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University of Evansville’s BSU to Host Panel on Infant Mortality Disparities

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Titled “The Intersectionality and Disparities of Infant Mortality,” the event aims to shine a spotlight on the multifaceted challenges surrounding infant mortality and ignite positive change within the community. Specifically, the discussion will delve into the intersections of socioeconomic status, race, access to healthcare, and systemic disparities that contribute to this issue.

The event will start with a networking hour from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Eykamp Hall in the Ridgway University Center. Attendees can enjoy a light breakfast while connecting and collaborating.

The centerpiece of the event will be a panel discussion starting at 10:00 a.m., featuring the following experts:

  • Thomas Stratton, MD, FAAFP, Chair, Health Committee, NAACP Evansville Branch
  • Lynn Herr, RN, BSN, CPN, Director, Clinical & Outreach Division for the Vanderburgh County Health Department
  • LaRissa Madison, MSN-Ed, RN, IBCLC, RLC, Deaconess Health – The Women’s Hospital
  • Trinisia Brooks, EdD, Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation

The panelists will bring their diverse perspectives and expertise, offering insights into the root causes of infant mortality disparities and potential solutions.

The University of Evansville is a private, comprehensive university located in the southwestern region of Indiana. Established in 1854, UE is recognized across the globe for its rich tradition of innovative, academic excellence and vibrant campus community of changemakers.

Home of the Purple Aces, UE offers over 75 majors, 17 Division I sports, and a unique study abroad experience at Harlaxton, the University’s very own Victorian manor located in the countryside of England. For more information, please visit evansville.edu.

 

Celebrate WPL’s 139th Birthday with Historic Library Tour

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Step into the captivating world of our library’s history! On March 23rd, from 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM, we invite you to join us for a day of history tours as we celebrate the legacy of our beloved library leading up to its 139th birthday!

Event Details:

Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Times: 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 3:30 PM

Location: Willard Public Library

Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of our library’s past as you explore the nooks and crannies of our storied halls. From the intriguing journey from past to present to the discovery of the treasures that make our library truly special, each tour promises an adventure through time.

Tours will be held at 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 3:30 PM to accommodate your schedule. To ensure your spot, we encourage you to reserve your tour time in advance through the links below:

11 AM Tour: Link

1 PM Tour: Link

3:30 PM Tour: Link

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to journey through time and celebrate the remarkable history of our library! We look forward to welcoming you on March 23rd for an unforgettable experience.

 

BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING

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BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING

ROOM 301 CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2024

12:00 NOON

  AGENDA

1.      CALL TO ORDER

2.      MEETING MEMORANDUM   N/A

3.      CONSENT AGENDA

         N/A              

4.     OLD BUSINESS 

         N/A

5.      NEW BUSINESS   

         a. Request Re: Open bids for RFP-508-002-24 for Helfrich Golf Course Concessionaire

             Order.- Crook

         b. Request Re: Open bids for RFP-508-001-24 for bathroom and shelter yearly cleaning 

             contract. -Fankhouser

         c. Request Re: Approve and Execute Extension of the mowing contract with Smith’s

             Lawnworks.- Fankhouser

         d. Request Re: Any Other Business the Board Wishes to Consider and Public Comment.

6.      REPORTS  

         N/A          

7.      ACCEPTANCE OF PAYROLL AND VENDOR CLAIMS

 

8.      ADJOURN

GIAQUINTA RECAPS INDIANA’S 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

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INDIANAPOLIS – Upon the Indiana House of Representatives’ motion to adjourn sine die, House Democratic Leader Phil GiaQuinta (D-Fort Wayne) provided the following recap on the 2024 legislative session.

GiaQuinta highlighted the positive legislative achievements by House Democrats, including:

“I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: House Democrats are pragmatic problem solvers,” GiaQuinta said. “I am incredibly proud of the work our caucus did this session to work across the aisle and try, try again until results were delivered for Hoosiers. Being a pragmatic problem solver means not letting the perfect be the enemy of the good – a principle we acted upon again and again this session.”

GiaQuinta also pointed to the instances in which House Democrats served as critical bulwarks against legislation that would harm Hoosier communities.

