The Huntingburg City Council meeting covered a plethora of topics Tuesday evening. Mayor Neil Elkins proclaimed October 2025 as Alpha Delta Kappa Month to honor women educators. Trick-or-treat hours were set for October 31, 2025, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. The council approved the sale of two lots on Veterans Parkway for $174,000, plus appraisal…
Answers were sparse as several Dubois County citizens presented safety concerns about the proposed AES battery energy storage system and solar project to county commissioners at Monday’s meeting. The project would be located west of the airport near Old Holland Road, placing it within a two-mile radius of Southridge High School/Middle School, Holland Elementary and…
The Indiana Department of Transportation and the Mid-States Corridor project team announced the release of their Draft Screening of Alternatives Report, recommending two expressway options for the proposed highway project that would span approximately 23 miles and cost more than $1 billion. Alternative 2B and Alternative 3B were selected from six alternatives presented at a…
The Huntingburg Board of Public Works rejected all five bids for the street department roof repair project during its recent meeting, choosing instead to rebid the project with expanded options for metal roof replacement. The rejected bids ranged from $325,000 to $397,000, with Schmidt Contracting submitting the lowest proposal at $325,000 and American Roofing and…
The county’s long-delayed sanitary sewer district project continues to face significant financial hurdles as officials attempt to find an economical solution for providing the service to county customers. The council raised the issue while discussing a bill from Baker Tilly for ongoing negotiations and contractual work related to Jasper’s plans for a new wastewater treatment…
The Dubois County Council approved funding a new county administrator position during their regular meeting on Monday, despite concerns about adding another layer of bureaucracy during financially uncertain times. The position, which has been discussed by county commissioners for several years, could cost over $100,000 annually, including salary and benefits. The exact salary amount was…
The Huntingburg Common Council approved the sale of two lots on Veterans Parkway for $174,095 to make way for a new locally-owned restaurant during its September meeting. The property, located directly west of the existing Arby’s location, will be sold to a real estate firm from Indianapolis, which represents the restaurant owner. The sale price…
The Greater Jasper School Consolidated School Board heard an update from the three appointees they have on the Jasper Public Library Board of Directors, Lisa Kinser, Anna Grant and Abby Kennedy. The three highlighted the tremendous amount of activity that occurs at the Jasper Public Library, as well as at the three contractual libraries ,…
The Jasper City Council approved the first reading of a $26.6 million budget for 2026 during Wednesday’s meeting, marking a decrease in spending from the current year’s budget of $28.1 million. The budget totals $26,570,911 in appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year. Council members unanimously passed the first reading 7-0, with a second reading scheduled…
Dubois County Engineer Levi Leffert informed commissioners that he didn’t support permanently closing a section of County Road 250 North in Ireland, following an investigation and gathering of public input over recent weeks. The Indiana Department of Transportation had approached the county about potentially closing the road section between Grant Street and State Road 56…
