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Just IN: Hoosiers For Rokita Statement On Braun & Messer Candidate Filings

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Today, the Hoosiers for Rokita campaign released this statement ahead of Mike Braun and Luke Messer filing for the US Senate primary ballot at the State House:

“We’d like to welcome Mike Braun to the Republican Party and Luke Messer back to the state he claims to still live in,” said Hoosiers for Rokita spokesperson Nathan Brand. “Luke Messer is Evan Bayh, but without the well-known name.  His decision to sell his Indiana home and move in with the DC elite will continue to haunt his Senate campaign.  And with a history of voting for Democrats for two decades, and record of raising 45 taxes and fees, including the largest in state history, Tax Hike Mike Braun will spend the next three months attempting to disguise a record that is more in line with Washington liberals than Hoosier conservatives.”

BACKGROUND

Associated Press: Indiana GOP Senate candidate Mike Braun voted Democrat until 2012
“A wealthy Indiana Senate candidate who bills himself in television ads as a conservative Republican voted for more than a decade as a Democrat in the state’s primary elections, according to public documents obtained by the Associated Press… He began voting as a Democrat in at least 1996, according to county records that date back only 25 years. That continued through the 2008 primary, where Hillary Clinton narrowly defeated Barack Obama following a heated campaign…” (Associated Press, 12/6/17)

Associated Press: Luke Messer’s D.C.-area home is complicating his Senate campaign
“A campaign stop for Rep. Luke Messer in his bid for Senate involves traveling from his family’s home in suburban Washington, D.C., back to Indiana, where aides say he typically stays overnight with his mom…
Then there’s Messer. His family lives in McLean, Va., keeps a vacation house in Dandridge, Tenn., yet sold their home in Indiana two years after his election to Congress in 2012.” (Associated Press, 11/18/17)

House explosion mastermind Mark Leonard dies in prison

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IL for www.theindianalawyer.com

Mark Leonard, the man convicted in the massive 2012 Indianapolis house explosion that killed two in the Richmond Hill subdivision, has died at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, a spokesman for the Indiana Department of Correction confirmed Tuesday. He was 48.

Leonard and his brother, Bob, were convicted on a slew of charges after they caused a natural gas explosion at the home of Monserrate Shirley, Leonard’s girlfriend. The explosion killed Shirley’s neighbors, Jennifer and Dion Longworth, and damaged or destroyed dozens of homes in the neighborhood on Indianapolis’ far south side.

Bob and Mark Leonard each were sentenced to life without parole. Shirley was sentenced to 50 years in prison.

Earlier this month, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Mark Leonard would not appear before them again after denying transfer to his challenge of one of his numerous felony convictions.

Mark Leonard, the man convicted in the massive 2012 Indianapolis house explosion that killed two in the Richmond Hill subdivision, has died at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, a spokesman for the Indiana Department of Correction confirmed Tuesday. He was 48.

Leonard and his brother, Bob, were convicted on a slew of charges after they caused a natural gas explosion at the home of Monserrate Shirley, Leonard’s girlfriend. The explosion killed Shirley’s neighbors, Jennifer and Dion Longworth, and damaged or destroyed dozens of homes in the neighborhood on Indianapolis’ far south side.

Bob and Mark Leonard each were sentenced to life without parole. Shirley was sentenced to 50 years in prison.

Earlier this month, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Mark Leonard would not appear before them again after denying transfer to his challenge of one of his numerous felony convictions.

 

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Fugitive Felon Facing Additional Weapons Charges after Arrest January 30, 2018

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A fugitive from Evansville is facing new weapons charges after an arrest in Henderson earlier today.

On January 30, 2018, members of the United States Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force located and arrested wanted fugitive Terry Delane McNary with the assistance of the Henderson Police Department.  Mr. McNary was wanted out of Vanderburgh County on a felony failure to appear warrant which stemmed from a 2016 methamphetamine dealing arrest.

Members of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, Evansville Police Department, and Indiana State Police assigned to the fugitive task force located Mr. McNary in the area of Green Street and Sand Lane today. During the course of his arrest, seven (7) loaded firearms were recovered.

Mr. McNary was lodged in the Henderson County Detention Center, charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and awaiting extradition to Vanderburgh County.

ARRESTED:

 

Terry Delane McNary (photo dated 03/2016), 38, of Evansville.

 

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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

IS IT TRUE JANUARY 31, 2018

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We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUE” 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?

IS IT TRUE that a public hearing was held recently to discuss the possibility of increasing Vanderburgh County/Evansville water rates?  …this fact-finding meeting was held at Bosse High School?  …this public hearing was hosted by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission in order to discuss future increases of water and sewer rates the city is planning?  …just in case you missed the meeting you can send your questions to the office of utility consumer counselor via their website?  …we are puzzled why we didn’t receive any advance notice of this public hearing from anyone with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission or the Evansville Water and Sewer Utilities Department?

