city council, all of whom are elected for four-year terms. The current mayor is Brad Schmitt, Republican as of January 1, 2016. City functions are divided among the Police Department, Sanitation Department, Parks and Recreation Department, Street Department, Sewer Department, Water Department, Water Treatment Plant, and the Princeton Fire Territory (formed from a merger between the Princeton Fire Department and the Patoka Township Fire Department in early 2006). Like most Midwestern small towns, Princeton's citizens are generally socially conservative. However, its largely blue-collar population—including factory workers, skilled tradesmen, railroad employees, and coal miners—and significant union membership means that there is no general bias towards either the Republican or Democratic Party; however, Princeton's Democrats tend to be considerably more socially conservative than those in other parts of the country. Parks and recreation Princeton has three main city parks, administered by the Department of Parks and Recreation. Lafayette Park, on the city's north side, is the largest. It features a fishing pond, shelter houses, a playground, an open general-purpose recreation area, and a stage for public performances. The city swimming pool is adjacent to Lafayette Park, as is Kiddie Land, a playground for very young children. Gil Hodges field, where the Princeton Community High School baseball team plays its home games, is also located on the park property. The other two city parks are South Side Park and East End Park Media Radio FM 98.1 WRAY-FM – Country Music / Programs FM 94.3 WRAY – FM-based repeater for AM 1250 AM 1250 WRAY – News / Talk / Programs Newspapers Princeton Daily Clarion – Tue-Fri Circulation Education North Gibson School Corporation Princeton Community High School Princeton Community Middle School Princeton Community Intermediate School Princeton Community Primary School St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School Bethel Christian School The town has a lending library, the Princeton Public Library. Notable people Michael A. Banks – author, born in Princeton in 1951 Gary Burton (born in Anderson, Indiana) – jazz vibraphonist Gary Denbo – Miami Marlins Vice President of Player Development and Scouting Allen J. Flannigan – Wisconsin State Assemblyman Gil Hodges – professional baseball player Algernon Brashear Jackson, doctor Jeron Criswell King – actor and alleged psychic, born in Princeton in 1907 David J. Lawson – pastor, played a key role establishing and developing Africa University, the only U.M.C. university in Africa. Dave Niehaus – Seattle Mariners play-by-play announcer Michael E. Pegram (born in Fort Knox,