November 15, 2022 - The Posey County News

Red Wave continues here despite slowdown across US

By Dave Pearce

It’s a week after the General Election and some parts of the country still have yet to call a winner in some of their perspective races. However, in Posey County on Tuesday evening, that was not a problem. Even with a small delay from a computer glitch, the votes were all counted and results made public by Posey County Clerk Kay Kilgore well before 9 p.m.

Early voting counts spelled trouble for Democrats early in the evening as 808 of the 2,837 early ballots cast were straight Republican votes while only 358 were straight Democrat. With only the early voting in, generally about 15 percent of the total vote, it was evident that the Red Wave would likely continue in Posey County, a wave that did not make its way across the country as had been expected by many.

Shortly after the results were made public, Posey County Democratic Chairman Ed Adams and Posey GOP Chairman Greg Newman made the official announcements at their respective headquarters in Mount Vernon. Both men agreed on one thing, there were few to no surprises in the Posey County Election results.

Nearly 9,000 of Posey County’s registered voters cast their ballots this year (a record number in a nonpresidential election year). Posey County has 18,503 registered voters in a county of between 25000 and 26000 residents. Ten Voting centers made room for voters in the 34 different precincts.

In voting specific to Posey County, Wadesville resident Jim Tomes was elected to return as State Sena-

Thompson is Ind. Superintendent of the Year

By Lois Mittino Gray

Kudos were expressed to Mount Vernon School Superintendent Matt Thompson, who modestly blushed when it was announced at the start of the November 7, Mount Vernon School Board Meeting that he won a ‘major award.’ “Our congratulations to Dr. Matt Thompson, who has been named 2022 Superintendent of the Year for the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents District VII. We are all so proud of you!” Mount Vernon School Board President Greg Oeth said with a broad smile. The recipient will be awarded his plaque at a state dinner for honorees later this year.

Oeth then opened a public hear-

ing, as required by state statute, on an additional appropriation for the Rainy Day Fund in the amount of $350,000.

The amount will supply funds to purchase materials to construct the Building Trades Class model house. This will be a first for the class and construction will start at the beginning of next school year. Citizens were provided an opportunity to comment at the formal hearing on the proposed additional appropriation. No comments were made in person or by letter. After the hearing was

MV BOW approves $10K incentive for lateral hires

By Lois Mittino Gray

With

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Rush stated that a new hire is roughly $20,410 more expensive than a lateral hire. He broke this figure down as follows: salary of officer while at academy- $15,000, PERF Contributions-$2,600, ammunition for training- $1,000, gas to

closed, the additional appropriation resolution appropriating $350,000 in the Rainy Day Fund was approved unanimously.

Director of Business Loren Evans explained that the amount used for up front material purchases will be repaid back into the Rainy Day Fund when the completed house is sold on the market.

“We certainly don’t expect it to cost that much or sell that high, but we made it $350,000, so we wouldn’t always have to come back for more money

if we have extra costs. We expect to put it all back.” The RDF now has a balance of $1.7 million in it. It is the equivalent of a “school savings account.”

In personnel matters, board members confirmed the employment of: Tammy Arbary as a second shift junior high custodian, Lindsay Kay as a Special Education teacher assistant at Farmersville Elementary School and Sequoya Lee as the Sixth-grade girls’ basketball coach, replacing Michael Harshbarger. Carmen Barnett was hired in food services at West Elementary School, while Sarah Pierce was promoted to Cafeteria Manager at West. Pierce will

Request for permit to move Collins’ yard building again denied

The special use permit application of Derek Collins, filed on September 6, was the sole item on Thursday’s BZA agenda. Collins’ initial request, filed in July 2021 after the structure had already been installed, was denied and led to a court battle that concluded in June with the Indiana Court of Appeals’ decision to uphold the BZA’s vote.

Chairperson Larry Williams was the lone vote at Thursday’s BZA meeting in favor of the application. Members Mark Seib, Ron Fallowfield, Keith Spurgeon and Larry Droege voted against.

A Town of Poseyville ordinance forbids property owners from building accessory structures on properties without a principal structure on site. The Collins family purchased the 100 S. Sharp Street property near Derek Collins’ home, formerly the site of a dilapidated house, with the intention of eventually looking to build, according to Collins’ father, Steve.

Members discussed the need for housing in Posey County and the importance of preserving lots zoned residential as they reviewed Collins’ application. Poseyville Town Councilman Bruce Baker, speaking on behalf of the Council, stressed the governing body’s desire to grow housing options in Poseyville while voicing his opposition to the application. Baker also shared concerns that the storage structure might decrease neighboring homes’ market value.

“We have a really huge need of homes of all types in Poseyville. Approving this would mean no end to other requests on residential property. We are concerned about residential property being used for something other than residences,” Baker said. “By the residences, we could increase the population which would be a great thing for local business.”

Collins appealed the board’s first denial. Posey Superior Court Judge Travis Clowers overturned the BZA’s decision, calling the refusal to grant the permit “arbitrary.” The

A few members of the victory celebration for the Republican Party gathered following the announcement of the election results on Tuesday evening at the American Legion in Mount Vernon. In front, left to right, are Christina Seifert, Stefani Miller, Nancy Hoehn, and Kay Kilgore. In back are Zack George, Jerry Chastain III, Dave Dausman, Tom Latham, and Greg Newman. Photo by Dave Pearce

By Trisha L. Lopez

A Poseyville man’s portable yard storage structure location has been voted down by members of the Posey County Board of Zoning Appeals for the second time.

an eye to saving money while hiring top-notch trained police officers, members of the Mount Vernon Board of Works voted unanimously on November 3 to establish a $10,000 hiring bonus for a lateral hire joining the Mount Vernon Police Department. The bonus would be spread out over a three-year period. The motion to create the incentive will next be brought to the Mount Vernon Common Council for approval, since it handles money matters and ordiannces.

Vernon Police Chief Andrew Rush introduced the idea of bonus incentives for lateral hires at the last Board of Works meeting as a possible money-saving measure. At that time, he was asked by board members to get figures together to analyze a comparison between a new hire and a lateral hire. A lateral hire is defined as an officer employed with another law enforcement agency at interview time and already trained at the Police Academy.

The Mount Vernon High School play “Clue” was a big success over the weekend. Performances were Friday and Saturday evening and a Sunday afternoon Matinee. Participants are, front row left to right, Ariel Wilhite, Brandon Jaurez-Fernandez, Morgan Watson, Jaycee

Jarvis, Kloee Miller, and Caden Pike. Back row left to right, Alana Bredemeier, Ella McCune, Alayna Reising, Keith Girten, Mallory Kuhn, Cameron McConnell, Trinity Jourdan, Mike Hile, Aidan Paul, and Miranda Slaton. Photo courtesy of Studio B

Dr. Matthew Thompson

Posey County residents woke up to three or more inches of snow on Saturday morning. Here, Nolan Woods gets a chance to make his first snowman of the year. Photo supplied

Zackary “Zack” Noah Allyn, 25, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away November 6, 2022 from injuries sustained in a car accident. Zack was born on December 27, 1996 in Evansville, Ind.

Zack grew up as a farm kid that loved to be outside, riding his bike, playing in the dirt or hanging out with his dad in any tractor. Zack’s vivid imagination and gentle nature made him a delightful child. Zack loved animals of all kinds, especially his dogs, Bailey, Ellie and Mazie. He graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 2015. Zack began swimming competitively in second grade. While swimming, he met his closest friends that he would spend many hours with throughout school, college and their adult lives where they shared their enthusiasm for cars in their 812 Street Crew. Zack attended Western Kentucky where he was a proud member of AGR. He earned an associate’s degree in Business Administration from Ivy Tech in 2019. Zack’s love of farming and working with his hands led him to return to his family’s farm after college. He was an accomplished welder and a hard worker that could always be counted on to get the job done even if it took long hours. His creative mind helped overcome challenges on the farm daily. Zack was also an amazing cook that was happy to help in the kitchen or at the grill. He was the designated griller and holiday cooking assistant for many years.

In the fall of 2016, Zack met the love of his life, MaKayla Chamberlain. On July 4, 2019, Zack proposed. They were married on March 13, 2021. Zack was welcomed into the Chamberlain family where he was greatly loved and became Uncle Zacko to Haven and Ryker. Zack’s love of the outdoors created a strong bond between him and his father-in-law, Mike. Together they took hunting trips and enjoyed trap shooting. Zack never smiled more than the day he married MaKayla except for when he would talk of his twin boys, Knox Charles and Rhett David, who made an early arrival on May 13, 2022. As the oldest of four, Zack had always been great with kids, he was a phenomenal, engaged dad that loved nothing more than to be with his boys. He was so excited to have them with him at the farm so that they could enjoy the same experiences Zack had growing up.

Zack had a servant’s heart, always ready to lend a helping hand or volunteer. As a 10 year 4-H member and an active FFA member, he spent

hours working with and showing livestock, as well as other projects. Zack was proud to be named Posey County Supreme Showman in 2012. After high school, Zack continued to help his younger siblings and others with 4-H and FFA. He was a Director of Posey County Farm Bureau, Inc., and chairperson of the Legislative Committee. He also just served as a voting delegate to the Indiana Farm Bureau Inc., Policy Meeting. Zack took pride in all that he did. His smile lit up every room he entered and his big hugs were THE BEST! He loved people and helping others, no matter how small or big the task.

Zack is survived by his wife, MaKayla; his twin sons, Knox Charles and Rhett David; parents, Matt and Heather Allyn.; brother, Grant Allyn; sisters, Amber and Alaina Allyn; grandparents, L. David and Donna Allyn, David and Cookie Hazelip, and Brenda Phillips; father and mother-inlaw, Michael and Michaelle Chamberlain; sister-in-law, MaLeah (Robert) Young; niece, Haven Young; nephew, Ryker Young; aunts and uncles, Mike and Donna Allyn, Jennifer Allyn, Melissa Welch, and David Eric Hazelip; cousins, Bradley (Ashlee) Welch, Dylan (Amber) Welch, Jeremy (Elizebeth) Hazelip, Louis, Lindsey and Lacey Allyn.

Funeral service were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, November 12, 2022 at First Christian Church, 1403 Country Club Road, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Pastor Rick Sellers officiating and burial to follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery.

Visitation took place from 2 until 7 p.m., on Friday, November 11, 2022 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., and from 9 until 10 a.m., service time on Saturday at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Knox and Rhett Allyn at any Heritage Federal Credit Union in memory of Zack.

Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com.

Virgel Preston Dickens, 87, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away November 7, 2022 at Mount Vernon Nursing and Rehab. He was born December 14, 1934 in Mount Vernon, Ind., to the late Audie and Ruby (Gilland) Dickens.

Virgel had served in the Indiana National Guard. He had worked in Research and Development at General Electric. Virgel attended Christ Gospel Church and was a former member of the Mason’s and Hadi Shrine. He enjoyed playing golf, caring for his yard and gardening. Virgel loved spending time with his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Kathy Wininger; brothers, Norval and Charles Dickens; sisters, Pearl Greenwell, Kate Dossett and Norma Jean Dickens.

He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Shirley (Miller) Dickens; son, Tony Dickens (Judy); six grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and brother, Frank Dickens (Linda).

academy -$1,110 or more, uniforms for academy -$200 and Academy expense-$500. The Academy program runs an average of thirteen to nineteen weeks and then there is six months of Field Officer Training afterwards. The cost of overtime for the other officers who fill in for the trainee is not included in the total figure, either.

Board of Works member David Dodd reacted with an emphatic, “WOW!”

Rush said the Indiana State Police offer a $5,000 hiring bonus, as does the Evansville Police Department. Evansville pays out $2,500 at the end of year one and another $2,500 at the end of year three.

Upon hearing this, Mayor Pro Tem Andy Hoehn, filling in for Mayor Bill Curtis, expressed his opinion. “I like how they spread the payments out, that is a good idea. I do feel they are pretty conservative with their bonus. We could pay $10,000 and still come out ahead.”

Board member David Dodd agreed a $10,000 bonus would be a “no-brainer. We should be on par with Evansville, if not more. The city would save close to $21,000 if we would hire a lateral.”

Hoehn asked Mount Vernon Fire Chief Wes Dixon if the fire department has this same kind of training, and would this be an advantage in hiring for them, too. Dixon replied they do not have training like this, but he would like to have it in the future. Dixon commented that almost all of their hires are laterals because they come from volunteer fire departments, where they receive their training. Rush asked if they are required to have certain certifications?

Funeral service were held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at Christ Gospel Church, 2301 East Riverside Drive, Evansville, Ind., with burial following in Fernwood Cemetery in Henderson, Ky.

Visitation was held from 4 until 7 p.m., on Monday, November 14, 2022 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., and from 10 until 11 a.m., service time on Tuesday at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to Christ Gospel Church.

Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com.

Dixon replied, “Yes, but ours is not as stringent as the police department.”

Hoehn asked Utilities Superintendent Chuck Gray about his situation with trained hires. Gray replied, “It takes two years to be certified, not to mention the numerous trips back and forth to Evansville for classes.”

Dodd stated he feels they should make this bonus accessible to all city employees requiring certifications. Hoehn called for a motion to make a recommendation to Council along with a dollar amount to go into effect early next year. The motion passed unanimously.

Rush, stated as this payout would take place over a threeyear period, they may find themselves at full staff then and budget wise, the salary portion of the budget may not be able to pay that out. He just wanted to be transparent for the Board to be aware.

In Department Reports: --Rush stated, since the last

Lydia Mae Lurker, 97, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away November 13, 2022 at her home. She was born December 20, 1924 in Mount Vernon, Ind., to the late George and Alma (Winternheimer) Roesner.

Lydia was a 1942 graduate of Mount Vernon High School and attended Lockyear College, graduating in 1943. Lydia worked at SIGECO and Vectren for 18 years, before retiring in 2001. She went on to work part-time at Hastings Plants for 20 years.

Lydia was a leader for Cub Scouts and the Baldknobbers 4-H club. She was a member of United Methodist Women and the Mount Vernon Coterie. Lydia was a lifelong member of Saint Peter’s UMC in Saint Phillips, as well as a member of Mount Vernon Community Church-Black’s Chapel. She enjoyed gardening, reading and crossword puzzles.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Alvin Lurker; brother, Earl Roesner; and sister, Hazel Killion.

She is survived by her son, Ernie Lurker (Lorelei);

meeting, there were 32 traffic offenses; nine accidents reported; 10 animal complaints; 142 other calls for service; and 16 arrests. Among them three for OWI, and one for methamphetamine and one burglary arrest. The department has also identified persons responsible for the spray painting at the riverfront park. They are working on the final stages to close that case. He continued by stating the vehicle is back from Bruce Hall and needs some minor things done like key programming. The vehicle that had been at On-Duty Depot is in service now as well

--Dixon reported, since the last meeting, there were 35 calls – seven fire and two accidents. They have the contract with Gerry’s Automotive on the fire truck/pumper parts. The Board authorized Curtis to sign it on Monday after repair of an error and review.

--Gray announced he had a demonstration of some new technology, a SL Rat (rapid

grandchildren, Ryan, Ashley (Tom) and Zachary; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Graveside service will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at Saint Peter’s UMC Cemetery, 2800 Saint Phillips Road, Evansville, Ind.

Memorial visitation will be held from 4 until 7 p.m., on Monday, November 28, 2022 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind.

Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Vernon Community ChurchBlack’s Chapel.

Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com.

access tool). The device can take care of 15 feet of sewer main in an hour and a half. That is a 40 to 60 percent time savings. He added Evansville uses it and he will discuss performance with them and some other communities who use it, too. He will get back to the Board at the next meeting with some numbers about it. Dodd asked if he had a ballpark figure on the cost of the device and Gray replied around $28,000. He concluded by stating, since the last meeting, his crews have cleaned 7,869 feet of sewer main.

--Under Legals, Board members voted to accept the low bid of Deig Brothers on the Water Street Lift Station. Dodd stated he believes Kieffer was the low bid.

Engineer Andy Sucharitakul stated Kieffer had the lowest base bid, but there were alternates listed in the bid that were mandatory. Deig Brothers is actually the lowest utilizing a concrete wet well versus fiberglass.

Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Bill Denning, Funeral Director

Zackary Noah Allyn

Virgel Preston Dickens

Lydia

Harding Edward Jones office supports Toys for Tots Drive

business hours beginning November 03, 2022 through December 19, 2022. Monetary gifts cannot be accepted.

Local residents may help make a difference for children in the area by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy to the office, 430 Southwind Plaza Road, Mount Vernon, IN 47620, during regular

The artifact we are examining this week is a phonograph record, ten inches in diameter. It is in a plain paper sleeve. The labels have no information on them as to date they were made or what company recorded them. According to the labels, on one side is “Will You Remember?”

composed by Carl A. Barrett, and on the other side is “Lei Lei” A Song of the Coral Reefs composed in Hawaii by Carl A. Barrett.

There was a man from New Harmony named Carl Allen Barrett. He moved to Chicago, living there by 1917. He became president of the Illinois Automobile Club and founded Santa Claus Park (not Santa Claus Land/Holiday World), dedicating the giant statue of Santa Claus in December of 1935. He later founded Rush Creek Oil Company. In 1951 he came back to New Harmony to live.

Carl Barrett was a successful businessman, but he had an artistic side.

When he was in Chicago, he may have attended the Art Institute of Chicago. Records

“With the holiday season around the corner, we are all getting ready for the festivities,” Harding said. “And as this is the season of giving, now is a great time to remember the less fortunate in our community.”

show that he worked as a lithograph artist for the Meyer cord Company, designing

Advanced Yoga with Patty Beagle is on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 pm.

This

Connie Tousley is the Ms. Fixit of the Charles Ford Retirement Community in New Harmony. With her many years of experience in facility management, and education in direct resident care, along with expertise gained from hands on facility maintenance, Connie is the “go to person” when something isn’t operating as it should.

But New Harmony wasn’t in the plan! Nine years ago, Connie and her partner, Patti, were traveling across country and stopped for a weekend in New Harmony during their search for a place to relocate. They were contemplating a move from Colorado back to the Midwest. Their intent was to settle near Paducah, KY, where Connie had lived as a child, a permanent move that would put them closer to their families. While only expecting a brief visit here, during those 72 hours, both decided that perhaps, this community was where they should live.

Mount Vernon High School Class of 1957 recently held their 65th reunion on Saturday, October 29 at the Red Wagon in Poseyville.

Pictured, first row, l to r: Lucinda Kemper Barth, Margaret Fuelling Pierce, Eddice Pearce McMahon, Virginia Hall Juncker, and Lois Loehr Rini.

Second row, l to r: Loretta McDurmon Winiger, Betty Creekmur Deputy, Norma Sue Kelly Osban, and Mary Hahn Weiss.

