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CONSUMER ALERT: Hoosiers Should Follow Precautions When Embarking On Home-Improvement Projects

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Hoosiers Should Follow Precautions When Embarking On Home-Improvement Projects

The Office of the Attorney General has received multiple complaints this summer about home-improvement contractors. As Hoosiers consider tackling home-improvement projects during the remainder of the warm-weather months, they should follow these tips:

  • Always insist on a contract. This is the first step to ensuring you and any contractor are on the same page as to the scope of work and price for the project.
  • Take your time. Don’t let anyone rush your decision.
  • Never pay for the entire project before work begins. Any payments should be tied to the completion of specific items from the contract.
  • Do your research. Ask friends, family, and neighbors for any information on a contractor before you use them. Consider contacting the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division for complaint information on contractors you are considering.
  • Don’t assume a flyer or ad makes a contractor reliable. Individuals and companies engaging in outdoor home improvement frequently leave flyers and advertisements on consumers’ doors or mailboxes.
  • Keep all records related to your project. This includes any contracts, receipts, warranties and correspondence (including texts and emails).
  • If a contractor does not complete the work agreed upon, consider filing a complaint with the Attorney General.

In addition to the above tips, the Indiana Home Improvement Contracts Act requires home improvement contracts exceeding $150 to be in writing. The contract must also contain certain information, including contact information for the home improvement supplier; a description of the work to be done; the approximate starting and completion dates for the work; a statement of contingencies that may change the completion date; and the contract price.

This Friday is Consumer Protection Day at the Indiana State Fair, sponsored by the Office of the Indiana Attorney General. Fairgoers are invited to stop by our booth to say hello, talk about consumer issues and check to see whether they have unclaimed property. Staff members will also be distributing helpful information throughout the fairgrounds.

As always, consumers who believe they are the victims of scam attempts are asked to report them to the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division by calling 1-800-382-5516 or going online at www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/ and clicking the “File a Complaint” box at the bottom of the page.

Jump Start Your Child’s Learning With “On My Way Pre-K”

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BY WENDY MCNAMARA
With more than half the available slots already filled, it is important to apply now for On My Way Pre-K, Indiana’s early learning program. Applications are still being accepted from eligible families throughout the state for this school year.
On My Way Pre-K provides grants to 4-year-olds from low-income families to attend a high-quality pre-K program. Nearly 8,000 young Hoosiers have benefited from the program since its creation in 2015.
To apply, families must meet the following eligibility requirements:
  • Their child must be 4 years old by Aug. 1, 2019, and starting kindergarten in the 2020-21 school year;
  • Parents or guardians in the household must be working, going to school or attending job training; and
  • The family must have an income below 127 percent of the federal poverty level.
With school starting and limited spots remaining, I encourage families to act quickly to see if their children are eligible.

Death List Report Vanderburgh County

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Death List Report Vanderburgh County

Death List WK 8-52019 TO 8-9-2019

Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Meeting

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The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet in executive session at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, August 12, 2019, in the John H. Schroeder Conference Centre at the EVSC Administration Building, 951 Walnut, IN 47713, Evansville, IN.

The session will be conducted according to Senate Enrolled Act 313, Section 1, I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1, as amended. The purpose of the meeting is for discussion of one or more of the following: collective bargaining, (2)(A); initiation of litigation or litigation that is either pending or has been threatened specifically in writing, (2)(B); purchase or lease of property, (2)(D); for discussion of the assessment, design, and implementation of school safety and security measures, plans, and systems (3); and job performance evaluation of individual employees, (9); to train school board members with an outside consultant about the performance of the role of the members as public officials (11).

The regular meeting of the School Board will follow at 5:30 p.m. in the EVSC Board Room, same address.

ADOPT A PET

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ECVB Meeting

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EVANSVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA

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EVANSVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

Monday, August 12, 2019

4:00 p.m.  Room 307, Civic Center Complex

  1. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
  1. An executive session and a closed hearing will be held prior to the open session.
  1. The executive session and hearing are closed as provided by:
  1. I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(5): To receive information about and interview prospective employees.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  1. OPEN SESSION:
  1. CALL TO ORDER
  1. ACKNOWLEDGE GUESTS
  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
    1. July 22, 2019  (Cook, Scott, and Hamilton)
  1. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS
  1. PROBATIONARY OFFICER UPDATE:
    1. Captain Scott Doan will provide updated on officers in field training and in SWILEA.
  1. APPLICANTS:
    1. 19-208
  1. DISCIPLINE:
    1. 19-PO-16, Officer Kareem Neighbors, Badge Number 1323, 21-day suspension (no appeal)
    2. 19-PO-17, Officer Mario Reid, Badge Number 1401, 3-day suspension (no appeal)
  1. RETIREMENT:
    1. Officer Kevin Holder, Badge Number 1230, retiring effective September 16, 2019 after serving 20 years and 2 days.
    2. Officer Tim Morris, Badge Number 1068, retiring effective September 11, 2019 after serving 32 years, 5 months, and 1 day.
  1. RESIGNATION:
    1. Officer Kareem Neighbors, Badge Number 1323, resigning effective August 2, 2019 after serving 11 years and 11 months.
  1. REMINDERS:  The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 26, 2019 at 4:00pm.  

