Thursday July 3rd, 2025
The Posey County Solid Waste District announced that the yard waste and debris drop off site on water tank road will be closed through the month of July for cleanup. Once the clean up is completed, the site will reopen with supervision on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 to 4.
The Indiana Department of Transportation has a planned road closure coming up starting next Monday in the Wadesville area. It is a closure of state road 66 between Nash Woods and Land Road. The closure is taking place to allow for multiple pipe replacements to take place along the roadway. The project is expected to take two weeks to complete and that is dependent upon the weather during the project. Local traffic will have access up to the point of closure.
The office of the Posey County Community Corrections is looking to hire a field officer. Applications are now being accepted for the position. The office will work with clients who have been sentenced to home detention, work release, alcohol monitoring and pre trial electronics monitoring. You must be 21 or older with no felony convictions, possess a valid drivers license. This is a grant funded position. To see the full details, visit the Posey County Communtiy Corrections Facebook page.
Tomorrow is the 4th of July and taking a look at this years fireworks schedules throughout the tri state, Henderson will get things started first tonight, with their fireworks taking place at dusk. Evansville will follow on Tomorrow the 4th. Activities for kids will be on the riverfront with food trucks as well. The Evansville fireworks will be set off at 9:15. Newburgh will be on Saturday the 5th with various activities throughout the day, and Mount Vernon will be on Sunday the 6th. Festivities here will include live music from Annabelle Whitledge on the stage from 7 til 9. There will be food and vendors on site from 5 until 9 and fireworks are to be set off around 9 o clock.