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Residence Inn by Marriott Evansville - Evansville, IN
Job duties include greeting customers, checking in and out customers, handling all guests needs quickly. The Residence Inn by Marriott Evansville is currently…
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United States Postal Service  7,410 reviews - Evansville, IN
$17.02 an hour
Applicants must have a valid state driver’s license, a safe driving record, and at least two years of. KSAs include Postal Service driving policies, safe…
USPS - Jul 5
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated  298 reviews - Evansville, IN
Valid driver’s license for your state of residency and an excellent driving history for the last seven years….
SMMG Nephrology - Evansville, IN
Performs all secretarial responsibilities, such as telephone coverage, typing, filing, and duplicating correspondence and mail distribution and maintaining…
A Member of Ascension Health - Jul 5
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation  9 reviews - Evansville, IN
$7.25 an hour
Ability to perform duties with awareness of related corporation policies and state requirements. Ability to develop effective working relationships with…
DHL Supply Chain (Midwest) - Mount Vernon, IN
$11.15 an hour
DHL Supply Chain, a leader in supply chain management, provides customer-focused solutions to a wide range of manufacturing, retail, and consumer industries in…
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Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation  9 reviews - Evansville, IN
$9.84 an hour
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TARGET  17,925 reviews - Evansville, IN
Offer a fast, fun and friendly guest experience. Target merchandise discount. Deliver a great-looking, fully-stocked sales floor….
Target Corporation - Jul 5
Dollar General  7,645 reviews - Newburgh, IN
Operate cash register and flatbed scanner to itemize and total customer’s purchase; Clean front end of store and help set up sidewalk displays when necessary….
Residence Inn by Marriott Evansville - Evansville, IN
The Residence Inn by Marriott Evansville is looing for candidates to fill a weekend breakfast position. Job duties include cooking and maintaining the breakfast…
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Felts Lock Co., Inc. - Evansville, IN
Now hiring at 4000 East Indiana Street,…
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Penn Station East Coast Subs  53 reviews - Evansville, IN
Now hiring at 4827 Davis Lant Drive,…
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Price Less Foods  4 reviews - Evansville, IN
Now hiring at 1550 Vann Avenue,…
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Help At Home Inc  469 reviews - Evansville, IN
Now hiring at 3347 North Green River Road,…
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Evansville Day School - Evansville, IN
EDS was founded in 1946 and remains the only independent school in the Southwest Indiana (tri-state) region….
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PepsiCo  4,790 reviews - Evansville, IN
Valid driver’s license. This includes stocking shelves, rotating shelved product, setting up displays, stocking and rotating products in coolers, organizing and…
Newburgh Rentals - Newburgh, IN
Required license or certification:. Collect rent and promptly document payment as well as pursue outstanding payments….
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TARGET  17,925 reviews - Evansville, IN
Educate guests on REDcard benefits and all the ways the guest can save, pay and shop through digital tools and services….
Target Corporation - Jul 5
DQ Grill & Chill Restaurant - Mount Vernon, IN
Now hiring at 740 East 4th Street, Mount…
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Siemers Auto Glass - Mount Vernon, IN
Now hiring at 1000 East 4th Street, Mount…
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Ollie’s Bargain Outlet  246 reviews - Evansville, IN
Outstanding standards should be maintained by making sure each store associate greets guests, has solid product knowledge and achieves all other components of…
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O’Reilly Auto Parts  1,592 reviews - Mount Vernon, IN
Now hiring at 616 East 4th Street, Mount…
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Circle K  1,917 reviews - Evansville, IN
Now hiring at 1148 Washington Avenue,…
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Consulate Health Care  312 reviews - New Harmony, IN
Must possess current unencumbered valid state drivers license. Encourage residents to participate in recreational social activities so that all residents are…
TARGET  17,925 reviews - Evansville, IN
Act quickly to resolve guest concerns. Target merchandise discount Competitive pay Flexible scheduling. Provide fast, fun and friendly service….
Target Corporation - Jul 5
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation  9 reviews - Evansville, IN
$9.65 an hour
Or can demonstrate knowledge of, and ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics by having passed the state approved formal Para-Pro…
Metronet  14 reviews - Evansville, IN
Reporting to the Manager of OSP Engineering, the CAD Operator is responsible for the the creation of construction drawings, permit application drawings and…
Tuesday Morning  468 reviews - Evansville, IN
Driving sales by creating a sales generating environment through the implementation of all corporate sales directives….
Maintains proper funds in register and calls for change or cash pick-ups as needed. Maintains Company “2-in-a-line” standard and calls additional cashiers as…
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DaVita  1,296 reviews - Evansville, IN
As part of our professional team of clinicians, you will be responsible for a variety of tasks similar to a certified nursing assistant/medical assistant:….

