Late rally leads Trailblazers to win over Olney Central College
VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University baseball team opened another busy week at Jerry Blemker Field Monday afternoon by hosting the Blue Knights from Olney Central College.
The Trailblazers fell behind early but were able to get the offense going late to pull away and pick up the 9-4 victory over Olney Central.
Vincennes got off to a slow start Monday afternoon, with Olney Central breaking onto the scoreboard with a run in the first and another run in the second to take a quick 2-0 lead.
VU would get a run back in the third after a leadoff single by sophomore Brody Fessel (DePauw, Ind.), who came around to score on an RBI single by freshman Evan Doran (Indianapolis, Ind.), cutting the deficit in half at 2-1.
Olney Central would get another run on the board in the fifth to increase their lead to 3-1 before the Blazers came firing back in the sixth inning.
Vincennes opened an action packed sixth inning with a double by Evan Doran, which was immediately answered by an RBI single by sophomore Nate Montgomery (Lexington, Ind.) and an RBI double by freshman Carter Gricius (Scottsburg, Ind.) to even the score at 3-3.
VU would get their first lead of the day on an RBI single later in the inning by sophomore Yancey Edlin (Pekin, Ind.) to put the Blazers on top 4-3.
Vincennes would get another run in the seventh after a leadoff walk by Brody Fessel, who advanced on a sacrifice bunt by sophomore Bryce Gross (Bridgeport, Ill.) and continued around the bases on a pair of wild pitches to put the VU lead at 5-3.
Olney Central would answer back with a run in the eighth before the Blazers broke the game open with four big runs in the bottom of the eighth.
Vincennes opened the eighth inning with the first five batters reaching base safely.
Nate Montgomery got things started with a single, followed by an RBI double by Carter Gricius, his second of the day.
Sophomore Corbin Napier (Indianapolis, Ind.) reached on a hit by pitch, Edlin reached on a fielder’s choice and a single by freshman Jevan Andrews (Hobart, Ind.) loaded the bases for the Blazers.
Bryce Gross came up and cleared the bases with a two-RBI single, with Andrews scoring on the play on a fielding error to give the Blazers a 9-4 lead going into the ninth.
Olney Central looked to rally late in the ninth and were able to get the bases loaded with one out before Vincennes was able to get the Blue Knights to ground into a double play to end the game and give the Blazers the 9-4 victory.
Freshman Jacob Allen (Vincennes, Ind.) got the start on the mound for the Trailblazers and threw four and two-thirds solid innings, allowing three runs, two earned runs on five hits and four strikeouts.
Sophomore Colton Okes (Evansville, Ind.) was the first out of the pen for the Trailblazers, throwing three innings, allowing one run on one hit and striking out two.
Freshman Ty Stultz (Terre Haute, Ind.) came in to pick up the four-out save for the Blazers, throwing the final one and one-third innings, allowing two hits and striking out one.
“We got it done because our pitchers did a great job with Jacob Allen starting, Colton Okes and Ty Stultz coming in at the end keeping the damage minimal and holding them to a run here and there and kept us within striking distance,” VU Head Baseball Coach Chris Barney said. “They didn’t give up a big inning and the good thing that happened for us was that we were able to take advantage of their mistakes and stepped up in some key situations to put some crooked numbers on the board.”
“Nate Montgomery comes through at the plate with a big RBI,” Barney added. “Then Gricius, who has been doing it all year, has two doubles for two RBIs. Yancey Edlin got an RBI and then obviously Bryce Gross getting two RBIs in the eighth. We got production throughout the order. The middle of the lineup did a good job. Guys did a good job of getting on base. Evan Doran had an RBI and was two for four with a double and barreled up his last at bat with a line drive to center field. So the guys were swinging it well today.”
The busy week continues for the Trailblazers as Vincennes will look to pick up another mid-week win over an NJCAA Division I opponent Wednesday, April 23 when VU hosts Volunteer State Community College from Gallatin, Tenn. First pitch Wednesday is set for 2 p.m. eastern.
The Blazers will then return to Jerry Blemker Field this weekend as VU hosts Spoon River College for a Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) series Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27. First pitch both days is set for 12 p.m. eastern.
EVV Board Meeting.
NOTICE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
Notice is hereby given that the Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District Board’s Executive Session will be:
DATE: Monday, April 28, 2025
TIME: 3:00 pm, Local Time
PLACE: Evansville Regional Airport 7801 Bussing Drive
Evansville, IN 47725
Purpose: To discuss personnel matters as permitted under IC 5-
14-1.5-6.1 (b)(9).
NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District Board’s Regular Board Meeting will be:
DATE: Monday, April 28, 2025
TIME: 4:00 pm, Local Time
PLACE: Evansville Regional Airport
7801 Bussing Drive
Evansville, IN 47725
Rev. Adrian Brooks, President
Evansville–Vanderburgh Airport Authority District
7801 Bussing Drive Evansville, IN 47725 • Phone: 812.421.4401 Fax: 812.421.4412 • www.flyevv.com
EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
FOOTNOTE: EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.
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A Fond Farewell from the City-County Observer
A Fond Farewell from the City-County Observer
APRIL 2, 2025
After more than two decades of relentless dedication, community engagement, and passionate pursuit of truth, it is with both sadness and gratitude that we, Ron and Marilyn Cosby, announce the closing of the Tri-State’s True Watchdog, the City-County Observer. For 23 years, we have worked side-by-side with our contributors and loyal readers to publish independent news and opinion with a mission to inform, challenge, and empower.
