Early Morning Saturation Patrol near Toyota Nets 28 Traffic Tickets
After receiving complaints regarding speeding and dangerous driving on Tulip Tree Drive and other county roads near Toyota, Indiana State Police and Gibson County Sheriff’s Department teamed up this morning and conducted a saturation patrol. Between 4:00 and 6:30, Trooper Paul Stolz, Trooper John Davis and Gibson County Sheriff’s Deputy John Fisher issued 28 traffic tickets and 10 warnings. Troopers encourage motorists to slow down and obey the posted speed limits. Saturation patrols will continue to help ensure motorists drive safely.
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Former JA chief loses defamation appeal against attorney
The former president and CEO of Junior Achievement of Indiana lost a defamation appeal against an Indianapolis attorney Tuesday. The Indiana Supreme Court ruled the complaint was time-barred.
Jeffrey M. Miller named Ice Miller LLP partner Kristine C. Danz in a lawsuit that claimed she defamed him as he was attempting to obtain a job with the city of Indianapolis. Before Danz’s identity was known, Miller had named her “John Doe #8, a partner, employee or agent of Ice Miller.â€
Danz was granted summary judgment at the trial court, which the Court of Appeals affirmed. Justices of the Supreme Court agreed, finding that Miller had reason to know Danz’s identity long before she was named as a defendant in one of many suits Miller and his wife, Cynthia, filed.
“Finding that the existence and identity of Kristine C. Danz was not unknown to the plaintiff before he commenced this action, yet he waited until after expiration of the applicable statute of limitations to substitute her name for John Doe #8, we affirm summary judgment in Danz’s favor,†Justice Brent Dickson wrote for the court in  Jeffrey M. Miller and Cynthia S. Miller v. Kristine C. Danz, 49S05-1506-PL-400.
“It is undisputed that all of Miller’s claims against Danz are subject to a two-year statute of limitations. … The parties also agree that Miller’s cause of action arose, at the latest, on March 19, 2010, the day Miller learned through a conversation with Chris Cotterill, then Chief of Staff for the Mayor of Indianapolis, that others had made statements to Cotterill that may have influenced his decision not to hire Miller. Both parties argue in part that Trial Rule 17(F) is limited by Trial Rule 15(C). We disagree,†Dickson wrote.
“In this matter of first impression, we find Trial Rule 15(C) does not supersede Trial Rule 17(F) nor does it apply to the ‘John Doe’ situation before us and affirm the trial court’s judgment on the proper application of Trial Rule 17(F) alone.â€
IU Trustees Request Release of State Appropriation for Evansville Medical Education Facility
The Indiana University Board of Trustees has voted to officially request the release of previously appropriated state funds so work on a multi-institutional health education facility in downtown Evansville, Ind., can move forward.
A similar vote is expected by the University of Southern Indiana Board of Trustees for USI’s portion of the project at its July meeting.
“This project will significantly increase the opportunities for medical and health-related education in Evansville and across southwestern Indiana, and we hope also will serve as a catalyst for continued economic development in downtown Evansville,” said Tom Morrison, IU’s vice president for facilities and capital planning. “We are very appreciative of the support shown by the city of Evansville and the General Assembly for this project and are looking forward to breaking ground within the coming months.”
The 145,000-square-foot facility will house expanded IU School of Medicine operations in the city as well as health-related education programs from the University of Southern Indiana and the University of Evansville, with IU using about 87,000 square feet of the space. It is expected to be completed by the start of the 2017-18 academic year.
FOOT NOTE:  this news release was taken off the City  Web Site.
CITY COUNTY OBSERVER WEEKLY
CCO POLICY STATEMENT:  If any family member objects to the “CAUSE OF DEATH” reports being posted on their loved one in the City County Observer please contact us at citycountyobserver.com and we shall gladly take it down.
