Warrick Humane Society’s Junior Volunteer Program

03/10/2025

Spring Junior Volunteer Program!

Newburgh, Indiana – Kids of ages 13-15 are invited to join us for our upcoming Junior Volunteer Session! This program will be taking place March 16th through May 18th on Sundays from 12-2pm, for a total of 8 sessions. This is the perfect opportunity for young animal lovers!

Event Highlights:
● Weekly: This program consists of 8 days total, every Sunday from March 16th to
May 18th from 12-2pm!
● Affordable: It is only $35 to sign up, and a t-shirt is included for every kid!
● Make Friends: We offer plenty of opportunities for our Junior Volunteers to socialize
with each other and we encourage everyone to make friends, ask questions, and get
to know each other! This is a great opportunity to meet like-minded peers with a
passion for animals.
● Future Volunteering: After completing this program, Junior Volunteers will receive a
certificate that allows them to continue to volunteer with us! To volunteer on your
own you have to be at least 16 years old, unless you complete this program, then
you are able to volunteer on your own! This is because one of the main focuses of
our Junior Volunteer Program is to teach kids how to volunteer with us!
● How to Sign-Up: For more information or to register, email our Volunteer
Coordinators at volunteerwarrick@gmail.com

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

03/10/2025

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

FOOTNOTE: EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.

Witthaus earns first career win to lead USI Softball to Saturday split against Leathernecks

03/09/2025

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Witthaus earns first career win to lead USI Softball to Saturday split against Leathernecks

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Softball hosted Western Illinois University in a doubleheader on Saturday to open the Screaming Eagles’ 2025 home schedule and Ohio Valley Conference play. The two sides split the two games, as USI bounced back from a 4-2 setback in the series opener and captured a 3-2 victory in the back end of Saturday’s twin bill.

In game one, Western Illinois (5-13, 1-1 OVC) opened the scoring with a solo home run in the top of the first inning. Southern Indiana (4-12, 1-1 OVC) answered with a tying run on an RBI knock by senior outfielder Kennedy Nalley.

USI grabbed a 2-1 advantage on a sac fly by senior third baseman Whitley Hunter in the home half of the fourth, but Western Illinois answered with two runs on a double in the top of the fifth inning to take a 3-2 lead. Western Illinois tacked on an additional run in the seventh to seal the 4-2 result.

Despite the Leathernecks scattering some hits off of senior pitcher Josie Newman (3-6) in the early innings, the right-hander fanned 11 total batters. Newman struck out the side in the first inning to move into second on USI’s career strikeouts list. The senior pitched all seven innings.

USI recorded three hits with one hit apiece for the top three in the batting order.

For Western Illinois, freshman pitcher Libby Spaulding (1-2) was credited the win in middle relief, giving up one run in two innings pitched. Sophomore pitcher Lillie Wools picked up the save, tossing the last three innings scoreless. Freshman starting pitcher Kaitlyn Green took a no-decision in two innings of work.

In the second game, Western Illinois led 1-0 after a first-inning run, but Southern Indiana tied the game in the bottom of the third on a bases-loaded, pinch-hit RBI single by freshman Grace Huffman.

The game remained tied until the home half of the sixth when Hunter, who doubled to lead off the inning, came home to score on a wild pitch and give USI a 2-1 advantage. Later in the inning, junior outfielder Caroline Stapleton added an insurance run with an RBI single to put USI up 3-1.

Freshman pitcher Kylie Witthaus was in the process of a strong start after holding Western Illinois scoreless since the first-inning run. However, Witthaus ran into a tense situation in the top of the seventh after a pair of walks and a sacrifice got runners into second and third with one out. The Leathernecks got a run back on a sac fly to pull within one, 3-2, but with two outs on the board. Unfazed, Witthaus induced a final groundball out to close out the USI victory.

