VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
Below is a list of the felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Bryce Eric Weightman Dealing in cocaine, Level 2 felony
Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony
Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony
Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor
Quincy Lamont Hurt Dealing in marijuana, Level 6 felony
Maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony
Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor
Bobby L. Hunter Jr. Dealing in marijuana, Level 5 felony
Maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony
Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor
Branden M. Willis Domestic battery, Level 6 felony
Micheal Deshay Jackson Domestic battery, Level 6 felony
Angela Faye Skaggs Possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 felony
Possession of a controlled substance, Class A misdemeanor
Gina Celeste Groves Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony
Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor
Vanderburgh County Democratic Party Calendar of Events 3/7/2016
Below is the latest edition of upcoming events. We are adding new events weekly, so please make sure to take a moment to mark your calendars
| Tuesday, March 8th | Fundraiser | 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Zach Heronemus for County Clerk Fundraiser
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| Thursday, March 17th |
Fundaiser | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Elliot Howard for County Clerk Fundraiser
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| Saturday, March 19th |
Fundraiser | 5:00 PM | Shannon Edwards for Recorder Baskets & Bowling Fundraiser
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| Wednesday, March 30th |
Fundraiser | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Ben Shoulders for County Commissioner Fundraiser
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| Thursday, March 31st |
Fundraiser | TBA | Lockyear for Coroner Fundraiser
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| Wednesday, April 6th |
Fundraiser | TBA | Zach Heronemus for County Clerk Fundraiser
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| Thursday, April 28th |
Fundraiser | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Ben Shoulders for County Commissioner Steak Night Fundraiser
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| Thursday, May 12th |
Fundraiser | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Ben Shoulders for County Commissioner Fundraiser
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| Friday, May 13th |
Fundraiser | TBA | Lockyear for Coroner Golf Scramble
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| Friday, May 20th |
Fundraiser | TBA | USW Golf Scramble for John Gregg for Governor Golf Scramble
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| Saturday, May 21st |
Fundraiser | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | John Gregg for Governor Fundraiser
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| Thursday, May 26th |
Fundraiser | 8:00 AM | Vanderburgh County Democratic Party Golf Scramble
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| Saturday, June 11th |
Fundraiser | TBA | Posey County Democratic Party Golf Scramble
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| Friday, June 17th |
Fundraiser | 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Steve Melcher’s 25th Annual Freedom Labor Breakfast
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| Thursday, August 11th |
Fundraiser | 5:00 PM | Missy Mosby’s Annual 39th Birthday Party
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| Saturday, September 10th |
Fundraiser | TBA | Rick Riney for Perry Township Trustee Annual Fish Fry
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Katterhenry in second as Aces open spring season
UE in Jacksonville for the weekÂ
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After winning three tournaments in the fall, University of Evansville golfer Kayla Katterhenry picked up right where she left off and ranks in a tie for second following the first round of the Benbow Invitational at Jacksonville Beach Golf Club.
Katterhenry fired off a 2-over 74 and is one off the lead going into play on Tuesday. Her efforts has the Purple Aces in fourth place on the team list, just two out of a tie for second place. UE finished with a 323 while Northern Kentucky and The Citadel are tied for second with a 321. Valparaiso leads with a 312.
Giulia Mallmann is second on the UE squad. Her 80 in the first round has her in a tie for 12th place. Two behind her is freshman Madison Chaney. Her 82 placed her in a tie for 19th.
Maria Pickens sits in a tie for 40th with her round of 87 while Maggie Camp carded a 93. Rachel Marchi and Carly Waggoner played as individuals. Marchi finished Monday’s round with an 88 while Waggoner notched a 92.
UE wraps up the tournament on Tuesday.
UE men’s golf in second in Jacksonville
UE in Jacksonville for the week
 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A full team effort has the University of Evansville men’s golf team in second place at the Don Benbow Invitational following the opening round.
Will Knights finished the opening day with a 71 to sit in 5th place on the leaderboard. Tyler Gray is one behind him with a 72. He is tied for 6th place.
The rest of the squad also performed exceptionally well as the trio of Rick Voyvodic, Wil Pahud and Joseph Addante each carded rounds of 77 and are tied for 18th.
As a team, the Aces finished with a 287. They are 8 strokes behind leader Florida Atlantic and have a one shot lead over 3rd place IUPUI.
Three individuals played on Monday for UE. Jon Pick was the top performer, posting a 77. Noah Reese completed the first day with an 81 while Austin Carmack finished with an 84.
Laval University golfer Arthur Heinkele and FAU individual Yuki Fujii sit atop the individual list. Both recorded rounds of 68 to open the event.
UE wraps up the tournament on Tuesday.
Greg Wathen Selected As North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers For 2016
Greg Wathen Selected As North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers For 2016
Consultant Connect, a consulting agency designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants, announces its 2016 list of North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers which includes Greg Wathen, President & CEO of the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana. The 6economic development professionals selected for this list were nominated by their colleagues in both the economic development industry and the site consultant community for excellent practices, innovation and success in building the communities they serve.
