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Rokita: Court’s Ruling Is About Power Being Placed Back In The Hands Of The People

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Rokita: Court’s Ruling Is About Power Being Placed Back In The Hands Of The People

Last night, a state trial court ruled in favor of the people of Indiana and the representative government itself. The Governor had argued that the legislature may meet only once each year and that only he may cause it to meet any other time. The court rejected that argument and ruled that, under the plain text of the Indiana Constitution, the legislature may determine, by law, the timing and frequency of its legislative sessions. 

“The framers of our Constitution created a system where citizens hold elected officials accountable, and not the other way around, which is what makes democracy special,” said Attorney General Todd Rokita. “This case is about preserving individual liberty by ensuring our elected representatives can meet during emergencies if necessary to keep government officials in check.” 

The Office of the Attorney General litigated the case on behalf of the General Assembly; its lawyers researched the law, formulated a strategy, wrote motions and briefs, and went to court and argued before the judge. 

“The people of Indiana want their voices to be heard, and they deserve a choice on how they can live their lives and how their elected representatives can best represent them. This is a win for everyday Hoosiers, which is what is absolutely necessary if we are to maintain a free republic,” stated Attorney General Rokita. 

“ORGANIZED”

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GAVEL GAMUT By Jim Redwine

On September 18, 2021, I received an email from Mr. Ben Uchitelle, Attorney at Law, in Clayton, Missouri. Mr. Uchitelle had read my book JUDGE LYNCH! and found my email address, jmredwine@aol.com, from my website, www.jamesmredwine.com.

Mr. Uchitelle’s Great Grandfather was Manuel Cronbach who was a prominent citizen of Mt. Vernon, Posey County, Indiana who at age seventeen in 1878 personally observed the lynched bodies of four Black men hanging in the center of town on the courthouse lawn. Mr. Uchitelle’s Great Grandfather described the murders in his short autobiography. Mr. Uchitelle shared his Great Grandfather’s observations with me:

“The negro had no social standing in Mt. Vernon but they did not seem to feel any the worse for this. They were treated well so long as they knew their place. One of the great tragedies of their lives in Mt. Vernon was the lynching of four of their number by a mob. Oscar Thomas, a white deputy sheriff, was going to the home of a colored man to arrest him, who was shot and killed. Feeling ran high, a white mob was at once organized and four of their number were hanged on trees in the Public Square, and it is claimed that one negro man was put into the firebox of an incinerator and burned to death. How many of the lynched negroes were guilty I do not know, but the bodies of those hanged in the Public Square dangled in the air nearly all next day. I asked the coroner, Uncle Bill Hendricks, why he did not cut them down. He answered, ‘I haven’t had any official notice that they are dead.’ Certainly a profound and unanswerable reason.”

I appreciate Mr. Uchitelle sharing this eye-witness account with me and urge others who might have historical records of the 1878 murders such as letters or diaries to contact me. The truth has no statute of limitations.

From my first knowledge of these horrific events that Oscar Thomas’ descendant, Ilse Horacek, gave to me in 1990, I have sought to uncover the facts. What I do know from my research is that Mr. Manuel Cronbach’s poignant comments illustrate the attitude of the general population of Mt. Vernon and Posey County, Indiana in 1878 and, perhaps, long after. As a practicing Posey County Attorney, Posey County Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, County Attorney and Posey County Judge for a total of well over forty years I find the callous official attitude of Coroner Hendricks to be one of the saddest aspects of the whole matter.

Other portions of Mr. Cronbach’s account that are pregnant with what they do not say is his question as to how many of the lynch victims were guilty. Since none of the four lynched men were involved in the death of Officer Thomas, the answer is zero. And Mr. Daniel Harrison, Sr. who was involved was grabbed and chopped into pieces and his parts were dumped in the jail outhouse.

But the word in Mr. Cronbach’s account that most loudly calls out to me is “organized”, as John Leffel, who was the owner and editor of the local Western Star newspaper in 1878, reported that two to three hundred white, male citizens of Posey County, Indiana organized themselves into a well-regimented, armed group and marched onto the courthouse lawn and murdered all five Black men.

