Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from April 2008:
OFFER MADE FOR AZTAR TRUSTEE TO RUN RIVERBOAT DURING SALE, LICENSING
Apr 01, 2008; ... INDIANAPOLIS - Robert "Tom" Dingman, appointed as trustee to runCasino Aztar temporarily until its sale to Eldorado Resorts goesthrough, said he plans to keep the Evansville riverboat's currentstaff levels in place. "In 25 years I never had a layoff, and I don't intend to ...
KIDNAPPING SUSPECT HAS TRI-STATE LINK
Apr 01, 2008; ... A former Mount Vernon, Ind., resident who once pleaded guilty toattempted theft in Posey County is facing kidnapping charges afterallegedly taking a newborn baby from a central Florida hospital. Jennifer Lynn Latham, 39, was arrested Friday afternoon less thantwo hours after police ...
GRADES GET UNEXCUSED ABSENCE EVSC COMPUTER CRASH DESTROYS SEMESTER DATA
Apr 01, 2008; ... Second semester grades for thousands of students in Evansville'spublic schools vanished during last week's spring break. A computer crash, officially described in a news release as a"hardware malfunction," zapped the information Thursday. It happened during scheduled ...
IT'S OK TO SKIP MOUTH-TO-MOUTH AND DO HANDS-ONLY CPR
Apr 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK - You can skip the mouth-to-mouth breathing and justpress on the chest to save a life. In a major change, the American Heart Association said Mondaythat hands-only CPR - rapid, deep presses on the victim's chestuntil help arrives - works just as well as standard CPR for ...
CUB FANS KNOW OPENING DAY STARTS 'THE YEAR'
Apr 01, 2008; ... This, my fellow Chicago Cub fans, is the year. Go right ahead, Cubs haters: Cut out this column and save it forOctober. If my cursed Cubbies aren't hanging a World Series bannerinside Wrigley Field, you can mail it back to me along with whatevertrash talk you deem necessary. I'm a ...
ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS THE ISSUE: 10 EVSC SCHOOLS PASS THE FEDERAL STANDARD. OUR VIEW: SUBGROUP REQUIREMENT DISTORTS THE PICTURE.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Each year, with the release of the report card on schools makingAdequate Yearly Progress - the federal standard required under theNo Child Left Behind law - we get an uncomfortable feeling that toomany of our public schools are failing in the extreme. For example, in the report ...
JOHN MCCAIN THE ISSUE: REPUBLICAN CHOICE TALKS ABOUT FOREIGN POLICY. OUR VIEW: HE WOULD NOT BE A GO-IT-ALONE COWBOY.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Republican nominee-apparent John McCain is at increasing pains toshow that his presidency would not be a third term of George W.Bush's presidency. And, in a major speech on foreign policy, heemphasized that his administration would substantially differ intone and outlook. He would not be ...
SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES ALARM AMERICA'S PROMISE
Apr 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - Seventeen of the nation's 50 largest cities had highschool graduation rates lower than 50 percent, with the lowestgraduation rates reported in Detroit, Indianapolis and Cleveland,according to a report released today. The report, issued by America's Promise Alliance, ...
A WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE AREA STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN GEOGRAPHIC BEE
Apr 01, 2008; ... Do you know which nation's capital, an administrative, commercialand financial center, also is the headquarters of the North AtlanticTreaty Organization (NATO)? That is the type of question 10-year-old Rachel Hatfield isstudying for the annual state Geographic Bee, being held ...
AGENCY GETTING RICHES PATCHWORK HIRES CO-DIRECTORS
Apr 01, 2008; ... Patchwork Central has selected two familiar faces to fill its topleadership spot. The faith-based community outreach organization has hired Johnand Amy Rich - both of whom have previous Patchwork experience - asco-directors. Amy Rich worked at Patchwork from 1997 to 2000 as ...
