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Softball to play at UT Martin on Wednesday

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Originally scheduled to be a doubleheader, the University of Evansville and UT Martin will tangle in a single game on Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. in Martin, Tenn.

Evansville played well in its weekend series against Missouri State, but dropped its three contests by a total of five runs.  The Bears rallied for a 4-1 win in nine innings in the opener of the series on Friday before pushing across the winning run in the eighth frame of game two.  MSU clinched the series sweep on Saturday with a 4-3 win as they scored twice in the top of the 7th inning.

Morgan Florey had another nice weekend of action for the Purple Aces, racking up 22 strikeouts in 16 innings of action.  On Saturday, she struck out the side in the first inning and, in doing so, reached 600 for her career.  She became just the second player in program history to reach the mark.

At the plate, Mea Adams was UE’s top hitter.  Adams registered four hits in 10 at-bats while walking twice, recording an RBI and scoring a run.  In Friday’s series opener, Adams went 1-3 from the plate with a walk and a run scored.  She had a big game in the second contest of the doubleheader, notching two hits in four at-bats with an RBI and another walk.  Her single in the seventh inning sent the game to extras, plating the tying run.  She finished with another 1-3 effort on Saturday.

Freshman Jaime Nurrenbern made her presence known in game two against the Bears.  She entered the game with her team trailing by three runs, but kept the Bears at bay as the Aces made their comeback before falling in extras.  She tossed five innings and allowed just two runs, one earned, on two hits.  She also posted a double and walk in the game while batting.

UT Martin enters the game with a 19-22 mark and is 4-6 through their first ten Ohio Valley Conference matchups.  The Skyhawks are led by Jodie Duncan, who is batting .323 while Alli Fulcher checks in at .308.  They use their speed on base as their biggest weapon, racking up 88 stolen bases as a team in 2018.  With 2.15 stolen bases per game, they rank 10th in the nation.

 

Baseball Aces ready for long-awaited homecoming beginning with Murray State Tuesday

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After spending nearly a month on the road, the University of Evansville baseball team looks to make the most of nearly a month-long home stand, beginning against Murray State at Charles Braun Stadium Tuesday night.

Murray State vs. UE (Tuesday @ 6 p.m.)  : Live Stats |  Watch Live | Game Notes

The Purple Aces (6-19) are coming off a tough first weekend of Missouri Valley Conference play, as they were dropped three straight to Missouri State. Before the trip to Springfield, UE came up on the wrong end of an 11-9 slugfest to the Racers at Murray State’s Reagan Field last Wednesday evening.

As for Murray State (16-14), they followed up their victory over the Aces with an 8-5 win over Harris Stowe last Friday.

University of Evansville head coach Wes Carroll will send out junior left hander Alex Weigand to the will to face the Racers. Murray State will counter with a southpaw of their own, with sophomore Luke Brown will toe the rubber Tuesday night.

First pitch from Braun Stadium is at 6 p.m. The game will be available on the Valley on ESPN 3

THAT WAS A POTHOLE

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Attorney General Curtis Hill Leads 11-State Coalition Supporting Alabama’s Voter ID Law

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Attorney General Curtis Hill on Friday filed an amicus brief supporting an Alabama law requiring voters to show personal identification at the polls. Attorneys general from 10 other states signed onto the filing.

Several civil rights groups have sued Alabama, claiming minorities are discouraged from casting ballots when they must produce IDs. Attorney General Hill said IDs are easy to obtain, however, and create no undue hardships for minority voters.

A U.S. district court already has upheld Alabama’s law as a constitutional safeguard against fraud and abuse, but plaintiffs now have taken their arguments to the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

“States can protect the integrity of our electoral processes while also safeguarding voter rights,” Attorney General Hill said. “The federal courts affirmed that truth when we in Indiana prevailed in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board. All we are asking of the 11th Circuit is to protect the legitimate interests of states in making sure elections remain fair and trustworthy.”

OWI conviction overturned due to improper jury admonishment

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Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com

The Indiana Court of Appeals has overturned a man’s Class A misdemeanor operating while intoxicated conviction after finding the trial court abused its discretion in admonishing the jury to ignore relevant evidence. But the appellate court also left the door open to a possible retrial on a lesser-included offense.

In Heath Poortenga v. State of Indiana, 45A03-1709-CR-2148, Lake County Sheriff’s Department Officer Kevin Fertig decided to initiate a traffic stop at 3 a.m. on July 10, 2016 after observing a vehicle without working headlights and taillights. The driver, Heath Poortenga, began to pull over when Fertig activated his lights, but he did not stop his vehicle for two blocks.

When Poortenga finally stopped, Fertig observed that he was speaking slowly, had glossy eyes and smelled like alcohol. Poortenga admitted he had been drinking, then failed three field sobriety tests. A subsequent chemical breath test at the jail showed Poortenga had an alcohol concentration equivalent of 0.069, so he was arrested.

After the state charged Poortenga with Class A and C misdemeanor operating while intoxicated, his counsel repeatedly noted at trial that the results of the chemical test showed Poortenga tested below the legal limit of an ACE of 0.08, meaning he was not intoxicated at the time of his arrest. The judge, however, admonished the jury to ignore similar statements made during closing arguments, telling jurors “(t)hat is not part of this case.”

