| Road Improvements Projects For Vanderburgh County, Mount Vernon | |||||
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Vanderburgh County and Mount Vernon recently received a boost in state funding to help make road and bridge improvements. As part of the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program, Vanderburgh County received $742,378 and Mount Vernon received $345,794 for local road and bridge projects. The Community Crossings program is an integral part of our state’s long-term roads plan, which helps maintain Indiana’s status as the Crossroads of America without creating debt. Since 2016, more than $1 billion has been provided to counties, cities, and towns in state matching grants. Communities can use these funds for road and bridge preservation, road reconstruction, intersection improvements, guardrail replacements, and signage. Click here to learn more. |
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Road Improvements Projects For Vanderburgh County, Mount Vernon
Indiana State Police Seeks Recruits For The 83rd Recruit Academy
The Indiana State Police is accepting applications for the 83rd Recruit Academy. Individuals who are interested in beginning a rewarding career as an Indiana State Trooper must apply online at IndianaTrooper.com. This website will provide a detailed synopsis of the application process as well as information on additional career opportunities with the Indiana State Police.
Applications must be submitted electronically by 11:59 pm (EST) on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted for the 83rdRecruit Academy. The first 200 applicants to successfully pass all phases of the application process (Physical Ability Test, Written Examination, Oral Interview, Polygraph Examination, & Background Investigation) will be reviewed by the Superintendent for consideration of employment (Note: the dates for the Superintendent’s Review on the selection process timeline.) It is imperative interested applicants engage in the selection process early.
Basic Eligibility Requirements and consideration factors for an Indiana State Trooper:
- Must be a United States citizen.
- Must be at least 21 and less than 40 years of age when appointed as a police employee. (Appointment date is December 15, 2022)
- Must meet a minimum vision standard (corrected or uncorrected) of 20/50 acuity in each eye and 20/50 distant binocular acuity in both eyes.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license to operate an automobile.
- Must be willing, if appointed, to reside and serve anywhere within the State of Indiana as designated by the Superintendent.
- Must be a high school graduate as evidenced by a diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED).
The current starting salary for an Indiana State Police Department Recruit is $1,615.39 bi-weekly during the academy training. At the completion of academy training, the starting salary is $48,000.00 a year. Effective July 1, 2022, an approved budget will increase the Trooper pay matrix. This will impact the Trooper Trainee (proposed increase to $45,000) and First-Year Trooper salary (proposed increase to $51,000).
Recruits of the 83rd Recruit Academy are offered an excellent health care plan, which includes medical, dental, vision and pharmacy coverage for both current and retired employees, along with their families, until reaching age 65. The Indiana State Police pension program provides a lifetime pension after 25 years of service. Additionally, the Indiana State Police Department provides comprehensive disability coverage and a life insurance program. Student loan forgiveness programs are being offered at this time through the following:  https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
Current Law Enforcement Officers:
Current Law Enforcement Officers having a minimum of three continuous years of merit full time law enforcement service as of May 26, 2022, if they choose, will be assigned to the District where they currently reside.
Current Out of State Law Enforcement Officers having a minimum of three continuous years of merit full time law enforcement service as of May 26, 2022, if they choose, may be afforded their District of choice, if their home state certification is determined equivalent to the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board standards.
Physical Ability Test (PAT):
Applicants are required to pass the ILEA Exit Standards listed below to proceed in the selection process.
| Â Vertical Jump | Â 16 inches |
| Â Sit-ups | Â 29 in one minute |
| Â 300 Meter Run | Â 71 seconds |
| Â Push-ups | Â 25 |
| Â 1.5-mile run | Â 16 minutes 28 seconds |
Physical Ability Testing Dates:
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Date | Â Time (EST) | Â Â Â Â Location | |
| Friday, December 17, 2021 | Â 1:00 p.m. | Â Â Plainfield, IN | |
| Saturday, January 22, 2022 | Â 8:00 a.m. | Â Â South Bend, IN | |
| Saturday, February 5, 2022 | Â 8:00 a.m. | Â Â Orleans, IN | |
| Friday, February 18, 2022 | Â 1:00 p.m. | Â Â Plainfield, IN | |
| Saturday, March 12, 2022 | Â 8:00 a.m. | Â Â South Bend, IN | |
| Saturday, March 26, 2022 | Â 8:00 a.m. | Â Â Orleans, IN | |
| Friday, April 1, 2022 | Â 1:00 p.m. | Â Â Plainfield, IN | |
Applicants are afforded the opportunity to attend additional PAT dates to improve current scores or achieve a passing score. Additional information regarding the PAT can be found online at https://www.in.gov/isp/2880.htm.
