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…
The Dubois County Sheriff’s Office has received reports that persons are calling residents pretending to be from St. Raphael Catholic Church in Dubois and St. Isidore Catholic Church in Celestine. Those churches are not soliciting any donations over the phone involving gift cards, said the sheriff’s office. As always, never give money, gift cards,…
The Indiana State Department of Health Covid-19 dashboard has recorded two more Dubois County residents have died from Covid-19. This brings the total up to 24 residents dying from Covid-19. Additionally, the case count increased by 32 cases to 1,334 from 1,302 cases on Friday. Additionally, 9,404 Dubois County residents have been tested according to…
A Pro-Life Rally will be held on October 24, at 1:00 p.m. at the Courthouse on the Square in Jasper. The community is invited to participate. There will be live music and Monica Kelsey, the founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, will be speaking.
You can be a part of the addiction solution by bagging your expired, unused, and unwanted pharmaceuticals and disposing of them at the Dubois County Medication Collection on Saturday, October 24, 2020 as part of the DEA National Pharmaceutical Drug Take Back Event. The Jasper State Police Post, located at 2209 Newton Street, will host…
