Special from the Dubois County Bombers The Dubois County Bombers guaranteed themselves a second consecutive winning season with a split of a double header against the league-leading Hoptown Hoppers. Game one took extra innings before it was decided. Mark Giesler was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the home tenth inning to…
Trustees for the Dubois REC Operation Round Up fund met to award grants to local groups and organizations. Five local organizations received a total of $14,556.67 in June. This brings the total amount of grants awarded to $254,637.06 since 2011. Dubois REC is now accepting applications for Operation Round Up grants until August 26. Representatives…
The first (of what will surely become an annual event) Touch-A-Truck was a big success for the City of Jasper Saturday morning. Residents were invited out to the Jasper Train Depot to get up close to the various types of equipment the city’s departments use.
A special fundraiser is being held to benefit a Holland couple dealing with medical bills associated advanced thyroid cancer. Melanie Arehart has been battling advanced thyroid cancer since it was diagnosed in 2014 soon after the culmination of a difficult pregnancy with her second child. This after she and her husband Andy had a similar experience…
Garry Hisel had to race to get his 89-year-old father’s surprise completed in time for the 4th of July. The 60-year-old Jasper resident and his son-in-law Jeff Kerkhoff where working as fast as they possibly could to finish restoring a 1954 M38A1 Jeep in time for his dad to drive it in the Georgetown, Ky., 4th of July parade….
In the second annual Ferdinand Folk Festival Singer-Songwriting Contest, four “18-and-under” and nine “over-18” artists will vie for the opportunity to perform on the festival’s NextEra Energy Main Stage later this year. These finalists will showcase their talents in a relaxed, family-friendly, “listening room” atmosphere in the historic Astra Theater in Jasper on Saturday, August…
To help commemorate and honor the return of A. Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale to Lincoln City, the Lincoln Amphitheatre launched a photography contest to coincide with the musical extravaganza’s 2016 performances. There were two categories (color and black and white) for two age brackets (adult and children under 18). The winners in the adult category…
The following couples were issued marriage license by the Dubois County Clerk’s Office between June 24 and July 11. 06/24/2016 Kelsey L. Messmer to Kurt A. Eckert Ryan Paul Grammer to Morgan Renee Sanders 06/28/2016 Alison Leigh Messmer to Johnathon William White 06/29/2016 Vince Edward Pitstick to Stephanie Fay Isaac Chelsea Marie Voegerl to Lucas…
Congratulations to the Dubois County 4H Fair Queen Jessica Hilsmeyer of St. Anthony. She was crowned Sunday afternoon at the Jasper High School gymnasium. Jessica is 18 and a 2016 graduate of Southridge High School and the daughter of Karen and Terry Hilsmeyer of Huntingburg. She plans to attend Vincennes University Jasper Campus to pursue…
Droves of millennials showed up in downtown Jasper over the weekend. They congregated around the courthouse’s east entrance occasionally walking the two blocks down Sixth Street to the Old National Bank building. Don’t worry, it isn’t a planned protest or demonstration against, or for, Jasper’s multi-million dollar downtown improvement project. Everyone is standing around playing…