IS IT TRUE JUNE 6, 2016

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IS IT TRUE St. Mary’s Hospital is planning to build new $95 million dollar hospital for TRI-STATE ORTHOPEDICS on the Vanderburgh/Warrick County line ? …its rumored this project will receive a $7.75 million bond approval from The Warrick County Economic Development Commission?

IS IT TRUE that FBI Director James Comey announced yesterday his agency’s recommendation that no criminal charges should be filed against Hillary Clinton involving her handling of emails while she served as Secretary of State?…that FRI Director Comey did take Clinton to task for carelessness and bad judgment in her actions? …this will make it harder for her to prove herself to be trustworthy to voters?

IS IT TRUE that Donald Trump’s ratings in the polls are likely to get a “positive bump” from the latest news concerning Hillary Clinton e-mail issues? … if Trump select Governor Mike Pence for the VP slot,  Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke is hoping he will get the call to “move on up” to the Governor’s Mansion?

IS IT TRUE if Mr. Trump select Governor Pence as his running mate we predict that LT. Governor Eric Holcomb wii replace Governor Pence on the ballot? …we also predict Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke will be Eric Holcomb running mate?

IS IT TRUE three of seven Evansville Vanderburgh School Board members are up for re-election in November, and all three running for another term?. … they are District 1 candidate is Karen Ragland and District 3 candidates are Rev. Terry Gamblin and Jeff Worthington?

IS IT TRUE the filing deadline to run for an open seat on the EVSC School Board opens July 27 and ends at noon on Aug. 26? …to file a petition for nomination, a person must live within the district they are running in? …all school Board candidates must submit a list of 10 signatures from registered voters living within their district.

IS IT TRUE REV. Terry Gamblin, pastor at Howell General Baptist Church, has served on the school board 28 years and is known not to cause any political waves? …Rev Gamblin is approachable and try to do whats right for our students and teachers? …Karen Ragland has been on the board for 12 years? … she retired earlier this year from Joshua Academy elementary school? …Karen Ragland announced during her last election that she will not run for another term in 2016? …we are disappointed that she broke her promise not to run for re-election in 2016?  ,,,that Mrs, Ragland play both ends to the middle?   …Jeff Worthington, is a school resource officer for local parochial schools, has served four years on the board. …he is known for going along with status quo but every now and then he breaks from the pack? …it seems like Mr. Worthington has done a good  job?

IS IT TRUE School board elections are nonpartisan, and all registered voters can vote for all districts listed on the ballot? …the other 4 remaining EVSC school board members are District 1-Chris Kiefer; District 2 are Mike Duckworth and Andy Guarino, and At -Large is Rance Ossenberg,?

IS IT TRUE that Ellis Park had a great first two days in its live racing meet, but could not open for the 4th of July, due to torrential rains Sunday night? …we look forward to fun times with old friends resuming on Friday, July 8th

IS IT TRUE” will be posted on this coming Friday.

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The Impacts of Menards Inc. v City of Escanaba

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BY Jack L. Van Covering Foster Swift Municipal Law News

On May 26, 2016, the Court of Appeals issued a published decision in Menards Inc. v City of Escanaba, supra, reversing the Tax Tribunal’s decision (MTT Dk Nos 00-441600, 14-001918). The Court of Appeals held that when a market contains anti-competitive deed restricted property, use of the sales comparison approach undervalues the property and the cost-less-depreciation approach to value must be considered. Concluding the Tribunal record was inadequate to reach a determination of value, the Court of Appeals remanded the case to the Tribunal to hear additional new evidence regarding the deed restrictions, the validity of the sales comparison approach and to consider the cost-less-depreciation approach.

