Posey County Radio News and Sports
News:
MSD of North Posey students are back in the classroom today and MSD of Mt. Vernon teachers head back to work. The first official day of school for MSD of Mt. Vernon students is tomorrow.
The City of Mt. Vernon reminds the community that with school starting this week, drivers need to be aware that there will be more kids on the street. Also, INDOT is supposed to get the traffic lights back up East of town over the next few days. These are the traffic lights that were taken out by the tornado in July.
The Posey County Fair Association says they are thrilled to announce that they have been awarded a generous grant of $187,000 from the Posey County Community Foundation for their livestock barn replacement project, the CountryMark Expo Pavilion. This grant has been matched by CountryMark, bringing the total funds raised to an impressive $887,000 of the $2 million goal! They still have $300,000 in matching funds available from CountryMark and encourage your support to help reach the goal. For more information, you can visit our Posey County Radio Facebook page as we have shared a post from the Posey County Fair Association.
Oakland City University Baseball Coach Andy Lasher announced earlier this week the addition of Logan Brown to the Oakland City University staff. Brown, who is a Mt. Vernon and USI grad was drafted by the Atlanta Braves back in 2015. He is currently playing in the Frontier League for the Evansville Otters. Brown is currently hitting .242 with 3 home runs and 18 runs batted in over 28 games played with the Otters this season.
Evansville Fire Department Chief Paul Anslinger has been arrested on several felony charges after turning himself in. Police said back in April that an active investigation was opened involving Anslinger and missing tools. Anslinger took over as interim chief for several months after Mike Connelly stepped down and retired. A new report shows he purchased several tools, some that were later found to be missing. According to police, when he was questioned about the tools, Anslinger said they weren’t stolen and knew where they were. Police say Anslinger was in possession of a handgun owned by EFD, that was turned in by a former employee. Anslinger is also accused of transferring $4,451 from the Evansville Fire Department Foundation to an LLC that he owns. Anslinger was booked into the jail on a $10,000 surety bond around 3:45 PM yesterday and bonded out less than an hour later.
The St. Louis Cardinals picked up a win last night in their series opener at home against the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3. The Cardinals improve to 58-56 on the year, as they sit 3 games back of a playoff spot in the Wild Card standings. Game two of the three-game series in St. Louis is tonight at 6:45 PM.
The Chicago Cubs topped the Minnesota Twins in Chicago, 7-3. The Cubs run their record to 56-60. Today is the rubber match of the three-game set at 1:20 PM.
The Cincinnati Reds earned an easy win Tuesday night in Miami over the Marlins, 8-2. Cincy sits at 55-58 on the season. The two teams play the third game of a four-game series in Miami this evening at 5:40 PM.