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Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records
IS IT TRUE May 6, 2014
IS IT TRUE that the day has arrived that the people of Vanderburgh County who are inclined to vote in the Republican primary can do so in both the County Council race and the County Commissioners race?…at the end of this day we will know who the Republican candidates for these offices will be in the November general election?…Vanderburgh County Republican Party Chairman Wayne Parke has issued an invitation to celebrate the winning candidates tonight at Tropicana at 6:00 PM?
IS IT TRUE that yesterday a letter and email went out from Mayor Winnecke encouraging his supporters and others to choose incumbent Commissioner Marsha Abell to be the Republican candidate?…one of the reasons that Mayor Winnecke gave for supporting Marsha is the fact that he gives her well deserved credit for leading the effort to get the County to kick in $3 Million of incentives for the new downtown convention hotel that is still struggling with lot readiness, a franchise, and financing?…Mayor Winnecke failed to give Marsha credit for brokering a deal for up to a $14 Million payment to support the hotel by Old National Bank in exchange for the “valueless” naming rights to The Centre?…of all of the things that put Evansville at the threshold of a downtown hotel selling this bit of zero value vapor to ONB was the coup de grace (death blow)?…the City would have found a way to do the hotel without the $3 Million but without the ONB deal the hotel was dead?…it will be up to the shareholders of ONB to decide if it was a good deal for the bank?
IS IT TRUE that the entire primary season has come and gone without the 2012 audit of the City of Evansville and the Water and Sewer Utility being released to the public?…the exit interview was on March 12th which has been 55 days ago?…this is enough time for this critical information to have been released to the public?…as we have previously stated, highly placed sources tell the CCO that the 2012 audit is an ADVERSE OPINION which is as bad as it gets in the audit world?…the people of this City deserve to see the opinion they have paid for and withholding it for political purposes is just wrong?
IS IT TRUE that our sources regarding the 2012 audit have advised us that the words “adverse”, non-reconciled accounts”, “payroll problems”, “significant and material weaknesses”, “out of compliance on federal funds”, and “federal violation on comp time accrual” are found multiple times in the findings section of the audit?…it is not an acceptable way to manage the City finances and it is not acceptable to conceal these audits from the taxpayers?…it will be interesting to see if any of these words are not in the final report and even more interesting to see if any of the people who were in the exit interview will call the report out if they have disappeared?
IS IT TRUE there were a series of comments on the CCO last night that seemed to have been started by local businessman Alan Brill?…Mr. Brill is best known for his company Brill Media and for leading the charge to keep Roberts Stadium from being torn down?…Alan made some very good points in his comments about making some positive change and the CCO encourages him to get active in pushing some of his ideas to do so?…Mr. Brill would make an excellent candidate for local office by the command of words he showed in his comments?
IS IT TRUE that as of this posting time we have not yet received the EPD Activity Report for May 5th?…it will be posted as soon as we get it?
American Airlines to Launch Nonstop Jet Service Between Evansville Regional Airport and Charlotte, NC
American Airlines to Launch Nonstop Jet Service Between Evansville Regional Airport and Charlotte, NC
Three Daily Flights Begin Oct. 2, 2014
May 5, 2014 – Evansville Regional Airport officials announced today that American Airlines will begin nonstop jet service between Evansville Regional Airport in Evansville, IN (EVV), and Charlotte, NC’s Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), with three daily flights beginning Oct. 2, 2014.
The regional service will be operated as US Airways Express with 50-seat CRJ-200 jets.
“We have enjoyed a great partnership with American Airlines for many years. This new service to Charlotte, coupled with the combination of US Airways and American Airlines adds yet another dimension to that partnership,†said Airport Executive Director, Doug Joest. “These flights to Charlotte offer our passengers more options for gateways to the national and international air transportation system that is critical to economic development for our region.â€
Here is the schedule for the flights between Evansville, IN EVV and Charlotte, NC CLT (all times local): Evansville, IN to Charlotte, NC (EVV – CLT) Departs  Arrives    Days
6:00am      8:17am  Daily
10:20am 12:37pm Daily
7:00pm   9:17pm Daily Charlotte, NC to Evansville, IN (CLT-EVV) Departs  Arrives  Days 9:30am   9:53am Daily. 6:10pm   6:33pm Daily
10:30pm 10:53pm Daily
American and US Airways currently offer nonstop service to more than 120 destinations on nearly 650 daily flights from Charlotte (CLT). “Charlotte is a great hub that offers a variety of domestic and international destinations that will appeal to both our business and our leisure travelers,†said EVV’s Director of Marketing & Air Service Development, Dianna Page. “Offering more flight times and destination options is something our local passengers have been asking for and we are delighted that American Airlines is making this investment in our community.â€
American Airlines is also a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance. The oneworld Alliance brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve nearly 1000 destinations in 150 countries and territories.