“From Reps. Harris, Gore, Hamilton and Johnson’s calm and civil work to save mass transit projects in Indianapolis and statewide to Rep. Bauer’s effort to make sure that dangerous PFAS language did not sneakily pass both chambers in the 11th hour of the legislative session, House Democrats took a strategic and disciplined approach to stopping bad legislation from becoming law. In these instances, we ensured that reason prevailed and Hoosier communities can remain connected and safe from dangerous chemicals.”

Still, though, GiaQuinta mourned the losses this session for local control, regular Hoosiers and governmental transparency.

  • Local control lost out when it came to:
    • Voiding Gary’s gun lawsuit and limiting future lawsuits against the gun industry and
    • Limiting local governments’ ability to regulate the puppy mill industry.
  • Regular Hoosiers lost when it came to:
    • Leaving families with medically complex children high and dry when it came to continuing Indiana’s attendant care program;
    • More rollbacks of wetlands protections for special interests;
    • Less oversight of the under-the-microscope gaming industry;
    • Taking away workplace protections from children working in hazardous farm labor conditions; and
    • Unnecessary overreach and censorship of Indiana’s excellent public universities.
  • Government transparency lost when it came to:
    • Rep. DeLaney’s amendment to require an explanation of how the $1 billion shortfall happened being removed from Senate Bill 256 and
    • Limiting the scope of the public access counselor.

“Hoosiers sent House Democrats to the General Assembly to make their lives better, and I’m sorry we couldn’t stop this legislation to limit local control, hurt regular Hoosiers and decrease governmental transparency from becoming law,” GiaQuinta concluded. “You deserve state government that works for you, and it’s a shame that Statehouse Republicans put special interests and backroom deals before your wellbeing. I promise that House Democrats will continue fighting for Hoosiers during this interim and into the 2025 legislative session.”

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

FOOTNOTE:  EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.

Missouri Man Arrested after Driving 130 mph and Crashing into another Vehicle

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Posey County – Saturday night, March 9, at approximately 7:05 p.m., Trooper Backes was operating stationary radar on I-64 near the 9 mile-marker when he clocked a 2015 Infiniti traveling east at 95 mph. Trooper Backes attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver accelerated and continued east at a high rate of speed.  Moments after the initial radar clock, Trooper Vennekotter utilized his radar unit and clocked the vehicle at 130 mph.  The vehicle exited I-64 at the Poseyville exit, drove left of center on SR 165 at the exit ramp, and struck a 1997 Ford F250 pickup truck that was traveling north. The driver of the pickup truck had to be extricated by Poseyville Volunteer Fire Department. The driver of the pickup truck was identified as a 52-year-old male from Owensville. He was transported to Deaconess Midtown Hospital. The driver of the 2015 Infiniti was identified as Amir Tuzlakovic, 21, of St. Louis, MO. Tuzlakovic was arrested and taken to the Posey County Jail where he is currently being held on bond.

Arrested and Charges:

  • Amir Tuzlakovic, 21, St. Louis, MO
  1. Resisting Law Enforcement with a Vehicle and causing Serious Bodily Injury, Level 5 Felony
  2. Criminal Recklessness with a Vehicle, Level 6 Felony
  3. Reckless Driving causing Injury, Class A Misdemeanor

Arresting Officer: Trooper D. Backes, Indiana State Police

All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Brugnoli, Pesavento Named To MVC Scholar-Athlete Team

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EVANSVILLE, Ind.—The University of Evansville women’s swimming and diving team had two members named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team on Wednesday, as junior Sveva Brugnoli (Rome, Italy) and sophomore Mia Pesavento (Enola, Pa./Cumberland Valley) earned the honors for their work in the classroom and at the 2024 MVC Swimming & Diving Championships.

The MVC Scholar-Athlete teams are selected based off performance at the MVC Championships, with individuals carrying a 3.5 GPA or above earning Scholar-Athlete Team honors by being a member of the MVC All-Conference Team.  Individuals with a 3.7 GPA who place in the top 16 in an individual event also earn MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honors.  Those individuals who owns GPAs of 3.9 or above and participate in the championships (even non-scorers) also earn MVC Scholar-Athlete team status.  Brugnoli carries a 3.77 GPA in Exercise Science at UE, while Pesavento owns a 3.88 GPA in Actuarial Science at Evansville.

