ENTER- COMMUNITY EDUCATION SPORTS TAINMENT PAGE 4-8 PAGE 9-10 PAGE 13 PAGE 11-12 VOL. 2, NO. 2 FEBRUARY 2021 EVANSVILLE, INDIANA Hammer Robinson announces selected candidacy for sheriff editor Evansville, Indiana — of new Chief Deputy Noah Robin- son, a 22-year law enforce- column ment veteran and sec- Associate Publisher of ond-in-command of the Van- the City County Observ- derburgh County Sheriff’s er, Marilyn Cosby said Office, recently announced “Ashley Hammer is his candidacy for Sheriff of well known, respected, Vanderburgh County. involved and Current Sheriff Dave Wed- connected in ding’s second term will our commu- expire after December 31, nity. She has 2022. Under Indiana law a the common sheriff cannot seek a third touch and consecutive term. ASHLEY never met a Mr. Robinson announce- HAMMER stranger. We ment gathering was held hope that this outside of the Vanderburgh column will catch on County 4-H Center Audito- quickly and our readers rium. will enjoy seeing what is Chief Deputy Noah Rob- CHIEF DEPUTY NOAH ROBINSON being accomplished in inson was introduced to a run a Sheriff’s Office. DUI cases for prosecution. Evansville.” packed parking lot full He stated, “I was hired by I was promoted to ser- Ashley Hammer said, of cars by Evansville City Sheriff Brad Ellsworth and geant and later lieutenant ““Volunteer work and giving back to the com- Councilman Ben Trockman. started out as a patrol dep- by Sheriff Eric Williams. munity has always been Trockman praised Robin- uty. I later became a train- I spent five years develop- a passion of mine. I son’s commitment to public ing deputy, helping to mold ing our agency’s policies want to leave the com- service and his dedication new sheriff’s deputies into and procedures, ensuring munity a better place for to helping others. competent and skilled mem- our deputies operated with our children and grand- Mr. Robinson touted his 22 bers of the agency. I took sound tactics and on solid children to live and years in law enforcement as hundreds of drunk drivers legal footing. I conducted having allowed him to learn off the road and trained SEE HAMMER/PAGE 10 what it takes to successfully deputies on how to prepare SEE SHERIFF/PAGE 7 COVID-19 causing the hospitality industry major challenges long with every City of Evansville/ Evansville remained to target the film to be released this other business Vanderburgh County focused by developing industry, and Visit April through our Aindustry, the to meeting planners, a database of preferred Evansville Sports to board’s direction. hospitality industry leisure travel, and clients and booking target the growing With a shrinking felt the inevitable special events. future meetings and youth and amateur budget we have had to impacts of The loss of all conventions. In 2020 sports market. We have pivot away from most COVID-19 in those events and our sales team booked also launched a new traditional advertising 2020. Directly other meetings 34 future meetings Sports Facilities Guide, methods and have attributed to and conventions representing 28,115 a new Convention focused most of our COVID-19, we that would room nights with an Services Manual, plus advertising to a digital JAMES saw 37 definite T. WOOD have booked estimated economic we are creating a new platform. This has meetings and placed a heavy impact of $16.1 Family Reunion Guide been a significant cost conventions cancel in burden on our 2020 million. In addition tailored specifically savings measure for 2020 which carried a sales and marketing to working on future for the local family Visit Evansville. As we loss of $22.1 million budget. With the sales, we created reunion market. We press forward we will for our local economy.Poll shows travel social restrictions media’s drawseveral new sales have undertaken an continue to emphasize Visit EvansvilleFacebook is duethe clear to COVID-19,winner when it comes toplatforms people targeting initiative to launch the use of database checking their social media platforms often, according to a receives 2.5% ofnew the AP-NORC our Center innkeeper’s poll. tax specific audiences. a 10-year Tourism marketing to reach our 8% collected from the revenues were down Tour Evansville for and Destination convention and innkeeper’s taxPercentage to who37.3% use yearthe following over year. social mediathe platforms group motorcoach... Management Master market and sell theAlmost constantlyHowever,Several Visit times a daymarket, Film Evansville Plan study forecasted SEE MAJOR/PAGE 10 Once a day At least once a week/Less often facebook. 