The Greater Jasper School board of trustees met this morning for their annual organizational meeting. Board member Arlet Jackle was in attendance as a newly appointed trustee. Jackle took the place of Mike Braun who left the board to pursue his newly appointed position as District 63 Representative in the Indiana House. She reports that she has…
Dubois County Council President Greg Kendall has been saying for months that economic belt tightening would have to occur if something isn’t done to put a stop to the slow decrease in state funding and an increase in county expenses. He sounded a more serious warning Monday night during the final council meeting of 2014. “And then…
A fire Christmas night destroyed a Lake Helmerich home. According to authorities, no one was home at the time and no one was injured, but the family lost all of their possessions. Local Red Cross representatives were able to find lodging for them overnight. Holland Volunteer Fire Department responded to the fire at 8:23 p.m….
Jasper School Board presentation regarding new field and stadium from Matthew Crane The Jasper Football Boosters were given permission to move ahead with plans to replace the field at Jerry Brewer Alumni Stadium with artificial turf. Only three of the five school board members were present for the meeting, but the decision was unanimous. The…
The Jasper Utility Service Board announced some rate increases coming in 2015. The board heard that the Indiana Municipal Power Association, of which Jasper is a member, gave the city advanced notice of an electric rate increase coming in 2015. According to Utilities General Manager Bud Hauersperger, the increase will be between 4 and 5…
From WITZ AM/FM It’s been a long project that has added traffic onto other streets and roads in Jasper but weather permitting, the 15th Street Bridge could possibly be open by the end of this week. Dubois County Highway Engineer Brent Wendholt reported that the contractor has moved quickly on getting the bridge to near…
The Dubois County Community Corrections director, J.P. Weisheit, announced he would be stepping down from his position. Weisheit made the announcement during the five-minute public meeting of the Community Corrections Board Tuesday after a nearly 3-hour executive meeting that was closed to the public. Weisheit accepted a position as a corrections officer. The board approved…
A special dedication for a new plaque honoring Toussaint Dubois was held Monday afternoon at the Dubois County Courthouse. The Dubois County Historical Society along with the Dubois County Commissioners placed the new plaque near the east entry of the Courthouse. In attendance from the Historical Society was Mary Ann Hayes, President and Lee Bilderback,…
When it was announced that Judge William Weikert was not going to seek re-election to the Dubois County Circuit Court Judge position, most thought that he would retire. According to Weikert, that’s not happening, yet. He’s accepted an appointment at a senior judge for about eight courts in this area. Weikert says that the position…
Jasper Marching Wildcats, Forest Park Marching Rangers, and Springs Valley Blackhawk Brigade advanced to state with top ten finishes at semistate this past weekend. The Jasper Marching Wildcats made the top ten finishers at semistate competition Saturday at Pike High School in Indianapolis and secured a spot at the state finals this weekend in Class…
