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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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nick hermanBelow is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday, September 24, 2013.

 

Emmett Jones                   Strangulation-Class D Felony

Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury-Class A Misdemeanor

Chad Phillips                     Operating a Vehicle with a Schedule I or II Controlled Substance or its Metabolite in the Body-Class C Misdemeanor

(Enhanced to D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)

                                                Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor

(Enhanced to D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)

Jacob Robertson              Theft-Class D Felony

Michelle Scott                  Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor

(Enhanced to D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)

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

Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are considered to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.

Jackson Kelly elects Ellen S. Cappellanti as Deputy Managing Member

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CappellantiE-c-L Jackson Kelly PLLC attorney Ellen S. Cappellanti has been elected as Deputy Managing Member of the firm, effective August 1, 2013. Cappellanti previously served as the Vice Chair of the firm’s Executive Committee and currently serves as the Leader of the Commercial Law Practice Group. The Deputy Managing Member is a newly created position for the firm and is intended to “groom” the firm’s next CEO for his/her role. Effective January 1, 2015, the firm’s current CEO, Mike Foster, will be stepping down and returning to the full time practice of law. This election makes Cappellanti Jackson Kelly’s first female to hold the top-level management position. As Deputy Managing Member, Cappellanti also joins the firm’s Executive Committee.

Cappellanti has been with the firm for more than 30 years and focuses her practice onassisting clients in a wide variety of commercial transactions, including financings, leasings, acquisitions and real estate development projects. She also regularly represents debtors, creditors and trustees in business bankruptcies and out of court restructurings.

Jackson Kelly PLLC is a national law firm representing leading global corporations, national companies, entrepreneurs and individuals in areas of law such as environmental, business, labor and employment, federal and state workers’ compensation, civil litigation and occupational safety and health. The firm has offices in Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Spooky Information From The Arts Council Of Southwestern Indiana

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 Spooky Updates from the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana
Eville Monsters
It’s almost here!! The deadline for Eville Monsters! We’ve got some pretty interesting entries so far, but we want more! There’s no entry fee, so hurry and register by going toartswin.org/eville-monsters. Who knows, maybe you’ll see a monster on Franklin Street for Halloween on Franklin 2013!
Calendar:
Deadline – Sept. 26
*Drop-off – Sept. 26 & 27
Monsters Homecoming – Oct. 25th at the Arts Council, 5-7pm
*Pick-up – Dec. 2 & 3
*Drop-off and Pick-up are ONLY during gallery hours (10am – 4pm). If you need to make other arrangements, please speak with Andrea at the Arts Council. You can contact her by calling (812) 422-2111 or emailing her at andrea.adams@artswin.org.
Spooky Stories
We need your help! Halloween on Franklin 2013 has asked the Arts Council to help with the Lil’ Monsters Bash on October 26th (multiple time slots available). We are currently looking for storytellers to help us read spooky tales or frightful poems to kids. Stories may be original or a story brought from home. The target age group for the tales will be in the 7-12 year age range. All stories must be approved by the Arts Council, so RSVP now by calling us at (812) 422-2111 or emailing us at info@artswin.org with your name, contact information, and the stories you would like to read.
Other opportunities to volunteer for the Lil’ Monsters Bash include face painting, pumpkin painting, registering pumpkins for the community pumpkin carving contest, and passing out trick or treat bags to all the kiddos!
For more information about any of these opportunities, please contact the Arts Council at (812) 422-2111 orinfo@artswin.org.
Pumpkin Carving
As part of our assistance with this year’s Halloween on Franklin 2013, we are helping to organize a community pumpkin carving contest!
In order to participate, you will bring your already carved pumpkin to the West Branch Library park for registration (11am – 6pm) and at 8pm cash prizes will be awarded!
Prizes will be awarded by age group. There are NO size requirements or regulations other than it must be a carvedpumpkin. Questions? Call us at (812) 422-2111.
For more information about all the events going on for Halloween on Franklin 2013, please click here. Also, don’t forget to follow the Arts Council on Twitter @ARTSWINand like us on Facebook! Make sure to share this email with friends!

