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Winter Rules Expire March 15;
Vectren Customers Urged To Evaluate Billing And Payment Options
Evansville, Ind. – As the end of the winter heating season approaches, Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana (Vectren) wants to remind customers that the regulatory moratorium, which prevents energy companies from disconnecting customers who meet low-income guidelines and have received federal and state utility heating assistance, will expire on Wednesday, March 15.
Customers who have received a disconnect notice or need bill payment assistance are urged to contact Vectren online at Vectren.com using the Live Chat feature or call 1-800-227-1376 to make payment arrangements and avoid potential disconnection.
“The heating season thus far – November through February – has been more than 20% warmer than normal and has helped minimize spikes in energy bills this winter,†said Brad Ellsworth, president of Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana – South. “Regardless, we know some customers may still be experiencing financial hardship or have found themselves behind on bill payments, and we want to remind them of the programs, resources and payment options in place to help manage costs.â€
Choose from the following free Vectren billing and payment options as well as energy efficiency programs:
Payment Arrangement: Customers who are having difficulty paying bills in full can request a payment arrangement to fulfill the obligation in smaller increments over a set period of time. Eligible customers can request a payment arrangement by calling 1-800-227-1376.
Energy Assistance Program (EAP): State and federal utility assistance dollars are still available for income-eligible customers. Those that fall below 150 percent of federal poverty guidelines (about $36,450 for a family of four), should visit their local community action agency to sign up for EAP. Visit www.incap.org or call 1-800-382-9895 to locate the local community action agency.
Universal Service Program: Natural gas customers who qualify for EAP will be automatically enrolled in the Universal Service Program (USP). The USP provides a discount on natural gas bills of eligible low-income customers from December through May, although discounts are not applied retroactively.
· Energy Efficiency Resources: Vectren has a wide offering of energy efficiency programs for customers, which can be found at www.vectren.com/saveenergy. Customers are also encouraged to apply for all residential (home ownership or rental) weatherization programs, including programs available through community action agencies.
Budget Bill customers are also reminded to review their bill statements for the actual balance. Because the late summer and fall months of 2016 were warmer than normal, electric air conditioning was used more, and that placed some Budget Bill customers behind. Vectren South Budget Bills are re-calculated in May 2017, and any outstanding balance will be included in the re-calculation. Please contact Vectren if you have any concerns about your actual balance and how that may affect your Budget Bill re-calculation this spring
The 6th Annual Hats Off to Holly’s House benefit dinner and auction will be held at the Conference Center at Tropicana Evansville, 421 NW Riverside Drive, Evansville, Indiana on Friday, April 7, 2017. This year’s theme “By the Seashore – What are you Wading For?†will be a casual evening of fun with guests encouraged to wear beach hats, sandals, and resort casual attire.  Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the evening will include a silent and live auction, a served dinner, and brief remarks. Jimmy Buffet and Beach Boy style music will be provided; a special prize will be given to the winner of the annual hat contest! Proceeds from the event will be used for Holly’s House programming.
Tickets are $50 each, or $400 for a table of eight. Tickets may be purchased online at www.hollyshouse.org, or by mailing a check to:
To better meet customer demands for both commercial and consumer loans, First Security Bank has expanded its Credit Administration team. The bank hired Matt Yeary as Vice President – Credit Officer; promoted Wanda Mayer to Vice President – Director of Loan and Credit Operations; and promoted Kim Lewis to the recently created position of Consumer Loan Underwriter.
Yeary comes to First Security Bank with more than 18 years of experience in credit underwriting and commercial banking including positions as Loan Review Officer, Commercial Banking Credit Manager, and Commercial Portfolio Manager. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Indiana with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and Economics. Yeary most recently worked as a Commercial Portfolio Manager with Old National Bank.
Mayer has been promoted to supervise the loan operations, loan processing, and consumer loan underwriting departments. Since joining the bank in October 2016, she has led the implementation of numerous projects to manage the daily performance and productivity of the loan processing team. Mayer previously served as a Senior Vice President of Operations at Field and Main Bank. She was responsible for the leadership and management of operating units, including deposits, loans, facilities, and information technology.
Lewis assumes the new role of Consumer Loan Underwriter and will examine, evaluate, and authorize credit decisions of borrowers’ applications for all consumer loan products. She joined First Security Bank in March of 2014 and most recently worked as a Commercial Loan Administrator.
“We are building our structure to meet the needs of the customers, allowing us to be more responsive and add more value to the financial relationship we are building with every customer, both new and existing. We are fortunate to have the experience of all three of these team members contributing to the future of First Security Bank,†said Scott Powell, EVP – Chief Credit Officer.
The New York Times Interactive Media Designer, Renda Morton, will give a lecture at 6 p.m. Monday, March 13 in Kleymeyer Hall located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center at the University of Southern Indiana. Morton will discuss what a user-centered design process is and how designers use it at The New York Times. USI Art and Design students designed the publicity poster for the event, which is sponsored by USI’s College of Liberal Arts Art and Design Department. The event is free and open to the public.
Morton holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interactive Media from Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She currently is the executive director of product design at The New York Times, design lead on the 2014 redesign of NYTimes.com, co-lead of the Times’s Beta Team, which creates new digital products and services. She previously worked on physical interactive media at the design studio, Lust in the Netherlands, and founded and ran a small, multi-disciplinary design studio, Rumors.
For more information contact, Xinran Hu, associate professor of graphic design, at 812-465-1296 or xhu@usi.edu.
The Regional Board of Trustees of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana Southwest will conduct its regular quarterly meeting on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 4 p.m. in the Hilliard Lyons boardroom, Suite 201, at its Evansville campus located at 3501 N First Avenue, Evansville. The meeting is open to the public.
AGENDA
Vanderburgh County
Board of Commissioners
March 14, 2017
3:00 pm, Room 301
Petitioner: Aaron Kendall
Address: 10521 Darmstadt Road
Request: Change from Ag to C-4 with UDC
Petitioner: Brad Stahl
Address: 7212 Olmstead Road
Request: Change from Ag to C-2 with UDC
Five-Run Sixth Inning Launches UE Softball To Win
Aces top Drexel, 5-1
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A 5-run sixth inning by the University of Evansville softball team saw them complete their trip to the John Cropp Classic with a 5-1 victory over Drexel on Sunday morning.
“I thought we had a great approach offensively today, which is something we have been talking about,†UE head coach Mat Mundell said. “We had more walks than strikeouts, which is a goal. When you put the ball in play and get girls on base, good things happen.â€
Morgan Florey got the job done in the circle and at the plate for UE (7-12). The sophomore gave up one run on five hits while fanning 11 Drexel (3-3) batters. At the plate, she went 1-2 with a run scored and two walks.
The Dragons got on the board first with a run in the top of the fifth inning. The difference for UE came in the sixth as five runs would score. McKenzie Johnson led off with a single up the middle and was pinch run for by Tess Hupe. After Courtney Land reached on an error, Ashlee Kawall singled to third to load the bases with nobody out.
Brittany Hay got the Aces on the board with an RBI fielder’s choice. Next up was Michal Luckett, who hit a sacrifice fly to center to plate the second run of the game and give UE the lead. Deja Shelton, Morgan Lambert and Bailee Bostic also had RBIs in the inning as the Aces took a 5-1 advantage and were able to win by that margin.
Evansville outhit Drexel, 9-5. Another impressive stat for UE was that its offense struck out just three times while drawing five walks. The Dragons struck out 11 times and walked just once.
On Tuesday, the home schedule will begin. UE welcomes Northern Illinois to Cooper Stadium for a doubleheader with game one set to start at 3 p.m. before game two at approximately 5 p.m.
