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USI Weekly Update

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n lieu of our normal Monday “This Week at USI” email, please see the latest COVID-19-related updates from USI below. For the latest information and updates from USI related to COVID-19, please visit the USI website at USI.edu/covid-19/.

On Tuesday, April 21, USI President Ronald S. Rochon established a task force to develop safe, orderly and efficient plans to return to campus in response to COVID-19. The task force is charged with developing a proactive response and communication for the campus community and strategically moving the University toward a return to on-campus operations. A full list of members, including Core Committees, Essential Support Teams and Resource Personnel, has been added to the COVID-19 website.

 

 

Students inspire with end-of-semester video as Finals Week concludes

 

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Finals for the Spring 2020 semester continue through Wednesday, May 6. As the semester concludes, several students came together to put forward a video of encouragement and support for their classmates. View the video on the #ScreaglesFlyTogether website.

 

 

You vs. Fake News: A lesson in verifying information in the age of COVID-19 

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Erin Gibson, Instructor in Communications and faculty advisor for The Shield, USI’s award-winning independent student newspaper, shared advice and resources for recognizing and avoiding misinformation while navigating the news and social media during the pandemic. Read her full article on the #ScreaglesFlyTogether website. If you would like to arrange for an interview with Gibson on the issue of misinformation and fact-checking COVID-19 information, contact Ben Luttrull at bluttrull@usi.edu

 

 

Long journey to degree leads to “sweeter reward” for Hollinger

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The first two times she enrolled at USI, Erin Hollinger wasn’t ready. But when she joined the University as an employee, she decided it was time to try again. Seven years later she’s showing her four kids it’s never too late to learn. Read More

 

Caring for USI students is a family affair

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Dr. Khalilah Doss, Vice President for Student Affairs, experienced 9/11 as an international undergraduate student in Illinois. Her mother, Precious Watt, watched the news and worried from her home in Jamaica—1,600 miles away. Nearly two decades later, Doss is helping USI students—international and domestic—as they experience a life-changing pandemic

YESTERYEAR: Evansville Centennial Celebration

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Yesteryear: Evansville Centennial Celebration

by Pat Sides

During the week of May 11-17, 1947, Evansville lavishly observed the centennial of its city charter. A packed schedule of events, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, proudly recognized civic milestones throughout Evansville’s long, distinctive history.

The wide variety of entertainment ensured a broad appeal to members of the community. Throngs enjoyed such events as concerts and balls at the Coliseum; an industrial exhibition at the Armory; air shows at the municipal airport; history displays at the Evansville Public Museum; and banquets at the McCurdy Hotel. 

Numerous block parties were also thrown around the city, and Bosse Field featured such amusements as a “hillbilly“ concert, fireworks, and a Miss Evansville Centennial contest.

No celebration would be complete without a huge parade. The float pictured here commemorated the opening of the Evansville-Henderson bridge over the Ohio River in 1932. Beginning at Bosse Field, the procession stretched down Main Street to the river before regrouping to continue on West Franklin Street to St. Joseph Avenue.

Gov. Holcomb’s Roadmap To Safely Reopen Indiana

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Willard Library Curbside Service

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EPD REPORT

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EPD REPORT

VHS’ TO TRANSPORT 21 CATS AND 13 DOGS TO CHICAGO AREA ON TUESDAY, MAY

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The Vanderburgh Humane Society is gearing up for another lifesaving transport to a partner shelter in Chicago. 13 dogs and 21 cats will be hitting the road early on Tuesday morning, May 5th around 6:30 am, headed to Animal House Shelter in Huntley, IL who has been a VHS transport partner for years. 2 staff and 2 volunteers will be driving them.

Chicago, Illinois has had huge success in reducing pet overpopulation in the area thanks to targeted spay/neuter programs. They saw a 69% reduction in the number of euthanized animals from 1997 to 2010 and the number has continued to decrease dramatically in recent years, according to PAWS Chicago, one of many animal welfare organizations that offers low-cost spay & neuter. Additionally, Chicago is a large city with many high-rise apartment buildings. That increases the “demand” for cats in particular. Those factors coupled with a larger population in general means that there is a much larger pool of adopters in the Chicago area.

Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in mass numbers of people working from home and/or being laid off from their jobs. Therefore more people than ever before are adopting or fostering pets during this crisis. Many shelters (including the VHS) have much lower populations of animals than normal.

The VHS encourages the public to remember that more than 2,500 animals pass through the shelter’s doors each year. They are not funded in any way by taxes or funding from national organizations. The VHS depends solely and completely on the generosity of the community to survive and continue its lifesaving programs. Donate at www.vhslifesaver.org/donate to help underwrite the costs of this transport and support the care of the animals remaining at the shelter.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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 Evansville, IN – Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Teana Faye Fuhriman: Battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (Level 6 Felony)

Christopher William Kixmiller: Invasion of privacy (Level 6 Felony)

Braden Wade Stetson: Domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (Level 6 Felony), Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Dealing in a look-a-like substance (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Robert Lee Parker :Robbery resulting in bodily injury (Level 3 Felony), Armed robbery (Level 3 Felony), Robbery (Level 5 Felony), Battery by means of a deadly weapon (Level 5 Felony), Auto theft (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Theft (Level 6 Felony), Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Leaving the scene of an accident (Class B misdemeanor)

Jeffery Javon Jones: Battery resulting in bodily injury to a person less than 14 years of age (Level 5 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)

Walter J. Gaines: Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (Level 6 Felony), Criminal confinement (Level 6 Felony)

Jennifer Sue Dyer: Domestic battery on a person less than 14 years old (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Michael Earl Sigler: Domestic battery (Level 5 Felony), Criminal confinement (Level 6 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony)

Jessie Lee Hunter: Attempt Residential entry (Level 6 Felony), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor), Public intoxication (Class B misdemeanor), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)

Justin Tyree Young: Sexual misconduct with a minor (Level 5 Felony), Sexual misconduct with a minor (Level 5 Felony), Intimidation (Class A misdemeanor)

Steven James Bailey: Dealing in methamphetamine (Level 2 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

Drew McClain Bridges: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 4 Felony)

Brandon Michael Butts: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)

Tommie Wilson: Domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (Level 6 Felony)

Kenny Lamont Keller: Domestic battery resulting in bodily injury to a pregnant woman (Level 5 Felony), Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)

Kyle M. Keach: Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)

Bryan Allen Payne: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

William Kurtis Lendrum: Invasion of privacy (Level 6 Felony)

Alicia Mae Greener: Theft (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)

Jose M. Cano: Burglary (Level 5 Felony), Theft of a firearm (Level 6 Felony), Auto theft (Level 6 Felony), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor), Operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license (Class C misdemeanor)

Cynthia Kaye Weinzapfel: Burglary (Level 5 Felony), Attempt Theft (Level 6 Felony), Attempt Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Disobeying a declaration of disaster emergency (Class B misdemeanor)

Brandon M. Carver: Residential entry (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)

Kyle W. Chamberlain: Residential entry (Level 6 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Battery resulting in bodily injury (Class A misdemeanor), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)

Ryan Mark Hopkins: Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor), Intimidation (Class A misdemeanor), Intimidation (Class A misdemeanor)

Darrell Gerome Williams: Criminal confinement (Level 6 Felony), Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)

Anthony D. Walden: Intimidation (Level 5 Felony), Intimidation (Level 5 Felony), Intimidation (Level 5 Felony)

Justin Andrew Reising: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

Chandler Man Arrested after Firing a Handgun During Dispute over Stimulus Money

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A 911 hang-up call leads to the arrest of a Chandler, IN man for firing a handgun in a reckless manner during an argument.

On Sunday, May 03, 2020 at approximately 2:40 AM, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of the 7700 block of Baumgart Rd in reference a 911 hang-up. Deputies arrived in the area and located a male victim in the ditch. The victim told deputies that his former friend, Mr. Nicholas Beamon, had pointed a handgun at him, threatened to shoot him, and fired a round off.

