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COVID-19 VACCINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE FOR ALL HOOSIERS AGES 60+
Shooting 500 block of S. Denby
 On February 23 at approximately 4:15am, a male called 9-1-1 and stated that he was at Thornton’s on Green River/Bellmeade and had been shot.Â
Officers with the Evansville Police Department (E.P.D.) met with the victim, who had a non-life threatening gunshot injury to his knee cap. Officers located multiple bullet holes in the victim’s car. After speaking with the victim, officers located a crime scene in the 500 block of S. Denby. Officers located multiple shell casings.Â
The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The victim did not have any description of the suspects. He told E.P.D. Detectives he came to Evansville to pick up a friend, and while he was waiting for her, five males approached his car and began shooting. The investigation is on-going.Â
Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to contact the Evansville Police Department’s Detective Office at 812-436-7979, or at the WeTip Line at 1-800-78-CRIMÂ
HOOSIERS AGE 60 AND OLDER NOW ELIGIBLE FOR COVID-19 VACCINE
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Givance leads Aces in finale at Drake
Aces set to return home to face Missouri State
Shamar Givance scored 17 points while Evan Kuhlman finished with 16 as the University of Evansville men’s basketball team fell to Drake by a 74-63 final on Monday night at the Knapp Center.
Givance hit six shots and finished with three assists while Kuhlman was 6-of-9 from the field while hitting four triples. Jawaun Newton scored 14 while Samari Curtis had 13. Drake was led by a 36-point outing from Joseph Yesufu.
Shamar Givance got the Aces on the board first, knocking down a triple on the first possession. UE would take a 5-2 edge before the Bulldogs took their first advantage at 7-5 when Garrett Sturtz hit a layup at the 16:34 mark. Evan Kuhlman, who had 13 points in the first half, put his team back in front on a triple two minutes later before Drake reeled off five in a row to hold a 14-10 lead with 13:05 remaining.
With seven minutes left in the opening frame, Drake held its largest lead at 24-19. That is when Evansville fought back thanks to its effectiveness from outside, coupled with solid defense. UE outscored Drake by a 16-7 tally to go to the break with a 35-31 lead. Consecutive triples by Samari Curtis capped off an 8-0 run at the Aces would hold the lead for the final 4:06 of the half.
Kuhlman hit three triples in the half with UE hitting seven as a team. Joseph Yesufu paced the Bulldogs with 18 first-half points following his 32-point effort on Sunday.
Out of the break, the Bulldogs chipped away at the UE lead, tying it up at 38-38 before going ahead by a 41-39 tally over the first three minutes. As the second half reached the midway point, the Bulldogs extended the lead to nine points at 54-45. They continued to apply the pressure as the Aces hit a shooting drought that saw them convert one out of 11 attempts while Drake went up by double figures. A 6-0 run by the Bulldogs was halted by a pair of Shamar Givance free throws that got UE back within 11 at 59-48 inside of the 5-minute mark.
The momentum for UE was short-lived with Drake bouncing back to lead by as many as 15 – 65-50 – inside of the final three minutes. Evansville was able to force two late turnovers and get back within 10 in the last minute but the deficit was too large to overcome with the Bulldogs finishing the night with a 74-63 win.
Later this week, the Aces wrap up the regular season at the Ford Center with games against Missouri State. UE welcomes the Bears on Friday and Saturday with each game beginning at 6 p.m.
Aces Volleyball Battled but Falls to Bradley
Battling throughout, the University of Evansville volleyball team could not fight off the hot streaks from Bradley, on Monday at Meeks Family Fieldhouse, falling 3-0.
GAME 1
Back-to-back kills by Chloe Bontrager set the Aces up with a 4-1 lead. The early barrage of kills saw Melanie Feliciano, Elise Moeller and Alondra Vazquez add one of their own to push the UE lead to 10-3. Feliciano added two more in a run that gave the Aces their largest advantage at 18-9. Bradley never gave up and started to fight back. They cut the lead to five (21-16) but Evansville looked to be in good shape, taking a 24-18 advantage. Unfortunately, the Braves had other ideas. A 6-0 stretch tied it up before they completed their rally with a 27-25 decision.
GAME 2
Bradley broke a 6-6 tie with a 4-0 stretch. Evansville clawed its way back, cutting the deficit to 15-14 on another kill from Feliciano. A BU error tied the game back up at 18-18, but the Braves regrouped in a big way, scoring the next six points before taking a 2-0 lead with a 25-19 win.
GAME 3
In the third set, Bradley jumped out to a 10-1 lead. The Aces fought back to within seven before Bradley broke free finishing the set 25-14.
Evansville will next travel to Springfield, Mo., to take on Missouri State, February 28 and March 1
Sophia Rohleder wins ASU Spring Classic
Purple Aces finish in second place
University of Evansville golfer Sophia Rohleder finished with a 3-round tally of 233 to take top honors at the ASU Spring Classic at RTJ Golf Trail at Capitol Hill.
Rohleder recorded a 78 in the first round before shooting her low tally of 77 in round two. Her 6-over 78 in the final round saw her defeat Alabama State’s Alma Garcia by two strokes. Her 233 was 17 over par. Her efforts helped the Purple Aces come home in second place, six strokes behind Western Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the three rounds with a 965 while the Aces posted a 971.