IS IT TRUE despite the obvious attempt to discourage any of the Evansville Water and Sewer Utilities Department rates payers to attend this hearing sponsored by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission a good crowd of people attended this event and voiced their opposition to the proposed water and sewer rate increases?

IS IT TRUE over the years we have made numerous reference that the Evansville Water and Sewer Utilities Board was not only known for their political patronage activities but was also used as a funding source to help the City of Evansville in their occasional financial cash flow problems?  … it’s safe to say that over the last several years the Evansville Water and Sewer Utilities Board give the City of Evansville many millions of dollars in cash advances to help the city with cash shortfalls?
IS IT TRUE that the cost of complacency is about to come crashing down on the customers of the City of Evansville Water and Sewer Utility?…long needed replacements of old cast iron water pipes is finally underway and the cost of the project is staggering?…the latest estimate for replacing just 1.5% of the pipes that need replacing will increase the price of the average water bill in Evansville’s service area by $412 per year per customer?…that works out to just under $40 per month to replace just 1.5% of the pipes?…that if we could just do that 66 more times all the pipes would be replaced and we may be good for another century?
IS IT TRUE if you multiply that $412 per year by 66 the result is $27,720 or an increase in water bill of $2,310 per month?…if we were going to bring our infrastructure up to date in the next three years and if the cost for each foot of pipe replaced is the same then come the summer of 2022 the average water bill in the service area will be about $2,400 per month or $28,800 per year excluding taxes?…this is almost the entire earnings for the average Evansville household?…this doesn’t even include the BILLION DOLLAR SEWER REPAIR that is mandated by the EPA because a half-century of Evansville Mayors was content to spew raw sewage into the streets and the Ohio River?…it is entirely feasible to conclude that with the needed repairs to the water pipes, sewers, roads, sidewalks, plus the highest electricity in the state hat your average household in Evansville will not have a red cent available to live in the future?
IS IT TRUE this situation may well impoverish the region so badly that digital infrastructure like Gbps internet service and 5G communications will never be implemented because the market can’t support the cost?…the responsibility for this lies firmly with the leadership of the City of Evansville during at least the last 60 years if not further? …time and time again, Evansville, has squandered taxpayer dollars on fun and games  and political “pork barrel” projects while neglecting basic infrastructure?….the game that our litany of Mayors has played has Evansville in a position of overextended finances with no high-value workforce to pay for the cost to bring the place into the modern world?
IS IT TRUE that by 2021 when these few miles of water pipes are replaced, the water rates will have increased by 118% in only 5 years?…the new pipes alone are causing a 48% increase in the next 3 years?…if you like that just bend over and prepare for this to happen 66 more times with just the water pipe replacement program?…while the CCO is supportive of and an advocate for these updates, we are very concerned that the people who live in Evansville will be run out of town by the costs associated with doing them?
Todays “Readers Poll” question is: DO YOU FEEL THAT OUR “IS IT TRUE” COLUMNS ADD SUBSTANCE TO THE CITY COUNTY OBSERVER?
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.
If you would like to advertise on the CCO please contact us CityCountyObserver@live.com.

 

“READERS FORUM” JANUARY 31, 2018

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WHATS ON YOUR MIND TODAY?

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?”
Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that President Trump did a credible job presenting his State Of The Union speech last night?
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.
If you would like to advertise on the CCO please contact us City-County Observer@live.com.
EDITOR’S FOOTNOTE:  Any comments posted in this column do not represent the views or opinions of the City-County Observer or our advertisers.

 

CCO “Outstanding Community Services Award Winner” The Honorable Judge James Redwine

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The City-County Observer is excited to announce our fourth (4) “Outstanding Community Services Award” winners for 2018.

Our fourth (4) “ winner of the 2018 “Outstanding Community Services Award” is the popular, creative and extremely interesting Judge James Redwine from Posey County. He has been Circuit Court Judge from 1981 to the present.  Prior to that, he was County Court Judge from 1981-1983. Word is that Judge Redwine may be putting down up his gravel in the very near future so he will have more time to travel and do some creative writing.

He is a faculty member of the National Judicial College.  He’s a well-known columnist (Gavel Gamut), author of three books – soon to be four, contributing author to an Indiana historical book.

Judge James M. Redwine claimes that during a dark and stormy night outside the tiny log cabin on the Osage Indian Nation. A.C. Redwine could only hold his wife’s hand and pray as Clarice struggled to give life to her beloved son, James Redwine. It was during the best of times; World War II was half over. It was the worst of times; World War II was only half over.

Judge Redwine Was Born or Hatched: 1943 in Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma.

