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IS IT TRUE DECEMBER 31, 2015

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IS IT TRUE we can’t wait to read the State Boards Of Accounts audit results of the City of Evansville due at the end of January, 2016?  …we shall finally get the answer if past City Council Budget Chairman John Friend CPA was correct that 2015 budget had a $6 million dollar deficit?

IS IT TRUE it looks like the highly regarded long term member of the Evansville Police Merit Commission Rev. Adrian Brooks reappointment to this Board is in jeopardy?  …we hear that Rev Brooks may be replaced by a young person of color who is in the advertising business?   …we hear that the movement to replace Rev Brooks is being orchestrated by a few members the FOP and two members of City Council?

IS IT TRUE we are  sadden to see such the hard working and dedicated public servant Denise Johnson deciding to move on.?  … for many years Denise dedicated herself on trying to make our Parks system the best possible without the proper financial support from the Mayors office?  …we wish her well and know she will do well in what she choses to do in the future?

IS IT TRUE we also hear that Evansville Redevelopment Commission member Cheryl Musgrave will be replaced by someone who shall be a rubber stamp for Mayor Winnecke and DMD Director Kelly Coures?

IS IT TRUE  that City Council President elect Missy Mosby will declare that anyone who wants to speak at 2016 Council meetings will only be allowed to speak for 3 minutes?  …this move is design to shut up ‘Blight Fighter” George Lumley from speaking his mind about the obvious Brownfield Corp and DMD mis-management of State and Federal funds earmarked for blighted homes?  …if she decides that citizens and taxpayers of this community can only speak for 3 minutes about complex governmental issues that concern them she may find that this move will attract the attention of the ACLU?  …that he ACLU has a history of opposing unreasonable restriction of freedom of speech?

IS IT TRUE  that Dale McCuiston will announce he shall run for the  Vanderburgh County Commissioner seat now held by Joe Kiefer, a Republican who is not seeking re-election?  … we also hear that an extremely popular Vanderburgh County Council is also considering running for this seat?

IS IT TRUE todays “Readers Poll” questions; Do you feel that City Council should gift $1.7 million dollars to Brownfield Corp. without strings attached?

IS IT TRUE we wish you a “HAPPY NEW YEAR”?

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Murder Investigation 4200 N Third Ave

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 On January 1st, at approximately 1:05 a.m., Evansville Police Officers were dispatched to the area of Showplace Cinemas in North Park (4200 N Third Ave.), regarding a report of a homicide that had just occurred. 

The caller, who was later identified as the offender Brandon Schaefer, stated he had just shot someone in the head, and their body would be located behind the theater. A female also called Dispatch stating Schaefer called her and said he had shot someone behind the theater and was going to shoot himself. 

Officers located a deceased male partially submerged in the creek behind the movie theater. Officers also located a firearm in the water on the opposite side of the creek. 

Schaefer was at his residence and officers ordered him to exit his apartment. Schaefer surrendered and was taken into custody without incident. Schaefer told detectives that he did not know the victim. He admitted that he approached the victim and shot him. 

After an interview with detectives, Schaefer was transported to the Vanderburgh County Confinement Center and charged with Murder. 

An autopsy is scheduled and the victim’s name will be released by the Vanderburgh County Coroner’s

Murder Investigation 4200 N Third Ave

 Office at a later time. 

Saturation Patrol Targeting Dangerous and Impaired Drivers Nets Three Impaired Drivers

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Between 8:00 p.m. last night and 2:00 a.m. this morning, Indiana State Police conducted a saturation patrol targeting dangerous and impaired drivers in the Vincennes area.  During the six-hour period, troopers issued 29 traffic tickets, 42 traffic warnings, arrested 3 motorists for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and cited two individuals for minor consumption of alcohol.

Arrested for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated:

  • Earl Potter, 74, of Vincennes, IN
  • Greg Edgin, 50, of Vincennes, IN
  • Christopher McCan, 27, of Fort Branch, IN

All three drivers were arrested and taken to the Knox County Jail.

Arresting Officers: Trooper Roberts, Trooper Hadley, Trooper Hurley, Trooper Vennekotter, Trooper Marsee, Trooper Lee, and Trooper Widner

THUNDERBOLTS END 2022 WITH 5-1 WIN OVER PEORIA

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Evansville, In.:  In a role reversal following the 5-1 loss in Peoria on Friday, the Thunderbolts reversed course, dominating the Rivermen and defeating them 5-1 in front of almost 5,000 fans at Ford Center on Saturday night. The Thunderbolts’ next home game will be on Saturday, January 7th against the Peoria Rivermen at 7:00pm CT. For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), go to EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or visit the Ford Center Ticket Office.