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VANDERBURGH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Â “CAUSE OF DEATH” Â REPORT AS OF 6-12-15
Ainsworth, William L. 80, Respiratory Failure, Endstage Renal Failure & Hypertension, 6/1/2015
Albin, Lonnie Gayle 76, Cholangiocarcinoma with Liver Metastasis, 6/4/2015
Anderson, Dotie L. 72, Suamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus & Gastronomy Tube Dehiscence, 5/31/2015
Barton, Mary Lou 93, Respiratory Failure, Malignant Pleural Effusion & Metastatic Gastric Carcinoma, 5/29/2015
Beerwart, Charlotte N. 88, Congestive Heart Failure & Alzheimers Dementia, 6/3/2015
Biggs, Robert Leon 66, Respiratory Failure, Multiple Displaced Rib Fractures & Blunt Force Trauma to the Chest from Scooter Accident, 6/4/2015
Brown, Roger D. 70, Endstage Renal Disease, 6/8/2015
Burgess, Carolyn F. 79, Ventilator Dependent Respiratory Failure, Bilateral Pneumonia, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Sepsis & Septic Shock, 6/5/2015
Carver, Patricia Louise 80, Acute Myocardial Infarction, 6/6/2015
Crane, Grace Lucille 97, Respiratory Failure & Alzheimer’s Disease, 6/1/2015
Curtis, James Hamilton 60, Cirrhosis of Liver & Alcoholic Liver Disease, 6/1/2015
Davis, Lorene 99, Alzheimer’s Dementia & Congestive Heart Failure, 6/1/2015
Dick, Mary Ann 80, Cerebrovascular & Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease, 5/26/2015
Dodson, Robert Allen 75, Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, 6/6/2015
Embry, Shelby Gene 74, Right Lung Carcinoma & Pericardial Effusion, 6/6/2015
French, Ricky Lee 65, Pancreatic Cancer, 6/4/2015
Frier, Gilbert 90, Sepsis, Biventricular Congestive Heart Failure, 6/4/2015
Garland, Glenn 57, Squamous Cell Lung Cancer, 6/3/2015
Glass, William E. 80, Senile Dementia, 5/27/2015
Grassman, Joseph Nicholas 95, Respiratory Failure, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage & Blunt Force Trauma from Fall, 6/5/2015
Greenwalt, Wilma Joyce 65, Systolic Congestive Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy & Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 5/28/2015
Gross, Robert D. 80, Pulmonary Hypertension, Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 6/8/2015
Grove, Jennifer Lynn 59, Malignant Melanoma of Rectum & Liver & Lung Metastasis of Melanoma, 6/5/2015
Haefner, Shirley Rose 75, Malignant Neoplasm of the Renal Kidney, 5/30/2015
Hall, Erma F. 89, Pneumonia, Urinary Tract Infection, Septic Shock & Acute Encephalopathy, 6/2/2015
Harper, Paul Wallace 82, Aspiration Pneumonia, 6/5/2015
Hunt, Robert E. 80, Multi-System Organ Failure, Sepsis & Pancreatic Cancer With Liver Metastasis, 6/8/2015
King, Donald G. 88, Respiratory Failure, Diastolic Heart Failure & Hypertension, 6/3/2015
Kleeman, Jonell M. 53, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, 6/2/2015
Knowles, Sharon Bernice 80, Arterial Embolism & Ischemic Bowel, 6/8/2015
Langley, Helen Grace 94, Myocardial Infarction & Coronary Artery Disease, 5/30/2015
McLemore, Naomi Ruth 73, Anasarca, Renal Failure & Cirrhosis, 6/9/2015
Moody, John Arbuckle 78, Alzheimer’s Dementia, 6/8/2015
Morgan, Martha 87, Aspiration Pneumonia & Alzheimer’s Dementia, 6/9/2015
Moschner, Gerald R. 75, Ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Systolic Congestive Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease & Pulmonary Embolism, 5/31/2015
Moutoux, Shannon Elizabeth 64, Myocardial Infarction & Atherosclerosis, 5/31/2015
Onyett, John Mark 51, Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure & Pulseless Electrical Activity, 6/3/2015
Patterson, Deborah A. 51, Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure, Metastatic Small-Cell Lung Cancer to the Liver & Bone from Tobacco Abuse, 5/30/2015
Payne, Dorothy Jean 74, Uterine Cancer, Metastasis to Bowels, Carcinomatosis of Omentum & Ischemic Colitis, 6/5/2015
Price, Vaughn 91, Coronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Infarction & Pneumonia, 6/4/2015
Price, Helen Florence 90, Congestive Heart Failure due to Ischemic Myopathy, Atrial Fibrillation & Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, 6/7/2015
Quilliam, Wanda C. 61, Acute Respiratory Failure & Shock, 6/5/2015
Reay, Bobby 54, Acute Subdural Hemorrhage & Blunt Force Trauma to the Head From Falling Down Steps, 5/27/2015
Robertson, David William 54, Cardiopulmonary Arrest & Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, 6/6/2015
