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Indiana Governor, Mike Braun announced yesterday that he is extending the suspension of Indiana’s gas tax for another 30 days. Braun first signed the temporary suspension back on April 8th as fuel prices continued to rise during the war in Iran. The governor also announced a 30-day suspension of the state gasoline excise tax, which currently stands at 36 cents per gallon. Combined with the 7% gas tax, the suspended taxes total 59 cents a gallon this month. According to the governor’s office, the tax breaks are expected to give Hoosiers about a 12.4% discount on the average price of gasoline across the state. Officials also say this latest extension is the longest Braun can continue the suspension without calling a special session of the Indiana legislature.
The Indiana Department of Transportation is alerting drivers in Posey County about a road closure starting today on State Road 69 near Mount Vernon. According to INDOT, crews will be working between State Road 62 and Graddy Drive as part of a chip-and-seal road maintenance project. Officials say the work is expected to take about a week to complete, weather permitting. Local traffic will still be allowed access during the project, but drivers are encouraged to slow down, stay alert, and avoid distractions while traveling through the work zone.
Last night in local high school sports, North Posey Baseball lost at Central, 10-0. The Vikings are 10-7 on the year and travel to Washington this evening at 5:30 PM.
North Posey Softball had their 3-game winning streak snapped last night as they lost at home to Southridge, 14-3. Vikings Softball is 12-10 on the season.
North Posey Girls Tennis lost their match vs Forest Park, 3-2. The Vikings two victories came at number 2 singles with Braelyn Barrett winning 6-4, 7-6 and #2 doubles with Peyton Wassmer and Mady Nightingale winning 6-1,6-2. North Posey Girls Tennis is 6-6.
This evening, Mt. Vernon Baseball is home vs Tell City at 6:00 PM. The Wildcats are 5-8 overall.
In local college sports from Wednesday, #6 seed USI Softball won their first game in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament as they shut out #7 seed Tennessee Tech, 1-0. Then, in their second game of the day, the Screaming Eagles lost to #3 seed SIU Edwardsville, 9-1 in 6 innings. They are 15-31 overall and play this evening at 5:30 PM against either Eastern Illinois or Southeast Missouri State. If USI loses, their season will come to an end.
Evansville Softball was the #6 seed in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and saw their season end with a pair of losses yesterday. The Aces lost their first game vs Murray State, 9-1 in 5 innings and then got beat by Northern Iowa, 11-7. UE went 21-30 this season.
From Major League Baseball on Wednesday, the St. Louis Cardinals lost at home to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-2. The Cardinals are 21-15 and start a 4-game series at the San Diego Padres tonight at 9:10 PM.
The Chicago Cubs won their 8th-straight game as they took care of the Cincinnati Reds at home, 7-6 in 10 innings. Michael Busch earned a bases loaded walk in the 10th inning, for the Cubs 3rd-straight walk off victory. Chicago led 4-2 entering the 9th inning, before the Reds scored 4 runs in the top of the 9th to take a 6-4 lead. The Cubs would score 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to tie the game 6-6, before winning 7-6 in the 10th inning. The Cubs are 25-12 and the Reds are 20-17, as they have lost 6-straight games. The series finale is this afternoon at 1:20 PM.