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Police seeking info on missing Evansville woman

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The family of a missing Evansville woman is asking the public to share any information that may help them find her.

MARSHA MARTS (23) was reported missing on November 22. She was last seen in early October. Her last social media activity was on November 7th.
MARTS is 5’2″ and weighs 130lbs. She has brown hair and blue eyes.
There is no vehicle description available.
Anyone with info on MARTS is asked to call EPD at 436-7979 or 911.

Multi-Million Dollar Land Based Gaming Development at Tropicana Evansville

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Tropicana Entertainment Announces Plans for Multi-Million Dollar
Land Based Gaming Development at Tropicana Evansville

Tropicana Entertainment Inc. (“Tropicana”) announced today its plans for a land based casino development project at its Tropicana Evansville, Indiana property. The development project envisions an approximately 75,000 sq. ft. single-level casino and entertainment facility, at an estimated cost of approximately fifty million ($50,000,000.00) dollars. The new casino would be situated on land owned by Tropicana between its existing hotels, Tropicana Evansville Hotel and the LeMerigot Hotel, and would replace Tropicana’s current riverboat casino.

In conjunction with the announcement of the development project, the City of Evansville and Tropicana have entered into a non-binding letter of intent (“LOI”) that outlines the scope of the project and proposed lease amendments to the lease agreement (the “Lease”) between Tropicana Evansville and the City of Evansville Redevelopment Commission (“Evansville Redevelopment Commission”) to accomplish the development of Tropicana Evansville. The principal terms of the LOI provide that in exchange for the $50 Million development project and an aggregate $25 Million pre-payment of rent to the City of Evansville, upon completion of the project Tropicana Evansville would receive $20 Million in development credits in the form of Lease rent credits, and the Tropicana Evansville Lease options would be extended for an additional 15 years through December 31, 2055. Upon completion of the land-based facility, Tropicana Evansville would remove its existing gaming vessel and contribute $1 Million toward the City of Evansville’s plan to relocate an historic LST 325 World War II vessel to the dockside location of the current Tropicana gaming vessel.

Subject to timely finalization of a Lease amendment with the Evansville Redevelopment Commission and receipt of regulatory approvals and permits, including approval by the Indiana Gaming Commission, Tropicana anticipates groundbreaking to take place in the first quarter of 2016, with an expected 18 to 24-month construction period.

This major proposed investment by Tropicana follows amendments to Indiana law earlier this year that permit Indiana riverboat casinos to move landside, subject to certain limitations, and demonstrates Tropicana’s continued commitment to its employees, casino customers and the Evansville, Indiana community.

“Today’s announcement will further galvanize economic development in downtown Evansville and is the first step toward reshaping our riverfront, bringing more options for entertainment while connecting to our city’s historical past,” said Mayor Lloyd Winnecke. “The City of Evansville has long enjoyed a strong partnership with Tropicana Entertainment, and this new multi-million dollar investment seals the deal that our partnership will continue in the future.”

“We would like to thank Mayor Winnecke and the City of Evansville for working with us on this major development project that we believe would benefit Tropicana and the Evansville community for years to come. This is a substantial investment for Tropicana and demonstrates our commitment to the continued growth and development of Evansville and the surrounding region,” said Tony Rodio, Tropicana’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

“Tropicana Evansville is committed to providing exciting new gaming product and entertainment experiences for all of our customers. The new land-based, multi-purpose casino and entertainment facility would offer easy access from our two existing hotels and parking garage and bring about an enhanced experience for our guests with new gaming, food and beverage options, and more”, said Rodio.

About Tropicana Entertainment

Tropicana Entertainment Inc. (OTCQB: TCPA) is a publicly traded company that, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates eight casinos and resorts in Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey and Aruba. Tropicana properties collectively have approximately 7,166 employees, 5,525 rooms, 8,035 slot positions and 304 table games. The company is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tropicana is a majority-owned subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, L.P. (NASDAQ: IEP). To learn more about Tropicana, visit www.Tropicanacasinos.com.
About Tropicana Evansville
Tropicana Evansville is a casino, hotel and entertainment facility situated on the Ohio river in Evansville, Indiana that includes a 2,700 passenger riverboat casino, a 250 room hotel, a 96 room boutique hotel, an executive conference center, a 1,660 vehicle parking garage and Riverfront Pavilion housing pre-boarding facilities, retail shops, restaurants and lounge area.

