Jasper — The City of Jasper is adding more options for appliance and cabinet customers. King’s Home Furnishings and Designs will be moving into the former Videotech building on North Newton Street. “We are excited to be able to bring such a unique product to the Jasper area to serve and provide for the great…
Culver’s is bringing a fast-casual dining option to Jasper, breaking ground on Monday, and eyeing a Fall 2022 opening date. The Laskowski family, no strangers to Southern Indiana and Jasper, is bringing Culver’s to Dubois County.
From WITZ AM/FM The Boy Scouts of America Buffalo Trace Council honored WITZ General Manager Gene Kuntz with the Distinguished Citizen Award Wednesday evening at the Huntingburg Event Center. With the 2020 awards banquet canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 195 people convened at the Huntingburg Event Center in honor of the 29th Annual Distinguished…
A large crowd packed the Calumet Friday for the Jasper Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting. The chamber reported this year’s event had the highest attendance ever. “Not only were people here because they support the Chamber; they were here because they are very proud of Mike Braun being our U.S. Senator,” said Nancy Eckerle, executive…
The new Ross Dress for Less will open Saturday in the North Ridge Shopping Center on Jasper’s north end. The national retailer will officially open for business at 8:45 a.m. The store will move into the old Goody’s location. This weekend’s opening is just the latest in local business changes within the past year or…
Organizers of the Koatz4Kids coats drive are warning area residents of a phone scam. Andy Welsh, the local organizer of the annual coat drive, told WITZ Radio News someone is calling locals claiming to be from the Dubois County Coats for Kids annual campaign. “We don’t want this to taint everything that’s been going on for…
The K-Mart store in Jasper is on a long list of stores that plan to close nationwide as part of the Sears bankruptcy deal, according to multiple national news organizations. The Jasper store is located at 723 3rd Avenue. A manager at K-Mart in Jasper told WITZ Radio News they had not heard anything from the…
The Jasper Common Council approved funding up to $1.4 million over three years for the Tier I environmental study of the Midstate Corridor. The Midstate Corridor is a proposed interstate-grade highway connecting the improved portion of U.S. 231 ending at the southern border of Dubois County with I-69. The dedication of funding from the City…
A new combined elementary school is Jasper is closer to reality. School officials and students took part in the groundbreaking Monday morning officially kicking off construction of the new multi-million dollar project. “Education is a focal point in all communities. It’s a priority for us,” said superintendent Dr. Tracy Lorey. “I think the individuals who are…
Another national chain has its sights set on Jasper. A Ross Dress for Less has begun to process of opening a new location in the former Goody’s store space at North Ridge Shopping Center on Jasper’s northside. Although there is no timetable on when the store will open, the Jasper Board of Zoning Appeals approved…
