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U E Men’s Basketball Opens Regular Season On Monday

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UE Travels To Oxford, Ohio

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With two exhibition games in the books, the regular season officially opens on Monday evening when the University of Evansville men’s basketball team travels to Miami Ohio.  Tip is set for 7:30 PM CT with ESPN3 and the Purple Aces Sports Network having the coverage.

Last Time Out 

– On Wednesday, the Purple Aces earned a hard-fought 74-64 win over Huntington

– Kenny Strawbridge Jr. led the way with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists

– Hitting 6 of his 7 attempts once again, Antoine Smith Jr. scored 15 points

– Blaise Beauchamp recorded 12 points with Marvin Coleman II scoring 11

Exhibition Game # 1 

– UE opened its exhibition slate on Oct. 29 with an 81-56 victory over Oakland City

– Antoine Smith Jr. recorded a game-high 17 points while Marvin Coleman II tallied 12 points and 8 rebounds

– Kenny Strawbridge Jr. and Blaise Beauchamp scored 10 points each while Strawbridge tied Coleman’s team high of 8 boards

– After starting the game 1-for-7 from the field, Evansville hit 31 of its final 61 attempts on the way to the win

– Defensively, the Purple Aces forced 19 turnovers while holding the Mighty Oaks to 34.6% shooting

Setting the Scene

– For the second year in a row, UE will open its season in the Cincinnati area following the 2021-22 season opener taking place against the University of Cincinnati

– This will be the 9th meeting since 2009

– UE has won 4 of the last 5 games in the series and 8 out of 10 since 1990

– The last trip to Millett Hall saw the RedHawks finish with a 70-67 win over the Aces on Dec. 30, 2018

Coaching Link

– Aces head coach David Ragland has a connection to Miami assistant Khristian Smith from their days at Indiana State

– Ragland was an assistant coach for the Sycamores in Smith’s first two seasons – 2012-13 and 2013-14

– In those two seasons, ISU was 41-26 with two berths in the Postseason NIT

Season Openers

– Monday will tip off the 104th season of Aces basketball

– In 103 previous season openers, the Aces

are 67-36

– UE is in search of its first season-opening road win since a 63-51 win over Western Michigan in 1994

– Since then, the Aces have opened the season on the road just six times, dropping each contest

Scouting the Opponent

– Miami University is in a similar position to Evansville with a new staff in place as Travis Steele is set to coach his first game with the program

– The RedHawks are coming off a 14-18 campaign that saw them record an 8-12 mark in the Mid-American Conference

– Evansville native Mekhi Lairy is the top returning scorer for MU with his average standing at 13.6 points per game last season; a 91.5% free throw shooter a season ago, Lairy completed the season with 109 assists and 40 steals

Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation

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 The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet for the regularly scheduled Board meeting Monday, November 7, 2022 at 5:30 PM in the Board Room of the EVSC Administration Building located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN. Board meetings can also be observed by tuning to EVSC’s radio station, 90.7 WPSR or live streamed online at https://www.wpsrhd.com/. 

Prior to the regularly scheduled Board meeting, three members of the Board, along with district administrators, will hold a Town Hall beginning at 5:00 PM. This Town Hall is for Vanderburgh County residents to speak directly with Board members in attendance about issues involving EVSC schools. The Town Hall will be held in the Technology and Innovation Center located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN. Members of the public who would like to attend the Town Hall should register by completing the Town Hall Registration Form located on our website at district.evscschools.com 

Todd Rokita Files Enforcement Actions Against Alleged Illegal Robocallers

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National Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force, Led By Indiana, Seeks Answers

Attorney General Todd Rokita today announced the national Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force is enforcing investigative demands sent to two voice service providers over alleged involvement in illegal robocalls.

“We’re working every day to protect Hoosiers from these annoying and illegal robocalls,” Attorney General Rokita said. “That means holding the telecom industry accountable for doing its part to stop these calls.”

The targets of the investigation are Michael Lansky LLC — doing business as Avid Telecom — and One Eye LLC. The national task force is enforcing civil investigative demands (CIDs) against each entity.

Fifty-one attorneys general participate in the national task force, which Indiana co-leads with North Carolina and Ohio. Attorney General Rokita announced the formation of the task force in early August.

“When we started this task force, we knew that some providers were not going to like us shining sunlight into their operations,” Attorney General Rokita said. “But the task force and I fully intend to get straight answers from these companies.”

The enforcement action against Avid Telecom details several instances in which the task force believes Avid Telecom knowingly accepted and routed illegal robocalls. Further, the task force believes Avid Telecom’s CEO, Michael Lansky, helped another telecom provider hide its suspect traffic.

