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HOT JOBS
UE travels to Bradley on Monday evening
Aces and Braves to meet at 7 p.m.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In search of its first Missouri Valley Conference win of the season, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team travels to Bradley for a 7 p.m. game on Monday.
ESPN+ and Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
– Trailing by as many as 14 points in the second half, the Purple Aces rallied in the final minutes before dropping a 66-65 decision to Drake on Dec. 21
– Connor Turnbull put together his top collegiate performance with 20 points, a career-high 15 boards, and 3 blocks
– AJ Casey scored 12 points while Alex Hemenway added 11 points
Taking it to another Level
– In the home game against Drake, Connor Turnbull recorded the third double-double of his career and second of the season finishing with 20 points and 15 boards
– His 15 caroms was a career-high and improved his average to 6.5 per game – 6th in the Valley – over his last five games, Turnbull is averaging 19 points and 10 boards
– Turnbull’s scoring average of 14.45 PPG ranks sixth in the conference
MVC Debut
– AJ Casey has a pair of 12-point outings in his first two MVC games
– Casey now has six double digit games on the season and is averaging 8.5 PPG
– Over his last five games, Casey is averaging 9.4 points and 5.4 rebounds
– Casey picked up three steals in each MVC game and is 8th in the league with his season average of 1.54/game
– He is UE’s second-leading rebounder with 5.4 per game including 11 versus Ball State
Scouting the Opponent
– Bradley heads into Monday’s game with a 9-4 record and sit at 2-0 through two MVC games
– The Braves opened the league slate with a 108-99 triple overtime win at Indiana State before defeating Southern Illinois by a score of 73-69 on Dec. 21
– Jaquan Johnson leads the Braves with 18.5 points per game
– Johnson paces BU with 47 steals and is tied for the team lead with 44 assists
– Alex Huibregtse checks in with 12.4 PPG while Demarion Burch is averaging 10.3 PPG
Results for Indiana’s 8th Congressional District
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Dear Fellow Hoosier, I want to share with you an update on the work I have been doing in my first year in the United States Congress for the great constituents I represent across Indiana’s 8th Congressional District. I am privileged to have a great team supporting my efforts as they assist me daily in delivering important results for you and your family. Here is a sample of the work we’ve been doing both in Washington and at home in Indiana’s 8th. Serving Hoosiers DirectlyI’ve been helping constituents navigate the federal government – which is one of my top priorities since taking office:
Legislative ProgressIn Congress, I’ve worked to advance meaningful federal legislation:
Key LegislationBills I am particularly proud to have introduced include:
Advocacy & Oversight
Economic Wins for Crane and the Indiana Defense Industry
I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished in my first year on Capitol Hill, but there is still important work ahead. I look forward to bringing home many more accomplishments to Indiana’s 8th District and will continue to stay laser-focused on the people I am so honored to represent. As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out to my office if I can be of assistance at Messmer.House.Gov, or by calling (202) 225-4636. Sincerely, |
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THE REASONS FOR THE SEASON
GAVEL GAMUT
By Jim Redwine
www.jamesmredwine.com
(Week of 29 December 2025)
THE REASONS FOR THE SEASON
Clark Griswold is a Christmas everyman. He is to a family Christmas reunion what Oedipus was to reunions with his father, whom he kills, and his mother, whom he marries. Both Oedipus and Clark performed well intentioned acts which resulted in disasters. That illustrates one of the main problems for all writers after the Classical Age of Greece. Such playwrites and philosophers as Sophocles already wrote 2,500 years ago the plots the rest of us just keep repeating in different formats, such as this Gavel Gamut column.
As for the hapless Clark Griswold, all he wants is to provide his family with “A good ‘ole family Christmas” and fate punishes his every move. By the end of the National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation movie (1989), Clark has destroyed his and his neighbor’s homes, has enabled the explosion of a public sewer and the kidnapping of his boss by Clark’s idiot cousin. All-in-all, Clark’s nostalgic yearnings turn out to be just what many lovers of the Christmas season secretly dread is bound to be a fait accompli, no matter how hard they try to put the perfect bow on the Christmas family holiday.
At our home in our isolated prairie cabin, Peg makes sure we do not succumb to the vanities of a Perfect Family Christmas. She is forever hopeful and positive about what makes each season bright. She starts decorating for Christmas as soon as the pilgrim and turkey touches are put away even though nobody but she and I ever see even one of the “twinkling little lights” at JPeg Osage Ranch. Then she will begin orchestrating storing the Santa Clauses, etc., for 2026 before we finish our glasses of New Year’s champagne.
However, as Clark Griswold explains while he is standing among the ashes of his Christmas tree that burned up when his drunken Uncle Louis lit his cigar, Christmas means something different to everyone. It is not truly about presents and decorations but:
“The most enjoyable traditions of the season are best enjoyed
in the warm embrace of kith and kin.”
This is so even if there is geographical distance between us and our friends and family members.
Clark is right, even if it took a few disasters for him to realize what is truly important, and not just at Christmas. So, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to and from our family to yours, Gentle Readers!
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Fishers realtor Catherine Torzewski becomes latest candidate in open Indiana Senate race
Fishers-area realtor and small business owner Catherine Torzewski is the latest candidate to enter the race for central Indiana’s Senate District 31 seat.
Torzewski, a Democrat, announced Monday her plans to run for the politically competitive district that spans the northeastern corner of Indianapolis and parts of Fishers in Hamilton County.
The seat is currently held by Sen. Kyle Walker, R-Lawrence, who announced earlier this month that he will not seek a second term.
Torzewski is the latest candidate — and second Democrat — to announce a run for the open seat.
Last week, term-limited Marion County Sheriff Kerry Forestal said he would seek the District 31 seat, setting up an early contest in one of the state’s few closely divided Senate districts.
On the Republican side, Hamilton Southeastern School Board President Juanita Albright has announced her plans to run and and Fishers City Councilor Tiffanie Ditlevson formed the exploratory committee.
Torzewski said her platform is focused on public education, safety and less political division.
“Voters in Senate district 31 are tired of the polarizing politics. They want lawmakers to get back to Hoosier values, values that prioritize public school funding, safety, and a comfortable life for all,” she said in a statement announcing her candidacy. “I’m committed to a different kind of politics, one that is transparent and authentic. I’m raising my kids here, I’m doing business here, my friends and family all live here. Indiana is home, and I want to make it the best place it possibly can be.”
Torzewski grew up on the east side of Indianapolis and attended Saint Simon Catholic School and Scecina Memorial High School, according to her campaign release. Her mother worked as a local librarian and her father was a Sheet Metal Workers Local 20 union member. Torzewski credited her upbringing with “forming her sense of community and pride.”
She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Indianapolis in 2005 and now works as a central Indiana Realtor. She also owns a small business that focuses on investment properties and is active with the MIBOR Association, serving on committees and participating in the organization’s Real Estate Academy of Leadership.
Torzewski additionally serves on the Lawrence Township School Foundation Board and volunteers with a local Moms Demand Action chapter, where she advocates for policies like safe firearm storage and the Jake Laird Law.
She has also worked on political campaigns in both Marion and Hamilton counties, including Democrat Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn’s 2024 reelection campaign and the 2023 Fishers City Council campaign for Howard Stevenson, also a Democrat.
Board of Commissioners of Vanderburgh County will hold an executiveMeeting
Notice of Executive Session
The Board of Commissioners of Vanderburgh County will hold an executive session on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in Room 309 at 501 Main Street, Evansville, Indiana 47708. The Board will meet pursuant to I.C. § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(4) to interview and negotiate with industrial or commercial prospects or agents of industrial or commercial prospects by a governing body
EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
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