Morning News: Friday October 14th 2022

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News: 

The National Weather Service in Paducah is continuing a “Red Flag Warning” for many counties within our Tri-State, including Posey County. This is the second-straight day for the warning. Weather officials say the wind and dry conditions will create critical fire danger today. The warning will be in effect from noon until 8:00 PM tonight. NWS strongly discourages outdoor burning since fires are likely to spread rapidly. Indiana areas impacted include Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Spencer, Gibson, and Pike Couties. The weather service asks residents to avoid tossing cigarette butts, outdoor burning, campfires and grilling, off-road travel, use of machinery, and welding. 

Officials say a Mt. Vernon woman will serve prison time after being convicted of multiple charges stemming from a stabbing incident that happened back in February. 35-year-old Tabatha Nichole Ord appeared in the Posey Circuit Court yesterday afternoon where she was sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges. Those charges include Aggravated Battery, Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon, Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and Operating while Intoxicated Endangering a Person. Police records show that on February 22^nd, 2022, officers with the Mt. Vernon Police Department were dispatched to Lynn Drive in Mt. Vernon in reference to a stabbing. Officers say they discovered a victim with multiple stab wounds.

According to the Probable Cause Affidavit, the victim told Mt. Vernon Police Department that she was giving Ord a ride in her vehicle when Ord began striking the victim multiple times with something that caused lacerations and a large amount of blood. Police say the victim stopped the vehicle and jumped out, and Ord then drove away with her vehicle. The victim told investigators that Ord had stated she had been drinking. Officials say the victim was treated for approximately seven separate stab wounds, although they were deemed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

Documents say Ord was later found in Posey County driving the victim’s vehicle. Officials say Ord was stopped by the Indiana State Police and taken into custody. Ord has been held in the Posey County Jail on bond since her arrest on these charges. She will be transported to the Indiana Department of Correction to serve her sentence.

The woman accused of shooting her husband in the chest made an appearance in the Posey County Circuit Court on Wednesday afternoon. Melissa Wade is accused of shooting her husband back in August. According to court records, there was a no-contact order between the suspect and her husband, Herbert Wade. Herbert appeared in person to join in Melissa’s request to terminate the order, court records say. The no-contact order was ended by the judge. Melissa’s next court appearance is scheduled for November 16^th.

Mt. Vernon residents, be sure to swing my McKim’s IGA today for their Rib Fest. It starts at 2:00 PM and the cost of a full slab of ribs is 18 dollars. Mt. Vernon Kiwanis Club has teamed up with McKim’s IGA for this event to benefit the youth of Mt. Vernon. You are to make the checks payable to McKim’s IGA.

Time is running out to get your tickets for this Saturday’s cash drawing, benefiting Newlife Rescue and Adoption. Tickets are on sale at the Posey Humane Society and Elks Lodge #277 in Mt. Vernon. Tickets are $10 each. First prize is $5,000, second prize is $2,000, third prize is $1,000, and fourth prize is $500. Once again, the drawing is this Saturday.

Coming up this Sunday at the Western Hills Country Club in Mt. Vernon is the 11^th Annual Jack Lawson Memorial Elks Veterans Golf Scramble. Tee Time is set for 9:00 AM. Everyone is welcome whether it’s teams or individuals. The cost for individual players is $50, hole sponsors are $50, event sponsors are $100, and team sponsors are $200. This outing supports the Elks local veteran’s programs throughout the year. You can sign up at the Elks in Mt. Vernon.

The final week of the High School Football regular season is tonight. 4-4 Mt. Vernon is home taking on 2-6 Washington at 6:30 PM. You can hear that game on 106.7 WMVI with Chris Cooke and Allen Buck on the call. The pregame show gets underway at 6:15 PM.

6-2 North Posey is also home tonight, against 1-7 Pike Central at 6:30 PM. Catch the action on 98.9 WPIW with Jordan Fisher. The pregame show gets underway at 6:15 PM.

Both the Mt. Vernon and North Posey games will be streaming online at poseycountyradio.com.  

Local Sports From Last Night:

- North Posey Volleyball defeated Perry Central in the first round of sectionals in 4-sets. Vikings Volleyball will play in the second round of the Class 2A Sectional 48 on Saturday at 10:00 AM against Crawford County. The sectional is being hosted by Perry Central High School.

- Mt. Vernon Volleyball got a bye in the Class 3A Sectional 32 and did not play last night. They will play on Saturday at 12:30 PM in the second round against Memorial. The sectional is being played at Gibson Southern High School. 

- University of Evansville Women's Soccer battled conference foe Drake to a 2-2 tie at home on campus. The Purple Aces are now 1-8-5 overall and 0-5-3 in the MVC.