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Volleyball falls in weekend opener

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Cardona had 23 kills in three sets

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Senior Giulia Cardona recorded 23 kills in just three sets as the University of Evansville volleyball team fell in the weekend opener at Belmont.

Cardona hit .300 and had nine digs and an ace to go along with her 23 kills.  Three Purple Aces finished the night with four kills.  Making her first appearance since the first weekend of the season, Kora Ruff picked up 28 assists and five digs.  Ainoah Cruz led all players with 18 digs.  Lucy Kay led the Bruins with 12 kills.

Game 1 – Belmont 25, UE 18

Kora Ruff opened the match with an ace before setting up Giulia Cardona for the kill.  Belmont responded with four in a row to take their first lead.

With the Bruins up 9-8, they went on a run to push the lead to 14-10.  UE rallied once again, cutting the deficit in half as a kill by Angelica Gonzalez helped her team make it a 19-17 game.  Belmont had the response, completing the set on a 6-1 run to take a 1-0 lead.

Game 2 – Belmont 25, UE 21

Both teams had the lead in the early moments of the second frame, but with the score tied at 7-7, Belmont scored three in a row to take the lead for good.  The 3-0 spurt was the start of a 10-3 run that put them in front by a 17-10 score.

Despite the deficit, the Aces kept fighting.  Trailing 22-14, UE outscored the Bruins by a 6-1 margin to cut the deficit to 23-20.  Madisyn Steele had a kill during the stretch before the Bruins regrouped to take a 2-0 match lead.

Game 3 – Belmont 25, UE 14

Another close game ensued as the squads dueled to a 6-6 score.  Four in a row by the Bruins set them up with another lead they would not relinquish.  They clinched the match with a 25-14 decision.

UE will look for the weekend split on Saturday with a 6 p.m. match at Murray State.

Todd Rokita raises awareness for consumers of harmful household products recalled in September

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Attorney General Todd Rokita is alerting Hoosiers of important consumer protection concerns for products recalled in September. The office encourages consumers to take advantage of opportunities available for those who purchase recalled items that could be harmful to their families.    

“Hoosiers deserve protection from products that don’t work and should not have to tolerate them,” Attorney General Todd Rokita said. “If you purchased an item in September that has been recalled, you should immediately stop using the product and see what forms of reimbursement the company that sold or manufactured the product is offering.”

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the following consumer products were recalled in September:  

If you believe you recently purchased a recalled product, stop using it, and check its recall notice (linked above for all products). Then follow the notice’s instructions, including where to return the product, how to get the product fixed, how to dispose of the product, how to receive a refund for the product, or what steps must be taken to receive a replacement product.   

To view recalls issued prior to September visit the Consumer Protection Safety Commission website.    

A headshot of Attorney General Rokita is available for download.

Swimming and diving completes match-up at Centre College

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DANVILLE, Ky. – Friday evening’s contest against Centre College saw the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams split its match-up.  The Purple Aces men earned a 189-105 win while the women dropped a 162-132 decision.

Men’s Recap

Patrik Vilbergsson, Carlos Souto Vilas, Daniel Santos Lopez, and Sammy McCall opened the night with a win in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:34.29.  After recording a pair of top three finishes last weekend, Joseph Capo started his competition on Friday with a victory in the 200-free.  His 1:45.69 edge teammate Grady Whitson’s 1:47.59.

ilbergsson took the win in the 100-backstroke.  Swimming a 52.04, he defeated fellow Ace Boris Tavrosky, who posted a 53.55.  He added a win in the 200-yard backstroke, besting Logan Tenison and Tavrosky.  His time finished at 1:52.81.  Souto Vilas was victorious in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke.  His winning time in the 100 was a 58.50 with the runner-up finishing in 59.93.  In the 200, a 2:12.75 defeated teammate Joao Guiherme.

Adam Pawlak was victorious in the 200-fly with a time of 2:00.14 while Michael Pruett led an Evansville sweep of the top four in the 100-yard free.  Pruett’s 47.86 led Ben Morse, Jakob Grundbacher, and Mohammed Rashed.

