me. I don’t want that downstream from me.’ That means you don’t want to grow. You don’t want to expand. That means you don’t want anything. That means people aren’t going to come here and that means the people that are here aren’t going to stay,” Schneider said. “Gibson County is growing,” Wilson responded. “Why is that? Maybe it’s because the way we are doing things is not the way that we should be doing them. Maybe that’s the real cause of why we’re going down in population when

everyone around us, including in Kentucky and Illinois, has gone up?” Area Plan Commission President Mark Seib said the county’s zoning has actually attracted potential developers to the county. Zoning simplifies the process and limits opposition, he said. Jenna Richardt, executive director of the Posey County Economic Development Partnership, said in a later interview that zoning is a gray area. “Zoning doesn’t necessarily have an impact either way. Some businesses do look at that and think ‘okay it’s already zoned.’ If you’re heavy manufacturing and you know, because of your type of business, that you probably have more hoops to jump through, having one less thing checked off the list is probably a plus to you,” Richardt said. “I wouldn’t necessarily say it detours them. When I get an initial request, the first conversations we’re having are what sites do you have available? What are the amenities of that site? What’s the current zoning? Zoning is not the only thing a company is going to have to do. There’s a lot of permitting. It could be state permitting, federal permitting or it could be local permitting. They’re trying to get an understanding of what is all of the permitting that has to take place and what is our window? Is it 30 to 60 days? Is it 60 to 90 days? Is it going to take longer than 90 days? Doing that initial fact finding tells them what sites are more ready to go. If they’re looking to do a project, a new groundbreaking and construction immediately, they may choose a site based on what sites are more ready to go and there’s so much more involved than just zoning.” She said it’s hard to say zoning plays a huge role in attracting new business. She said it’s not a big enough issue to be a deal maker or deal breaker. She said the county’s process for requesting zoning changes is usually relatively fast. She said most counties, including Gibson County, have issues with controversial projects...zoning or no. “I’m not saying we don’t have an Area Plan. That’s not what I’m saying. I don’t believe that’s the best move for the county. I’m saying that there are things within our code that are causing Mindy to have to do mundane, stupid work that she is then taken away from things that she actually could be doing

to better the county,” Wilson said. “I think that it’s sad that Mindy has to put up with those people (complaining). If we changed it a little bit, maybe she wouldn’t have to put up with as many people that call them about stupid stuff that’s not hurting anyone at all.” Greenwell pointed out that changes in ordinances wouldn’t stop complaints. “We own almost three acres. My neighbor called Area Plan complaining that they didn’t want to look at a fence. It’s my property. I’m within my rights to put a fence up. I got the permitting, all the things I was supposed to do. He still called and complained because he didn’t want to look at a fence,” Greenwell said. “But if there’s less things to complain about, that’s less things she has to (do),” Wilson interjected. “Her answer is going to be ‘I’m sorry. That’s not zoned.’ That doesn’t mean they are not going to call and complain. If that person painted their house blue and I want it to be yellow...that’s just Posey County. That’s what we deal with on a regular basis,” Greenwell said. Allyn said, unfortunately, that’s just the way people operate. “It’s very easy to complain about everything, but I don’t think we are going to solve that in the budget hearing,” Allyn said. Wilson disagreed. “The question is do we fund the additional person. If you look at it from the perspective of why are we doing that, why are we needing an additional person, how could we streamline that office to make it work better and do the business of the county and not do all of this other BS that doesn’t hurt or affect anybody? How do we do that? I think the easiest way to do that is to have a serious conversation about the code they’re trying to enforce and maybe scale back in some areas that would make her life easier,” Wilson said. He said residential development has been nonexistent in Posey County for decades and speculated that a scaled back code might “drive some more people to do that.” Richardt agreed that the county’s codes can cause issues with residential development. “I can be restrictive,” she said. “There have been times where it has created a barrier to people wanting to live in our county.”

‘Council’ continued from Page A1 with the ordinance. The other councilors did not voice agreement on this. Brothers asked Police Chief Tony Alldredge if currently, a customer is denied service for refusal to show a vaccine card, what now? What happens? Alldredge replied if there was an ordinance in place, his officers would enforce the city ordinance. Brothers countered, “No, I mean now without an ordinance.” Alldredge said they could be removed from the premises for trespassing if the owner asked them to leave and they did not comply. Attorney Beth Higgins wondered how such an ordinance could be made enforceable. What are the penalties? She noted that Councilman Andy Hoehn is famous for saying, “Why pass an ordinance we can’t enforce?” The other four members of the council wanted more information and Brothers stated she cannot make a concrete decision yet. Thinking professionally, Indiana allows free business, and is an at-will employer. Right now, she is not sure how comfortable she is with the idea. A private business has a right to do this. Hoehn agreed from an employer point of view. It should be left up to the business owners, school etc. People can always take their business somewhere else if they do not agree, which is how he operates his business. He sees this as a stop gap from the higher magistrate. “For instance, kids cannot go to school without a measles vaccine. This topic needs a lot more library time.” The issue was unanimously tabled until the next meeting with a vote of 5-0. Levings concluded by stating he respectfully

sees things the other way and falls on the other side of the ideas, but respects all four of their opinions. In other council action: • Under New Business, Brothers made a motion that the city will agree to sponsor each year, beginning in 2021, the River Days and Fourth of July fireworks, at a cost of $7,500 each. It passed unanimously and Higgins explained that they will need to have a Memo of Understanding for each festival. Curtis stated the city will provide the money and the folks putting on the event will agree to set them off in a responsible, safe manner. • Also Under New Business is new city trash cans. Brothers asked Council to consider large, lidded, durable ones that say City of Mount Vernon on them. She added it would not only look better, but be better for the “trash guys.” She would also like to get a publication out on what can and cannot be put out on trash day. Curtis speculated Street Commissioner Max Dieterle will welcome that discussion. Councilman David Dodd stated he would be curious to know the impact fiscally, and on efficiency. Hoehn added they also get water in them and as a result, not only are they heavier, but when they go to the landfill like that, the cost is pretty significant. Also, there should be no grass clippings, limbs, or animals in them. • Councilwoman Dana Baldwin wanted to report to Dieterle that Old Highway 69 from their shop location all the way to BWX is a very dark road, especially when it rains, and requires re-striping. She was told it was actually county property, so she will contact the county. Curtis remarked

