Morning News: Thursday March 16th 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News:

The Indiana Department of Transportation reports that SR68 and SR65 is scheduled to be closed in the town of Cynthiana starting this coming Monday, March 20th. They say the project should be completed by June of this year. Town streets should not be affected and will be available for emergency responders.

Mt. Vernon High School is inviting the community to see the school’s performance of Cinderella the musical tonight and this weekend. There will be four shows. The first performance is this evening at 7:00 PM. Cinderella will also be performed on Friday at 7:00 PM, Saturday afternoon at 2:00 PM and Saturday evening at 7:00 PM. The school also says there is a special event, “Cookies with Cinderella” on Saturday at noon.

CenterPoint Energy is encouraging customers who may be on the verge of disconnection to make payment arrangements. With the winter heating season coming to an end, CenterPoint Energy sent out a note on Wednesday to remind customers that Indiana’s winter regulatory moratorium, which temporarily suspends disconnections of customers who meet low-income guidelines and have received federal and state utility heating assistance, is also expiring. Customers who have received a disconnect notice are urged to call CenterPoint ato make payment arrangements and avoid possible disconnection.

A legal recreational marijuana dispensary is in the works for the Evansville area. Chicago-based Terrabis is planning a retail location in Grayville, Illinois. It will be on Koehler Road near the I-64 Grayville Exit, which is about 45 minutes from Evansville. Recreational cannabis is legal in Illinois. Terrabis also operates five dispensaries in Missouri. The company says the Grayville facility will open this spring and employ 30-to-40 workers. Its products will be available to adults only ages 21 and older. Terrabis touts itself as one of the Midwest's leading retailers of medical and recreational cannabis. The Grayville location will offer only recreational items.

Yesterday, the Indianapolis Colts released quarterback Matt Ryan. Ryan, 37 years old, started 12 games for the Colts in 2022 and completed 309 of 461 passes (67 percent) for 3,057 yards (6.6 yards/attempt) with 14 touchdowns, 13 interceptions and a passer rating of 83.9.

Today, March Madness gets going in full force with 1^st round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Illinois Fighting Illini were given the #9 seed in the West Region and will have to play #8 seed Arkansas today at 3:30 PM. Purdue is a #1 seed in the East Region and will play on tomorrow night at 5:50 PM against Fairleigh Dickinson. The Indiana Hoosiers are a #4 seed in the Midwest Region and will battle #13 seed Kent State tomorrow evening at 8:55 PM. You will be able to hear that game on 106.7 FM WMVI. The Kentucky Wildcats was awarded the #6 seed in the East Region and their first game will be tomorrow night at 6:10 PM against #11 Providence.

Sports: 

- Evansville Baseball (10-7) hammered Bellarmine on the road yesterday, 14-2. The Purple Aces hit 4 home runs and have now won 10 of their last 12 games. UE will host Purdue in a 3-game series this weekend. Game 1 is on Friday at 3:00 PM. 

- USI Baseball (7-10) had a late collapse and fell to Southern Illinois at home, 16-9. The Screaming Eagles led 9-8 going into the 9th inning, but allowed 8 runs in the 9th inning. USI will travel to Murray State this weekend for a 3-game series.