Santos Lopez edge Brendan Ulewicz in the 100-fly.  He posted a 51.39.  In the 200-yard IM, it was Grady Whitson completing the race in 2:00.70 with Titus Jabedo coming in second with his time of 2:03.63.  The men wrapped up competition with a win in the 200 medley relay.  Pruett, McCall, Tenison, and Santos Lopez finished in 1:25.38.

Women’s Recap

Things got off to a nice start for the ladies as they were victorious in the 200-medley relay.  Ane Garate, Rafaela Markarewicz, Sveva Brugnoli, and Rebecca Lago posted a 1:50.46 to win by just over a half second.  Garate followed her solid relay with a triumph in the 100-backstroke.  Her time checked in at 1:01.34.  She picked up another win in the 200-backstroke.  Her winning time was 2:13.12.

Markarewicz continued a strong performance with a win in the 100-breaststroke.  Her race finished in 1:08.52, topping the competition by just over a second.  In the 200-yard breaststroke, Markarewicz came in second with Mari Mueller picking up the win in 2:28.75.

Brugnoli and Mueller led the way in the 200-IM.  Completing the race in 2:10.23, Brugnoli came in just ahead of Mueller.  In the 200-fly, Brugnoli added another win, posting a 2:09.81.

Reigning Missouri Valley Conference Diver of the Week Maddie Rollett picked up right where she left off, sweeping the 1 and 3-meter dives for the second consecutive weekend.  Scoring a 273.45, Rollett bested Leah Gardner’s 206.48.  Rollett’s score in the 3-meter finished at 252.90.  Gardner was also second in that event with a 192.15.

Gov. Holcomb announces long-term plan to support children with high acuity needs

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Gov. Holcomb announces long-term plan to support children with high acuity needs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced a multi-agency effort to provide more support to children who have high acuity needs.

“Our agencies are working with a growing number of families who have children with significant and complex mental and behavioral needs,” Gov. Holcomb said. “These families need help navigating the supports available to them so children receive the right services in their individual communities, and we are committed to helping them.”

The plan is the result of a collaboration among the Family and Social Services Administration, Department of Correction, Department of Child Services, the Department of Education and the Governor’s Office to understand the needs of high acuity children and how to design programs to provide the best support in their communities whenever possible. Gov. Holcomb made the plan a priority in his 2024 legislative agenda announcement.

Children with high acuity needs often require more specialized care due to the complexity of their diagnoses and circumstances. This initiative focuses on ensuring they receive the necessary support for their overall well-being. Sometimes, the challenges extend beyond the child’s individual needs, influenced by the broader family context. By considering these factors – and enhancing coordination between the program and agencies involved – we can provide more effective support for both the children and families.

Already, a cross-agency rapid response team that was established to address emergency circumstances has assisted more than 20 children and their families with finding an appropriate placement and connecting to needed services, helping to stabilize crisis situations.

Through the work of the Children with High Acuity Needs Project, the group identified four areas of initial prioritization, including:

  • Cross-Agency Navigators. Cross-agency navigators with multi-agency expertise will enhance care coordination across state and local services such as education, mental health, intellectual and developmental disability, child welfare, juvenile justice, and physical health. This will begin as a pilot program focusing on engaging schools early to prevent children from being placed in more restrictive settings and helping those in a residential setting return home more quickly and sustainably.
  • Intensive Foster and Respite Care. New and existing foster care parents and kinship caregivers will receive intensive supports to help them manage the behaviors that children with high acuity needs may exhibit. These foster parents and kinship caregivers, who will also receive respite care, will help prevent crisis situations that result in children being placed in treatment settings not appropriate for their needs. Services will begin in November and a list of providers and the areas they serve can be found here.
  • Gatekeeper Process Review. Gatekeepers support children receiving services from the State Psychiatric Hospital Network, ensuring that they receive the most appropriate treatment in the least restrictive setting possible. The state will review the current pediatric gatekeeper process to identify operational, policy, and statutory changes needed to improve the state psychiatric hospital gatekeeping process. When the system is optimized, youth won’t remain in state hospitals for longer than medically necessary, allowing another youth in need to occupy the space.
  • Youth Transitional Homes and Caregiver Coaching. This program will offer an intermediary level of support for youth who are ready to return to their community following residential care or for youth to remain in the community, rather than being escalated to a more restrictive setting. Different from traditional group homes, Youth Transitional Homes are not long-term placements but are designed to help youth reconnect with their daily routines and communities. Families will also receive caregiver coaching to equip them with tools needed to support the child’s safe and successful return to their home environment.