Rogge, Darlene Elizabeth 73, Superior Mesenteric Artery Bypass Graft Thrombosis, Ischemic Bowel & Multisystem Organ Failure, 6/6/2015
Schaffer, Steven R. 64, Respiratory Failure, Liver Failure, Cirrhosis & Alcohol Abuse, 5/31/2015
Sellers, Roscoe Leroy 84, Alzheimer’s Dementia, 6/5/2015
Smith, William Melvin 88, Congestive Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Chronic Kidney Disease & Coronary Artery Disease, 5/22/2015
Sorgius, Gerald Leroy 85, Brain Hemorrhage, 5/23/2015
Thompson, Hugh T. 65, Respiratory Failure, Subdural Hematoma & Blunt Force Trauma to the Head from Fall, 5/29/2015
Ureche, Daniel John 35, Multiple Blunt Force Trauma from Fall, 5/6/2015
Wesselman, Anna R. 90, Diastolic Left Ventricle Congestive Heart Failure & Aortic Stenosis from Old Age, 6/5/2015
Winstead, Peggy Jane 63, Neoplasm of the Supraglottis, 6/6/2015
Wolf, Linda Ellen 67, Acute Cardio-Pulmonary Arrest, Septic Shock, Acute Respiratory Failure & Thrombocytopenia, 6/1/2015
IS IT TRUE JULY 1, 2015
IS IT TRUE the U S ARMY CORP of ENGINEERS just made the City of Evansville remove the unauthorized debris from the ponding area of the Evansville levee which is considered to be a Federal wetlands? …the U  S ARMY CORP of ENGINEERS  not only served Evansville with a cease and desist order to stop dumping but also demand that they remove all the debris they illegally dumped on this site? .. .this wetland is located next to the Evansville City Garage on Waterworks Road? …we wonder how much this unauthorized dumping is going to cost the taxpayers to clean up? …we wonder why the main stream media hasn’t reported this? …C’mon Tim. Where’s the Courier and Press  when you need them?
IS IT TRUE today,  July 1, 2015 the amended local rule of the Vanderburgh Circuit and Superior Courts regarding Conduct, Dress and Courthouse Policies went into effect.  … a copy of this local rule will be available to the media beginning at 8:00 a.m. this date in the Office of Chief Judge Richard G. D’Amour, Civic Center Complex, Court’s Building Room 116?  … the City County Observer shall obtain a copy and post it soon as possible?
IS IT TRUE that the President of the Evansville City Council, Dr. Dan Adams, sent out the following e-mail to the Mayors Chief of Staff? …as of this date Dr. Adams hasn’t heard from the Mayors Chief of Staff? …when he does we shall update you on this issue?
Dear Steve,
Please provide the City Clerk for all City Council members (and Scott Danks too, please) with an e-copy of the downtown hotel materials that were submitted recently to the State, so that they can
included with the contents of the electronic packet for us all on the Thursday pm transmission. I would trust that a hard copy of the executive summary would be in our packets for Friday pickup. It is my recollection that you promised us at the last meeting that you would do this chore for us. I thank you in advance for your kind diligence.
Dan
IS IT TRUE we are hearing that local political party members are going to be very diligent in watching every move that certain city employees make to insure sure they don’t politic on the job in the upcoming city election?  …it was alleged In the last Mayoral election, there were widespread reports about city employees politicking during work hours.?  …we are told that  the Police Chief,  City Controller,  Fire Chief and DMD Director political activities will be closely monitored?
IS IT TRUE we reported yesterday that At-Large City Council Candidate Alex Burton was approached by a member of the “Weaver For Council” campaign committee to have a joint campaign fundraiser? …we stand by that statement? …we reported it would be the smart political move for Mr. Weaver to also include City Council President Dr. Dan Adams in this fundraising event? …we just heard from our Westside “MOLE” and indeed that was exactly what happened? …Burton. Adams and Weaver shall be hosting a joint golf fundraiser in the very near future? … this event may be the first time that Mr. Weaver won’t be in a political picture with Mayor Winnecke? …Or will it? …perhaps Mayor Winnecke will join them at their event? Â … we understand that BJ Watts (a Republican Governor Mike Pence) appointee to the Board of Education, and the entire Mosby clan will be involved in promoting this event? Â … there is talk about a future run for office by the family for a County Council seat?
