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Eagles rally past Sailfish, sweep Badgers for two wins
PENSACOLA, Fla.—Junior middle hitter Taylor Litteken (Foristell, Missouri) racked up five kills on five swings in the deciding frame of University of Southern Indiana Volleyball’s five-set victory over Palm Beach Atlantic University and the Screaming Eagles completed a perfect day at the UWF Springhill Suites Invitational with a three-set win over Spring Hill College Saturday afternoon.
Litteken’s effort in USI’s 20-25, 14-25, 25-16, 25-22, 15-10 victory over Palm Beach Atlantic capped off a come-from-behind win for USI, which improved to 2-2 on the year.
After attacking at a mere .029 clip through two sets, USI erupted to hit .360 in the third frame as Litteken converted all five of her swings into kills. Sophomore outside hitter Leah Anderson (Bloomington, Illinois) racked up seven of her team-high 13 kills in the fourth set as USI won 12 of the final 17 rallies to erase a 17-13 deficit and force the deciding fifth set.
Litteken had three of her five kills in the first four rallies as USI took an early 3-1 lead in set five. She had a kill and teamed up with freshman outside hitter Evie Duncan (Evansville, Indiana) on a pair of blocks in a 7-0 USI run that turned a 7-6 advantage into a match-point opportunity.
Palm Beach Atlantic (2-1) stymied the Eagles on four consecutive match-point opportunities until Litteken sealed the victory with a kill. Litteken finished the match with 11 kills, a .348 attacking percentage, five digs and six blocks for USI, which posted a .329 attacking percentage throughout the final three sets.
Freshman outside hitter Abby Weber (Fishers, Indiana) had 12 kills and three aces, while sophomore right side hitter/setter Katherine Koch (Belleville, Illinois) finished with 33 assists and 11 digs. Senior libero Callie Gubera (Thorntown, Indiana) had a match-high 26 digs to lead USI’s back row.
Anderson had 13 kills and 14 digs to pace the Eagles in their 25-19, 25-21, 25-21 victory over Spring Hill (0-4) in the nightcap. Her five kills and seven digs in the second frame helped the Eagles overcome a seven-point deficit.
Weber added 10 kills and 16 digs, while Koch finished with 10 kills, seven assists and eight digs. Senior middle blocker Sydney Hegg (Menasha, Wisconsin) added nine kills and a .643 attacking percentage, while Litteken turned 16 of her attacks into seven kills and a .438 attacking clip.
Gubera chipped in 16 digs, while senior setter Casey Cepicky (St. Louis, Missouri) bounced back from a tough performance in the opener by racking up 36 assists and nine digs.
USI opens its 2021 home schedule as well as the five-team USI Invitational Thursday at 7 p.m. when it hosts the University of Alabama-Huntsville at Screaming Eagles Arena.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 4,822 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 863,299 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
To date, 14,078 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, which includes 29 newly reported deaths that occurred between Aug. 19 and Aug. 31. Another 442 probable deaths have been reported to date based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.
A total of 3,932,278 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,920,087 on Tuesday. A total of 12,336,129 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.
To find testing sites around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link. Clinics are being added regularly around the state.
Hoosiers age 12 and older can receive a COVID-19 vaccine; individuals younger than age 18 are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine only. To find a vaccination clinic near you, visit https://ourshot.in.gov or call 211 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are accepted at most sites.
CenterPoint Energy Announces Leadership Appointment
Evansville – Sept. 3, 2021 – CenterPoint Energy today announced the following leadership appointment:
Steve Greenley has been named Senior Vice President, Indiana Electric Operations. In this role, Greenley is responsible for CenterPoint Energy’s electric business in Indiana including the generation, transmission, distribution and retail operations serving electric customers in Southwest Indiana. He also oversees the development, implementation and execution of the company’s generation transition in Indiana associated with its Integrated Resource Plan. This plan illustrates how CenterPoint Energy will continue to generate and deliver safe, reliable and reasonably priced electricity to its southwestern Indiana customers.
Prior to this role, Greenley was Senior Vice President, Generation Development, responsible for the company’s electric generation. Before that, he was Vice President of Gas Operations, overseeing the construction, operations and maintenance of the natural gas distribution system serving customers across eight states.
During his tenure with the company, Greenley has served in various leadership roles in natural gas, electric and customer operations. His diverse background and experience have been focused on enhancing safety and reliability. Throughout the years, he has had increasing levels of responsibility and management positions in integrity management, corrosion control and leak detection and engineering design. Greenley was also instrumental in developing and implementing CenterPoint Energy’s natural gas integrity management program in response to new regulations and successfully worked with multiple regulatory commissions in the company’s operating territory.
Greenley is an executive committee member and governance chair of the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership and serves on the Evansville Regional Business Committee. He has also served as chair of the Southeastern Electrical Exchange’s Engineering and Operations Executive Committee and the Texas Gas Association. He is a past board member of the Gridwise Alliance, the Edison Electric Institute’s National Response Event Committee, March of Dimes Houston and the Houston Theater District.
He graduated with a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Texas. He attended the University of Idaho’s Utility Executive Course.
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Religious Leaders Call On Lawmakers To Make Moral Decisions On Redistricting
Religious Leaders Call On Lawmakers To Make Moral Decisions On Redistricting
By Haley Pritchett
TheStatehouseFile.comÂ
INDIANAPOLIS—Religious leaders gathered outside of the Indiana Statehouse chapel Wednesday to plead with lawmakers to make fair, moral decisions regarding redistricting.
