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Special election set for Sept. 10
“I just want it to be right,” Pryor said. “You just can’t hide from the truth at the end of the day.”
Chad Pryor was one of the first to the polls on the day of the 2019 Primary Election.
Not only was he working, he was on the ballot for District 4 City Council. But, when he went to vote, he couldn’t vote for himself. Poll workers were eventually able to allow Pryor to vote for himself, but that’s when he knew something was off.
“About an hour and a half later, one of my neighbors ran into the same problem,” he said. “He ended up having to write it in on a provisional ballot. They assured him that he’d get to vote… His votes ended up not being counted at all, in the long run.”
Those neighbors normally voted Republican, but switched to Democrat to vote for him. They were mailed notification that they would vote in a different location due to the small election. District 4 was the only contested race. There was no one at the polling place.
“Him and his wife took the time to come out and vote for me and they were in there for 35 minutes. She came out livid. He come out with a paper and said, ‘This is what they gave me. I hope my vote counts.’ They didn’t.”
Just three weeks before the election, Pryor said he was notified that more than 200 people were being moved from District 4 to another district. He said he questioned then why they would do that so close to the election.
“They said they were just following procedure, since District 4 was so much bigger than others due to the annexation,” he said.
Pryor said that throughout the day, he and his opponent, Steve Byers, both noticed that multiple people that were moved to a different district vote anyway.
“That’s one thing I want to make clear: I used the information they provided. It was never anything that I guessed or made up on my own. This was strictly information from the courthouse.”
After the numbers came in, Byers won by 28 votes. Pryor said he went about his business that evening, but was contacted by the city’s attorney, Mark Phillips, the following day. He asked to have a meeting that day. Phillips, along with the attorney for the annexation, said that he realized that the election didn’t go as planned and that what Pryor and Byers did with that information was up to them, but that the city was going to open an investigation into the election.
After a week of no information, he went to the clerk’s office and spoke with both Cathy Over, administrative staff in the election office, and Patty Perry, Warrick County Clerk. He said he got the feeling they wanted to just do a recount.
“A recount is only going to count what you’ve got,” Pryor said. “I said, ‘I’m not interested in doing that. I think, from what I’ve been told and what I know, some boundary lines maybe wasn’t in place and people got to vote who shouldn’t have.’ I don’t know if it would have changed the election or not, but it needs to be right.”
Pryor said that he doesn’t want to sound negative, but he feels like no one really knew what to do. It comes down to accountability.
“I sat up there from 2:30 to closing time trying to make heads or tails of this,” he said.
They contacted the IT company they use and they couldn’t explain it, either.
“Several things happened that day that made me think… something really did happen here,” he said.
Before he left the office, Perry said she would call a special hearing of the election board the following day at 11 a.m. Twenty minutes before the hearing, Pryor said he heard from Phillips, who said he believed they’d have more information for him that day. When Pryor informed him that he was on his way to a hearing, Phillips was surprised. He asked to join him.
“You could feel the tension when I walked in there,” he said.
Phillips announced that it would have been nice to know about the hearing when he was there 20 minutes before.
“There was definitely some shadiness on someone’s part at that point,” he said.
The proceedings left Pryor with the feeling that he had to see this through to the end in the interest of a fair election. His father was in politics for years. He said he’s not one to believe rumors and assumptions and always tries to get to the facts.
“The further I got, the more I kept finding out. I just fed on that. Throughout the meeting, several of the questions I had before when it was just me, Patty and Cathy, they were trying to help me figure out, nobody would answer.”
They told him repeatedly that he would have to hire an attorney to get the answers to the questions he had been asking. He told them that he didn’t have to have an attorney to run for office and questioned why he had to hire one to prove to them that their information was wrong. The county’s attorney then told him that it was not required that he retain legal counsel, but it was probably a good idea.
“When I left there that day, I went to Warren Mathias and presented him with my information,” he said. “By all means, he was on top of it immediately.”
Pryor only had two weeks from the election to file the paperwork. Conveniently, the election clerk was not in the office the Monday before the deadline, which made it more difficult for him to meet the Tuesday at noon deadline. He did, though.
“They tried to set a hearing for November after the general election,” he said. “Warren was able to get that moved up.”
That hearing was held three weeks ago. Pryor said it wasn’t what he expected. Everything was done in one day.
“I couldn’t have been more thrilled with how it went down,” he said. “The only thing I don’t like about this is I was out of pocket for legal counsel and now it looks like I’m going to be out of pocket for the cost of the election.”
He doesn’t know the cost yet, but he’s fueled by the desire for the election process to be righted.
“I just want it to be right,” Pryor said. “You just can’t hide from the truth at the end of the day.”
A special election will be held Sept. 10. The District 4 race between Pryor and Byers will be the only one on the ballot.
