A Birdseye family is seeking monetary help to get back on their feet after a fire destroyed their home on October 5. Meagan and Matthew Batson along with their three children, Dylan, 12, Brixon, 8, and Taegan, 6, lost everything in the fire that evening. Fortunately, Dylan was able to save his sleeping siblings and…
Thursday morning, four people were sent to the hospital–two with serious injuries–after a driver ran the light at the intersection of U.S. 231 and State Road 162 in Jasper. According to police, Kyla Chambers, 47, of Jasper, was driving a 2010 Chrysler mini-van south on U.S. 231 when she ran the red traffic light and…
I just published a new collection of humor columns, Quietly Making Noise, which is now available to purchase on Amazon. Below is the Introduction, titled “20 Bucks and a Byline.” I hope it encourages you to give Quietly Making Noise a spot on your nightstand or atop your toilet tank. Regarding the latter’s proposed placement,…
Dubois County deputies arrested a suspect in a murder and arson case in Howard County after receiving a tip he may be in the area. On Tuesday, deputies took Curtis L. Freeman into custody on a misdemeanor warrant out of Vigo County. Freeman, described as homeless, was connected to an investigation into the death of…
Over the past few weeks, water pressure issues in the League Circle Apartments operated by the Huntingburg Housing Authority have been creating problems for the residents there. Local contractor RG Mechanical has been working to determine what could be causing the supply issue that sporadically affected the 20 units in the apartment complex–some residents had…
Huntingburg — The City of Huntingburg’s Street Department will pick up Christmas trees for Huntingburg residents beginning on Friday, December 29, 2023. Future pickups will occur on the following Fridays: January 5; January 12; January 19; and January 26. Christmas trees must be placed near the curb, and residents are required to call the Huntingburg…
The following has been released and requested to be shared by Memorial Hospital of South Bend on behalf of Matt Reum. Matt Reum wants to thank everyone for the outpouring of support and all the well wishes, including the good Samaritans who found him, the first responders and his caregivers at Memorial Hospital in South…
On December 21, 2023, twenty-eight probationary troopers graduated from the 84th Indiana State Police Academy. Among the graduates were troopers Kayla Denk and Blake Leary, who will report for duty at the Jasper State Police Post on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. After this, these two probationary troopers will begin their next phase of instruction, a three-month…
Students at Holy Trinity Catholic Schools spent Thursday either bowling or skating to top off the final week of this semester. Throughout the week, students have had a myriad of fun events and activities. On Monday, students at Precious Blood entered the school to find the hallways transformed into the Polar Express. Tuesday, kindergarten through…
The weekly meetings are all voluntary moments that converge into guided conversations and more meetings until, eventually, a community of friends forms. Led by small groups of volunteers through local churches, Churches Embracing Offenders (CEO) has been changing people’s lives for about ten years. Brought to the area in 2013 and launched in 2014, CEO…