Interested applicants can obtain additional information about a career as an Indiana State Trooper by visiting IndianaTrooper.com. Applicants can also contact a recruiter at isprecruiting@isp.in.gov.
Keaton Named Title IX Coordinator And Affirmative Action Officer At USI
The University of Southern Indiana has named Chelsea Keaton as Title IX Coordinator and Affirmative Action Officer, effective Monday, November 29. She will report to Aaron Trump, Chief Government and Legal Affairs Officer.
As Title IX Coordinator and Affirmative Action Officer, Keaton will be responsible for upholding federal gender-equity law by serving as the primary point of contact and overseeing the reporting, investigation and adjudication of complaints of sexual assault, sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, stalking and relationship violence as well as ensuring proper enforcement of USI’s Non-Discrimination Policy.
Prior to joining USI, Keaton served as Associate Director of the Office of Institutional Equity at Purdue University since 2016. An experienced compliance officer, she has worked to conduct harassment and discrimination investigations and maintain compliance with university policies, federal and state laws and regulations, which include Title VII, Title IX, the Violence Against Women Act and the Cleary Act.
“Ms. Keaton is the ideal candidate for this position. She brings a wealth of well-developed skills and knowledge to equip her in fulfilling this integral role in our campus’ efforts toward equity and compliance,†said Trump.
Keaton has held compliance, investigation and inclusion-related positions with the Indiana Department of Child Services, Indiana Mentor and Indiana University East. She has two years of experience at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and is a certified mediator and forensic interviewer with a focus on employment and student related issues, including Title IX matters. She holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from IUPUI and a master’s degree in management from Indiana University East.
For more information about USI’s Title IX Office, visit USI.edu/Title-IX. Students needing to report sexual assault, violence or harassment can click the “Report†button on the website or contact the Title IX Office at Title.IX@usi.edu or at 812-464-1703.
HOOSIER HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS
November 14 – November 20The Week in Indiana History |
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“Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes it needs refining; sometimes it needs amending; sometimes it needs defending. Always, it needs improving.” – – – Lee H. Hamilton Growing up in Evansville, Hamilton became an attorney who served in the United States Congress from 1965 to 1999. Did You Know?   Perusing newspapers from the past, one begins to notice a journalistic style not found in the standard reporting of today. Perhaps it could be described as “waxing poetic.” For example, here, from the Indianapolis Star, is the lead sentence in the story 100 years ago about the amazing possibilities of the new medium of radio: “No longer need one fuss and fume over losing a collar button or struggle into a dress suit to attend a grand opera, nor is it necessary any longer to struggle wildly to get within hearing distance of some political spellbinder, for science demonstrated in Indianapolis last night how easy it will be to sit idly in negligee at home and hear anything that goes on within a thousand miles, or possibly around the globe.” Take an “Armchair Tour” of the Indiana Statehouse
ANSWERS: 1. Parke County       2. Bison   3. Terre Haute |
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1911   Patrons were introduced to their new public library in Clinton (Vermillion County.) The building was the result of a $12,500 gift from industrialist Andrew Carnegie. The neoclassical structure, with extensive additions, still serves the reading public. Carnegie built 164 libraries in Indiana, more than in any other state.
1947   The English Theater on the Circle in Indianapolis announced two performances by the Vatican Choir. The program was advertised as “the musical event of the age for all religions, with 60 voices.” Ticket prices ranged from 90-cents to three dollars. The concert was part of a 99-city tour which marked the first time in history the choir had sung outside the Vatican.
1957   Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt came to Indianapolis to visit the Flanner House. At the social service center on West 16th Street, she said, “You have to educate so people can do for themselves what they should do.” She was taken on a tour to see the nearly 200 homes built through the Flanner House self-help program.
HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE AREA
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Felony Charges For Vanderburgh County
Jason A. Miller
|  | Count 1 – Theft : 6F : Pending |
Everett Glenn Serrett Jr
|  | Count 1 – HC – Possession of Methamphetamine : 6F : Pending | |||
|  | Count 2 – HC – Unlawful Possession of Syringe : 6F : Pending | |||
|  | Count 3 – Possession of a Controlled Substance : AM : Pending |
Anthony M. Smith
|  | Count 1 – Criminal Confinement : 5F : Pending | |||
|  | Count 2 – Domestic Battery : 6F : Pending | |||
Katherine Elizabeth Beyers
|  | Count 1 – Dealing in a Schedule I Controlled Substance : 2F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 2 – Dealing in a Schedule IV Controlled Substance : 3F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 3 – Dealing in a Schedule I Controlled Substance : 5F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 4 – Dealing in Marijuana : 6F : Pending |
|  | Count 5 – Possession of a Controlled Substance : AM : Pending |
Joseph W. Frasier
|  | Count 1 – Possession of a Narcotic Drug : 6F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 2 – Unlawful Possession of Syringe : 6F : Pending | ||
George Phillip Martin V
|  | Count 1 – Dealing in a Schedule IV Controlled Substance : 3F : Pending | |||
|  | Count 2 – Dealing in Marijuana : 6F : Pending | |||
Charles Edward Lipson
|  | Count 1 – Domestic Battery : 6F : Pending |
Heidi Kathleen Carter
|  | Count 1 – (Aiding) Murder : XF : Pending | ||
|  | Count 2 – Murder : XF : Pending |
|  | Count 3 – (Aiding) Rape : 1F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 4 – Criminal Confinement : 3F : Pending |
|  | Count 5 – Criminal Confinement : 3F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 6 – Criminal Confinement : 3F : Pending |
|  | Count 7 – Carrying a Handgun Without a License : 5F : Pending |
Felony Charges: October 25th, 2021
Published on October 25, 2021
Jason A. Miller
|  | Count 1 – Theft : 6F : Pending |
Everett Glenn Serrett Jr
|  | Count 1 – HC – Possession of Methamphetamine : 6F : Pending | |||
|  | Count 2 – HC – Unlawful Possession of Syringe : 6F : Pending | |||
|  | Count 3 – Possession of a Controlled Substance : AM : Pending |
Anthony M. Smith
|  | Count 1 – Criminal Confinement : 5F : Pending | |||
|  | Count 2 – Domestic Battery : 6F : Pending | |||
Katherine Elizabeth Beyers
|  | Count 1 – Dealing in a Schedule I Controlled Substance : 2F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 2 – Dealing in a Schedule IV Controlled Substance : 3F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 3 – Dealing in a Schedule I Controlled Substance : 5F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 4 – Dealing in Marijuana : 6F : Pending |
|  | Count 5 – Possession of a Controlled Substance : AM : Pending |
Joseph W. Frasier
|  | Count 1 – Possession of a Narcotic Drug : 6F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 2 – Unlawful Possession of Syringe : 6F : Pending | ||
George Phillip Martin V
|  | Count 1 – Dealing in a Schedule IV Controlled Substance : 3F : Pending | |||
|  | Count 2 – Dealing in Marijuana : 6F : Pending | |||
Charles Edward Lipson
|  | Count 1 – Domestic Battery : 6F : Pending |
Heidi Kathleen Carter
|  | Count 1 – (Aiding) Murder : XF : Pending | ||
|  | Count 2 – Murder : XF : Pending |
|  | Count 3 – (Aiding) Rape : 1F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 4 – Criminal Confinement : 3F : Pending |
|  | Count 5 – Criminal Confinement : 3F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 6 – Criminal Confinement : 3F : Pending |
|  | Count 7 – Carrying a Handgun Without a License : 5F : Pending |
Felony Charges: October 25th, 2021
Published on October 25, 2021
Jason A. Miller
|  | Count 1 – Theft : 6F : Pending |
Everett Glenn Serrett Jr
|  | Count 1 – HC – Possession of Methamphetamine : 6F : Pending | |||
|  | Count 2 – HC – Unlawful Possession of Syringe : 6F : Pending | |||
|  | Count 3 – Possession of a Controlled Substance : AM : Pending |
Anthony M. Smith
|  | Count 1 – Criminal Confinement : 5F : Pending | |||
|  | Count 2 – Domestic Battery : 6F : Pending | |||
Katherine Elizabeth Beyers
|  | Count 1 – Dealing in a Schedule I Controlled Substance : 2F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 2 – Dealing in a Schedule IV Controlled Substance : 3F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 3 – Dealing in a Schedule I Controlled Substance : 5F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 4 – Dealing in Marijuana : 6F : Pending |
|  | Count 5 – Possession of a Controlled Substance : AM : Pending |
Joseph W. Frasier
|  | Count 1 – Possession of a Narcotic Drug : 6F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 2 – Unlawful Possession of Syringe : 6F : Pending | ||
George Phillip Martin V
|  | Count 1 – Dealing in a Schedule IV Controlled Substance : 3F : Pending | |||
|  | Count 2 – Dealing in Marijuana : 6F : Pending | |||
Charles Edward Lipson
|  | Count 1 – Domestic Battery : 6F : Pending |
Heidi Kathleen Carter
|  | Count 1 – (Aiding) Murder : XF : Pending | ||
|  | Count 2 – Murder : XF : Pending |
|  | Count 3 – (Aiding) Rape : 1F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 4 – Criminal Confinement : 3F : Pending |
|  | Count 5 – Criminal Confinement : 3F : Pending | ||
|  | Count 6 – Criminal Confinement : 3F : Pending |
|  | Count 7 – Carrying a Handgun Without a License : 5F : Pending |
THUNDERBOLTS EDGED BY ICE BEARS, 4-1
Evansville, IN.: Despite outshooting Knoxville in the game, the Thunderbolts just couldn’t get the bounces to go their way, as they lose a close game to the Ice Bears, 4-1. The Thunderbolts next home game will be on Sunday, November 14th at 3:00pm CT as they host the Birmingham Bulls. General Admission is free of charge and will not require a ticket. For non-General Admission tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), buy online at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or buy tickets in person at the Ford Center Box Office.
