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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Brandon Neal Wolf: Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)
Kristina Dawn Mercer: Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony)
Bryan Scott Meyer: Unlawful possession or use of a legend drug (Level 6 Felony), Theft (Class A misdemeanor)
Don William Page Jr.: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)
Chase Aaren Neil Kramer: Intimidation (Level 5 Felony)
Stacy Nicole Holmes: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)
Kayla Raye Longway: Stalking (Level 5 Felony), Invasion of privacy (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)
Marty Paul Fowler: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)
Ashley K. Feltner: Neglect of a dependent (Level 6 Felony)
Trevor Dakota Bragdon: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony)
Matthew Steven Condon: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor)
Darius Kenneth Dodson: Auto theft (Level 6 Felony), Auto theft (Level 6 Felony), Theft (Level 6 Felony)
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USI Women’s Hoops finish 18th in WBCA Top 25
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball concluded the 2017-18 season ranked No. 18 in the USA Today Sports/WBCA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll.
The Screaming Eagles slipped three spots after falling to Lewis University, 72-64, in the first round of the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Tournament.
USI (26-5, 16-2 GLVC) concluded one of its best years in program history as it won the Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division for the second straight year before advancing to the NCAA II Tournament for the 10th time in program history.
The 26 wins in 2017-18 tied for the fourth most wins by a USI women’s basketball team in a single season and were the Eagles’ most since winning 27 games in 2001-02. USI also posted its third-ever perfect record at the Physical Activities Center as it finished 15-0 on its home court.
Head Coach Rick Stein was named the GLVC Coach of the Year for the second straight season and third time in his career, while four Eagles earned All-GLVC honors, including first-team award winners Kaydie Grooms (Marshall, Illinois) and Morgan Dahlstrom (Grayslake, Illinois).
Both Dahlstrom and Grooms were named All-Midwest Region, while Dahlstrom was a third-team Academic All-America honoree. Joining Dahlstrom and Grooms on the All-GLVC list were third-team honorees in Randa Harshbarger (Philo, Illinois) and Kacy Eschweiler (St. Charles, Missouri).
Rohleder leads Aces for second-straight week at Little Rock/Arkansas State Invitational
  Evansville finishes ninth as freshman Sophia Rohleder paces Aces
For the second-straight week, freshman Sophia Rohleder paced the University of Evansville women’s golf team as the Purple Aces earned an ninth-place finish at the Little Rock/Arkansas State Invitational at Maumelle Country Club in Maumelle, Ark.
Evansville opened the tournament with a team score of 332 on Monday before improving on the second day with team scores of 320 and 316 in the final two rounds as the Aces finished ninth. Capturing the team championship was UTEP, who finished the invitational with a three-round total of 878 (284 – 300 – 294), earning the Miners a 13-stroke advantage over second-place finishing Northern Illinois.
Rohleder led Evansville after rebounding from an opening-round 82, carding a 78 and 75 on the final day of competition to place her in a tie for 36th with a three-round total of 235. This marks the second-straight week in which Rohleder has finished as the highest-finishing Ace after finishing in a tie for 16th with a three-round total of 232 at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate last week.
Two Purple Aces finished within a stroke of one another as Madison Chaney and Minka Gill finished with two-day totals of 241 and 242, respectively. Chaney opened the invitational with an 82 on Monday before beginning the final day with an 82 and improving with a 77 in the final round to finish in a tie for 45th. Gill remained consistent for the Aces throughout the tournament, opening the invitational with an 81 in the first round and recording an 81 and 80 in the final two rounds on Tuesday as Gill earned a 48th-place finish.
After opening the tournament with an 87, Giulia Mallmann rebounded with her second sub-80 round of the spring season with a 79 in the second round. Mallmann closed out the invitational with an 85 in the final round for a three-round total of 251 as she finished in 54th. Just a spot behind Mallmann was Lexie Sollman who tallied 90s in the first two rounds of the invitational before recording an 84 in the final round for a total of 264 as Sollman finished in 55th.
The Aces take a week off from action before heading back to competition at the Indiana State Intercollegiate on April 8 and 9 at Terre Haute Country Club in Terre Haute, Ind.
New ECHO Housing Director Chris Metz Speaks About EPD Investigation
New ECHO Housing Director Chris Metz Speaks About EPD Investigation
MARCH 27TH, 2018Â 
MELANIE ZAYASÂ EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
 As Evansville police continue investigating the alleged misused funds at ECHO Housing, the city council is stepping in. Former ECHO Executive Director Stephanie Tenbarge is accused of using ECHO money for personal use but council wants more answers before giving the organization any more money. The Evansville City Council plans to vote on an ordinance to withhold money from ECHO – until it sees results of an independent audit. ECHO Housing executive director Chris Metz is explaining why he was hesitant to talk to EPD in the early stages of the investigation.
Chris Metz says, “There were a lot of moving parts to this situation early on like an issue like this. I think there may have been some issues retrospectively with the flow of communication. We may not have been communicating at the right levels and the right processes. Any issue with communication may likely have occurred on our end and we take full responsibility for that.â€
ECHO Housing Corporation officials are teaming up with financial crimes officers from the EPD.  They’re hoping to get to the bottom of the organization’s finances after former Executive Director Stephanie Tenbarge allegedly misused funds. Metz says he is fully cooperating with the EPD during this very difficult time. Meanwhile – Evansville City Council is set to vote on an ordinance to withhold roughly $460,000  from ECHO housing until the investigation is complete. $300,000 of that is slated for the construction of the Garvin lofts, while $80,000 allocated for the low-income housing development Lucas Place – and another $80,000 was set aside for the Promise Zone. Metropolitan Development Executive Director, Kelly Coures says, “We’re certain that our funds have all reimbursed legitimate expenses for ECHO because of the processes that we have in place but the ordinance is talking about money that we won’t even receive until September. So I’m hoping that council will take a hard look at that.â€
Metz also wants his ECHO housing clients to know their housing will not be impacted in any way because of this investigation. Metz explains, “The residents and the clients served by ECHO’s programs are certainly our priority and the main thing that we want to communicate to them today is your house is not in jeopardy and your services are not in jeopardy. The ECHO Housing Corporation will continue to do the work ECHO Housing Corporation does.†The Evansville City Council is scheduled to vote on the ordinance come April 9th.
“READERS FORUM” MARCH 28, 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?
HERE IS WHATS ON OURÂ MIND TODAY?
We find that yesterdays joint TV appearance on Channel 44 concerning ECHO HOUSING problems very interesting. Please take time and review the Channel 44 News interview featuring newly appointed ECHO Housing Executive Director Chris Metz and Metropolitan Development Executive Director, Kelly Coures. Tell us what you think about this Channel 44 interview.?
WHATS ON YOUR MIND TODAY?
Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that the current ECHO Housing board members were not good stewards of the public trust and should be immediately replaced?
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