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No. 3/6 Hoosiers Face No. 1/4 Texas and No. 8/19 Florida this Weekend

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The No. 3/6-ranked Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will head to Austin, Texas to face the No. 1/4 Texas Longhorns and No. 8/19 Florida Gators beginning on Friday, Oct. 19.

 

The three teams will compete in a two-day, short-course yards meet beginning on Friday, Oct. 19 at 6:00 p.m. ET. Saturday’s action at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center will begin at 11:00 a.m. ET. Live results for the meet can be found at IUHoosiers.com.

 

Meet Schedule

On Friday, the teams will compete in the 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle, 1-meter dive, 200 IM and 200 freestyle relay.

 

On Saturday, the teams will compete in the 200 medley relay, 500 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 3-meter dive and 400 freestyle relay.

 

2018-19 Hoosier Individual Dual-Meet Wins

Men

Ian Finnerty – 2

Vini Lanza – 2

Bruno Blaskovic – 2

James Connor – 2

Gabriel Fantoni – 1

Mohamed Samy – 1

 

Women

Lilly King – 2

Maria Paula Heitmann – 1

Christine Jensen – 1

 

IU’s King Named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week

Indiana senior Lilly King was named the Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 17. The Evansville, Ind. native won both the 100 breaststroke (59.74) and 200 breaststroke (2:11.63) with NCAA B cut times against No. 14 Kentucky, No. 15 Missouri and No. 18 Notre Dame. King, the three-time defending NCAA champion in both events, posted the fastest mark in the nation in the 100 breast. King also helped the Hoosiers win the 200 medley relay at the season-opening quad meet with a time of 1:39.09.

 

Hoosiers in the National Rankings

In the season-opening CSCAA/TYR Top-25 rankings, the Hoosier men were ranked No. 3 in the nation, while the women’s squad was ranked No. 6 in the country.

 

Indiana Post Five Wins in Season-Opening Quad Meet

The Hoosiers opened the 2018-19 season with five wins in a quad meet in Bloomington. The No. 3-ranked IU men swept, beating No. 22 Missouri, No. 23 Notre Dame and Kentucky. The No. 6 Hoosier women beat No. 14 Kentucky and No. 15 Missouri and tied No. 18 Notre Dame. On the day, Indiana won 18 of the 32 events, including all four relays.

 

IU Men Extend Dual-Meet Winning Streak

With three wins over No. 22 Missouri, No. 23 Notre Dame and Kentucky on Oct. 10, the IU men’s swimming and diving team extended its unbeaten streak in dual meets to 25. IU’s last loss in a dual meet came on Jan. 16, 2016 against Michigan.

 

Seven IU Swimmers, Three Coaches Named to U.S. National Team
Current IU swimmers Zach Apple, Michael Brinegar and Lilly King were named to the team, as well as Hoosier postgrad swimmers Margo Geer, Zane Grothe, Cody Miller and Blake Pieroni. Indiana head swimming coach Ray Looze, associate head coach Mike Westphal and associate head sprint coach Coley Stickels were named coaches for the team.

Hoosiers Excel at Pan Pacific Championships
At the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships this past August in Tokyo, current and postgraduate Hoosiers won a total of 10 medals over the course of four days of competition – four gold, four silver and two bronze.

For current Hoosiers, Lilly King won gold in the 100m breaststroke, silver in the 200m breaststroke and silver in the 4x100m women’s medley relay. Zach Apple, along with postgrad Blake Pieroni, won gold in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay. IU’s Ray Looze served as head men’s coach for Team USA at the event, while associate head coach Coley Stickels was head coach for Columbia.

Three IU Freshman Swim at Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Indiana freshmen Mikey Calvillo, Van Mathias and Christin Rockway all competed for Team USA in the Junior Pan Pacific Championships this past August in Fiji. Featuring the top junior swimmers from the U.S., Canada, Australia and Japan, the Junior Pan Pacific Championships have consistently proven to be a springboard for international success.

Five Current Hoosiers Qualify for Pan Pacific Championships
Qualifying for Team USA at the Pan Pacific Championships were current IU swimmers Lilly King, Zach Apple and incoming freshman Michael Brinegar. Also qualifying were current IU swimmers Vini Lanza (Brazil) and Gabriel Fantoni (Brazil).

