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Kayla Katterhenry named MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week

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Katterhenry won Don Benbow Invitational last week

 ST LOUIS – With a win and second place finish in last week’s trip to Jacksonville, Fla., University of Evansville junior Kayla Katterhenry was named the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.

Sporting a 3.705 GPA as a Management major, Kayla Katterhenry had a stellar week as the Purple Aces played in Florida.  Katterhenry picked up the seventh victory of her career and fourth of the school year, taking top honors at the Don Benbow Invitational at Jacksonville Beach Golf Club.

Despite rough and windy conditions, Katterhenry recorded scores of 74 and 76 to post a 150 and force a playoff.  That playoff took just one hole as she was able to pick up the victory over Christine Cates of Butler.  She also helped the women take second in the event as a team.

The team stayed in Jacksonville to play in the Bulldog Florida Invitational and Katterhenry had another great outing.  Still dealing with windy conditions, Katterhenry posted rounds of 75 and 76 to finish with a 151.  That gave her a second place finish, just one away from taking another victory.

To qualify for Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week laurels, student-athletes must carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20, completed at least one academic year at a Valley institution and must be at least a sophomore in academic standing.

Redshirt freshmen and first-year junior college transfers are not eligible. In addition to the academic qualifications, student-athletes will be evaluated on their athletic performance for a one-week period.

Governor Pence Issues Statement Following Presentation of a Study about Indiana State Police Compensation

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Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence released the following statement following the presentation of the Indiana State Police (ISP) compensation study presented by Mercer, a global consulting company, before the State Budget Committee this morning:

“Indiana has the finest state police force in the nation, and Hoosiers value our law enforcement community. I am grateful for the study that was presented today to the State Budget Committee on the topic of compensation for the Indiana State Police. We will use this study as we begin the process of developing the next biennial budget. As governor, I want to ensure that the compensation we provide our law enforcement community reflects the gratitude of the people of Indiana.”

In 2015, the Legislative Council directed the State Budget Committee to pursue the study of ISP salary in comparison with surrounding states and local jurisdictions. The State Budget Committee, through the State Budget Agency, engaged Mercer to assist in this study.

IS IT TRUE FOR MARCH 16, 2016

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IS IT TRUE that the Evansville Brownfields Corp was just awarded the management contract for the soon to built parking garage and the new downtown Hotel?  …we are concerned that a Brownfields board member may have a conflict of interest by serving on the Evansville Brownfields Corp Board of Directors because she is the lead consultant for the building of the Downtown Convention Hotel and the parking garage?

IS IT TRUE on Monday City Council meeting City Controller Russ Lloyd Jr came before the group of apparent simpletons (City Council) to sell them on the proposition that the State Board of Accounts is an organization lacking in talent and audit expertise?  …it looks like he was successful?

IS IT TRUE the State Board of Accounts issued a supplemental disclosure of the State audit claiming that the General Fund balance as presented by the Winnecke administration was materially incorrect? …we wonder why City Controller Russ Lloyd Jr CPA don’t understand the State Board of Accounts supplemental disclosure report claiming that in 2014 the City of Evansville had a deficit of $6 million dollars?

IS IT TRUE we hear that the State Board of Accounts discovered that City Controller Russ Lloyd Jr may have mis-stated the General Fund balance?  …the SBOA found Lloyd Jr borrowed money earmarked for 2015 from the Water and Sewer Department to prepay  obligations the city had in 2014 in the grand sum of $2,440,000?

IS IT TRUE we are hearing that the State Board of Accounts may have discovered the that the City  failed to transfer money from the General Fund to the City Hospitalization Fund over $3.7 million in order to pay for our city’s employees’ medical bills? …by doing so it had the effect of overstating the General Fund balance by $3.7 million?

IS IT TRUE that the State Board of Accounts discovered in 2014 the City’ of Evansville did not properly reconcile it’s books and records to the bank balances? …that the State Board of Accounts reported that the combined errors in the City bank reconciliation account was off by $660,000?

IS IT TRUE we heard the City’s General Fund was negative 10 out of 12 months?  … when Mayor Winnecke, “ was told this he looked like a deer in head lights and made no comment?

IS IT TRUE that Riverboat Funds according to the 1995 City Council Resolution are to be used for capital improvements for firetrucks,  police squad cars, etc?   …these funds from this account must be approved in each year’s budget hearings by the City Council.?

