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Katyun Marsh Sentenced

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DON’T GO TO COURT ALONE. CALL IVAN ARNAEZ @ 812-424-6671.This morning, Judge David Kiely sentenced Katyun Marsh to 60 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections for the murder of Angie Dixon.

On April 4, 2014, a jury deliberated for Nine (9) hours before finding Marsh guilty of murder.

Marsh was convicted of murdering Angie Dixon in her apartment at the Arbors in June of 2013. Camera footage from across the street placed Marsh and two co-defendants at Dixon’s house at the time of the murder.

“We are pleased with the jury’s verdict and the sentence Mr. Marsh received today,” said Prosecutor Nicholas Hermann. “Deputy Prosecutor Levi Burkett did a fantastic job on this case and we hope this can help the family of Ms. Dixon begin to heal. We want to thank the jury, court staff and Police Department for their work in this case.”

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Kyle Phernetton at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at KPhernetton@vanderburghgov.org

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Jason Beasley                          Domestic Battery-Class D Felony
Strangulation-Class D Felony
(Habitual Offender Enhancement)

Saivon Berry                              Theft-Class D Felony
Identity Deception-Class D Felony

Mario Butler                                 Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated-Class C Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)

Richard Davis                                 Domestic Battery-Class A Misdemeanor Enhanced to D Felony

Daymond Foster                           Theft-Class D Felony
Identity Deception-Class D Felony

Christopher Good                         Domestic Battery-Class D Felony

Anthony Jackson                          Theft-Class D Felony
Identity Deception-Class D Felony

William Lawrence III                 Causing Serious Bodily Injury When Operating a Motor Vehicle with an
ACE of .08 or More-Class D Felony
Failure to Stop after Accident Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury-
Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)
Operating a Vehicle with an ACE of .08 or More-Class C Misdemeanor
Norman Schmidt                           Theft-Class D Felony
Identity Deception-Class D Felony

Chardae Smith                           Theft-Class D Felony
Criminal Mischief-Class B Misdemeanor
(Habitual Offender Enhancement)

Melissa Spradley                      Domestic Battery-Class D Felony

Yusef Williams                            Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor Enhanced to D Felony
Operating a Vehicle as Habitual Traffic Violator-Class D Felony

Anthony Anderson                      Theft-Class D Felony
Criminal Mischief-Class B Misdemeanor

Andres Gonzalez-Chavez           Theft-Class D Felony
Identity Deception-Class D Felony

Charles Hardy Jr                           Dealing in Methamphetamine-Class B Felony
Operating a Motor Vehicle after Forfeiture of License for Life-
Class C Felony
Dealing in Marijuana-Class D Felony

Carl Holland                                Intimidation-Class C Felony
Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury-Class A Misdemeanors (Two Counts)
(Habitual Offender Enhancement)

Timothy Rice                               Dealing in Methamphetamine-Class B Felony
Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by Serious Violent Felon-Class B Felony
(Habitual Substance Offender Enhancement)

Timothy Swope                          Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon-
Class B Felony

Phillip Velasquez                           Child Molesting-Class B Felonies (Three Counts)
Child Molesting-Class C Felony

Jonathan Wildeman                    Theft-Class D Felony

Lucinda Williams                        Theft-Class D Felony
False Informing-Class B Misdemeanor

Dion Payne                         Domestic Battery-Class D Felony
Strangulation-Class D Felony

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Kyle Phernetton at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at KPhernetton@vanderburghgov.org

