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Morgan Florey earns MVC Pitcher of the Week honor

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Florey wins award for the fourth time in her career

For the fourth time in her career at the University of Evansville, junior Morgan Florey was named the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week.

“Morgan pitched awesome all weekend long,” head coach Mat Mundell said.  “She got into a rhythm in her first game on Friday.  It was one of the best pitching performances I have been a part of with the 18 strikeouts.”

Florey made four pitching appearances this weekend, tossing 21 1/3 innings and finishing with an ERA of 0.98. Even more impressive were her strikeout numbers as she racked up 45 K’s – over two per inning.

She opened the week with a complete game performance against Austin Peay, giving up an unearned run on six hits while striking out a career-high 18 batters.  She went the distance against WKU, giving up three runs, one earned and striking out 13 more batters.

Florey earned her first save of the season against Dayton, going the final 1 1/3 without allowing a baserunner before tossing another seven innings Sunday in the championship game, pitching up another win while giving up two runs and fanning 11.

With her effort of 45 K’s over the weekend, Florey now ranks fifth in the nation with 103 total strikeouts while her 18 in the win over Austin Peay on Friday was second-most in a game in the NCAA this season.

 

EVSC Schools Schedule Kindergarten Orientations

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Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation elementary schools will host kindergarten orientation meetings on Tuesday, April 3, 2018.  The orientations give parents/guardians the opportunity to enroll students in kindergarten if they haven’t already done so, and receive additional information regarding kindergarten, meet school staff, ask questions and share information about their children.

Children should be five years old on or before August 1, 2018, to enroll in kindergarten for the 2018-2019 school year. To enroll, parents or legal guardians will need to be present and provide the child’s legal birth certificate (hospital certificates cannot be used) at the time of enrollment. For more information, parents can contact their child’s school.

EVSC elementary schools will host their respective orientation meetings at the following times on April 3:

  • Caze: 6 p.m., 2013 S. Green River Road, 812-477-5567
  • Cedar Hall K-8: 3:30 p.m., 2100 N. Fulton Ave., 812-435-8223
  • Cynthia Heights: 6-7 p.m., 7225 Big Cynthiana Road, 812-435-8740
  • Daniel Wertz: 6 p.m., 1701 S, Red Bank Road, 812-435-8312
  • Delaware: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., 700 N. Garvin St., 812-435-8227
  • Dexter: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 917 S. Dexter Avenue, 812-476-1321
  • Evans: 5:30 p.m., 2727 N. Evans, Avenue, 812-435-8330
  • Fairlawn: 5 – 6 p.m., 2021 S. Alvord Boulevard, 812-476-4997
  • Glenwood K-8: 1 – 2p.m., 901 Sweetser Ave., 812-435-8242
  • Harper: 6-7 p.m., 21 S. Alvord Boulevard, 812-476-1308
  • Hebron: 6 – 7 p.m., 4400 Bellemeade Ave., 812-477-8915
  • Highland: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., 6701 Darmstadt Road, 812- 867-6401
  • Lincoln K-8: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., 635 Lincoln Ave., 812-435-8235
  • Lodge K-8: 12:30 – 3p.m., 2000 Lodge Avenue, 812-477-5319
  • McCutchanville: 5:30 p.m., meeting to take place at the Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center, 1901 Lynch Road.
  • Oak Hill: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., 7700 Oak Hill Rd., 812-867-6426
  • Scott: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., 14940 Old State Road, 812-867-2427
  • Stockwell: 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., 2501 N. Stockwell Road, 812-477-5345
  • Stringtown: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., 4720 Stringtown Road, 812-435-8320
  • Tekoppel: 6 – 7 p.m., 111 N. Tekoppel Ave., 812-435-8883
  • Vogel: 11:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:00 p.m., or 12:15 p.m. 1500 Oak Hill Road, 812-477-6109 (Parents are asked to call ahead for an appointment.)
  • West Terrace: 6 p.m., 8000 West Terrace Drive, 812-435-8733

If parents/guardians do not know what school their child should attend, they can call the EVSC Office of Student Services at 435-8463, or visit www.evscschools.com and click on the “Family Services” at the top of the page, then “What District Do I Live In.”

DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS REACH FOR THE STARS INVITES BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS AS SPECIAL GUESTS FOR OPENING NIGHT

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Disney On Ice presents Reach For The Stars skates into the Ford Center in Evansville and has invited a group of “Littles” from Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ohio Valley to meet the stars of the show before opening night performance. The group of 100 includes children from the Tri-State area that would otherwise not be able to attend this special outing with their “Bigs”.

