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Single game tickets on sale now for 2018

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Single game tickets for 2018 Evansville Otters’ home games at Bosse Field are on sale now.

Individual tickets are available for purchase to 48 regular season games and three exhibition games this year at Bosse Field.

Single-game ticket prices are $12 for VIP seats and $10 for Premium Field Box seats, which includes in-seat wait service. General Admission tickets are $6 on date of game but $5 in advance before date of game.

Discounted group tickets for a single game are $9 for Premium Field Box tickets and $3 in General Admission seating. Purchases of 20 or more tickets are required for discounted group ticket rates. Group tickets must be purchased via phone or at the Bosse Field box office to receive discounted rates.

Tickets can be purchased online at evansvilleotters.com, by phone at 812-435-8686, or at the Bosse Field box office. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Full and half season ticket packages are also available for purchase. These can be purchased for General Admission, Premium Field Box, and VIP seating areas. The Premium and VIP Field Box seating options feature in-seat waiting service.

Fans can also choose the Flex 20 ticket option. The Flex 20 plan includes 20 General Admission vouchers that can be used at any 2018 regular season home game. This allows vouchers to be used in any increment and at any game to best fit your schedule.

Fans interested in booking a group outing at Bosse Field can contact the Otters’ office to ask about the tent and field box picnic options or the exclusive Bud Light Lime Patio. The picnics include tickets to the game in select seating areas and an all-you-can-eat select menu.

Coming off their second consecutive postseason appearance, the Otters finished 2017 with a 52-44 record before falling to the Schaumburg Boomers three games to one in the Frontier League Division Series.

Opening Night is May 11 when the Otters open the regular season at Bosse Field against the Washington Wild Things at 6:35 p.m. The final regular season home game will be Sunday, August 26 against the River City Rascals before the Otters travel to Gateway and Normal to conclude the 2018 regular season.

The 2018 home schedule will feature seven Thirsty Thursdays, six $2 Tuesdays, nine Family Day Sundays, and seven firework nights – including Opening Night.

In 2018, $2 Tuesdays will provide the opportunity for fans to take advantage of $2 popcorn and $2 General Admission tickets.

The Family Day Sunday package will consist of four General Admission tickets, four popcorn, soda, and snow cone vouchers along with two inflatable passes. The package is a $74 value for only $40 – a special deal for the entire family.

Fan-favorite Thirsty Thursdays will return in 2018 for special pricing on draft beverages at the ballpark.

Firework nights will feature a postgame firework show where fans can stay in their seats after the game to enjoy a dazzling fireworks display.

Game times for the 2018 home schedule are 6:35 p.m. for games Tuesday through Saturday and 2:05 p.m. for games on Sunday.

Home exhibitions are Wednesday, May 2 at 11 a.m., Friday, May 4 at 6:35 p.m., and Wednesday, May 9 at 10 a.m.

On Sunday, June 24, the Otters will host the Southern Illinois Miners at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday, June 27 will be a 12:05 p.m. start time as the Otters take on the Gateway Grizzlies.

The only home doubleheader for the Otters will be Wednesday, May 30 at 5:05 p.m. against the Florence Freedom.

The Otters are looking forward to having fans join the affordable, family-fun this season at historic Bosse Field.

The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions. Season tickets, group outing packages, and single game tickets are on sale now for the 2018 season.

The Otters play all home games at historic Bosse Field, located at 23 Don Mattingly Way in Evansville, Ind. Stay up-to-date with the Evansville Otters by visiting evansvilleotters.com, or follow the Otters on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

JUST IN: Fire Crews Working To Save A Spencer County Landmark

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Crews are on the scene of a fire at a local landmark in Spencer County. Dispatchers say the fire is at the Rockport Inn on South Third Street in Rockport. The Fire started just before 6:00 this morning.

The owner tells 44News she believes the fire started in the kitchen area, then spread throughout the building.

We have a crew on the way to the scene and will update information as it becomes available.

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Skyhawks defeat Aces softball in 14-inning marathon

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In the longest game in the history of Bettye Giles Field, UT Martin outlasted the University of Evansville softball team to take a 3-2 win in 14 innings in Martin, Tenn.

Evansville (11-23) posted seven hits on the day, led by Brittany Hay.  The senior hit a home run and brought both runs in for the Purple Aces.  Elyse Hickey went 1-4 on the day and walked twice.  UE pitched extremely well in the contest with starter Jaime Nurrenburn giving up an unearned run in five innings.  Morgan Florey tossed three innings of 1-run ball while Ashleigh Downing went the final 5 1/3 and gave up just four hits and a run.

Leading UT Martin (20-22) was Savannah Dodson, who had three hits in six plate appearances.

The pitchers had the upper hand early on with the first hit of the day coming in the third inning as UT Martin posted the first knock of the game.  Evansville recorded its first two hits in the top of the fourth and plated the first run of the day.

Mea Adams led off with a bunt single before Lindsay Renneisen followed with a bunt single of her own.  Eryn Gould flew out to center to advance the runners to second and third to bring Brittany Hay to the plate.  In a great play, Hay brought Adams home on a squeeze play to give the Aces the lead.

