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Nolan Named GLVC Scholar Athlete for a Second Time

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University of Southern Indiana junior Austin Nolan (Evansville, Indiana) has been named a back-to-back GLVC Scholar Athlete of the Year by the conference on Thursday.

Nolan is the fifth USI runner in the past five seasons to be named GLVC Scholar Athlete of the Year. Nolan won in 2017 with former Eagles Chase Broughton winning in 2016 and Johnnie Guy winning in both 2014 and 2015.  Nolan received this honor with an overall GPA of 3.944 after a 3.718 fall semester.

The GLVC Runner of the Year won the conference meet in Louisville in 24:06.30 before being named All-Region with a 10th-place finish and a time of 32:02.60 at the NCAA II Midwest Region meet in Hillsdale, Michigan. In the national championship, Nolan finished 75th in a high caliber field.

Nolan is an accounting major at USI with a minor in management.

AG Curtis Hill: Truckers’ protest is motivated by legitimate concerns

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A group of truck drivers participated earlier today in a “slow-roll protest” on Interstate 465 in Indianapolis to express their displeasure with federal regulations burdening their industry. In particular, truckers and trucking companies are frustrated by new rules requiring the use of electronic logging devices (ELDs) by commercial drivers.

While their methods of protest might be debatable, the truckers’ concerns are legitimate, Attorney General Curtis Hill said.

“The ELD requirements might very well be motivated by good intentions,” Attorney General Hill said. “Everyone supports the idea of creating a safer work environment for drivers. Everyone sees the logic of making it easier and faster to accurately track, manage and share data related to driving hours. I still believe, however, that the current ELD requirements were rushed through the approval process without sufficient attention to their expense and practical workability.”

Attorney General Hill acknowledged that federal officials have addressed several of his initial concerns about the ELD regulations since he first got involved with the issue in 2017. He called for further study, however, into ways to address truckers’ concerns and lessen burdens on the industry.AG Curtis Hill: Truckers’ protest is motivated by legitimate concerns

FOOD INSPECTION REPORT FOR VANDERBURGH COUNTY

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St. Vincent Evansville Exclusively Offers Life-Changing Heart Procedure for Chronic Total Occlusions

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According to the Center for Disease Control, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease and is responsible for 370,000 deaths each year. CAD is the build-up of plaque in heart arteries that blocks blood flow to the heart. Blocking the flow of blood means that the heart cannot get the oxygen and nutrients it needs. This can cause “angina” or chest discomfort, shortness of breath, fatigue, or even a heart attack. Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs) happen when a heart artery is completely blocked and has been so for 3 months or longer. The heart builds “natural bypasses” to keep the heart muscle alive, but this area of the heart still does not receive a normal blood supply.

Historically, treatment options for CTOs have been very limited. Opening these complete blockages can be difficult and requires special training and equipment.  In the past, open heart surgery, also known as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), was really the only option if medicines failed. However, some patients are not candidates for CABG due to other risk factors. Many patients also develop CTOs after CABG, and the risk of another operation is high. In the past, these patients were left with little to no options for treatment. For years, patients have been told “there is nothing that can be done,” and they live with significant symptoms despite maximum medical therapy.

Dr. Jarrod Frizzell, interventional cardiologist at St. Vincent Evansville, is the only physician in the Tri-State area who specializes in performing the chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO PCI) procedure, in which stents are used to open these completely blocked arteries. This procedure offers hope to those who previously had little to no other options. Although complex, CTO PCI is minimally invasive, going through small holes in the wrist and/or groin. This means patients have a quicker recovery period than traditional open-heart surgery. The procedure itself includes steering special guide wires and catheters across or around the completely blocked areas. 

Dr. Frizzell offers the CTO PCI procedure locally at St. Vincent Evansville and routinely travels to Indianapolis to work alongside his colleagues at St. Vincent to provide this service to patients across Indiana.

