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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE AREA
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BLOUNT PLOW WORKS
BLOUNT PLOW WORKS
by PAT SIDES
This imposing manufacturing plant is Blount Plow Works, seen here eight years after it was built in 1881. One of several large factories that once lined North Main Street, it occupied the block bounded by Baker Avenue, North Main, Illinois, and Franklin streets.Â
Over the years, Blount became one of the largest farm equipment manufacturers in the country, its labor largely supplied by the densely populated Jacobsville neighborhood that surrounded it. The company’s name was changed to Burch Plow in the twentieth century.
This image shows the North Main façade, with streetcar tracks running down the unpaved streets. The group of children at the corner of the building may have provided some of the labor at the large factory, which was a common practice in that era.
The building was razed circa 1970 to make way for a Great Scot store, which in turn will soon be razed for a new housing and commercial development on the block.
“The 1932 and 1939 Projectâ€
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Banded bald eagle recovered near Vincennes
A banded bald eagle recovered near Vincennes gave DNR personnel a chance to measure the success of bald eagle reintroduction in Indiana over the past 20 years.
On Sept. 30, a wild bird rehabilitator responding to a call about an injured bald eagle arrived to find the bird deceased. A closer look revealed that the eagle wore two bands – one on each leg – inscribed with numbers and a letter. After the bands were reported to ReportBand.gov and DNR state ornithologist Allisyn Gillet was contacted, parts of the eagle’s history were revealed.
Bald eagle H81 was banded as a nestling at Hovey Lake Fish & Wildlife Area on April 20, 1998. That year, DNR biologists were closely tracking nesting eagles to monitor how the population was growing after the successful bald eagle reintroduction program.
Bald eagles were listed as endangered when Indiana began its reintroduction program in 1985. The program took place over five years, when 73 young eagles were released at Monroe Lake to form the base of a new population of nesting eagles. After these birds grew up and returned to nest in Indiana, biologists kept track of the number of nests and the number of young in each nest. Nestling eagles were given a set of leg bands so they could be identified in the future.
The year H81 was born, Indiana had 11 successful eagle nests, and 20 eaglets survived long enough to leave the nest. Indiana’s eagle population has been steadily growing, and in 2019, over 300 bald eagle nests were reported.
Bald eagles were removed from the federal list of endangered species in 2007 and from the state list in 2008. Although this was the first time that H81 was reported since she was banded 21 years ago, it is likely that she was nesting in this area for years, possibly on the Wabash or the White River south of Vincennes. The clean water and healthy numbers of fish in these rivers provide a home to many pairs of nesting eagles each year.
The bald eagle reintroduction program was the first endangered species restoration project initiated by DNR Nongame and Endangered Wildlife staff. This project and ongoing research would not be possible without donations to the Indiana Nongame Wildlife Fund, the main funding source of all nongame and endangered species research and management.
Eagles take down Missouri S&T, win third straight in GLVC
The University of Southern Indiana volleyball team scored its third-straight victory in Great Lakes Valley Conference play Friday night with a five-set victory over the Missouri University of Science and Technology, 25-18, 15-25, 21-25, 25-22 and 15-6.
The Screaming Eagles (14-13, 6-6 GLVC) forced a tie in the coveted eighth spot in the conference standings with the victory and a road loss by the University of Illinois Springfield at Drury University, also on Friday night. The Miners (20-7, 7-5 GLVC) entered the evening in a tie for sixth with Bellarmine University, falling into seventh with Friday’s defeat.
Senior middle blocker Amanda Jung led the Eagles’ comeback-effort with seven of her career-high 10 blocks in the fourth frame, forcing the fifth set where USI dominated their way to a 15-6 score and sealed the victory. Jung’s total fell one block short of tying USI’s record (since 2000) of 11 set by Abbey Winter ’16 against Bellarmine during the 2013 campaign.
Junior setter Casey Cepicky and freshman Leah Anderson each notched another double-double in the contest. Cepicky assisted on 40 of USI’s 46 kills and added 12 digs, while Anderson scooped up 15 digs and dropped 11 kills on the Miners.
Freshman right side hitter Katherine Koch paced the Eagles with 14 kills, while Anderson and senior middle hitter each posted the USI high-marks in a set with four kills each, in the first and second sets, respectively.
USI stuffed 17 Missouri S&T attacks on the night, eight coming in the all-important fourth set on the back of Jung’s seven. Four different Eagles posted at least four blocks in the contest: Jung (10), Anderson (5), sophomore right side hitter Sidney Hegg (5) and Coleman (4).
