Posey County Radio News and Sports
Local Closings List:
| MSD of Mt. Vernon | Closed Wednesday E-Learning Day |
| MSD of North Posey County | Closed Wednesday Virtual Learning |
| EVSC | Closed Wednesday |
| Evansville Catholic Schools | Closed Wednesday |
| Evansville Christian | Closed Wednesday |
| Evansville Day School | Virtual Learning Wednesday |
| Evansville Lutheran School | Virtual Learning Wednesday |
| CAPE Headstart Evansville | Closed Wednesday |
| Joshua Academy | Closed Wednesday Virtual Learning |
| Signature School | Closed Wednesday |
| North Gibson Schools | Closed Wednesday |
| East Gibson Schools | Closed Wednesday |
| South Gibson Schools | Closed Wednesday eLearning Day |
| Warrick County Schools | Closed Wednesday |
| Castle Country Academics | Closed Wednesday |
| Newburgh Christian Academy | Closed Wednesday |
| Poseyville Carnegie Public Library | Closed Wednesday |
| Carmi White County | Closed Wednesday |
| Edwards County | Closed Wednesday |
News:
The City of Mt. Vernon says that they will continue with the State of Emergency because of the continued power outages and icy conditions. There is not a travel restriction in effect, but you should still travel with caution.
The Posey County Emergency Management Agency has worked with local organizations and the American Red Cross to open shelters and warming centers throughout the county. If you need shelter, they ask that you contact the Posey County Dispatch office via telephone at 812-838-1320. Some shelters that are open include: The First Christian Church at 1403 County Club Road in Mount Vernon, Saint Phillips Church at 3500 St Phillips Road, The Poseyville Community Center at 60 North Church Street. There are several warming shelters open as well. Those include the Mount Vernon Fire Department, Black Township Fire Department, The Posey County EMA Garage, The Wadesville Fire Department and New Harmony Fire Department.
As for the power outages, crews are working hard to restore power across the entire tri-state area. Any CenterPoint Energy Customer who has not reported an outage can do so by calling 1-800-227-1376. As power is restored, be aware of your local area power lines and poles as trees and debris might still be on the poles or lines. If you encounter any fires or arcing, please report to CenterPoint at 1-800-227-1376 or call the local dispatch office at 911.
The City of Mt. Vernon says due to overwhelming amount of tree debris, if you have an individual or tree service remove the downed trees, they can take the limbs to the city’s limb yard or call and ask the city to pick it up. This is a change in policy that is only temporary because of the winter storm.
Coming up tonight in college sports…Evansville Men’s Basketball is home at Ford Center for a conference game against Illinois State at 7:00 PM. Both the Aces and Redbirds are 2-2 in the Missouri Valley Conference.
IU Men’s Basketball is home this evening as they take on USC at 6:00 PM. The Hoosiers have won 4-straight games as sit at 12-3 overall and 3-1 in the Big 10.
13th ranked Illinois plays host to Penn State at 8:00 PM The Fighting Illini are 11-3 on the year and 3-1 in the Big 10.
In the NBA this evening…the Indiana Pacers return home to square off against the Chicago Bulls at 6:00 PM. The Pacers are going for a 4th-straight victory as they are 19-18 on the season.