Morning News: Monday October 24th 2022

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News:

A temporary road closure will impact drivers on State Road 62 in Posey County this week. The Indiana Department of Transportation says the temporary road closures will begin today. 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.

Posey County is still under a Burn Ban as we start this new week. 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.

Mt. Vernon High School Senior, Sophie Kloppenburg was the center of attention yesterday for her journey to honor several Mt. Vernon residents who were tragic victims of lynching. Titled the 1878 Memorial, Sophie worked for over a year researching, petitioning, and designing a memorial to honor these residents and bring together the community in the spirit of unity. The ceremony took place yesterday afternoon at the History Hovey House in Mt. Vernon.

The Franklin Street Events Association is inviting kids and their families to their annual trick-or-treat event in Evansville. During the association's "Trick or Treat on Franklin St" event, all ages are invited to trick-or-treat at participating businesses along West Franklin Street in Evansville. The event will take place this Saturday, October 29th from 2:00-4:00 PM.

Over the weekend the USI Baseball program continued its tradition of giving back with its annual West Side Nut Club Cure FA exhibition game against Kent State at Bosse Field on Saturday. All ticket proceeds go toward benefiting the fight against Friedreich’s Ataxia. FA is a degenerative neuro-muscular disorder that affects one in 50,000 people in the United States. USI head coach Tracy Archuleta’s son Sam was diagnosed with FA back in 2018. This was the third benefit game after hosting Indiana in 2018 and then Notre Dame the following year. The FA Research Alliance supports research that will help improve the quality and length of life for those diagnosed with FA. It will also help lead to treatments that eliminate its symptoms. The Screaming Eagles came away victorious over Kent State on Saturday, winning the exhibition game, 11-8.

Coming up this evening at United Fidelity Bank in Mt. Vernon, it’s the final edition of the Mt. Vernon Football Coaches Show. It will be broadcasted live on 106.7 WMVI from 5:30-6:00 PM as the voices of the Wildcats Chris Cooke and Allen Buck chat with Coach Messmer about the season which came to an end on Friday. Mt. Vernon lost in the first round of the Sectionals at home against Owen Valley, 35-14. The Wildcats went 5-5 on the year.

North Posey Football won their first round Sectional game on Friday as they topped Forest Park at home, 41-27. The Vikings are 8-2 and will play at Paoli this Friday night in the second round.

Also, from over the weekend in High School Volleyball, North Posey saw their season come to an end as they lost their first match of the Regionals to Brownstown Central in 4-sets. The Vikings finished the year with an impressive 26-8 record.

Local Sports From Yesterday: 

- University of Evansville Men's Soccer earned a 3-0 win at home against Drake. The Purple Aces improve to 6-3-4 on the year and 3-1-2 in the MVC. UE plays host to IU tomorrow night at 6:00 PM. 

- USI Men's Soccer lost 2-0 at Lindenwood. The Screaming Eagles drop to 1-11-2 overall and 1-4 in the OVC.

- USI Women's Soccer picked up a 2-0 win in the regular season finale at home against Eastern Illinois. The win clinches a spot in the OVC Tournament for USI as they finish the regular season 5-7-4 overall and 1-5-2 in the OVC. USI plays 5th seeded Lindenwood on Friday at 4:00 PM in the first round of the OVC Tournament.