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Attorney General Todd Rokita distributes $44.7 million to Hoosier communities in next wave of funds from opioid settlements

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Opioid settlements alone total over $925 million under Rokita Administration 

Attorney General Todd Rokita is distributing $44.7 million to Indiana cities, towns and counties this week in the next wave of funding from opioid settlements obtained under his leadership. Attorney General Rokita secured these settlements from companies that allegedly contributed to the state’s opioid epidemic through irresponsible and/or unlawful actions.

“The scourge of opioid abuse and overdose has inflicted such unspeakable pain on so many Hoosiers,” Attorney General Rokita said. “No amount of money will ever compensate families for the loss of loved ones, but these settlements help prevent similar types of corporate irresponsibility from ever happening again.”  

The payments being sent this week result from settlements with Allergan, Teva, Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart — along with a small additional payment received from pharmaceutical distributors Cardinal Health, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen. Over the course of all opioid settlements obtained under Attorney General Rokita, Indiana is anticipated to receive more than $925 million. 

Local governments have wide discretion in choosing exactly how to use the opioid funds. The settlement funds support local law enforcement efforts, drug task forces, regional treatment hubs, early intervention and crisis support, and other important programs aimed at combating substance abuse and overdose. Guidelines can be found on Attorney General Rokita’s website. 

The settlement framework continues to be a 50-50 split between the state and local governments.  The $44.7 million sent to local communities — plus another approximately $2.6 million in attorney fees paid to litigating subdivisions’ counsel — represents 50 percent of the approximately $95 million in funds remitted by the pharmaceutical companies for this round of payments. The other 50 percent goes to the State of Indiana. Local communities are encouraged to seek information regarding the state’s 50% share and take steps to obtain additional funds. 

A listing of the payments estimated for each community for the full 18 years can be found on the Office of Attorney General website: https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/

Evansville Day School Celebrates National Foreign Language Week with Unique Educational Activities

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Evansville, IN – March 4, 2024 – Evansville Day School is proud to announce its participation in National Foreign Language Week (NFLW), taking place from March 1st to March 7th, 2024. This annual event, observed in the United States during the first week of March, aims to highlight the importance of language learning and its role in fostering global connections. This year’s theme, “Learning Languages Promotes Friendships,” underscores the significance of linguistic diversity in building bridges between cultures.

As part of NFLW, Evansville Day School is organizing a series of educational and engaging activities designed to make language learning fun and interesting for students. Throughout the week, students will have the opportunity to explore various languages, including French, German, Mandarin, Japanese, Russian, Italian, and Hungarian. From learning songs and greetings to creating art and playing international board games, students will immerse themselves in the rich tapestry of global languages and cultures.

“We are excited to celebrate National Foreign Language Week at Evansville Day School,” said Robin Renschler, Head of Primary School at Evansville Day School. “Our goal is to not only allow our students to discover different languages but also to instill in them an appreciation for cultural diversity and the importance of cross-cultural communication.”

Highlighting the school’s commitment to language education, Evansville Day School is proud to be the only institution in the region offering instruction in such a wide array of global languages from a young age. By providing students with exposure to multiple languages and cultures, the school helps to create a unique, globally minded educational experience that prepares them for an increasingly interconnected world.

Posey County Commissioners Announce RFP for Housing Study Proposals Due May 8, 2024

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EVANSVILLE REGION, Ind. (March 5, 2024) – The Board of Commissioners of Posey County has announced a Request for Proposals for professional consulting services for a comprehensive housing study.

The study will evaluate the current housing landscape, analyze market trends, and engage stakeholders to provide valuable insights for strategic housing development. The study area will encompass unincorporated Posey County, as well as Mount Vernon, Poseyville, New Harmony, Cynthiana, and Griffin.

Proposals must be mailed or delivered to the Posey County Auditor’s Office in Mount Vernon on or before 8:30 a.m. on May 8, 2024

Posey County Auditor’s Office

126 E 3rd St #220, Mt Vernon, IN 47620

FOOTNOTE:  Proposals may also be submitted to the Commissioners at the Hovey House Meeting Room in Mount Vernon before 9 a.m. on May 8.

