Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from August 2008:
AIRPORT SECURITY UPGRADED FIRST IN NATION TO GET FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM
Aug 01, 2008; ... Security is the paramount issue among air travelers these days,but Evansville Regional Airport - like other commercial airportsthroughout the world - rely on videocassette recorder securitysystems whose nonspecific tapes can take hours, days and sometimesweeks to decipher when suspicious ...
BERRY PLASTICS SEEKS TAX BREAK TOOL SHOP EXPANSION WILL BRING JOBS, COMPANY SAYS
Aug 01, 2008; ... Two days after getting a tax abatement from the city ofEvansville, Berry Plastics approached Vanderburgh County for anotherone. Brent Beeler, chief operating officer, said Berry Plastics plansto build onto the tool shop it runs near the corner of Locust CreekDrive and St. Joseph ...
CHANGES TO SOCIAL SERVICES URGED NEW BENEFIT SYSTEM UNDER FIRE
Aug 01, 2008; ... INDIANAPOLIS - People receiving food stamps, Medicaid and otherpublic assistance told a legislative study committee Thursday thatIndiana's automation of services that determine their eligibilityhave cost them their benefits at times. They urged the lawmakers tofix the ...
VECTREN CLEANING SOIL IN TENT
Aug 01, 2008; ... Noticed the giant white tent alongside the Lloyd Expressway justwest of Fulton Avenue? While it may look like a temporary storagebarn for construction equipment, it's actually a soildecontamination site. The area, part of a planned new interchange for the expresswayand Fulton, ...
CHILDHOOD TV FAVORITE STILLS HOLDS ITS MAGIC
Aug 01, 2008; ... Just this week I discovered I could go online to watch fullepisodes of my favorite old sitcom. The news has altered the entiretone of my week. I was talking to a friend, and the subject of great vintage TVshows came up. I fondly recalled watching syndicated reruns of"Hogan's ...
BREIFS
Aug 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON Indiana lawmaker Brad Ellsworth loses his "most beautiful" title Indiana Rep. Brad Ellsworth still has his good looks - just notthe title. Last year, the congressman from Evansville topped the list of the"50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill." He ...
SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS THE ISSUE EVSC SUBS MAY GET A RAISE. OUR VIEW: IT IS LONG OVERDUE.
Aug 01, 2008 ... For many public schoolteachers - and their schools - there is afrustrating ordeal that repeats itself daily during the school year. The regular classroom teacher awakens very early and, for somereason, realizes he or she cannot go to work that day. The teachermay be sick, or have a ...
VA CLINIC A MOVE AWAY FROM NEED
Aug 01, 2008; ... The Veterans Affairs' decision to build a new outpatient clinic far on the far East Side is another of its most ridiculousdecisions. It couldn't have been thought out demographically or withthe patients in mind. I live in Southern Illinois and the clinic in Evansville is ...
HONORING A TOP COP COLLEAGUES ATTRIBUTE AWARD TO OFFICER'S DEDICATION, INTEGRITY
Aug 01, 2008; ... A veteran police officer who has been on the school safety unitfor nearly a decade was named Evansville Police Department Officerof the Year on Thursday. Pete Dossett, who joined the force in 1982, became the 14threcipient of the award, which is given each year by the ...
STREAM ON STRINGTOWN ROAD MAIN BREAK LETS LOOSE THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER, DAMAGING STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND BASEMENT
Aug 01, 2008; ... Hundreds of thousands of gallons of water poured out of a brokenwater main Thursday in the 1400 block of Stringtown Road, floodingthe surrounding area, seeping into at least one basement anddamaging the street and sidewalk. The break came just before 10 a.m. in a 16-inch, cast iron ...
WATCH FOR CHILDREN AT PLAY NEIGHBORS PLAN MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND TO KEEP KIDS SAFE
Aug 01, 2008; ... CHANDLER, Ind. - A memorial in Pueblo Mobile Home Park recallsBrooklyn Wilhite, the 6-year-old girl who died there last month whenshe apparently slid beneath the wheels of a garbage truck whileriding her bike. A cross bears the name of the little girl. Candles and flowersdot the ...
BESHEAR VISITS W. KENTUCKY BEARING GIFTS DISTRIBUTES NEARLY $4 MILLION TO FINANCE STORM CLEANUP, HOUSING AND SEWER UPGRADES
Aug 01, 2008; ... A half dozen Western Kentucky communities were nearly $4 millionricher by the time Gov. Steve Beshear completed a whirlwind tour ofthe region Thursday afternoon. Beshear delivered grants ... mostly federal funds that passthrough the state treasury ... to finance a variety of local ...
