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IS IT TRUE MARCH 2, 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 City Council At-Large member Dr. Dan Adams (D) and 4th Ward Council member Connie Robinson will be presenting a city ordinance creating additional regulations for noise control within the city limits at the March 12, 2018, City Council meeting? …at first glance, this proposed City ordinance seems not only to be overreaching but unnecessary?  … we wonder who encouraged the sponsor’s to draw this proposed ordinance up in the first place? …this proposed ordinance addresses “Decibels” in detail by stating that the magnitude of the change in the sound intensity or sound pressure level is twenty times the logarithm of their ratio.  …the sponsors also want the term “decibel” to be consistent with the definition and use by the American National Standards Institute?

IS IT TRUE, to be honest, City Council would be better served if they would spend their time in looking for ways to aggressively fight crime and our out of control drugs problems in Evansville?  …or discussing ways to find creative and affordable ways to reduce the out of control city employee health care costs?

IS IT TRUE maybe City Council would be more productive if they would look for ways to stop political pork barrel projects or political patronage hiring practices in city government?

IS IT TRUE it wouldn’t hurt if City Council would focus on correcting the major pothole problems currently looming over the City of Evansville or ways to correct the poor maintenance problems at our city parks?  … or maybe City Council time would be better spent if they would look for ways to make our Zoo more profitable?

IS IT TRUE we predict when the sponsors of this proposed noise ordinance present their proposal to the full council we shall see a lively debate among council members?  …we also expect this proposed ordinance will be vigorously opposed by the people in the food and entertainment business? …it looks like someone in local government is about ready to open a can of political worms?

IS IT TRUE we certainly didn’t expect members of Council to style a city ordinance addressing “Decibels” during the economically challenging times like these?

IS IT TRUE that the first day of games in both the men’s and women’s OVC basketball tournament at Ford Center is in the history books and the attendance was lackluster?…in the men’s opening bracket with two games played a whopping 654 people showed up to watch?…if they count players, coaches, cheerleaders, and arena workers, the paid attendance numbers would barely be high enough to say that the players families actually showed up to watch?…in the girls session where local favorite Murray State lost to Belmont, even fewer people showed up to watch?…only 587 people officially attended the first girls session that included two games?…being a hometown favorite with a decent alumni base didn’t help a bit?…if the attendance doesn’t greatly improve by the weekend this may be the first and last time for this tournament to be held in Evansville if attendance is a primary goal of the sponsors of this event?

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

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DCS Releases Second Evaluation Progress Report

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MARCH 1ST, 2018  TYRONE MORRIS INDIANA

 We`re getting a better look into the problems plaguing the Indiana Department of Child Services. The group tasked with doing a full assessment of the agency came out with a list of challenges this Thursday morning.

One top concern the number of attorneys DCS has on staff to deal with thousands of open cases.

The assessment teams suggest having DCS attorneys spread out over too many jurisdictions can block kids from getting permanent stability in their lives.

The consultants are also looking into whether the people charged with protecting the state`s most at-risk children (e.g. the caseworkers and supervisors) have the right qualifications.

Consultant Sue Steib says, “We are just hearing some early input that people question whether that`s sufficient preparations for the nature of the work. We`ll be looking in more detail at the training they`re providing once they`re hired.”

The assessment group still needs to talk to former Director Mary Beth Bonaventura, whose scathing resignation letter about the agency led Governor Holcomb to call for this assessment.

The full report is due to the governor`s office in June.

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USI Board of Trustees Approves New Degree In Statistics, Reviews Campus Master Plan

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At its regular meeting on Thursday, March 1, the University of Southern Indiana Board of Trustees approved a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Statistics degree program to be offered through the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education. The proposed degree program moves next to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education for approval.

The proposed program will support the Pott College’s commitment to prepare individuals with rigorous and diverse experiences, both within the program and across the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Students pursuing degrees in mathematics, computer science, social science, or other programs may complement their degrees with coursework or a second major in statistics.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates statisticians will be the ninth fastest growing occupation in the 10-year period from 2014 to 2024 with an estimated growth rate of 34 percent. Similarly, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development’s Occupational Demand Report estimates that there will be a 39 percent increase in the need for statisticians in Indiana across the same period. This ranks as the fourth largest change in the state, and the third largest change among occupations requiring a college degree.

In other business, the USI Board of Trustees heard a report on the new 10-year campus master plan from SmithGroupJJR, the lead consultants on the planning team. The plan, a result of a 12-month process beginning in January 2017, ensures that near-term physical projects align with long-term goals and strategic plans.

