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Boating Safety Tips for the Solar Eclipse

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Boating Safety Tips for the Solar Eclipse

EVANSVILLE, INDIANA (March 25, 2024) – As the solar eclipse approaches on April 8, 2024, boaters who may enjoy the eclipse from the water are reminded of key safe boating tips.

  • Always wear a life jacket. The Coast Guard reminds boaters to ensure life jackets are serviceable, properly sized, correctly fastened, and suitable for your activity. Where the cause of death was known, 75 percent of fatal boating incident victims drowned. Of those drowning victims with reported life jacket usage, 85 percent were not wearing a life jacket.

  • File a float plan! A float plan is telling someone where you are going and when you plan to return. A float plan should be given to a friend or family member and includes a description of your boat, what is on board and a description of the safety equipment you are carrying. If you change plans mid-voyage, let someone know!

  • Always take a marine radio. A VHF-FM radio is the best method of communication while on the water. Although cell phones are a good backup, they can be unreliable due to gaps in coverage area and the inevitable dead battery.

  • Wear approved solar eclipse glasses. Looking at the sun without approved eclipse glasses can cause eye damage and impair your ability to safely operate your vessel after the eclipse.

  • Use navigation lights in low light conditions. Navigation lights will make you more visible to other boaters and promote a safer boating environment during the eclipse.

For more information, please visit www.safeboatingcampaign.com or www.cgaux.org

The Coast Guard Auxiliary promotes Recreational Boating Safety, provides trained crews and facilities to augment the Coast Guard and enhance the safety and security of our waterways, and supports Coast Guard operational, administrative, and logistical requirements.

No. 4 Trailblazers fall in Sweet 16, season ends at 30-4

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HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The No. 4 Vincennes University Trailblazers fell in the opening game of the 2024 NJCAA Division I National Championship tournament in Hutchinson Tuesday afternoon, falling to No. 13 Odessa College 58-56.

Both teams really struggled to get their footing early on and would prove to be a preview of what would ultimately be a very tough defensive battle.

The two teams traded baskets for most of the first half, with the lead changing hands five times and the score being tied an additional six times throughout the first 20 minutes of play.

Vincennes would grab the lead late in the first half on a three-pointer by sophomore Kent King (Washington, D.C.) to put the Blazers ahead 28-27 at the break.

VU looked to grab the momentum early in the second half by building a 33-30 lead before the Wranglers answered back with a 10-0 scoring run to take a 40-33 lead.

The Trailblazers would battle down the stretch, using a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to two and using a four-point possession to even the score at 56-56.

VU sophomore Michael Osei-Bonsu (Bolingbrook, Ill.) grabbed a rebound put back and converted the and-one free throw to seven the score with 47.8 seconds remaining.

Odessa was able to convert on their end of the floor on a put back dunk to put the Wranglers ahead by two with 20 seconds to play.

VU got down the floor with plenty of time and was able to get a pair of good shot attempts but were unable to get a make as the buzzer sounded and ended the game with the Blazers on the wrong end of a 58-56 final score.

The Trailblazers were led offensively by an outstanding game by freshman Damarien Yates (Somerville, Tenn.) who finished with 22 points and seven rebounds.

Sophomore Kris King (Washington, D.C.) had a big impact off the bench, ending the game with seven points and team-highs with 10 rebounds, six assists and a pair of steals.

Sophomore Kent King was the second VU scorer in double figures, finishing the game with 12 points and four rebounds.

Sophomore Michael Osei-Bonsu just missed out on a double-double, finishing with nine points and nine rebounds.

The Trailblazers end the season with a final record of 30-4, with a 17-2 record against Region 24 opponents, capturing VU’s first District Tournament Championship since 2018.

 

Sunrise Pump Station Closed April 8, Solar Eclipse Day

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Outdoor Public Restrooms will Remain Open from 8am until 4 pm

(Evansville, IN) – Sunrise Pump Station’s lobby and indoor restrooms will be closed to the public on Monday, April 8, Solar Eclipse Day. Outdoor public restrooms will remain open from 8 am until 4 pm. EWSU officials decided to close the building after careful consideration. It was determined that the pump station would not be a good place to view the eclipse. The building and upper observation deck are surrounded by security lights that automatically turn on when sunlight dims, which will make it difficult to see the eclipse. Public safety is also a concern because of a large influx of people expected to visit Evansville that day. EWSU does not have staff to manage a large crowd.

The pump station lobby and observation deck will reopen to the public on Tuesday, April 9, at 8:00 am.

Vanderburgh County Marriage Licenses Issued

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Vanderburgh County Marriage Licenses Issued

NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships Begin Wednesday in Indianapolis

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 INDIANAPOLIS – “The fastest meet in the world” returns to Indianapolis for the first time since 2017, essentially a home meet for Big Ten Champion Indiana men’s swimming and diving. The 2024 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships will be held at the IU Natatorium Wednesday (March 27) through Saturday (March 30) in the Hoosier State capital.

