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Troopers will be Conducting Sobriety Checkpoint in Posey County this Friday Night

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SOBRIETY

Operation Pull Over

Posey County – Indiana State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint this Friday night in Posey County. The exact location and time will not be released. Motorists that are not impaired can expect only short delays of 2-3 minutes while passing through the checkpoint.

Troopers encourage all motorists to call 911 or the closest Indiana State Police Post when they observe another motorist that may be impaired. Be prepared to give a description of the vehicle, location and direction of travel.

The Indiana State Police are committed to traffic safety and will continue to conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints to apprehend impaired drivers and to deter others from drinking and driving.

UE Builds: Local to Global Program Receives Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award

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The University of Evansville has been selected to receive a 2019 Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award in recognition of the University’s UE Builds: Local and Global, a program that partners with Habitat for Humanity.

Named after the late Senator Paul Simon of Illinois, the Simon Awards recognize outstanding innovation and accomplishment in campus internationalization. The Spotlight Award recognizes specific international programs or initiatives that contribute to internationalization on campus. UE was one of three schools to be given this award.

“Housing is one of the most important things that an individual or family needs,” said Holly Carter, UE director of education abroad and director of Harlaxton College programs. “It promotes health, independence, safety, and belonging. Habitat homes allow children safe places to grow, study, and achieve a better life. Habitat homes improve communities and help those who own them to move forward in life. A house is an important part of our lives, and UE loves to build them!”

The UE Builds: Local to Global program has featured builds in Evansville, Indiana, and such countries as Portugal, Romania, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. The program also held its inaugural Barn Blitz to build 30 backyard barns in one day for Habitat for Humanity. Barn Blitz II is scheduled for later this spring. The UE Builds team is currently working on a project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as part of UE’s Collegiate Challenge Alternative Spring Break. An upcoming build is also planned in Mexico this summer.

The UE community is very involved with UE Builds. The University’s Office of Education Abroad, Center for Innovation and Change, and Student Engagement help operate the program. Participants have included the Habitat for Humanity student club, the Student Government Association, faculty members, staff, vice presidents, trustees, and the UE president.

The Simon Awards are given annually by NAFSA: Association of International Educators.

Wabash Valley Motor Company

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The Wabash Valley Motor Company moved to this new building at Eighth and Walnut streets in 1920, signaling a new direction in Evansville’s economy that would focus on automobiles sales and manufacturing for decades. Five years later, a local newspaper boasted that a caravan of 135 Hudson and Essex automobiles, which were sold by Wabash Valley, was “speeding towards Evansville” by train.  After the cars were unloaded at the C & EI yards across the street, they formed a line that paraded through downtown streets for all to see; the celebration concluded that evening with a “big barbeque” in the company’s show room. Over the years, other automobile dealerships occupied the building, as well as a Jerry’s Market. It was razed in 2003.

USI begins five-game homestand Saturday

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The University of Southern Indiana baseball team begins a five-game homestand Saturday with a 2 p.m. doubleheader versus Lewis University at the USI Baseball Field. The doubleheader is the start of a three-game series between the Screaming Eagles and the Flyers that concludes Sunday with a noon single game.

The five-game set ends March 20 when the Eagles host a twinbill with Bellarmine University at 3 p.m.

Coverage of the Screaming Eagles baseball games this season can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

SCREAMING EAGLES BASEBALL NOTES:

USI hopes to get back on track. After starting the spring 7-1, USI has hit a rough patch, going 1-6 in the last seven games. The last seven games also included the 2019 GLVC season opening series at Drury University that saw USI drop two of the three games.

Hitting Leaders. Freshman catcher Lucas McNew leads the USI hitters with a .389 batting average and is tied with sophomore shortstop Ethan Hunter for the team lead with three home runs. Hunter also has driven in a team-best 22 RBIs. Freshman outfielder Bryson McNay and sophomore outfielder Aaron Euler are tied for second in home runs with two each.

Pitching Leaders. Senior right-hander Austin Gossmann leads USI with a 2-0 record and a 2.57 ERA in four starts and 21.0 innings of work, while senior left-hander Chase Partain is tied for the team-lead in wins with a 2-2 mark.

Archuleta at USI. USI Head Coach Tracy Archuleta is USI’s all-time winningest coach with a record of 454-243 in 12-plus seasons and is 592-387 in 17-plus seasons all-time as a head coach. He has been named the ABCA Division II Coach of the Year twice (2010 and 2014) after leading the Screaming Eagles to a pair of national championships and the ABCA Division II Midwest Region Coach of the Year after leading USI to the regional crown in 2007, 2016 and 2018. Archuleta also has earned a pair of GLVC Coach of the Year awards (2011 and 2014) at USI.

USI vs. Lewis. USI has the advantage in the all-time series with Lewis, 65-58, and has a 6-2 advantage over the last two seasons, including a four-game sweep last spring.

