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Link of The Economic Improvement District Proposal Created By The Southwest Indiana Chamber of Commerce Downtown Alliance
This link was provided to us by a small business owner in the Downtown Business District.
If you have any questions concerning this proposal please contract Joshua Armstrong at: JArmstrong@swinchamber.com.
We look forward to our readers comments concerning the information provided in this link.
IS IT TRUE SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
IS IT TRUEÂ about 3 years ago the Director of Evansville DMD purchased a vacant and dilapidated block building located in a seedy part of town located on North Main Street for around $650,000? Â …over the years the Director of the Evansville DMD announced that he found individuals that wanted to develop this building into something that the community will be proud of? Â …today the building looks the same way it did when DMD purchased it from the former owner many years ago? Â …we wonder if anyone in the private sector would pay $650,000 for a vacant block building located in a seedy part of town without any plans to develop it?
IS IT TRUE that City of Evansville has invested an insane amount of money in the Downtown Business District over the last 20 years? …between the $127 Million Ford Center, a $60 million hotel, $40 million for The Centre, $20 million for the refurbishment of the Victory Theater, and close to $100 million for the new downtown IU Medical School plus the Signature School there has been $350 Million tossed into the two blocks closest to the Civic Center? Â …lets not forget the cost to purchase the land for the new downtown Hotel and IU Medical school? …sauntering on down the street to the waterfront we can add Innovation Pointe, renovating the river front, McCurdy Hotel, the Greyhound Bus, Old Post Office building and a $4 million reversal of direction of Main Street to bring the total to many hundred of million of dollars ?…that does not include CMOE and the Evansville Museum expansion or some fancy street lamps in the Historic District?…it also ignores the assault on the public treasury by the Front Door Pride program or the many hundred of thousands of dollars spent in and around Haynies Corner area? …we should forget to add the cost involved in moving the LST to the new site next to new on land Tropicana gaming establishment? …the total number of public and private dollars thrown at downtown Evansville from all of these projects could be around one (1) billion dollars?
IS IT TRUE whats so amazing is after investing almost a billion dollars in the Downtown Business District it is still incapable of attracting or supporting a grocery store or pharmacy?
IS IT TRUE we now hear that the Business District is going to be transformed into a progressive business district if the Southwest Indiana Chamber Downtown Alliance can convince the downtown merchants and property owners to raise taxes on themselves by $625,000 per year? …given the fact that almost a billion dollars have been invested in the Downtown Business District over 20 plus years hasn’t made an significant economic impact on that area is very disappointing?
IT IT TRUE we hope that the Southwest Indiana Chamber Downtown Alliance proposal to transform the downtown Business District into something that the community will be proud of is not just another “Pie In The Sky” idea?
IS IT TRUE we are astonished to learn that after determining that the North Main street road was too narrow, that a fairy with pixie dust must have widened the road because it has been announced that the City has decided to live with what they have until someone else doesn’t and then it will be lawsuit time because of weekly accidents on North Main street? …we wonder when the taxpayers of this community are going to start holding the officials at the Evansville DMD accountable for their bad business decisions?
IS IT TRUE that the SKANSKA ad posted in a local paper is calling the new Downtown IU Medical Complex the Multi-Institutional Academic Health Science Health Facility?
IS IT TRUE we wonder why members of the mainstream media hasn’t published any detailed information about the City of Evansville proposed 2018 city budget?
 Todays ‘Readers Poll” question is : Do you feel its time for the taxpayers of this community  to start holding our public officials accountable for their bad business decisions?
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CHANNEL 44 NEWS: UE Ranked 3rd Best Value College In Midwest, KWC 3rd In South
UE Ranked 3rd Best Value College In Midwest, KWC 3rd In South
SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2017Â 
 WARREN KORFF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, OWENSBORO
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Several Tri-State Universities are getting good grades from the U.S. News and World Report’s annual Best Colleges Rankings.
The University of Evansville is ranked the third best value college in the Midwest. Kentucky Wesleyan is ranked 3rd best value college in the South.
