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UE men drop contest against Valparaiso

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UE opens final week of regular season

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Shamar Givance tied for the game high with 21 points on Saturday when the University of Evansville men’s basketball team fell to Valparaiso by a final of 72-56 at the Ford Center.

 

Givance was the only double-digit scorer for the Purple Aces (6-10, 2-13 MVC), hitting 8 of his 13 attempts on his way to the 21-point game.  Evan Kuhlman scored nine points while leading the team in rebounds (7) and steals (4).  Kobe King was one of four double figure scorers for the Beacons (12-15, 5-10 MVC), tying Givance for the game’s top scoring tally with 21.  Kevion Taylor added 16 while Ben Krikke and Sheldon Edwards scored 12 and 11, respectively.

 

“Today was frustrating more than anything.  We got some pretty good looks but did not have enough consistency.  We want to win and there is no question but there are things that we encounter that make that hard,” head coach Todd Lickliter said.  “We got some good production from some of our guys while we have been shorthanded.  Blaise (Beauchamp) has stepped up over the last few games and Emmette (Page) played some good minutes today.”

 

Valparaiso started the game 3-for-3 from the field to take the early edge.  The Beacons opened the game with four in a row before Evan Kuhlman took a feed from Shamar Givance and connected from downtown.  Valpo extended the lead to 8-5 before the Aces took their first lead at 9-8 on a pair of Blake Sisley free throws at the 13:08 mark.

 

On the ensuing Valpo possession, a triple put the lead right back in their hands and they would lead by as many as 19 in the first half.  After a Preston Ruedinger triple gave the Beacons a 21-14 lead, the second 3-point play of the day by Givance made it a 21-17 game.  That is when the tides turned with Valparaiso going on an 18-3 run to take their largest lead at 39-20 with 2:34 left in the opening half.  Emmette Page came in to hit a triple and cut the deficit to 39-23 at the break.

 

Evansville chipped away at the Valparaiso lead in the second half.  With 11:08 left in the contest, Noah Frederking hit his first triple to get the game back within 10 points at 47-37.  Two minutes later, the Aces got even closer when a basket from Givance cut the VU lead to single figures (50-41) for the first time in the final half.  While UE would get back within nine on another occasion, Valpo kept the lead between ten and 15 points for the remainder of the game to finish with the 72-56 win.

 

Hitting 13 out of 19 second-half attempts, Valpo finished the game shooting 60.0% with UE completing the day at 42.0%.  The Beacons also finished with a 34-19 edge on the boards.  The teams will meet again on Monday for a 7 p.m. game in Valparaiso.

 

USI Softball sweeps Day 2 of Music City Invitational

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SMYRNA, Tenn.—University of Southern Indiana Softball racked up a combined 20 hits, including 10 of the extra-base variety, as it cruised to a sweep on day two of the Music City Invitational Saturday afternoon.
 
The Screaming Eagles (6-4) began the day with an 8-0, five-inning victory over Kentucky Wesleyan College before defeating the University of Findlay, 5-1, in their second game.
 
USI had a sacrifice fly in the first, second and third inning to take a 3-0 lead over the Panthers. Junior second baseman Rachel Martinez (Chicago, Illinois) had two of the sacrifices and senior catcher Courtney Schoolcraft (Crest Hill, Illinois) had the other as the Eagles took command of the contest.
 
The Eagles scored three times in the third as sophomore first baseman Lexi Fair (Greenwood, Indiana) followed Martinez’s sacrifice fly with a run-scoring double to put USI up, 4-0, while sophomore catcher Sammie Kihega (Greenfield, Indiana) followed Fair with an RBI-single to put the Eagles in front, 5-0.
 
Freshman outfielder Kennedy Nalley (Huntingburg, Indiana) had a solo home run to lead the fifth inning off, while Martinez’s triple in the next at-bat set up an RBI-single by junior shortstop Jordan Rager (Fishers, Indiana), who was 3-for-3 with a triple and two runs scored.
 
Two batters later, Kihega hit a walk-off, RBI-groundout to clinch the 8-0 victory.
 
Senior pitcher/designated player Katie Back (Indianapolis, Indiana) earned the complete-game victory in the circle. Back (2-1) allowed just five hits while fanning four batters in five innings of scoreless work.
 
