On Monday, the Indiana State Department of Health reported three more deaths and an additional 41 Covid-19 cases in Dubois County since Friday. On Saturday, the county recorded two deaths and 20 new cases; Sunday, there were 19 new cases recorded; and on Monday, there was an additional death and two more cases reported. In…
Last Wednesday, State Health Director Dr. Kristina Box announced a change in school guidelines for operations during the pandemic. Explaining that schools have had a lower than expected rate of spread, the Indiana State Department of Health is allowing additional flexibility to schools regarding the identification of close contacts in the classroom setting. Under the…
Mentors for Youth has added two new board members, Rachel Miller and Emily Uebelhor, effective January 1, 2021. Miller grew up in Ferdinand and graduated from Forest Park High School in 2013. She then went to the University Of Southern Indiana and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance in 2016. Miller works as…
Saturday, the Indiana State Department of Health recorded two additional deaths of Dubois County residents attributed to Covid-19. This brings the total number of deaths up to 100 since the pandemic began according to state records. Additionally, the state recorded 19 new Covid-19 cases in the county. This brings the total number of cases up…
Friday, the Indiana State Department of Health reported 28 additional Covid-19 cases in Dubois County. This brings the total number of cases in Dubois County up to 5,739 since the pandemic began. On Thursday, the state department of health reported 1,507 additional deaths that were found by an audit of death records. In this update,…
The Jasper Redevelopment Commission took ownership of the former Jasper Library property at Tuesday’s meeting. This is the first step in the city’s goal of having that property developed privately. According to City Attorney Renee Kabrick, transferring ownership from the city to the redevelopment commission allows for more control in choosing a development plan that…
Holy Trinity Catholic School third-graders competed in a statewide reading initiative through the NCAA and Indiana Sports Corp. The bracketed reading competition uses a digital literacy platform, powered by Renaissance myON, to provide online access to books and track their time spent reading. More than 300 schools participated across the state. Teams will advance based…
Thursday, the Indiana State Department of Health reported 1,507 additional historical deaths attributed to Covid-19. Indiana State Health Director Dr. Kristina Box said the additional coronavirus-related deaths were tallied during an audit of death certificates and state health department reports. She blamed the undercount of deaths on the speed in which COVID-19 deaths had to…
The City of Huntingburg was awarded a safety grant in the amount of $1,171.18 from Indiana Public Employer’s Plan (IPEP). Brad Bolling of Schmutzler Insurance Agency in Huntingburg, on behalf of Aaron Alsup of IPEP, presented a check to Mayor Steve Schwinghamer, Clerk-Treasurer Tom Dippel, Safety Director Travis Gentry, and City Hall Receptionist Moe Goodman…
The following inspection reports are from inspections conducted in January by the Dubois County Health Department. Inspection results are published after the restaurants and food stores have had 10 days to respond. Violations are corrected on the day of the inspection unless otherwise noted. If you have questions or concerns, contact the health department at…
