Local News: Friday July 7th 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News: 

The Posey County Sheriff’s Office says they are investigating a fatal accident that happened within a construction zone. According to a release, that happened around 9:54 AM in Wadesville. Officers say a preliminary investigation suggests a construction worker was backed over by a dump truck while working within the construction zone at State Road 66 and Springfield Road. Officials say construction crews are in the process of grinding up pavement for replacement in that area. After arriving, officers say Posey County EMS attempted life saving measures, but the victim died. At this time, the names of the individuals are not being released.

North Posey Football will host a FREE Youth Football camp starting July 24th - July 27th at 6-7:30 pm at the high school. Sign-ups will start on Monday. Each camper will receive a free Viking football t-shirt as well as 4 days of instruction from our high school kids and coaches.

Posey County Royalty Pageants posted on Facebook that the deadline to register for the 2023 Beautiful Baby Contest has been extended. You can still get your kiddos registered by midnight of Tuesday, July 11^th. You can visit our Posey County Radio Facebook page for the link to register. After registration, you can email your child’s photo to pocoroyaltypageants@gmail.com.  

A major rule change is coming to high school baseball across the nation starting next year. The use of a one-way communication device between a coach in the dugout and a team’s catcher will be allowed. The rule change will allow coaches to make the pitch call to their catchers. The new rule will prevent coaches from communicating with any other player besides the catcher on defense and with any player while batting. The coach must be in the dugout while using the communication device. Another rule change that has come to high school baseball is a rule that would allow a solid single-color wristband to be worn on the forearm. The wristband must be non-electronic, and it would be allowed to hold defensive shifts, pitching choices, and game directions.

The University of Evansville Men’s Basketball program announced a new addition to their coaching staff today and they are bringing back one of their all-time greats. Head Coach David Ragland has added DJ Balentine to his staff as the Director of Player Development. The 2016 UE grad is Evansville’s all-time leading scorer, putting up 2,464 points. Balentine wrapped up his career as the #4 scorer in MVC history. Following his college career, Balentine enjoyed a 4-year pro career with one year stops in Lithuania, Netherlands, Iceland, and Cyprus. He comes back to Evansville after most recently serving as an assistant coach at Henderson State University in Arkansas.

Sports

• The St. Louis Cardinals (36-51) start a 3-game series in Chicago against the White Sox tonight at 7:10 PM.  

• The Chicago Cubs (40-46) are in New York and will play the Yankees at 6:05 PM.  

• The Cincinnati Reds (49-39) look to extend their 5-game winning streak as they open a series in Milwaukee and take on the Brewers at 7:10 PM. The Reds have a 2-game lead over the Brewers for 1^st place in the NL Central.