The Court of Appeals’ decision in Menards Inc. is published and, therefore, binding law. It is the first published “Big Box” decision since the Court of Appeals’ earlier decisions in Meijer v City of Midland, 240 Mich App 1 (2000) and in Thrifty Royal Oak v City of Royal Oak, 130 Mich App 207 (1984). In general terms, the Menards Inc. decision affirms conclusions in the two earlier published decisions. In both of the earlier Court of Appeals’ decisions, the Tribunal and the Court of Appeals had rejected sales of former big box properties, finding that the sales were distressed, that the market for big box stores was distorted, and, that the cost-less-depreciation method should be used to value the existing property. However, beyond this general affirmation of existing law, the Court’s decision in Menard’s Inc. outlines critical standards necessary for a valuation of specialty property, such as big box stores.

Though the Court of Appeals has reviewed other cases involving big box stores, all were unpublished, largely factual disputes and, importantly, none were designated as binding law. By contrast, the Court of Appeals Menards Inc. decision will have long-standing implications in Michigan and nationally.

BACKGROUND

In the Tribunal, Menard’s Inc. relied entirely on a sales comparison valuation of eight sales of former big box properties. Five of the sales were deed restricted by the seller to prohibit use of the store for big box retail as well as many other commercial uses. Three of these sales were converted to factories, one to a strip mall and another remained vacant. A sixth sale from a bankrupt big box retailer was converted to a City Hall. The remaining two sales were of stores that were nearly a third of the size of the Menards’ store. The City, by contrast, had determined that the cost-less-depreciation approach was required to be used because of the lack of good sales data. The parties agreed that the highest and best use of the facility was as an owner-occupied freestanding retail building.

The Tribunal rejected the cost approach as inapplicable, reasoning that the approach would not be used by buyers and sellers of the property and finding that the property was too unique (functionally obsolete) for big box retail use. The Tribunal then accepted all of Menards Inc.’s sales without evaluation of the deed restrictions. In response to the City’s Motion for Reconsideration, the Tribunal determined that deed restrictions had no impact because Menard’s appraiser had determined that they had not impacted the sales.

SUMMARY OF THE DECISION
An underlying theme of the Court of Appeals decision is that the Tribunal failed to apply standard highest and best use principles. The Court of Appeals first concluded that the Tribunal’s use of a sales comparison approach was in error because sales of deed-restricted properties resulted in a highest and best use that was different from the subject property.

As a beginning point, the Court of Appeals noted that while Menards owned a fee simple interest in the property, deed-restricted comparable properties lacked “an entire fee simple interest.” Moreover, the deed restrictions, according to the Court of Appeals, reduced the comparable property’s purchase price. The Court of Appeals explained that since the deed restrictions imposed conversion costs to any potential buyer in order to comply with the restrictions, buyers would pay less to accommodate the costs and fewer buyers would be willing to assume the additional cost. Second, the Court of Appeals concluded that the near-universal use of anti-competitive deed restrictions by big box retailers meant that there was no market for the stores as big box retail. That is, comparable big box stores would not have the same highest and best use of the subject property; they would instead be sold to be redeveloped for a different use.

Citing existing Michigan case law, the Court of Appeals affirmed the requirement that when there is an inadequate or a distorted market for property, the Tribunal must use the cost-less-depreciation method of value. To require assessors to prove an actual market for unique property, when the market is distorted, would lead to “absurd undervaluations.” The Court reasoned that “big-box stores are not typically sold on the marketplace for use as ‘big-box stores’ so buyers would not have ability to meaningfully use a sales comparison method.” Since the subject property as a “new, modern facility [was] capable of fully functioning as a freestanding retail center”, the Court of Appeals concluded that it was “not appropriate to value the subject property significantly less than its replacement cost simply because owner-occupied freestanding retail spaces are rarely bought or sold for use as owner-occupied freestanding retail spaces on the open market.” The Court of Appeals in rejecting the assertions that the property, as built for Menards, was “functionally obsolete” as unsupported, the Court of Appeals concluded that not only was there no evidence of functional obsolescence introduced at the hearing, the industry practice of imposing deed restrictions to prohibit the sale to other big box retailers undermined the validity of a functional obsolescence claim.

IMPACT TO HB 5578
The Court of Appeals decision is a narrative legal explanation for HB 5578 (the “Maturen Bill”). The decision and the proposed bill are nearly identical.

