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Holly’s House to Celebrate Tenth Anniversary

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Holly’s House, a local child and adult victim advocacy center, will celebrate their Tenth Anniversary in September, 2018.

Holly’s House, Inc.
750 North Park Drive
Evansville, IN 47710
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Celebration 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Formal remarks and proclamation 11:15 a.m.
Ribbon Cutting 1:30 p.m.
Tours  11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

In 2005, Evansville Police Detective, Brian Turpin, began planning for a child advocacy center to serve victims of child abuse.  His goal was to develop a safe, confidential, and welcoming location for children to participate in the forensic interviews related to allegations of abuse. With the partnership of Holly Dunn Pendleton, Holly’s House mission was developed to serve both children and adult victims of domestic and sexual violence.

Between 2005-2008, Holly’s House was successfully incorporated and raised significant support to renovate their current building.  The agency opened on September 2, 2008, with one full-time staff member and one volunteer. During the first four months of operation, 31 Vanderburgh County victims received services.

Over the first two years, the agency realized that most of the children being interviewed were between the ages of six and twelve, leading the staff to investigate child abuse prevention programs for this age group.  Holly’s House started teaching the “Think First & Stay Safe” program in some Vanderburgh County elementary schools in 2010.

Today, Holly’s House has grown to serve victims in eleven southwest Indiana counties while the “Think First & Stay Safe” program is offered in five counties.  The agency has six full-time and four part-time employees.  On an annual basis, Holly’s House provides support for an average of 360 survivors of child abuse or other intimate crimes.  The prevention educators are scheduled to teach over 10,000 students in five counties the “Think First & Stay Safe” child abuse prevention program. All of the agency’s services are support through generous donations and grants.  There is no cost to the clients served or the schools participating in the prevention program.

During the past ten years, Holly’s House has gained Associate Status from the National Children’s Alliance and collaborated with the Evansville Police Department to host the Internet Crimes against Children investigation program, which is also affiliated with the FBI Internet Crimes Task Force and the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children. The Evansville Police Department’s Sexual Violence and Domestic Violence detectives are housed at Holly’s House.

Holly’s House service model utilizes a multi-disciplinary team that consists of law enforcement (local, regional, state and federal), the Indiana Department of Child Services, and county prosecutors, to investigate these crimes.  The primary goal of this service model is to minimize the additional emotional trauma that victims experience during the investigation process.  Holly’s House also works with the Albion Fellows Bacon Center, the Lampion Center and area medical and mental health providers to ensure survivors receive supportive services as they heal both physically and emotionally.

The success of Holly’s House has been made possible by the leadership of the Board of Directors, the commitment of community leaders, and the support of countless individuals and local organizations.

For more information, please visit www.hollyshouse.org.

Holly’s House is a non-residential victims’ advocacy center providing services for victims of child abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault in southwest Indiana. The mission of the organization is to empower victims of intimate crime and abuse by providing support, promoting justice and preventing violence. For more information, please visit www.hollyshouse.org.

 

UE Ranked Number 7 Best College in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report

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The University of Evansville has been named seventh in the Best College in the Midwest in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges rankings. UE has risen two spots in this year’s overall ranking, and was again named as one of the top 10 value colleges in the Midwest.

The University was also recognized as one of the Most Innovative Schools in the Midwest for the first time. Top college officials from across the country made nominations for this list, selecting institutions known for making the most innovative improvements in curriculum, faculty, campus life, technology, or facilities.

In May 2018, UE was designated as a Changemaker Campus by Ashoka U for its role as a leader in social innovation and changemaking in higher education. UE is the first Changemaker Campus in Indiana.

The University was listed on several other U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges lists this year. UE’s Schroeder School of Business was named the number three best undergraduate business school among small private colleges in the Midwest, with its accounting and finance programs coming in at number one and number two respectively in the same category.

The College of Engineering and Computer Science was named the number 25 best undergraduate engineering school in the Midwest among small private colleges with no doctorate.

The University was also recognized as the number six Best College for Veterans in the Midwest and a Top Midwest School for International Studentsand remains a Top 10 Best Value college.

