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Zoeller Ends Public Service With Donation To Bar Foundation

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Zoeller Ends Public Service With Donation To Bar Foundation

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Saying he is stepping out of public life, former Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has donated his remaining campaign funds to the Indiana Bar Foundation.

The $10,155.19 gift was given to the bar foundation on Dec. 30 and will be used to support the organization’s civic education and access to justice programs. IBF Executive Director Charles Dunlap said the money will boost the expansion of the civic education curriculum including We the People and Indiana High School Mock Trial programs.

“Attorney General Zoeller has been a long-time supporter and volunteer for the foundation’s many civic education and civil justice projects and this significant donation is yet another way he continue to support the foundation’s mission,” Dunlap said. “We are incredibly appreciative of his continued support.”

Zoeller, a native of New Albany, served two terms as the state top lawyer starting in 2009. He has spent much of his career in public service, having previously worked as chief deputy to his predecessor, Steve Carter, and also in both the U.S. Senate and White House for former Vice President Dan Quayle.

“It has been my highest honor to serve as Indiana’s Attorney General and this contribution concludes my public service while continuing my support of the legal profession through the Indiana Bar Foundation’s work,” Zoeller said. “I encourage others in the legal profession to consider supporting the Indiana Bar Foundation and its vital work in civic education.”

STATE REPRESENTATIVE McNAMARA ADDRESSES COMBAT ADDITIONS

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Expanding addiction treatment remains a House Republican legislative focus this session, and lawmakers are examining a variety of proposals addressing illegal drug use in Indiana, including:

  • House Bill 1006 would broaden mental health and addiction treatment options for those charged with misdemeanor offenses and for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome.
  • House Bill 1019 would add U-47700, an opioid that is reported to be seven times more potent than morphine and is sold online, to the list of banned synthetic drugs.
  • House Bill 1282, which I co-authored, would require the Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services to implement an evidence-based model of social work and substance abuse prevention that includes partnering with elementary and high schools to provide social and emotional support services to children, parents, caregivers, teachers and the community.
  • House Bill 1312 would increase penalties for stealing prescription drugs from a pharmacy. Unfortunately, Indiana now leads the country in pharmacy robberies.

With a 500 percent increase in drug overdose deaths in Indiana since 1999, I remain committed to supporting policies that combat addiction and save Hoosier lives.

Sincerely,

State Rep. Wendy McNamara

Hoosier Swimming & Diving Sweeps Purdue

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Hoosier Swimming & Diving Sweeps Purdue

The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams completed a sweep of Big Ten rival Purdue on Saturday afternoon at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Ind.

The No. 4-ranked Indiana men’s team moved to 10-0 on the dual-meet season with a 182.5-117.5 win over Purdue. The No. 14 IU women’s team improved to 7-3 on the year in dual meets with a 155-139 victory.

Both teams had great showings against the rival Boilermakers, as the men’s squad won 12 of 16 events, while the women’s team placed first in 10 of the 16 events.

With the pair of victories, Indiana now leads Purdue, 7.5-3.5, in the quest for the Governor’s Cup. The overall winner of the contest will be awarded a trophy at the end of the season. Each sport can earn one point toward the overall championship. A total of 19 or 20 points can be won, depending on the number of meetings between the teams in various sports.

Both the IU men and women got the meet started off on a high note, winning the 200 medley relay. The Hoosier women’s relay of Kennedy Goss, Lilly King, Gia Dalesandro and Ali Rockett won with a time of 1:40.61, while the Indiana men’s team of Bob Glover, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza and Ali Khalafalla touched first with a mark of 1:28.20.

Indiana went 2-3-4 in the men’s 1000 freestyle, with Adam Destrampe leading the charge, placing second with a time of 9:20.32. Matthew Anderson was third in 9:28.06, while Ethan Curl was fourth with a mark of 9:29.27.

In the women’s 1000 freestyle, freshman Cassie Jernberg was the top IU finisher in fourth place with a time of 10:11.65, while teammate Stephanie Marchuk was right behind her in fifth with a mark of 10:15.02.

