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Three home runs lift Otters to 11-7 win against Y’alls

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The Evansville Otters slugged their way to an 11-7 victory over the Florence Y’alls Tuesday night in the first of a three-game set from Y’alls Ballpark.

 

With the win, the Otters moved into a two-way tie with the Y’alls for first place in the West Division in the early going of the 2021 Frontier League regular season.

 

The scoring opened in the bottom of the first inning with a leadoff home run from Y’alls third baseman Taylor Bryant.

 

The Otters answered right back in the top of the second, when Riley Krane hit his third home run of the season to lead off the inning and tie the game at 1-1.

 

The score changed again a half inning later, when Harrison DiNicola led off the frame with another home run for Florence. The two clubs swapped leadoff homers in back-to-back-to-back half innings.

 

The Y’alls would go on to score three more runs in the second on back-to-back, two-out hits.

 

Evansville’s J.R. Davis cut the Y’alls’ lead in half in the next inning with a two-out, two-run home run to left field. Davis has now homered in consecutive games.

 

After a scoreless bottom of the third and a scoreless fourth, the Otters rallied to tie the game in the top of the fifth. Krane drove in his second run with a two-out double before Davis tied the game with another two-out knock.

 

Evansville took their first lead of the night in the sixth, when Elijah MacNamee walked with the bases loaded to force in the go-ahead run with two outs.

 

Dalton Stambaugh settled down after grinding through his first two innings as Tuesday’s starting pitcher to pitch a scoreless third, fourth, and fifth innings. He was lifted with two outs in the sixth after fanning his last batter, Mitch Piatnik.

Overall, Stambaugh went 5.2 innings, giving up five runs – four earned – off seven hits and three walks, and striking out seven.

 

Tyler Spring came on to finish the sixth. He would end up throwing an inning and a third, striking out three.

 

The Otters extended their lead with a four-run seventh. Dakota Phillips hit an opposite field, two-run homer — his second in his last three games.

After an RBI groundout from Josh Henderson, Miles Gordon hit a sac fly to centerfield to score Justin Felix from third, which capped the scoring in the inning. Evansville carried a 10-5 lead into the eighth.

 

The Otters scored their final run in the top of the eighth on another bases loaded walk, this time to Felix.

 

Justin Lewis came out of the bullpen to pitch the eighth, allowing one run on two hits and a walk.

 

Samson Abernathy, who was recently acquired via trade from the Sioux City Explorers, pitched the ninth in his Otters debut. He gave up one run on one hit and one walk.

 

Davis went 5-for-5 on the night for the Otters, building on his 4-for-4 performance in the second game of the doubleheader Sunday. He has now recorded a base hit in ten consecutive at-bats.

 

Andy DeJesus, Riley Krane, and Bryce Denton all had muti-hit performances, as well.

 

The Otters will look to secure another series victory with a win over Florence Wednesday. First pitch will be at 5:31 p.m. CT.

 

Thousands Of Hoosiers Will Receive $550 Million Settlement From Largest Subprime Auto Financing Company

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More than 5,000 Hoosiers are receiving $261 checks as a result of a $550 million settlement with the nation’s largest subprime auto financing company, Attorney General Todd Rokita announced today. The checks were sent on June 4.

The Office of the Indiana Attorney General reached the settlement last year with Santander Consumer USA Inc. The settlement, in which 33 states participated, resolves allegations that Santander violated consumer protection laws by making auto loans accessible to disadvantaged borrowers who had a high probability of defaulting.

“As part of our mission to protect Hoosier consumers, we will continue to hold businesses accountable for following the law,” Attorney General Rokita said. “Hard-working families face enough challenges without having to contend with companies trying to take advantage of them.”

As part of Indiana’s share of the settlement, more than 5,000 affected Hoosiers are receiving direct restitution totaling more than $1.3 million. Additionally, $14.1 million in abusive, low-cost loans administered by Santander have been waived or forgiven for 1,515 Hoosiers. The State of Indiana also received $30,000 in civil penalties.

This settlement stems from a multistate investigation of Santander’s subprime lending practices. The attorney general and other coalition members alleged that Santander, through its use of sophisticated credit scoring models to forecast default risk, knew that certain segments of its population were predicted to have a high likelihood of default. It alleged that Santander exposed these borrowers to unnecessarily high levels of risk through high loan-to-value ratios, significant backend fees and high payment-to-income ratios.

The attorney general and the coalition also alleged that Santander’s aggressive pursuit of market share led it to underestimate the risk associated with loans by turning a blind eye to dealer abuse and failing to meaningfully monitor dealer behavior to minimize the risk of receiving falsified information, including the amounts specified for consumers’ incomes and expenses.

Finally, the coalition alleged that Santander engaged in deceptive servicing practices and actively misled consumers about their rights, and risks of partial payments and loan extensions.

In addition to providing relief to consumers, Santander in the future is required to factor a consumer’s ability to pay the loan into its underwriting considerations.

This settlement brings the total amount of money recovered by the Office of the Attorney General this year across all divisions to more than $190 million.