 

  1. ADJOURNMENT

Stanley Clothing Company by Pat Sides

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Stanley Clothing Company by Pat Sides

During the 1960s, many retailers closed or relocated to the city’s east side as the urban renewal movement increasingly encroached on Evansville’s once-busy downtown.

This photo was taken ca. 1967, the year the Stanley Clothing Company closed. Located at 111-115 Main Street, it was the tallest building in the block. Once called the Buckskin Breeches Company, it was renamed in 1929 under the helm of John R. Stanley, who specialized in making men’s suits.

The three smaller buildings at the right also appear to be vacant. Near the corner in the other direction is the old Evansville Courier building, adjacent to Hermann’s Candy store, which had operated for over a century before it was sold in 1964. By the end of the decade, the demolitions had begun.

Otters Record Two Wins Against Wild Things

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Otters Record Two Wins Against Wild Things
WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Evansville Otters recorded another two wins against the Washington Wild Things Saturday, winning by a score of 3-1 and 6-0.

Saturday’s action picked up with the resumption of play from a suspended game back on June 20 at Washington, Where the Wild Things had a 1-0 lead with runners on first and second with one out in the bottom of the second inning.

The Otters turned to Anthony Arias to take over in a long relief appearance for Austin Nicely, who started the game on June 20.

Thrown into a jam, Arias was able to strikeout J.R. Davis and forced Brett Marr to fly out to centerfield to end the threat.

John Havird, the original starter on June 20, pitched for Washington as Saturday was his normal scheduled start day in the rotation.

It would be a pitcher’s duel between Arias and Havird, as both pitchers would go back and forth throwing strikeouts.

The Otters would tie the game at one in the top of the sixth inning on a two-out RBI single from Elijah MacNamee to score J.J. Gould.

Havird would pitch into the eighth but fell into trouble when Gould led off the top of the inning with a solo home run over the left-field fence, giving the Otters their first lead of the game.

David Cronin would follow with a triple, and Ryan Long’s walk put runners on the corners with no outs, forcing Washington to pull Havird.

MacNamee hit into a fielder’s choice, allowing Cronin to score from third, and giving the Otters a 3-1 advantage.

Arias would pitch a clean seventh inning, tossing 5.2 innings of one-hit baseball with seven strikeouts in the winning effort, improving his record to 2-1.

Havird would throw seven innings, allowing three runs on eight hits while tossing six strikeouts. He was handed the loss, dropping his record to 5-6.

Otters left-handed reliever Cam Opp threw a scoreless eighth, and closer Taylor Wright earned his 12th save of the season with a scoreless ninth.

Game two featured a balanced attack by the Otters.

The Otters’ offense got going in the top of the second inning.

With the bases loaded, Tanner Wetrich roped a two-RBI single off Washington starter Josh Lapiana to give the Otters a 2-0 lead through two.

In the Otters’ half of the third, Evansville doubled their lead.

Ryan Long unloaded on a two-run homer, scoring Keith Grieshaber, for his 13th home run of the season, recording his league-leading 61st and 62nd RBIs, and giving the Otters a 4-0 cushion.

Lapiana would finish three innings of work, allowing four runs on six hits. He would be handed the loss, dropping his record to 0-2.

With a 4-0 advantage, Otters starter Brandyn Sittinger continued to be in control and go to work on the mound.

After being flawless through four innings, Washington tested Sittinger in the fifth.

A pair of walks and a single in the inning loaded the bases with two outs, but Sittinger was not fazed, striking out Jose Medina to strand the bases loaded.

The Otters would add two more runs in the top of the sixth, featuring a solo home run from Gould, his second of the day, and a run on a defensive miscue by the Wild Things.

With a 6-0 lead, Sittinger struck out the side in order in the bottom of the sixth, and reliever Drew Beyer pitched a scoreless seventh inning to seal the win for Evansville.

Sittinger earned his first win as an Otter, pitching six shutout innings while striking out 11 batters. Sittinger struck out every batter in the Wild Things lineup at least once.

With the win in game two, each Otter’s batter in the lineup was able to reach base at least once. Cronin, Long, MacNamee, and Dakota Phillips had multi-hit games, as eight of the nine batters in the Otters’ lineup had at least one hit.

A win on Sunday will give the Otters another series win against the Wild Things and a 6-3 record against Washington this season.

First pitch for Sunday’s series finale is at 4:35 p.m. CT.

Broadcast coverage can be found on the radio at 91.5 WUEV-FM or WUEV.org with Dave Nguyen (play-by-play) on the call.

The Otters are celebrating their 25th anniversary season in 2019.

Evansville will return home for a six-game homestand next week Aug. 13-18 against the River City Rascals and the Gateway Grizzlies.

Next week’s promotions include $2 Tuesday, Bud Light Thirsty Thursday, St. Vincent Night, Breast Cancer Awareness Night and postgame fireworks by Marathon, and Mascot Day.

To purchase a season ticket or group outing package, call (812) 435-8686 or visit the Bosse Field front office at 23 Don Mattingly Way, Evansville, Ind. The front office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions.

The Otters play all home games at historic Bosse Field, located at 23 Don Mattingly Way in Evansville, Ind. Stay up-to-date with the Evansville Otters by visiting evansvilleotters.com, or follow the Otters on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

 

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