According the National Weather Service an EF-1 tornado touched down near Duff early Sunday morning. The tornado had wind speeds of approximately 95 mph, traveled for 2.2 miles, and was 130 yards wide. No injuries have been reported and damages have been restricted to downed trees and minor damage to several homes. This is the…
Written by Terry Seitz June 24, 2011 As a candidate for Mayor of Jasper in the May primary campaign, I advocated for the negotiation process between the city and its prospective partner on the municipal power plant conversion, Twisted Oak LLC. My reason was so the public could be better informed. Having gleaned much from…
In light of the current debate regarding the proposed Jasper Clean Energy Center (JCEC), it may be helpful to understand the history of the Jasper Power Plant and the sequence of events that led the City of Jasper and the Jasper Municipal Utility Service Board (JMUSB) to consider alternative uses for the Jasper Power Plant….
Bob Ruxer told a story. He told a story about a dream he had the night before coming to speak at the Jasper Common Council meeting. In front of the Council and another packed room he described how in his dream Wayne Place, Arnold Habig, and Alvin Ruxer stood over at 15th Street across from…
Monday’s Utility Service Board meeting released information concerning the lease negotiations between the City of Jasper and Twisted Oak Corp. The announcement: It was standing room only as the meeting began with an announcement from Chairman Wayne Schuetter. “During Friday we were involved in negotiations from 8 in the morning to 5 in the evening…
The Jasper Utility Service Board announced a rate hike would go into effect on October’s billing statement. The last hike was in 1995 and a gas rate study was conducted in 2003. At that time the study recommended a 1.5% increase but the Utility Service Board declined to increase rates. As the economy has become…
Work has started on the demolition of the remains of the Jasper High School Gymnasium. It is expected to take approximately two months to complete the demolition.
The County Election Board conducted their monthly meeting today. Among the items on the agenda was the question of the ballot wording for the library bond that voters in Bainbridge and Madison Townships will vote on in November. The wording on the ballot has to go through several stages to be approved and may require…
Our Utility recently published in its own newsletter: “If negotiations between TOC and the city go through, it is expected that the plant will become operational in December 2013.” and “We’ve found research that the emissions particulates will stay in the boiler.” (Bud Hauersperger, no research reference noted). Yet Catasein stated in April (http://washtimesherald.com/statenews/x1540196696/Southern-Indiana-city-faces-opposition-to-biomass-plant/print) particulate…
Last nights public forum was a tame event as the board voted in favor of the wording on the ballot and allowed members of the community to voice their concerns over the new library. Gerald Schaeffer, Universal Design Associates, and Bill Sheneyfelt, the retained counsel for the board, were asked to go over the project’s…