IS IT TRUE  at the end of  December 2015, Tropicanna prepaid $12,500 million to the City that represented future rental income to be used to purchase future firetrucks, squad cars, etc.?  …Russ Lloyd Jr did this  without formal approval from City Council to moved future prepaid revenue from the Riverboat Fund into the General Fund order to help disguise the City deficit spending habits?

IS IT TRUE that in May of 2015 City Controller Russ Lloyd Jr failed to transfer nearly $4 million from the General Fund to the Hospitalization Fund?

IS IT TRUE that Russ Lloyd Jr received an advancement on City Revenues earmarked for 2016 in the amount of $1.4 million from the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility Department?

IS IT TRUE we wonder when members of the main stream media are going to do some serious investigative reporting that will expose the real truths about the obvious financial mismanagement  and over spending habits by the City of Evansville?

FOOTNOTES: Our next “IS IT TRUE” will be posted on this coming Friday?

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Eagles Visit UE Before Starting Homestand

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TRACY ARCHULETA’S COMMENTS VIA GOUSIEAGLES.COM

 The nationally ranked University of Southern Indiana baseball team concludes its six-game road swing Friday at 6 p.m. when it travels across town to play the University of Evansville before starting a six-game homestand Saturday at the USI Baseball Field. The six-game homestand begins with a two-game set with Quincy University Saturday at 6 p.m.

Live coverage of the game at Evansville and the two-game series with Quincy can be found at GoUSIEagles.com.

SCREAMING EAGLES BASEBALL NOTES:

Next Up: 500 Wins. USI Head Coach Tracy Archuleta is one win shy of 500 all-time victories with 499 wins combined between his seasons at USI and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Archuleta has a USI record of 351-175 (.667) in eight-plus seasons and is 499-299 (.625) in 13-plus seasons as the head coach. He has been named the ABCA Division II Coach of the Year twice (2010 and 2014) after leading the Screaming Eagles to a pair of national championships. He also has earned a pair of GLVC Coach of the Year awards (2011 and 2014).

USI in the national polls. USI is ranked 26th in the latest Collegiate Baseball/ABCA Top 30 poll, jumping four spot from last week. The Eagles also are ranked 17th in NCBWA Top 25, rising one spot in the poll.

Eagles off to good start in 2016. USI is 11-4 after going 4-1 in the first five games of the six-game road swing. The Eagles were 1-1 in the Perfect Pitch Spring Swing, defeating Augusta University and falling to Georgia College, before sweeping a three-game set with Drury University. USI, as a team, is hitting .287 on the trip while the Eagle hurlers are holding the opposition to a .214 average.

Best at the plate; mound last week. Sophomore second baseman Sam Griggs (Evansville, Indiana) had USI’s best week at the plate, hitting .579 (11-19) with eight runs scored, two home runs, and five RBIs. Senior catcher Ryan Bertram (Zionsville, Indiana) drove in a team-high seven RBI, while sophomore designated hitter/leftfielder Drake McNamara (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) tied Griggs with two round trippers. Junior right-handers Devin Williams (Evansville, Indiana), Lucas Barnett (Princeton, Indiana), and Colin Nowak (Carol Stream, Illinois) all posted wins in each of their starts.

Hitting streak for Kempf ends at 26. USI senior rightfielder Kyle Kempf (Evansville, Indiana) saw his USI record 26-game hitting streak ended on Saturday at Drury University. The streak began with final 12 games of the 2015 season and ended with the first 14 games of this season. The 26-game streak broke the record of 21 set by Josh Perkins in 2001 (last two games of 2000; first 19 games of 2001).

Leading the GLVC. USI has four of the GLVC’s top 10 leaders in hits — sophomore second baseman Sam Griggs (second); senior rightfielder Kyle Kempf (4th); senior catcher Ryan Bertram (6th); sophomore DH/leftfielder Drake McNamara (8th). Griggs also ranks first in runs and eighth in RBIs, while Bertram is 7th in RBIs. On the mound, junior right-hander Devin Williams is second in ERA, while junior right-hander Lucas Barnett is tied for second in wins and fourth in strikeouts. USI, as a team, leads the GLVC is first in hits and runs scored.

USI vs. Evansville. USI trails Evansville in the all-time series, 31-19, after falling to the Aces last year, 7-4.

