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Mickaela Fleming earns State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award

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Fleming is a senior for UE

 

  1. ST. LOUIS – In an effort to honor the achievements of exceptional student-athletes, the Missouri Valley Conference has created the State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award.  Ten student-athletes have been named by Commissioner Doug Elgin as the honorees for the 2016-17 Spring season.  The honoree from the University of Evansville is softball player Mickaela Fleming.

 

This year’s Spring honorees include Rachel Sudbury, Bradley, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field; Brooke Miller, Drake, Women’s Golf; Mickaela Fleming, Evansville, Softball; Abby Turczyn, Illinois State, Softball; Abby McBride, Indiana State, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field; Kevin White, Loyola, Men’s Outdoor Track & Field; Alex Jefferson, Missouri State, Baseball; Brad Walski, Northern Iowa, Men’s Outdoor Track & Field; Shaye Harre, Southern Illinois, Softball; Cody Scheck, Wichita State, Men’s Outdoor Track & Field.

 

“I am so proud of Mickaela for being named the Good Neighbor award recipient,” UE ead coach Mat Mundell said.  “She is the very definition of what a University of Evansville student athlete she would be.”

 

In order to be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must be in good academic standing, must demonstrate good citizenship through good sportsmanship and significant community service, and must participate in a sport, during the season of recognition.  The Valley will recognize 10 student-athletes three times annually (fall, winter, spring), for a total of 30 honorees.  Institutions select their State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award honorees.

 

Fleming’s accolades include:

-       3.609 cumulative GPA

-       Dean’s List (four semesters)

-       2016 National College Athlete Honor Society (2nd year honoree)

-       NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete (2014-15, 2015-16)

-       MVC Honor Roll (2014-15)

 

She has volunteered with several organizations including:

-       National Society of Leadership & Success

-       Newman Club

-       Top 20 Student-Athlete for Community Service

-       March of Dimes

-       Holly’s House

-       Centre’d on Kids

-       Tri-State Food Bank

-       Gilda’s Club

-       Toys 4 Tots

-       Reading with Aces Day

Adopt A Pet

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Lucky is a 1-year-old male English Spot rabbit. He’s just a young’in, and will live another 8-9 years. He is also partially litter-trained! Lucky is already neutered & ready to go home today for only $30. It also includes a cardboard carrier to get him safely to his new indoor home. What a steal! Contact the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!

 

BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY Minutes

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USI’s Kunkle, Leonhardt named GLVC Coach, Freshman of Year

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University of Southern Indiana Softball Head Coach Sue Kunkle and freshman pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky) were named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Coach of the Year and Freshman of the Year at the GLVC Softball Awards Banquet Wednesday night.

Leonhardt, who earned first-team All-GLVC honors, is one of four Screaming Eagles to earn All-GLVC honors and five to be recognized on the night.

Joining Leonhardt on the All-GLVC teams were senior catcher Haley Hodges (Portage, Indiana), junior outfielder Olivia Clark-Kittleson (Carbondale, Illinois) and junior first basemanMarleah Fossett (Brownsburg, Indiana). Senior outfielder Grace Clark (Indianapolis, Indiana) was USI’s James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award nominee.

Leonhardt earns GLVC Freshman of the Year and first-team All-GLVC honors after posting a GLVC-best 23-1 record during the regular-season to go along with a 1.44 ERA and a .200 opponent batting average. She finished the regular-season with 149 strikeouts.

Hodges, the 2016 GLVC Player of the Year, earns second-team All-GLVC accolades after posting a .400 batting average, 12 doubles, eight home runs and 43 RBIs in 2016. Earlier this year, Hodges became the program’s all-time leader in career home runs (41) and RBIs (165).

Clark-Kittleson, who earned first-team All-GLVC honors a year ago, collected third-team All-Conference honors after posting a career-high .400 batting average with 10 RBIs and 25 runs scored during her junior season. Fossett, a second-team All-GLVC honoree a year ago, earns third-team All-League accolades after hitting .387 with 14 doubles, five home runs and 28 RBIs. She also was hit by pitches a GLVC-high 17 times during the regular season.

Kunkle collects GLVC Coach of the Year honors for the second time in her career and first time since 2006 after leading USI its second 40-win season in program history and its first since winning 48 games in 1998. Kunkle also lead the Eagles to a share of the GLVC regular-season championship and the No. 1 overall seed in the GLVC Championship Tournament.

USI (40-10, 19-7), which is ranked No. 6 nationally and No. 1 in the NCAA II Midwest Region poll, begins the GLVC Tournament Thursday at 10 a.m. when it takes on the No. 8 seed, William Jewell College, at the EastSide Centre in East Peoria, Illinois.

Gabriel Iglesias “Fluffymania” Pre-Sale Passcode

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Presale starts Wednesday, May 3 at 10:00am through Thursday May 4, 10:00pm.

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Presale tickets available online through Ticketmaster at the button below, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 or at the Old National Events Plaza’s Box Office.
Gabriel Iglesias “FluffyMania” Tour is coming to Evansville on Saturday, October 21st at 8:00pm!Seats are $73, $53, and $38.

Tickets go on sale for the general public on Friday, May 5 at 10:00am.
FLUFFYMANIA TICKETS!

