Four County Recorder Office Staff Will Lose Their Jobs Come January 1, 2016.
Dear Colleagues:
As many of you may be aware, during the budget hearings in September, County Council removed four line items from our staff. What that means for you and for us, is that four of our seven front office staff will lose their jobs come January 1, 2016. It also means that there is a strong likelihood that our office functionality will decrease severely, and that our efforts to support you in this transition of new CFPB laws will be reduced. In response, Z will be making a statement at the County Council Personnel and Finance meeting on November 25, 2015 at 8:00am. She would like me to invite you to attend the meeting. It is her hope that you will aid us in making it known to the council that a full staff is indispensable, and that is a complete disservice to you and our community to remove them from this office.
Following this meeting, a second one to solidify the events of the 25th will be open to the public as well on December 2, 2015 at 3:30pm. Z would also like me to encourage your attendance to this as well. Your support is valued and much appreciated.
Sincerely,
Shannon Edwards
Vanderburgh County Chief Deputy Recorder
1 NW Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Rm 231
Evansville IN 47708
Police respond to burglary alarm, catch suspect in the act
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When the first officer arrived, he began checking the business. While he was doing the check, he saw a man drop down from the ceiling into the business. Other officers arrived and set up a perimeter around the building. Officers saw the man looking through medications and loading items into a bag.
The suspect, JUSTIN BURTON, exited the building and was confronted by police. Burton ran towards the northwest as officers chased him. Burton was captured after a brief chase. Burton dropped the bag of stolen items, but officers recovered it after the chase. The bag contained several thousand pills.
During the burglary and theft, Burton caused an estimated $3,000 in damage to the store’s medication dispensing machine.
Burton was arrested for:
Burglary L5 Felony
Theft Level 6 Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement Class A Misdemeanor
Criminal Mischief Class A Misdemeanor
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
Tropicana Entertainment Announces Plans for Multi-Million Dollar
Land Based Gaming Development at Tropicana Evansville
Tropicana Entertainment Inc. (“Tropicanaâ€) 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 (“LOIâ€) that outlines the scope of the project and proposed lease amendments to the lease agreement (the “Leaseâ€) between Tropicana Evansville and the City of Evansville Redevelopment Commission (“Evansville Redevelopment Commissionâ€) 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.â€
“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 moreâ€, 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
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.â€
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.â€
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.â€
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.â€
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COA reverses sentence imposed after failed drug program completion
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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.â€
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.