COURT REFUSES TO HEAR MCMANUS CASE
Apr 01, 2008; ... The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from death rowinmate Paul McManus. But the decision by the nation's highest court this week does notmark an end to McManus' potential appeals. Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Stan Levco learned of the decisionMonday. He said he was ...
POTHOLE HOT LINES ESTABLISHED
Apr 01, 2008; ... The city and county are starting a pothole blitz today, askingresidents to call a dedicated line to report damaged streets. The blitz runs through Friday. The city's pothole hot line is 435-6000. The county's hot line is 435-5777. Callers should be ready togive specific information ...
RASH OF VEHICLE ARSONS STRIKES NEIGHBORHOOD
Apr 01, 2008; ... With five vehicle arsons reported in her neighborhood in threedays and no word of an arrest or a suspect in the cases as of Mondayafternoon, 32-year-old Scarlet Robinson is more than a littleconcerned. She recently bought a 1997 Dodge Stratus. On Monday, it wasparked just down ...
BRIEFS
Apr 01, 2008; ... Evansville Police say shot fired in Sunday incident One shot was fired during a large street fight early Sunday andpolice later recovered a semi-automatic handgun in the area, but noarrests have been made. According to an Evansville police report, officers were called ...
BOY SCOUTS SELECT ROMAIN AS DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN
Apr 01, 2008; ... Evansville businessman Ron Romain has been selected as the 2008Distinguished Citizen by the Boy Scouts of America Buffalo TraceCouncil. Romain is president and CEO of United Companies, a financial andtransportation services company with three subsidiaries: RomainAutomotive Group, ...
KY. CIGARETTE TAX INCREASE REJECTED BY LAWMAKERS
Apr 01, 2008; ... Smokers likely won't have to pay more for cigarettes, after statelawmakers backed down Monday on a proposal to raise Kentucky'stobacco tax by a quarter. House Speaker Jody Richards, D-Bowling Green, said the proposalto raise the cigarette tax is off the table as a way to ...
PIANO CONCERT TO EXPLORE SURVIVORS' TALES
Apr 01, 2008; ... In the late 1930s, as the Nazi campaign against the Jewsescalated, a British organization brought nearly 10,000 children outof Austria and Germany. Among them was a 14-year-old piano studentnamed Lisa Jura. Jura settled in London and fulfilled her dream of becoming aconcert ...
WOMAN CONVICTED IN SOLDIER SLAYING JENNY T. WOLFE IS FOURTH DEFENDANT FOUND GUILTY IN CASE
Apr 01, 2008; ... After six hours of deliberations Monday evening, a Benton, Ill.,jury found a Richland County, Ill., woman guilty of first-degreemurder for her role in the Aug. 23, 2005, stabbing death of asoldier home on leave from the Army. Jenny T. Wolfe, 23, was convicted of one count each of ...
OBITUARIES
Apr 01, 2008 ... Local Windola 'Winnie' B. Bosaw Windola "Winnie" B. Bosaw, 84, of Evansville, Indiana, passedaway Sunday, March 30, 2008, at Heritage Center. Winnie worked as a "Rosie the Riveter" for Republic Aviation inEvansville and at Boeing Aircraft in Seattle, Wash., during ...
IU MED SCHOOL HOPES TO EXPAND TRAINING SITES
Apr 01, 2008; ... INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana University started boosting its medicalschool class size last fall to counter a looming doctor shortage.Next, it wants to stretch its reach around the state. The nation's second-largest medical school plans to have studentstake clinical rotations at hospitals ...
BEN FRANKLIN CRAFT STORE TO CLOSE
Apr 01, 2008; ... As the closing of Ben Franklin Crafts in Weinbach Shopping Centerlooms, Bob Wesselman, who owns the store with his wife, Kim, retainsa positive attitude. The atmosphere in the store, however, has been funeral-home likeat times, he said Monday, amused. Wesselman explained that ...
