Maverick is a male black Lab/American Staffordshire Terrier/Boxer mix! He and his two siblings (Gunner & Mocha) were surrendered together because their family had too many animals. They are all very sweet & silly, but Maverick in particular is described by the staff & volunteers as “absolutely wonderful!†He has lived with plenty of other animals in the past and would likely be fine with anyone. He’s just over a year old, and weighs 52 lbs. Maverick’s adoption fee is $100 and includes his neuter, registered microchip, vaccines, heartworm test, and more. He does not HAVE to go home with any of his siblings, but if you’re looking to adopt two dogs at the same time… get $25 off! Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 or adoptions@vhslifesaver.org for details!
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
Kristen Kathleen Tucker
Kyle O. Johnson
DONNA APPLEGATE
BONNIE QUIREY
NEVA JO BALSER-VAN METER
MARCIA L. BIVINS
TIM TUCKER
JOHN W. HUSSMANN
JAMIE FUCH
MARY DAVIS SCHREIBER
BRENT FAULNER
BRADLEY SMITH
JACK DAVIS
DAVID WELL
LEE RIDDLE
PAUL BOCKSTEGE
GINI ESTAN
TIFFANY NUNN
BILL BETZ
ED KARGES
C LARRY RHODES
TERI SANDERS
JOHN LUEDKE
SARAH MILLS SEATON
EVELYN MAVEETY
TINA PIRTELLO
KELLY CHANDLER
AMY WORD
BRYANT L. GARIBAY
ED KARGES
PAUL GREEN
JANETN SCOTT
SCOTT GRAMMER
SHANNON HUTTON
SHOWME’S EASTSIDE IS A FUN PLACE TO ENJOY GREAT FOOD AND DRINK
SHOW-ME’S EASTSIDE IS A FUN PLACE TO ENJOY GREAT FOOD AND DRINK
BY BRYAN FOX
So the big question around Evansville, at least in the restaurant industry, has been is Show-Me’s leaving town? No, says Curt John, Show-Me’s owner.
Recently, CCO had a chance to sit down with John, a former University of Evansville basketball standout and past city councilman.
While reports of the Westside Show-Me’s closing down is true, the Eastside location will remain open. “We will be making pricing changes and hiring a new GM,” says John of the location established in 2008. “It will be business as usual.” Of the price changes, John says these will include lowering the drink prices.
While Show-Me’s appears to be another sports bar in the same making as Hooters, it also serves as a good place to bring the entire family. In fact, I bring my wife and daughter to Show-Me’s every Wednesday for their wing special. I’m referring to the 5 boneless wings for $1.50 served between 3 to 10 pm. Show-Me’s wings are ample in size and are served in various flavors from medium to hot. In this writer’s opinion, they are the best wings in town. The wing deal isn’t the only special Show-Me’s has to offer. On Tuesday’s, Show-Me’s offers all short well drinks for $2.50.  Mr. John says there will be food/drink specials for all five weekdays eventually.
Show-Me’s also allows you to enjoy the nice weather we’ve been having this summer as they have a large outdoor patio for you to enjoy your food and drinks. For your viewing pleasures, Show-Me’s has 65 TVs including 4 large screens. They have the NFL package and you will have no problem watching your favorite local sports teams. No matter if you’re an IU, UK, ND, or Purdue fan, ShowMe’s will not disappoint. The good news is that Show-Me’s have ample parking available.
So if you’re wanting to dine-out with the family, go watch the game with your buddies, or just have a craving for wings. stop by at Show-Me’s. Its a fun place to hang out with great food and drink specials.
Adopt A Pet
Bella is a 2-year-old female English spot mix rabbit. She’s a very big bunny! She lived with five other female bunnies in her previous home. But when her dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer, her mom was no longer able to spend time with the girls the way she wanted to. Now, they’re at VHS seeking forever homes. (They don’t have to go together, but they certainly can go in pairs if someone wants two!) Bella and her sisters’ adoption fees are $40 and now includes their registered microchips! Contact the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 or adoptions@vhslifesaver.org for details!
