Morning News: Monday April 10th 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

NEWS:

A VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A FIREWORKS STORE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN POSEY COUNTY. THE OWNER OF THE STORE SAYS THE VEHICLE DROVE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND INTO THE SIDE OF THEIR BUILDING. THIS HAPPENED AT STATELINE FIREWORKS IN GRIFFIN. NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF MERCHANDISE WAS LOST IN THE CRASH.

THE MSD OF MT. VERNON AND MSD OF NORTH SEY WILL BE OUT OF SESSION TODAY. ALL SCHOOLS AND OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED THROUGHOUT TODAY. SCHOOL WILL RESUME TOMORROW…TUESDAY, APRIL 11TH.

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. 

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.

THE 5TH ANNUAL MT. VERNON FOOTBALL POPS AUCTION IS COMING UP THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 15TH. TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY TODAY. 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: 

- EVANSVILLE BASEBALL (19-12, 5-4) BEAT VALPO YESTERDAY, 4-3. ERIC ROBERTS HIT A WALK-OFF HOME RUN IN THE 9TH INNING WITH 2 OUTS. THE PURPLE ACES TOOK 2-OF-3 IN THE SERIES. 

- EVANSVILLE SOFTBALL (19-19, 5-8) BLANKED SIU, 2-0. UE WON 2-OF-3 OVER THE WEEKEND AGAINST THE SALUKIS. 

- USI BASEBALL (9-22, 2-7) LOST 2-OF-3 OVER THE WEEKEND AT HOME AGAINST SEMO. 

- USI SOFTBALL (14-17, 8-6) WON 2-OF-3 AT EASTERN ILLINOIS OVER THE WEEKEND. 

- THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (3-6) LOST IN MILWAUKEE TO THE BREWERS, 6-1. 

- THE CHICAGO CUBS (4-4) LOST 8-2 AT HOME TO THE TEXAS RANGERS. 

- THE CINCINNATI REDS (4-4) SCORED 3 RUNS IN THE 9TH INNING TO BEAT THE PHILLIES, 6-4.

- THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX (4-6) LOST 1-0 IN PITTSBURGH TO THE PIRATES. 

- FROM THE NBA...THE REGULAR SEASON CAME TO AN END YESTERDAY. THE INDIANA PACERS (35-47) CLOSED THEIR YEAR WITH A 141-136 WIN IN NEW YORK AGAINST THE KNICKS. BENNEDICT MATHURIN POURED IN 26 POINTS FOR THE PACERS.