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Hoosiers could lose affordable health coverage

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ADAM MUELLER INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Many hard-working Hoosiers will be in for sticker shock when they start shopping for next year’s health coverage in the individual marketplace. For the past several years, thousands of Hoosiers have been able to afford coverage thanks to a temporary life line: enhanced premium tax credits to purchase coverage under the Affordable Care Act. This meant that monthly premium payments were much more affordable.

Open enrollment for health coverage in the marketplace for 2026 begins soon. But these enhanced credits are set to expire at the end of this year. We all see the headlines about budget disagreements and we’re now in a government shutdown. But unless Congress acts soon to extend the enhanced credit, premium costs could spike for thousands of individuals and families.

Who will be affected?

Approximately 300,000 Hoosiers get their insurance through the individual marketplace. They have this option because they are unable to get coverage through an employer-sponsored plan or they are not eligible for programs like Medicare or the Healthy Indiana Plan. Think small business owners like barbers and caterers. Entrepreneurs just getting started. And farmers, already squeezed by global trade disruptions.

What will be the effect?

In a nutshell, costs will rise. Using KFF’s calculator, you can estimate what the average change in premium costs will be. Here are a couple of examples of what we can expect:

  • A family of 4 in Indianapolis earning around $70,000/year could see a $265 per month increase to insure mom and dad.
  • A small business employee in Logansport earning around $30,000/year could see a $113 per month increase.

For many families, affordable coverage has been the difference between having a doctor to call, getting prescriptions filled, or skipping care altogether. And in balancing rent, utilities bills, and groceries, it’s not unreasonable to expect people will forego coverage. We could also see a significant increase in individual and family medical debt.

It’s not just the individual families that will face hardship. Skyrocketing premiums could be a drag on our state’s economy by increasing the rate of insured workers. Evidence shows that without health coverage, workers are less productive and have more sick days. And when people don’t have health coverage, local hospitals and health care providers face greater financial uncertainty.

What can be done?

The solution is simple. Congress can extend the enhanced premium tax credits. But, time is running out. With open enrollment starting around November 1st, individuals will start having to decide what they can and cannot afford.

 

Project Owners, Local Officials to host Groundbreaking for Franklin Street Lofts Development

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Project owners Aaron Gabe and John Clark, Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry and local officials will join with community and economic development leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of Franklin Street Lofts. This will mark the start of construction for the first project in the Evansville Region to be funded in part by the Lilly Endowment Initiative managed by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.

Franklin Street Lofts
The project is a $13 million adaptive reuse of the historic Hercules Plow factory on Franklin Street. The project will create 56 market-rate apartments on Franklin, along the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage. This project preserves a historic landmark, delivers modern housing with direct Greenway access and strengthens Evansville’s broader placemaking vision.

 

Date:

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

 

Time:

10:00 CDT

Location:

Franklin Street at Seventh Avenue, Evansville, Indiana 47710

  • Parking available behind Heritage Petroleum, 306 N 7th Ave, Evansville, IN 47710
  • Ceremony will be held on the Franklin Street side of the building

 

About the Lilly Endowment Initiative Funds:
Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded $250 million to Indiana’s READI 2.0 program, managed by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. The funds support housing, redevelopment, and a new statewide arts and culture initiative to enhance quality of life and growth across the state.

About the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership:
The Evansville Regional Economic Partnership (E-REP) cultivates a thriving and growing talent-rich Evansville Region through advocacy and collaboration between our communities, businesses, and civic leaders. Our vision is to transform the Evansville Region – through thought and action – into a growing and healthy population with high-quality jobs filled by a skilled workforce who enjoy an unparalleled quality of place.

Fall Festival Begins This Week

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han a century, this event has brought families, neighbors and visitors together for a week of fun that also supports our local communities.

The annual weeklong event is organized by the West Side Nut Club, who use funds from the event to support local schools, youth programs, public safety and other community needs.

What: West Side Nut Club Fall Festival

When:
Monday-Saturday Oct. 6-11, 2025 (Family Day events begin Sunday, Oct. 5).

Where: Franklin Street, Evansville, from Wabash Avenue to St. Joseph Avenue

As part of this year’s street festival, the West Side Nut Club is hosting their annual Half-Pot Raffle. This 50/50 raffle directly funds the club’s charitable activities and projects throughout the year. In 2025 alone, more than $675,000 in grants were distributed to local schools, first responders and nonprofits.
Additionally, over 130 nonprofit-run food booths will serve a variety of unique food options while attendees enjoy rides, live entertainment, contests and the Saturday parade.

Attending the festival is a fun opportunity to connect with neighbors while supporting a great cause. I hope to see you there!

Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners

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DRAFT AGENDA

Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners

October 7, 2025 – 9:30 a.m.

