Vanderburgh County Marriage Licenses Issued

The Vanderburgh County Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in Meeting Room 301 of the Civic Center Complex, at 1 NW Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Evansville, Indiana 47708 for the purpose of considering the extension of the “Open Burning Emergency.”

On September 11, 2025, the Board of Commissioners of Vanderburgh County, in order to protect the public welfare and safety during this unusually dry period and pursuant to Vanderburgh County

Ordinance 8.12, proclaimed an OPEN BURN EMERGENCY.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) is releasing a Request for Funding (RFF) to existing DMHA designated Recovery Residence providers and/or agencies who provide programmatic support to DMHA designated Recovery Residences at level 2-4 for part or all of $581,945 to develop and implement programming specifically for young adults with opioid and/or stimulant use disorder. Allowable uses of the funds will align with requirements and restrictions of the State Opioid Response Grant (SOR 4). Funds dependent upon notice of award.

In addition to the required activity of developing and/or expanding recovery housing for young adults (ages 18-24) with opioid and/or stimulant use disorders, supplemental allowable activities may include: Provide treatment, including family-based treatment, for young adults with opioid and/or stimulants use disorders; Provide dedicated care coordinators to assist in navigating various service sectors; and Provide recovery support services.

Indiana will collect both program data from the provider(s) who are awarded this grant and individuals served through a GPRA. The programmatic data will likely focus on key performance indicators determined by DMHA.

Facilities must be a DMHA designated Recovery Residence at levels 2-4 in good standing with DMHA.

The application is available here. Deadline to apply is September 30, 2025.

AG Rokita gave a speech over the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk at Indiana Memorial Union in Bloomington. i have attached his audio and link.

https://x.com/AGToddRokita/status/1967602561994854430

Officials with the Evansville Water Sewer Utility will present the design contract for a new Groundwater Treatment Plant at Tuesday’s Water Sewer Utility Board Meeting – a shift in water supply and treatment plans that  will fundamentally reshape the future of the city’s water system and save ratepayers up to $200 million over time.

The meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m. at the Sunrise Pump Station.

Rather than moving forward with previously proposed plans to construct an all-new water treatment facility sourcing water exclusively from the Ohio River, the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility (EWSU) will instead blend groundwater with Ohio River water to supply its customers. This plan includes the construction of a new groundwater treatment facility and wells, alongside a comprehensive renovation of the existing South Water Treatment Plant, representing a cost-effective shift in strategy.

Mayor Stephanie Terry and EWSU Executive Director Vic Kelson will hold a media availability today at 2:45 p.m. in the Mayor’s Office to discuss and answer questions about the plan.

“Every family in Evansville depends on reliable, clean water,” Mayor Terry said. “With this new approach, we are strengthening the reliability and quality of our water supply while also protecting affordability for residents. By avoiding unnecessary costs, we’re reducing the pressure for future rate increases and keeping water service within reach for families and businesses. This is smart government, forward-thinking infrastructure planning, and a win for our community today and for generations to come.”

 The revised plan offers multiple benefits:

Up to $100 million in construction cost savings by utilizing and upgrading existing infrastructure.

• Up to another $100 million in long-term capital and operational savings, by avoiding the need for treatment of PFAS “forever chemicals” at the surface-water plant. Field tests show that our groundwater resources have little or no PFAS. It is anticipated that supplementing with groundwater will eliminate the need for additional treatment, under the current regulatory limits.
• Improved resilience, as blending water from both sources adds redundancy and could reduce temperature-related main breaks.

The transition to a blended supply not only enhances the city’s long-term water security but also delays or potentially avoids significant future rate increases for customers.

“The water we deliver must be safe, reliable, and cost-effective,” said Vic Kelson, Executive Director of the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility. “This plan checks all those boxes. It uses our resources wisely, leverages the strengths of our existing infrastructure, and keeps customer needs at the forefront.”

This next step in shifting to groundwater will take place after the City of Evansville and the Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) last week formalized the financing plan for a project.

Media with inquiries, please contact Joe Atkinson, Communications Director for the Office of Mayor Stephanie Terry, at 812-305-0543 or jatkinson@evansville.in.gov.