12% INSIDE CONTACT US com/Facebook Community News Page34 4-8 Cartoons Page 12 [email protected] City-County Education 15 Page 9-10 Crossword Page 12 www.city-countyobserver.com Observer Entertainment 18 Page 11 Sports Page 13 4% Instagram 12 6 15 4% Snapchat 7 4 12 2% Twitter 5 3 17 2% WhatsApp 3 3 13 1% Reddit 3 1 8 Percentages for those who responded “never” or who said they did not have accounts for these social media platforms are not included. Results based on interviews with 1,140 U.S. adults April 11-16. Margin of error is ± 4 percentage points for the full sample, higher for subgroups. SOURCE: AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research 2 FEBRUARY 2021 CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER COMMENTARY WHAT WE BELIEVE IN The right to assemble and to seek redress of grievances is enshrined in our Constitution BY STAFF THE OF THE CITY- COUNTY OBSERVER of law enforcement, Finally, we oppose the looting, and burning DEFUNDING of law ver the last several down businesses and enforcement! months we have historical sites shouldn’t We support those who Owitnessed peaceful be tolerated and the have taken to the streets and violent protests lawless thugs should to peacefully exercise alike throughout immediately be arrested their First Amendment America. and thrown in jail. rights to and express It’s obvious that Law enforcement their opinion, anger, outside groups and officers are human and sorrow about issues agitators are attempting they make mistakes. that concern them. to foment lawlessness We know that the We don’t support and unrest to advance lotting, and burning when and where the overwhelming majority social disobedience or their own objectives of businesses and next protest or riots will of law enforcement anarchy. to cause anarchy in historical landmarks break out and chaos officials understands We also oppose America. We are a caused by the random reign. We’re optimistic that carrying a badge economic, social, nation born of the acts of lawless that restraints will be carries a responsibility religious and political revolutionary spirit anarchists and thugs. displayed by both the and understands discrimination of people of protest, coupling In fact, we believe that protesters and law when to use force and of all races, color, creed, expressions of these lawless thugs enforcement alike. when to use restraint. and sexual orientation. grievances against should be arrested and However, criminal We believe they also May God continue to injustice with the desire thrown in jail. behavior, such as understand that they bless America and help to be free. Everyone has been harmful objects being know what one bad guide us through these We deplore the theft, on edge, waiting to see thrown at members decision will unleash. troubling time. COMMENTARY When I look at her, I see America manda Gorman one now, I guess. But of familiarity. Harris’ stole the show at it isn’t a story that blended family Athe inauguration couldn’t make sense looks like mine on Wednesday. After or be reasonably through her role as she read her emulated by a stepmother of two poem, “The Hill other Americans. young adults. It is We Climb,” I In fact, it is something my own looked her up exactly the kind wife is experiencing and followed of story that fits right now too. I see her on Twitter. into that old “land Harris’ husband, She had 80,000 MICHAEL of opportunity” Doug Emhoff, and followers. Plenty LEPPERT narrative so his two children THESTATE of other people HOUSE many of us grew loving her for who knew about her FILE.COM up using as our she is at home, like before this week. nation’s true AMANDA GORMAN my kids do their own By the time I sat down anthem. No, Harris did She went to law that all presidential stepmom. to write this column not win the lottery. She school at University of campaigns ask, Harris and her family on Thursday, her methodically climbed California, Hastings and that the losing are special in that they following had grown the stairs in front of College of Law, which campaign could not look, act and sound to over a million. her. Each step she doesn’t mean much to seem to quit “asking” more like more of us Her words obviously took was a logical next this non-lawyer from this time, we can now than the team that connected. one, and she didn’t east of the Mississippi begin celebrating the preceded them. That “Where can we skip any along the way. River. But to a woman moment properly. connection has real find light in this “And so we lift our who became the Gorman’s stirring value when the quest never-ending shade?” gazes not to what district attorney of words help us: “So for unity and truth are Gorman asks early in stands between us but San Francisco where let us leave behind a the primary challenges her poem. what stands before Hastings is located, it country better than the of the day.