CANDIDATE TOUTING 'GREEN' ECONOMICS
Aug 01, 2008; ... Jill Long Thompson came to Evansville on Thursday to promote herplan to strengthen Indiana's "green" economy. The Democratic candidate for governor assured an overflow crowdat the Central Labor Temple on Fulton Avenue that her "Green JobsInitiative" would result in more jobs in ...
BRIEFS
Aug 01, 2008; ... Southwestern Indiana Crash knocks out 911, cell phone service Local 911 service was disrupted for a few hours early Thursdaywhen a wreck near Bloomington, Ind., knocked down a utility polecarrying phone lines that serve Southwestern Indiana. Problems that ...
TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO 4 METH-RELATED ARRESTS
Aug 01, 2008; ... Four people are accused of dealing methamphetamine after policefound them with the drug and items used to make it in a SoutheastSide apartment, according to a probable cause affidavit. Brian J. Baumgartner, 33; Brian N. Belcher, 42; Jason A. Kempf,26; and Jessica M. Simmons, 26, ...
OBITUARIES
Aug 01, 2008 ... Local Jason Brendel Jason Brendel, 33, of Evansville, passed away Tuesday, July 29,2008, at Deaconess Hospital as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born August 28, 1974, in Evansville. Jason loved spending time with his children, family, and friends.He ...
BRIEFS
Aug 01, 2008; ... Henderson, Ky. Audubon Parkway roadwork to begin Lane closures will start in the coming days on the AudubonParkway as work crews begin cutting out damaged sections of the 38-year-old pavement and pouring new cement, the KentuckyTransportation Cabinet said Tuesday. The ...
POLICE ARREST THREE AFTER REPORTS OF DOWNTOWN ROOFTOP ROBBERY
Aug 01, 2008; ... Three people were arrested Wednesday evening after one of themallegedly retrieved a tank containing anhydrous ammonia from aDowntown rooftop. Authorities later searched the roof at 901 SE Sixth St. and founda number of other items associated with the manufacture ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Aug 01, 2008 ... EVANSVILLE CMC promotes two Diann Garrett has been promoted to a programming specialist atCMC. She previously was an information technology operator. Garrett, aUniversity of Southern Indiana graduate, is studying for anassociate degree in computer information systems ...
THREE USI ENGINEERING STUDENTS WIN GRANTS
Aug 01, 2008; ... All three of the University of Southern Indiana engineeringstudents nominated for Indiana Space Grant Consortium (INSGC)Undergraduate Scholarships will receive the competitive awards. Thescholarships are given annually to undergraduate students in ascience, technology, engineering or ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Aug 01, 2008; ... evansville Vectren reports gain in quarter Vectren on Thursday reported consolidated results for its 2008second quarter ended June 30 of $4.7 million, or $0.06 per share,compared to $14.6 million, or $0.19 per share for the same quarterlast year. Net income for the first six ...
AT THE TRACK
Aug 01, 2008 ... At the track Thursday's attendance: 1,800 (estimated) On-track handle: Not available. Total handle: $1,653,168. Thursday's highlights: Devil's Attitude, a 4-year-old geldingowned by Double Eagle Farms and trained by Adam Hovermale, won the$21,000 sixth race ...
DEFENDING CHAMP AIMS TO RELAX
Aug 01, 2008; ... David Erdy did not follow the biggest victory of his budding golfcareer, the 2007 Evansville Courier & Press Men's City GolfTournament, with consistent headline finishes. Still, he's ready to defend his title when the 79th City beginsSaturday at Helfrich Hills Golf Course despite ...
OTTERS FALL AGAIN
Aug 01, 2008; ... The Evansville Otters had chances to catch the Kalamazoo Kings onThursday at Bosse Field, even after falling behind 7-1. But each time, the Otters came away with nothing. The Kings, thetop team in the Frontier League East Division, beat the last-placeteam in the West, ...
SURGING FUNKHOUSER FAVORED
Aug 01, 2008; ... Terre Haute Wayne Newton has no players left from its 2006 teamthat finished second in the nation. Rockport has just four returneesfrom last season's team that advanced to the American Legion WorldSeries. As a result, Funkhouser has emerged as the favorite of theRockport Regional ...
OFF-FIELD PROBLEMS HIT 'CATS
Aug 01, 2008; ... Kentucky football coach Rich Brooks has said all along that theWildcats' quarterback situation would sort itself out. He justdidn't expect it would happen off the field. Before his appearance Thursday at the Lexington Rotary Club,Brooks confirmed that redshirt sophomore Mike ...
