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Progress Made in New Evansville Aquatic Center

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Progress Made In New Evansville Aquatic Center

OCTOBER 2ND, 2018 MITCH ANGLE EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

The Evansville City Redevelopment Committee approved a resolution to move forward on a new aquatics center.
Part of that resolution will allow them to use TIF money as part of down payment.

City officials expect to use about $4 million from that TIF money, which is coming from Jacobsville.

This money will help reduce the amount of money the city will have to borrow to bring the aquatics center to life.

St. Vincent Evansville Birth Announcements For Week Of October 2, 2018

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Amy and Aaron Hart, Dixon, KY, son, Alec Shawn, Sept. 22

Nicole and Benjamin Koenig, Evansville, daughter, Reagan Grace, Sept. 23

Britney and Matthew Osborne, Evansville, daughter, Phoenix Jane, Sept. 24

Anna and Aaron Catt, Huntingburg, IN, daughter, Hallie Jane, Sept. 24

Samantha Robbins, Evansville, son, Kyrie Amar, Sept. 24

Katharine and John Walker, Evansville, son, Noah James, Sept. 24

Rachel and Charles Blackwell, Princeton, IN, daughter, Isabella Rayne, Sept. 24

Kendra Taylor and Christian Finney, Princeton, IN, son, Jonathan Michael, Sept. 24

Shelby and Dustin Holloman, Norris City, IL, daughter, Paisley Grace, Sept. 25

Pamela and Kevin Snodgrass, Boonville, IN, daughter, Kaelyn Louise, Sept. 25

Amanda and Zachary Key, Evansville, son, Silas Grant, Sept. 25

Breanna Phillips and Paul Tucker, Evansville, daughter, Ember Marie Rose, Sept. 25

Angela and Brian Dunn, Cynthiana, IN, son, Xzavier Clay, Sept. 26

Marissa and James Traub, Evansville, son, Keller Thomas, Sept. 27

Kristen and James Sullivan, Mount Carmel, IL, son, Everett James, Sept. 28

Kristen and Ethan McQueen, Bridgeport, IL, daughter, Kamrynn Everlee, Sept. 28

Alissa Rousku and John Hand, Evansville, son, Conner Leevi, Sept. 28

Lawyer Accused Of Theft From Disabled Person Held Without Bond Amid New Charges

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Lawyer Accused Of Theft From Disabled Held Without Bond Amid New Charges

Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com

A suspended Indiana lawyer accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from disabled and special needs clients was held without bond Tuesday in the Johnson County Jail after authorities in at least two counties had issued warrants for his arrest.

Kenneth Shane Service of Greenwood was arrested Monday and is likely to remain behind bars in Franklin until he’s transported to await court dates in any of three Indiana counties where he currently faces felony theft charges. Service is accused of stealing from several special needs trusts he established and oversaw for vulnerable clients whose money was meant to provide for their long-term medical care and needs.

An Indiana State Police investigator warned in September 2017 of the possibility of “numerous victims in multiple states”  from whom Service is believed to have stolen. After allegations against Service came to light, attorneys around the state pre-emptively rushed to remove him as a trustee or administrator in numerous special needs trust cases. Service was indefinitely suspended from the practice of law last October after the first criminal charges were filed against him.

Last month, new charges were filed against Service, 45, in Franklin County.

He was charged Sept. 18 with Level 5 felony theft and two counts of Level 6 felony theft for allegedly stealing a total of $102,564.27 from a Brookville man who was the subject of a guardianship. The man’s guardian, his brother, knew nothing of the missing funds, investigating state police said.

Troopers investigated a tip about potentially missing money from the current trust administrator, who questioned three withdrawals between August and November 2016, when Service oversaw the trust. The largest withdrawal — $71,137.83 — was used to replenish money from another trust Service is accused of stealing, the charging information says.

In addition to the $71,137.83 withdraw, an investigating trooper said Service, questioned at his Greenwood apartment in August, told him he knew nothing about a cashier check for $25,652 made out to him from the same Brookville victim’s trust, and he had no answer about a $5,775 cash withdrawal from the victim’s account.

The administrator of the trusted Service is accused of replenishing with funds allegedly stolen from the Brookville victim told police she was unaware that the money came from another special need trust account rather than from Service.

Franklin Circuit Judge Clay Kellerman issued a warrant for Service’s arrest the same day prosecutors filed charges. Two days later, on Sept. 20, another warrant was issued for Service’s arrest by Delaware Circuit Judge Marianne Vorhees. Court records show Service, representing himself, failed to show up at a pretrial conference the judge had ordered him to attend in Muncie, prompting the warrant.

Service was charged in Delaware County with Class D felony theft in June. He is accused of stealing $23,622 from a former client between April 2014 and June 2016. The alleged victim had been the subject of a guardianship established in 2003 when she was a minor. Online court records show Service was removed as trustee of the guardianship in December 2016.

Service also is representing himself in the first criminal case that was filed against him in Lawrence County. There, he was charged in December 2016 with Level 5 felony theft for allegedly stealing more than $85,000 from two clients in Bedford.

