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HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
VANDERBURGH HUMANE SOCIETY TO PIVOT ANNUAL “CUDDLEGRAM†FUNDRAISER TO VIRTUAL FACEBOOK LIVESTREAM
Since COVID has once again stolen the in-person Cuddlegram fundraiser from the Vanderburgh Humane Society, they are bringing the puppies to you VIRTUALLY! To help raise the $3,000 the organization would normally make from Cuddlegrams, you can see the puppy broadcast on Facebook Live for only $10 from 11:00-11:30 am CST on Friday, February 12.
Shelter staff will turn a whole litter of puppies loose in a visiting room, let them romp & play, and a staff member will be answering questions live every few minutes. The puppies will then be available for adoption shortly after.
Purchase your $9.99 access to the livestream here:https://www.facebook.com/events/231940468413015/.
Clear your schedule and tune in Friday morning, February 12 from 11-11:30 am Central time! Follow the VHS Facebook page for updates!
USI Men’s Basketball is on the road again
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball is on the road again this week with visits to William Jewell College ( Friday at 6 p.m. and Rockhurst University Saturday at 4 p.m. After the trip to the Liberty, Missouri, and Kansas City, Missouri, the Screaming Eagles (7-3) have six of the last eight games scheduled at home.
Fans can catch all of the game coverage for the 2020-21, including live stats, video stream, and audio broadcasts, is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The 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, 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.
USI Men’s Basketball vs. William Jewell, Rockhurst Quick Notes:
Eagles sweep road trip. USI moved into a 2.5 game lead in the GLVC East Division with a road-trip sweep last week. USI started the week with wins over Lewis University, 74-65, and the University of Illinois Springfield, 88-69. Senior forward Josh Price, who had a career-high 35 points versus Illinois Springfield, led USI on the road trip with 26.0 points per game, while junior forward Jelani Simmons averaged 20.0 points per contest.
USI in first in GLVC East. The Eagles starts the week in the GLVC East Division by a 2.5 games and is fourth in the GLVC Point Rating System.
2020-21 Eagle leaders. Senior forwards Josh Price leads USI with 18.3 points and 9.8 Â rebounds per game. Junior guard Jelani Simmons and senior guard Mateo Rivera round out USI’s double-digit scorers with 12.8 and 12.3 points per contest, respectively.
USI on the road. USI is 4-2 this season on the road, led by senior forward Josh Price with 19.0 and 8.7 rebounds per game. Senior guard Mateo Rivera follows with 13.0 points per outing, while junior guard Jelani Simmons rounds out the road double-digit scorers with 11.3 points per contest.
HOT JOBS IN EVANSVIILE
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Responsive employerArrest of an E.P.D. Officer
In partnership with the Department of Child Services (D.C.S.) and the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office (V.C.P.O.), the Evansville Police Department investigated E.P.D. Officer Jamarius Dontae Ward (33) for a domestic violence incident involving his son.
As a result of this investigation, Ward was arrested and charged with:
1 count of Domestic Violence on a Family Member under the age of 14 (Level 5 Felony) 1 count of Battery by an Adult on a Person less than 14 years old (Level 5 Felony).
Ward is currently incarcerated at the Vanderburgh County Corrections Center.
E.P.D. will be hosting a news briefing on February 4 at the C.K. Newsome Center to give further details. No other information will be released until tomorrow’s briefing. The time of the news briefing will be determined tomorrow and the media will be notified.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
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Gov. Holcomb to Provide Updates in the Fight Against COVID-19
INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box will host a virtual media briefing to provide updates on COVID-19 and its impact on Indiana.
WHO:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gov. Holcomb
State Health Commissioner Kristina Box, MD, FACOG
Kathy Loggan, widow of Paul Loggan, who died of COVID-19
WHEN:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday, February 3
Facebook: https://facebook.com/govholcomb/live
Eagles run out of steam, fall to Quincy, 69-61
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball erased a pair of double-digits deficits, but fouls and early deficits played a toll on the No. 23 Screaming Eagles as they suffered a stunning 69-61 Great Lakes Valley Conference setback to host Quincy University Tuesday evening at Pepsi Arena.
USI (10-3, 10-3 GLVC), which was No. 23 in the first WBCA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll Tuesday, rallied from deficits of 13-3 and a 38-24 to force ties at 19-19 and 41-41. Each time the Eagles evened the score, though, the Hawks raced away, forcing the Eagles to dig out of another hole.
