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Suspicious Man Reported in West Side Subdivision

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Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a suspicious person report at a residence on Cherry Hill Drive in the Willow Acres Subdivision located on the county’s west side.

A concerned parent reported that at approximately 4:00pm today their 15-year-old daughter was approached by a man as she walked to the mailbox in front of their home. The 15-year-old reported that the man drove up in a vehicle and asked her to come closer so that he could show her a picture of a “missing cat”. The 15-year-old became suspicious and ran back to her house while the vehicle reportedly sped away. The 15-year-old was unable to provide a description of the man or the vehicle.

Sheriff Dave Wedding stated, “We don’t know what this man’s intentions were. There is the possibility that his actions were wholly innocent, but this young lady was wise not to give him the benefit of the doubt.” Sheriff Wedding added, “Parents are reminded to caution their children never to enter the vehicle of someone they do not have permission to be with. A cute pet or a clever story can be used as a lure for an unsuspecting child.”

The Sheriff’s Office has not received any other recent reports of a suspicious subject approaching a child. Parents should call 911 to report any suspicious activity and obtain a description of the suspect and vehicle when possible.

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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http://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/recent-booking-records.aspx

IS IT TRUE MAY 18, 2016

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IS IT TRUE that Vanderburgh County Jail reached a new record high in overcrowding last week?  ..that the facility was built to house around 550 inmates and now has 680 inmates?   … Sheriff Dave Wedding is looking to sending inmates to Pike and Davis Counties to relieve the crowded conditions at the Vanderburgh County Jail?   …its time that Sheriff Wedding hold our County officials accountable for this problem?

IS IT TRUE Will Roger’s once said; “Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re paying for.”?

IS IT TRUE Will Rogers also said; “I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.””  “Never blame a legislative body for not doing something. when they do nothing, that don’t hurt anybody. when they do something is when they become dangerous.”?

IS IT TRUE that the City Employee Health Care Fund on  June 30, 2015 owes Medical providers about $4 million dollars?  …do you think its’ appropriate that our part-time City Council members receive a $20,000 Health Insurance benefit package paid by the taxpayers? …If the answer is no, your invited to a CORE sponsored “Community Roundtable” discussion of local issues to be held at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in the meeting room at the North Park Library, 960 Koehler Drive?

IS IT TRUE do you agree with the decision of the Mayor and City Council giving the Developer of the Downtown Hotel over $20 million dollars without having ZERO ownership?  ….If the answer is no, your invited to a CORE sponsored “Community Roundtable” discussion of local issues to be held at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in the meeting room at the North Park Library, 960 Koehler Drive?

IS IT TRUE that the Mayor and the last City Council committed exactly $57 million dollars to the I U Medical School?  … the State only put $25 millions towards this project?   …Its important to point out that Evansville has ZERO ownership. in this project when it is finished?   …if you disagree with this decision then you should attend the CORE sponsored “Community Roundtable” discussion of local issues to be held at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in the meeting room at the North Park Library, 960 Koehler Drive?

IS IT TRUE that about 2,000 IVY Tech medical students have been left out of the Medical School project?  …if you disagree with this decision then you should attend the CORE sponsored “Community Roundtable” discussion of local issues to be held at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in the meeting room at the North Park Library, 960 Koehler Drive?

IS IT TRUE its time that our soon to be elected City Officials be encouraged to become “Good Stewards of the Public Trust?  …could this be a good reason for you to attend the CORE sponsored “Community Roundtable” discussion of local issues to be held at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in the meeting room at the North Park

IS IT TRUE that City-County Officials have discreetly increased our property tax assessment over the last several years which in turn have increased our property taxes?  …could this be a good reason for you to attend the CORE sponsored “Community Roundtable” discussion of local issues to be held at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in the meeting room at the North Park

IS IT TRUE that work has begun to bring Tropicana on land? …the traffic on Riverside Drive is now one lane in each direction?

IS IT TRUE that last night’s primary elections in Kentucky and Oregon did little to begin to unify the Democratic Party?

IS IT TRUE “when the people fear the Government we have Tyranny! When the Government fear the people we have Liberty?  ..could this be a good reason for you to attend the CORE sponsored “Community Roundtable” discussion of local issues to be held at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in the meeting room at the North Park

First Security Inc. Announces First Quarter 2016 Results

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Owensboro, Kentucky – First Security Inc., the bank holding company for First Security Bank, Inc., announced results for the first quarter of 2016.