“I am thankful to have gotten to play after a long break. Playing in a group with the team was different than what we’re used to, but it was a good change due to COVID,†Rohleder exclaimed after the victory. “I’m excited to see what the rest of the season holds and can’t wait for our next tournament.â€
In his first season leading the UE golf programs, head coach John Andrews was excited to get the season started.
“I am very pleased that our ladies had a chance to compete. This event should give them areas in their games to focus and practice. The team is very competitive and focused,†Andrews said. “I am very happy for Sophia. Winning any collegiate golf tournament is a great accomplishment, especially when we have not had a chance to have any practices outside. I look forward to seeing what our ladies can do in early March in Jacksonville Beach.â€
Finishing third in the event was Alyssa McMinn. Her low round of the event saw her card a 77 in the second round before her 80 clinched third place. Tying for 7th was Mallory Russell. The freshman rebounded from an opening-round tally of an 85 to record rounds of 79 and 81 on Monday. Her final total was a 245.
Next up for UE was Caitlin O’Donnell, who tied for 14th with a 257. Her low round was an 82 in the final trip around the course on Monday. Allison Enchelmayer placed 17th with a 266, which included a low round 86. Carly Frazier and Taylor Keating played as individuals with Frazier placing 18th with a 267 and Keating coming home 23rd with a tally of 288.
UE will be back in action at the Benbow Invitational on March 8-9 in Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
Governor Eric Holcomb Directs Flags To Be Flown at Half-Staff
Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags across the state to be flown at half-staff in memory of the more than 500,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19.
Per the President’s proclamation, flags should be flown at half-staff from now until sunset Friday, February 26.
Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff.
Commentary: Merging Economic Development is the Right Thing to Do
Merging Economic Development is the Right Thing to Do
By: Joe J Wallace, CEO and Chief Innovation Officer, Coachella Valley Economic Partnership
The recent announcement that the Coalition for Economic Development, the Chamber of Commerce for Southwest Indiana and the Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville is a welcome merger that will provide regional actions to focus the growth and elevation of the entire region.
I was the founding CEO of the Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville that was formed along with the Coalition that was headed by Greg Wathen in 2007. My good friend Greg has been the only CEO of any of the organizations to have served continuously. GAGE and the Chamber have both had multiple CEOs over the last 12 years with all of them including myself moving on to bigger and better things. This merger is an opportunity to choose the right leader and compensate them in a way that the revolving door of leadership is ended.
The Innovation Pointe Building in downtown Evansville was also opened that same year with all three of these organizations plus the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and the Workforce Development team all under the same roof. In the beginning we all understood that regionalism and cooperation for the greater good was the optimal way to foster positive economic growth. It worked fluidly in the early days and much progress was made. The vision of regional unity was physically established but the organizational structure was never put into place. All of the organizations played a vital role yet clung to their independence at the board level like a dog guards a bone. Politics interfered with unity and focus.
I recently wrote an article called The Virus of the Century is the Opportunity of the Century that has been published in several venues in California. My premise was that the hardships and re-evaluations that people and organizations have endured due to the COVID19 epidemic, have exposed both the glaring and subtle weaknesses that blunt the pursuit of excellence. With those weaknesses identified for all to see, corrections can be made to emerge from the ashes of the pandemic stronger, wiser and better. This merger is the manifestation of taking the bull by the horns to actualize the opportunity of the century in the Greater Evansville region.
Economies of Scale: The first opportunity of the century is to consolidate executive management first by building an organization around one Chief Executive Officer as opposed to three. In today’s competitive world for executive leadership, this move alone can save a significant amount of taxpayer dollars that can be redeployed into tactical activities. Similar economies of scale can be created in departments like finance, marketing and operations leaving more potential for programmatic investments.
Focusing the Mission: Merging these worthy organizations will offer the opportunity for the region to maintain a regional focus on efforts to improve the economy whether it is through fostering entrepreneurship, attracting businesses to the region, influencing business friendly legislation, or even promoting education and lifestyle enhancing activities under a single umbrella. It will also enable the elimination of redundant board meetings as many of the same people populated the three boards. Finally, with the private business support that the Chamber of Commerce of SW Indiana has spent years putting into place, economic development efforts may be liberated from the heavy handed and often misguided ambitions of elected officials that also seem to change frequently.
The New Path to Prosperity: With the advent of remote working and the acceptance of telecommuting by the coastal enclaves of excellence, regions like Greater Evansville that have affordable housing, shorter commutes, and a more relaxed lifestyle can upgrade their workforces by attracting telecommuters. This attraction has the potential to elevate the capabilities of the local workforce, increase the earnings power and dare I say, minimize carbon emissions by substantially eliminating commuting. This is a prosperity where the people who choose to relocate will become better and make Greater Evansville better just by their presence.
As a member of the founding team for unity in economic development, I applaud and congratulate the decision to merge the economic development entities of the Greater Evansville region. I wish all of my friends and former neighbors good fortune and prosperity in emerging from the pandemic stronger and better. It is your time as a region and our time as a nation to move forward boldly to a better future.