This decision does not come easily. Ron suffered a traumatic brain injury from a serious fall last year and has been under expert care at Local Hospitals, Vanderbilt, and in rehabilitation centers ever since. While his recovery is progressing slowly and we remain hopeful, his health and well-being must now be our top priority.
We want to say thank you—to our readers, our contributors, and to those who believed in the importance of independent local journalism. The CCO has been more than just a publication; it has been a community of watchdogs, thinkers, doers, and truth-seekers. Together, we made a difference.
Looking back, some of our proudest moments came from digging into stories others were too timid to touch. With the support of brave contributors and whistleblowers, we exposed public waste, challenged backroom deals, and held public officials accountable. We take pride in the impact we made, and none of it would have been possible without you.
Who could forget when we pulled back the curtain on the extravagant spending habits of the Evansville Convention and Visitors Bureau—highlighting their taxpayer-funded indulgence in Opus One wine and luxury dining, which we dubbed “The Bacchanalian Fest”? That series sparked resignations and reform. Or the time we uncovered the truth behind the so-called Earthcare Energy project—an alleged economic win that turned out to be little more than vaporware. Our reporting revealed a lack of basic due diligence, saving the city from even greater embarrassment and financial loss.
We stood up to utilities like Vectren, spotlighting their attempt to charge ratepayers for unauthorized projects—like dense pack technology—before they got regulatory approval. And we never let up on pointing out the disconnect between the city’s obsession with tourism and the crumbling infrastructure, drug-laced public parks, and raw sewage problems that desperately needed attention.
We were loud. We were funny. We were relentless. And in our own way, we were effective. We estimate that the work of the City-County Observer saved taxpayers tens of millions of dollars—maybe even more. Whether it was shining a light on secret meetings that threatened the Homestead Tax Credit or calling for sensible policies in an often nonsensical political environment, we did it with passion and purpose.
Ron loved this work. He believed deeply in the power of journalism to protect the public interest and was never afraid to ruffle feathers if it meant doing the right thing. His “Is It True?” column—sharp, witty, and fearless—became a must-read across the region. And through it all, he never stopped advocating for good government and honest leadership.
To those who supported us, thank you for the privilege of being part of your daily lives. You made the CCO a success story rooted in conviction and community. To our contributors, thank you for lending your voices to a cause that mattered. And to Ron—my husband, my partner, my best friend—thank you for leading with courage and vision.
As we close this chapter, we are not saying goodbye to the values that built the CCO. We are simply turning the page. Our hearts are full, and our gratitude is immeasurable.
With love and appreciation, Peace Out
Sincerely,
Ron and Marilyn
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Ah, Spring!
GAVEL GAMUT
By Jim Redwine
www.jamesmredwine.com
(Week of 21 April 2025)
Ah, Spring!
Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) was one of America’s best-known authorities on the universality and similarity of religions and myths we humans have created and lived by for hundreds of thousands of years. Campbell saw these recurring cultural explanations and superstitions as deeply imbedded in our daily lives. One similarity many of these phenomena have is they often center around springtime. While mankind has left countless records of beliefs in supernatural beings long before Judaism, Christianity and Islam, these three currently ascendant faiths each reflect the significance of spring’s influence, especially in stories of rebirth. The famous prosecutor of the Charles Manson Family, Vincent Bugliosi (1934-2015), even based his understanding of Manson’s motives for murdering people he did not even know on Manson’s convoluted interpretation of the Biblical Rapture myth (Revelation: Ch. 14, 15-20).
In the springtime, Jews celebrate Passover with eight days of special prayers and a Seder supper. The Judaic legend is that God gave Moses the laws of the Torah and Moses passed those commandments for living onto the Jewish people. The Torah is the record of those guidelines.
Christians celebrate their belief in a promised rebirth and their God’s instructions on behaving, as delivered directly from God – the Son, Jesus. Christians have a period of Lent leading up to Easter Sunday and an Easter dinner. The New Testament contains those principles to live by.
Muslims venerate the Quran as the word from their God spoken through Muhammad for a period of time they call Ramadan. Each day starts with a meal, Suhar, then a period of fasting ending with a second meal, Iftar.
Jews and Muslims view themselves as descendants from the same progenitor, Abraham, and worship the same God. Christians also worship that God but further deify Jesus as God. These ostensibly symbiotic religious phenomena have not produced consistently symbiotic relationships between and among the three groups.
Repentance, reflection, prayer, forgiveness, generosity, hope and joy are some of the elements in each of these three religions springtime celebrations of rebirth. For Christians, Easter Eggs are a ubiquitous symbol of what many so-called pagan cultures use to represent these same important rituals.
However, springtime is not just for organized religions. It may be mere coincidence that our government sees springtime as a propitious time to suck tribute from us, but I doubt it. When April 15 rolls around the IRS starts its period of concentrated accounting for any money we may have somehow managed to stash aside. It is time for what President Abraham Lincoln, the creator of the income tax to finance the Union’s Civil War, called “A new birth of freedom”, yeah, right.
Call me a cynic, but I do not see it as a mere happenstance that as most of America is awash in the good feelings brought on by Passover, Ramadan and Easter our government is demanding from us what it wants to spend on its own priorities. I see method in the timing of TAX-TIME and spring flowers. I am even a little superstitious that the first hummingbird that appeared at Peg’s feeder showed up April 15. Its avaricious slurping reminded me of other blood suckers that appear for “rebirth” along with the dandelions.
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