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Otters rout Miners in shutout fashion

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Superb pitching and an unrelenting offensive attack led the Evansville Otters to a 10-0 win over the Southern Illinois Miners on Wednesday night at Bosse Field.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Carlos Castro drove in the first run of the game with an RBI groundout and Brant Whiting followed him with a solo homer, his third of the year, to make it 2-0 Evansville.

The Otters added three more runs in the sixth. Whiting doubled home his second run of the game and Taylor Lane knocked in two with a single.

Travis Harrison and Jeff Gardner hit back-to-back doubles in the seventh to make it 5-0 Evansville.

In the eighth, the Otters poured it on with four more runs. Taylor Hillson drove home two runs with a triple and he was then brought home on an RBI single from David Cronin. Harrison capped off the inning with an RBI single, his third hit of the night, to make it 10-0 Otters.

Spencer Medick gets the win for Evansville, his fourth on the year. Medick went six shutout innings, allowing five hits and four walks while striking out eight.

Geno Encina takes the loss for the Miners. Encina worked 5.1 innings, giving up five runs one eight hits and two walks while punching out three.

Matt Chavarria pitched the final three innings to earn his third save of the season. Chavarria allowed just three hits and one walk while striking out seven.

The series between the Otters and the Miners concludes tomorrow at 6:35 p.m. at Bosse Field with Austin Nicely starting for the Otters. Southern Illinois has yet to announce a starting pitcher.

Coverage of the series with the Miners can be found on WUEV 91.5 FM and the Otters Digital Network presented by Kruckemeyer & Cohn with Sam Jellinek(play-by-play) and Bill McKeon(analyst) on the call.

Tomorrow will be College Night and another Thirsty Thursday presented by Working Distributors. The Otters want all college students to pack the stands at Bosse Field and make some noise for the Evansville Otters. Students can take a study break and enjoy an evening of baseball at Bosse Field. College alumni should also come representing and showing their school pride.

The Otters look to finish their regular season home schedule August 24-26 at Bosse Field with a bang against the River City Rascals.

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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Marriage Licenses Issued For Vanderburgh County

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Marriage Licenses Issued

READERS FORUM AUGUST 23, 2018

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President Trump Set to Visit Evansville

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President Trump Set to Visit Evansville

AUGUST 22ND, 2018 MITCH ANGLE EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

The 45th president is set to visit Evansville next Thursday.

The rally is expected to drum up support for Republican candidate Mike Braun who is facing Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly in the United States Senate race.
The President is expected to talk about his accomplishments and the benefits of his economic policies for hardworking families.

Political experts say President Trump is drumming up support to flip the U.S. Senate seat and take the majority.

“It’s not surprising that he’s making his second visit this year to help this Republican nominee,” says Dr. Robert Dion, University of Evansville Political Science Professor. “This is one of the marquee races in the United States today. Hoosier voters have a chance to decide the future of American politics.”

President Trump’s arrival next Thursday will be the first time a United States President will be coming to the Ford Center. The rally will be August 30th at 7 p.m.

Many Democrats are responding to the news.

“I would hope that the people that really care about all people will refuse to buy into the rhetoric and will not go out for the actual demonstration,” says Joselyn Whitticker, Indiana State Auditor candidate. “And that’s what it is, a demonstration. And with that, I hope those people choose, if they do go out, listen, and choose a different party.”

Hoosier voters will make a decision this November that could determine the balance of power in Washington, but regardless Mayor Lloyd Winnecke says this will be good for Evansville.

“There will be a variety of emotions,” says Winnecke. “I think whether one likes the President, or doesn’t like the President, or respects or doesn’t respect the President, I think the good news is Evansville is an important stop. So it will be a chance for the city to be highlighted yet again.”

President Obama was the last sitting President to visit Evansville. That was in 2014. This will be President Trump’s third trip to Evansville since announcing his candidacy for President in 2015.

There are a limited number of tickets still available for the public.

Click here to register for tickets.

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CBD Oil Business Faces Backlash

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CBD Oil Business Faces Backlash

AUGUST 22ND, 2018 JOYLYN BUKOVAC EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

Wall’s Organics is a holistic health store in Evansville facing a backlash from people who think they are selling marijuana, but it hemp which is legal in all 50 States.

Sergeant Jason Cullum of the Evansville Police Department says EPD doesn’t anticipate any problems in the future from hemp being legalized.

“Hemp has been used in a lot of products over the years, there are no chemicals in it that cause people to alter their behavior, there’s no THC in hemp itself so that fact that CBD oils are legal, we don’t anticipate it creating any problems for us,” says Sgt. Cullum.

Wall’s Organics opened a month ago. The owners say they opened their store to improve the community’s health.

“One main thing was my mom, she had fibromyalgia, which the CBD’s have taken away,” says Wall’s Organics owner, Matthew Wall.

The owner says in the short time they’ve been open, they’ve seen several testimonials, but also encountered backlash even though hemp is legal.

“When I’ve tried to do some advertising on the radio, they won’t let me play an ad. I also have run into some problems getting my sign done because it has a hemp leaf,” says Wall.