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 Monday, Nov. 23, 2015.

Matthew Joseph Peavler Dealing in a narcotic drug, Level 5 felony
Dealing in a narcotic drug, Level 5 felony
Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony

Brandy Lamar McPheeters Battery against a public safety official, Level 6 felony

Cordario Edward Miles Dealing in a narcotic drug, Level 3 felony
Dealing in a narcotic drug, Level 5 felony
Dealing in a narcotic drug, Level 5 felony

Wayne Edward Dye Criminal confinement, Level 6 felony
Battery, Class B misdemeanor

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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ANCHOR BABY BATTLE

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Raging Moderate by Will Durst

Prepare for earth-shattering news – immigration has become a key issue in the race for the Republican nomination. Yes. Again. It’s what folks in the garden industry call a perennial. Or rather, biennial, as it happens like clockwork every year ending in an even number. It’s as predictable as fruit flies in the dumpster behind a produce store on garbage day.

Every election cycle, the GOP energizes its base by sounding the newcomer alarm. This proud, honored American tradition dates back to the Iroquois, “Can’t let those damn Europeans in, they’ll ruin everything.”

Donald Trump dominated the early rounds of the Xenophobic Grand Nationals, vowing to deport all 11,000,000 undocumented residents. Which, according to immigration officials, at a rate of 400,000 a year, would take 27 and a half years, just in time for Sofia Vergara’s 71st birthday. It makes you think “Make America Great Again” is shorthand for “Make America White Again.”

This is in addition to the Trump Wall, which is guaranteed to be “tremendous and beautiful.” But how the developer plans to build a 20 foot-high, 1952 mile-long wall on the Mexican border without using Mexican labor remains a mystery. What’s the plan here? Draft housewives from San Diego? “Marilyn, hand me that masonry trowel would you? And grab some spiral shank nails, we need to buttress that stanchion.”

It took the Chinese multiple centuries to build the Great Wall, requiring the forced labor of millions of peasants. Is it just me, or does importing millions of Chinese peasants to build a wall to keep out Mexican immigrants seem counter-productive?

But the big fat ugly dispute right now is between those rutting buck Senators, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. Rightly calculating there is only room for one establishment candidate not named Bush, the two are butting heads over past, present and future statements, each claiming the other is soft, softer, softest on illegals.

That’s right, two sons of Cuban immigrants are locking antlers over who is more anti-immigrant. You can’t make stuff up like this. In the Republican version of West Side Story, the Sharks rumble the Sharks.

Back in 2013, as a founding member of the Gang of Eight, Rubio helped draft a bill that granted undocumented workers the right to remain in the country. Lambasted by hard liners as… “amnesty,” the Florida Senator immediately saw the error of his ways, and voted against the very bill he co- sponsored. So it seems he’s getting the hang of this whole leadership thing.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz is fixated like a dog with a chew toy on the loss of jobs and laughingly envisions immigrants crossing with journalism degrees, implying that journalism degrees are a pathway to jobs. Hah. Talk about out of touch. Nobody bothers to mention that if you’re losing your job to someone with a 5th grade education who doesn’t speak English, maybe immigration isn’t your biggest problem.

So the race for the nomination comes down to which of these two 44-year-old anchor babies is best able to convince the American people that he can make this country great again by getting back all those fruit picking jobs we’ve dreamed of all our lives. “Working outdoors. Sleeping on the ground. Just like camping, only different.”

Adopt A Pet

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COA reverses sentence imposed after failed drug program completion

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Jennifer Nelson for www.theindianalawyer.com

A man who was ordered to serve 20 years – the maximum sentence for a Class B felony – after not completing a drug court program due to smoking Spice will be resentenced. The Indiana Court of Appeals found the trial court selected his sentence based on his failure to complete the program.

Ralph Jackson pleaded guilty in 2010 to Class B felony dealing in a Schedule II controlled substance, and as part of his plea, he was to participate in the Howard County Drug Court program. His sentencing was deferred pending completion of the program. But Jackson’s participation was terminated after it was alleged he smoked Spice and drove another drug court participant to purchase Spice.

