Great collegiate baseball this weekend at League Stadium. NCBA Division 5 tournament. Huntingburg scrambled to clean up and repair the damaged facility. Now the field is ready, the fence is up, and even though the roofline is still broken, it’s a great day for baseball. Free Admission.
According to Stan Akin, the Park Manager at Patoka Lake, the lake level is coming down as over 39,375 gallons per second continues to flow through the control gates and the emergency spillway. At this time the gates are allowing 24,375 gallons per second through and approximately15,000 gallons per second is running through the spillway….
The USGS maintains sites on rivers and lakes throughout the United States and has the information available online. This is the site for the Patoka River in Jasper. This is the site for the Patoka Lake levels.
A steady flow of cars and trucks began to park in front of the barricade as more and more curious folk arrived to view the water flowing over the dam at Patoka Lake. What began as a few curious onlookers began to take on the atmosphere of a social event as worried farmers, homeowners, and…
This video shows the water running over the overflow spillway and making its way down the side of the reservoir. This is not the main dam; it was inaccessible due to the high water on the road. The spillway is doing what it was designed to do, release the increase amounts of water into the…
The remains of the roof resting on the gymnasium floor.
On April 27 the Jasper Library Public Forum was held at the Jasper High School. The forum was held to reveal the plans for the expansion of the Jasper Public Library and to explain the referendum that will be on the ballot this fall concerning the proposal. The event was moderated by Alan Johnson of…
In Dubois County this morning over 60 roads are affected by the flooding. Over 7 inches of rain has inundated the area’s rivers and streams, forcing road closures throughout the county. Patoka River crested at over 16 feet causing the 3rd Street bridge and Veteran’s Memorial Bridge to be closed. According to Tammy Miller with…