As I have done since 1990, I am still calling for the community to finally and publicly atone for the sins of 1878 and erect a memorial to the victims on the courthouse square.

Thank you, Attorney Ben Uchitelle, for contacting me and for your interest in injustice, even if justice remains long delayed.

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FOOTNOTE: The City-County Observer posted this article without editing or bias.

MVC Announces Basketball Package On Bally Sports/NBC Sports Chicago

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ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Conference will distribute a men’s basketball telecast package on Bally Sports Midwest and NBC Sports Chicago in 2021-22, Commissioner Jeff Jackson announced today.

The Valley, with Kansas City-based LTN Global Communications serving as its production company, has worked in conjunction with Bally Sports Midwest — along with its sister regional outlets Bally Sports Indiana and Bally Sports Kansas City — and NBC Sports Chicago to clear the telecasts.

The Valley on ESPN — the league’s co-branded digital platform via the ESPN app — will also distribute the productions outside the two networks’ combined six-state footprint — Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Telecasts shown within the regional sports networks’ distribution area will be streamed on the Bally Sports app.

The Valley is in multi-year agreements with Bally Sports Midwest and NBC Sports Chicago through the 2023-24 academic year.

“The alliance between our regional partnerships with Bally Sports Midwest and NBC Sports Chicago, and the cooperation between those networks and ESPN, continue to generate national linear and digital distribution of our men’s basketball games,” said Jackson, who is in his first year as commissioner.  “This collaborative affiliation provides multiple ways for our fans to consume our men’s basketball content.”

The 2021-22 package features five appearances by 2021 MVC regular-season and defending State Farm MVC Tournament champion Loyola and four appearances each for Drake and Missouri State.  Loyola reached the Sweet 16 during the 2021 NCAA Tournament, while Drake received an at-large bid and advanced to the second round.

Five schools — Bradley, Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State and Valparaiso — will each receive three exposures.  The Purple Aces’ three appearances come over an 8-day period in January.  A pair of pivotal home contests begin that stretch on Saturday, Jan. 15 when the Aces welcome Drake to the Ford Center before playing host to Loyola three days later.  Both the Bulldogs and Ramblers played in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.  The final contests in that stretch will be the Sunday, Jan. 23 game at Illinois State.

The 2022 State Farm MVC Men’s Basketball Championship — the league’s 32nd-consecutive event in St. Louis — on March 3-6 will feature nine games with the first six contests being shown on Bally Sports Midwest and NBC Sports Chicago.

Both opening-round games on March 3 and the four quarterfinal games on March 4 will air on Bally Sports Midwest, NBC Sports Chicago and The Valley on ESPN outside the six-state RSN footprint.

The semifinals on March 5 will be on CBS Sports Network, and the title contest on March 6 will air at 1 p.m. Central on CBS Sports for a 17th-consecutive season.

In 2020, The Valley joined the Big East (New York City) as the only Division I athletics leagues to conduct their men’s basketball tournaments in the same city for 30 or more consecutive years.

The 2022 event will mark the 26th-straight year that Bally Sports Midwest has distributed Arch Madness telecasts and the 18th-consecutive year that NBC Sports Chicago has carried tournament action.

Bally Sports Midwest, which was rebranded from FOX Sports Midwest on March 31, 2021, began carrying MVC-produced content during the 1996-97 academic term — the first year the Conference brought all 10 teams to St. Louis for Arch Madness.

UE Men Travel To Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate

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Aces head To Jonesboro, Arkansas

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Next up for the University of Evansville men’s golf team is a trip to Jonesboro, Arkansas for the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate.

The tournament consists of three rounds of play on Monday and Tuesday at RidgePointe Country Club.  Arkansas State University is the host while other participants include Central Arkansas, Creighton, Eastern Illinois, Long Island, Loyola, Missouri State, Murray State, New Orleans, UNI, Oklahoma Christian, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, Stetson and Valparaiso.

Day one opens with a shotgun start at 8:15 a.m. with the second round immediately following.  Tee times for the third round on Tuesday morning begin at 7:45 a.m. on holes No. 1 and No. 10.  Yardage for the course is 6,676 with par set for 72.