EIGHT BIRDIES PUSH OVERTON INTO LEAD
Aug 01, 2008; ... RENO, Nev. - Even though Michelle Wie was even par through nineholes in the first round of the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, formerIndiana golfer Jeff Overton had the early lead in the clubhouse at 7-under-par 65. Wie, playing on the PGA Tour for the first time since January2007, had ...
EIGHTH GRADER EIGHTH NATIONALLY
Aug 01, 2008; ... Participating in a national track meet for the first time in hiscareer, Alex Sievern couldn't help but feel at least a littleintimidated. "I was really nervous," he said. "It was the biggest race of mylife." Competing in last weekend's USATF National Junior Olympic Track ...
BRIEFS
Aug 01, 2008; ... soccer UE class ranks among top 25 The University of Evansville men's soccer team has the 23rd bestincoming class of players in the nation, according to a pollreleased by College Soccer News. The complete list can be found atcollegesoccernews.com. Coach Mike Jacobs will have ...
CUIL SHOWS PROMISE, BUT DOESN'T FREEZE OUT GOOGLE
Aug 01, 2008; ... Google is the Internet's search engine juggernaut, with more than60 percent market share. Google's search index works by catalogingkeywords on the site and then assigning a rank to it to set itsimportance for a given query. Cuil, pronounced "cool," (www.cuil.com) is a new search ...
WHAT'S PLAYING?
Aug 01, 2008; ... T here's been a revolution. Maybe you've heard of it; maybe you have one: the iPod. Over the last seven years, music and technology fans have burnedthrough 14 different iPod models, including six generations of iPodclassic and most recently, the iPod touch. In that same ...
NEWSPAPERS OFFER LOOK INTO PAST
Aug 01, 2008; ... As you may have noticed, for several months now, I've beenwriting a second column for the Courier & Press - a Saturday morningfeature called "Time to Remember." It's the piece in which newspaper items from 100, 75, 50, and 25years ago are brought to our attention ...
INSECTS ONSLAUGHT HAS SOME GOOD, SOME CREEPY
Aug 01, 2008; ... Midsummer always brings a host of insects to our lawns, which inturn has my phone ringing off the hook. Some of these critters cancause quite a bit of concern, but most of them are pretty harmless. One of the scarier of our current insect intruders is the cicadakiller wasp. Cicada ...
SUPER HOT ATTIC AIR MUST BE VENTED
Aug 01, 2008; ... I saw your article about attic fans in hgtv.com. I live inMission, Texas, and summer heat is an average of 100 degrees, alsohumidity is very high. What thermostat controlled attic fan do yourecommend for us? J.M. Morales From Texas to Virginia the summer heat and the sun's ...
FROM THE EDITOR
Aug 01, 2008; ... The response we received from the West Franklin Streetphotographic scavenger hunt contest we ran earlier this spring wasso encouraging we decided do it again for the cover story in thisissue. But this time the pictures are from the University of SouthernIndiana campus. USI ...
WESTSIDE / THE QUESTIONS
Aug 01, 2008 ... Name: Mark Acker. Residence: The West Side. Occupation: Bucyrus Erie, RB Evans Oil Co., Vanderburgh Co.Veterans Services Family: Three children: Shannon, Eric, Brian. Bio: Mark Acker was born and raised in Evansville, graduatingfrom Tekoppel grade school, Reitz ...
A PICTURE IS WORTH E CAN YOU IDENTIFY THESE LOCATIONS?
Aug 01, 2008 ... Just how well do you know the University of Southern Indiana? In a sort of scavenger hunt, Macabe Brown has taken pictures ofseveral items, all of which are on campus. On Page 9 there is a form you can use to list what you think isin each picture and where that thing is ...
RIESENBERG JOINS USI VOLLEYBALL COACHING STAFF
Aug 01, 2008 ... The University of Southern Indiana announced that Andy Riesenberghas joined its volleyball coaching staff for the 2008 season. Hewill assist Head Coach Leah Mercer in all aspects of the USIvolleyball program. Riesenberg most recently served as the Director of VolleyballOperations ...
RETIRING MINISTER THANKED FOR YEARS OF SERVICE
Aug 01, 2008 ... Zion Lippe United Church of Christ celebrated the retirement ofRev. Ken Scherry from 47 years of ministry on Sunday, June 29th. Afull day of planned events honored Rev. Scherry's dedicated ministry The morning worship service was conducted by Rev. Ruby Schroederand included guest ...
REITZ GRADUATES COME HOME 51 YEARS LATER
Aug 01, 2008; ... Members of the Reitz class of 1957 celebrated their 51st reunionSaturday, July 26, at an event held at the ...
