Afternoon News: Thursday October 27th 2022

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Tomorrow night, postseason play continues for North Posey Football as the 8-2 Vikings travel to play at the 7-3 Paoli Rams at 6:30 PM. The winner of tomorrow night’s game will advance to the Class 2A Sectional 40 Championship game next Friday against the winner of Mater Dei and Tell City. We will have to covered with tomorrow night’s North Posey game at Paoli with the radio broadcast on 98.9 WPIW and online at poseycountyradio.com. Jordan Fisher will bring you the action with the pregame show at 6:15 PM and the kickoff at 6:30 PM.

Coming up this Friday at Holy Angels Community Center, the New Harmony Kiwanis Club is hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser. This dinner helps the Kiwanis Club raise money and continue their good work in the community. Swing by anytime between 5:00-8:00 PM for a meal that will include spaghetti, breadsticks, salad, and desserts. The dinner is 10 dollars per-person, unless you are wearing a costume, then it’s only 5 dollars. Kids ages 10 and under eat free. Also, from 5:00-8:00 PM the NHBA Shenanigans group invites you to come over to the tent behind the New Harmony Inn to help carve pumpkins to decorate the town during this Halloween weekend. They will supply the pumpkins and carving tools.

The Evansville Department of Parks and Recreation is looking for feedback on its proposed 5-year Master Plan. The parks department's latest efforts to gather community input comes in the form of an event that's taking place at the CK Newsome Community Center tonight from 4:00-7:00 PM. Tonight’s event is an open house with no formal presentation, allowing community to stop by any time to see the 5-year Master Plan and offer their input on it. City leaders have said the plan's purpose is to improve the parks department and its operations, through things like staffing additions and outreach efforts to improve upon the city's facilities. Additional information on the plan can be found at evansvilleparksplan.com.

There's a fun Halloween event for kids and families happening in downtown Evansville on Saturday. The Downtown Evansville Economic Improvement District will be hosting its second annual "Halloween Stroll and Trunk-or-Treat Car Show" from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM on Saturday. The event will take place along Main Street downtown, featuring a car show with awards in 11 categories, and candy available at more than 20 downtown businesses as well as from car show participants. The event will also include Halloween crafts for kids, meet-and-greets with costumed characters, face painting, music, and holiday inflatables for photo opportunities. A costume contest with three categories (Family, Kids, Dogs) will also take place by the fountain on the 300 Block of Main at 1:00 PM. Guests must be present to win. Organizers say the event will also serve as an opportunity for the public to meet local first responders from the Evansville Police Department, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office, and the U.S. Coast Guard.