Evansville is coming off of a sixth-place finish last time out at the Valparaiso Fall Invitational.  The top finish for UE was Isaac Rohleder, who tied for 16th place with a tally of 223.  He recorded a 77 in the final round to lead the way.  Dallas Koth wrapped up the final round with a 76 to come home in a tie for 31st.  His 3-round tally finished at 231.

Evansville’s low round on the final day belonged to Nicholas Gushrowski.  A 3-over 75 on Tuesday saw Gushrowski jump up the leaderboard to finish in a tie for 43rd.  Henry Kiel (T52nd) and Caleb Wassmer (T55th) rounded out the Aces contingent.  Kiel carded an 82 in the final 18 to complete the tournament with a 241 while Wassmer’s final round 83 gave him a 2-42.

After traveling to Arkansas, the Aces will have one tournament remaining at Alabama A&M on November 8-9.

 

CCO SUBSCRIBERS WHO WON A $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR TWO AT GANGHAM

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NAMES OF THE NEW CCO SEPTEMBER SUBSCRIBERS WHO WON A $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR TWO AT GANGNAM RESTAURANT

OCTOBER 9, 2021

THE NAMES OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SUBSCRIBED TO CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER IN SEPTEMBER THAT WON A $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO GANGNAM RESTAURANT IN A RANDOM DRAWING ARE:
         
                                              1) MARCIE DOTY
2) MICHEAL WOLF
3) DAVID MELTON
4) LORI ADAMS
5) JESSIE JORDAN
FOOTNOTE: THIS CERTIFICATE DOESN’T COVER THE SERVERS TIP OR COST OF ALCOHOL.
YOU CAN PICK YOUR GIFT CERTIFICATE UP BY CONTACTING GANGNAM RESTAURANT AFTER 5:00 P.M. BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. 
YOU MUST PROVIDE THEM WITH YOUR PERSONAL ID.  ALSO YOUR CERTIFICATE ISN’T TRANSFERABLE.

Indiana Department of Environmental Management Grant Deadline

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Attention Indiana communities and organizations! The deadline to apply for grant funding from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s (IDEM) Community Recycling Grant Program is Oct. 15, 2021.

Grant funding is available for recycling and household hazardous waste (HHW) collection and disposal. Counties, municipalities, solid waste management districts, schools, and nonprofit organizations in Indiana are eligible to submit a Community Recycling Grant application requesting $1,000 to $100,000 in funding.

The Community Recycling Grant Program is funded through IDEM’s Solid Waste Management Fund. Eligible projects should focus on education and promotion of recycling, processing of recyclable materials, waste reduction, or HHW and organics management (including yard waste management and composting). Grant funding is intended to create successful, cost-effective, and sustainable programs. Applicants must demonstrate a direct or indirect increase in waste diversion as a result of the project.

To apply, please visit IDEM’s website at idem.IN.gov/recycle/2543.htm. For additional information, contact 800-988-7901 or crgp@idem.IN.gov. Final funding determinations will be made in December 2021.

HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE

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Court Rules In Favor Of State Legislature In Holcomb v Bray

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Court Rules In Favor Of State Legislature In Holcomb v Bray

 In an important win for the separation of powers, the Marion Superior Court ruled late Thursday that the Indiana General Assembly may provide by law for a legislative session to commence if the Governor declares a statewide emergency. In its order, the Court upheld the statute known as HEA 1123, enacted during this legislative session and challenged in court by the Governor.

“This is a huge win for the people of Indiana and permits their voices to be heard through their legislators when the Governor invokes his own emergency powers,” Attorney General Rokita stated.

In the lawsuit, the Governor had argued that his constitutional authority to call a special legislative session prevents the legislature from enacting a statute that authorizes a session during a public emergency. But in upholding HEA 1123, the court said that “[t]he Special Session Clause does not limit the General Assembly’s authority to schedule its sessions.” Indeed, the Court said, the Special Sessions Clause “was never understood to give the Governor any power to tell the legislature when it can or cannot meet.” Rather, it grants to the Governor an extraordinary right to exercise a legislative power to call a special session that is otherwise reserved to the legislature.