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Legal Fight Over Indiana’s Anti-Political Robocall Law Ends
Legal Fight Over Indiana’s Anti-Political Robocall Law Ends
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A Chicago-based veterans advocacy group’s seven-year struggle to strike down Indiana’s ban on political robocalls has ended with the U.S. Supreme Court declining to review a lower-court ruling upholding the law.
The Supreme Court denied Patriotic Veterans Inc.’s bid for a review of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals’ January ruling upholding the law that prohibits making pre-recorded phone calls to people without their prior consent.
Patriotic Veterans challenged the law in 2010, saying it violated the First Amendment.
Campaigns and political groups are allowed to make live calls, even to numbers registered on the Do Not Call list, as long as they are not sales calls. However, the law restricts the use of technology that automatically dials residential phone numbers and plays prerecorded messages with few exceptions.
“Every day, telemarketers seek to burden residences with automated, pre-recorded phone calls conveying unwanted messages. Simply put, without this law they would be a nuisance,” Attorney General Curtis Hill said in a news release Tuesday.
Patriotic Veterans President Paul Caprio said that the Supreme Court’s decision not to review the case could lead to similar legislation in other states. His group now places automated calls in 35 states intended to influence public policy on issues affecting veterans.
“We were very disappointed,” Caprio said in a telephone interview. “We thought it dealt with a fundamental First Amendment issue.”
He attributed the Supreme Court’s decision partly to its large backlog of cases following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last year.
The penalty for violating the Indiana Auto Dialer law is up to $5,000 per call, Hill’s office said. It said it received more than 15,000 complaints last year about unwanted calls, many of which were about robocalls.
Otters claim series over Cornbelters
The Evansville Otters bent but never broke in a 9-6 win over the Normal Cornbelters on Wednesday afternoon.
Normal (21-21) brought the game’s tying run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning, but Otters closer Randy McCurry delivered his 11th save of the year to secure the win.
Evansville (23-18) surged to an early lead over the Cornbelters with seven runs in the first four innings.Â
In the second inning, a three run home run from Chris Riopedre against Cornbelters starter Edgar De La Rosa put the Otters on top early.
The home run marked back-to-back games for Riopedre with a long ball and was his fourth of the season.
In the third inning, the Otters would open up their lead.
Josh Allen took advantage of a Normal throwing error to score from second base to post the first run in the side.
Riopedre then delivered on his fourth RBI of the day to push Alejandro Segovia across the plate making it 5-0.
The four RBI for Riopedre marked a season high.
The Cornbelters got a run back in the bottom of the third.
 An RBI single from Justin Fletcher scored Aaron Dudley to make it 5-1 in favor of the Otters
Evansville answered back in the top of the fourth with two more runs.
A solo shot from Josh Allen extended the Otters lead once again.
An RBI single from John Schultz scored Dane Phillips to make it 7-1.Â
Normal wouldn’t go away quietly.
In the sixth inning, Normal added two runs on an RBI single from Aaron Dudley to score Craig Lepre and Yeixon Ruiz.
 Then again in the seventh inning, Normal would cut the deficit on a two RBI single from Santiago Chirino to make it 7-5.
Evansville responded with two runs in the top of the eighth inning.
Alejandro Segovia scored Allen on a sacrifice fly to left field, and Jeff Gardner followed up with an RBI on a groundout to score Phillips.
In the bottom of the ninth, the Cornbelters brought up their best hitter in Dudley with two runners on and a chance to tie the game.
Dudley did deliver a run on a groundout to make it 9-6, but that would be the last of the Cornbelters scoring.Â
Felix Baez recorded his first win since May 31.
 Baez went five innings surrendering seven hit but only allowing one run.
Baez also struck out eight batters to give him a share of the Frontier League lead in strikeouts at 67 with teammate Max Duval.
