Your donation to the Salvation Army goes a little bit further the next two Saturdays.  An anonymous donor will be matching contributions up to $20,000. 

Major Mark Turner provides an overview on the Red Kettle campaign and the Toy Town drive.

Construction on the new St. Vincent Evansville YMCA is about to reach a major milestone. 

The final beam will be hoisted into place on Thursday, December 6th at 2 p.m. WIKY's Jordan Rowe talked to Lisa Verkamp, Marketing and Annual Campaign Director, about the ceremony.

The all-day event will include carriage rides, Santa, holiday light shows and more.

“It’s the first time in about 20 years that downtown has been decorated to this extent for the holiday season,” said Adam Trinkel, Marketing and Events Manager.

Stephen Witte provides an overview of the Evansville Wartime Museum and the honor bell ceremony on Saturday, December 1.

Congressman Larry Bucshon spoke to WIKY's Jordan Rowe about his recent visit to Afghanistan and legislation concerning the Harmony Way Bridge.

Greg Wathen, President and CEO of the Economic Development Coalition, anticipates additional job growth and an increase in GDP.

He also talked about the Regional Cities Initiative, which has spurred development across the region.

The project team for the I-69 Ohio River Crossing is still on track to identify a preferred alternative by this fall.

WIKY's Jordan Rowe talked to Mindy Peterson for an update.

Allen Mounts, Director of the Water & Sewer Utility, provides an update on repair work at Walnut and Governor, where a sinkhole formed on Wednesday.

The affiliation between Methodist Hospital and Deaconess Health System is now final.  Deaconess CEO Shawn McCoy talked about the key points of the agreement.

Youth First embeds master’s level social workers in schools to become specialized mentors for at-risk students and skilled prevention coaches for parents and teachers. 

To learn more: 

https://youthfirstinc.org/

Executive Director Parri O. Black and Program Director Laura Wathen participate in a discussion about Youth First.