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Otters Sign Lefty Justin Lewis

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The Evansville Otters have signed left-handed pitcher Justin Lewis to a contract for 2021.

Otters bench coach Boots Day discovered Lewis last winter while managing the Manitoba North Stars in the California Winter League.

Lewis recorded a 3.90 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 14.1 innings and five starts.

During the 2020 CWL season, Day said Lewis was the talk of the CWL, as multiple scouts from several teams and leagues were there to watch his outings.

“I’m excited to get the opportunity to play for the Otters in 2021,” Lewis said. “I’ve heard a lot of great things about this organization, and I’m really looking forward to getting out there, competing, and helping the team win games after the 2020 season was canceled.”

The Burbank, Calif. native was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 28th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft and spent two seasons with the organization.

Lewis pitched for the Arizona League Dodgers and the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League between 2017 and 2018. Overall, Lewis was 2-1 with a 6.08 ERA in 31 appearances, recording 54 strikeouts in 47.1 innings pitched.

He won a Pioneer League championship in 2017 with the Ogden Raptors.

“I’ve had to get a little creative this year to stay sharp, doing a lot of at-home workouts, and I’ve been throwing bullpens at a local field twice a week to simulate a regular-season workload,” Lewis said. “As the year has gone on, I’ve been able to get back to my normal strength and conditioning program.”

Day also said Lewis has a power arm, hitting 93-95 in velocity, to go along with a decent change-up and a breaking pitch that “can be unhittable and a wipeout pitch” in Day’s words.

Day believes working with Otters pitching coach Max Peterson, who is also a lefty, will help Lewis improve to be more consistent and go to that next level on the mound.

“2020 has been an extremely tough year, as the pandemic happened at the worst possible time for the independent and minor league baseball,” Lewis said. “The timing made it difficult to make the adjustments and precautions to have a 2020 season.”

“One good thing to come out of all of this was MLB naming the Frontier League as a partner league, and I’m excited to see what comes out of that.”

 

Marriage Licenses Issued For Vanderburgh County

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Marriage Licenses Issued

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD

EPD REPORT

“RIGHT JAB AND MIDDLE JAB AND LEFT JAB” DECEMBER 16, 2020

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Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab” was created because we have a couple of commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE” or “Readers Forum” columns concerning 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 national or world issues that they feel passionate about.
We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB” AND “MIDDLE JAB” AND “RIGHT JAB” several times 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.

ADOPT A PET

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Azalea is a female calico! She’s just over a year old. She gets along beautifully with lots of cats and has lived with more than 50 (total, on a rotating basis) since her time at VHS. Her adoption fee is $40 and she can go home TODAY spayed, microchipped, and vaccinated. Get details at www.vhslifesaver.org/adopt!

Gov. Holcomb to Unveil 2021 Next Level Agenda

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Governor Eric J. Holcomb will unveil his 2021 Next Level Agenda on Thursday, Dec. 17.

Members of the media wishing to cover both the announcement and the scrum must register for bothevents separately.

Thursday, December 17: Dentons Legislative Conference

WHO:             Gov. Eric Holcomb
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch

WHAT:           The Governor and Lt. Governor will give remarks about the 2021 Next Level Agenda.

WHEN:           9:15 a.m. ET, Thursday, December 17

REGISTRATION: Please register here

 Vanderburgh County  Drainage Board Agenda 

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 Vanderburgh County 

Drainage Board Agenda 

December 15, 2020 

1. Call to Order 

2. Pledge of Allegiance 

3. Approval of Previous Minutes 

4. Proposal/Approval of Meeting Dates for 2021 

5. Emergency Powers-continuation to 2021 under new Surveyor 

6. Stockfleth-request to bore and connections of outflow of basin 

7. Select Source 

8. JC Wildlife 

9. Vectren gas line issue with Ben Niemeier (Kolb ditch contractor) 

10. Review of Approved Claims 

11. Other Business 

12. Public Comment 

13. Adjournment 

HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS

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Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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https://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/recent-booking-records

Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission Releases Recommendations

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Teacher Compensation Commission Releases Recommendations

INDIANAPOLIS – The Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission released its report detailing recommendations for making teacher pay competitive with surrounding states.

During his 2019 State of the State Address, Governor Eric. J. Holcomb tasked the 13-member commission with providing proposals prior to the 2021 legislative session.

“I am grateful to the commission for its dedication to developing these recommendations,” Gov. Holcomb said. “The report provides a wide range of actions for all to review and consider moving forward. The options offer a base for continuing these important conversations about making compensation for our hard-working teachers more competitive.”

The report includes 37 recommendations for local school corporations and state government that could improve teacher compensation through expense reallocation, additional revenues or policy changes.

The commission collected feedback from more than 1,000 teachers and citizens through online surveys and community forums. Additionally, the commission worked with school and district administrators, leaders of state education-related associations and many others.

“I’ve been privileged to work alongside my fellow commission members, who include current and former educators, business leaders, and some of the most experienced education professionals in Indiana,” Commission Chairman Michael L. Smith said. “Ensuring Indiana teachers receive competitive compensation is a high priority and will require everyone involved to work together toward that goal. Our report provides practical tools to help accomplish this.”

As a part of the Governor’s ongoing effort to improve teacher compensation, Gov. Holcomb used $150 million to pay down a pension liability that schools fund which is resulting in higher teacher salaries in districts across the state.

Additionally, Gov. Holcomb took steps to make sure the record increase to K-12 funding secured for the current state budget is protected despite revenue shortfalls caused by the pandemic.

Volunteer citizen members of the commission include:

  • Commission Chairman Michael L. Smith (Indianapolis), former chairman, president and CEO of Mayflower Group and former executive vice president and CFO of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Melissa Ambre (Noblesville), director of the Office of School Finance for the Indiana Department of Education
  • Jená Bellezza (Gary), COO of Indiana Parenting Institute
  • Tom Easterday (Zionsville), former senior executive vice president, secretary & chief legal officer for Subaru of Indiana Automotive
  • Rebecca Gardenour (New Albany), member of the New Albany-Floyd County Board of School Trustees and member of the Indiana School Boards Association
  • Emily Holt (Arcadia), a math teacher at Westfield High School
  • Dan Holub (Indianapolis), executive director of the Indiana State Teachers Association
  • Katie Jenner (Madison), senior education advisor to Gov. Holcomb
  • Bob Jones (Evansville), retired chairman and CEO of Old National Bancorp
  • Nancy Jordan (Fort Wayne), former senior vice president of Lincoln Financial Group
  • Lee Ann Kwiatkowski (Muncie), director of public education and CEO of Muncie Community Schools
  • Denise Seger (Granger), chief human resource officer for Concord Community Schools in Elkhart
  • David Smith (Evansville), Superintendent of Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
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