“We are excited to report our financial performance during the first quarter of 2016. We are pleased with our performance, and even more excited about the future as we redefine our strategy for growth and position our Company to take advantage of opportunities,” stated Michael F. Beckwith, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Net income for the first quarter of 2016 was $889,000, approximately 4% higher than the first quarter of 2015. Earnings per share for the quarter were $0.37, up $0.01 over the same period in 2015. Our first quarter 2016 financial report for First Security is enclosed. Financial highlights of the first quarter follow.

  • ï‚·  Assets at quarter end total $595 million, up slightly from year-end 2015.
  • ï‚·  Loans and deposits – Net loans are relatively flat, while deposits increased $24 million or

    5%. Most of the increase was in the non-interest bearing deposit category while the

    smallest increase was in certificates of deposit.

  • ï‚·  Tangible book value increased $1.37 or 5% on a year over year basis.
  • ï‚·  Return on tangible book value was approximately 6.4%, down slightly from the return

    recorded during the first quarter of 2015 of 6.5%.

  • ï‚·  Non-interest income was down 4% for the quarter as compared to 2015. The reduction

    was primarily due to lower gain on the sale of loans and service charges on deposits. The Company’s non-interest income is typically at its lowest levels during the first quarter of the year due to lower mortgage loan sales.

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  • ï‚·  Non-interest expense was up 5% for the quarter as compared to 2015, primarily due to higher personnel costs.
  • ï‚·  Non-performing loans to total loans were 0.80% at the end of the quarter, similar to year-end 2015.

    “With significant leadership changes in the past few months, we are excited about building on our previous successes to continue providing excellent value to our shareholders in the future. Our continued efforts to increase core deposits and build full customer relationships will continue to add value, and position us for continued success,” stated Mr. Beckwith.

Upcoming Local Events Of Vanderburgh County Tea Party Patriots

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Upcoming Local Events Vanderburgh County Tea Party Patriots 

The following is a list of what’s happening in Evansville, Vanderburgh County and surrounding areas in the near future. If you see errors or have additional events that merit listing, please contact info@vc-tpp.org.

May 17: Warrick Tea Party membership meeting at Providence Church, 4156 State Road 261, Newburgh, at 6:30 p.m. Indiana state senator Jim Tomes is the featured speaker.

May 19: Police Appreciation Gathering in front of the Evansville Civic Center Complex, at 5:30 p.m.

May 23: Evansville City Council meeting, Civic Center Complex, Room 301, 5:30 p.m.; committees, 5:20 p.m.

May 24: Vanderburgh County Commission meeting, Civic Center Complex, Room 301, 4-6 p.m.

May 24: “Community Roundtable” discussion, sponsored by CORE, at the North Park Library, 960 Koehler Drive, at 5:45 p.m. Purpose of this meeting is the discussion of local public policy that will affect taxpayers in Evansville and Vanderburgh County, resulting from local political agendas and state-directed policies. Make your opinion known and discover things you need to know – be there.

May 25: Mayor’s Traveling City Hall at Swonder Ice Arena, 209 N. Boeke Rd., from 5:30-7 p.m.

May 26: United Neighborhoods of Evansville (UNOE) general meeting at the C. K. Newsome Center, 100 E. Walnut Street, from 6:30-8 p.m. Presentation topic is “Leadership Evansville.”

May 28: VC-TPP membership meeting at the Evansville Public Library, Oaklyn Branch, at 1:30 p.m. (Note time change; ½ hour later.) Many of you have seen Curtis Bowers’ film, Agenda, which VC-TPP showed back in 2011 and early 2012 as a “wake up call.” Bowers launched his follow-up, Agenda 2: Masters of Deceit, late last year. We will screen the DVD at this meeting. Agenda exposed the plots; Agenda 2 exposes the progress, the players, and the damage done thus far. “The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.”

May 28: Second Amendment Patriots membership meeting at the Westside Sportsmen’s Club, 1000 Peerless Road, at 6 p.m. Bring casseroles, side dishes, desserts and soft drinks for the pot luck dinner before the meeting. Agenda for this meeting is a discussion of the issues that endanger the rights of Hoosiers and how they affect the survival of our civil society. State senator Jim Tomes will discuss the topics expected at the next legislative session in the Indiana State House in 2017.

Jun 1: Vanderburgh County Council meeting at the Civic Center Complex, Room 301, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Jun 6: School Board regular meeting at the EVSC Administration Building, 951 Walnut St., in the Board Room at 5:30 p.m. Phone for info: 812-435-8453. If you have questions concerning the latest presidential edict on gender-specific restrooms and locker/shower facilities in local schools, bring them to this meeting.

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Bucshon, Brooks, Walorski Tapped to Negotiate Final Opioid Legislation

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(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Tuesday, three members of Indiana’s Congressional delegation were appointed to a special conference committee comprised of members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate that will negotiate the final details of comprehensive legislation to curb opioid and heroin abuse.

