An engineering and architectural study of the Hoosier Desk building now has about half the funding needed to go forward. The Jasper Arts Commission Board approved paying for 25 percent of the engineering costs with the caveat that their total investment into the studies would not exceed $15,000.00. The Jasper Library Board approved a similar amount in February. Both…
The City of Huntingburg is considering new locations for a proposed solar panel park after nearby residents expressed concerns over it being placed near their homes. During energy superintendent John Reutepohler’s presentation, Mayor Denny Spinner announced that the city has listened to public input from local citizens on the location of a proposed Solar Park…
Despite efforts by the state legislation to simplify the ISTEP, the situation isn’t getting better. According to Greater Jasper School Corporation’s curriculum director Kim Strobel and superintendent Dr. Tracy Lorey, it is getting more complicated. During Monday’s regular school board meeting Strobel presented information about the proposed plan to reduce the time to take the…
The potential construction of a solar park on city-owned land is receiving some push-back from neighbors to the proposed project. During Monday night’s Huntingburg City council meeting, Steve Beck, who lives on Northview Drive near the proposed site at Chestnut and Phoenix Drive, addressed the council last night with concerns about the solar park. “I’ve spoken…
The Next Act, a group raising funds to purchase and maintain the Astra Theatre, gave an update on the group’s plans at the Jasper Arts Commission’s Tuesday meeting. Marc Steczyk, president of the board of directors for the nonprofit group, informed the commission The Next Act has raised approximately $150,000 of the $465,000 goal for…
Greater Jasper School Board President Nancy Habig wants the board to truly consider the potential health and financial impacts a new artificial turf football field will have on the students and school corporation if plans to install one move forward. Habig took some time at Monday’s meeting to voice her concerns over the board’s decision…
The angle of the intersection and curve of the road were issues brought to the conversation about a dangerous intersection near Dale. A crowd of about 200 gathered at Heritage Hills High School auditorium Thursday night to voice concerns about the intersection of US 231 and State Road 62 and the number of fatalities that…
The Jasper Common Council met Wednesday night and approved an ordinance (2014-30) to raise wastewater rates in the city. The original recommendation came from the Utility Service Board on December 15th. Since the last rate study took place about two years ago, it was time to re-visit the rates again. During the December 15 meeting,…
The City of Huntingburg made a conditional offer of employment with the police department to a 24-year-old Air Force veteran. Tyler Stivers accepted the offer to join the Huntingburg Police Department and he will likely be sworn in as the department’s 12th officer at the next public works meeting. Stivers is a graduate of Loogootee…
Members of the Jasper Arts Commission and Jasper Library Board are gaining a growing appreciation for the Hoosier Desk building as a shared space for both entities. But even as both boards are far from any decision — a point that was made clear during the Arts Commission board meeting Tuesday afternoon — it was certain that…
