The Memorial Hospital Foundation is thrilled to announce its 50th anniversary. This significant milestone underscores five decades of commitment to enhancing healthcare services in our community and keeping care close to home. Since its inception in November of 1974, the Memorial Hospital Foundation has been a beacon of hope, funding innovative healthcare programs, state-of-the-art medical…
Governor Eric J. Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Transportation gathered today at the Pike County Courthouse in Petersburg with cities, towns, and counties from across southwest Indiana receiving portions of the nearly $140 million awarded through the Community Crossings matching grant program, a component of Governor Holcomb’s Next Level Roads program. Dubois County communities…
The City of Huntingburg has received $871,668.49 from the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) through the Community Crossing Matching Grant (CCMG) program. This funding will support the improvement of 10 city streets by the end of 2025. Here’s a list of the streets that will benefit from this grant: In previous grant rounds, the City…
On Wednesday, Huntingburg police arrested a Jasper resident, charging him with felony counts of child molestation and sexual battery. According to police, they launched an investigation into allegations that Serfin Mendoza, Lopez, 34, had inappropriately touched an 11-year-old female in 2020. Crisis Connection made the report to police on October 21, 2024. With the assistance…
Survivors of Suicide of Dubois County (SOSofDC) have been gifted a Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) Bench from the Military/Veteran Communities in the Parks Working Group. The bench was inspired by CALM from the United Kingdom, where benches encouraged communities to engage in meaningful conversation while increasing suicide awareness. In 2022, 492 young enlisted service…
by Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital ChronicleNovember 6, 2024 Just over 12 hours after claiming victory on Election Night, Governor-elect Mike Braun announced the team of Hoosiers that will guide the transition of power, relying on several well-known politicos to oversee the changeover. Such a team, as well as the future appointments for state agency heads,…
Maddox Schnell, a freshman at Indiana State University, is one of 10 dependents of Kimball Electronics employees worldwide to earn a 2024 Creating Quality For Life college scholarship. Maddox is a dependent of Danielle Schnell, a supervisor at Kimball Electronics’ manufacturing facility in Jasper. He graduated from Northeast Dubois High School this year. Other winners…
The Holiday Season is here. Get in the spirit and join the Downtown Jasper Merchants for the Holiday Season Kick-off Weekend. The Holiday Shopping Spree begins this week. Be sure to pick up a shopping passport at a participating merchant, and while you are there, cast your vote for your favorite Christmas tree! Here is a full…
All veterans and active-duty military personnel, and everyone in their vehicle, will be admitted free to DNR-managed state parks, reservoir properties, state forest recreation areas, and off-road state recreation areas on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11. This includes admission to Falls of the Ohio State Park’s Interpretive Center. “We appreciate the sacrifices and service of…
Polls around Dubois County were busy on Tuesday as a steady stream of voters took their turns selecting their preferred candidates. The Dubois County Clerk’s Office reported that 21,752 of the 30,676 registered voters in Dubois County, 70.9 percent, voted in the General Election. At the end of the day, the three Dubois County Council…
