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Molly is currently the VHS’ LONGEST resident cat! She has been waiting on a home since August. She has a cute little cleft lip, but it does not affect her health at all. She has lived successfully with other cats and also with dogs! Molly’s adoption fee is $70 and includes her spay, microchip, vaccines, and more. She can be visited with and adopted from River Kitty Cat Café in downtown Evansville. Get details at www.vhslifesaver.org/adopt
UE softball pauses team activities
Aces pause due to medical protocols
Due to COVID-19 protocols, the University of Evansville softball team will not take part in the season-opening tournament in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has paused all team activities at this time.
The Purple Aces were set to travel to Northwestern State for a weekend tournament in Natchitoches, La. As of right now, this is the only modification to the Aces schedule.
UE is now on track to open the season on Friday, Feb. 19 at the Black & Gold Tournament in Montgomery, Ala.
Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab†February12, 2021
Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jabâ€Â was created because we have a couple of commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE†or “Readers Forumâ€Â columns concerning local, state, national, or international issues
The majority of our “IS IT TRUE†columns are about local or state issues, so we have decided to give our more opinionated readers exclusive access to our newly created “LEFT JAB and Middle Jab and RIGHT JAB† column. They now have this post to exclusively discuss local, state, national, or world issues that they feel passionate about.
We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB†AND “MIDDLE JAB†AND “RIGHT JABâ€Â 7 days a week.  Oh, “LEFT JAB†is a liberal view, “MIDDLE JAB†is the libertarian view and the “RIGHT JAB is representative of the more conservative views. Also, any reader who would like to react to the written comments in this column is free to do so.
FOOTNOTE: The City-County Observer posted this CAGEL Political Cartoon without bias in order to generate a rational discussion.
HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
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Hartke Insurance Suspect
On February 8, just before midnight, video surveillance caught a male attempting to break into Hartke Insurance, located at 809 S. Green River Rd.
After several minutes of attempting to pry open the door, he became frustrated and kicked it, cracking the glass. He then leaves the area without being able to gain entry.
If anyone recognizes the male in these pictures, they are asked to contact the Evansville Police Department’s Detective Office at 812-436-7979, or the WeTip Line at 1-800-78-CRIME
Eagles put Hawks on ice, 86-71 USI-Drury game moved to 1 p.m. Saturday
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball put Quincy University on ice with an 86-71 victory Wednesday evening at Screaming Eagles Arena. USI, which has won six-straight, sees its record to go 10-3 this season, while Quincy ends the evening 5-12.
USI exploded for a 9-0 run to start the contest and never looked back. Junior guard Jelani Simmons had four of those first nine points as the Screaming Eagles were a perfect three-of-three from the field, two-of-two from long range.
The Eagles pushed their first half lead to as many as 17 points during the opening frame when senior forward Josh Price, who had a team-high nine in the first 20 minutes, hit a three-point bomb with 12:43 to halftime. Quincy rallied to close the gap to eight points with 2:20 on the clock before halftime, 30-22.
USI freshman guard Elijah Jones capped off an Eagles’ spurt to put the lead back to 13 points, 35-22, prior to Quincy getting the final bucket of the half for a 35-24 intermission score.
The Eagles continued to cruise in the second half, extending their lead back to as many as 16 points and outscoring the Hawks, 51-47, in the final 20 minutes to ice the 86-71 victory. Price (11 points), Simmons (14 points), and senior guard Mateo Rivera (13 points) combined for 38 of USI’s 51 second half points to lead the way.
For the game in the scoring column, Price led the four players in double-digits with 20 points. He was nine-of-15 overall, one-of-two from behind the arc and one-of-two from line. He also tied for the team lead with seven rebounds.
Simmons and Rivera followed with 18 points each in the win. Simmons, who had 14 second half points, was seven-of-14 from the field, two-of-five from long range, and two-of-three from the line, while Rivera, who had 13 second half tallies, finished the game six-of-12 from the field, three-of-seven from three-point land, and three-of-three from the line.
Senior guard/forward Clayton Hughes rounded out the double-digit scorers with a season-high tying 14 points. The senior also tied a career-best with four steals.
USI, which increased its lead in the GLVC East to 4.5 games, continues its three-game homestand Saturday when it hosts Drury University for a special 1 p.m. contest. The USI Women’s Basketball game with Drury will follow on Saturday at 3:15 p.m.
Drury, which visits McKendree University Thursday night before visiting Screaming Eagles Arena, has already started the week with an 82-64 victory over Rockhurst University Tuesday evening. The Panthers enter Thursday’s contest at McKendree on a three-game winning streak and an 8-8 record.
The all-time series has USI and Drury tied, 12-12 overall and 9-9 in conference action. The Eagles knotted the series up last year with an 86-82 victory at Screaming Eagles Arena. Price had the big game for USI in last year’s win, posting 24 points and 10 rebounds.