Avid Telecom has objected to answering the civil investigative demand. The State of Indiana, which issued the CID on behalf of the task force, has moved to enforce it.   

The enforcement action against One Eye details how an individual named Prince Anand closed another voice service provider, PZ Telecommunication LLC, and became the apparent CEO of One Eye. This transition occurred after the Federal Communications Commission sent PZ Telecom a cease-and-desist letter.

One Eye has stopped responding to the task force, and the State of Indiana has moved to enforce the CID.

“These two companies represent what is wrong with the industry,” Attorney General Rokita said. “More reputable and civic-minded organizations are always eager to cooperate with authorities to protect consumers.”

The task force, through evidence detailed in the enforcement actions, believes it has a reasonable basis for investigating Avid Telecom and One Eye. This national unit continues to work daily to stop the flood of illegal robocalls into the states. While this is the first public enforcement action taken by the task force, it will not be the last.

According to the National Consumer Law Center and Electronic Privacy Information Center, more than 33 million scam robocalls are made to Americans every day. These scam calls include fraudsters posing as the Social Security Administration, Amazon and employers offering work opportunities.

Fraudsters stole an estimated $29.8 billion through scam calls in 2021. The task force is focused on shutting down the gateways that profit off this illegal scam traffic.

Attorney General Rokita offers the following tips to avoid scams and unwanted calls:

  • Be wary of callers who specifically ask you to pay by gift card, wire transfer, or cryptocurrency. For example, the Internal Revenue Service does not accept iTunes gift cards.
  • Look out for prerecorded calls from imposters posing as government agencies. Typically, the Social Security Administration does not make phone calls to individuals.
  • If you suspect fraudulent activity, immediately hang up and do not provide any personal information.
  • Contact our Consumer Protection Division at 1-888-834-9969 or donotcall@atg.in.gov.
  • Add your number to the Indiana Do Not Call List.
  • File a Do Not Call or Text complaint here.

Read the petitions involving Avid and One-Eye below.

UE Theatre Presents “Cabaret” November 11-20

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EVANSVILLE, IN  The University of Evansville (UE) Theatre, announces the second installment of the 2022-2023 season with Cabaret, inspired by the play by John Van Druten, stories by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander, and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The show opens at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 11, in Shanklin Theatre. Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m. on November 12, 17, 18, and 19; and at 2:00 p.m. on November 20.

Set against the tumult and sheer chaos of Germany’s 1929 Berlin, the alluring emcee invites all to engage in willful ignorance and revel in the lustful delights inside the legendary Kit Kat Club. “Here life is beautiful.” With hedonistic abandon, these riveting characters live life as a carnival of debauchery and despair. Winning Tony Awards for Best Musical for the 1966 Broadway premiere and for Best Revival of a Musical in 1988, this provocative and challenging style of storytelling packs a potent punch on the dangers of mass indifference in the face of injustice and atrocities and asks audiences to either act now or say, “so what?”

Cabaret is directed by Wes Grantom ’03, assistant professor of theatre. Evelyn Hipp, a sophomore theatre studies major from Nolensville, Tennessee, serves as the assistant director; Tyler Simpson, guest artist, serves as the music director; Chad Goodridge, guest artist, serves as the choreographer; Tansy, guest artist, is the burlesque consultant; Eric Renschler ’83, associate professor, serves as the scenic designer; Sara Mathew, a senior design and technology major from Union, Kentucky, is the costume designer; Stephen Boulmetis, associate professor of lighting design, serves as the lighting designer; Richard Ingraham, guest artist, serves as the sound designer; Diane Brewer, professor of theatre history and criticism, is the dramaturg; Keegan Macaluso, a senior design and technology major from Georgetown, Texas, serves as the technical director; and Madison Wilson, a senior stage management major from Fort Worth, Texas, is the stage manager.

This cast features Jake Conrad, a senior performance major from Olympia, Washington, as Emcee; Lillian Grace Carlson, a junior performance major, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, as Sally Bowles; Caden Sevier, a junior performance major from Humble, Texas, as Cliff Bradshaw; Elizabeth Dye, a senior performance major from Frisco, Texas, as Fraulein Schneider; Spencer Marfy, a junior performance major from Tallmadge, Ohio, as Herr Shultz; Jimmy Guest, a senior performance major from Bettendorf, Iowa, as Ernst Ludwig; Nathan Viscaino, a senior performance major from Redmond, Oregon, as Max; Gabriel Smothers, a senior performance major from Casper, Wyoming, as Bobby; May Anderson, a sophomore theatre management major from Minneapolis, Minnesota, as Frenchie; Amelia Overholt, a senior performance major from Fort Collins, Colorado, as Fraulein Kost and Rosie; Madison Conway, a junior performance major from Jeffersonville, Indiana, as Fritzie; Tomi Akinwande, a first-year performance major from Houston, Texas, as Texas; Riley Katherine Miller, a senior performance major from Crown Point, Indiana, as Helga; Cara Connelly Gilbert, a sophomore performance major from Suffern, New York, as Lulu; Daniel Perez, a first-year performance major from San Antonio, Texas, as Herman; Mason Norton, a first-year performance major from Bremen, Indiana, as Victor; and Landry Barker, a first-year performance major from Fort Worth, Texas, as Hans.