FROM THE EDITOR
Aug 01, 2008; ... In this week's cover story, Sylvia Michalko writes aboutvenerable Fisher Brothers Lumber. Like many other small, family-owned retail businesses, FisherBrothers struggles to keep its doors open while competing againstbig-box behemoths such as Lowe's, Home Depot and ...
WARRICK / THE QUESTIONS
Aug 01, 2008 ... Name: Kelly Mitchell. Residence: Newburgh. Occupation: CEO/President Southern IN Resource Solutions (SIRS) Family: I have two wonderful sons, Cody Franz (22) and TannerMitchell (14). Bio: I grew up in Warrick County and currently live on YankeetownRoad, ...
SUMMER EXPRESS KEEPS OAKDALE KIDS ACTIVE, LEARNING
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Oakdale Summer Express roared into Oakdale Elementary inBoonville on June 23-27 with 98 enthusiastic passengers. Thepassengers, students entering grades 1-6 representing every WarrickCounty elementary school, took time from their busy summers toenrich and enhance their knowledge in a ...
MADE FROM HEARTWOOD FAMILY AND LOVE CARRYING FISHER BROS. LUMBER THROUGH TOUGH TIMES
Aug 01, 2008; ... "I think we all tried to make daddy proud," she added. "We'retired. We're getting old and need a rest." A family owned business,located on the north side of Indiana 62 in Chandler, it wasincorporated in 1947 by three Fisher brothers - Earl, Elvin andFloyd. Today, it is run by another ...
SPEAKING THEIR MIND BOONVILLE MIGHT ONLY HAVE TWO DEBATERS, BUT THEY'RE AMONG THE NATION'S BEST
Aug 01, 2008; ... When most people go to Las Vegas, it's to see the bright citylights, take their chances on the slots or take a stroll down theaisle to say "I do." But a couple of Boonville High School studentshad something else on their minds when they visited Sin City. Boonville High School ...
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Aug 01, 2008 ... Newburgh property price date 8169 St. John Road $5,000 4/15 7928 Sandalwood Dr. $129,0006/12 1815 Sandal Way $135,9000 6/23 1990 St. Lucia Drive $149,9000 6/6 6966 Russell Place$164,75000 4/17 5999 ...
MITCHELL ART ACADEMY OPENING IN NEWBURGH
Aug 01, 2008 ... I am pleased to annouce Mitchell Art Academy & Clay Studio hasopened directly across the street from Newburgh Elementary School,333 State Street. With 2,200 square feet of total space and a main studio at 1,600square feet, there will be lots of room for all kinds of ...
FOLSOMVILLE, OWEN SCHOOL REUNION DRAWS CROWD
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Folsomville and Owen township schools annual reunion wasenjoyed by many former students along with family and friends onJuly 2, 2008 in the cafeteria of Boonville Junior High School. Over75 in attendance were welcomed by Bob Ellis, Chairman. BurleyScales, local attorney, served as ...
SISTERS RELIEVE BURDEN ON STAFF PUMP MODEL GAS PROGRAM AFTER TRI-STATE FIRM
Aug 01, 2008; ... FERDINAND, Ind. - They thought it was only the right thing to do. The Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand recently put into placea temporary program to help their lay employees cope with rising gascosts. "We value the contribution of our employees and feel it isimportant to ...
MURDER CHARGE THAWS COLD CASE INVESTIGATOR PURSUED SLAYING FOR MONTHS; MOM SAYS PROMISE KEPT TO SLAIN SON
Aug 02, 2008; ... On his birthday last year, Benjamin Doyle's mother, BridgetDonnellan, visited his grave and promised answers would come abouthis death before another birthday passed. A Vanderburgh County grand jury helped her make good on thatpromise Friday, when jurors indicted 27-year-old Tracy ...
ANGELS IN CLASS LOCAL NURSING PROGRAMS HOPE TO BLUNT GROWING SHORTAGE
Aug 02, 2008; ... While a nationwide shortage of nurses is expected to continue forseveral more years and squeeze health care in many locales, itsimpact in the Evansville area may be muted because of the manycollege nursing programs in the region. The city's three nursing education programs produce ...
PRISON FOR FIRE OFFICIAL EX-TREASURER NETS 30-MONTH TERM
Aug 02, 2008; ... Susan D. Wargel, the former treasurer of the German Township FireDepartment, was sentenced Friday to 30 months in federal prisonafter pleading guilty to stealing more than $260,000 from the firedepartment. The thefts occurred, according to federal prosecutors, betweenJuly 31, ...
