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A man accused of rape has been arrested in Posey County. Sean Wilkey is facing charges after being accused of raping an underage girl. According to an affidavit, authorities were contacted in November of 2022 in reference to a sexual abuse investigation. Officers say the victim accused Wilkey of raping her back in 2019. Officers say during the investigation they found text messages between the victim and Wilkey where he apologized for forcibly having sex with the victim. When interviewing Wilkey, police say he admitted to some of the allegations, but claimed parts of it to be consensual. An affidavit shows Wilkey also told police that he texted and apologized to the victim. Wilkey is facing a level three felony charge of rape.
A Mount Vernon man will serve prison time after being convicted selling meth in Posey County. According to a press release, 35-year-old Brandon Robinson was sentenced Tuesday to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty. Officials say as a part of his guilty plea, Robinson admitted to delivering between one and five grams of meth to an undercover informant in August of 2020. Robinson was arrested by the Posey County Drug Task Force in ‘Operation Lockdown,’ which ended on May 14, 2021, with 16 others charged with drug-related charges. At sentencing, Robinson faced a possible penalty of three to 16 years in prison. During the hearing, officials say the maximum sentence was requested after evidence showed Robinson has a lengthy criminal history, including prior conviction for dealing meth.
The Posey County Fair continues tonight in New Harmony, and it will be free admission for Veterans. First responders will have free admission tomorrow. General admission is $8 per person and free admission for children 10 and under. Tonight’s events include meals by Extension Homemakers from 5:00-7:00 PM, 4-H Fashion Review at 5:00 PM, Color Guard Presentation at 6:00 and 7:00 PM, Beautiful Baby Contest at 6:00 PM, and Drag Races at 7:00 PM. There is a complete list of event details at poseycountyfair.com.
Coming up this Saturday is the Mt. Vernon M-Club All In Posey Poker Run. You can still pre-register for 15 dollars per-person through Friday. Walk-up registration will be 20 dollars per-rider on Saturday at 10:00 AM and the ride starts at 11:00 AM. The ride will start at U&S Farms, which is located at 403 Crab Orchard Road in Mt. Vernon. The ride features lots of beautiful scenery along the DNR nature preserves and Wabash River of Posey County. If you want to follow along via GPS, you can download the free app called Ramblr. They will upload the 54-mile route on Saturday morning.
Local Tri-State universities are seeing an uptick in enrollment this year. The Department of Education says, on a national level, higher education enrollment was down 42% during the pandemic. The University of Evansville is seeing trends of higher enrollment rates. At UE, administrators saw a 15-20% increase in student enrollment both this year and last. As for USI, enrollment was still down by 7% last year. To turn it around they’re using a rolling admissions system which means they will continue accepting students until classes officially start. Executive Director of Admissions at USI, Rashad Smith, said they are excited but still have a lot of work to do to bring enrollment back to where it was pre-pandemic. The Department of Education projects a 9% increase in higher education enrollment over the next decade.
The next Powerball drawing is tonight, and the estimated jackpot is at $1 billion. No one hit the jackpot for Saturday’s or Monday’s Powerball drawing. Six tickets sold in Indiana for the drawings are worth either $50,000 or $100,000. The $100,000 winning ticket was for Saturday night’s drawing. Someone bought it at Meijer Store in Zionsville. Another ticket for Saturday’s drawing is worth $50,000. The winner purchased it at Lucky Stop in Michigan City. The winning Powerball numbers in Saturday’s drawing were 2-9-43-55-57 with the Powerball of 18.
According to the Hoosier Lottery, four tickets for Monday night’s drawing matched four numbers and the Powerball, making them worth $50,000. They were sold in Lafayette, Nashville, Crown Point, and Anderson. The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing were 5-8-9-17-41 with the Powerball of 21.
The estimated jackpot of $1 billion for tonight is the third-largest prize in Powerball history.
Sports
- The St. Louis Cardinals (42-53) won their 4th-straight game last night as Nolan Arenado walloped a walk-off 3-run homerun in the 10 inning to beat the Marlins, 5-2. The Cardinals go for the 3-game sweep today at 1:15 PM.
- The Chicago Cubs (44-50) slammed the Washington Nationals at home, 17-3.
- The Cincinnati Reds (50-44) and San Francisco Giants finished a suspended game from Monday night and the Giants won that contest 4-2 in 10 innings. Then in game 2 of the series later on last night…
- The Chicago White Sox (40-56) lost a wild game in New York against the Mets, 11-10.
Local News: Thursday January 2nd 2025