Local News: Wednesday August 2nd 2023

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News:

The Mount Vernon Police Department is Stepping up patrols to prevent stop-arm violations. As students head back to the classroom, the Mount Vernon Police Department is reminding motorists to stop for school buses or face the consequences. Yesterday, the Mount Vernon Police Department started increasing patrols to prevent stop- arm violations, speeding and other forms of reckless driving around school buses and in school zones. The overtime patrols are funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration through grants administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI). Despite thousands of motorists being cited under the SAVE program, unsafe driving around school buses continues to be a concern, according to state officials. In April, thousands of bus drivers who participated in a one-day observational survey counted 2,091 stop-arm violations in Indiana. During the enforcement period, officers will coordinate with local bus drivers and school transportation officials, with efforts concentrated in the morning and afternoon hours. The goal of the campaign is to raise awareness about the importance of school bus safety and following the law.

Next week is the start of school for many High School students across the Tri-State. The first day of school for both Mt. Vernon and North Posey students is Tuesday, August 8^th. The first day of school will be a full day for all students. For EVSC students, the start of the school year is a bit different as they use the “soft start” style. Students with the last night A-J will attend on Monday, August 7^th and Tuesday, August 8^th. Students with the last name K-Z will attend school Wednesday, August 9^th and Thursday, August 10^th. Then all students will attend on Friday, August 11^th.

Today North Posey High school is having picture day for their Fall Sports teams. North Posey Football is having their pictures taken at 3:15 PM. They posted on Facebook for the players to arrive no later than 3:00 PM, so that they can grab their uniform prior to pictures. For those interested in purchasing individual pictures, there will be order forms on-site today for ordering purposes.

Officials with Holiday World made a big announcement this morning. A new family coaster called “Good Gravy” will open to the public in May 2024 located in Holiday World’s Thanksgiving section. Officials say guests will board a train shaped like a giant gravy boat, which will be pulled backwards uphill before flying forwards through the station onto a cranberry-colored track, hitting a maximum speed of 37 miles per hour. The train will fly through a giant cranberry jelly can before narrowly avoiding giant kitchen accoutrement, such as a 20-foot-tall whisk and an 18-foot-tall rolling pin before flying up a 77-foot-tall spike and repeating the journey backwards. A release shows the ride is a family boomerang, the first of its kind to open in North America. They say the journey will be nearly 1,500 feet long. According to a release, the ride has a height requirement of 38-inches, so children around 3 years old can ride along with the whole family. Officials say construction has already begun on the station and ride footers, and the track will arrive in early November.

Yesterday was the trade deadline in Major League Baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals traded their shortstop Paul DeJong to the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto also got cash considerations in the deal. In return, the Cardinals received minor league pitcher Matt Svanson. DeJong who is 29 years old was hitting .233 with 13 home runs in 81 games this season for St. Louis. Over his seven seasons of wearing the Birds on the Bat, Dejong hit .233 with 115 home runs. He was a 4^th round pick in the 2015 draft and was a 2019 All-Star. Svanson, who the Cardinals received in the trade, is 24 years old and was a 13^th round pick for Toronto in 2021.

Also, right at the deadline St. Louis sent right-handed starting pitcher Jack Flaherty to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a pair of minor-league pitchers and a minor-league infielder. Flaherty had been with the Cardinals organization since 2014 when he was drafted in the first round. Over seven seasons with St. Louis, he had a 3.58 ERA.

Sports

• The St. Louis Cardinals (47-61) play game 2 of their 3-game set tonight at home against the Minnesota Twins at 6:45 PM. St. Louis lost the opener last night, 3-2. You can hear this evening’s game on 106.7 FM WMVI.    

• The Cincinnati Reds (59-50) and Chicago Cubs (54-53) play game 3 of their 4-game series tonight in Chicago at 7:05 PM. They have split the first two games of the series. The Reds began the day with a half game lead over the Brewers for first place in the NL Central and the Cubs now sit 4 games back.

• The Chicago White Sox (43-65) are still in Texas to play the Rangers at 7:05 PM.