The Hoosier men continued to dominate in the 200 freestyle, with Marwan Elkamash leading a IU sweep of the top-3 spots. Elkamash won with a NCAA B cut time of 1:37.30, while Jackson Miller was second in 1:39.12. Lanza was just off his personal-best in the event, taking fourth in 1:39.25.

On the women’s side, Goss took second place with a mark of 1:50.04, while freshman Maria Paula Heitmann was fifth with a time of 1:52.73.

Indiana won both the men’s and women’s 100 backstroke, with Rockett taking first in a time of 55.41 and Glover winning it with a mark of 48.68. Bailey Pressey took second on the women’s side in 55.84, while Rachel Matsumura was fourth in 56.04. For the men, Khalafalla was third with a time of 49.90.

King, the defending NCAA and Olympic champion in the 100 breaststroke, continued to dominate, winning the event with a NCAA B cut time of 1:00.93. Teammate Mackenzie Atencio was sixth in 1:05.34.

On the men’s side, Pieroni won the 100 breast for the first time in his career, posting a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 54.66. His time ties him as the 14th-fastest performer in the event in IU history. Mid-year transfer Mohamed Samy was fourth in 56.02.

The Hoosiers again swept the top spots in another event, this time in the 200 butterfly as Dalesandro and Finnerty touched first. Dalesandro came in with a NCAA B cut time of 1:59.44 to win it, while Reagan Cook was second in 2:00.65. For the men, Brian Valedon was sixth with a mark of 1:53.08.

The Hoosier men’s sprinters showed off in the 50 freestyle, with Pieroni notching his second individual victory of the day with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 19.99. His mark ranks him as the 15th-fastest swimmer in the event at Indiana. Oliver Patrouch was second in 20.59, while Anze Tavcar was fourth with a time of 20.76.

For the IU women, Rockett was third with a time of 24.07, while King was fifth a mark of 24.17.

For the first time this season, the Hoosiers competed in the platform dive and they did not disappoint. Jessica Parratto, the 2015 NCAA Champion in the event, won for the Hoosiers with a score of 300.00.

On the men’s side, James Connor, a two-time Olympian for Australia, gave 2015 NCAA Champion and Olympian Steele Johnson all he could handle, placing second with a score of 423.30. Johnson squeaked out the win with a total of 436.60. IU’s Cody Coldren took fifth place with a score of 252.10.

The Hoosier men’s sprinters again flexed their muscle, this time in the 100 freestyle as Samy lead the charge, taking first with a time of 44.44. Khalafalla was second in 44.47, while Miller was fourth in 46.08. For the IU women, Rockett was third in 52.21, while Delaney Barnard was fifth with a mark of 52.56.

Goss and Glover gave IU a clean sweep of first place in the 200 backstroke against the Boilermakers. Goss led a 1-2-3 for the Hoosiers, winning with a time of 1:59.62. Matsumura was second in 2:00.13, while Shelly Drozda was third with a mark of 2:03.66. Glover won for the men with a time of 1:47.61, while Wilson Beckman was fourth in 1:50.17.

King, also the defending NCAA champion in the 200 breaststroke, won the event against Purdue with a NCAA B cut time of 2:13.33, while Laura Morley was third in a time of 2:19.62. Atencio was fourth with a mark of 2:21.38. On the men’s side, Finnerty placed second with a NCAA B cut time of 1:59.36, while Lanza was fourth with a mark of 2:03.28.

Elkamash notched his second win of the day in the 500 freestyle, winning with a NCAA B cut time of 4:24.11. Miller took second with a mark of 4:30.73, while Destrampe was fourth in 4:33.98.

In the women’s 500 freestyle, Jernberg was third overall to lead IU with a time of 4:59.10, while Marchuk was fourth in 5:02.23. Goss took fifth in a mark of 5:04.24.

Dalesandro and Lanza earned victories for Indiana in the 100 butterfly, with Lanza leading a 1-2-3 finish for the IU men in the event. The Brazilian won with a NCAA B cut time of 48.12, while Pieroni was second in 48.81. Patrouch took third in 49.33. On the women’s side, Dalesandro won with a NCAA B cut time of 54.12, while Christine Jensen was second in 54.97.

