Afternoon News: Tuesday February 14th 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News:

The Colts have officially named Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen as the team’s new head coach. The team made the announcement this morning. Steichen has 13 years of coaching experience, including the last 12 seasons in the NFL. Steichen served as the offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles the last two seasons and helped the team reach Super Bowl LVII this year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a contract extension with longtime team executive John Mozeliak. First reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Monday, the Cardinals made Mozeliak’s contract extension official today. With the new contract extension, Mozeliak will maintain his current role as Cardinals President of Baseball Operations through 2025. He is current the longest-tenured head of baseball operations in the National League. After decades of experience in the Cardinals organization, Mozeliak's contract for his current front office role was set to expire after the 2023 season. Under Mozeliak, the Cardinals have finished with 15 consecutive winning seasons, two National League titles and the 2011 World Series Championship.

Wesselman woods provides environmental education and outdoor recreation experiences. It is also a place to pause and reconnect with nature. Everyone will soon be seeing yellow gates closing roads at Wesselman Woods, due to salamander mating. Wesselman woods sits on a breeding ground for salamanders. Around this time of year, the salamanders emerge from hibernation in the ground to warm up. So Wesselman Woods has decided to put up the yellow gates to protect them when they are crossing the road. The gates will stay open throughout the day. But they will be closing the gates for cars at night because that is when the salamanders are most likely to move. If you want to volunteer or see the salamanders move across the road at night, contact Wesselman Woods. Their website is wesselmanwoods.org.  

The Evansville Wartime Museum is asking the community to help name one of its historic tanks. Officials with the museum say they're holding a competition naming the museum's 1943 Chrysler M4 Sherman Tank. Anyone who would like to submit a name in the contest should drop off their submission to the museum by 12:30 p.m. on March 12^th. The person who submits the winning name will receive a free ride in the tank, a one-year museum membership, plus a tank t-shirt. The museum is located at 7503 Petersburg Rd. in Evansville.

Sports: 

- Mt. Vernon Boys Basketball (8-12) travels to Mater Dei tonight at 7:00 PM. MV is hoping to snap a 3-game losing streak. Catch the game on 106.7 FM WMVI and online at poseycountyradio.com. Chris Cooke and Allen Buck will have the call. 

- From Men's College Basketball this evening...Illinois (17-7) heads to Penn State at 6:00 PM. Notre Dame (10-15) is on the road at Duke at 6:00 PM. Ball State (18-7) welcomes Northern Illinois at 6:00 PM. The Salukis of SIU (19-8) play at Valparaiso at 6:00 PM. Then at 7:00 PM tonight, Butler (13-13) battles Villanova on the road.