King Wins Two National Championships
IU’s Lilly King won the national titles in both the 100m and 200m breaststroke this past July. Current postgrad swimmer Zane Grothe won the crowns in the 400m and 800m freestyle, while postgrad Blake Pieroni won the 100m freestyle title.

Looze, Johansen, Finnerty Win 2018 Yearly Big Ten Awards
IU head swimming coach Ray Looze was named Big Ten Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year, while Drew Johansen was named Big Ten Men’s Diving Coach of the Year. Ian Finnerty was named Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Year. Looze and Johansen were also named CSCAA Swimming and Diving Coaches of the Year, respectively.

King Repeats at Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year
For the second-straight, year IU’s Lilly King was named the Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year. King becomes just the third person – man or woman – to win the award in back-to-back seasons and is also just the third person in league history to earn the honor more than once.

Hoosier Men Place Third at NCAA Championships
The third-place finish for the Hoosiers at the 2018 NCAA Championships was the best for the program in 43 years, when IU took second in 1975. Indiana won a total of four NCAA titles over the week, the most for the team since winning six crowns in 1973. The top-10 finish for the Hoosiers at the NCAA Championships is the sixth in the last seven years.

For the third-straight season, Indiana finished as the top Big Ten team at the NCAA Championships – the best stretch for IU since accomplishing the feat for 15-straight seasons from 1964-78. Over the course of NCAA Championships, the Hoosiers had 12 individuals earn a total of 42 All-America honors – the most in program history in 44 years since the team tallied 50 in 1974.

King Named Big Ten Swimmer of the Year for Third-Straight Season
The six-time NCAA champion and 12-time Big Ten champion is the first woman in league history to not only be named Swimmer of the Year three-consecutive years, but also the first to earn the accolade three times overall.

Hoosier Men Repeat as Big Ten Champions
The Hoosiers earned back-to-back Big Ten Championships for the first time since winning three-straight from 1983-85. The title was the 26th in program history. IU won 14 league crowns at the Big Ten Championships, the most since winning 14 in 1975.

Ian Manuel to Speak at UE on October 22

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Ian Manuel will speak at the University of Evansville on Monday, October 22. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7:00 p.m. in Eykamp Hall, Room 251 in Ridgway University Center. Manuel will be discussing his experience of being sentenced to life imprisonment as a juvenile and his eventual release through the help of his victim turned advocate and the Equal Justice Initiative.

Manuel was 13 years old when he was sentenced to life for shooting Debbie Baigre, a young, white woman. He served 26 years of his sentence, much of it in solitary confinement due to his young age. Baigre became his supporter and friend, advocating for his early release. On November 10, 2016, Manuel was released from prison at the age of 40. His case paved the way for other groundbreaking legislation prohibiting life sentences for juveniles convicted of non-homicide offenses (Graham v. Florida, 2010). All juveniles sentenced to life in prison at that time in the US for non-homicide cases were children of color.

Manuel’s remarkable story is included in the bestselling book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, written by Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative.

This event is co-sponsored by the University’s Psychology Club, Student Government Association, Black Student Union, and the Department of Law, Politics, and Society.

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EPD seeking info on burglary suspects

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Evansville Police investigators are seeking info on two men who burglarized the Virginia St. Food Mart at 628 E Virginia. The burglary happened on October 17th.
The suspects are a white male and a black male. The white male is wearing a hat that appears to have an animal print on it. The black male is wearing a sock hat or cloth on his head. Both suspects had their faces partially covered.
Anyone with information on this crime is asked to call EPD at 812-436-7979 or WeTip at 1-800-78-CRIME.

“READERS FORUM” OCTOBER 18, 2019

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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? 

WHATS ON YOUR MIND TODAY?

Todays“Readers Poll” question is: If the election was held tomorrow for the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor race who would you vote for?

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Footnote: City-County Observer Comment Policy.  Be kind to people. No personal attacks or harassment will not be tolerated and shall be removed from our site.
We understand that sometimes people don’t always agree and discussions may become a little heated.  The use of offensive language, insults against commenters will not be tolerated and will be removed from our site.