The board also approved retirements, including those of Dr. Linda L. M. Bennett, president, and Cindy Brinker, vice president for Government and University Relations. The conferral of degrees was approved for the spring 2018 Commencement Exercises on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28.

Drug Dealing Resulting In Death Leads To Harsher Penalties

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By Quinn Fitzgerald
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS—Drug dealers could face more serious felony charges if the product they sell leads to the death of a customer.

House Bill 1359, which passed the Indiana Senate Tuesday by a 41-9 margin, calls for a Level 1 felony to be charged if the customer overdoses on cocaine, methamphetamines or a Schedule 1 drug like heroin. Most people convicted of a Level 1 felony serve nearly 30 years in prison.

Sen. Mark Stoops, D-Bloomington, questions Sen. Michael Young, R-Indianapolis, on House Bill 1359. The bill would increase punishment measures for drug dealers whose drugs result in the death of customers. Photo by Quinn Fitzgerald, TheStatehouseFile.com

Proponents of the bill, which was authored by Rep. Greg Steuerwald, R-Avon, argued that it will help combat the rising number of opioid deaths that are occurring in communities across Indiana.

“People are losing their lives,” said Sen. Michael Young, R-Indianapolis, of why the bill should become law. “They’re dying because somebody sold them a product that took their life away from them. They affect their lives, not only theirs but their families.”

But Sen. Mark Stoops, D-Bloomington, said the law could have unintended consequences.

“This goes way beyond anything we’ve in had in the code in Indiana,” Stoops said as he tried to persuade his colleagues to vote against the bill. “It really creates this whole new set of criminals tried as Level 1 felons. This could have an impact on courts.”

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

Food Inspection Report For Vanderburgh County

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Fourth-Quarter Run Propels Eagles Into GLVC Semifinals

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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.—Junior guard Alex Davidson (Salem, Indiana) scored 13 of her 15 points in the fourth quarter as No. 15/17 University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball erased a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat William Jewell College, 64-54, in the quarterfinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament Thursday afternoon.USI (25-3), the No. 2 seed in the GLVC Tournament, used an 18-0 run that took up less than four minutes of the fourth period to turn a 45-38 hole into a 13-point lead late in the contest.William Jewell (12-14), the No. 7 seed, had turned a 39-38 lead heading into the final period into a seven-point lead with just over eight minutes to play in the game when Davidson connected on USI’s second three-pointer of the contest.The Screaming Eagles exploded from that juncture, using its press to create eight William Jewell turnovers in five minutes to completely flip the game around.

Junior forward Kacy Eschweiler (St. Charles, Missouri) pulled the Eagles to within a point with 6:35 to play; while a layup by Grooms a minute later put USI on top, 46-45. A pair of Davidson free throws with five minutes to play extended USI’s advantage to three points; while her layup 15 seconds later, following a steal by senior guard Randa Harshbarger (Philo, Illinois), gave USI its largest lead to that point at 50-45.

On the Cardinals’ next possession, Harshbarger picked up another steal and raced to the other end to give USI a 52-45 lead with 4:29 to play; while Davidson had back-to-back layups off William Jewell turnovers in the ensuing 30 seconds to put USI up, 58-45, with less than four minutes on the clock.

William Jewell used a pair of three-pointers to cut into the Eagles’ advantage, but the damage was done as USI was able to ice the game at the free throw line.

Grooms had 18 points to lead the Eagles, who rallied from a seven-point second-quarter deficit to forge a 30-30 tie at the intermission. USI shot just 25.0 percent (3-12) in the third quarter but was 7-of-11 (.636) from the field in the final 10 minutes to earn the victory.

Harshbarger added 12 points, five rebounds, five assists and six steals for the Eagles, who survived a three-point barrage from the Cardinals.

Led by senior forward Katie Finn, William Jewell went 10-of-25 (.400) from three-point range. Finn, who drained six three-pointers, had 21 points to lead all scorers.

The Eagles return to action Saturday at noon when they take on Lewis University in the semifinals at the Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Illinois. The No. 3 seeded Flyers (23-6) defeated No. 6 seeded Truman State University, 71-61, in the quarterfinals Thursday afternoon.

Notes: USI senior forward Morgan Dahlstrom (Grayslake, Illinois) was limited to just four points and four rebounds in the game, marking the first time this season Dahlstrom has not reached double-figures in either the rebounding column or the scoring column…Saturday’s semifinal game marks the first time since 2015 that the Eagles have advanced past the quarterfinals of the GLVC Tournament.

