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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
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.
| Wednesday
July 19 |
Thursday July 20 |
Friday July 21 |
Saturday July 22 |
Sunday July 23 |
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| Fine Particulate (0-23Â CST avg) Air Quality Index |
Moderate | Moderate | NA* | NA* | NA* |
| Ozone Air Quality Index |
USG | 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.
Messer’s Proposal to Help Vets Impacted by ITT Tech Closure Passes VA Committee
U.S. Rep. Luke Messer’s (IN-06) proposal to help veterans impacted by the closure of ITT Technical Institute passed the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee today, as part of a larger GI Bill reform package.
Messer’s proposal retroactively restores GI Bill benefits to veterans who were attending Indiana-based ITT Tech, which closed its doors in September 2016 impacting 40,000 students nationwide, including more than 7,000 veterans.
His proposal is part of the Harry Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017, which improves and modernizes several aspects of the GI Bill.
Messer testified about his proposal during the VA Committee’s hearing on the GI Bill reform package Monday night, ahead of today’s vote.
“Veterans attending ITT Tech got a raw deal, and they deserve better,†Messer said during his testimony. “Our service men and women count on their GI Bill benefits to help them start a career and build a life after serving our country. The least we can do is make sure they get that chance.â€
Messer’s provision provides full restoration of GI Bill benefits within 90 days to students who attended ITT Tech, if they were not able to transfer their credits to a new institution. It also helps veterans who may be impacted by a school closure in the future.
“Jason Nyikos, a U.S. Navy veteran from Greenfield, Indiana in my district had to start his degree completely from scratch, after spending two years at ITT Tech. Not a single credit transferred, and his GI Bill is going to run out before he can finish a new degree,â€Messer said in his testimony. “Jason’s story is one among thousands. It’s not fair that these veterans would lose their GI benefits through no fault of their own. They deserve better.â€
The Harry Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 is expected to be considered by the full House of Representatives for passage this month.
Messer worked on this bipartisan proposal with U.S. Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA).
Gov. Holcomb’s Statement on Indiana’s 2017 Fiscal Year Close Out
INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb offered the following statement regarding the 2017 Fiscal Year Close Out Report released today by Indiana Auditor Tera Klutz, CPA:
As we close the books on another fiscal year, Indiana’s financial position remains strong. With more than a decade of balanced budgets and healthy reserves behind us, we must remain vigilant to maintain our position as the fiscal envy of the nation. To do that, we must continue managing our state’s finances carefully, diversify our economy and grow our workforce.
BREAKING NEWS: EPD Trying To Identify Suspects From Separate Burglaries Of Family Dollar On Vann Ave.
The Family Dollar business on Vann Ave. has been the target of two burglaries in recent weeks. EPD is attempting to gather any and all information that will help us identify these suspects. The burglaries occured on July 9, and July 16. The July 9, break in occurred just before midnight and cameras captured the image of an unidentified male suspect wearing a long sleeved shirt and a unique style sock hat.
The July 16, break in occurred just after 4 am and at least 3 male suspects are captured on camera images, one of which is shirtless and the other two are wearing hooded sweatshirts in an attempt to conceal their identities. We are asking for the community’s help in bringing these individuals to justice. If you can identify any of the suspects or have any information in reference to these break ins please contact EPD Detectives at 436-7979. Images of all suspects can be found on the Evansville Police Department’s Facebook page.
EVSC To Host STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Camp
 EVSC Hosts STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Camp
Thursday, July 20
9:30 – noon
Vogel Elementary School, 1500 Oak Hill Rd.Â
More than 200 students converged on Vogel Elementary School this week for the EVSC’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Camp. The camp is for students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade and is presented in partnership with the University of Southern Indiana, Butler University and I-STEM at Purdue University.
While the camp runs all week, tomorrow media is invited to see the work students are doing. They will be working on projects related to STEM that engages them in the work of scientists, technology specialists, engineers, and/or mathematicians. For instance, third graders will be digging for dinosaur fossils. In the past, groups have created roller coasters, made bouncy balls from Borax, built solar ovens and much more.
VCSO Arrests Man who Bit his Wife’s Children
- The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville man on felony battery charges relating to an incident involving two young children.
On Monday, July 17, 2017 the Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the mother of three children, ages five, seven and nine. The mother advised that on July 14, 2017 she had left her three children in the care of her husband (who is not the biological father of the children) while she worked from early in the morning until late in the evening. When she returned to their southeast side residence, she noticed injuries to the three and five year-old children. The nine year-old told her that the suspect, Timothy Roy Strickland, had injured them after getting mad.
When the mother questioned Strickland he denied hurting the children but did tell her, “If they are injured, they deserved it. Your kids are f**king brats.†Strickland also told the mother that if she left him he would kill her. The mother spent the night in children’s room and left with them to stay with family the next morning.