Parratto completed the double in the diving events, winning the 1-meter with a score of 295.50. Teammate Michal Bower took home second place with a total of 292.15.

On the men’s side, Michael Hixon took second place with a score of 384.55, while Connor was third with a total of 350.65. Coldren placed seventh with 294.60, while Joshua Arndt was eighth with 292.25.

The winning continued for Dalesandro in the women’s 200 IM, as the senior took home her second individual win of the day with a time of 2:03.12. Sam Lisy placed third with a mark of 2:04.74, while Jensen placed fifth in 2:07.12.

Samy registered his second win for the Hoosiers, touching the wall first in the men’s 400 IM with a time of 3:56.60. Finnerty took home fifth for IU with a mark of 4:03.42.

The Hoosier men put an exclamation point on a big win with a victory in the 400 freestyle relay. The team of Josh Romany, Khalafalla, Patrouch and Pieroni finished first with a time of 2:57.33.

In the women’s 400 freestyle relay, the team of Matsumura, Barnard, Heitmann and Spears placed second overall with a time of 3:27.51.

The Indiana University swimming and diving teams will be back in action on Friday, Jan. 27 when Hoosiers host the Louisville Cardinals on Senior Day at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind. The meet is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. ET.

 

Link To Air Quality Forecast For Area

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Air quality forecasts for Evansville and Vanderburgh County are provided as a public service.  They are best estimates of predicted pollution levels that can be used as a guide so people can modify their activities and reduce their exposure to air quality conditions that may affect their health.  The forecasts are routinely made available at least a day in advance, and are posted by 10:30 AM Evansville time on Monday (for Tuesday through Thursday) and Thursday (for Friday through Monday).  When atmospheric conditions are uncertain or favor pollution levels above the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, forecasts are made on a daily basis.

Ozone forecasts are available from mid-April through September 30th.  Fine particulate (PM2.5) forecasts are available year round.

Friday
January 20		 Saturday
January 21		 Sunday
January 22		 Monday
January 23		 Tuesday
January 24
Fine Particulate
(0-23 CST avg)
Air Quality Index		 good moderate good good NA*
Ozone
Air Quality Index		 NA* NA* NA* NA* NA*
Ozone
(peak 8-hr avg)
(expected)		 NA* NA* NA* NA* NA*

* Not Available and/or Conditions Uncertain.

Air Quality Action Days

Ozone Alerts are issued by the Evansville EPA when maximum ozone readings averaged over a period of eight hours are forecasted to reach 71 parts per billion (ppb), or unhealthy for sensitive groups on the USEPA Air Quality Index scale.

Particulate Alerts are issued by the Evansville EPA when PM2.5 readings averaged over the period of midnight to midnight are forecasted to reach 35 micrograms per meter cubed (µg/m3).

Current conditions of OZONE and FINE PARTICULATE MATTER are available in near real-time on the Indiana Department of Environment Management’s website.

National and regional maps of current conditions are available through USEPA AIRNow.

Winter Programs at Willard!

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Willard Library

Beyond the Book

Tuesday, January 24 
6-7:30pm
Adult Winter Reading Challenge!
January 9 – February 28

Adopt A Pet

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Hayley is a 6-year-old female German Shepherd. VHS pulled her from Evansville Animal Care & Control, so they have very little background information on her. It’s unknown whether she lived with other animals or children, but she’d love to meet everyone in her new family prior to going home! Hayley’s $100 adoption fee includes her spay, microchip, first vaccines, and more! Contact the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 or www.vhslifesaver.org for adoption details!

Adopt A Pet

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 Pepe Le Pew is a 2-year-old male solid black cat. He’s very handsome and friendly! His $30 adoption fee includes his neuter, microchip, first vaccines, and more! Contact the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 or www.vhslifesaver.org for adoption details!

