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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.4 Billion for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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Nearly half of funding for states, Tribes, and territories is available as grants and forgivable loans for critical water infrastructure projects that will help underserved communities across the country

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $2.4 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for states, Tribes, and territories through this year’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The funding will support communities in upgrading essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured water bodies across the nation. Nearly half of this funding will be available as grants or principal forgiveness loans helping underserved communities across America invest in water infrastructure, while creating good-paying jobs.“President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is delivering an unprecedented investment in America that will revitalize essential water and wastewater infrastructure across the country,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Not only will these funds expand access to clean water and safeguard the environment, but more underserved communities that have been left behind for far too long will be able to access them.”The $2.4 billion announced today is the second wave of funding made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to invest in America. In May 2022, EPA announced the initial allotment of $1.9 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to states, Tribes and territories through the CWSRF. That money is supporting hundreds of critical water infrastructure projects around the country.President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes over $50 billion available for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements across the country between FY2022 and FY2026. EPA is committed to ensuring every community has access to this historic investment and has centralized increasing investment in disadvantaged communities within its implementation. This investment in water infrastructure is creating jobs while addressing key challenges, including climate change and emerging contaminants like per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law calls for strong collaboration, and EPA continues to work in partnership with states, Tribes, and territories to ensure that communities see the full benefits of this investment.In addition to today’s announcement, the 2023 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund allocations and program updates are forthcoming, pending completion of the seventh Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment. EPA anticipates releasing the information in the coming weeks.The CWSRFs have been the foundation of water infrastructure investments for more than 30 years, providing low-cost financing for local projects across America. For more information, including state-by-state allocation of 2023 funding, and a breakdown of EPA CWSRF funding available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/cwsrf .

 

UE Announces Investiture Of Two Faculty Members

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The University of Evansville’s (UE) Schroeder Family School of Business Administration announced the investiture of two faculty members during a ceremony on Wednesday.

Rania Mousa, PhD was named the Mead Johnson Nutrition Endowed Chair in Business and Yolanda Obaze, PhD was named the Guthrie May Endowed Chair in Business.

Mead Johnson Nutrition

In 1993, the Mead Johnson Nutrition Endowed Chair in Business was established at the University of Evansville through a generous gift from Mead Johnson Nutrition and the Bristol-Myers Squib Foundation seeking to participate as responsible neighbors and members of the communities where its people live and work and where its facilities are located. The company understands its obligation to participate in and enhance the life of those communities. Originally known as the Bristol-Myers Squibb Chair, the Mead Johnson Nutrition Endowed Chair in Business is dedicated to building on the strengths of the University’s business school. The goal is to give students the opportunity to study with an outstanding professor who will inspire them to achieve greater levels of excellence and make a life-transforming difference in their academic careers. This endowed chair honors Mead Johnson Nutrition’s long-standing relationship with UE which began when the University moved to the City of Evansville in 1919. Throughout the years, representatives of the company have supported the UE as trustees, advisory board members, volunteers, and students. Mead Johnson has employed hundreds of University alumni.

Mead Johnson Nutrition Endowed Chair in Business Rania Mousa, PhD, Associate Professor of Accounting, holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the American University in Cairo, Egypt. She also holds a Master of Business Administration from Illinois Institute of Technology and a PhD in Accounting from the University of Birmingham in England. Mousa has been teaching at the University of Evansville since 2010. She teaches courses in Financial Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, Computer Accounting, and Forensic Accounting. Mousa’s doctoral research centered on examining the implementation process of open standard reporting technologies in the United Kingdom’s His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and Companies House. Her research has expanded to cover a wide range of areas, including accounting information systems, financial and non-financial reporting technologies, electronic government, financial inclusion, and pedagogical research in forensic accounting and accounting education. Over the last 13 years, Mousa has published 14 peer-reviewed publications, including 11 papers and three book chapters. During her tenure at UE, Mousa has received multiple awards, including the Schroeder Dean’s Research Award in 2017 and Teaching Award in 2019. In August 2022, she received the American Accounting Association’s Forensic Accounting Section’s Best Teaching Innovation Award for a fraud case she created. This year she has received the 2022-2023 UE Global Scholar Award allowing her to present her paper on Grameen America’s remarkable response to the COVID-19 pandemic at the University of Bologna in Italy.

