Posey County Radio News and Sports
News:
Yesterday morning around 7:00 AM, two Mt. Vernon Police Officers had finished their shift in the city and were driving home when they observed a white box-style Ford F-250 work truck traveling west on State Road 62 at a high rate of speed in the school zone in front of Marrs Elementary School. The vehicle’s speed was 94-mph in the 45-mph school zone. Officers stopped the vehicle and upon speaking to the driver, they could smell a strong odor of alcoholic beverages. The driver was Justin R. Bell of Evansville. He said he was driving to work, was running late, and claimed he did not see the school zone signs or the flashing yellow lights that were activated at the time. Officers said Bell’s eyes were bloodshot, glassy, and his speech appeared to be slurred. He was arrested and transported to the Posey County Jail where a certified chemical breath test registered a breath alcohol concentration of .106. Bell was lodged at the Posey County Jail.
Following Dr. David Smith's retirement announcement, the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation is looking for its next superintendent of schools. On Tuesday, the district released an EVSC Superintendent Search Survey, designed to collect community input on the decision for the next superintendent. Community members can give anonymous input through the survey, which will be shared with the Indiana School Boards Association as they make the decision. To complete the survey, visit surveymonkey.com/r/EVSCsearch.
Mt. Vernon Boys Basketball plays tonight at Mater Dei. The JV game begins at 5:30 PM and the Varsity game is set for 7:00 PM. The Wildcats have 2 games left in the regular season as they sit at 11-11 on the year. You can listen to tonight’s varsity game on 106.7 FM WMVI and online at poseycountyradio.com.
Evansville Men’s Basketball is home tonight for their final home game of the season against Drake at 7:00 PM. The Purple Aces are 11-18 and 8-10 in the MVC and Drake is 25-3 and 15-3 in the MVC. UE has tonight’s game and a road contest at Illinois State on Sunday to finish up the regular season.
The Indiana Hoosiers play host to Penn State this evening at 7:30 PM. The Hoosiers are 16-11 and 7-9 in the Big 10.
#17 Kentucky heads to Oklahoma at 8:00 PM. The Cats sit at 18-9 and 7-7 in the SEC.
In the NBA tonight, the Indiana Pacers play at home against the Toronto Raptors at 6:00 PM. The Pacers are 32-24 on the year and tied for 4th place with the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Standings.