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Bruins sweep Saturday doubleheader

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Aces look to break through in Sunday’s finale

 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Belmont’s pitching was the story on Saturday as the Bruins swept a doubleheader against the University of Evansville softball team.  After opening with a 3-0 win, Belmont took the second game, 7-1.

 

Game 1 – Belmont 3, UE 0

Bruins pitcher Emma Summers allowed three hits in a complete-game, 7-inning performance to open play on Saturday.  In the top of the first, Jess Willsey picked up a 2-out single for the Purple Aces’ first baserunner of the day, however, it was the Bruins plating the first run in the bottom of the second.

Evansville did not have another baserunner until the fifth when Hannah Hood reached on an error.  The biggest threat of the day came in the sixth when Zoe Frossard and Willsey reached on 2-out hits before a strikeout ended the frame.  BU added two insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth and would take the 3-0 win.

Sydney Weatherford was solid in the circle, scattering three runs on six hits in six innings of work.  Willsey had two of the Aces three hits.

Game 2- Belmont 7, UE 1

A close battle throughout most of the game, Belmont plated five runs in the bottom of the sixth to clinch a 7-1 victory in the second end of the doubleheader.   Belmont once again opened the scoring with a single run in the bottom half of the first.

UE made its first threat in the second when Hannah Hood walked and Brooke Voss followed with a single.  The persistence paid off in the fourth when the Aces tied the game.  Jess Willsey hit a leadoff single before advancing to second on a passed ball.  With two outs, Voss laced a double to right field, which scored Willsey.

The Bruins stormed back with a swingle run in the bottom of the inning before a 5-spot in the 6th pushed the lead to 7-1.  Singles by Alexa Davis and Zoe Frossard in the top of the 5th saw UE attempt to tie it up before the big finish by the Bruins clinched the win.

Megan Brenton went 5 1/3 innings and allowed six runs on nine hits.  Mikayla Jolly recorded the final two outs.  UE had six hits in the game with Voss recording two.  Belmont’s offense was led by Emily Cockrill, who went 3-4 with two RBI and a run.  Maya Johnson threw the complete game in the circle to earn the win for the Bruins.  She fanned 11 batters.

Sunday’s series finale is slated for a 12 p.m. first pitch.

NCAA Final Night on Deck for Indiana

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ATHENS, Ga. – Indiana will have six swims in the final evening of the 2024 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday (March 23) inside the Gabrielsen Natatorium on the campus of the University of Georgia.

Indiana’s final session kicks off in 1,650-yard freestyle heats, with three Hoosier juniors competing. Elyse Heiser will swim in the second of six heats, scheduled for 4:08 p.m. ET. Big Ten bronze medalist and the seventh-place national finisher in 2023, Mariah Denigan is slated for the fifth heat at 4:59 p.m.

No. 3 seed Ching Hwee Gan will swim in the final heat that will officially begin Saturday’s final session at 6 p.m. Gan was the NCAA runner-up a year ago with a time of 15:46.28. She approached that mark at midseason, clocking a 15:48.70.

Junior Anna Peplowski has advanced to the championship final in all three of her individual events, earning program records in each along the way. Peplowski finished seventh in the 100-yard freestyle preliminaries with a new school standard 47.27. Sophomore Kristina Paegle made it to the consolation final in 47.72.

Senior Ashley Turak swam her final individual race in a personal best 48.23. The fifth-year has set individual records in each of her three events this week, her final collegiate meet. Turak is expected to swim the 400-yard freestyle relay to end the night. Indiana boasts the No. 9-seeded relay coming into the evening, but a top-8 finish would mark the program’s first NCAA meet reaching the podium in four relays.