On Monday the mother met with Sheriff’s deputies and filed the report. Sheriff’s detectives and members of the Indiana Department of Child Services began an investigation. All three children were interviewed. Bruising consistent with bite marks was present on the face of the three year-old and there was additional bruising on the neck. Bruising consistent with a bite mark was present on the arm of the five year-old with additional bruising on the child’s face. The nine year-old told detectives that Strickland had covered the mouth and nose of the five year-old so that the child could not breathe. He removed his hand only once the nine year-old screamed at him to stop. The children did not know why Strickland assaulted them and said he was in a bad mood before he hurt them.
Strickland was located Monday evening and arrested on two counts of felony Domestic Battery and one count of Strangulation.
ARRESTED:
Timothy Roy Strickland (pictured above), 35, of Evansville. Domestic Battery Victim < 14 YOA as a Level 5 Felony (2 counts), Battery – Strangulation as a Level 6 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 law.
IS IT TRUE JULY 19, 2017
IS IT TRUE that a group lead by the Chamber of Commerce employee Josh Armstrong is trying to cram a new tax down on downtown businesses?…they want to charge for Main Street frontage, space, fees, and they somehow expect more taxes to help a struggling collection of businesses?…downtown businesses are already wearing the yoke of excessive utility bills because of the old poorly insulated buildings and vigilant meter maids writing tickets against shoppers and diners?…this tax has got to be one of the most insane things proposed if downtown revival is a goal?…we say Josh, this is not Michigan Avenue or Madison Avenue?…Josh, you seem to have lost any perspective on where you are?…this is not LA, New York, or South Beach in Miami?…this is Evansville, where people earn paltry salaries and pay exorbitant utility bills?…you really just need to forget about taxing these struggling businesses if you want to succeed in your Chamber of Commerce subsidized job?
IS IT TRUE that the City of Evansville is trying to develop about 8 to 10 parcels of land in the Second,Third, Sycamore and Vine streets areas in hopes it will attract a multi-million  residential and retail development? …that Kelley Coures, Director of the Department of Metropolitan Development predicts that a RFP will attract some awesome development proposals?  …wouldn’t it be wise if Mr. Coures spend his time on correcting the expensive North Main Street curb mistake and also trying to get rid of the dilapidated and vacant North Main CVS building he purchased several years ago for the city around $650,000?
 IS IT TRUE that the Ford Center management In the shape of one Executive Director, Scott Schoenike of VenuWorks owned up that athletic events drew sparse crowds last year but he sure did put a positive spin on things?…Schoenike actually said the Ford Center is doing great, right before he said overall attendance was down due to low attendance for Evansville Thunderbolts and University of Evansville basketball games?…these are the only two sports teams that use the Ford Center and there are reasons for the attendance to be down?…the Aces simply didn’t have a very good season last year so it should not surprise anyone that attendance was down after the previous year that was a decent team?…the Aces have been losing fans ever since moving downtown and the only thing that will cure this situation is winning over 25 games a year while beating some good teams like Wichita State?
IS IT TRUE that the Evansville Thunderbolts is a different situations altogether?…Schoenike says they will work on promotions and giveaways to try and pull hockey fans in?…this is no,way to put together a winning team in a second tier hockey league?…even with a private businessman on board the Thunderbolts put an inferior product on the ice?…it is time to face the fact that Evansville crammed a $127 Million hockey rink down the taxpayer’s throats and a hockey team that has not caught on?…it isn’t likely to do so either?…all of the talk about this just being a fluke down year are delusional?…we wonder how many of out elected members of the City Council actually believes this nonsense?…we can’t wait to see how many hundreds of thousands of dollars that the Evansville Thunderbolts costs the taxpayers of Evansville this hockey season?
IS IT TRUE that the City County Observer would like to thank and congratulate the law enforcement members who took down a drug gang in Evansville and confiscated 10 pounds of fentanyl laced heroin?…there were eight people arrested who we’re operating a sophisticated heroin franchise in Evansville from Riverside Drive to Franklin Street?…it is not widely publicized that there have already been 43 deaths from illegal drug overdoses in Evansville in 2017?…five years ago Evansville was the meth capital of America and it now seems like our addict citizens have moved on to heroin?…we hope the fight to eradicate this scourge continues and that some public education programs will be launched to hopefully keep the deaths and destruction of heroin addiction?
IS IT TRUE that a group of private citizens has formed a group to “Support Those Who Protect US”?  …that people from all walks of life shall be holding a “Public Safety Appreciation Ceremony” on August 23, 2017 on the steps of the Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum?  …stay turned for additional information concerning this long overdue public event thanking the “Public Service Employees” of Vanderburgh County for doing an outstanding job in protecting us?  …its time for citizens of Evansville to stand up and be counted by attending the “Public Safety Appreciation Ceremony” on August 23, 2017 on the steps of the Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum?
Todays READERS POLL question is: Do you feel that the city should add an additional tax on downtown businesses to encourage development?
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