Please Plan Ahead for Travel Delays and Possible Traffic Congestion Today

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Today (Saturday, October 5th), multiple events are taking place in Evansville that may cause travel delays and possible traffic congestion. The events, road construction, and closures are expected to impact travel.

The Evansville Half Marathon, which benefits youth programs at the YMCA of Southwestern Indiana, will begin at 7 a.m. at Court Street and NW 2nd Street. Intersections will be blocked for runners. The course will include Bosse Field, Garvin Park, and the Pigeon Creek Greenway before concluding downtown.

At 11:00 a.m., the Evansville Area Jeepers will have a large caravan of Jeeps leave North High School before heading south on I-69 to Henderson. All proceeds from this event will go to the Cops Connecting With Kids program. With construction in the area and expected high participation, motorists are to anticipate delays and congestion until around noon. On This evening at 7 p.m., a large attendance is expected at a concert at the Ford Center.

Please be advised that Walnut is closed at Governor and with heavy traffic in the area there will be increased travel time when leaving downtown. We ask that if you are attending these events or traveling in these areas today that you please plan ahead, consider exploring alternate routes, be patient, and help us keep everyone safe.

NO BLOOD, NO RATINGS

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GAVEL GAMUT

By Jim Redwine

www.jamesmredwine.com

(Week of 07 October 2024)

NO BLOOD, NO RATINGS

Tuesday, October 02, 2024 on CBS was a disaster for the TV networks but a breath of clean air to American voters. Unlike the mud wrestling between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on ABC on September 10, 2024, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Senator J.D. Vance engaged in a civil and substantive debate on important issues: Immigration, the Economy, Reproductive Rights and the Middle East. The post-debate analyses by the national media of the presidential debate was like hearing post-game comments from a home-town fan.

If Harris and Trump explained their positions on any issue, I did not hear them. But I did hear the media chortle over the competing charges of lying, criminal intent and incompetence. The commentators were simply giddy with the prospect of selling advertising by regurgitating gossip. In contrast, Walz and Vance never called one another a crook or a liar and several times agreed that the other candidate had a good position on important national problems. The media hated it. The talking heads wrote the entire vice-presidential debate off with the disdainful description that it was “Mid-Western Nice”.

Harris is from California; Trump is from New York. In between is America. My wife, Peg, once had a tee shirt that depicted the United States as New York (along with the rest of the east coast states) on the east edge, California (and Oregon and Washington) on the west edge and everything in between just a black hole. The caption read: “A Bostonian’s view of America.” Apparently, many in the national media see the United States that way. And the inhabitants between the east and west coasts are seen as unassuming simpletons who do not have the sense to come in out of the rain or to cast aspersions on all with whom they disagree.

Midwest Nice, or as your mother might admonish, “Say something nice or say nothing”, just does not “bleed to lead”. On the other hand, filling an hour and half debate with invective, whether based on fact or based on nothing, can ramp up interest in the populace. Turn on, tune in and enjoy the scrum; we should not concern ourselves with policy or solutions. That is so boring.

In about a month, two of the four candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency will be chosen to lead our national government for the next four years. It might be refreshing if between now and November 05, we in the “Fly Over” part of America could be called upon to do more than just finance the choices those on the coasts make for us. A little Mid-West Nice from everyone might ease the national angst.

For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www.jamesmredwine.com

EVSC School Board Meeting is Monday

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The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet for the regularly scheduled Board meeting Monday, October 7, 2024 at 5:30 PM in the Board Room of the EVSC Administration Building located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN. Board meetings can also be observed by tuning to EVSC’s radio station, 90.7 WPSR or live streamed online at https://www.wpsrhd.com/.

