Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)

Initiative Against Obesity 'Movement' Recognizes Area in 'Fight of Its Life'

The Welborn Baptist Foundation is hoping a community initiative launched Tuesday will turn around high rates of obesity in Vanderburgh County. "The Tri-State is literally in the fight of its life," said Kevin Bain, foundation executive director, during an event at Evansville's Central Library.

Job Losses in Area Growing yet Again Bristol-Myers Closing Facility

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Bristol-Myers Squibb plans to permanently close its Evansville quality control facility effective Dec. 31 and implement a reduction in its work force at the Mount Vernon, Ind., facility. In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) filing Tuesday with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, the company said it anticipates 113 full-time employees will be separated from employment. Of those, 79 are employed at Evansville and 34 at Mount Vern...

Museum Expansion Delayed Bids On $15 Million Project Too High

Higher-than-expected bids have prompted the Evansville Museum's board to postpone for at least a year the groundbreaking on a $15 million expansion project they'd hoped would open by 2011. The board voted Tuesday afternoon to put off construction on the expansion, originally projected to begin this summer and open in early 2011 with a new planetarium design, a 21/2-story glass pavilion entrance, new history and science centers and a third- floor boardroom.

Violence Expert Says Our Schools Must Prepare

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman knows of no children who died in a fire at a school in the last 50 years. By contrast, he knows of hundreds who have been killed or injured in incidents of school violence.

Local Happenings

SCHOOL MENU Today's elementary school lunch menu for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. is breaded beef sticks with roll, mashed potatoes with gravy, carrots and fresh fruit.

War Memories Becoming Casualties of Time

The other night, I came across a story I wrote many years ago. It's highly unlikely there will ever be another one like it.

Arena Site Razing Begins Crowd Gathers As Demolition Starts at Former Lopp & Lopp Building

A crowd gathered Tuesday afternoon to watch the first physical work done in preparation for an arena Downtown: The demolition of a building that used to house the law firm Lopp & Lopp. Richard Tosti of Evansville was walking with his wife and son by the site of the building at 18 SE Sixth St. and noticed a crane and stage. Though on his way to catch a bus, he was compelled to witness the start of demolition.

Civic Center Screening Delayed Sheriff Wants Security Plan Vetted

A plan to make the public - but not employees - go through full security screening at Vanderburgh County's primary local government building is on hold. The County Commissioners decided Tuesday night to delay the planned Nov. 2 opening of security checkpoints at front and rear entrances to the Civic Center administration building until Sheriff Eric Williams publicly can explain the plan to city and county governing bodies.

School Shooting Victim Charged Juvenile Allegedly Supplied Firearm

The victim of an accidental shooting at Sharon Elementary School this summer now is facing charges in the incident. Dustyn Moorman, who turns 14 today, was accidentally shot in the stomach with a.38-caliber revolver after he took the weapon from his father's van and gave it to another student, according to court documents obtained by the Courier & Press.

Briefs

EVANSVILLE Seized dog stolen from Animal Control

Man Again Arrested On Drunken Driving Charge

An Evansville man who is to be sentenced today for a September drunken driving offense was arrested again on the same charge after he backed up two times into another vehicle and then turned the wrong way down a one-way street, police said. Donnie W. Holtsclaw, 60, was arrested Monday on preliminary charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, refusing to take an intoxication test and driving with a suspended license.

Murder Trial Date Set Man Accused in Stepson's Death

A trial date of March 15 has been scheduled for a 20-year-old Evansville man charged with murder on Feb. 2 in the death of his 16- month-old stepson, Terrell Lamont Hillman. Authorities say Brent L. Sims admitted hitting the child 10 to 20 times because of frustration from personal problems and the child's crying.

Obituaries

local Calvin Brown

City Awards Sewer Project Contract New Line Will Cost Nearly $23.7 Million

The Evansville Water & Sewer Utility Board awarded a contract Tuesday for the construction of a new sewer line for the city's Southeast Side. The contract, costing nearly $23.7 million, will go to Blankenberger Brothers Inc. based in Cynthiana, Ind.

Company Hired to Oversee Arena Construction City Chooses Firm That Managed Lucas Oil Stadium Build

At the same meeting that city officials approved the first work related to building an arena Downtown, they also hired a company to oversee that construction. The Evansville Redevelopment Commission approved a contract that will give Hunt Construction Group of Indianapolis a base fee of about $2.3 million to oversee work on the arena. Hunt's duties will include reviewing designs, obtaining the needed permits and making sure various subcontractors hired for the project do the work according to...

Determination Wasn't Enough to Get H1n1 Shot County's 330 Doses Fell Way Below Demand

Just to be safe, Judy Isaac and her family came 45 minutes early to line up for free swine flu vaccinations offered Tuesday afternoon at the Vanderburgh County Health Department. As it turned out, they didn't arrive a moment too soon. The family received the last three of some 330 doses of injectable H1N1 vaccine.

School Absenteeism Up, but Virus Isn't to Blame

Absenteeism at Vanderburgh County's Thompkins Middle School remained high for the second consecutive day. The school's rate grew from 20 percent on Monday to 20.8 percent on Tuesday.

Vaccine in Warrick

The Warrick County Health Department will provide the nasal spray form of the H1N1 flu vaccine from 4 to 8 p.m. today at 4133 Physician Center No. 2, Suite 250, next to the Women's Hospital. The Health Department will administer nasal spray flu vaccines at Loge, Oakdale and Chandler elementary schools on Friday.

Gallagher Looks for an Encore

Amy Gallagher will never forget it. Catch, set, shoot, good; she's done it a million times before, but never like this. Less than a second remaining, tie score, conference tournament championship game; Gallagher's 10-foot jumper propelled the University of Evansville women's basketball team to last year's NCAA tournament.

How Good Is Indy? Rams Certainly Won't Challenge Manning's Colts

INDIANAPOLIS - It's tempting to be glib and wish the Indianapolis Colts well on their second bye week, considering the Rams will be the opponent on Sunday in St. Louis. The Colts have rested since improving to 5-0 with a 31-9 thrashing of the Tennessee Titans while the Rams dropped to 0-6 with a 23-20 overtime loss at Jackisonville three days ago. That decision stretched St. Louis' overall regular-season losing streak to 16 games while the Colts have won 14 regular-season games in a row.