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Communities, Coalition Celebrate The Razing Of The 100th Blighted House

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The Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana announced that its BEP region (Gibson, Posey and Warrick County) has surpassed razing 100 homes under the Blight Elimination Program (BEP), a program administered by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA).  Gibson, Posey and Warrick counties were awarded a combined total of $3,555,000 in competitive BEP funding rounds in late 2014 and early 2015 applied for by the Coalition.

Along with serving as the region’s umbrella economic development group, the Coalition is the region’s planning and community development organization as well.  In addition, Gibson County was awarded an additional $187,000 in blight elimination funding. IHDCA estimates that approximately 4,000 blighted and/or abandoned homes in Indiana will be eliminated through the Blight Elimination Program.

“The Blight Elimination Program is changing the landscape for our communities by removing vacant and dilapidated houses so that either green space or new construction can be completed,” said Debbie Bennett-Stearsman, Director of Special Projects for the Coalition.  After encouraging the counties to come together to apply for the program as one region, Bennett-Stearsman commented that this approach has helped streamline a very complicated process with transforming results.  “After 10 years of working regionally, the Coalition is proof that we can accomplish more together for the betterment of everyone.”

In Gibson County, 42 houses have been demolished with 23 homes in Posey County and 36 in Warrick County.  “The Coalition’s work is often behind the scenes with attracting business and talent to the region and helping communities build capacity,” said Gibson County Commissioner Steve Bottoms.  “But the results of this program and the hard work of the Coalition, demonstrates to our residents the level of positive impact working together can have through a wonderful program like BEP.”

The Arts Council Holds Its Second International Children’s Film Festival At The Koch Immersive Theater

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The Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana will host its second International Children’s Film Festival at the Evansville Museum on February 18th and 19th.  Four films, two each day, will be shown in the Koch Immersive Theater, and sampling of international food will be available. The first film starts at 10:30 a.m., and the second film at 12:30 p.m.  The event is free and open to the public.  All films will be presented in English.

For more information please contact the Arts Council at (812) 422-2111, or by emailing Anne.McKim@artswin.org.

ANOTHER CHANCE FOR ANIMALS, INC TO HOST 3rd ANNUAL “PAWS FOR A CAUSE BIG SHOW EXTRAVAGANZA”

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Help us help them!

Another Chance for Animals, Inc. will host “Paws for a Cause Big Show Extravaganza” on Saturday, March 11, 2017 beginning at 6:00PM to raise funds for the rescue.  Another Chance for Animals is dedicated to the rescue, care and placement of homeless animals in the area, working diligently to find forever homes and loving families for these animals.  This year’s event will be held at the Tropicana Evansville Executive Conference Center in Walnut A & B.  The fundraising event will feature live music, along with the first ever “Haute Dogs & Kitty Couture” pet fashion show featuring pet clothing by Coco & Tucker Pets and rescue pets as the glamorous models.  In addition, there will be a cocktail hour, both silent and live auctions and a delicious meal.

Purchase your tickets online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paws-for-a-cause-big-show-extravaganza-tickets-29550819296.  $40 per person or $375 for a reserved table of 10.  Ticket sales will only be available through March 3, 2017.

 

For more information contact:
Kim Henning,  Event Co-Chairperson 503-453-3626
Alison Nicholson, Event Co-Chairperson 812-549-5664
acapawsforacause@gmail.com

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USI Softball Picked Second In GLVC

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University of Southern Indiana Softball was picked to finish second in the Great Lakes Valley Conference according to the GLVC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, which was released Tuesday afternoon by the league office.

USI, which earned 202 points and a league-high six first-place votes, trailed the University of Indianapolis (210 points/five first-place votes) and were in front of the University of Missouri-St. Louis (185 points/two first-place votes).

Truman State University (180 points) and Bellarmine University (173 points/2 first-place votes) rounded out the coaches’ top five predictions in fourth and fifth, respectively.

McKendree University (157 points), Maryville University (142 points) and the University of Illinois Springfield (123 points) were picked sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively, while William Jewell College (109 points) and Rockhurst University (104 points) completed the top 10 picks.

The coaches’ predictions were rounded out by Drury University (78 points), Quincy University (73 points), Saint Joseph’s College (67 points), Lewis University (60 points), Missouri S&T (47 points) and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside (18 points).

USI, which is receiving votes in the NFCA Top 25 Preseason Coaches’ poll, returns seven position starters and three pitchers off a team that went 35-21 overall and 21-9 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference a year ago.

Included in that list of returning players are five All-GLVC honorees, two All-Region performers and the reigning GLVC Player of the Year in senior All-American catcher Haley Hodges (Portage, Indiana).

