Morning News: Friday April 7th 2023

Morning News: Friday April 7th 2023

NEWS: 

THE MSD OF MT. VERNON AND MSD OF NORTH POSEY WILL BE OUT OF SESSION TODAY AS WELL AS MONDAY APRIL 10TH. ALL SCHOOLS AND OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED DURING THIS TIME. SCHOOL WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY, APRIL 11TH.

ON MARCH 29TH, POSEY COUNTY CENTRAL DISPATCH WAS ADVISED OF AN ACTIVE FIRE AT THE LANDING (THE SENIOR LIVING FACILITY LOCATED AT 111 EAST WATER STREET, MOUNT VERNON.

A RESIDENT HAD CALLED AND ADVISED THERE WAS A FIRE IN HER 2ND FLOOR APARTMENT. THE RESIDENT ADVISED SHE WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT AND WAS ALSO UNABLE TO GET OUT OF HER APARTMENT. OFFICER ANTHONY STALLINGS AND OFFICER DARRIN LEMBERG, RESPONDED TO THE SCENE PRIOR TO BEING DISPATCHED TO ASSIST. WITHOUT REGARD TO HIS OWN SAFETY, OFFICER STALLINGS IMMEDIATELY RETRIEVED HIS FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND RAN TO THE 2ND FLOOR APARTMENT. OFFICER STALLINGS SECURED THE APARTMENT RESIDENT INTO A CHAIR AND WAS ABLE TO GET HER OUTSIDE TO THE WAITING MEDICS WHERE SHE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR HER BURNS. OFFICER STALLINGS AND OFFICER LEMBERG RE-ENTERED THE BUILDING AND CONTINUED TO HELP EVACUATE THE APARTMENT BUILDING TO GET ALL RESIDENTS OUT.

IN APPRECIATION, ON WEDNESDAY POLICE CHIEF ANDY RUSH PRESENTED OFFICER ANTHONY STALLINGS AND OFFICER DARRIN LEMBERG WITH THE MOUNT VERNON POLICE DEPARTMENT “LIFESAVING MEDAL” FOR THEIR HEROIC ACTIONS.

THE POSEY COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE CARRAN FAMILY SCHOLORSHIP. MULTIPLE SCHOLORSHIPS MAY BE AWARDED TO MILITARY VERTERANS RESIDING IN SEVERAL INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDING POSEY. PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO A POSEY COUNTY RESIDENT ENROLLING IN OR ENROLLED IN ANY ACCREDITED VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM. THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF MILITARY ENROLLMENT ALONG WITH PROOF OF ACCEPTANCE IN AN ACCREDITED PROGRAM. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 16TH AT NOON. FOR QUESTIONS, CONTACT THE POSEY COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AT 812-838-0288 OR EMAIL ASMITH@COMMUNITYFOUNDATIONALLIANCE.ORG

THIS WEEKEND IS EASTER WEEKEND AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMMUNITY EASTER EGG HUNTS TAKING PLACE. THE MOUNT VERNON COMMUNITY EASTER EGG HUNT WILL BE ON SATURDAY AT 1:00 PM AT BRITTLEBANK PARK. THE HUNT IS OPEN FOR KIDS UP TO 12 YEARS OLD AND BEING BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE MOUNT VERNON KIWANIS CLUB, THE MOUNT VERNON LIONS CLUB, THE MOUNT VERNON SENION HIGH SCHOOL KEY CLUB AND THE POSEY SOLAR PROJECT. THE POSEYVILLE KIWANIS CLUB EASTER EGG HUNT WILL BE SATURDAY AT 9:00 AM AT THE POSEYVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO KIDS UP TO 10 YEARS OLD AND THE WANT TO REMIND YOU TO BRING YOUR OWN BASKET. HARMONY STATE PARK IS ALSO HOSTING AN EASTER EGG HUNT SATURDAY IN THE BIG OAK AREA BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE FRIENDS OF HARMONY STATE PARK. THIS ONE WILL START AT 10 AM FOR KIDS UP TO 10 YEARS OLD AND THE REGULAR GATE FEES TO APPLY TO GET INTO THE PARK.

