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A Blairsville man is behind bars after police say he left the scene of a serious crash over the weekend. The Posey County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to the intersection of State Road 66 and Stierly Road on Sunday for a crash involving injuries. When they arrived, they found one driver receiving medical attention from Posey County EMS and Wadesville firefighters, but the other vehicle involved had taken off. Deputies later found that vehicle and eventually tracked down the driver, Brandon Johnson, at an apartment in Blairsville. According to investigators, Johnson admitted he didn’t stop because he thought it was just a minor fender bender. He also told deputies he’d had five or six beers before the crash. Officials say Johnson was taken to the hospital for a blood test and later told deputies he wasn’t the one behind the wheel but refused to say who it was. The other driver was taken to Deaconess Hospital with serious injuries to their legs and multiple cuts. Johnson was booked into the Posey County Jail and is facing several charges, including:
- Leaving the scene of a crash causing serious injury
- Operating while intoxicated causing injury
- And operating while intoxicated endangering a person.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has forecasted an Air Quality Action Day for today. Officials state ozone levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range for many Tri-State cities including Mt. Vernon, Evansville, Huntingburg, Rockport, Tell City and other cities. Officials explain continued unseasonably warm temperatures combined with low humidity, sunny skies and light wildfire smoke is expected to contribute to the elevated ozone levels.
The University of Southern Indiana has experienced an increase of first-time freshman enrollment for the third year in a row. According to the university, the incoming Fall 2025 class included 1,367 first-time freshmen, a 3.5% increase over 2024. The growth is a 0.5% increase compared to 2024. The university’s current overall enrollment, including undergraduate, graduate and dual credit students, is 9,399.
This Friday is Week 5 of the High School Football regular season and yesterday the updated Indiana Football Coaches Association poll was released. There are several tri-state teams that are ranked after 4 weeks. In Class 5A, Castle is 10th. In Class 4A Heritage Hills is 1st and Reitz is 10th. Class 3A has Memorial ranked 1st, Gibson Southern 2nd, and Mater Dei 5th.
Last night in local high school sports…North Posey Volleyball won at Pike Central in straight sets. The Vikings improve to 10-2.
Mt. Vernon Boys Soccer lost 2-0 at home to Princeton. The Wildcats are now 2-9 on the season.
Mt. Vernon Girls Soccer got beat 4-1 at Gibson Southern. That ended a 4-match winning streak for the Wildcats as they have a record of 8-4.
Tonight, in local high school sports…North Posey Volleyball is at home vs Reitz. The JV match is at 5:30 PM and the varsity match is scheduled for 7:00 PM.
North Posey Boys Tennis hits the road to Mt. Vernon for a 4:30 PM match.
Mt. Vernon Volleyball travels to Carmi for a 6:00 PM JV match and a 7:30 PM Varsity contest.
Mt. Vernon Girls Golf has a road match at 4:00 PM against Mater Dei and Reitz.
In Major League Baseball on Monday…the St. Louis Cardinals lost the first game of their 3-game set at home with the Cincinnati Reds, 11-6. It was a 6-6 game after the 7th inning, before Cincinnati scored a run in the 8th inning and 4 more runs in the 9th inning. The Cardinals are 73-78 and the Reds now have a 75-75 record. Cincinnati is two games behind the New York Mets for the final National League Wild Card spot. Game 2 of the series is tonight in St. Louis at 6:45 PM.
The Chicago Cubs won their series opener in Pittsburgh 4-0 over the Pirates. The Cubs improve to 86-64. Game 2 of their series is this evening at 5:40 PM.