“At this point, it’s the only thing that’s right to do. You can’t just take people out (of districts) and put them where you want them without having all that information certified. You can’t have a fair election.”
The county will have information about absentee and early voting to Pryor’s attorney soon, along with the amount he will have to pay. That is still a point of contention for him, but he’s not ready to say he will sue the county to be reimbursed. He said he’d more than likely eat the cost if it comes to a couple hundred dollars or so.
“It’s not my fault,” he said. “I don’t feel like I should have to sue anybody when they’ve clearly been negligent. I think it ought to be common sense.”
Pryor said he would like to say thank you to those who have stood up for him.
“I want people to know how much I appreciate their support,” he said. “It meant the world to me that I had people come up and testify on my behalf… It means the world to me, all the text messages, emails, Facebook comments, things like that. I try not to gloat about it, but I want people to know that I’m so happy about the outcome of it and I appreciate the support and look forward to another - hopefully cleaner - election in September."
Not only was he working, he was on the ballot for District 4 City Council. But, when he went to vote, he couldn’t vote for himself. Poll workers were eventually able to allow Pryor to vote for himself, but that’s when he knew something was off.
“About an hour and a half later, one of my neighbors ran into the same problem,” he said. “He ended up having to write it in on a provisional ballot. They assured him that he’d get to vote… His votes ended up not being counted at all, in the long run.”
Those neighbors normally voted Republican, but switched to Democrat to vote for him. They were mailed notification that they would vote in a different location due to the small election. District 4 was the only contested race. There was no one at the polling place.
“Him and his wife took the time to come out and vote for me and they were in there for 35 minutes. She came out livid. He come out with a paper and said, ‘This is what they gave me. I hope my vote counts.’ They didn’t.”
Just three weeks before the election, Pryor said he was notified that more than 200 people were being moved from District 4 to another district. He said he questioned then why they would do that so close to the election.
“They said they were just following procedure, since District 4 was so much bigger than others due to the annexation,” he said.
Pryor said that throughout the day, he and his opponent, Steve Byers, both noticed that multiple people that were moved to a different district vote anyway.
“That’s one thing I want to make clear: I used the information they provided. It was never anything that I guessed or made up on my own. This was strictly information from the courthouse.”
After the numbers came in, Byers won by 28 votes. Pryor said he went about his business that evening, but was contacted by the city’s attorney, Mark Phillips, the following day. He asked to have a meeting that day. Phillips, along with the attorney for the annexation, said that he realized that the election didn’t go as planned and that what Pryor and Byers did with that information was up to them, but that the city was going to open an investigation into the election.
After a week of no information, he went to the clerk’s office and spoke with both Cathy Over, administrative staff in the election office, and Patty Perry, Warrick County Clerk. He said he got the feeling they wanted to just do a recount.
“A recount is only going to count what you’ve got,” Pryor said. “I said, ‘I’m not interested in doing that. I think, from what I’ve been told and what I know, some boundary lines maybe wasn’t in place and people got to vote who shouldn’t have.’ I don’t know if it would have changed the election or not, but it needs to be right.”
Pryor said that he doesn’t want to sound negative, but he feels like no one really knew what to do. It comes down to accountability.
“I sat up there from 2:30 to closing time trying to make heads or tails of this,” he said.
They contacted the IT company they use and they couldn’t explain it, either.
“Several things happened that day that made me think… something really did happen here,” he said.
Before he left the office, Perry said she would call a special hearing of the election board the following day at 11 a.m. Twenty minutes before the hearing, Pryor said he heard from Phillips, who said he believed they’d have more information for him that day. When Pryor informed him that he was on his way to a hearing, Phillips was surprised. He asked to join him.
“You could feel the tension when I walked in there,” he said.
Phillips announced that it would have been nice to know about the hearing when he was there 20 minutes before.
“There was definitely some shadiness on someone’s part at that point,” he said.
The proceedings left Pryor with the feeling that he had to see this through to the end in the interest of a fair election. His father was in politics for years. He said he’s not one to believe rumors and assumptions and always tries to get to the facts.
“The further I got, the more I kept finding out. I just fed on that. Throughout the meeting, several of the questions I had before when it was just me, Patty and Cathy, they were trying to help me figure out, nobody would answer.”
They told him repeatedly that he would have to hire an attorney to get the answers to the questions he had been asking. He told them that he didn’t have to have an attorney to run for office and questioned why he had to hire one to prove to them that their information was wrong. The county’s attorney then told him that it was not required that he retain legal counsel, but it was probably a good idea.
“When I left there that day, I went to Warren Mathias and presented him with my information,” he said. “By all means, he was on top of it immediately.”