USI took advantage of an error in the top of the second inning to take a 1-0 lead, but Findlay answered with a tally in the home half of the second to tie the score at 1-1.
 
Senior third baseman Mary Bean (Schaumburg, Illinois), whose at-bat in the second inning drove in the first run, had a sacrifice bunt in the fourth to put the Eagles in front 2-1.
 
The Eagles got an RBI-double from Fair and an RBI-single from Back in the fifth to put USI up, 4-1, while Fair scored on a wild pitch in the seventh to give USI a four-run advantage.
 
Freshman pitcher Hailey Gotshall (Lucerne, Indiana) earned her third win in the circle as she scattered seven hits and five walks throughout seven innings to pick up the victory.
 
USI finishes the Music City Invitational Sunday with a 9 a.m. bout against Ferris State University and an 11 a.m. contest against the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

QUAD CITY COMES BACK TO DEFEAT THUNDERBOLTS 5-2

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Moline, Ill.:  After Evansville grabbed a 2-0 lead on Saturday night in the Quad Cities, the Storm answered with five unanswered goals to defeat the Thunderbolts by a 5-2 score. The Thunderbolts next home game will be on Tuesday, February 22nd at 10:00am CST as they host the Vermilion County Bobcats.  For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), buy online at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or buy tickets in person at the Ford Center Box Office.

 

Brandon Lubin scored the first goal of the game with a power play strike at 10:21 of the first period from Matt MacKay and Mike Ferraro.  The Thunderbolts extended the lead in the second period, thanks to a shorthanded goal from Cameron Cook at 6:28, unassisted.  David Brancik responded for Quad City with a goal just over a minute later at 7:52 in four-on-four action, but the Thunderbolts held the 2-1 lead going into the third period.

 

The Storm first scored two goals 23 seconds apart, by Tommy Tsicos at 5:45 and Michael Moran at 6:08 of the third period to give Quad City their first lead of the night.  Evansville came just short at tying the score minutes later when a puck rolled close enough over the Quad City goal line to get the goal judge to turn his light on, but after deliberation the goal was waived off.  Denying Evansville another opportunity to tie the game, Quad City added a pair of empty net goals late in regulation to round out the 5-2 score.

 

Lubin and Cook finished with one goal each, while Brian Billett finished with 25 saves on 28 shots.  The Thunderbolts and Storm meet again on Saturday, March 5th at TaxSlayer Center.

Swimming & Diving Wraps Up 2022 MVC Championships

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IOWA CITY, Iowa – The 2022 Missouri Valley Conference Swimming & Diving Championships wrapped up on Saturday night with four members of the University of Evansville earning honorable mention all-MVC honors, as seniors Jessie Steele (Houston, Texas/Klein), Fae Keighley (Johannesburg, South Africa), and Maggie Franz (Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein) and junior Sage Moore (Lexington, Ohio/Lexington) all garnered all-Valley laurels.

Steele earned honorable mention all-MVC honors by placing fourth overall in the 100-yard Freestyle with a personal-best time of 50.39, cutting over six-tenths of a second off of her career-best time and moving her into the third-fastest position in UE history.  Franz placed sixth and Keighley placed eighth in the three-meter diving competition with scores of 236.00 and 225.95, respectively, to earn honorable mention all-MVC honors.  While Moore finished eighth in the conference in the 200-yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:20.59 to earn honorable mention all-MVC honors.

“This was a great way to close out the Valley Championships, with the highlight of the night being Jessie finishing fourth in the 100 free with a big drop in time,” said UE head swimming coach Stuart Wilson.  “Overall, the team has been great all season, and it is a fitting way to end the year by going out with a bang!

“I want to thank our seniors for representing UE with heart and pride!  You made a mark on the program, and I know that every one of them will be successful in their next step in life.”

Overall, Evansville produced one first team all-MVC performer in junior Maya Cunningham (Yakima, Wash./Eisenhower) and eight honorable mention all-MVC competitors at the 2022 Valley Championships.  Evansville also had success in the Valley’s “B Finals” for a majority of the week, and that continued on Saturday, as both Cunningham and junior Sarah Jahns (Lilburn, Ga./Parkview) won the “B Finals” races in the 200-yard Butterfly and 200-yard Backstroke events, respectively.