Guthrie May Endowed Chair in Business – The Guthrie May Endowed Chair in the Schroeder Family School of Business Administration was established by the University of Evansville to honor Guthrie May for his long-standing devotion, effective leadership, and financial support to the University of Evansville, with the intent of promoting teaching excellence and community outreach by the Guthrie May Endowed Chair in the Schroeder Family School of Business Administration. Guthrie May graduated from Evansville College in 1931. Guthrie and his wife, Alice ’34, were tremendous friends of their alma mater. This fact is best exhibited by the gift of their home, the May House, to UE to be used as the President’s residence. To previous generations, the “American Dream” meant home ownership. Prior to World War II, the vast majority of Americans did not own their homes. More than anyone else, Guthrie May brought the “American Dream” of home ownership to Evansville. He built more than 7,000 homes in Evansville and in other communities across the country. He also was involved in the development and construction of shopping centers, business condominiums, and residential condominiums. Guthrie May’s involvement with community leadership is clear from the many boards on which he served and activities in which he participated. He was a member of the University of Evansville Board of Trustees, the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporations Board of Directors, the Administrative Board of Trinity United Methodist Church, the Board of Directors of United Way of Southwestern Indiana, Evansville’s Future Board of Directors, Metropolitan Evansville Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Evansville Board of Realtors, the Evansville Rotary Club, Citizens National Bank Board of Directors, and many other boards. He was the recipient of many honors and awards from various charities and the local community.

Guthrie May Endowed Chair in Business Yolanda Obaze, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management. She also serves as the Director of the Center for Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Obaze obtained both her MBA and PhD from the University of North Texas. Obaze was instrumental in the creation and implementation of the Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) program and continues to teach a significant portion of the curriculum. She ensures the efficient running of the Center through cross-industry collaborations. Obaze currently serves as the Academic Advisor for the LSCM student organization, Business Professional of America student chapter, and the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at UE. In 2018, she received the Schroeder Dean’s Service Award. She is passionate about her research in the humanitarian logistics field. Her doctoral research centered on the community-based context of humanitarian logistics and supply chain management. She continues her research by helping much of the community-based companies in the Evansville area. Obaze serves on the Board of Directors for both the Evansville Association of the Blind and the Potter’s Wheel Ministries. Her research work also extends to Aces Haven, the on-campus food pantry that addresses food insecurity among students and the local community. Obaze received the Schroeder Dean’s Research Award in 2019 and was a 2020 UE Global Scholar Award recipient. In 2019, she was awarded the Annual Decision Sciences Institute’s Best Theoretical Paper Award for her work on social supply chain management.

IUSD Well Prepared for Friday Finals

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 ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Indiana men’s swimming and diving will have 19 scoring swims and five diving finalists in Friday (Feb. 24) night’s scoring session at the 2023 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships inside Canham Natatorium.

For the second straight evening, IU will have the top qualifier in three events; junior Brendan Burns in the 100-yard backstroke, sophomore Rafael Miroslaw in the 200-yard freestyle and redshirt senior Andrew Capobianco on the 1-meter springboard. Indiana also has the top-seeded 400-yard freestyle relay. All three are defending champions in their respective events.

Fourteen of IU’s finalists will come in A finals with eight more in consolation heats and a lone C final. Indiana sits just nine points behind team leader Ohio State going into the third night of finals at the conference meet.