Allyn suggested Bourne look into a transcription service to cut down on the time it takes to work on meeting minutes and Bourne said that was something that she’d be very interested in utilizing. “I don’t know if that would be cost effective, but I know that five hour meetings trying to verbatim get that down is very time consuming for a person trying to listen and exactly transcribe. Getting rid of that might be a cost savings and a time savings,” Allyn said. Ultimately, Bourne and Seib said the investment in an additional employee is necessary to keep the office functioning in a timely and efficient manner to promote county growth. “If you’re not ready when developers come through the door, a lot of times you get left behind. They want somebody who’s ready. If we don’t try to be ready, we lose them,” Seib said following the meeting. “It hurts us.” Bourne said a typical permit application takes her about an hour to review. Working on the Posey Solar Project has been anything but typical, she said, requiring weekly meetings with attorneys. “I’ve always been one to try to respond to my emails and phone calls very promptly, but it’s getting more and more challenging. That bothers me,” Bourne said. Seib said it bothers him, too. “Over the last five years, including prior to wind and solar coming in, we’ve had to put things off a little bit. Mindy has been very good at making sure if a person calls that day, she wants to call them back that day. We’re starting to find that we’re not getting them called back until the next day. We don’t want that to continue. We know that we need help now to keep that standard up, making sure that we reply when we get a phone call or a person comes in with a permit that they get helped instead of saying ‘leave it here and we’ll get back to you in a day or two.’ We really don’t want that,” Seib said. Bourne said that the timeliness of service in her office is essential to help keep projects moving on schedule. “We had somebody yesterday and today come in to get a permit. They said ‘(the contractors) are coming to my house tomorrow.’ These contractors tell them it will be months and months out and then say ‘we had an opening so we’re coming to your house’ the next day.

These people don’t have their permit. They come in here and say ‘I’ve got to get our permit.’ It’s important that we are here and we are able to help them,” she said.

Seib said those projects are going to start backing up if the APC office doesn’t get help. “We’ve got no choice,” he said. “And the county is going to pay.”

‘INDOT’ continued from Page A1 tersection is right next to West Elementary School. Curtis said anyone calling could also report the unsafe situation where Fourth Street narrows from two lanes into one lane going west, just before State Street, near Arby’s. “The lines need painted there right away. I’m surprised no one has been hurt there when cars try to pass each other to merge. I can see it if surprised drivers are from Montana or something, but most of the time it is locals or people on their way into Illinois,” he observed. “I heard there may be difficulties in obtaining the paint for the lines as a possible reason.” Curtis stated that yes, people should call INDOT about these two things because they do pay attention to them. Write an email to INDOT4U.com or call 855-463-6848 (INDOT4U) to register a complaint. In other action: • In Department Reports, Police Chief Tony Alldredge stated, since the last meeting, his department received 205 calls. Fire Chief Wes Dixon was not present to give his report. Gene Carroll, representing the Water and Sewer Utility Department for Chuck Gray, said he had no report, but answered questions on how new recentlypurchased equipment was performing. • Street Commissioner Max Dieterle was not present, as he is attending a conference, but Curtis spoke with him about his report. Since the last meeting, his department had 20 extra trash pickups generating $870; hauled 110 tons of trash to the landfill; and worked three work orders for grass violations. Hoehn said he noticed that grass is getting in violation in some areas around the high school and on Fourth Street, mentioning Dollar General. • The fate of Jager the dog is in the hands of the Posey County Supreme Court judge now. “The case was fully briefed as of yesterday,” Higgins reported.

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“It all happened so fast. My work was behind me and wore husband, Jason, noticed a lump the shirts. One shirt even went by my armpit area. I told him it to my cousin in New York was probably nothing, but he and one to Florida,” Jennifer insisted I have it checked. I had said. “They didn’t make them an ultrasound and then went to in smaller sizes so one of my Deaconess Breast Center for parents from pre-K stepped up, a mammogram administered Niccole Simpson. She made by one of my friends, Kendra pink shirts for the whole class Werry. She told me afterwards and my daughter, Hannah, in that she was glad she was wear- smaller sizes.” ing a mask so I could not see Pink will be seen once more her face when she realized what when there is a kickoff of supshe saw. How do you tell a good port for her other required friend she has cancer?” surgery sometime in the near This past February, when the future. She will need to have weather was so snowy and cold organs removed as breast canthat school was called off, she cer is estrogen –fed hormonand Jason made the rounds of ally. She is cancer-free and does doctor appointments to get the feel good at this point and only full diagnosis concerning the experiences irritation at the site golf ball-sized tumor. “We had when she is real hot. two weeks off school in FebJennifer, Jason and Hannah ruary and we got everything live in Poseyville with a mearranged. I had my surgery in nagerie of animals, including a March and actually felt good Black Lab named Lily, a Beagle enough to have my daughter’s named Lou, and a cat named fifth birthday party on March Cookie. Throw in six chickens 21. In May, I started my 21 and two fish and the household days of radiation treatments. is hoppin’. In her spare time, It was exhausting and actually Jennifer enjoys jeepin’ and hurt more the week after it was camping, gardening, and doall over and everything was still ing some cooking. She loves burning inside,” she described. to spend time with Hannah and That’s when the pink came other family members, too. She out in full force. Megan Voelk- is the daughter of Tracy and er, a first grade teacher at the Rick Burks of New Harmony. school, began a project to get One person in particular gets tee shirts for everyone show- a special shout-out. “I want to ing their support for Jennifer express my gratitude to Jason it is his understanding that the highway through her trying time. The for picking up the slack while I department is having a hard time getting bright pink, “Stay Strong. We was in radiation and during surGot this Kolley” shirts popped gery,” she emphasized. “It was paint for the roads • Hoehn asked that the resolution con- up all over. “Everybody at so appreciated.” cerning additions and removals of equipat ment at riverfront parks be tabled again. • Brothers asked for an update on the city website. Curtis said the initial product has been delivered to him and he will try to review it and get back with Mr. Mort, who will then present it to the Council. Brothers asked if this will be ready by the first meeting in October. Curtis replied in the affirmative. • Curtis commented that he could not get the OWL camera system he discussed at the last meeting to demonstrate for that night. “Next week someone will be bringWed., Sept. 1: ing one down to test it and see how it works Fried Chicken, Mashed d for covering meetings,” he told them. Potatoes, Corn, Dinnerr • Brothers stated she has noticed gas Roll prices locally ($3.19 or $3.20 per gallon) Thurs., Sept. 2: are higher than those on the west side of SEE FACEBOOK FOR Evansville ($2.89 per gallon) and she SPECIAL knows they don’t control that, but asked Fri., Sept. 3: if there was anything they could do. Curtis Fried Fish, Potato Salad, d, replied it is their business, there is nothing Baked Beans and 2 the city can do. Dodd wondered why the Hushpuppies disparity exists. Brothers stated they have Mon., Sept. 6: a monopoly. Curtis stated he has heard it Specialty Burger is due to the distributors, but he really does Tue., Sept. 7: not know. SEE FACEBOOK FOR • At the Water Utility Meeting held SPECIAL before the Council meeting, Utilities Superintendent Chuck Gray reported they reEEKLY RIVIA NTERTAINMENT placed two hydrants on Roosevelt. Bulldog WATCH FACEBOOK FOR UPCOMING EVENTS! Diving was hired to clean the water intake screens from the river. They were both 231 W. Second Street | Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 pretty well covered with zebra mussels, an 812-643-0518 | Facebook: Half Moon Saloon invasive species.

