Local News: Thursday August 31st 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News: 

Tomorrow night is week 3 of the High School Football season. Mt. Vernon travels to Pike Central for a 6:30 PM kickoff. The Wildcats are 1-1 on year after losing to North Posey at home week 1 and beating South Spencer on the road last week. Pike Central also has a 1-1 record. They lost at Riverton Park in week 1 but bounced back last week by beating Tecumseh at home. Chris Cooke and Allen Buck will have all the action on the radio tomorrow night on 106.7 FM WMVI and online at poseycountyradio.com. The pregame show will start at 6:15 PM.

North Posey Football plays their first home of the year tomorrow night as they welcome South Spencer for a 7:00 PM kickoff. The Vikings are 2-0 on the young season as they beat Mt. Vernon week 1 and cruised past Princeton last week. South Spencer has a record of 1-1. The Rebels beat Tecumseh to start the season but lost last week to Mt. Vernon. Jordan Fisher and Chris Morlan will have you covered on the radio on 98.9 FM WPIW and online at poseycountyradio.com. Their pregame show starts at 6:45 PM tomorrow night.

Law enforcement officials detained a man who started a standoff in Posey County, according to Sheriff Tom Latham. This happened in the Parkers Settlement and SR 66 area Wednesday night. Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service and Posey County Sheriff deputies surrounded the home of 30-year-old Brian Gardner and he refused to come out of the home. Sheriff Latham says Gardner was wanted on $5,000 cash bond for criminal confinement and domestic battery charges. Officials say after three or four hours, deputies threatened teargas and that’s when Gardner came out peacefully and was taken into custody.

Mt. Vernon Police say they arrested two people on drug charges. Late Tuesday night at around 11:45 PM, officers went to 324 East 10^th Street in Mt. Vernon to serve an active misdemeanor warrant on 44-year-old Andrew Howe. Officers say when they approached the front door, they could see Howe asleep on the couch. Officers knocked on the door and were met at the door by a female identified as 44-year-old Lisa Webster. They woke Mr. Howe up and placed him under arrest for the existing warrant. While officers were arresting Mr. Howe, they noticed pills lying all over the residence, with white powder residue on the table that was suspected marijuana. A consented search of the residence revealed drug pipes, marijuana grinders, additional pills, aluminum foil with methamphetamine on it, as well as a jar containing additional methamphetamine and marijuana. Both Howe and Webster were arrested and lodged in the Posey County Jail.

The Mt. Vernon FFA posted on Facebook that they have an exciting event happening today. They are filming an episode of Money Grab in the Cab with Ben Bailey from Cash Cab. They encourage you to come try your hand at their Ag Olympics course and hang out with the FFA chapter. The event is today from 3:00 PM until 4:30 PM in the Ag Parking Lot which is located at East 4^th Street in Mt. Vernon.

Sports Tonight:

• Mt. Vernon Volleyball travels to Reitz tonight. The JV match is set to start at 5:30 PM and the Varsity match will follow around 7:00 PM.
• Mt. Vernon Boys Tennis plays host to Gibson Southern at 4:45 PM.
• Mt. Vernon Girls Golf is on the road for a match against Princeton and Mt. Carmel at 4:30 PM. Mt. Carmel is hosting the match this evening.
• Mt. Vernon Cross Country runs in the Allan Hopewell Invite hosted by Gibson Southern at 4:45 PM.
• North Posey Cross Country also runs in the Allan Hopewell Invite hosted by Gibson Southern at 4:45 PM.
• North Posey Boys Soccer is home against Wood Memorial at 5:00 PM.
• North Posey Girls Soccer welcomes South Spencer for a 7:00 PM.
• North Posey Volleyball plays host to Heritage Hills. The JV match begins at 5:30 PM and the Varsity match will be at 7:00 PM.

• University of Evansville Women’s Soccer is home on campus tonight as they battle Bellarmine at 7:00 PM.

• USI Women’s Soccer journeys to Miami (Ohio) at 6:00 PM.

Sports Last Night:

• Mt. Vernon Boys Soccer (3-2) lost at South Knox last night, 3-2.
• North Posey Boys Tennis defeated Southridge at home, 4-1.

• The St. Louis Cardinals (58-76) walked off the San Diego Padres for a second straight game, 5-4. Tommy Edman launched a 2-out, 2-run home run to give the Redbirds the win. It Was Edman’s second-straight game with a walk-off hit. The Cardinals took 2-of-3 in the series. St. Louis has today off.   

• The Chicago Cubs (71-62) edged the Milwaukee Brewers at home, 3-2 as the Cubs win 2-of-3 in the series. Chicago is now just 3 games back of the Brewers for first place in the Central Division. The Cubs have this Thursday off.  

• The Cincinnati Reds (69-66) topped the Giants in San Francisco, 4-1. The Reds are now just a game back of the final wild card spot in the National League. Cincinnati also has this evening off.