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Mayor Lloyd Winnecke was recognized for his work in the advancement of human and civil rights in the Evansville area on Monday as the recipient of the Indiana Consortium of State and Local Human Rights Agencies' Lugar/Bayh Award.

In today's landscape of social media, Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke is a big winner!

Mayor Lloyd Winnecke held a press conference Monday afternoon to announce the City had come to an agreement with the North Carolina-based Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) that will keep hockey at the Ford Center for the foreseeable future.

The question of "are they or aren't they" when it comes to the Evansville IceMen moving to Owensboro finally gets an answer after both the city of Owensboro and the team announced a contract has been signed that will put the team inside the Sportscenter in time for the 2016-17 season.

On Tuesday, Owensboro Mayor Ron Payne was given authorization by the City Commissioners to bring the IceMen to the Sportscenter. Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke commented on the move through his Twitter account and during conversations with the media following the press conference announcing the team's move.

UPDATE: The Evansville Courier-Press reports that Mayor Ron Payne has announced the deal to move the IceMen to the Owensboro Sportscenter is final, and an official announcement will take place later today (Wednesday, January 20th).

In what appears to be another step toward a divorce between the City of Evansville and the IceMen, Mayor Lloyd Winnecke held a press conference on Thursday to announce (among other things) the City is exploring the option of bringing in another hockey team now that lease negotiations with the IceMen have reached an "impasse".

The Evansville IceMen release a statement to the media, with comments from owner Ron Geary that paint a picture IceMen are hoping they wouldn't see.

UPDATE - January 9th at 4:15PM: More details are starting to trickle in (pun somewhat intended) about the issue at the Water Treatment Plant on Waterworks Road which has caused Mayor Winnecke's office to urge all residents served by the city water department to conserve usage for the next few days.

For the first time in zoo history, Komodo Dragons will be on exhibit at Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden. These highly anticipated new residents will receive a warm welcome from Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and be introduced at a press conference on Friday, October 18, at 1:30pm in the Kley Building at the Zoo.

After sitting empty for over two years during construction of the Ford Center, the former location of the old Executive Hotel parking garage at the intersection of Walnut and 6th Streets will be the new home of a Hilton Double Tree hotel.

Obesity is becoming a big problem in today's society and the Evansville area is not immune. Mayor Winnecke and the Parks Department have put together a program to combat obesity in our community. The Mayor and the Parks Department have released the first video on the mayor's YouTube channel to kick off a city- wide fitness program.