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By Lois Mittino Gray The beauty of New Harmony at Christmas time will forever be etched into metal and into our hearts in a series of collectible ornaments offered by the Christmas in New Harmony Committee of the New Harmony Business Associates. The just-released “First in the Series” ornament features the RappOwen Granary front façade, complete with a tall Christmas tree adorned in red, white, and blue lights. The complete threedimensional series will feature historical buildings and notable locations around town with a holiday motif. “The tree will be the common denominator in all the ornaments,” said Robin Lewis, Chairman of Christmas in New Harmony. Plans call to offer two new designs a year, each one featuring the large Christmas tree seen in the first one. Lewis said the next one contemplated is the

Roofless Church, followed by the Working Men’s Institute, Atheneum and even Yellow Tavern and the Town Hall. The ornaments sell for $21 apiece. Right now, they are currently available at the Mews Stores and Capers Emporium in New Harmony. They will also be available at the Information Booth during the Kunstfest festival weekend in September. The ornaments are beautifully gift-boxed and are accompanied by a descriptive paper about the featured building. After coming up with the idea as a possible fundraiser, the creative chairman researched many companies who could supply the lightweight, durable product. “One criterion is that they had to be made in the USA,” she explained. “Two companies qualified and I sent multiple pictures to them. The one we selected was far more detailed,

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Tennis Vikings remain undefeated at 3-0 By Chris Morlan Last Monday night, the North Posey boys’ tennis team began their 2021 campaign on the right foot. This was not only their first game of the season. It was their first home game of the year as well. The Boonville Pioneers traveled to North Posey to take on the Vikings. North Posey dominated this competition and won all five matches. North Posey 5, Boonville 0: In the One Singles match, Max Renshaw defeated Nick Murphy (Boonville) in two sets 6-0, 6-0. During the Two Singles competition, Chase Krohn beat Kyle Denk (Boonville) in two sets 6-4, 6-3. Troy Holzmeyer won the Three Singles match against Zane Montgomery (Boonville) in two sets 7-6 (2), 6-3. Luke Scheller and Austin Schmitt dominated the One Doubles match over Tyler Denk and Joe Moesner (Boonville) in two sets 6-0, 6-0. In the Two Doubles match, Jacob Downey and Vince Scheller shut out Logan Smith and Wyatt Harpenau (Boonville) in two sets 6-0, 6-0. The North Posey boys’ tennis team was back on the court last Saturday morning in matches at Evansville North against Tell City and Washington. In the first competition against Tell City. The Vikings swept the Marksmen in all five matches 5-0. This momentum continued with their last opponent by beating the Washington Hatchets in a close 3-2 matchup. North Posey remains

undefeated and maintains a 3-0 record on this early season. North Posey 5, Tell City 0: Junior Max Renshaw continues to dominate his matches by defeating Riley Hughes (Tell City) in two sets 6-0, 6-0 in the One Singles competition. Chase Krohn won the Two Singles match over Isaac Ahl (Tell City) in two sets 6-2, 6-1. In the Three Singles match, Noah Roberts beat Zach Poehlein (Tell City) in two sets 6-1, 6-4. North Posey won both doubles matches by forfeit. North Posey 3, Washington 2: Max Renshaw shutout Jayden Meredith (Washington) 6-0, 6-0 in the One Singles match. In the Two Singles match, Chase Krohn shutout Eli Newberry (Washington) in two sets 6-0, 6-0. During the Three Singles match, Elijah Parson (Washington) beat Troy Holzmeyer in two sets 6-3, 6-2. In the One Doubles match, Caleb Armstrong/Jaylyn Rook (Washington) beat Luke Scheller/Austin Schmitt in two sets 6-0, 6-2. Jacob Downey/Vince Scheller defeated Ryan Emmick/Alex Myers (Washington) in three sets 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 of the Two Doubles. North Posey Men’s Tennis team members Chase Krohn, This Tuesday, the Vikings travel to Gibson Southern to take on the Titans starting at 4:30 p.m. North Posey left, and Max Renshaw, right, take early leads in their seaplays again on Wednesday at home against the South- son with perfect scores. They, as well as the team, are oﬀ ridge Raiders with a 4:30 p.m. start time. to a great 3-0 start. Photo submitted

Wildcat football manhandles South Spencer’s Rebels, 48-17 made on the night, gave the Wildcats a 7-0 lead. After a fumble recovery by the Wildcats on the ensuing kickoff, Mount Vernon was once again in business in South Spencer territory. Burnett found Snodgrass for a pass that took the Cats inside the 10-yard line and kept the ball for one of two rushing touchdowns. Another Dutkiewicz extra point put Mount Vernon up 14-0. The Rebels had a long kickoff return that got the ball within the Wildcat 15-yard line, but Mount Vernon’s defense shut them down and they were forced to settle for a 31-yard field goal. Snodgrass’s second touchdown of the evening came through the air in the next possession on a 56-yard completion from Burnett. Mount Vernon hit pay dirt following a South Spencer turnover that led to a 4-yard touchdown run by Burnett. South Spencer tacked on a touchdown just before the half, but the Wildcats went into the break with a 27-10 lead. Mount Vernon’s offensive line dominated the third quarter, allowing a pair of touchdown runs by Snodgrass, including a 62-yard run late in