Pryor only had two weeks from the election to file the paperwork. Conveniently, the election clerk was not in the office the Monday before the deadline, which made it more difficult for him to meet the Tuesday at noon deadline. He did, though.
“They tried to set a hearing for November after the general election,” he said. “Warren was able to get that moved up.”
That hearing was held three weeks ago. Pryor said it wasn’t what he expected. Everything was done in one day.
“I couldn’t have been more thrilled with how it went down,” he said. “The only thing I don’t like about this is I was out of pocket for legal counsel and now it looks like I’m going to be out of pocket for the cost of the election.”
He doesn’t know the cost yet, but he’s fueled by the desire for the election process to be righted.
“I just want it to be right,” Pryor said. “You just can’t hide from the truth at the end of the day.”
A special election will be held Sept. 10. The District 4 race between Pryor and Byers will be the only one on the ballot.
“At this point, it’s the only thing that’s right to do. You can’t just take people out (of districts) and put them where you want them without having all that information certified. You can’t have a fair election.”
The county will have information about absentee and early voting to Pryor’s attorney soon, along with the amount he will have to pay. That is still a point of contention for him, but he’s not ready to say he will sue the county to be reimbursed. He said he’d more than likely eat the cost if it comes to a couple hundred dollars or so.
“It’s not my fault,” he said. “I don’t feel like I should have to sue anybody when they’ve clearly been negligent. I think it ought to be common sense.”
Pryor said he would like to say thank you to those who have stood up for him.
“I want people to know how much I appreciate their support,” he said. “It meant the world to me that I had people come up and testify on my behalf… It means the world to me, all the text messages, emails, Facebook comments, things like that. I try not to gloat about it, but I want people to know that I’m so happy about the outcome of it and I appreciate the support and look forward to another - hopefully cleaner - election in September."
Thank you
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We know the square is a mess. We know it's a hassle to find parking - or even just drive around. Please make the effort. Your neighbors and friends rely on it.
There simply would not be a magazine without our partners. We always encourage you to shop local, and these advertisers are why. Shopping at a locally-owned business keeps your dollars in the community.
We know the square is a mess. We know it's a hassle to find parking - or even just drive around. Please make the effort. Your neighbors and friends rely on it.
A guide to road paving
Reach Alert sent out a message saying that road paving is currently underway in the city.
On the map, the areas indicated in pink are on this schedule for this year. The other two colors have been done in the last two years.
Scroll down for instructions on how to sign up for Reach Alert!
On the map, the areas indicated in pink are on this schedule for this year. The other two colors have been done in the last two years.
Scroll down for instructions on how to sign up for Reach Alert!
A city under construction
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The square isn't the only gig in town.
The housing project, a partnership between MVAH Partners and Boonville Now, is well under way. The development is being funded by the sale of housing tax credits awarded by the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority (IHCDA), IHCDA’s Development Fund and an AHP grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis. The apartments between Locust and Main streets is seeing concrete and frame work. The townhomes on Ninth Street are obviously recognizable. There are homes being built all over the city, as well. Boonville Homes will serve families who desire high-quality, affordable rental housing. The 44-unit community will include a mix of one- and two-bedroom garden apartment homes, two- and three-bedroom townhomes and four-bedroom single-family homes complete with energy-efficient features and a multitude of amenities normally found in luxury communities. However, rents will be set at affordable rates. For more information on the development of Boonville Homes, or other MVAH Partner communities, please email us at Boonville.homes@mvahpartners.com, or visit MVAHPartners.com. |
Stay in the know
With all the construction going on, it's hard to know from day-to-day what hassles the square will provide.
The city uses Reach Alerts. It can text or email (or both) when something is going on - when streets are closed, hydrant testing or just general happenings with the construction.
To sign up:
1. Go to www.ReachAlert.com and Click on MY ACCOUNT.
2. Select CREATE ACCOUNT.
3. Follow the prompts and enter your preferred contact information
4. Network Name: type Boonville (click on our name when it appears.)
5. Select Resident or Business (could be both).
6. Enter your address and click on it when it appears in drop-down list.
If you opted to receive text alerts, Reach Alert will send a text message to your cell phone immediately upon completion of your registration. Please enter the 4-digit number on the registration screen and then click the word VALIDATE. If you do not receive this message, please call Reach Alert.
The city uses Reach Alerts. It can text or email (or both) when something is going on - when streets are closed, hydrant testing or just general happenings with the construction.
To sign up:
1. Go to www.ReachAlert.com and Click on MY ACCOUNT.
2. Select CREATE ACCOUNT.
3. Follow the prompts and enter your preferred contact information
4. Network Name: type Boonville (click on our name when it appears.)
5. Select Resident or Business (could be both).
6. Enter your address and click on it when it appears in drop-down list.
If you opted to receive text alerts, Reach Alert will send a text message to your cell phone immediately upon completion of your registration. Please enter the 4-digit number on the registration screen and then click the word VALIDATE. If you do not receive this message, please call Reach Alert.
