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6:30 p.m. Monday, March 19

Student Art Show juror to present on career options for art degrees

Jim May, executive director of the Hoosier Salon and the juror for the 48th Annual USI Juried Student Art Show, will present a lecture,  at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 19 in Kleymeyer Hall in the Liberal Arts Center. May’s talk, entitled “OK, so what? You got an art degree” and discussing career options for students with degrees in art is free and open to the public. Read More

7 p.m. Wednesday, March 21

Annual Shaw Biology Lecture to feature science advisor to Finding NemoDr. Adam Summers, professor of biology at the University of Washington, will present the University of Southern Indiana’s seventh annual Marlene V. Shaw Biology Lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 21 in Mitchell Auditorium located in the Health Professions Building on the USI campus. The presentation, entitled “From Finding Nemo to Finding Patents,” is free and open to the public. Read More

6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22

USI Foundation 50th Anniversary Performance: Kate Tombaugh

The University of Southern Indiana Foundation, in honor of its 50th anniversary, will host a performance by mezzo-soprano Kate Tombaugh entitled “It Just Takes One.” This free, public event will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22 on campus in the USI Performance Center. To ensure a seat, please RSVP to the USI Foundation at 812-464-1918 or usi.foundation@usi.edu. Read More

7 p.m. Thursday, March 22, Friday, March 23, and Saturday, March 24

USI Theatre presents a student-directed production of “Standing on My Knees”

University of Southern Indiana Theatre continues its spring 2018 season with a student-directed production of Standing on My Knees, by John Olive, from March 22-24.  USI theatre student Isabelle Rogers will direct the play. There will be free admission on a first come, first served basis. All performances will take place in the lower level of the College of Liberal Arts in the Helen Mallette Studio Theatre (LA 0105). The performances will be held March 22-24 with all showings starting at 7:00 p.m. Read More

Exhibit open through Saturday, April 7

New Harmony Gallery hosting Women in Illustration exhibit

The New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art’s latest exhibition, The Politics of Imagination: Women in Illustration, will be on display through Saturday, April 7. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Read More

STUDENT EVENTS

A collection of events on campus and in the community sponsored by USI student organizations can be found on the USI events calendar by clicking here

Friday, April 6 – Sunday, April 8

Startup Weekend 7.0

The largest event of its kind in Indiana, Startup Weekend 7.0 will be held Friday, April 6 through Sunday, April 8 in the Business and Engineering Center on the University of Southern Indiana campus. Open regionally to all students and community, Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where developers, designers, marketers, product managers, and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups. Developers, designers, educators, students, and those with an interest in entrepreneurship, business, marketing, strategy and more are welcome – no previous entrepreneurial experience is required!. More Information

New Tech Institute to Host 5th Annual Hoosier Veterans Consortium

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Tuesday, March 20
9:30 a.m.
Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center, 1901 Lynch Rd. 
It’s not everyday that high school students work on a project for the U.S. Library of Congress, but that is exactly what students at the EVSC’s New Tech Institute are doing.
Students at New Tech Institute are hosting their 5th annual Hoosier Veterans Consortium that welcomes veterans from World War II through the Afghanistan and Iraq occupations to discuss their experiences in combat. In addition to moving stories, some veterans also bring memorabilia from their war experience.
Students will record their discussions and then transcribe the interviews and send transcripts to the veterans as well as the Library of Congress to be documented for posterity.

Governor Eric Holcomb bill signing ceremony on USI campus delayed

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The bill signing ceremony scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 20 has been cancelled. Information will be sent regarding a new ceremony date when it is rescheduled.

Six Juveniles Involved in ORV Accident (Pike County)

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Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an ORV accident that involved six juveniles resulting in two being hospitalized.

The two four wheelers being driven collided, rolled and ejected all six occupants.  One of the juveniles involved was taken to Daviess Community Hospital with head and arm injuries.  Another was taken to Memorial Hospital in Jasper and treated for road rash and a wrist injury.

The accident happened when one of the ORV’s being operated slowed down and the operator of the second ORV following it, failed to realize the first ORV was slowing.  The second ORV ran into the back end of the first ORV.

The juveniles involved ranged from thirteen to fifteen years of age and none of them were wearing helmets or safety gear.

The accident occurred on County Road 900 South, roughly a half mile west of the State Road 61 Intersection at approximately 4:45 pm on Saturday March 17th 2018.

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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http://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/recent-booking-records.aspx

“READERS FORUM” MARCH 19, 2018

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We hope that today’s “Readers Forum” 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 OUR MIND TODAY?