In all, 66 competitors from the 2024 MVC Swimming & Diving Championships were named to the MVC’s Scholar-Athlete Team.

UE Men Break More Records, Tavrovsky Third At MAC Swimming & Diving Championships

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CARBONDALE, Ill. – The University of Evansville men’s swimming and diving team broke three program records on Saturday, and freshman Boris Tavrovsky (Jerusalem, Israel) placed third overall in the men’s 200-Yard Backstroke to wrap up competition at the 2024 Mid-American Conference Swimming & Diving Championships in Carbondale, Illinois.

Tavrovsky placed third in the 200 Back after breaking the program record in the event earlier in the day in the preliminary round.  In fact, both Tavrovsky and junior Patrik Vilbergsson (Kopavogur, Iceland) went below the previous record of 1:47.14 in the preliminary round with times of 1:46.00 and 1:46.16 respectively.  Tavrovsky came back in Saturday night’s final session and placed third overall with a time of 1:46.25, while Vilbergsson was fifth with a time of 1:47.19.  Tavrovsky nearly placed second, but was out-touched by 0.01 seconds at the wall by Miami’s Owen Blazer.

The 200-Yard Backstroke record was not the only record to fall on Saturday, though, as senior distance swimmer Jackson Caudill (Mount Sterling, Ky./Montgomery County) broke a pair of school records while placing fourth overall in the 1,650-Yard Freestyle event.  Caudill’s 1,000-Yard split time of 9:22.50 broke the previous school record by over three seconds, while his 1,650-Yard final time of 15:38.79 edged his previous school record, set last year.

Sophomore diver Levi McKinney (Boonville, Ind./Boonville) continued UE’s strong Saturday performance in the three-meter diving finals on Saturday night, as he placed sixth overall in the MAC with a final-round score of 283.75.

Evansville also had a pair of freshmen compete in the B Finals on Saturday night.  Freshman Yousef Hassan (Doha, Qatar) placed 14th overall in the 200-Yard Backstroke by placing sixth in the B Final with a time of 1:50.36, which ranks him as the eighth-fastest UE male in the event in school history.  Fellow freshman Joao Pereira (Curitiba, Brazil) also placed 16th overall in the MAC in the 200-Yard Breaststroke, posting a finals time of 2:06.24.  He posted a time of 2:02.88 in the preliminary round, which ranks him as the fourth-fastest UE male in the event in school history.

UE also placed sixth in the 400-Yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 3:02.12.  Junior Daniel Santos Lopez (Madrid, Spain) posted one of the fastest 100-Yard Freestyle times in UE history to open the relay, posting a lead-split time of 45.12, which ranks him third-fastest all-time at UE.

As a team, Evansville finished sixth overall at the 2024 MAC Championships.  Miami of Ohio took home the overall team title, holding off Missouri State on the final day of competition.  Evansville will now turn its sights to the post-season, as a group of swimmers will go on to compete at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships in Ocala, Florida from Thursday, March 14 through Saturday, March 16.  UE divers Levi McKinney and Madison Rollett (Evansville, Ind./Reitz) will also compete at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships in Louisville, Kentucky from Wednesday, March 13 through Saturday, March 16.

EARLY OFFENSE POWERS MISSISSIPPI STATE PAST UE BASEBALL, 8-3

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STARKVILLE, Miss. –  The Mississippi State baseball team scored runs in every inning from the second through sixth innings on Saturday, as the Bulldogs powered past the visiting University of Evansville Purple Aces, 8-3, at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

“It is tough to lose a series on Saturday, as we came down here with expectations, but just have not played well enough to win in the first two games,” said UE head coach Wes Carroll.  “We have also run up against a very good opponent who is playing really good baseball right now, and their middle of the order has really done some damage this weekend.

“I am really looking forward to coming to the yard tomorrow, and seeing our character show.  I know that we are going to get a good effort tomorrow, and hopefully, we can salvage one here on Sunday and show what we are capable of.”

Mississippi State opened the scoring in the second inning thanks to a lead-off walk and then back-to-back singles by third baseman Logan Kohler and outfielder Connor Hujsak.  Catcher Joe Powell then delivered a sacrifice fly to push the lead to 2-0 after two innings.

