Category Archives: Local News

Gibson County Health Department To Issue Mask Citations
The Gibson County Health Department will add some teeth to Governor Holcomb's executive order mandating face coverings for food service workers. The Health Department will start issuing citations, and...
Oct 28, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker / CC

New Solar Farm Construction Begins
Construction is getting under way on a new 50-mega-watt solar farm at Troy, Indiana. The new facility will serve customers of Vectren, a CenterPoint company. When combined with the company's 4-mega-wa...
Oct 28, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Warrick Poll Workers Train
With the election less than a week away, the Warrick County Election Office has been training election workers. Election Board President Andrew Skinner says they cover a wealth of subjects. Training i...
Oct 28, 2020 Laura LaRose / CC

Monarch Layoffs Coming
56 employees of Monarch Beverage and E-F Transit will be losing their jobs in December. Warn notices have been filed with the state of Indiana, involving 633 jobs in all, most of them in Indianapolis....
Oct 28, 2020 Ken Walton / CC

Tropicana Evansville Sold
An agreement is in place to sell Evansville's Tropicana casino for 480 million dollars. Owner Caesars Entertainment will turn the property over to Gaming and Leisure Properties, and Twin River Worldwi...
Oct 28, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Vanderburgh County Health Department Halloween Guidance
Guidelines for Trick or Treating 2020 10/23/2020 It is recommended that everyone participating in any event wear a face mask that covers the nose and mouth. Costume masks are not a substitute f...
Aaron Santini Oct 27, 2020 tuchodi / CC

Bashear Makes COVID Recommendations
Kentucky governor Andy Beshear is raising red flags over his state's reports of Corona Virus cases. Five counties -- Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean and Webster -- have scored places in the state'...
Oct 27, 2020 Governor Andy Beshear (Photo courtesy Kentucky Governor's Office)

No Voter Apathy This Year
Voter apathy is not an issue in this election. So says Vanderburgh County Clerk Carla Hayden. Of the more than 130-thousand registered voters in Vanderburgh County, about 30-thousand have already vote...
Oct 27, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC

EVSC Names New Top Cop
EVSC's inside police force has a new chief. At Monday night's meeting, the school board chose Tim Alford as their new top cop. He was sworn in at the meeting. Alford is a 22 year veteran of the Evansv...
Oct 27, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Councilman Challenges Winnecke Order Renewal
Mayor Lloyd Winnecke has renewed his executive order mandating that gatherings of 1`25 people or more need approval from the Vanderburgh County Health Department. But an Evansville city councilman say...
Oct 27, 2020 Mayor Lloyd Winnecke (Photo: City of Evansville)


