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Mayor Lloyd Winnecke will be in attendance for the world premiere of a compelling new documentary, “Racing to Respond”

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(October 5, 2023) — Mayor Lloyd Winnecke will be in attendance for the world premiere of a compelling new documentary, “Racing to Respond,” addressing the youth mental health crisis in Indiana. Notably, Mayor Winnecke was also interviewed for the documentary, sharing his insights and perspectives on the critical issues it explores. The screening is set for October 10th, 2023, at Bally’s Riverfront Center in Evansville.

Addressing the critical issue of youth mental health and emphasizing its urgency by highlighting that death by suicide is the second-leading cause of death among Indiana’s young people, “Racing to Respond” brings to light the tragic stories of two families deeply impacted by this crisis. Their experiences serve as a call to action, urging Indiana communities to come together and address the urgent needs of youth mental health care.

Event Details:

  • Date: October 10, 2023
  • Location: Bally’s Riverfront Center, 421 NW Riverside Drive, Evansville, IN 47708
  • Reception: 5:00 p.m.
  • Screening: 6:00 p.m.
  • Panel Discussion: 7:00 p.m.

The documentary not only amplifies the voices of the affected families but also illustrates how Indiana communities are rallying to combat the youth mental health crisis. Riley Children’s Health, in partnership with six communities across the state, is hosting exclusive screenings of the film. These events will bring together mental health providers, business and community leaders, school administrators, families, and all individuals interested in combating this crisis to forge a path forward in addressing youth mental health care in Indiana.

If you wish to be part of this conversation and movement to reshape Indiana’s youth mental health care trajectory, please RSVP at rileykids.org/racing-to-respond.

Vanderburgh County Health Department Drive -Thru Flu Clinic

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The Vanderburgh County Health Department (VCHD) will be hosting a drive through flu vaccination clinic this Saturday, October 7th.  The VCHD will have its mobile clinic set up in the parking lot at Ivy Tech Community College.  The clinic will run from 8am to 12pm this Saturday.

The VCHD encourages everyone from 6 months of age and up to receive their flu shot each year.  This vaccination helps protect individuals from getting the influenza virus, and helps to reduce the effects if a person is infected.  Appointments can be made using this link, https://www.cognitoforms.com/vchd3/ivytechfluclinic.

The VCHD accepts those who don’t have insurance, people who have Medicaid, and most private insurances.  

A flyer with a QR code to sign up is attached.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  CONTACT:

 October 3, 2023     Vanderburgh County Health Department

Joe Gries

812-435-2468

 

Vanderburgh County Health Department

Drive thru Flu Clinic

The Vanderburgh County Health Department (VCHD) will be hosting a drive through flu vaccination clinic this Saturday, October 7th.  The VCHD will have its mobile clinic set up in the parking lot at Ivy Tech Community College.  The clinic will run from 8am to 12pm this Saturday.

The VCHD encourages everyone from 6 months of age and up to receive their flu shot each year.  This vaccination helps protect individuals from getting the influenza virus, and helps to reduce the effects if a person is infected.  Appointments can be made using this link, https://www.cognitoforms.com/vchd3/ivytechfluclinic.

The VCHD accepts those who don’t have insurance, people who have Medicaid, and most private insurances.  

A flyer with a QR code to sign up is attached.

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Albert Chen to receive 2023 Sachem Award

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INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb will honor Albert Chen, the founder and board chair for Indiana-based Telamon Corporation with the 2023 Sachem Award. A ceremony to celebrate him as the recipient of the state’s highest honor will be held at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel on Thursday, Nov. 2.

“Albert came from a humble beginning as a first-generation immigrant from Taiwan, but through grit, perseverance and relentless work ethic, Albert built a $839 million company with more than 2,000 employees,” Gov. Holcomb said. “He is an innovator and entrepreneur extraordinaire who’s long been guided by the same principles he founded the company on, namely honesty, harmony, simplicity and stewardship.”

The Governor gives the Sachem annually to recognize an individual whose lifetime of excellence and moral virtue has brought credit and honor to Indiana.

The 80-year-old Chen founded Telamon Corporation in 1985. The company designs, builds and installs networks to support telecommunication networks from traditional mobile phone usage to connectivity in stadiums, hospitals and schools. The company operates 14 domestic locations, three international offices and employs more than 2,000 staff. Chen continues his leadership role with the company as board chair of Telamon Corporation and as managing director of Telamon Enterprise Ventures, LLC, which he established in 2017 to focus on renewable energy development and smart manufacturing solutions.