The Ice Bears would score the opening goal on a perfect deflection by Anthony McVeigh at 4:28, which would be the lone goal of the first period. Evansville responded with the tying goal from Scott Kirton on a rebound at 4:15 of the second period, assisted by Brandon Lubin and Austin Plevy. In the third period, Tanner Butler nearly gave Evansville a lead, but his shot would hit the post and fail to bounce in. The Ice Bears came back minutes later and scored to take a 2-1 lead, scored by Andrew Bellant at 7:47 of the third period. Knoxville added two late empty net goals from Dean Balsamo and J.D. Baker to round out the scoring, 4-1. Brian Billett finished with 21 saves on 23 shots. The Thunderbolts next face Knoxville on Sunday, January 16th at Knoxville Civic Coliseum, face-off at 4:00PM CT.
The Thunderbolts are currently competing in their fifth season in the SPHL (Southern Professional Hockey League). Season tickets are less than $9 per game. To order your tickets for this season, call 812-422-BOLT(2658).
Volleyball wins 5-set thriller to open weekend
Aces defeat Bulldogs after trailing 2-0
 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Trailing by a 2-0 score on Friday evening, the University of Evansville volleyball team rallied in a big way to defeat Drake in five sets inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
Alondra Vazquez recorded a match-high 24 kills to help the Purple Aces (18-7, 8-7 MVC) overcome the 2-0 deficit against the Bulldogs (10-13, 5-10 MVC) to win by a final of 3-2. She added 15 digs and a pair of service aces. Giulia Cardona picked up 17 kills, 9 digs and three aces while Melanie Feliciano completed the night with 12 kills and 11 digs.
“This team never quits and we knew that we were not out of it when we went down 2-0,†Aces head volleyball coach Fernando Morales said. “Our message to them was that if we started to play better, we were going to have a chance.â€
UE looked to be on its way to taking the second set to knot the match at 1-1, but a 4-0 rally by the Bulldogs saw them take the commanding lead. From there, the Aces went on to win by finals of 25-16, 25-18 and 15-13. Taya Haffner led the way with 51 assists while Vazquez recorded a solo block and four block assists. Madisyn Steele and Kate Tsironis recorded four block assists each. Drake was led by Mariana Rodrigues’ 16 kills.
Set 1 – Drake 25, UE 14
Drake had a strong start, recording the opening three points before continuing the run to take a 12-5 lead, forcing an Evansville time out. The Bulldogs extended the lead to 19-10 before Blakeley Freeman picked up an ace that got her squad back within seven. Unfortunately, that was as close as UE would get as the Bulldogs pulled away for a 25-14 win.
Set 2 – Drake 26, UE 24
A pair of blocks early in the second set saw UE take a 6-3 advantage. Hannah Watkins assisted in both blocks. Alondra Vazquez picked up a kill that extended the UE edge to 12-7 before Drake cut the deficit to one at 13-12. A kill by Giulia Cardona got the Aces back on track where they would go back by four at 16-12, but a run by the Bulldogs saw them tie it up at 17-17. Cardona put her team back in front with a kill and ace as UE would go back up by four at 23-19. The Bulldogs continued to fight back and their persistence paid off as they would rally all the way back to take a 26-24 decision. Trailing 24-22, DU reeled off the final four points to take the set and a 2-0 lead.
Set 3 – UE 25, Drake 16
After falling behind by a 3-0 score, Evansville stormed back to take the lead on a double block from Vazquez and Kate Tsironis. The Bulldogs tied it at 7-7, but a service ace from Freeman put Evansville back on top. After that, it was Cardona notching a kill before picking up back-to-back aces to put UE up 13-8. It was Vazquez who helped her team pull away even more, adding consecutive aces before UE took the 25-16 victory.
