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HOOSIERS AGE 16 AND OLDER ELIGIBLE FOR COVID-19 VACCINE
Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office Conducting School Bus Safety Patrols this Spring
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is ramping up enforcement this spring to protect students going to and from school. Over the next couple of months, officers will be positioned along with bus stops and routes, watching for stop-arm violations and unsafe driving behavior.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration funds the overtime patrols through the state’s Stop Arm Violation Enforcement (SAVE) program, developed by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute in 2019.
“We take school zone safety, and the security of every child very seriously said Sheriff Wedding. “Disregarding a school bus stop arm and dangerous driving in school zones put precious lives at risk. We’re asking all motorists to drive cautiously near schools and around buses. In the coming months, our deputies will be patrolling all of our county school zones and watching for unsafe driving behavior.’
The Office joins more than 200 around the state for the spring enforcement campaign, which encourages motorists to stop for school buses. High-visibility patrols will be conducted in the morning and afternoon along routes identified by local bus drivers and school transportation officials.
While officers will be focusing on stop-arm violations, they will also be on the lookout for unsafe driving behavior such as speeding and distracted driving.
“We still have far too many people speeding and not paying attention to the road,†said Devon McDonald, ICJI Executive Director. “One glance at your phone is all it takes to cause a tragedy. Children are unpredictable, so it’s important to stay alert and be prepared to stop at all times.â€
In Indiana, it’s against the law for motorists to pass a bus that’s stopped and has its red lights flashing and stop-arm extended. This applies to all roads, with one exception. Motorists on a highway divided by a barrier, such as a cable barrier, concrete wall, or grassy median, are required to stop only if they are traveling in the same direction as the school bus.
To learn more about the Stop Arm Violation Enforcement (SAVE) program, please visit VanderburghSheriff.com or click here for a list of school bus safety tips.
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Registration is now open for the Indiana State Library’s 2021 Annual Public Library Budget Workshop.
The Indiana Center for the Book and the Indiana State Library have announced the next round of the interview series Toucan Tuesdays at 2:00! The interviews are presented in a series of videos in which the library’s chatty correspondent, Sammy the Interviewing Toucan, speaks with Indiana authors. Each interview will debut as a Facebook Premiere at 2 p.m. every Tuesday from April 6 through May 25.
The Indiana State Library is currently gauging interest in the formation of a Webmaster Roundtable group.
Use Your Voice To Improve Infection Prevention And Control in Indiana
Every frontline healthcare worker needs to fully understand infection control principles and protocols and feel they can confidently apply them to protect themselves, their facility, their family and their community. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new infection control training collaborative, Project Firstline, is designed to help every frontline healthcare worker gain that knowledge and confidence.
The Indiana Department of Health is working with the University of Indianapolis to build on these resources to create Indiana-specific infection control trainings to accommodate the needs of Hoosiers on the frontlines of health. To do this, we need your input!
In April, IDOH and UIndy will host a series of virtual town halls via Zoom to hear from you. We want to know what your priorities are for types of trainings and the formats that are the easiest to access. In a 90-minute town hall, UIndy wants to hear your input on the resources, topics and types of training of most interest to you. To accommodate as many people as possible, four town halls will be held. Each session will cover the same material; you choose the date that works best for you and your schedule. We want to hear from you, please use the link below to register for one of the four town halls.
- April 14, 2021 – Noon – 1:30 p.m. EDT
- April 15, 2021 – 10 – 11:30 a.m. EDT
- April 20, 2021 – 2 – 3:30 p.m. EDT
- April 27, 2021 – 6 – 7:30 p.m. EDT
If you have any questions about the Project Firstline Virtual Town Halls, please email allnelson@isdh.in.gov
No. 25 Volleyball Set to Traverse Final Road Trip, Battles Rival UIndy on Saturday
University of Southern Indiana Volleyball prepares to traverse its final three matches of the season, all of which take place on the road, prior to the GLVC tournament in East Peroria. The 25th-ranked Screaming Eagles kick off their season-ending road trip at Indianapolis on Saturday, April 3rd at 2 P.M. (central).
The Eagles recovered well with a thrashing of GLVC East-rival McKendree on March 26, 3-1, snapping a two-game losing streak. The back-to-back losses came at the hands of conference-foes Quincy and Drury on March 20, which marked the first time this season the Eagles lost back-to-back matches. Against McKendree, then-No. 25 USI dropped the first set, 26-28, before taking full control over the final three sets behind efficient attacking from GLVC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week and sophomore outside hitter Katherine Koch. With the win, USI swept McKendree in the season series and improved to 11-4 overall.