Officials say they anticipate this business to create problems in the future. Although Wall’s Organics does have CBD flowers, you can smoke, and they resemble marijuana.

“If they have a product that is similar in appearance to marijuana, that’s something we would have to deal with while we are dealing with the individual. Just telling us that ‘oh this is just got CBD in it, there’s no THC, it’s not marijuana.’ That’s something that we’re going to have to look into,” says Sgt. Jason Cullum.

200,000 New Voter Registrations – Yes!

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200,000 New Voter Registrations – Yes!
by Gail Riecken -City-County Observer Statehouse Editor
IDEA, the 138th Indiana Democratic Editorial Association meeting, was held this past weekend at French Lick. This is the State Democrat Party backdrop for its statewide meeting of party enthusiasts.
I asked Dave Crooks, former State Representative, why the political meetings at IDEA? I figured he should know. Crooks was one of the daring legislators to push through authorization of the casino at French Lick back in 2003. Originally called the “boat in the moat”, the casino today is one of the most attractive (gorgeous)and unique environments Indiana has to offer.
Dave responded. IDEA was first a gathering of “the Democratic-leaning newspapers. In the golden days of Newspapers, most communities had a Democratic and Republican-leaning newspaper in almost every community.” He added, “The State Party uses the tradition of their annual meeting to fire up the base before the home stretch of the elections.”
And, fired up it is this year. This was one of the best-attended IDEA’s.
I saw many locals including former Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel, County Party Vice-Chair Genny Tenbarge, Chairs of the surrounding counties, our 8th District Chair Anthony Long, local member of State Central Committee Sherrianne Standley, Senator Joe Donnelly and his staff including Tony Goben, William Tanoos running for 8th District Congress, Edie Hardcastle for State Representative; and local candidates Allyson Clayborn and Jenni Ransom.
Jocelyn Whittaker, once an Evansville teacher running for State Auditor, was everywhere, as well as Jim Harper, candidate for Secretary of State.
The parties and caucuses went on and on. I don’t know how many caucuses there were, but you couldn’t attend all of them. The best party was the Orange County supper. Down home people, great food and one of my favorite retired State Reps.
The highlight for many of us was the sharing of statistics about voting. State Party Chair John Zody announced that from November 2016 through July 2018 there were 200,462 new registrations in Indiana. Of the new registrations, 60.46% were between the ages of 18-29.
No doubt young people are engaged. The big question is who they will support? One indication might be the 2016 youth vote where 55% of young people voted for Hillary Clinton.
But, will they vote? Looking at the 2008 election, 84% of those youth 18-29, who were registered to vote actually went to the polls!
Game on! The young people’s vote is out there. Candidates will have to learn why they vote and what they care about.
One thing is for sure. If a young person ends up being a Democrat and attends IDEA, odds are that person will remain Democrat.

Statewide Transition Plan For Home And Community Based-Services Settings Final Rule To The Centers For Medicare & Medicaid

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Public Comment for Indiana’s Statewide Transition Plan

In October 2018, the Indiana Family and Social Service Administration intends to submit a proposed revision of the Statewide Transition Plan for the Home and Community Based-Services Settings Final Rule to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. FSSA is seeking public comment on version eight of the STP. This revision includes updated timelines and additional detail on the heightened scrutiny process.

The public comment period will run from August 22, 2018, to September 21, 2018. All comments must be received during the comment period.

In response to the previous public comment, version eight is provided with redline corrections to assist in stakeholder review.  An electronic copy can be viewed by clicking here.  Copies of the updated Statewide Transition Plan will also be made available at your local Division of Family Resources and at the address listed below.

Written comments may be sent via email to HCBSrulecomments@fssa.in.gov or by mail to:

State of Indiana
Family and Social Services Administration
Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning
Attn: HCBS Final Rule – Joshua Bougie, senior manager, Program Development
402 W. Washington St., Rm. W374 MS-07
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739

All comments will be tracked and summarized. The summary of comments as well as a summary of changes made in response to public comments will be added to the revised STP. The final STP will be posted on the Home and Community Based Services Final Rule Statewide Transition Plan webpage after it is submitted to CMS.

The Division of Aging is a program of the Indiana Family & Social Services Administration. If you have questions about Aging programs and services, visit us online at www.IN.gov/fssa/aging.

Donatos Pizza Coming to Evansville’s East Side

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Donatos Pizza Coming to Evansville’s East Side

AUGUST 23rd, 2018 TYRONE MORRIS EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

Donatos Pizza is looking to open in a strip mall in Evansville. Construction for this strip mall is expected to begin in 2019.

The location will be in a vacant building in the 700 block of South Green River Road. The building use to house a Chinese restaurant and a Shoney’s. Donatos will take up a third of the strip center.

Donatos Pizza has about 150 locations in seven states and has already opened a location in Owensboro in January 2017. They are based out of Columbus, Ohio.

Tri-State Pizza LLC will be operating the Evansville store, while also operating the Owensboro store.

They hope that the strip center will be up and running in early summer of 2019.

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