RESCHEDULED – STYX OLD NATIONAL EVENTS PLAZA – THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2021
The Styx concert in Evansville, IN at the Old National Events Plaza, originally set to play on Wednesday, July 29th, 2020, has been rescheduled to Thursday, March 11, 2021. Tickets for the original date will be honored for the new date. Refunds will be issued for those that are unable to attend the rescheduled date through July 24, 2020.
 The health and safety of guests and employees is Old National Events Plaza’s top priority. The venue will continue to be guided by the prevention and best practices recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), in conjunction with our local public health officials.
Old National Events Plaza will continue to follow the general cleaning and precautionary guidelines of the CDC and other public health organizations. Local staff is being supported by ASM Global corporate resources to ensure that operational best practices are implemented throughout our network of facilities.
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Responsive employerEPA Administrator Signs Proclamation Marking National Pollinator Week
First-ever pollinator proclamation for the agency in its 50-year history
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed a proclamation designating the week of June 22 as National Pollinator Week. Administrator Wheeler is the first EPA Administrator to sign such a proclamation – joining leadership from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), all 50 Governors and hundreds of governments and organizations around the world.
“Pollinators like bees and hummingbirds sustain nearly 80 percent of the food in our diets,â€Â said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “I am proud to join Secretary Perdue, Secretary Bernhardt and our state and local partners in reaffirming our commitment to promoting pollinator health. By doing so, we are protecting human health, the environment and our nation’s food supply.â€
Three-fourths of the world’s flowering plants and about 35 percent of the world’s food crops depend on animal pollinators to reproduce. Yet, pollinator populations are on the decline due to many stressors, including pests, poor nutrition due to loss of habitat, unnecessary pesticide exposure, pathogens and viruses.
EPA is leading several efforts to protect bees and other pollinators from pesticide exposure to ensure they can thrive in their habitats. In 2019, the agency updated its bee mortality data table to help farmers and beekeepers estimate how long a specific pesticide may remain toxic to bees and other insect pollinators following application to crops.
EPA is also focused on advancing public awareness of the importance of protecting pollinators. In March 2020, EPA launched a free webinar series highlighting ongoing work to promote pollinator health and habitat, which will continue through September 2020. This week the agency also renewed its memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Pollinator Partnership, a nonprofit organization that facilitates actions that benefit pollinator habitats.
ADOPT A PET
Hula Hoop is a 2-month-old female American rabbit. She is the sister of Skip, who’s also available. These bunnies were transferred to VHS from Another Chance for Animals when VHS had more room. Hula Hoop’s adoption fee is $50 including her spay & microchip! Apply to adopt her at www.vhslifesaver.org/adopt!
HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 281 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 43,140 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.
Intensive care unit and ventilator capacity remains steady. As of today, more than 37 percent of ICU beds and nearly 82 percent of ventilators are available.
A total of 2,386 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 9 over the previous day. Another 192 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.
To date, 431,883 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 426,376 on Tuesday.
Any Hoosier seeking COVID-testing can obtain it through one of the state-sponsored OptumServe sites, regardless of whether they are at high risk or have symptoms. To find testing locations around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link. More than 200 locations are available around the state.
ADOPT A PET
Buster Brown is a male Chihuahua. He is 4 years old. He came from a home with too many animals needing to downsize. So he & a few of his friends are now seeking new homes. His adoption fee is $130 and includes his neuter, microchip, vaccines, and more. Apply to adopt him at www.vhslifesaver.org/adopt!
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Gov. Holcomb to Provide Updates in the Fight Against COVID-19
Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, the Indiana State Department of Health and other state leaders will host a virtual media briefing to provide updates on COVID-19 and its impact on Indiana.
WHO:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gov. Holcomb
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch
State Health Commissioner Kristina Box, M.D., FACOG
Executive Director of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Agency Jacob Sipe
WHEN:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday, June 24
PRINTED SUNDAY NEWSPAPER TO BE HATCHED IN SEPTEMBER
PRINTED SUNDAY NEWSPAPER TO BE HATCHED IN SEPTEMBER
Over the years the City-County Observer has strived to serve as a “Community Watchdog” by sounding the alarm when our citizen’s rights are in danger of being violated by large Corporations, Federal, State, and Local Governmental agencies as well as elected or appointed officials.
We realize that a community can have no greater ambassador of goodwill than one which keeps its citizens informed about the accomplishments, failures, and triumphs of individuals, the business community, churches, hospitals, community groups, educational institutions, and elected and appointed officials.
When we started publishing the City-County Observer 17 years ago our mission was to provide the citizens of Evansville and Vanderburgh County a place to go to learn about things that are going on in our community that other media are reluctant to cover?
In a previous “Readers Poll” we asked the question: Should the City-County Observer publish a printed Sunday newspaper? Â The “Readers Poll” results stated that we should by an overwhelming margin. Many local movers and shakers of this community told us that they would like to see the City-County Observer print a Sunday Edition of the City-County Observer.
It’s with great pride and anticipation the owners and staff of the City-County Observer proudly announce that on September 6, 2020, we will be printing a Sunday newspaper. The September date will allow us ample time to design the paper layout and plan a strategy of what locations will be most profitable for the delivery of the City-County Observer. This date will also allow us to see if the COVID-19 virus doesn’t spike again so it won’t interfere with the publishing and distribution of the CCO.
We will be charging $1 dollar for this publication. The printed papers will be available at convenient locations throughout Evansville and Vanderburgh County on Sunday mornings. Â We will pledge 25 cents of each dollar that we collect from the sale of our Sunday papers will be donated to a local charity.
We would like for the majority of the advertising published in our Sunday newspaper to come from local businesses. Obituaries will be published in our Sunday printed newspaper at no charge?
In the near future, we will be announcing the names of our soon to be appointed Editorial Board. Â The board makeup will be comprised of well known and highly respected individuals in our community. The mission our Editorial Board will be to help us to become a more effective publication that mirrors the happenings in our community.
We look forward to providing the citizens of Evansville/Vanderburgh County with an affordable home owned non-partisan printed Sunday newspaper at a convenient location near you?
FOOTNOTE: Today’s “Readers Poll” question is:Â Are you pleased with the way that City Council President Alex Burton is conducting himself during Council meetings?