TEAM SCORES
Ohio State – 487

Indiana – 478

Michigan – 403

Wisconsin – 341

Minnesota – 280

Purdue – 240

Northwestern – 210

Penn State – 204 

RESULTS
100 BUTTERFLY

  1. Tomer Frankel – 45.49 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Finn Brooks – 46.01 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)

    400 IM
  3. Mikey Calvillo – 3:44.99 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  4. Maxwell Reich – 3:47.24 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  5. Tristan DeWitt – 3:52.04 (C Final)
  6. Josh Matheny – 3:53.69 (Second Alternate, Career Best)

X – Lucas Piunti – 3:47.41 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)

X – Drew Reiter – 3:50.14 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)

X – Jackson Carlile – 3:53.44

X – Mason Carlton – 3:55.11

200 FREESTYLE

  1. Rafael Miroslaw – 1:33.51 (Championship Final Top Qualifier, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Tomer Frankel – 1:34.93 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Kai Van Westering – 1:35.81 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)
  4. Warren Briggs – 1:36.41 (Consolation Final)
  5. Jack Franzman – 1:37.91 (C Final)

X – Jacob Destrampe – 1:36.65

100 BREASTSTROKE

  1. Van Mathias – 51.72 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  2. Josh Matheny – 52.31 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Jassen Yep – 52.65 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
  4. Maxwell Reich – 53.21 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)

100 BACKSTROKE

  1. Brendan Burns – 45.09 (Championship Final Top Qualifier, Pool Record, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Gavin Wight – 45.79 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  3. Luke Barr – 46.87 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)
  4. Kai Van Westering – 47.15 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)

X – Joseph Radde – 48.33 (Career Best)

X – Alejandro Kincaid – 48.83 (Career Best)

3-METER DIVE

  1. Andrew Capobianco – 435.75 (Championship Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier)

t2. Quinn Henninger – 419.15 (Championship Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier)

  1. Maxwell Weinrich – 364.35 (Championship Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  2. Carson Tyler – 355.25 (Consolation Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  3. William Jansen – 339.45 (Consolation Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  4. Dash Glasberg – 228.00

    UP NEXT
    Indiana will look to jump into the lead in night three as it sits just nine points off the top spot. The 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 3-meter dive and 200 freestyle relay will be contested Friday night.

Attorney General And Team Triumph In Court Earns Praise From Judge

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Attorney General Todd Rokita and team triumph in court over Tiger King’s Timothy Stark; earns praise from Judge

Attorney General Todd Rokita and his team announced a win in the case against Tiger King’s Timothy Stark in the Court of Appeals of Indiana.

“These majestic animals should be treated with respect and properly cared for, as they are all God’s creatures,” Attorney General Rokita said.

The court affirmed Stark is personally liable for funds and assets misappropriated from his nonprofit corporation Wildlife In Need (WIN). This case should serve as an example to all nonprofit organizations that they must use donations for their intended purposes and cannot misrepresent their activities to would-be donors.

“Despite his 15 minutes of fame in the Netflix documentary Tiger King and Tiger King 2, Stark was still required to abide by the law – just like any other citizen,” Attorney General Rokita said.

A Marion County Court ordered the priority distribution of assets to the State and the Indianapolis Zoo. In September 2020, the Attorney General’s Office in conjunction with the zoo as a receiver removed approximately 161 animals from WIN, which operated in Charlestown, Indiana. In the same month the animals were removed, WIN’s board of directors voted to dissolve the nonprofit organization.

In May 2022, a Marion County Court issued an order addressing the distribution of WIN’s assets being held for distribution. In its order, Judge Dreyer wrote, “The Attorney General, Animal Receiver, and Corporate Receiver have gone to extraordinary lengths to perform their duties under this Court’s Orders and Indiana law. Due to their efforts, the animals rescued from the conditions at WIN that would have not survived and/or would have continued to be subject to abuse and neglect without the intervention of the Attorney General and Animal Receiver, are now living healthy and enriched lives.”

The attorney general made it a point to thank the hard work of Deputy Attorneys General Michelle Alyea and Tamara Weaver for their efforts and dedication to this important case.

If Hoosiers believe a nonprofit has exceeded its authority or violated the law, they are encouraged to file a complaint with the Indiana Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division.

Our Office looks to and relies on Hoosiers filing complaints to know what companies or individuals to investigate and go after. A consumer complaint can be filed at indianaconsumer.com.