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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Nearly All Indiana House Republicans Issue Statement Supporting Bosma

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Nearly All Indiana House Republicans Issue Statement Supporting Bosma

October 11, 2018
Lindsey Erdody
Indianapolis Business Journal
More than 60 Republican state lawmakers or candidates have come out in support of Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma, who has been accused of intimidating a woman he allegedly had a sexual encounter with decades ago.  Of the 64 Republicans who signed a statement, 59 are current representatives and five are candidates for House seats.

 

The Following Statement Was Signed By Republican Members Of The Indiana House Of Representatives 

“We stand with Speaker Brian Bosma against this attempt by the Indianapolis Star to discredit him, a conservative leader, with uncorroborated allegations,” the statement issued Thursday reads. “Having worked alongside the Speaker, some of us for decades, we know him to be a man of integrity, and we believe him. Speaker Bosma has been a great leader making Indiana the best place in the country to live, work and raise a family. We stand by him 100 percent as he continues to lead our state forward.”

The Indianapolis Star published a story Wednesday afternoon that said Bosma paid $40,000 to hire attorney Linda Pence with SmithAmundsen, at least in part to investigate and find negative information about the Kandy Green, a former intern for the House Democratic Caucus.

Green told the newspaper that Pence has questioned some of her family, friends, a former boyfriend and ex-husband in an effort to gather unflattering information about her. She said the experience left them shaken, and it made her willing to go public with the allegation.

Green told the Star she performed oral sex on Bosma in a hotel parking lot during her 1992 internship for Indiana House Democrats. She was 20 and he was 34 at the time. In a statement to the newspaper, Bosma denied all of the allegations.

Bosma oversaw the internal investigation over groping allegations against Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill earlier this year and is crafting the Legislature’s sexual harassment policy. Gov. Eric Holcomb called for Hill to resign and asked the state’s inspector general to investigate.

On Wednesday, Indiana Democrats released a statement requesting that Holcomb calls or an investigation into the allegations. Holcomb told reporters on Thursday morning that he wouldn’t act on the issue until seeing an official report, according to the Star.

Republicans have 70 House members. The only GOP House members who did not sign the statement were Jim Baird, Greg Beumer, Bruce Borders, Tim Brown, Ed Clere, Wes Culver, Dick Hamm, Curt Nisly, Milo Smith, and Tom Washburne.

Baird isn’t running for re-election but is instead running in Indiana’s 4th U.S. Congressional District. Beumer, Culver, Smith, and Washburne are also not seeking re-election. Hamm lost his re-election bid in the primary. Brown is still recovering from a motorcycle accident that occurred last month in Michigan.

The State Representatives Who Signed The Statement:

  • Dave Abbott
  • Michael Aylesworth
  • Ron Bacon
  • Steve Bartels
  • Bob Behning
  • Woody Burton
  • Martin Carbaugh
  • Robert Cherry
  • Anthony Cook
  • Steve Davisson
  • Dale DeVon
  • Sean Eberhart
  • Jeff Ellington
  • Karen Engleman
  • Bill Friend (speaker pro tempore)
  • Dave Frizzell (assistant majority floor leader)
  • Randy Frye
  • Doug Gutwein
  • Bob Heaton (majority whip)
  • Dave Heine
  • Todd Huston
  • Jack Jordan
  • Chris Judy
  • Mike Karickhoff (deputy speaker pro tempore)
  • Cindy Kirchhofer
  • Don Lehe
  • Matt Lehman (majority floor leader)
  • Dan Leonard
  • Shane Lindauer
  • Jim Lucas (assistant majority whip)
  • Randy Lyness
  • Kevin Mahan
  • Chris May
  • Peggy Mayfield (assistant majority floor leader)
  • Wendy McNamara (assistant majority whip)
  • Doug Miller
  • Bob Morris
  • Alan Morrison
  • Sharon Negele (assistant majority whip)
  • Julie Olthoff
  • Jim Pressel
  • Kathy Richardson (majority caucus chair)
  • Tom Saunders (assistant majority caucus chair)
  • Donna Schaibley
  • Sally Siegrist
  • Hal Slager
  • Ben Smaltz
  • Ed Soliday (assistant majority floor leader)
  • Mike Speedy
  • Greg Steuerwald (assistant majority caucus chair)
  • Holli Sullivan
  • Jeff Thompson
  • Jerry Torr
  • Heath VanNatter
  • Tim Wesco
  • Dave Wolkins
  • John Young
  • Dennis Zent
  • Cindy Ziemke

FOOTNOTE: The candidates who signed the statement include: Brad Barrett, who beat Hamm in the primary for House District 56; Christy Stutzman, who is seeking to replace Culver in House District 49; J.D. Prescott, who is seeking to replace Beumer in House District 33; Ethan Manning, who is seeking to replace Friend is House District 23; and Chuck Goodrich, who is seeking to replace Richardson in House District 29.

