Afternoon News: Monday January 16th 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News: 

Today, the American Red Cross is hosting a Blood Drive in Mt. Vernon. There continues to be a critical need for blood donations. If you can support and give blood, the drive is today from 1:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. It is located at 1717 Main Street in Mt. Vernon. There will be another Blood Drive on Wednesday from 12:00 PM until 4:00 PM at the Country Mark Pavilion.

A man died on Thursday in Posey County after becoming trapped in a grain bin. Officials with Black Township Fire and Rescue say crews were dispatched around 1:00 PM Thursday after a man got trapped in a grain bin. They say it happened off Bellefontaine Cemetery Road. Multiple agencies responded to the scene in an attempt to save the victim. Authorities say the man who died was a farm hand that was assisting the farmer. The Posey County Coroner's Office says the victim was 74-year-old Steven Grabert of rural Mt. Vernon. Grabert's obituary says he was born in Evansville in 1948. It says he was a lifelong farmer, a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, and a graduate of Mt. Vernon High School.

Tickets will go on sale Tuesday for an annual boxing event in Evansville. Starting at 10:00 AM tomorrow, tickets will be available for the annual "Guns & Hoses" event. Reserved seating is available on all levels, with floor seats starting at $30, lower bowl at $25, and upper bowl at $15. Kids 12 and under can also get upper bowl seats for $5. The fan favorite pits local firefighters against police officers in boxing matches at Ford Center. This year, the event itself will take place on April 16^th. Money raised from the event benefits 911 Gives Hope and local charities.

There is no Mt. Vernon Basketball Coaches Show tonight from United Fidelity Bank on 106.7 FM WMVI due to the bank being closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There will also be no show this week, as it’s a busy week for the Mt. Vernon Boys Basketball team at the Carmi White County Tournament. The Wildcats will play Day School tomorrow night at 7:00 PM, Carmi on Thursday at 7:00 PM, Harrisburg on Friday at 5:30 PM, and Fairfield on Saturday at 4:30 PM. Catch all those games on 106.7 FM WMVI and online at poseycountyradio.com with Chris Cooke and Allen Buck on the call. Mt. Vernon won on Friday at home against Southridge, 58-55 to snap a 4-game losing streak. The Wildcats are 4-8 on the year.

North Posey Boys Basketball won both of their games this past weekend. On Friday they defeated Tecumseh on the road, 62-57 and then cruised past Forest Park at home, 58-38. The Vikings are 9-6 on the season and will travel to South Spencer this Friday evening. You will be able to hear the game on 98.9 WPIW and online at poseycountyradio.com.

Sports:

- In Mens College Basketball tonight...Illinois (12-5) travels to Minnesota at 5:00 PM. Western Kentucky (11-6) plays host to FAU at 6:00 PM. 

- The Wild Card Round of the NFL Playoffs wraps up this evening with an NFC battle. The 5th seeded Dallas Cowboys play at the 4th seeded Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 7:15 PM.