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CenterPoint Energy leaders brief Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on company’s Winter Storm Blair preparation and response efforts

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CenterPoint Energy leaders brief Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on company’s Winter Storm Blair preparation and response efforts

This article is provided by CenterPoint

Evansville, Ind. – Feb. 28, 2025 – CenterPoint Energy today provided the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) with an overview of the company’s preparation and response to Winter Storm Blair, the most severe ice storm to impact its southwestern Indiana service area in more than 15 years.

Following the historic storm event, the company worked with the IURC to schedule a briefing on the actions it took in the days leading up to the winter storm and restoration performance during the event. CenterPoint responded safely and as quickly as possible to repair significant damage to its electric system and restore power to tens of thousands impacted by the significant ice event.

“Our goal in providing this overview was to share how our teams prepared for and responded to this historic weather event, the lessons we learned and how we put action behind those lessons to improve our storm response efforts for the next event,” said Mike Roeder, CenterPoint’s Senior Vice President, External Affairs. “We greatly value engaging with the IURC in this manner to demonstrate the tremendous efforts of our operations teams, support employees and mutual assistance partners as well as to listen to feedback the commission shares with us. Additionally, we want to once again extend our gratitude to local elected officials, emergency management teams and first responders for their critical support during Winter Storm Blair response efforts.”

CenterPoint storm response overview: Insights from the IURC presentation

  • Pre-storm coordination and resource staging – In advance of the storm, CenterPoint communicated with county emergency management agencies and local officials to provide updates on preparation efforts. The company pre-staged 40 line crews and 20 vegetation management crews (approximately 200 personnel) in the Evansville area, with additional resources on standby.
  • Rapid mobilization of crews and additional mutual aid resources – As restoration progressed, more than 1,000 personnel, including CenterPoint crews, contractors and mutual aid workers, were deployed—ten times the normal daily workforce. The company’s Bergdolt Training Center served as a central staging site for personnel and materials.
  • Extensive infrastructure repairs – Crews replaced or repaired more than 1,500 spans of wire, 120 utility poles and 75 transformers damaged by ice accumulation and falling trees and tree limbs. More than 1,500 outages required vegetation removal before power could be restored.
  • Frequent updates to the public, customers and stakeholders – CenterPoint provided real-time, frequent updates through social media, news releases, direct customer emails and outreach to local officials, keeping the community informed on the power restoration progress.
  • Restoring customers safely and as quickly as possible – More than 61,000 outages occurred at the height of the storm. By Tuesday evening, half of impacted customers had power restored, and by Thursday night, nearly all customers able to receive service had power back, consistent with the company’s restoration estimate.
  • Support for impacted communities – Recognizing the extended outages and extreme cold, CenterPoint worked with local government agencies, emergency management officials and nonprofits to establish warming centers and overnight shelters. The company also provided daily updates to local and state leaders.

Enhancing future storm response

Following Winter Storm Blair, CenterPoint has reviewed opportunities to further improve its restoration efforts. Key takeaways include:

  • Enhancing customer outage communications – The company is working to improve its Power Alert Service® notifications and outage map to provide customers with even more precise, real-time restoration updates. As part of these efforts, CenterPoint is preparing to launch a new outage map, which will include new features and improvements, such as being cloud-based and scalable to sudden increases in web traffic, to help customers stay informed during severe weather and unexpected service disruptions.
  • Educating customers on electrical equipment ownership – Many customers experienced delays due to necessary repairs on customer-owned equipment, such as weatherheads (the connection between their home and the grid). CenterPoint will expand outreach efforts to help customers understand what equipment they own and steps they can take to speed up restoration in future storms.

Upcoming Lunch, Learn and Share Presentations at the Evansville Wartime Museum

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March 6 – Flak in World War II. Presented by Kevin Reid

March 20 – Guadalcanal Campaign. Presented by Peter Blanc, M.D.

April 3 – To Be Announced

April 17 – African American Community During WWII. Presented by Eric Edtep, EVPL

May 1 – Camp David and the Iraq War. Presented by Brett Nelson

May 15 – “Bends” aka Decompression Illness. Presented by William McNeese, M.D.