USI vs. Quincy. USI trails Quincy in the all-time series, 36-33, and will be meeting for the first times since the 2014 season when the Hawks took two of three from the Eagles during the GLVC Tournament at Bosse Field. The last time USI hosted Quincy at the USI Baseball Field was 2008 when the Eagles took three of four from the Hawks. Quincy is currently ranked 18th in the Collegiate Baseball/ABCA Top 30 poll and eighth in the NCBWA Top 25.

Collegiate Baseball Div. 2 Poll 3-14-16 (As of March 14, 2016)
Rank Team (Record)
1. Tampa (19-1)
2. St. Cloud St. (11-0)
3. Millersville (15-1)
4. Franklin Pierce (12-1)
5. Colorado Mesa (16-3)
6. West Alabama (18-4)
7. Columbus St. (20-4)
8. Cal. St. Monterey Bay (15-3)
9. S. New Hampshire (12-0)
10. Belmont Abbey (20-3-1)
S.C.-Aiken (18-5)
12. Florida Southern (14-6)
13. Lubbock Christian (15-5)
14 Missouri-St. Louis (10-1)
15. Indianapolis (11-3)
16. Cal. Baptist (17-5)
17. East Stroudsburg (14-2)
18. Quincy (9-3)
19. Emporia St. (14-4)
20. Alabama-Huntsville (17-7)
21. Missouri Southern (12-4)
22. West Texas A&M (15-5)
23. U.C. San Diego (17-7)
24. Cal. Poly Pomona (15-6)
25. Lander (20-5)
26. Southern Indiana (11-4)
27. Seton Hill (11-4)
28. Mercyhurst (10-5)
29. West Florida (14-8)
30. Texas A&M-Kingsville (12-6)

Receiving Votes: Lynn (14-8), Chico St. (14-6), St. Edward’s (16-7), Dixie St. (13-5), North Greenville (17-8), Point Loma Nazarene (15-5).

NCBWA DII Poll 3-15-16
Rank  Team (First Place Votes)
1. Tampa (Fla.) (12)
2. St. Cloud St. (Minn.) (3)
3. Colorado Mesa
4. Millersville (Pa.)
5. Columbus State (Ga.)
6. Southern New Hampshire
7. Cal. St.-Monterey Bay
8. Quincy (Ill.)
9. Franklin Pierce (N.H.)
10. West Alabama
11. Lander (S.C.)
12. California Baptist
13. Lubbock Christian (Texas)
14. Emporia State (Kan.)
15. East Stroudsburg (Pa.)
16. Belmont-Abbey (N.C.)
17. Southern Indiana
18. West Texas A&M
UC San Diego (Calif.)
20. Lynn (Fla.)
21. USC Aiken
22. Missouri Southern
23. Alabama-Huntsville
24. Indianapolis (Ind.)
25. Seton Hill (Pa.)

Also receiving votes: Rogers State, Okla.; Cal. Poly-Pomona; St. Thomas Aquinas, N.Y.; Minnesota State; Lincoln Memorial, Tenn.; Florida Southern; Mercyhurst, Pa.; Molloy, N.Y.

 

 

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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Below is a list of the felony cases filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Monday, March 14, 2016.

Nikki Lynn Hesse Dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug look-alike substance, Level 6 felony

Dealing in marijuana, Level 6 felony

Rashad Lamar Thompson Unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, Level 4 felony

Disarming a law enforcement officer, Level 5 felony

Escape, Level 5 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Level 6 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor

Christopher Bryant King Forgery, Level 6 felony

False informing, Class B misdemeanor

Meghann Chelsey Stevens Dealing in a narcotic drug, Level 2 felony

Possession of paraphernalia, Class A misdemeanor

Possession of marijuana, Class B misdemeanor

Devontae Raheem Waddell Theft of a firearm, Level 6 felony

Carrying a handgun without a license, Class A misdemeanor

Billy Ray Arndell Conspiracy to commit dealing in methamphetamine, Level 2 felony

Dealing in methamphetamine, Level 2 felony

Carrying a handgun without a license, Level 5 felony

Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life, Level 5 felony

Attempted resisting law enforcement, Level 6 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Level 6 felony

Derrick Laron Barnes Criminal trespass, Level 6 felony

Christopher Oshay Kyles Strangulation, Level 6 felony

Battery resulting in bodily injury, Class A misdemeanor

Disorderly conduct, Class B misdemeanor

Eva Kristina McCoy Attempted arson, Level 4 felony

Scott Joseph Bond Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony

Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony

Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor

Charles Richard Coleman III Dealing in methamphetamine, Level 2 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor

