Knox County – Monday night, April 29, at approximately 9:59, a Knox County Deputy was driving down Wilbur Street in Vincennes when he was flagged down by friends of Ross A. Darkis, 42, who resided at 215 Wilbur Street. Darkis was intoxicated and was in possession of a handgun on his front porch. He had been arguing with his girlfriend earlier in the evening and was very upset according to his friends. Additional officers from Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Vincennes City Police arrived. Officers attempted to get Darkis to surrender his weapon, but he refused. Officers used a taser and a weapon that discharges a small bean-bag in attempt to diffuse the situation, but both non-lethal weapons were unsuccessful. At approximately 10:25 p.m., Darkis raised the handgun he was holding toward the officers. In order to protect themselves and other officers on scene, several of the officers fired their weapons. Darkis was struck multiple times and was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes where he was pronounced dead several minutes later. The identity of the Vincennes City Police Officers and Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy involved in the shooting are not being released at this time. No officers were injured.

The investigation is continuing.

DECEASED:
• Ross A. Darkis, 42, 215 Wilbur Street, Vincennes, IN

Please join Mayor Lloyd Winnecke, University of Southern Indiana students, and representatives from Deaconess Health System and Old National Bank at a news conference Tuesday, April 30, at 10 a.m. at The Pagoda to announce details for “We Are Evansville” month in June and how the public can get involved in a “grassroots video project” and community pride campaign.

AARON LEWIS
SUNDAY, JUNE 23RD, 2013
VICTORY THEATRE – EVANSVILLE, IN

Jägermeister, a brand as deeply rooted in music as it is in mythology and lore, is proud to announce
their 2013 County Tour with music star Aaron Lewis. The tour kicks off May 1st with 23 shows across the nation, with
each show featuring special guest support acts including Jägermeister artist and emcee, Rick Monroe.

Jägermeister, the 7th largest selling premium spirit in the world and #1 selling imported liqueur in the United States, has a
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Jägermeister Country Music Tour has featured some of the finest in country music including Pat Green, Eric Church and
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Aaron Lewis made his journey to the country scene in 2011 with the release of his debut EP, Town Line, and the success
of the gold-selling single “Country Boy,” featuring the legendary George Jones and Charlie Daniels. The seven-song EP
reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and No. 7 on the Billboard Top 200. Lewis finished the year with
nominations from the Academy of Country Music for “Vocal Event of the Year,” as well as two CMT nominations for
“Breakthrough Video of the Year” and “Collaborative Video of the Year.” Building upon the demand from his fans for a
full-length solo album, Aaron Lewis proudly shares his country roots with the release of The Road, which hit stores on
November 13, 2012, debuting in the Top 10 on Billboard Country Albums chart. His current single, “Forever” has
broken into the Top 40 at radio, reaching #39 and still climbing. With seven studio albums released totaling sales over 15
million units throughout his 17 plus year career, country listeners will find a true work of art as Lewis honors traditional
country, a genre the singer/songwriter was raised on as a child.

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ABOUT JAGERMEISTER: Jägermeister, which translates to “master hunter,” is the #1 selling imported liqueur in the United States and one of the top
shot brands in the world. The liqueur is based on a secret recipe, combining 56 different natural ingredients, including select herbs, blossoms, roots and
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Media Contact: Kyle Johnston, Live Nation kylejohnston@livenation.com

Victory Theatre is managed by VenuWorks of Evansville, LLC.

For more information about the Victory Theatre, visit:
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STATEHOUSE – The 2013 legislative session has concluded. Over the course of session, State Representative Ron Bacon (R-Chandler) authored and sponsored numerous bills, two of which have been signed into law by the governor.

“It is hard to believe that just a few short months ago we were talking about the upcoming 2013 session,” said Rep. Bacon. “I am especially proud of the work we have accomplished as a Legislature. During session, I concentrated my efforts on legislation that would directly help Hoosiers in the realm of public health and safety. I am pleased to see that those pieces of legislation have successfully become law.”

One of Rep. Bacon’s bills to be signed into law is HB 1061, which creates a Warrick County magistrate.

