Morning News: Friday April 28th 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News:

CenterPoint Energy is continuing to move toward renewable energy. They say they have a proposed plan to end its use of Indiana coal by 2027. Officials say the plan is expected to save customers nearly $80 million and reduce carbon emissions from its electric generation fleet by more than 95% over the next 20 years. CenterPoint officials say by 2030, it is expected that more than 80% of their electricity will be generated by solar and wind, with the remainder provided by natural gas.

Posey County Emergency Management posted on Facebook that lane restrictions will soon be in place on part of State Road 68 in Posey County. The Indiana Department of Transportation says that starting next Tuesday May 2^nd, crews with WIN Energy will be restricting eastbound traffic on SR 68 near Poseyville. INDOT says the restrictions will be in place to allow crews to frame and set utility poles along the road. After each pole is set, the lane restrictions will move east along with the work. INDOT says the work is expected to last through the end of June. Drivers are reminded to slow down and stay alert near crews as they work.

The POPS Mt. Vernon Football Facebook page posted information about their youth camps coming up this summer. They will be on three dates, June 26^th, 27^th, and 29^th. The camps are for students entering grades 1^st through 8^th. The cost of the camp is 30 dollars per student. For more information and the link to sign up, you can visit the POPS Mt. Vernon Football page.

Keep Evansville Beautiful is giving away trees today for Arbor Day. It’s at Wesselman Woods Shelter number 1 from 11:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Mayor Lloyd Winnecke will be there to help Keep Evansville Beautiful kick off Arbor Day. With a grant from CenterPoint Energy, they’re able to provide more than 300 free trees to residents of Evansville. The trees are grown by Tom Guggenheim of New Harmony through a special process known as tubing. Guggenheim who is an arborist, along with the city’s arborist, Shawn Dickerson, will be on hand to answer questions about the proper way to plant a tree and how to maintain it. They are good-sized trees, as some 10 to 15 feet tall. Employees of 811 will be on hand to stress the importance of calling 811 before digging.

Last night the 2023 NFL Draft got underway at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri at 7:00 PM. Last night was the first round only. The first two picks were both Quarterbacks. The Carolina Panthers took Bryce Young from Alabama with the first pick. Then, the Houston Texans selected CJ Stroud from Ohio State as the second pick. The Indianapolis Colts had the fourth pick and grabbed a Quarterback. They got Anthony Richardson from Florida. With the 10^th pick, the Chicago Bears selected Offensive Tackle, Darnell Wright from Tennessee. Right after that with the 11^th pick, the Tennessee Titans received Offensive Tackle, Peter Skoronski from Northwestern. Rounds two and three will be tonight starting at 6:00 PM and then the NFL Draft concludes on Saturday with rounds four through seven at 11:00 AM.

Sports:

• North Posey Softball (13-0) cruised past Mater Dei last night, 13-3.  

• The St. Louis Cardinals (10-16) snapped a 3-game skid yesterday as they were able to salvage a game in San Francisco against the Giants, 6-0.

• The Chicago Cubs (14-10) topped the San Diego Padres at home, 5-2. Cubs take 2-of-3 in that series.

• The Chicago White Sox (7-19) lost an 8^th-straight game at home to the Tampa Bay Rays, 14-5.