We wonder why the ECHO Housing attorney, members of the ECHO Board of Directors or the Director of the DMD didn’t immediately file a police report concerning the misappropriation of agency funds that will allow the Indiana State Police to conduct a full investigation?

WHATS ON YOUR MIND TODAY?

Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that a police report should have been filed concerning the misappropriation of ECHO Housing funds in order to allow the Indiana State Police to conduct a full investigation?

Please take time and read our articles entitled “STATEHOUSE Files, CHANNEL 44 NEWS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, READERS POLL, BIRTHDAYS, HOT JOBS” and “LOCAL SPORTS”.  You now are able to subscribe to get the CCO daily.

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TODAYS CCO “COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS” LUNCHEON IS A SELL OUT

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The City-County Observer is excited to announce that today’s “COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD” luncheon for 2018. at Tropicana-Evansville is sold out.

This year’s winners of the “Community Services Awards” are:

Ted and Clare Ziemer. Ted Ziemer 1V, will present their awards.

The Honorable Posey County Circuit Court Judge Redwine. Judge Redwine son-in-law Tony Ricketts, General Sales Manager of D Patrick will present his award.

EPD Chief of Police Billy Bolin and Lieutenant Paul Kirby.  Awards will be presented to them by EPD Lieutenant Jason Cullum.

Pat Shoulders, Attorney and I U Board of Trustee member. His award will be presented by his nephew Vanderburgh County Commissioner Ben Shoulders.

The Honorable Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Les Shively.  Judge Shively award shall be presented to him by his stepdaughter Heather Shively Osbourne.

The events “Master Of Ceremony” is former Congressmen, Vanderburgh County Sheriff and President of Vectren South, Brad Ellsworth.

The event is held at the Tropicana-Evansville in the Walnut room A and B.  The event begins at 12 noon.

CITY COUNCIL MARCH 19, 2018 AGENDA

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City Council Agenda
MARCH 19, 2018

Meeting Starts At 5:30 P.M.

AGENDA

 

I. INTRODUCTION

 

AGENDA Attachment:
II. APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDA

 

MEMO Attachment:
III. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

 

IV. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY

 

V. CONSENT AGENDA:  FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

 

A. ORDINANCE G-2018-12 An Ordinance Vacating that 12’ Alley Running Parallel to S.E. 10th Street Between Cherry Street and Lincoln Avenue in the City of Evansville, Indiana Sponsor(s): Robinson Discussion Led By: Public Works Chair Mosby 4/9/2018 5:30 p.m. Notify: Krista Lockyear, Lockyear Law, LLC
G-2018-12 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE R-2018-09 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1610 and 1612 Dresden Street Petitioner: Aaron Burke Owner: DCA Food Industries, Inc./ Kerry, Inc. Requested Change: R2 to M2 Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Aaron Burke, Burke Engineering
R-2018-09 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE R-2018-10 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 813 and 819 W. Iowa Street Petitioner: Delaware LLC Owner: Delaware LLC Requested Change: R4 to C4 w/ UDC Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Ted C. Ziemer IV, Bingham, Greenebaum, Doll LLP
R-2018-10 Attachment:
D. ORDINANCE R-2018-11 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1000, 1024 and 1030 W. Illinois Street Petitioner: Mike Stevens Owner: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Requested Change: R4 to M1 & C2 w/UDC Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: James Morley, Morley Corp.
R-2018-11 Attachment:
VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

VII. REGULAR AGENDA:  SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

 

A. ORDINANCE G-2018-09 AMENDED An Ordinance Creating Section 2.10.005 (Term Limits) of the Evansville Municipal Code Sponsor(s): Elpers, Adams Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Adams 3/19/2018
G-2018-09 AMENDED Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE G-2018-10 An Ordinance Amending Section 2.175.080 (Police Department Merit System) of the Evansville Municipal Code Sponsor(s): Mosby Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Adams 3/19/2018
G-2018-10 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE R-2018-01 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1625 W. Missouri Street Petitioner: Chris Rauch Owner: Chris Rauch Requested Change: M3 to R2 Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Chris Rauch
R-2018-01 Attachment:
D. ORDINANCE R-2018-03 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 2904 N. First Avenue Petitioner: Melody Mayo Owner: Melody Mayo Requested Change: C1 to C2 Ward: 5 Elpers Representative: Melody Mayo
R-2018-03 Attachment:
E. ORDINANCE R-2018-04 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1505 Lincoln Avenue Petitioner: GG Properties & Maintenance LLC Owner: GG Properties & Maintenance LLC Requested Change: R2 to R3 Ward: 4 Robinson Representative: Aaron Doll, Doll & Sievers Attorneys at Law, LLC
R-2018-04 Attachment:
F. ORDINANCE R-2018-05 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 2120 and 2128 Culverson Avenue Petitioner: C Marion Brown and Shirley U. Brown Owner: C Marion Brown and Shirley U. Brown R1 to C4 w/ UDC Ward: 2 Mosby Christopher C. Wischer, Stoll, Keenon, Ogden, PLLC
R-2018-05 Attachment:
G. ORDINANCE R-2018-06 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 516 Court Street and 314 NW Sixth Street Petitioner: YMCA of Southern IN Owner: YMCA of Southern IN Requested Change: C4 to C3 Ward: 4 Robinson Representative: Derrick Stewart, YMCA of Southern IN
R-2018-06 Attachment:
VIII. RESOLUTION DOCKET

