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Governor Pence Signs Agenda Bill Establishing Fire Training Academy

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Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today signed House Enrolled Act 1182, which establishes the Fire & Public Safety Academy Training System to advance training for fire personnel and provides fire and emergency personnel with access to high-quality, cost-effective, and voluntary training opportunities. The Governor signed the legislation, which was part of his legislative agenda, at the 88th Annual Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) International in downtown Indianapolis.

“Better training for firefighters and emergency personnel equates to better service and safety for Hoosiers,” said Governor Pence. “This bill is about each and every Hoosier in this state, who will benefit from the consistent and uniform training of the courageous men and women serving as firefighters and public safety professionals across Indiana. I applaud State Representative Randy Frye, a firefighter himself, for authoring this legislation and the men and women of the Indiana General Assembly for backing it with unanimous bipartisan support.”

The State Fire and Public Safety Academy Training System was developed in consultation with The Indiana Fire Alliance, career and volunteer firefighters, fire instructors, fire chiefs, emergency management directors, emergency medical professionals and others who attended a summit in October of 2013. From this summit emerged key elements that are incorporated in the Fire & Public Safety Academy Training System established in HEA 1182. Those elements include: consistent standardized foundational skills training; quality assurance to ensure standardized curricula; and continued training at the district training centers which have been in operation since 2005.

HEA 1182 received unanimous support in the House and Senate and is revenue neutral for the biennial budget.

Notice of Special Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Vanderburgh County

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Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Vanderburgh County will hold a special meeting on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. in Room 301 of the Civic Center Complex located at 1 N.W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. for the purpose of awarding a contract with respect to quotes sought for the Burdette Park slide repair project.

Daily Topic Forum April 24, 2014

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ENJOY YOUR NEW “OFF TOPIC FORUM” AS OF APRIL 24, 2015

For the last couple of month we have been watching our bloggers getting off topic. Sometime the posters got real personal and insulting. With much thought and planning we have decided to add a new section to the CCO so you can go off topic long as you want. The name of this new section is called “OFF TOPIC FORUM.”  We placed this new section in the upper right hand corner.  This site is ready for you to post your off messages on a daily basis.

Attached is the new CCO posting rules for your review and compliance.

CITY COUNTY OBSERVER New Posting Rules And Guidelines As Of April, 24, 2015

We reserve the right to remove any post that we feel is obscene, profane, vulgar, racist, sexually explicit, threatening, abusive, or hateful.  Comments should further the discussion on a given subject or article and not veer off topic unless your posting on the “OFF TOPIC FORUM.”   We reserve the right to remove comments posted for sock puppeting purposes, where a user creates another persona to comment on their own previous comment.

You are legally responsible for what you post. Your anonymity is not guaranteed on this site. City County Observer will not share your private information with anyone unless you expressly instruct us to do so or we are required by law to do so.  We do not sell, rent, or give your information to any other company.

No solicitations are allowed. Links to other informational websites may be deleted if they are off topic or violate the substantive provisions of this policy.

City County Observer has created this privacy statement in order to better allow for the exchange and dialogue of ideas in promoting better public policy.  At the same time, we have a strong commitment to privacy.

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Mötley Crüe Reveals Last Additional North American Dates Of Final Tour Due To Overwhelming Fan Demand

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2015
FORD CENTER
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 24 AT 10AM

 Iconic rock band Mötley Crüe announced today the details of their final addition of North American dates. The select new shows will take place in October and December as part of the band’s two year Final Tour cycle. Mötley Crüe’s touring career will conclude on New Year’s Eve, December 31 at Staples Center in their hometown of Los Angeles where the band’s career began 34 years ago.

Says bassist Nikki Sixx: “The demand to add more shows in North America has been overwhelming. The fans have spoken so we’ve been trying to find time for more dates in addition to the international dates on the schedule this year. We want to say goodbye to as many fans as possible so we added these shows around the holidays. No

better way to spend them than with the people who have supported us over all these years.”

The new North American shows announced today will see the band visit cities such as Little Rock, AR and Lincoln, NE in the US and Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatoon in Canada. All dates will be taking place in arenas exclusively to ensure fans get to experience the full show production of the Final Tour. Tickets for the newly announced dates go on sale beginning Friday, April 24.

