Local News: Friday June 9th 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News: 

North Posey Softball tries to complete their perfect season today in the Class 2A State Championship game at Purdue University. The Vikings (28-0) are back at the State Finals for a second-straight year. They play Andrean (29-7) today at 4:30 PM CT. Gates will open at 3:00 PM CT. You will be able to hear the game on 98.9 FM WPIW, 106.7 FM WMVI, and poseycountyradio.com. Chris Morlan will have the radio broadcast later today.

The University of Southern Indiana has named an interim provost, Dr. Shelly Blunt. Blunt is currently the Dean of the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education. She will become Interim Provost, effective July 1^st. Blunt will succeed Dr. Mohammed Khayum, who is retiring after four years as Provost and 32 years at USI. The University also named Dr. William Elliott Jr. as Interim Dean of Pott College when Blunt moves to Provost.

Earlier this week, officials with the Posey County Health Department announced that the Posey Co. Commissioners voted to adopt the recently passed Indiana senate enrolled Act 4 and House enrolled Act 1001. They say by doing so, the commissioners have increased the funding of public health initiatives in Posey County. The funding will allow the health department to expand their services to the residents in the community, and to start new ones. According to officials, the increase will take effect starting in 2024. The health department said the funding is not related to Covid-19 and is not being used to fund further Covid-19 costs. They say they are looking for suggestions from residents in their service areas for ways they can better help their needs.

A rest stop in New Harmony closed last week for a major improvement project. Yesterday, leaders with the Indiana Department of Transportation hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at the Black River Welcome Center, which is located on eastbound I-64. Officials say the center will be fully torn down and rebuilt with more modern amenities. It will be about two years before it’s finished. INDOT says this is a part of their 10-year plan to improve interstate rest areas and welcome centers statewide. In total, $600 million in improvements will be made to 21 rest areas and welcome centers in Indiana by the end of the fiscal year in 2030.

Opening day is coming up at Ellis Park in Henderson, and tickets to reserve seating for the horse races are available online. Officials with Ellis Park say you can visit the racetrack’s Ticketmaster page to reserve your seats. Tickets can be found for the new series of races that were recently announced for Ellis Park, which were moved to the race track from Churchill Downs after a series of horse deaths. Officials with Churchill Downs said that the remainder of Churchill Downs' race meet would begin at Ellis Park starting tomorrow. The Spring Meet from Churchill Downs will run to July 3^rd. General grandstand admission is always free, but seats can be reserved for $13 to $15. After those newly added races, Ellis Park traditionally hosts a summer race meet and that is scheduled from July 7^th to Aug. 27^th.

Sports Tonight: 

• The St. Louis Cardinals (26-37) begin a 3-game series at home with the Cincinnati Reds at 7:15 PM.

• The Chicago Cubs (26-36) start a 3-game series in San Francisco against the Giants at 9:15 PM.

• The Chicago White Sox (28-36) return home to play the Miami Marlins at 7:10 PM.

• Game 4 of the NBA Finals is tonight in Miami, between the Heat and the Denver Nuggets. Denver leads the best of 7 Finals, 2-1. Tipoff this evening is set for 7:30 PM.