Set 4 – UE 25, Drake 18
It was the Bulldogs taking the early lead once again, posting the first three points before going up 9-5. The Aces came back once again, knotting the score at 12-12 when Cardona and Tsironis picked up a block. One possession later, it was Cardona putting UE in front with a kill. From there, it was all Evansville with the Aces pulling away to force a fifth game with a 25-18 decision.
Set 5 – UE 15, Drake 13
Evansville had the upper hand to begin the fifth set, scoring the opening four tallies, but Drake never gave up. Trailing 8-3, the Bulldogs scored four in a row to cut the gap to one. UE regained the edge, going up 14-10 on a Taya Haffner ace. Once again, the Bulldogs fought back, cutting the deficit to 14-13. With the pressure on, it was Vazquez who had the deciding point, recording her 24th and final kill of the night to seal the match.
On Saturday, the Aces close out the home schedule for the regular season with a 5 p.m. match against UNI. Seniors Elena Redmond and Cecilia Thon will be recognized before the match.
Eagles hold on for six-point, season-opening win over Panthers
CEDARVILLE, Ohio—Junior point guard Addy Blackwell (Bloomington, Indiana) drained 9-of-10 fourth-quarter free throws and University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball rode a strong first-half defensive effort en route to a 64-58 season-opening win over Ohio Dominican University Friday evening at the Midwest Region Crossover.
The Screaming Eagles (1-0), who led wire-to-wire, racked up 17 first-half steals and held the Panthers to just seven points throughout the first 16 minutes of the game as they built a 30-18 lead heading into the intermission.
USI’s offense struggled to get going early in the contest, but a 10-0 run midway through the second period that featured three-pointers by junior forward Hannah Haithcock (Washington Courthouse, Ohio) and senior guard Ashley Hunter (Flossmoor, Illinois) put USI up 20-7.
Hunter’s three-pointer less than two minutes into the second half put USI up, 37-23, but Ohio Dominican was able to cut USI’s advantage to single digits midway through the third period.
USI, however, erupted for eight straight points in a two-minute span that turned a 41-32 cushion into a commanding 17-point lead late in the third frame. Hunter, who finished with 15 points, six rebounds and four steals, started the run off with a three-pointer before scoring on a transition jumper a minute later. Freshman guard Vanessa Shafford (Linton, Indiana) connected on a three-pointer to cap off the eight-point surge.
Ohio Dominican (0-1), which trailed 49-34 heading into the fourth and by as much as 17 in the final 10 minutes, continued to chip away at USI’s lead. The Panthers drained six of their eight three-pointers in the fourth quarter as they pulled to within 56-50 with 2:30 to play.
Junior guard Tori Handley (Jeffersonville, Indiana) scored with two minutes to play to put the Eagles up, 58-50, but Ohio Dominican second-year freshman Gabby Stare, who had a game-high tying 16 points, answered with a basket to get the Panthers back to within six points with less than 90 seconds on the clock.
Blackwell, who had 11 points and three steals, went 6-for-6 from the charity stripe in the final 86 seconds as USI led 64-55 before Ohio Dominican junior guard Kennedy Schlabach connected on a three-pointer as time expired to cut USI’s winning margin to six points. Schlabach also had 16 points in the loss.
In addition to Hunter and Blackwell, the Eagles got nine points from Haithcock as well as eight points and seven rebounds from senior forward Ashlynn Brown (Perrysburg, Ohio). Sophomore forward Meredith Raley (Haubstadt, Indiana) came off the bench to score eight points and grab a team-high eight rebounds as the Eagles’ reserves outscored the Panthers’ bench 17-6.
USI returns to action Saturday at 3:15 p.m. (CST) when it takes on host Cedarville University. The Yellow Jackets were playing Lake Superior State University Friday night.
Notes: USI did not have a free throw attempt until Blackwell went 9-of-10 in the fourth quarter…Blackwell was the only USI player to shoot a free throw Friday night…the Eagles finished the game with 20 steals, the most since they racked up 21 steals in an 85-26 win over Harris-Stowe State University December 16, 2017…the Eagles improved to 27-20 all-time in season-openers with their win over Ohio Dominican, including 17-6 under Head Coach Rick Stein…Stein is now just 11 wins shy of 400 for his career…USI saw nine of its 10 players that saw the court Friday night contribute in the scoring column, while nine different Eagles had at least one steal…USI also had rebounding contributions from all of its 10 players that got in the game as the Eagles out-rebounded the Panthers, 43-36.