Service used the money he took from the Lawrence County trusts to pay for a stay and room service at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City, and to pay for at least 35 nights’ stays at an Indianapolis Marriott hotel from March 1-April 10, 2016, the charging document alleges.

Court records show Service is currently scheduled to appear for a jury trial on the Delaware County charges on Oct. 29. A jury trial on the Lawrence County charges is scheduled to begin Nov. 27. No trial date has been set at this time on the Franklin County charges.

In addition to the criminal case against Service, he figured prominently in a major damages award earlier this year against the charity he founded and was fired from in 2014, the Carmel-based National Foundation for Special Needs Integrity. Special Needs Integrity was ordered by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in February to repay the estate of a woman more than $234,000 that the organization took from her trust account after she died in 2011, leaving her heirs nothing.

In that case, National Foundation for Special Needs Integrity, Inc. v. Devon Reese, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Theresa A. Givens, 17-1817, Circuit Judge David Hamilton wrote, “…(W)e must note that the Foundation’s (former) counsel, (Kenneth) Shane Service, testified that he intentionally drafted (a section of Special Needs Integrity’s agreement dealing with distributions upon the death of a beneficiary) to confuse Missouri government officials.”

Evansville Airport by Pat Sides

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Although smaller airfields existed in the Evansville area in the early twentieth century, the announcement in 1928 that a municipal airport would be built on the city’s north side excited citizens.

Constructed on the east side of the Dixie Bee Highway (now US 41), the new airport was opened later that year by a group of prominent businessmen and national aviation authorities, who had arrived in airplanes from several cities.

The formal dedication occurred on June 16, 1930, with an estimated 3,000 proud spectators on hand to view air races, parachute drops, and other thrilling demonstrations.

By then, the airport consisted of a hangar, terminal, and an “aerological building” equipped with trained staff to make weather observations. 

Southwest Indiana AHEC Leads Charge For Additional Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training

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Southwest Indiana AHEC Leads Charge For Additional Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in five women in Indiana will be victims of sexual violence. Research has shown that medical facilities with Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs provide better victim care and forensic evidence collection, but not all nurses have had access to this training. Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center (AHEC), hosted by the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana, has received a three-year grant worth more than $1 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to expand professional development opportunities for SANE nurses practicing in rural and/or underserved communities in Indiana.

The Indiana SANE Training Project will collaborate with existing didactic courses (both adult/adolescent and pediatric/adolescent) to provide funding for targeted nurses to participate in these trainings. In addition, the project will expand clinical training opportunities for nurses to improve clinical competence and confidence to ensure high quality forensic medical care to victims of sexual assault.

Key partners in the project include the Indiana Emergency Nurses Association, the Indiana AHEC Network, the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council and Albion Fellows Bacon Center (rape crisis center). In addition, the Indiana State Police Crime Lab will provide expertise and guidance to the project and its activities.

The Indiana AHEC Network has established collaborations with the Indiana State Department of Health, Indiana Center for Nursing, Indiana Rural Health Association, Indiana Hospital Association, Indiana Minority Health Coalition and the Indiana Public Health Association, which will strengthen networking across Indiana, according to Jane Friona, executive director of Southwest Indiana AHEC.

“The project will increase the number of qualified SANEs in rural and/or underserved communities, and it will also provide funding for professional certifications and recertifications, as well as activities and education to promote retention and self-care for these professional nurses,” she said.

Friona said the primary barriers identified for nurses to obtain SANE training is the cost and time required. “This project includes funding to assist with expenses related to the lengthy trainings, and it also brings trainings into the rural and/or underserved communities, which should positively impact the time required for the trainings because travel time is reduced,” she said. “In addition, with a strong focus on increasing clinical trainings, the ability of the nurse participants to achieve and maintain clinical competency will improve.”

During the three-year project period, the Indiana SANE Training Project will work toward three primary goals:

  1. Increasing evidence-based, effective training of SANEs and forensic nurses working in rural and/or underserved communities to ensure competence in the care of sexual assault victims.
  2. Supporting professional development of forensic nurses in rural and/or underserved communities in Indiana.
  3. Improving the collection of data related to SANE programming in Indiana to guide future decision-making and programming.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary federal agency for improving health care to people who are geographically isolated, economically or medically vulnerable.

Email Jane Friona at jefriona@usi.edu to be involved with the grant project or for more information.

