Huntingburg Mayor Denny Spinner and Council member Glen Kissling were both absent from the Huntingburg City Council meeting Thursday night. Council President Pro Tem Amy Lehr presided over the meeting for four minutes. Lehr called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., led in the pledge of allegiance and prayer, called for the approval of…
A large crowd speckled in green gathered in Ireland Elementary School gym last night to see formal gowns and men wearing beards. Eight local young women competed for the title of Miss Shamrock. All are current or former Jasper High School students. Also, 12 local men competed in a beard contest as part of Ireland’s…
Dubois County Contractual Library opened the new library buildings in Ferdinand and in Dubois last year and now they are being showcased in American Libraries Magazine as examples of libraries using the outside of the building as well as the inside. Both libraries were designed by Universal Design Associates, Inc and this is the second…
Dax is a beautiful large Boxer mix. He is very sweet, knows some commands and will make a wonderful family member. P.O. Box 408 426 Wernsing Road Jasper, IN 47547-0408 Ph. 812-482-7387 Email dchsmail@yahoo.com Adoption Hours: Wed. 4:30-6:30 pm Sat. 11:00-1:00 pm
A group of students at Jasper High School (JHS) struggled to find support from faculty to start a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) as a school club. But, after many contentious talks with faculty and administration, art teacher Amy Laakman has stepped forward as a faculty sponsor. They will meet for the first time at 7:30 tomorrow…
Hoosiers are known for their generosity and willingness to help in time of need and the need is great for our fellow Hoosiers in the south and southeast portions of the state that have been devastated by this past Friday’s string of tornadoes. The Sellersburg State Police Post and other state police posts have received…
On Christmas Day, my boyfriend, Andrew Davis from Evansville, gave me two tickets to Lady Antebellum for Sunday, February 26 at the Ford center. He also bought me a fan club membership on Lady Antebellum’s website and as a surprise, he sent in a request for a meet and greet opportunity. They picked his letter…
On March 2, 2012, two supercell storms passed through Indiana and Kentucky. Here are social media reports during and after the storms.
Trees play a role that is vital to the very existence of humanity. Besides producing oxygen and cleaning the air, trees help control noise pollution, provide shade and cooling, and can even increase property values. For its efforts to recognize and promote the importanceof trees, Vincennes University has been named the recipient of a 2011…
The Jasper High School Gymnasium wage hearing held today was a repeat of the last two hearings held in the process rebuilding the Jasper High School gymnasium. The three-peat included the committee deciding on the non-union based wage scale that led to a restraining order being filed in November by the Southwestern Indiana Building and Construction…