Hodges, who was named first-team All-America by Herosports.com, the NFCA and the Division II Conference Commissioners Association, is coming off a historic 2016 season that saw her set single-season school records for home runs (22), RBIs (72), walks (45) and runs scored (58).

Surrounding Hodges in the lineup is a first-team All-GLVC outfielder in sophomore Olivia Clark-Kittleson (Carbondale, Illinois), a pair of second-team All-GLVC honorees in junior first baseman Marleah Fossett (Brownsburg, Indiana) and sophomore designated player/pitcher/outfielder Caitlyn Bradley (Forest, Indiana), and a third-team All-GLVC shortstop in senior Lexi Reese (Lebanon, Indiana).

Clark-Kittleson hit .351 with nine RBIs and 18 runs scored before injury cut her 2016 season short. Fossett hit .336 with 11 doubles, six home runs and 37 RBIs, while Bradley hit .300 with 12 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 23 RBIs in her first year of collegiate softball. Bradley also earned All-Midwest Region honors a year ago.

Reese had a huge year for USI as a junior when she hit .326 with 16 doubles, 10 home runs and 40 RBIs.

In the pitcher’s circle, the Eagles return Bradley and fellow sophomores Haylee Smith (Florence, Kentucky) and Courtney Atkisson(Bringhurst, Indiana). Smith led the Eagles with a 2.91 ERA and 11 complete games as a freshman, while Bradley went 6-3 with a 3.04 ERA.

Atkisson is coming off a strong fall campaign that saw the emergence of freshman pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky). Leonhardt earned third-team All-State honors as a senior after posting a 2.40 ERA and 250 strikeouts during her senior season.

USI opens the year February 14 when it travels to Florence, Alabama, to take on defending NCAA Division II champion and preseason No. 1 University of North Alabama.

The Eagles also are slated to play preseason No. 6 Grand Valley State University March 6 at The Spring Games in Clermont, Florida, while the University of Indianapolis (No. 16) and the University of Missouri-St. Louis (No. 23) are the only GLVC teams to open the year in the NFCA Top 25 preseason poll.

Following their doubleheader with North Alabama, the Eagles host the Midwest Region Crossover February 24-26 at Deaconess Sports Park in Evansville. USI opens its home schedule March 15 with a doubleheader against Midwest Region foe Kentucky Wesleyan College.

 

 

Road trip to Indiana State set for UE men on Wednesday

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Aces and Sycamores meet for first time this season

For the first time since Arch Madness last season, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team faces Indiana State as the squads match up on Wednesday evening for a 7 p.m. ET game at the Hulman Center

On Sunday, the Aces fell behind by a 20-6 margin in the opening minutes, but rallied to take a second-half lead before falling to Illinois State by a final of 69-59.  Jaylon Brown finished the game with 17 points while David Howard matched his career-high with 16 points.  UE played the conference leaders very well, finishing with a 36-26 edge in points in the paint but the Redbirds shot 48.9%, accounting for the difference.

Senior David Howard had a great week for the Purple Aces, averaging 13.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game against UNI and Illinois State.  After recording 11 points and 8 boards at UNI, Howard came back home against the Redbirds, finishing with 16 points, which tied his career high.  For the week, he hit 11 out of 14 attempts.

Despite going 10-of-28 from the field, Jaylon Brown still managed to average 15 points per game over the last week and remains atop the league with 20.4 points per game.  He continued to get to the free throw line, hitting 7 out of 9 from the line.  He also averaged 5 assists and 5 rebounds in the two games.

Over the last week, Evansville showed great fight despite trailing by 18 points and UNI and 14 points in the first half against Illinois State.  In Cedar Falls, UE trailed by 18 early but was able to get within four in the second half.  Sunday against the Redbirds, the Aces overcame the early ISU lead to take a lead of their own early in the second half.

Indiana State comes into Wednesday’s game with a 7-15 overall mark and a 1-9 record in league play.  Brenton Scott is the lone Sycamore averaging double figures; he checks in with 16.7 points per game and is tied for the team lead with 5.5 rebounds per contest.  Everett Clemons is averaging 9.5 points and is tied with Scott as the top rebounder with 5.5/game.  The Sycamores excelled in non-conference play, defeating Butler by a 72-71 final on December 7, that win came just four days after a hard-fought 62-61 triumph at Utah State in the MVC/Mountain West Challenge.

The Sycamores hold an 89-78 lead in the overall series against the Purple Aces and are 58-23 in home contests played in Terre Haute.  UE has dropped its last five games at the Hulman Center.  Last season, Evansville won two out of three games against the Sycamores, including a 68-42 win in St. Louis.