By Trisha L. Lopez Mount Vernon Senior River Snodgrass had a night to remember in Reo on Friday, finding his way into the endzone four times in the Wildcats 48-17 victory against PAC rival South Spencer. Snodgrass led Mount Vernon in rushing and receiving yards on Friday, wracking up 141 yards and three scores on the ground and 74 yards and a touchdown through the air. “River had a huge game because he’s always ready. We could play him anywhere on the field and he would do well because he plays extremely hard, is an intelligent player and has a ton of talent,” Mount Vernon Coach Luke Messmer said. “Put all of that together with a guy that cares about this team as much or more than anyone else and the result is what we saw Friday.” Snodgrass struck early and often in the contest, putting the Wildcats on the board with a 2-yard rushing touchdown set up by multiple runs made possible by a Mount Vernon offensive line that paved the way for carries by sophomore quarterback Nicot Burnett, Sophomore Caleb Tyus was among those that stepped into varsity senior back Luke Hoehn and Snodroles and was a key contributor in Mount Vernon’s Friday night win grass. An extra point by sophomore at Reo. Photo by Garry Beeson Logan Dutkiewicz, the first of six

the period to extend the Wildcats lead to 41-17. The final touchdown, on a 23-yard pass from Hoehn to senior Jaden Wilson, cemented the Mount Vernon victory. The Wildcats controlled the line of scrimmage from the opening snap, wracking up 459 total yards of offense, 329 of which were on the ground. “Our offensive line has stepped up for us big this season so far,” Messmer said. “They have improved tremendously.” Messmer praised the efforts of his sophomores, including Kortez Stewart who had 18 carries for 102 yards on the night. Sophomores Caleb Tyus, Jacob Swartz and Jackson Clowers stepped into varsity roles and were key contributors in the Mount Vernon win as well. The 2-0 Wildcats travel to Princeton (0-2) on Friday for another PAC matchup. “We are excited for the opportunity to go try to win another conference game,” Messmer said. “They have some speedy skill guys and will try to get them the ball on the edge to make plays. We look to try to continue to lean on our run game to be successful this coming Friday.”

Vikings dismantle Princeton 53-6, move to 2-0 on young season By Chris Morlan North Posey football coach Waylon Schenk coached his first game at Princeton High School last Friday night since he was the head coach there five seasons ago. Schenk left Princeton after the 2016 football season to take the head coaching position at North Posey. “It was good to see some old friends in Princeton,” Schenk said. “Other than that, it was about the kids that played the game. We took a step in the right direction against Princeton.” Coach Schenk and the North Posey Vikings took a step in the right direction with a dominating 53-6 performance over the Princeton Tigers. The Vikings improved their season record to 2-0, while Princeton fell to 0-2 on the year. After a sluggish season opener last weekend at home against South Spencer. North Posey came out controlling and destroyed Princeton from the start. This group corrected many mistakes against Princeton that were made in the South Spencer opener. During the first quarter, quarterback Harold Bender threw a touchdown pass to Jackson Graff for their first score and give North Posey a 7-0 lead. At the end of the first quarter, Bender scored another touchdown on the ground to finish the first quarter with a 14-0 advantage. North Posey scored four touchdowns in the second quarter to put this game way out of reach from the Princeton Tigers. With 10:24 left in the second period, Devin Lintzenich caught a touchdown pass from Harold Bender to give North Posey a 21-0 lead. At the 7:29 mark before the first half, running back Jed Galvin scored another Viking touchdown. Lucas Bass scored a touchdown with 4:37 left in the second quarter and now the score is 34-0 in favor of the Vikings. Harold Bender scored a touchdown on a run to the end zone to give North Posey a 40-0 advantage with 1:14 left in the half. Princeton snuck in a touchdown score to close out the first half with 1.1 seconds to make the halftime score North Posey 40 and Princeton 6. In the third quarter, Jed Galvin scored his second rushing touchdown of the night with 6:39 remaining in the period to boost the Viking lead to 46-6. Liam Stone scored the final touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter to give the Vikings a 53-6 advantage that later stood for the final score and win. “The kids played with great effort and discipline,” Schenk said. “Defense was solid again, with the exception of one blown coverage. Otherwise, we shut them down. The offensive line showed great improvement from game one. We were able to establish the run which is a must in our offense. We did a much better job of taking care of the football.” The Vikings went more to the ground game against the Tigers.

Jed Galvin led the way with 13 carries for 171 yards and two touchdowns. Liam Stone had two carries for 64 yards and one touchdown. Lucas Bass had two carries for 59 yards and one score. Dylan Teeter carried the ball 10 times for 56 yards. Harold Bender had 38 yards on seven carries and two touchdowns. Bender completed eight of his fifteen passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. Devin Lintzenich was Bender’s primary target with five receptions for 74 yards and one score. Dalton Reidford had two catches for 25 yards, while Jackson Graff had one reception for six yards that was a touchdown. Defensively, the Vikings looked good and only allowed Princeton six points for the game. The Vikings have kept both opponents this season under ten points a game. North Posey was led

by Wyatt Willman finishing with three solo tackles and six assists for a total of nine tackles. Willman also had one sack and one interception in the game. Jackson Graff had six solo tackles, three assists for nine total tackles. Will Weatherholt had four solo tackles, three assists for seven total tackles. Gavin Myers had one solo tackle, two assists for three total tackles and one sack. Dalton Reidford had three solo tackles and one fumble recovery. Lucas Bass, Bryer LaMar and Devin Lintzenich each had three total tackles, while Dylan Teeter and Liam Stone had two total tackles. Ian Wallace, Max Muensterman and Zach Blaylock each had a tackle. North Posey will play again this Friday night at home against the 1-1 Southridge Raiders with a 6:30 p.m. kickoff.

