St. Vincent Evansville Birth Announcements for August
Kelsey and Dustin Leonard, Henderson, KY, daughter, Daphne Jane, August 17
Marguerite and Richard Bass, Evansville, daughter, Thea Willow, August 18
Amanda Hartwell and Skyler Phillips, Boonville, IN, son, Kyle Thomas, August 19
Lauren Puthoff and Cody Blake, Evansville, son, Camden Lee, August 19
Brittney and Tyler Walls, Oakland City, IN, daughter, Brooklyn Kate, August 19
Victoria Sutton, Evansville, son, Lincoln Avery, August 19
Nicole and Devan Coulter, Dundas, IL, son, Daegon Luka, August 19
Heather and Dakota Simmerman, Washington, IN, son, Owen Donald, August 19
Samantha Ommart and Kyle Hall, Evansville, son, Aaron James Peewee, August 20
Amber and John Thorn, Evansville, son, Beckett Abel, August 20
Lee Ann and Daniel Tempel, St. Meinrad, IN, daughter, Carly Rose, August 20
Darian Dunkel and Ethan Renfrow, Evansville, daughter, Salem Faye, August 21
Kaitlyn and Jonah McMican, Evansville, son, Weston Timothy, August 21
Montana Chandler and James Carter-Vasquez, Evansville, daughter, Jaylee Lynn James, August 22
Sasha Richards and Harley Adams, Keensburg, IL, daughter, Khaleesi Sue Lynn, August 23
Mandi Hurst-Yeatts, Oakland City, IN, daughter, Everliegh Ray, August 23
Rosemary and William Watkins, Washington, IN, son, Isaiah Timothy, August 23
Olesya Bosecker, Evansville, son, Mikhel Vladimir, August 24
IS IT TRUE AUGUST 29, 2018
IS IT TRUEÂ it’s time that the taxpayers and members of the City Council force an open and honest dialogue with City Controller Russ Lloyd, Jr., CPA concerning the current financial status of the Evansville Thunderbolts? Â … that members of City Council are the stewards of the public trust and should start acting like it?…if members of City Council don’t question the current financial status of the Evansville Thunderbolts then they can expect this will be a re-election issue in 2019?
Preparations Underway For President Trump’s Visit
Preparations Underway For President Trump’s Visit
AUGUST 28TH, 2018 
JOYLYN BUKOVAC EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
White House staff and secret service are in town getting ready for President Trump’s trip to the Tri-State. The Ford Center executive director, Scott Schoenike says they have this process down to a science. “The nice thing for us, we can kind of treat it as a sold-out event because really the white house and secret service take care of the other more complicated aspects,†says Schoenike.
Soon, President Trump will be at the Ford Center for his rally. Scott Schoenike says people have been working hard, getting everything in place for Thursday. “So this whole week here we’ve been setting up for the campaign rally, and so far we are setting the stage and the lighting and going through our security checks right now,†says Schoenike.
Community members say they’re excited about the event, and they hope everyone can behave and come together as a community, regardless of party affiliation.
“I’m going. I’m bringing this young lady that’s never been to anything like this, so you know earplugs are a must. But other than that I want to see Donald, Donald is the President and I mean like him or not like him. He puts on, he makes news every day so he’s not presidential, but God bless him. He’s doing a job that you know is hard to do,†says Patrick Myers.
Evansville resident, Patrick Myers has a request for anyone attending the event. “Please, act like gentlemen and ladies down here. We want to show the nation that this really is one of the best cities that there is,†says Myers.
Also, be patient while driving. “Driving is actually going to be the hardest thing so just plan some extra time just to make sure. You’ll probably run into a road you’re used to driving on that is closed,†says Schoenike.
Several roads and intersections will be blocked off for security purposes, but parking regulations will be the same. The front doors of the Ford Center will open at four, but officials say there will probably be a line going down Main Street towards the river by that time.