Notably, much of the Court of Appeals’ decision concerns failures of the Tribunal Member, such as, the Tribunal Member’s failure to identify evidence, failure to consider evidence, failure to reach specific findings of fact, and, failure to follow standard appraisal methodologies required under Michigan law. Since the underlying theme in the Menards Inc. decision is failure to correctly apply a determination of highest and best use, the decision is notable for its finding that the Tribunal Member failed to state a highest and best use. The Court of Appeals excused this failure, concluding that the Tribunal may have “implicitly” determined a highest and best use since the parties had agreed to a highest and best use. The excuse made no difference. The Tribunal Member had failed to apply its “implicit” determination.

That is exactly the core of the Maturen bill, a concise distillation of 800 pages from the standard appraisal treatise, “The Appraisal of Real Estate,” and directing Tribunal Members to state specific appraisal determinations in their written decisions. For example, Tribunal Members would be required to work through each aspect of the four-part highest and best use test. They would be required to determine conversion cost when otherwise comparable property is sold for a different use. They would be required to state a determination of highest and best use and apply that determination of highest and best use to each method of value. As the Menards Inc. decision reveals, the Maturen bill fills an obvious gap. If the Tribunal Members are not appraisers, the Maturen bill provides a guide. If the Tribunal Members are not attorneys, the Maturen bill provides a checklist.

HB 5578 requires, consistent with Michigan law, that all approaches to value be applied and considered. Notably, the decision in Menards, Inc. twice recites this requirement. The Court of Appeals found error in the Tribunal Member’s failure to adhere to this requirement. Though the HB 5578 does not require any specific method of value, a much stronger conclusion, that in some instances the cost-less-depreciation-approach must be used, is found in the Court of Appeals’ decision in Menards, Inc.

The bill addresses in detail vacancy and restrictive deeds as those last two characteristics might apply to the selection of comparable sales and would impact a highest and best use determination. Notably, the bill does not prohibit either vacant comparable sales or restrictive deeds if they reflect typical exposure to and sales in the market under the same economic conditions as the subject property. The additional requirement that seller-imposed deed restrictions likely will differ from a subject property without deed restrictions is now found in the Court of Appeals’ Menards, Inc. decision. The method of applying that decision is found in the Maturen bill.

As the Menards, Inc. decision also underscores, nothing in the Maturen bill is inconsistent with long-standing Michigan law or the historic definition of “true cash value” in MCL 211.27. The Court of Appeals’ decision provides an answer to wide-ranging claims from groups lobbying on behalf of big box retailers. The expansive legal principles argued to be found in the raft of unpublished decisions to support the use of dark stores as comparable sales was not and is not Michigan law.

HB 5578 does not address procedure, budget, selection of members or other structural aspects of the Tribunal. It does not seek to advantage or disadvantage any litigant group. HB 5578 provides the tools for Tribunal Members to apply the Menards Inc. decision.

If you have questions about how this case affects your municipality please contact Jack Van Coevering at 616.726.2221 or jvancoevering@fosterswift.com.

Lawyer Loses Appeals Over Indy Skyline Photo

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LAWYER LOSES APPEALS OVER INDY SKYLINE PHOTO

BY DAVID STAFFORD for INDIANA LAWYER

An Indianapolis lawyer who defendants call a copyright troll lost his appeals against three people who successfully defended against his suits over use of one of his photos.

Richard Bell owns the copyright to two Indianapolis skyline photos that are the subject of the suits – one a daytime picture and the other taken at night. He has sued hundreds of people for copyright infringement for allegedly using the copyrighted photos on websites without first paying him a $200 licensing fee.

Bell sued Cameron Taylor and his computer business Taylor Solutions; Fred O’Brien and his company Insurance Concepts; and Shanna Cheatham and her real estate site ShannaSells.com, alleging copyright infringement, unfair competition and theft. Judge Tanya Walton Pratt in August 2014 granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Friday.

Bell argued that summary judgment was improper because his affidavit and website price listing create a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether he suffered damages from the infringement. He contends that the District Court erred by making a credibility determination when it characterized Bell’s affidavit [stating the photos had a fair market value of $200] as an “unsupported assertion,” Judge Joel Flaum wrote for the panel.

