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News:
Former vice president and Indiana governor Mike Pence will be in Evansville tonight. Pence will make his stop in Evansville as a special guest speaker for tonight’s annual Right to Life of Southwest Indiana Banquet at the Old National Events Plaza. The annual banquet is sold out. It starts at 7:00 PM this evening. The banquet is the organization’s primary fundraising event. Pence and other attendees can expect a strong contingent of reproductive rights protesters outside the event. Evansville Police say they have closed 9th street between Locust and Walnut, as well as the sidewalk, until midnight tonight.
A Posey County woman who was accused of murdering her husband in 2018 has reached a plea deal. The sheriff’s office arrested Peggy Higginson, of Wadesville, in 2018. She was accused of killing her husband, Troy Higginson, in a deadly domestic dispute shooting. Deputies say they found Troy in the driver’s seat of a car in the middle of Wade Road with a gunshot wound to his chest. Court records show Higginson entered a plea deal on Tuesday. She pled guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter. Higginson is set to be sentenced on October 6th.
Skanska has signed a purchase agreement for its ownership of Industrial Contractors Skanska (ICS), which is a construction management and development subsidiary of Skanska USA Civil. They say the buyer is an industrial contracting company, Sterling Industrial, LLC, a Traylor Construction Group company based in Evansville. The transaction is expected to close in September. Officials say by purchasing ICS, Sterling gains a group of talented people, and additional resources and equipment. They say Sterling will also become one of the largest employers in the Tri-State.
Half Pot tickets are on sale again this year to benefit Mt. Vernon River Days and the American Legion Post #5. Over $7,500 was raised last year. Visit the Legion, United Fidelity Bank, 3 Chicks Fudgery, IGA, or Printcrafters for tickets. They are $5 each, or you can purchase three tickets for $10.
Local Sports Tonight:
- Mt. Vernon Girls Golf plays at Quail Crossing Golf Course at 4:00 PM. Castle and Central are also a part of the match.
- Mt. Vernon Boys Tennis travels to Princeton at 5:00 PM.
- North Posey Volleyball is home against Harrison. The JV match starts at 5:30 PM and the Varsity match will follow at 7:00 PM.
- North Posey Boys Soccer welcomes South Spencer for a 5:30 PM start.
- North Posey Girls Golf plays at Cambridge Golf Course at 4:30 PM. Also playing in the match is Gibson Southern and Southridge.
- USI Women's Soccer is home on campus at 6:00 PM as they take on Rose Hulman.
- USI Men's Soccer heads to Belmont for a 6:30 PM match.
- UE Men's Soccer is on the road at Bellarmine at 6:00 PM.
Local News: Thursday February 6th 2025