USI vs. Bellarmine. USI holds an 81-74 all-time series lead over Bellarmine after the Knights took three of five from the Eagles last spring. The Knights won three of the four regular season games in Louisville in 2018, but the Eagles won the only meeting in the GLVC Tournament in Springfield, Missouri.

OBITUARY OF GEORGE MICHAEL COHOON

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OBITUARY OF GEORGE MICHAEL COHOON
By Koehler Funeral Home-Boonville and Chandler

 
Evansville, IN. – George Michael Cohoon, 65, of Evansville, Indiana passed away on March 11, 2019, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana.

George was born in Evansville, Indiana on March 2, 1953, to the late Carl Benjamin and Lillian Gertrude (Hall) Cohoon.

He was a truck driver for 33 years and worked for J.H. Rudolph for 31. He was a member of the Teamsters Local 215 and was a Union Steward for several years. George was an avid WWII aficionado and a collector of guns.

He is preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, Gertrude and Albert Hall, Charles and Nellie Cohoon.

George is survived by his children, John Cohoon and his wife, Krista of Boonville, IN; Elizabeth Overton and her husband, Andy of Cincinnati, OH; grandchildren, Lily Cohoon, Drake Cohoon, Larkin Overton, Silas Overton; siblings, Pat Bender and her husband, Larry of Boonville, IN; nieces, Maureen Hack (Wes), Bethany Goines; great-nieces and nephews, Blake, Logan, Cooper, Lauren, Bailey; best friends, Teresa Arnold and John Brown.
Services will be 10 A.M. Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Koehler Funeral Home in Boonville, Indiana with Rev. Darrell Rice officiating. Burial will be at Maple Grove Cemetery in Boonville, Indiana.

Visitation will be from 4 P.M. until 8 P.M. on Friday, March 15, 2019, at the funeral home and again from 9 A.M. until the time of service on Saturday.

To send flowers or a remembrance gift to the family of George Michael Cohoon, please visit our Tribute Store.

DISHES FOR WISHES

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EPD REPORT

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EPD REPORT

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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http://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/recent-booking-records.aspx

“READERS FORUM” MARCH 12, 2019

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We hope that today’s “READERS FORUM” 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?

WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND TODAY?

Todays“Readers Poll” question is: Who Is paying for the financial losses of the Evansville Thunderbolts hockey team?

Please go to our link of our media partner Channel 44 News located in the upper right-hand corner of the City-County Observer so you can get the up-to-date news, weather, and sports. We are pleased to provide obituaries from several area funeral homes at no costs.  Over the next several weeks we shall be adding additional obituaries from other local funeral homes.  Please scroll down the paper and you shall see a listing of them.

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FOOTNOTE:  Any comments posted in this column do not represent the views or opinions of the City-County Observer or our advertisers.

Todays Vanderburgh County Commissioners Meeting Agenda

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AGENDA 

Call to Order

  1. Attendance
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Action Items 
    1. Final Reading of Ordinances CO.03-19-004: An Ordinance Amending Vanderburgh County’s Ordinance Concerning Encroachments 
    2. Computer Services: Revised Amendment to Master Agreement for Information Technology Services with Advanced Network & Computer Services, Inc. 
    3. County Health:
      1. Ferdinand-Pike State Forest Professional Services Contract 
      2. Administrative Assistant Contract with Taylor Aguillon 
    4. County Treasurer: Tax Bill Printing Contract 
    5. County Auditor: Financial Advisory and Accounting Services: GAAP Financial Statements Agreement with Umbaugh 
  4. Department Head Reports
  5. New Business
  6. Old Business
  7. Consent Items
    1. Approval of February 26, 2019 Meeting Minutes
    2. Employment Changes 
    3. Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana: February 2019 Monthly Report 
    4. County Clerk: January 2019 Monthly Report 
    5. County Treasurer: January 2019 Monthly Report 
    6. County Auditor: Claims Voucher Reports: 2/25/19-3/1/19 & 3/4/19-3/8/19
    7. County Commissioners: 
      1. Request to Waive Fees, not overtime, for ONEP Ballroom for Job Fair on August 22
      2. Letter of Support for Department of Corrections Grant
      3. Appropriation Request: Rent
      4. Transfer Request: Economic Development to Old Courthouse and Coliseum Maintenance
      5. Letter to the National Square Dance Convention 
    8. Road Closure Request: 
      1. St. Jude Give Hope Run on 4/27/19
      2. Bring Fitness 2 Life EVSC 5K on 5/4/19 
      3. St. Wendel Grillin’ & Chillin 5K Run/Walk on 6/01/19
    9. Area Plan Commission: Surplus Request a Fax Machine 
    10. County Engineering:
      1. Department Report
      2. Pay Request # 55 U.S. 41 Expansion T.I.F. for the sum of $53,415.78
      3. Pay Request #43 University Parkway T.I.F. for the sum of $370,801.74
      4. Claims 
    11. United Neighborhoods of Evansville: February 2019 Monthly Report 
  8. Public Comment
  9. Adjournment
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