The City County Observer has obtained copies of letters from the Evansville Rescue Mission and the Human Rights Commission regarding the discrimination actions taken by the HRC against the Rescue Mission. We make both available to our readers without edit, opinion, or bias.
Letter from Rescue Mission to Human Rights Commission
Dismissal Letter by HRC
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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
This feature is sponsored by Chris Walsh For Vanderburgh County Clerk. Chris Walsh is a veteran county administrator that strongly supports our local law enforcement professionals . Chris Walsh is a candidate that possess a non-partisan attitude with a consumer friendly demeanor. Chris also stands against unification of city and county governments.
This ad paid for by the committiee to elect Walsh Clerk.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday, September 14, 2012.
Arrick Abbott Possession of Marijuana – Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony)
Illegal Transportation of an Alcoholic Beverage on a Public Highway – Class C Misdemeanor
Quentin Carter Attempted Armed Robbery – Class B Felony
Carrying a Handgun Without a License – Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class C Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Pointing a Firearm – Class D Felony
Habitual Offender Enhancement
John Clark Conspiracy to Commit Forgery – Class C Felony
Theft – Class D Felony
Kelly Crowe Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class D Felony
Theft – Class D Felony
Larry Goble Conspiracy to Commit Forgery –Class C Felony
Jamie Gooch Conspiracy to Commit Forgery – Class C Felony
Identity Deception – Class D Felony
Amanda Isaac Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana – Class A Misdemeanor
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor
Demarco Johnson Disarming a Law Enforcement Officer – Class C Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement – Class D Felony
Theft – Class D Felony
Shawn Moutoux Operating a Motor Vehicle After Forfeiture of License for Life – Class C Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement –Class D Felony
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated – Class A Misdemeanor
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated – Class C Misdemeanor
Arick Pam Carrying a Handgun Without a License – Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class C Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Habitual Offender Enhancement
Andre Parson Theft – Class D Felony
Victor Ramirez-Lopez Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury – Class D Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement –Class A Misdemeanor
Public Intoxication – Class B Misdemeanor
Toy Whittley Operating a Motor Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator – Class D Felony
For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Carly Settles at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at csettles@vanderburghgov.org.
Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are considered to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
SENTENCE CHART
Class Range
Murder 45-65 Years
Class A Felony 20-50 Years
Class B Felony 6-20 Years
Class C Felony 2-8 Years
Class D Felony ½ – 3 Years
Class A Misdemeanor 0-1 Year
Class B Misdemeanor 0-180 Days
Class C Misdemeanor 0-60 Days
Just when you think the city of Evansville has made their final error with Roberts Stadium, they turn around and prove to us all once again that they have many more errors still in them. While the amount of errors has piled up taller than a chunk of Executive Inn rubble, the city still remains committed to taking care of those who have taken care of them.
It’s been almost a month and a half since the city held an auction for some of the arena’s interior parts. But if you take a stroll past these magnificent grounds on the Lloyd Expressway, you will think the auction is still yet to come. Although the signs for Gate 1 have long been auctioned off, the banner for Wilson Auctions advertising the August 4th auction still sits atop the structure showing no sign of leaving anytime soon.
Not only is Gate 1 still covered in free advertising for Wilson Auctions, the marquee facing the Lloyd Expressway has two banners, one for each direction, advertising the auction that has come and gone months ago.
For those who don’t remember, Keep Evansville Beautiful has launched an aggressive campaign against signs and banners early this year. Currently, the laws governing advertisements such as political signs can be found at the link below…
http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2012_Disclaimer_Brochure.pdf
You may also find out more information about local sign laws from the Evansville Area Plan Commission by clicking on the link below and then click on the link titled “Political Sign Placement Guideâ€â€¦
Thanks to the City-County Observer, local residents already know that Wilson Auctions and the Winnecke administration were good buddies long before this auction…
https://city-countyobserver.com/2012/07/06/is-it-true-july-6-2012/
In fact, Andrew Wilson can be found in the following Winnecke Campaign Report on Adobe Pages 97 and 107…
This begs the question- What is the real reason these signs are still up for? It is absolutely pointless for 3 banners advertising an auction company hosting an auction back on August 4th to still be displayed. If the city handled these banners the way they have handled Roberts Stadium itself, they would have been gone a.s.a.p.
