|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
|
HOT JOBS
EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
FOOTNOTE: EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.
Otters rally in eighth but can’t complete comeback
EVANSVILLE, Ind- The Evansville Otters (36-53) win streak was snapped in a 7-5 loss to the Windy City ThunderBolts (36-53) on Saturday night.
Evansville started behind the 8-ball early, trailing 5-0 in the first. Nolan Thebiay came in to finish the first and pitched a scoreless second, striking out two in the process.
Parker Brahms entered the third for his first relief appearance of the season and had his best stuff working. He worked 6.1 innings, striking out eight batters with no walks. It is the third time Brahms has struck out eight batters in a game this year. The only blemish for him on the night was a two-out rally in the sixth that made the score 7-0 Windy City.
The Otters’ offense was locked down until the eighth inning. Back-to-back singles from Keenan Taylor and Stephen Paolini started the inning. Two walks followed, scoring the first run for Evansville and a ground out scored the second run. Dennis Pierce launched a three-run home run to bring Evansville within two. A walk brought the tying run to the plate but they couldn’t keep the rally alive, entering the ninth trailing 7-5.
Brahms started the ninth and got the first out. Gunnar Dennis entered to finish the inning, keeping the deficit at two. The Otters came to bat in the ninth but couldn’t complete the comeback, falling 7-5.
Evansville’s nine-game win streak tied the longest in franchise history and tied the second longest streak by a team this year in the Frontier League.
The Otters return tomorrow for the series and season rubber match against the Windy City ThunderBolts with a 12:35 p.m CT matinee game. Gates will open at 11:30 a.m. for the final Dog Days of Summer.
The Word In 120 , Who Is Your God?
Who Is Your God?
by Jerome Stewart 
Daniel chapter 3; Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego violated a decree given by King Nebuchanezzar to fall down and worship a golden image. Vs. 12 says; “There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego; these men O king, have not paid due regard to you. They do not serve your gods or worship the gold image you have set up.” They disrespected a King! Vss. 13 thru 15 says; Then Nebuchanezzar, in a rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego. So they brought these men before the king. Nebuchanezzar spoke, saying to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden image I have set up? Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?”
Vss. 16 thru 18 says; Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchanezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you set up.” Nebuchadnezzar did not understand that they trusted in the living God! Vs. 19 says; Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. “He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.” They were thrown into the furnace! Vs. 23 says; the flame of the fire killed the men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. King Nebuchadnezzar looked into the furnace and said; “I see four men loose walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.” So the question is this— Who is your God?
Hoosier History Highlights
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
City Council Meeting
AUGUST 25, 2025
AGENDA
| I. | INTRODUCTION |
08-25-2025 Agenda Attachment:
| II. | APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDUM |
08-11-2025 Memo Attachment:
| III. | REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| IV. | SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY |
| V. | CONSENT AGENDA: FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2025-19 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana, Creating Chapter 8.45 (Virtual Currency Kiosks) of the Evansville Municipal Code Sponsor(s): Allen, Green, Trockman Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 9/8/2025 Notify: Joshua Trockman, KDDK G-2025-19 Attachment:
| VI. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| VII. | REGULAR AGENDA: SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2025-17 AMENDED An Ordinance Imposing a Municipal Wheel Tax and Motor Vehicle License Excise Tax and Creating the City of Evansville Wheel Tax Fund and the City of Evansville Motor Vehicle License Excise Surtax Fund Sponsor(s): Trockman, Mosby, Green, Heronemus Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 8/25/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller G-2025-17 Amended Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE G-2025-18 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana, Amending Chapter 6.05 (Animal Control) of the Evansville Municipal Code Sponsor(s): Mosby Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Carothers Discussion Date: 8/25/2025 Notify: Joshua Trockman, KDDK G-2025-18 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE F-2025-10 AMENDED An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations, Additional Appropriations and Repeal and Re-Appropriation of Funds for Various City Funds Sponsor(s): Allen Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 8/25/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2025-10 Amended Attachment:
D. ORDINANCE R-2025-19 AMENDED An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 642 Bennighof Ave Owner: Callahan Investment Group LLC Requested Change: R2 to R3 w/ UDC Ward: 3 Johnson Representative: Hassan Taki Eddin R-2025-19 Amended (2) Attachment:
E. ORDINANCE R-2025-20 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 2230 W Maryland St Owner: Dakotah Willett Requested Change: C4 to R2 Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Dakotah Willett R-2025-20 Attachment:
F. ORDINANCE R-2025-21 AMENDED An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1922 W Indiana St Owner: Evansville Historic Homes, Inc Requested Change: R2 to R4 w/ UDC Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Lucas Neuffer, Evansville Historic Homes R-2025-21 Amended Attachment:
G. ORDINANCE R-2025-22 AMENDED An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1701 N Heidelbach Ave Owner: Jimtown Holdings, LLC Requested Change: M3 to C2 w/ UDC Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Krista Lockyear, Stoll, Keenon, Ogden, PLLC R-2025-22 Amended (2) Attachment:
| VIII. | RESOLUTION DOCKET |
| IX. | MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS |
A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council will be Monday, September 8, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
B. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
| X. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
A. City/County Joint Department Budget Hearings will be held Wednesday, August 27th at 3:00 p.m. in Room 301. Public input will not be permitted at this time but will be available at a later date.
| XI. | ADJOURNMENT |
EVANSVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
EVANSVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
Monday, August 25th, 2025
4:15 p.m. Room 307, Civic Center Complex
- EXECUTIVE SESSION:
- An executive session will be held prior to the open session.
