The Dubois County Health Department will host a mass vaccination clinic at the Jasper Middle School to administer 450 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in another one-day event this Saturday, January 30, 2021. This is a great opportunity for any eligible individual looking for an appointment or anyone looking to move up a first shot…
Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life (SWICQL) and Valley Watch have appealed the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s air quality permit for the Riverview Energy refinery proposed for Dale. The groups, represented by the environmental law organization Earthjustice, will argue in Marion County Superior Court that the Office of Environmental Adjudication (OEA) committed legal…
The Dubois County Health Department administered the first of two doses of the Moderna vaccine to 940 people Saturday at the Jasper Middle School. According to Dubois County Health Department Director Shawn Werner, the only hiccup that occurred came from the congestion of individuals in the hall leading to the gymnasium as people showed up…
Dubois County lost another resident to Covid-19 over the weekend. On Sunday, the Indiana State Department of Health reported the 80th death attributed to Covid-19 since the pandemic started. Additionally, the state recorded 46 new cases since Friday — 15 on Saturday, 14 new cases Sunday, and 17 cases on Monday — bringing the total…
There weren’t any objections to plans to potentially spend up to $5.575 million on updates, improvements, and new infrastructure in the Southwest Dubois County School Corporation. Taking a three-tiered approach, the first tier of improvements includes a new corporation office near the northeast corner of the school property on Sunset Drive, a new gym to…
The Dubois County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the report of a stolen truck from a Duff residence. According to police, the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 was reported stolen the morning of Sunday, January 24, 2021, from a residence on County Road 650 West north of County Road 350 South in Duff (west of Huntingburg). Anyone…
The 2021 Strassenfest will celebrate the recent cultural and art-centric developments in the city. With the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center and the renovated Astra Theatre bringing performance and visual arts into the city’s downtown, the Strassenfest Committee chose Jim and Pat Thyen as the 2021 Hofmaschall and Grand Marshall in recognition of their philanthropic support of…
On Friday, the Indiana State Department of Health reported another Dubois County resident had died from Covid-19 bringing the total up to 79 since the pandemic began. The state also reported 16 new cases of Covid-19 in the county. This brings the total number of cases up to 5,540. Testing information Testing is available through…
Kimball Electronics employees helped select the Alliance for Children’s Rights, based in Los Angeles, to receive a $1,000 donation as part of the company’s observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday. The nonprofit organization’s mission is to protect the rights of children in poverty and those overcoming abuse and neglect by delivering free legal…
With nary a skip in beat as ownership changed hands, an 80-plus-year-old business in Jasper will continue to serve the community’s jewelry needs. When Bob and Jacque Disinger announced their retirement in November, the couple mentioned someone was interested in taking over ownership. This week, Teresa Heeke announced she will continue the store’s long tradition…