Shaking up sports
Boonville High School athletics are getting ready for a shake up.
Following the departure of Mt. Carmel withdrew from the Big Eight Conference in order to get in enough district games to compete in the Illinois state football tournament. Then Jasper and Vincennes Lincoln announced plans to join the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference for the 2020-2021 school year.
That left only Boonville, Princeton, Mt. Vernon and Washington. All four of those teams will now join the Pocket Athletic Conference for the 2020-2021 school year.
The move makes the PAC one of the larger in the area. It will be comprised of 13 teams in all sports except football. Tecumseh High School remains independent in football, but participates in the PAC for all other sports.
The Big Eight Conference will fold at the end of the 2019-2020 school year.
Following the departure of Mt. Carmel withdrew from the Big Eight Conference in order to get in enough district games to compete in the Illinois state football tournament. Then Jasper and Vincennes Lincoln announced plans to join the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference for the 2020-2021 school year.
That left only Boonville, Princeton, Mt. Vernon and Washington. All four of those teams will now join the Pocket Athletic Conference for the 2020-2021 school year.
The move makes the PAC one of the larger in the area. It will be comprised of 13 teams in all sports except football. Tecumseh High School remains independent in football, but participates in the PAC for all other sports.
The Big Eight Conference will fold at the end of the 2019-2020 school year.
City council race comes under fire
The Boonville City Council election is coming under fire after a candidate filed an election complaint Tuesday.
Chad Pryor, a democratic candidate for district 4, filed the complaint. He alleges that voting machines contained incorrect district maps in the May primary election. He goes on to give specific examples of voters living in district 4 not being able to vote for their representative and voters living outside district 4 being able to vote.
Pryor alleges that a candidate in district 3 received absentee votes from district 4 and that the vote totals reported were 171, despite the clerk's office counting less than 160.
Pryor also states that voters living in different districts were allowed to vote for district 4, while some voters living in district 4 were not given the option of voting for Pryor. In fact, the complaint says that when Pryor went to vote, he was not listed on his own ballot when he went to vote. Election officials had to make concessions for him to vote, which was the first cause of concern for Pryor.
The complaint says that Pryor believes it is impossible to determine the winner of the election due to the discrepancies. He lists Boon 5 and 7, those immediately neighboring those two precincts and the newly-annexed area as potentially compromised.
Pryor believes that the issue can be electronically resolved and a recount can determine the winner.
According to the election summary on warrickcounty.gov, incumbent Steve Byers won the election, 112-84. This is a developing story. Check back for updates!
Chad Pryor, a democratic candidate for district 4, filed the complaint. He alleges that voting machines contained incorrect district maps in the May primary election. He goes on to give specific examples of voters living in district 4 not being able to vote for their representative and voters living outside district 4 being able to vote.
Pryor alleges that a candidate in district 3 received absentee votes from district 4 and that the vote totals reported were 171, despite the clerk's office counting less than 160.
Pryor also states that voters living in different districts were allowed to vote for district 4, while some voters living in district 4 were not given the option of voting for Pryor. In fact, the complaint says that when Pryor went to vote, he was not listed on his own ballot when he went to vote. Election officials had to make concessions for him to vote, which was the first cause of concern for Pryor.
The complaint says that Pryor believes it is impossible to determine the winner of the election due to the discrepancies. He lists Boon 5 and 7, those immediately neighboring those two precincts and the newly-annexed area as potentially compromised.
Pryor believes that the issue can be electronically resolved and a recount can determine the winner.
According to the election summary on warrickcounty.gov, incumbent Steve Byers won the election, 112-84. This is a developing story. Check back for updates!
Summer Trail Camp at Scales Lake
Boonville Bike Club will host a Summer Trail Camp each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon at Scales Lake. The camp will teach trail riding, trail work, dirt jumping and bike maintenance. It is open to students in first through 12th grades. For more information, visit www.trail-heads.org or facebook.com/groups/trailheadssouthwestindiana.
Kids Korner 2019 kicks off
Main Street United Methodist Church will provide lunch during summer vacation to children at Boonville City Lake.
Lunch will be served Monday through Friday (with the exception of Memorial Day and the 4th of July) from 11 a.m. to noon and is free to all.
Lunch will be served Monday through Friday (with the exception of Memorial Day and the 4th of July) from 11 a.m. to noon and is free to all.
Conservation Crusaders!
Looking for some summer educational fun? The Conservation Crusaders, a summer nature series, is currently hosting signups.
Warrick County Conservation Crusaders is a FREE summer program designed to provide fun, hands on outdoor education to kids of all ages. Attend multiple programs to earn a prize package and an invitation to our end of summer celebration following the August 6 program.
