Afternoon News: Monday May 1st 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News: 

Local McDonald’s restaurants will celebrate area teachers by offering free breakfast tomorrow. In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day, educators can receive a free Egg McMuffin breakfast sandwich from any local location between 6:00 AM until 10:30 AM. To redeem a free Egg McMuffin breakfast sandwich, teachers must show a valid educator ID when ordering. No purchase is necessary and there is a limit to one per person. Officials say local McDonald’s restaurants honor educators in their communities on National Teacher Appreciation Day each year as a way for their Owner’s and crew members to say thank you for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to local youth. Since the program began in 2020, local restaurants have awarded more than $45,000 in cash and prizes to 240 local educators.

The Mt. Vernon M-Club posted on Facebook today, an invitation for the public to get pre-registered for the Posey County Poker run. It will take place on July 22^nd. This is a fundraiser to help the youth in the community get scholarships to any Mt. Vernon Youth Camp they would like to attend. If you pre-register, the cost is 15 dollars per person. The pre-registration ends on May 15^th and after that date the cost will be 20 dollars per person. You can visit the Mt. Vernon M-Club Facebook page for more information.

Posey County Emergency Management says lane restrictions will soon be in place on part of State Road 68 in Posey County. The Indiana Department of Transportation says that starting this week, crews with WIN Energy will be restricting eastbound traffic on SR 68 near Poseyville. INDOT says the restrictions will be in place to allow crews to frame and set utility poles along the road. After each pole is set, the lane restrictions will move east along with the work. INDOT says the work is expected to last through the end of June. Drivers are reminded to slow down and stay alert near crews as they work.

This past Friday, the University of Southern Indiana announced that Director of Athletics, Jon Mark Hall has been promoted to Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics at USI. Hall reports to Dr. Ronald S. Rochon, USI President, and joins the President’s Cabinet. Over the last year, Hall has guided the University’s move from Division II to Division I athletics, along with transition into the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Under his supervision in this first year, USI Athletics has seen individual OVC champions in men’s and women’s cross country and indoor track and field. Men’s basketball, women’s soccer and men’s golf also made OVC tournament appearances, with men’s golf earning a third place finish this spring. On the USI campus, Hall has been a part of the development of new facilities and upgrades for Athletics, including those at the USI Baseball and Softball fields, Strassweg Soccer Field, the Screaming Eagles Arena and Complex and the Aquatic Center, along with the addition of Swimming and Diving programs. Hall joined the USI Athletic Department back in 1995 as Assistant Athletic Director and the USI Men's Tennis Head Coach.

Sports:

• Mt. Vernon Softball (10-6) travels to Memorial tonight at 5:30 PM.

• North Posey Softball (14-0) is home against North at 5:00 PM.

• The St. Louis Cardinals (10-19) after a long 10-game west coast road-trip will have this evening off. The Redbirds went just 2-8 on that trip. St. Louis returns to action at home tomorrow night against the Los Angeles Angels.   

• The Chicago Cubs (14-13) after being swept in Miami, start a series at the Washington Nationals tonight at 6:05 PM.

• The Cincinnati Reds (12-16) stay on the west coast and begin a series at the San Diego Padres at 8:40 PM.