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Evansville 2019 City Budget Proposals

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Evansville 2019 City Budget Proposals

AUGUST 27TH, 2018 AMANDA PORTER INDIANA

Evansville’s 395 million dollar budget for 2019 is said to meet the needs of the city while investing in the quality of place and life projects.

Key capital projects include nearly 2 million dollars for public safety, more than 6 million for infrastructure, another 2 million for the quality of life.

But the money to improve water and sewer utility, totaling nearly 124 million dollars. many say is a must-do project.

“It’s about a million eight per mile but again we have about a thousand miles of water line in the city much of it very, very old and it needs to be replaced,” says Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke.

Officials say a balanced budget is most important while continuing to improve the quality of life for Evansville residents.

“We really work diligently to manage operating budgets in an era where growth and property tax revenue, that is the real kind of the lifeblood for the governments has really slowed not just here but across Indiana,” says Winnecke.

A proposal to continue the demolition of abandoned homes through blight elimination would cost nearly 2 million dollars, as well as nearly 5 million for road projects, and a snow removal truck.

A 2 percent raise is proposed for city workers.

And police and first responders could also see more equipment.

“We want to fund 20 new vehicles for the police department, new safety vests. We also need to replace a fire pumper truck engine one,” says Winnecke.

“We are also proposing that we replace the self-contained breathing apparatus for our city firefighters.”

The city is already in the design stages for the new penguin exhibit allocating 460-thousand dollars for the project which will be near the LST when it is relocated.

“I don’t think the LST will probably be down there until probably 2020,” says Evansville city council member Johnathan Weaver.

“Evansville is becoming a destination place where you can hit the zoo for a couple of hours then go hit the LST.”

The city council will continue discussing public safety tomorrow.

Budget amendments is scheduled for September 10th.

America Experiencing a Lack of Truck Drivers

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America Experiencing a Lack of Truck Drivers

August 28TH, 2018 Mitch ANGLE HENDERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY

As America’s economy is booming, one piece of the puzzle is not rising.

The American Trucking Association says the industry is facing a record shortage of truck drivers.

50,000 more drivers are needed to meet the current demand in the country. A lack of drivers can mean a variety of things such as delivery delays and increased prices.

While life on the road can be difficult, Jason Cowan, owner of Silver Creek Transportation in Henderson, says it can be a job for those who enjoy being independent.

Cowan explains that drivers have the freedom of see sights all around the country and get a feel of what goes on outside your hometown.

 

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Ellis Park Open For Simulcasting and Gaming

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We’ve got water! Crews working overnight fixed the water-main break that forced us to close Sunday. We WILL BE OPEN TODAY for simulcasting and gaming as usual at 10 a.m. CT and live racing will resume Friday, as scheduled.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank the public for its understanding. We also want to stress that horses in the barn area did have access to the water Sunday.
There was no training for horses today, but the track always is closed for training on Mondays.
Repairs were completed about 6:30 this morning.

Volleyball opens home schedule Tuesday against SEMO

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Aces look to continue hot start

The second season of play on Lois D. Patton Court inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse commences on Tuesday evening when the University of Evansville volleyball team welcomes Southeast Missouri State for a 6 p.m. match.

Evansville made it a perfect 6-0 in the last two seasons at the Leatherneck Invitational.  UE opened with a 3-2 win over Tennessee Tech before earning a 3-1 win over Fairleigh Dickinson; in the finale, the Aces topped Western Illinois in five sets.  Rachel Tam was named the Most Valuable Player in the event while Kerra Cornist and Gabriela dos Santos garnered All-Tournament accolades.

“We can’t wait to play in front of our home crowd! The girls have been working really hard, starting with the returners since the beginning of spring, and the newcomers with their smooth transition into the program,” Evansville head coach Manolo Concepcion said.  “However, more than one game, our focus continues to be on the process of BECOMING. We have 25 more days to grow and develop before MVC, so every rep, every set, and every game matters. We look forward to host our fan base in one of the best volleyball specific facilities in the country.”

Rachel Tam had one of the best weekends in program history in leading the Purple Aces to a perfect 3-0 mark and the Leatherneck Invitational Championship.  am recorded 79 kills in 14 sets of action, an average of 5.64 per set.  Just as impressive was her accurate hitting as she finished the weekend at .348.  Entering the weekend, Tam’s career kills mark was 27, which she broke twice in the opening three matches.

Her unbelievable start saw her open the year with 28 kills in 47 attempts, hitting .489 against Tennessee Tech; after recording 22 kills against FDU, Tam finished the weekend with a career mark of 29 kills against the Leathernecks.  She leads the MVC with her kill tally and has a total of 26 more than anyone else in the league.  Last year, Tam led the way for the UE offense with 2.78 kills per set.