Kyle Therese Katterjohn Dealing in a narcotic drug, Level 4 felony

Anthony Joseph Mitchell Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony

Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug look-alike substance, Class A misdemeanor

Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor

James Daniel Devault Conspiracy to commit dealing in methamphetamine, Level 2 felony

Dealing in methamphetamine, Level 2 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor

Lisa Ann Watson Conspiracy to commit dealing in methamphetamine, Level 2 felony

Dealing in methamphetamine, Level 2 felony

Possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 felony

Shannon Seven Fisher Domestic battery, Level 6 felony

UE Announces New Masters Level Program in Public Health

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The University of Evansville has announced plans to launch a new master’s level program in public health, with a dual degree option. Classes in the program will begin in the fall of 2016.

The new master’s level program will take two years to complete. Its emphasis will be on health policy and will provide graduating students with a Master of Public Health degree. Students from any major can apply to the program. The dual degree option, designed for UE undergraduate public health majors, will provide graduating students with a Master of Public Health degree concurrently with a Bachelor of Science degree in public health. Those pursuing this option would complete the coursework in five years.

The program includes education in such areas as public health, environmental health, managed care, public health law and health economics. Students in the program will also complete an internship in the field of public health.

Payal Patel-Dovlatabadi, UE assistant professor and director of its public health program, said that the program “is another opportunity for students to stay at UE and pursue a graduate education. Enrollment in UE’s public health major has increased each year since it was introduced. Many of those students have expressed interest in pursuing a master of public health.”

Also, Patel-Dovlatabadi pointed out, there is a growing need for professionals with degrees in public health.

“The job outlook is bright in this area,” Patel-Dovlatabadi explained. “Public health is a multidisciplinary field and a master’s degree prepares students well for a number of these positions.”

The Association of Schools of Public Health has estimated that there will be a shortage of public health professionals by 2020. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics states that job growth in the public health field is 24 percent, higher than the national average.

For more information on the new master’s level program in public health, visit www.evansville.edu/majors/publichealth.

Governor Pence Pens Op-ed Regarding Accomplishments of 2016 Legislative Session

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Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence penned the following op-ed regarding accomplishments for Hoosiers from the 2016 legislative session. Attached are handouts outlining the details of the roads plan and Regional Cities Initiative, as well as the 2016 Legislative Session Highlights.

General Assembly Action is a Win for Indiana
Governor Mike Pence

As the 2016 session of the Indiana General Assembly came to a close last week, Hoosiers emerged as the clear winners.

In my State of the State Address at the beginning of the year, I outlined an aggressive agenda for this short session of the General Assembly that included providing $1 billion to maintain our state’s infrastructure, initiatives to combat the scourge of drug abuse and assist with local economic development as well as education and health care proposals. I commend members of the Indiana General Assembly for prioritizing these issues and look forward to signing many of them into law.

To be sure, while our roads and bridges rank above the national average, we could always be doing more and we must continue to make their preservation a priority in order to maintain our reputation as the Crossroads of America.

Through negotiations with leaders in the Indiana House and Senate, we were able to reach an agreement to commit more than $1 billion dollars to improve state and local roads without raising taxes.  This road funding bill will help communities throughout our state by making nearly $900 million available for local road and bridge improvements over the next four years.

Furthermore, the General Assembly also fully funded three regional cities initiatives that will spur economic development projects and improve the quality of life in regions across our state.

In this session of the General Assembly, we also continued to put education and our teachers first. We took a step back from ISTEP, began a process to review standardized testing in Indiana and ensured our schools and teachers were not negatively impacted by the transition to a new, more difficult test.

As we seek to make teaching more attractive, I’m also pleased that lawmakers included funding for the Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program, which will encourage college students to consider a career in education. I’m enthusiastic about what this program will mean for those who aspire to educate our kids.

Members of the Indiana General Assembly also deserve thanks for supporting our efforts to combat drug abuse across Indiana. We passed harsher penalties for drug dealers and made it clear that Indiana will not tolerate those who profit from selling poison in our communities. In recognizing the fact that law enforcement is one facet of our statewide, comprehensive substance abuse strategy, I’m pleased that additional legislation is making its way to my desk to expand access to treatment and life-saving measures for those caught in the grip of addiction.

These efforts, along with legislation protecting the successful Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 for the 370,000 Hoosiers who have enrolled over the course of the last year, will save lives and improve the overall health of Hoosiers.

