Mayor Winnecke gives business updates during Chamber lunch
Mayor Winnecke gives business updates during Chamber lunch By Jill Lyman and Joseph Payton | January 13, 2021 at 11:31 AM CST - Updated January 13 at 8:12 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Southwest Indiana Chamber hosted the 2021 Lunch with Mayor Lloyd Winnecke on Wednesday.
Lunch with the Mayor is a forum for members of the business community to learn about the progress made during the previous year and receive updates on major projects that impact commerce in the Evansville area.
Full video: Lunch with Mayor Winnecke
Mayor Winnecke began his address with what has dominated headlines for months - COVID-19.
Church organizes coat giveaway in Evansville
Church organizes coat giveaway in Evansville By Aaron Hancock | January 2, 2021 at 8:58 PM CST - Updated January 2 at 8:58 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A coat giveaway was held in downtown Evansville on Saturday.
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church organized the event for the sixth consecutive year to help people that are homeless and out in the cold.
Church leaders set up shop at the Metropolitan Evansville Transit System (METS) bus station for a couple of hours. They passed out masks, gloves and scarves, as well as offered prayers to those who wanted them.
“When they got off the bus a while ago, they swarmed the table,” Adeline Chinn with New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. “Nobody gets turned away. We love what we do. Every ministry donated two coats brand new. Our coats, we have gently used ones, everything’s been washed and sanitized, and we’re just out here to help people that’s still in need of.”