 Athena is a 2-year-old female dilute calico cat. She was adopted from VHS in 2014 as a kitten, and then recently returned due to personal problems of her adopter. Athena gets along just fine with other cats! Her $30 adoption fee includes her spay, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 or adoptions@vhslifesaver.org for details!
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Indiana State Police launched a criminal investigation after a Poseyville homeowner noticed someone had burglarized a barn located on his property at 9111 Cleveland Road. The alleged burglary and theft occurred sometime in the early morning hours of December 6. The homeowner reported a Suzuki four-wheeler, a Yamaha 70cc dirt bike, a 12’ cargo trailer and numerous other items had been stolen from his barn.
On December 7th  the Posey County Sheriff’s Department contacted Indiana State Police and informed investigating troopers that Evansville Police had located items matching several stolen items from the Posey County burglary at a residence located at 1227 West Maryland in Evansville. When troopers arrived and conducted their investigation they found four brand new sump pumps, one Ryobi backpack leaf blower, an Echo chainsaw, three antique ceramic vessels, a pair of western boots, a vacuum cleaner and a 2012 Sure-Trac cargo trailer. All items located were allegedly stolen from the barn in Poseyville. The Poseyville homeowner soon arrived and identified his property. The property was then released to the homeowner. The red Suzuki 50cc four-wheeler and white/pink Yamaha 70cc dirt bike was not recovered and still missing.
Further investigation revealed Steven Collins, 43, allegedly drove to the Poseyville property with Christopher Vallee, 42, and another male from the Evansville area. They allegedly backed the truck into the barn and hooked onto the trailer. After allegedly taking numerous items that belonged to the homeowner, they drove away with the trailer.
After reviewing the investigation the Posey County Prosecutor’s Office issued felony warrants for burglary and theft for Collins, Vallee and the third suspect. Troopers arrested Collins without incident at his Evansville residence on December 16. He was taken to the Posey County Jail where he is currently being held on bond. Vallee was located and arrested today at a residence located at 923 W. Maryland, Evansville. He was also taken to the Posey County Jail where he is currently being held on bond. Troopers are still searching for the third suspect.
Arrested and Charges:
1.Burglary
2.Theft
MEDIA NOTE:
Pic 1 is Collins
Pic 2 is Vallee
Investigating Officers: Trooper Wes Kuykendall, Trooper Zachary Fulton and Sgt. Ted Clamme
Phillip is a 1 ½-yr-old male American/Lionhead mix. His only Lionhead feature is one small adorable Mohawk on top of his head! He’s a friendly domestic rabbit who was found as a stray with no background information. His $30 adoption fee includes his neuter & a cardboard carrier. Contact the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 or www.vhslifesaver.org for adoption details!
| Wednesday, January 4th | Fundraiser | 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Commissioner Shoulders Inauguration Celebration
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Aces defeat Panthers on West Side Night
  Jaylon Brown and Christian Benzon tied for the game high with 17 points to lead the University of Evansville men’s basketball team to a 70-58 win over UNI on Sunday at the Ford Center in the second annual West Side Night.
Brown hit seven shots and dished out eight assists for UE (10-5, 1-1 MVC) while Benzon had six shots and three steals. Ryan Taylor finished the night with 14 points while Jaiveon Eaves had his best college effort with 13 points. He hit both 3-point attempts.
Jeremy Morgan was the top scorer for UNI (5-8, 0-2 MVC) as he totaled 16 points. Juwan McCloud finished the game with 13.
“We knew that it would take a team effort against a program like UNI and our guys came out ready to play,” UE head coach Marty Simmons said. “Facing some adversity, our guys were able to step up.”
Defense was the name of the game early on as the teams combined to go 2-for-17 from the field leading to a 5-2 Aces lead eight minutes into the game. After UNI cut the gap to 5-4, Christian Benzon hit a three as UE scored five in a row to take a 10-4 advantage.
“Our guys were stepping up, we only played seven players, so we know that we all needed to step up,” Brown said. “Our shots were not falling early on, but Jaiveon came in and gave us a spark.
After UNI cut the gap to five at 21-15 with 3:21 left, the Aces cranked it up, finishing the half on a 13-5 stretch to take a 34-20 lead into the break. Eaves, who scored ten in the half, notched seven of those in that final stretch, including one at the buzzer. Jaylon Brown also notched ten in the period.
“Coach talked about players being out and I knew that I needed to step up. Â I really started to feel it near the end of the first half,” Eaves said.
