VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Clark D. Johnson: Dealing in cocaine (Level 2 Felony), Dealing in cocaine (Level 2 Felony), Operating a vehicle as an habitual traffic violator (Level 6 Felony), Theft of a firearm (Level 6 Felony), Theft of a firearm (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)
Charles Waverly Herron: Murder, Unlawful possession of a firearm by a domestic batterer (Class A misdemeanor)
Logan Anthony Will: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony), Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 5 Felony), Carrying a handgun without a license (Level 5 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor)
Anthony Demarco Hale Jr.: Operating a vehicle as an habitual traffic violator (Level 6 Felony), Operating a vehicle with an ACE of 0.15 or more (Class A misdemeanor)
Joseph A. Copeland: Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony), Invasion of privacy (Class A misdemeanor), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)
Gabriel Issac Appel: Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony), Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony)
Air Quality Forecast
Air quality forecasts for Evansville and Vanderburgh County are provided as a public service. They are best estimates of predicted pollution levels that can be used as a guide so people can modify their activities and reduce their exposure to air quality conditions that may affect their health. The forecasts are routinely made available at least a day in advance, and are posted by 10:30 AM Evansville time on Monday (for Tuesday through Thursday) and Thursday (for Friday through Monday). When atmospheric conditions are uncertain or favor pollution levels above the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, forecasts are made on a daily basis.
Ozone forecasts are available from mid-April through September 30th. Fine particulate (PM2.5) forecasts are available year round.
| Tuesday
August 8 |
Wednesday August 9 |
Thursday August 10 |
Friday August 11 |
Saturday August 12 |
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| Fine Particulate (0-23Â CST avg) Air Quality Index |
Good | Good | NA* | NA* | NA* |
| Ozone Air Quality Index |
Moderate | Moderate | NA* | NA* | NA* |
| Ozone (peak 8-hr avg) (expected) |
NA* | NA* | NA* | NA* | NA* |
* Not Available and/or Conditions Uncertain.
Air Quality Action Days
Ozone Alerts are issued by the Evansville EPA when maximum ozone readings averaged over a period of eight hours are forecasted to reach 71 parts per billion (ppb), or unhealthy for sensitive groups on the USEPA Air Quality Index scale.
Particulate Alerts are issued by the Evansville EPA when PM2.5 readings averaged over the period of midnight to midnight are forecasted to reach 35 micrograms per meter cubed (µg/m3).
Current conditions of OZONE and FINE PARTICULATE MATTER are available in near real-time on the Indiana Department of Environment Management’s website.
National and regional maps of current conditions are available through USEPA AIRNow.
Sunday is Groupie Doll Day! Saturday – more wiener dogs!
Attorney General Curtis Hill to make announcement Wednesday morning
  Attorney General Curtis Hill will make an announcement at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Please notify Press Secretary Corey Elliot via email if you plan to attend the press conference. There will be a brief opportunity for follow-up questions at the conclusion of AG Hill’s announcement. Media should arrive by 9:45 a.m. to set up. Members of the communications staff will be on hand to assist media.
north atrium of the Indiana Statehouse.
Evansville hosting Military Appreciation Night at Bosse Field Saturday Â
The Evansville Otters will be hosting the annual Military Appreciation Night presented by the VA Clinic this Saturday (Aug. 12) at Bosse Field with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
Active and retired military veterans will be given free admittance with a valid military identification or DD 2-14.
Fans will have the chance to see military vehicles and the VA Clinic will have a mobile counseling unit set up in the ballpark concourse. Plus, Patriotic Soul, a band honoring veterans, will be performing in the concourse before the game.
Ceremonial first pitches will be thrown out by veterans from multiple branches of the military covering various conflicts. Otters players and coaches will also be wearing special military jerseys that will be auctioned off after the game.
Gates at Bosse Field will open at 5:30 p.m. and attendees are encouraged to wear red, white and blue to the game to show their patriotic spirit.
Tickets for Military Appreciation Night are still available by going to evansvilleotters.com or calling 812-435-8686.
