Morning News: Wednesday November 2nd 2022

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News:

A Mt. Vernon woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, after being convicted of multiple charges related to dealing drugs in Posey County. Officials say 53-year-old Dawn Marie Davis plead guilty to multiple charges including dealing methamphetamine and maintaining a common nuisance. Davis also admitted to selling methamphetamine to an undercover confidential informant in February and March of 2022. Davis and 13 other drug offenders were arrested on April 14^th, 2022 as a result of “Operation Bryan” an undercover drug investigation conducted by the Posey County Drug Task Force which began in August of 2021. Davis has been held in the Posey County Jail since she was arrested. 

Coming up this Sunday, November 6^th is the St. Phillips Holiday Craft Fair and Food Drive. It will take place from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM on Sunday at the St. Philip School Gym, which is located at 3420 Saint Phillip Road. This year in addition to supporting local small businesses and St. Phillip School, they want to help support a cause. As an incentive to participate, all shoppers who donate a non-perishable food item will receive $1 off their admission fee. Donations will be taken to the Tri-State Food Bank. Admission on Sunday is $3, or just $2 with a donation of non-perishable food. The top 10 most needed items are peanut butter, soup, canned fruit, beans, rice, tuna, cereal, fruit juice, pasta, and pasta sauce. Vendor sales will include seasonal items, things to eat, items for your home and kitchen, jewelry and religious items, bath and body, clothing and accessories, yarn crafted, gifts, and miscellaneous items.

We are just a few days away from the Class 2A Sectional 40 Championship game between the 9-2 North Posey Vikings and the 8-3 Mater Dei Wildcats. It is set for a 7:00 PM kickoff on Friday at the Bowl in Evansville. Jordan Fisher will have the radio broadcast on 98.9 WPIW and online at poseycountyradio.com. While you wait for Friday to get here, Vikings fans can vote for sophomore Jed Galvin who is up for the Week 11 News 25 Home Team Friday MVP Award. In North Posey’s win at Paoli last Friday, Galvin tied the school record with 5 rushing touchdowns and gained 224 yards on the ground. He also collected 89 receiving yards and caught a touchdown pass. The 6 total touchdowns set a school record for most in a single game. North Posey fans can vote for Galvin at tristatehomepage.com.

Evansville native and former professional baseball player and coach, Don Mattingly is back in the Tri-State getting ready for his annual, “Find a Way Charity Event.” On December 1^st, Mattingly Charities will be hosting their 6th fundraiser benefiting underserved youth, and will feature country music singers, like Mitchell Tenpenny and Jeffrey Steele. The organization says funds raised at each event go back into the Evansville community in the form of grants to projects and programs whose mission aligns with theirs. Since 2015, Mattingly Charities has awarded over 700,000 dollars in community grants and donations to Evansville-based organizations.

There was no jackpot winner in Monday night’s Powerball drawing, but some Hoosiers still won big. Officials say a $50,000 winning ticket was sold at the Circle H Food Mart on Lincoln Avenue in Evansville. The lack of a jackpot winner means the next drawing this evening will be for a massive $1.2 billion jackpot. The increased jackpot will be the 4th-largest in U.S. history. The biggest prize was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three ticketholders in 2016. Massive lottery jackpots have become more common in recent years as lottery officials have adjusted game rules and ticket prices to pump up the top prizes. The most recent tweak came in August, when Powerball officials added an additional drawing day, going from two a week to three, to build larger prizes and boost sales. Although the advertised top prize tonight will be an estimated $1.2 billion, that is for winners who receive their winnings through an annuity paid over 29 years. Winners almost always opt for cash, which for this evening's drawing will be an estimated $596 million. No one has hit all six numbers since August 3rd, meaning there have now been 38 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner.

Sports From Yesterday: 

- The Indianapolis Colts made a few moves yesterday. The Colts acquired running back Zack Moss and a conditional 2023 sixth round pick from the Buffalo Bills in exchange for running back Nyheim Hines. The Colts also fired offensive coordinator, Marcus Brady. Indianapolis is 3-4-1 on the year and play at the New England Patriots this Sunday at 12:00 PM.

- In the World Series the Philadelphia Phillies used home field advantage to take a 2-1 series lead as they thumped the Houston Astros in Game 3, 7-0. Game 4 of the World Series is tonight in Philadelphia at 7:03 PM.