Habitat for Humanity of Dubois County will hand a homeowner the keys to her newly constructed home during a key ceremony on June 28 at 10:30 a.m. The new home located at 2520 Birk Drive was built through the combined efforts of Linda Verkamp (the homeowner), volunteers, local businesses, community members, and a partnership with…
Friday, May 24, kicks off the summer series of four free concerts over four months on the fourth Friday of May, June, July, and August at Market Street Park with its main entrance on 4th Street. Weather permitting, these events feature kids’ inflatables or other kids’ activities alongside locally favorite food trucks and talented, live music…
INTRODUCTION V.O.: Ineptitude . . . Failure . . . Inanity . . . Stupidity . . . Murder . . . Murder . . . Murder! This is How I Broke This. SFX: CARTOONISH BROKEN SPRING. GUY RAZZ: I’m Guy Razz, host of How I Broke This. Not to be confused with that…
There is talk about the need for a Public Safety Local Income Tax in Dubois County. Any member of the Tax Council may initiate a motion to implement this tax. And two cities—Huntingburg and Jasper–have it within their power to pass and enact this tax on the entire county. Clearly, this would be an example…
Jasper–Matrix Integration LLC (Matrix) announced the promotion of Nathan Stallings, former president, to Chief Executive Officer, succeeding CEO Brenda Stallings, who announced her retirement at the end of March. The 45-year-old company, founded by Brenda in 1979 as The Computer Center, is now a leading consultant and technology provider for large enterprise customers and small to…
Northeast Dubois Jr./Sr. High School was named the winner of the 2024 Kimball Electronics Earth Day Recycling contest. Each year, Kimball Electronics invites students from Dubois County’s four high schools to be members of its High School Environmental Council, with the intent of promoting recycling among students at each school. This year’s council members were…
The Huntingburg Library has received a $150,000 grant from the Dubois County Community Foundation to support the Library’s upcoming expansion and renovation. The grant was made possible by The Fund for Dubois County and the Community IMPACT Fund, endowments of the Foundation. The project plans call for updating the building, which was built in 1936…
Family connections to the area brought Evelio Otero and his wife, Yuslay Gomez, to Jasper to open Sabor Cubano on Brucke Strasse. While following in his father’s footsteps to create his restaurant in Miami, Florida, Evelio found the cost exorbitant. Fortunately, his sister, Natalys Medina, mentioned opportunities in Southern Indiana, where she lived, and he…
Jasper Mayor Dean Vonderheide announced the appointment of Rob Young as the city’s new General Manager of Utilities. Mr. Young will replace current General Manager Bud Hauersperger, who had earlier submitted his retirement date of June 28, 2024. Rob will begin his employment on June 3, 2024, and will spend several weeks working closely with…
Avari Schneider, a senior at Forest Park High School is one of six students in the state of Indiana to earn a National Honor Society Scholarship. The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), parent organization of the National Honor Society, announced the winners of the 2024 National Honor Society Scholarships. Approximately 17,000 NHS students…
