Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from February 2007:
VECTREN RATE HIKE REQUEST CONTESTED
Feb 01, 2007; ... The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor is recommendingstate regulators approve about half of Vectren Corp.'s requestednatural gas rate hike. In testimony filed this week, the consumer counselor office, whichrepresents consumer interests in utility rate cases, recommended ...
TRUSTEE BATTLE TAKING SHAPE GOP, DEMOCRATS LINE UP LAWYERS
Feb 01, 2007; ... Uncertainty over whether Knight Township Trustee Linda K. Durhamis eligible to serve took on partisan tones Wednesday, withRepublican and Democratic lawyers claiming the office for theirparties. Democrats replied pointedly to Republican arguments that formerTrustee Jim Price can ...
ON WAY TO SUPER BOWL WE'RE HAVING A GREAT TIME AND WISH YOU WERE HERE
Feb 01, 2007; ... Indiana isn't the only state that feels invested in the Colts'Super Bowl run. Favorite son Peyton Manning was the top story in The (Nashville)Tennessean on Wednesday -- the top story on the front page, not thesports page. In a state that bleeds orange for Manning's alma ...
PUBLIC DEFENDER FUNDING AT STAKE
Feb 01, 2007; ... Vanderburgh County could lose about a half-million dollars instate reimbursements this year if its public defender office does notcomply with state mandates for juvenile court caseloads. Stephen Owens, the county's chief public defender, has saidaccording to limits established by ...
INDIANA HEARING ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE DRAWS LIVELY CROWD
Feb 01, 2007; ... A debate on a constitutional ban on same-sex marriages came to adramatic end Wednesday when opponents interrupted a Senate hearing bystanding and singing "We Shall Overcome." Capitol police escorted the demonstrators, still singing, out ofthe Senate gallery. Soon after, the ...
I'VE GOT THOSE BEEN THERE, DONE THAT BLUES
Feb 01, 2007; ... Attention East Side Wal-Mart shoppers: I just don't think this isworking out. Before you go trying to convince me we can make this work, let meexplain. It's not you, it's me. I know what you are thinking: We have so much in common. I'll give you that. It's true ....
EDITORIALS
Feb 01, 2007 ... On the Cheap The Issue: Superintendent candidates must pay their way toIndianapolis. Our View: Maybe we could fix them sack lunches for the trip home. The Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp. took the right approach byhiring a professional firm to recruit candidates ...
NEW RULES COULD END OZONE BREAK ROUNDING DOWN DATA BEING ELIMINATED
Feb 01, 2007; ... A new document in the federal Environmental Protection Agency'sreview of its air quality standards recommends strengthening therules for ozone pollution and in so doing eliminating a policy thathelped Vanderburgh and Warrick counties be declared in compliance. It recommends ending ...
ROCK ME AMADEUS
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NO REPEAT OF STATE TAX HEADACHE EXPECTED
Feb 01, 2007; ... Like most Indiana counties, Vanderburgh got tripped up last yearon the state's complicated new property assessment requirements. Though the deadline for state review and approval of assessmentdata for all 92 counties was Aug. 1, only a handful completed theprocess by year's end ....
COUNTY JAIL CROWDING WILL BE TOPIC OF BROADCAST
Feb 01, 2007; ... Three Vanderburgh County officials will appear on tonight'sbroadcast of Shively & Shoulders to discuss jail overcrowding. Vanderburgh County Sheriff Eric Williams, Circuit Judge Carl Heldtand Superior Court Judge Wayne Trockman taped the show earlier thisweek. The program will air ...
WEATHER SERVICE TRAINING MORE EYES IN THE SKY SPOTTERS ARE THERE WHEN THUNDER RUMBLES
Feb 01, 2007; ... Ryan and Meagan Sermersheim have always loved watching storms passby their Oakland City, Ind., home, even though the couple knew littleabout weather. But Wednesday, they traveled to Evansville to work on just that. The couple participated in the National Weather ...
WHEN TEMPS GO DOWN, IT'S TIME FOR PETS TO COME IN
Feb 01, 2007; ... With the exception of a few snowflakes, Evansville has largelydodged wintry weather this season. The National Weather Service inPaducah, Ky., said that's about to end. Starting this morning, three rounds of snowstorms will passthrough the Tri-State over the next 48 hours, and two ...
