Mystery is a female rabbit who is about a year old. She got her name because nobody knows what her ears are going to do next – usually one’s up and one’s down, but sometimes it changes! Maybe you could call them her “mood ears.†Mystery is looking for an indoor home with a family for the next 8-10+ years. Her adoption fee is $40 and includes her spay & microchip. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 or www.vhslifesaver.org for details!
Attorney General Curtis Hil announced that Lesley Gordon is joining his office as director of strategic affairs.
“Lesley brings talent and experience to a role in which she will help us conduct community outreach and provide constituent services across Indiana,†Attorney General Hill said. “She knows how to form strategic alliances and maintain positive relationships with people from diverse backgrounds and viewpoints. I am pleased that she has accepted this opportunity to use her skills for the good of Hoosiers statewide.â€
Gordon most recently has worked as deputy director of external affairs for the Indiana Civil Rights Commission. Previously, she has served in communications and community relations roles for the Indiana State Fair Commission; the Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation; and the Indianapolis Department of Public Works. She is a graduate of Indiana University.
“I’ve always found great reward in public service and connecting with the community,†Gordon said. “This transition to the Office of the Attorney General will allow me enhance that impact, and I look forward to connecting with the wonderfully diverse communities that make Indiana such a great place to work, play, live and grow.”
“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over†Continues Through Labor Day
The Indiana State Police (ISP) have a new tool to enforce alcohol-impaired driving this Labor Day weekend. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Indiana Criminal Justice Institute recently purchased 777 portable breath test devices for use by ISP troopers.
In every state, it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. In Indiana, drivers under 21 with a BAC of .02 or higher are subject to fines and a license suspension for up to 1 year.
Since 2017, more than 2,600 portable breath tests have been purchased for 150 law-enforcement agencies across Indiana. The Alco-Sensor FSTs also include passive sniffers that can sense alcohol in the air around a person or an open container.
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
With thousands upon thousands of Hoosier families taking to their cars for end-of-summer barbecues, football games, lakes and pool parties, Labor Day weekend is one of the deadliest times of the year for impaired-driving deaths.
ISP is joining law-enforcement agencies across Indiana and the nation to enforce impaired-driving laws through Labor Day as part of Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Expect to see increased sobriety checkpoints, roving patrols and saturation patrols.
Getting arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) means going to jail and losing your driver’s license. The average cost? About $10,000, including car towing, attorney fees, fines, court costs, lost time at work and other hefty expenses. For more information, visit http://on.IN.gov/drivesober.
Drive High – Get an OWI
Impaired driving includes more than alcohol, and there is no quick field test for the many prescription, over-the-counter and illegal drugs that can impair drivers. This year, the police officers highly trained to recognize and enforce drug-impaired driving were issued Android tablets to simplify documentation for prosecution.
Taking a new drug or a higher dose? Talk with a doctor or don’t drive until you know what effects it has. Even over-the-counter medication can cause impairment, especially when combined with alcohol or a second drug.
Ride Sober or Get Pulled Over
Motorcycle riders have the reputation for being tough, but no one is tough enough to withstand the effects of impaired riding. Motorcycles are about 3 percent of registered vehicles, but are dramatically overrepresented in fatal crashes involving alcohol. And the more that bikers drink, the less likely they are to wear their helmets.
Tips for a safe and fun holiday
With all of today’s options for getting home safely, there’s no excuse for getting behind the wheel impaired as it endangers you and everyone else around you. Law enforcement recommends these safe alternatives to impaired driving:
•       Designate, or be, a sober driver.
•       Use public transportation.
•       Call a cab or a ridesharing service.
•       Download the SaferRide mobile app on the Android Play Store or the Apple iTunes Store. This app only has three options: call a taxi, call a friend, and identify your location for pickup.
•       Celebrate at home or a place where you can stay until sober.
•       Throwing a party? Offer non-alcoholic beverages and plenty of food.
•       Never provide alcohol to minors.
•       Ask young drivers about their plans.
•       Friend or family member about to drive? Take the keys and make alternate arrangements.
Report impaired drivers
Impaired driving is three times more common at night than during the day. If you see an impaired driver, turn off the road away from the vehicle and call 911. Signs of impaired driving include:
·      Weaving, swerving, drifting, or straddling the center line
·      Driving at a very slow speed
·      Braking erratically
·      Making wide turns
·      Stopping without cause
·      Responding slowly to traffic signals
·      Driving after dark with headlights off
·      Almost striking an object or vehicle
·      Driving on the wrong side of the road
·      Turning abruptly or illegally
In a nip and tuck contest, the Evansville Otters pulled away late from the Gateway Grizzlies in a 6-4 victory, to move into three-way tie for first place in the Frontier League Western Division on Thursday night at GCS Ballpark.