“Bell does not aver in his affidavit that he has ever actually had a buyer willing to pay $200 for his photo. Instead, he states that he ‘believes that the price of $200 is fair and reasonable and represents the fair market value. …” Without additional evidence, Bell’s subjective belief as to the fair market value of his photo is not enough to prove damages,” Flaum wrote in affirming summary judgment for the O’Brien and Cheatham defendants.

Flaum wrote “Bell attempted to obfuscate the issue of damages by objecting to defendants’ motion to compel his sales records,” claiming they were irrelevant and confidential. “After the district court granted defendants’ motion to compel, Bell still did not produce any sales records; rather, he moved for a protective order, which the district court denied.”

The panel also held the District Court properly denied as overbroad Bell’s discovery demands that included 11 years of income tax records from O’Brien and Cheatham.

The 7th Circuit also affirmed the rulings in favor of the Taylor defendants. Bell wrongly complained that Taylor had used the daytime photo, and the District Court denied as untimely his motion to amend his complaint to correct that Taylor had used the nighttime photo.

“The district court found that Bell was not diligent in discovering his mistake regarding which photo Taylor had actually posted. During discovery in April 2013, Taylor sent Bell a copy of the nighttime photo that he had posted and stated in his interrogatory answers that he had never used the daytime photo. Thus, the district court found that Bell was on notice that Taylor had used the nighttime photo, not the daytime photo identified in the complaint,” Flaum wrote. “Yet Bell failed to act on this information until March 12, 2014, well after the July 15, 2013, deadline for amending pleadings had passed. Further, the court pointed out that Bell filed his motion to amend just four weeks prior to the dispositive motions deadlines and at the close of discovery. Thus, granting Bell’s motion would cause further delay and prejudice to defendants by affecting the summary judgment schedule and potentially creating a need to reopen discovery. For these reasons, the district court denied Bell’s motion to amend.”

Bell “contends that it was Taylor who delayed the proceedings by not being forthcoming about why he was denying Bell’s allegations. This argument fails because Taylor gave Bell adequate notice that he had not used the daytime photo and was not required to do more to help Bell correct his error,” the court wrote.

The panel also affirmed the District Court ruling dismissing a subsequent case Bell filed against Taylor based on res judicata, holding that such a ruling would have little practical effect. “We decline Bell’s suggestion that we should use the limited resources of the judiciary in this manner,” Flaum wrote.

The case is Richard Bell v. Cameron Taylor, et al.,15-2343, 15-3735, 15-3731.
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911 Gives Soap – Public Safety Car Wash

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The Evansville Fire Department and the Evansville Police Department are joining forces to host their first annual community car wash, “911 Gives Soap” to benefit Special Olympics.

Please join us as Evansville’s first responders will be reporting for duty with soap, sponges, and water hoses.

The car wash which will be held in the old Walmart parking lot located at University Drive and Rosenberger Avenue on the west side of Evansville on Saturday, July 9, 2016 from 12 noon until 2:00 pm.

A car washing kit was donated by “Uncle Rudy’s Firing Range” to the person that submitted the idea of the name of the event.

The car wash will be a fun event where each vehicle will be soaped up by a public safety responder and then will drive through a path of orange cones leading them to the final rinse by an EFD Fire truck.

100% of all donations for the car wash will go to the local chapter of the Special Olympics.

 

Campaign Update—Orentlicher for Congress

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Our pre-recount inspection begins this Thursday,  July 7, in Brazil with a review of the Clay County voting records. We’ll also be in Newport and Terre Haute later that day for a review of the Vermillion and Vigo County voting records. By taking a look at the voting records before the recount, we can speed up the recount process.
After our pre-recount inspection in the three counties, we can begin the actual recount in all nineteen counties. That will probably start on either Friday, July 8, or Monday, July 11. And once we get into the counting, we’ll have a better sense of how long the entire process will take. Most likely, we’ll know by Friday, July 22, or Friday, July 29, how the recount will change the vote totals.

In the meantime, we’ve been greeting voters and receiving warm welcomes on the campaign trail. We were in Martin County this past Saturday afternoon for the Shoals Catfish Festival. Later that afternoon, we were in Spencer County for the Abraham Lincoln Freedom Festival. After walking in the parade through downtown Rockport, we enjoyed the Festival’s live music.

