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Henry Kiel leads UE men in Arkansas

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Two out of three rounds complete

 JONESBORO, Ark. – Henry Kiel was the top performer for the University of Evansville men’s golf team in the opening day of the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate at RidgePointe Country Club.

 

Kiel began the day with an 80 before recording the Purple Aces low round of the day on the second 18.  His 1-over 73 launched him to the top of the UE squad and in a tie for 47th on the leaderboard with a 153.

 

Three behind Kiel is Dallas Koth.  Finishing the day with identical scores of 78, Koth is tied for 60th with a 156.  Third for the Aces was Michael Ikejiani.  His top round was a 77 in the first 18 holes before finishing with an 81.  Ikejiani’s total of 158 strokes has him in the 74th spot.

 

Carson Parker made a strong improvement as the day went along.  Parker carded an 84 in round one before lowering his second-round score by seven on his way to a 161 for the day.  Isaac Rohleder also lowered his tally between rounds, going from an 82 to an 80.  He stands with a 162 entering Tuesday’s final round.

 

Evansville is 16th on the team side with a 625.  The Aces have a chance to make some moves on Tuesday as they stand five behind Stetson and six shots away from a 13th-place tie between Central Arkansas and Long Island.  Arkansas State has a sizeable grip on the top spot with a 2-round score of 581.  They are 11 in front of Loyola and 13 in front of a 4-way tie for third place between Oklahoma Christian, Oral Roberts, Creighton and Valparaiso.

 

Arkansas State individual Jack Madden holds the individual lead.  Following a 76 to open the day, Madden registered a 6-under 66 in round two to finish with a 142.  He is just one shot in front of a tie for second between Dustin Hasley (Oral Roberts) and Caleb VanArragon (Valpo).

 

Tuesday’s final round will have tee times starting at 7:45 a.m.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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https://vanderburghsheriff.org/jail-recent-booking-records/

Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners Meeting Agenda

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AGENDA OF THE VANDERBURGHY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OCTOBER 12, 2021 MEETING AT 3:00 pm, IN ROOM 301, CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX

1. Call to Order 

2. Attendance 

3. Pledge of Allegiance 

    1. 4. Action Items A. Health Department: 1. COVID19 Vaccination Update 
    2. 2. Agreement for Contractual Clinic Nurse Vaccinator with Chelsea Mangold 
    3. 3. Memorandum of Understanding Agreement with EVSC 
    4. 4. Services Contract with Keith Miller for services provided as the Child Fatality Review Coordinator 
    5. 5. Walgreens Immunization Service Contract for Flu Shots 
    7. B. Wow! Business Service Change Order for Jail WAN upgrade 
    8. C. City-County Addendum to WOW! Business Customer Agreement 
    9. D. C & I Recycling Agreement 
    10. E. Consultant Contract with Morley for Broadband Services 
    11. F. Vanderburgh County Sheriff: 1. Resolution CO.R-10-21-017 Interlocal Agreement re: 2019 Local Byrne Justice Grant 
    12. 2. Resolution CO.R-10-21-018 Interlocal Agreement re: 2020 Local Byrne Justice Grant 
    14. G. Public Defender: 1. Professional Services Agreement with Heather Burton 
    16. H. Ordinance Establishing the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Local Recovery Fund Utilization Plan 
    17. I. IEC-8 Precinct Reprecincting Revision 
    18. J. County Engineer: 1. Kansas Road Phase 2 Contract Award 
    19. 5. Department Head Reports 
    20. 6. New Business 
    21. 7. Old Business 
    22. 8. Consent Items A. Approval of September 28, 2021 Meeting Minutes 
    23. B. Employment Changes 
    24. C. County Auditor: Claims Voucher Reports: 9/27-10/1/2021 & 10/4 -10/8/2021 
    25. D. Riverboat-Infrastructure/Drainage Appropriation Request 
    26. E. Commissioners Teamster Education Transfer Request 
    27. F. County Clerk September 2021 Monthly Report 
    28. G. County Engineer: Department Report and Claims 
    29. H. Old National Events Plaza Fee Waiver Request for the Evansville Rescue Mission’s Gobbler Gathering 
    31. 9. Public Comment 
    32. 10. Adjournment 
    33. Drainage Board Immediately Following

DIANA MOERS ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR VANDERBURGH COUNTY PROSECUTOR

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Evansville, IN—Attorney Diana Moers (pronounced murse) announces her intent to seek the Republican nomination for Vanderburgh County Prosecutor.