June 5 – Helicopter Duty 1953 -1960. Presented by Joe Minor

June 19 – Post WWI Airships designed by Weyerbacher Presented by Stan Schmidt.

To register for an upcoming Lunch Learn & Share program email your reservation to lunchlearn@evansvillewartimemuseum.org or call the Museum at (812) 424-7461

St. Benedict Cathedral Lenten Fish Fry

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Annual Lenten Fish Fry at Saint Benedict’s School Cafeteria ​

Join us every Friday of Lent for the Annual Lenten Fish Fry at Saint Benedict’s School Cafeteria, located at 530 S Harlan Ave, Evansville. ​ The event will be held on March 7, March 14, March 21, March 28, April 4, and April 11. ​ Doors open at 4:30 p.m., and we will be serving until 7:30 p.m. ​ Ample parking in the School Parking lot.  Enter Doors 8(parking lot) and 3(Harlan Avenue) in St. Scholastica Hall.  Elevator access in door 9 in St. Benedict Hall. Located just east of US Hwy 41 on Lincoln Avenue.

Our menu features a delicious selection of fried or baked fish, Cole slaw, mac-n-cheese, green beans, French fries, and cheese pizza. ​ Beverages include tea, lemonade and water, Beer, and wine available, must be 21.

The cost for adults is $15, kids aged 6−12 $5 and children under 6 eat for free. We accept cash, card, and checks. ​ Dine-in or carry-out options are available (food only).

This event supports the grade school’s Penny Wars, so your participation helps a great cause to fund the St. Benedict Cathedral School Athletic Department. ​ For more information, please contact Kelly Burns at 270-454-9546. ​

​ Come and enjoy a wonderful meal while supporting our school community!

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Evansville Redevelopment Commission Agenda for Tuesday March 4, 2025

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Evansville Redevelopment Commission

AGENDA

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 – 8:30 am
Civic Center Complex – Room 301

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes February 19, 2025 (roll call vote)
3. Financial Statements – Accounts Payable Approval (roll call vote)
4. Jacobsville Redevelopment Area
Open Public Hearing related to Resolution 25-ERC-07
Close Public Hearing
a. Resolution 25-ERC-07 Confirming An Amendment To The
Jacobsville Redevelopment Area Plan

5. Arts District Redevelopment Area
a. Resolution 25-ERC-08 Authorizing An Amendment To An
Agreement For Services With Haynie’s Corner Arts District
Association To Install A Mural
6. Downtown Redevelopment Area
a. Resolution 25-ERC-09 Engaging Barnes & Thornburg, LLP For
Legal Services In Connection With Refunding Economic
Development Revenue Bonds Series 2015A

7. Adjournment

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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Bowser’s complete game leads Blazers to win to close out weekend

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Bowser’s complete game leads Blazers to win to close out weekend

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Baseball team closed out their busy weekend Saturday afternoon at Jerry Blemker Field with a seven inning showdown with North Iowa Area Community College.

The Trailblazers battled back from a slow start as the Blazers extended their winning streak to six games with a 6-4 victory over the Trojans.

NIACC got the scoring started early, plating four runs in the first inning.

Vincennes was able to respond in the bottom half of the first inning however as VU’s first five batters reached base safely in the inning.

Sophomore Bradyn Douglas (Frankton, Ind.) and freshman Ty Stultz (Terre Haute, Ind.) got the inning started with back-to-back walks before sophomore Corbin Napier (Indianapolis, Ind.) put the Blazers on the board with an RBI single.

Sophomore Nate Montgomery (Lexington, Ind.) loaded the bases with another walk and sophomore Yancey Edlin (Pekin, Ind.) was able to drive in a run on a bases loaded hit by pitch.

The inning continued with freshman Jevan Andrews (Hobart, Ind.) driving in a run on a fielder’s choice to cut the deficit to one at 4-3 after the first inning.

The Trailblazers continued their fast start in the second inning, picking up a leadoff double by sophomore Bryce Gross (Bridgeport, Ill.), followed by an RBI single by Bradyn Douglas to even the score at 4-4.

Douglas would come around to score on an RBI double by Nate Montgomery to give the Trailblazers the lead and Ty Stultz would extend the lead by scoring on a groundout by Yancey Edlin, giving Edlin two RBIs in the first two innings of the game as the Blazers took a 6-4 lead.

