Morning News: Tuesday May 2nd 2023

Posey County Radio News and Sports

News:

Local McDonald’s restaurants are celebrating area teachers by offering free breakfast this morning. In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day, educators can receive a free Egg McMuffin breakfast sandwich from any local location between 6:00 AM until 10:30 AM. To redeem a free Egg McMuffin breakfast sandwich, teachers must show a valid educator ID when ordering. No purchase is necessary and there is a limit to one per person. Officials say local McDonald’s restaurants honor educators in their communities on National Teacher Appreciation Day each year as a way for their Owner’s and crew members to say thank you for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to local youth. Since the program began in 2020, local restaurants have awarded more than $45,000 in cash and prizes to 240 local educators.

The Mt. Vernon M-Club posted on Facebook yesterday, an invitation for the public to get pre-registered for the Posey County Poker run. It will take place on July 22^nd. This is a fundraiser to help the youth in the community get scholarships to any Mt. Vernon Youth Camp they would like to attend. If you pre-register, the cost is 15 dollars per person. The pre-registration ends on May 15^th and after that date the cost will be 20 dollars per person. You can visit the Mt. Vernon M-Club Facebook page for more information.

The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a road closure for State Road 66 near Parkers Settlement. Beginning on or around Monday, May 8, crews will close State Road 66 near Parkers Settlement for a bridge replacement. This closure will remove and replace the existing bridge over Rock Bottom Creek. Work to replace the bridge is expected to last through mid-June, depending on the weather. The official detour for this project is State Road 165 to I-64 to State Road 65. Local traffic will have access up to the point of closure.

Yesterday the updated High School Baseball and Softball rankings were released with several tri-state teams receiving recognition. Starting with the High School Baseball rankings as in Class 4A, North is 7^th and Castle is 8^th. In Class 3A, Jasper is 4^th. Class 2A rankings has Forest Park 1^st. In Class 1A, Barr-Reeve is 3^rd, Tecumseh is 5^th, and North Daviess is 10^th. Schools that are receiving votes include Memorial, Southridge, North Posey, South Knox, and Northeast Dubois.

From the High School Softball rankings, North is ranked 14^th in Class 4A. Class 3A has Gibson Southern 3^rd and Pike Central 6^th. In Class 2A, North Posey is 1^st. Class 1A has Barr-Reeve 1^st, Tecumseh 2^nd, and Northeast Dubois 15^th.  

Sports:

• Mt. Vernon Softball (10-7) lost last night at Memorial, 9-5.  

• North Posey Softball (15-0) outlasted North at home, 1-0 in 15 innings. Vikings pitcher, Erin Hoehn pitched all 15 innings. She allowed just 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 26 batters. Hoehn threw 186 pitches.

• The St. Louis Cardinals (10-19) after a long 10-game west coast road-trip had last night off. The Redbirds went just 2-8 on that trip. St. Louis returns to action at home this evening against the Los Angeles Angels.   

• The Chicago Cubs (15-13) snapped a 3-game losing streak as they won the opening game of their series at the Washington Nationals, 5-1.  

• The Cincinnati Reds (12-17) dropped the opener in San Diego against the Padres, 8-3.