Evansville threatened to tie the game in the top of the third inning after a two-out double by junior outfielder Harrison Taubert and a walk by Mark Shallenberger, but MSU starter Khal Stephen (2-1) induced a fly-out to end the inning.  Mississippi State first baseman Hunter Hines followed in the bottom of the third inning with a solo home run to right field to push the lead to 3-0.

Stephen would proceed to retire nine of the next 10 UE batters, while his teammates would extend the lead in every frame through the sixth inning.  A two-out RBI double by shortstop Dylan Cupp in the fourth inning moved the MSU lead to 4-0, before outfielder Dakota Jordan delivered a towering two-run home run in the fifth inning and a two-run double in the sixth inning to give the Bulldogs an 8-0 lead.  Through the first two games of the series, Jordan has gone 6-for-7 with two doubles, two home runs, eight RBI and two runs scored.

Evansville’s offense would finally get on the scoreboard in the eighth inning, as Taubert crushed a two-run home run to left-center field and graduate third baseman Brent Widder followed two batters later with a solo home run to left field to trim the MSU lead to 8-3.  That would be as close as Evansville would come though.

Taubert led Evansville by going 2-for-4 with a double, home run, and two RBI.  Widder also went 1-for-4 with his team-leading fifth home run of the year.

With the victory, Mississippi State extends its winning streak to eight-straight games, as the Bulldogs improve to 11-4 overall.  Evansville, meanwhile, sees its season record even at 7-7.  The series will conclude on Sunday at 1 p.m.  Freshman left-hander Kenton Deverman (2-0, 2.55 ERA) is expected to get the start for UE.  Sunday’s game can be seen live on the SEC Network+ streaming service.

Offensive outburst leads Blazers to doubleheader sweep at Lewis & Clark

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GODFREY, Ill. – The wind was blowing out for most of Saturday afternoon as the Vincennes University baseball team opened Mid-West Athletic Conference play at Lewis & Clark Community College and the Trailblazer bats took full advantage, clubbing four home runs and scoring 25 runs over two games.

VU got the afternoon started with a big late comeback win in game one over L&C 17-9 before closing out the day by winning game two 8-5.

The Vincennes bats got off to a slow start Saturday, with Lewis & Clark jumping on the scoreboard first with a run in the second.

The Trailblazers would immediately respond in the third inning with a three-run home run by sophomore Brandon Juarez (Evansville, Ind.), his second home run of the year, putting the Blazers on top 3-1.

Lewis & Clark answered back in their half of the inning however, taking the lead back with four runs to lead 5-3.

Vincennes would chip away at this deficit in the fourth after a lead off double by sophomore Jace Parnin (Fort Wayne, Ind.), who would come around to score on a fielding error put in play by sophomore Dylan Ecken (Louisville, Ky.).

VU would even the score in the 5th after another lead off double, this time by redshirt freshman Holden Clifton (Louisville, Ill), who would come around and score on a wild pitch to tie the game at 5-5.

Lewis & Clark again looked to take a commanding lead in the bottom of the 5th, scoring four runs in the inning and grabbing the lead back in a big way.

Vincennes would again chip away in the seventh with an RBI single by freshman Corbin Napier (Indianapolis, Ind.) and a bases loaded walk by sophomore Trevor Newman (Fort Wayne, Ind.) to cut the L&C lead to 9-7.

The Trailblazers would hold Lewis & Clark scoreless down the stretch before VU’s bats came alive in a big way in the top of the ninth.

Looking to extend the game, VU came to bat in the top of the ninth down two runs and were able to get the first three batters on base to load the bases for sophomore Blake Heyerly (Monroe, Ind.) who came through with a big pinch hit grand slam, his first collegiate home run, to push the Blazers in front 11-9.

Vincennes wasn’t done there though, sophomore Jack Robinson (Mooresville, Ind.) plated another run with an RBI single, followed by a two-run home run by Holden Clifton, his first home run of the season and second of his VU career.

VU continued to add more as the Blazers sent 15 batters to the plate in the inning and capped off the massive inning with a two-RBI double by Jace Parnin and an RBI double by Blake Heyerly, giving him five RBIs in the ninth inning alone.

All totaled, the Trailblazers scored 10 runs in the ninth inning, the most runs scored by the Blazers in a single inning since March 17, 2018, vs. Lake Michigan College.

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