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Today is election day and voting centers will be open from 6:00 AM until 6:00 PM in Posey County. There are numerous locations that you can vote at, as long as you are a registered voter in Posey County. These locations include Cynthiana Community Center, Immanuel Church of Christ, Knights of St. John, Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon Community Church, New Harmony Fire Department, Posey County Community Center, Poseyville Community Center, St. Peter’s on the Hill, and Wadesville Fire Department.
Many drivers had a long drive home yesterday after a semi caught on fire on the interstate in Posey County. Dispatch officials say it was called in shortly before 3:00 PM near the Illinois state line. There appeared to be fire damage sustained to the rear of a trailer. Both sides of the highway were closed. Dispatch says the eastbound lanes were opened back up and westbound had one lane back open around 4:30 PM.
It’s national nurses’ week, which is a time to appreciate all the work they do. At Ascension St. Vincent, a new nurse apprenticeship program has started. It’s in partnership with Ivy Tech Community College. Students in their first semester of nursing school can apply to work as a patient care tech at the hospital during their two years in nursing school. By the end of it, students are spending up to 20 hours a week giving hands-on care, while also getting paid. Organizers say this, in turn, helps build the healthcare pipeline and also keep nurses in the Evansville region.
In local high school sports from last night…North Posey Baseball cruised past Castle at home, 12-1 in 5 innings. The Vikings improved to 18-2 on the season.
Coming up this evening in local high school sports…North Posey Baseball travels to Forest Park at 5:00 PM.
North Posey Softball welcomes Pike Central at 5:00 PM.
Mt. Vernon Baseball welcomes Tecumseh at 5:30 PM.
Mt. Vernon Softball journeys to Mt. Carmel at 5:00 PM.
In local college baseball action tonight…it’s the Battle at the Braun as the Evansville Purple Aces will host their cross-town rival USI at 6:00 PM. The Purple Aces are 27-20 on the year, while the Screaming Eagles sit at 22-26. It’s the school’s first meeting since USI moved up to Division One. The last time they played each other was in 2018.
From Major League Baseball on Monday…the St. Louis Cardinals lost their third-straight game as they fell in their series opener at home against the New York Mets, 4-3. The Redbirds tumbled to a season low five games under .500 at 15-20. The two teams continue their series in St. Louis tonight at 6:45 PM.
The Chicago Cubs got tripped up in their series opener at home by the San Diego Padres, 6-3. The Cubs are now 21-15 and the two teams continue their series tonight at Wrigley Field at 6:40 PM.
The Cincinnati Reds enjoyed Monday off as they try to snap a five-game losing streak this evening at home against the Arizona D-Backs at 5:40 PM. The Reds are 16-18 on the year.
From the NBA Playoffs last night…the Indiana Pacers lost game one of their second-round series in New York against the Knicks, 121-117. Myles Turner led the Pacers with 23 points. Game two is in New York tomorrow night at 7:00 PM.