|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
Responsive employerHolcomb Statement on the State Revenue Forecast
INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb offered the following statement regarding the revenue forecast:
“Indiana continues to significantly outperform national economic averages, providing our state a unique opportunity to accelerate our growth by investing in our people.
“Our next two-year budget will place Indiana in the enviable position to make long-term, wise and historic investments in our schools and education partners, market-driven workforce development programs, law enforcement officials, local community quality of life and place programs, transformational infrastructure projects, enhanced and expanded economic development tools, pay off debt, and pay cash for once-in-a-lifetime state facilities assets.
“Credit is due to many over the coming weeks, but Hoosier resiliency and all our healthcare workers who stood in the gap have powered our state’s success. They’re the reason we’re realizing the gains we celebrate today and more importantly, what they’ll lead to as we build one Indiana, for all!â€
Swimming and Diving Announces Addition of Eric Best
Indiana head diving coach Drew Johansen announced the addition of Eric Best to the diving staff on Friday morning. Best will serve as the program’s volunteer assistant coach.
“Eric is going to be a tremendous addition to the team,†Johansen said. “His knowledge and experience are unmatched.â€
Prior to joining the Indiana staff, Best served as the head men’s and women’s diving coach for the Michigan State Spartans for 20 seasons. In his tenure with Sparty, he produced divers that competed at the NCAA Zones, NCAA Championships, USA Diving Nationals, and the U.S. Olympic Trials. Best was named Big Ten Diving Coach of the Year in 2006.
“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Drew and the entire Indiana diving team,†Best said. “I feel honored to be a part of the great tradition of Indiana Diving.â€
Best worked the Michigan State University Diving Camps for 40 years (1979-2019) as either a coach or director.
Prior to his stint at MSU, Best served as the diving coach at West Bloomfield (Mich.) High School from 1991-2002. He coached 26 state meet qualifiers in 11 consecutive years, including six state finalists and two All-Americans in the high school ranks.
Best also spent one season (1980-81) as the diving coach at Oakland Community College, where he coached two NJCAA qualifiers, including a fifth-place finisher.
He served as a Sergeant in both the United States Army and Michigan National Guard as an Aircraft Electrician and Helicopter Crew Chief. He was Honorably Discharged in October 1992.
Best was a member of the Michigan State diving team from 1979-82. He is a 1992 cum laude graduate of Wayne State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in secondary education.
Donut Bank Hit and Run
 On April 8, around 5:30 a.m., Evansville Police Officers were called to Donut Bank on Diamond Ave. for a theft and a hit and run.Â
The victim, who was purchasing doughnuts at the time of the theft, told authorities that he witnessed the male in these photos steal several objects, then walk out of the store. The caller then confronted the suspect in the parking lot about the theft.Â
After a brief confrontation, the suspect jumped into the passenger side of a white passenger car. A female driver then sped off from the parking lot, running over the victim’s foot.Â
If anyone recognizes the person in these pictures, they are asked to call the Evansville Police Department’s Hit and Run Unit at 812-436-7942Â
USI Baseball wins in the 9th
University of Southern Indiana Baseball senior rightfielder Manny Lopez hit a two-run home run to cap off a ninth inning rally to defeat Kentucky Wesleyan College, 6-5, Wednesday afternoon in Owensboro, Kentucky. The Screaming Eagles go to 16-12 overall, while the Panthers end the afternoon 15-5.
The ninth inning rally for the Eagles started with a walk to senior shortstop Kobe Stephens, who walked and scored on a double by junior centerfielder Bryce Krizan to make the score, 5-3. Krizan also advanced to third on error.
Krizan scored on a throwing error to get the Eagles within one, 5-4, when junior second baseman Ethan Hunter stole second after walking. This set the stage for Lopez.
Lopez hit a 0-2 pitch over the left field wall to give the Eagles the 6-5 lead and eventual winning margin. The home run was Lopez’s team-best eighth of the season.
Kentucky Wesleyan took advantage of a pair of USI miscues in the third to score three times and built a 5-0 lead after four frames. The Eagles would cut into the deficit in the top of the fifth on a RBI-single by freshman first baseman Adam Wildeman and a sacrifice fly by junior third baseman Michael Conner to trail 5-2.
Senior right-hander Jordan Kelly made his first career start for the Eagles and was able to control the Panthers for two innings before they struck for a trio of tallies, aided by the USI errors in the third. Kelly left the game after allowing four runs, one earned, on seven hits and tied a career-high by striking out five batters.
Junior right-hander Bryce Stuteville picked up his first win as an Eagle in relief. Stuteville (1-0) threw four scoreless frames, allowing seven hits and striking out one to get the win.
USI senior right-hander Tyler Hagedorn posted a scoreless ninth to get his team-best fourth save of the season and tie an Eagle all-time record with his 86th career-appearance. The 86 appearances ties Trevor Leach, who set the mark between 2008 and 2011.
