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Adopt A Pet
Anna is a 6-month-old female guinea pig! She spent a few months in foster care because she was pregnant with three babies. They are now up for adoption, too: Thomas, Albert, and Ginny! Since the VHS cannot spay or neuter guinea pigs, Anna can go home with Ginny but she shouldn’t live with any male guinea pigs. The adoption fee is $15 for one or $30 for two. Cage & supplies are not included, but they will go home in a cardboard carrier provided. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details! Closed Tuesday, January 2nd in observance of New Year’s. (Always closed on Sundays & Mondays.)
Aces Look To End Skid Wednesday At SIU
UE faces Salukis at 7 p.m.
Looking for their first conference victory of the season, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team head to Carbondale, Ill. on Wednesday to face Southern Illinois in a 7 p.m. game inside SIU Arena.
Playing with all five starters at their disposal for the first time in over a month, the Purple Aces fell by a final of 66-59 on Saturday at Loyola. Up by a point with 4:48 left, the Ramblers finished the game on a 15-9 run to finish off the win.
Sophomore Dru Smith missed four games due to injury but showed no signs of missed time against Loyola on Saturday in his first game back. Smith finished with 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting and was on the floor for 35 minutes while leading everyone with four steals. He has notched eight double-figure scoring efforts this season, surpassing his total of four from his freshman campaign.
Since returning from a foot injury that caused him to miss seven games, Ryan Taylor has averaged 21 PPG in two contests. Taylor attempted a career-high 22 shots on his way to 22 points against Illinois State; at Loyola, Taylor was an efficient 8-of-16 on his way to 20 points.
On Wednesday, the Purple Aces look for their 5th win in a row at SIU Arena after losing 12 in a row at the facility. The last opponent the Aces defeated on the road in five straight games was Loyola – UE topped the Ramblers six times in a row on the road between 1989 and 1994; UE also enjoyed 5-game road win streaks over Detroit Mercy and Butler in the early 1990’s.
Southern Illinois stands at 9-6 overall and 1-1 in Valley play. The Salukis picked up a 56-53 win at UNI to start the league schedule before dropping a 70-67 home game against Drake. SIU spreads the scoring around as four players average double figures. Armon Fletcher leads the way with 12.9 points per game while Sean Lloyd sits with 12.6 PPG. Kavion Pippen and Aaron Cook average 11.9 and 10.0 points, respectively.
Following Wednesday’s contest, UE is back home on Saturday to face Bradley in a 3 p.m. game. It is also the annual Courier and Press game where fans can get $5 tickets to the game with the coupon in the Courier this week.
Stein named GLVC Player of the Week
University of Southern Indiana junior guard Alex Stein (Evansville, Indiana) was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Week for his efforts in the Screaming Eagles’ victories over ninth-ranked Lake Superior State University and Ohio Valley University in the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic. The GLVC Player of the Week award is the second of Stein’s career.
Stein averaged 27.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in the wins over Lake Superior State and Ohio Valley. He also shot 61.5 percent from the field (16-26), 55.6 percent (5-9) from long range, while going a perfect 18-of-18 at the free throw line.
The junior guard posted a season-high 31 points and a school-record 14-of-14 from the charity stripe in USI’s 94-77 victory versus Lake Superior State. The 31 points was the fourth-highest single-game, while his 27.5 points per game was second-best two-game effort in the 11 years of the memorial classic.
Stein’s 14-of-14 school-record performance at the line versus Lakes Superior State also established a new record of 45 consecutive free throws made that was extended to 49-straight in the win over Ohio Valley.
USI and Stein resume action in 2018 when they restarts Great Lakes Valley Conference action by hosting the University of Missouri-St. Louis Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Physical Activities Center. The Eagles finish the GLVC weekend on the road when they visit Drury University Saturday in Springfield, Missouri, for a 3 p.m. contest.
Vanderburgh County Drainage Board Agenda
Vanderburgh County Drainage Board Agenda
January 2, 2018
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Other Business Public Comment Adjournment
Approval of Previous Minutes
Election of Officers for Drainage Board for 2018
Schedule of Meeting Dates and Times for 2018
Construction in Floodway-EWSU
Encroachment Agreement-Airport Industrial Park Lots 1, 2 & 3
Enclave
Ditch Maintenance Claims and request of approval for Auditors Office to utilize signature stamp for approved claims
Jeffrey D. Mueller, PE VANDERBURGH COUNTY SURVEYOR www.VanderburghSurveyor.com
This Week at USI
Monday, January 8
Spring 2018 semester
Classes for the spring 2018 semester will begin Monday, January 8.
11 a.m. Monday, January 15
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Luncheon to feature keynote from Dr. Johnnetta Cole
Dr. Johnnetta Cole, president emerita of Spelman College and Bennett College for Women and past director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, will be the keynote presenter at the University of Southern Indiana’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Luncheon at 11 a.m. Monday, January 15, 2018, in Carter Hall. Tickets may be purchased online or at the USI Multicultural Center, located at Room 1224 in University Center East. Tickets are $5 for USI students, $10 for USI employees and $15 for the general public. Call 812-465-7188 or visit USI.edu/mcc for more information. Read More
Registration now open; Race held at 9 a.m. Saturday, February 10
Hearts on Fire 5K
Registration is open for the ninth-annual Hearts on Fire 5K, part of the Romain Screaming Eagles Running Series held on Saturday, February 10 on the USI campus. This event will feature an athlete division Run/Walk starting at 9 a.m. followed by a Cupid Fun Run (kids run) at 10:15 a.m. A portion of the proceeds from the Hearts on Fire 5K will be used to offer programming and provide professional development opportunities for student clubs within USI’s Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education. More Information
Watson named HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week
University of Southern Indiana Head Coach Rodney Watson was named the HoopDirt.com NCAA Division II Coach of the Week after the Screaming Eagles swept the final weekend of 2017, posting Midwest Region wins over ninth-ranked Lake Superior State University and Ohio Valley University.