Room 301, Civic Center Complex

1. Call to Order

2. Attendance

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Action Items

A. Engineer

1. 2. B. Assessor

1. Time Extension Request #2: “Boonville-New Harmony Road Reconstruction”

Notice of Delay and Time Extension Request #3: “Boonville-New Harmony Road

Reconstruction”

Order Form and Amendment to Master Services Agreement with Pictometry

International Corp d/b/a EagleView for Ortho Imagery

C. Health Department

1. Ordinance No. CO. 10-25-019: An Ordinance Establishing the Non-Reverting

Communicable Disease Program Fund

2. Ordinance No. CO.10-25-020: An Ordinance Establishing the Non-Reverting Lead

Risk Assessment Program Fund

D. Clerk

1. Request to Seek Loan Through Building Authority for Record Storage Relocation

E. Superintendent of County Buildings

1. Special Purchase Request and Contract Agreement with University of Southern

Indiana for Design and Fabrication of Old Courthouse Bell Striker Installation

F. Release and Settlement Agreement – Cause No. 82D06-2307-CT-003626

5. Department Head Reports

6. New Business

A. Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization Regional Transit Feasibility Study

Discussion

7. Old Business

8. Consent Items

A. Approval of September 23, 2025, Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

B. Employment Changes

C. Auditor

1. Claims Voucher Reports

i. ii. September 22, 2025 – September 26, 2025

September 29, 2025 – October 3, 2025

D. Engineer

E. Treasurer

1. 1. 1. Report and Claims

August 2025 Innkeeper’s Tax Report

F. Old National Events Plaza Waiver Request

County Clerk Election Day Poll Worker Training

Drainage Board Immediately FollowingG. Evansville Regional Economic Partnership (E-REP)

1. 3rd Quarter 2025 Partnership Impact Report

H. 3rd Quarter 2025 Vanderburgh County Appeal Taxing Unit Report

9. Public Comment

10. Adjournment

12. Members of the Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners

i. Justin Elpers, President – District 2

a. Term: January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2026

ii. Amy Canterbury, Vice President – District 3

a. Term: January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2028

iii. Mike Goebel, Member – District 1

a. Term: January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2028

Drainage Board Immediately Following

Miles For Mutts 5K 2025

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Newburgh, IN — Warrick Humane Society is thrilled to announce the return of its annual Miles For Mutts 5K, a fun run and walk for people and their pets, all to benefit the homeless animals cared for by WHS.

The event will take place on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 8:00 AM, beginning and ending at the Warrick Humane Society shelter in Newburgh. Participants will enjoy a 3.1-mile run or walk along the scenic Warrick Trails.

Registration is open and is $35 from October 1 through race day.

Participants can also add a Miles For Mutts pet bandana for just $10, so their four-legged running partners can join in style.

Awards will be presented to the Top 5 Males, Top 5 Females, and the 1st Place Dog.

“This is one of our favorite annual events,” said a WHS spokesperson. “It’s such a wonderful way for animal lovers and fitness enthusiasts alike to come together, get active, and make a difference for shelter pets.”

For full details and registration information, visit https://warric

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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Josh Gates: An Evening of Legends, Mysteries, and Tales of Adventure! Victory Theatre – April 29th

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Evansville, IN  Join explorer, talk show host, and author Josh Gates from Discovery Channel’s smash hit series, Expedition Unknown and Josh Gates Tonight for an evening of adventure! Josh will take viewers around the world and off the map with stories from his greatest expeditions and insights into the world’s greatest mysteries. From hilarious misadventures to thrilling moments of discovery, Josh keeps audiences on the edge of their seats.

Adventurer, television personality, and author Josh Gates is the host and executive producer of the smash-hit Discovery Channel series, Expedition Unknown. The show follows Gates as he sets out on a global journey to explore archaeological discoveries, historic mysteries, and scientific breakthroughs. Josh immerses himself in each story, conducting his own investigations, showcasing the work of dedicated explorers while also highlighting vibrant cultures and fascinating destinations. Armed with a degree in archaeology, a quick wit, and a hunger for adventure, Gates travels to some of the most remote corners of the planet in immersive, hilarious, and thrilling journeys. 

 

Josh is also the host of Discovery’s new, hit show Josh Gates Tonight, which Collider recently declared “the best talk show going for film nerds and genre fans.” Each week, Josh is joined by high-profile guests from around the world in a series that’s part Raiders of the Lost Ark and part celebrity chat-show. Josh pours exotic cocktails with guests like Matthew McConaughey, Tim Robbins, Karen Allen, Kevin Bacon, Stephen Soderbergh, John Cleese and more.