The 20 points by UNI in the first half were the fewest allowed by UE in a half this season and least since Indiana State had 20 in the second half of the MVC semifinal game last year in St. Louis.
Evansville added to the lead in the second half as a 14-7 run out of the locker room gave the Aces their largest lead of the game at 48-27 with 12:28 on the clock. Solomon Hainna drained a shot from outside to cap off the run.
UNI did not give up at all, scoring seven in a row over the next 2:40 to cut the gap to 14. Ryan Taylor ended the stretch with a triple as UE pushed its edge back to 21 with 8:10 remaining. Three minutes later, the Panthers made another push as a Jeremy Morgan layup got UNI back within 13 at 57-44. Evansville was able to overcome the rally, never allowing its lead to get back into single digits while holding on for the 70-58 victory.
Despite being limited to just seven players, the Aces finished with a 38-30 edge on the boards, led by eight from Solomon Hainna. Hainna made the first start of his career on Sunday and has grabbed 17 rebounds in the last two games. David Howard added seven boards and six points.
By scoring 70 points versus, it marked just the second time in the last 11 games that UE has hit that mark against the Panthers. It was also ended a stretch that saw the squad score 57 or less against UNI in the five previous contests.
Wednesday night, the Aces will be back on the floor at the Ford Center as they will face Bradley. Game time is 7 p.m.
The City-County Observer is excited to announce our first “Outstanding Community Services Award” winners for 2017.
Our first “Outstanding Community Services Award” winners for 2017 are the popular and generous Carla and Ted Ziemer Jr. Â Carla and her husband Ted created the “Ted & Clare Ziemer Society.” Â The “Ted and Clare Ziemer Society” is a fundraising arm of St. Vincent-Evansville Foundation to benefit needy pediatric patients and others. Over the years they have raised many hundreds of thousands of dollars to help the less fortunate of our community.
CLARE D. ZIEMER has Bachelor of Science degree from St. Mary of the Woods College.  Her current and past community boards involvement are: Cancer Society-house to house campaign-Co-Chair; Philharmonic Guild Board; Member Dance Chairman; Pops Concert Co-Chair, Junior League Officer-corresponding Secretary; Charity Ball Chairman-50th Anniversary Chairman; other chairmanships, elected to Holy Rosary School Board Secretary for 3 years, Wesselman Park Guide-Trail Guide, Hostess and Cook for Philharmonic parties; Jr. League Party; St. Mary’s Hospital (now St. Vincent’s) Christmas parties (annual, Cornette Ball Co-Chairman with her husband Ted.
TED C. ZIEMER, JR  has a Bachelor of Science, St. Louis University.  He earned his Bachelor of Laws from  Indiana University School of Law (Bloomington).  Ted is a partner in the Law Firm of Ziemer, Stayman, Weitzel & Shoulders, LLP.  His law firm specializes in Health Care, Corporation, Probate, Real Estate and Municipal Law.  He was admitted to practice law in the State of Indiana in 1962 and was admitted to practice United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana in 1962
Mr Ziemer is Corporate Council for City of Evansville (2012 to present)
Member, American Bar Association, Member of the Health Care Forum, American Bar Association,Member, Real Estate Forum, American Bar Association, Member, Evansville Bar Association, Member, Indiana State Bar Association (1962 to Present); Member of House of Delegates and Chairman of Young Lawyers Section (1970-Â1972); Chairman, Youthful Offenders Committee (1970-1972), Member, Indiana State Bar Foundation Board of Directors (1973-1975)Bachelor of Science, St. Louis University – 1956
Bachelor of Laws, Indiana University School of Law (Bloomington) – 1962
He and his Wife, Clare, have three (3) children Ellen Clare, Kathryn Diane and
Theodore Charles IV. Daughter:
Ellen Clare Stratman whose children are:
Marley Stratman
Sam Stratman
Leila Stratman
Patrick Stratman
Daughter:
Kathryn Diane Cavallero whose children are:
Chase Evers
Luca Cavallero
Son:
Ted C. Ziemer IV whose children are:
Ted C. Ziemer V
Linus Ziemer
Hugo Ziemer
This years awards luncheon will be held at Tropicana-Evansville Walnut rooms A and B. The registration begin at 11:30 am, the event officially starts at 12 noon on February 28, 2018. Reservations for this event may be obtain by calling 812-774-8011. Deadline for registration is February 25, 2018. Last years event was a sellout.
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