UT Martin tied it up in the bottom half of the fifth one a Rachel Williams RBI single.  Her hit scored Paige Clark, who singled to lead off the innings.

A pair of solo home runs changed the complexion of the game, sending it into extra innings.  The Skyhawks took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the 6th on a Gracyn McBride solo shot, but Hay tied it right back up in the seventh.  Her team-leading 7th home run of the season knotted the score at 2-2 and sent the game into extra frames.

In the top of the 13th, the Aces looked to score the go ahead run, but interference was called and negated the run.  An inning later, the Skyhawks grabbed the walk-off win on an RBI single from Aalia Bivens.

UE is on the road this weekend, traveling to Normal, Ill. for a 3-game set at Illinois State.

 

“READERS FORUM” APRIL 12, 2018

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We hope that today’s “Readers Forum” will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?

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Concerns Grow Over Facebook Data Leak

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Many across the Evansville are concerned over the massive Facebook data leak scandal.

Improper use of 87 million people’s personal data by Cambridge Analytica was released.

People say they are scared and have concerns, despite many of us posting so freely, some say Facebook should change some things and revert to settings it used in the past.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his business model to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday and to the house on Wednesday.

That’s got many wondering if Zuckerberg will change the security of his brainchild which has become a social media juggernaut or the way the free platform operates.

Younger generations are using social media more often than ever and they have concerns of their own. Like Signature School freshman Michael Keith,
“I personally use Facebook, a lot of my friends use Facebook, I know that more kids use Facebook, I’m friends with more kids than adults, so it’s kind of scary that some kids could have that thing happen to them.”

He went on to say, “Use the college emails again, now you can just use your parents email or something like that and I think they should make maybe passwords more secure, like maybe use specific characters in the password.”

Elisa Pike of the U.S. Air Force said, “We put our information out there so freely, and nobody ever reads the user agreements so that’s probably in there so I don’t know.”

Chris Mastrobuono

News Reporter/ Weather Forecaster

Early Voting Begins In Indiana

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Early Voting Begins In Indiana

Staff Report
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS—Eligible voters in Indiana can cast their ballots in person at their county clerk’s office or can cast an absentee ballot through the mail from now until May 7, the day before the primary election.

Voters who choose to vote by mail may request an absentee ballot online at www.indianavoters.com or from their county clerk’s office. Request for absentee ballots by mail must be delivered by April 30.

Secretary of State Connie Lawson kicked off the early voting period by casting her ballot at the Hendricks County Courthouse early Tuesday morning.

“Early voting and absentee voting give Hoosiers more options when casting their ballots and many take advantage of the opportunity,” Lawson said in a news release. “In the 2016 primary, we saw 282,288 voters cast absentee ballots, and it is clear Hoosiers value that flexibility.”

Military families are encouraged to remind those serving overseas to request an absentee ballot in advance of the deadline.

Hoosier voters can go to www.indianavoters.com to view a sample ballot and check their county election information. Some counties allow in-person absentee voting at multiple locations, at the discretion of the local election board. Those seeking information about who is on the ballot can also check the website.

Hoosiers who are unsure of their registration can confirm their registration online at www.indianavoters.com. Voters may also request an absentee ballot and verify their polling location on the website.

FOOTNOTE: TheStatehouseFile.com is a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

Hoosier Women Gather To Support Joe Donnelly’s Push For Gender Equality

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By Quinn Fitzgerald
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS –More than 75 Hoosier women joined together in Indianapolis to advocate for gender equality and equal pay.

Tuesday, Jill Donnelly launched the Women for Joe constituency group during a reception at The Athenaeum Foundation. Donnelly, lawmakers, and other women discussed U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly’s record in fighting for women in the Senate.

“I’m proud to be a founding member of Women for Joe because he’s fought for women throughout his time in the Senate,” said Cynthia Johnson, member of Women for Joe in  Hamilton County.

The reception also included discussion of Equal Pay Day and its reminder that Hoosier women make 74 cents for every dollar men do. Tuesday marked the point in which the average American woman would have to work in 2017 and 2018 to earn the same as the average American man.

“It’s not just equal pay. It’s Equal Pay Day, but it’s also about equal opportunities,” said Jill Donnelly, spouse of the first-term Democratic senator.

Cynthia Johnson, of “Women for Joe,” urges women to vote for U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly in November. Photo by Abrahm Hurt, TheStatehouseFile.com

Last August, President Donald Trump repealed an Obama administration wage gap initiative––also known as the Equal Pay Rule––that would have required companies with more than 100 employees and government contractors with more than 50 employees to categorize them by race and gender.

Advocates of Women for Joe spoke of how he has been fighting for women and equality throughout the years. When he was in the House, Joe Donnelly helped pass the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which gave workers who allege pay discrimination more time to file suit to pursue those charges.

“Since I first met Joe, he’s been a champion for women and a fighter for equality. He knows Hoosier women should only be limited by the boundaries of our dreams, and he’s worked hard to help bring about a society reflecting that,” Jill Donnelly said.

 FOOTNOTE: Quinn Fitzgerald is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.