Pritchard said that Pacers players are hungry to play and will be ready to go when the time comes

Former Dubois County Bomber Coach and University of Evansville standout Andy Lasher has been named head baseball coach at Oakland City University. Lasher led the Bombers to both OVL regular season and playoff championships as well as a Bluegrass World Series Championship. Lasher replaces T Ray Fletcher. The long time coach recently became the schools athletic director.

1999 USI graduate Stan Gouard has been named the 10th head basketball coach in USI program history. Over the past 12 years Gouard has lifted the U Indy Basketball program to national prominence. This includes 8 NCAA Division 2 appearances, mulktiple All Americans and a number  one ranking, he was also the 2014 GLVC Coach of the year. He replaces Rodney Watson who retired March 23 as USIs longest tenured mens basketball coach.

The NTT INDYCAR Series will return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a third event in 2020.

The Frontier League which includes the Evansville Otters announced yesterday (Wednesday) they are delaying the scheduled May 14 start of the season. The League will become the largest independent baseball league in North America after merging with the Can Am League in the off season. The League statement stated they will continue to monitor the situation and will announce a start for the season at an appropriate time.

In the Council of Presidents meeting yesterday Oakland City University was approved in its move from NCAA Division 2 to NAIA. They were one of five teams to be approved. They will play in the River States Conference. The Conference rebranded in 2016 and was formerly called the Kentucky Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Oakland City played in that conference from 1968 to 1975.

Joan D. Goeppner, age 80, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 6:02 a.m. on Monday, March 13, 2023, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana. 

Robert Curtis Jones, 64, of Loogootee (formerly of Marion), Indiana, passed away at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at Heart to Heart Hospice Inpatient Center in Evansville, Indiana. 

Judith A. Stuffle, 71, of Loogootee, Indiana passed away at The Health Center at Glenburn in Linton, Indiana on Monday, March 6, 2023 after a fierce five year battle with cancer.

Mary Lynn Bell, age 82, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Amber Manor Care Center.   

Edward C. Senninger, age 68, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 7:36 p.m. surrounded by family on Monday, March 6, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper.  

Martha C. Schluter, age 93, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 1:10 a.m. on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at St. Charles Health Care Center in Jasper.