Third row, l to r: Frank Winiger, Dan Hinderliter, Charles Martin, Steve Poland, and Marvin Guest. Photo supplied

Note: News in this issue includes a commentary on Flanders Fields and the Great War, Mount Vernon’s connection to a new highway called The Wonderland Way, Masonic Temple dedicated, five short news-briefs, sports, and many news briefs and personals.

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decals. The 1920 census record states that he is living in Chicago and working as a commercial artist. The WMI archives contain some drawings made by Carl and some poetry that he wrote in 1939, Moods of the Wanderer. In archives we also have a little book he wrote entitled It Could Happen Only in Indiana, a humorous look at the oil boom in southern Indiana and New Harmony.

In 1940, he and his daughter June took a cruise ship which went to Hawaii, so that is probably when and where this record was made. What an unusual souvenir.

Unfortunately, we cannot play this record on a phonograph.

Upcoming at the WMI: Preschool Story Time with Peggy Meyer will be each Thursday morning at 10:30 am.

Phil Werry and Dr. Beth Macke will present “Having the Last Word” tonight (November 16th) at 6:30 p.m.

A poetry reading by Norbert Krapf entitled “Spirit Sister Dance” will be on the evening of November 17th, at 6:30 pm.

Our annual Christmas Open House will be December 2, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

Peggy Taylor will begin her Weaving Camp on December 28th, 29th, and 30th. There will be no charge for the class, but pre-registration is required. Call the Working Men’s Institute at 812-682-4806 to register.

Admission to lectures is free. All lectures are available on DVD and can be checked out. They are also available on our You-Tube channel. You can find the link at www. workingmensinstitute.org

A priority for Connie was to escape from the stress of facility maintenance in a multiple unit assisted living system. Not the first extremely capable individual who had endured employment stress, Connie sought respite in the independent outdoor work of landscaping. Possessing so many other skills, however, she eventually was enticed back to facility maintenance accepting a job painting exterior trim on the Charles Ford building on South Main Street. She says it was there that she fell in love with what she describes as a “baby building” and although she had wanted to escape from health care, she began to wonder what it would be like to work in this much smaller facility.

Amy Koch, the Ford community executive director, says Connie was hired because she has

experience in managing all of the aspects of assisted living. “She is both brilliant and customer oriented in her response to people, which makes our staff, our residents and their families feel both valued and genuinely helped. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Connie is a Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) and a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) with in-depth experience in assistant living maintenance and management. We are very fortunate to have her broad based expertise.”

Connie smiles when she explains that her skills in maintenance were first acquired under her Aunt Sarah Hamilton’s tutelage in Nashville, TN. Summer stays with Aunt Sarah during high school years included fundamental training in how to paint, hang wallpaper, and perform other interior maintenance assignments. “Aunt Sarah owned a highly sought after interior design business with such notable clients as Johnny Cash, Porter Wagoner and Ricky Skaggs,” Connie explains. “I was never allowed to do any work in those homes - only the very skilled went to work with Aunt Sarah! Yet, while working for her, I was taught what to wear (all white coveralls) and that you didn’t talk while on the job. It was during those summer months that I learned to appreciate the value of having home maintenance skills.”

Krista Emhuff, Admission Coordinator at the Charles Ford Retirement Community, describes Connie as ‘unique and exquisite’ in everything she does. “She can fix anything and she doesn’t cut corners,” Krista says. “Besides that, she’s an amazing artist and talented guitar playing vocalist. She has wonderful gifts and is so modest about them.”

In response to the accolades, Connie concludes by summing up her feelings about New Harmony and the Charles Ford home. “I feel I’m supposed to be here; I found my way back to healthcare.”

Flanders fields) the poppies blow. Between the crosses, row on row.

Editorial from the Star–November 9, 1922 - We have broken faith with those who lie in Flanders fields. On this the fourth anniversary of the Armistice, the ending of the war, we must give an account-

ing of our discharge of that sacred trust. Humbly and contrite must we confess that we have broken faith with those who died. We have not held the torch high. We have not made the world safe for democracy. We have not exalted peace and justice. We have not driven tyranny from its last strongholds. We have not done any of the things they have left us to do when they died, strong in the faith that we would “carry on.” We have failed miserably in our trust and the state of the world today is worse than it was in 1914.

Star News On Armistice Day So Soon Forgotten - In so far as business was concerned, no one would have known that Saturday was set apart as Armistice Day, every business with the exception of the banks being kept open throughout the day. The buildings on Main Street and many of the private homes hung “Old Glory” to the breeze, which was about the only thing that reminded one that peace was declared four years ago.

Wonderland Way West - Mount Vernon is included on the Ohio Scenic Highway - The Wonderland Way or scenic route, a part of the Atlantic-Pacific Highway, through Rockport to Evansville, has an Illinois Highway connection to Mount Vernon by way of McGregor’s ferry from Carmi, Illinois. The highway runs from Rockport to Evans-

ville through Yankeetown instead of Boonville. Action taken is in agreement with the Hoosier Automobile Association approving. Action taken means that the route named will be marked with the Wonderland markers. The marking of the route means that route will come in on new advertising of the Hoosier Auto Association, including descriptive pamphlets of the entire route from Cincinnati down the Ohio River covering the numerous historical sites (like New Harmony) along the way. The route will go in the Rand McNally Trail maps to be printed in December.

$25,000 Masonic Temple Is Dedicated Tuesday - Tuesday was a day to be remembered by the Masons of Mount Vernon and Posey County, the occasion being the dedication of the new $25,000 Masonic Temple, corner of Fourth and Walnut Streets, of Beulah Lodge No. 578, Free and Accepted Masons. Promptly at 1:30 the program was opened with music by the Masonic Orchestra. The principal address was delivered by Past Grand Master Charles J. Orbison. Mrs. Charles Johnson and Mrs. R.E. Wilson sang an appropriate song accompanied by Mrs. W. Wilson. Rev. Schneider delivered a short prayer at the 5 p.m. supper. The new Masonic Temple is a credit to the local lodge as well as to the city of Mount Vernon. The two-story Temple is erected in the rear of the mansion occupied by the late General Alvin P. Hovey, a former governor of Indiana, and his deceased son-in-law, Major G.V. Menzies and is constructed as

not to mar the appearance of the old homestead.

Five Short News Briefs - Guns Arrive - The four 75 millimeter guns with accessories have arrived for Battery E of the local National Guard.

Two Browning machine guns have also arrived. The equipment is being stored in Hageman’s barn. New Electric Sign - The electric sign recently installed at the Lowenhaupt Store on Main Street is attracting attention and the managers are receiving positive remarks. The sign can be easily seen two blocks away.

New Policeman - Martin Pfister, retired U.S. Navy Officer, has been selected as a member of the local police force to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Officer Charles McReynolds. Soldier Boys Fed - The Center Township War Mothers gave a banquet for the ex-soldier boys Sunday.

County Historical Association Will Be Organized - an important meeting for Posey County will be held at the Courthouse at 3 Friday afternoon, November 24, 1922, at which time the organization of a County Historical Association will be considered. The presence of every forward-looking citizen of the ten townships is requested.

Sports Basketball Mount Vernon beat Newburgh 21 to 19, Friday night. Baldwin was the outstanding star of the game, getting five field goals and seven fouls making a total of 17 points. Mount Vernon Girls beat Olivet of Evansville 14 to 8. Wilson was the consistent scorer for Mount Vernon.

Mount Vernon lineup: Wilson (f); Short (f); Stallings (center);

Zimmerman (g); and Johnson (g). Wadesville Girls beat New Harmony 39 to 25. New Harmony Boys beat Wadesville 50 to 24. Poseyville beat Cynthiana 30 to 6.

News Briefs And Personals - Births - A daughter, Harriett, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Owen Crowe Saturday. A son, Cullen, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carr, Tuesday. Sick List - L. Elizabeth Thompson has been confined to her bed threatened with pneumonia. Just about all the pupils are in school again in Savah, the diphtheria scare being over. Visits - Henry Daub transacted business here Monday. Dr. T.J. Hall of Caborn Station, and Adam Boerner gave us a call while in the city this week. Sunday Visit - Mr. And Mrs. Wm. Stock and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Noelle and family. In the Stucky School area Mary Keitel spent Tuesday night with Winola Dixon.

Birthday Surprises - A surprise birthday supper was given to Miss Mable Wild, the charming daughter of Charles Wild, at the home of Mrs. W.A. Curtis, it being her 15 birthday.

Another Surprise Party - 90 guests, including family and friends, assembled at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ritzert of Caborn Station in Marrs Township, occasion being a surprise party for Mr. Ritzert. Marriage License - Oliver Kemmerling and Geraldine Endicott.

News From 125 Years

Ago Marriage Licenses - Frank Harp and Bettie Oliver; George Woods and Mary Bruce; and Thomas Williams and Nettie Grant.

column continues a series in which Amy Koch describes the Charles Ford Retirement Community by introducing one of its committed caregivers.

Ask Amy Koch

A monthly column from the Executive Director of the Charles Ford Retirement Communities of New Harmony Speaking on the Home’s unique culture, its very special location, and introducing the people involved.

WMI’s Artifacts Under Exam by Melora Adams

Steve Harding , a local Edward Jones financial advisor, is supporting the local Toys for Tots program by using his office as a drop-off location for this year’s toy drive.

Anniversary

right: Laney and

PCCF Celebrates Giving Grant

The Children’s Learning Center of Posey County recently received a $3,000 grant from the Posey County Community Foundation through the Celebrating 30 Years of Giving Grant Program.

In celebration of Posey County Community Foundation’s 30th Anniversary, the Celebrating 30 Years of Giving Grant Program allows advisory board members to recommend $3,000 grants to local nonprofit organizations. The Foundation’s most recent grant recommendation was made by Jake McGennis and will provide general support to the Children’s Learning Center of Posey County.

The Children’s Learning Center of Posey County was established in 1995 and serves children 6 weeks-age 12. The Center provides whole-child education that includes everything from academic growth to

Birthdays

social-emotional development.

The Children’s Learning Center offers services to schoolage children before school and after school, along with days off school, and during summer break.

For more information about

November 15 - Peggy Meyer, Jeff Moore, Mike Burdick, Sandy Hall, Lori Forrester, Joseph Lee, Brenda Hottel, Mary Smith, EJ Rainey, Tyler Schmitt, Janet Gambrel November 16 - Lucille Powers, Susan L. Trembczynski, Angela Wiley, Andrea Franks, Dale Crumbacher, Julie McGrew, Keith Oeth, Andrei Parrent November 17 - Mandi Parkhill, Britini Huck, Sidonna Southard, William R. Floyd, Alyssa Scherzinger, Harold Penner, Jimmy Davis, Bill Floyd, Holly Reinitz, Bud Roby, Jane Wase, Cheri Blackburn, Cecile Hersh November 18 - Glenn Proctor, Stanley Campbell, Christopher Wiltshire, Grant Parker, Carley Redman, Jimmy Davis, Joan Roedel, Theresa Bratcher November 19 - Amy Powers, Anthony Seibert, Karen Blaylock, Ben Kron, Del-

Carnegie

Public

Earlier this year, the Poseyville Carnegie Public Library purchased new furniture and laptops using money from two separate grants. We recently received the deliveries and are in the process of arranging them. Our five adult desktop computers have now been replaced with six laptops, which are fully set up and available to the public. If you have visited the library in the past week, you may have noticed some of the new furniture in the children’s section. We welcome you to take a seat to read the next time you come in.

With the holidays approaching, we would like to remind everyone that we are an official FREE COVID testing location. On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays,

Library

funding opportunities through the Posey County Community Foundation, contact Amy Smith, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact, at 812-838-0288 or via email at asmith@communityfoundationalliance.org.

aney Spillman, Terri Rutledge, Linda Straw, Michael McGrew, Madison Butler, Mary Sue Rutledge, Tom Scheller, Kevin Steel, Judy Minnick, Sylvia Woods, Lydia Arnold, Eve Arnold

November 20 - Colin Austin, Logan Mohr, Tom Helfrich, Mike Schmitt, Brandon McSpeedon, Mike Wrobel, Sharon Winiger, Sam Kurzendoerfer, Kori Lynn Wees, James Conyers, Logan Mohr, Vickie Price, Katie Verkamp, Emma Axton

November 21 - Paul L. Cox, Brian K. Woolsey, Amanda Paige Muncy, Kyle Cullum, Rich Stallings, Doris Williams, Hayden Deckard, Kinslee Parrish, Kyle Rapp, Anna Stipanovich

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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and Fridays, you may come in from 9 a.m. to noon for a FREE self-test. It takes about 10 minutes to register. To sign up, simply scan our QR code or visit the website at go.color.com/3JPGstS. You may perform the test yourself in the library, or we can bring it out to your car. Full instructions are available, and we ship your confidential test same-day. The results will be emailed to you in one to three days. Give us a call or stop in for more information!

We would also like to remind you that the library will be closed on November 24 and 25 for Thanksgiving. In the spirit of the holiday, we have selected Thanksgiving and fall books for all ages to enjoy. Check out the display in the front room

to learn about Thanksgiving celebrations, find new Thanksgiving recipes, or read a story set during the season. Don’t forget to grab a free fall bookmark when you check out at the circulation desk.

The Storytime kids are focusing on fall this month by making leaf, scarecrow, and turkey crafts. Our Storytime program takes place in the children’s section on Monday and Friday mornings at 11:15 a.m. Each week, the kids listen to a story and make a craft related to the book. Storytime is best suited for preschoolers, but younger children are always welcome. No registration or card is required, so bring your kids to the library to try some fun activities.

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November 15, 22 and 29 at 10:30 a.m. - Preschool Story Time - There will be stories and rhymes and activities. Registration for children ages 3 to 5 is required and begins October 3. If the registration is full, please join the waiting list.

November 16 at 6 p.m. - Under the Covers: A Romance Book Club - Join us every third Wednesday for fun conversation about your favorite Romance books. This month our conversation will be about “Love and Other Words” by Christina Lauren. Look for us in the Ohio Room.

November 17 at 10 a.m. - Adult Drawing and Watercolor Workshop - This free series is for anyone wishing to learn or perfect skills in drawing or watercolor. If you have questions or would like to take part call 812-838-3286. Must provide your own art supplies for this program.

November 17 at 3:30 p.m. - Laughs and Crafts - There will be jokes, activities, stories, and a craft. Registration for students going into kindergarten to fifth grade will be required and begins October 3. If the registration is full, please join the waiting list.

November 18 at 10 a.m. - Coffee and (Bingo) Cards - Join us for BINGO. Winners will receive fun prizes. This program is free.

November 21 and 28 at 9:30 a.m. - Baby/ Toddler Story Time - There will be a story, songs, rhymes, and bubbles. Registration for children 0 to 36 months is required and begins October 3. If registration is full, please join the waiting list.

November 21 at 3:30 p.m. - Teen CuisineTiffany Haug of Purdue Extension will be here to teach teens about nutrition and cooking. For high school students (ages 14-18). Designed to equip teens with necessary life skills and the knowledge to make healthier choices, Teen Cuisine also features exciting hands-on cooking classes and pulse-rising exercise sessions. Registration is open.

November 22 at 10 a.m. - Christmas Crafts for Adults - Join us as we make a cute Christmas sheet music ornament and a candle holder, also using Christmas sheet music. If you have a favorite carol or song, let us know and we will try to find sheet music for it. Registration begins November 8. We will be in the Wabash Meeting Room.

November 22 at 6 p.m. - Family Storytime - It is going to be Thanksgiving themed. Books, BINGO, a craft, a snack and a short video will be included. No registration needed. We will be in the Kid’s Corner Room.

November 22 at 6 p.m. - APL’s Adult Trivia Tuesday. - Tease your brain, eat snacks and win prizes. Be a team of one or up to four adults. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the game starts at 6 p.m. Your team only needs to register once. Registration begins October 10.

November 24 and 25 - Thanksgiving - The library will be closed both days.

November 26 and 27 - You can turn in your art work for the art show on these two days.

November 26 to December 1 - No Contact Book Sale - The book sale will be in our foyer. November 28 to December 2 - Customer Appreciation Week - We will have cookies while they last.

November 28, 29 and 30 and December 1

- Fall 2022 County Art Show - Featuring the art of local residents of all ages. Open During Regular Library Hours. In the Library Meeting Rooms.

November 30 at 4 p.m. for grades 6 to 8 and 6 p.m. for grades 9 to 12 - Dungeons and Dragons - Join us for a short campaign. Bring dice and character sheets if you have them, some will be provided if you don’t. Due to increasing group size, we will be splitting into two sessions based on grade level. In Study Room C. Registration is required.

Nancy and Elwood Mathews of rural New Harmony celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Sunday.

Elwood and Nancy Mathews

Pictured (left to right): Micheal Rushing, Director, The Children’s Learning Center of Posey County, and Jake McGennis, Posey County Community Foundation Advisory Board Member.

Pictured l to r are: Andrew Wilson, Amanda Wilson, Kristen Dutkiewicz, Tom Dutkiewicz, Katie Bushard and Eric Bushard - winners of the Wildcat Youth Basketball Association’s second annual Tacos and Trivia night. Photo by Trisha L. Lopez

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Brynn Eisterhold smile as they finish their final week of Biddy basketball in Saint Philip on Sunday. Photo supplied

Marrs Elementary put on an incredible program for Veterans Day. Pictured is Walker Bishop, center, with grandparents Brian Bishop and Gerry Allyn. Photo supplied

Several employees of Crane Credit Union enjoy a cooking class at Caper’s on Friday night in New Harmony. Pictured l to r are: Justin Schmitt, Kristina Mulkey, Christy Antey, Gabby Kempf and Julie Mayer. Photo supplied

North Posey well represented at National FFA Convention

Special to the News

As described by Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch, the swarm of blue jackets filled the city of Indianapolis with excitement during the 95th annual National FFA Convention held the last full week of October. This year, North Posey had 10 of their very own members go to the convention to engage with others across the country about their shared passion for agriculture, and one member of the chapter even competed at the national level.

FFA Members Reagan Koester, Lander Shelby, Kaleb Herke, Luke Willis, Lora Commens, Lacy Baehl, Faith Goergen, Maddy Newton, Jack Hirsch, and Noah Koester with advisor Miss Robyn Bender attended the convention. Students were able to converse with FFA members across the country, attend sessions, and navigate the college and career expo where they learned about various job opportunities and majors in agriculture.

Also, representing her chapter well, Reagan Koester received third in the nation in her Agriscience project! She also competed in Employment Skills and received a silver ranking. Great job to the chapter for representing North Posey on the national level amidst the swarm of 65,000 blue jackets in Indianapolis.