Newspaper Box Score

William Jewell vs Southern Indiana

03/01/18 Noon at Edwardsville, IL (Vadalabene Center)

SOUTHERN INDIANA 64, WILLIAM JEWELL 54

WILLIAM JEWELL (12-14)

Finn, Katie 7-10 1-1 21; Harrell, Kayla 4-8 1-2 10; Offield, Sydney 3-12 0-0 7; Rodriguez, Adriana 3-9 0-0 6; Butaud, Kaiti 1-3 0-0 3; Fisher, Rhyann 1-3 0-0 3; Closser, Natalie 1-2 0-0 2; McCoy, Lindsey 1-5 0-0 2; Butler, Hayden 0-0 0-0 0; Pitrof, Ashley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-52 2-3 54.

SOUTHERN INDIANA (25-3)

Grooms, Kaydie 6-11 6-8 18; Davidson, Alex 5-12 4-8 15; Harshbarger, Randa 5-11 2-2 12; Sherwood, Morgan 1-2 3-4 6; Eschweiler, Kacy 2-6 1-2 5; Rowan, Mikayla 2-3 0-0 4; Dahlstrom, Morgan 1-5 2-2 4; Johnson, Ashley 0-0 0-0 0; Guy, Imani 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 18-26 64.

William Jewell…………….   17   13    9   15  -   54

Southern Indiana…………..   15   15    8   26  -   64

3-point goals—William Jewell 10-25 (Finn, Katie 6-8; Fisher, Rhyann 1-1; Harrell, Kayla 1-2; Butaud, Kaiti 1-3; Offield, Sydney 1-6; McCoy, Lindsey 0-2; Rodriguez, Adriana 0-3), Southern Indiana 2-13 (Sherwood, Morgan 1-2; Davidson, Alex 1-6; Eschweiler, Kacy 0-1; Harshbarger, Randa 0-2; Grooms, Kaydie 0-2). Fouled out—William Jewell-Harrell, Kayla, Southern Indiana-None. Rebounds—William Jewell 32 (Harrell, Kayla 7), Southern Indiana 28 (Eschweiler, Kacy 9). Assists—William Jewell 14 (Rodriguez, Adriana 4; Harrell, Kayla 4), Southern Indiana 13 (Harshbarger, Randa 5). Total fouls—William Jewell 21, Southern Indiana 10. Technical fouls—William Jewell-None, Southern Indiana-None. Attendance—437.

Notes: 2018 Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament Quarterfinals…USI is ranked No. 15 by D2SIDA & No. 17 by WBCA…USI is No. 2 seed; WJC is No. 7 seed in GLVC Tournament.

March Dangerous & Impaired Driving Enforcement Blitz will include DUI Checkpoint

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During a news conference earlier today at the University of Southern Indiana, representatives of the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership (which includes the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Evansville Police Department) along with the Indiana State Police announced details about and answered questions related to the upcoming statewide March Impaired Driving Enforcement Blitz. This high-visibility enforcement effort, known as Operation Pull Over Blitz #93, will run from Friday, March 2nd through Sunday, March 25th. The increased enforcement effort will encompass St. Patrick’s Day, USI and UE spring breaks, as well as the NCAA tournament.

This impaired driving and aggressive driving enforcement campaign will consist of saturation patrols and may include multiple DUI checkpoints as part of a comprehensive effort to promote safe driving behavior and curb drunk driving. With March 17th falling on a Saturday, local law enforcement will conduct saturation patrols intended to make our roads safer. Anyone found to be driving impaired will be arrested.

Last year the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) and National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) purchased 1,759 new portable breath tests for Indiana law-enforcement agencies. An additional 836 devices will be purchased this year. But unlike alcohol, there is no quick field test for the legal and illegal drugs that can impair drivers. ICJI and NHTSA are issuing Android tablets and apps to assist 185 highly-trained police officers in the recognition and enforcement of drug-impaired driving.

If you plan to drink alcohol, please don’t drive. Designate a sober driver beforehand. If you are impaired, use a taxi service or call a sober friend or family member. If you see a motorist who is operating in an unsafe manner or you suspect is driving while impaired, please call 911 immediately. Be prepared to report the location, description, and direction the vehicle is traveling.

The first planned checkpoint for the March Blitz will be conducted this Friday, March 02, 2018 from 11:00 pm until 2:00 am. The location for Friday’s checkpoint was chosen based on local traffic collision data. Analysis of data captured in March of 2017 indicated that several geographical areas within Vanderburgh County accounted for a disproportionately high number of reported hit and run crashes. The upcoming checkpoint will be located within one of those areas. Hit and run crashes are often the result of impaired drivers who try to avoid arrest by fleeing the scene. The Evansville-Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership conducts sobriety checkpoints in an effort to detect and deter impaired drivers (thereby reducing the occurrence of alcohol and drug related traffic crashes).

