Residents attending the Mid-States Corridor Regional Development Authority (RDA) meeting last Friday voiced frustrations over the perceived lack of communication from the contractor charged with determining the path forward on the Mid-States Corridor. The corridor is a proposed improved highway through Dubois County designed to connect the improved U.S. 231 in Spencer County to Interstate…
Dubois Strong conducted a study in partnership with Hunden Strategic Partners, Inc. (HSP) analyzing the impact the Mid-States Corridor Project will have on Dubois and Spencer Counties. The Mid-States Corridor is a planned four-lane interstate grade road connecting the improved portion of U.S. 231 in Spencer County to Interstate 69 north of Dubois County. According…
The five-member board of the Mid-States Corridor Regional Development Authority attempted to field many questions that were raised by property owners at Friday’s quarterly meeting. Currently led by Mark Schroeder, the RDA’s five members include Sue Ellspermann, Ken Mulzer Jr., Scott Blazey, and David Drake. Each member of the group was appointed and approved by…
The Mid-States Corridor Project Team issued a statement regarding the upgraded timeline for the Tier I study. Lochmueller Group expects to identify a preferred corridor for the improved highway connection in southern Indiana later this year. The corridor will be identified in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), which is expected to be published this…
Saturday, the organizers for the Stop The Mid-States Corridor in Dubois County held a second rally opposing the proposed four-lane highway. About 135 people gathered around the Dubois County Courthouse Square with many wearing t-shirts and carrying homemade signs bearing messages against the highway that is currently in the midst of a Tier 1 Environmental…
A Stop the MidStates Corridor rally is planned for this Saturday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Jasper Courthouse Square. Event organizers have invited Gov. Eric Holcomb as well as the two candidates opposing him in this year’s election, Dr. Woody Myers (Democrat) and Donald Rainwater (Liberterian). Dr. Myers will be attending…
The grassroots organization formed in opposition to the Mid-States Corridor, Stop the Mid-States Corridor Project, is hosting a rally at the Dubois County Courthouse on Saturday, September 26. Anyone is invited to take part in the rally that will form at 10 a.m and go until about noon. All attendees are encouraged to wear masks…
“People will lose homes. I don’t want to lose my home. When it is gone, it is gone forever,” Stella Mahar of Haysville told the crowd opposing the Mid-States Corridor Saturday morning. The 11-year-old didn’t hesitate to grab the megaphone when the speaker before her asked if anyone else would like to say something to…
The “Stop the MidStates Corridor Group of Dubois County” will hold a rally to opposing the project on Saturday. The rally will be at the Dubois County Courthouse from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, August 1, 2020. The Indiana Forest Alliance has joined with the local group to help their grass-roots efforts to stop the…
Jasper Mayor Dean Vonderheide and Huntingburg Mayor Denny Spinner issued a joint message regarding the proposed Mid-States Corridor: As your local elected officials, we strive each day to make our citizens proud of the communities in which they live, work and raise their families. Both of our cities have their place in Indiana’s history —…