First-year We The People’ team excels

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On Wednesday, November 10, North Posey’s first-ever We The People Team competed in the regional competition at the University of Evansville. Six Units of three high school seniors each participated in a mock trial hearing over various topics regarding the U.S. Constitution. During the competition, students read their four-minute prepared opening statements and answered questions regarding their topic for the following six minutes. We the People Advisor, Mark Kirkman, with past experience at the middle school level, brought this program to North Posey and is extremely proud of the first-ever North Posey team’s success.“This year’s team has made unbelievable strides from when we started. They have done everything that has been asked of them and even then some.” said Kirkman.

This year’s Units include: Unit 1 - Brooklyn Goedde, Gavin Wheeler, and Kayla Morlan; Unit 2 - Jacob Downey, Allison Werkmeister, and Audrey Goetz; Unit 3 - Emma Moore, Kyle Mayes, and Paige Schmahlenberger; Unit 4 - Livie Maier, Gavin Wheeler, and Dharma Fribley; Unit 5 - Reagan Koester, Faith Curry, and Maddy Olander; and Unit 6 - Dharma Fribley, Luke Scheller, and Molly Siebert.

To prepare for the competition, Units have been hard at work for months and have put in several hours of practice. Students completed summer work, have had two-morning meetings a week since September, learned their unit lessons during class, practiced their follow-up questions with their teams, and practiced their material on their own time at home.

Needless to say, their hard work paid off, as they received second in the Regional Competition where they advance to state. That’s not all, both Unit 4 and Unit 6 received individual Unit awards.

Not only did students receive high placings, but these seniors in Advanced Government received more knowledge to become better overall citizens for our county, state, and country. Advisor Kirkman elaborates, “Statistics show that kids that complete the

Ziggy’s Pub and Restaurant

Saturday, November 19, starting at 7 p.m., come join the party and help us celebrate our last day. Depending on food inventory pizza maybe available for a limited time.

Mount Vernon Christmas Open Houses Stroll through the Cozy Cottage, 3 Chicks, Bridges of Hope, and Golden Rose for some early Christmas shopping, on Sunday, November 20, from noon until 5 p.m.

New Harmony Lamp Project BG Projects (at New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art) is proud to present The Lamp Project, a group show featuring ceramic installations by University of Southern Indiana’s Ceramics II students. Artists include Ashley Banks, Lunar Bowen, Caro Burks, Elizabeth Garland, Zoe Lawrence, Mia Mitchell, Katherine (Kassi) Norton, Katelynn Roy, Jaeda Thompson, and Leanne Werkmeister. The Lamp Project will be on view from No-

We the People program are much more likely to vote and be active within their government. The program also encourages kids to see every side of an issue, and I believe this will help with the polarization that the country currently faces.” Clearly, it is a great educational opportunity regarding civics as well as essential life skills like public speaking and time management.

However, the students’ hard work is not done yet, as they get ready for the State competition held in Indianapolis on December 6. Good luck to the students as they prepare, compete, and represent North Posey at the State Level.

Briefly

vember 12 through December 17, 2022, with gallery hours from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Central, Tuesday through Saturday.

Mount Vernon Ministerial Association Community Thanksgiving Service

The Mount Vernon Ministerial Association will be holding its yearly Community Thanksgiving Service, November 20, at 5 p.m. It will be held this year at Saint John’s Episcopal Church on the corner of Sixth and Mulberry in Mount Vernon. A Community Choir is being organized to assist with the music for this service. Two choir rehearsals will be held on Sunday afternoons, November 6 and 13. Both choir rehearsals will begin at 3 p.m., at Saint John’s. Please plan to attend at least one of the two rehearsals at your convenience, and both if possible. A final rehearsal will be held at 4 p.m., on November 20, prior to the start of the service. We invite all singers from Posey County to sing in this community service..

Sermon of the Week - Fortitude... what is it

While driving the two lane highways

souri I am

I wonder at the difficulty

climb some of the mountains and to cross some of the rivers they faced. What was it that made them keep on going? What did they see that would move them on and on? Instead of viewing the difficulty they viewed the opportunity. God has told us not to be afraid to take the risk of moving toward the mountain. God has told us not to be dismayed at what has happen because He is our God and He can make it happen. God will enable us to do anything if we are willing to step out in faith. But God does expect us to take the first step. It’s like

New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Southern Indiana, in partnership with New Harmony Clay Project, is proud to present Filled Up 3: A Ceramic Cup Show. Filled Up 3 features ceramic cups by contributing artists around the United States, juried by noted ceramic artist Malcolm Motubu Smith.

A public reception for Filled Up 3 will be held on Saturday, December 3 from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. CT. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Central, Tuesday through Saturday.

K of C of Corpus Christi and SP Bingo

The Knights of Columbus of Corpus Christi and Saint Philip are sponsoring a Bingo on Saturday November 19, 2022. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the Bingo begins at 6 p.m. Price of admission will be $20 for a packet of 20 games and extra packets of Bingo packets will be available for $10 each or three for $25. Hamburgers, cheeseburgers, nacho chips, pretzels, soft drinks and water will be available. License No. 148648.

Saint Wendel Christmas Parade

Join us for our eighth annual golf cart and ATV Christmas parade on Saturday, November 26 at 6 p.m. This event will take place at the Knights of Saint John 282 in the parking lot, cost is $10 for the driver and $5 for rider, cash only. Kids 12 and under free. Tailgate party following parade, half pot, Chinese auction, prizes, food truck(s), bonfire, music and Santa. All proceeds go to organizations and or families fighting cancer. Rain date is Sunday, November 27.

a baby taking its first step. We stand them up and reach out to them but they must move their foot. God has told us that he will be our help and our strength but we must make the first step in anything.

Often we wind up as “might have been” because we were not willing to do what was needed or expected. I found a quote by Milton Berle that sums it up quite well. He said, “I’d rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star, I’d rather be a has-been than a mighthave-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.” Too often in life we give up before we even get started. We have the idea that it’s all about us and our failures and we fail to remember that God allowed many great men to fall only to pick them up. God has allowed many great leaders to walk through the valley of death and they came out with a victory. It was because they were willing to be a “Could

The Children’s Nutcracker

Children’s center for Dance education presents The Children’s Nutcracker on Sunday, December 4, at 3 p.m., Thralls Opera House.

Christmas on Main Street in Mount Vernon

Join us for our two day event starting on Friday, December 9, at 7 p.m. for the Christmas Parade and at 7:50 p.m. for the lighting of the Christmas tree. Live Nativity immediately following tree lighting.

Then come back on Saturday, December 10, for the 9 a.m. Christmas Character Breakfast, the kids Christmas party with food trucks, music, and fun from noon until 4 p.m., followed by a Christmas movie at 5 p.m. at the Amphitheater.

Keck-Gonnerman Meeting

Keck-Gonnerman meeting takes place the first Thursday of every month at 7 p.m., at their building located at the fairgrounds.

be”. If you get the idea that life has passed you by and you are a “has been” then remember that you have been an influence on someone. God has upheld you with His righteous right hand and you are not a failure. You may have fallen a time or two but you are up again and God is giving you strength to continue.

Someone years before made a path in the plains and mountains. They took the first steps and then someone made a small road and others traveled. As time went along that small road became a great highway and many have traveled that way. But it never would have been if someone had not taken the first step in faith. The mountains and rivers of life are still before you but God has a plan. It’s time for you to take the first stop and believe that God will strengthen and help you. So, why do you stand there gazing? Get up and do something.

I have prayed for you this morning. I pray that each of us take the first step in reaching the goal that is set before us.

at MVJHS.

Bro. Tom Doty

Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

of Arkansas and Mis-

amazed at the fortitude that our forefathers had.

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Left to right: Faith Goergen, Lacy Baehl, Maddy Newton, Lora Commens, Reagan Koester, Kaleb Herke, Lander Shelby, Jack Hirsch, Noah Koester, Luke Willis, and Robyn Bender. Photo submitted

Members of the government team are, in front, l. to r., Mark Kirkman, Maddy Olander, Livie Maier, Faith Curry, Reagan Koester, and Emma Moore. Middle Row: Brooklyn Goedde, Luke Scheller, Allison Werkmeister, and Audrey Goetz Back row: Kayla Morlan, Paige Schmahlenberger, Dharma Fribley, Kyle Mayes, Gavin Wheeler, and Jacob Downey. Photo submitted

Legal Advertising and Court News

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

The Board of Zoning Appeals for the Town of New Harmony will meet on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. at the Town Hall located at 520 E. Church St., New Harmony, IN. The purpose of this meeting shall be to review a request to offer short-term rentals at 602 Park Ave., New Harmony, Indiana. The public is urged to attend.

Board of Zoning Appeals Town of New Harmony November 8, 2022

Published in the Posey County News on November 15, 2022 - hspaxlp

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LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given by the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Posey County Area Plan Commission of a public hearing to be held at 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at The Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Upon the following Special Use application, the Board of Zoning Appeals will at that time hear objections thereto:

SPECIAL USE: DOCKET NO: 22-14-SU-BZA

APPLICANT: Lauran Hahn

OWNER: Derrick R. & Lauran A. Hahn

PREMISES: Lot 1 of Jared & Linda Schenk Exempt II Division of Section 24, Township 5 South, Range 13 West, lying in Center Township, Posey County, Indiana. More commonly known as 5250 Haines Road, Wadesville, Indiana. Containing 3.73 acres more or less. (Complete legal description is on file at the Posey County Area Plan Commission Office).

NATURE OF CASE: Applicant requests a Special Use for a 14’ x 56’ singlewide mobile home in an A (Agricultural) Zoning District Section 153.032 (B) (5) Use Unit 9 Mobile Home Dwelling, and Section 153.154 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mt. Vernon, Town of Cynthiana, Town of Poseyville and Unincorporated Posey County.

POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION BY MINDY BOURNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Published in the Posey County News on November 15, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-337

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given by the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Posey County Area Plan Commission of a public hearing to be held at 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at The Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Upon the following Special Use application, the Board of Zoning Appeals will at that time hear objections thereto:

SPECIAL USE:

DOCKET NO: 22-13-SU-BZA

APPLICANT: Allison Elpers, Custom Sign & Engineering, Inc.

OWNER: Heritage Federal Credit Union

PREMISES: Lot 91 in Williams’ part of the City of Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Indiana, Lot 92 in Williams’ part of the City of Mt. Vernon, and the north one-half of the alley vacated by Ordinance No. 2016-16 of the Common Council of Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Section 8, Township 7 South, Range 13 West, lying in Black Township. More commonly known as 321 Main St., Mt. Vernon, Indiana. (Complete legal description is on file at the Posey County Area Plan Commission Office).

NATURE OF CASE: Applicant requests Special Use to install a 12’ x 20’ and a 6’ x 7’ 2” sign in a CBD (Central Business District) Zoning District Section 153.090 (B) (8) Use Unit 21 Business Signs and Outdoor Advertising and Section 153.166 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mt. Vernon, Town of Cynthiana, Town of Poseyville and Unincorporated Posey County.

POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION

DIRECTOR

MINDY BOURNE, EXECUTIVE

BY

Published in the Posey County News on November 15, 2022 - hspaxlp 2022-338

Notice of Special Meeting Posey County Area Plan Commission Notice is hereby given of a special Meeting to be held by the Posey County Area Plan Commission for the purpose of holding a Public Hearing on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. CT at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620 to consider the following Petition: 2022-01-SECS2-APC, Astra Zeneca requests a Final Development Plan Approval for a Solar energy Conversion System (SECS) - Tier 2 for electricity used primarily for on-site use. The Astra Zeneca SECS project area general location is approximately 8 acres located entirely upon real estate owned by the Applicant and generally known as Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 2 Township 7 South, Range 13 West and tax parcels 65-15-02-300-013.000-017 and 65-15-02-300-012.000-017.

A copy of the Application and all plans pertaining thereto are on file and may be examined prior to the Public Hearing from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for holidays, in the Office the Posey County Area Plan Commission, 126 East 3rd Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620. Interested parties may offer an oral opinion at the Hearing or may offer written comments in support of or in opposition to the Petition prior to or at the Hearing. Written comments prior to the Hearing are filed with the Executive Director of the Posey County Area Plan Commission.

If you have a disability which requires special assistance for your participation in the Public Hearing, please call the Posey County Area Plan Commission (812) 838-1323 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the Hearing to make special arrangements.

Area

Posey County

Plan Commission By:

Mindy Bourne,

Executive Director Published in the Posey County News on November 15, 2022 - hspaxlp

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NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION

A.D. No. 65C01-2210-EU-000064

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) GREGORY T. GOEBEL, DECEASED )

IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT

Notice is hereby given that was on the 27th day of October, 2022, appointed as Personal Representative of the estate of Gregory T. Goebel, deceased, who died on the 3rd day of October, 2022.

All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.

Dated at Mt. Vernon, Indiana, this 3lst day of October, 2022.

David K. Robinson BARBER & BARBER, LLP

124 SE First Street, Suite 101 Evansville, IN 47708

Phone: (812) 425-9211

Arrests November 1

Matthew Horton NicholsEvansville - Warrant, Driving While Suspended (failure to appear) - PCS

Brian Gardner - WadesvilleHabitual Traffic Violator (failure to appear) - PCS

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November 2 McKenzie Floyd - Evansville - Theft of a Firearm (petition to revoke) - PCS

Jeffery Jones - Mount Vernon - Probation ViolationPCS

Mark Clark - EvansvilleOperating While Intoxicated

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

- PCS November 3 Nicholas Bushell - Grayville, Ill. - Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated-Endangerment, Neglect of Dependent/ Child x 2 - PCS Continued on Page A12

Notice is hereby given by the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Posey County Area Plan Commission of a public hearing to be held at 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at The Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Upon the following Special Use application, the Board of Zoning Appeals will at that time hear objections thereto:

SPECIAL USE: DOCKET NO: 22-16-SU-BZA APPLICANT: Heather Duckworth OWNER: Timothy & Heather Duckworth PREMISES: Being a part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 7, Township 6 South, Range 13 West, lying in Lynn Township. More commonly known as 190 French Road, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. (Complete legal description is on file at the Posey County Area Plan Commission Office).

NATURE OF CASE: Applicant requests Special Use for a kennel in an (A) Agricultural Zoning District Section 153.032 (B) (6) Use Unit 15- Other Trades and Services, and Section 153.160 (B) (2) (e) (vi), of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mt. Vernon, Town of Cynthiana, Town of Poseyville and Unincorporated Posey County.

POSEY COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION BY MINDY BOURNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Published in the Posey County News on November 15, 2022 - hspaxlp

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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF PROPOSED ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS

Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of the City of Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of the City of Mount Vernon Common Council at their meeting place at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 at 6:30 p.m., on the 1st day of December, 2022 will consider the following additional appropriation in excess of the budget for the current year. No. ____

AN RESOLUTION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS IN THE STATE GAMING FUND

WHEREAS, it has been determined that it is now necessary to appropriate more money than was appropriated in the annual budget in the State Gaming Fund: NOW, THEREFORE: SECTION I BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana, that for the expenses of said municipal corporation the following additional sums are hereby appropriated and ordered set apart out of the fund herein named and for purposes herein specified, subject to the laws governing the same: AMOUNT AMOUNT REQUESTED APPROVED

I. STATE GAMING FUND SG-OS&C

Line 311-Eng/Main Street $110,000.00 ______________

TOTAL STATE GAMING FUND $110,000.00 ______________

TOTAL ALL FUNDS $110,000.00 ______________

ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana, this 1st day of December 2022.

NAY AYE

David Dodd David Dodd

Dana Baldwin Dana Baldwin Andy Hoehn Andy Hoehn

Rusty Levings Rusty Levings

Jillian Brothers Jillian Brothers Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Mount Vernon, Indiana, at____ o’clock P.M. on the 1st day of December, 2022.

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Cristi L Sitzman Clerk-Treasurer

Having examined the foregoing Resolution, I do now, as Mayor of the City of Mount Vernon, Indiana, approve said Resolution and return the same to the Clerk-Treasurer this 1st day of December, 2022.

Bill Curtis Mayor

ATTEST:

Cristi L. Sitzman Clerk-Treasurer

Taxpayers appearing at such meeting shall have the right to heard. The additional appropriations as finally made will be automatically referred to the Department of Local Government Finance. The Department will make a written determination as to the sufficiency of funds to support the appropriations made within fifteen (15) days of receipt of a Certified Copy of the action taken.

*Fiscal Impact: There is no fiscal impact for this Resolution – the additional appropriation requested is due to reimbursement of funds being appropriated back into the budget. Published in the Posey County News on November 15, 2022 - hspaxlp

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Kay Kilgore, Clerk Posey Circuit Court

Attorney for Personal Representative Published in the Posey County News on November 8, November 15, 2022 - hspaxlp

2022-325 STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE POSEY SUPERIOR COURT ) SS: COUNTY OF POSEY ) CAUSE NO. 65D01-2205-PL-000184

STATE OF INDIANA, Plaintiff, ) v. )

CAROLE S. HOOK; CITICORP TRUST BANK, ) FSB; and POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA; ) Defendants. )

NOTICE OF SUIT WITH SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

Pursuant to a Praecipe for Summons by Publication filed by the Plaintiff, State of Indiana, in the above-captioned cause of action, you are hereby notified that a Complaint for Appropriation of Real Estate has been filed in the Posey County Superior Court, Cause Number 65D01-2205-PL-000184, regarding an action to acquire real estate by eminent domain, said real estate more particularly described in the attached Exhibit A (the “Real Estate”).

The above-named Defendants, CAROLE S. HOOK and CITICORP TRUST BANK, FSB, may claim an interest in the Real Estate, described in the attached Exhibit A.

The name and address of the attorneys representing the Plaintiff is Domonic S. Dreyer and Michelle L. Kossmann, Office of the Indiana Attorney General, 302 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204; Telephone (317) 234-2339. You are a party to said suit and you must respond to said suit on or before the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date that the third notice of suit is published, or judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint for Appropriation of Real Estate, and any interest you may have in the above-described Real Estate may be terminated.

Dated at Mount Vernon, Indiana, the 21 day of OCT., 2022. Kay Kilgore Clerk of Posey County Superior Court Sheryl Seifert, Deputy 65D01-2205-PL-000184

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 November 1, 2022

Trishana D. Wheeler Paula Roddatz 700 Goad Cemetery Road 1096 W. Decatur Street,Apt.25 New Harmony, IN 47631 Decatur, IL 62522

TO: Paul G. Coan, Estate of Paul G. Coan, the unknown heirs assigns, and successors in Interest to Paul G. Coan RE: Unsafe Building Notice for the Property located 925 Lower New Harmony Road, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 Parcel #65-27-05-344-002.000-018 This letter is concerning the structure on the above parcel of real estate located in Mt. Vernon, IN. The structure located on the above property has been determined to be an unsafe building. The condition of the building also contributes to blight and decrease in property values in the neighborhood. Attached is a list of violations which exist

All siding and masonry joints as well as those between the building envelope and the perimeter of windows, doors, and skylights shall be maintained weather-resistant and watertight.