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Viking, Wildcat runners battle tough field at Angel Mounds petition. Austin boys won as a team with a low score of 78 points. Evansville Reitz placed second with 120 points, followed by Castle in third place with 132 points, Tell City placed fourth with 146 points and Evansville Memorial rounded out the top five teams with 152 points. North Posey and Mount Vernon did not score any team points. Alex Nolan (Evansville Reitz) won the boys’ race with a time of 16:24.9. Alex Hooten (Evansville Central) came in second place with a time of 16:31.4. Maddox Baker (South Central (Elizabeth)) finished third with a time of 16:44.4. Trevor Monroe (Castle) placed fourth with a time of 16:47.6 and Jackson Nolan (Evansville Reitz) finished fifth with a time of 17:13.4 North Posey’s Kade Buecher placed thirtieth with a time of 18:34.8. Gavin Wheeler placed fifty-sixth with a time of 19:27.5. Ayden Hessler finished ninety-sixth with a time of 21:01.8 and Cole Newcomer placed one hundred ninety second with a time of 26:29.7. Mount Vernon’s Carson Tucker placed seventy-seventh with a time of 20:13.9. Ethan Sutfin finished ninety-seventh with a time of 21:03.2. Mason Suits placed one hundred seventy-ninth with a time of 24:53.8 and Maddox Suits came in one hundred ninety-fourth with a time of 26:44.8. Evansville Reitz won the girls five-kilometer race as a team with a low score of 69 points. South Knox was second with 79 points, followed by Gibson Southern placing third with 107 points, Princeton finishing fourth with 143 points and Evansville Memorial placing Mount Vernon’s Izzy Zieren came in with a time of Cole Newcomer finished the Dennis Bays Warrior Infifth with 151 points. North Posey and Mount Vernon did not score 32:56.7 at the Dennis Bays Warrior Invitational. Photo vitational with a time of 26:29.7. Twenty-eight schools any team points. by Garry Beeson Jacqueline Brasseale (Evansville Memorial) won the girls’ race participated in this year’s event. Photo by Garry Beeson By Chris Morlan with a time of 20:18.2. Cordelia Hoover (Evansville Reitz) placed with a time of 23:44.4. Abigail Pardon placed forty-first with a time On a very hot morning at the end of August, the North Posey second with a time of 20:34.8. Courtney Heldt (Gibson Southern) of 24:57.5 and Abby Rittichier placed ninety-third with a time of and Mount Vernon cross country teams competed against a difficult finished third with a time of 21:33.4. Lexi Smith (Princeton) came in 29:29.7. group of runners at the annual Dennis Bays Warrior Invitational. fourth place with a time of 21:40.8 and Kelsey Hawkins had a fifthMount Vernon’s Avery Stills placed sixty-seventh with a time of This event was hosted by Evansville Harrison. There were 28 dif- place finish in a time of 21:45.3. 26:56.2. Brynn Davis finished seventy-ninth with a time of 27:34.5 ferent schools running in the boys’ and girls five- kilometer races. North Posey’s Olivia Esche finished eighth overall in the girls’ and Izzy Zieren came in one hundred fifteenth place with a time of There were 214 runners in the boys’ race and 130 in the girls’ com- run with a time of 21:36.6. Abby Hessler finished twenty-eighth 32:56.7.

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Maty Burnette scored 10 of the MV Girls Soccer Team’s 16 goals and had one assist in last weeks action. Photo by Garry Beeson By Trisha L. Lopez Heat indexes of 100-plus degrees wreaked havoc on several Mount Vernon sports teams in a week filled with schedule changes and disruptions as school officials grappled with ways to play while ensuring the safety of student athletes. “We’ve been battling the heat in games and practices and that is rough on the girls. They get exhausted, but they have to keep pushing,” Mount Vernon Girls Soccer Coach Samantha Hurst said. “The heat disrupts practice plans because practice gets moved or we can’t do every drill we need to because we have to take frequent water breaks and get out of

the sun for a little bit. The heat disrupts games because the girls cannot physically play as long as hard before needing a sub.” The Lady Wildcats soccer team picked up wins against Princeton (31), Evansville Bosse (6-0) and Southridge (7-0), despite all game times being moved to accommodate challenges presented by the heat. Hurst credited sophomores Lena Romero and Reagan Sullivan, freshman Valarie Thompson and juniors Lera Wilson, Maty Burnett and Lilly Tenbarge for stepping up throughout the week. Burnett scored 10 of the team’s 16 goals and had 1 assist last week. Wil-

son had 3 goals and 1 assist. Other offensive leaders for the Wildcats were: sophomore Ashley Lilleston, 1 goal and 1 assist; freshman Olivia Robles, 1 goal; and sophomore Danielle Underwood, 2 goals. Juniors Natalie King and Sophie Kloppenburg had two assists each. The Lady Wildcats (3-1) will host Boonville (2-2) tonight and travel to Tell City (0-1) on Saturday. “We are still refining our lineup and figuring out who should fill what role,” Hurst said. “The girls are working hard, but they have some bad habits on the field we have been working on. We need to clean up the sloppy mistakes if we want to compete with high caliber teams.” The boy’s soccer team defeated Southridge 7-0 on Saturday after rearranging practices and losing a junior varsity contest due to heat adjustments. The Wildcats struggled to score in the first half against the Raiders (06) and both teams went into halftime scoreless, but Coach Christopher Cole said he felt like the team was in control throughout. “We just got unlucky with a few shots and missed getting a goal by just a few inches. I knew that if we kept pressuring them, eventually we would break through and get the first goal to take some pressure off,” Cole said.

They broke through in a big way in the second half. Sophomore Grant Doherty got things started for the Wildcats, scoring early in the second half with an assist from junior Rylan Paul. Five Wildcats scored on the day, with Paul and junior Zack Culley leading the way with two goals each. Sophomore Aaron Weiss scored his first career varsity goal. Sophomore Andrew Santoro also had a goal and led the team with two assists. Cole said he thought Santoro played his best game of the season on Saturday. “He is a great distributor and looks to put his teammates in a good position,” Cole said. He also credited senior Fischer Epley and sophomore Logan Dutkiewicz for solid games on defense and said senior Braxton Daws and sophomore Landon Mitchell combined to earn the shutout for the Wildcats. “I’m not sure why moving practice from 4 to 6 p.m. affects much, but the later practices don’t seem as productive as the early practices, which could have contributed to our slow start against Southridge,” Cole said. “I think practicing in the heat, because it was still hot at 6 p.m., was really helpful for a game like yesterday. I think if we would have moved practices inside this week then we would have definitely been unprepared to