In following industry standards as established by the Broadway League, all audience members must remain masked during the performance. It is our hope that these restrictions will allow our student actors to safely perform unmasked.

USI GWEP Offers Free Certification For Health Professionals

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The University of Southern Indiana Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) is offering a free Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) certification training designed for health professionals and community members who work with older adults. The course will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, November 29 at the Welborn Baptist Foundation, 20 NW 3rd Street in Evansville. 

MHFA is administered by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and teaches how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. This training will have an emphasis on people age 50 and older and will be taught by Kerseclia L. Patterson, Academic Outreach Coordinator of Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center (AHEC), and Susie Schenk, a licensed mental health and addictions counselor. 

Participants in the MHFA training will earn a three-year national certification and can earn up to eight contact hours through the USI Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning. 

The training marks the return of the Blues Café series, which Southwest Indiana AHEC launched in 2017 to offer health professionals, students, and community members tools and resources to help cope with depression, stress and anxiety during the holiday months. 

Registration is required and seating is limited to 30 participants. To register, visit USI.edu/gwep/mhfa. 

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $3,691,706 with zero percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. 

Southwest Indiana AHEC began as a regional center in 2008 and is hosted by the University of Southern Indiana in the College of Nursing and Health Professions. 

 2022 SIAC ALL CONFERENCE GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS 

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 2022 SIAC ALL-CONFERENCE GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY TEAMS 

Player of the Year: Ally Wigand, Jasper 

Coach of the Year: Kevin Schipp, Jasper 

FIRST TEAM 

Ally Wigand (12) Jasper 

Cordelia Hoover (11) Reitz 

Andyn Lampert (9) Jasper 

Heidi Giannini (9) Castle 

Adison Fuller (12) Reitz 

Avery Stephens (12) Castle 

Emma McGee (11) Central 

Addy Wilkinson (9) Mater Dei 

SECOND TEAM 

Cara Jones (10) Jasper 

Monica Lorey (10) Jasper 

Gwen Higgins (11) North 

Kate Jerger (11) Jasper 

Ari Wiseman (11) Jasper 

Emma Schipp (11) Jasper 

Jaclyn Hohne (10) Castle 

Taylor Vogt (12) Reitz 

EPA Awards Nearly $3M In Research Grants To Identify And Measure Economic Benefits of Improved Water Quality

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WASHINGTON– Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced grants to four universities totaling $2,964,932 for research to refine the measurement of benefits of water quality improvements, either directly or through indicators.

“At EPA, we know that when we take action to protect and improve our water resources, communities see economic and environmental benefits in return. That’s why the Agency is supporting research to improve the scientific basis behind the measurement of these benefits,” said Chris Frey, Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Research and Development. “The research funding announced today will help communities and environmental experts better estimate the costs and benefits of improved local water conditions, especially in underserved and overburdened communities.”

Across the United States, the beneficial impacts of healthy waterbodies can be extensive. These benefits include recreational uses such as swimming, boating, and wildlife viewing as well as increased property values and reduced drinking water treatment costs. Quantifying these benefits can help support national, state, tribal, and local water quality decision-making.

However, there are many gaps in the existing research, such as the valuation of water quality improvements in many areas, the benefits of improvements to coastal areas, and how water quality changes may impact underserved communities. To address these and other research gaps, the funded projects will evaluate economic benefits and costs, including predicting the environmental justice and other distributional consequences of surface water quality improvements nationwide.

The following universities are receiving awards:

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., to identify water quality improvements and river restoration along the Mississippi River to improve the understanding of the benefits, costs, and equity considerations of investments that improve water quality.
  • The University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., to collect data and select models quantifying stressors in watersheds to estimate the economic benefits of surface water quality improvements in nationwide locations in a scientifically valid manner.
  • The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, to use a two-stage model to produce regional water quality valuation estimates for three under-studied regions.
  • The University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., to conduct research with community partners to assess how different populations value water quality improvements and aquatic resources in Midwest reservoirs.

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

 

VANDERBURGH COUNTY Crash Report

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Crash Report

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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