Reps. Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08), Susan W. Brooks (IN-05), and Jackie Walorski (IN-02) will serve as members of the conference committee. The committee will work toward an agreement resolving legislative differences between the House and Senate packages to address heroin and opioid abuse. The final agreement must be approved by both the chambers before it reaches the President’s desk.

“Drug overdoses in Indiana have increased five-fold in the past decade, and Hoosier law enforcement officers, medical providers, veterans, emergency responders, and families need our help to address the increasingly alarming rates of heroin and opioid abuse in our communities,” said the members. “We look forward to working with our Senate counterparts to develop a comprehensive, bipartisan solution that will support the work our state and local partners are doing each day to combat this crisis.  It is truly going to take all of us to stem the tide of heroin and opioid abuse that is claiming so many lives in Indiana, and around the country.”

The House members of the committee were appointed by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan who called the contribution of Bucshon, Brooks, and Walorski invaluable.

“Right now, more Americans die every year from drug overdoses than they do in car accidents,” said Speaker Ryan.  “Last week, the House passed a comprehensive legislative package to address the heroin and opioid crisis that is sweeping across this country. As we take all of these ideas to a conference committee with the Senate, Reps. Brooks, Bucshon, and Walorski will be invaluable to our efforts to get a final bill to the president’s desk that ensures Americans have the resources they need to win their fight against addiction.”

The legislative package passed by the House included initiatives led by all three members.

Bucshon introduced H.R. 4981, the Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act, alongside Paul Tonko (D-NY), which amends the Controlled Substances Act to expand access to medication-assisted opioid addiction treatment, ensures patients have access to a wider range of comprehensive, evidence-based treatment options, and minimizes the potential for drug diversion. The legislation is the product of months of stakeholder engagement, expert input and bipartisan negotiation. It passed the Energy and Commerce Committee and House floor unanimously.

Brooks introduced H.R. 4641 with Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA). This legislation establishes a task force comprised of people with chronic pain, people in recovery, medical providers, hospitals, state medical boards, pain advocacy groups and federal agencies involved in oversight of pain management and the prescribing of pain medication. The task force will be responsible for reviewing, modifying and updating best practices, released earlier this year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for prescribers of pain medication. Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) introduced companion legislation that was passed earlier this year as a part of the bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. Brooks’ bill passed 412-4 in the House of Representatives.

Walorski, a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, authored two provisions that were included in the comprehensive opioids bill. One provision would require all Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities to participate in their respective state’s prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP). The other would expand the VA’s use of FDA-approved medical devices and other therapies as alternatives to opioids for treating chronic pain. Both provisions were approved unanimously by the committee as amendments to H.R 4063, the Jason Simcakoski Promoting Responsible Opioid Management and Incorporating Scientific Expertise (PROMISE) Act, which passed the House unanimously and was included in the amended version of S. 524.

 

Eagles get seven into NCAA II Outdoor Championships

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Seven University of Southern Indiana student-athletes punched tickets for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, as announced by the NCAA Tuesday afternoon.

The Screaming Eagles will send four men’s competitors and three women’s competitors to the national meet, which is May 26-28 at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Seniors Johnnie Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) and Tyler Pence (Springfield, Illinois) will compete in the 5,000 meters as well as the 10,000 meters. Pence won the national championship in the 10,000 meters a year ago, while Guy earned a national title in the 10,000 meters in 2014 before finishing second in 2015.

This marks the second consecutive year that Guy will enter the NCAA II Outdoor Championships ranked first in the nation in the 10,000 meters after earning an automatic qualifying mark with his time of 28 minutes, 34.79 seconds at the Payton Jordan Invitational.

Guy also ranks second in the field in the 5,000 meters after posting the nation’s second-fastest time (13:39.14) at the Mt. SAC Relays.

Pence ranks seventh in the field in the 10,000 meters after posting a qualifying time of 29:34.48 at the Hillsdale “Gina” Relays. He is 15th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:08.98.

Joining Guy and Pence are juniors Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana) and Josh Guy (Palmyra, Indiana), who earned spots in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 5,000 meters, respectively.

Broughton ranks seventh in the steeplechase field with a time of 8:58.73, while Josh Guy ranks ninth in the 10,000-meter field after posting a time of 29:35.88 at the Mt. SAC Relays.

Sophomore Emily Roberts (Fredericktown, Ohio) headlines USI’s women’s contingent, which also includes seniors Jamie Adkins (Owensboro, Kentucky) and Jessica Reeves(Midland, Michigan).

Roberts will compete in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters after posting automatic qualifying and school-record times in both events. She ranks third in both events after posting a time of 16:05.28 in the 5,000 meters and 33:54.72 in the 10,000 meters.

