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Hoosier History Highlights
EVSC MEETING
The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School
Corporation will meet in executive session at 3:30 PM. on Monday, June 23, 2025 in
the Schroeder Conference Centre located in the EVSC Administration Building, 951
Walnut, IN 47713, Evansville, IN. The session will be conducted according to I.C. 5-
14-1.5-6.1. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the following: collective
bargaining, (b)(2)(A); (b)(2)(A) initiation of litigation or litigation that is either pending
or has been threatened specifically in writing (b)(2)(B); purchase or lease of property,
(b)(2)(D); and to train school board members with an outside consultant about the
performance of the role of the members as public officials (b)(11).
City Council Meeting JUNE 23, 2025
JUNE 23, 2025
AGENDA
| I. | INTRODUCTION |
06-23-2025 Agenda Attachment:
| II. | APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDUM |
06-09-2025 Memo Attachment:06-17-2025 Executive Session Memo Attachment:
| III. | REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| IV. | SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY |
| V. | CONSENT AGENDA: FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
| VI. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| VII. | REGULAR AGENDA: SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2025-12 An Ordinance Amending Section 2.165.180(C) (Travel Expenses) of the Code of Ordinances Sponsor(s): Heronemus Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 6/23/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller G-2025-12 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE G-2025-13 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 6.05 of the Evansville Municipal Code (Animal Control) Sponsor(s): Mosby Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Carothers Discussion Date: 6/23/2025 Notify: Buddy Lobermann, ZSWS G-2025-13 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE F-2025-08 AMENDED An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations, Additional Appropriations and Repeal and Re-Appropriation of Funds for Various City Funds Sponsor(s): Allen Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Allen Discussion Date: 6/23/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2025-08 Amended Attachment:
D. ORDINANCE F-2025-09 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Approving the Annual Community Development Plan and Appropriating Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant and Home Investment Partnerships Program Grant Funds Sponsor(s): Allen Discussion Led By: Notify: Finance Chair Allen Kolbi Jackson, DMD Discussion Date: 6/23/2025 4:00pm F-2025-09 Attachment:
E. ORDINANCE R-2025-08 AMENDED An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 5001 Hirsch Rd Owner: Keith Schnepper and Jeremy Schnepper Requested Change: R1 to C4 w/ UDC Ward: 5 Koehler Lindsey Representative: Jeremy W Schnepper, Schnepper Law, LLC R-2025-08 Amended (2) Attachment:
F. ORDINANCE R-2025-09 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 801 Adams Ave Owner: Kenneth Rich Requested Change: R2 to R3 Ward: 4 Carothers Representative: Cori Walton, Keller Williams Capital Realty R-2025-09 Attachment:
G. ORDINANCE R-2025-10 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 604 S Rosenberger Ave Owner: Nancy Pearce Requested Change: R1 to R2 Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Mary Etta Kripps R-2025-10 Attachment:
H. ORDINANCE R-2025-11 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 503 and 507 N Sixth Ave Owner: Hartford Bakery, Inc Requested Change: R2 to M2 Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Maria Bulkley, Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP R-2025-11 Attachment:
I. ORDINANCE R-2025-12 AMENDED An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as Part of 923 N First Ave Owner: 909 First Avenue Propco, LLC Requested Change: R2 & C1 to C1 Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Margaret Braun R-2025-12 Amended Attachment:
| VIII. | RESOLUTION DOCKET |
A. RESOLUTION C-2025-21 A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing the Issuance of Note for the Purpose of Providing Funds to be Applied to the Costs Associated with the Purchase of Ambulance Vehicles, Equipment, and Other Related Needs Sponsor(s): Allen, Trockman, Mosby Discussion Led By: President Trockman Discussion Date: 6/23/2025 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller C-2025-21 Attachment:
| IX. | MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS |
A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council will be Monday, July 14, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
B. TAX PHASE IN COMPLIANCE REPORTS; Patrick Hickey, Evansville Regional Economic Partnership
C. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
| X. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| XI. | ADJOURNMENT |
EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
FOOTNOTE: EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.
Parks’ two-way success paves way to win
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Evansville Otters (17-19) put up double digit runs for the third time in four days to beat the Joliet Slammers (19-18), 13-10. Every Otter hitter recorded a hit and seven had multiple hit nights.
The bats got started early as JT Benson doubled to put runners on second and third. Logan Brown singled to score two to put Evansville up 2-0 after one.
