Clouse to Louse and Back to Clouse
Attorney John Clouse, once coined as the conscience of the city, is cleared of all obstruction of justice charges.
The Joel Deckard Happy Juice Award
David Mosby's political career ends a 17 year run when a DUI charge is filed shortly before the November election. At least, unlike Deckard, he didn't hit a tree.
The Water Under the Bridge and Money Out of the Wallet.
The $3.3 million North Side water project goes down the drain.
Gold-Plated Dumbasses Award.
Awarded to the two feckless louts who while driving with no tags, no license, possessing drugs, and having outstanding warrants, pop the middle finger to Vanderburgh Sheriff Ellsworth and Chief Deputy Williams who are riding in a unmarked police car.
Worst Thing to Happen to Evansville.
The Evansville Animal control scandal that revealed horrible conditions and practices that have existed for a shamefully long time at Evansville Animal control. How do you sell a city for conventions and tourism that mistreats animals in a most perverse way?
Media Hero
Maureen Hayden, a reporter for the Evansville Courier and Press exposed the federal prosecutors who charged a man in a highly visible drug bust, while they were certain he was innocent.
Media Zero
Former local TV weathercaster Bill Kamal who was arrested in south Floria for arranging a via the internet a booty call with a teenage boy
Air Ball Award
The winners are the tragic University of Evansville basketball players who were arrested for theft and kicked off the basketball team for a Thanksgiving Break robbery. Proving it's hard to juggle school and a career.
Mr.Excuse Maker
While others were fired, Ed Ziemer, Evansville's Director of Transportation, the office that has oversight over the Animal Control Center, either didn't know of the conditions at the Animal Center, or knew and did nothing. Both are unacceptable. The conditions that created one of the darkest chapters in city government history would still be going on today if not for Kendall Paul, Director of the Vanderburgh Humane Society and WFIE-TV's Stefanie Silvey.
Sweeps Weeks Fever!!
While caught up in sweeps weeks the ordinarily adroit WEHT-TV News stumbles and reports that Indiana State Represenative Dennis Avery's mother was arrested for running a puppy mill. The woman was not Avery's mother and an on-air apology was issued.
The Go-Figure Award
Indiana's 8th District Congressman John Hostettler braves the mean streets of Washington D.C. unarmed...but when he is home - among his constituents...he's packing heat!
Best Thing to Happen to Evansville.
Evansville lands the role as host for LST325.
Most Significant Benchmark
University of Southern Indiana's enrollment reaches 10,000 students.
Best Lemons to Lemonade..
Awarded to the Evansville resident who tried to cash-in by selling snow from the Evansville Blizzard of 2004 on eBay.
Those are our picks for 2004.
