The Posey County News

By Lois Mittino Gray Longtime Mount Vernon High School business teacher Jim Hatfield will finally “hang up his shingle” at the end of this school year and retire after 47 years of service to the Mount Vernon School District. School Board President Greg Oeth was visibly shocked stating, “He was even my teacher.” Board members accepted his resignation much to their chagrin, knowing his shoes as a teacher and Business Department Chair will be hard to fill. “I tried to see if he

By Lois Mittino Gray Someone needs to keep an eye on deteriorating structures and unsafe living conditions in our local area and Posey County Building Commissioner Ed Batteiger is the man charged with this task. He travels daily scanning the landscape and meeting with homeowners about conditions before notifying the County Commissioners about unhandled concerns. Commissioner President Bill Collins informed his fellow team members at their May 20, meeting that the town of Pose

By Lois Mittino Gray The USA Semiquincentennial flag has arrived in Mount Vernon amid a flurry of activities planned locally for our Nation’s 250th birthday. A full schedule of events is planned under the watchful eye of Becky Higgins, County Coordinator for the birthday bash. “I received a call about two and a half years ago asking if I would coordinate the celebration. I believe I was asked because I chaired the Indiana Bicentennial Celebration and they got my name,” she

By Lois Mittino Gray New Harmony Town Council President Jeff Smotherman emphasized that something needs to be done about misuse of the yard waste dump behind the Fire Station by townspeople. Speaking at the May 19 regular monthly meeting, he reported that it is becoming a problem. It seems the dump is encroaching on private property owned by Jason Hoehn, and he has to keep pushing the materials back to the boundary lines. Smotherman explained the dump was created back in 2000

This Posey home was completely engulfed in fire when firefighters arrived at the corner of Motz and Diamond Island roads on Friday evening. Photo supplied Special to the News Two people have died and another person is in the hospital after a late‑night house fire on Diamond Island Road in Posey County near the intersection with Motz Road west of St. Wendel.. According to information provided to the Posey County News, Edy and Kenny Hurt perished in the fire that destoryed thei

By Lois Mittino Gray Mainstream Fiber would like to install enhanced fiber optics in Mount Vernon, but the permitting fees may be the gamechanger in their $4.3 million proposal. Two representatives from the company appeared at the May 28, Mount Vernon Board of Works meeting to pitch for reducing these fees from the city fathers. Company President and its founder, Bryan Gabriel, began his presentation stating they are an Indiana-based company offering construction services, in