The Trojans would continue to battle, getting runners in scoring position in three of the final four innings Saturday, but were unable to push a run across.

Vincennes was able to hold on to this lead throughout the later innings and the Trailblazers were able to close out their sixth straight win by the final score of 6-4.

Sophomore JD Bowser (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) got the start on the mound for the Trailblazers and was able to settle in after a tough first inning to go the distance, throwing a seven-inning complete game, allowing four runs on six hits and striking out seven.

The Trailblazers will look to keep this hot start going as the Blazers open the next week of games Monday, March 3 when VU hosts Wabash Valley College in a single nine-inning game at Jerry Blemker Field with first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m. eastern.

VU will then head on the road Wednesday, March 5 to take on Oakland City JV in Oakland City, Ind. at 4 p.m. eastern before opening Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) play Saturday, March 8 and Sunday March 9 at John Wood Community College in Quincy, Ill. First pitch Saturday and Sunday is set for 1 p.m. eastern.

BOX SCORE

North Iowa Area – 400   000   0 – 4

VU (8-3) – 330   000   x – 6

VINCENNES HITTING

2B – Gross, Montgomery. RBI – Edlin 2, Napier, Montgomery, Andrews. HBP – Stultz, Edlin. SB – Andrews 2, Gross, Stultz.

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The Vincennes University Baseball team improves to 8-3 on the season.

THUNDERBOLTS OPEN MARCH WITH 6-2 WIN OVER STORM

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THUNDERBOLTS OPEN MARCH WITH 6-2 WIN OVER STORM
 
Evansville, In.:  After going 6-2-1 in the month of February, the Thunderbolts continued their strong play into the month of March, winning 6-2 over the Quad City Storm and pushing their point streak to seven games (6-0-1) in front of nearly 4,500 fans at Ford Center on Saturday night.  The Thunderbolts’ next home game will be on Saturday, March 1st against the Quad City Storm at 7:05pm CT.
                On an early major power play, the Thunderbolts grabbed the game’s first lead at 1:30 as Tyson Gilmour scored on a rebound from Matthew Hobbs and Nolan McElhaney.  Following numerous chances throughout the first period to extend the lead, Evansville finally found success at 17:31 as Jordan Simoneau sniped a shot past a stick-less Brent Moran from Derek Contessa and Bronson Adams to make it 2-0.  The lead was trimmed to 2-1 however when Brandon Stojcevski scored for Quad City on an individual effort with only 10 seconds remaining in the first period.  Evansville got back to work in the second period, and on a 5-on-3 power play Scott Kirton scored off a rebound from Logan vande Meerakker and Myles Abbate to make it a 3-1 game, followed by Gilmour’s second goal of the game on 4-on-4 action from Abbate and Joey Berkopec to extend the lead to 4-1 at 13:10.
                Stojcevski again played spoiler with a goal in the fading seconds of the second period with a mid-air backhand shot in front of the crease, just barely within height limits of counting, however Evansville still took a 4-2 lead into the third period.  The Thunderbolts did not allow Quad City to get back into the game from there, and at 5:14, Abbate scored on a delayed penalty call from Aidan Litke to put the game further out of reach at 5-2.  At 14:31, Hobbs scored on a tic-tac-toe passing play from Vande Meerakker and Kirton to put the game completely out of reach at 6-2 with Evansville’s third power play goal of the night.  With the win, Evansville has now earned points in seven consecutive games with a 6-0-1 record in the span and are now only 2 points out of 4th place, currently held by the Fayetteville Marksmen, who on Saturday lost 3-1 to Macon.
Gilmour finished with two goals, Abbate scored one goal and two assists, Hobbs and Kirton each picked up a goal and assist, and Simoneau scored one goal.  Vande Meerakker tallied a pair of assists, while Cole Ceci finished with 28 saves on 30 shots on goal for his 15th win of the season.  The Thunderbolts and Storm meet again on Thursday, March 20th at Vibrant Arena at the MARK.  With tonight’s victory, the Thunderbolts clinched victory in the regular season series over Quad City, with 7 games won out of 10 played, and only 2 games remaining.

