Link To The March 2025 Printed Edition of the CCO
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Link To The March 2025 Printed Edition of the CCO
Look for the City-County Observer at newsstands now.
EVENING WITH ROCK LEGENDS HEART COMING TO EVANSVILLE’S FORD CENTER
EVANSVILLE, IN – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame-inducted Heart are coming to the Ford Center in Evansville, IN on Tuesday, June 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 7 at 10 a.m. locally via Ticketmaster.com and the show is presented by Big Spring Entertainment.
Heart are an American/Canadian rock band who formed in 1973 in Vancouver, BC. 1975 saw their first album Dreamboat Annie break out to global success. Heart effortlessly blends the sounds of ‘70s hard rock and acoustic rock, punk and even at times symphonic. Defying all categories, Heart is a band like no other having influenced a wide range of mainstream and underground artists in a career spanning nearly five decades. Heart boasts over 35 million albums sold worldwide including over 22 million in the US alone with 20 top-40 singles and also holds an ongoing streaming presence. Heart has released 16 studio albums, 7 live albums, 8 compilation albums and 64 singles.
“ONE DAY, ONE STOP, ONE MISSION” EVENT TO ASSIST THE HOMELESS, NEAR
HOMELESS, AND UNDER-RESOURCED IN OUR COMMUNITY, TO BE HELD THURSDAY, April 3rd, 2025.
The 17th annual Homeless Connect of Southwest Indiana will take place on Thursday,
April 3rd from 9 AM – 2 PM at the Old National Bank Events Plaza in downtown Evansville. Homeless Connect is a JOINT city-county sponsored event offering resources and space for the event. The event’s mission of assisting the homeless, near homeless, and under-resourced, will offer many services at this “one day, one stop, one mission” event.
This event has historically served more than 600 individuals and families. This year, more than 60 local agencies will provide free, on-site services. These services are normally only available online or spread out in agencies across the city. At this event, all these services will be accessible in one place on the same day!
The event is free and open to anyone needing the following services:
• Housing
• Legal Advice
• Birth Certificates
• Employment Services
• Parent Resources
• Veterans Services
• Health Screenings
• Education Services
• Childcare Referrals
• Financial Assistance
• Foreclosure Mitigation
• Public Assistance Applications
• Utility Bill Consultation
• Re-Entry Services
• Recovery Groups
• Internet Access
• Hair Cuts
Homeless Connect of Southwest Indiana is an activity of the Commission on Homelessness, which is a joint city-county initiative to end and prevent homelessness in Evansville and Vanderburgh County.
More information is available at www.evansvillehomeless.org.
Donations can be made directly to support this event and city homeless initiatives at
https://evansvillehomeless.org/dignityevv/
Event Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CommunityConnectSWI/
The University of Evansville (UE) is pleased to announce the establishment of The Walker Family Women’s Excellence in Basketball Endowment Fund, created through a generous estate gift from Steven L. ’84 and Julie Ann Walker. The fund represents the largest planned gift in UE Women’s Basketball history and will provide long-term financial support for the program, ensuring resources for student-athletes for generations to come.
Steven, a 1984 Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduate of UE, and Julie Ann Walker have deep family ties to the university. Steven’s mother was a UE nursing graduate, and Julie Ann’s grandfather was a member of the UE basketball team. Recognizing the importance of giving back, the Walkers saw an opportunity to invest in women’s athletics, an area they believe deserves greater recognition and support.
“When you go to these games, you see the effort. These players never give up,” Steven said. “We wanted to help a program that doesn’t always get the spotlight but deserves every bit of support. This isn’t just about today; it’s about making sure there’s lasting support for these athletes long into the future,” Walker added.
Beyond their own contribution, the Walkers hope their gift will inspire others to consider planned giving and support for the university.
