Delays from higher than expected bids have held up the 15th Street Bridge project that was supposed to be completed this summer. The project is expected to begin this fall after the project is awarded. Initially, the lowest bid for the project came in $80,000.00 over the engineer’s estimate. This was due to the bridge decking…
The Town Council of Ferdinand learned a local business was exploring the development of multi-family rental units inside the town. New housing has been identified by local economic development groups and municipalities as a major factor in attracting the workforce needed to fill the jobs recently announced in Ferdinand. Brad Brosmer, owner of Superior Insulation,…
The Ferdinand Town Council met for a specially called meeting Wednesday night to address two issues that needed timely decisions. The first was at the request of Police Chief Ricky Patton who asked the council to approve his choice for the newest police officer for the town: Caleb Lindeman. Lindeman comes off of the reserve force…
Matt Crane contributed to this story It has been a rocky road getting to this point, but the Greater Jasper School Corporation Board voted unanimously Monday night to purchase 10 acres of The Parklands property for $173,445 from the City of Jasper. While all of the board members were disappointed in the amount of acreage…
Jasper Library Director Rita Douthitt reported to the Library Board in their meeting Thursday night that the building committee is now in place to help move the library closer to a decision on expansion plans. The building committee is made up of nine members who convened for the first time Tuesday night for two hours….
The 2014 Primary Election is over. Voting turnout was considered lackluster in Dubois County, but two incumbents will not return to the ticket in the fall in Dubois County. Nancy Wilson beat out incumbent Barb Matheis for Dubois County Council District 3 with 388 votes to Matheis’ 250 votes. Matheis was appointed to the seat to…
Summer programs were discussed at the Southeast Dubois School Board Meeting Thursday night. Superintendent Rick Allen talked about the events lined up for the summer and says that the State Department 100 % funding helps the school to be able to offer the programs from year to year. “We’ve always offered remediation and band and all the…
The Jasper Economic Development Commission met Friday morning and approved the tax abatement request from Jasper Engines & Transmissions on their plans to purchase and renovate the former Kimball Plastics facility at 1220 Power Drive in Jasper. The commission listened as Jasper Engines Chairman and CEO Doug Bawel re-stated the company’s plans to invest $6.9…
The Greater Jasper School Board met Monday night and it was announced during the meeting that they have received an offer from the City of Jasper to sell to the school corporation 10 acres of land that borders the east side of the Jasper High School campus. The land, formerly part of the Jasper Country Club, is now…
The Huntingburg Common Council meeting was held Thursday evening. They heard or took the following actions. Farbest Foods in Huntingburg is increasing production a number of Saturdays in April. Those extra days, April 26th, May 3rd and May 17th, will increase water usage at the plant by about 1.5 million gallons. Water Superintendent Todd Williams…
