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Yesterday was Election Day and here are the results from the Posey County races.
Starting with the Posey County Sheriff race as Republican Tom Latham defeated Tobin Riney. Latham received 6,353 votes, while Riney received 1,893 votes.
From the Posey County Council race, Republican Jerry Chastain III beat Democrat Melvin Buchanan. Chastain gathered 1,413 votes and Buchanan gathered 570 votes.
In the North Posey School Board race, Lindsey Bowers came out on top, earning 1,652 votes. Danny Fallowfield finished in second with 798 votes, followed by Alyssa Brooks with 644 votes.
The Mt. Vernon School Board race was tight as Kendra Bisesi narrowly edged Byron Sanders. Bisesi received 1,930 votes and Sanders received 1,854 votes.
Continuing with the Black Township Board, the top 3 included all Republicans with Donald Oeth, Brandyn Mohr, and Heather Reese.
From the Marrs Township Trustee race, Republican Christina Seifert defeated Democrat Amber Deig. Seifert tallied 1,188 votes and Deig tallied 837 votes.
The last Posey County race we are reporting on involves the Robb Township Trustee race. Republican Charles Carter was victorious as he edged Derek Vogel, 430 to 176.
A single ticket sold in California won the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball drawing Tuesday morning. The winning ticket was sold at a service center in Altadena, which is in Los Angeles County. The winning numbers were 10-33-41-47-56 and the Powerball was 10. The lump sum for the jackpot was $997.6 million. In addition to the jackpot-winning ticket, 22 tickets worth $1 million that matched all five numbers except the Powerball were sold in 16 states. Monday's highly anticipated drawing was delayed about 10 hours. That’s because a participating lottery was still processing its sales and play data, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. As soon as the required procedures were completed, the drawing proceeded just before 9:00 AM yesterday.
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is reminding homeowners to get your chimneys cleaned and inspected by professionals, heading into the Winter season. According to statistics, there are over 25,000 chimney fires per year in the United States. Should you ever encounter a chimney fire, it is recommended that you evacuate the house, call the fire department, close the doors and dampers to the fireplace if possible, spray your roof with water and wait for the fire department to get on site.
Sports From Last Night:
- Purdue Men's Basketball started their season off with an 84-53 beat down of Milwaukee at home. Purdue plays again on Friday at home against Austin Peay.
Local News: Thursday May 16th 2024