(Evansville) – Down the street and across the country, there are patients in need of lifesaving blood. Everyone in the Tri-State area can be a summer lifesaver and make a difference in the lives of others by donating blood through the American Red Cross. “Every day, blood is needed for people with blood disorders, cancer patients, transplant recipients, trauma victims and many others,” said Matt Bertram, Regional CEO, American Red Cross. “When you give blood, you reach out to help those in need. The need for blood is constant but donations tend to decline around holidays like Labor Day.”...
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Please help us spread the word that for YR’s 23rd year, we have funding available for youth-led community service projects – should they pass the Teen Advisory Council Grant Screening Committee and pending the YR board’s approval! ‎To date, 127,389 local children and teens have been involved in 1,972 youth-led service projects and have received over $692,427 in grants from Youth Resources. More than 700 youth were directly involved in 19 Make A Difference Grants projects in the 2009-10 school year, making a positive impact on nearly 5,800 others in our region! Over the past five years, 42% of...
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CLICK ON THE LINK – Journal Gazette — Source They saved us $6 million Republican Plays Blame Game Instead of Taking Ownership of Mistakes Evansville – District 77 State Representative Gail Riecken is challenging her opponent’s statement made at the United Neighborhood Organization of Evansville candidate forum last Thursday evening. Cheryl Musgrave was asked by a concerned citizen a question concerning a Homestead Tax Credit Exemption error under her leadership as Director of the Department of Local Government Finance. At the UNOE forum, Musgrave blamed the error on the Allen County officials. Following the forum an attendee suggested Representative...
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Emerging Publication to Bypass Billing and Refund Subscription Fees The management and ownership of the City County Observer, Vanderburgh County’s leading online news publication is pleased to announce that it will remain free to its readership for the foreseeable future. Over 100 subscribers that have already paid in advance for annual subscriptions will be refunded their fees in full. Over the course of the last quarter, the City County Observer has secured the services of regular contributors in the fields of local government, business, architecture on a budget, and has filled its stable with guest authors of both ends...
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　 CITY AUDIT AVAILABLE OCT. 1, 2010 IS IT TRUE THE 2009 AUDIT OF THE CITY OF EVANSVILLE COULD BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW ON OCT. 1, 2010? ….THIS AUDIT COULD ADDRESS POSSIBLE BOOK KEEPING PROBLEMS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE BARNETT-GAGE-EVANSVILLE BOND BANK SALARY DEAL? GENEROUS ACT IS IT TRUE THAT MEMBERS OF THE KNIGHT TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE LEGISLATIVE BODY (ADVISORY BOARD) RECEIVES A YEARLY STIPEND OF EXACTLY $1,884.00 PER YEAR FOR SERVING ON THIS BOARD? …. THAT THE $1,884.00 IS FOR ATTENDING 4 MEETINGS PER YEAR? …..THAT LEGISLATIVE BODY MEMBER J D STROUTH DONATED HIS...
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Republicans dominate all Polls, Reflecting National Trends for Independents During the last half of August, the City-County Observer conducted non-scientific online polls for both of the national offices and for the Vanderburgh County offices of Assessor and Auditor. In our polls for the congressional races our readers that elected to cast votes in our polls preferred Republican candidate Dan Coats who is running for United States Senator against the former Vanderburgh County Sheriff and local favorite son Congressman Brad Ellsworth. In the other poll newcomer Republican Dr. Larry Bucshon who is challenging the long time popular state legislator from...
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A Sept. 9 debate between Vanderburgh County Commissioner candidates Marsha Abell (Rep.) and incumbent Troy Tornatta (Dem.) will be open to the public at Central Library Browning Rooms A and B. The debate begins at 6 p.m. The September 9 debate will be hosted by local group WOMEN Right of Center (WOMEN R.O.C.). In addition, WOMEN R.O.C. will host a debate on September 28 between Vanderburgh County Prosecutor candidates Nick Hermann (Rep.) and incumbent Stan Levco (Dem.). This event will begin at 6 p.m. at Central Library. “Our group plans these public events because we feel...
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I was entertained reading the City County Observer take issue with B.J. Watts recent proposal to potentially turn off some lights in the city. (http://city-countyobserver.com/?p=1324) Sure, he has a point about basic service levels, but I think it’s going a little too far from what we know now. I would ask, is it just assumed what the basic service levels of lighting are, and where Evansville stands? We might not have a handle on sewer and potable water, but perhaps Evansville leadership (like others) has chosen a faux-cosmopolitan style – by electoral mandate. You know the faux style, pretty...
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Ron Bacon had no idea how much of a positive effect that a recommendation from Father Dewig would eventually have on his life when he was growing up on Evansville’s West Side. As a boy, Ron helped out his family working in Bacon’s Grocery that was established by his grandparents as Reif’s Grocery before being passed to the succeeding generation. Ron humbly admits that he was a life loving C student at Mater Dei, who concentrated more on life outside of the classroom than his teacher’s would have preferred. Despite his late start in appreciating academic rigor, he did...
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Lt. Gov Becky Skillman traveled to Evansville Tuesday to show her support for State Representative candidate Wendy McNamara, saying McNamara is “unique, qualified, and with a realistic outlook for today’s government.” “When I met her a little over a year ago,” said Skillman of McNamara, “she made an immediate and positive impression. We have high expectations for her.” Skillman also told the supporters gathered at Ri Ra that McNamara’s experience as an educator will be highly beneficial to the district at the State House. “Wendy has superior skills in education and is people-focused,” said Skillman. “She will be able...
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