Morning News: Tuesday January 10th 2023

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News:

New Harmony Working Men’s Institute posted on Facebook that Johnson United Methodist Church will be providing free homework help to all students at the Working Men’s Institute on Tuesdays throughout this month of January from 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM.

Investigators have released new information on a massive warehouse fire that started on North Garvin Street in Evansville. According to a news release sent out Monday, authorities have determined the warehouse fire that started on North Garvin Street was caused by an electrical accident. The news release says the investigation concluded over the weekend, with an out-briefing conducted Monday morning. The ATF's National Response Team reached its conclusion "after an extensive examination of the fire scene during the past week." The fire on North Garvin Street broke out the morning of Saturday, December 31^st. Multiple departments had to assist due to the size of the blaze, with work to resolve the situation continuing for days. The Evansville Fire Department, Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office, Evansville Police Department, and the ATF were among the agencies that assisted with the investigation.

Easterseals Rehabilitation Center revealed the estimated amount of how much money was raised from the “Ritzy’s Fantasy of Lights” event. According to a press release, between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the annual light show raised over $200,000. In the 29 years of the event, net proceeds have reached more than 4.3 million dollars for essential therapy sessions and inclusive early education at Easterseals. Approximately 12,259 vehicles, including horse drawn carriages, visited this year’s light show display. This year’s total also included an impressive $26,631 in extra donations from event visitors. Local volunteers will start dismantling and removing the lights from Evansville’s Garvin Park this upcoming weekend. The 30th annual “Ritzy’s Fantasy of Lights” event is already being planned for this coming November. More information on the event can be found on their website.  

The University of Evansville men's basketball program started its Monday landing the highest-rated high school recruit in recent memory. Chuck Bailey III, a 2023 combo guard out of Hamtramck, Michigan, announced his commitment to the Purple Aces on Twitter. Bailey is rated as a four-star recruit by the ESPN Scout Grade and a three-star prospect by the 247Sports composite. He's the Aces' most highly touted high school recruit since DeAndre Williams and the highest overall since Sam Cunliffe transferred from Arizona State. Both of those were early into the Walter McCarty era.

ESPN has Bailey as the No. 3 player in Michigan, No. 5 in the Midwest and No. 37 combo guard nationally. Bailey's commitment has UE's 2023 recruiting class tied for No. 95 in the 247Sports composite with Creighton and Georgia State. That is good for third in the Missouri Valley Conference behind Murray State and Southern Illinois. Bailey took his official visit to UE over New Year's weekend and was in attendance for the Aces' game against Murray State. He also received offers from Kansas, Illinois, UNLV, California, New Mexico, Ole Miss and Loyola Marymount among others. Bailey is the second highest-rated recruit coach David Ragland has brought to campus since he was hired on May 24th.  If Bailey signs with UE, he'll be the fourth member of the 2023 recruiting class following Salt Lake Community College transfer Tanner Cuff and high school signees Braylon Jackson and Michael Day.