Concerns continue to center around the traffic at the intersection near the Jasper Middle School as the corporation held another public meeting Monday evening. The final plans for handling traffic are still being considered but school officials have maintained it is a concern they are taking seriously. During Monday’s meeting, about 20 community members heard…
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The Dubois County Council passed the budgets for 2017 during Monday night’s meeting. The budgeting process begins in July each year and the council is responsible for assembling the County General Fund budget ($21,989,386.00), the Dubois County Solid Waste District ($237,018.00), the Northeast Dubois School Corporation ($10,357,672.00), the Northeast Dubois Fire Protection District ($112,000.00) and…
The Greater Jasper School Board approved advertising and holding a public hearing for the proposed cafeteria and kitchen expansion at Ireland Elementary. The hearing for the $2.86 million project will be held November 28 at 7 p.m. Since it is over the $2 million threshold, it is categorized as a controlled project which gives the public…
The Indiana High School Marching Band Finals are set for this coming weekend. Jasper achieved a spot in the finals in Class B with their performance at Pike High School on the northwest side of Indianapolis Saturday. In the finals, Jasper will compete against familiar bands; Northview, Concord and Bloomington North. Notably missing from the…
The Jasper Common Council met for the regular meeting and took the following actions: Passed Ordinance 2016-24 to vacate a part of the platted 12 foot public alley between lots 74 and 75 in Summit Heights Addition, just off of Schuetter Road. The request came from John G. Weber, Jr. Passed Ordinance 2016-25 to rezone 8.505…
An endeavor to keep an elementary school in Otwell has had new life breathed in it. The announcement of a conditional charter being approved by Grace College and Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, Ind. was welcome after Ball State’s initial decline to approve the charter application. The long road to this point has been a…
The Utility Service Board met Monday night and took the following actions: Opened bids for quotes three items: a mini excavator for the gas and water department; a loader backhoe for the water department; and a utility vehicle for the wastewater department. All bids were taken under advisement by the department managers to make sure…
The Ireland Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a silo fire this morning around 9:40 a.m. at the Kenneth Vogel Farm at 550 West and Kessner Bridge Road. Upon arrival crews found smoke emitting from the top of the stone block silo on the property. Vogel said he discovered the fire around 9:30 am after…
Gold is the precious metal used to signify the best finishing positions for marching bands during the Indiana State School Music Association competitions. Gold means you move to the next stage and the three remaining marching bands in Dubois County are all moving to semi-state next week. Northeast Dubois earned a ticket to state last…