Gateway To Work Program Rolling Out For Healthy Indiana Participants
Gateway To Work Program Rolling Out For Healthy Indiana Participants
TheStatehouseFile.com-written by Erica Irish
INDIANAPOLIS — State health officials preparing to implement a plan to require Healthy Indiana Plan recipients to work, go to school or volunteer in their communities if they want to continue to receive coverage.
An interim committee on public health tasked with studying eligibility for Indiana’s various benefits programs met to hear about the rollout Thursday at the Statehouse.
Allison Taylor, who serves as the state’s Medicaid director with the Family and Social Services Administration, introduced the committee to a rough outline of her agency’s “Gateway to Work†program.
The initiative will require HIP recipients to devote 20 hours per week across eight months each year to certain activities, including traditional employment, education, job skill training or community service. The rollout begins in January and will be complete by July 2020.
“For the first time in modern history we’ve got more jobs than people to fill them,†Taylor said in her testimony. “We’ve got individuals who could really benefit from that connection between employment and health.â€
As of 2015, Indiana law has required all able-bodied recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to work a minimum of 20 hours per week or 80 hours per month.
There are few exceptions to this rule, as explained by Adrienne Shields, director of the FSSA’s Division of Family Resources.
“We currently do have the opportunity to submit a waiver if there was an economic downturn for some reason at the city level, the county level, the regional level or at a statewide level,†Shields said.
Shields went on to explain that prior to the law taking effect in July 2015, her administration served around 50,000 able-bodied SNAP recipients. As of this July, just over 11,000 able-bodied Hoosiers receive SNAP benefits.
For the Gateway to Work program, Taylor estimated that around 70 percent of those covered by HIP would be exempt. Those who, for example, are medically frail, primary caregivers or have been recently incarcerated would not be a part of the initiative.
“We’re going to make sure there is every opportunity for an individual to stay in the program and take advantage of those employment and training connections,†Taylor said, a process that includes fostering healthy partnerships with sponsors through statewide tours by the agency and using more flexible means of reporting, like online and mobile platforms.
However, some parties at the hearing were blunt in voicing their opposition to the proposal.
Fran Quigley, director of the Health and Human Rights Clinic of Indiana University’s McKinney School of Law, was adamant that the program is not different enough from traditional work requirements and claimed it would prevent many low-income citizens from gaining access to healthcare.
“Thousands of Hoosiers are going to be hurt by this,†said Quigley. “Under this planned work requirement, the most vulnerable Hoosiers among us will lose healthcare. This requirement is going to create a red tape barrier between those in need and the medicines that they need, often desperately so.â€
Editor’s Footnotes: The story and headline have been corrected to reflect the fact that the Gateway to Work Program is not a proposal but is in the process of being implemented beginning next January. It affects the Healthy Indiana Plan and that the rollout will be completed by July 2020. Allison Taylor is now the full-time Medicaid director, though the state website still shows her as interim director.
Erica Irish is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
SOUTHWEST INDIANA CHAMBER HOSTS THE ANNUAL MEETING & DINNER
SOUTHWEST INDIANA CHAMBER HOSTS THE ANNUAL MEETING & DINNER
FEATURING Â WALTER MCCARTY & YEARLY BUSINESS AWARDS
EVANSVILLE, Ind. The Southwest Indiana Chamber will host the Annual Meeting & DinÂner from 5 pm to 8 pm at Old National Events Plaza.
Annual Meeting & Dinner signifies the change in board leadership. We celebrate successes of the past year, look ahead to a new year and honor local business and their leaders. At this signature event, awards are preÂsented to the most outstanding businesses and individuals of the year including Small Business of the Year, Business of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Non-Profit of the Year, Business Person of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, and Young Professional of the Year. This event attracts Chamber Members, elected and appointed officials, key community leaders and our strategic partners. This event is the largest Chamber networking event of the year.
This year we are very pleased to announce our keynote speaker will be UE men’s head basketball coach Walter McCarty. New this year! An online silent auction will be available for participation to benefit the Southwest Indiana Chamber Foundation.