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Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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DONYEA RASCHEL BROWN
Race: Black / Sex: Female / Age: 29
Residence: 200 S GRAND AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 5/1/2014 9:17:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
ALLAN RAY THOMPSON
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 23
Residence: 4704 SALEM DR EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 5/1/2014 3:01:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
RESIDENTIAL ENTRY [DF] 0
RESIST LAW ENFORCEMENT [DF] 0
NARC-POSS MARIJUANA, HASH OIL, HASHISH, < 30 G [AM] 100
BURGLARY-RES [BF] 0
THEFT-OTHR [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
STARLA DIANE GASAWAY
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 47
Residence: 2935 JEFFERSON AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 5/1/2014 2:30:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
RESIST LAW ENFORCEMENT [AM] 100
BATTERY-LAW ENF/HFF [AM] 100
DISORDERLY CONDUCT [BM] 50
ALC-PUBLIC INTOX [BM] 50
Total Bond Amount: $300
RONALD WAYNE YORK
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 53
Residence: 622 E 2ND ST MT VERNON , IN
Booked: 5/1/2014 2:12:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
TRAFFIC-OPERATE WHILE HTV FOR LIFE [CF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
JOEL DAVID STRANGE
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 23
Residence: 2825 RAVENSWOOD DR EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 5/1/2014 1:33:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
OTHER AGENCIES CHARGES 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
BRANDY MICHELLE WOLFE
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 37
Residence: 425 PEMBERTON AVE EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 10:13:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE FELONY 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
CHARLES WILLIAM HILL
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 37
Residence: 12 E FRANKLIN ST EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 7:40:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 0
BATTERY-HFF DOMESTIC [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
JAVION KEISHAUN FOX-SUGGS
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 19
Residence: 3700 CASS AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 6:18:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE FELONY 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
THOMAS LEE CLAYTON
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 31
Residence: 6025 SPRINGFIELD EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 4:59:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
JAMES ROMMERES QUARLES
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 45
Residence: 200 JEFFERSON EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 4:36:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE FELONY 0
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 250
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 250
RESIST LAW ENFORCEMENT [AM] 100
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
JOSHUA DALE IRWIN
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 23
Residence: 17 E COLUMBIA ST EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 4:07:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 500
THEFT RECEIVE<$100,000 [DF] 0
NARC-LEGEND – POSS [DF] 0
TRAFFIC-OPERATE W/O EVER RECEIVING LIC 100
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
LAURA JANE MILLER
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 49
Residence: 709 SE THIRD ST EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 3:49:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
COURT ORDERED CONFINEMENT 0
COURT ORDERED CONFINEMENT 0
COURT ORDERED CONFINEMENT 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
SHAWN THOMAS EADEN
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 37
Residence: 6855 CRESCENT DRIVE CHANDLER, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 3:17:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FC-FRAUD-CHECK [DF] 0
THEFT OTHER >200 <100,000 [DF] 1500
HABITUAL OFFENDER 0
OTHER AGENCIES CHARGES 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
STEVEN RAY ROSE
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 21
Residence: 860 E RIVERSIDE DR EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 2:51:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
BATTERY-STRANGULATION [DF] 0
BATTERY-HFF DOMESTIC PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 [DF] 0
RESIST LAW ENFORCEMENT [AM] 100
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
WAYNE MICHAEL PAYNE
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 50
Residence: 2417 W VIRGINIA ST EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 2:36:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
NARC-DEALING MARIJUANA >30 GRAM [DF] 0
NARC-COMMON NUISANCE MAINTAINING [DF] 0
NARC-POSS PARAPHERNALIA [AM] 100
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
JASON ALAN MILLER
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 40
Residence: 2525 LEXINGTON RD EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 2:33:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
COURT ORDERED CONFINEMENT 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
ROBERT SHAWN WATSON
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 30
Residence: 804 S FOURTH ST BOONVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 1:25:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
NARC-POSS MARIJUANA GROW-CULTIVATES [AM] 100
NARC-POSS PARAPHERNALIA [AM] 100
PAROLE VIOLATION – STATE 0
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 500
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
KAREN MARIE GOEBEL
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 39
Residence: 1514 E MORGAN AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 1:08:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 500
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE FELONY 1635
Total Bond Amount: $2135
ARTHUR LEE JONES
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 58
Residence: 828 BELLEMEADE AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 1:02:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
THEFT-SHOPLIFTING THEFT OTHER <200 [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
SANCHIONI DASHAE IRVIN
Race: Black / Sex: Female / Age: 30
Residence: 739 BAYARD PARK DR EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 12:48:08 PM
Released
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 0
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 0
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
VALERI LEE HARRELSON
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 34
Residence: 2111 EVANSTON EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 12:43:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 0
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
TERRI LATREASE JACKSON
Race: Black / Sex: Female / Age: 29
Residence: 677 SWEETSER AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 12:42:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT 500
Total Bond Amount: $500
ERIC ALLEN RICHARDSON
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 28
Residence: 3516 WAGGONER AVE EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 12:14:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 200
TRAFFIC-OPERATE HTV [DF] 0
TRAFFIC-OPERATE W/O EVER RECEIVING LIC 50
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
BOBBY E BRATCHER
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 42
Residence: 18 E LOUISIANA ST EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 11:57:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
COURT ORDERED CONFINEMENT 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
NATHAN CHARLES GAMBREL
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 28
Residence: 16625 BAEHL RD HAUBSTADT, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 9:30:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
ALANNA MAUREEN KEENEN
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 34
Residence: 1119 SE RIVERSIDE DR EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 3:14:00 AM
Released
Charge Bond Amt
OMVWI-B A C .08 <1.5 [CM] 0
OMVWI [CM] 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
ROBERT LEE BREHM
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 38
Residence: 651 E FLORIDA ST EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 1:41:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
DAMON DEMPSTER STEWART
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 63
Residence: 513 E CHERRY ST EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 1:22:00 AM
Released
Charge Bond Amt
NARC-POSS COCAINE [DF] 0
NARC-POSS MARIJUANA, HASH OIL, HASHISH [DF] 0
NARC-POSS PARAPHERNALIA [AM] 0
NARC-POSS PARAPHERNALIA [AM] 0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
BILLY WAYNE SYERS
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 29
Residence: 4940 LENAPE LN EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 4/30/2014 12:44:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND

Evansville Man Arrested for Domestic Battery

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user29376-1398950300-media1_727b82_192_240_PrsMe_Indiana State Police arrested a 21-year-old Evansville man yesterday afternoon for Domestic Battery after a concerned neighbor heard screams coming from an Evansville apartment.

At approximately 1:15 yesterday afternoon, Trooper Wes Alexander was in the area of Covert Avenue west of U.S. 41 when a concerned neighbor informed him that screams for help were coming from a nearby apartment. Trooper Alexander immediately approached apartment 1111 on Covert Avenue and heard a woman inside screaming for help. Alexander entered the apartment and observed Steven Ray Rose, 21, battering his 24-year-old wife. Rose resisted arrest, but eventually was taken into custody without further incident. They were visiting the resident of the apartment when the argument escalated into a physical altercation. Their 19-month-old daughter was also present during this incident. Rose’s wife did not require medical attention. Rose was taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail where he is currently being held without bond.

ARRESTED AND CHARGES:
• Steven Ray Rose, 21, 860 East Riverside Drive, Apartment C, Evansville, IN
1. Battery-Strangulation, Class D Felony
2. Domestic Battery with a Child Present, Class D Felony
3. Resisting Law Enforcement, Class A Misdemeanor

Arresting Officer: Trooper Wes Alexander, Indiana State Police

Assisting Agency: Evansville Police

IS IT TRUE May 1, 2014

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IS IT TRUE that today is celebrated in many countries as May Day and is somewhat similar to Labor Day in the United States?…May Day is a celebration of laborers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labor movement and occurs on May 1 every year?…May 1 was chosen as the date for International Workers’ Day by the Socialists and Communists of the Second International to commemorate the Haymarket affair in Chicago that occurred on May 4, 1886?…May Day is celebrated in 80 countries around the world and except when something of political significance to the labor movement is in political play is largely ignored in the United States?…this happens to be a year when political hay is being made over the federal minimum wage and it is no coincidence that the leader of the United States Senate used this occasion to attempt to hold a vote in the Senate to increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10?…the Republicans blocked this showmanship with another form of showboating called a filibuster?…at the end of the mutually orchestrated circus nothing happened and May Day changed nothing in these United States?