Item #12 Foundation Walls All foundation walls shall be maintained plumb and free from open cracks and breaks and shall be kept in such condition so as to prevent the entry of rodents and unwanted animals.

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 #20 Posting of Street Numbers To enhance response for emergency services, it shall be the Responsibility of every property owner, trustee, agent, and occupant of every structure (residential or commercial )to post or maintain address numbers at all times. Each structure to which a street number has been assigned shall have such number displayed on the front of the structure or on a mailbox located on the same lot and readable from the public right-of-way at all times, from either direction. All numbers shall be Arabic numerals equivalent) at least three inches (76mm) in height and a minimum of one-half-inch (13mm) stroke, and shall be a contrasting color from it’s background. If the structure is fifty feet or more from the public roadway, the number must be at the entrance to a driveway accessing the structure and again on the structure if the driveway provides access to multiple structures. An addition, multiple-unit structure must display the building number in such a manner to clearly identify each unit.

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tor for District 49, receiving 7,149 of the just under 9000 votes cast in Posey County. He was running unopposed.

In the race for the State Representative for District 76, Republican Wendy McNamara received 5,579 of Posey County’s votes while Democrat Katheryn Ryback received 2,239 and Independent Cheryl Batteiger-Smith received 908.

In the race for Posey County Prosecutor. Republican Thomas Clowers ran unopposed and received 7,418 votes. Kay Kilgore, another Republican running unopposed for Clerk of the Circuit Court, received 7,361 votes. In the race for County Auditor, Republican Meagan Greenwell ran unopposed and received 7,147

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will replace Wendy Kissinger, whose intent to retire after 22.5 years of service, was accepted, effective November 4, 2022.

They accepted resignations, effective immediately, from: Morgan Bannister as a high school Guard Instructor on half stipend, Andrea Biggerstaff as the Tobacco Prevention Coordinator, and Amy Ross in food services at West Elementary School.

The Board adopted a resolution permitting personnel to attend educational meetings in November. Madeleine Cunningham, Bailey Luttrell and Marcia Mishler will attend an SIEC SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) training in Jasper on November 9, and November 30 with SIEC to pay the expenses. “This will help us with families and students who speak no English. We’ve had a handful so far and it is difficult,” Dr. Thompson said.

Alicia Schmitt will attend with students the FFA District Ten Crops and Forestry Contest in Washington, IN on November 9 with FFA to pay expenses. Connie Jesch was approved to attend the SIEC Accelerating Readers in Grade 3 and Up training in Jasper on November 15.

Kynda Eaton will attend the virtual Project Lead The Way training on November 21-22. Karen Burke will attend the SIEC 3E Middle Level Educators Meeting in Jasper on February 9, 2023. A grant will pay those expenses. “It is

good to see that our membership in the SIEC consortium is paying off for us,” commented Board Member Beth McFaddin Higgins.

In other board action:

--They granted permission to PAWS Elite Wrestling Club to use the high school main gym on Sunday, February 12, 2023 for an SIEWC Southern Qualifier Meet from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

--They granted permission to the high school volleyball team to meet on Sunday, November 20, 2022 for the team banquet as requested.

--In Citizen Concerns, resident Paula Rudibaugh, told the Board about mold found in a janitor’s closet in a maintenance area of the junior high building and had a photo of it sent to her phone. Superintendent Thompson said he would get on it the next day and check it right out. Rudibaugh also expressed appreciation for the recent landscaping improvements.

--Information to the board included November menus, contracted bus routes for 2023- 2027, ,and a successful Self-Insurance Fund report. The Board reviewed and discussed several new course proposals for future vote at an upcoming meeting, including a Welding Technology pathway.

--The next meeting is slated for Monday, November 21, 2022 at 5:45 p.m. Meetings are held in the Media Center of the Mount Vernon Senior High School.

votes.

In the race for County Recorder, Democrat Chris Hoehn will succeed her sister Mary Rhoades as recorder as she received 5,001 votes and ran unopposed.

In a race that some expected to be closer, incumbent Posey County Republican Sheriff Tom Latham received 6,353 votes compared to 1,893 for independent candidate Tobin Riney. Democrat Billy Denning received 5,265 votes running unopposed for Posey County Coroner.

In the race for Posey County Assessor, Republican incumbent Nancy Hoehn received 7,227 votes as she will retain the office, running unopposed.

In the race for Posey County Commissioner in District 2, GOP Chairman Greg Newman ran unopposed and received 7,156 votes in his first run for public office.

In the four races for County Council, Democratic incumbent Tom Schneider received 1,213 votes to retain his position in District One running unopposed. In District 2, Republican candidate Jerry Chastain III will replace Republican Stefani Miller. Miller decided not to run for council in this election. Chastain received 1,413 votes to 570 votes for Democrat Melvin Buchanan.

In District Three, incumbent Republican Marilyn Brenton did not seek re-election and David Dausman, another Republican, will take that seat, receiving 2,079 votes in an uncontested race. In District Four, incumbent Republican Dave Pearce did not seek a third term and will be replaced by Republican Zach George. George ran unopposed and received 2,016 votes.

In a highly-anticipated race for Marrs Township Trustee, incumbent Republican Christian Seifert was able to hold off Democratic political newcomer Amber Deig. Seifert received 1,188 votes to 837 for Deig. In another contested trustee race, Robb Township Republican Charles Carter garnered 430 votes to hold off Derek Voegel, who ran as a Libertarian Candidate. Voegel received 176 votes.

There were no candidates on either side who filed for Bethel Township Trustee while in uncontested Trustee races, Republican Jerry Walden received 2,052 votes to remain as Black

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BZA appealed Judge Clowers’ ruling to the state appellate court, who sided with the board. The storage structure was later removed.

Collins told board members in his first application hearing that he “came across this portable building and I figured I could put that in there for now.” BZA board minutes from July 2021 show that Collins told members that he’d wanted to add onto his garage at another property, but that garage’s position on the property line would have called for a variance.

Attorney Crystal Wildeman from the Evansville-based law firm Barber and Bauer presented members with a 47page report outlining the family’s plans for the structure. She told members that she wanted to “acknowledge that there is probably an elephant in the room.”

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“There has been a lot of ink spilled and a lot of paper on the Collins’s yard barn on a previous application. Tonight is a different night and it’s a different application. I only met the Collins family well after the Court of Appeals decision. It may surprise you to hear, but I think the board got it right on the first go-round,” Wildeman said. “Why do I say that? Not to beat up on my clients, but, under the law, the applicant has the responsibility and the burden to prove to you that there’s substantial evidence in support of the application. Truely, and through no fault of Derek, there was not substantial evidence in support of the first application.”

She told members that she had come before them to “correct that.”

“We’ve re-evalutated. We’ve gone out. We’ve done the homework to provide you the evidence tonight that will support a vote in favor of this special use application,” Wildeman said.

Wildeman told members that the report outlined increases in assessed property values for the homes surrounding 100 S. Sharp Street during the time the structure was standing on the lot, the signatures of 18 residents in support of the application, and examples of prior special use applications in similar cases that had been granted by the BZA.

“We submit that, far from being injurious or otherwise detrimental to the neighborhood, the proposed structure is an improvement based upon not just the opinion of my clients, but the opinion of the neighbors and the county with assessed values,” Wildeman said.

Five residents, including Baker, spoke during the public portion of the hearing. Three opposed the application. About 15 emails were read by Area Plan Commission Office Director Mindy Bourne… only one of which urged the BZA to deny the application.

Mitch Wagner of Poseyville told members that while he has no issues against storage facilities, he felt the lot should be left open for housing.

“If somebody’s looking for a house… water, gas and sewage is the biggest issue. It’s the highest cost there is. It’s a

Township Trustee and Republican Virginia Jung received 539 votes to remain the Center Township Trustee. In Harmony Township, Democrat Jim Scarafia received 376 votes and retained the trustee position.

In Lynn Township, Republican Don Mercer received 288 votes to retain his position while in Point Township, Democrat Robin Price received 93 votes and will continue to serve in her capacity there.

In Robinson Township, Republican Margaret Montgomery received 1,214 votes to retain her seat there while Democrat Jo Franklin’s 235 votes allows her to retain her position.

In the races to determine members of the Black Township Board, Republicans Don Oeth (1,651), Brandyn Mohr (1,516), and Heather Reese (1,485) will fill the three seats. Democrats Brian Williams (1,083) and Ed Adams (747) had sought election.

In the race for Center Township Board, only three candidates sought election, all Republicans. Rick Sellers (434), Patricia Watson (422), and Curt Mort (374) will fill those seats.

In Harmony Township, three Democrats sought election to the three seats. Melissa Peerman (303), Daniel Creek (283) and Charles Mann (273) will serve in that capacity.

In Lynn Township, Republican John Pate (214) will serve alongside Democrats Greg Redman (170) and Spencer Aldrich (130), while in Marrs Township, another mixed board will serve as Republicans Alladean Kramer (1,216) and Stefani Miller (1,121) will serve with Democrat Stand Weinzapfel (856).

Point Township’s Board will consist of Democrats Mike Denning (100), Mary Price (89) and Beverly Tucker (84) while in Robb Township, Republicans Jim Nash (404), Sarah Newton (358), and Democrat Brenda Garris (263) were elected.

In Robinson Township. Republicans Larry Lewis (967), Janet Essex (941), and Frank Kanowsky (924) will serve.

Elected to the School Board of the Metropolitan School District of Mount Vernon were Kendra Bisesi, Greg Oeth, and Mark Isaac, while at North Posey, Lindsey (Beuligmann) Bowers and Greg Schmitt were elected.

big lot. We have several lots in town that (are) big. I wish mine was one of them, but it’s not. I would like to see it stay as a lot for a home,” Wagner said.

Becky Moses said the home she rents from the Collins family was a dilapidated house renovated by the family. Moses said that Collins’ portable structure should pose no restrictions on future home development.

“Didn’t we hear that the building was portable and that it would not affect the Collins’s opportunity to sell that lot or build a house on it? It is portable and this is a special use. It’s not a permanent building,” Moses said in support of the application.

Neighbor Lauren Hale told members she’d felt pressured by the Collins family to side with them in the debate.

“Ahead of time, I didn’t see a problem with the garage being there, but, quite frankly, you guys own many properties. I know that you’ve raised your son right enough to know what he needs to do in this situation when you want to build something on a piece of property. He should have known, ahead of time, that he needed to have the proper paperwork and the proper actions to be able to have that garage there,” Hale said.

She said she lives across the street from the lot and heard “constant” generator use and the revving of engines when the structure was in place. She said she would prefer to see the lot used for a home.

Hale initially signed a petition in support of the application, but emailed Bourne’s office to request that her name be removed.

In her email to Bourne, which Bourne read aloud with Hale’s permission, Hale shared an incident in which she said she and her boyfriend were stopped while trying to back out of their driveway en route to a family function by a member of the Collins family trying to urge her to “sign my name to help fight against the legal issues” Collins was facing.

“I clearly stated a final time that I wasn’t interested in any of the drama occurring and that I didn’t have time (to discuss it),” Bourne read. “I felt very intimidated by her continual reluctance to let us leave until I signed their petition. When I realized that she was not going to accept my ‘no’ and let us leave, I went ahead and signed against my better judgment,” Bourne read.

No member of the Collins family addressed Hale’s comments during the meeting.

Bourne read each email she’d received…the rest firmly supporting the Collins family. Each email lauded the family’s efforts to improve Poseyville.

“The south side of Poseyville has long been the worst side of town. Through actions of the Collins family, it has recently taken a significant turn for the better due to their heavy financial investments,” wrote Jon Marvel in an email read by Bourne.

Marvel wrote that he felt the family had been “singularly targeted by ungrateful, nosey neighbors who clearly have a grudge against them” and erroneously attributed the decisions of the BZA to the APC when calling the situation a “witch hunt.”

“This is not in your purview and if you think it is that you’re (sic) job is to attack and limit the citizens of this county over absolutely nothing, then it is time for this board to be neutered and relegated to the trash can,” Bourne read. “You are supposed to have the citizens’ of this county (sic) best interests at heart, not to be involved in vindictive yard games. Stop wasting our time and tax dollars with this stupidity.”

Donna Nash wrote that she felt the Collins family was being singled out and that the storage shed was a “nice-looking building.”

“The Collins family has done a lot of good for the town of Poseyville including cleaning our lots up,” said Bourne, reading Nash’s email.

An email from Galen and Madeline Overton supported the Collins family, owners of Collins Body Shop, and expressed a lack of understanding that “a business that has been a staple in Poseyville is being treated this way. To me, they have followed all the requirements needed. I’m sure this lot will be well kept as all the properties are. We should be supportive of our businesses. The way our businesses are treated may affect how many new people move into our area.”

Board members discussed comments made during the public portion of the meeting in addition to the information provided by Wildeman. When determining if the special use application met the standard for being essential and desirable, Williams called the amount of supportive comments “a yes.” Others disagreed and looked to Baker for the Poseyville Town Council’s perspective.

“It’s not as desirable as having a home on that lot,” Baker said.

BZA Member Larry Droege suggested residents read the county’s comprehensive plan on the APC website which cites growth in northern Posey County as a primary goal.

“Certainly we’re not going to have growth if we don’t have places for people to live. I think one of the worst things we could do is take lots that are available for building houses and tie those up,” Droege said. “We don’t know. We lose control once we put a barn on it, we put a shed on it…whatever…we lose that ability. Could we put a house on it? Sure. We can. Is it likely that it will happen? That’s another question that we could debate about all night. The comprehensive plan for this county is that we need to grow the county. I think, by doing anything, that would jeopardize being able to put a house in a town that is already landlocked pretty much by agriculture. We don’t have a lot of lots.”

Taking their weekend time to participate in fire training on Sunday afternoon are Marrs Township Volunteer Firemen Jacob Zock, Josh Lunceford, and Matt Hulsey. Photo by Dave Pearce

Gathered at Democratic headquarters following Tuesday’s election are former Posey Democratic Party Head Bambi Deig, successful Posey County Council candidate Tom Schneider, and current Democrat Chief Ed Adams. Photo by Dave Pearce

This week’s Viking Pride recipient is senior Faith Curry. Faith is a senior class representative for the Rowdy Reds. This club was brought back this year by Miss Stephanie Cox and Mrs. Beth McCutchan to add school spirit both during the school day and at school functions and events after hours.

Here is more about Faith:

Tell me about yourself.

I am a senior at North Posey. I plan to attend The Salon Professional Academy next fall to study cosmetology.

How long have you been in the activity?

Rowdy Reds was just brought back to the high school this year, so I have only been a class representative for one year.

Tell me about your role, responsibilities, and/or involvement in this activity.

Being a Rowdy Red class representative, I help come up with new ideas to make our school have more spirit and be excited for upcoming events. It’s always more enjoyable going to games or other functions when the student section and crowd are hyped up. Therefore, my job is to help get them hype.

What do you enjoy most about the activity?

Rowdy Reds is such an open and fun club. It’s all about getting everyone involved and pumped up for the upcoming school events. I love getting to see how excited everyone is to support our school.

What keeps you interested and involved in your activity?

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much as I can in school. This club just allows me to share my school spirit with other students, and that is the only motivation I

to do.

What advice would you share with younger elementary or middle school students?

I would tell younger students to enjoy what they do. School will get harder and friendships will break but you can get through all rough times. Take the time to enjoy what you are doing and do not let the stress overcome you. Follow your dreams and have fun.

What is a fun fact about you that people may not know?

A fun fact about me is that I have started to explore my faith this year. I attended Chrysalis the weekend of November 5.

Welcome to the Weekly Wildcat where we highlight a Mount Vernon High School student and their involvement in both their school and community. Jaley Hamilton is a sophomore and a member of the varsity Swim team and Unified Track.

Tell me about yourself.

ing six events total advancing to state. It felt very good to be a part of the Mount Vernon Swim Team. Afterwards, we celebrated by going to Chick-fil-a and getting milkshakes.

What do you enjoy doing (out of school activities and/ or for fun) during your free time?

need. I love to see everyone else enjoying what they are doing. What other activities are you involved in?

I am involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters, Peers Project, FCA, We the People, National Honors Society, and tennis. I am the Class Secretary, Student Council Secretary, and the HOSA Historian. I have previously been involved in Spanish club and soccer.

Tell me about your family.

I have a split family. At my dad’s house I have three step brothers and one step sister. I currently live with my mom and have no siblings there. My sister Madison passed away when I was nine years old.

What do you enjoy doing (out of school activities and/or for fun) during your free time?

Outside of school, I enjoy hanging out with my friends and cousins. I enjoy meeting new people and finding new things

What is your favorite quote and why?

“When I am afraid I put my trust in you.” Psalm 56:3

Being involved in as many activities as I am plus the stress of senior year and applying to college can make one very stressed and afraid that they are not able to do these things. This year I have grown in my faith and went to Chrysalis, a faith-based camp. This verse reminds me that through all the tough times I can put my trust in God and He will guide me in the right direction.

It is clear that Faith spreads positivity and school spirit not just through Rowdy Reds, but in everything she does. She sets a great example for all Vikings on how to not let the stress of school or activities get her down, but instead she likes to motivate others and strives to improve school culture. Great job to Faith and the rest of the Rowdy Reds for increasing school spirit.