STICKER SHOCK SKYROCKETING COSTS CHANGE FOOD-BUYING HABITS
Apr 01, 2008; ... Steadily rising food costs aren't just causing grocery shoppersto do a double-take at the checkout line - they're also changing thevery ways we feed our families. The worst case of food inflation in nearly 20 years has moreAmericans giving up restaurant meals to eat at home. We're ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Apr 01, 2008; ... EVANSVILLE David promoted Mike David has been promoted by Edward Jones to regional leaderfor southern Indiana. Based at the Edward Jones office at 4904 Bellemeade Ave., he willcontinue to serve his clients as a financial adviser. David joinedEdward Jones 15 years ago ....
HOOSIER FANS PUT ON HOLD FOR NOW
Apr 01, 2008; ... NEW BOSTON, Ind. - On Sunday afternoon, sports fans filled andspilled out of the New Boston Tavern in this hamlet a few milesnorth of the Ohio River town of Troy, just short of Tell City. Theoccasion was Rick and Barb Fortwendel's customer appreciation party,but the conversation was pure ...
SIAC GOLF RACE SHOULD BE GOOD ONE
Apr 01, 2008; ... Reitz High School will field its best boys' golf teams indecades, and it still might not finish better than fourth in theSouthern Indiana Athletic Conference. That's because the SIAC is stacked: Central returns everyone fromlast year's regional-winning team, North is young but ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Apr 01, 2008; ... COLLEGE BASEBALL Wesleyan's Schultze is honored by GLVC Kentucky Wesleyan College freshman Jason Schultze is the GreatLakes Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week. Schultze, a right-hander from Reitz High School, threw a one-hit complete gameshutout, striking out four and ...
REPORT: DAKICH BOOTS 2 IU PLAYERS
Apr 01, 2008; ... The Indianapolis Star reported on its web site on Monday nightthat Indiana University players Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Elliswere dismissed from the team by interim coach Dan Dakich. The Star cited sources as saying that the players missed a teammeeting last week, then failed to ...
COUPLE ACCUSED OF ABUSE
Apr 02, 2008; ... A 3-year-old boy hospitalized Monday with injuries reportedlyconsistent with shaken baby syndrome was declared brain dead Tuesdayafternoon. The boy's parents - 33-year-old Amanda J. Brooks and 40-year-oldTerry G. Lay - were jailed on accusations they severely beat theboy's twin ...
NEW VOICES A MONTHLY FORUM FOR AREA YOUTHS TO EXPRESS THEIR IDEAS
Apr 01, 2008 ... If you were a treasure hunter who made a significant discovery,what would it be? Describe your fantastic find. If I were a treasure hunter, I would be the first one to discovera treasure buried 100 feet below the earth's surface. The treasurewould consist of some of the most ...
DOWNTOWN ARENA DOMINATES DIVERSE SUPPORTERS SPEAK OUT AT PUBLIC FORUM
Apr 02, 2008; ... Urging city leaders to look beyond themselves and toward theimpact on future generations, supporters of a new Downtown arenadominated the discussion of the future of Roberts Stadium atTuesday's public hearing. The supporters, who ranged from local businessmen to ...
NAME CHANGE LIKELY ELDORADO AWAITING LICENSE APPROVAL
Apr 02, 2008; ... If Eldorado Resorts LLC succeeds in buying Casino Aztar, onething is for sure: The casino's name will be changed. But it's too early for Eldorado to commit itself to much else,according to Gary Carano, president and chief operating officer ofthe Reno, Nev., company. The owner of ...
TRUCKERS FEEL PAIN OF HIGH FUEL COSTS PROTESTS PLACE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ON DIESEL PRICES
Apr 02, 2008; ... There were no organized protests Tuesday afternoon at truck stopsnorth of Evansville, just long faces and frustration. Some independent truckers across the country slowed to a snail'space or quit driving altogether Tuesday to show their opposition toescalating fuel ...