Also from the area Butler is ranked 2nd and Valparaiso 4th as Best Regional Universities in the Midwest. Murray State is 32nd and Western Kentucky is 33rd in the same category in the South.
Rose Hulman is ranked the best engineering school in the country.
The University of DePauw is ranked as the 53rd best Liberal Arts College in the nation.
Notre Dame is ranked as the 18th best National University. Princeton is ranked as the best University in the country.
Click here for the full list of ranked schools.
Evansville Bar Association Day of Service
Members of the Evansville Bar Association are volunteering their time on Friday, September 15, 2017, to assist The Arc of Evansville for the fourth annual “Annual Day of Service.â€Â The EBA’s Day of Service coincides with service projects sponsored by bar associations throughout the State of Indiana.  The Evansville Bar Association volunteers will assemble at the Arc at 8:30 a.m. and will begin scraping and painting parts of the Arc headquarters on Virginia Street.
Chair of the 2017 EBA Day of Service Project, Joe Langerak of the law firm of Jackson Kelly, explained the reason the Bar Association selected the Arc: “The Arc of Evansville advocates for those who often cannot advocate for themselves. In addition, it helps those with disabilities achieve their full potential. The Arc also helps those with disabilities find meaningful employment. These folks are often a forgotten or ignored cross section of the community, especially those with severe disabilities. The EBA is pleased to assist the Arc as it does this good work in our community.â€
St. Vincent Evansville Birth Announcements for week of September 12, 2017
Virginia Scheer and Kenneth Lowe, Evansville, IN, daughter, Joanne Louise Mae, September 2
Nicole and James Petry, Saint Anthony, IN, daughter, Alexa Noreen, September 2
Christin and Jack Tate, Springerton, IL, son, Holden Ray, September 5
Lori and Randy Schofield, Evansville, IN, son, Jase Isaac, September 5
April and Joseph Kingston, Evansville, IN, daughter, Teagan Marie, September 5
Casandra Abbott and William Ivers, Owensville, IN, daughter, Avery Jean, September 5
Carrie and Clay Scarafia, Evansville, IN, son, Caleb James, September 6
Leah Hunter and Lorenzo Mendoza, Evansville, IN, son, Elijah Juan, September 6
Kristen Koch and Riley Vickers, Evansville, IN, son, Charley Dean, September 6
Emily and Jeffrey Hinsey, Evansville, IN, daughter, Charlotte Rose, September 7
Heather and Travis McClarney, Evansville, IN, daughter, Grace Avery, September 7
Laura Melton, Evansville, IN, daughter, Abigail Rose, September 8
Kassidy Kinner-Green and Clay Green, Evansville, IN, son, Flint Wylder, September 8
Brittany Mason and John Schonaman, Bellmont, IL, daughter, Olivia Jade, September 8
Men’s golf earns top ten finish at MSU
Men’s golf earns top ten finish at MSU
UE ties for 9th placeÂ
 In the final round of the Murray State Invitational, the Purple Aces men’s golf team shot a team score of 301, coming home in a tie for 9th place at Miller Memorial Golf Course.
Tyler Gray finished at the top of the University of Evansville squad. Gray carded a 77 on Tuesday, finishing with a 215 over the three rounds of play. He tied for 18th.
Matthew Ladd, Noah Reese and Cameron Weyer each finished final round with scores of 75. Ladd led the trio, earning a tie for 25th place with a 218. Reese was behind him, notching a 3-round final of 225 to tie for 51st.
Jessie Brumley hit a 76 on Tuesday, coming in one behind Reese in the final standings with a 226. Weyer’s final day tally saw him tie for 70th place with a final of 230.
Gabe Rohleder and Robert Waggoner competed as individuals. Rohleder totaled 77 strokes in Tuesday’s round, tying for 44th with a 223. Waggoner had the low score of the day for the Aces, posting a 74 on his way to a total of 229.
Murray State took top team honors, defeating UT Martin by six strokes. The Racers’ total of the three rounds of play finished at 850 while the Skyhawks checked in six shots behind. Western Illinois and Morehead State tied for third place with finals of 859.