It’s bad enough that our community had to sit through a task force whose report isn’t consistent with what actually happened at the meetings and draws a conclusion that was never discussed to begin with. But now, we are seeing the city attempt to give free bricks to the University of Evansville while banners for an auction company, whose owner donated to the mayor’s campaign, are allowed to hang for months after the auction.
If our city, with the help of KEB, is truly going to take sign clean-up seriously, we cannot allow 3 banners to lay standing for months after an event they are marketing is over. We also cannot allow this auction company to receive free advertising on public land.
Make no mistake, if Wilson Auctions truly believes there is value in hanging banners up around Gate 1, then they surely would have no problem placing a bid on naming rights to this gate outside a renovated Roberts Stadium. I have long supported this concept and even brought it to the mayor’s attention last November. At that time, he said he would look into it, yet to my knowledge there have been no reports of any kind discussing the value of naming rights to the same exact gate the city is letting Wilson Auctions hang their banner.
In the meantime, the city needs to know, it’s time for these signs to go!
IS IT TRUE September 17, 2012
IS IT TRUE that nearly every comment, email, or call that the City County Observer has received regarding the $1 Million+ tab to demolish Roberts Stadium has expressed a feeling of being mislead?…that most of those comments believe that the inaccurate information was not only misleading but that it was intentionally misleading on the part of the last two administrations for the purpose of softening the message of the costs associated with Roberts demolition?…that high ranking elected officials have also struck a shocked, amazed, and outraged positions with respect to this obvious act of either complete incompetence at best or flat out lying at worst?…it is widely thought that Option C of selling Roberts Stadium at auction as opposed to getting into a non-revenue producing project expected to eat up over $10 Million tax dollars to benefit dogs and skateboarders is the right thing to do?
IS IT TRUE that a bid to demolish Roberts Stadium in the amount of $200,000 has been seen by many people and has been represented to the people of Evansville and the Robert Stadium task force to represent the entire bill for this dirty deed?…there is a line item in the proposed “Culture and Recreation†2013 budget in the amount of $500,000 under the heading “Roberts Park†that is now being put forward as the balance of what is needed to tear down Roberts?…that the $200,000 from the auction that devalued the stadium plus the 2012 budget amount of $200,000 earmarked for demolition plus this $500,000 does almost equal the lowest bid for demolition?…this is NOT and we repeat NOT the message sent out to the community during this process and that it looks like a city employee named SNEGAL successfully made the transition from the Weinzapfel Administration to the Winnecke Administration?…it is unfortunate that it seems that nothing in the business repertoire of the City of Evansville is ever done above board in a transparent and honest way?
IS IT TRUE that the Indiana State Fraternal Oder of Police recently made the following political endorsement?…they selected John R. Gregg for Governor, Greg Zoeller for Attorney General, Tony Bennett for Superintendent of Public Instruction, District 76-candidate Trent Van Haaften for State Representative, District 77 State Representative- Gail Riecken and no other local State Senators or State Representatives received endorsements from the State FOP?
IS IT TRUE if you want to see how local candidates for office in the upcoming November election stand on VandyGov issue please click www.core2012.net?…that we find Debbie Stucki candidate for County Clerk, Joe Kiefer Candidate for County Commission, and current President of the Vanderburgh County Commissioner, Marsha Abell keeps reversing themselves on this issue extremely interesting?
