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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
UE men’s basketball adds Marty Hill
University of Evansville head men’s basketball coach Marty Simmons has announced the signing of Marty Hill to a National Letter of Intent to play for the Purple Aces next season.
Hill heads to Evansville from Northeast Community College in Nebraska. The 6-5 guard is a native of Champlin, MN where he played at Champlin Park High School.
“Marty is a great young man with high character and great skill that will be a great addition to our program,†Aces head coach Marty Simmons said. “He is a long, athletic and explosive player who will bring a great deal of versatility to us.â€
Last season at Northeast CC, Hill scored 14.8 points per game while recording 4.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He brings a solid shot from outside, shooting 42.7% from 3-point range.
“He is a gym rat who really wants to be coached as much as he can; he fits into our culture very well,†Simmons added.
Public Invited to UE Engineering Excellence Day
The University of Evansville’s annual Engineering Excellence Day is set for Saturday, April 22, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
From 1:00-3:00 p.m., projects designed and built by UE engineering student teams – including the Formula Car and Concrete Canoe – will be on display outside Ridgway University Center. UE engineering students will be on hand to explain how their projects were designed and created.
Real Talk, a session with UE engineering students, is planned from 3:00-4:00 p.m. in Room 100 in the Koch Center for Engineering and Science. During this activity, prospective students, parents, or anyone with an interest in engineering are welcome to ask the students about what it is like to be an engineering student at UE.
GOP Chairman Wayne Parke Calls For MUSGRAVE To Resign?
Earlier this afternoon we learned that Vanderburgh County GOP party Chairman Wayne Parke demanded that County Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave resign her position.
In an e-mail statement he sent to Commissioner Musgrave Mr. Parke stated “that he doesn’t believe that Commissioner Musgrave is performing her County Commissioner responsibilities in the best interest of the Vanderburgh County citizens” Â He went on to add that, ” Vanderburgh County needs people in office that unite-not a divider who has their own personal agenda.”
He concluded that in his judgement, Â Mrs. Musgrave has lost her credibility and trustworthiness to effectively serve as a County Commissioner.”
This is a developing story.
FOOTNOTE: We just posted ‘Readers Poll” question:Â Do you feel that County Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave should heed GOP Chairman Wayne Parke call for her to resign?Â
Breaking- Arrest made in April 15th shooting at the Pony Gentlemen’s Club
The suspect in the April 15th double shooting outside of the Pony Gentlemen’s Club is in police custody.
Clarence Boris Miller, 33, was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshal’s office in Chicago Illinois late this afternoon.
Miller is suspected of opening fire on a crowd of people outside of the club just after 3:00am. Two people were shot during the incident. One victim survived. The other victim, Aaron Tyler Jennings, died at the scene.
No other suspects are being sought at this time. However, the investigation is ongoing and police are still wanting to speak with anyone who may have witnessed the shooting.
Additional details surrounding the arrest, including his pending charges, will be provided during an EPD press conference on Wednesday morning. The time will be announced when it has been determined.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
 Evansville, IN – Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Stanley Wendell Robinson Sr.: Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Stalking (Level 6 Felony)
Austin Eric Nieton: Theft (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)
Angela Faye Skaggs: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony)
IS IT TRUE APRIL 18, 2017
IS IT TRUE that with the obsession about tweeting the #strongcity by the downtown glitterati it makes one wonder just what the heck these people mean when they are trying to convince themselves and others that Evansville is a #strongcity?…it is safe to assume that any city claiming to be strong should have a strong balance sheet and operate at a surplus?…another indicator of a strong city would be a minimal debt level?…finally a strong city should offer state of the art basic services to it’s citizens in every area of infrastructure?…the City of Evansville by those metrics is anything but a #strongcity?…when it comes to finances, the City is one change in accounting practices to being out of the time shifting practice of fluffing up the end of the year books by delaying payments to make balances look better?…Evansville has such high levels of debt that it is literally right up against it’s bonding limits for general funds?…that means that anything bought has to pay for itself or the bonds will have difficulty getting underwritten?
IS IT TRUE maybe the term #cityatrisk would be more appropriate for Evansville?…Evansville is a risk of having the EPA come to town and start fining them every day that the decrepit sewer system is not fixed?…Evansville is at risk of having more and more ancient water pipes either fail creating potholes in the streets or spewing brown oxidized water into people’s homes?…Evansville is at risk for a combined sewer overflow of raw sewage every time the rains come pouring down?…that creates #risks for disease and foul odor almost continuously?…the most pathetic thing about #cityatrisk is that the people in charge of the risky business don’t have the presence of mind to understand that the city has many risks to its citizens that degrade lifestyle and add to the cost of living?
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IS IT TRUEÂ at this point there are a number of other hashtags that could work well for Evansville?…here is a small collection for our readers to ponder #snegalcity,#dependsonboatmoneycity, #lowwagecity, #shrinkingcity, #exposedcity, and #notastrongcity?
IS IT TRUE last week we had the opportunity to visit the pre-construction site of the soon to be opened KC Marina Pointe Bar-Restaurant?…when finished this Bar-Restaurant will be something to behold?…that the KC Marina Pointe owner is going first class in installing kitchen and bar equipment in this upscale watering hole on the waterfront? …the newly built stage shall be the largest one of any Bar-Restaurant within a 200 mile radius and shall be equipped with the most up-to-date sound system available on the market today?…KC‘s Marina Pointe is installing around 40 big screen TVs throughout? …we were extremely surprised to see the extensive offerings listed on their menu?…when KC’s Marina Pointe is opened it shall draw people from not only from downtown and the Westside but people from all over the Tri-State?…when all said and done we predict that the Westside business leaders and bar owners will have some major regrets that they didn’t push members of the Appeals Board of  Area Planning Commission to approve Mr. Chesser‘s request to open a similar Bar-Restaurant on West Franklin Street?…we wonder if Mayor Winnecke would call this another good example of “explosive growth” within in the city limits of Evansville?…we urge you to drop by and ask owner Kerry Chesser or his project manager Chad Brady to give you a quick guided tour of this soon to be open river front establishment?  …this project was done without using one dine of taxpayers dollars or receiving a tax credit?
IS IT TRUE we are  told that many Westside Republicans and Independents are pleased to hear that Wadesville Republican Sen. Jim Tomes has a primary challenger for the 2018 election?  … the young,  well educated and personable Westside Republican Brady Hall plans to formally announce his candidacy for  State Senate District 49 seat on April 22?  …we predict that Senator Tomes is getting ready to experience the biggest political battle of his career?
Todays “READERS POLL” question is: Do you feel that City Council Finance Chairman Dan McGinn needs to  sit the record straight concerning the true financial status of the City?
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Time Running Out For Agreement Between Indiana Lawmakers
Friday is the deadline for lawmakers in Indiana to come up with an agreement on a road-funding plan. A conference committee has been going over the differences between what the House and Senate want the bill to call for. Lawmakers are needing…