Huntingburg — A local energy company approached the Dubois County Airport Authority about leasing land for oil exploration. Rusty Robinson with Sovereign Natural Resources, a full service energy company, is working with landowners around the airport to create a lease for oil drilling to a depth of over 4100 feet. Robinson proposed the airport could join the…
Huntingburg — Dominos of change in personnel continue to fall for the Southwest Dubois School Corporation as was witnessed at the board meeting Tuesday night. The Southwest Dubois School System has a new Corporation Transportation Director. Al Mihajlovits was appointed and hired for the position by School Superintendent Mike Eineman. Mihajlovits is also the principal of Southridge…
The Greater Jasper School Board opened and closed a hearing on the 2014 budget, heard an update on the successful athletics program at Jasper High School from Andy Noblitt, got its first report from new Curriculum Director Kim Strobel, fielded a building and maintenance update from Stenftenagel Groups’ Scott Stenftenagel, passed a NEOLA policy update along with a Teacher Evaluation policy update, and listened as Dr. Lorey announced the next Elementary School Feasibility Study and new gymnasium ribbon cutting ceremony.
Jasper public meeting 2 final aug_20_2013 from Matthew Crane Jasper — At the end of the presentation on the plans for the downtown and riverfront area of Jasper Tuesday night, Mayor Terry Seitz said, “I would like you to never ask this question – ‘Why should we?’ Instead I ask that you walk away from here tonight…
Dubois County Highway Superintendent Steve Berg reported at the Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting that work on the Texas Eastern gas pipeline will cause the closure of CR 500 North, about .64 miles west of Kellerville Road on Thursday. The closure will take place on Thursday beginning at 6 a.m. and run all day long as contractors…
Construction of a new grocery store on Jasper’s northside has slowed as planners move through paperwork processes. It’s taking longer than expected to work through the process of obtaining easements and completion of other paperwork to get the new Ruler Foods store under construction in Jasper. The Jasper Zoning Board met on March 6th and approved…
“We had over 3,700 people – adults, children, and young adults who participated [in summer reading] and over 2,000 who actually completed it.” Library Director Rita Douthitt told the board at Thursday’s meeting. Douthitt says that for every book that was read or every hour that the young adults read tickets were issued that would…
While the sponsorship and partial funding of the Women, Infant, and Children (or WIC program, as it’s called) has been terminated with the Health Department, the program will continue in Dubois County. That was the message delivered to the County Commissioners by Dubois County Health Administrative Director Donna Oeding at their regular meeting on Monday….
The Town of Birdseye hired Benton Stroud as the new town marshall at Thursday night’s town council meeting. Stroud had been serving as interim town marshal since Town Marshal Robert Jenkins passed away on June 24. Councilwoman Kelly Wiseman told WITZ News this morning that the 26-year-old Stroud is a lifelong resident and comes with…
Jasper — The City of Jasper is making good on its promise to attempt to sell several city-owned properties to recoup money that was spent to purchase the Jasper Country Club Golf Course Property several months ago. A public hearing was held Tuesday morning on the possible sale during the Board of Public Works and Safety. The…