Pavin Parks got his first start of the year and pitched three great innings. He struck out five and did not surrender a walk.
In the bottom of the third, Evansville got two runners on before Parks helped himself out with a three-run home run. After an Alain Camou single, Dennis Pierce put one over the wall to give Evansville a 7-0 lead.
After three fantastic innings, Parks got tagged for five straight hits. Jon Beymer, who was activated off the 7-day injured list today, forced a double play and struck out a batter to end the 4th with a 7-5 lead.
Evansville added another run on a Parks double and a JJ Cruz single in the 5th. Doubles from Cruz and Pierce in the seventh added two more runs to extend the lead 11-5.
Beymer pitched great out of the bullpen, striking out five, but a couple of timely doubles with runners on made the game 12-10 with one out in the ninth. Alex Valdez entered and got two quick outs to finish the eighth.
Parks hit his second homer of the night in the ninth to give Evansville a 13-10 lead. Valdez shut the door in the ninth, finishing with three strikeouts and set down every batter he faced en route to a third save.
Parks’ day finished with five strikeouts across three innings on the mound, while he recorded five RBI offensively, with two home runs and a double during a 3-for-5 day.
Evansville goes for the series tomorrow at 6:05 p.m. CT in Joliet, IL. After the series finale on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. CT, the team takes Monday off before travelling to Gateway for a midweek series.
LESSONS FROM MOMS
GAVEL GAMUT
By Jim Redwine
www.jamesmredwine.com
(Week of 23 June 2025)
LESSONS FROM MOMS
President Trump announced his main goals during his second inaugural address on January 20, 2025:
“We will measure our success not only by the battles we win but also by the wars that we end – and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into. My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and a unifier.”
President Trump also declared:
“After years and years of illegal and unconstitutional federal efforts to restrict free expression, I will sign an executive order to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.”
President Trump’s stated goals are the bedrock of our fragile democracy. It takes very little to get mired in endless wars, especially when voices calling for peace and reason are silenced. History is littered with great societies who charged headlong into their own destruction for the silliest of causes.
The most famous war of ancient western civilization was the Trojan War between Greece and Troy. It lasted ten years, cost countless lives and treasure and was started over one woman, Helen, whose face, according to the poet Homer, “Launched a 1,000 ships”.
World War I was often called the “war about nothing”, cost the earth millions of human lives, including over 100,000 Americans, and was started over the assassination of the Arch Duke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand.
America’s Viet Nam War spanned over twenty years of conflict, but it was a questionable attack on a United States ship in the Tonkin Gulf in 1964 that was used to justify America’s involvement in the “endless war”.
The United States had no quarrel with Iraq but false intelligence alleging Iraq had “weapons of mass destruction” got us involved in the costly military slog that has continued since 1990. In this pointless and endless war America has expended and is still expending countless lives and treasure. What President Trump recognized in his inaugural address is that war can be slid into easily but may result in catastrophic consequences and never end.
Since his inauguration, President Trump has frequently compared the fighting between Israel and its neighbors to a school yard dustup between boys. As President Trump has frequently said, America has no reason to be involved. U.S.A. involvement might lead to another world war but it could lead to a permanent Middle East Peace if we put into practice the lessons of history or simply those from our mothers.
When I was in the first grade, for some never fathomed reason, another first grader and I developed a routine of fighting every day after school. As do most schoolboy contests, they amounted to little damage to either of us but did result in the destruction of numerous tee shirts. Well, our mothers banged our heads together and ended our “endless war”. He and I, of course, became good friends and still are today. Neither of us has a clue what we fought about back then.
I respectfully suggest to President Trump that he tell Israel and Iran they should neither one have nuclear or atomic weapons and neither should attack the other or their neighbors. Instead of arming one country to attack the other, America should use its enormous motherly power and wisdom to sit Israel and Iran down with the stern warning that no more tee shirts will be lost by anyone, including us.
For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www.jamesmredwine.com
Award given Paul Leingang
Paul Leingang is an Evansville resident.
The Association of U.S. Catholic Priests will present one of two Saint John XXIII awards to Paul Leingang on June 26 during the association’s annual assembly in San Antonio, Texas. (Paul is a non-ordained member of the Glennon-Kenrick ordination class of 1969.) The award is named in honor of Pope John XXIII who convened the Second Vatican Council. This award recognizes individuals who have significantly promoted the spirit of Vatican II through their witness, ministry, and spirituality.