RESULTS (Prelims)

200 BACKSTROKE

  1. Kacey McKenna – 1:56.44

100 FREESTYLE

  1. Anna Peplowski – 47.27 (Championship Final, All-America, Program Record, Career Best)
  2. Kristina Paegle – 47.72 (Consolation Final, Second-Team All-America)
  3. Ashley Turak – 48.23 (Career Best)

200 BREASTSTROKE

  1. Brearna Crawford – 2:08.60 (First Alternate)

200 BUTTERFLY

  1. Anna Freed – 1:56.65 (Career Best)

PLATFORM

  1. Ella Roselli – 237.30
  2. Skyler Liu – 219.20

HOOSIER ALL-AMERICANS
Brearna Crawford (200 medley relay*, 400 medley relay*)
Ching Hwee Gan (800 freestyle relay)

Anne Fowler (1-meter*, 3-meter)
Kacey McKenna (200 medley relay*, 200 freestyle relay, 100 backstroke, 400 medley relay*)
Kristina Paegle (200 medley relay*, 800 freestyle relay, 50 freestyle*, 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay*, 100 freestyle*)
Anna Peplowski (800 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle, 400 medley relay*, 100 freestyle)
Ella Ristic (800 freestyle relay)
Chiok Sze Yeo (200 medley relay*)

Ashley Turak (50 freestyle*, 200 freestyle relay)

 

Indiana and Arkansas co-lead 18 other states + D.C. in calling on Congress to fix hazy language in Farm Bill

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Language designed to help farmers has been exploited to harm consumers

 Attorney General Todd Rokita and Attorney General Tim Griffin are co-leading 18 other states plus the District of Columbia in a bi-partisan effort to Congress to fix language in the 2018 Farm Bill, which bad actors have used to flood the market with unregulated intoxicating hemp.

“This legislation was supposed to boost industrial hemp as an agricultural commodity,” Attorney General Rokita said. “That’s a goal that Hoosiers support without reservation. We’re talking about a plant that can be used to make auto parts, biodegradable plastic, biofuel, paper, textiles, and other useful products.

Opportunists, however, have seized on perceived loopholes they believe enable them legally to sell THC-based products previously forbidden by federal rules, regardless of state-level regulations. These products often take the form of candy-like edibles attractive to children and adolescents.

“The intent of these federal hemp provisions was never to expand the availability of intoxicating products,” Attorney General Rokita said. “But now we have a $28 billion grey market flooding our communities with unregulated, highly potent products that are confusing to Hoosier businesses and dangerous to consumers of all ages.”

Many states have seen consumers poisoned by poorly manufactured products and misleading labels. Bad actors have taken advantage of popular THC-infused products, like edibles, and copy legitimate packaging to sell candy or snacks. These are particularly dangerous in the hands of children.

“By rewriting this legislation, Congress can support farmers’ ability to capitalize on the industrial-hemp market without opening the door to dangerous intoxicants,” Attorney General Rokita said. “We’re calling on them to do exactly that.”

 

EWSU Scheduled Water Rate Increase Goes into Effect April 1

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(EVANSVILLE, IN) – On April 1, Evansville Water and Sewer Utility (EWSU) will implement the next phase of water rates that were previously approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC). An average residential customer using 5,000 gallons of water per month will see the water portion of their bill increase from $50.05 in 2023 to $53.15 in 2024.

In 2021, the IURC approved the Utility’s plan to increase water rates in phases over a five-year period, from 2022 through 2026. The rate increases are necessary to pay for the construction of a new water treatment facility to replace EWSU’s aging water plant. Part of the current Water Filtration Facility has been in operation for over 125 years and is nearing the end of its useful life. The plant has undergone 10 major expansions and improvements. Additional expansions are no longer economically feasible.

“The water filtration plant that we have today was built to sustain our city over 100 years ago and is insufficient for sustainably supporting the future needs of our community and our region,” EWSU Executive Director Vic Kelson said. He noted the filtration plant provides water to all of Vanderburgh County and surrounding areas in Posey, Gibson and Warrick counties. “We need to act now to build the new water plant to set ourselves up for continued growth.”

Kelson, who was appointed executive director of EWSU in January by Mayor Stephanie Terry, understands that utility rates are a challenge for a significant segment of the community who struggle financially to make ends meet.

“I have asked EWSU staff to evaluate proposals that would enhance our utility bill assistance program for qualifying customers. We hope to present a proposal to our board of directors in the next few weeks,” Kelson said.

 

USI Bronstein Center to launch new Affiliate Visiting Faculty initiative, course on technology and healthcare

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As part of its mission to improve care of elders in southwestern Indiana, the University of Southern Indiana Bronstein Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness is launching the Bronstein Affiliate Visiting Faculty Initiative. With funds provided by the Bronstein Foundation, national and international faculty with expertise in dementia care or advance care planning are invited to teach a class or seminar at USI annually.