About Evansville Regional Airport Evansville Regional Airport serves the tri-state region of southwestern Indiana, southeastern Illinois and western Kentucky. Currently the airport offers jet service to Chicao, Dallas, Detroit and Atlanta. EVV generates an estimated $945 million in economic impact to the community. Connect with Evansville Regional Airport on Twitter @Flyevv and on Facebook, or at www.flyevv.com
Supreme Court takes ethanol plant emissions suit
By:Dave Stafford, www.theindianalawyer.com 
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear the state’s appeal of a Court of Appeals ruling placing stricter limits on emissions from ethanol plants.
Justices granted transfer in Natural Resources Defense Council v. POET Biorefining-Cloverdale LLC et al., 49A02-1205-MI-423.
The Court of Appeals ruled for the NRDC, holding that Indiana could not permit ethanol plants to operate in a category allowing annual emissions of up to 250 tons of airborne pollutants. The plants instead should be in a category allowing up to 100 tons, the court held.
Judge Melissa May wrote the state could not properly exclude ethanol plants from the category of “chemical process plants,†without approval of the Environmental Protection Agency, and therefore, the stricter limit applied.
The Supreme Court also will hear an appeal in a worker’s compensation case that divided the Court of Appeals, Jason Young v. Hood’s Gardens, Inc., 29A02-1303-PL-298.
The Court of Appeals found that Young, who suffered injuries while working for a tree service which left him quadriplegic, could not pursue secondary liability against Hood’s Gardens Inc. because the value of the work performed was less than $1,000. Judge James Kirsch dissented, because the value of the wood that the contractor was allowed to keep wasn’t factored into the $600 Hood’s paid to have a hickory tree removed.
The court also granted transfer last week in the case of a blogger convicted of intimidating a judge. Justices affirmed convictions Tuesday in Daniel Brewington v. State of Indiana, 15S01-1405-CR-309.
Camm seeking damages for wrongful incarceration
by: Marilyn Odendahl, www.theindianalawyer.com
David Camm, the former Indiana State Police officer who served 13 years in prison before being acquitted of murdering his wife and two young children, is striking back at those who accused him.
He has filed a tort claim against Floyd County and some Floyd County officials, seeking $30 million in compensation. Another tort claim will be filed before July 21 and include Indiana state employees, according to Camm’s attorney, Garry Adams, partner at the Louisville law firm of Clay Daniel Walton Adams PLC.
“From the information I have reviewed, it is probably the biggest travesty of justice I have seen,†Adams said of Camm’s situation.
After he discovered his family shot in their Floyd County garage in 2000, Camm was arrested and charged with murder. He was convicted in two separate trials but both verdicts were overturned. At his third trial in the fall of 2013, the jury in Boone County found Camm not guilty.
Adams said the formal complaint will be filed in federal court before Oct. 24, 2014 – one year from the day Camm was acquitted. A team of attorneys from Adams firm will be working on drafting a “very complete complaint.â€
“It’s always difficult when you go up against state actors in a 1983 claim,†Adams said.
Any dollar amount that Camm may be awarded will be determined by the jury. However, Adams said the $30 million figure includes compensation for lost wages, mental anguish and wrongful incarceration.
Barnett receives USI’s 2014 Trustees Distinguished Merit Award
Samuel Barnett, who graduated magna cum laude in May as a double major in biophysics and Spanish, is the University of Southern Indiana’s 2014 Trustees Distinguished Merit Award winner. The award recognizes outstanding achievement not only in the student’s major but also in the liberal arts and sciences that form the core curriculum. Each College at USI nominates one student for the honor, which includes a $1,500 award.
