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Today's News

  • Fallen officer memorial


    Officers salute during the annual Fallen Officer Memorial servcie on the west lawn of the Posey County Courthouse Saturday, May 12. From left, are Posey County reserve deputy Jim Hirsch, Posey County deputy Beth LaFave, Mount Vernon Police Lt. Dana Allyn, Mount Vernon Police officer Tony Aldridge, and Indiana Conservation officer Dan Belwood.

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  • Change in election process raises questions

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    Though not many contested races were on the ballot during last week’s Primary Election in Posey County, the evening did not end without some drama.
    The implementation of a new absentee ballot counting process mandated by state government caused counting in Tuesday’s relatively small election to last until roughly 9 p.m.
    Some outside the election office Tuesday night, including Democratic Party Chair Ed Adams, questioned the delay.

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  • Mission will feed kids


    This summer, Posey County’s children will have the opportunity to have a free meal five days a week, thanks to a new program offered by At the Cross Mission in Mount Vernon.
    The Rev. Myers Hyman, the mission’s director, said recently that the mission had been approved by the USDA to participate in the Summer Food Service Program. This means that the USDA will help fund the meals for the kids. The program still needs sponsors and volunteer servers, Hyman said.

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  • Attempted murder suspect surrenders to police


    Two weeks after the court issued an arrest warrant for attempted murder, Daniel Briesacher, 56, surrendered himself to police.
    According to Sheriff Greg Oeth, Briesacher surrendered to deputies on Wednesday, May 9 at 11:25 p.m.
    An arrest warrant through Posey Superior Court was issued after officers began investigating a call about an accident with injuries at 15320 Old Dam Road in Posey County.
    When police arrived, they found Michael Davidson, 48, who had been hit by a vehicle and sustained non-life threatening injuries, said Sheriff Greg Oeth.

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  • Large animal seen in Marrs


    Department of Natural Resources is looking into several reports of a large cat roaming the area near Ford and Middle Mount Vernon roads in Marrs Township.
    Indiana State Conservation Office Paul Axton said that there have been reports submitted about a large cat.
    Axton said those reports, however, have been forwarded to the DNR biologist for the district, who will investigate to ascertain what documentation people have given.

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  • Wolfgang presents chimes, canons and chorus concert

    Mount Vernon and New Harmony will be sites for two of Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus’ three concerts this weekend.
    The first of the weekend concert series will begin at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church’s Wesley Hall in Mount Vernon. Saturday, the group will take its spring performance to Murphy Auditorium in New Harmony for a concert which also begins at 7:30 p.m. The weekend will be rounded out at the Bible Center Cathedral, 5000 N. 1st. Ave., in Evansville Sunday night, with a concert starting at 6:30 p.m.

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  • Author on local tornado to speak at historical society

    Angela Mason, the author of Death Rides the Sky: The Story of the 1925 Tri-State Tornado, will be the featured speaker at the Saturday, May 19 meeting of the Posey County Historical Society. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at the Alexandrian Public Library, and everyone is invited to attend.
    The Historical Society’s Room at Hedges Central will NOT be open prior to this meeting, but is open to the public each Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and by appointment.

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  • Maynard takes county vote for treasurer

    A little more than 20 percent of all registered Posey County voters cast their ballots for this year's Primary Election.

    In the lone county race for treasurer, Roy Maynard defeated fellow Democrat Greg Martin with 890 votes to Martin's 499 votes.

    Maynard will now serve as the Democratic candidate for the General Election on Nov. 6.

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  • Gardens in Bloom

    Photos/Judy Saum

    Guests gather for Mount Vernon’s first ever Garden Walk, sponsored by the Posey County Community Foundation Women’s Fund. The walk was Saturday, May 5, 1-4 p.m.
    St. John Episcopal Church’s Prayer Garden was part of the tour.

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  • Man guilty of stealing


    An Evansville man who was charged with taking money from a medical fund to benefit a 23-year-old woman was found guilty by a jury Thursday.
    Kenneth Krietemeyer, of Evansville, was charged with theft, a class D felony, after police investigated a charitable fund to help a Posey County woman that was missing thousands of dollars.
    Krietemeyer, along with Mary Gish, of Poseyville, were suspects in the 2010 theft of nearly $7,000 that went missing from a fund set up to help Kendra Creek

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