EVSC Schools to Host Marching Band Competitions

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EVSC  Music will be heard around the northern part of the county on Saturday, September 28, as North High School hosts the North Invitational Marching Band Festival. Twenty-five marching bands from across the region will compete in the invitational that beings at 3:30 p.m. Bands will be placed in one of five classifications, depending on band and school size. Awards will be given for first, second and third place as well as for best drum major, best percussion, and best auxiliary in each class. Overall awards, including a Grand Champion trophy, also will be presented. Admission to the event is $5.

EPD investigating shots fired near Ravenswood and Frederick

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Evansville Police Department
Evansville Police Department

Evansville Police are on scene of a shots fired call near Ravenswood and Frederick.
According to witnesses, a black male was the passenger on a scooter being driven by a white female. The male fired several rounds from a handgun in the direction of a red passenger car that was following the scooter.
Officers found several shell casings at the scene. The suspect and the passenger car were gone before officers arrived.
Anyone with information on this, or any other of the recent shots fired runs, is asked to contact Evansville Police at 436-7979.

For full details, view this message on the web.

911 Gives Hope Hockey Game Oct. 05

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Evansville Police Department

WHAT: Guns and Hoses Hockey
WHO: Cops vs Firefighters
WHEN: October 05, 2013 — Doors open 6:30. Game at 7:30
WHERE: Swonder Ice Arena, Evansville

The second annual Guns & Hoses Hockey game will be held October 05 at 7:30 at Swonder Ice Arena. This game will feature roughly 16 players per side and will consist of three periods each lasting 15 minutes with a stopped clock during game stoppages.

Doors open at 6:30 P.M. and inside will be merchandise for sale, as well as an open concession stand (plus alcohol).

The first Guns & Hoses Hockey game was held February 2, 2013 after an IceMen game at the Ford Center, with the Guns Squad winning 6-0. Both teams have been competing in local hockey leagues at Swonder Ice Arena and are excited to once again come together for a great cause.

911 Gives Hope President and Guns Team Captain Patrick Phernetton said “the first time we tried this, we didn’t know what to expect. We ended up with around 1,000 people staying after an IceMen game to watch us play. We have put a little more into it this year and guys are more ready to get out there and show what we have been working on since the last game. In advance, thank you to everyone who is coming out. The more you support us, the more you support the Children of Evansville.”

Eric Tanner, Captain of the Hoses team talked about this year compared to last year. “We had a lot of guys come out that were just learning (last year). It was a fun game but they got the best of us. We have been putting in work in the off-season and are excited to go out there and give it all we’ve got on the 5th. At the end of the day, we are one big family and everybody comes together after the game because the game is being played for the kids of this community.”

Around 1,000 tickets are being sold for the event and ticket price is $10. Tickets are for sale at Evansville Firefighter Credit Union (312 N. 4th Ave) or through Officer Patrick Phernetton (PPhernetton@evansvillepolice.com)

Any questions can be sent to Patrick Phernetton (PPhernetton@evansvillepolice.com)

No Justice Concludes Victory Summer Concert Series

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The Summer Country Nights concert series at the Victory Theatre drew to a close on Friday night with a rousing show featuring a veteran touring band and a newcomer returning to her Evansville roots. No Justice is a Texas Country band with a funky sound that incorporated country, rock, roots and R&B to create a catalog of songs that appealed to the wide range of ages in the audience. Show opener Lindsay Brandt traveled up from Nashville to take the stage in her hometown, and was excited to be performing at the Victory for the first time. Her set of rockabilly originals was well received by fans happy to see her back home.

“This concert was a good end to our inaugural Summer Country Nights at the Victory concert series,” said General Manager Ben Bolander. “We really appreciate the support we got from 93.5 The Wolf and other tri-state stations, especially our series ticket holders who wanted to bring business to the Victory and the downtown area. We hope to return next summer with even more great affordable shows.”

The Victory Theatre has a busy two months ahead that include Philip Lawrence September 14, Tommy Emmanuel September 20, Creed Bratton September 21, “1964”…The Tribute October 4, The Bob & Tom Comedy Show October 5, Don Williams October 17, and The Price is Right Live! Stage Show October 26.

The Victory Theatre is managed by VenuWorks of Evansville, LLC.

