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LEASE UPDATE: Evansville IceMen Not Happy With City Contract Proposal

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On Wednesday, the City provided its best offer on what it is financially willing to do for a new lease. The City said it was up to the IceMen whether or not to accept the City’s proposal. “Not only is the offer far short of what we hoped for, their best offer is actually worse than the current lease. We have been telling the City since February 2015 that we need a better lease. If that is the best the City can offer us there is simply no way we can accept it,” said Geary.

It is the IceMen’s understanding that the City cannot move any further on the financial conditions of the lease terms. The City and the IceMen are several hundred thousand dollars apart on the deal. “The IceMen have been trying to find new ways to bring value to both sides in order to bridge the gap. We have done that by presenting new concepts to the City, including rink naming rights and new ways to bring more bodies into the arena which increases the City’s food and beverage revenue. If the IceMen hadn’t done that, we felt the gap would be insurmountable. It appears those efforts were just not enough,” said Geary. The IceMen will continue to try and find ways to make a lease possible in Evansville, and will explore all avenues to keep the IceMen in this area.

“As I have said before, I’m happy to have invested in the team and in the City, but after spending millions with no return we need a lease that is fair and does not take advantage of us,” said Geary. “I think we have the best fans in the league. I think that is the result of our organization developing a great game day experience. If we can continue that experience in the Ford Center it would be a best case scenario,” Geary added.

Aces Return Home for Loyola and Bradley

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Women’s Basketball looking to get back on track in first MVC home weekend

 Two individual milestones are within reach this weekend for the University of Evansville women’s basketball team as both Sara Dickey and Sasha Robinson will be looking to continue stamping their names in the Purple Aces history books when both Loyola and Bradley pay a visit to the Ford Center on Friday and Sunday.

 

Tipoff on Friday against Loyola is scheduled for 7 p.m., and Sunday’s showdown with Bradley is slated for 1 p.m.

 

Dickey, who has registered double-digit points in 10 of UE’s 13 games this season, enters the weekend with 1,354 career points, which is eight points shy of former player Amy Lefever at No. 5 on the Aces’ all-time scoring list. The junior is averaging 15.6 points per game this season, and she leads the Aces (1-12, 0-2 MVC) in three-pointers with 32 on the year, which accounts for 37.6% of UE’s treys.

 

Robinson, who made her 2015-16 debut just five games ago, is averaging eight points this season. The Nashville, Ind., native enjoyed one of the best outings of her career a week ago, tying a career high with 17 points in last Friday’s loss to UNI. She is just six rebounds shy of joining the 500 career rebound club.

 

The duo, which has played in all four meetings between UE and Loyola since the Ramblers joined the Missouri Valley in the 2013-14 season, will be looking to continue the success that has seen the Aces take home three of those contests, including both meetings at the Ford Center.

 

This season, Loyola has posted a 5-7 record, and they are currently riding a three-game winning streak, picking up road victories at DePaul, Rice and Bradley.

 

Meanwhile, Bradley is 4-8 on the year and will be taking a four-game losing streak into the weekend. The Braves, who have dropped two of their last three meetings with UE, will play at Southern Illinois on Friday before making the trip to Evansville on Sunday.

 

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016.

Brian Lekeith Butler Strangulation, Level 6 felony

Domestic battery, Level 6 felony

Heath Martin Blaze Weatherholt Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony

Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony

Dennis Ray Hall Jr. Dealing in methamphetamine, Level 2 felony

Dealing in a Schedule I controlled substance, Level 4 felony

Ronald Dewayne Griffith Theft, Level 6 felony

Blake Stephen Koch Pointing a firearm, Level 6 felony

Carrying a handgun without a license, Class A misdemeanor

Marc Ashleymaris Beswick Burglary, Level 5 felony

Theft, Level 6 felony

Attempted theft, Class A misdemeanor

Leonel Bartolon Velazquez Resisting law enforcement, Level 6 felony

Thomas Wayne Heil Jr. Operating a vehicle with an ACE of .08 or more, Level 6 felony

David Jeron Simpson Operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator, Level 6 felony 

Ronald Lee McClain Operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more, Level 6 felony

Matthew Aaron Knight Battery by means of a deadly weapon, Level 5 felony

Intimidation, Level 5 felony

Shane Michael Elenbaas Intimidation, Level 5 felony

Battery, Class B misdemeanor

Public intoxication, Class B misdemeanor

Meghan Lea Browning Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life, Level 5 felony