While the main portion of the 2022 swimming and diving season concluded Saturday night with the MVC Championships, a select few Purple Aces have qualified to compete in the CSCAA National Invitational Championship, which will take place in March in Elkhart, Indiana.  A full list of competitors for the NIC will be announced at a later date.

UE picks up walk-off win over MTSU on Saturday

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One more game remains against #8 Virginia Tech

 

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Jenna Nink hit a walk-off single to give the University of Evansville softball team a 2-1 win over Middle Tennessee State to earn a split on Saturday in the second day of the Easton Bama Bash.

 

Game 1 – #8 Virginia Tech 5, UE 1

Facing another top ten squad, the Purple Aces held strong against Virginia Tech to open the day.  The Hokies broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the third when Cameron Fagan and Ally Repko each had RBIs.  Three more Virginia Tech runs came home in the fourth with a 2-run single from Kelsey Brown extending the lead to 5-0.

 

Marah Wood got the Aces on the board in the top half of the seventh, scoring Paige McAllister, who came in to run for Alyssa Barela.  Jenna Nink added a single in the inning before the Hokies avoided any further damage to take the 5-1 decision.  UE had three hits with Jessica Fehr, Nink and Wood picking them up.  McAllister threw the complete game, giving up five earned runs in six frames.  Keely Rochard picked up the win for the Hokies, striking out 11 in five innings.

 

Game 2 – UE 2, Middle Tennessee State 1

Middle Tennessee State picked up a single hit in each of the opening three frames and Izzy Vetter had the answer each time, keeping the game scoreless.  Evansville had its first big scoring threat in the bottom of the fourth, loading the bases with one out.  Haley Woolf picked up the Aces first hit of the day and Alex Barnaby drew a walk, but a pair of strikeouts ended the threat.

 

Evansville’s persistence paid off in the fifth when Marah Wood hit an RBI single to bring in Jessica Fehr, who walked to lead off the inning.  UE held the lead until the top of the seventh when the Blue Raiders rallied, scoring the tying run on a sacrifice fly.  Evansville went down in order to complete the 7th inning before Vetter had a 1-2-3 inning to start off the eighth.

 

Just when it looked like the game would move on to the 9th, Alexa Davis came through with a 2-out triple to give the Aces some life.  Mackenzie McFeron and Jessica Fehr earned walks to load the bases for Nink.  She came through with the game-winning single to left field to give Evansville its sixth win of the season.

 

Sunday morning will see the Aces complete the Easton Bama Bash with an 11 a.m. rematch against #8 Virginia Tech.

 

Resolution Seeks To Remove Superintendent Of Public Instruction From State’s Line Of Succession

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Resolution Seeks To Remove Superintendent Of Public Instruction From State’s Line Of Succession

  • By Isaac Gleitz, TheStatehouseFile.com
  • INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana has plenty of backup positions in the event that the governor can no longer fulfill his or her role, but one of the positions does not exist anymore.

As a result, legislators have decided to make a change.

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch directs the Senate. If Gov. Eric Holcomb became unable to fulfill his duties, she would take his place.

After passing in the Senate Thursday, House Joint Resolution 3, authored by Rep. J.D. Prescott, R-Union City, would remove the superintendent of public instruction from the line of succession should the Indiana governor and lieutenant governor positions become vacant. Because the change requires an amendment to the state constitution, the resolution must be passed a second time in next year’s session of the General Assembly and then approved by the state’s voters in a referendum before taking effect.

The superintendent of public instruction is the seventh and last possible replacement in the line of succession, but the position no longer exists. It was replaced by the secretary of education role in January 2021 when Gov. Eric Holcomb appointed Katie Jenner into the office. There is not a secretary of education race because it has become an appointed position.

In the session, sponsor Sen. Jeff Raatz, R-Centerville, said the bill is simple.

While governors usually serve the entirety of their term, there are some exceptions. Nine lieutenant governors in the state’s history have ascended to the governorship. Most recently, former Lt. Gov. Joe Kernan assumed the duty of former Gov. Frank O’Bannon hours after he died from a stroke in 2003.

It’s been nearly 200 years since the state has had to swear in a backup to the governor’s backup. That happened in 1825 when Senate President Pro Tem James Ray assumed the role.

The chain of command under the law goes as follows: governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the House, Senate pro tem, treasurer, auditor, secretary of state, and superintendent of public instruction. The latter six are limited to a two-day maximum in office. The General Assembly is required to convene during that timeframe and elect a new governor from the same party as the original governor.