“To be recognized nationally on so many levels speaks volumes about the great programs, great people, and great qualities of this University,” said Shane Davidson, vice president for enrollment and marketing at UE. “We are especially proud of making the most innovative list—innovation and changemaking are at the heart of the UE experience.”

The U.S. News & World Report rankings are designed to help prospective students and their families evaluate college choices. The Best Colleges rankings are available online at www.usnews.com/colleges and will be published in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2018 guidebook, on newsstands later this month.

 

 

 

 

911 ANNIVERSARY 2018

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EVSC’s JROTC to Perform 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

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Tuesday, September 11
8:15 a.m.
Harrison High School, 211 Fielding Rd. 
Members of the EVSC’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) will conduct a 9/11 remembrance ceremony in front of the school tomorrow at 8:15 a.m. The ceremony will last approximately 20 minutes and will include a flag presentation and brief speech. There will be approximately 35 to 40 cadets participating in the ceremony.
The public is invited to attend the event.

COA remands to reconsider resentencing bid

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Katie Stancombe for www.theindiaanaialawyer.com

The Indiana Court of Appeals found that prosecutorial consent was not required for an offender’s third sentence modification petition after an amended state statute removed that requirement in 2015.

After pleading guilty to murder, Jeremy Schmitt was sentenced to 50 years for Class A felony conspiracy to commit murder. Since 2005, Schmitt filed for a modification of his sentence three times, all denied by the Vermillion Circuit Court.

In May 2017, Schmitt filed his third petition for sentence modification and listed the many programs, education and employment he had completed while incarcerated. Though the trial court acknowledged and complimented his positive strides during incarceration, it ultimately denied his petition.

On appeal, Schmitt argued the trial court erred by not ordering the Department of Corrections to produce a new progress report and by not holding a hearing. However, the appellate court found there was no indication that the trial court had made a preliminary determination to reduce or suspend Schmitt’s sentence, therefore it was not required to hold a hearing for Schmitt.

In his second argument, Schmitt cited Woodford v. State, 58 N.E.3d 282 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016), which held petitions for modification filed prior to the effective date of the 2015 amendment of Indiana Code section 35-38-1-17 did not count toward the two petitions a petitioner could file without prosecutorial consent.

Schmitt filed two petitions prior to 2015, and one in 2017. He contended in Jeremy Schmitt v. State of Indiana, 83A04-1711-CR-2720, that the 2017 petition was his first petition under the 2015 amendment. The State acknowledged the Woodford holding, but still argued Schmitt had exceeded his petition limits.

“Schmitt’s situation is analogous to Woodford,” Judge Melissa May wrote in the Monday order. In its decision, the appellate court rejected the State’s argument and noted that pursuant to Woodford,prosecutorial consent was not required for Schmitt’s 2017 petition because he had not yet exceeded two filed petitions since the 2015 amendment.

“Because the two-petition limit includes only such petitions as have been filed since the statute was amended in 2015, Schmitt’s petition is effectively the first petition he has filed, and prosecutorial consent was not required,” May wrote.

Lastly, Schmitt argued that because the trial court did not explain its reasons for denial, that denial could have been “premised upon the State’s objection or a belief in that the original sentence was appropriate.”

But the appellate court declined to review the order for an abuse of discretion after determining it was unclear whether the trial court was operating under a misapprehension of its authority.

“The trial court’s order denying the modification notes the prosecutor objected,” May wrote. “These two facts suggest the trial court may have been under the impression it was required to have prosecutorial consent to modify Schmitt’s sentence.”

“Although a trial court is not required to explain its reasons for denial, because the trial court mentioned the State’s response in its order, we reverse that denial and remand for the trial court to review Schmitt’s petition on its merits.”

Missing Individual in Warrick County Boating Accident

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The man missing after a boating accident at the Newburgh Lock and Dam has been identified as 45-year-old Steven O. Burks from Owensboro, Kentucky.

