The Posey County News

PC Coonhunters Club Hosts Vaccination Clinic - Wednesday, March 4, 4:30 p.m. - Wilson Community Center - NH Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet and Meeting - Saturday, March 7, 4:30 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. - NH Inn and Conference Center - NH Allen Whitchell Clowers Collaborative Invitational Art Exhibit - Saturday, March 7, 5 until 7 p.m. Hoosier Art salon - NH Relay For Life 21st Annual Card Party - Wednesday, March 11, 5:30 until 9 p.m. Saint Francis Cafeteria - PV Knights of C

By Chris Morlan The madness is right around the corner. But before we talk about the upcoming Hoosier Hysteria. We have one more regular season basketball game left. Last Thursday night, the North Posey boys’ basketball team played their final home game along with last regular season contest against a very good Gibson Southern Titan squad. Gibson Southern is one of the best teams in the Pocket Athletic Conference and they showed why they are last Thursday evening against the

By Dave Pearce Ready or not, the senior-dominated Mount Vernon Wildcat basketball team will compete in the Boonville Sectional basketball tournament this week. The team will enter the sectional with a 13-10 win after splitting games this week. The Wildcats fell to Washington on Tuesday before manhandling the South Spencer Rebels on Thursday evening. The Wildcats wrapped up the Pocket Athletic Conference campaign with a 7-5 record. On Thursday’s senior night, the Wildcats jump

Special to the News Mount Vernon is well-known across Southern Indiana for the school team’s excellence in swimming. The Mount Vernon boys’ team has lived up to the expectations as they traveled to Indianapolis to compete in IHSAA Swimming and Diving State Finals on Friday, February 27. Mount Vernon High School hosted a send-off for the team on Friday, February 25 at 7:30 a.m. MVHS Relay Team and Senior Ozzy Jankowski Four students will be competing in the 200 Freestyle Relay

Special to the News A historic 2025-26 Mount Vernon High School Boys Swim season has come to an end over the weekend at the state finals in Indianapolis. The team finished in the top 20 at 19th with 31 points, the highest finish in over a decade. The Wildcats were led by senior Ozzy Jankowski’s finishes of third in the 100 butterfly and fourth in the 100 backstroke, breaking his own school records in both the events. Jankowski’s preliminary 100 butterfly time was an automatic

President Trump gave his 2026 State of the Union address last night, 24 February 2026. He spoke for almost two hours on several topics. One of the most important was the survival of humanity as highlighted by his insistence that he would not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. After the world saw the destruction the United States rained down on Japan in 1945, rational people realized we humans had finally “progressed” to the ability to make ourselves extinct. Or as former

I love the many aspects of nature – plants, flowers, creatures, landscapes, and the features and products of the earth. Those products of the earth include gemstones. I admit to being a bit enamored of “bling,” and that includes my birthstone gem, which is the emerald. Geology fact: the emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium. Now you know, like it or not. A very brief history of the origins of

By Lois Mittino Gray Posey County Emergency Management Agency Director Carrie Thompson informed the Commissioners at their February 3, meeting that she has been in contact with the State regarding the recent snowstorm and the county’s disaster declaration. She will provide the State, as requested, with the estimated cost of this storm to the County. “The State as a whole will have to meet a disaster threshold before any counties will be considered for reimbursement,” she expl

Gene Dockery was born in Madisonville, Ky., on August 23, 1932. He was called home to Heaven on February 26, 2026 to be reunited with his wife Barbara of 67 years. He was a loving, devoted father to his daughters, Janice (Tom) Kopatich and Jennifer Adair. He was a proud grandfather to his grandchildren, Kyle (Bailee) Kopatich, Kendra (Jacob) Steinhart, Mackenzie Adair, and Jordan Adair. He also loved his great-grandchildren, Tatum, Tucker, Tilly, Kinsley, and Jett. He leaves

Kathy Gail Upshaw, age 81, of Fla., formerly of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away on February 24, 2026 at Solarbron in Evansville, Ind. She was born on October 8, 1944, in Mount Vernon, Ind., to the late James Stremming and Florene (Culley) Decker. Kathy enjoyed traveling with her husband in their motor home, especially their memorable trip to Alaska. She also loved crafting, sewing, and reading. Kathy looked forward to her weekly card club gatherings with her girlfriends in Fl

Cheryl Ann Lueder, 68, passed away on February 28, 2026, at The Waters of Princeton. Cheryl was born in Evansville on November 9, 1957, to the late Charles Livers and Laverne (Grabert) Livers. She worked for several years in Evansville at Craddock Finishing Corporation. Cheryl is survived by her mother, Laverne Livers; her children, Daniel (Kristin) Lueder and Ashley (Joshua) Mandel; her grandchildren, Eli and Nicholas Lueder, and Madisyn, Nolan, and Hadlee Mandel; her sister

David Lynn Armstrong, 65, of Owensville, Ind., born September 25, 1960 to Joe Lynn and Betty Maxine (Huck) Armstrong in Scottsburg, Ind., went to heaven to join his family, Tuesday, February 24, 2026. David enjoyed traveling, fishing and sports especially University of Illinois basketball. Surviving are his mother: Betty Maxine Armstrong; children: Peyton Armstrong, Amanda Andersen, Kelly Armstrong and Maggie D’Urso; brothers: Michael Armstrong (Maricel) of Port Charlotte, Fl

Jenny Sue Kimmel, age 86, of New Harmony, passed away March 1, 2026, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital. She was born April 23, 1939, in New Harmony, Ind., to the late Christopher and Naomi Ruth (Axton) Reeves. Jenny was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in New Harmony and attended New Harmony High School. She enjoyed playing Yahtzee, working Search word puzzles, making trips to McDonald’s and watching humming birds. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years,

Spencer Lee Aldrich, age 79, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away Monday evening, February 23, 2026 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital. He was born August 29, 1946, in Evansville, Ind., to the late Albert and Jessie Aldrich. Spencer married his soulmate, Sue A. Aldrich, and together they raised three children, as well as many neighborhood children who were always welcomed into their home. He graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1964. Spencer worked at GE in Mount Vernon, leavi

By Dave Pearce If you can have Christmas in July, why not have Halloween in February. From all appearances, that’s what was going on Saturday evening at the Posey County Community Center as Saint Matthews held its 26th Annual Benefit Auction. Once inside it was obvious, this year’s theme was ‘Monster Mash.’ All the auctions except one have been in-person auctions. Covid led to a one-year on-line auction but everything seems to have recovered well and the plan is to be long an

By Lois Mittino Gray Construction on the grandiose Hagemann Event Center in Brittlebank Park is underway in Mount Vernon and there is already a change order, costing even more money, on the project. Members of the Mount Vernon Board of Works learned at their February 19, meeting that Change Order Number One from the contractor, Three i Design, is in the amount of $494,617. City Attorney Beth McFadin Higgins explained stabilization is needed under the building, as well as from

By Dave Pearce Brad Higginson Timing is everything. The Mount Vernon School Corporation needed a powerful leader and a good example for their football program. Brad Higginson needed to get back to the area so his 9-month-old daughter could be around family in the community where he grew up. Those two things came together on Monday evening. During Monday evening’s Mount Vernon School Board meeting, the Metropolitan School Board of Mount Vernon voted unanimously to hire Higgins

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