Years before launching one of the largest Asian American businesses in Indiana, Chen immigrated to the United States from Taiwan in 1968 where his family struggled with homelessness at times. Chen arrived in Oregon and attended Portland State University and received his master of science in mathematical sciences. Shortly after graduation, he accepted a position with GTE in Indiana. After 10 years with GTE, Chen took a leap and founded Telamon Corporation.

Chen is proud of his Taiwanese heritage and has dedicated himself to being an advocate for Asian Americans in Indiana. He founded two non-profit organizations: Asian American Alliance (AAAI) and America China Society of Indiana (ACSI). AAAI facilitates and encourages more leadership positions and representation for Asian Americans in the workplace and ACSI focuses on building a better trade relationship between Indiana and China.

Chen resides in Carmel with his wife, Margaret. He enjoys spending time with his two children and 5 grandchildren.

UE Volleyball set for three home matches in four days

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Aces host three MVC matches

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Looking to make a major statement, the University of Evansville volleyball team welcomes two of the top teams in the Missouri Valley Conference this weekend with Northern Iowa and Drake heading to Meeks Family Fieldhouse.  The Purple Aces are set for three matches in four nights as they face the Panthers on Friday and the Bulldogs on Saturday before playing host to Indiana State on Monday.  ESPN+ will have the coverage of the Northern Iowa and Indiana State contests.

Last Time Out

– Three-point losses in the second and third sets saw the Aces drop a 3-0 match last Saturday at Missouri State

– Melanie Feliciano and Giulia Cardona registered 13 kills apiece and each posted a double-double with 13 and 11 digs, respectively

– Ainoah Cruz paced the defense with 17 digs while Kora Ruff added 32 assists

She’s #1

– Giulia Cardona finished the first conference weekend with an unreal average of 8.86 kills per set and has continued to add to her numbers since that time

– After finishing with 26 at Murray State, Cardona reset her career-high with 36 at Belmont on Saturday

– Her 36 kills was the most in the NCAA in a 4-set match this season and tied for the highest tally in any match of the 2023 season while her 26-kill performance against the Racers was the most this season by any NCAA player in a 3-set contest

Double Figures

– Melanie Feliciano had her top MVC contest of the season at Missouri State, recording 13 kills along with 11 digs

– She continues to rank in the top 20 in the Valley in both stats, standing 11th with 3.26 kills/set and 18th with 2.74 digs/game

– She put together her best weekend of the season at the DePaul Invitational, setting her season high with 22 kills and has at least 9 kills in 12 of Evansville’s 15 matches

– Defensively, Feliciano has chipped in 11 digs in 7 of the last 11 matches

Making Her Mark

– As the season has progressed, freshman Luana Gazda Kuhn has seen her numbers improve as she navigates her first collegiate season

– Her defense has been stellar through four Valley matches as she has contributed 2.33 digs/set, up from her season tally of 1.74

– On the offensive side, she set her season high with 9 kills at Southern Illinois

Scouting the Opposition

– Northern Iowa enters Friday’s match with a 10-6 mark while winning their first four MVC contests

– Kira Fallert (3.44/set) and Emily Holterhaus (3.33/set) rank 5th and 8th, respectively, in the MVC with their kill averages

– Drake opens the weekend with a 10-6 overall record and are 3-1 in Valley action

– The Bulldogs are led by Taylor Oberpriller, whose 4.00 kills per game is third in the conference

Attorney General Todd Rokita secures $49.5 million multistate settlement with Blackbaud for data breach 

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Attorney General Todd Rokita continued his leadership in the fight to hold tech companies accountable for consumer privacy today, announcing a $49.5 million multistate settlement with the software company, Blackbaud. 

“Nonprofits doing their great work rely and depend on vendors like Blackbaud to protect sensitive and private information,” Attorney General Rokita said. “This type of leak is unacceptable, and we fought back on behalf of Hoosiers.”

Attorney General Rokita, with the Attorney General of Vermont, led a coalition of 50 attorneys general to investigate the incident and negotiate a settlement after its deficient data security practices and response to a 2020 data breach that exposed the personal information of millions of consumers. Under the settlement, Blackbaud has agreed to overhaul its data security and breach notification practices and also make a $49.5 million payment to states.

As lead state, Indiana will receive nearly $3.6 million from the settlement, more than any other state.

“While it doesn’t make up for Blackbaud’s negligence, I am glad we have held them accountable for their actions,” Attorney General Rokita said.

Blackbaud provides software to various nonprofit organizations, including charities, schools, churches, and healthcare organizations. Blackbaud’s customers use their software to connect with donors and manage data about their constituents, including demographic information. Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial information, donation history, and protected health information were also given to the company.

