The City of Jasper continues to address the concerns of citizens during the lease negotiation. Today the city released more details concerning this process. Jasper Clean Energy has agreed to donate $50,000 to the Jasper Fire Department and $25,000 donation annually for the city’s volunteer fire department. According to Mayor Schmitt this is because the…
“Anyone can boil noodles, the secrets in the sauce man.” Brandon Acles, owner and chef of Mama T’s, explained. “There’s one thing you gotta know about sauce man, one rule. If you walk by a pot of sauce that’s cooking, you gotta stir it man. I was taught that from the time I could see…
The Jasper City Council and Utility Service Board met last night to decide on the format of the upcoming public forum regarding the biomass proposal. In lieu of a sparse attendance from the public the two boards heard remarks from the Dr. Alan Johnson, Dean VUJC. He was approached by the city to moderate the…
The City of Jasper released more details regarding their research into the proposed biomass power plant. Mayor Schmitt stated that in the city’s efforts for general due diligence they have contacted a specialist in the field of combustion research and biomass fuels. The city felt this was necessary to address concerns of emissions and the…
The combination of the love and caring of Christianity can find no better companion than that of a hospital. This is no better exemplified than the story of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center and the Sisters of Little Company of Mary as they celebrate 60 years of spiritual and physical healing in Dubois County….
The air conditioning is still broken at the Jasper Public Library. Parts are expected to be in next week and hopefully the 20-year old air conditioning unit will be repaired early the next week. “A new air conditioning unit would cost about $30,000; repairing this one will be $17,000, so the board decided to repair…
A press conference was called to announce some additional details to the ongoing lease agreement between Jasper Clean Energy (Twisted Oak and its constituents) and the City of Jasper over the Jasper Power Plant. Mayor Bill Schmitt explained that in the course of the negotiations Jasper Clean Energy has agreed to accommodate stricter emissions standards…
Restaurants in Dubois County are being hit by a scam that involves ordering large amounts of food for nonexistent events. Becky Menke at Cool Beans Cafe in Huntingburg took a call recently that was routed through the state’s hearing and speech impaired telephone system called Relay Indiana. The system allows a hearing or speech impaired…
“Shall Jasper Public Library issue bonds to finance the construction of a new public library located at South Newton Street, Jasper, Indiana (the “Project”), which Project is estimated to cost not more than $7,300,000 and is estimated to increase the property tax rate for debt service by a maximum of $0.0534 per $100 of assess…