Our holiday weekend campaign activities continued yesterday in Greene County, where we walked in the Linton Freedom Festival Parade, Indiana’s largest Independence Day parade.  We then moved onto Knox County, where we walked in Vincennes’ annual 4th of July parade.

Thank you very much for your support. We hope to share more good news soon.

ICONIC ARTISTS UNITE FOR I LOVE THE ’90S TOUR AT FORD CENTER, SEPTEMBER 22

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Salt-N-Pepa, Vanilla Ice, Color Me Badd, Coolio, Tone Loc and Rob Base take us back to the ‘90s in a hit packed, nostalgic night out

(Evansville, IN) July 5, 2016 – Following early sold out shows and mounting demand from fans, I Love The ‘90s Tour continues to dominate the country as the nostalgia-driven go-to tour of beloved ‘90s acts. The once-in-a-lifetime lineup comes to Evansville for a nostalgia-driven blast from the past on Thursday, September 22, 7:30 p.m. at the Ford Center.

The inaugural edition of I Love The ‘90s Tour invites attendees to reminisce about the trend-setting decade with some of the most iconic, indelible names in rap, hip hop and R&B. Audiences can expect to hear chart-topping hits like “Let’s Talk About Sex”, “Shoop,” “Ice, Ice Baby,” “I Wanna Sex You Up,” “All 4 Love,” “Gangsta’s Paradise,” “Funky Cold Medina,” “I Wanna Rock,” and more during a fun-filled night out that doubles as an arena-sized dance party.

Houston Press praised the tour as “the live version of Yo! MTV Raps with Fab Five Freddy” and Entertainment Weekly said the “arena-sized dance party… promises to be all that and a bag of chips.”

The tour kicked off with a few shows this spring, but popular demand turned it into a nationwide sensation. “It feels like you’re taking people back to a time in their lives that they really enjoyed,” Cheryl “Salt” James explained in USA Today about the tour’s appeal. “It’s just one big Nineties party.”

Tickets are priced from $44.50 to $88.50 and may be purchased at the Ford Center Ticket Office, by phone 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

For more information on I Love the 90’s Tour visit http://ilovethe90stour.com

Evansville Housing Authority Receives $250,000 Safety-Security Grant

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The Evansville Housing Authority (EHA) has received a $250,000 Emergency Safety and Security grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

EHA applied for the HUD funding in the wake of rising crime statistics and drug-related activity in Evansville. Chief of Police Billy Bolin offered a letter of support as part of the application, affirming “I am aware that the Evansville Housing Authority has already taken safety and security measures to counteract this increase in crime and drug activity, as have we as a police department, but the additional resources from HUD will help further reduce these crimes and drug issues.”

News of the grant award arrived as EHA kicked off the $18.2 million Phase 1 refurbishment of public housing apartments under a new HUD program known as RAD (Rental Assistance Demonstration Project). Phase 1 improvements are expected to be completed by June 30, 2017. Projected completion date for the $13.5 million RAD Phase 2 improvements is late 2017.

Executive Director Rick Moore says, “The transition to RAD will provide the residents with renovated apartments and energy efficient appliances. In addition, the Emergency Safety and Security grant funds will be used to increase safety in our apartment communities and further EHA’s overall commitment to improving the quality of life for our residents.”

The Fulton Square and Caldwell Homes properties will be the first to receive the security upgrades, Moore noted.

Evansville Man Sentenced To 11 Years For Drugs

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An Evansville man was sentenced to 11 years in prison today for having possession of crack cocaine in the Vanderburgh County Jail in 2015.

Dugniqio D. Forest, 21, was found guilty of Possession of Cocaine, a Level 4 felony, last month by a jury in Vanderburgh County Superior Court. Judge Richard D’Amour sentenced him to serve 11 years in the Indiana Department of Correction.

During the trial, the jury heard from a DNA expert who gave crucial testimony saying Forest’s DNA was found on the baggie of drugs.

Forest, who has a lengthy criminal history and is currently serving a federal sentence for a firearms conviction, was also sentenced to an additional two years in prison after he pleaded guilty today to Felon Carrying a Handgun, a Level 5 felony.

The two sentences will be served consecutively totaling 13 years.