Death Investigation
Evansville Police are conducting a death investigation at 1032 N 3rd Ave. Police received a tip about a deceased person at the address and confirmed the information when they went to the home. The deceased person was found in a detached garage.Â
There appears to have been an attempt to conceal the body and police believe the body has been there for an extended period of time. The identity of deceased person has not been verified by the Coroner’s Office, but police have a tentative identification.Â
The investigation is ongoing and no additional details have been confirmed.Â
Evansville Police Merit Commission
The Evansville Police Merit Commission scheduled meeting for today
Monday, November 11, 2019 has been cancelled for the impending weather.
The next scheduled meeting of the Police Merit Commission will be onÂ
Monday, November 25, 2019, in Room 307 of the Civic Center Complex at 4:00pm.
Notice submitted by Sgt. Doug Schneider,
 Liaison to the Evansville Police Merit Commission
USI wins wild shootout to upset UIndy
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer won a wild second half shootout to defeat University of Indianapolis, 3-2, in the first round of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Screaming Eagles, the fifth-seed, see their record go to 9-6-3 overall, while UIndy, the fourth-seed, goes to 12-5-1.
The Eagles advance to play in the GLVC Tournament semifinals at 6:30 p.m. (CST) Friday at Woehrle Athletic Complex in Jeffersonville, Indiana. USI will play winner of top-seeded McKendree University and 8th-seeded Drury University, which are playing in Lebanon, Illinois, this afternoon. GLVC Tournament information can be found on GLVCsports.com.
USI and UIndy were scoreless through the first 70 minutes when Eagles senior midfielder Sean Rickey broke the tie with a blast from 18 yards for the 1-0 lead. The Greyhounds responded with the tying goal at 79:23 before senior midfielder Morgan Kelly gave the Eagles the lead back, 2-1, with a tally at 80:36.
Rickey would strike again at 84:06 to give the Eagles a two-goal, 3-1, advantage. The senior’s two goals in the match were his sixth and seventh of the season.
The Greyhounds cut the Eagles’ lead in half, 3-2, by converting a penalty kick at 86:18, but would be their last chance in the match as USI finished off the last four minutes for the victory that snapped a five-match losing streak to UIndy. USI junior goalkeeper Justin Faas picked up his ninth win of the year by making six saves in the match.
Eagles upset Greyhounds to open GLVC Tournament Etienne ties USI single-season record for shutouts
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer opened the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament by upsetting the University of Indianapolis, 1-0, Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis, Indiana. The seventh-seeded Screaming Eagles go to 11-6-1 overall, while UIndy bow out of the league tournament to 13-4-1.
The Eagles advance to play in the GLVC Tournament semifinals at 10 a.m. (CST) Friday at Woehrle Athletic Complex in Jeffersonville, Indiana. USI will play third-seeded Rockhurst University (14-4-0), which defeated sixth-seeded Maryville University, 2-0, this afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri. The Hawks defeated the Eagles last month in Kansas City, 2-0. GLVC Tournament information can be found on GLVCsports.com.
USI got on the scoreboard late in the first half with the eventual game-winning goal when sophomore midfielder Rachel Gray scored from five yards out at 35:45. Gray’s second goal of the season was assisted by junior forward Taylor McCormick.
The Eagles, who were outshot in the match, 9-4, let their defense take over in the second half. USI freshman goalkeeper Maya Etienne tied an Eagles’ single-season record with nine shutouts after making five saves in the match. Etienne tied the USI single-season record for shutouts that was set by Angie Gries in 1998.
“IS IT TRUE” NOVEMBER 11, 2019
We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUEâ€Â will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?
IS IT TRUE this coming Tuesday, November 12, 2019, is the deadline for you to pay your property taxes?
IS IT TRUE we are told that Mayor Winnecke is negotiating with two of the largest riverboat cruise companies in the United States to convince them to begin stopping in Evansville?  …if Mayor Winnecke can pull off this feat it would have a serious economic impact for the City of Evansville and downtown businesses?  …this is a developing a story?