As I stated in January, my priorities during this session were focused on jobs and economic development, education, infrastructure and confronting drug abuse.

I’m grateful to President Pro Tem Senator David Long, Speaker Brian Bosma and members of the Indiana General Assembly for working with our administration to advance these important measures that will strengthen our economy, improve our schools and combat drug abuse in our state. As a result, Hoosiers were the big winners from this legislative session.

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VHS’ SECOND CHICAGO TRANSPORT OF 2016 TO SEND 40+ CATS AND 2 DOGS TO WINDY CITY THANKS TO ASPCA/SUBARU GRANT

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 The Vanderburgh Humane Society has finalized another lifesaving transport to other shelters with more space in Chicago. More than 40 cats/kittens and 2 dogs will be hitting the road early on Wednesday morning, March 16th at around 5:00 am. This is the second Chicago transport of 2016 and one of many that VHS has done over the past few years.

Chicago, Illinois has had huge success in reducing pet overpopulation in the area thanks to targeted spay/neuter programs offered by many large organizations. They saw a 69% reduction in the number of euthanized animals from 1997 to 2010 and the number has continued to decrease dramatically in recent years, according to PAWS Chicago, one of many animal welfare organizations that offers low-cost spay & neuter. Additionally, Chicago is a large city with many high-rise apartment buildings. Since cats are ideal apartment pets, the “demand” for cats is much higher there than in a city like Evansville. That, coupled with a larger population in general, means that there is a much larger pool of adopters for cats in the Chicago area. For VHS kitties, this is great news!

VHS has partnered with several Chicago area organizations for years. One of these, Felines & Canines, Inc. in the heart of Chicago itself, typically welcomes cats from VHS with open arms several times a year. They accept adult cats up to 7 years old, the age range in which the vast majority of VHS cats fall. Here in Evansville, kittens get adopted within hours or minutes while adult cats sometimes wait on homes for months. Transports like this secure a bright future for these adult cats whose fate is much more uncertain here.

This transport is particularly special. In late 2015, the Vanderburgh Humane Society was one of 49 organizations awarded the ASPCA & Subaru Share the Love Event “Rescue Ride” grant. VHS was awarded $5,000 to cover the cost of transports just like this. The funds help to underwrite the costs of preparing each cat for transport, including spay/neuter surgery, vaccinations, testing, and deworming. The grant provides money for transportation costs such as gas and road tolls. Additionally, VHS receives no compensation or adoption fees for cats who are sent to rescue. The $5,000 also helps to make up the lost adoption fee since caring for each cat typically costs the Humane Society anywhere between $200 and $400+.

On Wednesday morning, 15 adult cats will go to Felines & Canines and several mother cats with litters of kittens will go to Animal House Shelter in Huntley, Illinois thanks to the Rescue Ride grant. Two dogs who have had a harder time getting adopted at VHS, Cosmo and Harper, will also be hitching a ride to Animal House at VHS’ expense.

Despite receiving a grant, VHS encourages the public to remember more than 2,000 other animals that pass through the shelter’s doors each year. Vanderburgh Humane is not funded in any way by taxes or consistent funding from ASPCA or the Humane Society of the United States. (Any grant funding received is a one-time disbursement, must be applied for, and is restricted to the terms outlined in the grant.) The VHS depends solely and completely on the generosity of the community to survive and continue its lifesaving programs. Donate at www.vhslifesaver.org, by phone at (812) 426-2563, or text “VHS” to 20222 to donate $10. (Standard message & data rates apply.)

For more information or to arrange a broadcast from the shelter, contact Amanda Coburn or Kendall Paul at the numbers listed at the beginning of this news release.

For more information on the Rescue Ride grant, click here: http://www.aspca.org/about-us/press-releases/aspca-announces-recipients-rescue-ride-animal-relocation-grants

 

Adopt A Pet

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Oink! Do you need a dog that doesn’t bark or shed? Why not adopt a pig? It’s basically the same thing! Piggly Wiggly is not yet housetrained, but pigs learn pottytraining fairly easily. He’s about 6 months old, and already neutered & vaccinated. His adoption fee is $350 (his vet bills alone are $400+.) He cannot be adopted within Evansville city limits per city ordinance, but any indoor-only home outside city limits is welcome to apply. Visit www.vhslifesaver.org or call (812) 426-2563 to save a life!

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