THE WADESVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY COLLECTING FUNDS FOR THEIR ANNUAL 2023 FUND DRIVE. IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT IN THE WADESVILLE AREA, CHECK YOUR MAIL FOR THE DONATION SHEET. THE WADESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT INCULDES NEARLY 30 VOLUNTEERS AND SERVES ABOUT 10,000 RESIENTS IN POSEY COUNTY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, YOU CAN CALL 812-673-4277.

MT. VERNON YOUTH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR TEE-BALL. REGISTRATIONS RUN THROUGH MAY 5TH WITH PRACTICES STARTING SOON AFTER THAT DATE. THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO COACH A TEAM. YOU CAN FIND THE REGISTRATIONS ONLINE AT LEAGUELINEUP.COM. ONCE YOU ARE AT THE SITE, CLICK ON SEARCH AND ENTER YOUR ZIP CODE.

THE 5TH ANNUAL MT. VERNON FOOTBALL POPS AUCTION IS COMING UP ON SATURDAY, APRIL 15TH. TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY APRIL 10TH. THEY ARE 30 DOLLARS PER-PERSON, OR 50 DOLLARS PER-COUPLE. THERE WILL BE AN AUCTION, GAMES, RAFFLES, FOOD, DRINKS, AND A LIVE BAND. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD TO ATTEND. TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED BY TEXTING 2023MVFOOTBALLAUCTION TO 243725, OR BY GOING ONLINE AT ONE.BIDPAL.NET/2023MVFOOTBALLAUCTION/WELCOME.

SPORTS: 

MT. VERNON BASEBALL LOST 10-0 AT BOONVILLE – THE WILDCATS ARE 1-3 ON THE SEASON

MT. VERNON SOFTBALL FELL 3-2 AT BOONVILLE – THE LADY WILDCATS ARE NOW 5 – 2 ON THE SEASON

NORTH POSEY BASEBALL GOT BEAT AT TELL CITY, 3-2 THAT PUTS THE VIKINGS AT 2 -3 ON THE SEASON

NORTH POSEY SOFTBALL EARNED A WIN AT HOME OVER GIBSON SOUTHERN, 4-1. THE LADY VIKINGS ARE 3 – 0 ON THE SEASON

MOUNT VERNON BOYS GOLF TEAM BEAT HARRISON IN THEIR SEASON OPENER. FINAL 225 TO 195

IN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VARSITY TENNIS MOUNT VERNON BEAT NORTH POSEY

THE FRIDAY HIGH SCHOOL SPORT SCHEDULE:

MOUNT VERNON TRACK WILL BE AT THE TRI-STATE INVITATIONAL STARTING AT 5:30 AT PRINCETON

NORTH POSEY GIRLS SOFTBALL WILL BE AT HOME TAKING ON TELL CITY AT 5:30. YOU CAN HEAR THE GAME ON 98.9 WPIW AND ONLINE AT POSEYCOUNTYRADIO.COM

THE SATURDAY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE:

MOUNT VERNON GIRLS VARSITY TENNIS WILL BE AT TELL CITY AT 10:00AM

MOUNT VERNON BOYS VARSITY GOLF WILL BE AT THE VINCENNES LINCOLN INVITATIONAL AT CYPRESS HILLS GOLF CLUB AT 9:00AM

MV BOYS JV BASEBALL WILL BE TAKING ON EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN AT HOME AT NOON

MV GIRLS VARSITY SOFTBALL WILL BE AT WASHINGTON AT NOON TAKING ON MULTIPLE OPPONENTS

NORTH POSEY BOYS GOLF WILL BE AT THE VINCENNES INVITATIONAL AT 9:00AM

AND BOYS VARSITY BASEBALL WILL BE TAKING ON PERRY CENTRAL AT 11:30 IN LEOPOLD

IN MAJOR LEGUE BASEBALL:

THE CARDINALS START A 3 GAME SERIES WITH THE MILWAKEE BREWERS AT 7:OO – PREGAME AT 6:15 ON 106.7 WMVI. THAT SERIES CONTINUES SATURDAY WITH A 6PM FIRST PITCH AND WRAPS UP SUNDAY WITH A 1PM FIRST PITCH.

THE CINCINATI REDS WILL BE TAKING ON THE PHILIDELPHIA PHILLIES TONIGHT AT 2 O CLOCK

THE CHICAGO CUBS TAKING ON THE TEXAS RANGERS – FIRST PITCH AT 1:20