Hagedorn blanked the Panthers in the ninth on one hit, while striking out one.
No. 21 USI VBall Set for first round of GLVC Tournament, Taking on Lindenwood on Friday
University of Southern Indiana Volleyball heads to East Peoria for the GLVC Volleyball Championship Tournament, beginning on April 16 with third-seeded USI playing sixth-seeded Lindenwood. The Screaming Eagles utilized an undefeated weekend with wins over GLVC-foes to rise in the AVCA rankings.
The Screaming Eagles ranked up to 21st following an impressive undefeated weekend with wins over division rivals Illinois Springfield and then-No. 1 Lewis. USI beat the Prairie Stars in four sets to sweep the season series against UIS. The Eagles then went to Romeoville with one thing in mind, an upset. USI beat the top-ranked Flyers in five sets behind impressive stat lines from a multitude of its players. In the GLVC East, USI improved to 7-1, only dropping its opening match of the season to Lewis in five sets.
Up next for the Eagles is the first round of the GLVC Volleyball Championship Tournament against the sixth seed, Lindenwood. The Lindenwood Lions own an 11-7 record on the season, including two wins over ranked opponents. In the last meeting between the Eagles and Lions, USI swept the match 3-0 behind an outstanding weekend performance from Leah Anderson.
USI enters the first round GLVC tournament match on a four-match winning streak, beating McKendree, UIndy, UIS, and Lewis. In the four-match streak, five players are averaging two-plus kills per set with a team attack percentage of .238 and 13.94 kills per set as a team. Katherine Koch and Leah Anderson lead the way on offense with 3.63 and 3.50 kills per set while Abby Weber, Abby Bednar, and Taylor Litteken have all averaged more than two per set. Casey Cepicky has dished out 166 over the four matches with 10.38 assists per set. Defensively, over the same stretch, the Eagles have six players laying out for at least 2.75 digs per set. At the net, junior Sidney Hegg has been essential to disrupting opposing attacks with 1.53 blocks per set while the Eagles have held opposing forces to an attack percentage of .139.
GLVC Tournament Information
The GLVC Tournament runs from April 16-18 in East Peoria, Illinois, at the EastSide Centre.
The championship tournament is a single-elimination featuring the top eight teams via the GLVC PRS.
Tournament seeding:
#1 Lewis (4.68)
#2 UMSLÂ (4.46)
#3 USI (3.90)
#4 Quincy (3.68)
#5 Missouri S&T (3.64)
#6 Lindenwood (3.42)
#7 Rockhurst (3.41)
#8 Truman State (3.28)
There will be fans allowed at the GLVC Volleyball Championship Tournament. Please visit the GLVC website and volleyball championship page for complete information.
Tickets will be limited to 200 per match; first come, first served (no online or pre-sale tickets are available):
$10 Adults
$5 Students (with College ID)
$5 Seniors (65+)
$5 Child (6+)
Free Children 5 and under
– Ticket sales will begin 30 minutes prior to match time at the main entrance of the EastSide Centre
– All spectators will be COVID screened prior to proceeding down to main court area
– Masking and social distancing will be required at all times inside the EastSide Centre and while waiting to purchase tickets
– Spectators must sit in designated areas (designated area specifics are yet to be determined by tournament administrators- please check when you enter for any such designations)
– Bleachers will be sanitized between matches, fans must exit facility immediately following the match.
– Enter via the single main entrance and exit via one of the other two exits separate from where you entered (they will be marked); please abide by directional signs inside the facility
– Spectators must utilize the upstairs restrooms only
SEASON NOTES:
In the Screaming Eagles’ impressive season, USI received its first-ever national ranking in the February 10 poll. In the following weeks, USI would reach as high as 12th in the national poll and is currently ranked 21st.
USI Volleyball posted multiple impressive feats this season, recording five-straight matches without losing a set, beating Illinois Springfield, UIndy, McKendree, then-No. 6 Rockhurst, and Lindenwood. The 15-straight set wins were included in an eight-match win streak as well with the Eagles beating Maryville, WIlliam Jewell, and Missouri S&T prior to their loss to UMSL.
In the GLVC, USI boasts multiple players ranking highly in statistical categories, including: Aces (1st – Anderson, 7th – Cepicky, 9th – Weber), Kills (3rd – Anderson, 9th – Koch), Points (2nd – Anderson, 9th – Koch), Assists (5th – Cepicky), and Hitting Percentage (3rd – Litteken)
Senior setter Casey Cepicky has maneuvered her way up USI’s all-time assist chart to fourth with 2,883 in her time as a Screaming Eagle. Cepicky began the season sixth in the USI record book.