Moers, an Evansville native and graduate of North High School, brings over fourteen years of experience as a trial attorney and litigator at the state and federal level, dedicating the bulk of her career to public service work. Moers began her career as a prosecutor in Illinois before returning to Indiana to prosecute white collar crime throughout Indiana—including cases in Vanderburgh County. Moers currently spends the bulk of her practice in civil rights litigation—defending the State of Indiana and its agencies and officials in federal and state courts. 

“Vanderburgh County deserves a fighter who will work with integrity to keep our community safe,” said Diana Moers. “I pledge to rebuild a working relationship with law enforcement and victims of violent and sexual crimes to get the justice Vanderburgh County deserves. I look forward to sending a clear message that we take these crimes seriously: law-abiding citizens will have a strong and effective advocate on their side.”

Moers added, “The Prosecutor must operate with absolute integrity to serve effectively and I intend to make sure that happens. Our Prosecutor’s office should be a leader for effective, fair, and efficient prosecution with absolute integrity and professionalism.” 

New Pediatric Therapy Program is Making a Difference in Children’s Lives

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Ascension St. Vincent Pediatric Therapy Program is Making a Difference 
Ascension St.Vincent Evansville recently unveiled a new, expanded Pediatric Therapy program offering outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy services. The newly renovated kid-friendly space is located within the Center for Children and adjacent to the Patricia Browning Stone Sensory Playground. Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Foundation was proud to support this important project for our children and families.
Taylor Teppen’s son, Mitchell, has greatly benefitted from the care he has received through the program. She states, “Our experience with the Pediatric Therapy Program has been nothing short of exceptional. My son, Mitchell, started physical therapy treatments for severe Torticollis when he was just 1 month old. After only 2 months with our therapist, Nicolette, I’ve seen a complete transformation. Mitchell regained full neck mobility and has easily met all developmental milestones along the way. Not only has Nicolette provided important hands-on treatment for Mitchell during his appointments, but she also has given me the tools and confidence I need to continue his therapy exercises at home.”
Nicolette Juncker, Pediatric Therapist, discusses the need for such a program in our community: “…it is a privilege to be able to give back and provide our clients with these much-needed services. Therapy significantly impacts both the child and caregiver’s daily lives, so being another resource for families here in the Tri-state is crucial to allow kids to get the help both when and how they need it. …I feel very blessed to be able to help kiddos of all ages in our community.”

Distinguished Historian Sally Roesch Wagner To Deliver Lecture At UE

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EVANSVILLE, IN (10/11/2021)

The University of Evansville (UE) Department of History, Politics, and Social Change will welcome Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner for the 19th annual Thomas C. Fiddick Memorial Lecture on Friday, November 5. The lecture will begin at 7:00 p.m. in Eykamp Hall, located on the second floor of Ridgway University Center on the UE campus. The event is free and open to the public with a book signing afterward. For those who are unable to attend in person, the lecture will be live-streamed.

The 19th annual Fiddick Lecture is a centennial celebration (delayed by one year due to COVID-19) of the passing of the 19th Amendment, which gave American women the right to vote. Focusing on the women’s rights movement over three centuries, Dr. Wagner’s lecture examines the movement’s changing agenda, why it has happened, and how we can move forward today with United States democracy and the very existence of life on the planet hanging in the balance.

Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner was awarded one of the first doctorates in the country for work in women’s studies (UC Santa Cruz), and she is the founder of one of the first college-level women’s studies programs in the United States (CSU Sacramento). Dr. Wagner has taught women’s studies courses for 50 years, and she currently teaches for Syracuse University’s Honors Program.

A major historian of the suffrage movement, Dr. Wagner has been active on the national scene. She appeared in and wrote the faculty guide for the Ken Burns documentary Not for Ourselves Alone. A prolific author, Dr. Wagner’s anthology The Women’s Suffrage Movement, with a foreword by Gloria Steinem (Penguin Classics, 2019), unfolds a new intersectional look at the 19th-century women’s rights movement. Sisters in Spirit: Haudenosaunee’s (Iroquois) Influence on Early American Feminists (Native Voices, 2001) documents the surprisingly unrecognized authority of Native women who inspired the suffrage movement. It was followed by her young reader’s book, We Want Equal Rights: How Suffragists Were Influenced by Native American Women (Native Voices, 2020). Among her awards, Dr. Wagner was selected as a 2020 New York State Senate Woman of Distinction, one of “21 Leaders for the 21st Century” by Women’s E-News in 2015, and she received the Katherine Coffey Award for outstanding service to museology from the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums in 2012.