Leading-up to today’s announcement, Mötley Crüe gave fans an opportunity to voice their thoughts on what additional cities they would like to see the band play. Fans shared their messages on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #DemandtheCrue and could see the progress of the conversation via a heat map that was updated daily at: Motley.com/DemandTheCrue

After thirty-four years performing together, the 2015 leg of the Final Tour includes shows all across the globe. Next up, Mötley Crüe will head over to Australia and New Zealand in May for their last ever shows there. June will see the band saying farewell to the European festival circuit with 3 massive performances at Download (UK), Sweden Rock (Sweden) and Novarock (Austria) Festivals before taking their can’t-miss show back to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico this summer.

Mötley Crüe first announced plans for their two year Final Tour by signing a Cessation Of Touring Agreement at a press conference in Los Angeles in January 2014, solidifying the end of their touring career for December 2015. Since the announcement the band has been touring tirelessly to say goodbye to fans around the world, most recently playing their final shows in Japan.

The 2014 leg of the Final Tour was one of last year’s top grossing tours, selling close to a million tickets across 72 cities and grossing more than $45 million. “Mötley Crüe’s Final Tour has been a massive global success and a true testament to the popularity of this legendary rock band,” says Rick Franks, Live Nation’s Regional President of North American Concerts. “New Year’s Eve 2015 will mark the end of an era in rock history but there’s no doubt that Mötley Crüe’s music will influence generations of artists for years to come.”

Audiences can also expect a high-energy performance from very special guest Alice Cooper, who joined the band for the Final Tour in 2014. He will be tearing up the stage for crowds across North America once again on most 2015 dates. The pairing has been roundly praised as a must-see by fans and media alike.

The band’s exclusive VIP Packages (including opportunities to meet band members, new exclusive merchandise, up-close and personal view of the encore performance like never before in the CRÜESNEST, and more) and Fan Club pre-sales for these dates start 4/22. Check out VIP offers at http://motleyvip.com. To join the Fan Club go to http://fanclub.motley.com

Local ticket pre-sales start this Thursday, 4/23 at 10am local time before the public on- sale begins on Friday 4/24 at 10am local time with some dates going on sale on Saturday, 4/25. See below for a full list of dates. For more information go to www.motley.com

THE FINAL TOUR 2015

Remaining North American Dates
(with Very Special Guest Alice Cooper except dates marked with *) Newly announced dates in RED

7/22/15 7/24/15 7/26/15 7/28/15 7/29/15 7/31/15 8/3/15 8/5/15 8/7/15 8/8/15 8/9/15 8/11/15 8/12/15 8/14/15 8/15/15 8/16/15 8/18/15 8/19/15 8/20/15 8/22/15 8/23/15 8/24/15 8/26/15 8/28/15 8/29/15 8/30/15 * 9/2/15 9/4/15

* 9/5/15 * 9/6/15 * 9/8/15 * 9/10/15 10/5/15 10/7/15 10/8/15 10/10/15

Eugene, OR Tacoma, WA Billings, MT Boise, ID
Salt Lake City, UT Denver, CO Winnipeg, MB

St. Paul, MN Milwaukee, WI Chicago, IL Detroit, MI Hershey, PA New York, NY Philadelphia, PA Worcester, MA Uncasville, CT Cleveland, OH Cincinnati, OH Indianapolis, IN Toronto, ON Ottawa, ON Montreal, QC Baltimore, MD Raleigh, NC Charlotte, NC Atlanta, GA Miami, FL

New Orleans, LA Houston, TX San Antonio, TX Monterrey, NL Mexico City, DF Hidalgo, TX Dallas, TX

Little Rock, AR Evansville, IN

Matthew Knight Arena
Tacoma Dome
Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark Taco Bell Arena
EnergySolutions Arena
Pepsi Center
MTS Centre
Xcel Energy Center
BMO Harris Bradley Center Allstate Arena
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Giant Center
Barclays Center
Wells Fargo Center
DCU Center
Mohegan Sun Arena
Quicken Loans Arena
U.S. Bank Arena
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Air Canada Centre
Canadian Tire Centre
Bell Centre
Royal Farms Arena
PNC Arena
Time Warner Cable Arena
Philips Arena
American Airlines Arena Smoothie King Center
Toyota Center
Alamodome
Arena Monterrey
Arena Ciudad de Mexico
State Farm Arena
American Airlines Center
Verizon Arena
The Ford Center