PATH TO HAPPINESS FOUND BY REFLECTING ON HISTORY
Apr 02, 2008; ... I've always been fascinated with tales from history. The journeysacross oceans into the unknown. The bloody battles for independence.The oddity of royal romances. I sometimes close my eyes and try to imagine myself living inthese worlds. A world without the distractions of a ...
PROTECTING CHILDREN THE ISSUE: STATE DOUBLES NUMBER OF CASEWORKERS. OUR VIEW: HIGH NUMBER OF DEATHS JUSTIFIED MORE MANPOWER.
Apr 02, 2008 ... Over a five-year period ending in 2002, Indiana was exposed ashaving a shameful problem in protecting some of its most vulnerablecitizens, children who may be abused or neglected. During those five years, at least 76 children died of abuse orneglect after the state had become aware ...
THE OVERHAUL THE ISSUE: PLAN FOR FINANCIAL REGULATORY SYSTEM INTRODUCED. OUR VIEW: NEXT PRESIDENT, CONGRESS MAY CONSIDER IT.
Apr 02, 2008 ... Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson was right about one thing whenhe introduced his sweeping 218-page overhaul of our financialregulatory system: The midst of a financial crisis is no time to doit. Paulson and the White House seem resigned to the prospect that ifbroad reforms are to ...
VECTREN COMMITTED TO AFFORDABLE ENERGY
Apr 02, 2008; ... As the presidential campaign season heats up, so does the debateabout our country's energy future. Electricity Americans expect low-cost and environmentally friendlyelectricity. In recent years, the industry has worked hard to cleanup older, coal-fired plants and to expand ...
BRACING FOR HUGE TURNOUT COUNTY PREPARES FOR MAY PRIMARY
Apr 02, 2008; ... Vanderburgh County's to-do list to brace for a big turnout onprimary day has one less item on it. The County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a list of pollingplaces for the county's 131 precincts for the May 6 primary, whichincludes the contentious Democratic race pitting Sens ....
CULTURE OF CATAPULTING MEDIEVAL LAUNCHERS
Apr 02, 2008; ... While other students may have spent Tuesday morning inclassrooms, the 10 seniors in Jason Hardgrave's Medieval Technologyand Culture class at the University of Southern Indiana were outsideproving that studying history doesn't have to be boring. The students hauled scaled-down, ...
FLIERS HINT AT I-69 RESISTANCE
Apr 02, 2008; ... INDIANAPOLIS - An environmental group best known for high-profile acts of vandalism has notified members that it plans tomount resistance to construction of Interstate 69 throughSouthwestern Indiana. The loosely-knit group Earth First has circulated fliers inEvansville and posted ...
HARRISON GRAD IS MISS MAY
Apr 02, 2008; ... Amanda Herrmann's 10th class reunion is a few months away, a timewhen Harrison High School's 1998 graduates will compare notes oneverything from careers to children. But anyone who buys a Playboy magazine when it hits newsstandsFriday won't have to ask Herrmann what she's been ...
STORMY MARCH WAS SECOND SOGGIEST IN CITY'S HISTORY
Apr 02, 2008; ... March in Evansville ended the same way it existed for so much ofthe month - wet and soggy, with storms rolling through the area,leaving yards swamped and people cautiously eyeing basements forbackups and leaks. Monday night's round of thunderstorms pushed the March rain totalto ...
LANE CHANGES AFOOT AS BRIDGE PAINTING READIED
Apr 02, 2008; ... HENDERSON, Ky. - Preparations for repainting the southbound U.S.41 bridge over the Ohio River will begin tonight with lane changeson the northbound bridge. Crews will be preparing the northbound span for carrying threelanes of traffic for the next several months. That will allow ...
BRIEFS
Apr 02, 2008; ... Oakland City, Ind. Man receives 15 years in meth conviction An Oakland City man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison ina case where he was accused of making methamphetamine near a school. Derek J. Odom, 20, pleaded guilty in Gibson Circuit Court toseveral charges, ...