Christopher Barris Stone Theft, Level 6 felony

Taran Markel Johnson Theft of a firearm, Level 6 felony

Theft, Class A misdemeanor

Ronnie Edward Simpson Domestic battery, Level 6 felony

Mykel Antwain Grissett Possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 felony

Theft, Level 6 felony

False informing, Class B misdemeanor

Gary Williams Jr. Burglary, Level 2 felony

Alana Marie Copeland Legend Drug deception, Level 6 felony

Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug look-alike substance, Class A misdemeanor

Shayna Elaine Meece Counterfeiting, Level 6 felony

Criminal trespass, Class A misdemeanor

Brent Demario Sanders Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person with a passenger less than 18 years of age, Level 6 felony

Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, Level 6 felony

Fernando Lon Wilson Jr. Domestic battery, Level 6 felony

Battery, Class B misdemeanor

Michael Lamar Duckworth Theft of a firearm, Level 6 felony

Carrying a handgun without a license, Class A misdemeanor

Darrell Lee Cohoon Resisting law enforcement, Level 6 felony

Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug look-alike substance, Class A misdemeanor

Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor

Egidijus Mockevicius Earns Lou Henson Award Honor

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Senior is nation’s leading rebounder

BOSTON – Evansville’s Egidijus Mockevicius is the recipient of the Lou Henson award mid-season honors.

The 6-foot-10 senior leads the nation in rebounding (14.5 rpg) and is averaging 17.9 points per game for the Purple Aces.

Mockevicius has posted double-digit rebound totals in all but one game this season. He grabbed 21 rebounds against both Missouri State and Santa Clara. He had 26 points and 14 rebounds in a win over Belmont.

The native of Lithuania has helped Evansville to its best-ever ranking in the Mid-Major Top 25.

The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the top Mid-Major player in division I college basketball.

The award is named in honor of Lou Henson who coached 41 years. When he left the game in 2005 he was sixth all-time in career Division I wins with 779. He is the winningest coach at both Illinois and New Mexico State. He is one of only 12 coaches in the history of the game to take two schools to the Final Four.

The recipient of the 2016 award will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com Award Presentation on April 1 in Houston, site of the men’s division I national championship.

VCSO Delivers Canned Goods to Food Pantry

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Members of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office delivered over 2,500 canned food items to the St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Pantry.

Sheriff Dave Wedding explained, “As members of law enforcement we know first hand that need has no season. This past December I spoke to the staff of the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry who explained that after Christmas is a critical time for them. Most people are finished with their donations for the season, but the need continues into the new year.”

Sheriff Wedding organized a canned food drive at the Sheriff’s Office in order to benefit the food pantry. Sheriff Wedding explained, “Every area of our office was involved, from the jail division to our patrol section. The confinement officers at the jail even had a contest to see which shift could bring in the most cans.” Sheriff Wedding added, “I am very proud of our staff for stepping up to help those in need.”

The Sheriff’s Office filled two pick-up trucks with canned goods and delivered them to St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry at 809 N Lafayette Avenue.  News 14 was on-scene and spoke to Sheriff Wedding. A video of that interview is posted here.

Pictured above: Confinement Officers prepare to load canned goods at the jail.

 

 

 

Aces battle to the end at Wichita State

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UE falls just short by a final of 67-64

 

WICHITA, Kan. – Junior Jaylon Brown put forth one of the best efforts of his career, scoring 18 points, but a pair of late triples saw Wichita State hang on for a 67-64 victory over the University of Evansville men’s basketball team on Wednesday evening.

 

“When we made that run in the second half, it is as competitive as we have been since the end of the break,” head coach Marty Simmons said.  “This is a confidence booster for us, it’s a great environment to play in.  We can take away a bunch of positives from this game going forward.”

 

Brown led the way for the Purple Aces (13-3, 2-1 MVC) with 18 points on a 7/12 shooting night.  D.J. Balentine finished the night with 14 while Adam Wing had 12 points.  Egidijus Mockevicius led everyone with 16 rebounds.  The Shockers (9-5, 3-0 MVC) were led by Anton Grady, who had 15 points and seven rebounds.

 

Evansville had a solid shooting night, finishing at 48%, but the Shockers difference came in bench points as they notched 28.

 

“We played really hard and showed that we can play against anyone,” Mislav Brzoja said.  “I am proud of our guys for the way that we competed as a team.”