To sign up, click here.
Warrick County Conservation Crusaders is a FREE summer program designed to provide fun, hands on outdoor education to kids of all ages. Attend multiple programs to earn a prize package and an invitation to our end of summer celebration following the August 6 program.
To sign up, click here.
Commissioners explain tree removal
Warrick Commissioners explain unexpected need to remove trees on Court House Lawn.
The county did not want to cut these trees down, it wasn’t even part of the conversation, however it was pointed out that limbs were dropping out of the trees and the tree on the Southwest corner wasn’t even producing leaves. An assessment needed to be done. The first arborist consulted said he could come and give us a report, but he was familiar with the Oak trees and because of the Wasp galls they needed to be taken down, no treatments were going to help. We then consulted Purdue Agriculture and were given the same opinion. After hiring another (second) certified arborist to provide an official written assessment, who also made the determination to remove the trees, we consulted a third and final arborist who gave us the same recommendation. Three certified arborists and an expert from Purdue said the same thing, the sidewalk project had cut as much as 50% of the roots and severely compacted the soil, the already diseased trees, for the safety of the square, need removed.
We will place more trees on the square. A variety of native, assorted species will be chosen.
Some excerpts from the written assessment:
A level 2 basic assessment was performed on five trees in the landscape of the Warrick
County Courthouse, located at 1 County Square, Boonville, Indiana
This risk assessment covers a three-year time frame and is based on conditions present at the time of assessment.
In tree risk assessment, targets are: people who could be injured, property that may be damaged, or activities that could be disrupted by tree failure. I identified three targets for each of the trees:
1. The courthouse building.
2. 2. Pedestrians on sidewalk.
3. 3. Traffic in streets.
All five trees examined in this risk assessment have been damaged by the trenching and excavation of the soil. The root damage caused by the soil disturbance may cause the trees to uproot during storms, which may cause significant damage and injury to vehicles, the courthouse building, and pedestrians. Even if the trees do not blow over, the amount of root damage may cause the trees to decline and die within the next five to seven years, at which time they will need to be removed.
It is my recommendation that all five trees listed in this assessment be removed as soon as possible. This is first and foremost to protect the public. Of secondary consideration is the aesthetics of dying trees on the property of the county courthouse. Also, removing the trees will allow easier regrading of the property on the south side of the courthouse property.
The county did not want to cut these trees down, it wasn’t even part of the conversation, however it was pointed out that limbs were dropping out of the trees and the tree on the Southwest corner wasn’t even producing leaves. An assessment needed to be done. The first arborist consulted said he could come and give us a report, but he was familiar with the Oak trees and because of the Wasp galls they needed to be taken down, no treatments were going to help. We then consulted Purdue Agriculture and were given the same opinion. After hiring another (second) certified arborist to provide an official written assessment, who also made the determination to remove the trees, we consulted a third and final arborist who gave us the same recommendation. Three certified arborists and an expert from Purdue said the same thing, the sidewalk project had cut as much as 50% of the roots and severely compacted the soil, the already diseased trees, for the safety of the square, need removed.
We will place more trees on the square. A variety of native, assorted species will be chosen.
Some excerpts from the written assessment:
A level 2 basic assessment was performed on five trees in the landscape of the Warrick
County Courthouse, located at 1 County Square, Boonville, Indiana
This risk assessment covers a three-year time frame and is based on conditions present at the time of assessment.
In tree risk assessment, targets are: people who could be injured, property that may be damaged, or activities that could be disrupted by tree failure. I identified three targets for each of the trees:
1. The courthouse building.
2. 2. Pedestrians on sidewalk.
3. 3. Traffic in streets.
All five trees examined in this risk assessment have been damaged by the trenching and excavation of the soil. The root damage caused by the soil disturbance may cause the trees to uproot during storms, which may cause significant damage and injury to vehicles, the courthouse building, and pedestrians. Even if the trees do not blow over, the amount of root damage may cause the trees to decline and die within the next five to seven years, at which time they will need to be removed.
It is my recommendation that all five trees listed in this assessment be removed as soon as possible. This is first and foremost to protect the public. Of secondary consideration is the aesthetics of dying trees on the property of the county courthouse. Also, removing the trees will allow easier regrading of the property on the south side of the courthouse property.
Environmental Science class looking for sponsors
Boonville High School's Environmental Science class is looking for sponsors for its Courtyard Pond Project.
Several levels of sponsorships are available - Gold for $100, Black for $75, White for $50 and Pioneer for $25. Proceeds will be used to replace the 17-year-old pond system. Checks can be made out to Boonville High School, with Pond in the memo. For more information, contact Becky Schnur at Boonville High School.