Dr. Ryan Integlia, USI Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the first Bronstein Affiliate Visiting Faculty. This summer, he will teach a two-day intensive course to explore the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) on healthcare delivery and dementia care. HP 490: Introduction to AI/ML in Healthcare is open to USI students and faculty, community members and healthcare professionals.

In this course, Integlia will examine how smart watches, augmented reality, robotics and other technology concepts can improve access to care and enhance patient-practitioner communication.

According to Integlia, the application of AI/ML-enabled tools for remote monitoring for rehabilitation and wellness has been shown to enhance accessibility of healthcare technology for low income and aging populations and also people living with dementia. “Studies demonstrate that self-management via mobile and telehealth technologies improve overall outcomes in patients,” he says. “This class will attempt to bridge the gap between new AI technology and healthcare, specifically in the aging community.”

The one-credit hour class will be offered during USI’s First Summer Session from 10:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Thursday and Friday, June 6 and 7.

“We are pleased to offer the community this opportunity to explore the intersection of healthcare and technology,” says Dr. Katie Ehlman, Director of the Bronstein Center. “Healthcare delivery is constantly changing. This two-day course is a way for our students and community providers to stay at the forefront of innovation to improve patient outcomes.”

USI students can register for HP 490 as a First Summer Session course through the student registration portal. The course is open to all majors, and no prerequisites are required.

Health professionals and community members should contact USI Outreach and Engagement at 812-464-1989 for registration information. Attendees may receive continuing education contact hours for day one and day two with attestation of attendance and submission of the electronic program evaluation.

In 2022, the USI Foundation received a leadership gift from the Sol and Arlene Bronstein Foundation, established by the Bronsteins, to expand programs of excellence in dementia care and advance care planning education. In recognition of their contributions to the University and impactful careers in the Evansville community and beyond, USI renamed its Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness within the College of Nursing and Health Professions the Bronstein Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness.  

Local Author Spotlight: Mary Dezember, Ph.D. | April 2

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Local Author Spotlight: Mary Dezember, Ph.D. | April 2

Embark on a literary journey with us as we shine a spotlight on the talented Mary Dezember, Ph.D., an award-winning author, poet, and advocate of creativity. Join us on April 2nd from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the Browning Gallery for an enchanting evening as Dr. Dezember takes us through the pages of her thought-provoking debut novel, “Wild Conviction.”

Event Details:

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Times: 6 PM

Location: Browning Gallery (lower level)

“Wild Conviction” is a richly historical novel set in the heart of Evansville, exploring themes of identity, freedom, and societal challenges during the antebellum and early Civil War periods. Dr. Dezember’s immersive storytelling, sprinkled with magic and love, promises to captivate and inspire.

Following the reading, there will be a brief Q&A session and a book signing, offering you the chance to engage with the author and get your copy of “Wild Conviction” personally signed. You can purchase Mary Dezember’s books, including “Wild Conviction,” beforehand at Your Brother’s Bookstore (504 Main Street in Evansville) or on Amazon.

Mark your calendars and don’t miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in a world of heated tensions, mesmerizing characters, and captivating storytelling.

Ivy Tech Evansville to Operate Virtually on April 8 for Total Solar Eclipse 

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WHAT:  All Ivy Tech campuses and satellite locations, including Ivy Tech Evansville and the Tell City Career & Technology Center, will operate virtually on Monday, April 8, as the total solar eclipse passes through much of Indiana. 

All campus facilities and parking lots will be closed to the public. They will reopen on Tuesday, April 9. 

WHEN:  Monday, April 8, 2024 

WHERE: All Ivy Tech location

Hoosier History Highlights

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March 24 – March 30

This Week in Indiana History
RCA March 25, 1954  RCA began producing color TVs at its plant in Bloomington, Indiana.  A set with a 12-inch screen sold for around $1,000.

March 26, 1979 Michigan State defeated Indiana State in the NCAA basketball championship. Earvin “Magic” Johnson led the Spartans against Larry Bird of the Sycamores in one of the most-watched TV games in history.

