The Vanderburgh County Redevelopment Commission will hold a meeting on Wednesday, July 9, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. in Room 301 of the Civic Center Complex at 1 N.W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Evansville, Indiana.
Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Meeting
The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet in executive session at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 24, 2019, in the John H. Schroeder Conference Centre at the EVSC Administration Building, 951 Walnut, IN 47713, Evansville, IN. The session will be conducted according to Senate Enrolled Act 313, Section 1, I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1, as amended. The purpose of the meeting is for discussion of one or more of the following: collective bargaining, (2)(A); initiation of litigation or litigation that is either pending or has been threatened specifically in writing, (2)(B); purchase or lease of property, (2)(D); for discussion of the assessment, design, and implementation of school safety and security measures, plans, and systems (3); and job performance evaluation of individual employees, (9); to train school board members with an outside consultant about the performance of the role of the members as public officials (11).
The regular meeting of the School Board will follow at 5:30 p.m. in the EVSC Board Room, same address.
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AG Curtis Hill looks forward to July 11 oral argument in South Bend abortion case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Friday scheduled oral argument for July 11 to hear the State of Indiana’s case for granting an immediate stay that would stop the operation of an unlicensed abortion clinic in South Bend until the appeal can be fully resolved.
On May 31, a federal district court granted a preliminary injunction allowing the Whole Woman’s Health Alliance to provide chemical abortions despite lacking the required license from the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH). In chemical abortions, one type of medication is used to kill the fetus followed by another medication to induce the woman to expel it.
“The Court of Appeals’ decision to schedule oral argument shows that it is taking seriously our concerns about the safety of patients who seek abortion at an unlicensed clinic,†Attorney General Curtis Hill said. “Dispensing medication that curbs progesterone and causes uterine contractions is serious business, and whether states may require licensing of clinics that do so is a nationally important issue. We appreciate the court’s diligence in reviewing this matter.â€
On June 2, Attorney General Hill appealed the injunction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He also filed a motion with the district court seeking an immediate stay that would have prevented the unlicensed clinic from opening until Indiana’s appeal could be considered.
On June 7, the federal district court denied the motion for a stay – prompting Attorney General Hill on June 10 to seek the intervention of the U.S. Court of Appeals in issuing a stay.
The ISDH previously has denied Whole Woman’s Health a license after the entity failed to provide requested documentation about the safety record of affiliated clinics in other states.
Crushers’ late offensive surge downs Otters
The Evansville Otters fell to Lake Erie Crushers 7-3 in Friday’s series opener, as Lake Erie was able to break a 3-3 tie with four unanswered runs down the stretch of the game.
Lake Erie catcher Bryan DeLaRosa delivered the big blow to break the 3-3 deadlock in the bottom of the sixth inning, crushing a two-run home run to right field to give Lake Erie a 5-3 advantage.
The Crushers added two more insurance runs in the eighth on an RBI single by Dale Burdick and an RBI triple by Aaron Hill.
DeLaRosa’s home run was hit off Otters starter Tyler Beardsley, who was dealt the loss. The loss snapped Beardsley’s run of consecutive starts without a loss. Going into Friday, Beardsley was 3-0 with two no-decisions in his last five starts.
Offensively, the Otters jumped on the scoreboard first, which usually spells well for Evansville this season.
In the top of the second inning, Hunter Cullen ripped a two-run home run to right to give the Otters a 2-0 lead, his sixth of the season.
Lake Erie would answer with two runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning, sending six men to the plate. John Cable would hit an RBI single, followed by a DeLaRosa’s sac fly.
Momentum shifted in the bottom of the fourth when a pass ball off catcher Rob Calabrese allowed Dale Burdick to touch home, giving the Crushers their first lead of the game at 3-2.
With the bases loaded in the top of the fifth and one out, Ryan Long hit a sac fly to centerfield, scoring Anthony Maselli, to tie the game at three. It was Long’s sixth RBI of the trip, giving him his 31st of the year.
Beardsley would finish with seven innings, allowing five runs – four earned – on nine hits. The California native had two strikeouts and no walks.
It was a combined bullpen effort for the Crushers as Jack Granath made a spot start, tossing 3.2 innings, surrendering Cullen’s home run on two hits.
Lefty Jake Repavich gave up Long’s sac fly, an unearned run, in 3.1 innings, while fanning five. Repavich was handed the win.
Kent Hasler tossed a scoreless top of the eighth with a strikeout.
The Crushers added two more in the bottom of the inning off Otters reliever Jacob Hulcher, who allowed two runs on two hits, extending the Crushers lead to 7-3.
Logan Lombana pitched a scoreless ninth despite Ryan Long hitting a double in the frame.
Game two will be set for Satur
Lift 4 Life Evansville’s Newest Fitness and Wellness Gym Ribbon Cutting
Lift 4 Life is a gym and lounge for Veterans, First Responders, individuals with disabilities and YOU.  Please join the Mayor of Evansville, Lloyd Winnecke and Lift 4 Life for a Ribbon Ribbon Cutting of Evansville’s newest fitness and wellness gym at 1:30 this Saturday.    Lift 4 Life is located at 4924 Plaza East Blvd, Evansville
Lift 4 Life and Power Plus2 are joining forces for the Ultimate Lifting Fundraiser. Â The Power Plus2 machine is a two-person Lifting machine used for team building and Growth.
All Day Events include Car, Bike and Tundra Show starting at 10am on June 22nd. Â Come check out our Silent Auction filled with amazing items from French Lick, Cigar Cigar, Mission BBQ, Give a Dog a Bone and other businesses. Â We will be giving away door prizes.
The Russian Nightmare Nikita Koloff will be at Lift 4 Life gym starting at 9am on Saturday until noon for a meet and greet, autographs and book signing.
All money collected goes to the Lift 4 Life Foundation, a registered non-profit, to provide food, clothes, memberships and more equipment for handicap individuals and will stay local.
“READERS FORUM” JUNE 22, 2019
We hope that today’s “READERS FORUMâ€Â will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way.
WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND TODAY?
Todays “Readers Poll’ question is: Do you feel that Ellis Park is ready to compete with Tropicana-Evansville since they sold to new investors?
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