Evansville Mother Pleads To Have Alleged Domestic Abuser Charged With More Felonies

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Evansville Mother Pleads To Have Alleged Domestic Abuser Charged With More Felonies

OCTOBER 17TH, 2018 AMANDA PORTER INDIANA

A possible plea deal is in the works involving an Evansville man accused of torturing the mother of his children for hours at gunpoint and allegedly setting her car on fire.

The plea deal would help Kenneth Kirby The Third by reducing his eight felony charges to three.

In march of 2018, Morgan Clark allegedly escaped what was called a domestic violence attack that left her beaten, bruised, and trapped in her car that was later found burning.

Clark is recovering, but says she’s afraid that her ex boyfriend Kenneth Kirby The Third will harm her again, and that a plea deal could endanger her and her

children.

Morgan Clark says the only peace she has is knowing Kirby is behind bars.

Court documents show Clark was being held at a home against her will where she suffered abuse at the hands of her children’s father, Kenneth Kirby The Third.

Morgan, fearing for her life was reportedly held at gun point after sustaining bruises and facial lacerations.

“I was able to escape my own car,” says Clark.

The Clark family is confused why Kirby is only facing three charges.

“I think its ridiculous. I think its ludicrous,” says Morgan’s sister Katie Clark.

Police say Kirby is no stranger to the law.

He was arrested in 2014 for a home invasion and again in 2017 for a police chase.

“Now he has tried to kill her and he almost succeeded,” says Katie.

“And he got it dropped down to just battery when he held a gun to her head the whole time, and he beat her over and over with a gun the whole time tortured her for six hours.”

The Clark family says the justice system failed Morgan.

“I lost everything when he took my car and burnt it up. Right now I don’t have a way to take my kids to the doctor or even get a job right now so that is tough on me,” says Clark.

“I’m scared for whenever he gets out. I already have a restraining order, but I don’t know if there is a such thing as a lifetime one because that would be nice.”

The Clarks believe the plea deal doesn’t go far enough to protect their family.

“It scares me half to death” says Morgan’s grandmother Shirley Powers.

“I do have a gun permit and have security cameras.”

It’s not just a plea for help for just Morgan, but for all women surviving domestic violence.

“We need help. We don’t know where to start. We don’t know what to do,” says Clark.

“Hopefully the judge and the prosecutor will see this and not let the plea deal go through.”

The Clark family will be at Kirby’s court date tomorrow.

Kirby could potentially plead guilty, accept the plea deal and be sentenced.

If convicted, he faces up to four years in prison.

44News reached out to the Vanderburgh County prosecutors office who says they will answer questions on this case after the court date Thursday.

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Early Voting Continues In Vanderburgh County

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Early Voting Continues In Vanderburgh County

OCTOBER 17TH, 2018 JEFF GOLDBERG EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

Compared to the last midterm election cycle, the Vanderburgh County election office hasn’t seen much of an increase. County election officials say after almost a week of early voting, a little more than 700 people have come in to cast their ballot.

What election officers have seen is a boom in mail-in ballots. They say that they’ve already sent out 2,600 mail-in ballots. They believe the reason for the influx is a mass mailer campaign by the Democratic Party that sent out thousands of mail-in applications.

Early voting started on October 10th and runs all the way to November 5th at the Vanderburgh County election office at the Evansville Civic Center. There are also a couple of Saturdays, October 27th and November 3rd where voters can come in from 8am to 4pm to cast their ballot at the official office.

Monday of next week early voting opens up to more polling places. At Central Library, McCollough Library, North Park Library, Oaklyn Library and Red Bank Library voting will start October 22nd and run Monday through Thursday from noon to 6 PM and then Fridays from noon to 5.

If you can’t make it out during the week but still want to cast your ballot early, two Evansville area polling places have you covered. Northeast Baptist Church and Cedar Hall School will be open October 27th and November 3rd from 8AM to 3PM.

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