The Screaming Eagles look ahead to their final three matches, beginning with the Indianapolis Greyhounds this Saturday. Earlier this season, the Greyhounds visited Screaming Eagles Arena and were swept, 3-0, by the hosting-Eagles behind a strong performance from USI outside hitter Leah Anderson. Anderson led the USI offense in the first matchup against UIndy along with Casey Cepicky, who dished out 33 assists, as well as Taylor Litteken (8 kills), Abby Weber (7 kills) and Sidney Hegg (6 kills). Indianapolis plays host to USI with a two-game win streak and a 7-8 overall record on the season. The Hounds most recently swept McKendree (3/27/21) and Southwest Baptist (3/20/21).
NOTES:
The Eagles have made strides on the season, receiving a national ranking for the first time in program history and reaching as high as 12th (3/3/21 poll). USI Volleyball currently ranks 25th nationally.
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 setter Casey Cepicky has forced her way higher in the USI record book in career assists, ranking fourth all-time with 2,768. She ranked sixth to begin the season, dishing out 505 over 15 matches so far this year.
In the GLVC, USI has multiple players ranking highly in statistical categories, including: Kills - Leah Anderson 4th (3.35 per set), Katherine Koch 10th (2.83 per set); Aces - Leah Anderson 1st (0.61 per set), Casey Cepicky 9th (0.32 per set); Hitting Percentage - Taylor Litteken 4th (.336); Assists - Casey Cepicky 5th (9.42 per set); and Points - Leah Anderson 3rd (4.20 per set).
USI Volleyball posted multiple impressive feats this season, recording five-striaght matches without losing a set, beating Illinois Springfield, UIndy, McKendree, Rockhurst, and Lindenwood. The 15-straight set wins were included in an eight-match win streak of victories as well with the Eagles beating Maryville, WIlliam Jewell, and Missouri S&T prior to their loss to UMSL.
USI Softball hosts No. 9 UIndy Friday, visits McKendree Saturday
University of Southern Indiana Softball returns to action Friday at noon when it hosts No. 9 University of Indianapolis in a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader at the USI Softball Field. The Screaming Eagles also visit McKendree University for a GLVC twinbill Saturday at noon in Lebanon, Illinois.
USI’s doubleheader with UIndy is Awareness Day for breast cancer and clear cell sarcoma at the USI Softball Field.
UIndy Head Coach Melissa Frost, a breast cancer survivor, will throw-out the first pitch to USI junior catcher Courtney Schoolcraft (Crest Hill, Illinois), who has been undergoing chemotherapy treatments for clear cell sarcoma since last spring. The Greyhounds will be in their pink uniforms with yellow bows, while the Screaming Eagles will be wearing yellow belts and socks with pink bows.
Outdoor Spectator Policies
• USI: Spectators at the USI Softball Field will be limited to two pre-approved guests per USI student-athlete/coach and masking/social distance policies must be followed.
• McKendree: A limited number of spectators will be allowed in designated viewing areas (down the leftfield bleachers and on the hill overlooking the field). Masking and social distancing will be enforced and fans are encouraged to bring folding chairs.
Ways to follow
Friday’s games at USI will be carried on the GLVC Sports Network, while Saturday’s games are TBD on GLVCSN coverage due to the busy slate of home athletic events McKendree has on Saturday. Live stats for all four games will be provided at GoUSIEagles.com, while USI Athletics and USI Softball will have updates on their Twitter accounts (@USIAthletics and @USISOFTBALL).
Notes
• Recapping last week. The Eagles went 3-1 last week, sweeping a home doubleheader against Quincy before salvaging a doubleheader split against Truman State. USI hit .390 as a team and had five players hit .429 or better on the weekend and nine players hit no worse than .333. Freshman first baseman Lexi Fair (Greenwood, Indiana) hit .556 to lead USI at the dish, while sophomore second baseman Rachel Martinez (Chicago, Illinois) hit .500 with a double and seven RBI.
• Back had strong week. Junior pitcher Katie Back (Indianapolis, Indiana) had a strong week for the Eagles, going 2-0 in the circle with a 0.58 ERA and .174 opponent batting average.
• Scouting the Eagles. USI enters the week with a 5-10 overall record and 3-5 mark in GLVC play. Senior outfielder Alicia Webb (Elberfeld, Indiana) ranks third in the GLVC with a .440 batting average, while freshman outfielder Mackenzie Bedrick (Brownsburg, Indiana) is fourth. Bedrick also is tied for fourth in the GLVC with 12 stolen bases in as many attempts.
• Scouting the opposition (UIndy). UIndy enters the week with a 17-2 overall record and an 8-0 mark in GLVC play after winning its previous 10 games. The Greyhounds have a strong one-two punch in the circle in freshman Kenzie Smith (7-0, 1.19 ERA) and senior Hallie Waters (9-1, 1.30 ERA). Senior Haylie Foster, younger sister to former USI player Sadie Foster ’17, is hitting .490 to pace the Hounds at the plate.