Z'S OFFICE MAKEOVER GETS AN 'F'
Aug 02, 2008; ... The request startled some members of the Vanderburgh CountyCouncil when it came through. With money so tight that the council's president has talkedseriously about saving on paper and pens, Treasurer Z Tuley wants$100,000 to renovate her department's office space. Tuley says ...
DAV FUNDRAISING MEAL WILL FUEL VAN PROGRAM
Aug 02, 2008; ... Somewhere in Southern Illinois this weekend, you'll likely findvolunteers from the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 80 cookingpork chops, chicken breasts or porkburgers. The money they'reraising goes for the purchase of DAV vans used to transport veteransto and from doctors ...
CHEERS, JEERS AND TEARS ROD CLUTTER WAS INVOLVED IN COMMUNITIES.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Tears fall for Rod Clutter, well-known retired U.S. Air Forceofficer, who was involved in a multitude of local activities andpositions, including one term as mayor of Boonville, Ind. He was aformer University of Evansville football quarterback and generalmanager for the Evansville ...
BLITZ SENDS STUDENTS TO SCHOOL WITH SUPPLIES, STYLE
Aug 02, 2008; ... From pencils and backpacks to shoes and socks, gearing up forschool can be a budget buster for families. But a number of Tri-State organizations are helping make sure allstudents will have the things they need for a successful schoolyear. Friday's Back to School Blitz, a ...
CHAPLAIN EXPECTS NOTHING BUT BEST USES OWN SUCCESS TO PUSH YOUTHS
Aug 02, 2008; ... No excuses, no explanations. High execution, high expectations. That's the message Indianapolis Colts Coach Tony Dungy constantlygives his players, and it easily translates to the real world, theColts' team chaplain said Friday in Evansville. Ken Johnson told about 75 youth ...
FAMILY FILES WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT CLAIM NEIGHBOR BREACHED DUTY BY FIRING GUN
Aug 02, 2008; ... The husband of an Evansville woman who was killed lastThanksgiving by a neighbor trying to shoot a dog has filed awrongful death lawsuit. Nicole Stroud, 29, died in her grandmother's backyard inWadesville, Ind., while she was searching for the dog. It had runinto the yard of the ...
SOUNDTRACK OF SUMMER BOSSE MARCHING BAND DEFIES HEAT TO PREPARE FOR FALL PERFORMANCES
Aug 02, 2008; ... Motorists may have heard them while driving along U.S. 41 or,perhaps, even felt the vibrations of their music as it soared downWashington Avenue. They're members of the Bosse High School marching band, and theyare braving the intense summer heat to ensure a perfect program ...
WARRICK SCHOOLS STUDYING UNIFORMS SOME INTERESTED IN REVISING DRESS
Aug 02, 2008; ... The Warrick County School Board will discuss creating a committeeto gauge interest in a pilot program for school uniforms atBoonville Junior High School when it meets Monday. School Superintendent Brad Schneider said board members are inthe earliest stages of discussion and that ...
BRIEFS
Aug 02, 2008 ... Evansville Knight Smith honored for decades of service Betty Knight Smith, an elected official in Vanderburgh County forthe past 32 years, received an award for her decades of publicservice Friday before about 200 people at the Evansville LaborTemple. Knight ...
FARM-THEMED DEBATE SET FOR RUNNING MATES GUBERNATORIAL MEETINGS STILL IN THE WORKS
Aug 02, 2008; ... Although details still are being worked out for debates betweenthe two gubernatorial candidates, a deal has been struck for theirrunning mates to debate each other at the Indiana State Fair. Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman, will debate her Democratic challengerDenny Oxley II on Aug ....
LLOYD EXPRESSWAY CONSTRUCTION A PAIN FROM THE START
Aug 02, 2008; ... Big Story The big story 50 years ago this week (1958) involved theannouncement that the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louiswould hear the appeal of the court order which delayed racialintegration of the Little Rock, Ark., schools. The hearings followed by less than a ...
RECORDS
Aug 02, 2008 ... Marriage licenses Petersen, Crayton M., 28, and Jaclyn N. Daniel, 25, both of 3229N. 11th Ave., July 22 Sunderman, Scot Alan, 22, and Shannon Nicole Hudson, 27, both of1013 W. Florida St., July 22 Stroud, Larry P., 62, and Sharon Marie Fink, 61, both of 609 BellAve., ...
OBITUARIES
Aug 02, 2008 ... Local James Clifton 'Cliff' Grosheart James Clifton "Cliff" Grosheart, 87, completed his passage fromthis life into heaven on July 31, 2008, to join his wife, Mary Lotus. He was also preceded in death by his father and mother,James and Carrie Grosheart; brothers, Bill ...