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Posey County deputies say a traffic stop led to a man being arrested Monday afternoon on drug and gun charges. According to deputies, they were patrolling State Road 62 in the Herman Island Road area when they saw a vehicle speeding east on State Road 62. While speaking with the driver, later identified as 46-year-old Damian Schile, deputies observed that he was very nervous and sweating. Deputies asked Schile for consent to search his vehicle, at which time Schile denied consent to search the vehicle. Posey County K-9 Basco was then called to perform a free air sniff around the vehicle. Deputies patted Schile down to check for weapons and a chewing tobacco can fell out of Schile’s pant leg. When the tobacco can struck the ground, the top came off and exposed a plastic bag containing approximately 14.3 grams of alleged methamphetamine. Schile was asked if there was anything else in the vehicle at which time he admitted he was possessing a handgun under the driver’s seat. Officials say he is considered a serious violent felon under Indiana law. Schile was placed under arrest and transported to the Posey County Jail and charged with Possession of Methamphetamine (Level 3 Felony) and Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon (Level 4 Felony).
Posey County Special Olympics will be hosting their annual Track and Field this evening at the Mt. Vernon Football Field. Athlete pictures are at 4:30 PM and the event starts at 5:00 PM. JB’s Ice Cream will be provided for athletes and volunteers with a ticket.
Posey County Health Department says there will be free vision and hearing screenings for virtual and homeschooled students on Tuesday, June 3rd from 1:00 PM-4:00 PM at the North Posey Wellness Clinic. That is located at 4922 Hwy 165 in Poseyville. Students in grades 1 through 10 are eligible for routine vision and hearing screenings at no cost.
This summer’s “Feeding Our Future” program in Mt. Vernon began yesterday. The program will provide children under the age of 18 a free sack lunch Monday through Friday starting today and continuing through August 1st. No registration is required, no child under the age of 18 will be turned away, and lunch may be picked up at the following locations…424 Vine Street…816 East Third Street…and Southwind Apartments. The time frame to pick up a free sack lunch each day is from 11:30 AM-12:00 PM. Additional information is available on the Point Township Church of the Nazarene Facebook page.
Coming up tonight in local high school sports…North Posey Softball plays Boonville in the Class 3A Sectional 32 at the University of Evansville. First pitch is set for 4:00 PM. You can hear the game on 98.9 FM WPIW.
Mt. Vernon Baseball begins their postseason with a game against Memorial in the First Round of the Class 3A Sectional 32 at the University of Evansville at 5:00 PM. Catch the game on 106.7 FM WMVI.
North Posey Baseball’s postseason starts this evening in the Class 2A Sectional 48 at Tell City. North Posey will play Pike Central at 5:30 PM. The radio broadcast will start online at poseycountyradio.com and then once the North Posey Softball game ends, you will be able to hear the Vikings Baseball game on 98.9 FM WPIW.
Last night, in the NBA Playoffs…the Indiana Pacers won Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals at home against the New York Knicks, 130-121. Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with a triple-double of 32 points, 12 rebounds, and 15 assists. Pascal Siakam also chimed in with 30 points for Indiana. The Pacers lead the best-of-seven series, 3-1 and are one win away from the NBA Finals. Game 5 is back in New York tomorrow evening at 7:00 PM.
From Major League Baseball on Tuesday…the St. Louis Cardinals won game two of their series in Baltimore vs the Orioles, 7-4. The Cardinals improve to 31-24 and they play the rubber game of their 3-game set in Baltimore tonight at 5:35 PM.
The Chicago Cubs walked off the Colorado Rockies, 4-3 in 11 innings. The Cubs scored 2 runs in the 11th inning as they are now 34-21 overall. Chicago goes for a 3-game sweep this evening at 7:05 PM.
The Cincinnati Reds earned a 7-2 win in Kansas City over the Royals. The Reds are back to .500 on the year at 28-28. Cincinnati looks for the 3-game sweep tonight at 6:40 PM.