“Professor Wagner is one of the leading historians of Women’s Suffrage in the country, and it is an enormous privilege to bring her to the University of Evansville to deliver the 2021 Fiddick Lecture and interact with students in class,” said Dr. James MacLeod, professor of history and director of the Fiddick Memorial Lecture Series for UE. “On the hundredth anniversary of one of the greatest steps forward in American history, it is important that we reflect and learn some of the lessons of the passing of Women’s Suffrage. Gaining the vote was a hugely important moment for American women, but the women’s rights movement has evolved significantly over the years, and there can be few better-qualified people to tell us this fascinating story than Sally Roesch Wagner.”

Thomas C. Fiddick, for whom the Fiddick Memorial Lecture is named, served as professor of history at UE from 1963 to 2002. In his 39 years at the university, he was a dedicated teacher, a productive scholar, and a tireless fighter in the cause of justice. His book, Russia’s Retreat from Poland, 1920: From Permanent Revolution to Peaceful Coexistence, is still considered to be the best book on this topic. Tom’s untimely death on the day of his retirement in 2002 stunned the entire UE community, especially his many former students. It was from the former students’ efforts in particular, with the support of Dr. Fiddick’s friends and the University, that the annual Thomas C. Fiddick Memorial Lecture was established.

“The Fiddick Lecture is one of the best events of the year, as we get to celebrate the career of a truly outstanding faculty member here at UE,” MacLeod added. “Tom Fiddick was a brilliant scholar and an incredible teacher who made a life-transforming impact on generations of students.”

Masks will be required while indoors on the UE campus. To stream the lecture live, visit evansville.edu/live.

 

This Week at USI

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Monday, October 11 – Tuesday, October 12
USI not holding classes for Fall Break
The University of Southern Indiana will not hold classes on Monday, October 11, and Tuesday, October 12 for Fall Break. Campus offices and resources will remain open at regular hours.

4 p.m. Thursday, October 14
Annual Flowers on the Lake ceremony to honor lives lost to domestic violence
The University of Southern Indiana’s Sexual Assault and Gender Violence Prevention Committee will host the annual Flowers on the Lake ceremony at 4 p.m. Thursday, October 14 in front of the Liberal Arts Center. The ceremony, held in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, is free and open to the public.

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Thursday, October 14 – Sunday, October 17
USI Theatre opens 2021-2022 with live productions

USI Theatre is proud to open its 2021-22 season with a return to live performances!  The first production of the season, The Mad Ones, is a new musical written by Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk and directed by USI Associate Professor of Theatre Eric Altheide.  The production runs from October 14-17 in the USI Performance Center located in University Center East on the USI campus.

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Tuesday, October 19 – Wednesday, October 20
Romain College of Business to host events in recognition of Women’s Entrepreneurship Week

The University of Southern Indiana Romain College of Business will host series of events and presentations as part of Women’s Entrepreneurship Week Tuesday, October 19 and Wednesday, October 20. All events are free and open to the public and will take place in Carter Hall and in the Business and Engineering Center on the USI campus. Events will be held in person as capacity allows.

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Feliciano and Cardona Earn MVC Awards As Aces Prep For Bears

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UE looks for third consecutive MVC win

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – After leading the University of Evansville volleyball team to one of its most successful weekends in over a decade, the duo of Melanie Feliciano and Giulia Cardona were recognized by the Missouri Valley Conference on Monday.

Feliciano was recognized as the league’s Player of the Week while Cardona earned Freshman of the Week accolades.  It marked the first such honor for each.  Evansville also becomes the first team in the MVC to have four different players recognized with weekly awards this season.  The Purple Aces are preparing for a Tuesday match-up against Missouri State, which is slated for a 6 p.m. start at Meeks Family Fieldhouse.

Player of the Week

– Racking up 18 kills while hitting a season-high .600, Melanie Feliciano lifted UE to a 3-0 win over Illinois State on Saturday and was recognized as the MVC Player of the Week

– The contest marked the sixth in a row for Feliciano with eight or more kills

– The junior averaged 5.00 kills/set in the weekend wins over the Braves and Redbirds while improving her season average to 3.32 per set, which is 8th in the MVC

– With 2.48 digs per set, Feliciano is second on the team and 20th in the Valley

Freshman of the Week

– Averaging 4.83 kills, 2.33 digs and accumulating a total of eight service aces in the weekend wins over Bradley and Illinois State, Giulia Cardona was named the MVC Freshman of the Week on Oct. 11

– Her eight aces over the weekend pushed her season mark to 0.51 aces per set, which paces the Valley and is 22nd nationally…she opened the week with a career-high of five against Bradley

– That was not her only strong point as she tallied 4.83 kills per set in the two matches while improving her season average to 3.67

– Cardona led the way with 16 against Bradley before adding 13 versus ISU…since totaling one kill at Loyola, she has averaged 4.5 per set with 45 kills in 10 frames