IS IT TRUE that Evansville has one of the most charismatic and hard-working Mayors in years?  …Mr. Winnecke is also very personable and likable? …since he now has to deal with a 7 t0 2 Democratic majority City Council we predict that he will be forced to put more focus on budgetary issues and stop going along with every capital project that comes along?  …that Mayor Winnecke has a lot of talented people surrounding him and he should start seeking their advice before he agrees to invest money on any future big-ticket capital projects?
IS IT TRUE one should never forget when one invests in a multi-million capital project they should also make financial provisions to do long term preventive maintenance on the project?
IS IT TRUE we are told by several of our golfing “Moles” that it looks like the fix may be in? Â …they predict the Board of Park Commissioners will decide to close down Wesselman Par 3 Golf Course? ..everybody knows that the Evansville Parks Board are political appointments and they generally do what the politicians want?
IS IT TRUE we are told that the choice for the next Evansville City Council attorney will be most interesting?
IS IT TRUE when a Chairman of a political party sweeps an election he takes total credit for this accomplishment? Â …when a Chairman of political party loses he blames everyone else for the loss?
IS IT TRUE we are getting a big kick out of watching a couple of newly elected City Councilmembers jockeying for a leadership position on 2020 Council?
IS IT TRUE that sometimes the names change but the games remain the same?
IS IT TRUE that individuals who like to be kept abreast of the current and future political happenings in Indiana should read an extremely well-researched article written By Mary Beth Schneider of TheStatehouseFile.com?  …this article is entitled “Patches Of Blue In The Red Sea” is posted in today’s City-County Observer?
IS IT TRUE we are told that the practice of not posting unrecorded accounts payable in a timely manner has come to an end starting in 2020?  …that Finra and the SEC now require cities with populations greater than 100k to submit the year-end financial report to the State Board of Accounts by using the accrual method of accounting?
IS IT TRUEÂ we wonder if the Evansville City Controller Russ Lloyd Jr., CPA has paid all the city employees health care bills for this year? Â …our guess is a resounding “NO”?
IS IT TRUEÂ that our newly elected City officials are the stewards of the public trust and we hope that the 2020 City Council will start acting like it?
IS IT TRUE that the Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Richard G. D’Amour is doing an outstanding job for the citizens of Vanderburgh County?
IS IT TRUE on October 30, 2019, DMD Director Kelly Coures sent the following e-mail to members of the ERC Board of Directors?  …he said: “I got an e-mail from Randy this morning about the announcement of the project the former IGA site which stated that there was unawareness of the project by the ERC?  …Mr. Coures also stated that  “It was my understanding that we discussed the project with ERC at the last meeting the ERC approved the initial resolution to begin the work on issuing $1.5 million in TIF bonds for the project and we discuss the parameters of the project living units with a commercial element?  …also wrote that “you approved the funding for the grocery store market study earlier this summer which we are still working on with the developer”? …Coures concluded that “The announcement this morning is a nice cornerstone to what we have been doing the area the last eight years”?
IS IT TRUE we are told that Mr. Coures is attempting to find out who sent us the above e-mail? Â …the answer is “MOLE 29”?
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POIGNANT QUOTES BY AND ABOUT U. S. VETERANS
Since its founding in 1776, the United States has fought in about a dozen major wars—and intervened militarily on hundreds of others—with every generation of Americans witnessing combat in one form or another. As such, tens of millions of Americans have suited up for the armed forces, including some 16 million during World War II alone. These servicemembers include 31 of the 44 presidents.
Well over 1 million Americans have died in warfare, the vast majority in just two conflicts: the Civil War and World War II.
Given their importance to U.S. history, it’s no surprise that veterans have a played hallowed role in the public’s consciousness. Habitually honored at sporting events and on patriotic holidays, especially Veterans Day, the oratory surrounding veterans can be deeply inspiring.
BELOW ARE SOME POIGNANT QUOTES BY AND ABOUT U. S. VETERANS
“I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.â€
- Nathan Hale, 1776, in his alleged last words prior to being executed by the British for being a spy.
“The unparalleled perseverance of the armies of the United States, through almost every possible suffering and discouragement for the space of eight long years, was little short of a standing miracle.â€
- General (and future President) George Washington, 1783, in his farewell orders to the Continental Army.