The second of two Saint John XXIII awards in 2025 will go to Ruben Garcia, director of Annunciation House, a nonprofit shelter system. Garcia has welcomed migrants and refugees arriving in El Paso for nearly fifty years.
The AUSCP issued the following release.
Since the founding of the AUSCP in 2011, Paul has been a devoted, resolute, and professional communicator of the mission of AUSCP and a herald of our Good News with the public in the spirit of the synodal council. He has been a faithful and dedicated communications link, web editor, and media advisor for the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests.
Paul’s professional life has focused on writing, reporting, broadcasting, and publishing. His broadcasting responsibilities have included beat reporting, radio anchoring, and management, including a stint as news director for WHBF AM FM TV in Rock Island, Illinois. He won a national award for his regularly scheduled noon radio newscast from United Press International and served as president for one term of the Illinois Associated Press News Broadcasters Association.
Paul was director of communications for the Catholic Diocese of Evansville, Indiana, and newspaper editor and columnist for The Message, a Catholic weekly published in Evansville from 1987 to 2012. His weekly column received a national award from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada.
Paul will retire from the AUSCP at the end of June.
Red Cross issues advice to stay safe during extreme heat
Heat can be dangerous for anyone. Stay hydrated, stay cool and stay connected.
[INDIANA – Experts are warning that dangerously high temperatures are expected in our area this weekend. The American Red Cross of the Indiana Region urges everyone to take three critical actions to stay safe:
- Stay hydrated by drinking a cup of water every hour, even if you don’t feel thirsty. Avoid sugary, caffeinated and alcoholic drinks.
- Stay cool by spending time in air-conditioned places. If your home is too hot, go to a mall, library or cooling center.
- Stay connected by checking on others and asking for help if you need it. Make sure pets have access to fresh water and shade.
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO Remind everyone to drink water, even if they don’t feel thirsty. Aim for a cup of water every hour and encourage people to avoid sugary, caffeinated or alcoholic drinks. Babies should be breast-fed or bottle-fed often. Fewer wet diapers or darker urine can be signs of dehydration.
Encourage athletes and outdoor workers to take breaks in the shade. They should drink a cup of water every 20 minutes and take frequent water breaks.
Help those without air conditioning find a safe place to go like a mall, library or cooling center. They can also take cool showers or baths to help cool off. Remind people to wear lightweight, loose-fitting clothes in light colors.
Never leave a child or pet alone inside a parked car, and make sure pets have access to fresh water and shade.
HEAT ILLNESS SIGNS Anyone can become ill during extreme heat if their body can’t cool down properly. It’s critical to act fast as some types of heat illness can be deadly.
Heat cramps are signaled by heavy sweating and muscle pain. Take action by stopping what you’re doing, resting in a cool place and slowly sipping water. Don’t drink if you feel sick, and get medical help if cramps last over an hour or you have heart problems.
Heat exhaustion is signaled by heavy sweating, weakness, cool and clammy skin, muscle cramps, dizziness, fainting, nausea or vomiting. Take action by stopping what you’re doing, resting in a cool place and slowly sipping water. Don’t drink if you feel sick. Loosen your clothes and place a cool wet cloth on your body. Get medical help if you don’t feel better, vomit or have heart problems.
Heat stroke is a deadly condition signaled by high body temperature, rapid heartbeat, confusion, headache, dizziness, fainting, nausea or vomiting. Call 911. Move to a cooler place, remove extra clothing and use a wet cloth or a cool bath to cool down. Don’t drink anything.
To learn more about who is at greatest risk and how to stay safe, visit redcross.org/HeatCheck.
IF THE POWER GOES OUT When a heat wave and a power outage happen at the same time, it can be even more dangerous. Stay in air conditioning either at home or at a mall, library or cooling center. Keep an ice-filled cooler stocked with food, water and medicine, so that they don’t spoil. More information is available here.
Finally, download the free Red Cross First Aid app so you’ll know what to do if emergency help is delayed and the free Emergency app for real-time weather alerts and heat safety information. Content is available in English and Spanish with an easy-to-find language selector. Find both apps in smartphone app stores by searching for the American Red Cross or going to redcross.org/apps.
About the American Red Cross Indiana Region:
The American Red Cross of Indiana Region serves 6.9 million people in 104 counties in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio through its chapters: Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, and Greater Indianapolis (Regional Headquarters). The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit us at Redcross.org/Indiana or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @indianaredcross
Non-Profit Trains Rescue Dogs to Be Police K9s
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