USI to premiere Sack Race with Knives: The Curious Art of Kevin Titzer

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The University of Southern Indiana will premiere Sack Race with Knives: The Curious Art of Kevin Titzer at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21 in the USI Performance Center. This public showing will be followed by a reception at 7:30 p.m. in the MAC/Pace Galleries in the Lower Level of the Liberal Arts Center.

In 2018, alumnus Kevin Titzer ’97, created a unique installation on campus called Sack Race with Knives. The exhibit featured Titzer as the first-ever artist-in-residence, sponsored by the USI Art and Design Department. Titzer used the McCutchan/Pace Galleries to create Chapter 23: Sack Race with Knives, a large-scale installation made from reclaimed materials from the Evansville area. The creation of this installation took two weeks to complete.  

Over the past five years, local photographer, videographer and fellow USI alumnus, Jordan Barclay ’05, produced a 25-minute documentary about Titzer and the art installation called Sack Race with Knives: The Curious Art of Kevin Titzer. Barclay received partial financial assistance from the USI Foundation to complete the documentary.  

“I hope people watching the documentary feel inspired by Kevin’s art and his process with the installation. Recycling is also an important subject to me, so it was fun to explore how we can give new life to old, discarded materials,” Barclay says.  

Thomas Bernardin ’08, USI alumnus; Katie Waters, Professor Emeritus of Art at USI; and Lenny Dowhie, Emeritus Professor of Art at USI, were all involved in conducting the interviews, filming and editing the documentary.  

There is a Facebook page and Instagram page dedicated to the work of the pair. 

Upcoming screenings: 

  • March 24: Atlanta Docufest (Film Festival World Premiere) 
  • April 24-28: Thin Line Film Festival in Denton, Texas 
  • May 2-5: Bare Bones International Film Festival in Muskogee, Oklahoma 
  • June 28-29: Evansville, Indiana, Museum Planetarium   
  • Sept 12-14: Victory International Film Festival in Evansville, Indiana 

Private screenings are also scheduled at universities in Atlanta and Nashville and one with the Greenville Arts Council. 

City Officials, OVC leadership Kick Off “OVC Championship Week” in Evansville

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Evansville, Ind. (March 5, 2024) –  Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry joined Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Commissioner Beth DeBauche and the OVC host committee to officially kick off “OVC Championship Week” in southwestern Indiana.

The men’s and women’s OVC Basketball Championships presented by United Fidelity Bank will get underway tomorrow, Wednesday, March 6, and conclude Saturday, March 9 at Evansville’s Ford Center.

March Madness begins in Evansville as 16 teams will battle to be the first to claim their spot in the Division I NCAA Tournament. After concluding Conference play on Saturday, the Little Rock men and Southern Indiana women claimed the top seeds.

Mayor Terry announced that the Admissions Fair will once again return, this year on Thursday afternoon, to attract local high school students. In addition, the women’s and men’s championship games on Saturday are again scheduled for 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. with the Boom Squad performing at the Ford Center plaza before the men’s championship game.

“We are excited to host the OVC Tournament for the seventh year, and to again see the first NCAA Tournament ticket punched right here in Evansville,” said Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry. “Even more, we’re grateful for the opportunity to work with our incredible community partners to not only host the men’s championship, but the OVC’s dual championships with the women’s tournament coming to Evansville as well!.”

“The City of Evansville continues to embrace our athletes, staff and spectators, and the OVC membership is grateful for the wonderful hospitality,” said DeBauche. “We are looking forward to an exciting and highly competitive tournament once again.”

Ticket Information

Several single-game promotions listed below are available directly through the Ford Center Box Office. Single-session and all-session passes can be purchased at the box office or at www.ticketmaster.com.

Wednesday, March 6

  • Women’s Session (1 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.)
  • Men’s Session (6:30 p.m. & 9 p.m.)