House Bill 1061 allows the judges of the Warrick County circuit and superior courts to jointly appoint a magistrate. According to the 2010 census, the Warrick County population has grown by almost 10,000 people in past ten years, making it one of the fastest growing counties in Indiana. The attractiveness of the region has spurred economic development and consequently more work for city judges. City judges will be held accountable for their work by the magistrate, creating a higher level of efficiency within the judicial system.

“With Warrick County growing so rapidly, it made sense to add a magistrate,” said Rep. Bacon. “The mental health commitments have also increased significantly since new hospitals were built in the surrounding area, and a new magistrate will ease some of the load in lower level offender cases.”

Rep. Bacon’s second bill signed into law, HB 1389, was authored in an effort to give more oversight to veterinarians to establish what tasks their subordinates (technicians and assistants) are able to perform.

“This bill will allow a veterinarian supervisor to mandate what practices and procedures their subordinates can perform, regardless of their certifications,” said Rep. Bacon. “It will give a more detailed perspective of oversight and accountably for inexperienced veterinarians, so that their practices are more safeguarded from potential legal consequences.”

Rep. Bacon also worked with his fellow representatives to co-author a total of nine House Bills. House Bill 1151, which created the Blue Alert program, was one of those notable pieces of legislation.

The Blue Alert program will notify the public when a law enforcement officer is killed, seriously injured or missing in the line of duty. The program will be operated by the Indiana State Police Department and will also alert the public if the criminal who caused harm has not been apprehended and may be a danger to others.

“The Blue Alert program will help address issues of public safety in our communities,” said Rep. Bacon. “Our law enforcement officers sometimes have to pay the ultimate price, and I sincerely hope the Blue Alert program will help ease the minds of the brave men and women who serve our communities.”

In working with state senators, Rep. Bacon sponsored a total of three Senate Bills (SB) and co-sponsored seven bills. Among these bills, SB 554 will save Hoosier taxpayers money under telehealth services. SB 554, refers to patient monitoring in the home by a health care provider from a distance, and telemedicine services under Medicaid. Telehealth and telemedicine services allow physicians and psychiatrists to care for their patients without having those patients travel to receive them or having physicians use precious time and money to visit the patients in their homes.

“As a healthcare provider, I truly believe in the potential of this law to save Hoosier taxpayers thousands of dollars through the practice of telehealth and telemedicine. There may be monitors that transmit blood pressure and other vital data in the home to the provider in a hospital. St. Francis Health has done this for a while and has noticed greater savings. Specifically for congestive heart failure, there is normally a one in four readmission rate. With telehealth, there is a one in twenty readmission rate. Reducing the readmission rate means that patients are having healthier outcomes, and is less costly,” said Rep. Bacon.

Rep. Bacon served on the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Public Health Committee and the Select Committee on Government Reduction during session. Rep. Bacon will continue to work at the Statehouse, in his district, and around the state over the summer.

“I began this session by setting goals for what I would like to see accomplished. I believe the Legislature has accomplished a great deal of positive efforts this session, and I look forward to what will be accomplished in the future,” said Rep. Bacon. “I am humbled to serve the people of District 75 at the Statehouse, and I look forward to building a brighter future for our community and state.”

After serving eight years as President of St. Mary’s Health, Tim Flesch has announced he will retire on his 63rd birthday, January 12th, 2014.
Flesch moved to Evansville in 1990 to join the Daughters of Charity National Health System – East Central Region, where he served in various executive management positions. That organization is now Ascension Health, the parent company of St. Mary’s.
In 1999, Flesch was hired as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of St. Mary’s Health System. He was appointed to his current role in May of 2005.
During his tenure, St. Mary’s has become the only verified adult and pediatric trauma unit in the region, achieved Magnet® designation for nursing excellence, and improved patient safety and satisfaction to higher levels than ever before.
“The greatest honor of my professional life has been to serve as President of St. Mary’s Health these past eight years,” Flesch said. “I am proud of all that we have accomplished as an organization, and I am confident that we have laid the groundwork for continued success as we prepare for the changes coming to the American health care system.”
To ensure a seamless transition, the St. Mary’s Board of Directors will begin the process of selecting a new President in May. It will be an inclusive process that will engage Ascension Health leaders, St. Mary’s associates, physicians, and members of the community. The selection process is expected to be completed in November 2013.