MATER DEI BASKETBALL PLAYER JUST REFUSED TO GIVE UP
Feb 01, 2007; ... Nothing major today. Just a fellow who refused to give up. Alex Echele tried out for the Mater Dei varsity basketball team asa sophomore. The guy was cut. He went out for the team as a junior. Again, he was told his services weren't needed. The young man ...
GRANT AIMS AT FATHER, CHILD BONDS
Feb 01, 2007; ... According to research compiled by the Indiana FatherhoodInitiative, a third of all children in Evansville grow up without afather -- biological, step or adoptive. Children who have absent fathers "are more likely to be inpoverty, are less likely to achieve in school, their grades ...
BRIEFS
Feb 01, 2007; ... Boonville, Ind. Fast-moving flames gut Boonville house A fire destroyed the home of Jeffrey and Sandy Simpson earlyTuesday morning. Firefighters were called to the house at 1:30 a.m., said BoonvilleFire Chief Steve Byers, and arrived to find it already fully ...
INFO LINE
Feb 01, 2007 ... If you have a brief question about the news, use a Touch-Tonephone to call: (812) ...
QUESTION OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY'S ONLINE QUESTION
Feb 01, 2007 ... Should candidates for superintendent of the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp. be interviewed in Evansville? 233 votes cast as of 10 p.m. Wednesday Yes 211 90% No 22 9% e To participate in ...
MAN ACCUSED OF TRADING STOLEN TVS FOR CRACK
Feb 01, 2007; ... An Evansville man accused of stealing televisions from localretail stores and bartering them for drugs and money has beenarrested. Antonio Taylor, 30, of Evansville was charged with three counts oftheft. According to a police report, Taylor went to the Radio Shack ...
COUNTY FACES DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO OWENS SUIT
Feb 01, 2007; ... Henderson County school officials and the football coaching staffhave until Feb. 20 to respond to a civil lawsuit filed against themby the parents of a football player who died last summer. When a civil lawsuit has been filed and all parties have beenserved, "the defendants have 20 ...
OBITUARIES
Feb 01, 2007 ... Local Obituaries Nancy Bichler Nancy Bichler, 67, of Evansville, died Tuesday, January 30, 2007,at Pine Haven Nursing Home. Nancy retired from Indiana Bell for over 30 years as an operator. She is survived by her son, Jeff Bichler (Wanda); grandchildren,Jennifer ...
AMERICAN GENERAL SEES ADDED EXPENSES
Feb 01, 2007; ... Site preparation and infrastructure for American General Finance's$35 million corporate headquarters expansion Downtown added $206,800to the cost on Tuesday. It's mostly American General-related, the Redevelopment Commissionlearned from Max Mouser of engineering consultant Beam, ...
OFFICIALS SAY SEAT BELT MAY HAVE SAVED BOY
Feb 01, 2007; ... Authorities believe a 10-year-old boy killed in an accident inSpencer County, Ind., likely would have survived if he had beenwearing a seat belt. Eugene Michael Crawley was pronounced dead at the scene. Threeother passengers were hurt in the single-vehicle accident thatoccurred ...
DUBOIS COUNTY MAN HELD IN FATAL CRASH
Feb 01, 2007; ... A Huntingburg, Ind., man is being held without bond for allegedlycausing a fatal accident while driving under the influence of drugsand alcohol late last year. Indiana State Police arrested Brody Flamion at his home on Tuesdayafter formal charges were filed by the Dubois County ...
COMMITTEE WEAKENS VACCINE BILL
Feb 01, 2007; ... A Senate committee watered down a bill Wednesday that would havevaccinated most sixth-grade girls against a sexually transmitteddisease that can cause cervical cancer, a move designed to addressconcerns from some family groups. The new version of the legislation would send home ...
ELLSWORTH GIVEN SEATS ON TWO SUBCOMMITTEES
Feb 01, 2007 ... Rep. Brad Ellsworth, D-Ind., has been named to the Subcommittee onRural and Urban Entrepreneurship and the Subcommittee on Finance andTax of the House Small Business Committee. "Small businesses are the lifeblood of communities across the 8thDistrict," Ellsworth said in a prepared ...
BILL TO SHIFT BMV AUTHORITY ADVANCES THROUGH HOUSE
Feb 01, 2007; ... A bill that would shift administration of the Bureau of MotorVehicles from its current governor-appointed post to one chosen byIndiana's voters -- the secretary of state -- cleared a Housecommittee on Wednesday. The House Roads and Transportation Committee heard an hour ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Feb 01, 2007; ... EVANSVILLE Ivy Tech hire Heather Arrowsmith has been hired as a visiting faculty fellow inthe elementary education program at Ivy Tech Community College. She previously was a research coordinator and teaching assistantat the University of Kentucky and an elementary ...