Barnett, a Presidential Scholar, takes advantage of the opportunities he encounters and makes it part of his mission to provide the same for others. As a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity he’s set up a tutoring program within his chapter and conducted workshops to improve his fraternity brothers’ study habits and time management skills. “I wanted to join a brotherhood and be with other men committed to higher education and participate in campus philanthropy,†he said.
Barnett had numerous offers from colleges, but chose to attend USI because he knew how caring and helpful the faculty is. “I originally thought I might not stay around, but once you come to campus, meet those involved and see how beautiful it is; those are huge selling points,†he said. “The faculty go out of their way to give recommendations and help you find scholarships.â€
Barnett didn’t feel he’d have the same opportunities at other universities. Larger institutions often are too vast for faculty to provide the one-on-one mentorship he found at USI and in the biophysics program. “It’s unique because its program is interdisciplinary, something not found at many other schools,†he said.
The term “interdisciplinary†speaks to who Barnett is. He grew up listening to National Public Radio which sparked his interest to learn to play the violin. He entered the Suzuki Violin Program at the University of Evansville when he was only 12 years old. Today he still plays in the orchestra but also gives private lessons to seven students. Last summer he studied Spanish abroad for 10 weeks in Granada, Spain, because he was interested in the Arab cultural influences within the city.
This fall, he will start medical school at Indiana University, and while he’s yet unsure where medicine will take him—a research lab or into communities 
internationally—he hopes to maximize his own experience as well as those around him.
American Airlines to Launch Nonstop Jet Service Between Evansville Regional Airport and Charlotte, NC
Three Daily Flights Begin Oct. 2, 2014
May 5, 2014 – Evansville Regional Airport officials announced today that American Airlines will begin nonstop jet service between Evansville Regional Airport in Evansville, IN (EVV), and Charlotte, NC’s Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), with three daily flights beginning Oct. 2, 2014.
The regional service will be operated as US Airways Express with 50-seat CRJ-200 jets.
“We have enjoyed a great partnership with American Airlines for many years. This new service to Charlotte, coupled with the combination of US Airways and American Airlines adds yet another dimension to that partnership,†said Airport Executive Director, Doug Joest. “These flights to Charlotte offer our passengers more options for gateways to the national and international air transportation system that is critical to economic development for our region.â€
Here is the schedule for the flights between Evansville, IN EVV and Charlotte, NC CLT (all times local): Evansville, IN to Charlotte, NC (EVV – CLT) Departs  Arrives    Days
6:00am      8:17am  Daily
10:20am 12:37pm Daily
7:00pm   9:17pm Daily Charlotte, NC to Evansville, IN (CLT-EVV) Departs  Arrives  Days 9:30am   9:53am Daily. 6:10pm   6:33pm Daily
10:30pm 10:53pm Daily
American and US Airways currently offer nonstop service to more than 120 destinations on nearly 650 daily flights from Charlotte (CLT). “Charlotte is a great hub that offers a variety of domestic and international destinations that will appeal to both our business and our leisure travelers,†said EVV’s Director of Marketing & Air Service Development, Dianna Page. “Offering more flight times and destination options is something our local passengers have been asking for and we are delighted that American Airlines is making this investment in our community.â€
American Airlines is also a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance. The oneworld Alliance brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve nearly 1000 destinations in 150 countries and territories.
About Evansville Regional Airport Evansville Regional Airport serves the tri-state region of southwestern Indiana, southeastern Illinois and western Kentucky. Currently the airport offers jet service to Chicao, Dallas, Detroit and Atlanta. EVV generates an estimated $945 million in economic impact to the community. Connect with Evansville Regional Airport on Twitter @Flyevv and on Facebook, or at www.flyevv.com
IS IT TRUE-Part 2 May 5, 2014
IS IT TRUE the video interview of candidate for County Council Pete Swaim has just been posted on the CCO “Mole TV” site? Â …this program is sponsored by the City County Observer and Woods and Woods law firm? Â …that the program host is local attorney Mike Woods? …if you still don’t know who you want to vote for in the Vanderburgh County council race please go to this video so you can get an idea what Mr. Swaim stands for?