The Jasper City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance to increase the Cumulative Capital (Cum Cap) Development Levy during their meeting on Wednesday. Cum Cap funds are specialized property tax levies authorized by Indiana law for local governments to fund long-term capital projects, such as infrastructure repairs, equipment purchases, or building improvements. Jasper established…
The Jasper Chamber of Commerce and Patoka 2000 hosted a tree planting and blessing at the Jasper Public Library on Friday morning. In honor of the country’s 250th Anniversary, the groups planted an American elm as a local Liberty Tree, hearkening back to the original. That elm tree located in Boston was a gathering place…
About 70 Jasper High School students visited Huntingburg Lake on Tuesday to learn how the Indiana Department of Natural Resources conducts fish surveys of Indiana lakes and ponds. The AP Biology and Environmental Studies students were shown how to operate the electrical current on the DNR boats and collect stunned fish. For the curious, biologists…
When the two American teams set to compete in the first World Airsoft Games in Abu Dhabi dropped out due to the heightened tensions in the Middle East, Harrison McCoy received a call from a highly popular local name in the sport with an offer he couldn’t refuse. Harrison operates HTK Airsoft at 1355 Vine…
Sister Jacqueline Shively of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana, died at 4:52 p.m. on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Sister Jacqueline was born Janet Susan Shively on February 25, 1937, in Whitesville, Kentucky, the eldest of six children of J.C. and Mae Veronica (Thompson) Shively. She entered…
City officials and community leaders broke ground Friday on the Regional Wellness Center, located along 15th Street, between The Parklands and the Jasper High School property. The city owns the facility, which will be managed through a partnership with the YMCA. The project has secured $14.1 million in private donations from more than 90 individuals,…
One of the first events celebrating America’s 250th was held over the weekend in Ferdinand State Forest. Featuring reenactors and history buffs, The Revolutionary Rendezvous offered a hands-on, immersive experience for hundreds of middle schoolers on Friday. Students rotated through a variety of demonstrations, including a skirmish, blacksmithing, log-hewing, ropemaking, stone carving, games and more….
“Looking back two years ago is incredible, seeing where we are now,” Boone Taylor, director of Mind Body and Soul, said. “I didn’t do this on my own and it wouldn’t have happened if God weren’t involved.” Operation Mind Body and Soul’s journey began with a vividly detailed dream that Boone believes was a vision….
The U.S. Forest Service and several regional fire departments took part in helicopter training sessions at the Huntingburg Airport on Monday. The helicopter is on standby as prescribed burns in the Hoosier National Forest were set to begin Tuesday, making it convenient for the training to be held.
Jeff Miley and Bernie Main both remember stopping in to Charlie’s Bait and Guns with their fathers to stock up on bait for a day of fishing. Charlie Uebelhor was sitting behind the counter to meet them back then. He took over the shop from his father, who started it in 1955. Eventually, Charlie’s became…
