Jasper Community Arts is pleased to present the artwork of installation artist Kristina Arnold from June 3 to July 23 at the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center. Kristina Arnold is an artist and educator living and working in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Her practice combines an undergraduate degree and work in community health with a graduate degree in…
Kimball International announced today it has earned the WELL Health-Safety Rating for its recently renovated Headquarters Campus in Jasper, Indiana, through the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI™). The WELL HealthSafety Rating is an evidence-based, third-party-verified rating for all new and existing building and space types. The rating takes into account operational policies, maintenance protocols, stakeholder…
National campaign shares simple steps outdoor recreationists can take to stop the spread of invasive species The Invasive Species Awareness Coalition of Dubois County (ISAC), the Daviess-Martin CISMA, and PlayCleanGo are excited to kick off the third annual PlayCleanGo Awareness Week, June 5 –12, 2021. A week dedicated to highlighting the importance of stopping the…
Two local Indiana State Troopers were recognized by the Indiana chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.) for excellence in getting drunk drivers off Indiana’s roads. Trooper Noah Ewing of the Indiana State Police Jasper Post was recognized for his impressive efforts. In 2020, Ewing was responsible for removing 50 drunk drivers from our local…
Four Dubois County graduates seeking careers as teachers were among this year’s recipients of the state’s Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship. Taylor Denning from Southridge High School, Taylor Neukam from Northeast Dubois Jr-Sr High School, Emily Rennie from Jasper High School, and Lauren Troesch from Forest Park Jr-Sr High School were among the 200 students…
Sylvia A. (Matheis) Pfeister, 76, of Mount Carmel, Ill., passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Ascension Saint Vincent Hospital in Evansville surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on September 8, 1944, in Dubois County, the oldest of nine children born to Marcus “Mark” Matheis and Marcella “Sally” (Merkel) Matheis. She…
Several Southern Indiana police departments worked together to break up a theft ring across several Indiana counties On January 14, 2021, Indiana State Trooper Cody Brown out of the Bloomington district began an investigation into the theft of a dump trailer from a utility company. The trailer had been stolen from along River Road, near…
Matthew Allen Truelove, 33, of Loogootee, passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at his residence. He was born on February 12, 1988, in Jasper to Lori B. (Crowder) Plano and Marty A. Truelove. Matthew attended Paoli Schools, attended the River Church in Shoals, and was a member of the Indiana National Guards. He enjoyed…
The Jasper Strassenfest has announced they will be adding a Half Pot event to the 2021 festivities. Proceeds will benefit the VU Jasper Scholarship Fund to include one year of full tuition, a $500 book stipend, and laptop for local scholarship recipients. The minimum prize has been set at $5,000 with pre-sale opportunities beginning in June. Raffle…
Anne M. (Dreifke) Gootee, 95, of Jasper, died at 5:10 a.m. on June 2, 2021, at Legacy Living in Jasper, Indiana. Anne was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, on March 23, 1926, the eighth child of Herman A. Dreifke and Anna M. (Hollenbeck) Dreifke. Her parents each emigrated from Germany to the USA in the late 1800s, and met in Saint…
