Not a whole lot of demonstating Tuesday night but we saw this truck
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Game Knight; saving society, building family bonds, and even renting board games.
Jeremy Damon is the grand wizard of his realm on 4th Street in Huntingburg. As the wizened owner of Game Knight a typical night finds him judging and advising the gamers that regularly attend his events and tournaments. He hurries around the store answering to the calls of “Shopkeep” or just “Keep”. “When I was…
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Norfolk Southern’s Executive Train traveled through Huntingburg today
The railroads crisscrossing our city sometimes define the schedules and lives of folks in Huntingburg. Idling in your car at 8:15 when you have an 8:30 appointment with a train stopped on the tracks for no apparent reason is maddening at times, but it’s a fact of life. The Norfolk Southern Executive train traveled through…
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Live Blog July 26 at 7 p.m.
We are currently updating the blog-cast as the Public Forum has started. Comments are welcome tonight Become part of the commentary. Take part in the discussion this evening. [adrotate group=”2″] For the record, the DC Freep has attempted to portray the questions and answers during the public forum as accurately as possible during the rapid succession…
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Umbaugh report findings released by City of Jasper
The City of Jasper released the Umbaugh Economic Impact report today. H.J. Umbaugh and Associates was asked to provide assistance in studying the potential financial impact on the utilities and operations of Utilities in Jasper if the proposal to lease the power plant to Jasper Clean Energy is approved. According to Mayor Schmitt the proposed…
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Whatever floats your cardboard boat
Holy Family School is hosting their first annual Cardboard Boat Regatta. The challenge is for amateur boat builders to design and construct a boat out of corrugated cardboard and attempt to float it on Patoka River. The think-tank behind this soggy idea is the marketing committee at Holy Family School. Kerri Mehringer, a volunteer with…
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A candid video interview with Jasper Mayor Bill Schmitt
A brief summary of the video and interview The City of Jasper is on the verge of deciding what to do with the old coal fired power plant; do they go through with the biomass conversion or tear it down (or Let It Sit as the Facebook group is called). In this interview Schmitt reveals…
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The video interview with Pastor Chris Breedlove
Chris Breedlove has been the pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Jasper for four years, but within the past two years Breedlove has been very active in opposing the city of Jasper’s proposal to convert the old coal fired power plant to a biomass power plant. In the following interview Breedlove explains his…
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Water main break on Fourth Street
The water main break has been patched and merchants and restaurants should have water back soon according to Rex Bredemeier, City Utilities. [adrotate banner=”1″]
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Press Conference regarding the economic impact for the Jasper Clean Energy Center
A press conference was held this morning with the City of Jasper regarding the release of the economic impact study completed by Bingham Economic for the power plant project. The study addresses the potential tax revenue from the Jasper Clean Energy Center, royalty payments, and the new jobs created with the project. Here is a…