USI’s sophomore outside hitter Leah Anderson earned the program’s first AVCA National Player of the Week award since 2011 with her performance against Rockhurst and Lindenwood where she posted 34 kills and a hitting percentage of .446, amassing 38.5 points (6.42 points per set). (Release)
Sophomore outside hitter Katherine Koch collected the first GLVC weekly award of her career following her performance in the trouncing of McKendree. Koch bombarded the Bearcats with 17 kills (career-high) and 19.0 total points (career-high) on .300 attack percentage. (Release)
Senior libero Callie Gubera added USI’s third GLVC weekly honor, earning the Defensive Player of the Week following wins over Illinois Springfield and then-No.1 Lewis. Gubera recorded 50 digs (6.25 per set) over the two matches including a career-high of 38 against the Flyers. (Release)
BILLS CONCERNING ABORTION, STUDENT LEARNING AWAITS GOVERNOR SIGNATURE
Bills about abortion, student learning recovery, and judicial selection are now up for the governor to sign into law
By Hope Shrum
TheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS—Bills regarding abortion, student learning recovery and judicial selection passed through the Indiana House Wednesday after changes made to the bills in the Senate were approved.
The House was scheduled to read six bills for concurrence, but it only read three, all of which passed, moving to the governor to be signed into law.
Student learning recovery
House Bill 1008 establishes the student learning recovery grant program and fund to help students who have fallen behind in their education due to the pandemic.
The bill appropriates $150 million from the state general fund, which will be given out in grants for which local schools, universities and other organizations could apply.
HB 1008 passed with a final vote of 79-2 in the House during its concurrence reading Wednesday.
Judicial selection
House Bill 1453 reshapes the judicial selection process for Lake and St. Joseph counties, which, for the past 40 years, have had a merit selection system that allows for citizens, lawyers and appellate-level judges to screen and select the candidates for appointment by the governor, according to the Indiana State Bar Association.
The ISBA said the bill would allow the governor to select the majority of members of the judicial nominating commission, and the appointees would not be required to have any legal training or connection to the legal community.
HB 1453 did not change much as amended in the Senate, according to the bill’s author, Rep. Michael Aylesworth, R-Hebron. He said the bill was amended to add two more members to the commission—one member of a minority group and one woman—making it six members in total.
The ISBA released a statement in February saying that the bill “unnecessarily discards a working system and replaces it with one primarily overseen by the executive branch, without counsel from those who interact with the court on a daily basis.â€
Rep. Ragen Hatcher, D-Gary, said Lake and St. Joseph County voters should choose their judges.
“Lake County, St. Joseph County, Marion County and Allen County, all of those counties that have that large majority-minority population, deserve to have the same rights as the other 88 [counties] and be able to elect their judges,†Hatcher said. “Hopefully, we’ll see a bill next session that will treat every county the same when selecting judges.â€
The bill passed by a vote of 52-33 when it was read for concurrence in the House.
Abortion
House Bill 1577, which covers several aspects of abortion, was debated during its concurrence reading in the House Wednesday. The bill requires parents to get their signatures notarized after they sign a permission slip for their minor child to get an abortion.
Two Democratic representatives, both women, spoke against the bill, saying that having to go to a notary would reveal a personal matter. The only male representative to speak on the bill, Rep. John Jacob, R-Indianapolis, said he was voting no because “abortion is always murder.â€
The author of HB 1577, Rep. Peggy Mayfield, R-Martinsville, said the notarization requirement in the bill is needed to verify the identity of an adult bringing a minor to get an abortion.
“You don’t know whether these girls are being trafficked, whether they’re being coerced, or whether they just forged it,†Mayfield said. “Remember, these are minors.â€
The bill also requires abortion providers to disclose information about a “reversal drug†and allows mental health providers to deny their services to women seeking abortions if it is against their ethical, moral or religious beliefs.
With a final vote of 63-25, the bill will move on to Gov. Eric Holcomb to be signed into law.
FOOTNOTE: Â Hope Shrum is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
COMMUNITY ACTIVIST CHARLES BERGER SEEK ANSWERS
From: Cameron, Richard <richard.cameron@evsck12.com>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2021 2:41 PM
To: Charlie Berger <cberger@bergerlaw.com>
Subject: April 12, 2021, FOIA Request
Mr. Berger,
This email is to confirm we received your request for the following:
- All reports provided or received to any person, governmental agency, county, state or federal reflecting the total funds received by the EVSC and the date of the receipt of those funds.
- Produce a listing by each school within the EVSC of the number of funds received by each school from said funds.
- A copy of all documents and reports relied upon by Superintendent Smith for the comments made to the public concerning the stipend payment of $1000.00 to be paid to the Staff of the EVSC from those funds.
- A copy of the actual amount of funds received by the EVSC or to be received by the EVSC for the Covid Relief and how those funds have been assigned and designated at this time by the EVSC.
We are reviewing your request and will respond accordingly.
Thank you,
Rick Cameron
EVSC Chief of Staff