It was an emotional issue that brought over 200 residents of Otwell and surrounding communities together at the Otwell Community Center Thursday evening. The packed meeting at the Otwell Community Center Thursday night came after Pike County School Corporation board voted Monday night to close Otwell Elementary after the 2015-16 school year. According to the board, the…
The Dubois County Airport Authority decided to accept a counteroffer from a nearby property owner for land needed to expand the runway. Since 2011, the regional airport has been steadily progressing to adding 500 feet to the existing runway to expand its commercial aircraft use. To construct the addition, about 42 acres of farmland belonging to the Hasenour…
Seven teachers and an administrator have been fired will be let go and Otwell Elementary School will be closed at the end of the 2015-16 school year. Those actions were taken by the Pike County School board Monday night as they attempt to deal with budget issues and the possibility of lower funding from the state. An operational…
The Southwest Dubois School Board passed two bids for the demolition of the old classroom section of the Maple Park Elementary School Monday night. The building now serves as the corporation headquarters and the classrooms have set empty for several years, slowly decaying and becoming a health hazard for the community. The base bids had…
The Greater Jasper School Board met Monday night and took the following actions. – Held a public hearing on Superintendent Dr. Tracey Lorey’s contract. No one came forward to speak so the hearing was closed. The board will vote to approve the contract next month. The contract is the same as last year’s. – Approved a request by…
After more than 10 years and over $300,000.00, the board is paring down its final choices for a 2016 referendum for the Jasper Public Library. The board will not consider using the existing facility either by upgrading or updating. According to engineering reports, the condition of the building is questionable making renovations untenable and any…
Junior Achievement celebrated 40 years making an impact in the area educating young people about financial and business issues and inducted two area business leaders into the newly christened Dubois County Business Hall of Fame Thursday. Dubois County’s Business Hall of Fame laureates, Robert Ruckriegel of SERVUS! And Arnold F. Habig of Kimball International, and their…
Jamie Pund, Forest Park graduate of the class of 1997, was announced as the new assistant principal of Forest Park Jr./Sr. High School at last night’s school board meeting. Pund is also a 2002 Purdue Graduate and currently lives in Ostrander, Ohio, near Columbus, and works at the Jonathan Alder Schools in Plain City. She will…
The Greater Jasper School Board of Trustees took steps to implement new technology upgrades for the school system in Monday night’s meeting. Superintendent Dr. Tracy Lorey began the process of upgrading the school-wide wireless system to allow connectivity of two thousand devices to use in a one-to-one computing environment where each student in grades 6…
The City of Jasper and Storm Water Board are facing a second lawsuit brought against them by the trades union over as storm water project on Worrell Drive. According to City Attorney Renee Kabrick, the judge gave the Southwest Indiana Building and Construction Trades Council two weeks to determine their course of action in regards to…
