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Christmas in New Harmony is coming up this weekend. It starts on Friday night at 5:30 PM with the Tree Lighting at the New Harmony Inn. Then at 6:30 PM the Workingman’s Institute Christmas Open House begins. On Saturday, you can have breakfast with Santa from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM at the Holy Angels Catholic Center. It’s 5 dollars for adults and children are 4 dollars. Kids that are 4 years old and younger eat for free. There are numerous events throughout the day on Saturday, including vendors and shopping opportunities from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Food Trucks on Main Street will be open from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM as well. At 6:00 PM on Saturday there is a Lighted Golf Cart Parade and a Wolfgang Jazz Holiday Concert at 7:00 PM. Events on Sunday start at 10:00 AM with vendors, shopping opportunities, and food trucks until 3:00 PM. The Christmas in New Harmony weekend ends with a Christmas Concert at 7:00 PM on Sunday at Thrall’s Opera House. For more details about the weekend, you can go online to visitnewharmony.com.
Posey County Solid Waste District says the next Tox-away Day is this Thursday from 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM at the Mt. Vernon Recycle Center on Lower New Harmony Road. They say after Thursday, there will be a 2-month winter break for the hazardous waste disposal.
The Town of Poseyville posted on Facebook that Posey County Yard Waste will be closed for the winter. December 13th will be the last day for this year. They re-open on March 7th.
The University of Evansville Athletics Department is teaming up with the Evansville Promise Neighborhood (EPN) to bring the excitement of college basketball to local students and families. Through this collaboration, UE Athletics will provide season tickets to men's and women's basketball games for students and families within six EPN focus schools. Tickets will be distributed as incentives and giveaways to reward positive behavior and encourage student engagement. Each EPN focus school is planning a dedicated School Night at the Ford Center, inviting the entire school community to attend remaining home basketball games together. The partnership is exploring expansion into spring sports in 2026. The initiative aims to build community pride and create memorable experiences for families across Evansville. UE Athletics and EPN look forward to supporting youth development and community engagement in the future.
Tonight, in local high school sports…North Posey Boys Basketball plays at Boonville. The JV game begins at 5:30 PM and the varsity game tips off around 7:00 PM. You can listen to the varsity game on 98.9 FM WPIW and online at poseycountyradio.com.
North Posey Boys Wrestling has a match at Central at 6:00 PM and the North Posey Girls Wrestling Team is at home at 6:00 PM for a 3-team dual with Central and North.
Mt. Vernon Girls Wrestling is at home this evening at 5:00 PM for a 3-team dual against Reitz and Boonville.
In the local college sports scene tonight…there are no games involving any of the USI or UE teams.
Elsewhere, in Men’s College Basketball this evening…#1 Purdue plays at Rutgers at 7:00 PM and #18 Kentucky is home vs #16 North Carolina at 8:30 PM.
From the NBA last night …the Indiana Pacers could not win their third-straight game as they lost at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers, 135-119. Pascal Siakam scored 26 points for the Pacers and Andrew Nembhard had 21 points. Indiana has a 4-17 record. The Pacers play their final game of a 4-game homestand tomorrow evening when they host the Denver Nuggets.