By April 6, mask mandates in Evansville will disappear – kind of.
Both Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and the Vanderburgh County Commissioners announced on Tuesday that they will follow Gov. Eric Holcomb’s lead and let the COVID-19 face-covering requirement regress from a “mandate” into an “advisory.”
Capacity restrictions will fade away as well. But some masking requirements will linger – especially in K-12 schools and government buildings. And businesses will be free to enact restrictions of their own.
“We’re not saying don’t wear masks,” Winnecke said. “We’re saying wear masks … but the city government is not going to mandate it.”
CAJE seeking support for Crisis Care Center
CAJE seeking support for Crisis Care Center By Evan Gorman | March 16, 2021 at 9:06 PM CDT - Updated March 16 at 10:28 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - As Vanderburgh County leaders consider jail expansion designs and the cost associated, a local nonprofit is hoping a new resource will cut down on intakes.
Congregations Acting for Justice and Empowerment employees, alongside United Caring Services’ Director, are hoping to get support from Vanderburgh County Commissioners for a new Crisis Care Center. It would help community members struggling with addiction and jail diversion.
The facility is built but has an estimated operational cost of $325,000 a year, four days a week.
New partnership aims to provide COVID vaccine to specific population
New partnership aims to provide COVID vaccine to specific population By Evan Gorman | March 16, 2021 at 9:30 PM CDT - Updated March 16 at 10:22 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A new partnership will carve a path for more people to get vaccinated.
Vanderburgh County Commissioners approved the paperwork to create a new site for those shots, between the local health department and Deaconess Health System.
There is a specific portion of the population this new partnership is aiming to reach.
The clinic will give people in poverty, the uninsured or underinsured, and others who are eligible, access to the vaccine. These too will be free.
Vanderburgh Co. Commissioners focus on road repair requests during meeting
Vanderburgh Co. Commissioners focus on road repair requests during meeting By Evan Gorman | March 2, 2021 at 7:56 PM CST - Updated March 2 at 7:56 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Vanderburgh County Commissioners hosted the annual roads public hearing Tuesday afternoon to get a better idea on local needs, such as pothole problems and paving.
Road repair requests plus the cost of carry-over projects are expected to outpace revenue.
We’re learning two dozen requests for road repairs have surfaced. The estimated combined cost is just under $5 million.
Plus there’s some carry-over paving from last year, like Owensville Road from Baseline to 64. It’s three miles long, and is costing nearly $208,000.
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