The earliest the change can take place would be 2024 when voters would have the chance to approve the change on their ballots.

FOOTNOTE: Isaac Gleitz is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students. 

Gov. Holcomb Announces Work Policy Changes Designed to Make State of Indiana a Top Employer, Reward Employees

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INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today announced three phases of new state work policies that will offer employees more workplace flexibility, enhance their experience and well-being, and continue efforts to make compensation more competitive.

“We pledged to evaluate the employee experience to make sure that we are taking care of our most valuable resource – our people,” Gov. Holcomb said. “These changes make the State of Indiana a more flexible employer who values continued education, employee wellness, and recognition. These changes will set us apart as an employer that attracts and retains top talent.”

Agency leaders and employees from across state government gave feedback about workplace policy changes that would contribute to creating the best environment for employees to feel valued, collaborate to provide great government service, be invested in their work and contribute positively to their workplace and communities.

The State Personnel Department will implement work policy changes in three phases, beginning March 7. These initial changes include:

  • Flexible work arrangements, allowing state agencies to permit up to 15 hours per week of remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside of state facilities
  • Education reimbursement, allowing full-time employees to be reimbursed for up to $5,250 annually for the cost of an advanced degree, state licensure or certificate
  • Referral bonus, rewarding current employees who recruit talented people to public service with the state with bonuses ranging from $100 to $500
  • WHOLE Employee policy, which allows state agencies greater flexibility to conduct employee engagement, wellness, learning and development-related activities
  • Community Service Leave, increasing the number of paid time off hours full-time employees may spend annually performing charitable service to 15
  • New Employee Leave Time, granting 22.5 hours of personal leave to use in the first six months of employment
  • Re-Employing Retired State Employees, creating a special classification for retired state employees to return to state employment, which enhances the knowledge and experience in state agencies
  • Bridge to Retirement Program, which allows agencies to hire a new employee to begin training with an employee who has set a retirement date, to foster a smooth transition

Phase 2, which will become effective May 1, will launch a dependent care support survey to gauge child- or dependent-care barriers to employment, and re-establish the Governor’s Public Service Achievement Awards in conjunction with a revitalized Spot Bonus Program to efficiently reward exceptional service by state employees.

This summer, Phase 3 will include the results and policy recommendations from the ongoing Comprehensive Compensation Study. The results of the study will help inform salary discussions for the next biennium budget.

Earlier this year, executive branch employees received a general salary adjustment for the first time in a dozen years, resulting in an average 5 percent increase. Annual performance assessments are also underway, which will result in one-time bonuses paid in early March.

An overview of the policy changes and a message from Gov. Holcomb can be found here.

No. 15 IUSD Wins Five Medals on Final Night of Big Tens

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No. 15 IUSD Wins Five Medals on Final Night of Big Tens

 MADISON, Wis. – A night full of medals gave Indiana women’s swimming and diving its 16th straight top-three finish in the Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships Saturday (Feb. 19) evening inside Soderholm Family Aquatic Center.

Hoosiers combined for five medals in the final night of the event as IU stretched its point total to 1100, good for a third-place finish. Sophomore diver Tarrin Gilliland and freshman swimmer Brearna Crawford each became Big Ten champions on Saturday.

“It was a great finish to the Big Ten Championships,” head diving coach Drew Johansen said. “Tarrin was fantastic, winning her first Big Ten title with a tremendous score. I was also proud of Kristen [Hayden] for making the A final coming back from yesterday. The entire team had a great week, and we are looking forward to [the NCAA Zone Diving Championships].”

“I am pumped about how we finished the meet today,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “Huge kudos to Tarrin [Gilliland] and [Brearna Crawford] on becoming Big Ten Champions in the platform and the 200 Breaststroke. The girls dug deep to hold off Wisconsin and finish third in the conference. I’m proud of the way the girls conducted themselves. It wasn’t a perfect meet, but we finished strong, and hopefully, we’ll take a good team to the NCAA Championships.

Looze was especially proud of IU’s freshman class, led by Big Ten Freshman of the Year Anna Peplowski.

“Anna Peplowski deservedly won Big Ten Freshman of the Year,” Looze said. “They picked the right person, in my opinion. I’m super excited about this freshman class. We don’t lose anybody from this team, so hopefully, with the incoming freshmen we can be a real force.”

