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The Posey County Solid Waste District is having their final tox-away day of 2023 today at the Mount Vernon Recycling center at the corner of Lower New Harmony Road and Brown Street. The hours will be from 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM. Items being accepted include household cleaners, oil-based paints, solvents, pool chemicals, pesticides, insecticides and other various items. For full details on items being accepted, call the Solid Waste District at 812-838-1613. The next Tox-away day will be in March.
Today is the last day for leaf pickup for the town of Poseyville. Anyone who has leafs that they would like picked up, can place them on the curb by the road, but please do not put them in the street. Again, the final day for that is today.
Christmas on Main Street in Mt. Vernon tomorrow evening. The night starts with the lighted parade at 7:00 PM. The other event for Friday includes the lighting of the Christmas Tree at the mayors house at 7:50 PM. Saturday’s events include the Kids Christmas Party from 12:00-4:00 PM with a cookies and milk station sponsored by McKims IGA, Visits with Santa, gifts for ages up to 10 years old and writing letters to Santa himself. Another part of Christmas on Main Street is the Jeep Jamboree along the riverfront from 2:00-6:00 PM as well as food trucks along the riverfront from 3:00-7:00 PM. Remember while visiting the Christmas on Main Street event to support the local businesses in downtown Mount Vernon.
Coming up in Poseyville this Saturday is the Candy Cane Market taking place from 9:00 AM-2:00 PM at the North Elementary Gymnasium at 63 West Fletchall Avenue. Admission for the market will be $3 for adults and kids entry is free. Enjoy over 45 vendors in the gymnasium plus hot coco, food trucks, reindeer raffle and face painting.
Next Saturday at the Poseyville community center will be the Poseyville Kiwanis Club, Breakfast with Santa event. This will be taking place from 8:00-11:00 AM at 60 North Church Street. Pre-sale prices are $7.00 for kids 4 to 9 years old and $10 for ages 10 and up. In person prices will be two dollars higher the day of the event. If you would like to get pre-sale tickets for Breakfast with Santa for December 16th, you can find the details on the Facebook page for the Poseyville Kiwanis Club.
Indiana State Police and Mount Vernon Police responded to Huck's gas station on 4th Street Tuesday night. The reference was in a disturbance between two males in the parking lot near the gas pumps. Upon arrival, both men had left in their vehicles. ISP Trooper Hadley left the property to search for the two vehicles and while patrolling he located the black Chevy Silverado and blue Dodge Charger in a large group of teens in the 300 block of West 7th Street. The driver of the truck, Rayce Liggett-Kueber, 20 years old of Mt Vernon was observed to have a bottle of brandy in the center console and showed signs of impairment. Rayce was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. During the arrest he also resisted the officers and allegedly threatened. Tropper Hadley received a minor injury during the arrest. Kueber was transported to the Posey County Jail and is being held without bond. Toxicology results are pending.
Sports from last night…in local college action…USI Men’s Basketball fell to Purdue Fort Wayne at home, 70-57. The Screaming Eagles fall to 2-8 on the season. Jeremiah Hernandez led the USI attack with 14 points. AJ Smith had 12 points and 15 rebounds and Kiyron Powell added 10 points and 12 rebounds. USI travels to Indiana State on Saturday.
USI Women’s Basketball lost their 4th-straight game at Saint Louis, 89-53. Vanessa Shafford had 14 points for USI as they fall to 3-4 on the year. USI Women’s Basketball is home on Saturday at 1:00 PM against Eastern Michigan.
Evansville Women’s Basketball got tripped up at home by IUPUI, 81-75. The Purple Aces have dropped 3-straight and sit at 1-7 on the season.
Local News: Thursday May 16th 2024