Men’s basketball travels to Illinois State for regular season finale

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Game set for Sunday afternoon

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Regular season action comes to a close on Sunday when the University of Evansville men’s basketball team travels to Illinois State.  Tip is set for 2 p.m. CT with the Purple Aces Radio Network and ESPN+ having the coverage.

Setting the Scene

– Evansville makes the trek to Normal looking for its second MVC win of the year

– With a 1-18 conference record, the Purple Aces are locked into the #12 spot at Arch Madness

– UE has struggled at Redbird Arena, winning just five times in 30 games inside the venue; Evansville is 1-9 in its last 10 trips to Normal with the lone win being a 66-55 decision in 2016

– Last season, the Aces fell by a 94-56 final at Redbird Arena on Jan. 21 but rebounded two days later to defeat the Redbirds by a 56-53 score at the Ford Center

Last Time Out

– Wednesday evening saw UE wrap up its home schedule with an 82-76 loss to UIC

– Senior Marvin Coleman II and Kenny Strawbridge Jr. were honored at the game

– Yacine Toumi reset career highs in scoring (20 pts), field goals (9) and attempts (18)

– Strawbridge completed the night with 18

Finishing With 20

– For the first time in his collegiate career, Yacine Toumi reached the 20-point mark, scoring 20 in the home finale versus UIC

– He also set career marks with nine field goal makes and 18 attempts

– On the glass, Toumi has picked up 8 rebounds in three of the last six games to improve his season mark to 5.9 per game, which is 13th in the Valley

– He has grabbed 5+ boards in 16 of the last 18 to raise his average from 5.1 to 5.9

– His top tally of 11 came in the win over Bellarmine and had nine at UIC

– Toumi has raised his scoring from 9.8 to 10.7 PPG in the last 10 games and is averaging 12.3 PPG in that time (123 pts)

He’s #1

– Connecting on four of his seven 3-point tries against UIC, Gage Bobe improved his MVC outside shooting average to 44.3%, which is tops in the league

– Bobe recorded 12 versus the Flames, marking his sixth double figure game of the seasons; five of those have come in the last 11 games

– Hitting 14 of his last 29 attempts from long range, Bobe is shooting 38.5% on the season but is even better in the MVC

– His top career game came at Valpo as he scored 22 points while draining six of his 11 3-point tries and seeing 36:49 of work

Scouting the Opponent

– Illinois State enters the regular season finale with a 10-20 mark while sitting at 5-14 in Valley play

– Last time out, the Redbirds fell at Drake by a score of 82-51, marking their sixth loss in a row

– Darius Burford leads three double figure scorers with 12.8 points per game while pacing the squad with 71 assists

– Seneca Knight is averaging 11.7 points while Kendall Lewis checks in with a mark of 10.6 PPG

– Lewis is the top rebounder for ISU, hauling in 7.1 caroms per game

– Malachi Poindexter is averaging 9.8 PPG but was the leading scorer for ISU with 18 points in the first meeting against UE

Gov. Beshear Helps Break Ground on $259 Million Trader Joe’s Facility in Franklin, Creating 876 Jobs

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Project site supported by $2.7 million in state funding for infrastructure upgrades

FRANKLIN, Ky. (Feb. 24, 2023) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined local officials to break ground on a new Simpson County facility for Trader Joe’s East Inc., a leading retail distributor and supplier of food and beverage products, which will create 876 full-time jobs, including 91 direct roles behind a more than $259 million investment.

“Leading companies like Trader Joe’s are choosing Kentucky for our exceptional workforce,” said Gov. Beshear. “This new location is creating a significant number of new job opportunities for Kentuckians and will be a great addition to the Franklin community. I look forward to seeing Trader Joe’s continued success here in the commonwealth.”

The project, announced in September 2022, established a new, 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution, warehousing and cold storage center in Simpson County’s Stone-Givens Industrial Park to serve growing customer demands. The over $259 million investment created 91 direct full-time jobs, but the full scope of the project includes 876 total jobs, with the balance being contracted positions.

