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Florey picks up second MVC Pitcher of the Week honor

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Florey won three games in last six days

 

  1. ST. LOUIS – For the second time in the 2017 season, University of Evansville sophomore Morgan Florey has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week in an announcement by the league on Monday.

Florey made three starts on the week, earning three wins and throwing a complete game each time, including a shutout over Loyola in the series opener. In 21 innings of work, she gave up just three earned runs while striking out an unbelievable 37 batters while walking just four. Opponents batted just .169 against her.

In Tuesday’s home opener against Northern Illinois, Florey went seven innings allowing two runs on six hits while tying her career mark with 14 strikeouts. She brought her best stuff once again in Saturday’s Valley opener versus Loyola, throwing a 1-hit shutout while fanning 11 batters.

Sunday’s finale saw her help UE to its first MVC series sweep since 2012 as she threw seven more innings, allowing one run on five hits while striking out 12. At that plate, she hit a 3-run walk-off home run to clinch the victory.

Florey and the Aces are back home this weekend to face Bradley in a 3-game set.  On Saturday, the action begins with a 12 p.m. doubleheader before Sunday features one game at noon.  Sunday’s game will also see former UE softball player Beth Csukas honored with the Missouri Valley Conference Most Courageous Award.  All first responders (police, fire, EMT, etc.) will receive free admission to the game with proper ID.

Troopers will be Conducting Sobriety Checkpoint this Weekend in Gibson County  

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“March Enforcement Campaign on
Dangerous and Impaired Driving”

Gibson County – Indiana State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint this upcoming weekend. The exact location, date and time will not be released. Motorists that are not impaired can expect only short delays of 2-3 minutes while passing through the checkpoint.

Troopers encourage all motorists to call 911 or the closest Indiana State Police Post when they observe another motorist that may be impaired. Be prepared to give a description of the vehicle, location and direction of travel.

The Indiana state Police are committed to traffic safety and will continue to conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints to apprehend impaired drivers and to deter others from drinking and driving.

Taylor selected for NABC Division II All-Star Game

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University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball senior guard/forward Jeril Taylor (Louisville, Kentucky) has been invited to play in the NABC Reese’s Division II All-Star Game March 24 during the NCAA Division II Elite Eight at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. (CDT).

Taylor will represent USI on the East All-Stars that are being coached by Butch Raymond, who had a legendary career in the NCC and Northern Sun Conference.

Taylor, who was the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year award, led the Screaming Eagles with 19.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per contest. The senior also set a USI single game record for scoring with 50 points in the road win at Truman State University and became the 19th USI player to reach 1,000 career points.

The first-team CCA All-Midwest Region and All-GLVC performer also was named the Division II Bulletin Player of the Month (January), the GLVC Player of the Week four times, and the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic Most Valuable Player.

The NABC Reese’s All-Star teams are composed of two senior student-athletes from each of the eight regions in Division II and five senior at-large selections. The game will be streamed live on the Sanford Pentagon Facebook page.

“This is a great opportunity for Jeril to showcase his skills with some of the best players in the country,” USI Head Coach Rodney Watson said. “He has worked extremely hard to become top-notch player, and to get the chance to play in the NABC Division II All-Star game is a great reward for that effort.”

Taylor is the sixth USI men’s basketball player to be selected to play in the NABC Division II All-Star Game when began in 2006. Previous USI All-Star selections are Chris Thompson (2006), Jamar Smith (2010), Brandon Hogg (2012), Aaron Nelson (2014), and Lawrence Thomas (2014). (Note: Jamar Smith was selected for the team in 2010, but did not play due to injury.)

2017 Reese’s NABC Division II All-Stars – East
No., Name, College/University, HT., Position, Hometown
0,  Jeril Taylor, Southern Indiana, 6-4, Guard, Louisville, Ky.
1, Taylor Stafford, Western Washington, 6-1, Guard, Chicago, Ill.
3,  Ray Anderson, Virginia Union, 6-3, Guard, Wilmington, Del.
5,  Jeremiah Hill, Valdosta State, 6-2, Guard, Savannah, Ga.
11, Ken-Jah Bosley, Kentucky Wesleyan, 6-1, Guard, Richmond, Ky.
13, Adam Klie, UC San Diego, 6-4, Guard, Anchorage, Alaska
14, Josh Johnson, Kutztown, 6-8, Forward, Norristown, Pa.
15, Devin Gilligan, Southern New Hampshire, 6-5, Forward, Amherst, N.H.
24, Seab Webster, Alabama in Huntsville, 6-6, Forward, Gurley, Ala.
32, Romond Jenkins, Tarleton State, 6-7, Forward, Midwest City, Okla.