If you would like to arrange for an interview with Dr. Frizzell please call me at 812-485-4897. 

Mother Nature forces weekend changes for USI Baseball

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Mother Nature has forced changes to the University of Southern Indiana Baseball’s Dunn Hospitality Classic scheduled for this weekend. The classic schedule has been changed to Friday, Sunday, and Monday due to the forecast of heavy rains on Saturday.

The new Dunn Hospitality Classic schedule is:

Friday, February 22: USI vs. Ohio Dominican, Noon
Truman State vs. Ohio Dominican, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 24: Grand Valley State vs. Ohio Dominican, 11 a.m.
Truman State vs. Grand Valley State, 2:30 p.m.
USI vs. Truman State, 5 p.m.

Monday, February 25: USI vs. Grand Valley State, 11 a.m.
USI vs. Grand Valley State, 2:30 p.m.

Otters seek host families for 25th anniversary season

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The Evansville Otters are seeking local individuals and households interested in joining the host family program and hosting an Otters player for the 2019 season.
When players decide to continue their baseball career in independent baseball, many travel from across the country to play in the Frontier League. This means that they are hours away from friends and family members. For this reason, when they arrive in Evansville, they look for a touch of home to make them feel welcome. One way the community “adopts” the players is by serving as host families during the season. Families provide housing, as well as a support system, for the player(s) they host.
“Host families are vital to the success of the Evansville Otters organization,” said Otters host family coordinator Sally Smith. “Families provide room and board for players from late April through Labor Day, which allows players to play and focus on their professional baseball careers in Evansville.”
Players need their own bedroom, but multiple players can share a bedroom. Some families house one player, and others house multiple players for the season.
The Evansville Otters are asking families to take players for both the season and for the two-week Spring Training period, April 23 through May 10.
“Spring Training is a great opportunity to see if the program is a good fit for your family and to help the team with short-term needs,” said Smith.
The regular season starts May 10 and ends around Labor Day. In the case of potential postseason play for the Evansville Otters, host families will be needed through late September.
The Evansville Otters are currently taking host family applications for the 2019 season.
Host families and players are asked to complete a questionnaire before they are matched, and this enables the organization to match a player with the appropriate family.
Once an application is reviewed, a home interview is set to verify the family is a good fit for the program.
The Otters do everything they can to ensure a suitable match is made for both the player and family.
“Many of the players and their host families have long-lasting relationships,” said Smith. “Every family has a different experience based on the personality of the players, but also the makeup of the family. Being a host family for the Evansville Otters is a great way to volunteer with an established organization in our community, while supporting a player in his drive to play professional baseball.”
Participants in the host family program receive benefits as an expression of gratitude on behalf of the Evansville Otters for their support.
For more information about the host family program, visit evansvilleotters.com/community/host, or contact Sally Smith at (812) 568-4782 or via email at hostfamilies@evansvilleotters.com.

USI Women’s Hoops ranked seventh in region

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University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball is ranked seventh in the opening edition of the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Rankings. The Screaming Eagles are one of four Great Lakes Valley Conference teams in the ranking after compiling a 15-7 record against Division II competition and the Midwest Region.

Joining the Eagles in regional rankings are No. 1 Drury University and No. 2 Lewis University, while Truman State University is No. 6 to round out the GLVC’s contingent. No. 3 Grand Valley State University, No. 4 Ashland University, No. 5 Northern Michigan University and No. 8 Michigan Tech University represent the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, while the Great Midwest Athletic Conference is represented by No. 9 Kentucky Wesleyan College and No. 10 Cedarville University.

The NCAA II Midwest Region Tournament is March 15-18 and consists of eight teams—three automatic bids from the GLVC, GLIAC and GMAC as well as at-large teams.

USI (17-7, 10-4 GLVC) hosts Lewis Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Physical Activities Center before closing its regular-season home schedule with the University of Indianapolis for Senior Day Saturday at 1 p.m. Saturday’s game will be the final USI Women’s Basketball game played in the PAC and the Eagles will honor their senior class following the conclusion of the contest.