North Posey Soccer boys lose season opener By Chris Morlan The North Posey boys’ soccer team played their first game of the season last Monday night on the Fort Branch Middle school field against the Gibson Southern Titans. This game was controlled early on when Gibson Southern scored six first half goals to beat North Posey by the final score of 7-0. After the game, North Posey coach Katherine Broshears said, “tough to play Gibson Southern in the first game of the season. They are one of the best teams in the state. Our players battled hard and held them scoreless for the first twenty minutes. At the end of the day, their pace and quality of play was too much. Christian Greene played great. He had a lot of great saves for the opening game of his senior season. Riley Basham had a great opportunity in the second half and got a little unlucky with the post.” In the game, North Posey was held to only three shots on goal. Mosbah Alshwikh and Erick Hirsch from Gibson Southern each scored three goals each for the Class 2A, sixth-ranked Titans. Isaac Defelice from Gibson Southern scored the other Titan goal and led the team in assists with two. Last Thursday night, the Vikings traveled to Reo, Indiana to play against the South Spencer Rebels in a conference match. This game stayed scoreless until the Rebels scored a goal at the end to escape with a 1-0 win over the Vikings. “I am happy with how the team has progressed in the last two games,” Coach Broshears said. “We had a

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lot of chances against South Spencer but couldn’t find the back of the net. Our seniors Riley Basham, Dale Straub and Jonathan Dill played well controlling the game against them. We held them to only a few scoring chances, but they ended capitalizing on a late opportunity.” On Saturday morning, the Viking soccer team played their third game of the season against the undefeated Tell City Marksmen. In the first half, Tell City had two goals that were both scored by Chase Martin. During the second half, Tell City received another goal from Martin to cruise past the Vikings for the 3-0 win and remain undefeated at 6-0 on the season. For the game, North Posey committed four shots on goal. North Posey falls to 0-3 on the season. “Today’s game against Tell City was tough,” Coach Broshears said. “Tell City starts mostly seniors and our freshman which is a large part of our team, are still learning the intensity needed at the high school level but they are progressing quickly. Senior Landon Epley played great in the center back role today. The team played better in the second half, created more set pieces. Looking forward to seeing the team improve from game to game.” This week, North Posey travels to the westside of Evansville to play against the Reitz Panthers and former Viking coach Rylan Gentil on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. On Thursday, the Vikings will be back at home to take on the Wood Memorial Trojans with a start time of 5 p.m.

deal with the heat and humidity.” Scott Smith, Mount Vernon’s boys tennis coach, said the heat index “was like playing against an additional opponent.” The tennis team’s lone contest of the week, a road matchup against PAC rival Southridge, was pushed back to a later start, but Smith said it was still a challenge. “Even when they started, the temp felt like 100 degrees,” Smith said. The Wildcats lost the contest 4-1, but Smith said his team handled the adversity well. “The players were competitive, although it was obvious the conditions sapped energy from both sides,” he said. The Wildcats lone point came from Rylan Paul in No. 1 Singles play. Paul outlasted Max Rasche, 6-3, 0-6, 10-8, in what Smith called a “grueling night of tennis.” In No. 2 Singles, Adam Burke fell to Mick Uebelhor, 6-3, 6-2 and in No. 3 Singles, Nolan Fischer lost to Luke Ramsey, 6-2, 6-2. Braxton Daws and Daniel Juncker fell in No. 1 Doubles to Abell/Thyen, 6-1, 6-2 and Alessandro Bommarito and Nicolo Ghiotti were defeated by Boeglin/King 6,3, 6-1 in No. 2 Doubles. The Wildcats will play four matches in five days this week, but Smith said he’s “confident the guys will be ready.”

NP Football Club ‘Walk of Champions” The North Posey Football Club is putting together an ongoing fundraiser called the ‘Walk of Champions.’ It will honor former football players, coaches, cheerleaders, program supporters, et al. A new fieldhouse has been built where the old tennis courts used to be located (between the baseball and football fields). The grassy area between the fieldhouse exit and the football field entrance will be ‘bricked’ in honor of the personnel previously mentioned and coined the ‘Walk of Champions.’ The football team will traverse this Walkway as they exit the dressing room on game nights. The initial laying of bricks occurred in July of 2021. Additions will occur thereafter as indicated. Each brick is 4” x 8” with three lines of personal information, 16 characters per line. The cost is $25 per brick. A larger 8” x 8” brick is also available for $50 per brick.

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Lady Vikes Soccer gets first win of season off Gentil penalty kick “The ladies played much better on both sides of the ball tonight,” North Posey Coach Derek Sweeney said. “Our defense held South Spencer’s offense and freshman goalkeeper Zoe Bippus fielded four shots with four saves. Offensively, we had more connectivity between the lines with combination play through the middle and final thirds. Our ladies had 23 shots on goal, but just wasn’t our night to find the net. With 45 seconds left, we were awarded a penalty kick which senior Lyndsey Gentil placed beautifully to win the match 1-0. We’d like to thank the match officials, our supporters for rocking the stands, our field maintenance crew, the school and North Posey Soccer Club. We wish South Spencer a safe, healthy and successful season.” North Posey 1, South SpenLexi Cole looks for the shot during the ﬁrst home game cer 0 Teams 1 2 F of the season against the South Spencer Lady Rebels on North Posey 0 1 1 Tuesday night. Photo by Brandon Cole South Spencer 0 0 0 By Chris Morlan Under a minute left in the Goals: None Last Tuesday night, the game, senior Lyndsey Gentil Penalty Kicks/Scored: North Posey Lady Viking soc- got an opportunity to help the Lyndsey Gentil 1-1 cer bounced back from a loss Lady Vikings take the lead in Assists: None the night before against Gib- the second half on a penalty Goalkeeping: Zoe Bippus 4 son Southern. North Posey kick. Gentil succeeded with saves on 4 fielded shots played their first home game the score and helped the Lady Shots/Shots on Goal: Lauof the season against the South Vikings win by the final of 1-0. ren Zirkelbach 5-5, Reagan Spencer Lady Rebels. This This was North Posey’s first Koester 4-4, Makali Carter matchup was very close the win of the season. As a team, 3-3, Aubrey Brandenstein 2-2, whole game. Neither school North Posey had 23 shots on Lora Commens 2-2, Kayla scored a goal in the first half. goal in the game. Jones 2-2, Piper Rollins 2-2,