 

BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING

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BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING

KEVIN WINTERNHEIMER CHAMBERS

ROOM 301, CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018

12:00 NOON

 AGENDA

1.      CALL TO ORDER

2.      MEETING MEMORANDUM   SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

3.      CONSENT AGENDA                                                

              

  1. Request Re:  Approve and Execute Use Agreement with Greater Evansville Figure Skating Club

for Swonder Ice Arena. – Crook

  1. Request Re: Approve and Execute Agreement for the use of Swonder Ice Arena by an Independent Certified Fitness Instructor, Sport Karate Academy, LLC.- Crook
  2. Request Re: Approve and Execute Use Agreement with Evansville Youth Hockey for Swonder

Ice Arena.- Crook

  1. Request Re: Approve and Execute Use Agreement with Break Away Hockey Tournament for 

Swonder Ice Arena. – Crook

                 

4.      OLD BUSINESS  

           

  1. N/A

 

5.       NEW BUSINESS  

          

  1. Request Re: Permission to host 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat event at Swonder Ice Arena 

       Sunday, October 28, 2018.- Crook                 

  1. Request Re: Permission to grant an Easement with Vectren at Garvin Park. – Holtz
  2. Request Re: Public Hearing on Declaratory Resolution for new Aquatics Facility. – Holtz
  3. Request Re: Public Hearing on Appropriation of Bond Proceeds for new Aquatics Facility.

-Holtz

  1. Request Re: Bond Resolution #2 authorizing the Issuance of Bonds for the purpose of funding 

       the new Aquatics Facility.- Holtz

          f.    Request Re: Any Other Business the Board Wishes to Consider and Public Comments

6.        REPORTS

           a.   Levy Schroder- Executive Director

           b.   Brian Holtz- Executive Director

                      

7.        ACCEPTANCE OF PAYROLL AND VENDOR CLAIMS

 

8.        ADJOURN

ADOPT A PET

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Alex is a handsome 1-year-old male gray cat! He was owner-surrendered for allergies. He’s very sweet and once he’s neutered, will likely do well in the Cageless Cat Lounge. His adoption fee is $40 and also includes his microchip and vaccines. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!

 

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Marty Paul Fowler: Intimidation (Level 5 Felony), Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)

Lori Kay Taylor: Domestic battery by means of a deadly weapon (Level 5 Felony)

Michael Justin Kalinowski: Criminal trespass (Level 6 Felony), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)

Daeon Juwon Groves: Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)

Jurel Oneil Bennett: Burglary (Level 4 Felony), Intimidation (Level 5 Felony), Residential entry (Level 6 Felony), Theft (Class A misdemeanor), Theft (Class A misdemeanor)

David Matthew Stevenson: Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony)

Alex Joseph Brown: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Steven Craig Dantignac: Residential entry (Level 6 Felony), Invasion of privacy (Class A misdemeanor), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)

Glenn Edward Eastwood Jr.: Domestic battery resulting in bodily injury to a pregnant woman (Level 5 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Wesley Michell James: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Attempt Obstruction of justice (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a controlled substance (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)

Shawn Eugene Epley: Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony)

UE Athletics announces 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Mini-Plans

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Fans have several options to choose from

 With basketball season quickly approaching, University of Evansville athletics has announced three mini-plans that will take place throughout the 2018-19 campaign.

First up is a Kentucky Resident Mini-Plan.  In this package, you automatically receive the following games:

11/15/2018 vs Kentucky Wesleyan

11/28 vs Wyoming

12/15 vs Jacksonville St.

Plus one of the following:

1/2/2019 vs Drake

1/9/2019 vs Loyola

1/12/2019 vs Indiana State

There are three price points for this package.  Seats in the blue sections as noted in the seating diagram are $80, orange sections at $60 and purple cost $44.

In the Non-Conference Mini-Plan, fans automatically receive a ticket to the December 9 contest versus Ball State.  Aside from that game, you have your choice of any of the three other non-conference home games.  Prices for this plan are $80 in the blue seats, $60 in orange sections and $44 in purple.

The Conference Mini-Plan gives you the chance to pick any three Missouri Valley Conference home games throughout the season.  Cost is $60 for seats in blue, $45

Women’s golf earns top five finish at Butler

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Chaney comes home in the top ten

Senior Madison Chaney posted another sub-80 round on Tuesday to earn a top ten finish while leading the University of Evansville women’s golf team to a 5th place outing at the Butler Fall Invitational at Highland Country Club.

Chaney followed up Monday’s 76 with a 79 on Tuesday to finish the tournament in a tie for 6th place.  Her score was a 155.  Next up for the Purple Aces was Sydney Anderson.  She carded an 84 in the final round to complete the tournament with a 162.  She tied for 21st.

Sophia Rohleder wrapped up the tournament one stroke behind Anderson.  After carding an 82 in round one, she improved by one, tallying an 81 to finish with a 163.  Lexie Sollman was two behind Rohleder with a 165.  Her scores checked in at 79 and 86.

Alyssa McMinn was fifth on the squad with a 2-round total of 179.  Caitlin O’Donnell was UE’s individual in the tournament and finished with identical rounds of 84, tying for 48th with a 168.

Butler took top honors on the team and individual sides.  The Bulldogs pulled away from the competition, defeating second-place Indiana State by 22 strokes, finishing the two rounds with a 610.  Lauren Tibbets of BU followed up Monday’s 72 with a 1-under 69 to defeat the field by one shot.

UE came in 5th in the final order, one behind UIC, who took fourth.

Next Monday and Tuesday, the Aces head to Chicago for the Chi-Town/Ted Rhodes Fall Invite.  Harborside International Golf Center is the home course for the event.

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