Morning News: Thursday October 6th 2022

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News:

A Mount Vernon man received the maximum sentence from the Posey Circuit Court yesterday after pleading guilty to battery against a fellow inmate. Robert Wolf, 32, was housed in the Posey County Jail on April 10 when police say there was an altercation over a card game. The Posey County Prosecutor’s Office says jail video surveillance shows Wolf attacked the inmate and then choked him until he was unconscious. Police say Wolf was already serving two sentences when the incident occurred, one for killing a Pitbull puppy in March and another sentence for battery against his three-year-old stepdaughter in 2018. Wolf pled guilty to the charges of Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury (Level 5 Felony) and Strangulation (Level 6 Felony). Wolf was sentenced to six years in prison. He will be transported to the Indiana Department of Corrections to serve his sentence.

People from all over the world are in New Harmony to get some intensive training on oil spills. They took part in Elastec’s annual Inland Oil Spill Workshop. The company has responded to crisis situations all over the world, including the deep-water horizon in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Participants spent Wednesday practicing in-depth river booming and oil skimmer training on the Wabash River. People traveled from all over to attend the workshop including from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and other states in the U. S.

Ticket booths for the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival Half Pot opened on Franklin Street Monday, and the total continues to quickly grow. Yesterday afternoon, it had reached $500,000. Last year’s total hit a record high surpassing $1.5 million. The half pot booths are open from 10:00 AM until 10:00 PM today and Friday. Then on Saturday they will be open from 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM. The drawing is Saturday evening at 8:00 PM.

We have been plugging some Posey County booths all week that are set up at the Fall Festival. A reminder that the Right to Life of Posey County is Booth 74. They are located on the north side of Franklin Street near the corner of St. Joe Avenue.

St. Phillips Church is Booth 92, and they are located on the south side of Franklin Street, close to the corner of 12^th Avenue near the main stage.

 Also, make sure you swing by the St. Wendell Church Booth 88. It is located on the south side of Franklin Street between St. Joe and 12^th Avenue.

This Friday night is Week 8 of the High School Football season and the battle of Posey County as the 4-3 Mt. Vernon Wildcats play at the 5-2 North Posey Vikings. North Posey has announced a tailgate before the game at 5:00 PM and Vikings fans are encouraged to bring a soup, side, or dessert to share.

Local Sports From Last Night:

- Mt. Vernon Boys Soccer defeated Bosse 8-0 in the 2nd round of Sectionals. The Wildcats play Memorial in the Championship on Saturday at 7:00 PM. The match will be played at Heritage Hills High School. 

- North Posey Boys Tennis #1 Singles Max Renshaw stays undefeated this year as he wins the Individual Sectional at North High School.

- North Posey Volleyball lost at Jasper in 5-sets as Jasper won the 5th set, 15-10. Vikings Volleyball is still an impressive 21-6 on the season. 

- North Posey Girls Soccer got beat 3-0 against Forest Park in the 1st Round of Sectionals as the Vikings Girls Soccer season comes to an end.

- University of Evansville Men's Soccer played Belmont on the road to a 0-0 tie. The Purple Aces are 4-2-3 on the year.