Afternoon News: Monday April 3rd 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News:

A grain truck was hit by a train in Posey County on Monday morning. Black Township Fire & Rescue said it happened on Indian Mounds Road around 8:00 AM. It happened just north of State Road 62, by Mac Fitness Center & Golf Range. Photos shared by the fire department show the grain truck split in two, with grain spilled onto the roadway and in a ditch. The good news is that no one was hurt, but fire officials say Indian Mounds Road will be closed at the train tracks for a while. Drivers are asked to avoid the area if possible while crews clean up.

MSD of North Posey County will have an e-Learning day tomorrow, Tuesday, April 4^th. The staff uses these days for professional development training to benefit students and enhance classroom instruction. Students will not report to school buildings. Assignments will be communicated from classroom teachers. They say to contact the specific course teacher if you have any questions.

The Mt. Vernon Police Department posted on Facebook that Police will be cracking down on school bus stop-arm violations as students head back to the classroom from spring break. Over the next couple of weeks, officers will be increasing patrols to prevent stop-arm violations, speeding and other forms of reckless driving around school buses and in school zones. The department joins more than 200 police agencies across the state for the back-to-school Stop Arm Violation Enforcement campaign – better known as SAVE. The overtime patrols are funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration through grants administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute. Disregarding a school bus stop arm is a Class A Infraction. Violators could pay a fine of up to $10,000, have their license suspended for up to 90 days for the first offense or up to 1 year for the second.

The deadline to file your taxes is quickly approaching. This week is the final week that the Posey County Council on Aging is offering free tax services through the Center for those that are 60 years and older with an income of $57,000 or less. It will be offered through this Friday. You can call or stop by the office to make your appointment. Posey County Council on Aging is located at 618 W. Eighth Street in Mt. Vernon.

Former North Posey High School longtime Athletic Director Virgil Ferguson passed away last Thursday, March 30^th at the age of 70. The visitation for Virgil will be held today from 3:00-7:00 PM at Holder Funeral Home. The funeral service will be tomorrow from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM also at Holder Funeral Home, which is located at 319 South Main Street in Owensville.

Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke will deliver his final State of the City address at the Tuesday, April 4^th, Rotary Club of Evansville noon luncheon. Mayor Winnecke’s last term as Evansville Mayor ends at the end of the year. This is his third term.

The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced on Friday that the 86th Annual IHSAA Wrestling State Finals will be held at Ford Center in Evansville next February. This will be the first time the city of Evansville has hosted an IHSAA State Finals event in any sport. The scheduled dates of next year’s state finals are Friday February 16^th and Saturday February 17^th. Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, which has hosted the state finals every year since it opened in 2000, will be home to the 2024 NBA All-Star Game on the same weekend. The Ford Center has served as host of the Evansville Wrestling Semi-State for 11 of the last 12 years since opening in 2011.

Sports:

- North Posey Baseball plays Reitz tonight at Bosse Field at 5:30 PM. You can hear the game on 98.9 FM WPIW.

- North Posey Softball travels to Forest Park at 5:30 PM. 

- In Major League Baseball...the St. Louis Cardinals begin a 3-game series at home against the Atlanta Braves at 6:45 PM. You can hear that game on 106.7 FM WMVI. The Chicago Cubs open a series at the Reds at 5:40 PM. 

- Tonight is the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game in Houston, Texas at 8:20 PM. It features #5 Seed San Diego State against #4 Seed Connecticut.