 

An avid scuba diver and photographer, Josh has participated in sub-sea archaeological excavations in the Mediterranean, and his wanderlust has taken him from sweltering African deserts to the icy shores of Antarctica. To date, he has set foot in more than one hundred countries, has scaled “the roof of Africa” on Mt. Kilimanjaro, and climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Americas.

 

For five years, Josh also helmed and co-executive produced the hit Syfy Channel series, Destination Truth. Each week, Gates and his intrepid team set out to investigate age-old legends. The show features remote and often never-before-filmed locations, from the distant mountains of Bhutan to the uncharted jungles of Papua New Guinea.

 

As the face of adventure for Discovery, Josh is also known for taking some of the biggest stars in Hollywood on thrilling expeditions into the unknown. He recently starred in a 4-part series alongside Doc Brown himself, Christopher Lloyd, in Expedition: Back to the Future. In the Shark Week special Shark Trek, Josh also traveled where no host has gone before with William Shatner, taking the veteran Stark Trek icon to dive with man-eating Tiger Sharks in the Bahamas.

 

Josh holds degrees from Tufts University in Archaeology and Drama, serves as a trustee on the governing board of the Archaeological Institute of America, and is a fellow of The Explorers Club — a prestigious organization dedicated to the advancement of exploration and field research. He has appeared on The Today Show, CNN, and a variety of other national television and radio programs. Even more of Josh’s travels are chro

 

 

 

 

Aces Hit the Road for Date at Illinois State

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s soccer team continues MVC play on Sunday with a road trip to Normal, Ill. to take on Illinois State. Kick-off is set for 1 PM at Adelaide Street Field.

Last Time Out
Indiana State struck early on a penalty kick in the 14th minute to take a lead they would never relinquish, downing Evansville by a score of 2-0 on Sunday evening at Arad McCutchan Stadium.

The match was action-packed early, with the Aces and Sycamores combining for six shots in the first 10 and half minutes of play. Isa Valdez (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista) put the first shot on goal for Evansville in the eighth minute, while Emma Nathans (Toronto, Ontario/Havergal College) made the night’s first save in the fourth minute.

However, the Sycamores got on the board first, converting on a penalty kick in the 14th minute to take the lead.

Ella McAndrew (Greendale, Ind./Lawrenceburg) tested the Indiana State keeper in the 39th minute, but her shot was saved and the match remained 1-0 heading into halftime.

In the second half, Allie Lammers (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) came on in goal for the Aces and made a terrific save in the 47th minute, getting a foot on a Indiana State shot to parry an attack. Following shots on goal by Brielle LaBerge (Cumming, Ga./Forsyth Central) and Taylor Wehrer (Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Oasis), Lammers made another save in the 67th minute. However, Indiana State struck again in the 69th minute to double the lead.

Evansville pushed on the attack for the night’s final 20 minutes, putting up five shots. Perhaps the best scoring chance came in the 82nd minute, but Ella Hamner (Evansville, Ind./Memorial) had her shot saved, and the Aces were shut out for only the third time this season.

Evansville’s 13 shots tied for the team’s second-most in a game this season. Hamner led the team with four, putting two on target, while LaBerge added three shots. Lammers notched a new career-high by making six saves.

USI Volleyball sweeps series with EIU StoryLinks

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EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball sweeps its first Ohio Valley Conference home series against Eastern Illinois University to move to 2-2 in conference play.

Set 1: USI 25, EIU 19
The Screaming Eagles continued the streak from the first game to take the first set of game two in the series. As a team, USI hit a .412 hitting percentage with 16 kills on just two errors. Freshman setter Aysa Thomas led a balanced offense, so four different Eagles landed at least three kills, led by Leah Coleman, who had four.

Set 2: USI 27, EIU 25
USI maintained the lead for most of the set, but the Panthers came back at the 23rd point, forcing the Eagles to battle back and forth to close out the win. Junior Ashby Willis tallied five kills to lead the court in the second set. Freshman Carley Wright doubled her kill total with another three. Sophomore Kerigan Fehr recorded her best set, picking up six digs to help keep the Panthers to their worst hitting percentage of the game.

Set 3: USI 25, EIU 21
In a rocky start, the Panthers forced as much as a five-point lead before serving runs from senior Keira Moore and Willis allowed the Eagles to retake control of the game. Thomas added three kills on her own, while dishing out 11 assists to get three Eagles to at least three kills. Sophomore libero Audrey Small led the back court with 10 digs in the final set.

For the game, Thomas tallied 31 assists, 10 digs, five kills, and two blocks to mark a double-double and a career-high in kills. Willis recorded 11 kills, 12 digs, and two solo blocks to mark her sixth double-double of 2025. Coleman tied with Willis to lead the team with 11 kills.

This series marks the first time a USI team has not dropped a set to an OVC opponent in a two-game series.