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Hoosiers Qualify 15 for Thursday Night Finals at Big Ten Championships

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The Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team had a great performance in the Thursday morning prelims at the 2017 Big Ten Championships at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Ind.

The Hoosiers qualified 15 swimmers and divers for the evening finals – four in the A Finals, seven in the B Finals and four in the C Finals. IU enters Thursday night in fourth place with a total of 108 points.

500 Freestyle

The Hoosiers will bring back four swimmers for tonight’s finals of the 500 freestyle, led by Stephanie Marchuk who qualified 10th overall with a NCAA B cut time of 4:42.18. Joining her in the B Final will be freshman Cassie Jernberg, who qualified 13th overall with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 4:44.32.

Kennedy Goss finished 18th overall to earn a spot in the C Final with a NCAA B cut time of 4:46.08, while Delaney Barnard was 20th overall with a mark of 4:46.25 to join her in the C Final.

Jernberg’s time ties her as the 11th-fastest swimmer in the event at IU, while Barnard’s mark makes her the 15th-best performer in school history.

Shelly Drozda placed 37th overall with a time of 4:50.56, while Maria Paula Heitmann took home 38th place with a personal-best time of 4:51.25. Hannah Sakaluk was 53rd overall with a time of 4:56.45.

200 IM

Indiana had an impressive showing in the 200 IM prelims, as the team brought back all six swimmers for the evening finals.

Lilly King was the top qualifier in the event, touching the wall with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 1:55.49 that is the second-fastest mark in school history. Christine Jensen will join King in the A Final after posting a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 1:58.85 that ranks her as the 12th-best performer in the event at Indiana.

IU will have four swimmers in the B Final of the 200 IM, led by Bailey Pressey, who touched the wall in a time of 1:59.09. Sam Lisy also posted a NCAA B cut time (1:59.18) to qualify, while Reagan Cook had a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 1:59.69. Rounding out the four swimmers in the B Final for the Hoosiers will be Rachel Matsumura, who touched in a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 1:59.75.

Cook’s time ranks her as the 12th-best swimmer in the event in school history, while Matsumura’s mark puts her at 15th all-time.

50 Freestyle

Ali Rockett will lead three IU swimmers back for the finals of the 50 freestyle on Thursday night. Keller qualified for the B Final with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 22.80 that ranks her as the sixth-fastest swimmer in the event in school history.

Both Holly Spears and Shelby Koontz for the C Final with personal-best times. Spears touched the wall with a NCAA B cut time of 22.85, while Koontz finished in 23.01. Spears’ time ranks her eighth all-time at IU, while Koontz’s mark puts her in a tie for 11th in IU history.

Katherine Keller tied for 87th in the 50 freestyle with a personal-best time of 24.33.

1-Meter Dive

IU received two big-time performances from Jessica Parratto and Michal Bower in the 1-meter dive prelims, as both earned a spot in Thursday night’s A Final.

Parratto qualified third overall with a NCAA qualifying score of 297.25, while Bower qualified seventh with a NCAA qualifying total of 285.75.

Parratto was solid throughout, scoring four of her six dives over 48 points. Bower had a great final effort, scoring a 54.60 on her last dive to move from 10th to seventh and earn a spot in the championship final.

The Hoosiers will continue at the 2017 Big Ten Championships on Thursday evening with the finals of the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 1-meter dive and 400 medley relay. The action gets underway at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center in West Lafayette at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

500 Freestyle

Stephanie Marchuk – 4:42.18 (NCAA B cut – B Final)

Cassie Jernberg – 4:44.32 (Personal Best, NCAA B cut – B Final)

Kennedy Goss – 4:46.08 (NCAA B cut – C Final)

Delaney Barnard – 4:46.25 (NCAA B cut – C Final)

  1. Shelly Drozda – 4:50.56
  2. Maria Paula Heitmann – 4:51.25 (Personal Best)
  3. Hannah Sakaluk – 4:56.45

200 IM

Lilly King – 1:55.49 (Personal Best, NCAA B cut – A Final)

Christine Jensen – 1:58.85 (Personal Best, NCAA B cut – A Final)

Bailey Pressey – 1:59.09 (NCAA B cut – B Final)

Sam Lisy – 1:59.18 (NCAA B cut – B Final)

Reagan Cook – 1:59.69 (Personal Best, NCAA B cut – B Final)

Rachel Matsumura – 1:59.75 (Personal Best, NCAA B cut – B Final)

50 Freestyle

Ali Rockett – 22.80 (Personal Best, NCAA B cut – B Final)

Holly Spears – 22.85 (Personal Best, NCAA B cut – C Final)