 

IX. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

 

A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council will be Monday, April 9, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.
B. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
C. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
X. COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

YOUTH GRANTS MEETINGS Subcommittee: Youth Leadership Grant Chair Weaver 3/19/2018 4:30 pm Room 301 Notify: All Applicants Subcommittee: Youth Sports Grant Chair McGinn 4/9/2018 4:00 pm Room 301 Notify: All Applicants


XI. ADJOURNMENT

 

Commentary: Sloppiness, Stumbles And Indiana Lawmakers

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March 19, 2018  

By John Krull
TheStatehouseFile.com 

INDIANAPOLIS – Somehow, it’s fitting that the 2018 session of the Indiana General Assembly ended in a tired, confused mess.

The curtain closed on this year’s adventure in lawmaking with legislative leaders sniping at legislators and each other, the governor complaining the legislature left work undone and the governor and GOP leaders trying to defy both time and state law.

Inspiring, it wasn’t.

By the time it was over, at least two of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s priorities – improvements in school security and inducements and regulations for driverless cars – were left in the unfinished pile.

Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, blamed the Indiana Senate for working too slowly. Retiring Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore David Long, R-Fort Wayne returned the fire and accused Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso, of having a “meltdown” that prevented the legislature from doing its work.

Soliday wasn’t slow to lash back.

He said the Senate was rushing at the end because the senators spent five hours earlier in the day lauding Long as he prepares to retire. He more than suggested that Long could have waited to take his bow until after the work was done.

Keep in mind that all these guys are supposed to be on the same side.

They’re all Republicans.

Perhaps that is why Democrats reacted to the confusion with such undisguised glee.

House Democratic Leader Terry Goodin, D-Austin, chortled the late-hours debacle was a product of “complete and total mismanagement” by Republican leaders.

Then, to put the cherry on top, Goodin offered up this confectionary assessment of the entire legislative session.

“This session seems like Twinkie. It fills you up, but there’s just nothing of real substance or value to it,” he said.

Goodin is right about that.

Lawmakers this year ducked every tough challenge before them.

They punted again on passing a hate-crimes law, leaving Indiana one of only five states in the union not to say it’s wrong to target citizens for assault or injury because of the color of their skin, their gender, how they pray or whom they love.

They took a pass once more on adopting redistricting reform, which means our general legislative elections will continue to be as competitive as Harlem Globetrotters’ basketball games.

And they shoved any substantive investigation of the issues involving the Indiana Department of Child Services under the rug. That means, if former DCS Director Mary Beth Bonaventura, also a Republican, is to be believed, Indiana children will remain at risk of dying because dealing with this challenge was politically uncomfortable in an election year.

All in all, this was far from an uplifting performance by our leaders.

But it also wasn’t surprising.

Republicans have exercised largely unchecked power for much of this decade, ever since they secured supermajorities in both chambers of the General Assembly.

This hasn’t been good for either the state or the GOP.

When Republicans first gained overwhelming control of the legislature, they acted as if every day were Christmas. They pulled one item after another out of the conservative bag of wishes. They remodeled the state’s education system. They dug all the way back to the 1950s to adopt a divisive right-to-work law.

In the process, they turned Indiana into a kind of American laboratory for conservative governance.

But that kind of power leads to arrogance.

Because there’s no one to force Republicans to think beyond the moment, the party and the state have made some unforced errors. The embarrassing scramble to clean up a licensing mess for hardworking “dreamers” that was created by some self-indulgent immigrant-baiting by Indiana lawmakers a few years ago is but one example of Indiana leaders trying to clean up a mess they themselves made.

Republicans argue that competition is a force for good, that it refines and sharpens both ideas and performance.

They’re right about that.

The fact that they don’t have any real competition has made them sloppy and self-indulgent.

That is why this legislative session ended was a series of stumbles, not a sprint.

FOOTNOTE: John Krull is director of Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism, host of “No Limits” WFYI 90.1 Indianapolis and publisher of TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

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