The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet in executive session at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, May 15, 2017, in the John H. Schroeder Conference Centre at the EVSC Administration Building, 951 Walnut, IN 47713, Evansville, IN. The session will be conducted according to Senate Enrolled Act 313, Section 1, I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1, as amended. The purpose of the meeting is for discussion of collective bargaining, (2)(A); initiation of litigation or litigation that is either pending or has been threatened specifically in writing, (2)(B); purchase or lease of property, (2)(D); and job performance evaluation of individual employees, (9).
The regular meeting of the School Board will follow at 5:30 p.m. in the EVSC Board Room, same address.
For the first time in program history, University of Southern Indiana Softball will compete for an NCAA II Midwest Region title in the Super Regional as the No. 9 Screaming Eagles defeated No. 22 Saginaw Valley State University, 7-2, in the NCAA II Midwest Region #2 Tournament Saturday afternoon at the USI Softball Field.
USI (44-12) jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning as four of its first five batters earned free passes, including a bases-loaded walk by senior right-fielder Grace Clark (Indianapolis, Indiana) that put the Eagles up, 1-0.
Sophomore leftfielder Caitlyn Bradley (Forest, Indiana) followed with an RBI-single to give USI a 2-0 cushion, while freshman pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky) had a two-run single two batters later to give the Eagles the 4-0 lead.
Leonhardt’s RBI-single in the third inning began a three-run frame that put the Eagles in front, 7-0. Sophomore designated player Claire Johnson (Pittsboro, Indiana) and senior shortstop Lexi Reese (Lebanon, Indiana) each had RBIs in the inning as the Eagles took complete control of the contest.
Saginaw Valley State (37-16) got solo home runs from sophomore shortstop Aubree Mouthaan and junior designated player Courtney Reeves in the fourth and sixth innings, respectively; but that was all the offense the Cardinals could muster as Leonhardt cruised to her program-record 27th win of the year.
Leonhardt (27-2), who went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and three RBIs, allowed just two runs off six hits in seven innings of work to earn the victory. She had four strike outs in the win.
The Eagles, the No. 2 seed in the NCAA II Midwest Region Tournament, hosts the No. 4 seed, Wayne State University, Thursday at noon at the USI Softball Field in the first game of the best-of-three Midwest Super Regional. The Warriors rallied from a three-run deficit to defeat top-seeded University of Missouri-St. Louis, 7-5, in the “if necessary game†of the NCAA II Midwest Region #1 Tournament.
Southern Indiana 7, Saginaw Valley State 2 (May 13, 2017 at Evansville, IN)
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Southern Indiana…. 403 000 0 -Â 7 10Â 0Â Â Â Â Â (44-12)
Saginaw Valley State 000 101 0 -Â 2Â 6Â 1Â Â Â Â Â (37-16)
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Pitchers: Southern Indiana – Leonhardt, Jennifer and Hodges, Haley. Saginaw Valley State –
Sam Willman; Annie Hansen(1); Emily Osteen(4) and Julia Miller; Breanna Dinsmoore.
Win-Leonhardt, Jennifer(27-2)Â Loss-Sam Willman(21-8)Â T-1:42Â A-203
HR SV – Aubree Mouthaan (11); Courtney Reeves (15).
Weather: sunny
Game: 56-NCAA
Indiana State Police will be participating in the statewide Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign starting today and ending June 4. Troopers will join more than 250 other law enforcement agencies throughout Indiana to conduct high-visibility patrols encouraging drivers and passengers to buckle up.
Increasing public awareness and heightening enforcement through our participation in this campaign is a great way to increase the importance of seat belt safety.
Click it or Ticket is an annual enforcement effort supported by federal funding allocated from the Traffic Safety division of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute. (ICJI). According to ICJI, in 2016, there were 827 people killed on Indiana roadways. Of those fatalities, 36 percent were found to be unrestrained. Please ensure everyone is buckled up.
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A former state employee who claims she was fired for blowing the whistle on questionable payment practices in the Indiana Department of Environment Management will bring her case before the Indiana Supreme Court next week, when she will urge the justices to allow her complaint against the state agency to continue.