Shelby Koontz – 23.01 (Personal Best – C Final)

T-87. Katherine Keller – 24.33 (Personal Best)

1-Meter Dive

Jessica Parratto – 297.25 (NCAA Qualifying score)

Michal Bower – 285.75 (NCAA Qualifying score)

 

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County Council agenda

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AGENDA

VANDERBURGH COUNTY COUNCIL MARCH 1, 2017

  1. OPENING OF MEETING
  2. ATTENDANCE ROLL CALL
  3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  4. INVOCATION
  5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES –
  1. TRANSFERS:
    1. (A)  CLERK
    2. (B)  SUPT OF CO BLDGS
    3. (C)  JAIL
  2. OLD BUSINESS:

(A) MARK UHRIN/IT UPDATE

11. NEW BUSINESS:
(A) TRAVEL REQUESTS:

  1. (D)  SUPERIOR COURT
  2. (E)  BURDETTE PARK
  1. VETERANS SERVICES
  2. DADS (2)
  3. BURDETTE PARK (2)
  4. HEALTH DEPARTMENT (7)

12. AMENDMENTS TO SALARY ORDINANCE:

  1. (A)  CLERK (2)
  2. (B)  CORONER
  3. (C)  ASSESSOR
  4. (D)  JAIL

(E) SUPERIOR COURT (2)
(F) BURDETTE PARK
(G) CLERK’S PERPETUATION

3:30 P.M. ROOM 301

  1. PERSONNEL REQUESTS:
    1. (A)  SUPERIOR COURT/Request to budget and fill Case Manager position
    2. (B)  CLERK/Request to fill vacancies for Circuit Court Clerk and CLERK’S PERPETUATION/2 part-time Extra Help
    3. (C)  CORONER/Request to change a part-time Deputy Coroner to full-time
    4. (D)  ASSESSOR/Request to fill vacancy for First Deputy-Real Estate
    5. (E)  BURDETTE PARK/Request to fill part-time vacancies for Campground Manager and Office Assistant
  2. APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE: (A) SHERIFF/COIT
  3. REPEAL:

(A) CIRCUIT COURT SUPPLEMENTAL ADULT PROBATION

  1. PUBLIC COMMENT
  2. REMINDER NEXT MEETING DATE/TIME: March 22, 2017 @ 3:30 P.M.

  3. ADJOURNMENT

PELATH: STILL TIME FOR GOP TO COME TO ITS SENSES ON ROAD PLAN

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INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana House Democratic Leader Scott Pelath from Michigan City today issued the following statement after the House approved legislation (House Bill 1002) that implements a Republican plan to finance infrastructure improvements through increases in taxes and tolls:

“While people should take heart at the fact that the Indiana General Assembly appears destined to pass an infrastructure improvement plan this session, today’s vote shows we have a long way to go before we have an equitable, fair plan.

“Far too many House Republicans remain convinced that the way to solve this problem is by raising taxes at the pump and your local license branch. Perhaps that point of view might garner them some free cocktails at their local country club, but I believe they would get a different point of view if they expressed the same opinion at the local diner. They might end up wearing drinks rather than sharing them.

“In its current form, House Bill 1002 raises taxes on practically every Hoosier, except for the very elite. You will pay more every time you fill up your car with gas. You will pay more when you write that check to renew your license plates. The more cars you have, the more you will pay.

“And let’s not forget that this bill provides unlimited power to our governor to toll any road in the state.

“I will remind you that House Democrats advanced a plan that would have provided upwards of $800 to $900 million a year toward state and local roads without increasing a tax or raising a toll. House Republicans voted it down.

“Normally, these turns of events should create a permanent shudder among Hoosiers, but there is still time for some good to come of all this.

“Consider that House Bill 1002 contains the House Democratic proposal to dedicate every penny in sales taxes that you pay at the pump toward the roads you drive. Such an idea was inconceivable when House Democrats proposed it in 2016. Now it is considered a just and reasonable response.

“If the Republicans can come to their senses on that idea, then they certainly can realize that we can improve our roads and bridges without raising a tax on Hoosiers.

“As this bill moves over to the Indiana Senate, I am hopeful that negotiations and careful deliberations about the long-term impact of this legislation will continue. There is a path to follow. All it takes is the kind of courage that recognizes you do not have to inflict the largest tax increase in state history on the people who can least afford it.”

Popular Science producer to present on social media topics

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The University of Southern Indiana College of Liberal Arts 2017 Social Media Symposium will host “Creating Successful Social Media Strategies: Listen Before You Post,” a presentation by Jason Lederman, associate producer at Popular Science magazine, at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 23 in University Center East room 2217. The presentation is free and open to the public.

