A notice from Southridge Athletics and Southwest Dubois County School Corporation: The Indiana State Department of Health has designated Dubois County as “Red” per the COVID-19 Indiana County Guidelines. As a corporation, we are in constant communication with Dubois CountyDepartment of Health and will continue to monitor school and community data. Currently, there is a…
Wednesday, the Indiana State Department of Health announced 49 new cases of Covid-19 in Dubois County. With the number of increasing cases, the positivity rate in Dubois County is at 36.5 percent over the past seven days. Since the pandemic began, 1,723 positive cases have been reported and 10,380 residents have been tested. 28 residents…
Christmas comes but once a year; however, the two months leading up to it are generally filled with spectacular events and plenty of joy. While Christmas 2020 will probably be unlike any other in recent memory, at least one treasured celebration is set to begin this Sunday, November 8 — the 35th annual Huntingburg Christmas…
The Dubois County Highway Department reported that County Road 800 W. north of County Road 300 South in the river bottom in Madison Township is the only road that remains blocked by high water.
Process Center available to accept magazines, books, batteries and plastic bags for recycling The Solid Waste District announced Dubois County residents can bring some items that they haven’t been able to drop off at any of the eight collection sites since March to the main site at 1103 S. 350 W., Jasper, for disposal. Our…
With 40 of the 40 precincts reporting, here are the final totals in the contested races of the 2020 General Election for Dubois County. With an unprecedented number of early walk-in voters, the clerk’s office reported 71.64 percent of the registered voters cast a ballot in this year’s election. In the 2016 General Election, 66.49…
The Board of Directors of Heart of Jasper has hired Kate Schwenk as its first director. She started on November 1. Heart of Jasper is a new 501(c)3 nonprofit organization formed through the nationwide organization Main Street America. The group’s mission is to create a vibrant epicenter of activity for the community with a vision to…
Tuesday, the Indiana State Department of Health recorded 19 new Covid-19 cases in Dubois County. This brings the total number of cases in Dubois County up to 1,675 since the pandemic began. There have also been 28 deaths reported. The health department also reported 10,258 residents have been tested. The Indiana Department of Health also…
The Jasper Street Department along with contractor, Calcar Paving, will be milling the intersection of 32nd Street and Virginia Street on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. They will also be paving two more streets — Mill Street between 3rd and 5th Avenues as well as 32nd Street from Virginia Street to the cul-de-sac — on Tuesday. Motorists…
Best Home Furnishings announced the expansion of its Paoli operations. According to the company, the growth of the Paoli facility will create as many as 100 to 125 new jobs over an extended hiring period. Those jobs include positions in upholstery, frame and mechanism assembly, upholstery prep, and sewing positions. The announcement comes on the…
