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Adopt A Pet

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Dawn is a 1-year-old female American rabbit! She and several friends were pulled from Evansville Animal Care & Control when they were overrun with bunnies. Her $40 adoption fee includes her spay & her microchip! Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 or visit www.vhslifesaver.org for details!

 

Early goal trips-up Aces at Butler

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The University of Evansville men’s soccer team battled, but was unable to overcome an early goal as the Aces fell to Butler, 1-0, on Tuesday evening in Indianapolis, Indiana.

“The guys never stopped competing.  We gave everything we had until the final whistle,” said Aces head coach Marshall Ray.  “It is difficult to put yourself in a hole early and have to dig out against a very good team like Butler.”

The lone goal of the match came just 12 minutes in as Butler connected a string of passes leaving Joey Harvey alone in the box in a one-on-one situation. Harvey dribbled and finished to give Butler the 1-0 advantage.

Following a bit of a slow start in the opening 15 minutes, the Aces found their rhythm midway through the first half. Evansville recorded its first shot in the 29th minute and proceeded to fire four more with a pair on-goal.

In the second half, the intensity continued for the Aces as UE came close to equalizing on three separate occasions in the final six minutes of the match. With just 18 seconds remaining, senior midfielder Ian McGrath sprinted into the box for what would be the Aces’ final chance. McGrath unleashed a shot that sent Butler goalkeeper Eric Dick sprawling to the ground to make a sve, preserving the 1-0 win for the Bulldogs.

Butler out-shot the Aces, 19-10, with an 8-4 advantage on shots on-goal.

McGrath led the way for the Aces with four shots, two on-goal, while freshman forward Sam Bonano took a pair of shots with one on-goal. Sophomore goalkeeper Frederik Reimer helped preserve the deficit at just a goal, making six saves between the posts.

“I thought we created some chances late in the match and had a lot of energy and effort to get numbers forward,” said Ray on the Aces’ late-match push. “We now turn our focus to Sunday and prepare ourselves for the coming matches.

The Aces return to Arad McCutchan Stadium on Sunday for a 2 p.m. meeting with Eastern Illinois.

Link of The Economic Improvement District Proposal Created By The Southwest Indiana Chamber of Commerce Downtown Alliance

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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.

Economic Improvement District

IS IT TRUE SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

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IS IT TRUE 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?  …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?  …today the building looks the same way it did when DMD purchased it from the former owner many years ago?  …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?  …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

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UE Ranked 3rd Best Value College In Midwest, KWC 3rd In South

 

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.

Warren Korff

News Director for 44News in Evansville, IN.

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Evansville Bar Association Day of Service

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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.”  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.”

St. Vincent Evansville Birth Announcements for week of September 12, 2017

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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

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Men’s golf earns top ten finish at MSU

UE ties for 9th place 

 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.