IS IT TRUE we just added a new addition to the CCO?  …after many months of working on adding a Cause of Death Report  generated from the Vanderburgh County Health Department, we finally did it?  …we urge you to take time and read this section because we have additional information that the local media don’t report in their Obit section?  …at this time we are going to test our Cause of Death section to see  how well its received by our readers.  …If our readers respond in a negative way we shall do away with it?
Please take time and vote in today’s “Readers Poll”. Also we just posted the current City County Observer TRI-STATE VOICES TV show for you’re viewing pleasure. Don’t miss reading today’s Feature article because it’s always an interesting read.  New addition to the CCO is the Cause of Death report generated by the Vanderburgh County Health Department. Copyright 2015 City County Observer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Indiana First Lady Completes China Cultural Exchange
Indianapolis – Indiana First Lady Karen Pence completed a book and music exchange today between The Indianapolis Public Library and the Hangzhou Public Library, which is located in Zhejiang Province, Indiana’s sister state.
“It was an honor and a pleasure to visit the beautiful Hangzhou Public Library. Especially endearing to me on this visit was the opportunity to continue the cultural relationship Indianapolis enjoys with our Sister City, Hangzhou. Hangzhou is also the capital of Indiana’s sister state, Zhejiang Province. This relationship has been cultivated by Jackie Nytes, CEO, Indianapolis Public Library, and Mr. Chu, Director of the Hangzhou Public Library,†said First Lady Karen Pence. “It gives me great pride to present to Jackie today on behalf of Mr. Chu the collection of books entitled, The West Lake Literature Anthology. This collection is comprised of local annals, operas and novels that feature West Lake, the beautiful area that surrounds Hangzhou.â€
During the Governor’s trade mission last month to China, Mrs. Pence presented Hangzhou Public Library’s director, Mr. Chu Shuqing, with music recordings of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Nico Muhly Cello Concerto as well as a book entitled “Hoosiers, A New History of Indiana†by James H. Madison. In exchange, the Hangzhou Public Library gave her a collection of books about Hangzhou’s West Lake as well as an engraved stone seal, which she presented today to Jackie Nytes, chief executive officer of The Indianapolis Public Library.
“We give tremendous credit to Mrs. Pence for strengthening our Library’s sister-city relationship with the Hangzhou Public Library and for furthering our ongoing exchange of cultural programs and materials that benefit the citizens of each city,†said Jackie Nytes, chief executive officer of The Indianapolis Public Library.
The exchange was kicked off in April when Jackie Nytes, chief executive officer of The Indianapolis Public Library, presented Mrs. Pence with the music recording and book to bring with her to China to present to Mr. Chu.
In addition to furthering the Hoosier State’s ties with its sister-state of Zhejiang Province, the exchange also strengthens the ongoing sister-city relationship shared between Indianapolis and Hangzhou. The Indianapolis Public Library has an ongoing relationship with the Hangzhou library and has historically participated in ambassadorial exchanges of library staff, with Hangzhou Public Library and The Indianapolis Public Library alternating sending staff to spend time in the other’s library programs.
Governor Pence to Survey Farm Flooding in Jasper, Cass Counties Tomorrow
Will Also Join Homegrown-Hoosier HR Company for Central Indiana Announcement
Governor Mike Pence will join executives from Tilson as well as Greenwood Mayor Mark Myers for a jobs announcement. Later in the afternoon, the Governor will travel to Jasper and Cass counties to meet with local farmers and survey flooding. Details below.
Wednesday, July 1:
9:45 a.m. EDT – Governor Pence to join executives from Tilson for a jobs announcement
*Media are welcome to attend.
1530 American Way, Greenwood, IN
12:00 p.m. CDT – Governor Pence to meet with farmers, survey flooding at Culp Farm
*Media are welcome to attend.
3496 S. 150 W., Rensselaer, IN
3:30 p.m. EDT – Governor Pence to meet with farmers, survey flooding at Plank Farm
*Media are welcome to attend.
3017 E State Street Road 218, Walton, IN