The bid opening was held at 2 pm this (Tuesday) afternoon in the boardroom of the administration building of Greater Jasper Schools. The initial bid is for phase 1 of the project, which is the foundation upon which the rest of the gym will be constructed. The highest bid was $1,434,045.00 while the lowest was…
The County Council met Monday afternoon for their regularly scheduled meeting. Judge William Weikert petitioned the Council to create a part-time position to train a new court reporter. The part-time position will allow an individual to work with the current court reporter who will be leaving at the end of the year. Judge Weikert stated…
The Greater Jasper School Board met for their regular monthly session Monday night at 7 pm. The approximately 45 minute meeting contained no new information about the Jasper High School Gymnasium construction or the pending litigation filed by the Southwestern Indiana Building and Construction Trades Council over the wages that were passed on October 20th…
Monday afternoon a large contingent of the entire county’s law enforcement community met at the Pfaffenwieller room at Jasper City Hall. The meeting was called by Jasper Police Chief Doug Tarvin to discuss the use of the county’s Law Enforcement Continuing Education Fund to pay for an update to reporting systems for every law enforcement…
The beautiful community Christmas tree on the courthouse lawn for the 2011 Christmas Holiday season has been donated by Charlie Beier of Andrew Lane in Jasper. This beautiful tree serves as the main Christmas tree for Jasper – for the holiday season. The clear lights on the tree, the beautiful red bows, and lighted garlands…
Dr. Jerrill Vandeventer issued a press release Monday stating that the Southwestern Indiana Building and Construction Trades Council has filed a restraining order against the Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools and the Common Wage Committee in reference to the construction of the new High School Gymnasium. The wage determination committee meeting was held October 20th at…
The Jasper Utility Service Board met Monday night and got an update on the Beaver Lake Dam project. The weather has limited the workers somewhat on the project. Utility General Manager Bud Hauersperger gave an update on their progress: “They lost a day last week but they worked on Saturday to try and get caught…
On Sunday, November 20th, Jasper locals Tommy Craven and Sarah Barry, along with ten other volunteers, directed Jasper, Indiana’s first LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) awareness event on the steps of the Dubois County Courthouse. A crowd formed in the pouring rain over the course of the hour-long event where local LGBT teens and…
Jane Kleaving was arrested last week for attempting to hire a hitman to kill an Owensboro man. The news release from the Indiana State Police did not explain what many people may have been asking. Why did this 52 year old woman want to hire a hit man to kill an Owensboro man 22 years…
November 22, 2011 SANTA CLAUS, IND—–Just as the Thanksgiving feast is finished each year, a group of volunteers in the town of Santa Claus, Indiana, meets to organize another year of answering children’s letters to Santa Claus. “Children have been sending letters to our town for more than a century,” says Pat Koch, who is…