SENTENCING DUE THURSDAY IN SEXUAL BATTERY CASE
Apr 02, 2008; ... A Cannelton, Ind., man accused of molesting a 5-year-old boy isexpected to appear in court Thursday for sentencing. According to Vanderburgh Circuit Court records, Gregory Schrock,27, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of sexual battery, a classD felony. He originally was ...
OBITUARIES
Apr 02, 2008 ... Local Howard Bloss Jr. Howard Dean Bloss Jr., 72, formerly of Evansville, died March 29,2008, at Hospice of Cincinnati. He was an educator and had been the principal of Holy RedeemerGrade School. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, ...
BRIEFS
Apr 02, 2008; ... Evansville League to sponsor candidates forum The League of Women Voters of Southwestern Indiana will sponsor aforum April 16 for Democratic candidates in primary races inVanderburgh County. The forum for County Commissioners and County Council candidateswill begin at ...
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS EXPRESS RELIEF AT PROPOSED KY. BUDGET
Apr 02, 2008; ... FRANKFORT, Ky. - Smokers sidestepped a higher state cigarettetax, while Kentucky's public universities dodged deep funding cutsin a proposed two-year state budget agreement reached by toplawmakers early Tuesday. Meanwhile, the leader of a statewide teachers group fumed at ...
STATE TO OPEN BIDS FOR I-69
Apr 02, 2008; ... INDIANAPOLIS - Four months after a court victory overenvironmentalists, Indiana highway officials will open bids todayfor construction of the initial segment of the long-plannedInterstate 69 extension between Evansville and Indianapolis. It' a 1.77-mile section from Interstate 64 ...
FARMERS FAVOR CORN AS SOYBEAN PRICES FALL
Apr 02, 2008; ... CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A few days before the U.S. Department ofAgriculture released its estimate of how much corn, soybeans andother crops farmers will plant this year, Larry Gleason was gettingready to do what the forecasters were betting he wouldn't. Plant more corn. The USDA ...
TOLL ROAD HAS MINOR GLITCHES
Apr 02, 2008; ... SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Indiana Toll Road operators are working outsome glitches with the new electronic tolling system. The system, known as I-Zoom, went into operation the full lengthof the Toll Road on Tuesday. Matt Pierce, a spokesman for highway operator Indiana Toll ...
BUSLER'S SHUTS DOWN WASHINGTON LOCATION
Apr 02, 2008; ... In recent years Busler Enterprises Inc. has been graduallyphasing out its retail operations in favor of devoting most of itstime and resources to its wholesale lubricants division. The Busler's retail store at 1375 Washington Ave. is the latestto close. Its last day of operation ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Apr 02, 2008; ... Lark Buckman retires Lark Buckman retired March 31 as the Vanderburgh County directorof the Indiana Department of Child Services after being with thestate department a total of nearly 37 years. He became the Vanderburgh director in July 1988. Earlier, he wasthe county welfare ...
WEATHER DELAYS DONUT BANK CONSTRUCTION
Apr 02, 2008; ... Everyone likes doughnuts. Right? The Kempf family of Evansville must be wondering whatmeteorologists have against the sweets. The nasty weather conditions that the weather folks have beenshelling out for weeks now have put on hold the completion of theKempfs' new Donut Bank ...
CREAN AGREES TO COACH IU
Apr 02, 2008; ... The soap opera that Indiana University basketball has becomekeeps churning out story lines even as the school settles on a newcoach. IU trustee Phillip Eskew confirmed on Tuesday that Tom Crean, aformer Michigan State assistant who has guided Marquette back to thenational stage, ...
MEMO TO THE CANDIDATES: IT'S MONEY, NOT JOBS, STUPID
Apr 02, 2008; ... OK; jobs are good, but good paying jobs are better. What Indiananeeds are more jobs that pay well. Since the 1980s, the state hasclaimed that it is interested only in jobs that pay above theaverage for the area in which they are located. When challenged bythe fact that the jobs being ...