Poortenga was found guilty as charged, but the judge dismissed the Class C misdemeanor charge as a lesser-included offense of the Class A misdemeanor. The Indiana Court of Appeals, however, overturned the Class A conviction on Tuesday, with Judge Cale Bradford writing that evidence of a person’s ACE is relevant to proving intoxication.

“In reaching this conclusion, however, we do not intend to suggest that a finding that an individual’s ACE is under the legal limit of 0.08 per se proves that the individual was not intoxicated,” Bradford wrote. “Rather, we merely conclude that such a fact is evidence that may be considered when determining whether an individual was intoxicated.”

Thus, when the judge admonished the jury to ignore evidence of Poortenga’s ACE during closing arguments, she committed reversible error by admonishing the jury to ignore relevant evidence, Bradford wrote. Further, the appellate court concluded there was insufficient evidence to prove Poortenga was operating his vehicle in a manner that endangered others — the second element of a Class A misdemeanor OWI charge — and thus prohibited the state from retrying him on the Class A misdemeanor.

However, the court allowed the state to seek a retrial on the Class C misdemeanor charge because there was sufficient evidence to sustain a finding of intoxication.

St. Vincent Evansville birth announcements for April 9, 2018

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Mika Robinson, Evansville, son, Ja’Dyn Dewayne, March 26

Ketina and Branden Snodgrass, Princeton, IN, son, Kingsley Ray, March 26

Taylor Binder and Demetric Anderson, Evansville, daughter, Emilia Jo, March 26

Kathleen and Jordan Fortner, Fort Branch, IN, son, Avery Joseph, March 28

Mariya and Bruno Klassen, Evansville, daughter, Sofia Maria, March 28

Shawndra Menser, Dawson Springs, KY, son, Mason Robert, March 28

Summer Moss, Evansville, son, Brayden Wayne, March 28

Amber and John Schaudt, Henderson, KY, daughter, Allison Joy, March 29

Kelsie Weber and David Martin, Evansville, son, Jackson Thomas, March 29

Lacey Healy, Evansville, daughter, Presley Jo, March 30

Kaitlyn and Dakota Hannah, Mount Carmel, IL, son, Zade Daniel, March 30

Oghenekevwe and Anthony Uvieghara, Newburgh, daughter, Oghenerukevwe Maryann Princess, March 30

Katelyn Johnson and Jamir Watson, Evansville, son, Kyree Jahsaun, March 30

Brianna and Marc Chavez, Evansville, son, Emmett Navarrete, March 31

Cecely and Kody Cunningham, Evansville, son, Leo Wyatt, April 1

Rachel and Mark Thompson, Haubstadt, IN, son, Jay Russell, April 2

Rhonda Latta and Christopher Gunther, Evansville, daughter, Paislee Hazel Charlene, April 2

 

Central Prepares Supermileage Car for Competition

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Central Students Prepare SuperMileage Car for California Competition
Wednesday, April 11
2:45 p.m.
Central High School, 5400 First Avenue
Students at Central High School will be working to prepare the school’s Supermileage car to be shipped to California for the Eco Marathon competition that will take place toward the end of April. This is the sixth year that the students have competed in the challenge. It marks the fifth year for the group to compete in the battery electric division. Central is one of only one or two high school teams out of 24 to compete in this division.
Last year, the group placed fifth among teams from all over the world, including colleges and universities. The teams who placed ahead of Central last year included Duke University, Oregon State University, Universidade Federal de Santa and University of Boulder Colorado.
About the Eco Challenge
The Shell Eco-marathon challenges student teams around the world to design, build, test and drive ultra-energy efficient vehicles. Students compete to see which vehicles can go the farthest on the least amount of fuel.

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WEEKLY DEVASTATION’S

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page1image3696848MONDAYpage1image3705584“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”
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“ For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

page1image3709744Romans 6:7, 17, 23 NKJV
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“But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the

page1image3711200“the heart that forms of doctrine to which you were delivered.”

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Romans 6:7, 17 NKJV

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“For he who has died has been freed from sin.”

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Romans 6:7 NKJV

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“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still

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sinners, Christ died for us.”

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Romans 5:8 NKJV

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SATURDAY

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“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to

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those who are the called according to His purpose.”

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Romans 8:28 NKJV

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“that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that

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God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”

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Romans 10:9 NKJV

Submitted by Karen Seltzer

Two arrests made in Monday morning shooting

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Evansville Police have made two arrests in the shooting that injured a man on Monday morning. Police were called to the area 920 W Columbia around 9:50am for a report of a person who had been shot. Officers arrived and found 34 year old Joseph Brown in an alley. Brown had been shot once. Brown told investigators he met two men in an alley to sell them a fake Gucci watch. During the transaction, Brown was shot and robbed by a white male who then fled in a car being driven by a black. Brown recognized the black male and identified him as MICHAEL HINES. Police located HINES and the car around 2:15pm near Riverside and Lodge. He was taken into custody without incident.
Based on statements from Brown and HINES, investigators determined the shooter was 18 year old GAGE SLOAN. SLOAN was located around 11:00pm. He was known to frequent the area of 7th/ Fountain and was spotted by officers as he entered 1511 Fountain Ave. SLOAN was taken into custody after a brief standoff .

SLOAN was arrested for:
Robbery with Serious Bodily Injury L2 Felony
Aggravated Battery with a Firearm L3 Felony
Theft L6 Felony

HINES was arrested for:
Robbery with Serious Bodily Injury L2 Felony
Possession of K2 CL A Misdemeanor

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