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“I am being sabotaged,” Cassidee Herbig said melodramatically to no one in particular as she rolled her eyes and tilted her head up to the ceiling in the busy cafeteria kitchen at Jasper Elementary School. The fifth grader was sauteing her chicken ramen bowl for the Sodexo Future Chefs Challenge. As her assistant had begun…
Though the fifth-grade students at Huntingburg Elementary chose The Jungle Book Kids as their class musical, music teacher Kim Wirthwein made it her goal to be sure every student had their moment in front of the audience. “It really is all about the students,” Wirthwein said. Every one of the 123 students plays a key…
This weekend, Jasper Middle School Performing Arts will bring many of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters to life in Seussical Jr. The fantastical musical extravaganza from Tony-winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, will take audiences from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus as the Cat in the Hat “helps” Horton the Elephant, who…
More than 180 participants attended the Night to Shine at Redemption Christian Church on Friday evening. The special prom-like event for individuals with special needs crowns everyone as prom king and queen, then provides a limousine ride to a red-carpet entrance for a fun night featuring a catered meal, games, karaoke, dancing, and more. Here…
This article was written in partnership with Visit Dubois County. Dubois County’s museum is a love letter to the past, present and future generations of this county written through the hearts of its volunteers. Volunteers like Sandy Miller, who loves the museum because, as she says, there is something there for everyone, “Infants to 99-year-olds.”…
It’s hard to tell who has more fun, the cops or kids at the annual Cops and Kids shopping spree hosted by Fraternal Order of Police #138 Wood Capital Lodge for the children in the Tri-Cap Headstart program. But there were plenty of smiles as local law enforcement officers and agency partners took their shoppers…
Tell City native Stacey Peak was on top of the world in New York City on Sept. 10, 2001.
Jasper hosted the Indiana Volunteer Firefighter Association Miss Flame contest and parade for District 18 on Sunday. The streets were lined with expectant kids and adults as more than 40 entries, including the Jasper Marching Band, took the short trip from the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center and back. After the parade, the 2025 Miss Flame, Ava…
The Celestine Volunteer Fire Department honored Luke Gehlhausen’s 17 years of service with the department with full honors Saturday. Here are a few photos of the procession from Becher Kluesner Funeral Home to St. Celestine Church. A video of the burial shared by the Celestine Volunteer Fire Department is included below.