Prior to the regularly scheduled Board meeting, three members of the Board, along with district administrators, will hold a Town Hall beginning at 5:00 PM. This Town Hall is for Vanderburgh County residents to speak directly with Board members in attendance about issues involving EVSC schools. The Town Hall will be held in the Technology and Innovation Center located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN. Members of the public who would like to attend the Town Hall should register by completing the Town Hall Registration Form located on our website at district.evscschools.com.

USI to host Día de la Familia event October 19

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The University of Southern Indiana is excited to host Día de la Familia en USI, a campus visit experience designed and executed in Spanish for Spanish-speaking families, from 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 19. 

The event, organized in collaboration with HOLA and the Indiana Latino Institute, will offer a day filled with fun activities and valuable information about the USI enrollment process. Families will have the opportunity to connect with members of the University community and experience the beauty of the campus firsthand. 

Troy Miller, Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management, says that USI is proud to work with community partners like HOLA and the Indiana Latino Institute to create pathways for families to engage with the University, better understand enrollment opportunities and see the possibilities available to students. 

“At USI, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every student and family feels welcomed and supported. Día de la Familia en USI is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the rich diversity of our campus community and provide valuable information to Spanish-speaking families about accessing higher education,” says Miller. “We recognize the crucial role that family plays in supporting a college student’s journey, and through events like this, we aim to empower families to be active partners in their students’ success. Together, we can ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed.”   

During the event, families will be able to: 

  • Learn about the admission process and financial aid
  • Receive a campus and housing tour
  • Engage with professors, staff and current students

“As a first-generation Latino student myself, I am proud to be part of an institution that values our diverse backgrounds and ensures families have the support and resources they need to help their students succeed,” says Dr. César D. Berríos Chavarría, Assistant Dean of Students. “Día de la Familia en USI is an event that allows families to not only learn about the University process but also feel a true sense of belonging within the campus community,” 

There is no cost associated with the event, and lunch is included. Registration for the event is highly encouraged.  

To learn more about Día de la Familia en USI, call 812-464-1765. 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among Hoosier women, which is why we recognize the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Early detection of breast cancer is critical in improving a patient’s chance of survival, which is why I sponsored a new law this year that improves breast cancer screenings and communication with patients.

Here in Indiana, a specialty license plate has also been established, with proceeds from this plate benefitting the Indiana Breast Cancer Awareness Trust.

While women are most often diagnosed with breast cancer, men can be diagnosed with the disease as well.
   

USI XC Recaps from “Live in Lou” XC Classic

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Hough raced to an eight-kilometer time of 25 minutes, 56 seconds, to earn 55 pts for USI in the 332-competitor field.

As a team, the Eagles finished with 744 points to place 28th of 30 teams. Junior Lewis Kaufmann was 172nd, while sophomore Gavin Thompson placed 198th. Freshman Andrew Pace and junior Ethan Hall rounded out USI’s top five with respective finishes of 237th and 246th. Freshman Gabe Land was 286th to round out USI’s lineup.

The Eagles return to action October 18 when they host the Angel Mounds Invitational in Evansville, Indiana. The men’s 8k is slated for a 9 a.m. start, while the women’s 6k begins at 9:45 a.m.

Pickett paces USI women’s XC at Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country sophomore Ahmira Pickett raced to a 124th-place finish out of 232 competitors to lead a small contingent Screaming Eagles in the blue race of the “Live in Lou” Classic Saturday morning at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.

Pickett completed the five-kilometer course in 20 minutes, 29.8 seconds, as she recorded 112 points.

As a team, the Eagles were 24th of 24 teams with 681 points. Freshman Maggie Smith was 169th and sophomore Sydney Klinglesmith was 178th, while freshman Emma Deweese and senior Shelby Livingston rounded out USI’s lineup with respective finishes of 186th and 189th.

The Eagles return to action October 18 when they co-host the Angel Mounds Invitational in Evansville, Indiana. The men’s 8k is slated for a 9 a.m. start, while the women’s 6k begins at 9:45 a.m.

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