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USI Men’s Basketball is 5th in first regional poll

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The University of Southern men’s basketball team is ranked fifth in the first NCAA Division II Midwest Region poll of 2018-19.

The Eagles follow ninth-ranked Bellarmine University, 24th-ranked Lewis University, eighth-ranked University of Findlay, and Ashland University in rounding out the top five in the region. The bottom half of the first region poll includes the University of Indianapolis, Ferris State University, Northern Michigan University, Hillsdale College, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

The top eight team from the Midwest Region advance to the NCAA Division II Tournament at the end of the season. The regional is routinely hosted by the top seed in the regional.

USI is back in action this week for a pair of regionally important games when it hosts Lewis Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and UIndy Saturday at 3:15 p.m. for Senior Day. Saturday’s game versus UIndy also is the final regular season game in the Physical Activities Center.

NCAA II MIDWEST REGION POLL
Rank School Overall DII Record In-Region Record
1 Bellarmine 19-3 19-3
2 Lewis 16-4 16-4
3 Findlay 19-3 19-3
4 Ashland 16-4 16-4
5 Southern Indiana 16-6 15-6
6 UIndy 14-6 14-4
7 Ferris State 15-9 15-9
8 Northern Michigan 15-9 15-9
9 Hillsdale 15-7 15-7
10 Missouri-St. Louis 13-7 13-7

HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE

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Indoor Football Player
National Gridiron League – Evansville, IN
Responsive employer
Unfocused or thoughtless actions, such as late hits, taunting, and false starts destroy good field position and momentum….
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Feb 17
MAIL HANDLER ASSISTANT
United States Postal Service 3.6/5 rating   19,296 reviews  – Evansville, IN
$16 an hour
Please ensure you can receive email messages from our test vendor and follow instructions carefully so you can be. Weigh incoming sacks;…
Feb 12
Full-time Receiving and Shipping Associate ( $400-$450/Week)
Evansville Overstock Warehouse – Evansville, IN
$400 – $450 a week
Driver’s License (Required). As a Receiving and Shipping Associate at Lexington Overstock Warehouse your job duties could include stocking warehouse furniture,…
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Specimen Collector
InSource Diagnostics 3.9/5 rating   7 reviews  – Henderson, KY
As a Specimen Collector, you will be a critical part of the quantitative drug testing analysis performed by our client….
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MERCHANDISER
Frito Lay 3.5/5 rating   4,177 reviews  – Evansville, IN
Have a valid driver’s license with proof of insurance. Driving to assigned locations in your personal vehicle (we’ll provide mileage reimbursement while you’re…
Feb 13
Veterinary Receptionist
West Side Pet Hospital – Evansville, IN
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No phone calls please. We are currently hiring for a full time receptionist for a busy veterinary clinic. Experience is preferred….
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Emergency Management Assistant – EVPL Central
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library 3.7/5 rating   3 reviews  – Evansville, IN
$11.57 an hour
I need a valid driver’s license. Regularly performing general office duties and clerical support for the Human Resources and Equity and Well-being team,…
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Experience Facilitator – EVPL North Park
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library 3.7/5 rating   3 reviews  – Evansville, IN
$13.24 an hour
I need a valid driver’s license. I need to have a Bachelor’s degree in a related or applicable field and minimal experience conducting programs for users of all…
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Hole Watch
CraftForce 3.9/5 rating   7 reviews  – Evansville, IN
$12 – $14 an hour
This safety position will be responsible for watching our other employees work in high-risk areas at an industrial construction site. Warrick Power Plant….
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Emergency Response Officer
G4S 3.4/5 rating   10,365 reviews  – Mount Vernon, IN
$14.25 – $16.25 an hour
Must possess a current and valid driver’s license. Your duties will also include Fire and Life Safety Inspections to ensure the facility is compliant with all…
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Feb 13
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