Witthaus (1-5) recorded her first career win in the complete game. The left-hander struck out three and gave up only two runs – one earned. At the plate, Hunter had two of USI’s six hits. Sophomore designated player Alyssa Mumaw had a hit, two walks, and scored two runs.

The Leathernecks mustered only four hits off Witthaus. Wools (2-4) bookended the game for Western Illinois, totaling four innings of work and three runs allowed in being charged with the loss.

The OVC-opening series for Western Illinois and Southern Indiana will be decided Sunday with a rubber match from USI Softball Field. First pitch is slated for Noon. The game can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+ and heard on The Spin 95.7 FM.

Sunday’s game is Youth Team Day, and younger fans are encouraged to wear their youth team jerseys. Plus, the first 100 kids get a free USI keychain.

Admission to all USI Softball home games in 2025 is free courtesy of ProRehab.

Aces defeat Stonehill to earn Saturday split

03/09/2025

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Aces defeat Stonehill to earn Saturday split

Final two games set for Sunday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Niki Bode recorded two RBI in Saturday’s opening game against Stonehill to lead the University of Evansville softball team to a 5-2 win at Knights Field. In the second game of the day, the Purple Aces dropped a 6-2 decision to Ball State.

Game 1 – UE 5, Stonehill 2

Evansville’s offense registered 10 hits while Elle Jarrett tossed a complete game in a 5-2 win over the Skyhawks. Niki Bode had two RBI while Morgan Adams notched three hits.

Kynadee Warner scored the first run of the game in the top of the first, coming in from second on a wild pitch. UE added to the advantage with a 3-run third inning. Warner and Adams both reached on 1-out singles before Bode brought in Warner with her first hit of the game. Eliza Piggott brought in Adams on sacrifice fly before Jess Willsey came through with an RBI single to score Bode.

Stonehill got on the board with a single run in the third before UE matched it with a score in the top of the fourth. Another RBI single by Bode brought in Miriah Powell, who led the inning off with a bunt single. The Skyhawks got one run closer in the bottom of the frame, but Jarrett kept them scoreless over the final three innings to seal the win. She improved to 4-0 on the season with two runs, one earned, scoring.

Game 2 – Ball State 6, UE 1

Ball State scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth to pull away for a 6-1 win in the second game of the day at Knights Field.

After the Cardinals opened the day with a run in the first, Evansville tied the score in the third. Kynadee Warner reached on a 1-out triple and scored on a ground out by Taylor Howe. The Cardinals quickly responded with two runs in the bottom of the third before opening things up with a 3-run fourth frame to go up 6-1.

Looking to rally in the sixth, the Aces put two runners on with Howe reaching on an error while Morgan Adams drew a walk. Unfortunately, the Cardinals got out of the jam and would take the win by a 6-1 final. UE was limited to two hits in the contest. Gracie Hollingsworth took the loss. In 3 1/3 innings, she allowed five runs, three earned, on four hits.

On Sunday, the Aces face Ball State and Bellarmine.

-www.GoPurpleAces.com-

USI Women’s Basketball’s Raley named to OVC All-Tournament Team

03/09/2025

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USI Women’s Basketball’s Raley named to OVC All-Tournament Team

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Following the conclusion of the 2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament on Saturday, it was announced that University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball graduate forward Meredith Raley was named to the OVC All-Tournament Team.

Raley was selected to the OVC All-Tournament Team for the second year in a row. Raley was the OVC tournament MVP last year during USI’s run to the tournament championship title.

Raley earned this year’s selection following a stellar week at the OVC tournament. The forward led Southern Indiana with 67 total points in three games played for an average of 22.3 points per game. Raley shot a tremendous 78.1 percent (25-32) from the floor to set an OVC tournament record, topping the previous mark of 71.8 percent (28-39) held by Eastern Illinois University’s Rachel Galligan during the 2009 tournament.

