 Notice is hereby given that the Community Corrections Advisory Board /Local JRAC Board of Vanderburgh County will hold a meeting on January 5, 2023, commencing at 11:30 a.m. and continuing until completed, in Court Room 101 of the Court Building located at 825 Sycamore Street, Evansville, Indiana, for the purpose of discussing the following:
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball added another chapter to a historic first season as an NCAA Division I program Thursday, debuting in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 68-54 win against Southeast Missouri State University.
The win moved USI’s record to 7-5 overall this season and 1-0 to begin conference play. With the loss, SEMO dropped to 5-7 on the season and 0-1 in the OVC.
Inside the first minute of the contest, sophomore guard Vanessa Shafford (Linton, Indiana) got USI on the scoreboard first with a triple from the wing against SEMO’s 1-3-1 defense, tallying USI’s first points in OVC play. A minute later, junior forward Meredith Raley (Haubstadt, Indiana) capitalized on a three-point play to give USI an early 5-0 lead.
Southern Indiana was able to jump out to a 13-2 lead midway through the first quarter, as Southeast Missouri switched around zone defenses. The offensive end cooled off a little bit in the back half of the first period, as USI carried a 15-8 lead to the second quarter.
Shafford continued to feel it from outside the arc in the second quarter, connecting on another pair of triples. At the 6:29 mark in the second, Shafford used a ball fake to create an opening to knock down her fourth three of the first half and push USI’s lead to a dozen, 24-12. With 3:32 remaining until halftime, Raley was on the receiving end of an assist from Shafford, as Raley beat the shot clock with a layup to give a 26-15 advantage.
Following the layup by Raley, Southeast Missouri went on a 9-0 run over the next two minutes, cutting the score down to 26-24 USI. With 30 seconds left until the break, Screaming Eagles junior guard Lexie Green (Indianapolis, Indiana) canned a corner three-pointer to snap the Redhawks’ scoring run to give USI a 29-24 lead. Southern Indiana went into the intermission ahead 30-24.
At halftime, Shafford led USI with 14 points while Raley totaled eight first-half points for the Screaming Eagles.
Inside the first minute to begin the third quarter, SEMO cut down USI’s lead to two, 30-28. Once again, USI responded with a three-pointer from senior guard Tori Handley (Jeffersonville, Indiana). The next few minutes were competitive, going back and forth. With 6:12 left in the third, Handley splashed home another triple to extend USI’s lead back to nine, 42-33.
The Screaming Eagles’ advantage remained at nine, 53-44, with 1:39 remaining in the third quarter after successful trips to the free-throw line for USI senior forward Hannah Haithcock (Washington Courthouse, Ohio). Haithcock joined Raley and Shafford in double figures by the end of the third. USI took a 53-47 lead to the fourth quarter.
Graduate forward Ashlynn Brown (Perrysburg, Ohio) made two layups within the first couple of minutes of the fourth quarter to push USI ahead 57-47. The Redhawks kept battling, bringing the deficit down to single digits with under five minutes remaining.
The Screaming Eagles continued to keep the Redhawks at bay, holding a 62-52 lead with 2:11 left. USI put the finishing touches on the win with points late by Shafford, Brown, and Raley.
For the game, USI shot for 40 percent (22-55) from the field with eight three-pointers. USI outrebounded SEMO 39-36 and had 16 assists to only six assists for SEMO. USI recorded 27 points off turnovers and 24 points in the paint.
Shafford led all scorers with 16 points in the game, hitting four of her six total makes from outside. She also pulled down six rebounds. Haithcock posted 15 points and seven rebounds. The reigning OVC co-Player of the Week is two points away from 1,000 career points. Raley posted 13 points and eight rebounds for USI.
The Redhawks were 16-for-49 from the floor for 32.7 percent in the game. Southeast Missouri made three triples and went 19-for-26 at the charity stripe. Freshman guard Alecia Doyle led the Redhawks with 14 points while sophomore guard Jaliyah Green had 12 points.
The opening week of the OVC season will continue Saturday for the Screaming Eagles, as USI will travel to Eastern Illinois University for a 1 p.m. contest. The game can be seen live with a subscription to ESPN+ and heard on 95.7 FM Th Spin (http://957thespin.com).