The victim stated he had been staying at a nearby hotel with Nicholas and two other subjects. While staying there, the victim advised that he was unable to locate funds from his stimulus check and accused Mr. Beamon of stealing them. This argument attracted the attention of hotel management who called 911. The victim and Mr. Beamon then fled the scene with Mr. Beamon’s mother and drove to the Baumgart Rd area. Mr. Beamon then ordered the victim out of the vehicle they were riding in. The victim stated that after exiting the vehicle, Mr. Beamon retrieved a firearm, pointed it at him, and then fired one round off. Mr. Beamon then fled the scene with his mother. Detectives with the Sheriff’s Office were able to locate a single shell casing near the scene.

Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office deputies, along with Warrick County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Chandler Police Department officers developed information that led them to a residence near Chandler, Indiana. Mr. Beamon refused to exit the residence and was later located hiding underneath a pickup truck in the garage. Deputies recovered the firearm involved in the incident.

Mr. Beamon was transported to the Vanderburgh County Jail and is being held without bond. In addition to the charges related to the Sunday morning incident, Mr. Beamon was arrested on an outstanding felony warrant for two counts of burglary, one count of arson, one count of unauthorized vehicle entry, and one count of criminal mischief.

Deputies also determined that Mr. Beamon had pleaded guilty to possession of a handgun without a license in Vanderburgh County in 2017. This incident remains under investigation and additional charges may be forthcoming.

Nicholas Joe Beamon (pictured above), 31, of Chandler, IN. Criminal Recklessness While Armed with a Deadly Weapon as a Level 5 Felony, Possession of a Handgun Without a License with Prior Conviction as a Level 6 Felony, Pointing a Loaded Firearm at a Person as a Level 6 Felony, Intimidation with a Deadly Weapon as a Level 5 Felony.

Presumption of Innocence Notice: The fact that a person has been arrested or charged with a crime is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.

JUST IN: Indiana Officials Add 120 Nursing Home Deaths To Virus Toll

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Indiana Officials Add 120 Nursing Home Deaths To Virus Toll

 
INDIANA LAWYER
Indiana health officials added 19 confirmed coronavirus-related fatalities to the state’s death toll on Monday as a new order from the governor eased many of the business restrictions that were imposed in late March.

Updated statistics released by the Indiana State Department of Health also added 120 deaths among nursing home residents to the previous statewide total released a week earlier.

The new tallies show 420 COVID-19 nursing home resident deaths or about 36% of the 1,151 total statewide deaths. The statistics, however, don’t specify when the newly reported nursing home deaths occurred.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and state health officials have refused to identify nursing homes with outbreaks, despite complaints from relatives of home residents about a lack of communication about illnesses and deaths. State officials maintain those facilities face federal and state requirements to notify the families about their COVID-19 status.

Almost 75% of Indiana’s deaths have been among people 70 and older as elderly people and those with serious health troubles living in nursing homes are among the most at-risk from COVID-19 infections.

The state’s announcement of additional nursing home deaths comes as several states hard-hit by the pandemic have extended some measure of protection against civil lawsuits and criminal prosecution.

JUST IN: HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS

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HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 583 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 20,507 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

While the number of cases has increased, the intensive care unit and ventilator capacity remain steady. As of Monday, 45.5 percent of ICU beds and 80.5 percent of ventilators were available at hospitals throughout the state.

A total of 1,151 Hoosiers have been confirmed to have died of COVID-19, an increase of 19 over the previous day. Another 113 probable deaths have been reported, a decrease of one from Sunday to remove duplication. Probable deaths are those for which a physician listed COVID-19 as a contributing cause based on X-rays, scans, and other clinical symptoms but for which no positive test is on record. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 113,297 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 108,859 on Sunday.

Marion County had the newest cases, at 154. Other counties with more than 10 new cases were Allen (46), Carroll (15), Cass (78), Elkhart (13), Hamilton (21), Hendricks (10), Howard (11), Johnson (12), Lake (61), Madison (11), St. Joseph (10), Steuben (15), Tippecanoe (29), and White (14). The Lake County totals include results from East Chicago and Gary, which have their own health departments.

Visit the ISDH COVID-19 dashboard at coronavirus.in.gov for additional information on cases. The dashboard will be updated at noon daily. All cases are listed by the county of residence.

 

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