James K. “Jim” Vaughn, 94, of Jasper, passed away at 2:23 a.m. on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Jim was born in Speedwell, Va., on October 21, 1923, to Walter and Pearlie Vaughn. He married Rita O. Sermersheim on May 20, 1944, in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jasper. She…
Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (Aim) named the City of Jasper a 2018 Community Placemaking Award winner for the creation of The Parklands. The City received its award during the Aim Annual Awards Luncheon presented by Umbaugh, Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the 208 Aim Ideas Summit in French Lick. The expansive project converted a private golf course…
Kent R. Fleck, 68, of Jasper, passed away at 8:55 a.m. on Monday, October 1, 2018, at home. Kent was born in Huntingburg on January 14, 1950, to Virgil and Evelyn (Hartke) Fleck. He married Martha Vollmer on July 12, 1969, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ireland, Indiana. He owned and operated Winslow Package…
Wednesday evening, Jim Siebert will be honored by the Lincoln Heritage District Boy Scouts with the Distinguished Citizens Award. We wrote a story about Jim and Jane last in June of 2017. Here is that story. Siebert’s: Love, family, community and legacy Jim is the third generation owner of Siebert’s clothing stores. Born to Josie and…
The Dubois County women’s leadership organization, Women Empowering Women (WEW), will gather on Wednesday, October 10 at the St. Joseph Church Parish Center, 1029 Kundek Street in Jasper. WEW will welcome Dr. Linda L. M. Bennett, recently retired president of the University of Southern Indiana, who will discuss her challenges of progressing forward in a traditional…
Marietta Esposito, 87, of Huntingburg, passed away at 3:54 a.m. on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born October 22, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph and Catherine (Provenzale) Scudiero. Marietta was a convalescent home healthcare worker; and member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Huntingburg…
The Holland United Methodist Church is welcoming Larry DeLawder Ministries for a special presentation on Wednesday, October 24th at 6:30 pm. There is no admission charge but a free will offering will be collected. Larry and his family perform music and comedic impressions with the goal of using their God-given talents to touch hearts, win souls…
The Lincoln Boyhood Drama Association will again produce Scrooge’s Christmas this holiday season and will hold public audition dates in October. All ages are welcome and encouraged to audition. Performance dates for Scrooge’s Christmas are December 8, 15, and 16, and will be held at the Heritage Hills High School auditorium. The dates and locations for the auditions will…
The City of Huntingburg’s Street Department is conducting “Fall Cleanup Days,” beginning Thursday, October 11 from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m.; Friday, October 12 from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 13, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Street Department, located at 1103 E 1st Street in Huntingburg. Fall Cleanup Days provides city…
William “Bill” E. Polen, 71, of Jasper, passed away at 11:05 a.m. on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Bill was born in Huntingburg on March 28, 1947, to Jesse and Mary (Richardson) Polen. He married Diane Dosch on November 20, 1965, in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in…
