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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
Grau named GLVC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
University of Southern Indiana senior distance runner Bastian Grau (Höchstadt, Germany) has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for his efforts last Friday at the Gladstein Invitational in Bloomington, Indiana.
Competing against NCAA Division I competition, Grau ran in the fast section of the mile run, finishing third overall. His time of four minutes, 7.51 seconds earned him a NCAA Division II provisional mark.
Grau finished just three seconds behind the winner, and his time is the fastest in the GLVC this year by 12 seconds and fifth-best nationally.
This is Grau’s third career Indoor Track Athlete of the Week award.
Next up for USI is the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic Friday and Saturday at the University of Indianapolis.
Criminal Recklessness / Shots Fired Arrests
At approximately 9:15 a.m. on January 23, 2018, EPD Officers responded to a shot fired run at 717 North Main Street – Apt A. While officers were responding, Central Dispatch advised that a caller stated a person had been shot and ran into that apartment. Officers positioned themselves around the building and ordered the occupants out. 21-year-old Matthew Woods, 29-year-old Tequila Zachary, and a 17-year-old male juvenile complied and exited the apartment.
Witnesses stated that an unknown male, later identified as 45-year-old Michael Bunker was in an alley in the 700 block of North Main Street yelling while holding a knife in his hand. Moments later gunshots were fired and Bunker ran from the area.
The bunker was located by officers and stated an unknown male, later identified as Woods, confronted him about looking at Zachary. Bunker stated Woods lifted his shirt up and showed him the grip on a pistol and then said, “This is my street”. Bunker said that Woods told him to go to the alley. Both subjects went to the alley east of Main Street and north of Columbia Street. Bunker stated he had a knife in his hand to protect himself when Woods pulled the firearm from his waistband, pointed it at him, and fired a single shot. Bunker than ran from the area until officers located him.
When interviewed, Zachary stated that she and Woods left the apartment and she noticed an unknown white male, later identified as Michael Bunker, staring at her. Zachary told Bunker to leave her alone when Woods interrupted them and showed Bunker the grip of a firearm in his waistband. Zachary stated she ran home at this time because she was scared of what might happen. A short time later, Woods returned to the apartment and told Zachary that he fired a shot straight up into the air.
Woods was interviewed by detectives and stated that he and Zachary left the apartment to go get cigarettes when Bunker, walked up to them and started talking to Zachary. Woods told Bunker to leave.
Woods stated Bunker asked “Do you want to get gutted like a fish?†so Woods stated he lifted his shirt to show Bunker the grip of his revolver in his waistband.
Woods stated that Bunker told him to meet him in the alley. Woods said he went to the alley and Bunker was there waiting for him. Woods said Bunker had a knife in his hand and they were both yellings at each other. Woods stated Bunker started walking towards him so he pulled out the revolver and fired it into the air. Woods said he just wanted to scare Bunker away.
Woods was transported to the VCCC and charged with Criminal Recklessness while armed with a deadly weapon and Possession of a Handgun without a License. Zachary had an outstanding felony warrant and was taken to the VCCC. The juvenile was released to a guardian.
If anyone has knowledge or information about this crime, please call the Evansville Police Department at 812-436-7979 or the WeTip line at 1-800-78-CRIME.
Jail Inmate Injured in Razor and Boiling Water Attack
A Vanderburgh County Jail inmate has been hospitalized after being attacked by a fellow inmate with a safety razor and boiling water.
On Monday, January 22, 2018 at approximately 10:05 AM a confinement officer observed inmate Sherrell Christopher Brooks leave his cell and enter the video visitation area of his housing unit. Brooks approached another inmate and threw a cup of boiling water on him, burning the victim’s neck and upper torso.
Mr. Brooks began exchanging punches with the victim as the officer entered the visitation room to intervene. The officer ordered both inmates to get on the ground, but they continued to fight. The officer then observed a laceration on the victim’s face. The officer then struck Brooks in the side in an attempt to make him release the victim.
