Local News: Tuesday August 1st 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News:

Officials with Holiday World made a big announcement this morning. A new family coaster called “Good Gravy” will open to the public in May 2024 located in Holiday World’s Thanksgiving section. Officials say guests will board a train shaped like a giant gravy boat, which will be pulled backwards uphill before flying forwards through the station onto a cranberry-colored track, hitting a maximum speed of 37 miles per hour. The train will fly through a giant cranberry jelly can before narrowly avoiding giant kitchen accoutrement, such as a 20-foot-tall whisk and an 18-foot-tall rolling pin before flying up a 77-foot-tall spike and repeating the journey backwards. A release shows the ride is a family boomerang, the first of its kind to open in North America. They say the journey will be nearly 1,500 feet long. According to a release, the ride has a height requirement of 38-inches, so children around 3 years old can ride along with the whole family. Officials say construction has already begun on the station and ride footers, and the track will arrive in early November.

Tonight at 6:00 ET/5:00 CT is the trade deadline in Major League Baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals earlier today traded their shortstop Paul DeJong to the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto also got cash considerations in the deal. In return, the Cardinals received minor league pitcher Matt Svanson. DeJong who is 29 years old was hitting .233 with 13 home runs in 81 games this season for St. Louis. Over his seven seasons of wearing the Birds on the Bat, Dejong hit .233 with 115 home runs. He was a 4^th round pick in the 2015 draft and was a 2019 All-Star. Svanson, who the Cardinals received in the trade, is 24 years old and was a 13^th round pick for Toronto in 2021.

The Posey County Sheriff’s National Night Out is tonight at Cynthiana Town Park from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. All Posey County residents are invited to come out and enjoy burgers, hotdogs, chips, and ice cream. Kona Ice will also be available from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. New this year, School Resource Officer Carter will have his squad car available to fill with donations of back-to-school supplies. These supplies will benefit the North Posey students and help start the school year off right. If you are unable to make the event, but would still like to donate, you can reach out to Officer Carter to make arrangements.

With today being Tuesday, that means it is time for another Poseyville Farmers Market this evening at the Poseyville Community Center. It will be from 4:00-7:00 PM. Paradise Pizza Food Truck will be there. Grab some pizza and check out all the vendors tonight. You can visit the Paradise Pizza Food Truck website and pre-order your food as well.

Sports

• The St. Louis Cardinals (47-60) and Minnesota Twins start a 3-game series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis at 6:45 PM. Catch the game on 106.7 FM WMVI.  

• The Cincinnati Reds (59-49) and Chicago Cubs (53-53) continue their 4-game series in Chicago at 7:05 PM. The Reds are currently a game and a half up on the Brewers for 1^st place in the Central and the Cubs sit in 3^rd place, 5 games back of first.

• The Chicago White Sox (43-64) begin a 3-game series at the Texas Rangers at 7:05 PM.