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News:
Two people are in the hospital after a shooting that happened on Friday night in Mt. Vernon. The Indiana State Police says officers were called to a shooting at a home on SR 62 near North Sauerkraut Lane in west Mt. Vernon around 9:00 Friday night. When officers arrived, they found 58-year-old Herbert Wade on the living room floor with a gunshot wound. They also found his wife, 48-year-old Melissa Wade, in a bedroom with a gunshot wound. Detectives say the married couple was involved in an argument when Melissa allegedly shot Herbert in the chest with a handgun. Detectives also believe Melissa accidentally shot herself in the leg. Both were taken to the hospital in Evansville. Police say that Herbert's injuries were considered life-threatening, but that Melissa's were not. According to ISP, a minor was in the home at the time of the shooting, but they were uninjured. No other details are available right now, but police say the investigation is active.
Habitat for Humanity of Evansville is crossing the county line once again. They had a groundbreaking of a new build in Posey County on Friday. Although 14 homes have been built by the organization in Mount Vernon, this latest project will be the first in northern Posey County. The latest build is taking place at 80 East Oak Street. For a family to be eligible for the program, they must have an income of at or below 80% of the median, with most contributing 300 hours of volunteer work with the organization. Each completed home provides new 0% APR mortgages to families. This will be the first home built in Poseyville, but funds to complete two additional Habitat homes has already been raised. If you would like to learn more about the program, go online and visit evansvillehabitat.org.
Local Sports From The Weekend:
- Mt. Vernon Football beat South Spencer on Friday, 56-30. Kortez Steward rushed for 105 yards and 3 TD's. Nicot Burnett passed for 184 yards and threw 3 TD's. Burnett also had a rushing score. The Wildcats are now 1-1 and play host to Princeton this Friday night.
- Mt. Vernon Volleyball won both of their matches over the weekend. They defeated both South Spencer and Washington in straight sets. MV Volleyball improves to 6-2 and 3-1 in the PAC.
- Mt. Vernon Girls Soccer hammered Southridge, 11-1 on Saturday. Maty Burnett scored 8 goals as the Wildcats improve to 3-2.
- Mt. Vernon Girls Cross Country finished 15th out of 23 teams at the Harrison Invite.
- Mt. Vernon Boys Cross Country finished 18th out of 25 teams at the Dennis Bays Invite, which was ran at Angel Mounds.
- North Posey Football cruised passed Princeton on Friday at home, 53-14. Vikings are 2-0 and head to Southridge this Friday for Week 3.
- North Posey Boys Soccer fell at Tell City on Saturday, 3-2. They are now 0-4 on they year.
- North Posey Girls Soccer picked up their first win of the year on Saturday. Vikings beat Tell City on the road, 3-1. They are 1-3 on the season.
- UE Volleyball went 1-2 over the weekend as they began the regular season at the Marshall Invite. They lost in 4-sets to Wright State and in 5-sets against Marshall on Friday. Aces bounced back on Saturday and won in straight sets against Matchall. UE plays host to USI Tuesday night at 6:00.
- UE Women's Soccer topped Morehead State at home on Sunday, 2-1. Aces are now 1-1-1 on the young season.
- UE Men's Soccer earned a 3-1 win at home against IUPUI on Sunday. They improve to 1-0-1.
- USI Volleyball lost both matches at home against Murray State over the weekend. USI lost in 5-sets on Friday and in 4-sets on Saturday. The Screaming Eagles are 0-2.
- USI Women's Soccer tied Northern Illinois on the road, 1-1. Screaming Eagles are 2-1-1.
- USI Men's Soccer suffered a tough loss at Northern Kentucky, 3-2. They are now 0-2.
- Evansville Otters dropped their final home game of the regular season on Sunday at Bosse Field against Florence, 8-5. The Otters are 50-39 and are tied for 2nd place in the West Division. They have a 2.5 game lead for a playoff spot with only 6 games to play. Evansville is at Washington on Tuesday.
Local News: Thursday May 16th 2024