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The risk of fires has forced Posey County to issue a burn ban. Emergency Management officials say despite receiving some rain last week, it has not been enough to prevent brush fires from spreading. Posey County EMA says the burn ban, which includes all open outdoor burns, will not be lifted this week. Officials will take another look at the situation on Friday to decide whether the burn ban should be lifted. Last week, firefighters were kept busy putting out a large brush fire in Warrick County that sent black smoke billowing into the sky.
Coming up tonight on 106.7 FM WMVI and online at poseycountyradio.com it’s the final Mt. Vernon Basketball Coaches Show at 6:00 PM. The Wildcats saw their season come to an end this past Friday in the Semifinal round of the Class 3A Sectional 32 against Bosse. They finished with a 14-12 record. Chris Cooke will recap the season with Mt. Vernon Basketball Head Coach, Joe Newcomb live from United Fidelity Bank in Mt. Vernon.
Ben Humrichous of the University of Evansville has been selected the State Farm MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year recipient, and he highlights a list of 14 student-athletes honored as part of the 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete Teams, announced today by the league office. Voting was conducted by league's sports information directors.
Humrichous holds a 4.0 grade point average while pursuing his Master of Science degree in Leadership. He earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Huntington (Ind.) University, achieving a 3.93 cumulative grade point average. Humrichous leads the Aces in scoring and three-pointers made this year and is second for his team in rebounding and blocked shots.
Humrichous is the third Purple Aces player to receive the honor joining Jason Holsinger and Colt Ryan. Holsinger was the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2009 while Ryan earned the nod in 2012 and 2013.
Coming up later in the week, the OVC Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournament at Ford Center in downtown Evansville. Both of the USI Women’s and Men’s team will be playing. The Women’s team won the OVC regular season title and earned the #1 seed in the tournament. They won’t play until Friday at 1:00 PM as they received a double bye.
USI Men’s Basketball is the #8 seed in the tournament and will play #5 seed Tennessee State at 6:30 PM on Wednesday.
Coming up this evening in Men’s College Basketball…#3 Purdue travels to #12 Illinois at 6:00 PM. The Boilermakers are 26-3 overall and 15-3 in the Big 10, which is good enough for first place. The Fighting Illini are 22-7 on the year and 13-5 in the Big 10, which has them in second place in the conference.
From the NBA tonight, the Indiana Pacers wrap up their 3-game road-trip in Dallas against the Mavericks at 7:30 PM. Indiana is trying to avoid a third-straight loss. The Pacers are 34-28 on the season.