IS IT TRUE last week that one of our bloggers alleges if the November VandyGov. vote passes the taxpayers can unexpected a big ticket renovation costs at the Civic Center?… the extremely reliable Civic Center Mole predicts that the political power that be shall be faced with a major and costly expense to renovate a larger Council Chambers to house a 15 member Common Council board? …that next week the Civic Center Mole tells us that next Thursday we shall be receiving information to prove that his information is indeed correct?…we have it on good authority that the cost to remodel the Council Chamber to accommodate the new 15 member group will eat up more than a full years identified savings by the consolidation committee?
Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and officials with the Indiana Department of
Transportation will hold a joint news conference Monday, September 17, at 9:00 a.m. at the
intersection of N. Fares Avenue and E. Indiana Street, regarding the U.S. 41 and Lloyd
Expressway interchange.
The news conference location is next to the former Trinity Wesleyan Church. Attached is a
locator map to the news conference site. If you require further directions, please contact Ella
Johnson-Watson at 812-436-4965 or 812-760-5089.
REGULAR MEETING
KEVIN WINTERNHEIMER CHAMBERS
ROOM 301, CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
12:00 NOON
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. MINUTES September 5, 2012
3. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Request Re: Execute Agreement with APII for Usage of Swonder Fitness Center. – Nadeau
4. OLD BUSINESS
5. NEW BUSINESS
a. Request Re: Approve Proposed Fall Festival Parking Lot Fees. – Hayes
b. Request Re: Review and Approve Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for
Kudzu Eradication Project. – Dona Bergman
c. Request Re: Review and Approve Gateway Services Agreement with Element Payment
Services, Inc. for POS Payment Transactions. – Nadeau
d. Request Re: Approve Budget Transfers and CIP Reprioritizations. – Boberg
e. Request Re: Any Other Business the Board Wishes to Consider and Public Comments.
6. REPORTS
a. Dr. John Foster, WNS
7. ACCEPTANCE OF PAYROLL AND VENDOR CLAIMS
8. ADJOURN
National Rehabilitation Week September 17th – 21st
HealthSouth Deaconess Rehabilitation Hospital will join
rehabilitation providers across the nation September 17-21 in celebration of National Rehabilitation Week.
HealthSouth will be recognizing its Patients, Nurses and Therapists and the significant role they play in the
rehabilitation process in our community. The week, the hospital will be bussing with various events and
activities at the hospital. The community is invited and encouraged to visit our hospital during this week for
food, fun, and entertainment!
Barbara Butler, CEO states, “National Rehabilitation Week provides a great opportunity for our hospital
to honor how much each of our patients have accomplished since their injury or illness. We invite the
community to join in our celebrations and to learn of the successes that rehab brings to patients at our hospital
every day.â€
All Week
A display in the front lobby will be updated each day with a “Gold Medal†achievement.
These will include Joint Commission Certifications in Stroke and Brain Injury as well as a Top 10 Ranking
out of 100 HealthSouth Hospitals nationwide.
Monday, Sept. 17
A Patient Party/Open House will be held at 1:30pm – 3:00pm in our therapy gym with refreshments.
Tuesday, Sept. 18
A Patient Reunion Luncheon will be held from 11:30am-1:00pm for patients that have “graduated” from
HealthSouth in the past year. An RSVP is required at 812-437-6131. We will an “open microphone” to encourage
patients and therapists to share happy/sad/funny stories about their rehab and recovery.
Wednesday, Sept. 19
The highlight of the week is the Rehab Olympics!!
12 teams of 4 people from the community will compete for Gold medals and all will hope to avoid the last place
award of the Golden Bed Pan!
This event will take place at 12:30pm-1:30pm on the east lawn outside HealthSouth.
Physical, Occupational, and Speech therapy have planned activities for our teams that will create awareness of a
particular disability.
Thursday and Friday are dedicated to employees and celebrating within the hospital, however, tours and
an “open house†policy will be in place the entire week from 8:00am-4:00pm.