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For the fourth time in the past five years, the University of Evansville’s Concrete Canoe team has qualified for the American Society of Civil Engineers National Concrete Canoe Competition, held this year from June 20-22 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UE’s team of civil engineering students earned a bid to nationals by winning the Concrete Canoe competition at the ASCE Great Lakes Student Conference, held April 18-20 at Trine University in Angola, Indiana. UE placed first out of 17 Concrete Canoe teams, besting the perennial powerhouse team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (which has won regionals 17 of the last 19 years), as well as teams from Purdue University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Notre Dame, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and others.

“I’m incredibly proud of this year’s team for earning a first-place finish at the regional competition. The team has logged over 1,000 hours since the fall semester to design and build their canoe, and unlike other teams in the competition, they do not receive academic credit to participate in Concrete Canoe. They compete simply because they love a challenge, take pride in doing an excellent job, and want to carry on a winning tradition,” said Mark Valenzuela, associate professor of civil engineering and the team’s faculty advisor. “After enduring hours-long road trips, late nights, and freezing wind and rain, we sometimes wonder, ‘Is it worth it?’ And win or lose, each year the answer has always been ‘Yes!’”

The Concrete Canoe competition consists of four categories: races, oral presentation, final product, and design paper, with each counting equally toward the final score. Because of severe weather during the ASCE Great Lakes Student Conference, the races were canceled, shifting the fight to the academic portion of the competition.

“Civil engineering students on the Concrete Canoe team compete both as athletes and scholars. At the ASCE Great Lakes Student Conference, they must demonstrate outstanding presentation, writing, and academic skills to qualify for nationals,” said Brian Swenty, chair of the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering. “This year, our students once again proved that they can rise to the top in a highly competitive field of civil engineering students from the region’s best public and private universities. We’re very proud of our students’ work and look forward to another great showing at nationals this summer.”

This year’s canoe, “Palus” (an astronomical term to describe a surface feature on the moon), is 19.9 feet long and weighs 216 pounds. Inspired by an episode of “MythBusters” that investigated whether a car with a dimpled texture like a golf ball could obtain better gas mileage, the canoe features dimples to help reduce drag in the water.

UE Concrete Canoe team members are Jamie Johnson (project manager), Jaclyn Altstadt, Christina Bernauer, Abby Browder, George Carroll, Aubin Fowler, James Gabe, Ryan Hayes, Luc Heidenreich, Amanda Hopf, Chris Kuester, Hieronymus Mitchell, Alejandro Mojica Cadario, Zach Neukam, Hannah Okray, Shannon Osiecki, Heather Passey, Alex Schwinghamer, Katelyn Spainhour, Kilian Sweet, and Bekah Taylor.

Senior Michael Jordan broke his own University of Southern Indiana men’s track and field record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Sunday evening at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational. He broke the record by eight seconds, which was set a week ago.

Jordan ran his race in 8 minutes, 42.63 seconds, which is another NCAA automatic qualifying time and a USA Track & Field Championships “B” standard time, along with being the fastest time in Division II. His time last week at the Mt Sac Relays was 8:50.49

Also this weekend, senior Lauren Minor earned a provisional mark in the steeplechase with her time of 10:53.49 at the Bellarmine Classic. Her mark currently ranks 12th in Division II.

Freshman Johnnie Guy also picked-up a provisional mark in the 5,000 meters as he finished in 14:17.48 at the Hillsdale College Gina Relays. Guy’s time is ranked 16th nationally.

Just missing provisional times and distances were freshman Tyler Schickel, who ran the 1,500 meters in 3:52.12, which is 12-tenths of a second off. Sophomore Zach Watson, meanwhile, fell just shy of a provisional mark after jumping two meters in the high jump with the provisional set at 2.05 meters.

The Screaming Eagles return to action Friday and Saturday at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Outdoor Championships in Romeoville, Illinois.