After wrestling Brooks to the ground, the officer noticed a safety razor blade lying next to Brooks` hands. Brooks continued to struggle and had to be threatened with a taser before surrendering. The victim then exited the room and Brooks allowed himself to be handcuffed.
The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment of lacerations to his head and neck as well as burns to his upper chest and neck.
Mr. Brooks was in jail on charges including Criminal Recklessness, Resisting Law Enforcement with a Motor Vehicle, Theft and Hit and Run. Brooks will now face additional charges of felony battery.
ARRESTED:
Sherrell Christopher Brooks (pictured above), 44, of Evansville. Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon as a Level 3 Felony, Battery Causing Serious Bodily Injury as a Level 5 Felony.
Presumption of Innocence Notice: The fact that a person has been arrested or charged with a crime is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of
IS IT TRUE JANUARY 23, 2018
We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUEâ€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?
IS IT TRUE we have been told by reliable sources that former Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel will be announcing that he will be running for United States Congress in a few days?  …we are told that Congressional candidate Weinzapfel will be faced with the challenging task of convincing the Rick Davis supporters to vote for him?  …many local Democrats are still blaming former Mayor Wienzapfel for causing a major split in the Vanderburgh County Democratic party that allowed Lloyd Winnecke to be elected Mayor of Evansville?  …that split still exist today?  …it looks like Mr. Weinzapfel has a lot of fence-mending to do? … party chairman Scott Danks will be the key person to help heal the political wounds of the past?
IS IT TRUE it also looks like Congressional candidate Weinzapfel may have to spend a great deal of time and money to defeat a well known and highly respected primary opponent?
IS IT TRUE we are told that Congressman Larry Buschon will receive large campaign donations from the State and National Republican party but also from many special interests groups doing business in Indiana and Washington, DC?  …Vice President Mike Pence and Governor Eric Holcomb will pull out all stops to see that Congressman Larry Buschon is re-elected to Congress?
IS IT TRUE we are completely surprised that not one member of the local mainstream media hasn’t reported on the 2016 findings of the State Board Of Accounts audit for the City of Evansville?  …just in case City Controller Russ Lloyd, Jr didn’t e-mail them a copy we have attached the link to the Indiana State Boards Of Accounts audit for the City Of Evansville for 2016?  …here’s a copy of the audit reports?
IS IT TRUE we are extremely encouraged that members of our local law enforcement are putting “boots on the ground” and arresting many of the law-breaking thugs in our community? Â …once our elected official’s start putting more money in the crime-fighting budgets our law enforcement professionals will be able to hire more “boots on the ground” and invest in additional up-to-date crime-fighting equipment?
 IS IT TRUE the delusional belief of certain members of the mainstream media was recently on full display in yet another round of TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)?…upon a report by the President’s doctor that he is in good health with full mental capacity and tipped the scales at 239 pounds, the questions from the press were just insane?…there were questions about how many bowls of ice cream or McDonalds burgers that the President consumes which was simply surreal?…we didn’t know the press cared so much about the President’s waistline?…seeing so many reporters masquerading as nutritionists, mental health doctors, or swami’s at the carnival who guess people’s weight was simply comical? …there are those who say that President Trump acts like a spoiled brat and sometimes he does, but in reality, it is the press that needs to also grow up, get their emotions in check and start to concentrate on issues of importance to Americans? …Jon Webb of the Courier and Press gets it that saying the word sh—hole to describe certain places that reporters don’t go on vacation does not constitute the start of world war three?
IS IT TRUE it was encouraging to learn that Vectren is making a major investments in solar farms to offset some of the carbon that is polluting the air in Evansville on a daily basis?…this is a good first step and we are glad that Vectren has joined the modern world by putting a solar field on vacant land owned by the City of Evansville? …as prices of solar panels have crashed to nearly nothing and land in SW Indiana is cheap, we hope that similar investments will result in a rate decrease for certain people of this region when it comes to utility bills?