10/11/15 10/13/15 10/14/15 10/16/15 10/17/15 10/18/15 12/4/15 12/7/15 12/8/15 12/10/15 12/12/15 12/13/15 12/15/15 12/19/15 12/20/15 12/22/15 *12/27/15 *12/28/15 *12/30/15 *12/31/15

Lexington, KY Grand Rapids, MI Buffalo, NY Bridgeport, CT Manchester, NH Bangor, ME Lincoln, NE
Sioux Falls, SD Grand Forks, ND Saskatoon, SA Edmonton, AB Calgary, AB Portland, OR Phoenix, AZ
San Diego, CA Anaheim, CA *Las Vegas, NV *Los Angeles, CA *Los Angeles, CA *Los Angeles, CA

Rupp Arena
Van Andel Arena

First Niagra Center Webster Bank Arena

Verizon Wireless Arena
Cross Insurance Center

Pinnacle Bank Arena Denny Sanford Premier Center Alerus Center
SaskTel Centre
Rexall Place

ScotiaBank Saddledome Moda Center

U.S. Airways Center Viejas Arena

Honda Center MGM Arena Staples Center Staples Center Staples Center

EVANSVILLE BAR ASSOCIATION  CELEBRATES LAW WEEK

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The Evansville Bar Association will celebrate Law Week this year with activities that reflect on this year’s Law Day theme:  “Magna Carta: Symbol of Freedom Under Law.”

April 23, 2015

MOCK TRIALS:  The annual mock trials for area high school students will convene on Thursday, April 23, at 8:00 AM, at Vanderburgh Circuit and Superior Courts.  Eight teams of students from Vanderburgh County high schools will participate in the program, serving as prosecuting and defense attorneys, witnesses, and jurors.  EBA member attorneys act as advisors to the teams.  Eight sitting judges and magistrates will preside over the cases throughout the Courthouse.  This event has been a tradition for over 35 years.

STUDENT LUNCH:   The national Law Day theme,  “Magna Carta: Symbol of Freedom Under Law” will be the focus of a pizza party for approximately 250 area high school students (Noon, CK Newsome Center), sponsored by local Evansville Law firms,  following the Mock Trials.  This year’s program will include a trivia game, which will pit the tables of 8 students against each other, answering questions about issues related to the theme.  The winning tables will receive gift cards to Shoe Carnival, Thortons Gas Cards or Midget Link Miniature Golf passes.

April 24, 2015

LAW DAY CELEBRATION:   The annual Law Day Dinner attended by members of the Evansville Bar Association will be held on Friday, April 24.  It will begin with a traditional Parade of Attorneys, at 5:45PM.  Attorneys will process from the park at 4th and Main to the steps of the Vanderburgh County Old Courthouse.  Approximately 200 persons are expected to attend the celebration, where the pretigious James Bethel Gresham Freedom Award will be presented.

Law Day was first proclaimed by President Eisenhower in 1957 to call attention to our great heritage of liberty preserved by the law.  The activities are planned to call to the mind of every citizen both the principles and importance of the practice of American law and justice.  -end-

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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SPONSORED BY DEFENSE ATTORNEY IVAN ARNAEZ.
DON’T GO TO COURT ALONE. CALL IVAN ARNAEZ @ 812-424-6671.

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

EPD Activity Report

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SPONSORED BY DEFENSE ATTORNEY IVAN ARNAEZ.
DON’T GO TO COURT ALONE. CALL IVAN ARNAEZ @ 812-424-6671.

EPD Activity Report

Governor Pence to Offer Remarks, Sign Fire Training Academy Bill at 80th Annual Fire Department Instructors Conference

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Governor Mike Pence will offer remarks at the 80th annual Fire Department Instructors Conference. There, he will sign one of his agenda bills, Fire Training Academy (HEA 1182), which provides fire and emergency personnel with access to high-quality, cost-effective, and voluntary training opportunities. Details below.

Thursday, April 23:

9:45 a.m. EDT – Governor Pence to offer opening remarks at 80th annual Fire Department Instructors Conference, sign Fire Training Academy bill
*Media are welcome to attend.
Indiana Convention Center – Sagamore Ballroom, 100 South Capitol Ave., Indianapolis

10:30 a.m. EDT – Governor Pence to visit with administrators at IPS #88 Anna Brochhausen Elementary School
*This event is not open to media because students are testing.