VECTREN REPORTS EARNINGS DROP UTILITY COMPANY SEES DECREASE FOR BOTH QUARTER AND YEAR
Feb 01, 2007; ... Vectren Corp. said Wednesday its quarterly and yearly profits felldue to lower natural gas usage, charges from a subsidiary's lawsuitand a decline in results from a synthetic fuels operation. For the fourth quarter of 2006, the Evansville-based utilitycompany posted net income of ...
GERMAN AMERICAN BOOSTS EARNINGS
Feb 01, 2007; ... An increase in its loan portfolio and in income brought in by thepurchase of an insurance company helped German American Bancorpboost its quarterly earnings for the eighth consecutive quarter, thecompany said Wednesday. The Jasper, Ind.-based bank-holding company reported earnings ...
RIVER PORT PLANS MOVE FORWARD
Feb 01, 2007; ... The long-standing dream of building a major port along the OhioRiver in Spencer County took a big step toward realization Wednesdayas Indiana Michigan Power transferred the right to purchase 600 acresof property to MidAmerica Terminals for the development of a riverport. The ...
BUSINESS BRIEFING
Feb 01, 2007; ... PITTSBURGH AK Steel settles harassment suit AK Steel Holding Corp. has agreed to pay $600,000 to settlefederal charges that it condoned a racially hostile work environmentat its Butler plant for years by allowing racist language, swastikas,nooses and Ku Klux Klan videos in ...
DEFUNCT EVANSVILLE FIRM TO PAY RESTITUTION
Feb 01, 2007; ... A defunct Evansville company that allegedly charged customers forhealth and beauty products offered as free trials will pay hundredsof consumers up to $130,000 in restitution, according to aninjunction filed in federal court. The Institute of Natural Health, which also did business ...
WILDCAT WRESTLERS MOVE ON TO SOUTHRIDGE SEMISTATE MATER DEI DOMINATING
Feb 01, 2007; ... As the referee slapped the mat to certify Jerry Parkinson's pinjust 39 seconds into the first match for the championship of theMater Dei team regional on Wednesday night, it was a sure sign ofanother dominating performance by the Wildcats' wrestlers. Mater Dei went on to beat ...
`O' LINE'S SOLIDARITY A STRENGTH FOR COLTS
Feb 01, 2007; ... When the Colts' starting offense is announced before games at theRCA Dome in Indianapolis, five men enter the field as one. The Colts' offensive linemen, charged with both keeping PeytonManning safe and creating holes for Joseph Addai and Dominic Rhodes,believe that solidarity ...
NO JOKE! GROSSMAN ONCE BEAT HARRISON
Feb 01, 2007; ... It's a game, former Harrison running back Marquis Tolliver says,he has spent nearly a decade trying to forget. So when the phone rang Tuesday asking him his recollections ofplaying against Bloomington South in a regional football game in1997, Tolliver figured it was a ...
USI COACH: WE NEED TO BE MEANER
Feb 01, 2007; ... Four points separate the University of Southern Indiana and anunbeaten season. But the close games have not gone the Eagles' way. The Eaglesthree losses either came by one point -- at Indianapolis -- or inovertime -- at Quincy and last Saturday at Wisconsin-Parkside. Coach ...
HATCHETS GET THE BEST OF ALICES IN OLDEST RIVALRY
Feb 01, 2007; ... Hoosier Hysteria is barely breathing in some circles. But it'shealthy here. On Wednesday night in the Hatchet House, you could feel theemotion building in both packed, color-coordinated cheer blocks longbefore Washington defeated Vincennes Lincoln 54-44 in the state'soldest boys' ...
MY HEART SAYS BEARS, BUT MY GUT GOES WITH COLTS
Feb 01, 2007; ... The Answer Man stops by for another visit and is happy, as always,to take your question or comment. He'll lead off with the question everybody seems to be asking ... Question (phone call): Who's gonna win the Super Bowl? Answer: My heart says the Bears but my gut says the ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Feb 01, 2007; ... COLLEGE SOFTBALL Preseason softball rankings put Southern Indiana at No. 23 The University of Southern Indiana softball team is ranked 23rd inthe National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division IIPreseason Top 25 poll. USI finished the 2006 season ranked 22nd ...
