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…
Menerva Ellen Hopper, 85, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on May 30, 2021, at Springs Valley Meadows, French Lick, Indiana. She was born at Bicknell, Indiana on September 15th, 1935 to Arthur and Mary Lou (Marvel) Riggle. Ellen married Charles E. “Eddie” Hopper on January 11th, 1951 and he preceded her in death…
James E. “Jim” Berg, 85, of Jasper, passed away at 11:50 p.m. on Monday, May 31, 2021, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Jim was born in Ferdinand, Indiana on May 8, 1936 to Edwin and Lucille (Hassfurther) Berg. He married Kathleen Knott, his wife of 64 years, on June 22, 1957 in St. Joseph…
Heart of Jasper has been designated as an affiliate Main Street program. Each year, Main Street America and its partners announce the list of nationally recognized affiliate programs in recognition of their commitment to creating meaningful improvements in their downtowns and commercial districts using the Main Street Approach, a framework for preservation-based economic development and…