“I am incredibly thankful for the Walkers’ investment in the future of Evansville Women’s Basketball. As a former student-athlete, I know the transformative power intercollegiate athletics can have in building leaders that will make a life-long impact in their communities,” Scherr said. “Steven and Julie Ann are investing in women’s athletics in a way that will have an impact for generations to come. Their gift will help provide our players with the resources to pursue greatness on and off the court.”
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Cam Haffner earns MVC Scholar-Athlete recognition
Haffner named to Third Team
University of Evansville junior Cam Haffner has been named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Third Team as the league announced its Scholar-Athlete Teams on Monday afternoon.
Haffner currently holds a 3.509 GPA as a Management major at UE. In 20 games this season, Haffner finished with an average of 12.7 points per game while hauling in 3.6 rebounds per contest. He reached double figures on 13 occasions and posted a career-high 27 points in the home win over Green Bay.
In the home game against Belmont, Haffner put together his top MVC game, recording 25 points. He suffered a wrist injury on Jan. 22 that prematurely ended his 2024-25 season.
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Thirty-four states have laws that make it a crime to intimidate and/or interfere with election workers, with Indiana joining the pack just last year.
In 2024 the Indiana legislature passed SB 170 which included a provision that makes threatening or intimidating an election worker a Level 6 felony.
Last Wednesday, the Marion County Election Board met, anticipating testimony from Michael John Palombi, an Indianapolis man who flashed two handguns and a knife in a Quaker church on Election Day.
“I didn’t want to have my mind made up before I heard everything, because I feel that that’s my responsibility to hear everything before,” Marion County Circuit Court Clerk and election board secretary, Kate Sweeney Bell said. “If I’m in his shoes, I want somebody sitting where I am to give me a chance so I can be heard.”
Although he and his attorney had negotiated with the board and chose Feb. 27 as the date he would appear, Palombi did not show up. His attorney had notified the board earlier in the day that Palombi would not be giving his account of the incident.
Along with Sweeney Bell, the board meeting included vice chair Jennifer L. Ping and Anne Mullin O’Connor, a proxy for chair of the board Nolita Stewart.
“At this point there’s been an investigation and there’s been opportunity to be heard by the persons involved. Mr. Palombi chose not and told his council not to appear and that was his decision,” Mullin O’Connor said.
The board decided to move forward on the matter and passed four separate motions which alleged Palombi had violated four state election laws. The laws are voter intimidation, I.C. 3-14-3-21.5, electioneering, I.C. 3-14-3-16, obstructing interfering, or injuring an election worker or voter, I.C. 3-14-3-4, and threatening election workers, I.C. 3-14-3-18.
The board will send a referral to the Marion County Prosecutor’s office, who will ultimately decide if Palombi will be charged.
“This is a new law, this is the test, the test case. And we had to get it right,” said Sweeney Bell, commenting on I.C. 3-14-3-18. “It could be zero (charges), up to four, and based on what their office sees, and they’re gonna do their own investigation, there might be more. They could find more (violations).”
On the Nov. 5, 2024 Election Day, Palombi showed up at the First Friends Church polling site wearing a shirt displaying President Donald Trump and a “Make America Great Again” hat. After a poll worker asked Palombi to remove his political attire, a video shows him placing his hat on the worker’s head and removing his shirt, exposing two firearms.
Margo Kelly, who was working as the poll inspector at First Friends and has more than two decades experience as an election worker, was surprised by the incident. Also, she is unsure what will happen with the election board’s referrals.
“We’ve had eccentric voters, like just people that were excited and confused or whatever, but nothing, nothing like this,” Kelly, the polling inspector who called 911 and is credited with keeping the situation from escalating said. “I just feel the way things are going right now, there’s no desire to prosecute people that are, you know, intimidating. I don’t know what’s going to happen.”
If Palombi is charged and found guilty of violating Indiana’s new prohibition against threatening or intimidating election workers (I.C. 3-14-3-18) he could face up to two and a half years in prison and pay a fine of up to $10,000.
Kate Breeden is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.