 

Women’s tennis opens spring at Purdue

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Aces face Boilermakers Sunday morning

 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. –The spring season officially begins on Sunday as the University of Evansville women’s tennis team travels to West Lafayette, Ind. where they will face Purdue at 9 a.m. ET.

 

Evansville’s young team had a nice fall season.  The team, which is comprised of four freshmen, a sophomore along with two juniors and a senior, gained valuable experience in four fall tournaments.

 

Diana Tkachenko had a nice start to her Purple Aces career.  Highlighting the fall for her was a trip to the Missouri Valley Conference Championship at #2 singles in the MVC Individual Championships, which were held in Evansville.  She defeated Wichita State in the semifinals in October to advance to the championship.

 

Tkachenko, along with Chieko Yamada, wrapped up the fall with victories at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional in Murfreesboro, Tenn.  Takchenko topped Belmont’s Lindsey Whitehead on the final day while Yamada earned the win over Audrey Berger of Ball State.

 

Purdue started their season on January 14 and earned a pair of home victories.  The Boilermakers defeated Butler by a 7-0 score before wrapping up the day with a 6-1 win over Toledo.

 

Following Sunday’s match, the Aces continue their season with home matches against Murray State and Austin Peay on Friday February 3.

Big run propels Eagles to 20-point win over No. 24 Flyers

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The Eagles, however, scored 19 straight points to end the period; then got a three-pointer from senior forward Tasia Brewer (Terre Haute, Indiana) early in the fourth to go up 61-39 with nine minutes to play in the game.

 

USI forced seven Lewis turnovers during the 22-0 run, which saw four different players score for the Eagles during the decisive stretch. Sophomore center Kacy Eschweiler (St. Charles, Missouri) hit a three-pointer to begin the run and had a basket with just under two minutes to play in the third quarter to give USI a 52-39 lead.

 

Junior guard/forward Kaydie Grooms (Marshall, Illinois) followed Eschweiler’s three-pointer with a basket; then scored an old-fashioned three-point play with 2:47 to play in the third period as USI went up 47-39.

 

Senior guard Tanner Marcum (New Albany, Indiana), who had four assists during the 22-0 run, hit a pair of three-pointers during the stretch; as did Brewer, who had six of her USI career-high 14 points during the run.

 

Lewis (14-5, 6-3 GLVC) rallied in the fourth quarter, using an 8-0 run to cut the Eagles’ lead to 12 (67-55) with 3:42 to play.

 

USI, however, responded with runs of 9-2 and 5-0 to retake a 22-point lead in the final 30 seconds. The Eagles converted 14-of-16 free throw attempts in the final three minutes of the contest as they held on for their second straight win.

 

Marcum and Grooms each had 20 points to lead the Eagles, who were 25-of-29 from the charity stripe. Marcum also had seven assists, six rebounds, four steals and just one turnover; while Grooms added two steals for the Eagles, who forced Lewis into 23 turnovers for the game.

 

Senior forward Hannah Wascher (Rantoul, Illinois) added eight points, three steals, two blocks and a game-high 11 rebounds; while junior guardRanda Harshbarger (Philo, Illinois) chipped in nine points and two steals.

 

Sophomore forward Jessica Kelliher and senior guard Jamie Johnson had 22 and 18 points, respectively, to lead the Flyers.

 

USI returns to action Thursday at 5:30 p.m. when it travels to Rensselaer, Indiana, to take on Saint Joseph’s College. The Eagles wrap up a two-game road swing next Saturday with a trip to the University of Indianapolis.

 

Newspaper Box Score

Lewis vs Southern Indiana

01/21/17 1 p.m. at Evansville, IN (PAC)

 

SOUTHERN INDIANA 85, LEWIS 65

 

LEWIS (14-5, 6-3 GLVC)

Kelliher, Jessica 10-16 2-4 22; Johnson, Jamie 4-12 7-9 18; Siwek, Alyssa 3-7 5-6 12; Correa, Erica 2-4 0-0 4; Brewer, Kayla 2-2 0-0 4; Lockett, Tierney 1-1 1-4 3; Hinders, Rachel 1-5 0-0 2; Green, Gabby 0-3 0-0 0; Karopulos, Tiana 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-51 15-23 65.

