NASHVILLE, Tenn.– University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis (0-2) falls to Lipscomb University (2-3) on Friday evening, 6-1, despite taking multiple matches to three sets.
Doubles:
Junior Mathys Bove and freshman Adam Koon took down the Bison’s number three duo with an impressive 6-1 performance. The other two duo matches were won by Lipscomb.
Singles:
The Screaming Eagles took multiple matches to three sets but only came out victorious in the number five singles with senior Quinten Gillespie squeaking out a win (4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)). The senior fell behind early, dropping the first set before catching fire in the second and riding the momentum through a tough fought third.
Fellow Eagles Jy Hibbert and Bove took their matchups to three sets, both winning the second set 6-3 before ultimately being bested in the final set.
UP NEXT FOR THE EAGLES:
USI makes a quick turnaround to battle Southeastern Conference opponent Vanderbilt University on Saturday evening beginning at 5 p.m. in Nashville.
Eagles fall to Bison, 6-1
2024-2025 SIAC ALL CONFERENCE GIRLS’ SWIM TEAM
First Team Second Team
200 Yard Medley Relay Nicole Fant (12) Jasper Lillian Wertman (12) Jasper Kara Kurucz (12) Jasper Wren Mehringer (10) Jasper 200 Yard Medley Relay
Jordan Gehlhausen (12) North
Gabrielle Irvin (10) North
Claire Coe (10) North
Avery Lasher (12) North
200 Yard Freestyle Addison Carlile (11) Castle 200 Yard Freestyle
Linzi VanMeter (12) Jasper
200 Yard IM Gabrielle Irvin (10) North 200 Yard IM
Josie Boger (10) Memorial
50 Yard Freestyle Karina Iglesias (10) Castle 50 Yard Freestyle
Nicole Fant (12) Jasper
1 Meter Diving Madison Mauck (10) Jasper 1 Meter Diving
Ruby Farmer (12) Memorial
100 Yard Fly Addison Carlile (11) Castle 100 Yard Fly
Claire Coe (10) North
100 Yard Freestyle Karina Iglesias (10) Castle 100 Yard Freestyle
Avery Lasher (12) No
2024-2025 SIAC ALL CONFERENCE BOYS’ SWIM TEAM
First Team Second Team
200 Yard Medley Relay Carson Book (12) Jasper Grant Wehr (10) Jasper Vincent Bez (10) Jasper Jonah Kuczynski (11) Jasper 200 Yard Medley Relay
Luke Baumberger (12) North
Elijah Fee (10) North
Jonathan Besing (10) North
Gavin Podewils (12) North
200 Yard Freestyle Nathaniel Seibert (11) Castle 200 Yard Freestyle
Kolten Cook (12) North
200 Yard IM Grant Wehr (10) Jasper 200 Yard IM
Elijah Fee (10) North
50 Yard Freestyle Austin Carlile (9) Castle 50 Yard Freestyle
Gavin Podewils (12) North
1 Meter Diving Tanner Shelton (12) North 1 Meter Diving
Quinten DeVillez (12) Reitz
100 Yard Fly Grant Wehr (10) Jasper 100 Yard Fly
Jonathan Besing (10) North
100 Yard Freestyle Caden Zeidler (11) Memorial
Gov. Mike Braun Appoints Jared Prentice as Indiana’s Inspector General
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Mike Braun has appointed Jared Prentice to serve as Indiana’s next Inspector General.
The mission of the Inspector General and staff is to reduce fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement and wrongdoing in state executive branch agencies. Through education, advice, investigations, prosecutions and legislative recommendations, the Inspector General fosters a culture of integrity that contributes to public confidence in state government.
Jared Prentice is a skilled attorney with experience in both the private and public sector. Jared is an expert in compliance and reporting, key attributes for this role. During his time in the public sector, serving the Indiana Department of Revenue, he established the agency’s compliance department from the ground up in alignment with the organization’s regulatory obligations, culture, values, and integrity objectives. Jared then utilized his experience in compliance, ethics, and privacy working for Elevance Health, a Fortune 20 health care company. Jared led their records and information management program, partnering with legal, compliance, and business stakeholders to ensure consistent record governance and oversight with external requirements while enhancing business functions’ access to business records. Jared has spent the last year with Deloitte Services, leading their records and contracts compliance, reporting, and artificial intelligence functions.