Katerine Bohleber, Noah Carl, Emmalynn Craig, Cole Elsner, Eli Scheu, Nora Tekoppel, Holly Werner, Lilah Bigge, Reid Hansen, Caleb Hauke, Mary Shockley, Rhea Singh, Eli Sutton, Brock Folz, Simon Goebel, Amy Griese, Landry Lottes, Kade Norman, Ruby Utley, Thea Birchler Henry Bohleber, Waylon Dewig, Aiden Hauke, Annabel Knaebel, Trent Mulherin, Emily Nurrenbern Laney Randall, Nash Stratman, Natalie Weber, Ava Whicker, Katherine Wilkey HONORS

Brayden Bassemeir, Carly Damm, Alissa Lewis, John Whicker, Anderson Bone, Chelsea Hutton, Samuel Laury, Evelyn Niemeier, Beau Nottingham, Hadlie Scheu, Olivia Stratman, Mia Weinzapfel, Darret Branson, Hadley Burgdorf, Laila Geis, Savannah Harris, Madalyn Knaebel Maci Lannert, Alden Walker, Brody Bacon, Josh Bacon, Benjamin Deeg, Zack Hutton, Cecilia Laury

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Ninth Grade: Dallas Matthew Bergman, Landry Lesley Blaylock, Audrey Jo Fisher, Benjamin Frederick Freeman, Siri Joelle Fullop, Elle Jo Johnson, Mallory Rose Luigs, Aiden Michael MacMunn, Kassie Danielle Mayes, Katelyn Michelle Seibert, Ethan M Strueh, Jaiden Elizabeth Walden, Ella Jane Weatherholt

Tenth Grade: Colby Landon Angel, Kade Anthony Buecher, Carly Elizabeth Douglas, Amelia Grace Fifer, Courtney Renae Helfert, Kayla Ann Jones, Shawnee Reyn LaMar, Ashlynn Nicole Lutz, Ethan Jonathan Mansfield, Ty Charles Mauck, Maggie Violet McCutchan, Brantly Curtis Oakley, Austin Edward Schmitt, Tate Carl Wilson

Eleventh Grade: Aubree Kaye Beyer, Ava Lynn Crawford, Ashton Rae Elpers, Keira Elizabeth Gengelbach, Jackson Daniel Graff, Renea Marie Kerchief, Ava Jean Lowe, Jacob Evan Motz Zander Winson Pickens, Madeleine Mae Powers, Sibyl Donovan Renshaw, Logan Joseph Simmons, Lillian Rose Tenbarge, Aubrey Elizabeth Vaughn, Noah Richard Walden

Twelfth Grade: Mason Ann Ashby, Reese Victoria Butler, Logan Daniel Coultas, Faith Hannah Curry, Kyle Matthew Downey, Kyle David Fifer, Dharma Jane Fribley, Mark Tyler Gengelbach, Logan Scott Harris, Landon Scott Hoehn, Laela Elizabeth Jackson, Lauren Marie Kihn Nolan Darrin Kihn, Jake Lawrence Koch, Reagan Lanell Koester, Emma Nicole Moore, Josie Marie Payne, Taylor Elaine Pieszchalski, Abigail Marie Rittichier, Molly Ann Seibert, Alec Grace Turner, Allison Christine Werkmeister, Anna Lee Werner, Gavin Ray Wheeler HIGH HONORS

Ninth Grade: Mylee Allen, Haven Elizabeth Barton, Myles Nelson Belt, Kyleigh Rose Bender, Noah Ryan Beuligmann, Nolan Troy Bisner, Oliver Nolan Brock, Evan Tyler Buchanan MacKenzie Mae Carrier, Zachary Joseph Colgrove, Kaden Michael Conyers, Grant Irvin Cullman, Ashlynn Jolie Delap, Makenah Avery Delph, Elle Marie Epley, Roman N Esche, Hayden Hope Farrar, Adelyn Jo Gamblin, Seth Parker Gentil, Zoey Richelle Gray, Kylee Alexus Heath Emma Marie Lindenschmidt, Raegan Katherine Mason, Christopher Allen Mayberry, Jackson Dale Mills, Addie Lynn Murphy, Ephraim Joel Pickens, Alexander Mckay Powers, Julia Decatherine Rice, Madisyn Rose Roberts, Jillian Leigh Rogers, Kanyan Wylie Rowland, Carter Daniel Schenk, Ciara Ann Schenk, Peyton Scott Seymour, Elijah James Sharp, Sophia Anne Marie Stone Samuel Wayne Tucker, Jazalyn Kierre Ward, Adelyn Jayde Wenderoth, Matthew Henry Wildeman, Alivia Jordan Williams

Tenth Grade: Rebekah Jean Alderson, Reese Ashlyn Basham, Zoe Lynn Bippus, Aubrey Elizabeth Brandenstein, Kylen James Brown, Lora Christine Commens, Julian Lyman Dickinson Reagan Ann Fortune, Jedidiah Lee Galvin, Luke Aaron Garrison, Hayden Alaina Gee,Jessica Ann Glaser, Faith Elizabeth Goergen, Braeden Patrick Harp, Alyssa Renee Heath, Morgan Dawn LaVanchy, Trace Jacob Martin, Keegan Makel Meritt, Ava Renee Milligan-Staples, Madalyn Jane Newton, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Oakley, Laney Irene Owens, Lillamae L Patrick, Jacob Thomas Pugh Sophie Anne Scheller, Jonathan Reed Schmitt, Sydnie Nicole Smith, Jackson Nathaniel Tucker Evan William Tuley, Rowan B Wheeler, Valerie Rose Wildeman, Brett Joseph Wrobel

Eleventh Grade: Victoria Rose Abernathy, Kathryn Ann Baize, Kade Stephen Bender Ashleigh Michele Blankenship, Makenna Jade Bryant, Caige Will Christie, Joshua Sidney Dill Abigail Grace Duncan, Madison Marie Emge, Olivia Renee Esche, Anna Marie Freeman, Addison Grace Fullop, Madelyn Magnolia Galindo, Kaden Vincent Gengelbach, Averi Suzan Goebel Kaleb Leon Herke, Jada Alexis Hisch, Ty Douglas Johnson, Anneliese Marie Mayes, Jade Briley Mueller, Cole Joseph Newcomer, Abigail Lucy Pardon, Noah James Roberts, Colin Reece Schipp Hanna Lynn Schmitt, Matthew Christopher Stump, Paige Renee Sutton, Reece Owen Thompson Luke Ryan Willis, Carson Wayne Woods, Olivia Reece Woods

Twelfth Grade: MaKenzie Ann Coin, Adyn Reed Collins, Grace Mae Cullman, Jacob Alexander Downey, Reanna Marie Eastwood, Ava Lilly Epley, Shaina Alayne Farrar, Levi John Freeman Tristen Gregory Gammon, Brooklyn Marie Goedde, Audrey Jean Goetz, Zoe Elaine Heinlin, Erin Raylin Hoehn, Thadeus Daniel Jones, Alivia Carol-Ann Maier, Kyle Alan Mayes, Kayla Mae Morlan, Madison Linne’ Olander, Victoria AnnMarie Patrick, Luke Francis Scheller, Renee Elizabeth Schickel, Tyler Michel Simpson, Reece Austin Terhune, Ever Samuel Warren, Emma Marie Westerfield

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Ninth Grade: Madelyn Jay Almon, Brennan Patrick Barrett, Jackson Dean Bosecker, Trey Timothy Buecher, Taylor Agnes Claspell, Jesse John Danhauer, Callie Nicole Deakins, Cody Arnold Dennis, Dylan Matthew Detty, Lilly Jaymes Donner, Wyatt Gamblin, Mackenzie Claire George, Kylee Gene Higginson, Alexzander Wayne Hisch, Isaac Aaron Holder, Brandon Michael Kortz, Heidi June Lowe, Mackenzie Lynn Mills, Brittani Louise Moye, Hannah Lynn Rhoderick Jace Dylan Rogers, Mallory Faye Shadley, Ashlyn Marie Smith, Ashton Parker Smitha, Ethan Joseph Wade, Mikayla Hope Wigodinski, Matthew Willis, Evelyn Marie Wirth

Tenth Grade: Lacy Ann Baehl, Branson Ty Bryan, Brennan Drew Butcher, Brayden Michael Clark, Axton Paul Gamblin, Braylon Michael Games, Christian Glenn Hall, Noah Joseph Koester Isaac Ronald Luigs, Henry Werner Martin, Makayla Kristine Mayer, Darron Gavin Myers, Miranda Ann Noah, Adelyn G Olander, Olivia Renea Rhew, Stone William Riecken, Piper Willow Ember Rollins, Trey Walker Schipp, Kelly Pearl Shadley, Charlotte May Smith, Nathan Ray Todd, Seth Lee Turpen, Shane Douglas VanHoosier, Landon Scott Will, Lauren Nicole Wilsey

Eleventh Grade: Ethan Cole Adams, Andrea Faye Bishop, Makali Ann Carter, Madison Nicole Crews, Cole Louis Cullum, Jordan Collin Dillman, Nicholas Kalob Egan, Quinn Thomas Fallowfield, Kolton Errett Gardner, Aubrey Faith Glaser, Mason Tylor Hanna, Chase Andrew Hannah, Collin Jacob Kamman, Connor Joseph Lintzenich, Easton Anthony Luigs, Cody Anthony Lynch, Brendan Allen Mason, Chloe Elizabeth Newman, Cheyenne Michelle Niemeier Samantha Jo Rhew, Vincent Guy Scheller, Kennedy Jade Schmitt, Kaedyn Zackary Stewart Liam Eugene Stone, Emma J Thompson, Samuel Marion Wagner, Jenna Marie Wehmer

Twelfth Grade: William Allen Bergwitz, Dalton James Butts, Madison Lea Coon, Lillian Marie Harms, Logan Matthew Herke, Ayden Matthew Hessler, Kylie Michelle Kaiser, Maxwell Abraham Renshaw, Lincoln Allen Schenk, Paige Eloise Schmahlenberger, Natalee Krystine Schoening, Xander Matthew Stone, Ethan Ray Wilson, Emma Kay Word

I am currently a sophomore at Mount Vernon Senior High School. I am a member of Key Club, Student Council, FCCLA, and Kings & Queens 4H club. In my free time, I also like to volunteer for Special Olympics Bowling. In the winter, I am on the high school swim team. I swim the 100 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 medley relay, and 200 freestyle relay. With placing 13th in the 200 medley relay at last year’s IHSAA State. In the spring, I run the 100m, 400m, and the 4x100m relay on the Unified Track Team.

Tell me about your family.

I have grown up in Mount Vernon, Indiana with my parents, Eric and Valerie. I also have a younger brother, Klayton. What is a fun fact about you that many people don’t know?

I did competitive cheerleading for three years before I began swimming.

What words do you live by?

“When you have a dream, you have to grab it and never let go”

What is a funny or favorite memory that relates to your involvement at school or the community?

My favorite memory was swim sectionals last swim season. We had trained for three months, having two practices a day. At sectionals, every person cut time in their events. Along with hav-

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In my freetime, I enjoy working and swimming. In the summer, you will find me lifeguarding. In the fall, you will find me working in the Pro Shop at Western Hills Country Club. Whenever I am not in high school swim season, I also like to swim for the MTV Swim Team.

What advice would you share with younger elementary or middle school students?

Challenge yourself. Try your hardest not to procrastinate and develop good study habits. They will help you balance school and sports throughout high school. Also join many clubs and stay involved. I have met so many new people just by playing sports and taking opportunities in the clubs I’m involved in. Lastly, enjoy your days at school because they will go by faster than you know.

What plans do you have for the future?

After high school, I plan to go to college, hopefully, on a swim scholarship. While I’m there, I would like to major in something math related, but I am still undecided at the moment.

Jaley is very involved and enjoys everything she does. While practicing every morning and afternoon is really tiring and draining, Jaley stays strong throughout the season through her determination. Come support the Lady Wildcat Swim Team as all their hard work pays off at the Mount Vernon Invite on Sat., November 19.

Fifth Grade: Abbey Bourne,Samuel Green, Jaclyn Le, Olive Muller, Kaylee Raben HONORS

Fourth Grade: Lily Altstadt, Scarlett Altstadt, Kenadee Axley, Alexandra Girten, Brinkley Gregory, Kane Huntsman, Jack Konrath, Isaac Matthews, Lauren Seifert

Fifth Grade: Addie Blackburn, Ana Gonzalez, Daxton Konrath, Myles McFadin, Veronica Rutter, Braxtyn Saum

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Fourth Grade: Alexander, Katelyn; Arnold, Elliot; Baughman, Calyer; Becker, Aubrey Bender, Jonah; Blaylock, Asa; Blaylock, Owen; Bowling, Jaxon; Carson, Chase; Dale, Adalynn Green-Adams, Elizabeth; Hoehn, Harlan; Hopp, Brailyn; Jenkins, William; Johnson, Kenley Kleinschmidt, Josie; Luigs, Noah; Martin, Avery; Martin, Ayria; Matlock, Xoe; Mattingly, Candice; McDonald, Ryan; Mueller, Bryn; Myers, Emerson; Nenneker, Grace; Oglesby, Isabel Owens, Britton; Pyle, Addison; Rasler, Thomas; Riecken, Harper; Schmitt, Eva; Schmitt, Logan Stoneberger, Emily; Strueh, Evan; Titzer, Abigail; Waninger, Lillian; Wathen, Olivia; Will, Ryan Wood Hudson

Fifth Grade: Arrieta, Emma; Axton, Emma; Barrow, Ramsey; Bowling, Ella; Brandle, Hunter Branson, Annabell; Downen, Journie; Eagleson, Emmilynn; Gentry, Levi; Gray, Hannah; Hatch, Kyle; Hautman, Lyla; Hines, Raygen; Hoehn, Maverick; Lemmons, Blaine; Martin, Ethan Meyer, Lily; Motz, Kathryn; Naab, Clara; Parrish, Kinslee; Reiter, Link; Rexing, Chazlynn Spencer, Ava; Walter, Khloe; Wathen, Bailey

Sixth Grade: Debes, Carter; Dressel, Kale; Fisher, Cameron; Hisch, Joseph; Mayes, Layla Metz, Addison; Nightingale, Claire; Peters, Anthony; Reich, Taylor; Schenk, Mattison; Schmitt, Emily; Stump, Lauren; Will, Chase; Young, Mylla

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Quinn Kunkel, Ryan Love, Adleigh Spahn, Jack Wenger, Vince Weatherholt, Ryden Bitter Eva Bender, Ryan Bender, Reba Bergman, Isaac Coomes, Calvin Gantner, Reid Happe, Max Johnson, Jake Love, Karl Motz, Adam Muensterman, Kenadee VerWayne, Douglas Stofleth Kiersten Wunderlich, Marco Zoller

HONORS

Cooper Fabiano, Madelene Gantner, Luke Kiesel, Charlie Kirchoff, Rylee Knaebel, Alex Wenger, Garett Lintzenich, Spencer Stratman, Kinley Wathen, Cole Breeden, Marcy Muensterman, Caden Schmitt, Phoebe Tucker, Kaylie Will, Lexie Straub

HONORABLE MENTION

Abe Almon, Jackson Schmitt, Caroline Ellison, Colton Schuler, Harrison Stofleth, Matthew Will, Dimitri Straub, Sophie Weinzapfel, Evie Sherretz, Daniel Sieben, Elliott Stratman

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Seventh Grade: William Ryan Barton, Daphne L Fribley, Paxtyn Nicole Gibbs, Adam James Gray, Isabelle Mae Hallam, Makenna Ann Hoehn, Jaylen Marie Johnson, Camden Eric Koester Madalyn Jo Like, Molly Claire McCutchan, Michaela E Patrick, Jocelyn May Tuley, Knox D Wenderoth

Eighth Grade: Ethan Mark Ashby, Brayden Lloyd Compton, Kameryn Lynn Fifer, Jaylee Sue Gardner, Emma Marie Hisch, Landan Allen Paul Huff, Carden Morgan Kissel, Anna Marie Luigs Cade Patrick Mauck, Maya Ann Mauck, William Scott McDonald, Madalyn Rose Nightingale Alyssa Kay Rittichier, Carter Joseph Schickel, Blake Adam Schmitt, Aslan Christopher Templeton, Paige Madison Vaughn, Madison Raeann Versteeg, Taryn Nicole Wilson, Maelee Pauline Yount

HONORS

Seventh Grade: Tyler Caden Arnold, Braelyn Elizabeth Barrett, Rayce Quentin Bitter, Xavier Henry Bosecker, Savanah June Branson, Bret Rylan Buecher, Allison Grace Esche, Molly Jo George, Allie Madisyn Goldman, Kianna Jaleese Griffith, Sullivan Taylor Harp, Ayela Marie Hoehn, Mya Jocelyn Hoops, Kaylee A Hopp, Chloe Ann Kirchoff, Levi Wayne Koester, Savannah Kole Lindenberg, Lily McKinley MacMunn, Parker Isaac Magill, Allena Morgan Maier Jonathan Edgar Moye, Sage B Mueller, Dylan Michael Murphy, Emersyn Michelle Olander London Tim Owens, Isabel L Pickens, Jaxon C Pierce, Emalyn Alexis Raber, Brennon A Reich Brayden Michael Rhoads, Aydin James Roberts, Alyssa Michelle Sanders, Maleigha Analiese Simmons, Evelyn Elizabeth Smith, Briley J Stewart, Grant Densel Stone, Ella Rose Stoneberger Abigail Christian Templeton, Faith Rose Templeton, Chase Alexander Tucker, Claire Elizabeth Will, Avery Marie Word, Isabella Marie York, Lane Wilson Young

Eighth Grade: Olivia Eileen Ashburn, Hayden Lee Barker, Tyson Charles Barrow, Cassie Anne Bender-Staples, William Jason Bippus, MarciAnna Renae Carter, Raela Nicole Cullum Chase Anthony Francise Duncan, Aidan Michael Edmonds, Joshua Kelly Freeman, Cristian Avidail Galindo, Seth Ryan Garrison, Jewel Alexandria Greathouse, Alexa Christine Gutierrez Mylee Annealynn Hawk, Makayla Grace Helfert, Lily Janee Hester, Emma Nicole Hight, Osaisha Renita Holly, Parker Benjamin Johnson, Lydia Marie Justus, Maliyah Jay Keown, Reid Joshua Kihn, Kenna Marie Kleinschmidt, Kayla Ann Lindenschmidt, Avery Ryan Little, Sydney Kate Maines, Ellason Violet Martin, Emma Rosemary Meek, Ryder Allen Mount, Jacob Benjamin Nellis, Reaghan Lynn Nelson, David Eric Nenneker, Jaidon Montrece Parkman, Katelyn Mae Payne, Brooklynn Elizabeth Reich, Isla Rae Riecken, Anthony David Roberson, Easton Michael Robinson, Makayla Grace Rogers, Drake Gilbert Schweizer, Ethan Joseph Seibert Trevor M Sikes, Asa James Spencer, Lennox Richard Stone, Michaela Rose Walden, Olivia Lee Willis, Kayelee Revalynn Wilson, Gabriella Rayann Winegar, Savannah K Wood, Dennis Otto Wright

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Seventh Grade: Alana Rachelle Barnhill, Lilly Marie Claspell, Gabriella Rose Cooper, Kayla Jane Delph, Ryan Landon Englebright, Brady Michael Farrar, Austin Lee Fisher, Camden Ryan Gerling, Ava Michelle Hessler, Ty Edward Hisch, Remington Ray Johnson, Liam Alan Kerby Tyler Matthew Knaebel, Shyloh-Lynn Anne Knauss, Amiah Tyann Littizs, Justice Bree McCracken, Chase Alexander Marcus Meredith, Shaylan Capri Meritt, Kinzee Kayann Mobley, MaKenzi Jean Ray, Carter Dylan Robinson, Keara Laney Sharp, Jalynn Rae Stevens, Michael Andrew Stocker, Hunter Lynn Stucki, Easton Edward Sullivan, Dakota Lee Titzer, Hayden Elizabeth Wallace, Noah K Wenderoth, Eli Jackson Wirtz

Eighth Grade: Garrett David Bowman, Allen James Brady, Addison Leigh Doubler, Brody Thomas Fehn, Cody Allen Fitts, Jace Keith Fortner, Sarah Marie Goedde, Stanton Xavior Howell Preston Lee Jordan, Eli Alexander Pugh, Baylee Sue Seipert, Zachary Tyler Simpson, Trinity Renee Teeter, Megan Jane Wilson, Cru Townsend Wilzbacher

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Faith Curry

Here’s your reminder...