“This annual list recognizing North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers is designed to acknowledge the hard work of the top leaders in this field and elevate the conversation around economic development and job creation,†said Ron Kitchens, managing partner of Consultant Connect. “Each of the leaders represented on this year’s list are beyond deserving of this recognition for their efforts in building our communities brick by brick and job by job.â€
This makes the second year in a row that Wathen has been selected. Since March of 2007, Wathen has lead the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana from a fledgling public-private partnership to the national brand of Indiana’s Great Southwest. The Coalition promotes the region’s assets to a global marketplace for business attraction and retention helping garner over $2.8 billion in investment creating 3,568 jobs; and, has helped the region gain approximately $74 million in state and federal grants for capacity building.
Most recently Wathen successfully spearheaded the state-wide effort for the Evansville region to be named one of Indiana’s first Regional Cities, a designation that will receive $42 million for talent attracting projects.
Each of the top 50 economic developers will be featured on the weekly podcast, From The Ground Up: North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers where Wathen and other industry leaders will share their expertise in the field of economic development and leadership insights they’ve learned along the way. The podcast is scheduled to air March 31 at http://consultantconnect.org/category/econdev-podcast/. “It is an honor to be named to this prestigious list, but as any good economic developer knows, it takes many hands to change the landscape of communities,” said Greg Wathen, President & CEO of the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana. “Indiana’s Great Southwest is on the cusp of transformative growth and it’s due to a common shared vision.”
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Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that the Evansville Brownfields Corp should provide the general public with annual audits and copies of their meeting agenda?
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Letter to the Editor: Mayor Winnecke Shell Games
Letter to the Editor: Mayor Winnecke Shell Games
Mayor Winnecke has spent his time as Mayor playing a Shell Game with Evansville’s finances, hoping we don’t catch on.
With each passing year, the “Shells” gets bigger and bigger, with more money being moved and shifted around so we, the public, don’t realize the true financial situation Evansville faces.
He can hide the “Shell Games” from the citizens, but he can’t hide it from the State Board of Accounts.
According to the SBOA 2014 Audit:
“Although the General Fund showed a balance of $307,140 as of December 31, 2014, the fund would have shown a deficit balance of $5,888,660 as of December 31, 2014, if not for the following items:
- The Wastewater Utility prepaid the 2015 payment in lieu of taxes payment totaling $2,428,000
- The City did not pay the General fund’s portion of hospitalization bills for the 3rd quarter of 2014 totaling $3,767,800.â€
In reality, we began 2015 $5,888,660 in the hole.
Mayor Winnecke is borrowing tomorrow’s paycheck to pay for today’s bills. And with each passing year, the amount he has to borrow grows higher and higher.
This type of action, much like it is in our everyday homes, is unsustainable. We simply cannot continue to treat our finances this way.
I call upon Mayor Winnecke to have a frank and open dialog with the citizens of Evansville about the true nature of our city’s finances. We cannot continue to shift and move money around, playing accounting tricks, and deceiving the public about our true financial situation.
These certainly are not the actions of a #StrongCity.
Thank you,
Matthew Neville
Evansville
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Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Â If the election was held today who would you vote as the next Governor of Indiana?
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TUESDAYS “READERS FORUM”
TUESDAYS “READERS FORUM”
Whats On Your Mind Today?
Are you upset that the tax supported not-for profit Evansville Brownfields Corp won’t release any financial data to the public?
Do you feel that the City of Evansville should subsidize a Hockey team?
FOOTNOTES: Our next “will be posted on this coming Wednesday ?
Please take time and read our newest feature article entitled “HOT JOBS”. Jobs posted in this section are from Evansville proper.
If you would like to advertise in the CCO please contact us City-County Observer@live.com.
Todays “Readers Poll” question is: If the election was held today who would you vote as the next Governor of Indiana?
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Protecting Hoosiers from forced municipal sewage tap-ins
This session, I co-authored a bill protecting homeowners living outside city or town limits from mandatory sewage tap-ins.
This legislation works to protect Hoosiers living outside city limits from being forced to tap into the municipal sewage system. Under current law, a municipality may require connection to its sewer system and the discontinuance of the use of privies, cesspools, septic tanks and similar structures used for sewage disposal if there is an available sewer within 300 feet of a home. The municipality must notify the property owner 90 days prior to the connection date and can enact penalties if homeowners do not tap into the available sewer.
House Bill 1075 would exempt a property owner from being required to connect to the sewer system if the property is located outside of the municipality, and the owner’s sewage disposal system is a septic tank soil absorption system or a constructed wetland septic system that has been approved by and given a written determination from the local health department that the septic tank system is not failing.
If a resident has purchased or built a house within the last 20 years, they would be able to file for a 10-year exemption as well as two five-year exemptions, for a total 20-year exemption from tapping into the municipal sewage system. A house that is five years old is able to file a 15-year exemption, a 10 year old house may file for a 10-year extension, and so on up to 20 years. This is because a typical septic tank has an approximate lifespan of up to 20 years. This would save many Hoosiers the tap-in fee, in addition to other connection fees they may incur.
If it is not necessary for households living near a city to connect to sewage lines, and they have a legal and reliable process of getting rid of sewage waste, they should not be burdened by over-regulations and forced to deal with bureaucratic red tape.
House Bill 1075 is now being sent to the governor where it could be signed into law. Please contact me with questions or input on this bill at (317) 232-9833 or email h75@iga.in.gov.