Softball earns split on Saturday

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Softball earns split on Saturday

UE finishes with win over Tennessee Tech     

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After falling in Saturday’s Hilltopper Spring Fling opener, the University of Evansville softball team rallied to earn a 9-6 win over Tennessee Tech in the nightcap.

Game 1 – Western Kentucky 5, UE 4

Saturday’s opener was a back-and-forth contest.  Following a scoreless three frames, it was Evansville getting on the board first in the top half of the fourth.  Jess Willsey and Taylor Howe hit back-to-back doubles to score the first run of the game.  It did not take long for the Hilltoppers to respond as they plated three runs in the bottom of the frame.

Eliza Piggott cut into the deficit in the fifth.  Following a walk by Jenna Donohoo, Piggott launched a 2-run home run to tie the game.  Kynadee Warner gave the Purple Aces a 4-3 lead in the top of the sixth with an RBI double that scored Niki Bode.

WKU countered with the tying run in the bottom of the inning before UE looked for a rally in the top of the seventh.  Keghan Pye reached on a single while Willsey reached on a walk, but the Hilltoppers escaped without allowing the go-ahead run.  Western Kentucky rallied in the bottom of the seventh as a leadoff double was followed by an error that scored the winning run.

Kate Ridgway put forth another solid effort in the circle.  In six innings, she allowed five runs, none of which were earned.  She fanned four batters.  Seven players accounted for UE’s seven hits in the contest.

Game 2 – UE 9, Tennessee Tech 6

Evansville led throughout most of the contest before Tennessee Tech rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth.  A 3-run seventh was the different as the Aces hung on for the 9-6 win.

Jess Willsey got UE started with a 2-run home run in the top of the first.  Brooke Voss, who reached on a 1-out single, also scored on the play.  The Aces doubled their lead in the second.  Kynadee Warner led off with a walk and scored on a single by Eliza Piggott.  Voss added a sacrifice fly to make it a 4-0 game.

Tennessee Tech cut into the UE lead in the bottom of the inning, scoring three runs to get within one.  It remained a 4-3 game until the top half of the fourth when the Aces added two more runs on Piggott’s 2-run single.  Warner and Jenna Donohoo scored on the hit.  After scoring a single run in the bottom of the frame, the Golden Eagles rallied to tie the game with two runs in the sixth.

Utilizing a 2-out rally, the Aces scored three runs to retake the lead in the 7th.  Morgan Adams had an RBI single before Callie Meinel had a 2-run single to right field to give her team some insurance.  Elle Jarrett took care of business in the bottom of the inning to pick up the win.  She threw the final three innings with two unearned runs scoring.  Gracie Hollingsworth made the start, going four innings while allowing four runs, two being earned.  The offense posted nine runs on ten hits with Donohoo and Piggott posting two apiece.  Piggott led the team with three RBI.

Sunday’s weekend finale against Kentucky is set to begin at 10 a.m.

-www.GoPurpleAces.com-

UE women complete MVC Championships

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UE women complete MVC Championships

Aces finish in 8th place                        

WAUKEE, Iowa – On Saturday, the University of Evansville women’s swimming and diving team completed the 2025 Missouri Valley Conference Championships.

In the 1650-free finals, Hannah Krings posted the top time for the Purple Aces.  Finishing in 18:15.50, she finished in 23rd.  Ane Madina led the way in the 200-backstroke. Posting a time of 2:07.20, she placed 24th in the finals.

Mari Mueller paced Evansville in the 200-breaststroke.  Following a 2:23.20 in the prelims, she swam a 2:23.46 to earn a 20th-place effort in Saturday’s final.

Sveva Brugnoli had a solid effort in the 200-fly.  After recording a 2:08.03 in the prelims, she lowered her time to a 2:06.73 in the finals to take 21st.  Rebecca Lago, Evelyn Chin, Madina, and Brugnoli swam for Evansville in the 400-free relay.  Their effort of 3:31.92 saw them finish in 7th.

Maddie Rollett took 13th in the 3-meter dive.  After scoring a 230.00 in the prelims, she improved to a 236.65 in the finals.

-www.GoPurpleAces.com-

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