Head Coach: Butch Raymond

2017 Reese’s NABC Division II All-Stars – West
No., Name, College/University, HT., Position, Hometown                                 
0,  Phil Taylor, Shorter, 5-10, Guard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1,  Joshua Blaylock, Fort Lewis, 6-2, Guard, Lancaster, Calif.
3,  Michael Mallory, Southern Connecticut, 6-1, Guard, Waterbury, Conn.
4,  Braxton Reeves, East Central, 6-4, Guard, Fort Worth, Texas
5,  Joe Tagarelli, Quincy, 6-5, Forward, Waunakee, Wis.
10, Keshun Sherrill, Augusta, 5-9, 160, Guard, Cleveland, N.C.
14, Aaron Lien, MSU Moorhead 6-4, Guard, Moorhead, Minn.
15, Javonte Douglas, Montevallo, 6-8, Forward, Charlotte, N.C.
23, Devin Schmidt, Delta State, 6-4, Guard, Sevierville, Tenn.
24, Seth Youngblood, Arkansas-Fort Smith, 6-1, Guard, Roland, Okla.
30, Rasheed Moore, East Stroudsburg, 6-6, Forward, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Head Coach: Bill Gross

 

Founding Uber CTO Oscar Salazar to present “Innovation in Legacy Industries” as part of USI Romain College of Business speaker series

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WHO: Investor and serial entrepreneur Dr. Oscar Salazar, early architect and founding Chief Technology Officer of Uber

WHAT: “Innovation in Legacy Industries.” Salazar will present and will take moderated questions from the audience. This event is part of the Romain College of Business Innovative Speaker Series and is made possible through private gifts to the USI Foundation. Past speakers in this series include T. Boone Pickens and Ben Bernanke.

WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21.

WHERE: USI Physical Activities Center (PAC). A map of campus that includes the PAC and all parking lots can be found at USI.edu/map.

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Salazar will take questions from the media at 6 p.m. in PAC 209, on the second floor of the PAC. Space will be designated in the PAC for camera setup during the presentation

MEDIA PARKING: A limited amount of parking spaces will be reserved for media in Lot C near the front of the PAC. Please contact Ben Luttrull at 812-461-5259 or bluttrull@usi.edu for parking information. A map of campus that includes the Lot C can be found at USI.edu/map.

HASHTAG: #SalazarUSI

Messer Files Bill to Encourage Infrastructure Investment in Local Communities

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Indiana Treasurer Kelly Mitchell Urges Support

WASHINGTON (Monday, March 20, 2017) — Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN-06) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY-12) today introduced bipartisan legislation that encourages investment in local communities by rolling back a burdensome federal banking regulation.

This Obama-era regulation discourages financial institutions from holding municipal bonds, which many state and local governments – including in Indiana – rely on to help finance infrastructure projects. The regulation makes it more difficult and costly for municipalities to borrow money, which is ultimately passed on to Hoosier taxpayers.

Messer’s bill, H.R. 1624, would revise this regulation to encourage banks to hold municipal bonds, making it more affordable for cities and towns to invest in infrastructure projects.

“This senseless federal regulation is hurting Hoosiers by making it more difficult and costly to build new schools, hospitals, bridges and roads,” Messer said. “This bipartisan bill will ensure the federal government isn’t standing in the way of local investment and growth.”

Indiana State Treasurer Kelly Mitchell said Messer’s bill will help support needed infrastructure improvements in Indiana.

“This bill allows banks to keep the costs of borrowing low for our communities which strengthens local governments’ ability to complete essential projects throughout our state,” Mitchell said. “I would like to thank Congressman Messer for his dedication and leadership on this important issue.”

H.R. 1624 would require banking regulators to classify municipal bonds as high quality liquid assets so that financial institutions may hold them as part of their liquidity set-asides.

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPA REPORT

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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

IS IT TRUE MARCH 20, 2017

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IS IT TRUE yesterday the Burdette Park Advisory Committee President Patrick Merten spoke out against the replacement of the current Park’s Director?  …Vanderburgh County Commissioners Musgrave and Shoulders asked Jacob Murphy, the current Director of Burdette park, to step down effective April 1st?   …he was told that former Vanderburgh County Commissioner, Pat Tuley will take over his position?   …yesterday the Burdette Park Advisory Committee President Patrick Merten issued a statement  to Channel 44 news? .. .he said; .“I personally believe by all accounts Jacob has been doing a fantastic job in his capacity as park manager? … “while I can’t speak on behalf of any of the other committee members I personally have not been presented with a reason why Jacob should have been terminated from his position.”?  …we can’t wait to see how Commissioner Musgrave and Shoulders are going to respond to Mr.Merten statement concerning Jacob Murphy job performance?