The victory also marked the longest game of the season stretching almost four hours with an official time of 3:54.
Evansville will return to Bosse Field for Edward Jones Night Friday at 6:35 p.m. The game will feature a postgame fireworks show and tickets are still available at evansvilleotters.com or by calling 812-435-8686.
The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions. Group packages and single game tickets are now on sale. For more information, visit evansvilleotters.com or call 812-435-8686.
Three Hoosiers Earns Spots on Team USA on Wednesday
 INDIANAPOLIS – It was a historical day at the 2017 Phillips 66 US Swimming Nationals at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis on Wednesday for the Hoosiers, as three swimmers earned spots on Team USA for the 2017 FINA World Championships next month in Budapest.
The day was highlighted by Lilly King, who won the national championship in the 200 breaststroke. In the men’s 200 freestyle, Blake Pieroni and IU postgrad also earned spots on Team USA in the 4×200 freestyle relay.
King had the best long-course meter performance of her stellar career on Wednesday, posting the second-fastest time in the world this year and crushing her school record with a time of 2:21.83. King’s mark is also the 18th-best time in the event in history, making her the 14th-fastest performer in the event all-time.
The Evansville, Ind. native has now punched her ticket to Budapest and will represent Team USA in the 200 breaststroke. King is also scheduled to swim in the 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke and 200 IM this week. King is the top seed in both the 50 and 100 breast entering the week.
Indiana had a great performance in the men’s 200 freestyle Championship Final, as both Pieroni and Grothe earned spots on Team USA for next month’s FINA World Championships on the 4×200 freestyle relay.
Pieroni posted a personal-best, cruising to an Indiana school record and a second-place finish with a time of 1:46.30. The rising senior’s time is the 10th-fastest in U.S. history, and also earns him an “unofficial†spot for Team USA in the 200 freestyle.
On Tuesday, Pieroni placed sixth in the 100 freestyle to earn consideration for a spot on the 4×100 free relay team.
Grothe also had a tremendous swim, touching the wall third right behind his training partner Pieroni with a mark of 1:46.39. The IU postgrad earned a spot on the 4×200 free relay team for the Americans.
Earlier in the day in prelims, Rachel Matsumura had a great swim in the 200 backstroke, tying for 22nd overall with a time of 2:14.08. Bailey Kovac was 60th in the event with a mark of 2:21.35. Kovac also swam in the 200 breaststroke, coming in 60th with a time of 2:38.86.
On the men’s side, Wilson Beckman took 27th with a time of 2:02.42, while Bob Glover was 34th in 2:03.18.
In the women’s 50 butterfly, Christine Jensen placed 28th with a time of 27.45, while Shelby Koontz was 41st with a mark of 27.86. In the 200 freestyle, Delaney Barnard was 33rd with a time of 2:02.20.
In the men’s 200 freestyle, Max Irwin was 65th with a mark of 1:53.20, while Nick Carlson touched the wall in a time of 1:55.35 to take 78th. Levi Brock was 62nd in the men’s 200 breast with a time of 2:26.39.
Competition at the 2017 Phillips 66 US Swimming Nationals continues on Thursday with the 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 50 breaststroke and 50 backsroke at the IU Natatorium. Prelims begin at 9:00 a.m. ET, with finals at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Victims have been identified from yesterday’s fire on Hercules Ave.
Both victims have been identified from yesterday’s fire on Hercules Ave. The victims are Sharon F. Mand and Kathleen Woolems, both residents of that address. Both died from smoke inhalation. Inquiries concerning the cause and origin of the fire and the ongoing investigation can be made to the Evansville Police and Fire Departments.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Tony Glenn Buck: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)
Darion Lamar Bailey: Carrying a handgun without a license (Level 5 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)
Chad C. Stuckey: Burglary (Level 4 Felony), Battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (Level 6 Felony)
Kayla Renee Knight: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 5 Felony)