Attorney did not breach any duty owed to Conour clients

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Jennifer Nelson for www.theindianalawyer.com

An Indianapolis attorney who spent several years working in a firm with attorney William Conour satisfied his legal duty to clients of Conour based on his lack of knowledge of any specific wrongdoing by Conour related to the clients, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled. Conour is currently in federal prison for stealing from client settlement funds.

Jim and Diana Love hired Conour Law firm in August 2008 to represent them in a personal injury lawsuit. Timothy Devereux worked at the law firm and joined Conour on the case. In December 2011, Devereux left the law firm amid concerns that Conour wasn’t timely paying expenses and expert witness fees. At that time, he had no suspicion or knowledge, according to the opinion, that Conour was settling cases without clients’ knowledge and keeping their settlement funds.

When Devereux left, the Loves elected to remain with the Conour firm instead of following Devereux to Ladendorf & Ladendorf. He believed he had been removed from the Loves’ case but later learned he was still listed as an attorney on their matter in April 2012.

The opinion notes that when Devereux left the Conour firm, he also contacted the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission with his concerns about timely paying expenses and expert witness fees. The next month, Devereux was contacted by the FBI regarding an investigation that Conour was not properly funding annuities for clients.

After the Loves discovered that Conour had settled their case for $120,000 in February 2012 without their knowledge or consent, they filed a complaint against Devereux that he had a duty to inform them that Conour “was in serious ethical and criminal predicaments and that the Loves were in peril of being victimized.”

Both parties filed for summary judgment, which the trial court denied. On interlocutory appeal in Timothy Devereux v. Jim and Diana Love, 49A02-1404-CT-260, the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed and ordered summary judgment entered in favor of Devereux.

“As is set forth above, the instant matter involves deceit and theft of client funds by Conour, who, at the time, was a highly-respected member of the Indiana legal profession. Hindsight proves that Conour was not worthy of this high level of respect but, rather, was a thief who violated the trust and confidences that numerous clients, including the Loves, had placed in him. In reviewing the claims of legal malpractice set forth herein against Devereux, however, we must not view the matter through the lens of hindsight, but rather must look to what Devereux knew at the time he is alleged to have committed legal malpractice by failing to warn the Loves of Conour’s potential wrongdoing,” Judge Cale Bradford wrote.

“Devereux acknowledges that he had a duty to exercise ordinary skill and knowledge in relation to his representation of the Loves while serving as one of their counsel of record. Devereux contends, however, that his decision not to discuss his concerns regarding Conour with the Loves did not amount to a breach of this duty. We agree.”

The judges agreed that it would not have been appropriate for him to share his concerns regarding Conour with the Loves at the time he ended his employment with the firm.  And the designated evidence supports his assertion that he did not have any specific knowledge of any wrongdoing by Conour relating to the Loves or that Conour was mishandling any active cases.

Daily Topic Forum April 23, 2015

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ENJOY YOUR NEW “OFF TOPIC FORUM” AS OF APRIL 23, 2015

For the last couple of month we have been watching our bloggers getting off topic. Sometime the posters got real personal and insulting. With much thought and planning we have decided to add a new section to the CCO so you can go off topic long as you want. The name of this new section is called “OFF TOPIC FORUM.”  We placed this new section in the upper right hand corner.  This site is ready for you to post your off messages on a daily basis.

Attached is the new CCO posting rules for your review and compliance.

CITY COUNTY OBSERVER New Posting Rules And Guidelines As Of April, 23, 2015

We reserve the right to remove any post that we feel is obscene, profane, vulgar, racist, sexually explicit, threatening, abusive, or hateful.  Comments should further the discussion on a given subject or article and not veer off topic unless your posting on the “OFF TOPIC FORUM.”   We reserve the right to remove comments posted for sock puppeting purposes, where a user creates another persona to comment on their own previous comment.

You are legally responsible for what you post. Your anonymity is not guaranteed on this site. City County Observer will not share your private information with anyone unless you expressly instruct us to do so or we are required by law to do so.  We do not sell, rent, or give your information to any other company.

No solicitations are allowed. Links to other informational websites may be deleted if they are off topic or violate the substantive provisions of this policy.

City County Observer has created this privacy statement in order to better allow for the exchange and dialogue of ideas in promoting better public policy.  At the same time, we have a strong commitment to privacy.

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ OUR READERS POLL QUESTION AND CAST YOUR VOTE ACCORDINGLY. ALSO PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ TODAYS FEATURE ARTICLE POSTED ON THE UPPER LEFT HAND PAGE.

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