The guidelines for the FY24 Arts Project Support and the FY24/25 Arts Organization Support programs are now available.
Arts Project Support (APS) grants provide funding to nonprofits, units of government, and schools to support a specific part of the organization’s arts activities, such as a one-time event, a single production, an exhibition, an educational workshop, or a series of related arts activities such as art classes or training sessions. View the guidelines.
Arts Organization Support (AOS) grants provide annual operating support for the ongoing artistic and administrative functions of nonprofit arts organizations. View the guidelines.Â
The Arts Organization Support program has undergone changes as a result of the programmatic review that took place this year. On Monday, the IAC led a virtual presentation on the coming changes to the application, panel, and funding process. You can watch a recording of the presentation on YouTube.
Here are a few key dates to keep in your calendar for the coming months:
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Evren Wilder Elliott was a member of the 2021 On-Ramp cohort. Elliott is a creative entrepreneur who combines theatre and movement exercise in their workshops that center around helping organizations and individuals face difficult situations involving situations of oppression in a confident way. When coming into the On-Ramp program, Elliott wasn’t as confident in the fiscal aspects of their program. Through the On-Ramp Program, they were able to gain confidence with the fiscal side of things and look at money in a way that “feels more empowering than burdensome.â€Â Â
Inspired by Evren’s story? You can accelerate your creative career with the help of the On-Ramp program. Apply by Jan. 6!
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“Of all the forces shaping politics and power around the world, perhaps none are more important than our sense of who we are, and who we are becoming.â€Â says internationally recognized civil liberties expert john a. powell.
After more than a decade of work in the field of welcoming and belonging, Welcoming America knows that all of us have an important role to play in shaping our future “we.†We’ve seen how communities are made stronger, more resilient, and innovative when we build bridges of belonging instead of walls of othering.
This article will provide some guiding principles and ideas to start engaging in belonging work, particularly as it relates to immigrants, refugees, and newcomers. It will also help provide a myriad of resources to help deepen your understanding of just what belonging means.
Much of the arts and arts management is grounded in urban practice. Building the arts in a rural environment can be a challenge; from geographic remoteness and limited population growth, to lack of economic diversification, underinvestment in infrastructure, and barriers to accessing federal funding. These are just a few of the factors that hinder long term prosperity of the arts outside of urban areas. However, the arts have the potential to be the driving force behind solving these very issues, and arts management and arts education present an immense opportunity to build up the social fabric and improve quality of life for everyone, everywhere.
The Indiana Arts Commission has a number of exciting opportunities to grow your career and support arts and creativity in the Hoosier State. We are currently accepting applications for two paid internships though the Governor’s Public Service Summer Internship program. If you have a passion for arts and culture in Indiana and an interest in public service, be sure to check out these openings!
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FOOTNOTE: This information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.
Evansville, In.: In a long season that has been largely successful for the Thunderbolts, bumps in the road were inevitable. Tonight saw one of those bigger bumps, as the Thunderbolts fell to the Birmingham Bulls 7-1 on Wednesday night at Ford Center. The Thunderbolts’ next home game will be on Saturday, December 31stagainst the Peoria Rivermen at 7:00pm CT. For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), go to EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or visit the Ford Center Ticket Office.
The Bulls struck twice in the first period, as Mike Davis scored at 1:27 and Zac Masson scored at 11:14 to make it 2-0 Birmingham through one period. In the second period, Masson again scored early at 1:47, followed by a late goal from Stefan Brucato at 18:07 to make it 4-0. Evansville’s lone goal came at 19:27 as Matthew Hobbs cashed in on a net-front scramble from Cameron Cook to get the Thunderbolts on the scoreboard, down 4-1 after two periods. In the third period, Brucato scored once again at 7:23, Carson Rose added an empty net goal at 17:26, and Matt Wiesner struck with 17 seconds remaining to round out Birmingham’s 7-1 victory.
               Hobbs scored the lone Thunderbolts goal, while Zane Steeves stopped 38 of 44 shots faced. These two teams meet again on January 5th at the Pelham Civic Complex.