 

A defensive battle in the first half led to a 32-27 score at the break.  The Shockers scored the first four points of the night on their way to a 6-2 lead.  Adam Wing shot the Aces right back in it with a triple just over four minutes in and a Balentine jumper gave UE its first lead at 7-6 on the next possession.

 

Wichita rallied back as a 9-0 run gave them their largest lead to that point – 17-9 – nine minutes in.  Evansville clawed its way back as a pair of Jaylon Brown buckets and a Mislav Brzoja 3-pointer got the Aces back within one at 22-21 inside of the 8-minute mark.  WSU utilized an and-one by Markis McDuffie to take a 32-24 lead before another Brzoja triple made it a 32-27 game at the half.

 

Adam Wing’s second trey of the night marked the first points of the second half and got UE within a pair at 32-30, but Wichita came back as a Conner Frankamp triple seven minutes into the period gave them their largest lead of the day at 44-35.  Still down by nine at 50-41, the Aces made a 7-0 run over the course of just a minute.  Brzoja registered the first five points of the run before Jaylon Brown capped it off with a jumper to make it a 50-48 score inside of seven minutes remaining.

 

A 4-0 run put the Shockers back up at 54-48, but an old-fashioned 3-point play by Egidijus Mockevicius got UE within a possession at 54-51.  Back-to-back buckets by Brown inside the 4-minute mark tied the score up at 57-57, but a triple from Evan Wessel put the Shockers back on top at 60-57.  Another triple in the final minutes by the Shockers put the finishing touches on the win.

 

Saturday will mark the first in a stretch of three home contests in four dates as the Purple Aces welcome Bradley to the Ford Center.  The game is set for 3 p.m.

 

North Alum Presents Interactive Science Program at Highland

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Thursday, Jan. 7. —  8:30-9:30 AM;  12:00-1:00 PM; and 1:25-2:25 PM

Highland Elementary

 

Background: Megan Wade, a North High School grad and a junior at Anderson University (a science education major who wants to come back to Evansville to teach) is presenting an interactive and highly visual science program to several classes of students.  Megan will be doing a series of experiments set to music for the kids; explaining the experiments after and then working with the kids on two, hands-on experiments.   This is an event she has created through her experiences at Anderson University.

 

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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IS IT TRUE JANUARY 7, 2016

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IS IT TRUE we hope that City Council attorney Josh Clayborne will acknowledged that the CCO was correct in stating that one of the qualifications for being a member of the Evansville Police Merit Commission is that the appointee must be a resident voters of the County?

IS IT TRUE we were also correct when we pointed out that City Council appointee Brandon Scott to the Evansville Police Merit Commission wasn’t a resident voters of the County at the time he was elected to that position?

IS IT TRUE because Brandon Scott wasn’t a resident voters of Vanderburgh County when he was elected to this position we wonder if this disqualifies him from serving on the Evansville Police Merit Commission?

IS IT TRUE we expect that City Council attorney Josh Clayborne will contend that Brandon Scott can register to vote just before he gets sworn in as Police Merit Commissioner and by doing so this will make him a legal member of this board?

IS IT TRUE  if you look at the Police Merit Commission code on the city site, it does not mention “registered voter”?  …It says “resident voter” of the county”? …we guess it hinges on the legal definition of “resident voter” verses “registered voter”?

IS IT TRUE Democratic party Chairman Rob Faulkner recently held a meeting of office holders to discuss future political strategy?  …he’s about a year late holding a political strategy meeting?

IS IT TRUE that long term Pigeon Township Trustee Mary Hart has abruptly resigned her Vice Chairmanship position with the Vanderburgh Democratic party?

IS IT TRUE we are hearing that many citizens of the 4th Ward are extremely upset about the way Missy Mosby,  Jonathan Weavers and Anne Hargis  offended Rev Brooks and his supporters at Mondays City Council meeting?  …we were told that Missy Mosby and Jonathan Weaver better forget selling or listing any houses in the 4th ward?  …we were  told that Anne Hargis should expect very little support with her not-for -profit organization from some of the citizens of the 4th Ward?

IS IT TRUE  that ERC President is tamping down expectations about Evansville’s ability to retain the Evansville Icemen? …that neither the Icemen owner Ron Geary nor the Mayor’s office are expressing optimism on reaching an agreement?  …we predict both sides will give in a little and the Icemen will stay in Evansville?  …we also predict that Ron Geary will teach Mayor Lloyd Winnecke’s  and his Chief of Staff Steve Schaefer a thing or two about the art of negotations?

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