The company’s new location also will benefit from funding recently approved for infrastructure upgrades at the Stone-Givens Industrial Park. In January, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) approved $2.4 million in funding from the Economic Development Fund to support the construction of an industrial access road and improvements at the site to encourage economic growth. The infrastructure project also is supported by a $300,000 grant from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Department of Highways.

Trader Joe’s is a subsidiary of TACT Holding Inc. and is a leading retail distributer and supplier of food and beverage products, including canned foods, dry goods, sweets, grocery, beer and wine, frozen foods and other refrigerated products. Trader Joe’s was founded in 1967 offering accessible, high-end products to consumers. The company has grown nationally to 50,000 employees in 537 stores across 44 states.

The announcement adds to Kentucky’s distribution and logistics industry, which currently includes more than 600 facilities employing over 91,000 people. Administration-to-date, companies within the industry have announced 117 new-location and expansion projects totaling $2.2 billion and roughly 7,500 full-time jobs for Kentuckians.

Simpson County Judge/Executive Mason Barnes spoke on the scope of the project.

“We are very excited to announce that Trader Joe’s will become part of our community here in Simpson County. Trader Joe’s will locate in the Stone-Givens Industrial Park and utilize approximately 160 acres for their development. Their investment in our community will be the largest to date in terms of size, dollars invested and employment. Trader Joe’s operation brings some much-needed diversity to our industrial base,” said Judge Barnes. “Although Trader Joe’s has other distribution facilities in the U.S., this facility in Simpson County will be the only one of its type. It will be a distribution and assembly center and will also serve as the mid-America hub for Trader Joe’s. They will be a tremendous asset to our local economy and to job seekers in this entire region.”

Franklin Mayor Larry Dixon mentioned the jobs the facility will create.

“We are extremely proud to have Trader Joe’s locate their distribution facility in Franklin,” said Mayor Dixon. “What a great company to have in our community. They will be providing some great jobs for our city and for this entire region of South-Central Kentucky.”

Gary Broady, chairman of the Franklin Simpson Industrial Authority, expressed his excitement for Trader Joe’s locating in Simpson County.

“When we created the new Stone-Givens Industrial Park we were hoping to attract a major client to Franklin,” Broady said. “Trader Joe’s is a world class company, and we are very excited about their location in our newest industrial park. We certainly welcome the hundreds of jobs Trader Joe’s will be creating with their project.”

Trader Joe’s investment and planned job creation furthers recent economic momentum in the commonwealth, as the state builds back stronger from the effects of the pandemic.

Since the beginning of his administration, Gov. Beshear has announced the creation of 43,200 full-time jobs and 828 private-sector new-location and expansion projects totaling $24.6 billion in announced investments.

With the books closed on 2022, the Governor has now secured the best two-year period in state history for economic growth.

In 2021, the commonwealth shattered every economic development record in the books. Private-sector new-location and expansion announcements included a record $11.2 billion in total planned investment and commitments to create a record 18,000-plus full-time jobs across the coming years.

That momentum continued strongly into 2022 with 248 new-location and expansion announcements totaling 16,000 full-time jobs behind nearly $10.5 billion in new investment.

The robust job creation has been accompanied by rising wages across the commonwealth. The average incentivized hourly wage in 2022 was $26.78 before benefits, the second-highest mark since 2010 and an 11.5% increase over the previous year.

Gov. Beshear also announced the two largest economic development projects in state history. In September 2021, Gov. Beshear and leaders from Ford Motor Co. and SK Innovation celebrated a transformative $5.8 billion investment that will create 5,000 jobs in Hardin County. And in April 2022, the Governor was joined by leadership at Envision AESC to announce a $2 billion investment that will create 2,000 jobs in Warren County. These announcements solidify Kentucky as the EV battery production capital of the United States.

Kentucky’s success has been noted by both S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings, which have upgraded the state’s financial outlook to positive in recognition of the commonwealth’s surging economy. In addition, Site Selection magazine placed Kentucky at 6th in its annual Prosperity Cup rankings for 2022, which recognizes state-level economic success based on capital investments.

