Dubois — At a recent public meeting, the Northeast Dubois School Corporation reviewed the district’s finances and the upcoming referendum renewal on the November ballot. The referendum question will ask voters in the Northeast School Corporation District to renew the operating referendum passed in 2016 that allowed the school corporation to add up to 18…
Artist Laura Pommier began work on an immersive mural underneath the 3rd Avenue/State Road 162 Bridge along the Jasper Riverwalk over the past weekend. Pommier’s chosen design covers the walls and ceiling of a section of the underside of the bridge. It will allow strollers an underwater view featuring flora and fauna found around Indiana…
Dubois County Emergency Management Director Tammy Humbert updated the Dubois County Commissioners on the impact and continued cleanup from the August 7, 2023, tornado and storms that struck the northern portion of the county. The tornado was classified as an EF1 with sustained winds of 107 miles per hour, tracking approximately 12.5 miles on the…
Huntingburg — Due to a pavement preservation project in Huntingburg, the following roads will have traffic control measures in place on Monday, August 28 and Tuesday, August 29, 2023: The work is anticipated to take place between approximately 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., weather permitting. All parked vehicles must be off the road by 7:00…
Let’s begin with the Foreigner fallout boys, those rock and roll purists who understandably disagreed with the positive things I wrote about my first Foreigner concert at Ruoff “I Still Call It Deer Creek” Music Center in Noblesville last month. I recounted how I bought two tickets at a three-figure price for an official Foreigner…
Mentors for Youth of Dubois County, Dubois County PRIDE, & Vincennes University Jasper will host a community event, Building Inclusive Communities: LGBTQ+ 101. The organizations have partnered to bring this event to Jasper to promote cultural competency within the community. Building Inclusive Communities: LGBTQ+ 101 is a crucial step towards nurturing diversity, understanding, and acceptance, the groups…
Jasper Community Arts is hosting the 30th Annual Juried Art Exhibition and awards at the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center from September 7 to November 19, 2023. The exhibit includes various media and techniques: watercolor, oil, acrylic, prints, photography, collage, sculpture, ceramics, and graphite. The exhibit consists of two and three-dimensional works. Only artists from Indiana, its…
The next Dubois County Entrepreneurs & Innovators event will be held this Thursday, August 24th! The evening will start at 4:30 p.m. at Jasper City Hall for a short presentation by the Heart of Jasper. Following the presentation will be a self-guided tour of available commercial spaces in Downtown Jasper. From 6:30 to 8 p.m., we’ll meet…
Boy Scouts of America Buffalo Trace Council will honor Jim Huebner with the 31st annual Distinguished Citizen Award on October 11. The award will be presented during a Distinguished Citizen Award Banquet to be held at the Huntingburg Event Center. For reservations, questions, or to support the event, please contact: Buffalo Trace Council, B.S.A. Table and…
Jasper — The Jasper Street Department, along with the contractor, Pavement Solutions, will begin a pavement preservation, or micro-surfacing, project on Monday, August 21, 2023, at approximately 8:00 a.m. All vehicles must be removed from the affected streets & out of driveways should residents intend to leave throughout the day of surfacing to their street, as these streets will…