Additionally, Raley hauled in 20 rebounds for 6.7 boards per contest, added four assists and four blocks, and went 14-15 for 93.3 percent at the free-throw line during this week’s tournament. Raley also knocked down three shots from beyond the arc.

As a team, the Screaming Eagles captured two wins this past week at Ford Center, winning 90-66 in the first round against Tennessee State University and 73-52 in the quarterfinals against the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. USI was eliminated in the semifinals against OVC champion Tennessee Tech University, 88-78.

With her performance at the OVC tournament, Raley stands at 1,671 career points for third on USI’s all-time scoring list. Raley is also top ten in USI history with 673 career rebounds and top five with 598 field goals made and 372 free throws made. Raley is the record holder with 138 games played.

2025 OVC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Meredith Raley, Southern Indiana
Raegan McCowan, Western Illinois
Ellie Brueggemann, Lindenwood
Reghan Grimes, Tennessee Tech
Keeley Carter, Tennessee Tech (MVP)

The Word in 120 – One Nation Undivided

03/09/2025

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One Nation Undivided

By Jerome Stewart

There are some things so profound and impactful that it cannot be ignored. This country use to be referred to as a Christian nation. If that is no longer true, then we will no longer strive to be as the Pledge of Allegiance says; “One Nation Under God.” Proverbs 14 vs. 34 says; “Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people.”

An article in the Christian Research Journal says; “In the last 25 years 40 million people have stopped attending church.” That’s a stunning statistic! It’s wonderful to be a child of God. Jesus said to His disciples in Matthew 5 vss. 13 and 14; “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.”

The word of God is our roadmap for righteous living. As related to Jesus, Titus 2 vs. 11 says; “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age.”

Look at the things happening today, not for the good of mankind. Proverbs 29 vs. 18 says; “Where there is no revelation the people cast off restraint.” The voice of Jesus needs to be heard today. There is a peace, calmness in the lives of those who trust in Him.

There is no greater opportunity than today to develop a new attitude with a different outlook on how to live in this present age. Open up God’s word. John 3 vs. 17 Jesus says; “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” That’s the good news!

Those willing to trust in the living God will have a bright future despite the dark ways of this world, when there has been a transition from this life to the afterlife, all because of the mercy and grace of God. Strongly consider the words of the Apostle Paul in Philippians chapter 3 vss. 17 and 18. He says; “Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk as you have us for a pattern. For many walk whom I have told you often, and now weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.” Try Jesus. He will not let you down!

In the Words of the Chicago Song, “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?”

03/09/2025

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By Johnny Kincaid

It’s that dreaded day, the day that everyone blames for their tiredness and fatigue, because last night, we “lost an hour of sleep.” It’s time change and we sprang forward an hour overnight. In days of old, we would have spent most of the day today resetting every clock in the house, office, and car.

But all of that could be ending in Indiana. Republican State Senator Tyler Johnson introduced a bill to the Senate in January that would end Daylight Saving Time. If Senate Bill 24 passes, it would take effect on July 1st, 2025. After we revert back to Standard Time in the fall, we will lock our clocks down in Standard Time year-round.

Hoosiers have had quite a bit of difficulty determining what timezone Indiana should be in.

Back in the 1880s, the sun determined the time. High noon was a reference to the time when the sun was at its highest point in the sky.

The one one industry that really needed to operate on a consistent schedule was the railroads. But each railroad set it’s clock differently and the clock at the train depot was often different from the clock on the courthouse.

Daylight Savings Time was introduced during WWI to conserve fuel used for lighting. It was repealed in 1919. DST was brought back during WWII.

In 1949, the Indiana Senate passed a bill to keep the entire state on Central Time and to ban DST.The bill was the subject of very heated debate in the house.

A law was passed and signed by the governor in 1957 that made Cetral Time the official time zone of the state and allowed local communities decide whether they would change time with DST. That law was repealed in 1961 and the Inter-state Commerce Commission moved the boundary between the Eastern and Central time zones from the Indiana-Ohio state line to the center of the state.