In addition to his professional experience, Jared is the Executive Vice President of Business Ethics Indiana, a professional organization with a mission to promote ethical business practices and provide professional development that strengthens Indiana as a business ethics center of excellence. Jared is a charter member, co-authored organizational by-laws, and served as Vice President of Administration two terms before being elected to Executive Vice President.
In addition to his two Juris Doctorates, from Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy and Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law respectively, Jared possesses licenses, affiliations, and multiple professional development certificates that add to his already impressive resume.
Statement from Governor Braun:
Jim Redwine GAVEL GAMUT – A Teetering Balance
GAVEL GAMUT
By Jim Redwine
www.jamesmredwine.com
A TEETERING BALANCE
Our federal democracy is seen as having three equal branches that keep our democracy
by equally asserting restraints on one another. The Legislative Branch plays its part by having 435 representatives elected for 2-year terms by citizens throughout the country along with 100 senators elected for 6-year terms. These just over 500 individuals have many functions but they really have only one power, providing or restricting funds to themselves and to the other two branches of government, the Executive and Judicial Branches.
The Executive Branch has thousands of functionaries but its most powerful executive is
the President who directly and indirectly heads the military and countless other divisions of that diverse branch. Each of those often nameless bureaucracies has untold, often nameless, functionaries whose functions may hold the key to whether our government functions.
The Judicial Branch is easy to generally designate but much more difficult for the
populace and the other two branches to corral as the Judicial Branch has generally defined itself since Marbury v. Madison in 1803. In fact, the Judicial Branch jealously and vigorously spends much of its time struggling to make sure the other two branches do not infringe on its powers, the chief of which is to define what the law allows the other two branches to do.
This theory of a three equal and separate foundation of our democracy works well as long
as the powers of each branch remain truly separate and fairly balanced and each branch is
composed of greatly dispersed functionaries. It is not a novel observation that our great
democracy has remained democratic, mostly, because it remains diverse, dispersed and divided.
When power becomes concentrated in a particular individual or individuals or branch,
democracy suffers and internecine competitions may arise. Such theoretical and rhetorical battles can, as our Civil War proved, break out into real battles as one or two or even all three of the branches seek dominance.
Currently, we have members of each branch asserting efforts to imprint upon our whole
country the vision of a few executives, followed by a few judges, both entities being subject to the status of financial hostages from a powerful few in the Legislative Branch. Now, some may analyze our current imbroglio as evidence our three-branch theory is simply working itself out in practice. That could be true. However, I hypothesize our Founding Fathers may have neglected the Fourth Branch of our social/governmental structure, the citizenry. Normally we have an. electorate that, while unhappy perhaps, still finds a way to “soldier on”.
Our current social intercourse pits about one-half of America against the other half, sort
of like the times of the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857 that led to the Civil War. Much as when a large portion of the United States agreed with the U.S. Supreme Court that African Americans were not citizens while another large portion disagreed. Many Americans today either agree or disagree with Birthright Citizenship and several other issues. One President and at least one federal judge come down on opposite sides of this citizenship issue and probably several others.
Such matters being seen diametrically opposite by each of two of our branches and both
branches awaiting input from the Legislative and more importantly the public, creates a situation where our national soul may be at war with itself. What is called for is much more equal and reasonable input from each branch, especially that Fourth Branch, the populace.
For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www.jamesmredwine.com
OPINION: LETTER TO THE EDITOR Ken Colbert Political Committee Reports
VANDERBURGH COUNTY POLITICAL COMMITTEE REPORTS (CFA-4)
BY: KEN COLBERT, VANDERBURGH COUNTY RESIDENT/TAXPAYER
Each political candidate by Indiana State Statue (Indiana Election Division (IC-3-9-5-14)
must provide periodic updates on the receipts and expenditures regarding their
campaigns. I completed my applicable report as required without much fanfare. These
reports are public record and available for viewing through the Vanderburgh County
Election office or the Indiana State website portal.
Reviewing the data is very telling of the current political climate on both sides of the
political aisle in Vanderburgh County. Several CFA-4’s were investigated and there is a
blur between political affiliations based upon donations being issued across political lines
among the candidates. This is a violation of Republican and Democrat rules and is
construed as a “Republican in bad standing” or a “Democrat in bad standing” per their on
documents.
We will be discussing just one of the many glaring CFA-4’s and the hypocritical
leadership to allow for the violation, yet the same leadership will condone the
manipulation of the rules to censure highly electable officials.
