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HATFIELD ANIMAL CRUELTY BILL HEADED TO GOVERNOR TO BE SIGNED INTO LAW

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Legislation authored by Representative Ryan Hatfield (D-Evansville) that will strengthen our animal cruelty laws is headed to the Governor’s desk to be signed into law.

House Bill 1615, approved 92-0 in the House today, will update Indiana’s animal cruelty statutes to crack down on people who choose to harm animals.

“The goal of this legislation is to create better protections for Hoosier animals and people,” Hatfield said.

“FBI Profiler Robert Ressler says, ‘Murderers often start out by killing and torturing animals,’” Hatfield added. “There is a direct link between people who abuse animals and people who abuse other people. When we strengthen animal cruelty crimes to protect animals, we also protect fellow Hoosiers.”

The bill also prohibits an animal control program, animal shelter, or humane society from killing an animal by any means other than humane euthanasia, which is defined in the bill as the use of sodium pentobarbital or a derivative, to be administered in a manner that causes painless loss of consciousness and death.

“This legislation is not everything I would have liked, but it does take significant steps toward sending a clear message that if you choose to abuse animals, you will pay for it,” Hatfield concluded.

 

EVANSVILLE NATIVE AND INVENTOR SCOTT MASSEY GOES TO CAMEROON, AFRICA

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Heliponix in Central Africa

Scott Massey’s trip to Cameroon, Africa introduced him to an amazing group of students, engineers, tradesmen, teachers, and farmers laying the foundation of the new African economy which was funded by the United States Department of State through the Mandela Washington Fellowship.
Heliponix has open sourced a design manual in multiple languages that shows how anyone in Africa can build their own low-cost ($300) hydroponic system from readily available materials, uses only 4 square meters, and can produce 250 kg of vegetables annually for urban and rural environments.
After Scott’s entrepreneurial workshops and lectures at the Universities in Douala, Ngaoundéré, and Yaoundé Cameroon, He then began to build hydroponic farms at orphanages of children displaced by regional conflict. The video assembly instructions are shown below!

How to build a low-cost hydroponic farm from local materials found in Africa.

View Open Sourced Hydroponic Farm Design

FOOTNOTE:  We were featured in the Institute of Food Technologists April 2019 Newsletter! Heliponix has been selected as one of the five finalists for the final pitch event taking place at IFT19 in New Orleans on June 4th!  Heliponix won $5,000 at the Crossroads pitch competition in Bloomington, Indiana at the Dimension Mill.

Scott Massey will be speaking on a panel discussion at the Agrinovus Stakeholder meeting on April 17 at 2 PM EST at 642 N Madison St, Bloomington, IN 47404, USA

Scott Massey will be a judge in the PNW Big Sell Pitch Competition 1 PM CST on Saturday, April 27 at Purdue University Northwest Commercialization and Manufacturing Excellence Center 7150 Indianapolis Blvd. Hammond, IN 46324.

CEO, Scott Massey was nominated for the Rising Entrepreneur Award through Techpoint. The GroPod won the Best New Tech Product award at the 2018 Mira Awards.

 

 

 

Gov. Holcomb Public Schedule for April 18

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INDIANAPOLIS – Below find Gov. Eric J. Holcomb’s public schedule for April 18, 2019.

Thursday, April 18: Fairbanks Circle of Hope Dinner

WHO:              Gov. Holcomb

WHAT:            The governor receive the Richard M. Fairbanks Circle of Hope Award.

WHEN:            Doors open at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 17
Dinner begins at 7 p.m.

 

WHERE:          The Westin Indianapolis
241 W. Washington St.

Indianapolis, IN 46204

ADOPT A PET

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Ginger is a 9-year-old female orange tabby. She was surrendered March 6th due to her family’s allergies. Her adoption fee is $40 and includes her spay, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!

 

USI Softball Ranked No. 3 in Region, No. 21 Nationally

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University of Southern Indiana Softball moved up four spots to No. 21 in the latest NFCA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll Wednesday morning before landing at No. 3 in the first NCAA Division II Midwest Region ranking of the year.