USI RUNNER NABS GLVC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF YEAR HONOR
Feb 01, 2007; ... University of Southern Indiana sophomore Allison Shafer has beennamed the Great Lakes Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Yearfor women's cross country. Shafer, who is double-majoring in nursing and health services, hasaccumulated a 3.882 grade-point average in her first three ...
FEBRUARY IT'S A MONTH OF EVENTS TO WARM YOUR HEART
Feb 01, 2007; ... Mamma Mia, it's February! Time to honor Cupid and Honest Abe -- and for dancing queens tofall in love again with ABBA music and the tale of a mother, daughterand three possible dads on a Greek Island. The Broadway blockbuster "Mamma Mia!" takes over The Centre foreight ...
`COLOR' WEAVES CULTURE AND ART
Feb 01, 2007; ... Color figures powerfully on multiple levels in the touring showopening Sunday in the Evansville Museum's Main Gallery. It's the opening word in the title for "Color: Ten AfricanAmerican Artists," the 18th exhibition presented as part of themuseum's annual Black History Month ...
ON THE GO
Feb 01, 2007; ... LET IT SNOW! Winter's arrival at Paoli Peaks is good news for college studentswho like to ski, snowboard or snow tube and also skiers who'd ratherhit the slopes Sunday afternoon than watch the Super Bowl. In otherwords, special deals. Today starting at 3 p.m. to close is ...
`PHANTOM' TRIO MAKES FOR `MASK-ULINE' CONCERT
Feb 01, 2007; ... "Phantom's" mask makes a great hook, and its tuxedo has long,sturdy coattails. Craig Schulman knows. He has been hooking orchestras and audiencesaround the country with "The Phantom of the Opera's" masked mystique,riding its tails for more than two years in "Three Phantoms ...
WARRICK SUMMER MUSICAL WILL BE `COPACABANA'
Feb 01, 2007 ... Her name is Lola, his name is Tony, and their lives will never bethe same after a jealous encounter with Rico in "Copacabana," thisyear's Warrick County high school musical production. The musical, inspired by and titled on Barry Manilow's 1978 pophit about a dancer, a bartender ...
NASHVILLE RADIO DEAL BOOSTS KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS [Corrected 02/08/07]
Feb 02, 2007; ... The International Bluegrass Music Museum and the Owensboro-Daviess County Tourist Commission in Owensboro, Ky., aim tofertilize the area's bluegrass credentials with a 50,000-wattNashville, Tenn., radio station. Beginning Thursday, the commission and the museum became ...
FROM THE EDITOR
Feb 02, 2007; ... This weekend is one of the busiest of the year for sports fans. Aquick recap of some of what's scheduled on the national scene: * The Colts and the Bears face off Sunday in Super Bowl XLI inMiami (mark it down, Colts by 13). * College basketball season is heating up in earnest, ...
WARRICK THE QUESTIONS
Feb 02, 2007 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: As an occasional feature in Warrick, we'll publish"The Questions," in which well-known and not-so-well-known WarrickCounty folks are quizzed about likes and dislikes, personal triviaand other stuff our readers might find interesting. Our subject thisweek is Colorado ...
WARRICK WILDCAT CASTLE GRAD'S UK CHEER CAREER FILLED WITH TITLES
Feb 02, 2007; ... Quick, name the former Castle High School athlete who went on towin three national championships in college as a four-year member ofone of the most heralded teams in the country. Forgive yourself if you drew a blank. Tara Allen is used to therelative lack of name recognition. But ...
WEIRD SCIENCE
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SHAKE WINTER BLUES WITH GARDEN SHOW VISIT
Feb 02, 2007; ... Got the garden blues? What better way to shake off winter's chill than to start planningto attend some of the spectacular upcoming flower and garden shows? As a kid, our family always made an annual trek to Chicago'sFlower & Garden Show, held then at McCormick Place. Some of ...
BLESS BESSIE NEWBURGH ARTIST DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM GRANDMA
Feb 02, 2007; ... Sara Robbins' career is inspired by something few 23-year-oldwomen can credit. Robbins said her grandmother's jewelry and clothes gave her anappreciation for vintage style. Still fresh into her professional career as an artist making finejewelry, these days Robbins finds ...