Watson’s Eagles started the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic with a come-back win over Lake Superior State University, rallying from a nine-point deficit in the second half to defeat the Lakers 94-77. USI shot 67.7 percent in the second half and erased a one-point halftime shortfall to post a 26-point win, 96-69, over Ohio Valley to finish the weekend and the 2017 calendar.
USI resumes action in 2018 when it restarts Great Lakes Valley Conference action by hosting the University of Missouri-St. Louis Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Physical Activities Center. The Eagles finish the GLVC weekend on the road when they visit Drury University Saturday in Springfield, Missouri, for a 3 p.m. contest.
USI ends homestand, restarts GLVC play
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball concludes its three-game homestand and starts 2018 by hosting the University of Missouri-St. Louis at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Physical Activities Center for a Great Lakes Valley Conference match-up. The USI-UMSL showdown is the first GLVC game for the Screaming Eagles visited the University of Indianapolis on December 2.
Following Thursday’s contest, USI goes on the road to visit Drury University at 3 p.m. Saturday in Springfield, Missouri, to finish the GLVC weekend.
Game coverage for all of USI’s game action, including live stats, video stream, and audio broadcasts, is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The games also can be heard on ESPN 97.7 WREF and 95.7FM The Spin.
USI Men’s Basketball Week 8 Notes:Â
USI finishes non-conference with two wins. USI finished 2017-18 non-conference action, 9-3, after sweeping the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic, posting wins over ninth-ranked Lake Superior State University (94-77) and Ohio Valley University (95-69). Junior guard Alex Stein led the Eagles with 27.5 points per game during the classic, while junior guard/forward Nate Hansen dropped in 14.0 points per outing. Freshman forward Emmanuel Little averaged a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds per contest.
Eagles honored. USI Head Coach Rodney Watson and junior guard Alex Stein were honored this week for the Screaming Eagles’ victories during the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic. Watson was named the HoopDirt.com NCAA Division II Coach of the Week, while Stein was named the GLVC Player of the Week. The GLVC Player of the Week honor was Stein’s second as an Eagle.
Records setting. USI had three records set at the free throw line during the win over top-10 Lake Superior State. The Eagles sank a single-game record 44 free throws, including 33 in a row. Junior guard Alex Stein was a USI single-game mark of 14-of-14 from the line and established a new Eagles’ mark of 45 consecutive free throws made (this record was extended to 49 during the win over Ohio Valley).
Leaders through 14 games. USI has three players averaging double-digits through 10 games in 2017-18. Junior guard Alex Stein leads the scorers with 19.1 points per game, while junior guard/forward Nate Hansen and senior guard Marcellous Washington round out the double-digit scorers with 15.3 and 13.1 points per contest, respectively. Senior forward DayJar Dickson leads the Eagles on the glass with 6.8 rebounds per outing.
USI back in the GLVC. The Eagles re-start GLVC action with a split schedule, hosting the University of Missouri-St. Louis (January 4) at the PAC and traveling to play Drury University (January 6) in Springfield, Missouri.
-  USI vs. Missouri-St. Louis. USI leads the all-time series with UMSL, 36-11, 30-2 in conference play. The Eagles also has a 20-4 all-time mark against the Tritons at home, 18-1 in league action. Guards Jeril Taylor and Cortez Macklin led the Eagles to a 71-58 victory last year with 18 and 14 points, respectively.
- USI vs. Drury. USI is 11-9 all-time against Drury after defeating the Panthers, 77-51, last year at the PAC. Guard Jeril Taylor led the Eagles with 25 points, while junior guard Alex Stein and senior guard Marcellous Washington followed with 17 points and 11 points, respectively. The Eagles are 3-4 all-time on the road versus the Panthers.
UMSL in 2017-18. The Tritons are 7-5 in 2017-18 and restart GLVC play with a 2-1 mark in the league. UMSL, a member of the GLVC Central Division, started league action with a loss at Drury before posting wins over Truman State University and William Jewell College in December.
Drury in 2017-18. The Panthers, who have a bye on Thursday night, will welcome the Eagles with an 8-2 mark, 2-1 GLVC, and on a three-game winning streak. Drury, a member of the GLVC West Division, has won three-straight and six of the last seven games. The Panthers started GLVC action in December by defeating UMSL before losing McKendree University and beating Quincy University in December.
Breaking News: Chief Bolin To Hold Wednesday Morning Press Conference
| EPD Chief Billy Bolin will hold a press conference on Wednesday at 10:30am to address recent shootings and other acts of violence.
Chief Bolin will discuss the police department’s ongoing efforts to address violent crime as well as staffing changes being made to combat the growing problem of gun crime in our neighborhoods.
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