HARRISON BOYS EARLY FAVORITES IN SIAC
Apr 02, 2008; ... Picking a favorite among the boys track teams in the SouthernIndiana Athletic Conference is tough. The early nod would probably go to Harrison since the Warriorshave beaten both Castle and Central in dual meets, the latter win bya 67-60 count over the Bears Tuesday on the Harrison ...
MEMORIAL GIRLS DEEP, TALENTED
Apr 02, 2008; ... Talented, deep and experienced, the Memorial girls track teamopened the season Tuesday by beating Reitz, 81-51, in the first-ever home dual meet in school history. "I'm very pleased," said coach Dylan Barnes. "You never know howit's going to go until you get started, but this is a ...
USI STAR RECEIVES HONOR PLUMMER NAMED TO DII TEAM
Apr 02, 2008; ... After one of the better individual seasons in the history ofUniversity of Southern Indiana basketball, senior forward NormanPlummer was honored as one of the best players in the nation inDivision II. Plummer, who led the Great Lakes Valley Conference with 19.1points per game and ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Apr 02, 2008; ... COLLEGE SOCCER Patriots' Waninger signs with Wesleyan Sam Waninger, a first team all-district midfielder at HeritageHills High School, has signed with Kentucky Wesleyan College,according to interim Panther head coach Andy Donohoe. Waninger, afour-year starter and team ...
ACES' TAYLOR SHUTS DOWN BRESCIA
Apr 02, 2008; ... Freshman lead-off man Greg Wallace and sophomore outfielder AlexAcheson combined for seven hits at the top of the University ofEvansville batting order on Tuesday night to ignite the Purple Acesto a 6-1 victory over Brescia University at UE's Charles H. BraunStadium. Wallace went ...
CUTLER CALLS OUT RECEIVER FOR TROUBLING INCIDENTS
Apr 02, 2008; ... Jay Cutler has had it with all the drama and headlinessurrounding top target Brandon Marshall. In his first offseason interview, one sprinkled with unusuallyblunt criticism, the Denver Broncos quarterback called out his No. 1receiver and fellow third-year star who suffered a gash ...
THREE AREA JUNIORS PICKED FOR STATE ALL-STAR GAMES
Apr 02, 2008; ... Kendal Brown and Jordan Myers have been named to the South groupof the Indiana Junior Boys' All-Stars. Brown, a 5-foot-9 guard from Harrison, averaged 15.4 points.Myers, a 6-8 forward from Forest Park, averaged 17 points and 7.7rebounds. They will play for a team that will join the ...
BANANA NUT BREAD RECIPE JUST RIPE FOR BUNCH ON COUNTER TURNING BROWN
Apr 02, 2008; ... Fresh produce never seems to keep very long in my kitchen. Itstarts to brown and turn rotten as soon as I return from the grocerystore. OK, that may be a slight exaggeration, but it's not too far fromthe truth. If you have a bunch of bananas lying around that isn't too ...
GOOD & GREASY WE'RE SCOURING THE CITY FOR THE ULTIMATE CHEESEBURGER
Apr 02, 2008; ... Remember the search for the Best Under-$7 Sandwiches? We're on the prowl again, this time searching the city for theUltimate Greasy Cheeseburger. Yes, greasy cheeseburger. And please believe I say that with all due respect. Anyone who loves cheeseburgers knows the ...
NASHVILLE BAND BEGINS NIGHT ON PORCH SERIES
Apr 02, 2008; ... The White House restauarant at 610 Church St. in New Harmony,Ind., will begin a spring and summer filled with music today whenthe Night on the Porch Concert Series kicks off at 5 p.m. David Tanner and the Honky-Tonk-O-Rama band of Nashville, Tenn.,will open the season. Tanner, a ...