Evansville’s total finished at 882. That was good for a 9th-place tie with Green Bay.
Hunter Richardson of UTM was the medalist. His score on Tuesday finished at an even 71 with his total at 203 as he won by four shots over Avery Edwards of Murray State.
It is a quick turnaround for UE as they play on Saturday and Sunday at the Raising Canes Intercollegiate in Richmond, Ky.
USI Volleyball set to open GLVC play
University of Southern Indiana Volleyball opens Great Lakes Valley Conference play this week as it visits Maryville University Thursday at 7 p.m. in St. Louis, Missouri, before hosting Missouri S&T Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Physical Activities Center.
Live stats and GLVC Sports Network coverage can be accessed at GoUSIEagles.com, while USI students can enter their names into an end-of-the-year drawing for a $500 Campus Store giveaway at every home match this season.
USI Volleyball Notes
Eagles go 2-2 at DH. The Screaming Eagles went 2-2 at the Dunn Hospitality Invitational last weekend. USI began the weekend with a three-set win over Purdue University Northwest and a four-set triumph over Cedarville University; but suffered a four-set loss to Northwood University and a three-game setback to the University of North Alabama to end the weekend.
Humphrey named to All-Tourney team. Sophomore outside hitter Mikaila Humphrey (Floyd Knobs, Indiana) was named to the Dunn Hospitality All-Tournament team after averaging 3.79 kills and 4.14 points per frame. On the year, Humphrey leads USI with 3.29 kills and 0.29 aces per set.
Great Wall of Whitfield. Senior middle hitter Te’Ayla Whitfield (Fort Wayne, Indiana) racked up an eye-popping 1.71 blocks per set at the Dunn Hospitality Invitational. On the year, Whitfield is currently second in the GLVC with 1.33 blocks per frame.
Farrell closing in on Probst. Senior libero Shannon Farrell (Munster, Indiana) is just 13 digs shy of former USI standout Amanda Probst for second on USI’s all-time digs list. Farrell, who has 1,477 career digs, is currently averaging a team-high 4.21 digs per set in 2017. Kayla Heldman is USI’s all-time leader with 1,848 career digs.
Peoples put up big numbers. Junior setter Erika Peoples (Bloomington, Illinois) averaged 11.38 assists, 3.50 digs and 0.88 blocks per set in eight sets of action this past weekend.
Lee stepping up back row production. Senior defensive specialist Jessica Lee (Mackinaw, Illinois) averaged 3.64 digs per set at the Dunn Hospitality Invitational, raising her season-average to 2.36 digs per frame.
Coleman providing consistent attack. Sophomore middle hitter Elexis Coleman (Joliet, Illinois) posted a team-best .321 attacking percentage at the Dunn Hospitality Invitational. She currently leads the Eagles with a .257 attacking percentage on the year.
Scouting the opposition. Maryville enters this week’s GLVC play looking for its first win of the year after going 0-8 during the first two weeks of the season, while Missouri S&T, which hosts Drury University Thursday, is 4-5 after posting a 3-2 mark last week.
Shepard Academy Students to Participate in Shepard Leadership Day
Shepard Academy Students to Participate in Shepard Leadership Day
September 13
8:15 a.m. – 1 p.m
One Life Church East, 333 Plaza E. Blvd.
“Service to Others” is the theme of tomorrow’s leadership and building day for the students enrolled in the EVSC’s Shepard Leadership & Law Academy. All students enrolled in the program will participate tomorrow in seminars that will focus on the importance of leadership and what it means for our society. In addition, Mayor Winnecke also will discuss Evansville’s future and the need for students to be tomorrow’s leaders.
The day will begin at 8:15 with remarks from EVSC Superintendent David Smith and Mayor Winnecke. Beginning at 8:50 a.m., community organizations such as Teen Court, K9 police and the Evansville prosecutor’s office will speak to students. Leadership Evansville also will speak to students in the afternoon beginning at noon.