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A Mount Vernon woman will now serve time in prison after a child neglect conviction. 30-year-old Samantha Burris pleaded guilty on August 15th to neglect of a dependent resulting in bodily injury. Burris appeared in Posey County Court on Monday according to Posey County Prosecuting Attorney Thomas Clowers. Burris and Richard Kennedy were arrested back in October of 2018 after 14-month-old Nyla Brantley died from head injuries while they were babysitting. Kennedy pled guilty in February to neglect of a dependent resulting in death and is serving his sentence of 30 years in prison. Burris was sentenced to 16 years in prison for Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, a Level 3 Felony. As part of her guilty plea, Burris admitted that she placed the child in a situation that “endangered her life” by failing to not only appropriately supervise the child but also failing to seek medical care.
The MSD of North Posey County School Board says that they feel it is critical to obtain your input on the next superintendent. They have authorized a survey that is available for the community’s input. The Board will use the results to guide their questions to applicants and help determine the best person to be superintendent of the district. All efforts are being made to guarantee your confidentiality. The survey is being conducted and tabulated by Indiana State University. No IP addresses will be collected. The Board will receive only the overall responses to the survey. Only one survey will be allowed to be tabulated at an individual computer. You are free to discontinue the survey at any time. If you do discontinue the survey your results will not be tabulated. The survey will be available until November 3rd. You can visit our Facebook page at Posey County Radio for the link to the survey.
Several Tri-State high school bands will be heading to Indianapolis this weekend for the 50th State Marching Band Open Class Finals. Students from Jasper, Evansville North, Reitz, Mater Dei, Tell City, Forest Park and South Spencer high schools will take to the field to perform their shows. There are 42 total school marching bands competing statewide. Those performances are set to take place Saturday, October 28 at Lucas Oil Stadium. According to a release, doors will open at 9 a.m., with Scholastic Champion Exhibition performances starting at 9:25 a.m. If you’re going to watch the competition, tickets for adults are $25 and $20 for students. Officials say only mobile tickets (no paper tickets) will be sold, and a smartphone will be needed to present tickets for entry.
Half of the Fall Classic is set as the Texas Rangers punched their ticket to the World Series with a Game 7 win at the Houston Astros last night. The Rangers hammered the Astros 11-4. The road team won every game in the ALCS. Texas awaits the winner of the NLCS which will end tonight with Game 7 in Philadelphia between the Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Local News: Friday December 20th 2024