Siren test today
The Dubois County 911 Communications center will be testing the emergency sirens throughout the county at 4 p.m. today. This is in conjunction with the issues the center had early this morning.
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Tractor destroyed in blaze at Ackerman Oil
Jasper – A semi tractor was destroyed in a fire at Ackerman Oil this morning. According to Jasper Fire Chief Kenny Hochgesang, at 4:55 a.m. a passerby reported seeing flames coming from a semi tractor parked at the Ackerman Oil parking lot on the north side of the property. The 2007 International was connected to an…
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Emergency warning sirens failure
A tornado warning for the extreme southeastern section of the county was issued by the National Weather Service at 2:18 a.m. this morning but county warning sirens remained silent. As of this morning there has been no report of a tornado touching down in Dubois County, but the warning this morning indicated a likely event…
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Dubois County is StormReady®
“Tonight, have your weather radios on; between 1 and 4 o’clock this morning some nasty juju’s headin’ this way,” John Gordon, Meteorologist in Charge, National Weather Service Forecast Office Louisville said to the group of weather spotters and county leaders on Tuesday at the Jasper Train Depot. He was there to present Dubois County with…
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JHS Gym completion on tight schedule
Officials are still holding their breath about scheduling the Jasper High School Commencement at the gymnasium. Clerk of the Works Scott Stenftenagel informed the Greater Jasper Consolidated School Board weather had been a major factor in slowing the construction of the new gym, but it shouldn’t be a factor anymore. Crews have concentrated on getting the interior under…
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Huntingburg Council meeting
Appointed John Ruetepolher as the new Power Superintendent and Tony Traylor as the Water Superintendent. (Story here) Tony Traylor asked the council to approve several locations to deposit silt from the upcoming Huntingburg Lake dredging project. Traylor will now be contacting the landowners to negotiate lease contracts for the land. The land is necessary to…
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Huntingburg Council appoints two new superintendents
The Huntingburg Common Council appointed John Reutepohler as the new Energy Superintendent over the Gas and Electric Departments. Reutepohler has worked for the city since 1996 and has served as the electric crew chief since 2007. He said he looks forward to taking over as the new superintendent and one of the current linemen will…
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Racial slur signs resident’s fate
Huntingburg – Jeff Summers’ words on his Main Street sign on Monday caused an immediate backlash from the community. “I cannot justify, in any way, my actions or comments,” he said in a written statement. “This was a childish act coming from an adult. There is no excuse for my actions. Trust me, your comments were…
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Volunteers sought to give away free books
If someone gave you 20 copies of popular books could you find 20 people to give them too? If you are up for the challenge the Jasper Public Library, Ferdinand Branch Library, and Dubois Branch Library are partnering with World Book Night U.S. to hand out as many books as possible in the area. Here…
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812 area code changes coming
The state is moving forward soliciting opinions for how to handle changes to the 812 area code. According to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, area code 812 will be exhausted by March of 2015 and the commission is planning to introduce a new area code. Options include splitting up the current area code geographically or…
