Bill Passes Through State House Allowing for Guns Loaded With Projectiles During Teacher Active Shooter Training
APRIL 10TH, 2019 
AMANDA PORTER INDIANA
Bill Passes Through State House Allowing for Guns Loaded With Projectiles During Teacher Active Shooter Training
Old National Events Plaza Welcomes NAACP Region III Civil Rights Advocacy Training Institute
The NAACP Region III Civil Rights Advocacy Training Institute will meet at Old National Events Plaza April 12-13, 2019. More than two hundred participants and instructors will arrive today from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin for two days of Advocacy Training.
The NAACP Region III Civil Rights Advocacy Training Institute is a Leadership and Training Session designed to help volunteers and youth leaders become more effective in carrying out the programmatic responsibilities of local NAACP branches, youth councils, and college chapters. Convention delegates participate in workshops designed to improve program development and implementation of programmatic concerns within the respective communities.
This will be the first time the NAACP Region III Civil Rights Advocacy Training will be held in Evansville. Old National Events Plaza has a long history ofworking with the local and state chapters of the NAACP, hosting the
local NAACP Awards Banquet and the State Convention in previous years.
Area High School Students Come out On Top in Skills Competition at Ivy Tech Community College
Four area high school students took home scholarships, tools, and trophies today following the Fourth Annual Ivy Tech Community College Automotive Skills Competition.
Winners were:
- Corey Wanninger, first place, Tell City High School
- Mason Sandage, second place, Heritage Hills High School
- Luke Harris, third place, Southridge High School
- Jacob Moog, fourth place, Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center and North High School
Prizes included a $2,000 Ivy Tech scholarship from Larry’s Automotive, a $1,500 Ivy Tech scholarship from Duells Evansville Kia and Hyundai, a $1,000 Ivy Tech scholarship Raben Tire, and a $500 Ivy Tech scholarship from Expressway Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Ram.
The competition among selected students from area high schools with automotive programs consisted of testing through a variety of scenarios one would find in an automotive repair setting such as alignment issues, no start, looking up service information, confirming customer complaint and diagnostic process, investigating check engine light and live data, multi-point inspection, and a 50-question ASE style test.
Training sessions for students not participating in the skills challenge were provided by Snap-On, NAPA, and FCA Mopar Cap Fiat Chrysler Corp. Lunch was sponsored by Kenny Kent Toyota.
An Announcement On Future Changes For The CCO
An Announcement On Future Changes For The CCO
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St. Vincent Evansville Birth Announcements for April 9, 2019
Amil Rogers, Evansville, son, Ladarius Lee, March 28
Claire and Nicholas Durchholz, Boonville, IN, daughter, Nora Joanne, March 28
Mallory and Eric Born, Evansville, daughter, Lexi Ann, March 29
Katie and Jarrod Luigs, Evansville, daughter, Eleanor Claire, March 30
Erica and Everett Campbell, Newburgh, son, Aiden Thomas, Mach 30
Lauren and Douglas Turley, Clay, KY, son, Mason Lane, March 31
Amber Johnson and Logan Cartwright, Evansville, daughter, Sophie Joe’Lynn, March 31
Jieying Chen and Jun Cao, Evansville, son, Louis, April 1
Destiny Eastwood and Michael Mitchell, Evansville, son, Khylan-Michael Jefon, April 1
Jan and Joseph Hite, Henderson, KY, daughter, Meghan Jane, April 2
Autumn and William Mattingly Jr., Oakland City, IN, son, Landon William, April 4
Tara and Andy Ellermann, Evansville, daughter, Mila Kate, April 4
Jessica Adams and Grant Schaefer, Evansville, daughter, Clara Lynn, April 4
Aidrian Christie and Jordan Ricketts, Carmi, IL, daughter, Carmen Elizabeth, April 4
Kay Myers, Evansville, son, Wyatt Alexander, April 5
Gorvanice Mercado and Christian Frias, Mount Carmel, IL, son, Caleb Govan, April 6
Kelsey and Jordan Ambrous, Carmi, IL, son, Wyatt Jordan, April 8
OBITUARY OF BEULAH EARLE RUSS
OBITUARY BEULAH EARLE RUSS
by KoehlerFuneral Homes-Booneville and Chandler
Beulah Earle Russ, 83, of Chandler, Indiana passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Golden Living Center-Brentwood in Evansville, Indiana.
She was born on April 18, 1935, in Bowling Green, Kentucky to the late Lorene (Jernigan) and James Wilson.
Beulah enjoyed her time taking care of her family, doing arts & crafts and making quilts. She was a member of the Vann Avenue Baptist Church in Evansville.
Survivors include her daughter, Glendean Majors and her husband, Mark; son, Scott Russ and his spouse, Stuart Phaup; twelve grandchildren; many great and great-great-grandchildren.
Beulah is preceded in death by her husband, Dillard C. Russ; infant daughter, Dorothy Renee Russ; daughter, Theresa Russ; and son, Mark Russ.
Funeral services will be at Koehler Funeral Home Perigo Chapel in Chandler, Indiana on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at 12:00 Noon with Pastor Larry Lewis officiating.
Visitation will be Friday, April 12, 2019, from 2:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at and again on Saturday, from 11:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home.
The final resting place will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Chandler, Indiana.
Koehler Funeral Home Perigo Chapel is entrusted with care.
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Orphan Asylum by Pat Sides
In the aftermath of the Civil War, Americans began to address the plight of the many orphans it produced. Elizabeth Sinzich, an Evansville resident, discovered two homeless boys near the riverfront in 1866 and found them temporary shelter in a private residence on Mulberry Street.
When more orphans were found, the children were soon moved to a larger house at the corner of Sixth and Mary streets. After the group incorporated in 1871, county commissioners purchased the spacious home of Dr. John Laval (pictured here c. 1900), who resided on West Indiana Street in what was then the suburbs. Perched on a hill surrounded by twenty acres, the property, which was called Hillcrest, became the permanent home for local children in need.
ADOPT A PET
Nell is a female American Staffordshire (pit bull) mix. She was surrendered along with a laundry basket containing her EIGHT puppies, all of whom have already found homes. Nell herself needs a kid-free home simply due to her nervous and reactive nature. She’s about 6 years old and her adoption fee (which includes her spay – no more litters for her!) is $110. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!