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IBLC TO HOST EVANSVILLE TOWN HALL

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IBLC TO HOST EVANSVILLE TOWN HALL

INDIANAPOLIS – Members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus (IBLC) will host a town hall event in Evansville on Saturday, July 8, 2023. The event, which is free and open to the public, is an opportunity to learn more about the 2023 session of the Indiana General Assembly and for the public to share their questions, concerns and suggestions for focus areas for the upcoming 2024 session.

The town hall will begin at 11 a.m. CT and run through 1 p.m. at the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Library, 200 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Evansville, IN 47713.

A virtual town hall will be held on Zoom on August 9th from 6-8 p.m. ET.

WHO: Reps. John Bartlett, Earl Harris Jr., Ragen Hatcher, Carolyn Jackson, Renee Pack, Gregory W. Porter, Cherrish Pryor, Robin Shackleford, Vernon G. Smith, Vanessa Summers and Sens. Jean Breaux, Andrea Hunley, Eddie Melton, Lonnie Randolph and Greg Taylor

WHAT: IBLC Town Hall

WHERE: Evansville-Vanderburgh County Library, 200 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Evansville, IN 47713

WHEN: Saturday, July 8, 2023

*Press interested in attending may RSVP to breanna.cooper@iga.in.gov.

Otters win series as Baez shines again

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Evansville, Ind. – Jeffrey Baez launched two home runs to catapult the Evansville Otters over the Tri-City ValleyCats 6-1 Thursday night at Bosse Field.

A season high crowd of 4,540 cheered the Otters to the series victory and Baez to the top of the Frontier League home run charts with his eighth and ninth homers of the season.

The third year Otter electrified the crowd early with a two run homer in the first inning. Noah Myers would extend the lead with a third inning solo home run that stayed just fair down the right field line. It was good for Myers’ fourth home run of the season.

The fifth inning was Evansville’s knockout punch. Ethan Skender led off with a base hit and Dakota Phillips doubled. Baez then hit his third home run of the series and second on the day in the fifth, launching a moonshot off the second row of billboards in left field.

Baez finished with 5 RBIs in the game and ten in the series. His nine home runs are more than any other player in the Frontier League. He now has three multi-home run games. The Otters single-season record is 23 home runs.

A native of Venezuela, now living in Arizona, Baez has nine home runs already in 21 games played this year after hitting eight in 81 games last season. The slugger has hit 109 homers in his 12 year professional baseball career with 24 coming in three years in the River City.

Austin Gossmann controlled the game from the mound. He threw five and a third innings allowing just one run on five hits. The Southern Indiana grad’s six strikeouts are a season high as he earned his third win of the year.

Evansville’s bullpen closed out the win without allowing a hit. Leoni de La Cruz worked an inning and a third. Jon Beymer struck out two in a flawless inning of work and Jake Polancic struck out the side in the ninth.

Evansville continues the homestand by opening a three game series with the Schaumburg Boomers Friday evening at Bosse Field. A 6:35 PM CT first pitch is part of Evansville Triplets Night and Nine Innings of Giving.

Friday night every ticket purchased for the game will get a corresponding raffle ticket. Fans can win a PS5, pickleball set, two 2024 season tickets, a black stone grill, D-Bat batting cage credits, an Otters Team Store $75 credit, a Doc’s Bar gift card or a chance to throw out the first pitch at an Otter’s Game.

All home and road Otters games this season are televised on FloSports with audio-only coverage available for free on the Evansville Otters YouTube page.

The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions.

IDEM issues Air Quality Action Day statewide for Friday

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INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) forecasting high levels of fine particles (PM2.5) in the air for Friday, June 9, 2023 for all Indiana counties. The stagnant weather pattern continues to move smoke from Canadian wildfires across the state.

Air quality may continue to be impacted over the weekend. Hoosiers are encouraged to visit smogwatch.IN.gov to view current and forecasted conditions and subscribe to email alerts.

IDEM encourages everyone to help reduce PM2.5 by making changes to daily habits. You can:

  • Carpool or use public transportation.
  • Avoid using the drive-through and combine errands into one trip.
  • Turn off engines instead of idling for long periods of time.
  • Avoid using gas-powered equipment.
  • Conserve energy by turning off lights and setting the air conditioner to a higher setting;
  • Use propane gas instead of charcoal when grilling outdoors;
  • Reminder: Indiana’s open burning laws make it illegal to burn trash and generally prohibit open burning, visit IN.gov/openburning for more information.

PM2.5 is composed of microscopic dust, soot, and liquid that settles deep into the lungs and cannot be easily exhaled. Those people at risk are particularly vulnerable after several days of high PM2.5 exposure.

IDEM examines weather patterns and PM2.5 readings to make daily air quality forecasts. Air Quality Action Days generally occur when weather conditions such as light winds, snow cover, higher humidity, and lower atmospheric inversions trap pollutants close to the ground. To learn more about PM2.5 or sign up for air quality alerts, visit SmogWatch.IN.gov.