Heavy Trash Pick-Up Begins Next Monday, September 17
(EVANSVILLE, IN) – September 17, 2012 – The Evansville Water & Sewer Utility announces that Heavy Trash Pick-up will begin next Monday, September 17, and is scheduled to run through Friday, November 16. This semi-annual curbside service is available to City residents who pay for trash service with their water bill, including newly-annexed areas. Apartment complexes, mobile home communities and business/commercial customers are not eligible.
The collection schedule and area maps are available on the City’s GIS website – www.evansvillegis.com – by clicking “Heavy Trash Pickup Dates†on the right. To help keep crews on schedule and prevent heavy trash from sitting out on the curb longer than necessary, the number of days allocated for collection in each specific area has been determined based on the volume of heavy trash set out in the past and the number of days required to collect it.
Heavy trash must be placed in manageable, organized piles where normal weekly trash is collected before 6:00 a.m. on the first day collection is scheduled in an area.
Items that will be collected include:
ï‚· Carpet
o Must be rolled in sections no longer than 4 ft. and no wider than 2 ft. in diameter
ï‚· Furniture
o Sofas, tables, chairs, mattresses, box springs, etc.
ï‚· Appliances
o Stoves, refrigerators, washing machines, water heaters, etc.
o Limit two of each type of appliance per household
– more –
Heavy Trash Pick-Up Begins Next Monday,
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ï‚· Electronics
o Televisions, stereos, etc.
o NO computers or accessories
ï‚· Building materials/construction debris
o Must be in trash cans, boxes, etc. of such size and weight that they can be reasonably lifted by two average adults
o Containers must be strong enough that they do not break apart while being lifted even if they are wet
o Privacy fence sections must be cut in half or smaller manageable size
o NO concrete blocks or steel poles
Items that will NOT be collected include:
ï‚· Any trash that Allied Waste would pick up as part of its regular residential waste collection contract
ï‚· Automobile parts
ï‚· Batteries
ï‚· Tires
ï‚· Hazardous materials
ï‚· Computers or accessories
ï‚· Concrete blocks or steel poles
Heavy trash that does not meet these requirements will not be picked up. If a customer has put their heavy trash out according to the requirements above yet feels they were missed, they can call Allied Waste at 424-3345 within two days to report a possible missed pick-up.
Note that many items not collected through the City’s heavy trash pick-up can be properly disposed of through programs offered by the Solid Waste District, including Tire Amnesty Days, Electronics Recycling Days and Household Hazardous Waste Day (Tox Away Day). Additional information about these programs and upcoming program dates is available in the Solid Waste District’s section of the City Website (www.evansvillegov.org/Index.aspx?page=50) or by calling 436-7800.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
This feature is sponsored by Chris Walsh For Vanderburgh County Clerk. Chris Walsh is a veteran county administrator that strongly supports our local law enforcement professionals . Chris Walsh is a candidate that possess a non-partisan attitude with a consumer friendly demeanor. Chris also stands against unification of city and county governments.
This ad paid for by the committiee to elect Walsh Clerk.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday, September 12, 2012.
Steven Dantignac Theft – Class D Felony
Christopher Dubois Theft – Class D Felony
Corey Green Trafficking with an Inmate –Class C Felony
Joseph Lee Dealing in Methamphetamine – Class A Felony
Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana – Class A Misdemeanor
Possession of Paraphernalia –Class A Misdemeanor
Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class D Felony
Johnny Orange Dealing in Methamphetamine –Class A Felony
Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana – Class A Misdemeanor
Possession of Paraphernalia –Class A Misdemeanor
Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class D Felony
James Richardson Receiving Stolen Property – Class D Felony
For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Carly Settles at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at csettles@vanderburghgov.org.
Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are considered to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
SENTENCE CHART
Class Range
Murder 45-65 Years
Class A Felony 20-50 Years
Class B Felony 6-20 Years
Class C Felony 2-8 Years
Class D Felony ½ – 3 Years
Class A Misdemeanor 0-1 Year
Class B Misdemeanor 0-180 Days
Class C Misdemeanor 0-60 Days
