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P C N SINCE 1882 Successor to The Poseyville News & New Harmony Times POSEY COUNTY’S ONLY LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED NEWSPAPER
Volume 137 Edition 38
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Cynthiana Town Marshal resigns; county, state patrols to fill in
Kunstfest still growing
Above, Tom Martin wore this jaunty chili pepper hat to serve up tasty tamales at the Papa T’s Tamales Booth. The Evansville-based food truck was a new feature this year. Below, Calvin Oldham plays drums on traditional German songs with the Rhein Valley Brass Band of the Germania Maennerchor of Evansville. Photos by Lois Mittino Gray
Dick Griese of the Friends of Harmonie group wore an eye catching hat to advertise their Lemon Shakeups for sale.
Rain didn’t dampen the fun By Lois Mittino Gray With the streets festooned with the red, gold and black banners in the colors of Germany’s flag and the smell of kraut balls in the air, visitors flocked in record-breaking numbers to attend New Harmony’s 35th annual Kuntsfest this past weekend. “Kunst” means “art” in German, and Kunstfest is a celebration of German food, music, and crafts, as well as an arts fair. Artists from across the region sold and showcased their creations. Event Chairman Chris Laughbaum estimated there were over 300 vendors lining the streets and parks, filling the Ribeyre Gym and Annex, and the Catholic Community Center. “This is the best
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By Dave Pearce More than a dozen people descended on Cynthiana Town Hall on Wednesday evening for the monthly meeting of the Cynthiana Town Board, forcing board members to pull out extra chairs for the event. The meeting was the first regular meeting for newlyappointed member Patti Wilson. Wilson returns to the board after she replaced lyy Gary Smith, who recently aresigned citing personal reand sons. Wilson is in her second as stint on the council. She was blic meeting bl meeti ting ing held hel eld ld on August Aug ugus ust selected for the job in a public i t office ffi on Friday, F id 30, and was subsequently sworn into September 1. But most in attendance seemed more interested in what town board president Todd Kennedy had to say
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New sewer project agreement won’t cost more money Mount Vernon should see completion in the Spring By Lois Mittino Gray A great sigh of relief was heard in City Hall during the Mount Vernon Common Council September 14, meeting when City Attorney Beth McFadin Higgins announced that a meeting held last week finally settled the East Side Gravity Flow Sewer Project legal mess. “The good news is that the new agreement with a new contractor will not cost the city any more money. We are out the time spent waiting after the project was stalled, but we are being compensated for that time, so it all works out to see completion in
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Poseyville: Gas price going down Increase in health insurance By Dave Pearce Poseyville Town Board president Bruce Baker presented board members and town residents good news during Wednesday’s Poseyville Town Board meeting. The price of gas in Poseyville will come down some 12 percent over the next three months for town residents. Baker announced that since the price the town can charge for the gas fluctuates with the market, the town is able to bring the price down
Briefly Burgoo: St. Philip Men’s Club Sept. 24, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. St. Philip Church Autumnfest: Street festival September 23 -24 Poseyville Riverbend Market: Riverbend Park September 28, 4 - 7 p.m. Mount Vernon Harvest Weekend/Craft Fair: Harmonie State Park September 30, 9 a.m - 5 p.m. New Harmony Make It, Fake It, Bake It: Post 5 Auxiliary October 7, 6:30 p.m. 203 Walnut Street, MV
More information on these and other events inside today’s Posey County News (USPS 439-500)
as it deems possible. Baker indicated that the town has turned down offers to buy the locally-owned gas company and the rights that go with it but it has always been decided that it is best for residents if the town maintains control of the company. While gas prices will come down, board members discussed as to whether UTVs will
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drives county budget hearings Special to the News The Posey County Council met on Tuesday morning, September 12, 2017, at the Hovey House in Mount Vernon. A brief agenda included abatement compliance hearings for CountryMark, Cargill,
and Valero. The hearings were rescheduled for next month’s meeting. Prior to the beginning of the hearings, the council was advised by County Au-
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Adventure of a lifetime Local man completes AT By Bryana Schreiber The Appalachian National Scenic Trail offers the hike of a lifetime as it extends from the Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. Clay Bourne, who retired from his work as an electrician at SABIC last year, has tackled the feat many only dream of completing. This Posey County man who lives in Mount Vernon recently returned from completing the mountainous 2,175 mile trek that passes through 12 states. It took five and a half months, one pair of boots and three pairs of shoes, as well as a lot of courage and endurance. While on hiss jjourney he dropped hi pped mo m or than 60 pounds, nds,, more aand nd now sports a beard beeardd llike ike a true mountain in m an Following inn man. tthe he footsteps of other herr
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