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Jo hugs all her customers. She hugged me when I got done interviewing her Friday afternoon at Shades Hair and Nails in Jasper. She was a bit apprehensive about the interview. She was retiring after 51 years as a hairdresser. “There are others here (at the salon where she works) that have done this for…
Students from Dubois Elementary participated in a special shopping experience with firefighters from the Dubois, Haysville and Celestine Volunteer Fire Departments on Saturday morning. In its 13th year, the event included 21 children who met with the firefighters and then shopped for clothing and toys. They were then escorted to Dubois Fire Station for lunch…
There was an older student who befriended Nolan Hanson when he first started going to Jasper Elementary School. As the newest second grader in his class with a background peppered with moves, he was lonely. “I didn’t have any friends, and he would just play with me at recess,” Nolan explained, adding that the student’s…
Loss was the connecting thread among those attending the Sixth Annual Overdose Vigil at Dubois Ruritan Park Thursday evening. Whether through a friend, a family member or a coworker, overdose deaths have affected many throughout our community. Through moments of laughter and tears, the vigil brought together more than a hundred people to recognize those…
Local police departments, fire departments, emergency medical services, disaster response services, the Indiana National Guard, Indiana DNR and more filled the field next to Uebelhor Toyota in Jasper Wednesday evening for the third annual Public Safety Community Day. The annual event, organized by a team of volunteers, allows the public to meet with the local…
The Astra opened its doors to the public to televise the final round of the Great Lakes Region Little League championship featuring Jasper Wildcats 12U representing Indiana. Though Hinsdale took an early lead, Jasper came back in the top of the sixth, scoring five runs. With the score 7 to 6, Hinsdale answered with a…
Ron Mack’s work will be featured at the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center from August 1 through October as a solo exhibition, ‘Over 50 Paintings: Through the Years.’ More information at the end of the story Soon after getting married, Dottie Mack (Durcholz) wanted a piece of art for the wall in the home she and her…
Tickets are now available for Actors Community Theatre’s 2024 Summer production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. Directed and choreographed by Kayla Kelley of Owensboro, Ky,, this classic musical promises to entertain all ages with its inspirational story, based on the post-World-War II memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, which follows a cheerful postulant…
Saturday was for fun, food, entertainment and friends at the Celestine Streetfest. Here are a few photos of this year’s celebration, which included the newest addition: a fire truck pulling contest. Here are a few photos from the concert put on by The Boot Scoots.
A hot Saturday lowered the crowds a bit but didn’t stop attendees from having a great time at the Heimatfest this past weekend.
