Posey County Radio News and Sports
News:
The Mount Vernon Police Department is warning people about fake money circulating in the area. According to a post on their Facebook page, the police department has been receiving complaints about counterfeit $100 bills. They are asking that everyone be on the lookout for them. These fake bills are usually used in films with words printed on the front saying, “For motion picture use only.”
The Posey County Soil and Water District posted on Facebook that their annual meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, February 7th has been postponed. They plan to reschedule the meeting on a date in March.
Coming up this Saturday, Newlife Rescue and Adoption is having their Benefit Auction, Dinner, and Party at the Posey County Community Center. Doors open at 5:00 PM and you must be 21 year or older. There will be a dinner catered by Hawg N Sauce. It is also mentioned that Beer and Wine will be included. To purchase tickets, you can visit their website at www.newliferescues.com...or get tickets in person at 6500 Leonard Road.
North Posey Girls Basketball saw their season come to an end last night in the first round of the Class 2A Sectional 48 at Forest Park High School. The Lady Vikings fell to Forest Park, 41-25. North Posey Girls Basketball finishes their season with a 9-12 record.
Mt. Vernon High School is hosting the Girls Basketball Class 3A Sectional 32 this week. They have had their first-round games postponed the last two nights, due to the slick road conditions. So, tonight they will finally get their first-round games in. Mt. Vernon will battle Memorial at 5:30 and then Mater Dei will take on Boonville at 7:00 PM. They have also adjusted the rest of the sectional schedule. The semi-final games will be played Saturday evening and the championship game will be Monday night.
This has also affected the Mt. Vernon Boys Basketball game that was originally scheduled for tonight at home against Princeton. Due to the girls sectional being played this evening, the Mt. Vernon Boys Basketball game at home against Princeton has been moved to Saturday, February 18th.
An Evansville man is facing several theft charges, after police say he’s responsible for several catalytic converter thefts. The affidavit for 35-year-old Matthew Gunn shows he’s accused of a theft early last month at the Dream Center on Morgan Ave. They say he’s seen on camera. A few days later, officers say Gunn was involved in a crash and cited for driving while suspended and no proof of insurance. A few days after that, police say he’s spotted on camera during catalytic converter thefts at Golden Living Center on First Avenue and a home on W. Iowa Street. A couple days later, officers say they pulled Gunn over for having false plates. Their investigation led them to a recycling center in Owensboro, where they say there had been 25 transactions with Matthew Gun for catalytic converters. They say he had received more than $5,000 for 31 catalytic converters. Police say more theft reports came in from victims in the area of First Avenue. In the meantime, police say Gunn sold more converters to the recycling center, making it total of 34. Officers say they were able to match four of those converters with four of the victims in Evansville. They say the estimated cost to replace it in just one vehicle was more than $3,600. Gunn was then arrested and taken to jail. Evansville Police say there will be news conference on Thursday at 10:00 AM about this arrest.
The Children's Museum of Evansville (cMoe) is inviting families to a free night of fun today. According to cMoe, the Family Free Night will be hosted this evening from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Organizers say the museum will host a variety of events for kids and parents to enjoy. Last admittance is at 7:30 PM, and all kids must be accompanied by an adult age 18 or over. You can RSVP to the event on Facebook.
Sports:
- Evansville Men's Basketball (4-20, 0-13) lost at home last night against Indiana State (15-9, 8-5), 83-65. Yacine Toumi poured in 19 points for the Aces and Kenny Strawbridge Jr. added 17 points.
- Evansville Women's Basketball (10-9, 5-6) earned a 68-66 victory at Indiana State. Myia Clark led the way with 21 points and Abby Feit had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
- From other Men's College Basketball last night...#1 Purdue (22-1) cruised past Penn State at home, 80-60. Louisville (3-19) earned a rare win at home against Georgia Tech, 68-58. Murray State (13-10) edged Belmont at home, 83-82. SIU (17-7) has lost back-to-back games as they get tripped up at Bradley, 62-52.
Local News: Friday April 19th 2024