The probation department and Jackson sought a 10-year sentence, but the trial court imposed the maximum sentence of 20 years. The judge, when sentencing Jackson, explained he imposed the enhanced sentence because of Jackson’s drug use while in the drug court program and his helping a fellow participant obtain drugs. The judge did not issue a sentencing statement that addressed the specific facts relating to Jackson’s crime for which he was being sentenced. Jackson had sold 10 methadone pills for $81.

“The sparse sentencing statement does not facilitate an independent review of the nature of the offense and the character of the offender,” Judge L. Mark Bailey wrote.

“Although a sentencing court has options vis-á-vis the execution of a sentence, including such things as community placements, work release, home detention, drug court participation and the like, the trial court does not have the option of selecting a sentence based solely on the defendant’s conduct apart from the circumstances of the crime. Because the trial court did not issue an adequate sentencing statement, it abused its sentencing discretion.”

The case, Ralph Jackson v. State of Indiana, 34A02-1505-CR-453, is remanded for the trial court to sentence Jackson on the felony, accompanied by a sentencing statement that is adequate to facilitate appellate review.

Cornucopia of USI basketball over Thanksgiving

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University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball has a cornucopia of games slated for Thanksgiving week, beginning with a match-up against Kentucky State University Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Physical Activities Center. The Thanksgiving calendar concludes on Friday and Saturday when the Screaming Eagles host the eighth-annual Bill Joergens Memorial Classic at the PAC.

The 2015 Bill Joergens Memorial Classic features USI, nationally top-ranked Bellarmine University, sixth-ranked Midwestern State University, and Ohio Valley University. The classic begins at 5:15 p.m. Friday when Bellarmine plays Midwestern State, followed by USI taking on Ohio Valley at 7:30 p.m. The conclusion of the classic is Saturday when Bellarmine and Ohio Valley play at 5:15 p.m. and USI and Midwestern State tip off at 7:30 p.m.

Game coverage for USI Men’s Basketball games, including live stats, audio and video, is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The Eagle games also can be heard over the air on WEOA 98.5FM/1400AM and WPSR 90.7FM.

This Week’s USI Men’s Basketball Quick Notes: 

Eagles win 32nd-straight home opener. USI won its 32nd-straight home opener in the victory over Lees-McRae College, 118-104, last week.

Non-conference foes have tough going against USI. USI is 193-23 (.894) against non-GLVC teams during the last 23 seasons. Of the 23 losses, two have come in the NCAA Division II Tournament Finals and three in the NCAA II Great Lakes Regional. USI also has won 50-straight non-conference games at the PAC since losing to Northwest Missouri State University in 2007-08.

Going over the century mark. USI’s 118 points versus Lees-McRae was the first time the Eagles had eclipse the 100-point plateau since the 2013-14 season and the first time at the Physical Activities Center since the 2012-13 campaign. The 118-104 USI-Lees-McRae score also marked the first Eagles game with both teams scoring 100-or-more points since the 2002-03 season.

Drummond has career and record night versus Lees-McRae. Junior guard Bobo Drummond posted a career-high 24 points versus Lees-McRae and set a USI single-game record of seven-of-seven from beyond the three-point arc. The old USI record of six-of-six was matched twice, including the last time by Geoff Van Winkle as a freshman in 2004.

Double Double-Double Trouble. Junior forward Terrence Tisdell and junior guard Jeril Taylor posted their first USI double-doubles as Eagles in the win over Lees-McRae. Tisdell had 20 points and a game-high 11 rebounds versus the Bobcats, while Taylor dropped in 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, nine boards coming on the defensive end.

The Eagles win the battle on the boards. The Eagles won the battle on the boards with the Bobcats, 45-36, and have outrebounded the opposition 149 of 180 games during Head Coach Rodney Watsontenure at the helm.

USI vs. Kentucky State. The Thorobreds of KSU are 1-2 to start 2015-16 after losing in overtime time to Wilberforce University, defeating Asbury University and falling to Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.

Kentucky State in 2015-16. The Thorobreds of KSU lost their season opener, 72-70, over Wilberforce University. They are slated to play Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis on Saturday before visiting USI.

History of the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic. The Bill Joergens Memorial Classic is dedicated to the memory of Bill Joergens, who played on the first USI men’s basketball team in the late 1960s and continued his support of USI Athletics by becoming chair of the Varsity Club. A part of Joergens’ legacy is the development of the Varsity Club Steak Fry and Auction, which has raised nearly $500,000 since 1992. Upon losing his battle with cancer, Joergens left a major portion of his estate to the USI men’s basketball program. The estate funds this tournament and fifth-year scholarship aid for USI men’s basketball players, who have exhausted their eligibility.