 

Eagles to celebrate Homecoming this week USI hosts Missouri S&T, Drury

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The 17th-ranked University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball team returns to the friendly surroundings of the Physical Activities Center for Homecoming week and host a two-game homestand. The Screaming Eagles (19-2, 9-2 GLVC) are slated to host Missouri University of Science & Technology Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Drury University for Homecoming Saturday at 3:15 p.m.

Game coverage for this week’s games, including live stats, video streams, and audio broadcasts, is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The games also can be heard on WEOA 98.5FM/1400AM and 95.7FM The Spin.

The Screaming Eagles start the week tied for second in the GLVC East Division with 22nd-ranked University of Wisconsin-Parkside with 9-2 conference marks. USI and UW-Parkside also are a game behind front-running and eighth-ranked Bellarmine University, which has a 10-1 mark.

Following this weekend’s action, the Eagles will have only two home games remaining in the 2016-17 regular season. USI concludes the regular-season home schedule February 16 when it hosts the University of Illinois Springfield and February 18 when it welcomes McKendree University to the PAC for Senior Day.

USI Men’s Basketball vs. Week 14 Quick Notes:

  • USI in national rankings.The University of Southern Indiana fell in the NCAA Division II rankings for the second week, dropping to five spots to 17th in the NABC Division II Top 25 and falling six spots to 14th in the D2SIDA Media Top 25.  USI also is ranked eighth in the NCAA Division II and 11th in the HeroSports.com power rankings.
  • Looking for win number 20.USI is making its second attempt to win its 20th game of the year on Thursday night. The Eagles are looking to win 20 games for the first time since 2013-14 and reach the 20-win plateau for the 22nd time since 1992-93. USI has won 20-or-more games 25 times, advancing to the NCAA Division II Tournament in 23 of those seasons.
  • Eagles win marathon at Saint Joseph’s.USI won a triple-overtime marathon at Saint Joseph’s College, 122-113, Thursday night to go to 19-1 overall, 9-1 GLVC. Senior guard Jeril Taylor led USI with 38 points in 51 minutes of action.
  • Eagles suffer first road loss.The Eagles suffered their first road loss at the University of Indianapolis, 81-66. USI, 5-1 on the road this year, is averaging 96.2 points per contest on the road.
  • Taylor named Player of the Month.Senior guard/forward Jeril Taylor was named the Division II Bulletin Player of the Month. Taylor averaged 24.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.4 steals per game, while being named the GLVC Player of the Week twice.
  • Lighting up the scoreboard.USI is lighting up the scoreboard this year, averaging a GLVC-best 93.5 points per game. The highest scoring average by an Eagles’ team was 1993-94 when the squad averaged 101.7 points per game and reached 100-or-more points 18 times. The last time a USI squad averaged 90-or-more points a game was in 2001-02 (90.3 points per game).
  • Holding the boards.The Eagles have won the battle of the boards 18 times this season. USI was outrebounded only by Ashland University and Kentucky Wesleyan College, while tying Quincy University.
  • USI vs. Missouri S&T.USI leads the all-time series, 14-3, and has won the last three meetings. USI, which holds a 7-2 series lead at the Physical Activities Center, won the only meeting last season, 94-87 in Rolla, Missouri, and was led by the 26 point performance by sophomore guard Alex Stein.
  • USI vs. Drury.USI leads the all-time series, 10-9, and has an advantage at the PAC, 4-3, but has lost the last two meetings and four of the last five versus Drury. The only time USI has defeated Drury in the last four years was in the 2014 GLVC championship game at the Ford Center in Evansville. Drury won last year, 75-62, in Springfield, Missouri, with USI senior guard Bobo Drummond posting 15 points to lead four Eagles in double-digits.

 

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Author/Illustrator Kristi Valiant to Visit Highland Elementary School

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Wednesday, Feb. 1
8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Highland Elementary School, 6701 Darmstadt Road
Children’s Author and Illustrator Kristi Valiant will spend Wednesday at Highland Elementary School sharing her skills with students. Valiant will be traveling around to classrooms throughout the day, working with students on developing and illustrating stories.

Adopt A Pet

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Brynn is a 3-year-old female Retriever mix! She and another female dog (Beth, who’s already adopted) were surrendered with 9 beautiful puppies (who are also already adopted.) They were living outdoors in a pen, and it’s unclear which of the two dogs was the original mother or if they each had some puppies. Brynn’s $100 adoption fee includes her spay, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 or adoptions@vhslifesaver.org for details!

 

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