Before becoming associate producer, Lederman created the role of social media editor for the magazine. From September 2015 to February 2017, he was tasked with developing and implementing social media strategies for the 145-year-old brand and grew its combined audience to 12 million people, doubling its Twitter followers to over one million, tripling its Instagram following to over 21,000 and surpassing the 3 million likes threshold on Facebook. He also has authored more than 120 articles and produced more than 180 videos for Popular Science. Lederman holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University.

Lederman also will deliver the keynote address, entitled “How to Make Social Media Your Career,” at the 2017 USI High School Media Day on Friday, February 24 to assembled high school and middle school journalists and journalism instructors.

For more information about the symposium, contact Maria Frakes at mafrakes@eagles.usi.edu. To register for the event, visit USI.edu/liberal-arts/communications/news/symposium-registration.

Congress Rolls Back Obama Regulation on Coal Industry

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On Thursday, President Trump signed into law an important measure to protect Hoosier coal jobs, which was passed out of Congress earlier this month. The resolution, H.J. Res. 38, nullifies a rule submitted by the Department of Interior, known as the Stream Protection Rule. 

 

The resolution is a part of an effort by Congress to exercise its authority under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to roll back onerous regulations set forth at the end of President Obama’s second term.

 

In a recent radio interview with WIKY in Evansville, Dr. Bucshon explained, “One of the things we are looking at in Washington…is regulations that were put in in the last number of months of the Obama Administration, including one which is very important to my district called the Stream Buffer Rule, which would have devastated the coal mining industry across, not only our state, but across the country.” 

 

Dr. Bucshon went on to explain the disastrous impact this unnecessary, big-government regulation would have had on the Hoosier coal industry and the families it supports.

 

“It would have put approximately 65 percent of our coal reserves out of the market, essentially,”said Bucshon. “In addition, the rule wasn’t necessary because there’s already a tremendous amount of protections to protect the landscape and streams across the country. It was an ideological position taken by the administration to further their war on coal.”

 

The Obama administration developed the Stream Protection Rule through a process that lacked transparently and relevant input from stakeholders, spanned over eight years, and billed taxpayers roughly $10 million. Analysis of the final draft indicated the rule would result in a loss of one-third of the U.S. coal mining workforce and drastically reduce coal production in 22 states. Not to mention, it upended over 400 regulations currently in place.

 

The rule would be particularly devastating to Indiana’s economy and the families who rely on the coal industry.

 

According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, “Indiana annually is among the top ten coal producing states in the nation averaging 32,000,000 to 35,000,000 tons each year.”  And coal supports eight out of ten Hoosier jobs according to the, Indiana Coal Council.

 

Furthermore, every coal mine in the state of Indiana is located within the boundaries of the Eighth Congressional District.

 

Under the Congressional Review Act – a law passed in 1996 that established special congressional procedures for disapproving a broad range of regulatory actions issued by federal agencies – Congress can roll back regulations like the Stream Protection Rule by a simple majority in both chambers of Congress and a signature by the President.

 

With H.J. Res. 38 signed into law, the Stream Protection Rule cannot take effect or continue in effect. The agency also may not reissue that rule or any substantially similar rule.

 

Bucshon also noted that Congress will continue to use its authority under the Congressional Review Act to roll back other Obama-administration regulations.

 

“…there are a number of other regulations that we are looking at that came in at the last minute that we can overturn with the Congressional Review Act with a simple majority vote in the House and Senate and a signature from the White House,” said Bucshon.
Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. is a physician and Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee serving his third term representing Indiana’s 8th Congressional district. The 8th District of Indiana includes all or parts of Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, and Warrick counties.

Sullivan works to help victims of auto dealer fraud

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The Indiana House of Representatives today passed State Rep. Holli Sullivan’s (R-Evansville) bill that would help victims of unscrupulous auto dealership practices.
Sullivan said the bill is in response to incidents where individuals purchased cars from an Evansville dealership, but didn’t receive their vehicle titles before the business abruptly closed its doors. Unfortunately, court judgments against shady auto dealers don’t always result in consumer restitution and victims are left without their titles or other recourse.
The Indiana Secretary of State’s Office handles complaints and brings actions against auto dealers, but is not currently able to provide consumer restitution if the company fails to pay. Under this bill, the office would have the opportunity to provide restitution through a newly created consumer restitution fund.

“I worked with Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson to find a practical solution to address this problem and bring much-needed relief to victims in these difficult situations,” Sullivan said. “This can be quite a burden on people who have already invested money for a vehicle and do not have funds to move forward on a different automobile.”

