By Terry Spradlin, Executive Director of the Indiana School Boards Association With the start of the 2025 session of the Indiana General Assembly, the investment in K-12 public education will become a focal point of the two-year state budget. When examining the areas that consume the largest portions of the state budget—while Medicaid is the fastest-growing…
What is the reasoning for the Mid-States Corridor; and, why is there such concentrated opposition to it? Is the Corridor a publicly supported project? Does it benefit all residents of Dubois, Martin and Daviess counties? Has it been discussed in all of the county and city council meetings? Are all of the county commissioners in…
As many local residents know, in September I was sworn in as Senate District 48’s state senator. Before my swearing in, the district was represented by Mark Messmer, who is now serving as a Congressman for Indiana’s eighth district. During his time in the Indiana General Assembly, Congressman Messmer would regularly update our community on…
At the top of the Heritage mural at 6th and Newton Streets in Jasper are the words “Born from Rich Soil” and below the image two working men with horses and a wagon loaded with logs in a sea of corn are prominently depicted. Yet sadly, these past few years farmers and their associated businesses…
Last week The Dubois County Free Press ran an article by Leslie Bonilla Muniz about the upcoming shortfall of highway funds. Ms. Muniz’s article was reiterating an article run in August 2024 with data from Purdue’s Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP). Once again, we are presented with indisputable evidence that the Mid-States Corridor is a waste of…
Usually, at this time of the year, writers do a recap of what happened in the past year. I’ll leave that to other writers and historians. The Mid-States Corridor project is still alive and that should be our biggest concern as we start 2025. We must become louder and more visible. A lot of progress…
The Dubois County Free Press posted WTHR’s interview with Gov.-elect Mike Braun and his wife a few days ago. It’s an interesting and informative interview. Early on in the interview, Mike Braun was talking about Jasper and Dubois County, and he made an insightful remark. He stated that neither Jasper nor Dubois County were trying…
Tom Bartelt of Huntingburg wrote a very informative letter published in the Dubois County Free Press on Dec 13th regarding the impact of the proposed Mid-States Corridor on travel by area residents every day of every year, forever. What most people in the area don’t realize is that the unwelcome effects of a four-lane divided…
How would the Mid-States Corridor affect you if you aren’t in its path? If you live in southern or eastern Dubois County and work in Jasper or Huntingburg, you could see it greatly affect your everyday commute to and from work. The proponents of this project are pushing for a limited access four-lane highway similar…
A reflection on the Scripture readings of the second Sunday of Advent (Lk 3:1-6) Dear Brothers and sisters, Have you ever thought of a hilly and treacherous road being a sign of the fallen world that we live in? Due to the sin of our first parents, our fallen condition is first and foremost within…
