Morning News: Wednesday April 5th 2023

Morning News: Wednesday April 5th 2023

NEWS:

ACCORDING TO POSEY COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OFFICIALS, A MAN CHARGED WITH THE DEATH OF A 1-YEAR-OLD GIRL HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON. OFFICIALS SAY RICHARD KENNEDY WAS SENTENCED TUESDAY FOR NEGLECT OF A DEPENDENT RESULTING IN DEATH AFTER HE PLEAD GUILTY BACK IN FEBRUARY. KENNEDY AND SAMANTHA BURRIS WERE ARRESTED IN OCTOBER OF 2018 AFTER 14-MONTH-OLD NYLA BRANTLEY DIED FROM HEAD INJURIES WHILE BEING BABYSAT BY KENNEDY AND BURRIS. BURRIS’S TRIAL IS SCHEDULED SEPTEMBER 26 ON A CHARGE OF NEGLECT OF A DEPENDENT. OFFICIALS SAY KENNEDY HAS BEEN CREDITED WITH TIME SERVED.

STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM THE MSD OF NORTH POSEY AS WELL AS OTHER RESIDENTS SPENT THE DAY YESTERDAY PARTICIPATING IN THE POSEYVILLE PICK UP DAY. PARTICIPANTS GATHERED AT THE POSEYVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER TO HELP CLEAN UP WEEDS, YARD TRASH, LEAVES AND EVEN PAINT STREET CURBS AND BENCHES. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME FOR THE ORGANIZED PICK UP DAY IN POSEYVILLE.

THE TOWN OF NEW HARMONY POSTED ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE THE CITY ORDINANCES INVOLVING OPERATIONS OF GOLF CARTS IN THE CITY. TO SEE THE FULL LIST OF REQUIREMENTS, VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. SEARCH FOR POSEY COUNTY RADIO.

MOUNT VERNON YOUTH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW AVAILIBLE ONLINE FOR TEE-BALL AND SHETLAND. REGISTRATIONS RUN THROUGH MAY 5^TH WITH PRACTICES STARTING SOON AFTER THAT DATE. THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO COACH A TEAM. YOU CAN FIND THE REGISTRATIONS ONLINE AT LEAGUELINEUP.COM ONCE AT THE SITE CLICK ON SEARCH AND ENTER YOUR ZIP CODE.

THE 5^TH ANNUAL MT. VERNON FOOTBALL POPS AUCTION IS COMING UP ON SATURDAY, APRIL 15^TH. TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY APRIL 10^TH. 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. YOU CAN FIND THE LINK IN OUR LOCAL NEWS STORY AT POSEY COUNTY RADIO DOT COM.

SPORTS:

• MT. VERNON BASEBALL PICKED UP THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON AS THEY DEFEATED SOUTH SPENCER AT HOME, 10-6.

• MT. VERNON SOFTBALL GOT TRIPPED UP AT HOME AGAINST NORTH, 10-2.

• NORTH POSEY BASEBALL EARNED A 9-1 WIN OVER PRINCETON.

• EVANSVILLE BASEBALL WON A WILD GAME IN WEST LAFAYETTE VS PURDUE, 12-10. THE ACES TRAILED 8-2 AFTER THE 2^ND INNING. UE IMPROVES TO 17-11 ON THE SEASON.

• EVANSVILLE SOFTBALL LOST A TOUGH GAME AT INDIANA STATE, 3-2. PURPLE ACES SOFTBALL IS NOW 17-18 ON THE YEAR AND 3-7 IN THE CONFERENCE.

• USI SOFTBALL GOT SHUTOUT AT HOME VS IUPUI, 3-0. THE SCREAMING EAGLES SLIP TO 12-16 ON THE SEASON.

• FROM MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL LAST NIGHT…THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS LOST AT HOME AGAINST THE ATLANTA BRAVES, 4-1. THE CARDINALS HAVE DROPPED BACK-TO-BACK GAMES AS THEY FALL TO 2-3 ON THE YOUNG SEASON. ST. LOUIS LOOKS TO AVOID A 3-GAME SWEEP VS THE BRAVES TODAY AT 12:15 PM. THE GAME CAN BE HEARD ON 106.7 WMVI

• THE CHICAGO CUBS WALLOPED THE CINCINNATI REDS IN CINCY, 12-5. THE CUBS ARE 2-3 AND THE REDS ARE NOW 3-2.

• IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS THERE ARE NO EVENTS ON THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY FOR THE MOUNT VERNON WILDCATS. NORTH POSEY HAS ONE EVENT, THE BOYS VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM TAKING ON EVANSVILLE MATER DEI AT BOSSE FIELD AT 5:00PM WEATHER PENDING.