Posey County Radio News and Sports
News:
Posey County Emergency Management posted on Facebook that lane restrictions will soon be in place on part of State Road 68 in Posey County. The Indiana Department of Transportation says that starting next Tuesday May 2nd, crews with WIN Energy will be restricting eastbound traffic on SR 68 near Poseyville. INDOT says the restrictions will be in place to allow crews to frame and set utility poles along the road. After each pole is set, the lane restrictions will move east along with the work. INDOT says the work is expected to last through the end of June. Drivers are reminded to slow down and stay alert near crews as they work.
The POPS Mt. Vernon Football Facebook page posted information about their youth camps coming up this summer. They will be on three dates, June 26th, 27th, and 29th. The camps are for students entering grades 1st through 8th. The cost of the camp is 30 dollars per student. For more information and the link to sign up, you can visit the POPS Mt. Vernon Football page.
Free public transportation will be available in Evansville today. The offering of free rides from the Metropolitan Evansville Transit System, or METS, coincides with the "Homeless Connect of Southwest Indiana" event. The METS promotion begins at 6:15 AM and will continue through the end of the day. As for the Homeless Connect event, it starts at 9:00 AM and runs until 2:00 PM at the Old National Events Plaza. During the homeless connect event, individuals experiencing homelessness can receive services for things like hair and nail care, health care, and other things like affordable housing resources and financial services.
Sports:
- Mt. Vernon Baseball (3-10) picked up a 9-6 road win at Evansville Christian last night.
- The St. Louis Cardinals (9-16) lost their 3rd-straight game at the San Francisco Giants, 7-3.
- The Chicago Cubs (13-10) got beat at home by the San Diego Padres, 5-3.
- The Cincinnati Reds (10-15) walked off the Texas Rangers, 5-3 and the Reds sweep the 3-game series in Cincinnati.
- The Chicago White Sox (7-18) dropped their 7th-straight game and got blanked at the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-0.
Local News: Friday May 17th 2024