Posey County Radio News and Sports
News:
Coming up this evening at 6:00 PM on 106.7 FM WMVI, it’s another edition of the Mt. Vernon Basketball Coaches Show live from United Fidelity Bank in Mt. Vernon. Join host Allen Buck as he chats with Wildcats Head Coach Joe Newcomb from 6:00 PM until 6:30 PM. Mt. Vernon is 1-1 on the year after a win at Vincennes Rivet and a lost at home to North Posey this past Friday night. The Wildcats will play at Mt. Carmel tomorrow night and then host Central on Saturday. Once again, tonight’s show can be heard on 106.7 FM WMVI and online at poseycountyradio.com.
A Posey County law enforcement officer received an award on Friday. Posey County Prosecutor’s Office Investigator Kenneth Rose has been named the recipient of the “2022 Indiana Law Enforcement Distinguished Service Award.” Rose is the first member of law enforcement from Posey County to ever be named a recipient of this award.
North Posey High School is inviting the community to join them this Thursday for their Girls Basketball game against Washington as they celebrate the ‘Spirit of Christmas.’ Trees representing the North Posey schools and decorated by their students will be available for viewing. Santa will be available for pictures from 6:00-7:00 PM. Face painting and ornament making will also be available for children 12 and under. New, unwrapped toy donations will be collected to benefit Toys for Tots.
Don Mattingly has missed out on another chance to be enshrined in Cooperstown. The Evansville native was considered on Sunday to join the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee, which gathered in San Diego for the annual Winter Meetings. They reviewed the candidacies of eight players who were not elected when they previously were on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballots. Mattingly needed at least 12 votes from the 16-member committee. He received eight, the second-most among the candidates. Fred McGriff was the only one to surpass the threshold with a 100% approval rate. Albert Belle, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Dale Murphy, Rafael Palmeiro, and Curt Schilling were the other candidates on the ballot. The committee was comprised of seven Hall of Famers, six team executives and three media members. The Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee is one of three groups eligible for consideration as part of the Era Committee process, which provides a way for Hall of Fame consideration to managers, umpires, and executives, as well as players retired for more than 15 seasons. Since retiring as a player, Mattingly has remained in the game on the coaching side, including five seasons as manager of the Dodgers and the last seven with the Marlins. His Contract with the Marlins expired at the end of this past season, and he stepped down. Last week, he was named the Toronto Blue Jays’ new bench coach.
Sports Tonight:
- The Indiana Pacers (12-11) play at the Golden State Warriors at 9:00 PM.
- Week 13 of the NFL season wraps up with Monday Night Football as the Saints (4-8) play at the Buccaneers (5-6) at 7:15 PM.
Local News: Friday February 7th 2025