Posey County Radio News and Sports
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Todd Slagle has been named superintendent of the Metropolitan School District of North Posey County. Slagle was named during a special meeting of the North Posey school board last week. He replaces interim superintendent Steven Kavanaugh. Before being named to the North Posey post, Slagle had worked for nearly 29 years for Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp., including 15 years as principal of Cedar Hall Community School. Slagle then spent nearly nine years as EVSC's chief administrative officer. In September, then-North Posey Superintendent Michael Galvin announced he would retire. Galvin had accepted a new position as senior director of operations for Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana.
Coming up tonight, postseason play gets underway for high school boys basketball with the first round of Sectionals. The Mt. Vernon Wildcats will take on the Gibson Southern Titans at 7:30 PM in the Class 3A Sectional 32 at Boonville High School. The Wildcats finished the regular season with a 13-11 record. They lost to Gibson Southern during the regular season on December 16th, 48-42. You will be able to hear tonight’s game on 106.7 FM WMVI and online at poseycountyradio.com.
The North Posey Vikings will also be in action this evening in the Class 2A Sectional 48 as they play South Spencer at 7:00 PM in the first round. Forest Park is the host of the Sectional, but the games are at Huntingburg Memorial Gym where Southridge plays. The Vikings went 16-5 during the regular season and beat South Spencer, 68-39 back on January 22nd. Tonight’s game will be on 98.9 FM WPIW and online at poseycountyradio.com.
The Mt. Vernon Police Department is reminding the community that golf cart registrations are due by this Friday, March 1st. The Police Department says they have the registration stickers in at the Police Department. If you have previously been registered and have completed the inspection, you only need to register for the next year. The 30 dollars registration fee can be paid at the Police Department during business days between 8:00-11:45 AM and 1:00-4:00 PM. Payments must be made in cash or check.
Harmonie State Park has posted on Facebook that they are hiring. They are looking for seasonal workers for March through October/November. Positions include gate attendants, laborers, security, and housekeeping. If interested and looking for more information, you should call the park office at 812-682-4821…or go online to workforindiana.in.gov and use the keyword “Harmonie.”
There was no local high school or college sports last night, but from the NBA…the Indiana Pacers 3-game winning streak came to an end with a 130-122 loss at home against the Toronto Raptors. Bennedict Mathurin had 34 points in the loss for Indiana. The Pacers fall to 33-26 on the season and will be at home again tomorrow night against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Coming up tonight in Men’s College Basketball…the Indiana Hoosiers are at home against Wisconsin at 6:00 PM. The Hoosiers are 14-13 on the year and are trying to snap a 4-game losing streak.
#16 Kentucky is on the road at Mississippi State at 6:00 PM. The Cats have a record of 19-8.