Several levels of sponsorships are available - Gold for $100, Black for $75, White for $50 and Pioneer for $25. Proceeds will be used to replace the 17-year-old pond system. Checks can be made out to Boonville High School, with Pond in the memo. For more information, contact Becky Schnur at Boonville High School.
A message from BHS administration
Parent / Guardians,
From time-to-time, there are fashionable trends or internet sensations that relate directly to our students – your children – that we want to make sure you know about. Some of those include JUULs, Synthetic/Look-alike drugs and the latest ‘buzz,’ social media challenges. Some of these have been around for years, such as the “Choking Challenge.” Others are just beginning to become known. A recent ‘challenge’ that’s of concern to us is the Instagram challenge, 2019 Summer Bucket List Challenge. This ‘challenge’ is for the most part playful and involves those participating doing silly, benign stunts such as licking whip cream off of someone’s face, all the while recording it to earn ‘points’ toward the challenge.
However, some of these ‘challenges’ involves throwing eggs at people, approaching complete strangers and spray painting items. These actions can be considered assault and vandalism, which would result in charges from law enforcement. Please know that our main concern is first, and foremost, the safety of our students whether they are at school or away from our buildings. The Choking Challenge recently took the life of a young man in Evansville. So, this does hit close to home.
To the best of our knowledge, the 2019 Summer Bucket List Challenge does not promote life-threatening actions. But, many of the things it does promote can be viewed by colleges and universities, employers and others who may look at such actions as being reckless and disrespectful. We certainly do not want that for our students, student-athletes or anyone representing themselves, their families or our schools.
Our intent with this communication is not to point fingers or shame anyone. Our purpose is to inform and educate, to ask parents to have conversations with their children about topics such as this to keep our students safe and out of potential situations that could have lasting repercussions. If you have any questions, we stand with you in promoting safe, positive and productive activities for our youth. Please let us know if we can be of any help… it takes a community!
Respectfully,
Boonville High School Administration
From time-to-time, there are fashionable trends or internet sensations that relate directly to our students – your children – that we want to make sure you know about. Some of those include JUULs, Synthetic/Look-alike drugs and the latest ‘buzz,’ social media challenges. Some of these have been around for years, such as the “Choking Challenge.” Others are just beginning to become known. A recent ‘challenge’ that’s of concern to us is the Instagram challenge, 2019 Summer Bucket List Challenge. This ‘challenge’ is for the most part playful and involves those participating doing silly, benign stunts such as licking whip cream off of someone’s face, all the while recording it to earn ‘points’ toward the challenge.
However, some of these ‘challenges’ involves throwing eggs at people, approaching complete strangers and spray painting items. These actions can be considered assault and vandalism, which would result in charges from law enforcement. Please know that our main concern is first, and foremost, the safety of our students whether they are at school or away from our buildings. The Choking Challenge recently took the life of a young man in Evansville. So, this does hit close to home.
To the best of our knowledge, the 2019 Summer Bucket List Challenge does not promote life-threatening actions. But, many of the things it does promote can be viewed by colleges and universities, employers and others who may look at such actions as being reckless and disrespectful. We certainly do not want that for our students, student-athletes or anyone representing themselves, their families or our schools.
Our intent with this communication is not to point fingers or shame anyone. Our purpose is to inform and educate, to ask parents to have conversations with their children about topics such as this to keep our students safe and out of potential situations that could have lasting repercussions. If you have any questions, we stand with you in promoting safe, positive and productive activities for our youth. Please let us know if we can be of any help… it takes a community!
Respectfully,
Boonville High School Administration
Teeing Off
Quail Crossing is just one of three jobs that 25-year-old Grant Saylor landed in the last several months. Read more here.
It will be awesome when it's done...
The square is causing headaches right now, for both residents and business owners.
While chanting "It will be awesome when it's all said and done," may help you get through light traffic, it's no help in the mornings and during afternoon school pickup and rush hour.
The stoplights that are still on the square are blinking. The stoplights that have been removed are making it hard to traverse Second and Third streets. There is virtually no parking and all the businesses are feeling the pinch.
Instead of avoiding the square completely, be sure to allow yourself a little extra time on your commute. Pay attention to lane markers and signage around the square. Allow people to cross the street. Stay off your phone and be cognizant of the world around you. It will be awesome when it's all said and done, but it will be a headache until we get to that point.
And finally, please remember that the businesses on the square rely on your patronage to survive. It's a hassle, but please support our local merchants!
While chanting "It will be awesome when it's all said and done," may help you get through light traffic, it's no help in the mornings and during afternoon school pickup and rush hour.
The stoplights that are still on the square are blinking. The stoplights that have been removed are making it hard to traverse Second and Third streets. There is virtually no parking and all the businesses are feeling the pinch.
