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News:
Friday morning at the courthouse in Mt. Vernon, there was a meeting about an error with mail-in ballots. In a release from the Posey County Clerk’s Office, they said it was brought to the attention of the Election Board that there was an inadvertent error effecting a maximum of 107 mail-in ballots that were mailed without the bi-partisan initials on the back of the ballots. All the voters potentially effected have been identified and are being contacted. The Clerk’s Office says it is their goal that no voter is penalized due to this human error. They have been in consultation with the Indiana Election Division and steps are being taken to allow all of the voters potentially affected to perfect their ballots prior to the 6:00 PM Election Day deadline. Any official replacement ballots that are requested by the voter will replace their previous ballot.
On Election Day, polls will be open from 6:00 AM until 6:00 PM. In Mt. Vernon, voting locations include Immanuel Church of Christ, Mt. Vernon Community Church, and Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. In New Harmony, you can vote at the Holy Angels Community Center and the Posey County Community Center. For people in Poseyville, you can vote at the Poseyville Community Center. In Wadesville, the Wadesville Fire Department will have a voting station. Knights of St. John will also be open. For those in St. Phillips, you can vote at St. Peter United Methodist Church. There is also the Cynthiana Community Center for voters.
In a release from Police Chief Andy Rush, at 4:50 PM Sunday Mt. Vernon Police responded to the 500 block of East Water Street in reference to an unlawful Breaking and Entering complain. Upon arrival, they located Samantha Billings unlawfully in the building. After cuffing Billings and placing her in the back of the cruiser, officers continued to check the remaining part of the building for any other individuals. While this was happening, Billings had gotten her cuffs around front, gotten her seatbelt off and proceeded to climb through the unsecured window on the cage and into the front of the cruiser. She then took off with the cruiser and fled the scene. After a pursuit, Billings came to rest in a ditch located just west of gun club road. Billings was apprehended, medically cleared and then transported to jail. She is facing multiple felony charges including Escape, Theft of the Cruiser, as well as other Drug Charges. The cruiser was damaged and was towed from the scene.
Some German Township Water District customers may experience temporary low water pressure or service interruption today. Customers located from the intersection of Mary Anderson Road and Highway 66, north into the town of Wadesville, west to New Harmony Springfield Road and north into Stewartsville may be impacted today. This is due to a scheduled maintenance in the German Township Water District distribution system at approximately 7:00 AM. The plan is for it to be completed by the end of the day. A boil advisory may be issued following completion of the maintenance,
The Powerball jackpot has now grown to an estimated $1.9 billion after no winning tickets were sold in Saturday night's drawing. The next Powerball drawing is set for this evening. Saturday's estimated $1.6 billion draw had been the world's largest lotto prize ever offered. Having no winners Saturday tied the game record for the number of consecutive drawings without a grand prize winner. Saturday's drawing at the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee was Powerball's 40th since the jackpot was last won on August 3rd by a ticket in Pennsylvania.
Sports Tonight:
College Basketball gets underway this evening with the opening night of the regular season. USI Men’s Basketball plays their first ever game as a Division One team at Missouri at 7:00 PM. The Evansville Purple Aces begin a new era under Head Coach David Ragland at Miami (Ohio) at 7:30 PM.
USI Women’s Basketball will be home on campus tonight taking on Oakland City at 6:00 PM. Evansville Women’s Basketball tips off their season at Eastern Kentucky at 4:00 PM.
The Indiana Hoosiers begin their season with a home game against Morehead State at 6:00 PM. You will be able to hear that game on 106.7 FM WMVI.
The Indiana Pacers play at home against the New Orleans Pelicans at 6:45 PM. The Pacers are 4-5 on the year.
Week 9 of the NFL comes to an end with Monday Night Football as the 5-3 Baltimore Ravens play at the 3-5 New Orleans Saints at 7:15 PM.
Local News: Friday May 17th 2024