Only 19 seconds into the game, Andrew Shewfelt nearly gave the Thunderbolts an early lead with a penalty shot attempt, however the shot was stopped by Rivermen goaltender Ben Churchfield.  The early pace of play by the Thunderbolts however was rewarded only 18 seconds later when Felix Sasser scored from Fredrik Wink and Hayden Hulton to put Evansville in front.  In the second period, the score remained 1-0 until 13:22, when Hulton deflected a shot past Churchfield to make it 2-0 on the power play, assisted by Joseph Leonidas and Wink.  Less than 2 minutes later at 15:16, Aaron Huffnagle scored on a rebound from Cameron Cook and Leonidas to further extend the Thunderbolts lead to 3-0.  Later in the period, Dillon Hill squared off with Rivermen captain Alec Hagaman in the game’s only fight.

In the third period, it remained 3-0 for almost the entire first half as the offense on both sides settled down.  However, the Rivermen did find some life as Tyler Barrow scored on a takeaway in the Evansville zone at 8:58 to cut Evansville’s lead to 3-1.  The Thunderbolts defense shut down the Rivermen attack as they tried to inch closer, and with 4:33 remaining Mike Ferraro scored on a 2-on-1 rush from Scott Kirton and Brendan Harrogate to put the game away with a 4-1 lead.  With Churchfield pulled, Huffnagle added one more goal into the empty net from Matthew Barron and Cook at 17:18 to wrap up the 5-1 Thunderbolts win.

                Huffnagle scored two goals, Hulton scored one goal and one assist, while Sasser and Ferraro finished with one goal each.  Leonidas, Cook and Wink each tallied two assists, while Zane Steeves stopped 34 of 35 shots faced for his 10th win of the season.  These two teams meet again on January 6th at Ford Center.

 

USI’s late rally not enough at EIU

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CHARLESTON, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball fought hard but it was not enough as it fell at Eastern Illinois University, 91-80, Saturday afternoon in Charleston, Illinois. The Eagles go to 8-7 overall and 1-1 in the OVC, while the Panthers are 6-9, 2-0 OVC.
 
USI and EIU traded buckets and leads for the first 14 minutes of the opening half that featured 12 lead changes and five ties, before the Eagles’ offense went cold. The Panthers’ held the Eagles scoreless for 2:30, while exploding on a 21-10 run to finish the half with a 44-33 advantage.
 
During the EIU run to the intermission, the Panthers were nine-of-11 from the field and held USI to three-of-eight.
 
In the second half, USI saw the deficit quickly expand to 15 points, 48-33, before it began to chip away at the deficit first. The Eagles closed the gap to six points, 52-46, on a 13-4 run when they were five-of-eight from the field and were led by four points from senior guard Jelani Simmons (Columbus, Ohio).
 
EIU would re-expand the lead to as many as 23 points, 83-60, with four minutes left in the game. Junior guard Tyler Henry (Brooklyn, New York) sparked an 11-0 run with six points to get USI back in the fight, 83-71, with 2:31 remaining.
 
USI continued to try and close the deficit, but would only come as close as 10 points, 90-80, prior to the final 91-80 buzzer.
 
USI had four players reach double-digits in the scoring column, led by graduate forward Trevor Lakes (Lebanon, Indiana) and junior guard Gary Solomon (Detroit, Michigan) post 16 points each. Solomon was the hottest Eagle in the contest, hitting six-of-seven from the field and four-of-five from the stripe.
 
Sophomore guard Isaiah Swope (Newburgh, Indiana) followed Lakes and Solomon with 14 points on five-of-seven from the field, four-of-five from long range, while Henry rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 points. Senior forward Jacob Polakovich (Grand Rapids, Michigan) reached double-digits for the third time in four games with 10 rebounds as USI outrebounded EIU, 33-28, as a team.
 

Haithcock surpasses 1,000 career points on Saturday

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USI falls at EIU, moves to 1-1 in the OVC

CHARLESTON, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball senior forward Hannah Haithcock (Washington Courthouse, Ohio) posted a career-high 25 points on Saturday to surpass 1,000 points in her career. Despite the career performance, Southern Indiana (7-6, 1-1) could not pick up the road win at Eastern Illinois University (10-3, 2-0), as the Panthers claimed a 69-58 win.
 
Haithcock earned her 1,000th career point with her first bucket of the game in the first quarter. She became the 20th player in USI Women’s Basketball history to reach the 1,000-point career mark.
 
