Jim O’neil WITZ News Director contributed to this report. Detective Lisa Miller with the Jasper Police Department issued a follow-up statement on the stabbing incident at China’s Best Restaurant in Jasper. 27 year old Isaias Salvador Mendoza was arrested in the early morning hours on Wednesday for the attack on a co-worker with a meat…
Jeffery “Mack” Steffen’s Jasper Mayoral campaign may have hit a brick wall last night as the six person jury found him guilty on four counts of felony intimidation and one felony count of theft. There was an intimidation count for each of the four victims (Lindsey Denton, Alex Schneidecker, Jason Walters, and Jordan Shelton) and…
Tuesday morning a fire was reported at the Jasper Power Plant. Jasper Fire Department responded to the call that coal in the coal hopper was smoldering. [adrotate group=”1″] Bud Hauersperger, General Manager of Utilities, stated the power plant employees had noticed a smell in the plant but it was attributed to new power poles that…
The City budget was discussed at the Utility Board and Common Council Meeting in Huntingburg Tuesday night. In setting the hearing dates for the budget, Clerk-Treasurer Tom Dipple, explained that he had a preliminary assessed value of $140 million. The actual assessed value last year was $164 million, but Dipple explained he wanted to publish…
Independent candidate “Mack” (Jeffrey Mack) Steffen will be in court tomorrow facing charges for an altercation over the purchase of a moped and TV. Steffen is charged with four felony counts of intimidation and one count of felony theft stemming from an arrest on March 24, 2010. Jury selection was conducted today and the trial…
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The summer Antique show is this weekend at the Huntingburg Event Center. According to Nick Stevens, Executive Director Huntingburg Chamber of Commerce, all the booths are filled and he is expecting a record attendance. [adrotate group=”1″] “The attendance last year was 800 not counting children, I expect it to surpass that this year.” Stevens explained….
“This is an investment for the city.” Mayor Marvin Belcher stated today in regards to why he is personally mowing the grounds of the St. Joseph Hospital. “If people want things done and no one is stepping up to do them, I’ll get it done.” [adrotate group=”1″] Belcher stated that Dr. Mahmood, one of the…
It seemed the evening would be a simply one for the Huntingburg Parks Board however from the first speaker things were complicated. Nick Stevens, Executive Director to the Huntingburg Chamber, addressed the board concerning the use of League Stadium for showing A League of Their Own over Labor Day Weekend. [adrotate group=”1″] The Huntingburg Foundation…
The Jasper Chamber of Commerce hosted a meeting with State Representative Sue Ellspermann today at the Jasper Train Depot to begin planning for the Home Town Competitiveness Initiative. The City of Jasper was chosen along with Huntington County, Johnson County, Perry County and Jefferson County to participate in the third rendition of the program in…