Quincy (2-12, 2-12 GLVC), which went 26-of-33 at the free throw line, used a 14-3 run to close the first half with a 33-22 lead. The Hawks extended that advantage to 13 points with a pair of free throws less than 20 seconds into the third period and led by 14 three minutes into the second half.
The Eagles, however, used a 17-3 advantage to tie the score at 41 with just over a minute to play in the third quarter. Senior guard Emma DeHart (Indianapolis, Indiana) aided the rally with a pair of three pointers.
Quincy, though, got a pair of free throws from freshman guard Jazzpher Evans to go up 43-41 in its next possession. Evans basket with less than 30 seconds to play in the third put Quincy in front, 45-41, while a basket by sophomore forward Sarah Nelson put USI in a 47-41 deficit less than a minute into the final period.
USI, once again, rallied as DeHart, junior forward Ashlynn Brown (Perrysburg, Ohio) and sophomore forward Hannah Haithcock (Washington Courthouse, Ohio) all had baskets to pull the Eagles into a 47-47 tie with just over eight minutes left on the clock.
The Hawks, however, got a three-pointer from senior guard Aleksandra Petrovic a minute later, while a basket from sophomore guard Emma Knipe put the Eagles in a five-point hole (52-47) with 6:38 to play in the contest. Evans’ free throw with 5:27 left put the Eagles behind by six and USI could not get any closer than three points throughout the remainder of the contest.
USI, which saw the deficit grow to seven points two minutes later, got back-to-back buckets from sophomore guard Soffia Rieckers (Evansville, Indiana) and Brown to get back to within 57-54; but a quick foul by Brown in Quincy’s next possession gave the Hawks two more points at the charity strike.
The Hawks sank 12-of-14 free throws in the final two minutes to secure the win.
USI, which was whistled for 26 fouls three days after being charged with a season-high 27, frequented the charity stripe just three times, going 4-of-6 on the evening.
Haithcock led USI with 13 points and nine rebounds, while DeHart added 12 points and five assists. Rieckers and Brown each had eight points for the Eagles, who shot just 36.2 percent (25-69) from the field.
Nelson had 21 points to lead the Hawks, who were charged with just 11 fouls on the evening. Petrovic added 13 points for Quincy, which shot 41.7 percent (20-48) from the field while holding a 37-36 advantage on the glass.
The Eagles, who dropped out of the D2SIDA Top 25 Media Poll, return try to stop a two-game slide Thursday at 6:30 p.m. when they visit William Jewell College at 6:30 p.m.
Coalition Says Kentucky Should Raise Taxes On Slot-Like Gaming
Coalition Says Kentucky Should Raise Taxes On Slot-Like Gaming
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A coalition of 17 unions and social-justice minded nonprofit groups is calling on Kentucky lawmakers to raise taxes on slot-like historical horse racing machines, saying the gaming activity is “vastly under taxed compared to slot machines in other states and compared to other forms of gambling in Kentucky.â€
The call comes as lawmakers are expected this week to introduce and advance a bill aiming to legalize the state’s six racetrack-owned gaming venues in response to a 2020 Kentucky Supreme Court decision casting doubt on the machines’ legality.
“Legalizing this activity but failing to adequately tax it will continue to shortchange schools, health care, infrastructure and other vital services while giving the green light to further expand this rapidly-growing form of gambling across the commonwealth,†the group said in a press release issued by the progressive Kentucky Center for Economic Policy.
In 2019, a WDRB analysis found that Kentucky taxes the booming gaming industry at a lower effective rate than neighboring states tax casino slot machines.
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Some Republicans have expressed support for gleaning more tax revenue from historical gaming. The GOP dominates the Kentucky House and Senate.
But No. 2 Republican in the Senate, Majority Flood Leader Damon Thayer, told WDRB in 2019 that any effort to raise taxes on historical horse racing would be dead on arrival in his chamber.
The coalition said the issue of taxing historical horse racing at a higher rate “has become even more important as the number of slot machines has proliferated rapidly in recent years across the commonwealth as and the industry constructs new facilities for the purpose of offering slot machines to patrons.
“Even while Kentucky has had a decades-long debate on whether or not to allow casino gambling, casinos have, in fact, been quietly introduced in the form of (historical horse racing),†the group said.