The man with him at the time of the incident that was rescued from the face of the dam is identified as 48-year-old Paul W. Warrenfeltz also of Owensboro, Kentucky.  Multiple agencies resumed searching the Ohio River for Steven Burks and his boat this morning at 7:00 a.m.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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

Michael Dustin Kennada: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Michelle Lynn Thompson: Unlawful possession or use of a legend drug (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession or use of a legend drug (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a controlled substance (Class A misdemeanor)

Nicholas Anthony Marshall: Dealing in a schedule I controlled substance (Level 2 Felony), Dealing in marijuana (Level 6 Felony)

Cody A Whitehouse: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Steven Daniel Gooch: Invasion of privacy (Level 6 Felony)

Elise Daniell Vaughn: Dealing in methamphetamine (Level 3 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor), Failure to signal for turn or lane change (Class C infraction), Disregarding an official traffic control device (Class C infraction)

Jon Michael Potter: Residential entry (Level 6 Felony)

Jocelyn Stanton: Dealing in methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)

Nicholas Dewayne Kemper: Operating a vehicle as an habitual traffic violator (Level 6 Felony), Auto theft (Level 6 Felony)

Cathy Lynn Kasinger: Unlawful possession or use of a legend drug (Level 6 Felony), False informing (Class B misdemeanor)

Jase Aaron Dulik: Burglary (Level 5 Felony), Theft (Level 6 Felony), Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Wayne Givens Below: Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Dylan Michael Schnitzler: Auto theft (Level 6 Felony), Operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license (Class C misdemeanor)

Cameron Matthew Sulawske: Domestic battery (Level 5 Felony)

Dustin R. Vacha: Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony)

Justin Deshawn McMorris: Carrying a handgun without a license (Level 5 Felony), Theft of a firearm (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor), Dealing in marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)

Daniel R. Morris: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Christiana E. Amstead: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Billie Jean Foster: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Ronald Glenn Mayes: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Intimidation (Class A misdemeanor)

Sandrette Nmn Williams: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

David Michael Hodges: Residential entry (Level 6 Felony), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor), Battery (Class B misdemeanor)

Deborah K. Hodges: Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)

Cole Michael Bell: Theft (Level 6 Felony), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)

 

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Man and Boat Missing After Boating Accident at Newburgh Dam

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Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a boating accident that resulted in the rescue of an Owensboro KY man and the disappearance of a second Owensboro KY man.

 

The boat they were in was pulled into the Newburgh Dam by water current, after the motor of their boat failed to start.  Before the boat submerged, one of the individuals was able to put on a lifejacket and then climb onto a ledge of the dam.

 

Officers from the Newburgh Police Department and members of the Yankeetown and Newburgh Fire Departments were able to rescue the man by lowering a rope to him and pulling him to safety.

 

The incident occurred at approximately 2:30 pm on today’s date at the Newburgh Lock and Dam on the Ohio River.

 

Responding agencies included the Warrick County Sheriffs Department, Newburgh Police, Newburgh Fire Department, Henderson City/County Rescue, Henderson City Fire and Indiana Conservation Officers.

 

Rescue crews are still searching for the missing boat and boater.  The names of the men are not yet being released.  Updates will come as new information arises.

 

Women’s golf in top ten after opening day UE finished two out of three rounds

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Sydney Anderson ranks in the top 15 as the University of Evansville women’s golf team completed the opening two rounds of the Redbird Invitational at D.A. Weibring Golf Course.

Anderson, a freshman from Columbus, Ind., registered identical rounds of 76 to finish the day at 8 over par with a 152.  She ranks 13th.  Four behind her is Sophia Rohleder.  After carding a 76 in the first round, she finished with an 80 to post a 156 on the day.  She is tied for 30th.

Lexie Sollman and Alyssa McMinn each finished the day with a 161.  Sollman started with an 85 before improving to a 76 in round two.  McMinn’s rounds finished at 82 and 79.  Madison Chaney notched two scores of 81 to round out the squad.  Caitlin O’Donnell played as an individual, completing her two rounds with a 185.

Northern Illinois had three of the top six players and sits atop the team standings with a 583.  They are 16 strokes ahead of Eastern Kentucky.  Brielle Ward of NIU paces the individuals with a 141.  She is one ahead of Lauren Ingle of NIU, who is playing as an individual.

Evansville is tied with Drake for 9th place with scores of 626.  The duo is six ahead of 11th place Akron and four behind Ohio University for 8th place.

One round remains on Monday.

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