Posey County News and Sports
News:
The Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Indiana have announced Ryan Scott as their new Executive Director. Board President, Sherri Bell, says she believes Scott’s passion will be a great asset to the organization and community. Scott is originally from Chrisney, and currently lives in Henderson, Kentucky. He received his undergraduate degree from Murray State University and two master’s degrees from The University of the Cumberland’s. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Indiana is a one-to-one mentoring program dedicated to improving the lives of children in our community. Established in 1969, we currently serve children in Vanderburgh, Warrick, Posey, Spencer, and Gibson Counties in Southwest Indiana, and Henderson County in Kentucky.
The University of Evansville’s Athletic Department has unveiled its strategic plan for the future. Yesterday Director of Athletics, Kenneth “Ziggy” Siegfried presented the “Path to Excellence” which laid out goals that the University will focus on for the future. The strategic plan included improving the education of student athletes, competing, and winning at the highest level of sports, and managing financial resources. Siegfried says more details on facility improvements will be released in a month’s time, but he did say the Carson Center will see exterior and interior changes.
Today is another Poseyville Farmer’s Market event at the Poseyville Community Center. The event will be from 4:00-7:00 PM every Tuesday through August. Several vendor booths will be available, and entertainment is provided by H-Bomb Entertainments.
The 3rd annual Poseyville Kiwanis Scholarship Ride is this Saturday, June 24th. Start and finish of the ride will be at the Poseyville Community Center, located at 60 N Church Street in Poseyville. Signups start at 9:30 AM and the first rider out will be at 10:30 AM. The prize will be awarded at 4:00 PM. Cost is 20 dollars per-rider.
St. Francis Church in Poseyville is having a Chops and Cheers event this Saturday, June 24th. Mass begins at 4:30 PM with the meal and music to follow at 5:00 PM. You must be at least 21 years of age to attend. Food, live music, and the beer garden is 20 dollars per-person. The planned menu includes pork chops, cheesy potatoes, green beans, cole slaw, roll, homemade dessert, and drink. Carry-out is available. If you want the beer garden only, the cost is 5 dollars per-person. The live music will be provided by JB and The Tried-and-True Band.
Traffic alert for drivers in Posey County, the Posey County Emergency Management announced late last week that State Road 66 is now back open. The bridge work has been completed. State Road 68, between Poseyville and New Harmony is still under construction.
Officials say due to stable weather and a decrease in energy costs, CenterPoint Energy customers will see decreases in certain areas. According to a release, Customers with only electric service will see a decrease in their monthly amount due of approximately nine percent. A combination of electric and natural gas customers will see an approximately 13 percent decrease. Customers with only natural gas service will see an approximately 22 percent decrease in their monthly bills. According to a release, under the Budget Bill payment plan, a customer’s estimated annual natural gas and/or electric service costs are spread out in equal monthly bill amounts for the year. Currently, officials say CenterPoint Energy recalculates customers’ Budget Bill amounts annually to verify customers’ original Budget Bill amount remains accurate. The new recalculated amount is based upon the past 12 months of a customer’s energy usage, normal weather and expected natural gas and/or electricity fuel costs. They say Budget Bill customers may not see as large of a decrease due to the timing of their enrollment or variances in historical consumption. They also say customers must be in good financial standing to be eligible for Budget Bill. Customers wanting to enroll in Budget Bill can visit CenterPointEnergy.com/IndianaBilling.
The annual Hadi Shrinersfest will get underway in downtown Evansville this weekend. The event will take place along Riverside Drive on Friday and Saturday. Live music, food, an LST-325 re-enactment, a beer garden, and more are all on the schedule. Organizers encourage you to bring things like folding chairs and blankets. The event will also include the drawing for the Hadi Shrine Half Pot on Saturday, which had a total pot of over $140,000 as of Tuesday afternoon. The festival will begin at 10:00 AM on Friday, with road closures starting on Riverside Drive sometime on Thursday.
Sports Tonight:
- The St. Louis Cardinals (30-43) play the middle game of their 3-game series in Washington against the Nationals at 6:05 PM. The Redbirds are going for a 4th straight win.
- The Chicago Cubs (34-38) continue their series in Pittsburgh against the Pirates at 6:05 PM.
- The Cincinnati Reds (38-35) look for a 10th-straight win as they face the Rockies again at home tonight at 6:10 PM.
- The Chicago White Sox (31-43) are at home against the Texas Rangers at 7:10 PM.
Sports From Monday:
- The St. Louis Cardinals (30-43) won a 3rd-straight game as they took the opener in Washington over the Nationals, 8-6.
- The Chicago Cubs (34-38) clobbered the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, 8-0.
- The Cincinnati Reds (38-35) won their 9th-straight game as the edged the Rockies at home, 5-4.
- The Chicago White Sox (31-43) suffered a loss at home to the Texas Rangers, 5-2.
Local News: Thursday May 16th 2024