Tips for staying safe, avoiding scams by Wendy McNamara
Indiana is known for unpredictable weather, and that is especially true as the seasons change. Spring and summer months can bring extreme and dangerous weather conditions.
The Indiana Department of Insurance recently released a list of tips for how to prepare for disasters, what to do before and after a storm, and how to avoid home repair scams.
- Understand extreme weather hazards: Check the weather forecast regularly to better anticipate severe storms.
- Create a home inventory: A free app is available for iPhone and Android to make managing your personal inventory easy and aid in the claims process.
- Collect your insurance information: Review your insurance policies and make sure you know what is and isn’t covered.
- Prepare for the worst: Take necessary precautions like clearing your yard of debris, latching doors, securing shutters and creating evacuation plans for your family.
- Report insurance claims as soon as possible: Following a natural disaster, contact your insurer with relevant information and take photos and videos of damage before starting clean-up.
- Protect yourself from fraud: Home repair fraud is common after natural disasters, so be diligent when looking for contractors.
March Indiana Employment Report
Unemployment rate was unchanged over the month at 3.2 percent
Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.2 percent for March and remains lower than the national rate of 4.1 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been below the U.S. rate for more than four years. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people seeking employment within the prior four weeks as a percentage of the labor force.
Indiana’s labor force had a net increase of 7,513 over the previous month. This was a result of 2,077 unemployed residents no longer seeking employment within the past four weeks, and a 9,590 increase in residents employed. Indiana’s total labor force, which includes both Hoosiers employed and those seeking employment, stands at 3.32 million, and the state’s 63.8 percent labor force participation rate remains above the national rate of 62.9 percent.
In addition, Indiana’s initial unemployment insurance claims continue to be at historical lows.
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Lincoln School to Open In-House Food Pantry
Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Meeting
The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet in executive session at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 23, 2018, in the John H. Schroeder Conference Centre at the EVSC Administration Building, 951 Walnut, IN 47713, Evansville, IN. The session will be conducted according to Senate Enrolled Act 313, Section 1, I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1, as amended. The purpose of the meeting is for discussion of collective bargaining, (2)(A); initiation of litigation or litigation that is either pending or has been threatened specifically in writing, (2)(B); purchase or lease of property, (2)(D); and job performance evaluation of individual employees, (9).
The regular meeting of the School Board will follow at 5:30 p.m. in the EVSC Board Room, same address.
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JUST IN: Indiana Congressman Believes Trump Deserves Nobel Peace Prize
The idea was suggested by Messer in March after President Trump and Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un agreed to meet.
Now, Messer is renewing these claims stating “President Trump’s peace through strength strategy is making America safer and delivering results. This is more progress than we saw during the entire Obama Administration.â€
This all comes after North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un issued a statement saying in part that “North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles.â€
North Korea plans to shut down a nuclear test site to guarantee transparency.
Donald Trump weighed in on this with a tweet saying “North Korea has agreed to suspend all nuclear tests and close up a major test site.
This is very good news for North Korea and the world- big progress! Look forward to our summit.â€
North and South Korea will meet for a summit next for the first time in a decade.
Aces Baseball comes up short in series opener against Valparaiso
A rough start ended up being more than the University of Evansville baseball team could overcome, as they fell to Valparaiso 7-2 in Missouri Valley Conference, Friday night at Charles H. Braun Stadium.
Purple Aces sophomore starting pitcher Adam Lukas (1-3) got in trouble early as the Crusaders opened the game with a single, a walk and a hit batter to load up the bases with no one out. Then, right fielder GiovanniGarbella delivered a two-run double, putting Valparaiso on the board first. Catcher Scott Kapers would send a sacrifice fly to center, bringing in another tally, and the Crusaders were up 3-0 after one.
The Aces would respond in the bottom of the opening frame, as junior Matt Jones launched a one-out solo homer to left. Jones’ first round tripper of the season cut the deficit to 3-1.
However, the second inning would go no better for Lukas, as he gave up a leadoff single, then a one-out walk, putting two aboard for Giovanni Garbella, who delivered again, with a three-run home run to left-center. Lukas would escape without any more damage, as Valparaiso’s lead stayed at 6-1.
After a scoreless third frame, Lukas would get in trouble again in the fourth, loading up the bases with two outs, and would give way to senior right hand reliever Jimmy Ward. Crusaders third baseman Chad Jacob greeted Ward with a hot shot to first and legged out an infield single, allowing one run to tally. However, Blake Billinger would get greedy, and some heads up defense by Evansville first baseman Dalton Horstmeier would gun down Billinger, ending the inning, keeping it a 7-1 Valparaiso lead.
The Aces would attempt to rally in the fifth inning, as sophomore left fielder Troy Beilsmith would slug a one-out double to center. Horstmeier would follow that up with a bounder through the left side of the infield, allowing a hustling Beilsmith to score from second, drawing UE within five.
Evansville sophomore reliever David Ellis would take over for Ward in the seventh inning, and would close out the game, tossing three scoreless innings. However, Crusaders starting pitcher Jon Tieman (4-3) would not allow the Aces to get on the board again, pitching the first complete game of his college career, as Evansville fell, 7-2.
The loss drops the Aces to 6-25 on the season and 0-7 in the MVC, while Valparaiso improves to 13-19 and 3-4 in league play. Game two of the series is tomorrow back at Braun Stadium is at 2 p.m. The Purple Aces Club will hold a free cookout for fans at 1:30 pm, while new men’s basketball coach Walter McCarty will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
USI Stuns #4 Tampa With Walk-Off Win
The University of Southern Indiana baseball team stunned the fourth-ranked University of Tampa with a walk-off, 4-3 victory Friday evening at the USI Baseball Field. USI watched its record go to 20-16 overall, while Tampa ends the game 31-6.
USI freshman centerfielder Bryce Krizan (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) sent the Screaming Eagle fans home happy with the game-winning, bases-loaded, RBI-single in the bottom of the ninth, scoring senior third baseman Sam Griggs(Evansville, Indiana). Bryce Krizan finished game with a team-high three hits, a run scored, and two RBIs.
The Eagles had set the stage for the walk-off single with walks to junior first baseman Jayden Beshears(Evansville, Indiana) and Griggs and a bunt single by junior catcher  Logan Brown (Evansville, Indiana). Freshman pinch-hitter Aaron Euler (Evansville, Indiana) kept the bases loaded and tied the game, 3-3, with a RBI-walk to setting up Bryce Krizan to knock in the game-winner.
USI opened the scoring in the first and second innings with RBI-singles by senior first baseman/pitcher Nick Gobert (Jasper, Indiana) and Bryce Krizan. The Spartans rallied to tie the score, 2-2, with a pair of runs in the sixth and took the lead, 3-2, with a single tally in the seventh.
On the mound for USI, Gobert posted his team-high fourth win in relief of junior right-handed starter Austin Krizan (Mt. Vernon, Indiana). Gobert (4-2) went three innings for the win, allowing no runs and striking out two.
Austin Krizan threw a strong six-plus innings in getting a no-decision. He allowed the three Tampa runs on eight hits, while striking out five.
The Eagles and the Spartans continue the three-game series with a 6 p.m. first pitch Saturday at the USI Baseball Field. The series concludes Sunday with a noon start.