Thursday, March 8, 2018
5:30 p.m. Meet and Greet with Stars of the Show in 5/3 Hospitality Suite 7 p.m. Disney On Ice performance Ford Center; Evansville, IN

Disney On Ice presents Reach For The Stars is helping dreams come true for a group of children from Big Brother Big Sisters in our local community. Disney On Ice opens on Thursday, March 8 through Sunday, March 11 at Ford Center and is pleased to give back to the community with this special event. For more information, www.disneyonice.com

Lisa Finch, Disney On Ice Publicist, 317-710-6664 mobile, finchandfinch@sbcgobal.net
Kayla McKenzie, Big Brothers Big Sisters Director of Events & Communication, 812-618-2410 mobile, kayla.mckenzie@bbbsov.org

EPD trying to ID robbery suspect

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EPD is trying to identify the suspect in a series of west side robberies. The most recent happened on Sunday evening at Sam’s Food Mart and the Virginia St Food Mart.
Police believe the suspect also committed a robbery at Sam’s Food Mart last week.
If you have any info on the suspect, call EPD or WeTip at 1-800-78-CRIME.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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 Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Korey Michael King: Dealing in methamphetamine (Level 4 Felony)

Alicia Rene Lowe: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Alex Eugene Riester: Operating a vehicle with an ACE of 0.15 or more (Level 6 Felony)

Reginald H. Rowell: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

William George Fowler: Residential entry (Level 6 Felony)

John William Baker: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Rayshaad Lamont Bushrod: Possession of cocaine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)

Evansville 6, Western Illinois 3 Baseball

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The University of Evansville baseball team worked the brooms on Western Illinois, completing the three game sweep of the Leathernecks, winning 6-3 Sunday afternoon at Braun Stadium.

“I thought we really played good baseball all weekend”, said University of Evansville head coach Wes Carroll. “It started on the mound for us. Our arms did an outstanding job for us.”

The Purple Aces (4-5) got the jump on Western Illinois in the opening frame, as senior catcher Andrew Tanous hit a hot shot at third base, allowing sophomore infielder Troy Beilsmith to tally the icebreaker. That would be the only run Evansville would score in the first four innings.

However, that appeared to be enough for sophomore starting pitcher David Ellis, who continued Evansville’s weekend-long shutout streak over the Leathernecks in the early innings, pushing it 22 frames overall.

The game remained a 1-0 affair until the fifth, when Grant Hannant led off the inning with a single to center, advanced to second on an Ellis balk, then stole third. That would end Ellis’ day, as he gave way to freshman relief pitcher Jace Burke. Freshman pinch hitter Caleb Jacobs lifted a sac-fly to to center, bringing in Hannant for Western Illinois’ first run of the weekend, tying the game at 1. Ellis would be charged with the run. For the day, the sophomore would go four innings, giving up just two hits while walking one and striking out one.

Evansville made sure the deadlock wouldn’t last long, as senior outfielder Dalton Horstmeier launched a two run double down the left field line, scoring freshman infielder Tanner Craig, giving the Aces back the lead. Junior infielder Sam Troyer followed that up with a bunt single, tallying Horstmeier for the insurance run, making it 3-1 Evansville.

Western Illinois would battle back, scoring a run in both the sixth and seventh innings, knotting the game at 3. Evansville senior set-up man Ryan Brady would relieve Jimmy Ward in the top of the seventh, putting out the fire, keeping the game tied.

However, the Aces would erupt for three runs with two outs in the eighth inning, beginning Tanous, knocking in his second RBI of the day, singling in Beilsmith, giving Evansville back the lead.

“From an offensive standpoint, we had some quality trips to the plate”, said Carroll. “To be able to get Andrew Tanous up in a clutch situation right there, with two strikes and two out situation, to be able to take the lead was a big turning point in the game.”

Then, freshman infielder Pete Vaccaro came off the bench to stroke a two run pinch hit single to center, pushing Evansville’s lead to 6-3.

“Pete Vacarro coming up in a pinch hit situation”, said Carroll. “He’s a guy I knew was going to give us a scrappy at-bat, a rally clutch two-run knock.”

Brady would come back out and close out the win, earning his first victory of the season. Western Illinois reliever Alex Dorethy would pick up the loss for the Leathernecks.

Up next for the Purple Aces is a non-conference showdown with Bowling Green State Wednesday at 3 p.m. back at Braun Stadium.

Comments On The University Parkway Corridor Plan

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Comments on the University Parkway Corridor Plan

Submitted By Members Of The Westside Improvement Association

The mission of the Westside Improvement Association is “To enhance the natural environment of the west side of Vanderburgh County and serve the common good of its residents by exerting influence on public and private sectors”.

Accordingly, several of our members attended the stakeholder and public sessions held regarding the USI Parkway Corridor Plan. We were impressed with the professional and thorough presentations provided by the speakers and respectfully offer our comments regarding the University Parkway Corridor Plan.

Since development of University Parkway Corridor is inevitable, we commend the County Commissioners, Area Plan Commission (APC), Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), and their consultant, Rundell Ernstberger Associates, for creating a plan to guide that development.

The Aspects Of The Plan Which We Believe Are Critical include The Following:

Require Use and Development Commitments on rezonings;
Disallow “leap-frog” development;

Limit development to residential and light commercial;

Require all development to be built as approved by the Site Review Committee with no “after the fact changes”;

Require landscaping and provisions for wildlife;

Size all infrastructure to accommodate future growth rather than current conditions;

Disallow additional intersections;

Install turn lanes at every intersection;

Install acceleration / deceleration blisters at every intersection;

Minimize traffic signals;

Minimize night lighting;

Require adequate drainage;

Require developments to be pedestrian / bicycle friendly;

Provide for connectivity between developments; and

Require greenspace and set “high-end” aesthetic design standards.