Known throughout her career as someone who is dependable on offense and defense, Mildrelis Rodriguez did not disappoint in the opening weekend of 2018.  Rodriguez finished second on the team in both kills and digs.  She tallied 3.21 kills per set with a total of 45 while her 34 digs (2.43/frame) was second only behind Gabriela dos Santos’ 5.64.  In a home win over Bradley last year, Rodriguez had a great 20-20 performance, notching 21 kills and 22 digs while adding three block assists; it was the first such match for an Evansville player since Brooke Maher in 2010.

Senior Gabriela dos Santos had a great start to her senior campaign while helping the Aces to a 3-0 start as the primary libero.  Entering the weekend, her career-high was 21 digs, but she surpassed that in all three weekend matches.  Dos Santos recorded 79 digs, an average of 5.64 per set while adding eight service aces over the weekend.  Her top mark of 28 digs came in the 3-1 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson.

SEMO heads to Evansville with a perfect 3-0 record as they took the Troy Invitational Championship.  The Redhawks earned wins over Southern, Southeastern Louisiana and the host Trojans.  Madara Bajare led SEMO with 3.00 kills per set while Claire Ochs paced the offense with 9.44 assists per game.

Harrison Named Frontier League Player Of The Week

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The Frontier League has named Evansville Otters infielder Travis Harrison the Player of the Week.

Pointstreak, the official statistical provider of the Frontier League and the Independent Professional Baseball Federation, chooses the weekly award.

In earning the award, Harrison helped Evansville go 4-2 last week at Bosse Field against Southern Illinois and River City. He hit .529 with two doubles and 11 walks while also reaching base safely in all six games.

It’s the fourth league honor for Evansville this season after Toby Thomas, Luc Rennie and Spencer Medick were all selected earlier this season.

Harrison, a Tustin, Calif. native, was drafted in the first round of the 2011 draft by the Minnesota Twins organization out of Tustin High School.

In six seasons with the Twins, Harrison batted .245 with 38 home runs and 277 RBIs. He appeared in 636 games, splitting time between Elizabethton, Cedar Rapids, Fort Myers and Chattanooga from 2012-17.

The Otters will close the regular season with a six-game road trip, beginning Tuesday at GCS Ballpark against the Gateway Grizzlies. Evansville’s final regular season series will be against the Normal CornBelters beginning Friday at The Corn Crib.

Governor Eric Holcomb Directs Flags To Be Flown at Half-Staff

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Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags across the state to be flown at half-staff to honor U.S. Sen. John McCain.

Flags should be flown at half-staff from now until sunset on the day of his burial, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018.

Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents across the state to lower their flags to half-staff to honor him.

 

This Week at USI

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Applications available today through December 7, 2018

USI SeaPerch Sponsorship

The University of Southern Indiana’s Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education and the SwISTEM Resource Center are offering a SeaPerch Sponsorship Program for up to ten (10) SeaPerch teams. Schools and organizations in southwestern Indiana, southeastern Illinois, and western Kentucky that are facing financial hardship in purchasing materials to participate in the SeaPerch Program are encouraged to apply.  This program will supply one SeaPerch kit per team ($179) and a USI Regional SeaPerch Challenge registration fee waiver ($50). Priority will be given to new SeaPerch coaches/teams but that should not keep seasoned teams from applying.  Teams must commit to competition in the 2019 USI SeaPerch Challenge.  The deadline to apply is December 7, 2018.  Awardees will be notified on December 14, 2018.  Click here for a link to the application form. More information about the SeaPerch Program can be found at SeaPerch.org.

2 p.m. Wednesday, August 29

USI Student Involvement Fair to feature over 100 organizations

University of Southern Indiana Student Development Programs will host the annual fall Student Involvement Fair at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 29 on the Quad of the USI campus. All students will be able to browse over 100 booths of information on student organizations, university departments, and community partners. Media is open and encouraged to cover this event, but participation is limited to current USI students.

Open through Monday, September 10

USI to exhibit works by Stephen Pace to celebrate Art Center anniversary
Stephen Pace: An Artist’s Process, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the University of Southern Indiana McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries, will be on display through Monday, September 10 at the Art Center.  Stephen Pace (1918 – 2010) was an internationally recognized abstract expressionist and figurative painter.  Pace, along with his wife Palmina, was instrumental in the completion of the Art Center galleries, which opened to the public on September 7, 2008. This exhibition displays the series of related drawings, prints, paintings, and/or woodcut plates together to give the viewer deeper insight into Pace’s artistic process. The exhibition also provides a timeline reflecting the influences that determined the trajectory of Pace’s career and the development of his distinctive artistic style. Read More
Open through Monday, September 17

New Harmony Gallery to host exhibition by Denise Stewart-Sanabria
The New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art’s latest exhibition, Another Virtual Reality by Denise Stewart-Sanabria, will be on display July 21 through September 17. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Read More

 

UE MSAT Program Adds New Clinical Immersive Experiences

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cynthia Simmons/Amanda Campbell
August 27, 2018 812-488-2236/uerelations@evansville.edu

UE MSAT Program Adds New Clinical Immersive Experiences

The University of Evansville’s Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) Program has added two new opportunities to the already extensive immersive experiences that it offers its students. Those in the program can now also experience a clinical rotation with Vanderbilt University athletic teams and F. C. Dallas, Major League Soccer team.