The CFA-4 to expose is the committee report of “Elect Ron Beane”. I contacted Ron
Beane to discuss his public record and received clarification of his report for accuracy.
Mr. Beane confirmed the report was not an amendment and was correct. Attached please
see the 4 page public report.
Mr. Beane has historically identified as a “Republican”, voted at the Republican State
Convention, served as the Evansville city council Republican President, but the report
reflects his party affiliation is “Independent”. Political donations are to Friends of Karese
Johnson, Friends of Paul Green, Friends of Mary Allen, Molly Briles for Judge, Friends
of Hope Fusser, Citizens for Lloyd, and Friends of Amy Canterbury. The Party Rules, on
both sides of the aisle, are very specific regarding political contributions.
I am curious whether Mike Duckworth, the current Republican County Chairman, and 8 th
District Republican Chairman, Brenda Goff will enforce the “rules” of the Republican
party, or continue the hypocrisy to allow for the Uniparty to continue in Vanderburgh
County.
Duckworth has knowingly permitted non-qualified candidates a “waiver” of the
Republican Rules to unseat and challenge truly conservative candidates. The Democrats
are not exempt to looking the other way when a candidate is knowingly allowed to be
caucused into a city council vacancy without meeting residency requirements. The entire
uni-party overseen by the Vanderburgh Election Board continues to deflect and not take
responsibility to enforce election law, asserting the Secretary of State has oversight to
election violations.
The Indiana Secretary of States office states the authority rests with the local election
boards. Both government agencies point fingers assuring ineptness.. Do not think this
issue is isolated to Vanderburgh County, St. Joseph County has allowed the same
manipulation to occur with an illegal appointment from a vacancy. The entire political
system has been hijacked by special interest at the Federal, State, and Local levels for
political purposes over the will of the people. Mr. Beane is a “Republican in bad
Standing” based upon the rules of the Republican Party and should be censured. Will
Duckworth or Goff conduct an investigation to continue to restore integrity within the
Republican Party; highly unlikely.
If you would like to receive a different point of view regarding governmental issues
within Southwest Indiana, please consider following the podcast ColbertReport on
Rumble, X (Twitter), and Telegram. It is very lively with the content and the guests
appearing on the show.
The information is always fact based and covers such topics as the 10,000 Haitians
residing in Evansville, the Warrick County Jail and the County Commissioners legal
problems, the Public/Private organizations circumventing the taxpayers, the Indiana
Economic Development Corporation, E-REP, and the many not-for-profits and
foundations.
In the meantime, keep living the dream in Evansville, Indiana
Contact email: Republicansinbadstanding@
Celebrate National Unclaimed Property Day with Attorney General Todd Rokita
Attorney General Todd Rokita invites Hoosiers to celebrate National Unclaimed Property Day on February 1 by visiting IndianaUnclaimed.gov or text CLAIM to 46220 to see whether any treasures await you.
“Our team reunited Hoosiers with more money in 2023 and 2024 than ever before, and the process to claim what is rightfully yours has never been easier,” Attorney General Rokita said. “In honor of National Unclaimed Property Day go to indianaunclaimed.gov and search for your name, your loved ones, or your business. ”
Unclaimed property is any financial asset with no activity by its owner for an extended period of time.
Examples of potential unclaimed property consists of the following:
- Unclaimed wages or commissions
- Money orders
- Safety deposit box contents
- Savings and checking accounts
- Refunds
- Overpayments such as:
- Credit card balances
- Cell phone bills
- BMV payments
Here’s how to make sure your property doesn’t go unclaimed:
- Keep a record of all bank accounts.
- Record all stock certificates and be sure to cash all dividends received.
- Record all utility deposits, including telephone, cable, and electricity deposits.
- Cash all checks promptly.
Be sure to check IndianaUnclaimed.gov or text CLAIM to 46220 to search your name, family, or business.
Lawyers Without Rights – Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich at Evansville War Museum
The Internationally acclaimed travelling exhibit, Lawyers Without Rights – Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich, is now on display at the Evansville Wartime Museum.
The exhibit is sponsored by the American Bar Association, the Evansville Bar Association and the German Law Bar. It opened on January 25th and will remain on display until mid-March. It traveled to Evansville from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and will proceed to Los Angeles when the local exhibit ends.