In addition, we believe that tax phase-ins should not be used to entice developers and that any infrastructure improvements necessary to accommodate a planned, new development be privately funded, rather than using county funds.

Finally, even the best plan is worthless if it is not followed. The west side of Evansville has been disfigured by inappropriate, poorly constructed, thoughtless development which was approved by our elected officials. With the University Parkway Corridor Plan, we have an opportunity to “do it right”.

We sincerely hope that the plan, when finished, will be respectful of the land, residents and wildlife. Moreover, we trust that our elected officials will adhere to the plan rather than capitulate to developers.

The University of Southern Indiana attracts students and visitors from around the world; the University Parkway should be a showcase – an economic development tool, a lovely “Welcome” mat for students, visitors and residents. If the developers and elected officials are mindful of neighborhood needs, the lovely terrain, the rural feel, and the overall opportunity this area represents, the University Parkway can be an example of a beautiful purposeful design that is for the people and family friendly. This hasn’t been seen on the west side and in very few other parts of Evansville. Let’s do this right the first time.

FOOTNOTE: The Above Comments Were Submitted By Members Of The Westside Improvement Association.

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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http://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/recent-booking-records.aspx

IS IT TRUE MARCH 5, 2018

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We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUE” 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?

IS IT TRUE that it’s been alleged that Evansville City Council members Dr. Dan Adams and Councilmember Connie Robinson have teamed up to bring forth a noise ordinance that seemly is designed to shut down the partying and revelry on Waterfront Recreational and another Commercially Zoned area within the city limits?? …Mole #3 alleges the sources of many noise complaints are hoping to do away with some higher than normal “decibel” entertainment venues (live music) even in areas that Bar and Resturants are zoned to do this type of activity?

IS IT TRUE that this noise control nonsense was attempted before with cars with boom boom speakers cruising Green River Road?  …it never worked then and we expect it won’t work now?

IS IT TRUE with $50 fines for making noise and 1,900 complaints following by a cascade of warnings, Evansville is just not cosmopolitan enough to be able to afford a battalion of noise police?…a town that can’t afford a working sewer and can’t keep current on city employee health insurance premiums sure and heck can’t afford a noise police force and especially with the EPD preoccupied with record-setting homicides and drugs dealers?

IS IT TRUE that maybe there should be an adaption of SpotShotter installed to catch noisy people?…as SpotShotter works using triangulation and decibel meters, the same technology could be adapted to catch noisy people and shooters at the same time?

IS IT TRUE we wonder how the noise police are going to handle the loud sounds generated by parades, bands performing at football games, fireworks, special live outdoor entertainment venue held downtown, West Franklin Street and at our area parks and outdoor sporting events? …this list could go on and on?

IS IT TRUE we respectfully urge the sponsors of the noise ordinance to withdraw this nonsensical resolution and stop the legislative overreach?   …we encourage them to end this legislative nonsense until the sewers and water pipes, roads, sidewalks, parks maintenance have all been repaired and the city balances their budget by cutting their deficit spending practices?

IS IT TRUE that the Evansville Sports Authority and the Ford Center deserve congratulations on what seems to have been a very successful OVC basketball tournament?…that the success is due in large part because the Murray State Racers and Belmont Bruins advanced to the finals?…Murray State is essentially the Kentucky state university for extreme Western Kentucky and has a big alumni network in greater Evansville?…Belmont is just a short drive from Nashville and both teams traveled well?…quite frankly, the semifinal round drew over 4,000 attendees and the final Drew close to 5,000?…the women never drew even 1,000 people to any session but the stars aligned for the men’s teams finalists and for Evansville’s Ford Center?  ..that THe Evansville Sports Corp. already submitted a letter of intent to continue hosting the OVC Men’s and Women’s basketball tournament in 2019 at the Ford Center?  …we wish them luck with their bid?

IS IT TRUE that this year’s “COMMUNITY SERVICES AWARDS” luncheon will be held at Tropicana-Evansville Walnut rooms A and B. The registration begins at 11:30 am, the event officially starts at 12 noon on March 19, 2018?   ...this event is almost sold out. You can reserve a table by calling the Event Coordinator, Karen Selzer at 812-430-9304 or 812-909-2361?

IS IT TRUE that downtown Evansville took it on the chin with another long-term entertainment venue closing?…when the staff started showing up for work Sunday at RiRa’s they were notified that the restaurant/pub was shutting down for good?…The District as it is called has been plagued with closure after closure on the East Side of the building but RiRa has enjoyed over a decade of business?  ..we expect Tropicana will come up with something extremely exciting to replace RiRa” restaurant?

IS IT TRUE we are pleased with legal work that the Vanderburgh County Attorney Joe Harrison, Jr. is providing the County Commission?

Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that City Council has more pressing issues than worrying about amending the current noise ordinance?

Please take time and read our articles entitled “STATEHOUSE Files, CHANNEL 44 NEWS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, READERS POLL, BIRTHDAYS, HOT JOBS” and “LOCAL SPORTS”.  You now are able to subscribe to get the CCO daily.

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