 

IS IT TRUE it is also doubtful that any change in the federal minimum wage would alter many personal circumstances by much over time?…the biggest reason for that is that the cost of living is very different across the country as evidenced by the recent article showing that one would have to make over $50 an hour to be able to afford the average home in San Francisco while one can afford an average home in Evansville with an hourly wage of $11.21?…for this reason for a minimum wage to be meaningful and have the potential to make a difference it needs to be determined locally and not at the federal level?

 

IS IT TRUE that unbeknownst to many people in Evansville, there is a local flavor to the NBA playoffs outside of the dumb ass of the week spectacle that the media has made out of the owner of the LA Clippers?…the head coach of the Toronto Raptors is Duane Casey who played high school basketball for the Union County Braves down in Morganfield, KY and went on to the University of Kentucky under Coach Joe Hall?…Coach Casey was on the Kentucky Wildcats team that won an NCAA Championship in 1978 and is a childhood friend of this writer?…while the world has been focused on the idiocy of the owner of the Clippers, the City County Observer would like to encourage our readers to concentrate on the Pacers and the Raptors and and ignore the frenzy around the dope from LA?

 

IS IT TRUE that Mayor Winnecke has announced that there will be no conventions in Evansville until 2016 due to the uncertain construction schedule of the new downtown convention hotel?…the Evansville Convention and Visitors Bureau has even gone so far as to announce they will not even start to market Evansville as a convention destination until a real construction start has happened?…a real construction start has nothing to do with the golden shovel event held in early March that had the same level of credibility as the Earthcare Energy LLC business plan?…the Mayor is still trying to blame Dunn Hospitality for the delay because they requested a market study by the Hilton Corporation as soon as they were notified (March 24, 2014) that a competing franchise had been applied for by HCW of Branson, MO?…Mayor Winnecke is quite disingenuous in his claims that Dunn Hospitality’s choice to exercise their contractual rights has delayed anything?…the reality of the situation is that there are three main reasons that construction is not happening right now and they are as follows?

  1. HCW did not apply for the Hilton Doubletree franchise until the last minute after stating in an interview with Evansville Living Magazine that they had done so in December.
  2. Financing details have not been released so the funding is still not secure
  3. The lot where the hotel may be if a franchise is approved and financing is secured IS NOT YET SHOVEL READY

 

IS IT TRUE with literally none of the basic needs to start construction completed it is misleading and offensive that a private business that has invested many millions of dollars in Evansville, filled the coffers of local charities, and employs way more people than the downtown hotel ever will is the focus of blame?…if one really wants to affix blame for the delay in this 4th time around the May Pole for the hotel it is in the failure of local government to adequately VET the developer, the site, and the pro-forma?…if the Mayor of Evansville wants to properly affix blame for the problems we have had in getting a hotel downtown he needs to look at the pictures of the last 60 years of Evansville Mayors up on the 3rd floor of the Civic Center?…this cast of characters are the ones whose failed leadership has precipitated a dilapidated sewer system, a stagnant economy, population loss, dilapidated houses, crumbling sidewalks, and rusted out water pipes?…if these 60 years of Mayors had concentrated on infrastructure and economics instead of fun, games, and cronyism Evansville, like Lexington would most likely have two downtown hotels with little or no public handouts needed to get them?…the Civic Center needs a Mirror of Blame installed somewhere with instructions on how to affix blame?

 

IS IT TRUE there is no 2012 City of Evansville audit posted on the SBOA website today?…it is approaching 2 months since the exit interview was held?…it will be interesting to see if the SBOA actually publishes what was discussed in that exit interview or if something gets whitewashed?…there are several people who will know?