- The executive session is closed as provided by:
- I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(5): To receive information about and interview prospective employees.
- I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(6)(A): With respect to any individual over whom the governing body has jurisdiction to receive information concerning the individual’s alleged misconduct.
- I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(9): To discuss a job performance evaluation of individual employees. This subdivision does not apply to a discussion of the salary, compensation, or benefits of employees during a budget process.
- OPEN SESSION:
- CALL TO ORDER:
- ACKNOWLEDGE GUESTS:
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
-
- August 11th, 2025 (Sutton, Johnson-Kincaid, Thompson)
- APPROVAL OF CLAIMS:
- PROBATIONARY OFFICER UPDATE:
-
- Update for officers in Field Training and SWILEA.
- APPLICANTS:
-
- 25-079
- 25-109
- 25-125
- 25-115
- 25-095
- SWORN AWARDS/COMMENDATIONS:
-
- Notification that Chief Smith issued the Life Saver Award to Officer Korey Winn for his actions on August 18th, 2025.
- RESIGNATIONS
-
- Officer Selena Denise Carpenter, Badge Number 1595, resigning effective August 16th, 2025, after serving one year, seven months, and twenty-five days with the Evansville Police Department.
- Officer Joshua Lamar Bryant, Badge Number 1575, resigning effective August 27th, 2025, after serving two years, one month, and seventeen days with the Evansville Police Department.
- REMINDERS:
-
- The next scheduled meeting is Monday, September 8th, 2025, at 4:15pm.
- ADJOURNMENT:
University of Evansville Theatre announces 2025-2026 Season
EVANSVILLE, IND. (08/22/2025) The University of Evansville Theatre is thrilled to announce its 2025-2026 season in Shanklin Theatre and the May Studio Theatre, featuring five shows which have never been performed on the UE campus.
Opening the Shanklin Theatre season is Alanis Morissette’s JAGGED LITTLE PILL: The Musical, with lyrics by Alanis Morissette, music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, and book by Diablo Cody. Directed by Assistant Professor Wes Grantom ’03, with musical direction by Tyler Simpson, performances will be October 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 at 7:30 p.m., and October 26 at 2:00 p.m.
In the May Studio Theatre, NATIVE GARDENS, by Karen Zacarias, will be directed by Antonio Cortes Roman ’26, a senior performance major from Metepec, Mexico, with performances November 20, 21, 22 at 7:30 p.m., and November 22 and 23 at 2:00 p.m.
In the spring, PASSAGE, by Christopher Chen, will be directed by Assistant Professor Stacey Yen in the May Studio Theatre, running February 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 p.m., and February 28 and March 1 at 2:00 p.m.
The Shanklin Theatre season continues with THE STEADFAST, by Mat Smart ’01, directed by Grantom, with performances March 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 p.m., and March 29 at 2:00 p.m.
Concluding the season in the May Studio Theatre is THE HUMANS by Stephen Karam, directed by Landry Barker ’26, a senior performance major from Fort Worth, Texas, with performances April 23, 24, 25 at 7:30 p.m., and April 25 and 26 at 2:00 p.m.
In addition, UE Theatre’s Rogue & Peasant Aces will present a free touring production of William Shakespeare’s MACBETH, directed by Yen, with on-campus performances November 7-9, and a tour schedule to be announced.
Single tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for senior adults, UE faculty/staff, and non-UE students. Subscription tickets are available for $45 and include both Shanklin Theatre productions, with a special subscriber price for May Studio Theatre productions at $15 each. For more information, contact Sharla Cowden at theatre@evansville.edu or 812-488-2747.
Road Contest at Mercer Looms for UE Men’s Soccer
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – After opening the regular season with a 1-1 draw against Bellarmine on Thursday, the UE men’s soccer team hits the road for the first time this season for a road contest at Mercer on Sunday. Kick-off is set for 2 PM CT from Betts Stadium in Macon.
Last Time Out
Evansville opened the 2025 campaign with a 1-1 draw against Bellarmine on Thursday. The Aces fell behind early, as the Knights scored in the 5th minute of play to take the lead. The Aces created chances throughout the first half, with Tancredi Fadda (Monza, Italy/University of Milan), Martin Wurschmidt (Stavern, Norway/Thor Heyerdahl VGS) and Andres Escudero (San Sebastian de los Reyes, Spain/IES Joan Miro) putting shots on goal, but Bellarmine remained in the lead heading into the break.
Evansville continued to push on the attack in the opening minutes of the second half and was able to break through in the 54th minute when freshman Ben Zec (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) drew a foul in the box to earn his team a penalty kick. Fadda stepped up to the spot to take the penalty and calmy buried a shot into the upper left corner of the goal to even the score at one apiece.
Momentum continued in the Aces’ favor for the next 15 minutes, but the tide turned when Evansville had a player sent off for picking up his second yellow card, forcing them to play a man down for the final 20 minutes. However, the Aces were able weather the storm, keeping the Knights off the board as the night ended in a 1-1 draw.
Series History
Sunday’s contest will be the fourth-ever meeting between Evansville and Mercer. The only other trip to Macon for UE came in 2018, when the two sides played to a 1-1 draw. Evansville holds a 2-0-1 lead in the series, defeating the Bears in Evansville in 2014 and 2007, both by a score of 3-1.