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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.
U OF E AAUP BOARD TO HOLD REALIGNMENT HEARING
Dear Members,
Senator Todd Young Call For More Support For Mental Health And Addiction Assistance
By Hope Shrum
TheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS—A bipartisan group of U.S. senators including Todd Young of Indiana has reintroduced legislation to allocate more emergency funding for mental health and substance abuse services across the nation.
Young, R-Ind., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., sponsored the Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act, which would include an emergency authorization of $100 million to start or help existing programs offering mental health and substance abuse services in response to the pandemic.
These types of services include support groups, telephone helplines and websites, training programs, telehealth services and outreach services.

The act would help people connect with the care they need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Several organizations have endorsed the bill, including the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the American Counseling Association, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, the American Psychiatric Association and the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Emily Piper, executive director of government relations and contracting at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, said the foundation knew the need for mental health and substance abuse services was growing based on the statistics. Nearly 41% of people who responded to a Centers for Disease Control survey said they struggled with mental health issues related to the pandemic, and there has been a 41% increase in binge drinking among women across the country since last spring.
“I think that because it is a really bipartisan group of legislators that are coming together to introduce this legislation and advocate for it to be part of the next COVID relief package shows that no matter if you’re a Republican or a Democrat, mental health is important, and it’s underfunded and oftentimes can be left behind,†Piper said.
The senators’ legislation directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish a Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Network. These grants would go to eligible groups that offer appropriate mental health and addiction services, such as Native American tribes, qualified nonprofit organizations and health care providers.
The bill would also advise the Department of Health and Human Services to gather data to better understand the effects of the pandemic on mental health and addiction, then use that data to make recommendations on how to improve future response efforts.
Several telecommunication and online services offer free and confidential counseling. Here is a list of hotlines available 24 hours a day.
- Be Well Indiana: Text “HOME†to 741741 or call 211, enter your zip code and press 3 to speak with a trained counselor regarding stress, anxiety, loneliness or mental health strains due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- National Alliance on Mental Illness Helpline: Call 800-950-6264 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday or text “NAMI†to 741741.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration National Helpline: Call 800-662-HELP (4357) for referral and information services available in English and Spanish.
- Groups Recover Together: Call 888-512-2328 for help with opioid addiction.
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255).
- Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation offers a variety of free online recovery resources here.
Hope Shrum is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
Public Comments Being Accepted For The Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance (IERA) Program
The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) has released the draft program policy for the Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance (IERA) program.
Click here to access the draft program policy.
Comments will be accepted on the draft program policy until Thursday, February 12, 2021 at 5:00 pm Eastern. These comments should be sent to: kahall@ihcda.in.gov.
IHCDA will release a final version of the program policy later this month.
Funding for this program is from the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program. Therefore, IHCDA may amend this policy if additional guidance is received by the U.S. Department of Treasury.
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS MEETING AGENDA
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