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Aces senior Marty Hill to compete in Dark Horse Dunker competiti

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Hill hopes to take part in festivities in Minneapolis

 Intersport, producers of the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, today announced that first-round voting for the 2019 “Dark Horse Dunker” competition is now underway. The 16-player field is stacked with under-the-radar players from all levels of college basketball who possess the power, creativity and hops to compete against high-major stars in the Great Clips College Slam Dunk Championship. Fans will determine the winner by voting daily at DarkHorseDunker.com throughout the four-week competition.

Evansville’s Marty Hill was named as one of the final 16 participants in the competition.  Hill has been one of the Aces best players this season and had two dunks that made the SportsCenter Top 10 in 2018-19.

Video highlight reels of each competitor on the website will help fans determine their choice in a bracket-style competition on DarkHorseDunker.com. The athlete with the most votes in each matchup will move on to the next round. Voting begins Feb. 19 at Noon CT and concludes March 22 at Noon CT. The schedule for each voting round will go as follows:

Round One: Feb. 19 at Noon CT through Feb. 26 at Noon CT (16 Players)

  • Quarterfinals: Feb. 27 at Noon CT through March 6 at Noon CT (8 Players)
  • Semifinals: March 7 at Noon CT through March 14 at Noon CT (4 Players)
  • Finals: March 15 at Noon CT through March 22 at Noon CT (2 Players)

The player that ultimately receives the most votes in the final round will be selected to compete in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, an event featuring some of the best college dunkers and 3-point shooters in the country. The 2019 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will air live on ESPN during college championship weekend in Minneapolis at 8 p.m. CT on April 4.

The following are the 16 “Dark Horse Dunkers” competing in the contest for their chance to showcase their talents in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships:

Austin Butler – Whitman College

Cameron Jackson – Wofford

Craig Wilmore – Rocky Mountain College

Deion Evans – Campbellsville University

Devocio Butler – Texas Southern

Emier Bowman – Maryville College

Isaiah Palmer – Ottawa University

Jacob Watts-Jenkins – Huston-Tillotson

Keljin Blevins – Montana State

Kent Garrett – York College

Malik Moore – South Carolina Upstate

Marty Hill – Evansville

Phillip Rankin Jr. – Louisiana State University of Alexandria

Quaylon Newton – Southern Nazarene

Roderick Howell – North Greenville University

Slinky Jones – Florida Southern College

Previous State Farm “Dark Horse Dunker” winners include Max Pearce (Purchase College) in 2018, Antonius Cleveland (Southeast Missouri State) in 2017, Yunio Barrueta (Barry University) in 2016, Davene Carter (Tarleton State) and Antjuan Ball (West Texas A&M) in 2015, Marcus Lewis (Eastern Kentucky) in 2014, Corey Law (High Point) in 2013, James Justice (Martin Methodist College) in 2012, and Jacob Tucker (Illinois College) in 2011. Lewis, Justice and Tucker all went on to win the College Slam Dunk Championship.

 

EPD REPORT

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EPD REPORT

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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“READERS FORUM” FEBRUARY 20, 2018

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We hope that today’s “READERS FORUM” 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 its time for the Evansville City Council to adopt an ordinance to have the Ford Center management put under the direction of a “Board Of Control”?

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Adults Must Be Accompanied by Child When Attending Drag Queen Story Hour

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FEBRUARY 19TH, 2019 TYRONE MORRIS EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

The Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library says due to capacity constraints, adults wanting to attend Drag Queen Story Hour must be accompanied by a child.

The story hour is intended for children 11 and under and will feature a local drag performer reading stories chosen by library staff.

Library officials say there is a safety plan in place that includes the safety of staff members, the public performers and anyone who supports the event.

“This storytime is not just for library cardholders. We want as many children who would like to attend the event to be able,” says EVPL Engagement and Experience Officer Heather McNabb.

EVPL staff will be on-site Saturday to make sure the room’s limit is not exceeded.

Investiture Of Robert Dion As Newest Holder Of The Igleheart Chair In Political Science

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The University of Evansville has announced the upcoming investiture of Robert Dion as the newest holder of the Igleheart Chair in Political Science. The ceremony is planned for Saturday, March 2, at 4:30 p.m. in Neu Chapel on the UE campus. It will be part of a weekend of academic celebrations that will also include the inauguration of the University’s new president, Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz.

Dion is the chair of the Department of Law, Politics, and Society in the William L. Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences. He has taught American politics at the University since 2001. Before coming to UE, Dion held full-time teaching positions at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and at Wabash College. He earned his doctorate from Indiana University-Bloomington, for a dissertation focused on techniques of persuasive political communication. He also holds a master’s degree in American politics from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree (magna cum laude) in French and political science from Wabash College.

At the University of Evansville, Dion has received the United Methodist Exemplary Teacher Award and the Sydney and Sadelle Berger Award for Service, and he has been named a Global Scholar by the Institute for Global Enterprise. He serves as an associate researcher for the Observatoire sur les Etats-Unis at the University of Quebec in Montreal.

Outside the classroom, Dion serves as the longtime chair of the Evansville Vanderburgh County Human Relations Commission and is a member of the Indiana State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. He is quoted regularly in news stories about political developments in Indiana or in the United States, and he has appeared frequently on radio and television news programs, including several French-language broadcast outlets.