TEAM SCORES
1. Ohio State – 1303

  1. Michigan – 1185
  2. Indiana – 1100
  3. Wisconsin – 1085
  4. Northwestern – 919.5
  5. Minnesota – 838.5
  6. Purdue – 479
  7. Rutgers – 449
  8. Nebraska – 423
  9. Penn State – 396
  10. Illinois – 199
  11. Iowa – 165
    NOTABLES
  • The Hoosiers have placed among the top three at the Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in 16 straight seasons and 21 of the last 22 seasons. IU has 11 championship or runner-up finishes during the 16-year stretch.
  • Adding two more Saturdays, Indiana athletes have totaled 119 individual conference championships. The Hoosiers also have 58 individual swimming titles and a league-record 33 diving championships.
  • Anna Peplowski was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year after leading her class in points during the championships. Peplowski totaled three medals, all silver, in her first Big Ten meet.
  • Including Peplowski, eight Hoosiers were named All-Big Ten. Crawford and Gilliland earned first-team accolades, while Anna Peplowski, fellow freshman Dominika Kossakowska, seniors Noelle Peplowski, Mackenzie Looze and Kristen Hayden and sophomore Ella Ristic were all selected to the second team.
  • Not counting relays, Indiana freshmen accounted for five medals and 11 top-10 finishes this week.
  • Freshman Breana Crawford swam a 2:06.86 in the 200 Breaststroke to win Indiana’s sixth Breaststroke title in seven seasons. With senior Noelle Peplowski claiming second right behind her, IU went one-two in the race for the second consecutive season.
  • Sophomore and reigning Platform National Champion Tarrin Gilliland tallied a career-high 382.80 to win gold in the Big Ten event. Four of Gilliland’s five dives earned more than 75 points, and she earned an 86.40 after executing a 6243D for her second dive.
    • At 15:53.81, Freshman Ching Hwee Gan swam the fastest 1,650 Freestyle by a Hoosier since Haley Lips in the 2016 NCAA Championships (15:50.54) and the third-fastest mile race on the program’s performance list. Gan earned bronze for her effort.
  • Senior diver Kayla Luarde was named IU’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient this week.                                                       RESULTS

1,650 FREESTYLE

  1. Ching Hwee Gan – 15:53.81 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  2. Mariah Denigan – 16:17.18 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Maggie Wallace – 16:19.37 (NCAA B Cut)

200 BACKSTROKE

  1. Anna Peplowski – 1:53.30 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Anna Freed – 1:54.77 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  3. Elyse Heiser – 1:57.98

100 FREESTYLE

  1. Ashley Turak – 49.23 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Dominika Kossakowska – 50.05
  3. Ella Ristic – 50.12

                                                    200 BREASTSTROKE

  1. Brearna Crawford – 2:06.86 (Big Ten Champion, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  2. Noelle Peplowski – 2:07.32 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Mackenzie Looze – 2:09.26 (NCAA B Cut)

PLATFORM DIVE

  1. Tarrin Gilliland – 382.80 (Big Ten Champion, NCAA Zone Qualifier, Career Best)
  2. Kristen Hayden – 293.95 (NCAA B Cut)

400 FREESTYLE RELAY

  1. Anna Peplowski, Ashley Turak, Mackenzie Looze, Noelle Peplowski – 3:15.87 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. UP NEXT

Indiana women’s swimming and diving will cheer on the men’s team as they compete at Big Tens next week. Indiana women’s diving returns to action March 7-9 to compete in the NCAA Zone Championships, and the combined swim and dive squads will compete March 16-19 in the NCAA Championships.

EPA Issues Power Plant Emissions Data for 2021

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WASHINGTON –  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released publicly available, annual data on 2021 emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon dioxide (CO2), and mercury from power plants in the lower 48 states. Emissions in 2021 were higher than 2020, reflecting a rebound in coal-fired generation as natural gas prices and energy demand increased. However, compared to 2019, 2021 emissions fell between 3% and 11%, reflecting the long-standing trend of decreasing annual emissions.

“The 2021 increase in coal-fired generation and resulting rise in air pollution shows how important it is to urgently forge ahead in building and supporting a cleaner power sector,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Thanks in part to EPA rules and policies, we have made great progress in lowering dangerous pollution over the last several decades. But it’s clear our work is far from done, as we deliver on our commitment to protect the health of everyone and especially those most vulnerable among us.”

