Greater Jasper School Board met yesterday afternoon and the board learned more about the bidding process on the new high school gymnasium. George Link with VPS Architecture of Evansville – the firm that is designing and overseeing construction of the new facility – asked the board for approval on advertising and dates for bidding and…
The Huntingburg Common Council met Tuesday night for their monthly meeting. The council passed the 2012 salary ordinance, but not before it was amended so that the Mayor and City Treasurer received a pay increase of 1 ½ percent. The Council had previously approved the city employees raise of 1 1/2 percent (story here). Council…
The City of Jasper has been unable to move forward with the plan to lease the Jasper Power Plant to Twisted Oak Corporation due to a lawsuit filed by Healthy Dubois County and its principals, including Dr. Norma Kreilein. They filed a lawsuit on August 5th seeking an injunction to block the implementation of the…
The Jasper City Council met Wednesday night for their regular meeting and the Council voted to adopt an ordinance that sets up property tax abatements and schedules that incentivize business expansion and growth in Jasper. [adrotate group=”1″] Ordinance number 2011-25 is based upon the Jasper Action Team Incentive program that they wrote and presented last…
Jasper Utility Service Board Meeting The Jasper Utility Service Board met in session last night for their regular monthly meeting. Nathan Wagner of Cash Wagner and Associates requested that the City of Jasper vacate College Avenue and a utility easement that runs parallel to that street in order to prepare the new building site for…
Marching band competition opened on Saturday night with area bands performing well. The competition was held at Evansville Central High School and area schools finished this way: In Class A: South Spencer finished first; Perry Central fourth; Crawford County seventh; Northeast Dubois eighth; and Tecumseh ninth. In Class AA: Southridge finished second; Boonville third; Orleans…
Evansville’s Downtown arena finally has a name and it has a local tie. Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel announced that the new facility has been named Ford Center. Workers unveiled a temporary banner hung on the outside of the building with the familiar blue oval and script version of the Ford logo and the name…
The Town of Ferdinand and PSC (Perry-Spencer Communications) have partnered to bring wifi access to the Town’s 5th Street and 18th Street Parks. Wifi access is currently operational at the 18th Street Park and is coming in the near future to the 5th Street Park. [adrotate group=”1″] Ferdinand Town Manager Marc Steczyk says, “Perhaps the…