I know people complain about each up-

coming group of young people and their beliefs, personal constitution, prioritization, faith, etc.

I get it because I have been 20, passionate about areas of life in which I didn’t fully understand all the angles of the equation.

I’ve been 25-35 and gained understanding of my faith, the world around me, morals, ethics, decision making and consequesnces..

I will turn 40 next year. I would ask myself why do children brought up in the church, take a hiatus from 20-25 or maybe even 30. I don’t understand the music today, some of the slang, etc.

Finally, I realized it’s much more important to understand the why (why they do the activity that may be un-beneficial) than the undesirable response that follows.

My generation follows the trap of the gen-

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eration gap. I’ve decided to find the interests my parents have and make the effort to take part in some of these activities I normally would not have in the past.

Instead of being irritated by a channel my wife watches on television all of the time. I waded past shallow waters of my viewpoint and noticed that channel encompasses her happy place. What can I learn from these shows to show her I care in a way that she values as happiness?

Back to our young generation.....What has made their personality, value, and prioritization so different?

Content saturation that rewards negative behavior is a major one. Being told they are victims and incapable of success without a handout, instead of a hand up. Music has become openly darker, television shows normalize the wrong kind of values, society (influencers) tells them that partying, not planning, and to forget about the consequences of actions has led to a generation plagued by confusion and saturated with unfruitful

ideas.

As crazy as it sounds....We have to provide content to help deliver the messages that bring back faith, ethics, common sense, and hard working values. We have to be the mentors they need. We have to remember we were once 17 and that we made a lot of dumb decisions before we learned from our errors.

We have to be humble, patient, and set good examples. They don’t need a friend that justifies their negative actions, they need a big brother or sister that cares for their well being. They need dad figures, mom figures with clear boundaries.

People don’t always want to hear the truth if they are not ready, but eventually they will thank you and the positive changes will take place as the young person starts to value mentorship and understands that there is a better way.

Of course, Jesus is the way the truth, and the life.

Lets help our youth come back to faith, common sense, values, hard work, ethics,

Mountain oysters and muck

Growing up working for Lee Roy, I learned how to work, and I learned a lot about life.

Now Lee Roy was a big, stout man, who farmed and raised a few cows, and at the time he was a bachelor man (not by choice, his wife left him).

I lived and worked with him any time I wasn’t in school, it was like a vacation for me... (any day away from school was a vacation to me).

Now raising cows isn’t glamorous, and it’s not just about feeding cows or watching them peacefully graze off in the sunset.

Livestock are sometimes nasty, bloody, and raising them entails lots of stuff the general public just don’t want to hear about, much less see up close and in person.

The nasty stuff... like de-horning, castration, draining abscesses, and pulling calves. Stuff that has to be done, it’s the stuff that some folks thinks is gross and in-humane.

It was time to brand, dehorn, vaccinate, and castrate.

I wasn’t very big when I started working for Lee Roy, I might’ve weighed 70 pounds with my boots on (I was only 130 pounds when I graduated high school).

Anyway... my job was to get the calves loaded in the squeeze chute. Then jab the needle gun in their neck, squeeze in a click of vaccine, grab another gun, and stab em again with wormer, while he clipped the horns (if they had any). Then if it was a bull calf and not a keeper, he’d go around behind and cut their... you know, their oysters out. Then I’d collect the oysters and put em in a bucket and take em to the branding heater, exchange and retrieve the branding irons, he’d brand them, then I’d open the gate and let our victim out and squeeze the next one in... and so went the cycle. It was orchestrated chaos for an old man (I thought at the time) of 55 and a kid around 14. Sometimes we had more help, but that day it was just me and him.

It was coming on to lunchtime, and my other job was to start cooking those oysters on the branding heater.

The heater was just a pipe with a propane burner in one end and the irons went in the other. I’d lay those oysters on the

and morality.

It’s gonna take work, but nothing worth it in life is easy. Strap up your boots, roll up your sleeves, open the Bible and let’s get our youth back on track.

They need guidence, but they have a lot of potential...I’ve been blessed to coach, teach, and mentor and these are a few of the things I’ve noticed along the way.

Note: there are also young people that are very intelligent, consider values and morality, plan, and even attend church. Let’s make sure we always start with a compliment, build rapport, and learn constructive criticism or just to lead by example. They will puck up on your actions even more than your words.

Have a blessed day. This was on my heart, so I thought I would share for anyone who needs to hear it.

If no one told you that you are an important person, made in the image of God with lots of potential.....Well, here’s your reminder...

outside of that hot pipe to cook and ever once in a while I’d walk by and roll em with the flat of my hand so they wouldn’t burn.

That day for lunch we ate homemade tortillas, with pickled jalapeños to go with our hot mountain oysters, a can of peaches for dessert, all washed down with Lee Roy’s famous semisoured sweet tea.

I’ve eaten some amazing food in some fancy places in my time, such as “Commanders Palace” in New Orleans... the “San Francisco” in Houston... and “Manny’s Steak House” in Minneapolis. They had some great food no doubt...

But not a one of those places will ever come close to being as memorable to me as eating mountain oysters with pickled jalapeños on homemade tortillas with a can of peaches for dessert, washed down with soured tea, all while covered in blood and cow sh..stuff, under the shade of a willow tree with a super hero... the man who taught me so much.

I wish kids nowadays would learn, and experience just half of what I have learned and experienced from being around that man...

This world could sure use a few more Lee Roy’s in it.

Letters to the Editor

“Peace Be Upon Us”

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According to a publication of the Congressional Research Service updated on October 21, 2022 the United States has, up to October 14, 2022, provided $20.3 billion in “security assistance” to Ukraine. As one can observe on CNN, Russia has destroyed large swaths of Ukrainian territory and Google projects if the war ended now it would cost between $100 billion - $200 billion dollars to reconstruct the damaged areas. The human cost was not considered but it is immense.

Ukraine’s Crimea area was taken over by Russia by force in 2014. The world took note and America began arming Ukraine in anticipation of just what happened on February 24, 2022.

If that invasion had not happened the United States could have saved over $20 billion dollars, Ukraine could have been spared up to $200 billion dollars in reconstruction costs and Russia could have preserved untold billions in economic and humanitarian costs. The spin off cost to the rest of humanity is incalculable with the loss of tens of thousands of lives, untold wounds and injuries and millions of people displaced from their homes.

We humans have known since cave man days that there may be times when peace is bought at too dear a price, but there never is a time when war is good in either human or economic terms. What we have not yet perfected is a method

of maintaining a just peace in the face of an aggressor who is bent on an unjust war.

But we all know peace is best and war is worst. Muslims greet people with “Peace be upon you” and Christians cite the peace-keeping propensities of Jesus as his greatest virtue. Jews say “Shalom” (peace) when coming or going and virtually every culture claims peace as one of its paramount goals. We humans have repeatedly codified peace as one of our greatest treasures.

The Charter of the United Nations, ratified on October 24, 1945, at Chapter VI, Article 33, demands that disputing countries:

“[S]hall, first of all, seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice.”

“The Security Council shall, when it deems necessary, call upon the parties to settle their dispute by such means.”

Just such a solution was found to the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 by United States President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Union President Nikita Khrushchev. America had installed nuclear missiles in Turkey, then on the border of the USSR, and in Italy that was not far from Russia. Khrushchev responded by seeking to install nuclear missiles in Cuba. Instead of nuclear war, America withdrew its armaments from Turkey and Italy and the USSR turned its missile loaded ships around and took them home.

There are similarities to the current confrontation among Russia, Ukraine and America. The United States has armed Ukraine that borders Russia. Russia rattled its sabres for some time and has brought disaster on itself, Ukraine and, potentially,

To the Editor:

I would like to give a big shout out and an even bigger thank you to the Boy Scouts of troop 386, Tim Wiley, Scout Master, and his wife, Leigh Ann, Tom Smith, and the six boy scouts. They came and passed out good turns the three local new Harmony residents.

Leaves did not stand a chance against the rakes and leaf blower. Thanks for their help in the community.

Grateful for Scouts Stop wasting time, money

Mr. Charles Huck

I’m writing to you as a resident of Poseyville with concerns as to the unbelievably heavy handed approach taken over a portable building. The south side of Poseyville has long been the worst side of town. Through actions of the Collins family it has recently taken a significant turn for the better due to their heavy financial investments. They have bought properties with dilapidated houses and trashy trailers, either cleaning them up or renovating them at great financial cost.

This family has been singularly targeted by ungrateful nosy neighbors, who clearly have a grudge against them. The idea that the area plan is pursuing this property owner out of any form of reasonable concern is ridiculous. This is clearly an out right petty witch hunt.

This is not in your purview, and if you think it is, that you’re job is to attack and limit the citizens of this county over absolutely nothing, then it is time for this board to be neutered and relegated to the trash can. You are supposed to have the citizens’ of this county best interests at heart, not to be involved in vindictive school yard games.

Stop wasting our time and tax dollars with this stupidity.

its other neighbors, such as Georgia that was invaded by Russia in 2008 and 2014. Poland, Finland, Moldova, etcetera, etcetera remain within Russia’s radar. Perhaps reliance on the wisdom of the United Nations Charter might be in order.

As Abraham Lincoln advised:

“Discourage litigation (and war is the ultimate litigation);

Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.”

In their book, Law and Economics, at p. 356, Robert Cooter and Thomas Ulen state:

“For any trial [war], a settlement usually exists that makes both parties better off, so trials [wars] are usually inefficient.”

And legal philosopher Richard Posner states:

“The primary (though not the exclusive) function of law is to aid parties by altering incentives.”

Economic Analysis of Law At p. 265

The American Bar Association explains that disputes should be approached by emphasizing a problem solving attitude (integrative bargaining) in which both sides seek a solution that meets their interests. And other countries should encourage such an approach, not exacerbate the problem.

Now one might think we are a little late in the Russia/Ukraine War to pour oil on troubled waters, but what is the alternative, perpetual and expanding war? Besides, Ukraine is only one of Russia’s neighbors. Peace in the whole world should be the goal. For as suggested by the Charter of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization):

“Since wars begin in the minds of men”, peace must supplant conflict in their hearts.

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The team from Indianapolis-based VisionThree (V3) made the trip south to share the V3CONNECT Virtual Reality career pathways program with North Posey students. The V3 team has spent 20 years building immersive experiences for companies like Rolls-Royce, Siemens, Delta Faucets, and many more. As part of their preparation for the program’s official 2023 launch, the V3 team has been traveling the state of Indiana gathering feedback from students, administrators, and community/corporate partners on what will be most impactful to connect the next generation to jobs. Through immersive day-inthe-life stories for a broad range of careers, VR Career

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Court News continued

Gabrielle Millard - Grayville, Ill. - Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated-Endangerment, Neglect of Dependent/Child x 2PCS

November 4

David McCarty - New Harmony - Warrant, Criminal Mischief - PCS

David McCarty - New Harmony - Warrant, Possession of Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance (petition to revoke) - PCS

Andrea Wethington - Evansville - Driving While Suspended, Possession of Marijuana - PCS

Michael Gorman - Evansville - Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated - PCS November 5

Wyatt Rohlfer - EvansvilleReckless Driving - ISP

Brett Robison - Mount Vernon - Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of ParaphernaliaPCS

November 6

Blake Weinzapfel - Mount Vernon - Theft - MVPD

Charles Reynolds - Evansville - Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia - PCS

Christmas in New Harmony Schedule of Events

Friday, December 2: 5:30 p.m. - Traditional Christmas Tree Lighting and Music at The New Harmony Inn Entry House: Free Saturday, December 3: 8 – 10 a.m. - Breakfast w/ Santa: Adults $5, Children $3, Age 4 and under FREE, Holy Angels Catholic Community Center Saturday, December 3: 10:30 a.m. - Christmas Parade, starts at Main and Steammill Streets: Entry Applications available at the Old Mill Mart, 1128 East Church Street: First Prize - $100, Second Prize - $50

Saturday Only - December 3: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. - Candy Land at the Working Men’s Institute, 407 Tavern Street, Enjoy games, train rides and activities for kids of all ages.

Santa visits from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday: Free Saturday, December 3: 2 p.m. - Signature Singers Christmas Concert Murphy Auditorium, 419 Tavern Street: Free Saturday, December 3: 3 p.m. - Pet Parade with $50 prizes for Best Costume and Pet /Owner Look-a-Like Costumes. 407 Tavern. Registration is $10 and starts at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 3: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Lighted Golf Cart Parade through town. Line up at Roofless Church.

Saturday, December 3: 6:30 p.m. Pub Crawl. Specialty drinks, music and fun for 21 and over. The Yellow Tavern, the Red Geranium, the American Legion and Sara’s.

Sunday, December 4: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Holiday House Tour, sponsored by William Wilson Auction Realty. Tickets $20. Available Dec. 3 and 4 at the Information booth in Community House #2, 410 Main Street or online. Houses are Mr. and Mrs. Andy Batt at 1216 Main, Mr. and Mrs. David Brown at 524 Granary, the Double Log Cabin at 324 North Street, The Bicentennial House at 708 Main and the Leatherleaf Inn at 531 North Street.

Sunday, December 4: 3 p.m. - “The Children’s Nutcracker’” presented by The Children’s Center for Dance Education, Thralls Opera House. Sponsored by the Kent and Laurie Parker Family Foundation. Tickets available at the door.

Saturday and Sunday December 3 and 4: Horse and Carriage Rides beside Community House #2, 410 Main Street, $5.

Saturday and Sunday, December 3 and 4: Sat., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun., 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Christmas Vendors in Ribeyre Gymnasium and Community House #2, Food Vendors downtown.

Friday, December 2 - Dec. 17: ending at 2 p.m. - Gnome Scavenger Hunt. 10 precocious gnomes hidden within plain site for you to find. Great family entertainment. First Prize $200, Second Prize $100. Applications available at the Old Mill Mart, 1128 East Church. Saturday, December 10, the following week. The Big Christmas Party, Ribeyre Event Center, 7 p.m., $30 or Table of 8 for $200, includes your first drink. Live music, appetizers, dancing and prizes.

Additional information and tickets available on visitnewharmony.com and Christmas in New Harmony 2022 Facebook page.

ontae Rudd - EvansvillePossession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana - PCS

Jacob Hille - EvansvillePossession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana - PCS

November 7

Miguel Ramirez - Washington, D.C. - Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia - ISP

Samantha Billings - Mount Vernon - Escape, Burglary, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Criminal Mischief, Criminal Recklessness, Criminal Mischief, Resisting Law Enforcement x 2, Leaving the Scene of a Crash-Serious Bodily Injury Crash While Intoxicated, Theft-Vehicle, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangerment, Criminal TrespassMVPD

November 8

Kara Stahlecker - O’Neill, Neb. - Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Hypodermic Syringe, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Paraphernalia - ISP Kyrra McMichael - Mount Vernon - Domestic Battery Presence of Child Less Than 16 Years Old, Criminal Recklessness, Battery with Bodily Injury, Leaving the Scene of a Crash-Property Damage Crash, Disorderly Conduct, Neglect of DependentMVPD

Infractions

Gerardo Blanco, 25, Ozark, Ill., 86/60; David Daniels, 25, Lakewood, Colo., 94/70; Preston Reese, 26, Poseyville, 70/60; Rebecca Crafton, 51, Amelia, Ohio, 89/70; Roland Biggs, 18, Evansville, Operating a motorcycle without proper permit; driving while suspended; Matthew Rodewald, 24, Dekalb, Ill., 78/55; Bryan Mattingly, 37, Harrisburg, Ill., 61/45; Ralph Davison, 31, Rogersville, Mo., 83/70, expired plates; Robert Blondi, 73, Benton, Ill., 78/55; Hannah Worland, 23, Indianapolis, 70/55; Claire Doyle, 23, Cary, N.C., 84/70; William Willman, 77, El Dorado Hills, Calif., 75/55; Sarah J. Joy, 40, Evansville, 65/55; John Stallings, 34, Mount Vernon, learner permit violation; Kelly Kell, 51, Owensville, 75/55; Zachary Vaughn, 22, Evansville, 70/60.

James Little, 40, Ozark, Ariz., 65/55; Madison Fluty, 17, Cynthiana, disregarding stop sign; Eli Kennedy, 19, Owensville, 36/25; Robert Davis, 49, Poseyville, 35/25; Michael Williams, 43, Evansville, failure to register,

driving while suspended; Jared Adams, 22, Water Valley, Miss., 84/70; Bryon Wargel, 23, Ridgway, Ill., 75/55; Eric Hallam, 48, Evansville, driving while suspended; Tomas Cordova, 35, Wharton, Texas, 78/55, distracted driver; Brenda Murphy, 61, Mount Vernon, 71/55; Colton Gamblin, 22, Cynthiana, 74/55; Bradon Burnett, 22, Raleigh, Ill., 55/45; Shelby Echeverria, 22, Herginton, Kan., 99/70, failure to yield to emergency vehicle; William Stevenson, 39, Evansville, 81/60.

Taylor Brooks, 30, Wadesville, 82/60; Shanna Reed, 24, Evansville, 80/60, expired plates; Melanie Reising, 42, Mount Vernon, 45/30; Amber Rivera, 28, Mount Vernon, driving while suspended; Casey McDaniel, 32, Wadesville, 65/55; Harpreet Singh, 36, Elk Grove, Calif.; Cathy Willis, 61, Mount Vernon, no valid driver’s license; Cory Lingafelter, 27, Mount Vernon, 74/55; Kameron Smith, 24, Evansville, failure to stop at through highway, failure to signal lane change, 60/40, failure to stop at through highway, Aleksander Mahl, 28, Evansville, driving while suspended, 70/60; Breanna Phillips, 23, Evansville, 79/55; Wayne Ebert, 47, Dansville, N.Y., 75/65.

