Wednesday, the Indiana State Department of Health reported Dubois County’s 26th COVID-19 death. They also reported 19 new cases bringing the total number of cases up to 1,367 among Dubois County residents. The health department also reported 9,522 Dubois County residents have been tested. The Dubois County Health Department no longer provides the local Covid-19…
German American Bank was recently recognized as the Best Bank in Indiana by Newsweek in their inaugural “America’s Best Banks” ranking. This ranking recognizes banks in a variety of categories that best serve their customers’ needs in today’s challenging times. The independent review took 55 different factors into consideration which are most important to consumers…
Voters in District 63 have two choices for the Indiana House of Representatives in this year’s election. Democrat Teresa Kendall is challenging Republican incumbent Shane Lindauer for the state representative seat. District 63 includes Bainbridge, Boone, Columbia, Hall, Harbison, Madison and Marion townships in Dubois County and parts of Pike, Daviess, and Martin counties. State…
The Jasper Street Dept has currently closed Mill Street between Third Avenue and Fourth Street and Third Street between Mill Street and Third Avenue for concrete street removal prior to the application of an asphalt surface. The removal of the concrete is a necessary step to provide a more stable surface to which the asphalt is…
Last Friday, a Dubois County man was arrested following an investigation into allegations sexual misconduct with a minor. Indiana State Police Detective Jarrod Lents launched a criminal investigation on September 29, 2020, after receiving information from the Dubois County Department of Child Services concerning the allegations. The investigation revealed that Derek T. Breitwieser, 30, had…
The Court of Appeals of Indiana agreed with the Dubois County Circuit Court’s decision to admit and exclude evidence in the trial and subsequent conviction of Kyle D. Schneider for the murder of Chloie E. Lubbehusen. Schneider was arrested on January 11, 2019, after police responded to Lubbehusen’s St. Anthony area home. There, they found…
A group taking part in the Dubois County Leadership Academy is seeking the community’s help in supporting the Southwestern Indiana Child Advocacy Center Coalition (SWICACC). SWICACC provides a safe reporting location for children who are the victims of abuse. The organization serves Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Orange, Perry, and Spencer counties. Even during a global…
The Indiana State Department of Health Covid-19 dashboard has recorded another Dubois County resident has died from Covid-19. This is the 25th resident to have died from the novel coronavirus. All the deaths have occurred in the most at-risk age groups, 50 years and above with the majority occurring among those individuals 80 years old…
Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced $51 million for 50 broadband infrastructure expansion projects across the state as a part of the second round of the Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program. The $100 million Next Level Broadband Grant Program is the largest single-state investment in broadband. In total, rounds one and two of the program…
County Clerk Amy Kippenbrock announced that as of Monday about 22 percent of the registered voters in the county had turned out to vote. She reported that 4,823 voters had voted in person and they had received 1,850 mail-in votes so far for a total of 6,673 voters out of the 30,959 registered voters in…