The Austin Igleheart Chair in Political Science is the culmination of a long relationship between the Igleheart family and the University of Evansville. John L. Igleheart supported bringing Moore’s Hill College to Evansville in 1919. In the late 1950s, the Igleheart’s son, Austin S. Igleheart, approached President Melvin Hyde about establishing a chair in government at Evansville College. The result was the establishment of the Igleheart Chair in Political Science, which was created to promote the study of government, particularly local government and political science. The chair is awarded to a faculty member who has demonstrated an understanding of the importance of teaching excellence in the field of political science. The chair is also responsible for promoting student internships and forums of interest to political science majors and the wider community.

Indiana Agrees To Provide Hepatitis C Drugs To More Medicaid Recipients

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Indiana Agrees To Provide Hepatitis C Drugs To More Medicaid RecipientsIndiana 

FEBRUARY 19, by MARILYN ODENDAHL

An agreement reached in federal court in February will allow Indiana Medicaid recipients infected with Hepatitis C to receive direct-acting antiviral medications, or DAAs, sooner rather than having to wait until the disease has significantly damaged their livers.

An order signed Feb. 12 by Senior Judge Sarah Evans Barker of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana brings to an end a class action lawsuit filed in 2015 by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana. The ACLU had challenged the Family and Social Services Administration’s policy that had limited Medicaid reimbursement for DAAs only to Hepatitis C sufferers who were at high risk for liver failure and liver cancer.

Under the settlement agreement, reached in November, the Family and Social Services Administration would eliminate by July 1 any restrictions based on the severity of the disease for Medicaid patients to receive reimbursement for DAAs. Also, the reimbursement will now be made available to any Medicaid recipients whose liver damage is rapidly progressing or whose Hepatitis C is actively symptomatic.

Also, as part of the agreement, FSSA has agreed to pay the ACLU of Indiana $117,500 for attorney fees and costs in the case.

“Federal law requires state Medicaid agencies to pay for medically necessary treatment, but Indiana Medicaid illegally denies a cure for Hepatitis C for reasons that are not medically justified,” Gavin Rose, ACLU of Indiana senior staff attorney, said in a statement. “With this agreement, the Indiana Family and Social Services will no longer restrict treatment for Hepatitis C.”

In response to the agreement being reached, the Family and Social Services Administration said it “continues to place a high priority on evidence-based care. Hepatitis C treatment is an essential service for Indiana Medicaid and we look forward to the opportunity to improve Hoosier outcomes.”

The original plaintiff, Sarah Jackson, is a Medicaid recipient in Allen County who was denied approval by the FSSA for a course of the medication Harvoni for her Hepatitis C. According to the complaint, a course of the drug could have cured her Hepatitis C and prevented Jackson from passing along the disease to her children. However, the disease had not progressed, so the FSSA turned down Jackson’s request.

Noting the FSSA’s practice of providing DAAs only to the sickest Hepatitis C patients, the complaint asserted the agency was denying access to a “potentially life-saving or life-sustaining drug to thousands of Hoosiers.” Also, the complaint charged the FSSA was violating federal Medicaid law by refusing to provide Harvoni even when the drug was “medically necessary.”

“This policy was withholding potentially life-saving drugs and forcing thousands of Hoosiers who cannot afford private insurance to live with the serious negative health effects of Hepatitis C,” Jane Henegar, executive director of the ACLU of Indiana, said in a statement.

Sheriff Wedding Appointed to Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board

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Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding has been appointed to the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board (LETB) by Governor Eric Holcomb.

Sheriff Wedding will serve as one of only three elected sheriffs on the training board and will have a voice regarding law enforcement training standards and training practices throughout in Indiana. Sheriff Wedding stated, “I feel honored to have been appointed to the training board. I look forward to working with ILEA Executive Director Tim Horty on important training issues facing our profession.”

Sheriff Wedding added, “The training of new police officers and deputy sheriffs is of paramount importance. The public expects and demands qualified and competent law enforcement officers to protect our cities and counties. The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy’s strict entrance testing, performance standards and high quality training should be maintained and enhanced wherever and whenever possible.”

Sheriff Wedding attended his first LETB meeting in Plainfield today and will serve on the board until December 2022.

 

Pictured above: Sheriff Dave Wedding (right) at his first LETB meeting at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Plainfied, IN. ILEA Executive Director Tim Horty (left).

Marriage Licenses Issued For Vanderburgh County

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Marriage Licenses Issued

Applications Now Being Accepted for EVSC Summer Day Camp

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Applications are now being accepted for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation’s 2019 Extended Day Summer Camp – Summer Safari. Summer Safari is a full-day summer childcare program for EVSC students offered at Stringtown Elementary School from May 28 to July 26 from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The camp is open to any student in grades kindergarten through sixth grade enrolled in EVSC.

Children enrolled in Summer Safari will go on field trips, including to local swimming pools, have guest speakers and more. Cost for the camp is $90 per week and includes field trips, a camp t-shirt as well as breakfast and lunch. Space is limited so register early. Registration forms are now available in the Extended Day Center Office of each elementary school and online at www.evscschools.com/family_services. A $100 non-refundable deposit is due at the time of registration.

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