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The Indiana Senate has unanimously passed Senate Bill 259, a measure designed to enhance transparency in law enforcement by requiring officers to disclose any conflicts of interest in probable cause affidavits. State Senator Ron Alting, who introduced the bill, cited an incident in Tippecanoe County as the motivation behind the legislation. The event involved criminal accusations made by a local police officer’s family, prompting concerns about potential conflicts. With full Senate approval, SB 259 now advances to the Indiana House of Representatives for consideration.
Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari officials have started hiring to fill more than 2,000 positions to meet the needs of the 2025 Season. Applications are now open on the Holiday World website. An in-person Job Fair will be held on March 8th and phone interviews will be held February 22nd and March 15th. In addition to the parks’ job fair and phone interview days, Holiday World will also host hiring events in Owensboro on March 1st and Evansville on April 5th. Interested Team Members are encouraged to apply and interview before the event so they can bring documents to complete the hiring process, though interviews may be available on the spot. Holiday World offers several job perks for seasonal Team Members including a personal Season Pass, discounts on food and merchandise, free access to other amusement parks and attractions in the area, two free uniforms and much more. The parks have more than 30 departments ranging from Food & Beverage, Lifeguards, and Ride Operators to smaller departments like Morning Cleaning, and specialty departments such as EMTs and Mowing. Individuals must be at least 14 years old to apply; however, most positions require individuals to be at least 16 or older. Adults seeking seasonal employment, such as retirees and teachers, are encouraged to apply. Team Member housing is limited; applicants must be at least 18 years old or older to apply and must live at least 50 miles from Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari. For more information about seasonal and full-time job opportunities, you can visit HolidayWorld.com/Jobs.
There is a Blood Drive coming up this Friday in Mt. Vernon at First United Methodist Church. That is located at 601 Main Street in Mt. Vernon. Friday’s drive will be from 11:00 AM until 5:00 PM.
North Posey Athletics says that due to the Girls Basketball Regional game at 3:00 PM on Saturday, the Boys Basketball game that evening at home against Perry Central has been cancelled. They say to accommodate the Boys Basketball Senior Night and their Truck Raffle Drawing, the Boys Basketball game vs Day School has been moved to Friday, February 21st at 6:00 PM. This is a Varsity only game and they will have Senior Night recognition before the game, while the Truck Raffle Drawing will be at halftime.
Last night North Posey Boys Basketball defeated Mt. Carmel on the road, 54-38. The Vikings pick up their 10th win of the season to improve to 10-8. North Posey travels to Southridge on Friday.
Mt. Vernon Boys Basketball lost at Memorial on Tuesday night, 60-31. The Wildcats fall to 9-10 on the year and will be home on Friday to play Boonville.
In Men’s College Basketball from Tuesday evening…the Indiana Hoosiers ended their 5-game losing streak with an impressive win at #11 Michigan State, 71-67. The Hoosiers improve to 15-10 and 6-8 in the Big 10.
#7 Purdue lost a tough one at #20 Michigan, 75-73. The loss ends the Boilermakers 4-game winning streak as they drop to 19-6 on the year and 11-3 in the Big 10.
#15 Kentucky pulled out a nice win at home over #5 Tennessee, 75-64. The Cats run their record to 17-7 and 6-5 in the SEC.
Illinois protected home court last night with an 83-78 victory against UCLA. The Fighting Illini improve to 17-8 and 9-6 in the Big 10.
Coming up this evening in local college sports…Evansville Men’s Basketball plays at Missouri State at 7:00 PM. The Purple Aces are trying to avoid a 3rd-straight loss as they sit at 9-16 overall and 6-8 in the Missouri Valley Conference. With 6 regular season games left, they are in a tie for 8th place in the conference and just 1 game back of 5th place.
From the NBA last night…the Indiana Pacers fell at home to the New York Knicks, 128-115. The Pacers are 29-23 overall. They play again this evening in Washington against the Wizards at 6:00 PM.