BREAKING NEWS: Vanderburgh County Formed New COVID -19 Task Force

Group Chaired by the Vanderburgh County Health Department Officials Joe Gries And Lynn Herr

Vanderburgh County has formed a new Task Force.  It’s called the Vanderburgh County Covid-19 Resource and Awareness Task Force and is comprised of many different local and statewide community leaders and public figures.

Chaired by the Vanderburgh County Health Department (Joe Gries and Lynn Herr), this committee also includes the following:  County Commissioners, Ben Shoulders, and Cheryl Musgrave; City Council members – Alex Burton, Ron Beane, Zach Heronemus and Ben Trockman; local business owner and representative for IN Senator Mike Braun, Steve Hammer; representatives from Deaconess Hospital and St. Vincent; Cliff Weaver, EMA Director; Chris Roe, Vanderburgh County Deputy Sheriff; Kathryn Martin, Knight Township Trustee; Stephanie Terry, County Council; and Mariama Wilson, Pigeon Township.

“Community leaders are focused on keeping every resident in Vanderburgh County safe through COVID19. As the number of cases increases, this newly created task force will be proactive while seeking to suppress the virus in our community”, said Alex Burton, City Council President.

The Task Force will be responsible for many tasks  including providing additional masks and education and usage of masks as well as PPE material.  Information, awareness, testing and data will also be a critical part of the mission within this newly form Tasked Force.

“As a county, we just felt that our community needed to disseminate information from a more centralized, streamlined manner.  Health and public safety are our top priorities at all times,” said Ben Shoulders, Vanderburgh County Commissioner.

This newly formed Task Force meets weekly and will be focused on providing the necessary resources, information, data, and awareness related to the coronavirus within Vanderburgh County.  Further and upcoming information and will be forthcoming via social media and other outlets from the Vanderburgh County Health Department website and the Vanderburgh County Covid-19 R