USI in the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic. USI is 13-1 in the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic that began in the 2007-08 season. The Eagles outscored their opponents in the six previous classics, 82.9-66.6 (1326-1065).

USI vs. Ohio Valley. The Eagles hold a 5-0 all-time series record over the Fighting Scots, including last season’s 84-83 win over Ohio Valley in the Bellarmine Classic.

Ohio Valley in 2015-16. The Fighting Scots of Ohio Valley are 1-3 in 2015-16, losing their last three games after winning the season opener. Ohio Valley plays at Texas A&M International University Tuesday before visiting the PAC this weekend.

USI vs. Midwestern State. USI and Midwestern State will be playing each other for the first time in men’s basketball during the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic.

Midwestern State in 2015-16. The Mustangs of Midwestern State are a perfect 3-0 to start the 2015-16 campaign and ranked sixth-nationally. Midwestern State, which plays at Colorado State University-Pueblo Tuesday before traveling to USI, is averaging 95.3 points per contest through the first three games.

 

IS IT TRUE NOVEMBER 24, 2015

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IS IT TRUE that VA Docs May Recommend Rx Marijuana?  …Legislation passed November 10 by the U.S. Senate includes a provision that would allow Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to recommend medical marijuana to patients in states where it is legal?  …some veterans groups have pressed Congress for years to allow the drug for patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder? …the so-called Veterans Equal Access Amendment would do so? …the prevision does not change current laws preventing the possession or dispensing of marijuana on VA property, but simply allows veterans to discuss all options that are legally available in their state with their VA doctor? … the provision was inserted into the Military and Veterans Construction bill, which the Senate passed unanimously?  …for more details,  see this Military.com article.

IS IT TRUE we hear that a not-for-profit veterans group that trains Therapy Dogs are hoping to lease the vacant and dilapidated CVS building. on North Main?  …the DMD paid $500,000 plus for this building  and we hope this not-for-profit Veterans group can afford to pay market value to lease this building?  …we wonder who’s going to pay for a new roof to be installed and the expensive renovation on the interior in order to make the building useable?…we feel that training Therapy Dogs for our returning Veterans is a worthy cause and we hope that this not-for-profit Veterans group have the financial support to make this move a reality?

IS IT TRUE that award-winning author and Dove Award-nominated singer/songwriter Andrew Peterson is coming to Evansville?  …Andrew Peterson will be kicking off his 16th annual Christmas tour, Behold the Lamb of God, in Evansville?   …Andrew Peterson will be joined by Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter Cindy Morgan?   …Andrew will be joined by Cindy and his highly talented band for this great show?

IS IT TRUE that the concert will be held on Wednesday, December 2 at 7:00pm at the historic Victory Theatre in downtown Evansville?  …you can purchase special discounted tickets online with a promotional code or purchase in person at the Ford Center Box Office to avoid Ticketmaster processing fees?   …tickets are available for just $18, $23 or $33 at the Box Office?

IS IT TRUE that the Evansville Rescue Mission will be supported through proceeds from the concert?

IS IT TRUE that the concert will be an excellent way to prepare for the holiday season and remember the true meaning of Christmas?

IS IT TRUE our “READERS POLL” question is; “Do you feel it’s a smart marketing move for the CCO to print copy of their publication”?

IS IT TRUE over the “next several days the City County Observer shall be doing some annual maintenance and redesign work on our publication?   …we shall be posting some articles of interest during that time?  …we will not be posting any “IS IT TRUE” comments during this time?   We wish you a “Happy Thanksgiving”!

NEXT WEEK ANDREW PETERSON KICKS OFF CHRISTMAS TOUR IN EVANSVILLE, IN

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Andrew Peterson is kicking off his Christmas tour at the Victory Theatre in Evansville, IN on December 2 at 7:00 p.m. He will be joined by special guest, Cindy Morgan.

Evansville, IN: Tickets prices are $33.00, $23.00, and $18.00. Tickets can be purchased at the Ford Center Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone by calling 1-800-745-3000 or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

More information about Andrew Peterson and the concert can be found at

www.methodisttemple.com/andrewpeterson

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