The Otters are now tied atop the division with the River City Rascals and the Florence Freedom at 49-44 on the season with just three regular season games remaining on the schedule.
An RBI groundout from Travis Harrison put the Otters on the board in the first inning.
Gateway tied the game in the bottom of the third on a Trae Santos RBI single.
A sacrifice fly from Brent Sakurai gave the Grizzlies the lead in the bottom of the fifth.
Evansville reclaimed the lead with two runs in the sixth. Harrison hit a solo homer, his ninth on the year, to tie the game and a double play off the bat of Brant Whiting allowed Jeff Gardner to score from third to put the Otters ahead.
Shane Mardirosian hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to give Gateway a 4-3 edge.
Evansville rebounded to score two in the top of the eighth. David Cronin tied the game with an RBI single and Ryan Long gave the Otters the lead with a sacrifice fly.
Brant Whiting provided an insurance run in the top of the ninth with a solo homer, his fifth of the year, to give the Otters a 6-4 lead.
The Grizzlies put two runners aboard in the bottom of the ninth, but Tyler Vail struck out the final two batters to earn his first save of the season and preserve the 6-4 win for Evansville.
Randy Wynne collects his ninth victory of the season after throwing seven innings, allowing four runs, three earned, while walking one and striking out six.
Josh Glick is dealt the loss for the Grizzlies. Glick pitched just .2 innings, allowing the go-ahead run to score in the eighth.
The Otters now travel to Normal to take on the Normal CornBelters in the final regular season series of the season. The three-game set will begin tomorrow at 7:05 p.m. at The Corn Crib with Ty Hensley on the mound for the Otters.
The University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team was dominating in the 2018 opener, defeating Kentucky Wesleyan College, 2-0, Thursday evening in Owensboro, Kentucky. The Screaming Eagles start a season 1-0-0 for the fifth-straight year and raised their record to 31-6-2 all-time versus the Panthers.
USI and KWC battled to a scoreless draw in the first half, but the Screaming Eagles had the momentum, leading 12-1 in shot. The Eagles also had three shots on-goal in the opening 45 minutes.
In the second half, USI wasted little time in getting on the scoreboard when junior midfielder Sean Rickey (Columbia, Indiana) scored the Eagles first goal of the year for the 1-0 lead at 48:19. Junior midfielder Morgan Kelly (Shelbyville, Kentucky) dished the ball to Rickey on the play for the assist.
USI freshman defender Colten Walsh (St. Louis, Missouri) put the Eagles up 2-0 at 75:06 by heading in his first goal as an Eagle. Walsh headed in the goal off a pass from freshman midfielder Adam Schluttenhofer (Mulberry, Indiana). The Eagles would finish the match with a 21-6 advantage in shots.
The USI defense took over for the final 15 minutes to preserve the 2-0 shutout win. Sophomore goalkeeper Justin Faas (Carmel, Indiana) posted his first career win and shutout by facing six shots and making one save.
The Eagles open the 2018 home schedule at Strassweg Field Sunday when they welcome the Wildcats of Northern Michigan University for a 2:30 p.m. showdown. USI and Northern Michigan will be matching up for the first time in the history of the soccer programs. Live coverage is available on GoUSIEagles.com.
NMU kicked off its season this afternoon with a 2-0 loss to Mercyhurst University in Marquette, Michigan.
The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Friday, August 31, 2018, from 11:00 pm until 2:00 am.
Law enforcement officers from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Evansville Police Department will join together to conduct this checkpoint. The location for Friday’s checkpoint was chosen based on local traffic collision data. Analysis of data captured in July and August of this year indicated that several geographical areas within Vanderburgh County accounted for a disproportionately high number of reported hit and run crashes.
The upcoming checkpoint will be located within one of those areas. Hit and run crashes are often the result of impaired drivers who try to avoid arrest by fleeing the scene.
The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership conducts sobriety checkpoints in an effort to detect and deter impaired drivers (thereby reducing the occurrence of alcohol and drug-related traffic crashes). Funding for local sobriety checkpoint operations is provided by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) through a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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