 

Turner cleared, committee pushes for ethics reforms

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By John Sittler
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS – While House Speaker Pro Tem Eric Turner did not violate House rules, his actions did not achieve “the highest spirit of transparency,” a bipartisan committee found Wednesday.

“As state representatives and elected officials we’re expected to go beyond” the pure letter of the law, said Rep. Clyde Kersey, who is the lead Democrat on the House Ethics Committee.

While the committee’s chair, Rep. Greg Steuerwald, R-Avon, said Turner didn’t break the rules, those rules may need revisions.

Steuerwald said committee members “want to look further” and review rules surrounding how lawmakers disclose financial interests and potential conflicts. The committee plans to reconvene this summer.

House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, sent the issue to the committee after Democratic Party Chairman John Zody asked the leader to look into accusations that Turner allegedly lobbied for a proposal that could have helped his family’s nursing home construction business.

Indiana placed a moratorium on nursing home construction in 2009 in part to curb private-paying residents from switching to newer facilities. Proponents of that law say without it, older facilities would have a harder time affording the care for Medicaid patients who would be left.

Hoosier lawmakers were considering legislation that would have extended the moratorium but it died on the session’s last day. A report by the Associated Press says that happened after Turner lobbied in a private caucus against it. That’s when the Democrats requested an investigation.

Toby McClamroch, Turner’s attorney, said he was very pleased with the committee’s opinion.

“It’s clear that they came to the same conclusion as we had,” he said. “Which is, all of the evidence that was submitted to the committee, all the evidence that was before the committee, supports the idea that he complied in every way.”

But Julia Vaughn, policy director for Common Cause Indiana, said Hoosiers deserve better ethics in state government.

“We should be disgusted that this type of self-serving behavior is not against the rules, and we should all be calling for significant legislative ethics reform,” she said.

Turner said in a statement Wednesday that he is in favor of a reform.

“I fully support the recommendation from the House Ethics Committee to further examine disclosure requirements in the coming months,” he said. “In fact, I willingly provided greater transparency in my answers to the Committee’s interrogatories.”

Vaughn also said public behavior and private behavior need to match.

“If it doesn’t, the things that happen on the House and Senate floor are an act,” she said. “It’s a charade it doesn’t mean anything”

John Sittler is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

RECYCLE DAY

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City of Evansville SealRecycle Day
Saturday  5/3/2014 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Old Walmart west parking lot
4595 University Drive

ITEMS TO BRING: (Please be sure items are clean and sorted.)

Aluminum cans
Metal food cans
Cardboard
Catalogs/magazines
Newspaper
Mixed paper
Glass containers
#1 thru #7 plastic containers – no Styrofoam or plastic bags

Vanderburgh County Residents Only

*weather permitting*

Dates & Locations subject to change.

City to Accept Community Development Block Grant Applications

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Mayor Lloyd Winnecke announces the City of Evansville will accept applications for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program May 12 through June 5. Nonprofit agencies offering public services are eligible to apply for CDBG grant funding for programs ranging from daycare services, food providers, and many others.

The proposal must meet HUD requirements and the agency must attend a training session to be held on May 8 at Central Library Browning Room B from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and have an in-office meeting with DMD staff after the proposal is made. After proposals are determined to be eligible, they are reviewed by the Citizens Advisory Committee, which is appointed by the Mayor.

The CAC recommendations are reviewed by the Mayor and are sent to the Evansville City Council for approval. Kelley Coures, the Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD) Community Development Coordinator, said in 2014 the city was able to fund 36 out of 39 public service grant requests. Coures said the City will have approximately $300,000 to allocate to public service activities for the 2015 plan year.