The Eagles also kept the ball off the court with 87 digs, led by freshman setter Kelsie Vanitvelt with 19, followed by senior libero/outside hitter Mikaila Humphrey with 17 digs. Five Eagles posted at least 12 digs in the contest: Vanitvelt, Humphrey, Anderson, Cepicky and freshman libero Audrey Crowder.
Joseph’s career night lifts UE to 3-0 sweep
Aces pick up huge MVC victory
 Senior Patricia Joseph had the best offensive night of her career, recording 10 kills while hitting .556 to give the University of Evansville volleyball team a 3-0 win over Indiana State on Friday evening inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
Joseph had 10 kills in 18 attempts for UE (15-10, 6-8 MVC) while adding three block assists and a solo one. Rachel Tam led all players with 13 kills while Melanie Feliciano and Alondra Vazquez finished with 12 apiece. Allana McInnis recorded 41 assists in just three sets while Gabriela Macedo added to her season dig average with 24, translating to 8.0 per set. Indiana State (5-19, 3-11 MVC) was led by a trio of players who had eight kills. Gretchen Kuckkan, Cassis Kawa and Madeline Williams each hit the mark.
Indiana State was the first to wrestle away a lead of more than a point in the opening set, going up 5-3 before UE rallied with four in a row. A Cecilia Thon ace extended the lead to 9-6, but ISU came back to retake the lead at 12-11. Neither team would give an inch, but the Aces were able to flex their muscle and go back up by three at 17-14 on a solo block by Alondra Vazquez. Later, a Rachel Tam kill made it a 21-16 game. Vazquez added an ace as UE cruised to the 25-19 win to open the night.
Evansville scored three of the first four points of the second frame before Thon’s second ace of the evening put the Aces up 7-4. The Sycamores rallied back as three blocks in a row saw them take their first advantage of the set at 9-8 and they pushed it to 13-9. Tam helped Evansville storm back with five in a row as she posted two kills to help the Aces pull ahead. ISU had a rally of its own as they took a 19-17 edge. Two Vazquez kills and a pair of Indiana State errors saw UE retake the lead at 21-19. ISU overcame a pair of 2-point deficits to tie it back up at 24-24. Neither team wanted to give in. Patricia Joseph did her best to keep UE in it, posting two kills and adding a block solo. With the score tied at 31, a McInnis kill was followed by an ISU error that gave UE the win and a 2-0 lead.
Using the momentum from two wins to begin the night, the Aces got on top early in the third set. A Gabriela Macedo ace pushed the edge to 7-3 out of the gate. McInnis added an ace before the 11th kill of the match for Vazquez set UE’s lead at 15-9. The career night for Joseph continued with her efforts helping the Aces clinch the match. She registered two more kills in the third to life UE to a 25-17 win and the 3-0 match final.
Next weekend will mark the final two home contests of the season. On Friday, the Aces welcome Missouri State to Meeks Family Fieldhouse for a 6 p.m. match before the home finale on Saturday at 5 p.m. against Southern Illinois. UE seniors Patricia Joseph, Gabriela Macedo and Rachel Tam will be recognized.
Evansville Man Escapes While Being Arrested
At 4:13 AM on November 8, 2019 Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s deputies went to a residence in the Grandin Pointe neighborhood in order to follow-up on an ongoing investigation involving Anthony Patrick Jones as a suspect of alleged assault. Jones attempted to flee out of the back door of the residence; however, he quickly retreated back inside upon being confronted by deputies who were positioned outside. Deputies conducted a search of the residence and located Jones, who had armed himself with a fixed blade knife, hiding inside a small bathroom. Jones fought with deputies as he was taken into custody.
While Jones was being escorted to the patrol vehicle he broke free and sprinted away while being secured in handcuffs. Sheriff’s deputies gave chase, but quickly lost sight of him. Sheriff’s deputies and several officers from the Evansville Police Department attempted to contain Jones to the area while a Sheriff’s K-9 tracked his movements. An exhaustive search of the area was completed, but Jones was unable to be captured.
As of this time Jones has not been located. Anthony Jones is described as a 27 year old white male. He is 5’08’’ and weighs approximately 150 pounds. He is bald with goatee style facial hair. He was last seen fleeing from deputies in the 6000 block of Maggie Valley Drive wearing a brown coat and camouflage pants. Jones is wanted for a variety of charges stemming from this event and the prior investigation. There is also an outstanding warrant for his arrest in an unrelated investigation. The Sheriff’s Office requests that if anyone has seen Jones, or has information regarding his whereabouts, they are encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office or Central Dispatch.
The above image depicts Anthony Jones during a prior arrest in January of 2019.