Instead of avoiding the square completely, be sure to allow yourself a little extra time on your commute. Pay attention to lane markers and signage around the square. Allow people to cross the street. Stay off your phone and be cognizant of the world around you. It will be awesome when it's all said and done, but it will be a headache until we get to that point.
And finally, please remember that the businesses on the square rely on your patronage to survive. It's a hassle, but please support our local merchants!
The end of an era
Like most men in Warrick County, my dad was a coal miner.
He didn't actually go into the mines, though. He worked on trains at Yankeetown Dock. Of course, we all know how that turned out. He was laid off. My parents really struggled to make ends meet. Jobs were few and far between and paid nowhere near what his job at the Dock did.
So, he approached a local business owner and well-known lover of antiques about possibly getting some side work refinishing wooden furniture. At first, he said no. He had a guy. But, he pretty quickly called back and said he'd give him a shot. That man was John Guthrie.
Apparently, it went well. My dad still does work for him. But those first few pieces got us through some pretty lean years.
By my estimation, Guthrie's Pharmacy has taken care of at least five, possibly six generations of my family - my great-grandparents, my grandparents, my parents, my generation, my children and my cousin's children's children.
My grandma passed away several years ago, but it would have been longer had John not stepped in and actually looked at her medication. She was taking fistfuls of prescriptions and supplements prescribed by multiple doctors. When John looked down her lengthy list, he saw that one of the medications and one of the supplements could have reacted badly together. He literally saved her life.
I spoke with both John and Pam before the doors to Guthrie's closed. I'll write a more in-depth story about the pharmacy and their legacy, but I believe it's important to see exactly what a loss this is for the community now. I told him the story about saving my grandma's life. He got a bit choked up and said that he's buried a lot of people, too. Several hospice organizations used his free delivery service. He's even saved people through that. And buried a few.
John and Pam are heartbroken over this entire situation. He sold the business under the promise that it would remain largely the same. It did for 13 months. This blindsided them. They're absolutely devastated at the turn of events. John may have been ready to slow down a little, but he wasn't ready to hang it up.
I hope you understand why we push the shop local initiative so hard. You may look at these little shops around the square and think that they're cute, but for someone, it may be a lifeline. Those local business owners rely on the support of the community. Many of them are doing things like what John did for my dad. This is the heart of the community.
A group of citizens from Chandler has banded together to throw a Community Reception honoring Guthrie's Pharmacy and all of its employees. It will be held Saturday, May 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Chandler Community Center. Come out, have a cupcake and some punch and share your thanks for 42 years of support.
He didn't actually go into the mines, though. He worked on trains at Yankeetown Dock. Of course, we all know how that turned out. He was laid off. My parents really struggled to make ends meet. Jobs were few and far between and paid nowhere near what his job at the Dock did.
So, he approached a local business owner and well-known lover of antiques about possibly getting some side work refinishing wooden furniture. At first, he said no. He had a guy. But, he pretty quickly called back and said he'd give him a shot. That man was John Guthrie.
Apparently, it went well. My dad still does work for him. But those first few pieces got us through some pretty lean years.
By my estimation, Guthrie's Pharmacy has taken care of at least five, possibly six generations of my family - my great-grandparents, my grandparents, my parents, my generation, my children and my cousin's children's children.
My grandma passed away several years ago, but it would have been longer had John not stepped in and actually looked at her medication. She was taking fistfuls of prescriptions and supplements prescribed by multiple doctors. When John looked down her lengthy list, he saw that one of the medications and one of the supplements could have reacted badly together. He literally saved her life.
I spoke with both John and Pam before the doors to Guthrie's closed. I'll write a more in-depth story about the pharmacy and their legacy, but I believe it's important to see exactly what a loss this is for the community now. I told him the story about saving my grandma's life. He got a bit choked up and said that he's buried a lot of people, too. Several hospice organizations used his free delivery service. He's even saved people through that. And buried a few.
John and Pam are heartbroken over this entire situation. He sold the business under the promise that it would remain largely the same. It did for 13 months. This blindsided them. They're absolutely devastated at the turn of events. John may have been ready to slow down a little, but he wasn't ready to hang it up.
I hope you understand why we push the shop local initiative so hard. You may look at these little shops around the square and think that they're cute, but for someone, it may be a lifeline. Those local business owners rely on the support of the community. Many of them are doing things like what John did for my dad. This is the heart of the community.
A group of citizens from Chandler has banded together to throw a Community Reception honoring Guthrie's Pharmacy and all of its employees. It will be held Saturday, May 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Chandler Community Center. Come out, have a cupcake and some punch and share your thanks for 42 years of support.
It's that time again!
The next issue of Boonville View is at the printer! Look for it on newsstands next week. Need to know where to get one? Check our our Partner page!