 

SOUTHERN INDIANA (16-3, 8-1 GLVC)

Grooms, Kaydie 6-13 7-7 20; Marcum, Tanner 4-9 10-12 20; Brewer, Tasia 4-7 4-4 14; Harshbarger, Randa 3-7 2-2 9; Wascher, Hannah 4-12 0-2 8; Dahlstrom, Morgan 2-5 2-2 6; Eschweiler, Kacy 2-4 0-0 5; Dearing, Kendyl 1-3 0-0 3; Rowan, Mikayla 0-0 0-0 0; Savickaite, Ruta 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 25-29 85.

 

Lewis…………………….   15   17    7   26  -   65

Southern Indiana…………..   15   20   23   27  -   85

 

3-point goals—Lewis 4-13 (Johnson, Jamie 3-7; Siwek, Alyssa 1-4; Green, Gabby 0-1; Karopulos, Tiana 0-1), Southern Indiana 8-20 (Marcum, Tanner 2-4; Brewer, Tasia 2-4; Harshbarger, Randa 1-3; Dearing, Kendyl 1-3; Grooms, Kaydie 1-4; Eschweiler, Kacy 1-2).

 

Fouled out—Lewis-None, Southern Indiana-None.

 

Rebounds—Lewis 34 (Siwek, Alyssa 8), Southern Indiana 35 (Wascher, Hannah 11).

 

Assists—Lewis 13 (Green, Gabby 4), Southern Indiana 17 (Marcum, Tanner 7).

 

Total fouls—Lewis 19, Southern Indiana 19.

 

Technical fouls—Lewis-None, Southern Indiana-None.

 

Attendance—947

 

Notes—Lewis is ranked 24th WBCA Top 25.

 

 

Eagles ground Flyers in second half, win 80-57

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The ninth-ranked University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball team used a defensive stand in the second half and flew by Lewis University, 80-57, Saturday afternoon at the Physical Activities Center. USI sees its record go to 18-1 overall and 8-1 in the GLVC, while Lewis goes to 11-8, 6-3 GLVC.

The victory moves USI back into a tie for the GLVC East Division lead with 15th-ranked Bellarmine University, which defeated 22nd-ranked University of Wisconsin-Parkside Saturday. Both teams are 8-1 in the league.

The Screaming Eagles started cold from the field, hitting only two of the first 11 shots, but warmed up by the intermission and hit seven of the next 14 shots to lead, 31-27, at the intermission. USI took the lead in a half that saw four ties and five lead changes on an 11-0 run at the 3:54 mark and led by as many as eight, 31-23, with 1:37 to halftime.

In second half, the USI defense made a stand and held Lewis without a field goal for the first 8:30 after halftime. The Eagles’ offense, during those opening minutes of the second half, was able to build an 18-point advantage, 49-31.

After USI pushed the lead to 20 points four times, the Flyers made a run at the Eagles and cut the margin to 11 points, 62-51, with 5:05 to play. The Eagles regained the momentum and used an 18-2 run to close out the 23-point win, 80-57.

USI sophomore guard Alex Stein (Evansville, Indiana) led four Eagles in double-digits with 18 points. He was a blistering seven-of-10 from the field and four-of-five from the line for his 18 points.

Stein was followed by the 17-point performance by senior guard Jeril Taylor (Louisville, Kentucky), who had 13 second half points. Junior guard Marcellous Washington (Lexington, Kentucky) and junior forward Julius Rajala (Finland) rounded out the double-digit scorers with 14 points and 12 points, respectively.

The Eagles hit the road next week in the GLVC, visiting Saint Joseph’s College Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and the University of Indianapolis Saturday at 2:15 p.m. (CST). Live coverage of the road trip can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

USI returns to the friendly surroundings of the PAC February 2 when it begins Homecoming Week by hosting Missouri University of Science & Technology for a 7:30 p.m. The Eagles finish the weekend with their Homecoming game February 4 at 3:15 p.m. when they host Drury University.

 

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