He And His Wife Reside At: JPeg Ranch, South of New Harmony, Posey County, Indiana, with wife, Peg, and a cat named Phantom who hates them.

Immediate Family: Son, Jim who is married to Gina, two daughters,
Heather and her husband Tony, Nikki and her husband Doug and
seven grandchildren: Alec, Adrian, Kerstin, Paxton, Jonathan, Nick
and Elyse;

Employment: 1981 to the present – Posey County and Circuit Court Judge

Education: Pawhuska Oklahoma High School, 1961;
U.S. Air Force, Honorable Discharge
He Graduated from Indiana University in 1968.
He graduated from the I.U. School of Law (Bloomington) in 1970.
Indiana Graduate Judges College in 1997.

Judicial Teaching: National Judicial College faculty member;
Has taught judges from Palestine, Ukraine, Russia, Jordan, Bahrain
and America for the NJC since 1998;

Hobbies: Snow skiing, golf, writing, traveling and mowing lots of grass.
Used to work with boxers but quit in 2001 because it hurt and made him tired.

News Column: Gavel Gamut – has written more than 700 weekly columns
since 1990 that are published in newspapers in Posey County and
Evansville, Indiana, Southern Illinois and Richmond, Missouri.

Author of 4 books: JUDGE LYNCH!, Gavel Gamut Greetings from JPeg Ranch,
Echoes of Our Ancestors: The Secret Game, History of the
Indiana Supreme Court (contributing author).

Soon To Be Published – Unanimous for Murder.

In the next several weeks we shall be announcing the final “Outstanding Community Services Award” winners for 2018. This year’s awards luncheon will be held on March 19, 2018, at Tropicana-Evansville Walnut rooms A and B. The registration begins at 11:30 am, the event officially starts at 12 noon on February 28, 2018. Reservations for this event may be obtained by calling 812-774-8011. Deadline for registration is March 20, 2018. Last year’s event was a sellout.

 

TANOOS OFFICIALY FILES FOR 8TH DISTRCT CONGRESSIONAL SEAT

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William Tanoos Files Candidacy For Indiana’s 8th Congressional District

Tanoos running to restore middle class and fight for working Hoosiers

Terre Haute, IN – Local attorney William Tanoos filed his candidacy today for Indiana’s 8th Congressional District.

“After six months of campaigning up and down the 8th District, I have met the most wonderful people and am even more encouraged that we are on a positive path forward to taking back the US House of Representatives seat in 2018,” Tanoos said. “Therefore, I have officially filed my candidacy today and will be on the ballot seeking the Democratic nomination in the 2018 primary election.”

Tanoos currently works as a disability attorney, getting help to those most vulnerable. He pledges to take that spirit with him to Washington and work for the people of the Eighth District.

“I’m running because I believe our middle class is what has made America the greatest country in the world for generations. It’s clear to everyone that those currently in Congress have lost their way. They no longer work for the working families in their communities, but instead for the special interests that have come to define Washington. I want to go to Congress to change that,” Tanoos said.

“Our work continues to fight for the middle class and working men and women throughout the 8th District,” Tanoos said. “It’s time to strengthen the American Dream and make it available to all Hoosier families. This campaign is all about positivity and what we can do to improve people’s lives.”

Tanoos is an alumnus of South Vigo High School and Indiana University, where he graduated cum laude with concentrations in History and Political Science. He earned his Juris Doctorate from IU’s McKinney School of Law and practices law in the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.

Away from his practice, Tanoos is interested in film, writing, and spending time with his family. William and his family have been active members of St. George Orthodox Christian Church for generations. William and his wife, Katie, reside in Terre Haute with their beautiful 11-month old son, Jack, and Truman, the family dog.

FOOTNOTE: If you have any questions about William Tanoos candidacy call 812-249-3879.

 

 

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IURC Nominating Committee To Conduct Candidate Interviews

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The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Nominating Committee announced today that on Tuesday, Feb. 6 it will interview seven candidates to fill the commissioner vacancy created when Jim Atterholt retired.

The Candidates To Be Interviewed Are:

Eric Hand

Stefanie Krevda

Allen Mounts

Rep. David Ober

Michael Shaver

Marcus Turner

Tristan Vance

Following the interviews, the committee will present Gov. Eric J. Holcomb a list of three qualified candidates from which he will select one to fill the remainder of Atterholt’s term. Commissioner Atterholt’s term expires Jan. 31, 2020.

The nominating committee will conduct interviews in the Indiana Government Center South Building in Conference Room 2, 401 W. Washington St., Indianapolis.

Members of the nominating committee are Committee Chairman Allen Paul, Eric Scroggins, John Blevins, Bill Davis, Jeb Bardon, Greg Server and Johnathan Little.

 

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