“The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated [this ground], far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.â€
- President Abraham Lincoln, 1863, in the Gettysburg Address.
“Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letters, U.S.; let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, and there is no power on earth which can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship.â€
- Civil rights leader and ex-slave Frederick Douglass, 1863, in remarks encouraging the enlistment of African-American soldiers during the Civil War.
“To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory.â€
- President Woodrow Wilson, 1919, in proclaiming Armistice Day (which would later become Veterans Day) on the anniversary of the end of World War I.
“Only the dead have seen the end of war.â€
- Philosopher George Santayana, 1922, in his book, “Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies.†(This quote is often misattributed to Plato.)
“I saw your sons and your husbands, your brothers and your sweethearts. I saw how they worked, played, fought, and lived. I saw some of them die. I saw more courage, more good humor in the face of discomfort, more love in an era of hate, and more devotion to duty than could exist under tyranny.â€
- Comedian Bob Hope, 1944, in “I Never Left Home,†his book about going on tour to entertain the troops, which he did in every U.S. conflict from World War II to the Persian Gulf War.
“The nicest veterans…the kindest and funniest ones, the ones who hated war the most, were the ones who’d really fought.â€
- Author Kurt Vonnegut, 1969, in “Slaughterhouse-Five,†his novel about the Allied firebombing of Dresden during World War II.
“Veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they’ve suffered the scars of war. We can offer them no better tribute than to protect what they have won for us.â€
– President Ronald Reagan, 1983, in a radio address to the nation.
“In war, using their native language, they relayed secret messages that turned the course of battle. At home, they carried for decades the secret of their own heroism.â€
- President George W. Bush, 2001, in remarks honoring the Navajo code talkers of World War II.
“Whatever gains are secured, it is loss the veteran remembers most keenly. Only a fool or a fraud sentimentalizes the merciless reality of war.â€
- Senator John McCain, 2008, in a foreign policy speech.
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!”
- Maya Angelou, writer and civil rights activist who received the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.â€
- John F. Kennedy in his 1963 Thanksgiving proclamation, issued before his death.
“Homeless and at-risk veterans need more than just shelter. We must give them the tools to empower themselves and reclaim the self-worth and dignity which comes from occupying a place in the American dream. It is a dream they fought so hard to defend for the rest of us.â€
- Homelessness advocate and film producer Maria Cuomo Cole, 2015, in an editorial pointing out that tens of thousands of vets are homeless.
“We cannot just keep worshipping veterans. They’re just people. They’re people who did a job. It’s a dirty, nasty, demanding job.â€
– Iraq War veteran and author Roy Scranton, 2016, in an interview with a reporter.Â
TODAY’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
1 NW ML KING JR. BLVD – ROOM 301
5:30 P.M.
AGENDA
| I. | INTRODUCTION |
Agenda Attachment:
| II. | APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDUM |
Memo Attachment:
| III. | REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| IV. | SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY |
| V. | CONSENT AGENDA:Â FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2019-15 An Ordinance of the Evansville Common Council Authorizing the City of Evansville, Indiana, to Issue One or More Series of Its “Economic Development Revenue Bonds (House Investments Evansville Oz, LLC Project)”, and Approving and Authorizing Other Actions in Respect Thereto Sponsor(s): Weaver Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Weaver Discussion Date: 11/18/2019 G-2019-15 Attachment:
| VI. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| VII. | REGULAR AGENDA:Â SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2019-14 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 6.05 (Animal Control) of the Evansville Municipal Code Sponsor(s): Mosby Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Mosby Discussion Date: 11/11/2019 G-2019-14 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE F-2019-23 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): Weaver Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Weaver Discussion Date: 11/11/2019 F-2019-23 Amended Attachment:
| VIII. | RESOLUTION DOCKET |
A. RESOLUTION C-2019-21 A Resolution to Support Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden’s Destination Development Grant Proposal Sponsor(s): McGinn Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Weaver Discussion Date: 11/11/2019 Notify: Jennifer Evans, Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Gardens C-2019-21 Attachment:
| IX. | MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS |
A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council is Monday, November 18, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.
B. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
| X. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| XI. | ADJOURNMENT |