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EPA Announces Enforcement Discretion Policy for COVID-19 Pandemic

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is mindful of the health and safety of the public, as well as our staff, and those of Federal Agencies, State and Local Governments, Tribes, Regulated Entities, Contractors, and Non-governmental Organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency is taking these important considerations into account as we all continue our work to protect human health and the environment. Accordingly, EPA is announcing a temporary policy regarding EPA enforcement of environmental legal obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
EPA’s temporary enforcement discretion policy applies to civil violations during the COVID-19 outbreak. The policy addresses different categories of noncompliance differently. For example, under the policy EPA does not expect to seek penalties for noncompliance with routine monitoring and reporting obligations that are the result of the COVID-19 pandemic but does expect operators of public water systems to continue to ensure safety of our drinking water supplies. The policy also describes the steps that regulated facilities should take to qualify for enforcement discretion.
“EPA is committed to protecting human health and the environment, but recognizes challenges resulting from efforts to protect workers and the public from COVID-19 may directly impact the ability of regulated facilities to meet all federal regulatory requirements,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “This temporary policy is designed to provide enforcement discretion under the current, extraordinary conditions while ensuring facility operations continue to protect human health and the environment.”
The temporary policy makes it clear that EPA expects regulated facilities to comply with regulatory requirements, where reasonably practicable, and to return to compliance as quickly as possible. To be eligible for enforcement discretion, the policy also requires facilities to document decisions made to prevent or mitigate noncompliance and demonstrate how the noncompliance was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This policy does not provide leniency for intentional criminal violations of law.

The policy does not apply to activities that are carried out under Superfund and RCRA Corrective Action enforcement instruments. EPA will address these matters in separate communications.

EPA’s policy will apply retroactively beginning on March 13, 2020. EPA will assess the continued need for and scope of this temporary policy on a regular basis and will update it if EPA determines modifications are necessary. In order to provide fair and sufficient notice to the public, EPA will post a notification here at least 7 days prior to terminating this temporary policy.

To read the EPA Policy on Enforcement during the COVID-19 outbreak: https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/enforcement-policy-guidance-publications.

Members of the public can help protect our environment by identifying and reporting environmental violations. Learn more here: https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/report-environmental-violation-general-information.

What To Do If You Bought A Ticket For An Event Canceled Due To Coronavirus

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Attorney General Curtis Hill today offered guidance to consumers who purchased tickets to events that have been canceled or postponed in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

“Hoosiers who were looking forward to gathering with friends and enjoying concerts, sporting events and other activities with their peers have surely been disappointed by this wave of cancellations and postponements,” Attorney General Hill said. “To make the best of this difficult situation, we want to help consumers obtain any refunds or other remedies that are available to them.”

If you have issues securing remedies promised by the entity from which you bought your tickets, the Office of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division may be able to help you. Here’s what consumers should know:

  • Consumers who purchased tickets for events should consult the terms and conditions of their purchases to determine whether the purchases are refundable. If you are not sure, contact the venue where you purchased the ticket in an effort get the remedy you are looking for.
  • In circumstances where the terms being offered by the entity are not what was previously advertised, report those issues to the Attorney General using our online complaint form.
  • Consumers who see unexpected charges related to a cancellation should first contact the company. If that is not successful, contact your credit card company. Then file a complaint with the Attorney General using our online complaint form.

If you have questions for the Office’s Consumer Protection Division, you may call 1-800-382-5516.

For up-to-date information about the coronavirus pandemic, please visit the Indiana State Department of Health website at www.in.gov/coronavirus/. You may also call the department 24/7 at 1-877-826-0011. 

HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE

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Executive Assistant
PIA Automation US – Evansville, IN
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Front Desk Receptionist
Northwestern Mutual 3.8/5 rating   3,298 reviews  – Evansville, IN
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Make copies, send and distribute faxes and maintain copy and fax machines. The responsibility of the Administrative Support position is to serve as the primary…
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Front Desk Receptionist
Neurosurgical Consultants 3.6/5 rating   9 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Surgical Office needing a front desk receptionist. Check-in, Check-out, answer multi-phone lines, post payments, team player, multi-task, knowledge of medical…
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Administrative Assistant
Northwestern Mutual 3.8/5 rating   3,298 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Communicate with home office and fund families to supply or obtain information. Receive and forward checks and related paperwork to the network and home office…
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Business Office Manager
Silver Birch Living 3.8/5 rating   17 reviews  – Evansville, IN
The Business Office Manager (BOM) wears many hats in the community and has an impact by Inspiring Purposeful Lives for All.
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Office Assistant/Receptionist
Crawfordsville Cleaners – Evansville, IN
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Must be friendly and a willingness to learn cleaning service knowledge. Prior experience preferred but, not required! Educates clients on cleaning services.
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Medical Office Assistant
Deaconess Health System 3.7/5 rating   463 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Maintains positive patient oriented services in the provision of medical office services to the patient, family members, visitors and physicians in the office…
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Early Childhood Secretary
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation 3.7/5 rating   59 reviews  – Evansville, IN
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This position works 52 Weeks per year, 5 days per week at 8 hours per day. Our people are the single most important asset we have in the EVSC.
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Clerk, Physician Office (Methodist Pediatrics) 40 hours/week Days
Methodist Hospital 3.6/5 rating   58 reviews  – Henderson, KY
To provide efficient and quality clerical support for the physician office practice. Serves patients in the medical practice via telephone and in office by…
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Lead Medical Office Assistant
Deaconess Health System 3.7/5 rating   463 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Maintains positive patient oriented services in the provision of medical office services to the patient, family members, visitors and physicians in the office…
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CBRE 3.8/5 rating   3,133 reviews  – Mount Vernon, IN
CBRE is the global leader in commercial real estate services, has been ranked the industry’s top brand by the Lipsey Company for 15 consecutive years, and has…
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Front Desk Receptionist
Neurosurgical Consultants 3.6/5 rating   9 reviews  – Evansville, IN
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Office Assistant/Receptionist
Crawfordsville Cleaners – Evansville, IN
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Computer Operator
OneMain Financial 3.3/5 rating   1,458 reviews  – Evansville, IN
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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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 Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Teena Renee Bartlett: Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Donald Ray Brigham Jr.: Unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon (Level 4 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Criminal recklessness (Level 6 Felony), Theft of a firearm (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Leaving the scene of an accident (Class B misdemeanor), Operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license (Class C misdemeanor), Reckless driving (Class C misdemeanor), Disregarding stop sign (C infraction), Disregarding automatic signal (C infraction)

Antwion D. Daniels: Carrying a handgun without a license (Level 5 Felony), Dealing in marijuana (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)

Michael D. Jewell: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 4 Felony)

Destiny May Glover: Invasion of privacy (Level 6 Felony)

David Allen Townsend: Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life (Level 5 Felony)

Trepan David John Williams: Criminal trespass (Level 6 Felony)

Jeffrey D. Waltman: Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)

AG Curtis Hill: Be wary of work-from-home scams during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

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Attorney General Curtis Hill today warned Hoosiers to beware of work-from-home scams during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

“Fraudsters have long tried to make money by offering bogus work-from-home opportunities,” Attorney General Hill said. “Typically, these scammers lure would-be victims to spend money up front by falsely promising future earnings.”

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that many fraudsters are currently using illegal robocalls to make such pitches. Work-from-home scams might also come via emails, websites or print publications. Learn more at the FTC website.

“Obviously, people are particularly susceptible to these kinds of tactics during the current health crisis,” Attorney General Hill said, “when many individuals are already staying home and sometimes facing layoffs or job uncertainties.”

Anyone receiving an automated call from an unknown source offering a work-from-home opportunity is best-advised to hang up immediately, Attorney General Hill said.

Common “opportunities” supposedly available include starting an internet business, stuffing envelopes, craftwork, rebate processing, medical billing, undercover shopping/dining, or illegitimate multilevel marketing.

The FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule requires many sellers of work-from-home opportunities to supply a one-page disclosure that identifies the seller; certain legal actions involving the seller; refund and cancellation policies; a separate earnings claim statement (if making specific promises about how much one might earn); and a list of references. These disclosures are required seven days before an offeree signs a contract or makes any payments.

If a seller offers a disclosure, one should review it closely and independently research the company. One should consider asking specific questions about the job duties; the nature and frequency of compensation; and any costs that the at-home worker is expected to pay in advance.