Braun Introduce Bill To Hold ATF Accountable

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U.S. Senator Mike Braun of Indiana along with Senators: Barrasso (R-WY), Blackburn (R -TN), Cramer (R-ND), Crapo (R-ID), Lummis (R-WY), Risch (R-ID), and R. Scott (R-FL) introduced the ATF Accountability Act to provide transparency to gun owners across America on rules made by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

The ATF engages in a secretive classification review process where the agency makes decisions about whether a particular firearm is regulated by the National Firearms Act. Decisions and justification for decisions are often only made available to manufacturers in private correspondence. This causes a lot of uncertainty for both gun-owning Americans and firearm manufacturers, especially in combination with the ATF’s refusal to make final public rules regarding classification.

Law-abiding gun-owning Americans are too often last to know the classification status of firearms, leaving them unsure as to what licenses or tax stamps are required for legal ownership, and firearm manufacturers are forced to make production decisions without final approval by ATF. Additionally, contrary to regular administrative procedure, gun manufacturers have no way to appeal if they believe that a classification decision was reached in error or is not reflective of a comprehensive review.

“American gun owners and manufacturers have been left in the dark for far too long with closed-door rule changes by the ATF. Americans exercising their Second Amendment rights shouldn’t be the last to know the classification status of firearms, or what licenses or tax stamps they need to avoid running afoul of the law. The ATF needs accountability and transparency, which this bill accomplishes.” – Senator Mike Braun.

The ATF Accountability Act:

Policy Details: 

  • The ATF Accountability Act creates an appeals process following a ruling by ATF with specific regular timeframes.
  • The bill permits gun manufacturers to appeal the legal status or classification of any product by filing with the Director of Industry Operations with jurisdiction. After which, the appeal is directed to an administrative law judge.
  • This bill is endorsed by the Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition (FRAC).

JOE VEZZOSO HONORED WITH PRESTIGIOUS SAGAMORE OF THE WABASH HONOR

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Recognizing 36 years of service to the regional hospitality industry, French Lick Resort’s Joe Vezzoso is the newest recipient of the prestigious Sagamore of the Wabash.

Vezzoso, the resort’s Vice President of Sales, was presented with the award at the resort Tuesday morning by Gov. Eric Holcomb, who is himself a two-time recipient of the high honor given by the State of Indiana acknowledging notable achievements or civic contributions. The day was doubly memorable for Vezzoso, who also celebrated his 75th birthday Tuesday. Several family members joined the surprise celebration including his wife, Melody, daughter Ashley Vezzoso-Schaefer (a sales manager for the resort) and her husband, Steve.

Vezzoso is in his 13th year at French Lick Resort, during which time the resort has made significant additions attracting the group business sector to southern Indiana. In 2015, a $20 million expansion of The Event Center was completed, and in 2019 the Exhibition Hall was refurbished to become a dedicated meeting and event space for larger expos, trade shows and events.

During Vezzoso’s tenure as Vice President of Hotel Operations and VP of Sales, French Lick Resort has booked nearly 700,000 overnight rooms via group business. In total, 1.1 million guests visit French Lick Resort annually, with group travel an ever-growing piece of that puzzle.

Holcomb called French Lick Resort “a global gem” and lauded Vezzoso for being “way ahead of the curve” in building tourism as a major economic development tool in southern Indiana. The proof is in the number of first-time and repeat visitors to the small Orange County communities of French Lick and West Baden Springs, Holcomb noted.

“Once we get people here, they like to stay or they like to come back, and you define that whole ‘Destination Indiana’ approach and really put us on the map,” Holcomb said while presenting Vezzoso with the award. “I can’t thank you enough, and my only hope is that among all of your awards and recognitions, there’s room for the state’s highest award, the Sagamore of the Wabash. You showed the right way to do it.”

Vezzoso, an Evansville native who attended the University of Southern Indiana, grew up in the construction business and spent years working for his father’s construction company specializing in office complexes, schools and stadiums. In 1985 when the River House Hotel in Evansville was being renovated, Vezzoso was asked to stay aboard as the hotel’s general manager. That’s when he pivoted to a career in hospitality and tourism.

After managing the River House Hotel, Vezzoso moved on to work in operations at Casino Aztar (now Tropicana Evansville), the Executive Inns of Evansville and Owensboro, and Evansville Country Club before joining the sales team at French Lick Resort following its multi-million dollar restoration in the mid-2000s.

In addition to boosting French Lick Resort’s profile in the group travel market, Vezzoso is highly involved in Resort Charity Events, which benefits several entities locally and statewide. Through Resort Charity Events fundraising efforts, more than $1 million will be raised for Riley Children’s Foundation in conjunction with the Senior LPGA Championship held annually at the resort since 2017. The Symetra Tour’s Donald Ross Classic also makes an annual charitable contribution to the local Orange County Habitat for Humanity on behalf of Resort Charity Events.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS

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NOTICE OF THE VANDERBURGH COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING 

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 NOTICE OF THE VANDERBURGH COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE PRESENTATION TO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING ALLOCATION AREA 

The Vanderburgh County Redevelopment Commission will hold a meeting on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 307 of the Civic Center Complex at 

1 N.W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Evansville, Indiana, and consideration will be given to a resolution regarding the capture of tax increment financing revenue and any pass-through, as well as notification to the overlapping tax units of the 2022 budget year determination for TIF revenues in each of the five (5) allocation areas. 