INDIANAPOLIS—Recent polling by Bellwether Research reveals Indiana Republicans’ preferences when it comes to their party’s nominee for U.S. senator, governor and president—as well as the most important issues to Hoosiers.
The poll was conducted with 1,000 registered voters in Indiana, but the GOP primary questions were asked of only “self-reported likely GOP primary votersâ€â€”of which there were 457.
Indiana Republicans are still saying “My Man Mitchâ€
Mitch Daniels in a file photo. Photo provided.
The Republican nominee for the 2024 U.S. Senate seat might be former governor and Purdue University President Mitch Daniels’ for the taking, as 32% of likely primary voters tapped him as their choice. Current U.S. Rep. Jim Banks sits at second with 10% of the vote, but it’s still over a year out, and 29% said they were unsure of who’d they vote for.
The other options Bellwether gave were Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (7%), Trey Hollingsworth (9%) and Victoria Spartz (7%)—two other U.S. representatives—and “I would like someone else to run†(6%).
Daniels took 30-35 percentage points in every age group except 18-24 year olds—a range that includes voters who might have been in elementary school when Daniels left office. Of those respondents, only 7% chose Daniels.
When Daniels isn’t included as a candidate, Rokita sits atop the list with 16%—Banks follows with 14% and Spartz with 12%—but when Daniels is included, Rokita falls to last in the pecking order, one percentage point better than “someone else.†Also of note, when Daniels isn’t included, 39% said they were unsure.
GOP Voters Unsure About Governor
Current Gov. Eric Holcomb, who is term-limited from running for re-election in 2024, recently said he wasn’t yet going to endorse any candidate to replace him. Hoosiers likely to vote in the GOP primary were also not very revealing, as 49% either didn’t know who’d they vote for (40%) or wanted a different option (9%).
The options were U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (25%), Rokita (9%), Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch (7%), Hollingsworth (6%), and former Indiana Economic Development Corporation president Eric Doden (3%).
Among likely GOP primary voters with at least a bachelor’s degree, 31% said Braun, and 36% said they were unsure. Those who were not college-educated were less likely to pick Braun (22%) and more likely to not know who’d they vote for (43%).
Trump Eyes Republican Nod For Third Straight Election
The last person to be the Republican or Democratic Party’s presidential nominee three times was Richard Nixon (1960, 1968, and 1972) and the last one to do it back to back to back was Franklin D. Roosevelt—who won four consecutive elections.
As of now, if Indiana Republicans had their way, Trump would be the next name on that list, as 39% of the likely primary voters picked Trump as the person they want to be the 2024 Republican presidential nominee. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis followed with 28%, and former Indiana governor and Trump’s vice president, Mike Pence, was third with 13%.
Other candidates included former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (3%), former CIA director and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (1%), Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (0%), and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (0%). Fifteen percent were undecided.
The age group least bullish on Trump was those 65 years or older, with only 28% saying the former president and 36% saying DeSantis—the biggest backing for DeSantis among the age groups.
Education also played a large role in the poll, as those with at least a bachelor’s preferred DeSantis over Trump by 14 percentage points, while those without a college education flipped the other way, picking Trump over DeSantis by 25 percentage points.
The People’s Directive For The General Assembly
The lone policy question—which asked what the Indiana legislature’s “top priority†should be in 2023—was asked of all 1,000 respondents.
Eight options were given, and “lowering health care costs†led to 31%. “Increasing affordable housing options†placed second (21%), followed by “increasing K-12 education funding†(17%) as the only other policy reaching double digits.
Low on the list of priorities was “improving the state’s maternal mortality outcome†(4%) and “restricting access to mail-order abortion pills†(3%).
The age groups of 18-24, 25-34, and 35-44 year-olds had affordable housing as their top priority, while the older age groups placed health care first.
Those with a bachelor’s degree or higher were less worried about affordable housing than those without a college education.
The Indiana General Assembly’s 2023 session will begin on Jan. 9, and Hoosiers will be able to vote for a senator, governor, and president in the 2024 general election.
FOOTNOTE: Â The City-County Observer posted this article without opinion, bias or editing.
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