The Screaming Eagles (30-14, 16-4 GLVC) have six games remaining to their regular season slate, beginning with a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader against rival Bellarmine University Friday at 11 a.m. (CDT) in Louisville, Kentucky.

Live stats and GLVC Sports Network coverage can be accessed at GoUSIEagles.com.

USI, which has a 25-7 record in regional action this year, finishes the regular season with a GLVC doubleheaders at Lewis University and the University of Indianapolis.

The Eagles, who have a two-game lead in the win column over UIndy for first-place in the conference standings, are one of two GLVC teams listed in this week’s Top 25 and one of five GLVC teams list in the regional rankings.

Joining USI in the Top 25 is No. 9 UIndy, while the Greyhounds are currently No. 2 in the region. The University of Missouri-St. Louis and the University of Illinois Springfield are regionally No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, while Drury University is ranked No. 10 in the region.

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference member Grand Valley State University, ranked No. 15 nationally, holds the top spot in the region, while Wayne State University (No. 4) and Ashland University (No. 8) represented the GLIAC in the first regional ranking.

The Great Midwest Athletic Conference is represented in the region ranking by No. 7 Ohio Dominican University and No. 9 Trevecca Nazarene University.

Eight teams—five at-large and three automatic bids—qualify for the NCAA II Midwest Region Tournament, which is hosted on the campus sites of the top two seeds either May 9-11 or May 10-12.

The NCAA II Midwest Super regional is hosted by the highest remaining seed of the two advancing teams May 16-17.

The Evansville Police Department plans aggressive driving patrols this April

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Spring is just around the corner. As temperatures rise, and winter ice and snow recede from the roads, Hoosier drivers are tempted to increase their speeds and take more risks behind the wheel.

The Evansville Police Department and about 230 law-enforcement agencies across Indiana are warning drivers of increased patrols this March for aggressive driving violations. Overtime traffic enforcement is funded through National Highway Traffic Safety Administration grants administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI).

Failing to yield the right of way is one of the top causes of crashes that lead to injuries and deaths. Following too closely and unsafe lane movement violations are also among the top causes of crashes. Other aggressive driving violations include unsafe speed; speed too fast for weather conditions; disregarding a traffic signal or sign; and improper passing, turning, or lane usage.

Young drivers, particularly young men, are more likely to be engaging in unsafe driving behaviors before a crash. Statistics and more information are in the most recent Crash Fact Book and Dangerous Driving Fact Sheet that ICJI publishes with the Indiana University Public Policy Institute at https://trafficsafety.iupui.edu. 

Gov. Holcomb Makes Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions

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Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several new appointments and reappointments to various state boards and commissions.

 

Board of Directors of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute

The Governor made one new appointment to the board with a term expiring Oct. 15, 2020:

  • Troy Bacon (Frankfort), chief of the Frankfort Police Department

 Board of Directors of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation

The Governor made one new appointment to the board with a term expiring April 30, 2023:

  • Suzanne McCloskey (DeMotte), co-founder of Fair Oaks Farms and Fairlife Milk

 Board of Safety Review

The Governor made one new appointment to the board with a term expiring March 31, 2023:

  • Jason Hancock (Kouts), site HSE coordinator for TMS International

 Education Commission of the States

The Governor made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve at the pleasure of the Governor:

  • Lee Ann Kwiatkowski (Greenwood), senior education advisor to Governor Holcomb

 Indiana Board of Pharmacy

The Governor made one reappointment to the board with a term expiring March 31, 2023:

  • Matthew D. Balla (Bloomington), president of St. Vincent Dunn Hospital and licensed pharmacist

Indiana State Coroners Training Board

The Governor made two new appointments to the board, who will serve at the pleasure of the Governor:

  • The Honorable Tina Franklin (Shoals), coroner of Martin County
  • The Honorable Jeri Good (Rochester), coroner of Fulton County

Indiana War Memorials Commission

The Governor made two reappointments to the commission with terms expiring April 30, 2022:

  • Jerry Griffis (Muncie), veteran and former Delaware County veterans service officer
  • C.T. Montgomery (Owensville), veteran and former Gibson County auditor

Native American Indian Affairs Commission

The Governor made one new appointment to the commission with a term expiring Dec. 31, 2022:

  • Rev. John L. Adams (Evansville), Welborn United Methodist Church pastor

Natural Resources Foundation Board

The Governor made one new appointment to the board with a term expiring June 30, 2023:

  • Richard Cockrum (Indianapolis), president of Capitol Assets, LLC

Oversight Committee on Public RecordS

The Governor made three new appointments to the committee with terms expiring March 31, 2023:

  • Tamara Hemmerlein (Crawfordsville), director of local history services at the Indiana Historical Society
  • The Honorable Jay Phelps (Columbus), clerk of the Bartholomew County Circuit Court
  • Scott T. Uecker (Franklin), faculty member with the University of Indianapolis and general manager of WICR-FM

 Pesticide Review Board

The Governor made four reappointments to the board with terms expiring March 31, 2022:

  • Dr. Bruce Bordelon (West Lafayette), professor at Purdue University
  • Lee Green (Converse), representing the Indiana State Department of Health
  • Dr. Ronald Hellenthal (South Bend), emeritus professor at the University of Notre Dame
  • Martha Mettler (Indianapolis), representing the Indiana Department of Environmental Management

The Governor made one new appointment to the board with a term expiring March 31, 2022:

  • Megan L. Abraham (Indianapolis), representing the Indiana Department of Natural Resources

The Governor made four new appointments to the board with terms expiring March 31, 2023:

  • James R. Hawbaker (Lafayette), partner with Huffman & Hawbaker Farms
  • Stuart Orr (Morocco), restoration ecologist/botanist at the Nature Conservancy
  • D. Scott Robbins (Evansville), technical services manager with Action Pest Control, Inc.
  • James D. Thomas (Indianapolis), U.S./global regulatory leader at Corteva Agriscience

State Board of Animal Health

The Governor made three reappointments to the board with terms expiring March 31, 2023:

  • Julie Davis (Economy), owner and practitioner with Circle D Veterinary Services
  • Rick Davis (Thorntown), beef cattle producer and branch manager with Eby Trailer
  • Greg Hoagland (Eckerty), practitioner with the Dubois County Animal Hospital

Statewide 911 Board

The Governor made one reappointment to the board with a term expiring April 30, 2022:

  • Matthew Kelley (Fishers), manager of government and regulatory affairs at Comcast Cable

 

HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE

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Surgical Inventory Coordinator – Surgicare Prof Blvd
Ascension Healthcare 3.5/5 rating   778 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Certified Surgical Tech credentialed from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)….
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Supply Chain Planner
Piper Companies 4/5 rating   5 reviews  – Evansville, IN
$100,000 a year
Act as the Primary point of contact for CMO (contract manufacturing organizations). Maintain effective timelines for raw materials as the transport to various…
Apr 9
Package and Delivery Driver – FedEx
Shadow Enterprises, Inc – Evansville, IN
$650 – $750 a week
Type F endorsement with a driver’s license as required by issuing state. Driver’s License (Required). Must have 1 year of driving / delivery experience within…
Easily apply
Apr 9
Receptionist (Evening hours)
Advent Veterinary Services – Evansville, IN
Answering and routing phone calls. Your duties are to check in and out our clients, answer phones, scanning documents, reminders to clients, keeping the clinic…
Easily apply
Apr 8
Case-Aide
Promising Futures Inc. – Evansville, IN
Must possess a valid drivers license and the ability to use private car to transport self and others, and must comply with the state policy concerning minimum…
Easily apply
Apr 9
Part-Time Store Associate
ALDI 3.4/5 rating   5,187 reviews  – Evansville, IN
$13.50 an hour
Meets any state and local requirements for handling and selling alcoholic beverages. Whether it’s in customer service or our exceptional products, we owe our…
Apr 9
Family Support Worker
Promising Futures Inc. – Evansville, IN
Must possess a valid drivers license and the ability to use private car to transport self and others, and must comply with the state policy concerning minimum…
Easily apply
Apr 9
Manager of Retention
University of Evansville 4.4/5 rating   33 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Identify high risk incoming students and coordinate advising to maximize student success. Work with students to develop academic plan for SAP appeal….
Apr 9
Office Assistant
Securitas 3.4/5 rating   15,271 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Performs a variety of administrative support functions, including receptionist, clerical support, data entry, word processing, and uniform maintenance….
Apr 8
Assistant Bookkeeper
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation 3.7/5 rating   46 reviews  – Evansville, IN
$17.35 an hour
This position will automatically be enrolled in the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund (PERF) through the state of Indiana, which includes a defined benefit …
Apr 8
Federal Workstudy – Summer 2019
Ivy Tech 4.1/5 rating   793 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Student must be making Satisfactory Academic Progress as determined by the financial aid office. Student must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours….
Apr 9
Veterinary Receptionist/Assistant
Animal Medical Services – Evansville, IN
Professionally and Efficiently Handle telephone calls. This position would be a dual role incorporating the tasks of managing the front desk as well as…
Easily apply
Apr 8
Administrative Coordinator
The Salvation Army USA Central Territory 4/5 rating   10,182 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Must have a valid driver’s license and maintain The Salvation Army Driver’s qualification standard. Handle correspondence, phone calls and voice mails….
Apr 9
Loss Prevention Agent
Costco Wholesale 4.2/5 rating   8,679 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Experience in operation of camera systems is beneficial, only candidates with 3+ years experience working in a retail based environment as LP are encouraged to…
Easily apply
Apr 9
Change Control Administrator
OneMain Financial 3.4/5 rating   1,120 reviews  – Evansville, IN
This individual must utilize effective change control methodology, exercise independent judgment, and problem solving….
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AG Curtis Hill urges Trump administration to adopt EPA plan easing burdens on farmers and other landowners

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Attorney General Curtis Hill joined a 17-state coalition this week to support farmers and other landowners by urging the Trump administration to adopt its own proposed replacement of the Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The 2015 regulation sought to define properties subject to federal management based on whether they contained environmentally significant bodies of water.

The coalition, in comments filed late Monday, argued the Trump administration’s proposal would restore respect for the states’ traditional authority to protect local lands and water resources.

“Most Hoosiers, like most Americans, agree on the vital importance of conservation and protecting the environment,” Attorney General Hill said. “But the 2015 rule was an example of extreme federal overreach. Right here in Indiana, we have seen the federal government use this rule to target parcels that only got wet when it rained. Such designations enabled federal authorities to claim jurisdiction over property more appropriately controlled and regulated by Indiana and her citizens.”

The coalition believes the new rule will correct flaws in the 2015 regulation, which extended authority of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers far beyond what Congress intended and the Constitution permits.

The 2015 WOTUS rule, if implemented, would have taken jurisdiction over natural resources from states and asserted federal authority over almost any body of water, including roadside ditches, short-lived streams and many other areas where water may flow once every 100 years. Such overreach would impose unnecessary burdens on farmers and other landowners affected by the rule.

Indiana signed the West Virginia-led letter with attorneys general from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

EVANSVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA

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EVANSVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

Monday, April 22, 2019

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

  • 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. April 8, 2019  (Cook, Scott, and Hamilton)
  1. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS
  1. PROBATIONARY OFFICER UPDATE
    1. Sgt. Steve Kleeman reports on the 9 officers in the field-training program.
  1. DISCIPLINE:
    1. PO-19-04 – Officer Ryan Winters, Badge Number 1324, 1-day suspension – No appeal filed.
  1. APPLICANTS:  
    1. 19-195
    2. 19-036
    3. 19-206
    4. 19-165
    5. 19-091
    6. 19-049
    7. 19-163
    8. 19-046
    9. 19-100
    10. 19-192
    11. 19-216
    12. 19-072
  1. REMINDERS:  The next meeting is Monday, May 13, 2019 at 4:00pm in Room 307.

 

  1. ADJOURNMENT
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