Library Closed Today July 12th due to heat
The Jasper Library is closing today, Tuesday July 12 due to the heat. The special program, Snakehead Ed, will still be held at 10 am and 2 pm at 10th St School.
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Sowing the seeds of love, Memorial Hospital celebrates 60 years of caring community partnership
The combination of the love and caring of Christianity can find no better companion than that of a hospital. This is no better exemplified than the story of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center and the Sisters of Little Company of Mary as they celebrate 60 years of spiritual and physical healing in Dubois County….
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John Becher of Becher Kluesner Funeral Homes involved in a fatal motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon
From Orange County Sheriff’s Department: At 4:00 p.m. the Orange County Sheriff’s Department received several 911 calls reporting the crash on State Road 56 west of French Lick. Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the scene, along with French Lick and West Baden Police Officers, members of Orange County Rural District 1 Fire Department…
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High temps and humidity cause frizzy hair and early closure for Jasper Public Library until AC fixed
The air conditioning is still broken at the Jasper Public Library. Parts are expected to be in next week and hopefully the 20-year old air conditioning unit will be repaired early the next week. “A new air conditioning unit would cost about $30,000; repairing this one will be $17,000, so the board decided to repair…
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Jasper attempts to address concerns of citizens with new lease agreement details released today
A press conference was called to announce some additional details to the ongoing lease agreement between Jasper Clean Energy (Twisted Oak and its constituents) and the City of Jasper over the Jasper Power Plant. Mayor Bill Schmitt explained that in the course of the negotiations Jasper Clean Energy has agreed to accommodate stricter emissions standards…
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Restaurant scam hits area
Restaurants in Dubois County are being hit by a scam that involves ordering large amounts of food for nonexistent events. Becky Menke at Cool Beans Cafe in Huntingburg took a call recently that was routed through the state’s hearing and speech impaired telephone system called Relay Indiana. The system allows a hearing or speech impaired…
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The Library Bond wording changed by the State Board of Accounts and the Department of Local Government Finance
“Shall Jasper Public Library issue bonds to finance the construction of a new public library located at South Newton Street, Jasper, Indiana (the “Project”), which Project is estimated to cost not more than $7,300,000 and is estimated to increase the property tax rate for debt service by a maximum of $0.0534 per $100 of assess…
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Jasper Public Library closing early today due to air conditioning failure
For the well being of staff and patrons, the Jasper Library will close at 3pm today, Wednesday, July 6, 2011 because there is no air conditioning and the indoor temperature is 88 degrees and rising. The Library will re-open at 9 am Thursday, July 7, but may close early again. Call 482-2712 before you visit…
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Huntingburg Foundation seeking input on $20,000 ArtWorks Initiative grant; public meeting and online survey available
Foundation’s ArtWorks Initiative to discuss $10,000 Grant ArtWorks host public meeting to set funding priorities The ArtWorks Initiative, a two-year proactive grant opportunity from Huntingburg Foundation, is set to meet Tuesday, July 12 at 9 AM in the Old Town Hall Ballroom in Huntingburg. Please send in your R.S.V.P. for attending this meeting to foundation@huntingburg.org…
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County Council approves half million dollar purchase of 50 acres next to park
County Council approved the purchase of two parcels of land adjacent to the Dubois County Park at the meeting on Monday evening The parcels are split into one ten acre plot with a residence on it; the second parcel is 40 acres classified as agricultural land but is wooded. The council discussed the purchased price…
