Posey County Radio News and Sports
News:
Coming up tonight is Week 9 and the final week of the High School Football regular season. The North Posey Vikings travel to Pike Central this evening at 6:30 PM. Jordan Fisher and Chris Morlan will have the radio call on 98.9 FM WPIW and online at poseycountyradio.com. The Vikings are 7-1 on the year and ranked 4th in this week’s Class 2A AP poll.
The Mt. Vernon Wildcats conclude their regular season at Princeton tonight at 7:00 PM. You can hear that game on 106.7 FM WMVI and online at poseycountyradio.com. The Wildcats are looking to snap a 3-game losing streak. They are 4-4 on the season.
Checking on other Week 9 games across the Tri-State…at 6:30 PM…North is home against Central…Harrison travels to Bosse…Reitz welcomes Mater Dei…Memorial is at Castle…Vincennes entertains Jasper…Boonville heads to Gibson Southern…Forest Park plays at Southridge…Heritage Hills plays host to Washington…then at 7:00 PM…Tell City is home against South Spencer.
The North Posey Volleyball team won their first-round sectional match last night, defeating Crawford County in straight sets. The Vikings are now 26-6 on the season and will play Tell City in the semifinals of the Class 2A Sectional 48 at Forest Park High School on Saturday at 11:30. If the Vikings win that match, they will play in the Championship Saturday night against the winner of Perry Central and Forest Park.
A lengthy process to discuss and approve the 2024 budget for Posey County continues for the Posey County Council. Among the main talking points are proposed pay increases for county officials and employees. In a proposed full county budget of just over $29 million, many county officials and employees will see a raise, but Council President Heather Allyn says not all raises could be equal. One explanation for differing raises is the pay discrepancy between some department heads and their employees. For example, some emergency management employees earn considerably more than their director, according to discussions during the October 11th budget meeting. The 2024 general budget increase leaves a hole of more than $1.5 million. To help fill the void, the council is also moving forward on increasing both emergency services and public safety taxes by 0.1% each. Council members say adjustments will likely be made before the budget is finalized in December. A special meeting will be held in November to further discuss any possible adjustments, but a date was not given at the time of the October 11th meeting.
The Posey County Commissioners are now accepting resumes for the position of Posey County Emergency Management Agency Director. This position will work full time Monday through Friday, 35 hours per week, but would be on call for qualifying emergencies. Please submit all resumes via mail or in person to the Posey County Auditor's Office at 126 E Third Street Room 220 Mount Vernon, IN 47620 no later than Friday, October 27th, 2023.
The Children's Museum of Evansville, or cMoe, is celebrating a major milestone. After 17 years of operations, cMoe welcomed its one millionth visitor on Thursday. The visitors who helped the museum hit the milestone was Julie and her two grandkids, who were visiting from northern Indiana during Fall Break. As the one millionth visitors, cMoe gave them a warm welcome. Recently, cMoe announced its Play It Forward Capital Campaign, which includes plans to build a new mobile museum and outdoor exhibit on the rooftop, and give a refresh and redesign to the water play area, theater, and other exhibits. You can visit cMoe at 22 SE 5th Street in Evansville.
Sports:
- USI Volleyball (9-10, 5-3) heads to Morehead State at 5:00 PM.
- Evansville Volleyball (7-11, 2-5) is home against Illinois Chicago at 6:00 PM.
Local News: Friday December 20th 2024