Johnny Kincaid
Parts of Tri-State Hit Highest Drought Rating
Parts of the Tri State have been designated in the highest level of drought by the US Drought Monitor. The latest weekly report shows a small area right along the Ohio River showing as an “exceptional drought” while the rest of Tri State is experiencing “extreme drought conditions
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Indiana State Officials Ask Us to Conserve Water
Because of the drought, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources is asking that we reduce water use by 10 to 15 percent. Vanderburgh County is one of 32 counties that covered by the voluntary conservation request.
The Evansville Water and Sewer Utility suggests several ways to conserve water including: not leaving faucets running, taking shorter showers, washing only full loads of laundry and
Fireworks Safety Takes on a Whole New Meaning This Year During the Evansville Heatwave
As kids, we saw the rules associated with fireworks as a way of spoiling our fun. After a couple of close calls with nearly blowing our fingers off we learned that there’s probably a good reason to play it safe. Fireworks after all are well-trained explosives.
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Mayor Calls for Demolition of Roberts Stadium
Mayor Lloyd Winnecke made his announcement today in front of the Evansville Parks Board of Commissioners that he is recommending the demolition of Roberts Stadium and the area be turned into park space.
For the short term, the land will be vacant, but the longer term vision is to create a park that will serve a variety of purposes
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Current and Former Mayors Come Together to Celebrate Evansville’s 200th Birthday
Today (3/27/2012) marks the 200th birthday of the city of Evansville.
To celebrate, Children’s Museum of Evansville (cMOE) threw a birthday bash complete with a cake competition, music, and a gathering of all of the living former mayors along with current mayor Lloyd Winnecke...