Gold Sponsor: Vectren; Silver Sponsors: BKD CPA’s & Advisors, Deaconess, Old National Bank and 106.1 KISS FM, My 105.3 WJLT, 99.5 WKDQ, News Talk 1280 WGBF-AM, 103 GBF
About Southwest Indiana Chamber
Since 1915, the Southwest Indiana Chamber has been a trusted ally of the regional business community. Today we are one of the state’s largest, strongest, and most impactful nonprofit business organizations, representing a total membership of more than 1,500 businesses, organizations, and agencies. About one-third of members have invested in our organization for 10 or more years. While nearly all major employers in our region invest in the Southwest Indiana Chamber, 71% of our member businesses have 25 or fewer employees.
Learn more about the Chamber, our members, and the Southwest Indiana regional business community at www.swinchamber.com. 318 Main St., Suite 401, Evansville, IN 47708.
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USI Host Walsh To Open 2018 Schedule
The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team opens 2018 Friday when it hosts Walsh University for a 5 p.m. match-up at Strassweg Field. Live coverage of 2018 Screaming Eagles can be found at GoUSIEagles.com.
The USI-Walsh match starts a string of four non-conference meetings to start the year for the Eagles. Following Friday’s match, USI hits the road to visit NCAA Division I Xavier University Sunday for a noon (CDT) meeting; to play a neutral site contest with Northern Michigan University September 6 in Hammond, Indiana; and an appointment at Purdue University Northwest September 8.
Week 1 Eagle Notes:Â
Returned to winning ways in 2017:Â The Eagles finished the 2017 campaign with 8-5-5 overall record, marking the first winning season since 2012.
GLVC Preseason poll:Â USI is predicted to place eighth in the GLVC during the 2018 season. USI tied for fifth last year in the conference regular season with a 6-4-4 conference mark, prior to bowing out of the GLVC Tournament in the first round.
Leading scorers return in 2018: The Eagles return three of the top four scorers from 2017, led by sophomore defender Madelyne Juenger. Juenger had 13 points on five goals and three assists. Sophomore forward Maggie Winter and junior forward Taylor McCormick followed Juenger with 11 points on four goals and three assists each.
Schoenstein enters his third year: USI Head Coach Eric Schoenstein is in his third season as the head coach of the Eagles, producing a 17-14-6 mark (.541) and back-to-back GLVC Tournament appearances.
USI vs. Walsh:Â The Eagles and the Walsh Cavaliers will be meeting for the first time in this history of the women’s soccer programs on Friday. Walsh was 15-4-0 a year ago and finished the year in the semifinals of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
USI vs. Xavier:Â USI and Xavier are meeting for the first time women’ soccer Sunday. Xavier was 8-4-4 last fall and lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament.
Voting Wraps Up For the Farmer and Frenchman
Voting Wraps Up For the Farmer and Frenchman
August 28TH, 2018 Tyrone Morris HENDERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY
UPDATE: Unofficial results are in for the referendum vote in AnthostonPrecinctt in Henderson County.
Results are unofficial until certified, but 324 voted for allowing farm wineries and wineries in Anthoston Precinct to sell alcohol, while 54 voted against.
ORIGINAL STORY: Voting got underway for the Farmer and Frenchman in Henderson County. The polls opened at 6 a.m. and closed at 6 p.m.
Only 850 or so voters can vote in this wet-dry vote as that is the number registered in the Anthoston precinct.
The question that is being asked: Are you in favor of the sale of alcoholic beverages at a small farm winery or wineries located in Anthoston precinct?
The question is necessitated after the Kentucky Alcoholic Beverage Control decided that the Farmer and Frenchman winery fell in a dry part of the county.
However, that’s designation has been contested, maps were lost when they moved courthouses in the 1970’s. But this vote will end the debate once and for all.
The owners of the winery have been serving alcohol at their restaurant under an appeal during all of this.