IS IT TRUE that the freezing weather has once again taken a toll on the century-old dilapidated water pipes that still are in use in many parts of Evansville?…there have been multiple reports of these old cast iron pipes bursting and creating havoc under roads, yards, and even inside of buildings?…for a place that is addicted to spending millions of dollars on fun and games, just sit and by and watch another year of bursting pipes? … then they shriek in amazement that such a thing could happen really makes the those who shriek look like they were born last summer?…we often wonder if the leadership of Evansville has any memory at all because like the dog that keeps chasing the car after getting run over, they seemly keep being surprised by the exact same predictable disasters? Â ..the harsh reality is that it may be a matter of time before that spiffy new $18 million bike path bike path has a pipe burst under it and collapses too?
IS IT TRUE that the snow is also causing problems for the people who need to drive to work or to stores?…the absolute astonishment of people who just moved in from a colder climate where local governments are equipped to remove snow is comical?…at least the locals don’t have the expectation of a plow coming by their home on any kind of schedule but these new people can’t believe the sad state of affairs?…on the humor side, we must remind our readers of the days when Yukon Cornelius was chasing the Abominable Snow Bumble in downtown Evansville and slipped on that sidewalk and broke his hip?…it would have been better if Yukon had fallen on the Bumble because as we all know from our childhood that Bumbles Bounce?
IS IT TRUE the former DCS Director Judge Mary Beth Bonaventura is joining the staff of Attorney General Curtis Hill?  … that former judge Bonaventura said, “I am honored and excited to have the opportunity to work with (Attorney General) Hill on continuing the fight against the opioid crisis and tackling the many challenges facing Hoosiers and their families”?  …we are fortunate the talents and experience of former Judge Bonaventura will continue to be available to us?
Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that its time that our elected official’s start investing more money in the crime-fighting budgets?
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Vanderburgh County Commissioners January 23, 2018 Meeting Agenda
AGENDA Of Vanderburgh County
Board of Commissioners
January 23, 2018, at 3:00 pm, Room 301
- Call to Order
- Attendance
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Action ItemsÂ
- First Reading of Ordinance CO.02-18-007: Amending Chapter 2.48 of Vanderburgh County Code on Information Technology Advisory Committee
- Final Reading of Ordinance CO.01-18-005 As Amended: Establishing A Parental Leave Policy
- Final Reading of Ordinance CO.01-18-006: Regarding Group Health Insurance for Retired County Employees
- Board AppointmentsÂ
- Department Head Reports
- New Business
- Road Hearing
- Old Business
- Amended 2021 Holiday Schedule
- Public Comment
- Consent Items
- Contracts, Agreements, and Leases
- Community Corrections: Letter of Support of the FY 2019 Grant Application to the Indiana Dept. of Corrections
- Superior Court: Service Contracts
- Â YWCA
- Albion Bacon Fellows Center
- County Commissioners: County Towing and Storage Contract with Hamrick’s Towing & Recovery, LLC
- Superior Court, Juvenile Division: 2018 CASA Contract
- Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Teamsters
- Drug and Alcohol Deferral Service Contract with Jennifer Bell
- Burdette Park: 2018 Oswald Marketing Contract
- Approval of January 9, 2018, Meeting Minutes
- Employment Changes
- Road Closure Request:
- Logan’s Promise
- USI Screaming Eagles Running Series
- County Commissioners:Â Sales Agreement for Tekoppel Ave. Property
- 2018 Township Trustee Standards:
- Knight
- Center
- Perry
- County Clerk: December 2017 Monthly Report
- Travel Request:
- Soil and Water Conservation District (2)
- County Engineer (1)
- Surplus Request:
- Adult Probation a Microfiche Machine
- Health Department Various Equipment
- Superior Court: Office Furniture
- County Treasurer: December 2017 Monthly Report
- Burdette Park:
- 2018 Proposed Park Rental Rates
- Coin Changer for Aquatic Center
- County Engineering:
- Department Report
- Pay Request #30 University Parkway T.I.F. for the sum of $34,884.90
- Pay Request #2 Phoenix Commerce T.I.F. for the sum of $9,450.00
- Claims
- Contracts, Agreements, and Leases
- Rezoning
- First Reading of Rezoning Ordinance VC-3-2018
Petitioner: Dianna Miller
Address: 10108 Schaeffer Road
Request: Change from Ag to C-4 with UDC
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- Final Reading of Rezoning Ordinance VC-1-2018
Petitioner: Benjamin Niemeier
Address: 8635 N St. Joe Road
Request: Change from Ag to C-4 with UDC
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- Final Reading of Rezoning Ordinance VC-2-2018
Petitioner: Charles & Michelle Wakefield
Address: 5510 Booker Road
Request: Change from C-2 to R-1
- Adjournment
YESTERYEAR: Holy Trinity Church
Yesteryear by Pat Sides
This view of downtown Evansville, looking towards the intersection of Vine and Third streets, is one of the earliest known images of the city. At the center left is Holy Trinity Church, which is located in the 200 block of NW Third Street.