Go online to report any suspected scams to the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Indiana Attorney General. If you need additional information regarding the Office’s Consumer Protection Division, please call 1-800-382-5516.

Michael Meador Charged With Possession, Transportation, Delivery Of A Destructive Device (L5) And Booked Into The Vanderburgh County Confinement Center

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On March 25, 2020, Evansville Police Department officers were dispatched to 1825 Conlin Avenue in reference to check welfare. The caller reported Michael Meador had made a statement that he wanted to die with all his children. The caller stated they were concerned with Meador`s health and mental state and had information that Meador was in possession of an explosive from a former military friend and that the explosive was located in his backpack which was inside the residence.  

When officers arrived at the address, Meador was located in the driveway of the home. Meador advised the officers he had simulator explosives in a backpack inside the home. They were described by him as large fireworks.  Once it was determined there was an explosive device in the home all the residents were taken out of the home and moved down the street. The Evansville Police Department Hazardous Device Unit (HDU) was called to the scene to investigate.  HDU officers located the backpack and recovered four devices inside.  

Meador advised HDU that his wife and three children recently drove to Florida for vacation. He said that he got into an argument with his wife and she left Florida and returned home to Colorado. Meador stayed in Florida with his three children.  At a later time, he began driving back to Colorado. Meador stated he stopped at a military friend’s home in Georgia and his friend gave him the explosive devices. Meador advised he transported the devices from Georgia to Indiana in the bed of his truck. He stopped in Evansville to visit his family and planned on continuing back to Colorado. 

The devices located included three military-ordnance burst charges and one military-use smoke grenade. Possession of these types of explosive devices pose a danger when not handled properly, are not generally found outside the military and illegal to possess across the country. The Evansville Police Department takes finding these devices seriously; our professional Hazardous Devices Unit is charged with removing such items when called upon. The suspect was charged with Possession of a Destructive Device. If you are aware of items like these in the (illegal) possession of others, please report them to law enforcement by calling 911 or the WeTip line at 1-800-782-7463.  

Meador was charged with Possession, Transportation, Delivery of a Destructive Device (L5) and booked into the Vanderburgh County Confinement Center.  

Gov. Holcomb Signs Executive Order in Fight Against COVID-19

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Governor Eric J. Holcomb today signed a new executive order in a continuing effort to slow the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Click here to see the executive order: https://www.in.gov/gov/2384.htm

 

Gov. Holcomb outlined these new additional efforts in the executive order:

 

  • The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has suspended the one-week waiting period that is required before paying unemployment benefits to allow claimants to receive their checks more quickly. The suspension is retroactive to March 8, 2020.
  • Hoosiers with chronic health issues will be able to receive a 90-day supply of their non-controlled prescription medication, such as insulin or cholesterol medications.
  • Medicaid recipients can use their benefits to cover costs of using alternate forms of transportation, such as ride-sharing services, for appointments to see their healthcare providers.
  • The Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) has additional funding flexibility to allow for additional home delivery of meals.
  • The Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) has extended deadlines related to local government finances.

 

Click here to download public service announcements (PSAs) recorded by the state for your use: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/egf210ognxxyx4h/AADYd7E-tBn7P6gtiLSZUiVBa?dl=0

 

More information may be found at the ISDH website at coronavirus.in.gov and the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.

 

Gov. Holcomb to Provide Updates in the Fight Against COVID-19

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INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, the Indiana State Department of Health and other state leaders will host a media briefing Thursday to provide updates on COVID-19 and its impact on Indiana.

 

WHO:             Gov. Holcomb

State Health Commissioner Kristina Box, M.D., FACOG

 

WHEN:           2:30 p.m., Thursday, March 26

 

WHERE:         Indiana Statehouse

South Atrium

200 W. Washington St.

Indianapolis, IN 46204

 

A mult box will be provided. Two microphones will be set up on stands for reporters to ask questions. A live stream will be available. Direct Link: https://livestream.com/accounts/18256195/events/9054752/player?width=960&height=540&enableInfoAndActivity=true&defaultDrawer=feed&autoPlay=true&mute=false

VANDERBURGH COUNTY ARREST WARRANTS

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Vanderburgh County Arrest Warrants

VANDERBURGH COUNTY REENT BOOKING RECORDS

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https://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/jail-recent-booking-records.aspx

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