Lawmakers are set to release the first drafts of maps for the U.S. House of Representatives and the Indiana House of Representatives on Sept. 14 and for the Indiana Senate on Sept. 21. They have also set two public meetings following those dates for input.
While efforts such as those meetings and a public map-drawing portal have been made to include Hoosiers, the religious leaders still doubt the integrity and inclusion behind the process.
Rev. Patrick Burke of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church said the drawing of Indiana’s legislative districts so far has not been open, transparent or fair. The party that holds the power during the time of redistricting—in this case, the supermajority Republican party—has been using the process of redrawing districts to skew the system in the direction of their favor, he said.
“That’s about preserving power,†he said. “That’s not about equality.â€
Angel Espada, executive director of the Indiana Catholic Conference, said lawmakers should be working to protect their brothers and sisters, especially those who are the most vulnerable.
Espada gave the example that children do not know laws or morals, yet they can judge what is fair and what is not. She asked lawmakers to do the same, especially the one-third of them who identify as Catholic.
“If you are getting ready to draw a map so that you remain in power, you are not putting other people before yourself,†she said.
Rev. David Greene, senior pastor of Purpose of Life Ministries, said it was strange that the people who rely on citizens to get elected and obtain power will turn around and exercise their power negatively for the same citizens who voted for them. He said that a person’s voice is given to them by God, and it is sacred. When politicians use gerrymandering, the intentional manipulation of districts for political gain, they are robbing someone of their God-given right.
“Yes, [gerrymandering] is a sin, and it should have no place in our democracy,†Greene said.
Religious leaders and members of All IN for Democracy, a group gathered to advocate for fair maps, say they have had little luck getting in touch with lawmakers in a meaningful way.
Republicans in the House of Representatives were unable to be reached. In a statement to the Statehouse File in June, however, Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, said the process of redistricting was transparent and fair.
“In Indiana, the General Assembly is responsible—per our state’s constitution—to draw legislative and congressional maps, and that’s a task we take very seriously. Public trust in the process is paramount, and to that end, we intend to have a very transparent process where we gather feedback from Hoosiers across the state,†he said.
FOOTNOTE: Haley Pritchett is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
Senator Braun Calls For Answers From Biden On Afghanistan
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Cepicky Reaches Career MIlestone, But Eagles Suffer Two Losses
PENSACOLA, Fla.—University of Southern Indiana Volleyball senior setter Casey Cepicky (St. Louis, Missouri) recorded her 3,000th career assist Friday, but the Screaming Eagles suffered a pair of losses to open the 2021 season at the UWF Springhill Suites Invitational.
USI (0-2) saw a two-set lead slip away in a 25-22, 25-15, 25-27, 22-25, 12-15 loss to No. 23 Wheeling University Friday morning. The host University of West Florida defeated the Eagles 25-16, 25-14, 25-16 in the nightcap.
Sophomore right-side hitter Katherine Koch (Belleville, Illinois) had 17 kills and 14 digs to pace USI against Wheeling, while sophomore outside hitter Leah Anderson (Bloomington, Illinois) contributed 13 kills, 16 digs, and four aces in the first match.
Cepicky recorded her 3,000th career assist in USI’s second-set win over Wheeling. She finished with a career-high 61 assists to go along with five kills, eight digs, and five blocks.
USI struggled to get anything going against West Florida as the host Argonauts hit .411 while holding the Eagles’ attack to a .173 clip.
Anderson had seven kills to lead USI’s attack, while Cepicky and senior libero Callie Gubera (Thorntown, Indiana) respectively contributed 25 assists and nine digs.
The Eagles return to action Saturday at 11 a.m. when they take on Palm Beach Atlantic University. They finish their four-match opening weekend Saturday at 3 p.m. when they take on Spring Hill College.
HOOSIER HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS: Two Children Discover Marengo Cave
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“I’m happy with who and what I am, and I can’t wait to find out who I’ll be tomorrow.” – – – Joyce DeWitt Joyce DeWitt grew up in Speedway and earned a degree in theater at Ball State University. She has appeared in many stage and screen productions. One of her most prominent roles was that of Janet in the TV series “Three’s Company.”
Did You Know?   For many years, this statue greeted people in the Shelbyville town square. It depicts Balser, the main character in The Bears of Blue River, authored by Shelbyville resident Charles Major. Created by artist Mary Elizabeth Stout in 1929, the sculpture shows the boy holding two bear cubs he adopted as pets at his home in the forest. The statue has been temporarily removed while the town square undergoes renovation, but it should be back in place before the end of the year. ANSWERS: 1. Maurice Thompson 2. Theodore Clement Steele 3. Harland Sanders      4. Robert Wise
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2001   Terrorists attacked the Twin Towers in New York City. Within 24 hours, Task Force One from Indianapolis was assisting at Ground Zero. The team, made up of firefighters, dog handlers, and paramedics, worked 12-hour shifts around the clock for ten days.
2003   Indiana Governor Frank O’Bannon suffered a stroke while attending a conference at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago. He died five days later. Following a funeral at the Statehouse, he was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery in his hometown of Corydon. He was the first governor to die in office since Alvin Hovey succumbed to illness in 1891.