This type of highly sensitive information was exposed during the 2020 data breach, which impacted over 13,000 Blackbaud customers and their respective consumer constituents.

The settlement resolves allegations that Blackbaud violated state consumer protection laws, breach notification laws, and HIPAA by failing to implement reasonable data security, which allowed hackers to gain access to the network.

Blackbaud also failed to provide its customers with timely, complete, or accurate information regarding the breach, which is required by law.

As a result of their actions, the proper notification to consumers, whose personal information was exposed, was significantly delayed or never occurred at all. Blackbaud downplayed the incident and led its customers to believe that notification was not required.

Under the settlement led by Attorney General Rokita and his office, Blackbaud has agreed to strengthen its data security and breach notification practices going forward.

 

Eagles rally to tie Huskies, 1-1

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Barton gets 1st goal of the year

HOUSTON, Texas. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer rallied in the final 10 minutes to earn a 1-1 tie at Houston Christian University Thursday evening in Houston, Texas. The Screaming Eagles go to 1-8-1 overall and 0-2-1 in the OVC, while HCU is 2-5-4, 0-1-2 OVC.

Trailing 1-0 after HCU took a 1-0 lead at the 64:55, USI senior forward Zach Barton (St. Louis, Missouri) evened the match, 1-1, at 81:52 with his first goal of the season. Barton was assisted on the play by sophomore midfielder Ednilson Voiles (Haiti).
 
The teams would have one more shot each in the final eight minutes before the final horn on the draw.
 
Overall, HCU controlled most of the match with a 19-7 lead in shots and 6-0 advantage in corners. USI junior goalkeeper Braden Matthews (Princeton, Indiana) held the Huskies to the one tally, making a career-best seven saves in the tie.
 
The USI defense was strong through the first half as the HCU offense had a 10-0 advantage in shots, 2-0 in shots on-goal. HCU also had a 5-0 lead in opportunities from the corner.
 
The numbers were closer in the second half with the shot differential in favor of HCU, 9-7. The Huskies also were limited to just one corner in the final 45 minutes.
 
NEXT UP FOR USI:
The Eagles concludes the three-match road swing Sunday with a visit to The University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. The trip to San Antonio will be USI’s meeting with Houston Christian.

UIW saw its record go to 4-4-3 overall, 2-0-1 OVC, after defeating Eastern Illinois University, 4-2, at home tonight. UIW is 3-0-2 in the last five games.

Following the end of the three-match road swing, USI returns to Strassweg Field for a three-match homestand October 12 when it hosts Chicago State University. The Eagles and the Cougars will be facing each other in the OVC for the first time after competing last year in The Summit League.

The remainder of the homestand will include a first-time meeting with Liberty University October 15 and a match-up with Eastern Illinois University October 19. USI host Senior Day on October 15 versus Liberty.

VU Golf takes fifth at Mid-West Athletic Conference Fall Preview

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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Vincennes University golf team got their first look at the course hosting the Mid-West Athletic Conference tournament in the spring this week, traveling to Crestwicke Country Club in Bloomington, Ill.

The Blazers came away with a fifth-place finish in the 36-hole, one day event, in a closely packed leaderboard.

VU sophomore Preston Broce (Indianapolis, Ind.) was the low-man for the Blazers Monday, coming up with his third top-10 finish of the fall season after shooting a four-over 76 in round one and a six-over 78 in round two, good for seventh place overall.

Sophomore Aaron Brink (Nashville, Ill.) was again in the two-spot for Vincennes, battling injury to a first round 82 and answering back to move up the leaderboard with a four-over 76 in round two. Brink was well within striking distance of another top-10 finish, coming in at 12th overall.

Freshman Alex Nealis (Olney, Ill.) was the next VU finisher, shooting an 83 in round one and an 80 in round two and finishing 19th overall.

Freshman Dakota Waskom (Louisville, Ky.) rounded out the VU scorers Monday, ending round one with an 85 and coming in with an 83 in round two, placing him 25th overall.

The fifth man for the Blazers was freshman Matt Slover (Salem, Ind.) who shot an 88 in round one and a 98 in round two.

“Preston continued to lead us and again had a chance to win it up until the last two holes,” VU Hall of Fame Golf Coach Dennis Chattin said. “He is a really good player and I believe he will win a tournament. Aaron had another good tournament, finishing 12th and was playing injured.”