Final sessions will start at 6 p.m. ET each evening. Preliminary heats will begin at 10 a.m. every morning beginning Thursday. Fans can buy tickets here or stream the event via the ESPN+ digital platform.

Fifteen Hoosiers qualified for the national meet – 12 swimmers and three divers. Indiana also qualified all five relays.

IU finished fourth at last year’s championships with 376 points, its fourth top-five finish of the last five years. In those five years, only four team have consistently finished top six nationally: Cal, Texas, Florida and Indiana.

Last year Indiana scored 104 points from diving alone, 32.5 points more than any program. That total would have finished 12th in the team standings by itself. The Hoosiers return three divers from the 2023 roster: juniors Quinn Henninger and Carson Tyler and sophomore Maxwell Weinrich.

Tyler is the defending NCAA platform champion and placed fourth on the 3-meter board a year ago. He also comes into this year’s championships as a four-time Big Ten Champion, winning his second-straight conference platform title as well as his first-career 3-meter title. The junior was the nation’s top scorer from the NCAA Zone Championships on 3-meter and platform and the No. 5 scorer on 1-meter.

Henninger earned bronze on both the 3-meter board and platform as a sophomore and is a four-time All-American. Both Henninger and Tyler competed at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in February.

Indiana also returns its swimming national champion of the last two seasons, senior Brendan Burns, for his fourth and final NCAA meet – the fifth-year’s first championships in 2020 were canceled due to COVID-19. Since then, Burns became a national champion in the 200-yard butterfly (2022) and 100-yard backstroke (2023). Burns will race both again, this time taking on the 200 back as his third event for the first time at a national meet – matching his annual Big Ten program, which he swept every season from 2021-23. He’s the No. 7-seeded swimmer in the 100 back (44.62) Friday and No. 13 seed (1:39.50) in the 200 back and No. 7 seed in the 200 fly (1:40.24) on Saturday.

Senior Tomer Frankel is again a medal contender in the butterfly events Friday and Saturday as the No. 5 seed in the 100 fly (44.32) and No. 6 seed in the 200 fly (1:39.80). The 2020 Olympian was the only swimmer at last year’s meet to finish top five in both events and earned bronze in the 100-yard event with a program record 44.04.

IU will look to harvest a bounty from the breaststroke events with four competitors qualified in each of the two races. Junior Finn Brooks (51.30), senior Jassen Yep (51.49), junior Josh Matheny (51.69) and Maxwell Reich (51.87) all have top-26 times in the country in the 100-yard race. Indiana is an even greater threat in the 200 breast with Yep (1:50.40), Matheny (1:51.13), Reich (1:51.89) and freshman Toby Barnett (1:51.95) all having top-15 seeds after taking the top four podium spots at the Big Ten Championships.

Indiana again qualified all five relays for the championships, and each earned a top-16 seed – within scoring territory. The Hoosiers come in as the No. 5 seed in the 400-yard medley relay (3:01.61), an event they’ve finished runner-up each of the last two seasons with the quartet of Burns, Matheny, Frankel and junior Rafael Miroslaw – all still with the team. IU also has the No. 6 time in the 200 medley relay (1:22.17) and the No. 8 time in the 800 freestyle relay (6:10.86), the two events that will open the meet Wednesday night.

MEET INFO

Wednesday, March 27 – Saturday, March 30 • 10 a.m. ET (prelims), 6 p.m. ET (finals)

IU Natatorium • Indianapolis, Ind.

Tickets: bit.ly/3Tv25Vz

Live Results (Swim): bit.ly/3vsuiUO/Meet Mobile App

Live Results (Dive): divemeets.com

Live Stream: espn.com/watch

SCHEDULED EVENTS (Finals)
Wednesday (6 p.m. ET) – 200 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay
Thursday (6 p.m. ET) – 500 Freestyle, 200 IM, 50 Freestyle, 1-Meter Dive, 200 Freestyle Relay
Friday (6 p.m. ET) – 100 Butterfly, 400 IM, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 3-Meter Dive, 400 Medley Relay
Saturday (6 p.m. ET) – 1,650 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, Platform Dive, 400 Freestyle Relay

INDIANA SWIMMING AND DIVING QUALIFIERS
2024 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
Toby Barnett – 200 breaststroke, 200 IM, 400 IM
Luke Barr – 200 IM, 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke
Finn Brooks – 50 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly
Brendan Burns – 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly
Tristan DeWitt – 500 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle
Tomer Frankel – 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly
Quinn Henninger – 1-meter, 3-meter, platform
Rafael Miroslaw – 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle
Josh Matheny – 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
Maxwell Reich – 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
Carson Tyler – 1-meter, 3-meter, platform
Armando Vegas – 200 butterfly
Maxwell Weinrich – 1-meter, 3-meter, platform
Kai van Westering – 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke
Jassen Yep – 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
Relays: 200-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard freestyle relay, 800-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay, 400-yard medley relay

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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Massey

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USI Women’s Basketball’s championship-winning season ends in WNIT bout against Wisconsin

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball had its 2023-24 championship-winning season come to an end Monday night in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) at Screaming Eagles Arena, as the University of Wisconsin came from behind to defeat the Screaming Eagles, 67-62.
 
