The Huntingburg City Council tabled a resolution that would authorize a cooperative study with the City of Jasper on the potential impacts of taking over portions of U.S. 231 from the Indiana Department of Transportation. Mayor Neil Elkins clarified that the resolution was not to accept the state highway but instead, for “working together with…
Thursday night, more than 150 people crowded into the Jasper City Hall to hear an overview of the Mid-States Corridor project, followed by comments from proponents and opponents to the highway. With the council chamber at capacity, the overflow of attendees watched remotely from the Pfaffenweiler Room. The meeting opened with the Lochmueller Group and…
Hoosiers for the Corridor has launched a new website and social media accounts to educate the public about the Mid-States Corridor, a proposed 54-mile expressway that extends from I-64/US 231 to I-69 at the existing US 231 interchange. According to organizers, the purpose of the new website is to develop communication channels that provide information to…
The public is invited to attend a special Jasper Common Council meeting on August 14, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. The council has invited the Lochmueller Group to provide an update on the progress of the Tier 2 study, as well as representatives from the Mid-States Corridor Regional Development Authority and the Property Rights Alliance to…
The Huntingburg City Council voted to table two competing resolutions regarding the Mid-States Corridor highway project after hearing comments from both supporters and opponents during Tuesday’s regular council meeting. Both resolutions are included at the end of the article. Council members cited the need for additional information and the absence of a council member as…
Bob Pfister’s testimony from the witness stand in the Dubois County Circuit Court was marked by tears and anger on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Pfister made his first appearance on allegations that he was in contempt of the temporary injunction that Dubois County Circuit Court Judge Nathan Verkamp had ordered, allowing INDOT’s contractor, Lochmueller Group, to…
Dubois County Circuit Court Judge Nathan Verkamp is considering whether to grant the state a permanent injunction, allowing surveyors to access private property for the Midstate Corridor highway project, after several property owners denied entry to their land. Judge Nathan Verkamp heard testimony during a declaratory judgment hearing in which the Indiana Department of Transportation,…
Judge Nathan Verkamp of the Dubois County Circuit Court is weighing a declaratory action and permanent injunction for surveyors to access properties as they conduct the Tier 2 study for the Midstate Corridor project, a proposed highway linking State Route 66 and I-69. The case revolves around the state’s authority to access private property for…
Property owner Bob Pfister made his appearance in the Dubois County Circuit Court today after evicting Lochmueller Group surveyors from his family property on Trainer Lane twice in June. Pfister read from a prepared statement regarding the generational importance of the land before being cross-examined by Deputy Attorney General Wesley Garrett. Dubois County Circuit Court…
The Dubois County Council received a resolution opposing the Mid-States Corridor Project during its meeting, as members of the Property Rights Alliance presented their case against the proposed new terrain highway through the county. The resolution is similar to the resolutions the group has presented to the county commissioners and the Huntingburg Common Council recently….
