Most people do not think about coal ash. In Southwest Indiana, we don’t have that luxury. Coal ash is what is left after a power plant burns coal. It sits in ponds and pits across our state, and Indiana holds more it than anywhere else in the country. We are talking about more than 130 million…
As we wrap up the 2026 Ferdinand Heimatfest, sponsored by Best Home Furnishings, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all the volunteers, sponsors, organizations, community groups, and especially the many guests who helped make this year’s festival a tremendous success! The Ferdinand Heimatfest is made possible through the incredible support of our community, and we…
Dubois County residents deserve straight answers about large-scale solar, battery energy storage systems, and data centers—not more shoulder-shrugging from county officials. The repeated claim that the county commissioners “can’t do anything” to regulate or slow these projects does not square with the reality that counties across Indiana use ordinances, planning, zoning, setbacks, permitting standards, decommissioning…
Many Dubois County residents have raised concerns about the rapid expansion of large-scale solar projects, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), data centers, AI-related developments, and other industrial energy projects proposed for our area. Yet despite ongoing questions about public safety, property rights, farmland preservation, infrastructure impacts, emergency response capabilities, and long-term community consequences, there appears…
The propaganda from INDOT and the Lochmueller Group is beyond belief. Just visit their “Mid-States Corridor” Facebook page for verification. After both a local and a statewide poll showed overwhelming opposition to the Mid-States Corridor and its $3+ billion cost, they keep insisting that this ill-conceived project is for the benefit of all the people….
The Federal Highway Administration has opened a comment period ending July 1. With limited time to express your personal views regarding this new highway construction, which will cost billions of your dollars, please take a couple of minutes and submit your comments. You may submit anonymously or simply by name without additional personal information. Be…
The Jasper/Huntingburg By-Pass has been “talked about” since the 1960s. The focus, in the early days, was a desire to eliminate traffic congestion in Jasper and Huntingburg. Some 60+ years later and folks keeping bringing up the same false problem. There is no way to completely eliminate traffic congestion in urban/suburban areas. The “problem” of…
Pick up your phone and call Governor Mike Braun now. Say, “Feed the children during the summer. Bring back summer’s SUN BUCKS!” After that, reach out to Senator Daryl Schmit (District 48) at 800-382-9467 and State Rep Shane Lindauer (District 63) at 317-232-9717. Convey the same message to them. Let’s find out if we can…
I was listening to an interesting Outside|In podcast recently about our historic reliance on fossil fuels to power this country and why for decades the fossil fuel industry knew the issues around it – polluting the environment, climate change, and our public health, but ignored it. For decades there has been resistance to available clean…
In 2025, the Indiana Legislature passed a bill providing for partisan school board elections. However, candidates can still declare Independent or non-partisan on the ballot rather than Democratic or Republican. Candidates truly seeking to serve the students, parents, educators, and community of a district will choose Independent or non-partisan. Voters must be cautious of candidates…