 

“Over the years, my office has seen a few bad actors close up and leave town, leaving consumers in a bind and without a working vehicle or the title to their car,” Lawson said. “This bill creates a consumer restitution fund that will allow us to pay consumers up to $3,000 if they are victimized by a car dealer. In many cases, this can make a world of difference to the consumer and enable them to start the process of recovery.”

 

The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration. For more information on Sullivan’s bill, visit iga.in.gov.

Softball begins season at Plainsman Invite Aces travel to Auburn for weekend tournament

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The start of the 2017 season for the University of Evansville softball season is less than 24 hours away as the Purple Aces begin play at the Plainsman Invite on Friday at noon.

 

Below is the full schedule for the weekend:

Friday Feb. 17 – vs. Mercer – 12 p.m.

Friday Feb. 17 – vs. SIU Edwardsville – 7 p.m.

Saturday Feb. 18 – vs. Creighton – 1 p.m.

Saturday Feb. 18 – at #2 Auburn – 3:30 p.m.

Sunday Feb. 19 – vs. Creighton – 9:30 a.m.

 

Live stats are available all weekend and a video link for the Auburn contest are available at the tournament central page, which is linked above.

 

After one of the top ten turnarounds in the NCAA in 2016, the Purple Aces are poised for more in 2017.  UE returns 18 players from last year and welcome five newcomers to this year’s squad.  Just two players from last season are no longer with the team as Amanda Blankenship graduated and Danielle Freeman returned to the women’s swim team at UE.

 

In non-conference play this season, UE will face three of the top six teams in the preseason poll.  The Aces open the season in a tournament at #2 Auburn and travel to #1 Oklahoma in early March.  In the final weekend of non-conference play, UE will face preseason #6 Michigan in a tournament hosted by the University of Kentucky.

 

Evansville was picked sixth in the Preseason Missouri Valley Conference Poll.  The Aces received 53 points, just one behind 5th-place Illinois State.  Sophomore Morgan Florey was chosen to the Preseason All-Conference Team.

 

The reigning MVC Freshman of the Year earned recognition from Fastpitch News (FPN) as she appeared on their list of the top 50 pitchers in the NCAA.  Florey was ranked 33rd on the list.  Evansville also had two others receive MVC recognition last season.  Chandra Parr garnered her second All-Conference First Team honor while Susan Norris was named to the All-Defensive Team.

 

Mat Mundell and assistants Ashley Balazs & Aubrey Watson were the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Coaching Staff of the Year.  The trio turned around a team that went 10-45 and 2-23 in conference play in 2015 into a true league contender as the squad was 24-26 overall and 12-14 in conference play in 2016.

 

Highlighting the weekend for UE is a game against Auburn, who is ranked second in the nation.  The Tigers stand at 3-1 after the Triple Crown Tournament last weekend in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  Their lone loss came to Washington, who is ranked in the top ten in the NCAA.  They fell by a 2-1 final in 10 innings.  They began the season with an impressive 3-2 win over defending national champion Oklahoma.

 

The weekend begins against Mercer, who went 2-2 in their home tournament last weekend.  They earned wins against Portland State and Dayton.  Friday’s second opponent will be SIU Edwardsville.  The Cougars went a perfect 5-0 in the Mardi Gras Classic last weekend in Monroe, La.  They defeated Grambling, Northwestern State, Prairie View A&M, Louisiana Monroe and Sam Houston State.

 

Creighton is the final opponent for UE.  The Aces will take on their former league foe twice in the opening weekend.  The Bluejays began their season at last weekend’s Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz.  They earned a win over Saint Mary’s, but dropped contests against #9 Oregon, Stanford, Cal Poly and San Jose State.

 

Governor Holcomb Visits East Chicago

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Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb and agency representatives will visit East Chicago today to meet with local officials and community leaders about the executive order he signed Feb. 9, 2017. The governor will be available to speak with media at 1:20 p.m. CT at the East Chicago Health Department Building at 100 W. Chicago Ave.

Governor Holcomb, Lt. Gov. Crouch and state legislators

East Chicago Mayor Anthony Copeland and other local officials

Representatives from East Chicago community groups

  • Outline goals and provide updates on Governor Holcomb’s executive orderdeclaring a 30-day disaster emergency for the Superfund site.
  • Media availability with Governor Holcomb at 1:20 p.m. CT

Media may capture the opening of a roundtable meeting with state and local officials and community leaders at 12:50 p.m. CT.

 East Chicago Health Department Building

100 W. Chicago Ave.

East Chicago, IN  46312

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