– The freshman is third in the MVC in both kills 3.67/set and points (4.33/game)

Last Time Out

– It was a weekend to remember for the Purple Aces, who earned a pair of 3-0 victories against Bradley and Illinois State

– Friday’s win over the Braves snapped a 7-match skid against the squad with Giulia Cardona racking up 16 kills, 5 aces and 13 digs

– On Saturday, it was Melanie Feliciano leading the way with 18 kills on the way to a win over the Redbirds…the win was just the fifth in program history versus ISU

– UE earned consecutive 3-0 shutouts over MVC opposition for the first time since October of 2010 when UE topped Illinois State and Indiana State by 3-0 scores

Are those video game numbers?

– Taya Haffner continues to tally up the assists at one of the top rates in the nation

– She recorded an average of 13.17 per set in UE’s weekend sweeps of Bradley and Illinois State and improved her season total to 11.15 per game

– That average continues to pace the MVC while ranking 9th nationally and second among all NCAA freshmen

– Over the last three matches, Haffner has accumulated 12.4 helpers per frame and has reached 40 in a match on five occasions

– Haffner’s numbers in home matches are off the charts – in 11 sets, she has posted 145 assists, an average of 13.18 while helping the Aces to a perfect 4-0 mark at Meeks Family Fieldhouse

 

Etienne named GLVC Defensive Player of the Week

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indian sophomore goalkeeper Maya Etienne (Midland, Michigan) was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week for her efforts in the Screaming Eagles homestand sweep of Rockhurst University and William Jewell College. The honor is the third of Etienne’s career.

Etienne started the weekend by recording a 1-0 shutout of Rockhurst after making three saves and facing eight total shots. She completed the week by facing three William Jewell shots and making two saves to earn her second-straight shutout.

With the two victories, Etienne evens her season record at 3-3-1, including four shutouts, and lowered her team-best goals against average to 0.72. She also increased her career-shutout total to 25, three away from the USI career mark.

Etienne and USI (5-4-2, 3-4-1 GLVC) hit the road next weekend for a pair of matches. They start the trip with a visit to Springfield, Missouri, to face GLVC-leading Drury University (10-1-0, 8-1-0 GLVC) Friday at 10 a.m. and conclude the trip with a stop in Bolivar, Missouri, to play Southwest Baptist University (2-7-1, 2-6-0 GLVC) Sunday at noon.

Small Businesses Vital To Economic Growth

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Small Businesses Vital To Economic Growth

By District 78  State Representative Tim O’Brien

 Small businesses contribute to our communities in a multitude of ways. Not only do they sponsor youth sports teams, donate to nonprofits and give our hometowns character, but they also employ more than 1.2 million Hoosiers statewide, making up 44 percent of all workers, according to the Indiana Economic Development Corp.

Indiana’s economic growth is dependent on small businesses, and I am dedicated to taking action to help Hoosier entrepreneurs and small businesses succeed.

To continue mitigating the impact of the pandemic, small businesses can receive a Hoosier Hospitality Small Business Restart Grant, providing funds to cover a portion of certain expenses. More than $30 million in CARES Act funding is available for grants and more businesses can qualify for help. Businesses that already received a Small Business Restart Grant can reapply in order to reach the new maximum reimbursement amount of $100,000, but it’s important to note that expenses covered by a previous grant are not eligible for this second round of funding. Be sure to apply as soon as possible, especially as grants will be issued in the order received until funding is exhausted. Learn more and apply for a grant atbackontrack.in.gov.

Recruiting talent is also a challenge facing many employers. Hoosiers can skill up and earn credentials for jobs in fast-growing industries through the state’s Next Level Jobs program, helping businesses find highly trained employees. Workforce Ready Grants cover tuition costs to earn an eligible, high-value certificate from Ivy Tech Community College or Vincennes University. To learn about free training opportunities, visitnextleveljobs.org.

Hoosier veterans in need of training as they transition to civilian life can apply for grants through Next Level Veterans. This program, available atin.gov/veterans, helps connect employers to veterans looking for career opportunities. Here in Evansville, Jeff Klump, founder of MidAmerica Safety Solutions and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, makes it his mission to hire veterans and their families. For his efforts, Klump and his traffic control safety company earned Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year for Indiana’s Small Business Week 2021.

When dining, shopping or in need of a service, support a local small business and for every $100 spent, $48 stays in the community, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. Spend the same amount at a big box store and only $14 stays locally.

Thank you to all of the small-business owners who make a difference in our state. For additional resources, visit the Indiana Economic Development Corp. at iedc.in.gov.

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