About IDEM
IDEM (idem.IN.gov) implements federal and state regulations regarding the environment. Through compliance assistance, incentive programs and educational outreach, the agency encourages and aids businesses and citizens in protecting Hoosiers and our environment.

Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet for the regularly scheduled

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 The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet for the regularly scheduled Board meeting Monday, June 12, 2023 at 5:30 PM in the Board Room of the EVSC Administration Building located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN.

Board meetings can also be observed by tuning to EVSC’s radio station, 90.7 WPSR or live streamed online at https://www.wpsrhd.com/. 

Prior to the regularly scheduled Board meeting, three members of the Board, along with district administrators, will hold a Town Hall beginning at 5:00 PM. This Town Hall is for Vanderburgh County residents to speak directly with Board members in attendance about issues involving EVSC schools.

The Town Hall will be held in the Technology and Innovation Center located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN. Members of the public who would like to attend the Town Hall should register by completing the Town Hall Registration Form located on our website at district.evscschools.com. 

VU catcher Will Egger commits to Missouri Baptist University

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VINCENNES, Ind. – Vincennes University sophomore catcher Will Egger (Terre Haute, Ind.) announced Thursday afternoon that he has officially committed to playing baseball next season at NAIA Missouri Baptist University, just outside of St. Louis.

“I chose Missouri Baptist because they have a very successful baseball program and have all the resources I need to get a great degree and further my education,” Egger said.

Egger was a two-year starter behind the plate for the Trailblazers, playing in 70 games in his two seasons at VU and ending his Vincennes career with a .286 batting average.

Egger closed out his Vincennes career this past season by batting .293 with six doubles, two home runs, 18 RBIs and 14 walks.

Egger also more than held his own defensively behind the plate, throwing out 18 baserunners in his two years at VU, including 11 runners caught stealing as a freshman.

Egger is just the latest Trailblazer baseball player to announce where they will be playing next season with Colton Evans (Henderson, Ky.) committed to Carson-Newman University, Colin Long (Evansville, Ind.) committed to Indiana University-Southeast and Gavin Craggs (Taylorville, Ill.) signed to pitch at the University of Fort Lauderdale next season.

This group helped guide the Trailblazers to a 25-33 record last season and earned a trip to the Mid-West Athletic Conference baseball tournament.

“My favorite experiences from my time at VU had to have been hanging around all the guys and beating up on everyone in uno on the bus rides,” Egger added. “Especially Colton and Colin.”

“Vincennes helped prepare me for a four-year school by giving me the keys to be the best baseball player I can be,” Egger said. “Getting help day in and day out by coaches and teammates and building and understanding of how baseball works and how to be successful in college baseball.”

“Education wise, VU helped me by getting hands-on help with the smaller classes and let me gain great relationships with all my professors and coaches,” Egger added.

Egger will be joining a Spartans ball club coming off of an outstanding 44-9 season last year under Head Coach Eddie Uschold and capturing the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Regular Season Championship.

The Vincennes University Athletic Department would like to congratulate Will Egger on his commitment to Missouri Baptist University and wishes him good luck next season.

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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FOOTNOTE:  EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.

Vanderburgh County Crash Report

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Shooting Incident/Neglect of Dependent Arrest 800 blk Independence Ave

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 On June 7th, around 6:30 p.m., Evansville Police Officers were dispatched to St. Vincent Hospital in reference to a 3-year-old child who had accidently been shot in the head. Luckily, the injury appeared to be non-life-threatening. The mother of the child, Porsha P. Walker, told officers that she had found a box containing a handgun in her yard in the 800 block of Independence Ave. She brought the box inside of her residence and took the gun out to look at it. She said she placed the gun back in the box and placed it on her dresser. Walker told officers that her 3-year-old child got the gun out of the box while she was attending to her other two children. She said the gun went off while the child was holding the gun. Walker told officers that instead of calling 911, she called family members to pick them up and take them to the hospital. 

With Walker’s consent, EPD Officers and Detectives searched the residence for the handgun. They located a large plastic bag on a closet shelf inside the children’s bedroom. The bag contained about 290 grams of Methamphetamine, about 4.9 grams of Marijuana, and a digital scale. After a judicially signed search warrant was obtained, detectives located another two bags of Marijuana inside of a child’s pack-n-play in the master bedroom. The handgun that the child had fired was located in the kitchen. The handgun was found to be stolen. It had been stolen out of a vehicle in March 2023. 

Walker was arrested and charged with Neglect of a Dependent causing Serious Bodily Injury, Dealing Methamphetamine, and Theft of a Firearm. Walker’s three children were placed with the Department of Child Services. This is still an active investigation and more charges may be pending. 

 Shooting Incident/Neglect of Dependent Arrest 800 blk Independence Ave

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