Lexi Cole 1-1, Grace Cullman 1-1, Reese Basham 1-1 The North Posey girls’ soccer team played their second game of the season last Monday night against Gibson Southern. This game was played at Fort Branch Middle School soccer field. In this matchup, North Posey stayed within reach of Gibson Southern in the first half with score at 2-1 in favor of the Lady Titans. North Posey junior Reagan Koester scored a goal for the Lady Vikings in the first half. During the second half, Gibson Southern scored two more goals to break away from North Posey and win by the final score of 4-1. “We couldn’t be prouder of the ladies against Gibson Southern,” North Posey coach Derek Sweeney said. “Coming off a tough loss to Washington last week, we had one training to prepare for the strength of Coach Adler’s team. Reagan Koester got out our only goal for the night with a beautiful one on one breakaway from mid-field. That goal was assisted by keeper Zoe Bippus. Our back line held very well in the first half and is certainly beginning to apply what we train. We’ll keep working hard to help ensure they defend as a unit and truly begin to understand the system of play and tactics. Our middle and front lines both had moments of bril-

liance, defended well and will continue to put in the effort to become more efficient on the offensive side of the ball. Freshman Zoe Bippus again displayed why she is one of the premier goal keepers in Southern Indiana with 20 shots on goal and 16 saves. Your Lady Vikings made it clear last night they’re a competitive team and belong playing with the best. Once they fully adopt philosophies, apply them to the playing pitch, and increase match fitness. The success will come. We want to thank the match officials and Gibson Southern for hosting us and wish them much success in their season.” North Posey was back in action last Saturday afternoon against the Tell City Lady Marksmen two days after getting their first win of the season. The Lady Vikings started off the game a little slow and took an early 1-0 advantage going into the halftime break. In the second half, North Posey dismantled Tell City with six goals to coast to a 7-0 win. For the season, North Posey improved their record to two wins and two losses on the year. “The ladies began the first half slow and flat with little connectivity between the lines and seemed rushed in their play,” Coach Sweeney said. “The second half, they showed more energy and combined play between the three

lines to help create more opportunities offensively.” North Posey 7, Tell City 0 Teams 1 2 F North Posey 1 6 7 Tell City 0 0 0 Goals: Lauren Zirkelbach 4, Kayla Jones 2, Reese Basham 1 Penalty Kicks/Scored: None Assists: Aubrey Brandenstein 2 Goalkeeping: Zoe Bippus 1 save on 1 fielded shot Shots/Shots on Goal (29): Lauren Zirkelbach 11-11, Makali Carter 5-5, Piper Rollins 3-3, Reese Basham 3-3, Mason Ashby 2-2, Lora Commens 2-2, Kayla Jones 2-2, Aubrey Brandenstein 1-1 Senior Lauren Zirkelbach had an outstanding game with scoring four goals. Zirkelbach also took 11 shots at the goal in this contest. Freshman Kayla Jones scored two goals and Reese Basham scored a goal for the Lady Vikings. For the game, North Posey took 29 shots on goal. Sweeney said, “we finished the match 7-0 with four goals from Lauren Zirkelbach, two goals from freshman Kayla Jones and one goal from Reese Basham. Zoe Bippus took one shot on goal with one save. We want to thank the Athletic Department for helping at the field today and wish Tell City a safe, healthy and successful season.”

Lady Vikings Volleyball win four, hit Castle roadblock By Chris Morlan The North Posey girls’ volleyball team took off from where they left last week with a big win over Evansville Mater Dei. North Posey traveled to play at Evansville Bosse last Tuesday night in search of their fifth win of the season and to remain undefeated on their schedule. The Lady Vikings dominated this contest and swept the Lady Bulldogs in three matches 25-11, 25-3 and 25-10. For the season, North Posey improved their season record to 5-0. This group has won all 15 games in their five matches and yet to be beat. North Posey 3, Evansville Bosse 0 25-11, 25-3, 25-10 Kills (31): Julia Fullop 10, Erin Hoehn 5, Jenna Rhineburger 5, Emma Hall 4, Claire Koester 4, Addison Fullop 3 Aces (19): Brooklyn Goedde 10, Jenna Rhineburger 4, Addison Fullop 3, Emma Hall 1, Erin Hoehn 1 Blocks (4): Julia Fullop 1, Emma Hall 1, Ashleigh Blankenship 1, Kaity Oakley 1 Digs (27): Ashton Elpers 10, Erin Hoehn 6, Julia Fullop 4, Jenna Rhineburger 3, Addison Fullop 2, Claire Koester 1, Brooklyn Goedde 1 Assists (28): Addison Fullop 18, Brooklyn Goedde 8, Jenna Rhineburger 1, Ashton Elp-

ers 1 The North Posey junior varsity team opened the evening at Evansville Bosse against the Lady Bulldogs. North Posey had a rough first match and lost 24-25. These Lady Vikings redeemed themselves in the second and third matches by the scores of 25-12 and 15-3 to get the win on the road. North Posey 2, Evansville Bosse 1 24-25, 25-12, 15-3 Kills (27): Sybil Renshaw 6, Kaity Oakley 5, Alyssa Heath 5, Jade Mueller 4, Carly Douglas 3, Ashleigh Blankenship 3, Ava Lowe 1 Aces (12): Ava Lowe 8, Jade Mueller 2, Makayla Mayer 1, Alyssa Heath 1 Blocks (0): None Digs (68): Ava Lowe 17, Sybil Renshaw 12, Livie Maier 10, Ashleigh Blankenship 8, Alyssa Heath 5, Kaity Oakley 5, Jade Mueller 3, Makayla Mayer 2, Izzy Hight 2, Laney Owens 2, Carly Douglas 1, Courtney Helfert 1 Last Thursday evening, the North Posey junior varsity team traveled to play against the Evansville Harrison Lady Warriors. The Lady Vikings played well and defeated the Lady Warriors in two matches by the scores of 25-18 and 25-8. North Posey improved

MV Volleyball wins four in one week By River Snodgrass Mount Vernon’s volleyball team had yet another busy week of competition as they played four games this week, winning all four of those games. Starting the week off on Monday, the Cats competed against Harrison, beating the Warriors in three sets (25-13, 25-17, 25-9). Grace Schroeder had 39 serve attempts with six aces and 19 assists. Kaleigh Kelley and Mallory Nurrenbern both led the offense with 12 kills. Brooke Sledd was the leader of the defense with 15 digs. This win pushed the Wildcats to 4-1 on the season. Coming off a clean sweep, the Cats were feeling confident going into their match against Evansville Central.

