Searching for footing in a life nearly extinguished by COVID
ADAM GELLER, AP National Writer
April 22, 2021
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1of29Keri Wegg is reflected in a sliding glass door as she looks outside her home in Westfield, Ind., on Monday, March 22, 2021. The Indiana nurse came down with COVID-19 in the summer of 2020; her condition spiraled downward, and her life was saved only by grace of a double lung transplant. The road to normal is a long one, but she s bolstered by the love and support of her husband and sons, and by her own indomitable spirit.Charles Rex Arbogast/APShow MoreShow Less
YMCA looking for proposals after new location opened in downtown Evansville
YMCA looking for proposals after new location opened in downtown Evansville By Aaron Hancock | April 20, 2021 at 6:01 PM CDT - Updated April 20 at 6:01 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - When the new Ascension St. Vincent YMCA opened up in downtown Evansville, that meant the old Y was no longer needed.
One portion of the building is being turned into apartments, but there are still parts of the building that are in limbo.
The old Downtown Evansville YMCA served the area well for many years, but now changes are coming. YMCA officials tell us they’re accepting ideas on what to do with it.
Indianapolis man relocates, volunteers at COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Evansville for weeks
Indianapolis man relocates, volunteers at COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Evansville for weeks By Katie Tercek | April 16, 2021 at 9:02 PM CDT - Updated April 16 at 9:02 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - An Indianapolis man has been helping hundreds of people get vaccinated for COVID-19 in Evansville.
David Skeels noticed a need for volunteers at vaccine clinics, so he packed up his car and headed south for six weeks.
Skeels learned that Evansville vaccine clinics were searching for volunteers, then he became one at Ascension St. Vincent.
“My daughters and wife were supportive,” Skeels said. “They said that sounds like a wonderful thing to do.”
EPD: Man arrives at hospital after getting shot By Keaton Eberly | April 11, 2021 at 8:55 PM CDT - Updated April 12 at 4:56 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Evansville Police Department is investigating a shooting after a man arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound around 7:30 Sunday night.
EPD Sgt. Wolf says that authorities were alerted after the victim showed up to Ascension St. Vincent after getting shot in the leg.
Authorities say he was conscious and alert when he arrived.
The victim told authorities that he was walking in the area of Linwood and Adams when a car pulled up beside him, shot him in the leg and drove off.