Gov. Beshear’s administration is projected to post the four highest years of budget surpluses in Kentucky history, and the state’s rainy day fund has a record balance of $2.7 billion.

To encourage investment and job growth in the community, KEDFA in September 2022 preliminarily approved a 10-year incentive agreement with the company under the Kentucky Business Investment program. The performance-based agreement can provide tax incentives based on the company’s investment and annual job and wage targets.

By meeting its annual targets over the agreement term, the company can be eligible to keep a portion of the new tax revenue it generates. The company may claim eligible incentives against its income tax liability and/or wage assessments.

In addition, Trader Joe’s can receive resources from Kentucky’s workforce service providers. Those include no-cost recruitment and job placement services, reduced-cost customized training and job-training incentives.

WARRICK HUMANE SOCIETY PRESENTS “LOW-COST VACCINE CLINIC”

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Warrick Humane Society is hosting a Low-Cost Vaccination Clinic open to the public on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 from 11 am to 2 pm (or later if pets are still being seen). Registration opens at 10 am and ends at 1 pm. Registration is limited to the first 50 dogs or cats, and registration for the clinic is first come, first serve.

Please expect a potentially long wait and plan your day accordingly. We can only see domesticated dogs and cats. No feral animals. For the safety of your pet, all dogs MUST be on a leash and cats MUST be in a carrier.

Pricing for services:

Rabies – $17
DA2PP – $17
Bordetella – $15
Heartworm Test – $22
FVRCP – $17
FeLV/FIV test – $25
Microchip – $20
Flea Treatment – $10-$20
Dewormer – $5-$15

The Women’s Hospital Is Your Ticket To USI Softball

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Softball fans will be able to attend all 2023 spring games at USI Softball Field for free courtesy of The Women’s Hospital.

Free admission, courtesy of The Women’s Hospital, is offered for all USI Softball home games.

“We are very excited that The Women’s Hospital has agreed to help us once again with the promotion of Division I Athletics at USI,” USI Director of Athletics Jon Mark Hall said. “The Women’s Hospital sponsorship of tickets for home softball games will allow families and individuals to come see high quality softball at no cost.”

“This initiative also aligns with our continued celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Title IX. We have seen the growth of popularity of softball in this area, as well as the entire country, and The Women’s Hospital hopes that this will encourage youth softball players, their families, and other softball fans to come to campus and enjoy this popular sport.”

The special admission deal for the 2023 season starts March 18-19 against Lindenwood University, which also serves as USI Softball’s home-opening series in Ohio Valley Conference play.

Other USI Softball home dates include March 22, April 1-2, April 4, April 12, April 15-16, and May 6-7.

The 2023 season is the first season for USI Softball as an NCAA Division I program. USI is coming off a 2022 season that saw the Screaming Eagles capture their third NCAA II Midwest Region title since 2017 and another Great Lakes Valley Conference championship season.

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

 

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

Oakland City Man Arrested after Brief Foot Chase

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Gibson County – Friday morning, February 24, at approximately 9:46 a.m., Senior Trooper John Davis was obtaining gas at the Chuckles gas station on Morton Street in Oakland City when he spotted Homer Dersch, 50, of Oakland City, sitting in another vehicle on the lot.  Dersch was wanted out of Gibson County on two outstanding felony warrants for failure to appear. Dersch exited the vehicle and fled on foot from the gas station. Trooper Davis ordered Dersch to stop, but he continued to flee. After a brief chase, Dersch was apprehended without further incident. He was taken to the Gibson County Jail where he is currently being held without bond.

Arrested and Charges:

  • Homer W. Dersch, 50, Oakland City, IN
  1. Resisting Law Enforcement, Class A Misdemeanor
  2. Warrant – Failure to Appear for Possession of Meth, Level 6 Felony
  3. Warrant – Failure to Appear for Unlawful Possession of a Syringe, Level 6 Felony

Arresting Officer: Senior Trooper John Davis, Indiana State Police

Assisting Agency: Oakland City Police

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