Although this match wasn’t a clean sweep for the Wildcats, they were still able to defeat the Bears in four sets, falling to the Bears in the second set by a score of 25-17. They pushed through this loss and took the overall win. Leading the offense was, once again, Kaleigh Kelley and Mallory Nurrenbern, each having 10 kills. Brooke Sledd was, again, the leader of the defense with 23 digs, while also contributing five aces. Grace Schroeder led the team in assists, racking up 20. The Cats moved to 5-1 after this win over the Central Bears. The Cats then had two matches on Saturday, August 28, first facing up against the South Spencer Rebels. They had another clean sweep against the

Rebels. Leading the offense for the match against the Rebels was again Kaleigh Kelley and Mallory Nurrenbern with 13 and 12 kills respectively. Grace Schroeder led the team in aces, contributing five. Brooke Sledd led the defense once again with 18 digs. Schroeder also contributed 23 assists along with her five aces. Mount Vernon then competed against the Washington Hatchets on Saturday, August 28, winning the match in four sets. Grace Schroeder led the offense with 14 kills. Schroeder, Sydney Deig, and Brooke Sledd all led the team in aces, contributing three each. Schroeder was also the leader of the defense with 13 digs, seemingly doing everything she could to ensure the 4-1 victory over the Washington Hatchets.

their season record to 4-2. North Posey 2, Evansville Harrison 0 25-18, 25-8 Kills (18): Sybil Renshaw 7, Laney Owens 5, Kaity Oakley 2, Ashleigh Blankenship 2, Carly Douglas 1, Alyssa Heath 1 Aces (9): Ashleigh Blankenship 3, Alyssa Heath 2, Izzy Hight 2, Jade Mueller 2 Blocks (0): None Digs (39): Livie Maier 17, Carly Douglas 8, Jade Mueller 7, Ava Lowe 3, Alyssa Heath 2, Sibyl Renshaw 1, Ashleigh Blankenship 1 Assists (16): Ashleigh Blankenship 10, Jade Mueller 4, Carly Douglas 1, Livie Maier 1 The North Posey varsity team played at the FSB Classic that was hosted by Vincennes Lincoln last Saturday. North Posey played three games against Corydon Central, Evansville Mater Dei and Castle. The Lady Vikings beat Corydon Central and Evansville Mater Dei in the first two games by the score of two wins to none in both contests. Then the Lady Vikings hit a roadblock and lost their first game of the season to a good Castle team in two matches for their first loss of the season. North Posey has seven wins and one loss on the year. North Posey 2, Corydon Central 0 Kills (29): Julia Fullop 15, Claire Koester 5, Jenna Rhineburger 3, Addison Fullop 3, Erin Hoehn 2, Kaity Oakley 1 Aces (4): Addison Fullop 3, Jenna Rhineburger 1 Blocks (9): Jenna Rhineburger 5, Erin

Hoehn 2, Claire Koester 1, Kaity Oakley 1 Digs (47): Ashton Elpers 17, Addison Fullop 10, Erin Hoehn 7, Julia Fullop 6, Ava Lowe 2, Brooklyn Goedde 1, Claire Koester 1, Jenna Rhineburger 1 Assists (27): Addison Fullop 19, Brooklyn Goedde 7, Jenna Rhineburger 1 North Posey 2, Evansville Mater Dei 0 25-0, 31-29 Kills (27): Addison Fullop 8, Julia Fullop 6, Claire Koester 6, Erin Hoehn 4, Emma Hall 2, Jenna Rhineburger 1 Aces (5): Addison Fullop 3, Erin Hoehn 1, Jenna Rhineburger 1 Blocks (9): Jenna Rhineburger 5, Claire Koester 3, Erin Hoehn 1 Digs (29): Julia Fullop 9, Ashton Elpers 7, Brooklyn Goedde 4, Erin Hoehn 4, Addison Fullop 3, Claire Koester 1, Jenna Rhineburger 1 Assists (26): Addison Fullop 14, Brooklyn Goedde 8, Ashton Elpers 2, Julia Fullop 1, Erin Hoehn 1 Castle 2, North Posey 0 13-25, 11-25 Kills (8): Erin Hoehn 3, Julia Fullop 2, Emma Hall 1, Claire Koester 1, Jenna Rhineburger 1 Aces (1): Julia Fullop 1 Blocks (2): Emma Hall 1, Addison Fullop 1 Digs (56): Ashton Elpers 20, Julia Fullop 15, Erin Hoehn 14, Addison Fullop 4, Brooklyn Goedde 2, Jenna Rhineburger 1 Assists (8): Addison Fullop 6, Brooklyn Goedde 2

ARENA--By Chris Morlan Lady Vikings finish third at Tri-match against Gibson Southern and Southridge North Posey not only faced the heat. They also fought to get in nine holes before the sun went down last Thursday night at Cambridge Golf Course. The triangular match between North Posey, Gibson Southern and Southridge was pushed back 45 minutes due to excessive heat. The last three holes were a struggle for the girls to see where each shot landed. Coaches, parents and players held flashlights to help locate golf balls. This meet did not finish until after eight o’clock at night.

“We didn’t get started until 5:15 p.m.,” North Posey coach Morgan Daly said. “We were racing the sun to finish the match. I am proud of the girls hard work in the heat.” Gibson Southern won the Tri-match with a low team score of 184. Southridge finished second with 226 and North Posey came in third place with 230. Hillary Humbaugh from Gibson Southern was the medalist with a low score of 38. Alexa Simmons led the Lady Vikings with a low score of 47 on the nine-hole course. Allison Werkmeister

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had a good day and finished with 54 shots. Rachel Newman had a 62, followed by Ruthie Meyer with a 67 and Ava Biggs with 72 shots. This week, the Lady Vikings play against Pike Central on Tuesday at Prides Creek Golf Course with a 4:30 p.m. start time. On Thursday, North Posey plays against Washington at Cambridge Golf Course with a tee time of 4 p.m. Finally, the Lady Vikings will finish the week at the Pocket Athletic Conference Championship at the Country Oaks Golf Course with a start time of noon.

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