Chad Sagers, 46, Princeton, 60/40; Shawn Gidcumb, 47, Grayville, Ill., driving while suspended; Lucas Crow, 23, Johnson City, Ill., 65/55; Jayse Stokes, 17, Evansville, 70/60; Elaine Bogard, 61, Poseyville, 72/40; Ryan Hoggard, 47, Henderson, Ky., 70/55; Howard Dunigan, 92, Petersburg, 84/55; Hayley Ervin, 28, Evansville, 76/55; Delavion Crenshaw, 21, Evansville, 77/60; Tristan Schuckhart, 19, Albany, La., 77/55; Lyndia Hayes, 23, Monrovia, 82/60; Paul Greene, 59, Griffin, 35/20; Skylar Esmon, 27, Fairfield, Ill., 73/55; Paula Smith, 71, Evansville, 83/60; Teela Temme, 27, Wadesville, 70/60; Steven Nichols, 74, Frontenac, Mo., 76/55. Gregory Weiss, 47, Evansville, 77/60; Cassaundra Redman, 59, Cedar Park, Texas, 70/55; Daniel Robles, Jr, 45, Del City, Okla., 84/70; Nathanael Wagoner, 20, New Harmony, no valid driver’s license; Bria Robinson, 30, Evansville, 65/55; Sara Farmer, 32, Evansville, 75/60; Hailey Wells, 17, Mount Vernon, 74/60; Shawna Carter, 40, Evansville, 71/55; Lucas Crow, 23, Johnson City, Ill., 75/55; Mark Kiesel, 44, Mount Vernon, operating a motorcycle without proper permit; Georgia Bourne, 27, Owensville, driving while suspended, 75/55; Alfred Aghimien, 58, Jackson, Miss., 73/55; Robert McClerren, 42, Carterville, Ill., 74/60; Jinning Zhu, 65, Brooklyn, N.Y., 75/65. Damon Boyd, 22, Evansville, 78/60; Draven Pancake, 27, Mount Vernon, expired plates; Arba Rupert, 41, Evansville, 73/55; Bree Reich, 31, Mount Vernon, 73/55; Jonathon Hoehn, 28, Mount Vernon, 90/55; David Daily, 29, Evansville, 78/60; Wheat Jackson, 47, Salem, Ill., expired plates; Jayna Kiesecoms, 37, Harrisburg, Ill., 82/60; Seth Spurlock, 28, Newburgh, 77/60; Khristian Lander, 20, Evansville, 72/55; Anthony Moyes, 42, Saint Francisville, Ill.. 48/35; Ladesha Anderson, 30, Evansville, 83/60; Marcus Hall, 33, Cutler, Ill. 70/55; James Gough, 47, Evans-

ville, driving while suspended, no insurance; Matthew Donner, 45, Wadesville, no insurance, permitting unlicensed person to drive motor vehicle.

Chelsea Wenderoth, 34, Wadesville, 72/55; Jessica Gray, 42, Ocoee, Fla., 75/55; Brittny Kocher, 33, Findlay, Ohio, 71/55; Wesley Ours, 31, Wadesville, failure to wear helmet; Travis Potter, 24, Marissa, Ill., expired plates; Amber Edwards, 34, Wadesville, 65/55; L. W. Myers, 35, Prattville, Ala., 73/65; Franciso Landa, 36, Chicago, Ill., improper lights; Baylee Russler, 30, Mount Vernon, 72/55; Spencer Leigh, 23, Louisville, Ky., 89/70; Wendell Williams, 60, Centerville, Texas, 96/60; Kenneth Martin, 40, Henderson, Ky., 70/60; Brandi Lovell, 34, Evansville, 65/55; Mariah Edwards, 27, Omaha, Ill., distracted driving; Michael Oliveros, 41, Evansville, 80/60.

Jason Bryant, 48, Mount Vernon, expired plates; Colt Hinkey, 23, Granger, 75/60; Jeremy Zoph, 40, Evansville, 79/60; Austin Patrick, 24, Louisville, Ky., 76/65; Venkata Elika, 25, Bolingbrook, Ill., 89/55; Yvonne Temme, 54, Wadesville, 71/55; John Martin, Jr., 20, Fort Wayne, 69/55; Robert Myers, 73, Carmi, Ill., no valid driver’s license; Charles Mabe, 52, Henderson, Ky., failure to possess non-resident hunting license; Martez Mitchell, 37, Bowling Green, Ky., driving while suspended; Kristina Kelsey, 43, Mount Carmel, Ill., expired plates; Shannon Bland, 53, Mount Vernon, 70/60; Marckensley Constant, 27, Roanoke, Va., 94/70; Gunner Turner, 27, Georgetown, 99/70.

Elvin Funezrodriguez, 50, Fort Washington, Md., 86/70; Kate Broster, 22, Albion, Ill., 91/70; Grayson Liggett Kueber, 19, Mount Vernon, 91/55; Billy Osborne, 37, New Harmony, 65/55; Laura Hagan, 38, Mount Vernon, 68/55, driving while suspended; Stephen Utley, 74, Mount Vernon, failure to stop at through highway; Fabiola Fewkes, 31, Albion, Ill., 65/55; Jennifer Brenner, 36, Norris City, Ill., 70/60; Russell Flanagan, 32, Carmi, Ill., 75/55; Kyle Johnson, 35, Wadesville, failure to dim headlights, disregarding an official traffic control device; Erika Harter, 33, Evansville, 71/55; Colleen Burton, 52, Evansville, expired plates; Sarah Smith, 39, Benton, Ill., 74/60.

Tonia Lingafelter, 53, Grayville, Ill., 85/70; Gayla Wesley, 64, Henderson, N.C., 92/70; Ryan Henson, 37, Owensville, 75/55; Rickie Smith, 52, Horizon, Texas, improper display of license plate; Cooper Darr, 17, Evansville, 69/55; Leah Brown, 22, Evansville, 70/55; Robert Tallman, 29, Evansville, driving while suspended, 70/60; Daniel Zaragoza, 30, Fairfield, Ill., 80/70; Jorge Alvarez, 37, Cleveland, Tenn., 65/55; Mathew Knight, 32, Evansville, learner permit violation; Kathy Cooley, 63, Decatur, Ill., 101/70; Tasha Hyneman, 46, New Harmony, improper passing to left; Chase Timmons, 22, Mount Vernon, expired plates; Mark Sanderson, 40, Quitman, Miss., 69/55

Shelly Moore, 51, Cannelton, 73/55; Derek Brakie, 22, New Harmony, open container violation; Logan Fortune, 39, Boonville, 65/55; Katie Davis, 29, Lehi, Utah, expired plates.

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Heckert Office Supports Toys for Tots Drive

Drew Heckert, a local Edward Jones financial advisor, is supporting the local Toys for Tots program by using his office as a drop-off location for this year’s toy drive.

Local residents may help make a difference for children in the area by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy to the office, 431 East Fourth Street Mount Vernon, Ind.,

during regular business hours beginning November 9 through December 9. Monetary gifts cannot be accepted.

“With the holiday season around the corner, we are all getting ready for the festivities,” Heckert said. “And as this is the season of giving, now is a great time to remember the less fortunate in our community.”

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Posey Red Cross blessed with volunteer pair for near century

By Pam Robinson

Between the two of them, Martha Alldredge and Jerry Kuykendall have served the American Red Cross for 90 years, nearly a century. At 90 years old, Martha will celebrate 50 years next year of volunteering with the Red Cross in Posey County. Likewise, 79-year-old Jerry will mark 40 years of serving the local Red Cross in 2023.

The dynamic duo has worked as partners to teach First Aid and CPR. They have served in local shelters during, for example, floods. They have provided first aid stations at public gatherings—River Days, Kunstfest, Autumnfest—in Posey County.

They are paired up now to install up to three smoke alarms in a residence at no cost to the occupants. To receive their service in Posey County, residents may call the Southwest Chapter of the American Red Cross headquartered in Evansville at (812) 471-7200. Their names are then placed on a list for an appointment.

Jerry explains the State Fire Marshal supplies the smoke alarms. No Red Cross donations go to fund this free nationwide service. The residents in each state call their local chapter for smoke alarm installation.

As Jerry installs the new smoke alarms, he stresses the importance of realizing when a smoke alarm has reached the end of its life span.

“Here are words you need to put in all caps” Jerry insists, “SMOKE ALARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 10 YEARS. After 10 years, they become very unreliable. Sometimes they work. Sometimes they don’t.”

He puts an end to the myth that the smoke alarm works when the button is pushed on it and it beeps. “I don’t know how many people have told me, ‘Mine is OK. I pushed the button, and it went off.’ When they push the button, they are only checking the battery. Just because the battery works doesn’t mean the chemicals and the radioactive isotope will detect the smoke. The key thing that will save people’s lives,” he repeats, “is that they know TO REPLACE THEIR SMOKE ALARMS EVERY 10 YEARS.”

While Jerry handles the installation of the smoke alarms, Martha educates the occupants on fire prevention and safety. She discusses the common causes of fires, points out the need for at least one fire extinguisher in the home, notes good exits in case of fire, and underscores the wisdom of a family escape plan and family fire drills.

“Everywhere you put in a smoke alarm, the people are so appreciative,” Jerry states. I know my husband, Jim, and I are grateful for their visit to our home several weeks ago. We found out about the smoke alarm installation program during

a visit at the Red Cross booth put up for River Days. We had been testing and replacing batteries only, without realizing our smoke alarms were way past their expiration date. We believe our lives are protected much better now in case of a house fire.

Their goal is to save lives—and they have met it. “Two families got out safely after we installed smoke alarms. They didn’t have smoke alarms previously. Subsequently, there was a fire, and they got out safely,” Jerry recalls. “That includes one woman who absolutely, positively would have been dead. She would have died in the fire. That’s a blessing to know you saved a life.”

Martha and Jerry get help from another volunteer at times to install smoke alarms. Jerry says the three of them have placed smoke alarms in 484 homes in the past five years even after taking a year off due to COVID. The team has installed smoke alarms across socioeconomic borders, from modest homes to mansions. “They all need them,” Jerry states.

Martha and Jerry have helped the Red Cross in several ways. Martha has been awarded the State Volunteer of the Year award for Indiana. She recalls with pride a picture with a past Red Cross national chairman in Indianapolis.

She has been trained as a First Aid and CPR respondent, as a First Aid and CPR instructor for Posey County volunteers, and as a First Aid and CPR instructor-educator, which means she instructs the instructors across the state of Indiana! In addition, she has volunteered with Red Cross at health fairs and during local disasters.

What’s more, she served 45 years as the choir director at First Presbyterian Church in Mount Vernon, as a hospital volunteer for more than 25 years, and as a past Girl Scout leader. She still is on committees for the Girl Scouts after 50 years of service.

Martha started volunteering while bringing up her son and daughter. “I haven’t ever worked for money [in the workforce], she states. “I’ve volunteered all that time.”

Likewise, Jerry did all his volunteer work until 2005 (when he retired) while teaching. He taught English for 32 years in the MSD of Mount Vernon.

Jerry has served as a First Aid and CPR trained volunteer. After his training, he started teaching First Aid and CPR classes solo, then taught with his wife, Linda, and later still, he taught First Aid and CPR with Martha. Like Martha, he has also worked during local disasters.

Beyond that, Jerry has served on deployment outside the State of Indiana. In 2005, he helped out after Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, and Hurricane Wilma. A couple of years later, he served again after Hurricane Ike hit. He trav-

eled to Houston, Miami, and finally to Dallas and Fort Worth. Neither Martha nor Jerry have ever received payment for their volunteer work, and neither of them plan to stop volunteering. At 90, Martha says “volunteering is a way of life.” (She also brags a little about her age. “When you get that old, you’re proud of it,” she states.)

“I came from a family of volunteers,” she explains. “My dad was a Red Cross volunteer, and my aunt was a Red Cross volunteer and instructor. My dad didn’t do First Aid, but he was in disaster relief—in the ’37 Flood, for example.”

Likewise, volunteering was part of the family legacy for Jerry. “I listened to my father, Harry Kuykendall,” he comments. “And Harry Kuykendall’s favorite thing to say to me was, ‘Make yourself useful.’ That’s kind of built into me.”

Communities rely on volunteers like Martha and Jerry. It’s humbling to consider their lifelong service and sacrifice. They illustrate the difference one person can make, especially when that person works with one (or two) more people.

Across our nation, volunteers make a difference every day. As former President George H.W. Bush said, they create “a thousand points of light” by which we see the good in our world.

Daughters of American Revolution honor Good Citizens

Special to the News

The General Thomas Posey Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted a reception at the WMI in New Harmony on Sunday November 6 at 2 p.m. in honor of the winners of the 2022-23 Dar Good Citizens And Scholarship Awards from the Posey County High Schools. The award is given to a senior who displays the qualities of good citizenship—depend-

ability, service, leadership, and patriotism.

Each contestant is scored on their school activities, leadership roles, service to the community, high school transcripts, letters of reference, and responses to a few questions. Each is also judged on an essay titled Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Preserving It with the focus question, “How will the essential actions of a good citizen (de-

pendability, service, leadership, and patriotism) meet the challenges that America faces in this decade? The contestants did not see the title or focus question until they were given a two-hour timespan in which to write it. The students could have no reference material except a dictionary. Last year 6,134 students were recognized by local DAR Chapters and monetary awards of $467,818 were given by the chapters and states.

The winner of the Mount Vernon High School DAR Good Citizen Award is Mathania Ann Burnett, daughter of Troy and Cathy Burnett of Mount Vernon. North Posey High School’s DAR Good Citizen is Dharma Jane Fribley, daughter of Brian and Jennifer Fribley of Wadesville. The two entries are then scored by three judges and a county winner is named. The Posey County winner is entered in Indiana State Dar Good Citizen Competition. The Posey County DAR Good Citizen is Dharma Jane Fribley.

Left to right are DAR honoree Maty Burnett, DAR repRegent Terri Branson, and honoree Dharma Fribley. Photo supplied

Red Cross volunteers Martha Alldredge and Jerry Kuykendall. Photo by Pam Robinson

Volleyball Vikings end record season with awards banquet

By Chris Morlan

Another season wrapped up last Tuesday night for the North Posey volleyball team with an awards banquet at the school’s auditorium. The Lady Vikings had another historical season. They won back-to-back sectional championships (2021-2022) and were eliminated in the regional semifinal.

In her second season as the North Posey volleyball coach, Natalie Macaulay had put together two great teams. Over the last two seasons, North Posey has won 53 matches and only lost 14.

In the Pocket Athletic Conference over the past two years, North Posey is 22-2. “Another great season with an overall record of 26-8 and 11-1 in the PAC,” coach Macaulay said. “Our continued improvement and competitiveness were apparent this season. The girls wanted to win and worked well as a team to try to achieve that. Becoming back-to-back sectional champs was a great representation of that.”

Letter winners for the Lady Vikings were seniors Livie Maier, Erin Hoehn, and Brooklyn Goedde. For the junior class were Ashleigh Blankenship, Addie Fullop, Ava Lowe, Ashton Elpers, and Sibyl Renshaw. The sophomore class of Carly Douglas and Kaity Oakley. Freshman Siri Fullop, Mallory Luigs, Addie Murphy, Ella Weatherholt, Kyleigh Bender, and Jazalyn Ward.

The junior varsity award winners were Mallory Luigs for “Most Aces” and “Defensive Player of the Year.” Carly Douglas won the “Viking Pride” award. Ella Weatherholt received the “Offensive Player of the Year” award. Kyleigh Bender was presented the “Most Improved” award.

Winning seasonal awards for the varsity team were Addie Fullop for “Most Team Assists” and “Most Team Aces” awards. Livie Maier won the “Viking Pride” award. Erin Hoehn was presented as the varsity teams “Most Valuable Player of the Year.” Ashton Elpers received the “Defensive Player of the Year” award. Kaity Oakley won awards for “Most Improved” and “Most Blocks.” Siri Fullop won the teams “Hustle Award.”

Prior to the awards banquet, the Pocket Athletic Conference announced their allconference team. Selected for the first team All-PAC were Addie Fullop and Erin Hoehn. Making the Second Team All-PAC was Ashton Elpers. Another honor for Fullop, Hoehn, and Elpers was being named to the All-District First Team

Other awards the Lady Vikings received were seniors Livie Maier, Brooklyn Goedde, and Erin Hoehn for Academic All-State. In their careers, the following made the 1,000 club. They were Addie Fullop with 1,000 digs and 1,000 assists. Erin Hoehn had 1,000 digs and Ashton Elpers with 1,000 digs.

Lady Wildcats defeat Bosse, falter in PAC game at TC

By Trisha L. Lopez

The Mount Vernon girls basketball team kicked off its home opener on Saturday with a 41-31 win against Evansville Bosse.

The Wildcats (1-2) jumped out to an early lead against the Bulldogs (0-4) and never looked back.

Junior Arlissa Sharber led the way with 20 points in the contest.

Coach Kendra Steinhart praised Sharber’s ability to take care of the ball against an “aggressive defense.”

Senior Mallory Nurrenbern led the Cats defense with several blocks and rebounds and Steinhart said she was “very proud of her effort and determination on the court.”

Mount Vernon’s junior varsity squad picked up a win as well, besting the Bulldogs, 42-14.

Freshman Kiara Shepherd led the offense with eight points.

“The coaching staff is

very proud of the girls’ team performance (in both games against Bosse),” Steinhart said, calling the win a team effort with contributions from each player.

The Cats struggled at Tell City on Tuesday and fell to the Lady Marksmen, 57-25.

Sharber scored a teamleading 12 points with seven rebounds, one block and four steals against Tell City.

Nurrenbern had five points, one assist, six rebounds, one block and one steal.

Other scorers were: freshman Hannah McNeece, four points, two assists and two rebounds; junior Ashley Lilleston, two points, one assist, three rebounds and one steal; and junior Cora Bell, two points, one assist, three rebounds and one steal. Junior Molly Jones had three rebounds, one assist and one steal and junior Abbey Ries had two rebounds and one assist.

The Wildcats junior varsity team was defeated by Tell

City, 45-12.

Sophomore Chloe Swartz led the team with five points, one assist, three rebounds and one steal.

Freshman Abbie Powell had three points, two rebounds and one block. Sophomore Addison Chilton had two points and one rebound. McNeece had two points, two assists and three rebounds. Sophomore Olivia Robles had eight rebounds and five steals.

Steinhart said she hoped that Saturday’s success will set a tone for the team’s matchups against Evansville Reitz (2-1) today and its county rivalry game against North Posey (0-1) at home on Friday.

“I believe these wins will give us momentum into next week. We will continue to work hard in practice and prepare for Reitz and North Posey,” Steinhart said.

Team stats were unavailable for Saturday’s wins when this story was written.