The cover photo was taken by Michael Taylor of Studio 23 with his drone. He actually has several photos in the magazine.
The cover photo was taken by Michael Taylor of Studio 23 with his drone. He actually has several photos in the magazine.
Pioneers sweep Southern Slam
The Lady Pioneers kicked off their season with a sweep of the annual Southern Slam tournament.
Boonville only allowed seven runs the entire weekend. Boonville had 31 hits over the three-game tournament, while limiting opponents to only 15.
The Lady Pioneers will be back in action Monday at home versus Central and Tuesday at South Spencer. Varsity starts at 5 p.m., followed by JV.
Boonville only allowed seven runs the entire weekend. Boonville had 31 hits over the three-game tournament, while limiting opponents to only 15.
The Lady Pioneers will be back in action Monday at home versus Central and Tuesday at South Spencer. Varsity starts at 5 p.m., followed by JV.
Library to host adult craft hour
Boonville-Warrick County Public Library will host Adult Craft Hour each Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m. Bring your handiwork and share your knowledge with others! Call the library at 812.897.1500 for more information.
Housing development construction has begun
The development team of MVAH Partners in partnership with Boonville Now, Inc. recently announced the award of funding for the construction of Boonville homes. The development is being funded by the sale of housing tax credits awarded by the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority (IHCDA), IHCDA’s Development Fund and an AHP grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis.
Boonville Homes will serve families who desire high-quality, affordable rental housing. The 44-unit community will include a mix of one- and two-bedroom garden apartment homes, two- and three-bedroom townhomes and four-bedroom single-family homes complete with energy-efficient features and a multitude of amenities normally found in luxury communities. However, rents will be set at affordable rates.
These housing units will run between Locust and Main streets, just off the downtown square.
Brian McGeady, Partner of MVAH Partners said that the company is excited to help the economy and bring its dedicated expertise in high quality, affordable housing to the area.
“Boonville Homes allows MVAH Partners to provide outstanding, brand new homes to an area that needs them," McGeady explained. "We are enthusiastic and privileged to serve the City of Boonville and prove to them that our passion is to positively impact their lives.
“The level of community support has been truly amazing. We’re thrilled to be able to work with CREA and the City of Boonville in this development effort.”
For more information on the development of Boonville Homes, or other MVAH Partner communities, please email us at mvahinfo@mvahpartners.com, or visit MVAHPartners.com.
Boonville Homes will serve families who desire high-quality, affordable rental housing. The 44-unit community will include a mix of one- and two-bedroom garden apartment homes, two- and three-bedroom townhomes and four-bedroom single-family homes complete with energy-efficient features and a multitude of amenities normally found in luxury communities. However, rents will be set at affordable rates.
These housing units will run between Locust and Main streets, just off the downtown square.
Brian McGeady, Partner of MVAH Partners said that the company is excited to help the economy and bring its dedicated expertise in high quality, affordable housing to the area.
“Boonville Homes allows MVAH Partners to provide outstanding, brand new homes to an area that needs them," McGeady explained. "We are enthusiastic and privileged to serve the City of Boonville and prove to them that our passion is to positively impact their lives.
“The level of community support has been truly amazing. We’re thrilled to be able to work with CREA and the City of Boonville in this development effort.”
For more information on the development of Boonville Homes, or other MVAH Partner communities, please email us at mvahinfo@mvahpartners.com, or visit MVAHPartners.com.
Breaking down the new traffic pattern
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Traffic is flowing a little differently around the Boonville square.
Chris Coffey with Midwest Engineering said that the traffic pattern coming into the square on Locust is the same, just shifted to the right. There is no longer parking available on either side of Locust. The right turn/straight lane at Locust and Second streets is now in the lane that was dedicated to parking for the Post Office, the 1901 Emporium and Vapor Bank. The former right turn/straight lane is now the left turn/straight lane. While that sounds confusing, it's really just shifted over a lane. "We're shifting over," Coffey said. "There used to be parking along (the south) side, where the Post Office is. We're trying to shift over and eliminate (parking) over here (on the north side of Locust) so when we start working over here, we'll have that available." In the intersection of Locust and Second streets, the two lanes jog left, making the middle lane a straight/right turn lane onto Third Street. The left lane remains a straight/left turn lane. "It's just a matter of shifting them over and shifting them back," Coffey said. "We've got two open lanes and depending on whether you're going to be turning right or left, you can. Basically, lanes shift over and shift back. It does sound simple, but it's very confusing for people who are looking at it for the first time and for people who have driven that way for the last 20 years." Eventually, the square will be all one-way. Coffee said in the meantime, he will be installing more signage and additional barrels to help motorists navigate the area. "This is the pattern we're going to have until this project is pretty much complete," he said. "It will be here for awhile, probably until October." |
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