Congress passed the Uniform Time Act in 1967 making daylight-saving time uniform throughout the country but permitting states to exempt themselves, provided the whole state is exempt. Congress also gave federal authority over time zones to the Department of Transportation.

In 1968, the Department of Transportation proposed a compromise in which most of Indiana would be on Eastern Standard Time year-round, while the Gary and Evansville areas would remain on Central time and follow daylight time in the summer.

Many Hoosiers remember the days of Indianapolis and Evansville being on the same time for half of the year.

For more than 30 years, the system established in 1972 remained largely unchanged. But in 2005 Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels made DST part of his economic plan, arguing that “Indiana Time” was bad for the state’s economy because businesses outside of the state couldn’t keep track of what time it was in Indiana.

A DST bill sponsored by Rep. Gerald Torr, R-Carmel, moved through the 2005 legislative session. Although the Senate passed the bill by a solid majority, twice during the session the House voted it down, but by margins too slim to defeat it for the session. On April 28, 2005, with two days left in the session, the bill came up for a final vote and seemed to have have been defeated 49-51. But as the speaker held the vote open two legislators changed their minds and the measure passed.

Hoosier History Highlights – 1911 First Indiana State High School Basketball Championship

03/09/2025

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March 9 – March 15
This Week in Indiana History
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March 11, 1958 Anissa Jones, American child actress (Family Affair – “BuffY”), born in Lafayette.

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March 11, 1911 Crawfordsville won the state’s first high school basketball tournament, defeating Lebanon by the score of 24 to 17.

March 13, 1957 The peony was adopted as the official state flower of Indiana. Earlier state flowers had been the carnation, tulip blossom and zinnia.

March 14, 1913 The legislature adopted the official state song: On the Banks of the Wabash Far Away.

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From the fields there comes the breath of new __________ ________
What is the life span of a peony plant?
Traditionally peonies are used symbolically to celebrate what?
In Chinese, the name of the peony is sho-yu. What does it mean?

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Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken at Bloomfield Elementary School.

“Fashion can be bought by anybody; style takes discernment, it has to do with individuality.”

– Bill Blass
Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Blass was an American fashion designer. He was the recipient of seven Coty Awards and the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Send your favorite Hoosier quote to: RegEdwards@idoa.in.gov

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They can live for over 100 years
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Protesters Gather for International Women’s Day

03/09/2025

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A large crowd of protesters gathered Saturday (3/8/2025) at the Four Freedoms Monument to protest against restrictions on abortions. The event was organized by Evansville Resist for International Women’s Day.

Protesters carried signs with slogans like “We’re not going back”, “Make American Kind Again”, and “Racist, Sexist, Nazi, Potus”.

Also in the crowd were supporters of President Trump like Mike Boatman who brought one of his giant Trump flags to the event. In a post on Facebook, Boatman said, “I have never seen so much hate in my entire life. These people are nothing but hate. I was called everything in the book!”

Lake County Sheriff’s Department now cooperating with ICE

03/09/2025

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Lake County Sheriff’s Department now cooperating with ICE

The Lake County Sheriff’s Department has reversed course and is now cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, as required by state law. Lake County previously refused cooperation with ICE and has been involved in on-going consultations with federal immigration authorities.

Attorney General Rokita sent two letters in recent months to the Lake County sheriff warning that a lawsuit would ensue if the Department continued defying state law by limiting its officers’ cooperation with ICE officials.

Last year, the Indiana General Assembly passed a law authorizing the attorney general to file lawsuits against any Indiana colleges, universities, or units of local government that do not comply with Indiana’s ban on sanctuary jurisdictions— entities that deliberately and intentionally restrict and obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

Attorney General Rokita recently sued the Monroe Country Sheriff’s Department and the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department over their persistent practice of refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. He says he will continue to evaluate units of local government and will take action as warranted to ensure compliance with state law.