Build, Learn, Grow Helps Families – Regardless Of Income

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50,000 scholarships are available to support of Hoosier essential workers and their children

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Build, Learn, Grow initiative, has made 50,000 scholarships available to help get Hoosier children from families working in essential industries – regardless of income – enrolled in early care and education, summer learning or out-of-school care. Scholarships run from May through October 2021 and will cover up to 80% of the early care and education program’s tuition for each child age 12 and younger. Information is available at www.BuildLearnGrow.org.

For families to qualify for Build, Learn, Grow scholarships, an adult in the household must work in an essential business (examples include health care, human services, retail, restaurant and food service, essential infrastructure, media, manufacturing and logistics, religious and charitable organizations and many others). Income guidelines are outlined here. Families will qualify for The Build, Learn, Grow scholarship to cover 80% of their cost with incomes of up to 250% of the federal poverty level. Families with incomes between 251% and 400% of FPL will qualify for 60% of costs covered and those with incomes at 401% of FPL and above will qualify for 20% of costs covered.

Families should complete the Build, Learn, Grow Scholarship Fund application found here and submit it to their early care and education provider. Families not currently connected to an early care and education program will be able to find a list of participating programs on the Build, Learn, Grow website also on the eligibility page. All providers who currently accept federal child care assistance are encouraged to enroll.

The scholarships are funded by more than $101 million provided to Indiana by the federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, or CRRSA. To administer the Build, Learn, Grow scholarship program, the Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning has partnered with Early Learning Indiana and Indiana Afterschool Network, the state’s leading organizations supporting early care and education and out-of-school-time programs. Early care and education and out-of-school-time programs interested in receiving children with Build, Learn, Grow scholarships can learn more at www.BuildLearnGrow.org.

Ivy Tech Community College Hires

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Evansville, Ind..- Ivy Tech Community College Evansville has recent new hires. They include:

 Chris Raney is now maintenance supervisor at Ivy Tech Community College. He attended Daytona State College where he completed HVAC and HVAC Service courses. Raney previously worked for ProLift Toyota Material Handling as service team lead.

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(William) Cody Biggers is now a maintenance technician at Ivy Tech Community College. He holds a certification in Industrial Maintenance from Vincennes University. Biggers previously worked for Berry Global as a maintenance apprentice.

Kayla Jordan is now a college connection coach at Ivy Tech Community College serving Castle, Boonville, and Tecumseh High Schools. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Southern Indiana. Jordan previously worked for Hopebridge as a registered behavior technician.

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Three UE student-athletes earn State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award

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Ian Alberts, Caitlin O’Donnell and Brock Wandel recognized

 

Three University of Evansville student-athletes were recognized on Tuesday when the Missouri Valley Conference announced the recipients of the State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Awards for the 2020-21 season.

 

Earning the award for the Purple Aces were Ian Alberts of the track and field team, women’s golfer Caitlin O’Donnell and Brock Wandel from the UE men’s soccer squad.  In order to be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must be in good academic standing, must demonstrate good citizenship through good sportsmanship and significant community service, and must participate in a sport, during the season of recognition.  The Valley will recognize 10 student-athletes three times annually (fall, winter, spring), for a total of 30 honorees.  Institutions select their State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award honorees.

 

Ian Alberts is a senior who has made the Dean’s List in seven semesters in his time at the University of Evansville.  The Biology major has recorded a 4.0 GPA while earning MVC Scholar-Athlete recognition.  Alberts has served numerous hours at local middle and high school cross country and track & field meets.  He participated in the UE Barn Blitz to benefit Habitat for Humanity and took part in the Aces Holiday Reading Program where he read books to local Evansville elementary schools.

 

Junior Caitlin O’Donnell has a 3.636 GPA in Exercise Science and has been recognized as a WGCA All-American Scholar-Athlete.  O’Donnell has been named to the Dean’s List four times and is active around campus and in the community.  The SAAC representative has spent time volunteering with Vogel School tutoring, YMCA mentoring and UE Holiday Reading Day.  She has done a great deal of work with UE Athletics Diversity and Inclusion while assisting with the Social Justice Campaign within the UE athletic department.

 

Brock Wandel, who is a sophomore at UE, has made the Dean’s List on three occasions and has a perfect 4.0 GPA majoring in Accounting and Management.  He started a winter snow removal team on the UE campus to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity.  The group traveled around the Evansville community to remove snow from driveways and walkways with all funds going to Habitat for Humanity.  The SAAC representative has also volunteered with Holy Rosary, EB Walk, Breast Cancer Philanthropy, Easter Seals of Evansville and the USO Bucket Shake.

 

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