• Seniority. USI Head Coach Sue Kunkle and UIndy Head Coach Melissa Frost are the two most tenured softball coaches in the GLVC and have cemented their respective programs among the best in the nation year-in and year-out. The two have combined for nearly 1,300 wins during their careers and have combined to win five regional titles. Frost recently won her 700th career game, while Kunkle is closing in on 600 wins after leading the Eagles to the 2018 national title.
• Scouting the opposition (McKendree). The Bearcats are 10-6 overall and 9-3 in GLVC play after winning their previous eight games. Senior Miranda Gajewski is hitting .370 with two home runs and seven RBI to lead the Bearcats at the plate. She also is 6-2 in the circle with a 3.97 ERA in 45.1 innings of work.
• Webb adds to her streak. Webb had a hit in all four of USI’s games last week, bringing her career-high hitting streak to 19 games dating back to the end of the 2020 campaign. It is the longest hitting streak since prior to the 2000 season and is believed to be the longest hitting streak since Amber Huse set the program record with a 27-game hitting streak in 1994.
• Bedrick’s streak ends at 10. Bedrick’s season-high 10-game hitting streak came to a close in USI’s game-one loss to Truman State on Sunday. Bedrick, however, has stolen a base in five straight games.
• Kihega ties record. Sophomore catcher Sammie Kihega (Greenfield, Indiana) tied a record for walks in a single game when she drew four free passes in USI’s 5-0 game-two victory over Quincy last Saturday. Kihega actually drew six straight free passes as she was walked in her final plate appearance in USI’s 9-1 win over Quincy in game one and hit by a pitch in her first trip to the plate in USI’s 10-7 game-one loss to Truman State the following day.
• USI’s returns home. USI’s home games against Quincy marked the first time in 713 days that the Eagles had played a game on their home field. USI had played 42 games away from the USI Softball Field after last playing there on April 13, 2019.
• USI picked to finish second in GLVC. League coaches predicted that the Eagles will finish second in the GLVC in 2021. USI received 170 points and two first-place votes, while Indianapolis was picked to finish first, receiving 190 points and four first-place votes.
• Eagles in 2020. USI finished the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign with a 15-4 record. The Eagles were set to host Indianapolis in their GLVC-opener when the season was canceled.
• Kunkle going for 600. USI Head Coach Sue Kunkle, now in her 20th year leading the Eagles, is 568-395-1 overall record. She is 35 wins from becoming the first coach in USI history with 600 wins.
• Eagles looking to continue NCAA run. The Eagles were on pace for their sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth in 2020 and their seventh in the last eight years when the season was cut short due to COVID. USI won back-to-back NCAA II Midwest Region titles in 2017 and 2018 before capturing the 2018 national championship.
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USI at home to host UMSL this weekend
University of Southern Indiana Baseball returns to the friendly surroundings of the USI Baseball Field this weekend (April 1-3) to host the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The first pitch each day of the three-day slate is 6 p.m. Thursday for the opener; 2 p.m. Friday for a doubleheader, and noon Saturday for the series finale.
The Screaming Eagles (7-11, 5-7 GLVC) return home on a three-game winning streak after taking three of four from Maryville University last weekend, scoring 29 runs in the three victories. USI junior second baseman Ethan Hunter led the Eagles during the series, batting .438, while senior outfielder Manny Lopez hit three home runs on the road swing.
USI, currently, is fourth in the GLVC Blue Division with its 5-7 conference record.
The UMSL Tritons (5-14, 3-9 GLVC) are after starting the week with split with Drury University Tuesday (W 12-8; L 21-3) in St. Louis. UMSL, which sits in last place in the Blue Division this year, has lost six of its last eight.
The Eagles lead the all-time series with UMSL, 57-42, after sweeping a three-game series at the USI Baseball Field in 2019. The Eagles outscored the Tritons, 36-18, in sweeping UMSL’s last visit to Evansville.
USI implemented a spectator policy in 2021 due to COVID-19. For the safety and well-being of the players, coaches, and officials, the following guidelines have set in place:
• Attendance is limited to two pre-approved guests per USI student-athlete.
• Masks/face coverings for entry into the facility and must be worn at all times.
• Social distancing must be observed at all times.
Fans can catch all of the game coverage for the 2021, including live stats, video stream, and audio broadcasts, on GoUSIEagles.com. Selected games also can be heard on ESPN 97.7FM and 95.7FM The Spin.
Fans can watch free of charge on the GLVC Sports Network (GLVCSN), which is available both on your desktop, mobile/tablet devices, as well as four over-the-top (OTT) platforms (Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Apple TV). GLVCSN.com is the official website of the GLVC Sports Network, while the GLVCSN mobile app is available for iOS in the App Store and Android on Google Play. More information can be found at GLVCSN FAQs.