Morning News: Friday January 13th 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News:

Coming up this Monday the American Red Cross is hosting a Blood Drive in Mt. Vernon. There continues to be a critical need for blood donations. If you can support and give blood, the drive is Monday at 1:00 PM at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. It is located at 1717 Main Street in Mt. Vernon.

The University of Southern Indiana announced a newly established partnership with Chengdu Sport University in China on Thursday. The partnership is for students who study sport economics and management at the University. This marks the first time that USI has offered an international program in the area of sport management. 93 students are currently enrolled in the program. The partnership celebrated a formal kickoff in April of 2022.

The IRS will start accepting 2022 federal income tax returns on January 23^rd, the tax agency announced on Thursday. Of course, you don't have to file your return that early. The official due date for returns this year will be Tuesday, April 18^th, the agency announced. That's because April 15^th (the traditional due date) falls on a Saturday and Monday, April 17^th is Emancipation Day which is an official holiday in the District of Columbia, where the IRS is headquartered. The majority of US tax filers every year are typically owed a refund. Last year, the average refund issued was $3,176.

The woman at the center of a high-profile case in Evansville, Indiana made her latest appearance in court Thursday. Amy Word appeared for a hearing in court this morning following her July 2022 arrest. During her court appearance yesterday, Word's next court date was set for March 13th. Additionally, there was a motion for travel that was filed by Word, which the judge granted. Word was taken into custody during a traffic stop in connection to the drug investigation on West Franklin Street, police said. They said that Word was arrested on the charge of the felony charge of Maintaining a Common Nuisance, and that she had knowledge of narcotics activity at her place of business, Lamasco Bar and Grill. While Word remains a member of the EVSC Board of School Trustees, board members approved an unpaid leave of absence for Word after she declined to resign from her position. If word is found guilty of a felony, she would automatically be terminated from the board. No other updates are available right now.

Sports: 

- North Posey Girls Basketball (6-7) lost at home against Mater Dei, 48-39. 

- USI Mens Basketball (9-9, 2-3) picked up a 74-67 win at home against Arkansas Little Rock. Trevor Lakes had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Jacob Polakovich also collected a double-doube with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Isaiah Swope poured in 19 points as well. 

- USI Womens Basketball (8-8, 2-3) fell at home vs Arkansas Little Rock, 47-44. Vanessa Shafford paced USI with 10 points and 8 rebounds.