Thursday, March 7

  • Women’s Session (1 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.)
  • Men’s Session (6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.) – Courier and Press Evansville Night ($5 off single-session tickets with a local community ID)

 

Friday, March 8

  • Women’s Session (1 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.)
  • Men’s Session (7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.) – Berry Global Youth Sports Night (Children 12 & under who wear a youth sports jersey to the game receive free admission with the purchase of a discounted $15 adult ticket)

Saturday, March 9

  • Women’s Championship (2 p.m.) – German American Bank Four Pack (4 tickets, 4 sodas and 4 hot dogs for $40 – Limited quantities available)
  • Men’s Championship (7 p.m.) – German American Bank Four Pack (4 tickets, 4 sodas, 4 hot dogs for $60 – Limited quantities available)

All other games: Individual game tickets (includes a two-game session except for Saturday) are priced at $30 and 25 for the men’s games and $15 for women’s games. An all-session ticket (all 14 games) is available for $80.

 

OVC Tournament Seedings

Men’s Tournament                                                    Women’s Tournament

  1. Little Rock                                                       1. Southern Indiana
  2. UT Martin                                                        2. Little Rock
  3. Morehead State                                              3. UT Martin
  4. Western Illinois                                                4. Eastern Illinois
  5. Tennessee State                                             5. Morehead State
  6. SIUE                                                               6. Tennessee Tech
  7. Eastern Illinois                                                 7. Western Illinois
  8. Southern Indiana                                             8. Tennessee State

Tournament bracket and game times can be found at www.ovcsports.com/Evansville.

Germania Maennerchor’s first Lenten Fish Fry is this Friday, March 8th!

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Germania Maennerchor’s first of two Lenten Fish Fries is this Friday, March 8th from 5:30-7:30pm. The fish fries are open to the public in Germania’s Rathskeller at 916 N Fulton in Evansville.

Meals consist of two breaded & deep-fried filets, German potato salad, creamy coleslaw, baked beans + rye bread – all for $13 per plate. Or a fish sandwich and one side for $11.

Desserts will also be for sale.

Food is available for dine-in or carry out. The second fish fry will be held on March 29th.

Thank you to several area businesses and organizations that contributed to the Germania Fish Fries:

 

Bailey and Cuff named to MVC All-Bench Team

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Duo had exceptional years for the Purple Aces

 

  1. LOUIS – University of Evansville men’s basketball players Chuck Bailey III and Tanner Cuff were named to the 2024 Missouri Valley Conference All-Bench Team in an announcement by the league on Tuesday afternoon.  The teams, which were selected by a panel of the league’s newspaper beat writers and a panel of media voters, are comprised of a minimum of five student-athletes (top five vote-getters, plus ties) on each squad.

Freshman Chuck Bailey III played in 30 games this season while making one start.  He completed the regular season with an average of 8.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.  The 4-time MVC Freshman of the Week had the top game of his Purple Aces career in November’s league opener at Missouri State.

In that contest, Bailey recorded 27 points on a 10-of-17 shooting performance.  Hitting 10 of his 13 attempts, he scored 18 at Bradley.  He was one of the most efficient free throw shooters in the league, finishing 11th in the conference connecting on 81.6% of his attempts.

Junior Tanner Cuff enjoyed solid campaign for Evansville, wrapping up the year with 7.5 points and 4.0 caroms per contest.  Seeing the floor in all 31 games, Cuff averaged 22.0 minutes per game.  He was a 49.2% shooter from the field and converted 74.1% of his free throw tries.  Cuff’s 70 assists was second on the team behind Kenny Strawbridge Jr.

Cuff’s top performance saw him tally 16 points in the home victory over UIC before registering 15 points at Murray State.  He ranked among the best in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio for the duration of the season, wrapping up the regular season with 70 helpers and just 32 turnovers.

Eagles open OVC Championship action Wednesday USI set to play Tennessee State at 6:30 pm

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball begins its second Ohio Valley Conference Championship action Wednesday when it takes on Tennessee State University in the opening round at the Ford Center. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m.
 
The Screaming Eagles (8-23, 5-13 OVC) open OVC post-season play as the eighth seed in the tournament. USI had to limp into the tournament this season, clinching a spot on the last day of the regular season and losing its last three.
 