Students already have the opportunity to gain clinical experience by working with Western Kentucky University football and Northwestern University football, along with area high schools, universities, professional teams, and medical facilities.

Immersive clinical experiences at institutions like these are invaluable to students, said Kathy Liu, UE’s MSAT program director.

“The immersive experience gives students a taste of what it is like to be a practicing, certified, athletic trainer,” she explained. “They do everything that an athletic trainer does. They get a feel for these elite settings, and can make great connections that can help them when they are looking for jobs.”

All MSAT students participate in an immersive clinical rotation. Classes taken during a student’s immersive semester are online. The student does not need to be on campus, so there are no geographic restrictions on the immersive rotations.  

Liu noted that the two new clinical experience partnerships offer unique advantages.

“Vanderbilt is a successful athletic program and gives us another clinical site within a Power Five conference, the SEC. Not only is its football team competing against high-level competition every week, Vanderbilt has many other successful programs, including a baseball team that is consistently one of the nation’s best.”

Partnering with FC Dallas gives UE’s athletic training program something that very few athletic training programs have – a major professional sports in-season clinical site.  

“That clinical site is staffed by a UE alumnus, which is advantageous since he understands what kind of education we want to give our students to prepare them for the real world.”

UE’s MSAT program has been producing successful clinicians for many years and will continue to do so far into the future, said Liu.

“Adding these clinical experiences to an already proven educational model puts our graduates at a significant advantage when looking for employment.”

 

THE CHOIR OF MAN STORMS NORTH AMERICA IN FIRST U.S. TOUR!

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The Victory Theatre will present THE CHOIR OF MAN on October 24 as part of their inaugural North American tour! This worldwide smash, and runaway hit of numerous music festivals, will have stateside audiences on their feet! Tickets to THE CHOIR OF MAN go on sale Friday, August 31 at 10 AM and are available at Ford Center Ticket Office. Call 800.745.3000 or buy online at Ticketmaster.com.

Known across the globe as “the ultimate-feel good show,” THE CHOIR OF MAN offers up 90 minutes
of indisputable joy. It’s a party. It’s a concert. It’s a pint-filled good time set in a real working pub that combines hair- raising harmonies, high-energy dance, and live percussion with foot-stomping choreography. The multi-talented cast of nine handsome blokes sings everything – pub tunes, folk, Broadway, classic rock – all to roof-raising heights. It’s the best singing, dancing, stomping, pub crawl of a show you’ll ever attend!

One of the show’s producers, Nic Doodson states, “The guys have spent the last couple of years touring the UK and Australia and they are ready to bring this show to American audiences! This concert is such a great time for all – whetherit’s a ladies night, first date, guys night out or even a bachelorette party! So, grab your best mates and we’ll see you atthe venue…the first pint is on us (seriously!)”

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THE CHOIR OF MAN is the latest show from the creative minds of Nic Doodson and Andrew Kay – the team behindSoweto Gospel Choir, The Magnets, and the award-winning North by Northwest.

”A feast for the senses, Choir of Man will have you dancing down the aisles. Leave your worries in your coat and grab apint!” – Broadway Baby

BREAKDOWN SHAKEDOWN ROCKS 421 LOUNGE!

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Breakdown Shakedown is out for the takedown – taking you down the rock and roll road of mega hits, that is.

Brandishing guitars, this five-man St. Louis band will thrash out Top 40, danceable tunes to execute what they say is their number one goal –“to keep people moving.”

You’ll hear a barrage of hits from Breakdown Shakedown’s musical influences like Led Zeppelin, Maroon 5, Guns N’ Roses, Bad Company , Bon Jovi and Third Eye Blind.

See Breakdown Shakedown live in concert at 421 Casino Lounge at Tropicana Evansville this weekend, Friday and Saturday, August 31 and September 1, from 7PM-10:30PM.

Then dance into the night to the fresh beats of DJ CKing’s off-the-charts jams.  He’ll keep you on the dance floor from 11PM-2AM. No admission fee, just a two-drink minimum for a night of amazing fun!

 

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