Oral arguments in Suzanne E. Esserman v. Indiana Department of Environmental Management, 49S02-1704-PL-189, are set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday before the high court. Suzanne Esserman, who was fired from her position with IDEM in January 2014, has rejected the state’s claim she was let go due to poor work performance.
Instead, Esserman said IDEM fired her after she began asking questions about submitted invoices and receipts in the agency’s Excess Liability Trust Fund program. The former state worker claims she refused to rubber stamp approvals for payment through the ELTF division, which led to her discharge.
The Indiana Court of Appeals overturned the dismissal of Esserman’s whistleblower complaint in December, and on Thursday she will take her case to the Supreme Court in the hopes of receiving a ruling that will one day allow her to return to work for the state.
The court will hear two additional oral arguments on Thursday. First, at 9 a.m., the justices will consider whether Pizza Hut can be held liable for the death of a man whose death was caused, in part, by a Pizza Hut delivery driver striking his scooter.
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in September the negligent hiring claim against Pizza Hut in the case of Dale Sedam, Kim Sedam, and Bryan Norris, as co-personal representatives of the Estate of David C. Hamblin, deceased v. 2JR Pizza Enterprises, LLC doing business as Pizza Hut, 39S05-1703-CT-00171, can continue.
Then at 9:45, the court will hear the case of Will Thomas v. State of Indiana, 27S02-1703-CR-000170. In that case, the Indiana Court of Appeals overturned Will Thomas’ conviction for Class A felony dealing in a narcotic drug after holding the drugs found in his mouth should be excluded under the “fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine.â€
Thursday’s oral arguments will be the first held without Justice Robert Rucker, who retires today after nearly 18 years on the Supreme Court bench. Gov. Eric Holcomb is in the process of selecting Rucker’s replacement from a trio of finalists – Clark Circuit Judge Vicki Carmichael, Wabash Superior Judge Christopher Goff and Boone Superior Judge Matthew Kincaid.
Chief Justice Loretta Rush sent a letter to Holcomb detailing the finalists’ qualifications on April 26.  Holcomb now has 60 days from that date to select Indiana’s next justice.
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The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is calling for the state’s public colleges and universities to limit annual tuition increases to less than 1.4% over the next two school years. The recommendations the commission adopted hold the…
|  In the spring of 2003, several Indiana SWAT Commanders and tactical officers attended Fourkiller Consulting’s SWAT Commanders course in Kokomo, Indiana. This course was hosted by Captain Larkin Fourkiller of the Kokomo Police Department SWAT Team and featured retired Los Angeles Police Department SWAT Team member and National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) Board member, Ron McCarthy.
At the conclusion of this training, these Commanders and senior tactical officers decided to try and establish a professional tactical officers association for the state of Indiana. Over the next few months these future Indiana SWAT Officers Association members contacted various tactical associations throughout the country. With the assistance of these associations, the Indiana SWAT Officers Association was created. The reasons for the creation of the association were two-fold. First and foremost, was to advance the education and professionalism of law enforcement officers involved in tactical operations through the transfer of ideas and information. Secondly, to further improve the “networking†of agencies and personnel involved in critical incidents and high risk operations. Recently, the Indiana SWAT Officers Association held their annual conference in Indianapolis and presented Indiana State Police Colonel Mark French with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Below is a portion of the Lifetime Nomination letter drafted by Indiana Swat Officers Association member Nick Kokot. Indiana State Police Colonel Mark French is one of a small handful of Founding Fathers of the Swat Association. He is a plank owner for his agency’s emergency response team that became a full time team in 2008. Even though his current duties and responsibilities have him far removed from being a member and commander of the team, I can guarantee you, without hesitation, that the team holds a special place in his heart and his soul. I personally view this award as something that is genuinely earned through diligence, passion, and dedication to others in the law enforcement community. Sacrifice of personal and professional time, as well as time away from loved ones. This award is to recognize the individual that has gone above and beyond by enriching his team, the tactical community throughout the state, and through his work and dedication, the Indiana Swat Officers Association. Colonel French serves as the Chief of Staff and is a 26 year veteran of the Indiana State Police. He and his wife live in Marion County. Their son will graduate from Purdue University this spring. |