The game began with a slow offensive start for both teams, as the game was 3-2 Eastern Illinois nearly three and a half minutes into the game. Senior guard Tori Handley (Jeffersonville, Indiana) scored USI’s first points of the game on a three-pointer.
 
Midway into the first quarter, Eastern Illinois started a small run to grab a 14-5 lead by the time the clock read less than two minutes remaining in the first. The quarter finished on a last-second bucket by junior forward Meredith Raley (Haubstadt, Indiana). EIU led 16-9 after one period of play.
 
The offensive basket still went unkind to USI in the second quarter. Eastern Illinois increased its lead following a 9-0 run in the middle of the period and then holding USI scoreless for the last two minutes of the first half. EIU outscored USI 22-10 in the second, as the Panthers shot over 50 percent during the quarter.
 
With only a pair of makes from the floor in the second quarter, USI did go a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the second quarter. Haithcock made four of USI’s six free throws in the quarter.
 
Eastern Illinois took a 38-19 lead into the halftime locker room. Haithcock led Southern Indiana with eight points at the break. The Screaming Eagles had a plus-seven advantage in overall rebounding and on the offensive glass after the first half.
 
Southern Indiana came out of halftime being assertive inside and out. Haithcock scored back-to-back buckets to get USI going to start the third quarter. Trailing by 17 with 8:35 left in the third, USI went on an 8-0 run to trim the deficit down to nine, 40-31. Halfway into the third quarter, USI received a pair of triples from sophomore guard Vanessa Shafford (Linton, Indiana) to make it an eight-point game, 44-36 EIU with 5:26 left in the third.
 
Eastern Illinois proceeded to answer with a 9-0 run to move the Panthers’ lead back to double digits, 53-36. Inside the last three minutes of the third quarter, both teams exchanged offensive baskets and Eastern Illinois took a 17-point lead to the fourth quarter, 58-41.
 
Southern Indiana’s seniors led a solid push for USI at the start of the fourth quarter. Within the first five minutes, Haithcock tallied five points, being aggressive inside. At the 5:53 mark, senior forward Tara Robbe (Wildwood, Missouri) connected on a mid-range jumper while Haithcock was fouled away from the play. Haithcock completed the play at the free-throw line to make the score 64-50 EIU.
 
The game went scoreless over the next two and a half minutes. USI made a fightback late in the fourth quarter. Haithcock put one into the hoop with 2:27 on the clock to bring USI back within 13, 68-55. The basket gave the senior a career-best 25 points. The Screaming Eagles could not muster enough offense the rest of the way, as the Panthers registered the win Saturday afternoon.
 
Haithcock led all scorers on the day with 25 points on 8-16 shooting and 9-14 at the line. Haithcock was a rebound shy of a double-double. Shafford tallied 12 points with eight rebounds. Robbe matched a season-high nine points for the fourth time this season.
 
After a slow offensive start to the game, USI went on to shoot for 38 percent (19-50) in the game with three triples. USI was 17-for-25 at the line. The Screaming Eagles outrebounded the Panthers 37-29, including 14-9 on the offensive boards.
 
Eastern Illinois was led by senior guard Lariah Washington with 23 points. Sophomore guard Miah Monahan also had a good day for EIU, recording 20 points. As a team, EIU shot 45.3 percent (24-53) from the field with six threes. At the stripe, EIU went 15-for-22.
 
The Screaming Eagles will return to action Thursday at 4 p.m. CT from Morehead, Ky. when USI takes on Morehead State University in Ohio Valley Conference action. The game can be seen live with a subscription to ESPN+ and heard on 95.7 FM Th Spin (http://957thespin.com).

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

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BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING ROOM 301 CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX On WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2024 At 12:00 NOON

  AGENDA

1.      CALL TO ORDER

2.      MEETING MEMORANDUM   DECEMBER 20, 2023

3.      CONSENT AGENDA

         a. Request Re: Approve Usage of John H. Fendrich Golf Course on July 20th and August 3rd and Helfrich Hills Golf Course on July 20th and August 4th, 2024, for the Romain Cadillac City Golf Tournament. – Crook  

4.     OLD BUSINESS    

5.      NEW BUSINESS          

         a. Request to approve the new Parks Department logo.- Crook

         b. Request Re: Any Other Business the Board Wishes to Consider and Public Comment.

6.      REPORTS  

         a. Danielle Crook- Executive Director           

7.      ACCEPTANCE OF PAYROLL AND VENDOR CLAIMS

8.      ADJOURN

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