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Local Democratic “DAY OF ACTION” For Kamala Harris
Notice of Meeting of Vanderburgh County Community Corrections Advisory Board/ Local JRAC Board
Notice of Meeting of Vanderburgh County Community Corrections Advisory Board Local JRAC Board
Notice is hereby given that the Community Corrections Advisory Board/Local JRAC Board of Vanderburgh County will hold a meeting on August 8th, 2024, commencing at 11:30 a.m. and continuing until completed, in Room 307 of the Civic Center, located at 1 NW Martin Luther King Jr Blvd,
Evansville, IN 47708, to discuss the following: • Community Correction Business
Night Market Presented by Deaconess Scheduled for Friday, August 9
The event will feature 40+ local makers on Sixth Street (from Sycamore to Locust). Discover handmade goods, curated vintage, locally grown produce, and treats from a diverse range of vendors and businesses. Activities will include live music from DJ Chidi and yard games.
Admission is free. Downtown stores and restaurants will be open for customers. Sixth Street is home to multiple businesses with evening hours, including Arcademie and Joe Brewski Coffee. Turn Table, LLC will be serving food at Arcademie. Bruce Li, JammOn Jaleigh’s, and La Plaza will also be serving food along Sixth Street. Public restrooms will be accessible for guests near the Ford Center Plaza.
UE Softball posts one of top ten GPAs in Division I
Aces complete season with a 3.729 GPA
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – On Tuesday, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association unveiled its Easton Top 10 GPAs for its collegiate divisions for the 2023-24 academic season. The University of Evansville softball team was recognized for its efforts in the classrooms, finishing in the top ten at the NCAA Division I level.
Along with the team accolade, 22 UE student-athletes earned Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete recognition. Earning the recognition for the Purple Aces were: Morgan Adams, Kayley Batts, Abby Bode, Niki Bode, Megan Brenton, Alexa Davis, Zoe Frossard, Hannah Hood, Taylor Howe, Elle Jarrett, Mikayla Jolly, Sydney Kalonihea, Kaylee Lawson, Brooke McCorkle, Callie Meinel, Jenna Nink, Keghan Pye, Lacy Smith, Brooke Voss, Sydney Weatherford, Jess Willsey, and Marah Wood.
Recording a cumulative team GPA of 3.729, the Aces squad finished in 9th place among all DI institutions. All 26 members of the team completed the school year with a GPA above a 3.00. Twenty-one student-athletes finished above a 3.60, 15 higher than 3.70, 10 at a 3.80 or above while nine finished above a 3.9 and four posted perfect 4.00 GPAs over the course of the year.
“This is a very special moment for our program. A chance to earn a degree from the University of Evansville is the first thing we talk to them about as recruits. I am extremely proud of the work our team has done in the classroom,” Aces Head Softball Coach Mat Mundell said. “This group is extremely dedicated and passionate about their majors. When you then combine that dedication and passion with hard work you get a special result. They’re a shining example of what it means to be a student-athlete at the University of Evansville.”
Megan Brenton (Exercise Science), Alexa Davis (Communication), Hannah Hood (Master of Science in Leadership), and Callie Meinel (Communication) finished with perfect 4.0 marks in 2023-24. Marah Wood and Zoe Frossard garnered Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete recognition following the completion of the season. Wood was named a Second Team honoree while Frossard garnered an Honorable Mention.
USI Softball adds Rivera to coaching staff
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Softball Head Coach Sue Kunkle announced the hiring of Alyssa Rivera as an assistant coach ahead of the 2024-25 campaign.
Rivera, a former softball student-athlete at Auburn University, has coached three seasons at Hampton University in addition to playing professionally and internationally.
“We have been excited to add another full-time assistant to our staff and are confident we found the perfect fit in Coach Rivera,” Kunkle said. “Coach Rivera has a lot of experience and knowledge when it comes to the game. She has played and coached at the Division I level and continues to master her craft in the professional and international world.”
Before arriving at USI, Rivera was an assistant coach at Hampton for the last three seasons, assisting with outfield training, baserunning, and hitting. Rivera also oversaw all team operations including travel and budgeting.
Rivera’s professional playing career features experience with the Texas Smoke of Women’s Professional Fastpitch, winning the first-ever WPF championship in 2023, and with Cidra Bravas in Puerto Rico from 2019 to the present day. 2022 Cidra Bravas was crowned the 2022 Liga de Softball Superior Nacional Femenino champions.
Rivera also has national team playing experience, starting in 2017 as a Gold Medalist at the World Championship with the USA Junior Women’s National Team. Rivera has also played for the Puerto Rico Women’s National Team since 2019. She is a 2019 Bronze Medalist (Pan American Games), a 2023 Silver Medalist (Pan American Games), and a 2023 Gold Medalist (Central American Games) with the Puerto Rico National Team. Rivera was named to WBSC America’s All-Pan Am Team at the Pan American Games in the fall of 2023.
Rivera played for Auburn University from 2016-2021. While at Auburn, she became one of the most decorated hitters in program history. She is one of just six student-athletes in program history to record at least 200 career hits, 120 RBI, and 110 runs scored. She was tabbed by Softball America as one of the Top 100 Players of 2020, while also appearing in Softball America’s 2020 Power Rankings at no. 2 and no. 10, respectively. Rivera ranks top 10 in Auburn’s record books in eight different categories, including stolen bases (t-3rd), stolen base percentage (t-7th), multi-RBI games (8th), games played (t-8th), RBI (9th), total bases (9th), multi-hit games (t-9th), and hits (10th).
Academically, Rivera made Auburn University’s Dean’s List, All-SEC Academic Team, SEC Academic Honor Roll, and was named an NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete.
