Morning News: Friday October 21st 2022

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News:

Posey County is still under a Burn Ban. No open burning is permitted at this time. Due to the extreme dryness and sometimes high winds, any burning outside is a great risk to property, buildings, people, and a hazard to the Firefighters that must combat fires. Further details regarding the lift of the burn ban will be issued later.

Tonight in Mt. Vernon, Alexandrian Public Library is hosting a Halloween Party at 6:00 PM. Doors open at 5:50 PM. Registration is required to attend. To register, you can call the library at 812-838-3286 or visit the information desk at the library. There will be a boo-rific show performed by Ralph Covert, the musician, of Ralph’s World at 6:00 PM in the Ohio/Wabash  Room. After the performance, there will be games, photos, refreshments, treat bags, a parade, and more. You are encouraged to come dressed in a costume.

Tomorrow, Harmonie State Park is hosting their Haunted Harmonie event. The events start at 10:00 AM with the Spooky Scavenger Hunt, followed by the Sasquatch Stomp at 1:00 PM, and there will be a Pumpkin Judging contest at 3:00 PM. Bring your carved, painted, or decorated pumpkins to the Outdoor Education Pavilion for judging at 3:00 PM. The Trick or Treat event will take place in the campground from 4:00-6:00 PM. Then, from 7:00-9:00 PM there will be Hayrides that cost 2 dollars for a ride. There is also a Campsite Decorating Contest. Judging for that will take place after dark and winners will be notified. Normal gate entrance fees apply for Haunted Harmonie at Harmonie State Park. It is 7 dollars for an in-state vehicle and 9 dollars for an out-of-state vehicle.

A temporary road closure will impact drivers on State Road 62 in Posey County starting next week. The Indiana Department of Transportation says the temporary road closures will begin on or around Monday, October 24^th. That's when contractors with Center Point Energy and High-Country Construction will be out performing spot improvements along State Road 62 near Green Valley Drive. These projects call for temporary lane closures in both directions of State Road 62. According to the project manager, traffic will be controlled by a flagger team while the closures are active. Daily work will begin at 8:00 AM and wrap up by 6:00 PM, leaving the lanes open each evening. According to INDOT, if the weather cooperates, the project could be finished by the end of the week.

Tomorrow, USI Baseball is playing their West Side Nut Club #CureFA exhibition baseball game at Bosse Field against Kent State University. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and can be purchased at USI Athletics, or on-line at curefa.org/USIBaseball. The 2:00 PM exhibition game tomorrow will benefit the fight against Friedreich's Ataxia (FA), which is a degenerative neuro-muscular disorder that affects one in 50,000 people in the United States. The game previews the 2023 USI Screaming Eagles, who will be concluding their fall workouts.

High School Football postseason gets underway this evening with the first round of Sectionals. 5-4 Mt. Vernon will play host to 9-0 Owen Valley at 6:30 PM. Chris Cooke and Allen Buck will have the radio broadcast on 106.7 FM WMVI and online at poseycountyradio.com.

7-2 North Posey is home tonight as well for their first-round sectional game against 1-8 Forest Park at 6:30 PM. Jordan Fisher will have you covered with the radio broadcast on 98.9 WPIW and online at poseycountyradio.com.

Also coming up tomorrow in High School sports is the Volleyball Regionals. North Posey will play Brownstown Central at 12:30 on Saturday at Mitchell High School. The Vikings are 26-7 on the season, while Brownstown Central is 17-15. If North Posey wins that match, they will play again in the evening for the Regional Championship against either Houser or Linton-Stockton.

Local Sports From Last Night: 

- University of Evansville Women's Soccer defeated Illinois State at home, 3-1. It was the Purple Aces final game of the regular season as they finish 2-9-5 overall and 1-6-3 in the MVC.

- USI Women's Soccer lost 1-0 at Southeast Missouri State. The Screaming Eagles have one regular season match left and that is on Sunday at home against Eastern Illinois. USI is 4-7-4 on the year and 0-5-2 in the OVC.