IS IT TRUE that County Commissioner Ben Shoulders has been calling around to see if he can find any County Council members to vote to approve Pat Tuley as the next Director of Burdette Park?  … we’ve been told he is willing to cut a backroom political deal to eliminate Z Truly from working at Burdrtte Park in order to get around the nepotism problem he’s facing at Burdette Park?…we are happy to report not one County Council member agreed to support Ben Shoulders backroom political scheme?

IS IT TRUE we are also hearing that Commissioner Ben Shoulders may be floating the idea of making Pat Tuley a contract employees at Burdette Park in order to bypass County Council from being involved in approving the hiring of Pat Tuley?  … we wonder if this guy really understands that hiring his campaign manager as Burdette Park Director is political patronage at its worst?

IS IT TRUE Pat Tuley was the Vanderburgh County Commissioner’s appointment to the Burdette Park Advisory Board in 2016?   …the mission statement of the Burdette Park Advisory Board is “to study and review the operations of Burdette Park; to review and consider alternatives for the administration of park and recreation services in Vanderburgh County; to receive and consider citizen recommendations for administration of park and recreation services”?

IS IT TRUE If Burdette Park was in such poor conditions why didn’t Advisory Board member Pat Tuley bring his concerns to the attention of the Park Manager, members of the County Council and the President of the Vanderburgh County Commission?

IS IT TRUE members of the main stream media should get copies of the official Burdette Park Advisory Board  meeting minutes so they will be able to see if Burdette Park Director Jacob Murphy was doing his job?  …they will also will see if Advisory Board member Pat Turley voiced any concerns that he felt that the Park was in a deteriorated condition?

IS IT TRUE some feel that Its time to challenge the out of control nepotism and political patronage practices at the Civic Center? …could this be a good reason for supporters of “Indivisible Evansville” and others to “Assemble” at the steps of the Civic Center to voice thier concerns?

IS IT TRUE people are getting sick and tired of the political promises and games of our elected and appointed officials?  … do you remember back in the Sixties when the “Masses Assembled” to voice their grievances against the government?  …these protests changed the direction of this Nation for years to come?

IS IT TRUE some people feel that the local political environment is becoming ripe for the supporters of “Indivisible Evansville” and others to “Assemble” on the steps of Civic Center to protest in a positive, creative and non-violent way  to voice our concerns against the wasteful spending habits of local elected and appointed  officials on worthless public works projects?

FOOTNOTE: Today “READERS POLL’  question is: Should County Commissioners Shoulders and Musgrave withdraw their decision to fire the Director of Burdette Park?  …we can’t believe that 546 people have voted on this poll since we published it?  …we highly recommend that County Commissioners Musgrave and Shoulders take note what the results are yielding so far?

CHANNEL 44 NEWS: Burdette Park Advisory Committee President Speaks Out Against Replacing Director

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Burdette Park Advisory Committee President Speaks Out Against Replacing Director

The Burdette Park advisory Committee President is speaking out against the replacement of the park’s director. The Vanderburgh County Commissioners have asked Jacob Murphy, the current director of Burdette park, to step down effective April 1st….

Vanderburgh County Commissioners March 21, 2017 Meeting Agenda

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AGENDA

Vanderburgh County

Board of Commissioners

March 21, 2017

3:00 pm, Room 301

  1. Call to Order
  2. Attendance
  3. Pledge of Allegiance
  4. Action Items
    1. County Highway: Salt Bid 2018
    2. First Reading of Ordinance CO.04-17-006 Regarding Confined Feeding Operations
    3. First Reading of Ordinance CO.04-17-007 Accessory Uses and Structures
    4. Final Reading of Ordinance CO.03-17-003 Community Corrections Credit Card
    5. Final Reading of Ordinance CO.03-17-002 Amended Human Relations Commission Ordinance
  5. Department Head Reports
  6. New Business
  7. Old Business
  8. Public Comment
  9. Consent Items
    1. Contracts, Agreements and Leases
      1. County Sheriff’s Office: County Jail Canteen Services, Inc. Renewal Contract
      2. County Health: Shredding and Storage Unlimited, LLC Business Associate Contract
    2. Approval of March 14, 2017 Meeting Minutes
    3. Employment Changes
    4. Soil & Water Conservation District: February 28, 2017 Dinner & Meeting Minutes
    5. The Arc of Evansville:
      1. August 2016- February 2017 Report
      2. August 2016-February 2017 Meeting Minutes
    6. County Engineering: Department Head Report
    7. Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana: March 2017 Report
  1. Adjournment 
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