Compared to 2020, the 2021 data show a 6% increase in NOx emissions, a 20% increase in SO2  emissions, a 7% increase in CO2 emissions, and a 13% increase in mercury emissions. Additionally, ozone season (May 1 to September 30) NOX  emissions increased by 5%. Overall, based on the first 11 months of 2021, electricity demand increased by 3% compared to 2020.

Between 1990 and 2021, annual emissions of SO2  from power plants fell by 94% and annual emissions of NOX from power plants fell by 88%. In 2021, sources in both the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) annual program and the Acid Rain Program (ARP) together emitted 0.94 million tons of SO2, a 14.8 million ton reduction from 1990 levels. In 2021, sources in both the CSAPR NOX  annual program and the ARP together emitted 0.78 million tons, a 5.6 million ton reduction from 1990 levels. While complying with programs to reduce SO2, NOx and mercury, CO2emissions from power plants dropped by 21% between 1995 and 2021.

Long-term declines in emissions are due primarily to changes in the mix of fuels used in electricity generation. While data from 2021 showed a one-year 16% increase in coal generation and a 3% decrease in natural gas generation, there is a shift underway from higher emitting to lower and zero emitting generation.

These long-term reductions in power sector emissions protect community health. NOX and SO2 emissions contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone and particulate matter, which can lead to respiratory and cardiovascular problems, and exposure to mercury, a potent neurotoxin, effects the nervous system and brain functions, particularly in infants and children, and is known to cause other significant health effects.

Ambient particulate sulfate concentrations in the eastern United States have shown substantial improvement, decreasing between 76 and 79% from the 2000-2002 to 2018–2020 observation periods. All areas of the eastern United States have shown significant improvement in wet sulfate deposition in this period, with an overall 70% reduction. In addition, these emissions reductions are resulting in positive ecosystem impacts. The level of acid neutralizing capacity, an indicator of recovery, improved significantly from 1990 levels at lake and stream monitoring sites in the Adirondacks, New England and the Catskill mountains.

Hoosier History Highlights: George Rogers Clark captures Fort Sackville

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February 20 – February 26

The Week in Indiana History
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1779     George Rogers Clark captured Fort Sackville at Vincennes, marking the end of British influence on the United States western frontier.  The George Rogers Clark Memorial (pictured) in Vincennes stands at the site of the old fort.
Camp Morton1862     The first group of Confederate soldiers arrived at Camp Morton Prison in Indianapolis.  The camp was located in the area bordered by 19th and 22nd Streets and Talbot Street and Central Avenue.  The site of the old state fairgrounds, the prison held up to 4,000 soldiers during the Civil War.

1867     The Indiana Student newspaper began publication at Indiana University.  Among the topics in the first issue was the proposal for a walkway between the gate and the college to help students avoid the deep mud.  In 1889, the newspaper was renamed Indiana Daily Student.

1925     An explosion at the City Coal Mine in Sullivan, Indiana, killed 51 miners.  Governor Ed Jackson sent National Guard units to help in the disaster.  As a result of this tragedy, the legislature established stricter safety regulations for Indiana mines.

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1940     Fire swept through the winter headquarters of the Cole Brothers Circus in Rochester, Indiana.  Over 100 animals were killed, including elephants, lions, tigers, and leopards.  Elephants, camels, and other animals roamed the area until they were captured the next day.

1954     Doctors began the first mass inoculation of children with the Salk polio vaccine, produced by Eli Lilly Laboratories in Indianapolis.  The clinical trials were the largest ever conducted, with four million children participating.

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Indiana Quick Quiz

In an alphabetical listing of all 50 states, which state precedes Indiana and which follows?

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Hoosier Quote of the Week

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“Back of every good belly laugh there is a familiarity with things not funny at all.”

– – – Carole Lombard (1908 – 1942)

Born in Fort Wayne, Carole Lombard was one of the most popular movie stars of the 1930s and 1940s.

ABE MARTIN SEZ:

There’s nothin’ as uncertain as a sure thing.

(Kin Hubbard, The Indianapolis News,January 23, 1922)

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Answers:  Illinois precedes Indiana and Iowa follows.
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