EVSC School News

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The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will conduct a board retreat in executive session pursuant to IC 5-14-1.5-6.1-(b)(2)(A) at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, September 30, 2013, in the  John H. Schroeder Conference Room at the EVSC Administration Building, 951 Walnut St., Evansville, IN 47713.

IS IT TRUE September 25, 2013

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Mole #3 Nostradamus of Local Politics
Mole #3 Nostradamus of Local Politics

IS IT TRUE September 25, 2013

IS IT TRUE the more one ponders the 30,000 foot details of the latest version of what may well be the basis for an eventual agreement to develop a convention hotel, a parking garage, some apartments, and some infrastructure improvements in downtown Evansville, the more palatable the deal looks?…with the exception of some real purists who will not accept that even one red cent of public money should be allocated to any private business, the deal as presented will have some appeal?…if the need to use Innkeeper’s taxes to service the bonds is eliminated in the forthcoming resolution the objections on the basis of the tax collector sending money over to their competitor will be removed?

IS IT TRUE that when one breaks down the $20 Million public funding proposal it is made up of $7.1 Million of infrastructure and improvements that would have to be done with public money even if a sugar daddy developer came to town with a bag of benjamins to build a hotel and a parking tower?…exactly $7.5 Million is allocated for a direct hotel subsidy?…the other $5.4 Million is for a parking garage that will be owned by the City of Evansville but leased to HCW at terms that indeed reflect the Evansville market for parking but do not come close to covering the cost of building and maintaining the parking garage?…even if the entire cost of the parking garage is considered to be a hand-out to the developer the public funding in this project that is really an incentive is $12.9 Million?

IS IT TRUE the question then becomes how will the cash to service the bonds be raised?…since the County ($1.5 Million) and the CVB ($2 Million) are prepared to fork over their money for the project in cash the bonding will only total $16.5 Million?…this is a great opportunity to economize as Councilman O’Daniel mentioned last night to keep as much bonding capacity available for the upcoming IU Medical School package?…the payment for a bond of $16.5 Million should only run about $1.2 Million per year?…it is very likely even at market value as opposed to construction cost the combined assessment of the hotel and the apartments is very likely to be sufficient to service this debt when combined with the food and beverage taxes in the TIF district?…if that is indeed the case this may well become the deal of the decade when it comes to the embattled world of financing convention hotels?

IS IT TRUE the CCO while encouraged by the analysis will err on the side of caution in asking for the VETTING of all of these funding sources to continue as planned?…with respect to the ability of HCW to secure financing this concern can be alleviated by an irrevocable commitment to fund from an institution like Old National Bank?…the yet to be named investors who are getting equity for their “contribution” can come forward and deposit their $11.5 Million into a building fund?…if both of these things add up to the construction budget less $7.5 Million then the means test should be considered to pass?…when it comes to operating a hotel according to a pro-forma the examination of the predictions vs. the results for their Branson, MO property since its inception should suffice to satisfy that threshold?…if Councilman Friend and the City Council must sign a non-disclosure agreement and forever hold their peace we encourage the people of Evansville to trust the verdict on management capacity that they come back with?

IS IT TRUE that as just on last incentive in the City of Evansville’s favor that should be considered is to participate in the profits of any eventual sale of the hotel according to the percentage of the construction cost that $7.5 Million would make up?…in a future sale if there was a profit of $10 Million made, if the City of Evansville’s $7.5 Million were 15% of the construction cost, under this scenario the City would receive $1.5 Million?…if the hotel were never sold by HCW or if it were sold at a loss the City would not receive a profit distribution?

County Resolves to Financially Support the Hotel Project

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Marsha Abell

Today the Vanderburgh County Commissioners adopted a resolution and approved financial support for the downtown hotel project. Commissioner Marsha Abell last week put Evansville on notice that The Centre may have to be shuttered due to continued operating losses unless a hotel is built.

The groups that have been vocally opposing the hotel are calling for removing the inn keeper tax from the hotel subsidy package. Aside from the $16.5 Million investment package pondered by the City, the County has committed to deliver $1.5 Million in February and the CVB has committed to $2.0 Million but has not announced a timeframe.

It is believed that the $3.5 Million from the County and the CVB will go toward improvements to the Centre and reconnecting the so-called bridge to nowhere to the Ford Center and the proposed parking garage.

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