UE PROFESSOR RECEIVES HONORS [Corrected 02/09/07]
Feb 01, 2007; ... William Baer fancies himself a lucky man. A lifelong lover of language and literature, Baer gets to explorehis passions every day at the University of Evansville, where he isan English professor and the newly minted holder of the Melvin M.Peterson endowed chair. "How ...
HEAD OF THE CLASS KNIGHTS' HEATH LEADS DEEP FIELD AT 119 POUNDS IN CASTLE REGIONAL
Feb 02, 2007; ... It may seem like Castle's Nathan Heath is a wrestling natural. Butthat's because he's put in a wealth of time and effort, dating allthe way back to the first grade. "Ever since I was a little kid, my parents (Terry and Rhonda) havebeen driving me to various tournaments," said ...
FROM THE EDITOR
Feb 02, 2007; ... Well, Westside is now one year old. That is no smallaccomplishment, let me tell you. In this age of Internet blogs and youtube.com and podcasts, old-fashioned newspapers are struggling, and a lot of folks weren't sureWestside would make it to its first anniversary. But here ...
ONE YEAR WESTSIDE REACHES MILESTONE... MUCH MORE IN STORE
Feb 02, 2007; ... On the top half of this page are two covers of Westside, the veryfirst one, on the left, from Feb. 3, 2006, and the last one beforethis first anniversary issue, dated Jan. 26, 2007. Take a look at them. Wrestling and religion. There may be no twomore accurate symbols of the West ...
WESTSIDE QUESTIONS
Feb 02, 2007 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: As an occasional feature in Westside, we'll publish"The Questions," in which well-known and not-so-well-known West Sidefolks are quizzed about likes and dislikes, personal trivia and otherstuff our readers might find interesting. Our subject this week isUSS LST Ship ...
STORMING CASTLE MATER DEI, REITZ WRESTLERS HOPE FOR SUCCESS AT INDIVIDUAL REGIONAL
Feb 02, 2007; ... As an up-and-coming underclassmen in Mater Dei's fabled wrestlingprogram, Nick Dewig had excellent role models. "I remember when I was a freshman, I looked up to Blake Maurer,"said Dewig, a 145-pound senior who will lead the Wildcats intoSaturday's individual regional at Castle ....
TRUSTEE PROBLEM SURFACED QUICKLY
Feb 02, 2007; ... Linda K. Durham didn't expect to win her campaign to becometrustee of Vanderburgh County's largest township. But when a Democratic wave carried Durham to an improbable 29-vote victory over Republican Knight Township Trustee Jim Price, shesaw a new and brighter future. Facing ...
TRUSTEE PROBLEM SURFACED QUICKLY BONDING STILL STICKING POINT
Feb 02, 2007; ... No one came forward to stop the swearing-in of an unbonded LindaK. Durham as Knight Township trustee, and no one is exactly sure why. Vanderburgh County Recorder Betty Knight Smith acknowledgedThursday bonds for about 100 elected and appointed county and cityofficeholders with ...
DANIELS OK WITH ROAD PLAN SCRUTINY
Feb 02, 2007; ... Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels welcomed a change made to hisprivatized toll-road plan by a Senate Democrat, calling it a"constructive addition." Daniels' plan to pay for the rest of Interstate 69 constructionthrough Southwestern Indiana hinges on the Legislature ...
FUN IN MIAMI ENTERTAINERS ALSO GET READY FOR THE REALLY BIG SHOW
Feb 02, 2007; ... Question: What do Billy Joel, Prince and the European ensembleCirque du Soleil have to do with football? Answer: They don't know,either. But on Thursday, in a hall at the Miami Beach ConventionCenter packed with hundreds of reporters and cameramen, theentertainers took center stage ...
REPORT ON MUSIC FESTIVAL HITS A FEW SOUR NOTES
Feb 02, 2007; ... I don't know what frustration led Clare Boothe Luce to declare "Nogood deed goes unpunished," but over three decades in journalism I'veencountered lots that would fit her adage, which I've printed out andtaped to the top of my cubicle partition. A good example came last week, when ...
CORPS OF ENGINEERS LISTS 122 LEVEES AT RISK ACROSS U.S.
Feb 02, 2007; ... The Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday that 122 levees fromRhode Island to California are at risk of failing, potentiallyaffecting thousands of people and requiring millions of dollars inrepairs. Residents of communities near some levees could be in danger andhave to pay more ...