In addition to the public service grant program, the City of Evansville also funds assistance to homeowners with CDBG dollars in a variety of ways through nonprofit agencies. One of the most successful programs using City allocated CDBG funds is the Memorial Community Development Corporation Emergency Home Repair Program.
The City launched the local Home Repair program in 2010 with $100,000 in grant funds, and continued funding the program at that level in 2011 and 2012. Under the leadership of Mayor Winnecke, the DMD sought City Council approval to increase the funding to $284,000 in 2013. Karma Green-Johnson,

Director of Neighborhood Stabilization for Memorial CDC, said the program has helped more than 35 families in 2014, including Kelly and Kevin Casper.

The Casper’s home had fallen into disrepair creating an unsafe living environment. The couple met income guidelines and was current on mortgage payments and property taxes, making them eligible for assistance through Memorial’s Emergency Home Repair Program. Kelly Casper said contractors hired by Memorial installed new waterlines and repaired a leaking kitchen sink, replaced a cracked bathtub and the water-damaged subfloor under the tub, upgraded the house electrical service, repaired the heater, installed a new air conditioning unit, repaired structural damage to the living room ceiling, and installed new steps and a handrail at the rear entrance.
Kelly Casper said the family could not afford to make the repairs without financial assistance.

“It seems like after paying for everyday bills there is never enough money left to fix the important things that need to be done,” Kelly Casper said. “With help from the Department of Metropolitan Development and the Memorial Emergency Home Repair Program, we were able to fix our home and make it a safe place to live.”

For more information about the Community Development Block Grant Program, contact DMD Community Development Coordinator Kelley Coures at 436-7806. For information on the Memorial Development Corporation Emergency Home Repair Program, contact Karma Green Johnson at 402-5530. Kelly Casper may be reached at 479-0903.

EPD Activity Report April 30 2014

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Working to Address Indiana’s Meth Epidemic

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Since I first began serving as your state representative four years ago, I have been committed to addressing many different issues facing our community and state. One major issue that I have continued to be outspoken about is the widespread manufacture and use of methamphetamine. Last April, 207 meth labs were seized in Indiana by the State Police, and according to a report from the Department of Justice’s National Clandestine Laboratory Seizure Report, Indiana is leading the nation in the number of meth lab seizures. We have taken small steps to combat this issue, but I believe much more work is needed.

One step taken by the General Assembly this past session to address this problem was passing House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1141 , which I authored. This law will provide a clearer history on homes, elaborating on whether or not a house has ever been affected by meth. This law was a direct result of individuals from our community asking for help in dealing with the damaging effects of meth use and manufacturing. It is not acceptable for this to be happening in any community, especially in our backyards, where meth lab busts continue to be a problem.

I firmly believe one way to combat the meth epidemic in Indiana is to make pseudoephedrine, a key component of meth, a scheduled drug. We can also learn from other states and look at ways they have addressed the issue of meth in their communities. According to a study put together for the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, Oregon and Mississippi, both states with prescription-only laws as well as their neighboring states, have experienced a decline in meth-lab related incidents.

The main argument I continue to hear is that when someone is feeling the onset of sickness, it would be inconvenient to require a prescription for pseudoephedrine, which can resolve symptoms fairly quickly. Another argument is that the drug will still come in from Mexico. I believe they will, but for your average meth maker, manufacturing it will become much more difficult and unpleasant, which other states have seen following the passage of the their more restrictive laws.

I have worked very closely with the Indiana State Police Meth Suppression Unit to keep up-to-date of the latest tactics to conquer this widespread issue. More education will help deter the use of meth in Indiana as well. Oregon has had success through education and public service announcements against the harmful effects of meth.

Looking ahead, I have begun to consider legislation for the 2015 legislative session that would try to address some of the major arguments against scheduling pseudoephedrine. I believe through compromise, other legislators and I can come to an agreement on the best way to address this issue. This deadly scourge is in our backyard, and it will take a herculean effort by all Hoosiers to resolve. As my voting record and legislation I have championed will confirm, I plan to continue to fight this horrible plague until there is relief for our community.

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