Enhanced local traffic enforcement is made possible by funding provided by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute through a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

 

Pictured above: The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office at the 2018 USI Safe Spring Break Fair. Students were given the opportunity to take Standardized Field Sobriety Tests while wearing “Drunk Goggles” that simulate impairment.

UNI Defeats UE Men, 60-50, In Arch Madness Opener

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Smith Scores 20 In Contest

 Sophomore Dru Smith tallied 20 points while senior Duane Gibson posted 14, but UNI proved to be too much as the University of Evansville men’s basketball team fell to the Panthers by a 60-50 final in Thursday’s Arch Madness opener at the Scottrade Center.

In his second game back, Smith went 7-of-13 from the field to notch the 20-point outing.  He also led the Aces (17-15) with six rebounds.  Gibson was 6-8 from the floor to finish with 14.  For the first time this season, Ryan Taylor was held to single digits as he was 1-for-13 from the floor to finish with two points

“It was a tough game for us, you have to give Northern Iowa credit.  I thought they really defended us well and their physicality was evident tonight,” Aces head coach Marty Simmons said.  “This is not how we wanted our season to come to an end.  I am really proud of our team and players.  We had to battle through some adversity, but I am thankful our guys come to practice every day ready to work.”

Wyatt Lohaus was the scoring leader for the Panthers (16-15), notching 15 points.  Hunter Rhodes scored 14.  Bennett Koch and Klint Carlson each had solid games for UNI.  Koch had 8 points and 11 rebounds while Carlson finished with 9 tallies and 10 caroms.

Duane Gibson had a great start to the game as he finished the first half with 12 of the Aces 24 points.  UNI scored the first five points of the game including a triple by Hunter Rhodes.  Blake Simmons got Evansville on the board with a bucket at the 18:12 mark.

A hot start for the Panthers continued as they connected on two of their first three field goals to begin the game and take a 7-2 lead.  Back-to-back Gibson buckets cut the Evansville deficit to one at 7-6.  UNI used the 3-point shot to push its lead up to seven with Austin Phyfe and Tywhon Pickford each draining one to make it a 15-8 game with 12 minutes left in the period.

UNI continued to lead by at least two possessions until the final two minutes when the fifth shot of the game found the bottom of the net for Gibson to cut the deficit to three at 25-22.  The Panthers punched back to push the lead to nine – the game-high to that point – thanks to an and-one from Klint Carlson.  Dru Smith hit a bucket in the final seconds to make it a 31-24 game in favor of UNI at the break.

Aces junior Ryan Taylor was held scoreless in the first half and the team tried to get him on the board early in the second half as he took the first three shots.  None were able to find the bottom of the net and UNI took advantage, pushing the lead to 10 on a Bennett Koch bucket two minutes in.

Taylor knocked down his first shot at the 15:15 mark to get the Aces within six – 34-28.  Wyatt Lohaus helped the Panthers push their lead back to double figures midway through the second half when his shot made it a 42-30 game.  The first triple of the day for the Aces was a big one by Dru Smith that cut the lead back to single digits.

With under seven minutes remaining, Smith’s free throws made it a 7-point game.  The deficit for UE remained between 7 and 9 points until a Lohaus trey pushed their lead to 51-39 with 4:14 on the clock.  Their lead remained in double figures for the remainder of the contest as the Panthers finished with a 60-50 win.

The Panthers shot 40.4% for the game while holding the Aces to 38.2%.  Evansville finished the first half at 42.3%, but dropped to 34.5% in the second stanza.

Tonight’s game marked the final for seniors Gibson, Blake Simmons, and Dalen Traore.  After the game, Gibson commented on his career.

“Everything went by so fast.  It was a very special time for me.  I am extremely appreciative of the opportunity that I had,” he said.

 

More Concerns Raised About Indiana’s Child Welfare Agency

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IL for www.theindianalawyer.com

A state consultant says Indiana’s child welfare agency is facing a shortage of mental health and substance abuse treatment services, as well as attorneys.

The Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group on Thursday released an interim report about the Department of Child Services, which has been under additional scrutiny since former director Mary Beth Bonaventura resigned in December and accused Gov. Eric Holcomb’s administration of spending cuts that “all but ensure children will die.”

The consultants say the problems found are also typical in other states, although they found the number of Indiana children placed in out-of-home care is double the national average rate.

The consultants hired by Holcomb say they’ll seek an interview with Bonaventura, who was hired by Attorney General Curtis Hill shortly after her departure from DCS.The consultants’ final report is expected to be released in June. While that study has been undertaken, lawmakers introduced more than a dozen DCS-related bills this session.

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