Rivera was also a lead instructor and coach with private lessons and camps with ProSwings LLC in the past.
“Coach Rivera is extremely passionate, goal-driven, and very high energy, so we are excited to have her a part of our family and ready to get to work!” Kunkle added.
USI Soccer to host a trio of exhibition matches
USI Soccer to host a trio of exhibition matches
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s and Women’s Soccer will open the 2024-25 Screaming Eagles seasons with a trio of exhibition matches at Strassweg Field in August.
USI Women’s Soccer, which opens the 2024 campaign with a road exhibition match at Southern Illinois University August 6, commences the 2024 home slate by hosting Middle Tennessee State University for the first half of a soccer doubleheader August 10 at 2 p.m. Screaming Eagles Women’s Soccer opens the regular season August 18 on the road at Arkansas State University.
The 2024 regular season home opener for Women’s Soccer is August 22 when the Eagles host Robert Morris University for a 7 p.m. at Strassweg.
USI Men’s Soccer kicks off the second half of the doubleheader August 10 by hosting Campbellsville University at 7 p.m. The Eagles also conclude their exhibition season August 17 when they welcome Bradley University to Strassweg Field for 7 p.m. kickoff.
The first 100 USI students, who attend the Men’s soccer match on August 17, will receive a free t-shirt as a part of USI Welcome Week activities.
USI Men’s Soccer also opens the 2024 regular season on the road with a visit to Butler University August 22. The first 2024 regular season home match for Men’s Soccer is September 8 when it hosts Mercer University.
EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
FOOTNOTE: EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.
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Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry is inviting the community to join in celebrating the City of Evansville on 812 Day next week!
Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry is inviting the community to join in celebrating the City of Evansville on 812 Day next week!
The City of Evansville, alongside the Evansville Flag Group and numerous local businesses, will celebrate 812 Day on Monday, August 12 (8/12) with a series of events focused on community pride. Festivities will begin at 9:00 a.m. in front of the Civic Center (1 NW Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.), where Mayor Terry will join the Evansville Flag Group in raising the new City of Evansville flag for the first time.
The flag was adopted by City Council earlier this year, after holding a contest to design a new city flag.
After the flag raising, Mayor Terry and officials and employees from across numerous city departments will move to Jacobsville to launch a new Block-by-Block initiative, which will include elements of social service, code enforcement, and community policing. Beginning at 10:00, city officials – along with any community volunteers who wish to join – will meet at Hope City Church, then will walk several blocks of Jacobsville. They will go door-to-door, offering information on government services and how to access them; community police officers with the Evansville Police Department will connect with residents, helping establish and build relationships. And all present will clean trash, cut grass, conduct minor tree trimming, and otherwise clean up the neighborhood.
“Neighborhoods are the heart of our community, and we know that, over the years, some of them have fallen behind,” Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry said. “So we thought it was appropriate that we launch this Block-by-Block cleanup effort on 812 Day – a day when we celebrate community pride and build up our city, but also reach out to people in these neighborhoods to ensure that they are aware of and can access community resources; that they know their community police officers; and that they see that we are here to help.
“We’ve spent the past couple of weeks knocking on doors in the neighborhood, talking to people about how we can help, and I’m excited to get out there next week and get to work.”
The goal is to make this the first in a series of Block-by-Block cleanups in Evansville. Future events will be announced later this month.
In addition to these events, Mayor Terry is encouraging residents to celebrate 812 Day by shopping in local businesses, visiting (and/or donating to) our city parks, eating in local restaurants, or simply performing acts of kindness for others.
“812 Day is an opportunity to celebrate our community in any way you can think of,” Mayor Terry said. “That might mean joining us in the Block-by-Block cleanup; it might supporting local shops and restaurants, or offering a donation to ensure that our city is able to provide safe, beautiful parks for all of its residents.
“We just ask that everyone take a moment on Monday to celebrate the community we all share, and be part of helping us move it forward together.”
Participants also are encouraged to post photos of their 812 Day celebrations with the hashtag #812DayEVV.
13 USI Softball student-athletes recognized with NFCA scholar-athlete honors
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Softball had 13 student-athletes recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association (NFCA) for their academic success in 2023-24.
The Easton/NFCA Academic All-America Scholar-Athletes from Southern Indiana included outfielder Mackenzie Bedrick (Brownsburg, Indiana), infielder Caitlyn Boteler (Bloomington, Indiana), first baseman Lexi Fair (Greenwood, Indiana), pitcher Raegan Gibson (Louisville, Indiana), infielder Hailey Gotshall (Lucerne, Indiana), outfielder Olivia Howard (Fishers, Indiana), pitcher Whitley Hunter (Nashville, Illinois), infielder Hannah Long (Haubstadt, Indiana), infielder Sydney Long (Haubstadt, Indiana), outfielder Kennedy Nalley (Huntingburg, Indiana), pitcher Josie Newman (Indianapolis, Indiana), outfielder Caroline Stapleton (Shirley, Indiana), and infielder Shelby Stivers (Louisville, Kentucky).
The student-athletes were among the 8,054 collegiate student-athletes honored in all divisions. Member head coaches submit team GPAs and scholar-athletes. The award goes to those who earned at least a 3.5 grade point average.
USI Softball recorded a 3.57 GPA collectively as a team during the 2023-24 academic year.
USI was 25-22 overall and 16-11 in the Ohio Valley Conference regular season. Both win totals surpassed USI’s marks in 2023. The Screaming Eagles captured their second consecutive OVC Tournament berth and came within a game of making an appearance in the championship round.