The bout on the court generated a lot of excitement and energy throughout the evening as 3,283 fans packed Screaming Eagles Arena to watch Southern Indiana (25-7, 17-1 OVC) host the first-ever Big Ten Conference team to visit USI with Wisconsin (14-16, 6-12 Big Ten) in town. The 3,283 fans also set a new Screaming Eagles Arena record for a women’s basketball game.
 
Southern Indiana made a strong start out of the gate, as senior forward Meredith Raley (Haubstadt, Indiana) canned a straightaway three in USI’s first possession. Under the seven-minute mark of the first quarter, Raley made another bucket to put the Screaming Eagles ahead 10-4. Late in the first quarter, USI extended its lead to double figures and led 24-12 after the first 10 minutes of action. Raley and senior forward Madi Webb (Bedford, Indiana) combined for 14 points in the first.
 
Early in the second quarter, sophomore guard Ali Saunders (Depauw, Indiana) lit it up from beyond the arc, connecting on two three-pointers to give Southern Indiana a 30-12 advantage nearly two minutes into the second stanza. After Wisconsin tried to chip away, USI had the response to keep the Badgers at bay. With a minute remaining until halftime, Saunders chucked up a long-range bomb with the shot clock winding down and stuck it through the bottom of the net. Before the second-quarter buzzer, freshman forward Chloe Gannon (Manchester, Tennessee) made a second-chance layup, leading USI into the intermission with a 44-25 lead.
 
The second half began with a sluggish start on the offensive end with much credit to both defenses. Wisconsin held USI without points for the first five minutes of the third period, allowing the Badgers to climb back to within 13, 44-31. Southern Indiana broke the field-goal drought with three minutes left in the third, as Saunders buried two three-pointers within 30 seconds to expand USI’s lead to 52-33. Wisconsin continued to fight back, pulling to within 13 once again, 55-42, by the end of the quarter.
 
Wisconsin continued its charge into the fourth quarter, relying heavily on sophomore forward Serah Williams to narrow Southern Indiana’s lead down to single digits. While a layup by Gannon put USI back up by nine just over three minutes into the fourth, the offensive struggles lingered for USI. The Badgers tied the game at 57 after two threes and a pair of free throws before taking the lead for the first time at the 4:25 mark. Williams put the Badgers on her shoulders on both ends of the court down the stretch, helping to not relinquish the lead back to Southern Indiana.
 
For the game, the Screaming Eagles shot just under 34 percent (19-56) overall and 9-17 for over 52 percent from beyond the arc. USI went 15-20 for 75 percent at the foul line. Saunders led Southern Indiana with 18 points with all five of her makes from the field coming from three-point range at a 5-5 mark. Raley recorded 13 points and Gannon tallied 11 points to round out the USI players that scored double digits.
 
Wisconsin ended the game at over 40 percent (20-49) shooting after an inefficient start to the contest. The Badgers knocked five threes and went 22-27 for over 81 percent at the charity stripe. Wisconsin won the battle on the glass, 35-34, and scored 26 transition points. Williams posted her 17th consecutive double-double with a game-high 24 points and 11 boards. Two other Badgers scored 10-plus in the game.
 
The 2023-24 campaign came to a close following another round of firsts for the USI Women’s Basketball program. The second year in the Ohio Valley Conference and at the Division I level saw USI capture the first-ever D-I team conference championships for USI Athletics with the 2023-24 OVC regular season and 2024 OVC Championship Tournament titles, which also placed USI among rare companies in reclassifying teams to win a conference title. The strong run culminated with USI’s first D-I national postseason tournament appearance and first-round win in the WNIT.
 
Southern Indiana had its best winning streaks and the most wins in seven years. The Screaming Eagles had their best conference record since near the turn of the century and were only the fifth OVC team to win at least 17 conference games. Southern Indiana also surpassed 750 victories in program history. Plus, just within the last couple of weeks, USI received its first-ever ranking in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll at No. 22.
 
Now the program will turn its attention to preparing and defending its championship titles in 2024-25.

Vanderbugh County Arrest Warrants

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