Ringo is one of the Beatles kittens! His 3 brothers (Paul, John, and George) have all been adopted and now he’s the last one left! He is a wonderfully sweet baby, and actually the second-longest resident at River Kitty Cat Café downtown! Ringo’s adoption fee is $60 and includes his neuter, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!
ROKITA TARGETS GOOGLE BIAS IN LETTER TO FTC
As the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) begins their public series addressing competition and consumer protection in the 21st century, Congressman Todd Rokita released a second letter to the FTC calling for an investigation into Google misleading their users with manipulated search engine results that benefited their biased agenda. This letter comes on the heels of a recently surfaced video of Google leadership expressing shock and dismay after the election of President Donald Trump.
“Google’s unrivalled power online gives them incredible capability to influence people all over the world, and consumers have the right to know if  Google’s search engine is manipulating its results in a biased manner,†said Congressman Todd Rokita. “Time and time again, Google has consistently put liberal media at the forefront of their search results, while silencing conservative voices in the process. That is why I have called upon the FTC to conduct an investigation into Google wrongfully using their growing monopoly to promote liberal agendas.â€
Earlier this year, Congressman Rokita sent a letter to the FTC and Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting an update on the status of antitrust investigations into Google. Following this letter, the FTC announced their public series hearings. You can view Rep. Rokita’s first letter here, and his second letter here.
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Men’s golf ready to EKU Intercollegiate
Tournament set for Saturday and Sunday
A week after opening their 2018-19 campaign, the University of Evansville men’s golf team returns to action this weekend at the Eastern Kentucky Intercollegiate.
The University Club at Arlington in Richmond, Ky. will host the tournament, which features 36 holes on Saturday with the final 18 set for Sunday. Play begins with an 8:30 a.m. ET shotgun start on Saturday with 9 a.m. start taking place on the final day. Par is 70 and yardage is 6,623.
A crowded field will join the Purple Aces including host EKU, Cleveland State, SIU Edwardsville, Northern Kentucky, UT Martin, DePaul, Morehead State, Murray State, Ohio U., Eastern Michigan, California Baptist, Eastern Illinois, Marshall and Longwood.
UE opened the season last weekend at the Fuzzy Zoeller Intercollegiate in Henryville, Ind. Dallas Koth made his debut for the Aces, coming home in a tie for 27th place. His rounds finished at 73, 74 and 72 as he finished three over par for the tournament with a 219.
Noah Reese and Jessie Brumley tied for second on the team with scores of 227 while Spencer Wagner finished just behind with a 228.
Evansville completed the event in 11th place, just seven strokes out of the top ten.
“READERS FORUM” FOR SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
We hope that today’s “READERS FORUMâ€Â 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?
Todays“Readers Poll†question is; If the election was held today for the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor who would you vote for?
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Tri-State Sports Legends To Be Featured In Evansville Hall Of Fame
Tri-State Sports Legends To Be Featured In Evansville Hall Of Fame
SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2018 
TYRONE MORRIS EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
What started with a display of bricks is now becoming a museum honoring those who have made a difference in the Tri-State’s sports community.
Officials broke ground on the Greater Evansville Hall of Fame to create a museum to honor sports legends across the Tri-State. Coaches, players, and administrators shown on these bricks will be featured in the museum.
The Evansville Convention and Bureau Executive Director Joe Taylor says you don’t have to be from Evansville very long to realize how the community embraces sports.
“They’ll never die,†says GESHOF President and CEO Tim Turpin.â€And the guys you forgot about, you know, some people didn’t know, you know, who knew. And you know we had state champions in the 40’s.
The legends featured will be from a 75-mile radius around Evansville. There will be a basketball, baseball and football hall. Areas for other sports will be included like soccer, wrestling, volleyball and many more. The museum will be 10,000 square feet near 1-69 and Morgan Avenue.
It will also feature a banquet hall for teams to have events and meetings. Along with being a place to honor those who have impacted the community in a positive way the group hopes this will be a popular destination spot.
“We feel like we’re going to be a nice destination not only for the people that live out of town but for the people that live here too,†says Turpin.
“There’s a lot of downtime between sports competitions so this is a way to make that time well spent by learning about the history and the heritage and learning about players known and unknown,†says Taylor. “The more things we have to promote, the more stories we have to tell, the more visitors we are going to attract, the bigger destination we are going to be and so that’s why this is significant.
The Evansville Visitors Bureau hopes this project will continue to help Evansville grow.
The project will cost just under one million dollars and construction should begin in April. City officials expect the project to be finished in 2020.
Alleged Animal Abuse Case Turned Over to Spencer County Prosecutor
Alleged Animal Abuse Case Turned Over to Spencer County Prosecutor
SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2018 MITCH ANGLE INDIANA
The case involving alleged animal abuse at the Spencer County Animal Shelter is now in the hands of the Spencer County Prosecutor.
We are being told the case was turned over from Indiana State Police to the Prosecutor a week ago.
The shelter is under investigation after a former employee claimed they were asked to put living cats in the freezer to die.
After the allegations arose, the shelter closed down temporarily. It has since reopened with changes to its policies.
We have reached out to the prosecutor’s office but have no information on whether or not charges will be filed.
Original story: Former Animal Shelter Employee Says She Was Asked To Freeze Cats Alive.