Local News: Tuesday August 29th 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News:

Police in Mt. Vernon say they arrested two people on meth charges after an incident Sunday. Officers say they pulled over a vehicle on East 4th Street after spotting 39-year-old Amanda Fairchild, who is known not to have a valid license, behind the wheel. As officers were pulling the car over, they say they saw a white object get tossed out of the passenger-side window where 35-year-old Justin Springer was sitting. MVPD says the officers did find marijuana and drug paraphernalia inside, along with meth all over the inside of the car, baggies, and a snorting straw with meth residue on it. Spring and Fairchild were both arrested on felony meth charges and booked into the Posey County Jail.

28-year-old Gabrial Isaac Appel, of Cynthiana, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, Appel trafficked methamphetamine in the southwest Indiana area from November 2019 through 2020. Officials say in October 2020, Appel orchestrated the shipment of over 1.4 pounds of crystal methamphetamine from California to his parents’ house in Cynthiana. Law enforcement officers intercepted the meth before delivering the package to the home. They say Appel’s mother received the package and informed officers that she was getting it for her son, who sent text messages inquiring about the delivery. Appel also tracked the status of the package on his phone. Officials say they discovered Appel had shipped multiple packages containing meth to the same house over the past year. The judge also ordered Appel be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for five years following his release from federal prison.

Burdette Park officials say this summer was a record-breaking season for them. Park officials say 68,999 residents visited the pool, and they brought in over $5,000 in revenue for Vanderburgh County. Burdette Park director Zachary Wathen says over 100 employees helped the park break the records. Wathen also says over the 72-day season there were no injuries.

As we get ready for Week 3 of the High School Football season this week, the updated AP High School Football rankings were released this morning. Several tri-state teams are receiving recognition. In Class 5A, Castle is 12^th. Class 4A has Reitz 2^nd and Memorial 5^th. Moving on to Class 3A where Heritage Hills is ranked 6^th and Gibson Southern is 8^th. Class 2A features Mater Dei ranked 6^th and North Posey is 11^th.

Sports Tonight:

• Mt. Vernon Girls Soccer is at home against Boonville at 5:30 PM.
• Mt. Vernon Volleyball welcomes Boonville tonight. The JV match starts at 6:00 PM and the Varsity match follows around 7:30 PM.
• Mt. Vernon Boys Tennis plays host to North Central at 4:30 PM.
• North Posey Girls Golf plays at Pike Central at 4:30 PM.
• North Posey Boys Tennis travels to Gibson Southern at 4:30 PM.
• North Posey Boys Soccer heads to Reitz for a 6:00 PM match.
• North Posey Volleyball is at home against Central. The JV match starts at 5:30 PM and the Varsity match will be around 7:00 PM.

• University of Evansville Volleyball (1-1) welcomes their cross-town rival USI (1-2) to Meeks Family Fieldhouse on campus for a 7:00 match tonight.

• The St. Louis Cardinals (56-76) play game 2 of their 3-game series at home with the San Diego Padres at 6:45 PM. St. Louis is trying to snap a 4-game losing streak. The game can be heard on 106.7 FM WMVI.

• The Chicago Cubs (69-62) hope to bounce back tonight in game 2 of their series at home with the Milwaukee Brewers at 7:05 PM. Chicago fell 5 games back of the first-place Brewers after last night’s loss. The Cubs still have a one-game lead for a wild card spot.

• The Cincinnati Reds (68-65) look to avoid a 3^rd-straight loss as they continue play in San Francisco against the Giants at 8:45 PM. The Reds are 7 games back of the Brewers in the division and a game and a half out of a wild card spot.

Sports From Monday:

• Mt. Vernon JV Football got beat at home by South Spencer, 21-0.
• Mt. Vernon Girls Golf lost by two strokes at home against Boonville. The Wildcats finished with a score of 193 and Boonville finished with a 191. Libby Reese shot a 40 for Mt. Vernon and Hadley Weatherford shot a 45.
• North Posey JV Football took care of Princeton at home, 34-0.
• North Posey Girls Soccer (0-2-1) lost 5-0 at Forest Park.  
• North Posey Volleyball (9-2) won in straight sets at home against Evansville Christian.  

• The St. Louis Cardinals (56-76) lost their 4^th-straight game last night in the series opener at home against the San Diego Padres, 4-1. The two teams continue their series in St. Louis tonight at 6:45 PM.    

• The Chicago Cubs (69-62) got beat at home by the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2. The Cubs slip to 5 games back of the Brewers in the Central Division standings. Their series continues in Chicago this evening at 7:05 PM.   

• The Cincinnati Reds (68-64) continue play on the west coast as they shift to San Francisco for a series with the Giants that starts tonight at 8:45 PM.