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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

Timothy Barker Jr.: Burglary (Level 4 Felony), Invasion of privacy (Class A misdemeanor)

Larry Eugene Brooks: Criminal confinement (Level 6 Felony), Battery (Class B misdemeanor)

Ryan Christopher Decker: Forgery (Level 6 Felony)

Steven Lamont Hamilton: Domestic battery resulting in serious bodily injury (Level 5 Felony)

Katherine Phillips: Domestic battery on a person less than 14 years old (Level 6 Felony)

Joshua Ray Boyd: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Driving while suspended (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Julian Melissa Carrier: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Tricia Elizabeth Heimer: Fraud on a financial institution (Level 5 Felony), Fraud on a financial institution (Level 5 Felony)

Larry Edward Miles Sr.: (Attempt) Robbery (Level 5 Felony), (Attempt) Robbery (Level 5 Felony), (Attempt) Robbery (Level 5 Felony), Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Class A misdemeanor)

Sarah Jane Sizemore: Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Willie Lee Murry: Domestic battery resulting in serious bodily injury (Level 5 Felony), Domestic battery by means of a deadly weapon (Level 5 Felony), Battery by means of a deadly weapon (Level 5 Felony)

Cory Alan Layne: Battery by means of a deadly weapon (Level 5 Felony), Domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (level 6 Felony)

Elliot Darwin Kempf: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony)

Terry Dewayne Howell: Invasion of privacy (Level 6 Felony)

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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

IS IT TRUE MAY 3, 2017

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IS IT TRUE after 3,240 days the McCurdy Hotel is finally opening for business as an apartment building?…between the parking lot fiasco that cost the taxpayers of Evansville $606,000 and the $960,000 handout to one of Mayor Weinzapfel’s regular campaign donors from Indianapolis there are finally apartments being offered for rent?…when all was said and done it was the Evansville based Kunkel Group that has gotten the old historic hotel to the finish line where people can live again?…one bedroom units of modest size are being offered starting at $799 per month and up to $1,500 per month for higher floors with a view?…two bedroom units are starting at $999 per month and going up to $1,800 per month for the primo units with views?…one thing is for sure and that is there will be no Section 8 vouchers being spent for these apartments which are commanding big city downtown prices in little old Evansville?…as much as the City County Observer has made fun of the political malfeasance associated with this project, we are glad to see the structure saved and the doors open for business?

IS IT TRUE that our characterization of the obsolete lighting bollards that once provided light along the downtown riverfront walkway as “light bulbs” tweaked a couple of people?…the reality is they were put there to do the job of light bulbs and just some cheapo light bulbs may have done a better job than these overpriced broken things?…we do believe that given it was the City of Evansville with cronies to feed and relatives to employ willfully paid way too much for some exotic light emitting device that does what a light bulb does?…we are also not surprised that the spare parts are no longer available making a new solution for lighting necessary?…we do assume that there are three copper wires available somewhere in the George Jetson light bollards making is possible to design some fitting that will take an LED light bulb and light the paths as they should be?…that would take thinking outside of the box which Parks and Recreation people seem to have difficulty with?…if there are three wires available (one is a ground) a solution can be devised to extend the life of these bollards for lighting purposes if the morons that roam the downtown wreaking havoc and violence can be controlled?

 IS IT TRUE we have also learned that vandals have done a job on the light bollards just like they did a job on the emergency kiosks on the jogging trail by Garvin Park?…vandalism is a serious problem in Evansville?…it seems as though every time something nice is installed, some group of hoodlums comes along and destroys it?…even the McCurdy had a giant rat grafitti face on the outside of the bricks making a sandblast job necessary?…vandalism and mayhem on the part of a few seem to ruin everything from sandboxes in the Sunset Park, to the slide boards in Kid’s Kingdom, to public lighting?…we call upon our fellow citizens to turn these self indulgent pieces of crap in to law enforcement?…maybe Evansville needs to treat vandalism and grafitti the way Singapore does and dispense lashes with a cane to the backsides of these useless punks?…a few punks are ruining a good thing for the vast majority?

IS IT TRUE that according to United States Census Bureau statistics Vanderburgh County’s poverty rate increased by 62.3% from 200-2015?…while Vanderburgh County topped the region in sinking further into poverty the rest of the Tri-State fell further into poverty as well?…Union County, Kentucky saw its rate increase by 59.2% and Henderson’s increase by 42.9%?…Evansville leaders (political and otherwise) regularly boast of the vitality of the local economy and preen themselves for rooftop martini gatherings and Perhaps for some, prosperity is on the rise but nearly one in six Evansvillians were living at or below the federal poverty threshold in 2015?…the long term trend suggests that poverty is likely to increase in the Tri-State in spite of neglecting infrastructure? …the current crop of leaders and their predecessor are responsible for much of the catastrophic rise in poverty because of their tax and spend habits but they are too busy congratulating themselves on insignificant strides in downtown Evansville to even know it?

 IS IT TRUE Missy Mosby primary opponent shall be announcing his exploratory campaign committee members in the near future?  …we are hearing that the individuals that have agreed to serve on this committee are all loyal Democrats?  …we were told that Mosby’s soon to be announced primary opponent is planning to raise $75,000 to defeat her in her re-election bid? …Mosby won her last primary re-election campaign by a mere 12 votes over a little known opponent?

IS IT TRUE that At-Large City Councilman Jonathan Weaver future political opponent may be a highly educated female with a good moral compass?

FOOTNOTES: TODAYS “READERS POLL” question is: Are you disappointed in the Evansville City Council for not being more concerned with the contract between Thunderbolts/VenuWorks and the City?

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CHANNEL 44 NEWS: Ohio Valley Conference Representatives Visit Evansville

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Ohio Valley Conference Representatives Visit Evansville

Plans for the 2018 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Tournaments are underway . OVC representatives and various local officials and community leaders gathered at the Ford Center to check out the venue and discuss potential issues moving…

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