“We were handicapped by not getting a practice round due to a scheduling conflict at the course and I think that could have made the difference for Preston and the rest of the game,” Chattin added. “Not trying to make excuses but three of the top teams were the ones that got the practice rounds.”

VU as a team shot a 326 in round one, before taking nine shots off their score in round two with a 317, good for fifth overall.

Vincennes does have the ability to really jump up the leaderboard in the Spring as fifth place and second place Monday were separated by only 14 shots.

The Trailblazers will look to continue to improve as the fall season begins to wind down, with VU heading to Ina, Ill. Monday, Oct. 9 and Tuesday, Oct. 10 to face-off against Rend Lake College at the Rend Lake Golf Course.

Vincennes will then have three weeks to prepare for the Fall season finale in Camdenton, Mo. for the Battle in the Ozarks at Old Kinderhook Resort, Monday, Oct. 30 and Tuesday, Oct. 31.

“The golf course was tough as shown by the high scores, even though the conditions were really good,” Chattin said. “The greens caused the most problems as they were quick and with a lot of slope. I asked the guys after if they could have saved two strokes a round, which would have been very easy to do, by just playing smarter shots and they all agreed. That would have been very easy but that would have moved us to second, so I continue to believe we are close to finishing much higher but we will find out next week at Rend Lake.”

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Parkland – 311, 302 – 613

Danville Area – 315, 314 – 629

Heartland – 323, 309 – 632

Illinois Central – 316, 320 – 636

VINCENNES – 326, 317 – 643

Lewis & Clark – 330, 326 – 656

Lincoln Land – 351, 341 – 692

VINCENNES RESULTS

Preston Broce (T7) – 76, 78 – 154

Aaron Brink (T12) – 82, 76 – 158

Alex Nealis (T19) – 83, 80 – 163

Dakota Waskom (T25) – 85, 83, 168

Matt Slover (35) – 88, 98 – 186

USI wins second straight and posts third shutout on Thursday

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MACOMB, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer secured its second Ohio Valley Conference win of the season and three more valuable points Thursday in a 1-0 road victory at Western Illinois University.

With Thursday’s win, USI posted its third shutout of the season to improve to 3-6-4 overall and 2-1-1 in conference play. Picking up a second consecutive victory, the Screaming Eagles also moved up to the top half of the conference standings, sitting with seven points. Thursday was also USI’s sixth result in the last seven matches. Western Illinois dropped to 2-5-4 this season and suffered its first conference loss to move to 0-1-3 in OVC action.

After some early battles for possession, USI gained control of the ball and earned multiple set-piece opportunities off corner kicks in the first half. Southern Indiana’s first shot of the match came from freshman midfielder Grace Bamber (Chesterton, Indiana), who whipped a ball to the near post that was caught by Western Illinois’ goalkeeper Isabel Navas Rodriguez. Midway into the first half, freshman midfielder Pilar Torres (Chula Vista, California) had a roundhouse attempt that hit off the crossbar.

As the back-and-forth battle between the Leathernecks and Screaming Eagles went on, USI converted a golden chance in the 41st minute. Following a handball inside the penalty box, USI sophomore midfielder Peyton Murphy (Bargersville, Indiana) stepped up to the spot and put USI ahead, 1-0, with a penalty-kick goal, her first of the season. The USI defense played solidly, as Western Illinois had only one shot in the first half. The Eagles carried the 1-0 advantage into halftime.

Southern Indiana was assertive on the attacking end out of the intermission, getting a shot from junior midfielder Adriana Berruti (Berwyn, Illinois) and two more attempts by Murphy within the first ten minutes of the second half. Berruti took another shot a few minutes later that was saved by Rodriguez. The Eagles made Rodriguez work even more in the middle of the half to make a couple of saves.

Meanwhile, USI’s defense continued to be tough and kept Western Illinois’ chances to a minimum. After holding the Leathernecks to only one shot in the first stanza, the Eagles’ defense saw only two shots by WIU in the second half, both of which were saved by redshirt freshman goalkeeper Anna Markland (Hoover, Alabama). Southern Indiana’s defensive unit sealed the 1-0 win and the clean sheet.

Southern Indiana totaled 11 shots, placing six on goal in the match, while its defense held Western Illinois to only three shots and two on goal. USI also had six corner kicks in the contest. Individually, Murphy recorded three shots with one into the goal on the penalty kick. Berruti put one of her two shots on target, and senior midfielder Avery Schone (Galena, Ohio) also had two shots in the game.

CLERK DECLARES PUBLIC TEST A SUCCESS; EARLY VOTING TO BEGIN OCTOBER 11 TH

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