Adopt A Pet
Boehne is a 2-year-old male brown tabby. He was found as a stray by a VHS staff member (near Boehne Camp Road J) and never reclaimed. He’s very friendly and likes other cats! His $30 adoption fee includes his neuter, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!
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Gov. Holcomb Welcomes USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue to Indiana
Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, U.S. Senator Todd Young and Indiana Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Ted McKinney today welcomed United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and members of the Hoosier agricultural community to the Indiana State Fair for a tour, roundtable luncheon and farm bill listening session.
Gov. Holcomb speaks with Sen. Young and welcomes Sec. Perdue to the Indiana State Fair for a visit and roundtable discussion.
Sec. Sonny Perdue, Gov. Holcomb, Lt. Gov. Crouch, Sen. Young, ISDA Director McKinney and Hoosier agricultural community leaders gather for a roundtable discussion about the farm bill.
(L-R) Indiana Farm Bureau President Randy Kron, Sen. Young, Sec. Perdue, Lt. Gov. Crouch and Gov. Holcomb address the media following the roundtable.
Gov. Holcomb eyes a handmade, Indiana-shaped wooden dish at Pioneer Village at the Indiana State Fair.
Gov. Holcomb threshes hay outside Pioneer Village at the Indiana State Fair.
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Sec. Sonny Perdue and his wife Mary show their support for the Indiana FFA.
After touring the fair with Sec. Perdue, Gov. Holcomb issued a “Navy Week†proclamation.
HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
St. Vincent StatFlight Expands Coverage to Evansville
Will Become Largest Air Medical Provider in Indiana
 This week, St. Vincent officials announced that effective November 1, 2017, St. Vincent StatFlight, operated by PHI Air Medical, will become the largest air medical provider in Indiana with the addition of the program’s sixth base in Evansville. The new St. Vincent StatFlight base will replace the existing St. Vincent LifeFlight program that has been in service for more than 35 years. St. Vincent is part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and nonprofit health system.
“We are proud of our continued partnership with St. Vincent to help provide the citizens of Indiana with this critical, life-saving air medical service,†explained Sean O’Neal, Regional Director for PHI Air Medical. “With this expansion in services, we look forward to serving the communities in central Indiana and now the Tri-State area in southern Indiana.â€
St. Vincent partnered with PHI Air Medical in 2010 to form the St. Vincent StatFlight program, which is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Medical Transport Services (CAMTS). Other locations for StatFlight include Anderson, Greencastle, West Lafayette, Rushville and Seymour, Indiana.
Due to the outstanding clinical quality from the Evansville LifeFlight team, many of these employees will transition to become St. Vincent StatFlight staff. It is expected that approximately 90 people, comprised of pilots, mechanics, nurses, paramedics and communication specialists across state will now be a part of St. Vincent StatFlight.
“We are grateful for the outstanding work that the LifeFlight program has provided to this community for the last 35 years,†said Dan Parod, President, St. Vincent, Southwest Region. “As we begin to take the next step in enhancing our air medical service we want the communities we serve to be assured that they will continue to have access to this vital service.â€
About St. Vincent
In Indiana, Ascension’s St. Vincent operates 20 hospitals in addition to a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices and clinics that cover a 57-county area and employ more than 15,000 associates. Across the state, St. Vincent provided more than $266 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in fiscal year 2016. Serving Indiana for 136 years, Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension is the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, operating 2,500 sites of care – including 141 hospitals and more than 30 senior living facilities – in 24 states and the District of Columbia. Visit www.stvincent.org and www.stvincent.org/evansville.
About PHI
PHI Air Medical is a leader in air medical transport, providing critical care and support for many of the nation’s leading health care organizations and in communities across the US. PHI Air Medical pilots have recorded over eleven million flight hours, in virtually every type of helicopter and terrain known. The Air Medical fleet consists of proven aircraft outfitted with medical interiors conducive to providing sustained emergent care for air medical transports and most PHI Air Medical programs operate at or above Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) standards. PHI Air Medical headquarters are located in Phoenix, Arizona.Â