Legacy Steak House, 25 Indiana Street, Jasper, put a post on Facebook asking for help in an investigation into a break-in to the restaurant that occurred on the night of Jan. 17 between 10 and 1:30 a.m. “We are deeply saddened by the recent break-in to our restaurant on the night of January 17th between…
Friends of IU and local community members conducted its 20th annual food drive to benefit the Community Food Bank in Jasper. Working with Holiday Foods and community food bank executive Director Amanda Drew, the organization delivered thousands of dollars worth of food on January 18. Local Boy Scouts Joe and Everett Buehler and Zeb Bartley…
American Fools Band, a John Cougar Mellencamp tribute band, will be in concert at the Astra on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. Proceeds of the event will benefit Anderson Woods. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/american-fools-band-a-fundraiser-for-anderson-woods-tickets-1108946582079?aff=ebdssbdestsearch. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Anderson Woods was founded in 1978 as…
Huntingburg– Notice is hereby given that the Huntingburg Utility Rate Advisory Board will have a meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 4:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers at Huntingburg City Hall, 508 E. Fourth Street, Huntingburg, Indiana to review and advise the Common Council/Utility Board on proposed rate increases for the Natural Gas Utility…
Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 Issue #6 From Dubois County The dismount after making the run down Standpipe Hill in Huntingburg in a kiddy pool. Photo by Amy Crane Hey Reader It’s Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day. We wrote a long story on the Legislative Breakfast hosted by the Jasper Chamber of Commerce on Saturday morning. Legislators are wrestling with lowering property taxes, pushing local governments to rely on income tax increases to cover tax revenue losses. On a couple…
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center announced it is the recipient of a $1.07 million grant from the Dubois County Community Foundation to enhance mental health services within our community. This grant is made possible through a recent $1.4 million grant to the Dubois County Community Foundation from Lilly Endowment-Inc and marks an important step…
Senator Daryl Schmitt and State Representatives Shane Lindauer and Steve Bartells gave a rundown of bills they were working on this legislative season at the first Jasper Chamber Legislative Breakfast held Saturday morning at the Vincennes University Campus Center for Technology, Innovation and Manufacturing. Senator Schmitt Senator Schmitt was the first legislator to speak to…
Dr. Tracy Lorey, Superintendent of Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools (GJCS), announced her decision to resign to serve as the Deputy Secretary of Education for the State of Indiana. According to an email, she will start in her new role on February 3, 2025, under Governor Mike Braun and Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner to…
By Terry Spradlin, Executive Director of the Indiana School Boards Association With the start of the 2025 session of the Indiana General Assembly, the investment in K-12 public education will become a focal point of the two-year state budget. When examining the areas that consume the largest portions of the state budget—while Medicaid is the fastest-growing…
Last week, I presented my 2025 economic forecast to a large group in Muncie. The projections for 2025 are strong for Indiana and the U.S., with a few matters to be concerned about. First, the good news. I project the U.S. economy to grow between 2.5 percent and 3 percent in each quarter, with annual…