Larry and Magic

March 28, 1844  Four people were killed and several injured in a railroad accident on the steep incline in Madison. The loaded wood car broke loose and raced downhill, slamming into the passenger car.

March 29, 1878   Albert Von Tilzer was born in Indianapolis. He became a songwriter whose most famous composition was “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.”  Another hit was “I’ll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time.”

 Take Me Out To The Ball Game

Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken inside the Dr. James Ford Historic Home in Wabash, Indiana.

Dr. James Ford Home

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March 24

Indiana Statehouse Tour Office

Indiana Department of Administration

Guided Tours of the Indiana Statehouse are offered Monday through Saturday.  For more information, contact us.

(317) 233-5293
Estanley@idoa.in.gov

Statehouse Virtual Tour

Indiana Quick Quiz

1. Civil War General and author Lew Wallace lived in what Indiana city?

2. Name the Quaker College which was founded in Richmond, Indiana, in 1847.

3. Who wrote a cookbook entitled “Home Cookin’ with Dave’s Mom”?

4. How did Angola, Indiana get its name?

Answers Below

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Answers

1. Crawfordsville

2. Earlham College

3. Dorothy Letterman

4. Angola, NY, home of settlers

honey bee

Honey bees are enjoying Spring in Indiana.

Toxic chemical releases have declined 21% in 10 years according to new Toxics Release Inventory data

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WASHINGTON – Today, March 21, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its 2022 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis showing that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program were 21% lower in 2022 compared to 2013. This includes a 26% decrease in air releases. During this 10-year period, releases from manufacturing facilities decreased by 9% while the value added to the U.S. economy from manufacturing increased by 14%. While overall releases increased by 1% from 2021 to 2022, there was a 6.5% increase in the number of pollution prevention activities reported under the TRI program compared to 2021.

The 2022 TRI National Analysis summarizes environmental releases of TRI chemicals, as well as how facilities managed their waste. In 2022, facilities reported managing 88.5% of their TRI chemical waste through preferred practices such as recycling, energy recovery and treatment, while releasing 11.5% of their TRI chemical waste into the environment.

“Communities have a right to know how facilities in their backyards might be exposing them to toxic chemicals,” said Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Michal Freedhoff. “We are committed to sharing the information we collect from facilities openly and clearly, allowing people to find new ways to use this data to the benefit of us all.”

EPA, states and Tribes receive TRI data from facilities in sectors such as manufacturing, mining, hazardous waste management and electric utilities. More than 21,000 facilities submitted reports on 522 of the 827 chemicals and chemical categories for which TRI reporting is required. The remaining 305 chemicals either were not manufactured, processed or used by facilities required to report to TRI or were not manufactured, processed or used in amounts large enough to trigger reporting.

The 2022 TRI National Analysis features visualizations and analytical tools to make data more useful and accessible to communities. Readers can view data by state, Tribe, metropolitan area, EPA region and watershed using the “Where You Live” mapping tool. This tool also allows readers to view facility locations overlayed with demographic data to identify potential exposure to TRI chemical releases in communities, including overburdened communities. Community groups, policymakers and other stakeholders can use this information, along with other environmental data, to better understand which communities may be experiencing a disproportionate pollution burden and take action at the local level.

Additionally, the 2022 TRI National Analysis highlights trends and changes in waste management practices for specific sectors and chemicals in the Sector Profile and Chemical Profile sections. This year, the 2022 TRI National Analysis highlights the primary metals manufacturing sector alongside the standard profiles for electric utilities, chemical manufacturing and metal mining.

Evansville Vanderburgh County Convention & Visitors Commission Board Meeting Notice

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Evansville, IN – March 20, 2024 – Meetings of the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Convention & Visitors Commission, Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc., Evansville Events, Inc., Evansville-Vanderburgh County Convention & Visitors Commission Building Corporation, and Evansville-Vanderburgh Convention & Visitors Commission Sports Complex Operations Corporation (collectively “Commission”) will meet on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 3:00 pm. The meeting will be held in Room 301 of the Evansville Civic Center Complex, 1 NW Martin King Jr. Blvd., Evansville, IN.

 

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