Adkins and Reeves join Roberts in the 10,000 meters after earning qualifying times at the Mt. SAC Relays. Adkins ranks 18th in the field with a time of 35:47.41, while Reeves is 20th in the field with a time of 35:53.19.

Prior to the NCAA’s announcement, the Eagles’ men moved up a spot to No. 14 in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association Top 25 computer rankings. The final pre-championship ranking is set to be released on Monday.

 

Clarifying New Rifle Law For Deer Hunting

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This deer hunting season, Hoosiers will have a wide-variety of rifles they can begin using. Under a new law passed this year, additional cartridges and calibers will be allowed on private land during the firearms season.

Cartridges that are now legal include, but are not limited to:

  • 6mm-06
  • 6mm BR Remington
  • 6mm PPC
  • 6mm Remington
  • .240 Weatherby
  • .243 Winchester
  • .243 Winchester Super Short Magnum
  • .30 Carbine
  • .30 Herrett
  • .30 Remington AR
  • .30-06 Springfield
  • .30-30 Winchester
  • .30-40 Krag
  • .300 AAC Blackout (.300 Whisper)
  • .300 H&H Magnum
  • .300 Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum
  • .300 Savage
  • .300 Weatherby Magnum
  • .300 Winchester Magnum
  • .300 Winchester Short Magnum
  • .300 Remington Ultra Magnum
  • .308 Marlin
  • .308 Winchester
  • 7.62x39mm
  • 7.62x54mmR

Additional requirements include:

  • The rifle must have a barrel length of at least 16 inches;
  • The rifle cartridges must have a cartridge case length of at least 1.16 inches;
  • The rifle cartridge must fire a bullet with a diameter that is .243 inches (6mm) or .308 inches (7.62mm);
  • No cartridges with a bullet diameter between .243 and .308 are legal. Example: .270 Winchester; and
  • A hunter may not carry more than 10 such cartridges while hunting.

Cartridges that have been allowed in previous years are still allowed to be used while hunting deer on both private and public property.

A partial list of cartridges not permitted under this law include the .270 Winchester, .38-55 Winchester, .444 Marlin and .45-70 Government.

Provisions under this law will expire after the 2020 deer season. At that time, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will submit an impact report to the governor and General Assembly.

Currently, the DNR is projecting this year’s firearm deer season to take place November 12 through November 27.

For more information on this new law, visit iga.in.gov, the DNR’s website www.in.gov/dnr/ or contact your local conservation officer.  As always, please contact me with questions or input at 317-232-9833 or by email at h75@iga.in.gov. I appreciate hearing from you in order to better represent our district. Stay up-to-date with the work being done at the Statehouse by signing up to receive my email updates at www.in.gov/h75.

COA: Evidence obtained during welfare check is admissible

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Scott Roberts for Www.theindianalawyer.com

The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled evidence from a search where police officers went into a house without a warrant to check on the children was valid evidence at trial and affirmed denial of a woman’s motion to suppress.

Butler University police pulled Jennifer Jones over and, during the stop, noticed the car smelled strongly of marijuana. Upon a search of the vehicle, the officer noticed a marijuana blunt in the ash tray and pills that were identified as a controlled substance. After Jones was placed under arrest, she said her children were home alone. The officers replied that they would arrange for their safety.

When an officer went to Jones’ house, he noticed a very strong marijuana odor. As he was searching for the children he also found marijuana plants and lighting systems. This was all taken into evidence after the children were turned over to the care of their grandparents.

At trial, Jones filed a motion to suppress the items from her house on the grounds it was a warrantless search, but the motion was denied. Jones filed an interlocutory appeal.

Jones claimed the 12-year-old child in the home was old enough to take care of the baby sitting responsibilities and thus the officers had no reason to enter the house.

However, the Court of Appeals pointed out that Jones, herself, expressed concern for the children’s safety several times.

“We cannot find many situations more urgent than three children left alone in their home in the middle of the night without any certainty as to when a responsible adult might next enter the house,” Judge Patricia Riley wrote for the panel. “…We conclude that the State established both exigency and an objectively reasonable belief that the children were in need of aid. Therefore, the officers’ warrantless entry of jones’ residence did not violate the Fourth Amendment.”

Jones also claimed an officer entered the basement and conducted a search after the children were found, but Riley wrote the record is unclear on that account and deferred to the trial court’s finding.

Finally Jones claimed Butler police should not have conducted the welfare check because the search exceeded their jurisdiction. However, the COA found Butler police can expand its reach when there is danger to personal or public safety.

The case is Jennifer Jones and Jamaal Jones v State of Indiana, 49A02-1508-CR-1148
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