Lady Vikings ousted by GS Lady Titans in season opener

By Chris Morlan

This year’s campaign of the North Posey girls’ basketball team should be an exciting brand for Viking Nation this season. Except, the Lady Vikings matched up against a very good Gibson Southern Lady Titans team last Friday night in their season opener and lost 67-42. “Definitely a tough opener, but I was proud of them not giving up,” North Posey coach Jessica Schenk said. “We’ll get there, lots of little things we need to clean up, but those little things turn into big possessions for teams.” Gibson Southern return many of their starters from a year ago, plus the Lady Titans demolished Castle in their season opener 67-44.

North Posey comes into this season with five players having a lot of previous varsity experience. This Lady Viking squad also brings in a talented freshman class that you will notice right away at the beginning of the season.

Gibson Southern controlled this game in the first quarter starting off with a 6-0 lead. The Lady Titans built that lead up to 19-3 with 2:30 left in the first quarter. Alexis Tucker and Ava Weisheit scored 17 of the Lady Titan 25 first quarter points. After the first eight minutes of the game, Gibson Southern led 25-8. North Posey played better in the second quarter switching their defense to a zone which helped them control the Gibson Southern scoring. At the halftime break, Gibson led 38-15.

Despite this game looking like a blowout going into the third quarter. North Posey played a great second half. The Lady Vikings won the third quarter 16-14 with freshman Ella Weatherholt, Mallory Luigs, Jazalyn Ward, and Elle Jo Johnson contributing with the team points. With one quarter remaining, Gibson led 52-31. North Posey struggled to get under 20 points down on the Lady Titans. Gibson Southern kept their lead up to 25 to 27 points and went on to win 67-42. In the second half, Gibson Southern only outscored North Posey by two points at 29-27. “They have definitely worked hard

Eagles beat SIU, face ND

University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball opened the NCAA Division I era at Screaming Eagles Arena with a 7153 victory Southern Illinois University Sunday afternoon. The Screaming Eagles start the year 1-1, while the Salukis begins 2022-23, 2-1.

The Eagles won the tip and jumped out to quick 6-2 lead in the contest. The Salukis did not let the Eagles get too far out front as the first half would feature 10 lead changes and six ties. USI had the largest lead of the open half with that early 6-2 advantage.

Junior guard Tyler Henry (Brooklyn, New York) led the way with in the first 20 minutes with eight points, including a threepoint bomb from the right corner to give the Eagles a 28-26 margin at halftime.

USI returns to the road this week when it travels to South Bend, Indiana, to play the University of Notre Dame and start action a series of three games that are a part of the Gotham Classic. In addition to the visit to Notre Dame, USI will visit St. Bonaventure University November 22 and Bowling Green State University November 26 as a part of the classic.

these last few weeks and the off season,” coach Schenk said. “There are a lot of moving parts we still have to get it right to be able to move forward.”

Like previously stated about the Lady Viking freshman class, this group of girls scored 32 of the teams 42 points in the game. North Posey was led in scoring by Luigs with 12 points, followed by Weatherholt with 10 points, Ward with five points, and Johnson with five points. Senior Lauren Kihn scored five points and sophomore Alyssa Heath finished with five points. Gibson Southern was led in scoring by Ava Tucker with a game-high 25 points. Schenk said, “Really looking forward to working with this group this season and seeing how they progress throughout the year.”

The North Posey junior varsity team opened the evening at Gibson Southern. North Posey played well in this season opener but came up short in the second half losing 35-28. The Lady Vikings led this game 16-14 at the half. Gibson stormed back and led 23-20 after three quarters. In the fourth quarter, Gibson extended their lead to 35-25 in the closing seconds until freshman Kyleigh Bender drained a three-point basket to cut the score to 35-28 as time expired.

Bender led the Lady Vikings in scoring with a game-high 13 points. Jazalyn Ward finished with four points, Addie Murphy scored three points, Elle Jo Johnson with three points, Laney Owens with two points, Jenna Wehmer with two points, and Mackenzie Mills with one free throw.

Award-winners at the North Posey annual volleyball banquet are, left to right, Kaity Oakley, Erin Hoehn, Livie Maier, Addie Fullop, and Ashton Elpers. Siri Fullop was not in the picture. Photo provided

Lady Wildcat Hannah McNeece drives around her Bosse defender during the Wildcat’s win during their home opener over the weekend. Photo by Garry Beeson

M-Club looks to make comeback as support is needed

By Trisha L. Lopez

Re-establishing an athletic hall of fame committee was on the agenda at Monday’s Mount Vernon M-Club meeting. Club leadership discussed committee needs and tried to recall the procedures that were in place prior to Covid shut downs. Names of members that are no longer active or have passed away were mentioned and someone said they knew that nine people would be needed to ensure that decisions could be reached.

A nine-person committee in a club struggling to find active members seemed a tall order when looking around at a room with roughly a dozen or so in attendance…three or four of which were guests and not currently listed on the club’s roster.

The Mount Vernon M-Club, organized in 1971 as a group of Wildcat fans dedicated to supporting the school’s athletic teams, is like many clubs and organizations. The school’s need for help has increased, but the group’s numbers have dwindled as members have gotten older and the next generation has, as yet, been less involved.

“One month ago, maybe two, we only had eight people (here),” M-Club President Mike Johnson said. “The only way to keep this going is to get younger guys here so they can learn how to do everything and take over…so 10 years from now, 20 years from now this M-Club is still going and still helping Mount Vernon kids.”

The M-Club provides vital assistance to the Mount Vernon High School athletic department, said Leigh Ann Latshaw, athletic director and M-Club member.

“With the increasing costs of everything from apparel, gear, equipment, officials, entry fees and transportation, the M-Club helps offset our costs by providing financial support directly to our programs,” Latshaw said. “Part of having a winning culture involves having a winning culture of support. The M-Club continues this culture of support, but it is getting more difficult and they need more people to step up and help carry the load.”

M-Club contributions helped the school buy a golf cart for the program’s athletic trainer, fund the Wildcat charter bus that teams use for game transportation, numerous sets of uniforms, practice gear, warm ups, youth equipment, a customized volleyball net system, a swim timing system, and a track and field record board. The club has also helped with the camera system used in both the gym and on the football field which allows coaches to view game film and provides fans at home with the opportunity to watch sporting events when they are unable to attend in person. The school’s new scorer’s table in the gym was also purchased with assistance from the M-Club.

IHSAA Regional Championships kick off Friday night

Mount Vernon Wrestling Coach Austin Bethel and Wildcats Swim Coach Erinn Jankowski attended Monday’s meeting to request funds for warm ups for the newly formed girls wrestling team and to replace outdated and failing technology on the pool’s timing system.

Members listened as Bethel described the excitement surrounding the new girls team and shared that the 13-girl roster the team is fielding in its inaugural season has surpassed even coaches’ hopes for early interest. Higher numbers means greater need for gear, and Bethel turned to the M-Club to see if they would be interested in supporting the fledgling program to provide warm-ups for the girls as they look to make history.

The M-Club didn’t hesitate. A unanimous vote led to full funding for the 14 warm ups requested and members asked Bethel if he thought that would be enough to sustain the team moving forward.

The swim team’s request was met with the same wholehearted support.

Johnson said the M-Club has supported junior high programs and hopes to raise funds to cover summer sports camp tuition for Mount Vernon youth as well.

“There’s many, many things that we’ve done,” Johnson said.

Membership costs $20 per year and Johnson said he understands that the busy schedules of young families may limit meeting attendance. The group is working to branch out to reach a new generation of future members. They have a Facebook page and are working towards providing online meeting access. They will offer online registration within the next few months.

“We understand. Our lives were the same way when our kids were involved in high school sports,” Johnson said.

Johnson, a 1970 Mount Vernon graduate, said he was invited to join the group by a member of his church. He’s served as president or vice president off and on for more than 20 years.

“I played baseball in high school. My son ran track. My daughter started volleyball and she also played softball. I just started coming. Here I am. I’ve been here ever since,” Johnson said.

The club’s original membership was open to just former male athletes, but has since expanded to include women, parents and Wildcat fans. They run concession stands at all home high school, junior high and unified track events. They host a golf scramble and an auction. They added the All In Poker Run in July. They meet the first Monday of each month at Faith United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon.

Latshaw said M-Club membership is a “great opportunity to

Across the state of the Indiana, the Indiana High School Athletic Association football playoffs were in action last Friday evening with the regional championships. There are six classes competing for state championships. Semi-state matchups are scheduled for November 18-19. The State Finals will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis with three games on Friday, November 25 and three games on Saturday, November 26. Regional final results are below

(Class 5A) Castle 31, Bloomington South 14: The Knight upset third-ranked Bloomington South 31-14 to advance to the semi-state championship to play at home against second ranked Whiteland. This is Castle’s second regional championship in the past three seasons. Antonio Harris led the Knights in rushing with 26 carries for 103 yards and two touchdowns.

(Class 4A) East Central 35, Evansville Memorial 21: The Tigers season ended but this team fought to the end. East Central led 28-0 at the half. Memorial scored all 21 points in the fourth quarter, coming up short as time expired. For the season, Memorial finished with nine wins and four losses. Memorial started off this season at 0-2. East Central will advances to the semi-state championship with a home game against second-ranked Indianapolis Roncalli who upset top ranked New Palestine 20-7.

pay it forward to the student athletes of the Mount Vernon community.”

“M-Club was founded by alumni who bleed maroon and gray. Becoming a member helps ensure the legacy of those who started the organization while helping to secure the future of Mount Vernon athletics,” Latshaw said. “There are all kinds of opportunities to get involved in their activities besides just being a financial contributor. Our chain gang does all of the high school and junior high football games. They are M-Club members and they’ve been doing this for over 40 years. They are looking to pass the torch on to a younger generation.”

She said the scholarships and Hall of Fame recognition MClub provides deserve recognition.

“When selected, the students maybe don’t realize the full sense of how they are being honored, but they are given in the name of deceased members who played a huge role in not only forming the club, but in also giving back to the athletic teams in service and monetarily,” Latshaw said.

Joe Newcomb, Mount Vernon varsity boys basketball coach, entered Monday’s meeting just before it was set to begin, having come straight from the first official day of practice.

Members asked him about his thoughts on the team. He shrugged and grinned. It was the first day of tryouts. He didn’t have much to share, but said he was glad to be back in the gym. No one asked for predictions on wins and losses. Most just seemed interested in supporting what the fourth-year skipper is trying to accomplish.

“I really enjoy the opportunity to be a part of M-Club and interacting with people in the community that want nothing more than to help our sports teams succeed,” Newcomb said.

Newcomb, a father of three, understands the value of time and the many directions young families are pulled as they try to balance a home life with school, work and extracurricular activities. He believes that M-Club involvement would be beneficial to many Wildcat fans in whatever capacity best suits their schedules.

“I know many people are spread thin and asked to do a lot, but any amount of time or help would be greatly appreciated and, in the long run, comes back to all of our athletes,” Newcomb said. “I am thankful for everything that the M-Club has done and look forward to seeing what they continue to do to help all of our Wildcats.”

For more information about the Mount Vernon M-Club, contact Mike Johnson at 812-459-5974 or visit the group on Facebook at Mount Vernon M-Club.

(Class 3A) Lawrenceburg 31, Southridge 7: The Raiders led this matchup closing out the first half at 7-6. Lawrenceburg Tigers rattled off 25 points in the second half to defeat the Raiders 31-7. Southridge ended their successful season with 11 wins and two losses. Lawrenceburg will play at Monrovia in the semi-state championship.

(Class 2A) Linton-Stockton 60, Lapel 24: The top ranked Miners led this entire game over Lapel in a home matchup. Miner quarterback Hunter Gennicks threw for two touchdown passes and rushed for three more scores. Linton-Stockton running backs Bradyn Cox and Braden Walters each scored two touchdowns. The Miners remain undefeated with a 13-0 record. Linton-Stockton will travel to Evansville to play at the Reitz Bowl against the sixth ranked Mater Dei Wildcats for the semi-state championship.

(Class 2A) Evansville Mater Dei 35, Triton Central 28: Fourth ranked Triton Central led 13-7 after one quarter. Mater Dei stayed in the game and went to the half with this matchup tied at 21-21. The game changer was in the third quarter when Aiden Scheu intercepted at Triton Central pass. That led to a Mason Wunderlich rushing touchdown. Wunderlich scored three touchdowns in the game. This win gave the Wildcats their third consecutive regional championship. Next up for the Wildcats is against the top ranked Linton-Stockton Miners at the Reitz Bowl.

Mount Vernon volleyball players honored for performance

By Trisha L. Lopez

37 aces, 23 solo blocks and 212

Senior

received first team All Pocket Athletic Conference honors. Kelley had 94 kills, 15 blocks, 16 aces, 145 digs and 227 assists against conference opponents in 2022. Kelley was also named to the All PAC team in 2021.

Nurrenbern and senior Brooke Sledd received honorable mention All PAC recognition. Sledd had 22 aces, 26 assists and 203 digs against conference foes. Nurrenbern had 141 kills, 12 blocks, 17 aces and 101 digs in conference play. Nurrenbern earned all conference honors in 2021 as well.

Joining Nurrenbern on the 3A South All District Team are: Dylan DeCoursey, Emma Wagler and Colleen Trambaugh, Barr Reeve; Avery Parris, Evansville Reitz; Ella Chapman, Greensburg Community; Savannah Gogel, Heritage Hills; Grace Purichia, Lilly Kaiser, Lilly Tappel and Mackenzie

Wagner, Providence; and Addison Makun, Silver Creek.

Joining Kelley on the All PAC first team are: Payge Johnson, Jenna Donohoo, Ava Kissel and Brianna Marx, Tecumseh; Gogel; Erin Hoehn and Addison Fullop, North Posey; Bailey Keusch, Southridge; and Rylee Johnson, Gibson Southern.

Second team All PAC honorees are: Kenzie Shulz and Katelynn Englert, Forest Park; Olivia Susnjara and Avery Vinson, Heritage Hills; Jaylin Boger, Tecumseh; Abby Deal, Gibson Southern; Ashton Elpers, North Posey; Gracie Newton, Boonville; Lexie Onyett, Pike Central; and Haley Davis, Princeton.

Honorable mention PAC honorees are: Sledd and Nurrenbern; Kenna Garland, Washington; Rylie Schroeder and Korynne Embry, Tell City; Ashlyn Shoultz, Pike Central; and Claire Hagedorn, Forest Park.

North Posey senior baseball standout Adyn Collins is surrounded by parents Jennifer and Randy Collins as he signs his letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career next year at Quincy College. Photo submitted

North Posey senior baseball player Adyn Collins signed this week to continue his career at Quincy College.

NORTH POSEY

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

ADYN COLLINS

Mount Vernon’s Arlissa Sharber led the Wildcats in scoring during their most recent contest. Sharber figures to be a major part of Wildcat success.

A trio of Mount Vernon volleyball players has earned recognition for their work in the 2022 season.

Senior Mallory Nurrenbern was one of 12 players selected for the 3A South All District Team for the second year in a row. Nurrenbern led the Wildcats offense with 292 kills,

digs.

Kaleigh Kelley

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North Elementary School held Grandparents Night on November 2, 2022. Pictured left to right are: Aiden Moore, Avery Rutledge, Theresa Bratcher, Dan Bratcher, Liam Moore, and Callie Moore. In front is Nolan Elder. Photo supplied

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St. Philip Catholic School Race for Education Fundraiser

Raised $32,000 this year and met the goal... so, Principal Kellie Kelsey and Priest Fr. Ryan Hildebrand greeted the students Friday, October 14, 2022 from the School Roof!

Later that day, they held a walk and celebrated a successful fundraiser! Kids enjoyed Kona Ice, and competed in a school spirit competition.

The Sixth Grade class took the Win!

The profits support the PTO budget. They also plan to make needed improvements to the school, and make advancements in school technology and security.

Conner Elfreich, Trent Mulherin, Nash Stratman, Isaiah Allford, Brody Bacon, Waylon Dewig, Ben Deeg, and Zach Hutton.

Fourth Grade, front row, l to r: June Reyher, Cassidy Darr, Katelin Weber, Brinkley Lottes, Kaylee Hawes, Winnie Wargel, Avery Brandenstein, Grant Gansman, and Ellee Reddington. Back row, l to r: Alex Brown, Eli Allford, Liam Dewig, Beau Newton, Caleb Beach, Preston Harris, William Norman, Riley Sutton, Sophia Anderson, Macy Birchler, Jessica DeVault, and Lilly Folz.

Sixth Grade, front l to r: Chelsea Hutton, Libbyanne Gansmen, Mary Shockley, Caleb Hauke, Avery Sanders, and Elley Sanders. Middle row, l to r: Mia Weinzapfel, Evelyn Neimier, Fischer Schenk, Eli Sutton, Ozzy Rehyer, Olivia Stratman, Hadlie Scheu, Mallory Rhodes, Jackson Hays, Dillan Dalrymple, and Samuel Laury. Back row, l to r: Anderson Bone, Waylon Mitchell, Lilah Bigge, Rhea Singh, Beau Nottingham, Mrs. Kourtney Lannert, and Reid Hansen.

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United Way of Posey County’s celebrates Day of Caring

Special to the News

The United Way of Posey County just completed its 7th annual Day of Caring event this past Friday, September 23rd with 310 volunteers completing 46 projects across Posey County, which was generously sponsored by SABIC.

Dan Ritter, Chair of the event, commented on the Day of Caring. “We had an outstanding number of volunteers on such a beautiful day, making a huge impact on our community. The Day of Caring is a great example of how the United Way not only raises funds, but also brings together volunteers focused on making a difference.” Teams involved in the event were Qualex, AztraZenca, Infinity Molding, CenterPoint and the CenterPoint AB Brown Plant, CGB, Apex Engineering, GAF, Valero, Brands Safeway, Nix’s, BWXT, two Mount Vernon High School student teams, Bankers team (members of United Fidelity Bank,

Fifth Third, Crane), North Posey High School students, New Harmony Garden Club, MV Master Garden Club, the Mayor of MV, 11 SABIC teams and a SABIC retirees’ group. To start the day breakfast was sponsored by McDonalds and Subway and delivered by United Way of Posey County staff and board members.

Keely Winiger, Executive Director also commented.

“One of the key themes of the United Way of Posey County is Local People helping Local People and the Day of Caring truly exemplifies this. We hope that this love of our Day of Caring spills over to our campaign. Financial support for our agencies needs to help our community is critical as well” This year’s campaign goal is $575,000. This campaign will support funding to: Albion Fellows Bacon Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boy Scouts of America Buffalo Trace Council, Catholic Charities, Children’s Learning Center,

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Paula Carr and Jackie Straw of Infinity Molding work at the Posey County Fairgrounds during the UW Day of Caring. Photos by Dave Pearce