Farmers and small business owners tend to be an enterprising and independent bunch. That’s what it takes to succeed at running a business, maintaining crops and fields, and fighting mother nature so a family can prosper from the land. But in the rural areas surrounding Jasper that get-it-done approach used by landowners for decades to…
Huntingburg isn’t wasting any time in finding uses for Market Street Park. Through a partnership with the IU Center for Rural Engagement, the city and Destination Huntingburg will host a new summer concert series at the park beginning this Friday. 4th Fridays will take place on Fridays, June 28, July 26 and August 23, 2019, from…
Following a recent vote from both the Huntingburg and Ferdinand Chamber Board of Directors, a decision was made to move forward to merge into a single organization. After reviewing results compiled by an exploratory process, the board of directors for both chambers felt confident a new organization will be of tremendous value for Dubois County businesses. The new chamber, which has not been named, is expected to begin operation January 1, 2020. A transition committee is being formed to help determine…
Randall L. Fischer, 60, of Ferdinand, passed away at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand on Friday, June 21, 2019. He was born February 8, 1959, to Myron R. and Bernice E. (Begle) Fischer. Randy was a long time employee of Masterbrand in Ferdinand and retired due to illness. He was a 1981 graduate of…
As the summer vacation season kicks off, the world’s largest travel site – TripAdvisor – welcomes Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari into its new Hall of Fame. “TripAdvisor just notified us that our long history of receiving positive reviews has earned us an inaugural spot in their Hall of Fame,” says park president Matt Eckert….
Update: At 1:30 p.m., the police department notified the media the vehicle and tanker had been located. Original: The Jasper Police Department is investigating the theft of a semi-tanker pulling a propane tanker from the area of Second and Clay streets in Jasper. The theft occurred between 5 p.m. Thursday evening and 6 a.m. this…
Jasper-based manufacturer Versteel was honored with two awards for its newly-launched products, Sky and Thea, during last week’s NeoCon 2019. NeoCon is the commercial design industry’s largest event of the year drawing more than 50,000 attendees across the globe to the MART in Chicago. Versteel’s Sky table was awarded Best of NeoCon 2019 for Editors’ Choice presented…
Sarah Frances (Cummings) Steele, 82, of Bloomington, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at Timbers of Jasper in Jasper, Indiana. She was born on March 17, 1937, in Bloomington, Indiana the daughter of Adolphus and Flossie (Wampler) Cummings. Sarah attended University High School in Bloomington, Indiana. And after high school she married James Richard…
Infant Max Francis Smith, son of Morgan Smith and Ashton Kendall of Huntingburg, was stillborn on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at The Women’s Hospital in Newburgh. Though he never spent any time with us, he touched many of our lives. Survivors include his parents, Morgan Smith and Ashton DeWayne Kendall; his brother, Felix Smith; and…
Dr. Christopher Schumacher, formerly of Santa Claus, graduated May 25 from the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine with a doctor of veterinary medicine degree. He is a 2012 graduate of Heritage Hills High School and the son of Riley and Mary Jeanne Schumacher of Huntingburg. He did his undergraduate work at Purdue University…