It was founded in 1849 to serve the city’s German population, and a three-story schoolhouse was constructed next to the church.
The 208-foot bell tower stood until 1950, when it was struck by lightning on Palm Sunday, igniting a blaze that destroyed the church, which was replaced by the current one in 1957. The Old Courthouse now stands behind Holy Trinity; construction on the government building began in 1888, and its absence here dates the image earlier than then, but before the school was built in 1869.
CANDIDATE MARK HURT DEFENDS HUMAN LIFE CONCEPTION TO THE GRAVE
written by Mark Hurt, Candidate For The United States Senate
Are there any words in our language more divisive and potentially painful than this one? Positions on this moral issue can separate more friends and family than the last Presidential election. Money spent on funding the military, support for our veterans, apprenticeship education, support for term limits, infrastructure repairs, decreasing taxes, and so many other issues are fair game for politicians to debate and stake out positions on, or even for you to discuss with your neighbors at backyard barbecues or over a grande caramel macchiato at your local Starbucks. But…bring up abortion and you’ll watch the eyebrows go up, dark clouds gather, and bodies scatter for the wind.
Part of the problem is that the issue is complex and for many a painful memory, and those in favor of a “Right to Choose†have elevated this rational issue—freedom of choice which sounds so noble—over the protection of human life, which is, at heart, a moral if not religious issue. As with many issues, opinions regarding abortion seem always to default to a limited understanding of science or religion, as though the two cannot be reconciled. Roe V. Wade is the law of the land. We are currently stuck with it, but the science available to the Justices in 1973—almost a half-century ago—cannot begin to compare with the science we now know. For many among us, the decisions we made as young people, with limited knowledge, science, and experience, would not be the same decisions we would make today. We are far wiser.
My personal belief is that if today’s science regarding life in the womb had been available to the Justices in 1973, they would have arrived at a different decision. Sometimes good people make bad decisions because of the lack of good data. As your Senator, I would support a relook at that decision.
I will be clear; hold me accountable to this statement: I will defend human life from conception to the grave. Yes, I dare to believe with that voice from Holy Scripture in Jeremiah 1:5 that declares, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Let me zero in on one specific issue about which I am passionate. Remember that organization that Democrats—his name is Senator Joe Donnelly— the claim is all about women’s health, not abortion; it is called Planned Parenthood. The last really solid figures we have from them are for 2014 when Planned Parenthood admits to using the $553,700,000 in our tax money they received to abort 323,999 fetuses, and you paid for it.
Many of you are parents. Do you want to know where your minor children are? Consider this. While it differs by state, seven states (California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Vermont, and of course New York) require NO notification or approval by parents for a minor daughter to obtain an abortion, but make it a criminal offense for that same minor to get a tattoo without such parental approval. Senator Donnelly is from New York, so it makes perfect sense that he would side with Pelosi (California) and Schumer (New York) with their support for abortion on demand at any time and have you pay for it, even when the minor demanding for you to pay for it is an illegal alien. That is not a Hoosier value. Sorry, Joe, you are not one of us.
I know you will be carefully considering whom you want to represent you in the US Senate.
I want your vote and will be honored to represent you and your Hoosier values.
God Bless,
Mark Hurt
FOOTNOTE: Â THE CITY COUNTY POSTED MR> HURT ARTICLE WITHOUT OPINON, BIAS OR EDITING.