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Mount Vernon High School leaders cut the ribbon yesterday on their new welding lab. The event marked the opening of John D. Haynes School of Welding Technology at Mount Vernon High School. The new space was possible due to investments from BWXT, a tech company, along with the U.S. Navy investing $500,000 into the brand-new building, to help further the education of students interested in getting a job in welding. BWXT representatives say about 40 students are currently enrolled in the program and by next year the school could have around 60 students per year, with a plan to graduate at least 20 students each year from the program, ready to join the industry.
Officials with the Indiana Department of Transportation say there will be road closures next week in Posey County. They say beginning on or around Wednesday, October 30th, crews will close State Road 69 near Mount Vernon. It will be closed at the railroad tracks just north of State Road 62. Crews will be making repairs to the railroad crossing. Work is expected to take two days to complete, depending on the weather. The official detour for this project is State Road 62 to U.S. 41 to State Road 66 to State Road 69. Local traffic will have access up to the point of closure.
Tonight is the first round of sectionals for High School Football teams across the tri-state area. The 7-2 North Posey Vikings will be on the road to battle 9-0 South Vermillion at 7:00 PM in the Class 2A Sectional 39. Jordan Fisher and Chris Morlan will have the radio broadcast on 98.9 FM WPIW and online at poseycountyradio.com. Their pregame show gets rolling at 6:45 PM.
The Mt. Vernon Wildcats also have to hit the road this evening for their first-round sectional game at Southridge at 6:30 PM in the Class 3A Sectional 32. Chris Cooke and Allan Buck will have you covered on the radio on 106.7 FM WMVI and online at poseycountyradio.com. Their pregame show starts at 6:15 PM.
Tomorrow, Indiana State Police in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is sponsoring the 27th nationwide “Prescription Drug Take Back” initiative. The “Take Back” initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs. A collection site will be set up at the ISP Post along US-41, for expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs which will be properly disposed of without threat to the environment. This program is for liquid and pill medications. Vaping pens without batteries and vaping cartridges will also be taken. Needles, new or used, will not be accepted for disposal. This service is free and anonymous with no questions asked. This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. The event will be this Saturday, between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
The Mt. Vernon Parks and Recreation Department says that tomorrow evening is the final movie at Riverbend Park for the season. They will be showing Casper. Concessions will be sold by Paw Street Inc. starting at 6:30 PM and the movie will begin at dark.