USI is led by first-team All-OVC guard Jeremiah Hernandez (Chicago, Illinois) who recorded a team-high 17.2 points per outing and is first on the team with 31.4 minutes per contest during the regular season. The junior also posted a team-best 20.5 points per game during OVC action, ranking second in the conference.
 
USI sophomore guard/forward AJ Smith (Edwardsville, Illinois) followed Hernandez, averaging 31.1 minutes a game, while posting 14.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per contest during his second season with USI. He also averaged 15.9 points in OVC play this season.
 
The Tigers of TSU (17-14, 10-8 OVC) are the fifth seed after losing their last two games of the season. TSU, despite going 0-2 last week, was .500 over the last 10 games of the regular season.
 
Following a season series split, the all-time series is tied 2-2 between USI and TSU. The Eagles took the opening game in January, 69-67, at Screaming Eagles Arena, but lost in February, 79-74, in Nashville.
 
The winner of the USI-TSU contest Wednesday advances to play Western Illinois University Thursday at 6:30 p.m. WIU (20-11, 13-5 OVC), the fourth seed in the tournament, earned a first-round bye during its first season in the OVC.

UE Softball to face Lindenwood in home DH on Wednesday

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the first time since February 19, the University of Evansville softball team will be at Tri-State Orthopaedics Field at James & Dorothy Cooper Stadium on Wednesday when the Purple Aces welcome Lindenwood for a doubleheader.

Game one is set for a 3 p.m. first pitch with the second contest to begin 30 minutes following the completion of the first contest.

Evansville is coming off a 4-game weekend in Charleston, S.C. where they took part in the Low Country Classic. Jess Willsey batted .500 with seven hits in 14 at-bats over the course of the weekend.   She recorded a home run and two RBI on the weekend while reaching base 53.3% of the time.

Abby Bode batted .500 with three hits in six at-bats, but her offense did not stop there in the weekend trip to Charleston.  Bode added three walks and a sac fly to finish with an on-base tally of .600.  Hannah Hood also finished the trip with an average over .400.  Picking up five hits in 12 at-bats, Hood batted .417 while reaching base 50% of the time.

Lindenwood comes into Wednesday’s doubleheader with an even 9-9 record on the strength of a 6-game win streak.  In their weekend home tournament, they took two games apiece from Bellarmine and Green Bay.

UE Community Gears Up for Highly Anticipated Solar Eclipse

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EVANSVILLE, IND. (03/05/2024) As the date for the much-awaited solar eclipse draws near, the University of Evansville (UE) is pulling out all the stops to ensure an unforgettable experience for its community as part of “UEclipse.” On Monday, April 8, this celestial event promises to attract thousands of visitors to the area, and UE is ready to host an array of activities to mark the occasion.

In anticipation of the eclipse, the University is hosting a lecture on Sunday, April 7, by distinguished alumna Maria Weber ’08, PhD, on solar magnetism titled “From Eclipses to Magnetism: The Secret Life of the Sun.” This presentation is funded by the Dr. Guy Banta Distinguished Lecture Series in Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The lecture will be held at 2:00 p.m. in Eykamp Hall on the UE campus.

On Monday, April 8, beginning at 12:45 p.m., the partial phase of the eclipse will commence, leading up to totality at 2:02 p.m. The eclipse will conclude with the partial phase ending at 3:20 p.m. To maximize enjoyment, UE has organized a series of events starting at 11:00 a.m. that day.

Highlights of the day’s activities include:

  • Live performances by the UE Pep Band and a captivating presentation by the UE Theatre, both taking place outside the Ridgway University Center at East Terrace Lawn.
  • Line dancing and moonwalk sessions hosted by the UE Dance Company.
  • A game zone for enthusiasts located on the first floor of Ridgway University Center.
  • Corn hole boards available for entertainment before the eclipse.
  • Access to sand volleyball and basketball courts at Hale Hall.

Additionally, Chartwells will provide food offerings at the soccer stadium concessions, and there will be special narrations by Jeffrey Braun, PhD, and Maria Weber, PhD, on what to expect as totality approaches.

UE advises attendees to plan their journeys accordingly due to expected increased traffic and potential internet connectivity issues. The University encourages nearby residents to join the festivities.

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