The Jasper Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals associated with two separate theft/forgery investigations from Walmart. One occurred Sept 12, 2018, and the other on Oct 5, 2018. Both incidents are believed to be related due to items stolen as well as the method of payment used. Any help…
OFS and Southridge High School are partnering together to collect items for the Hurricane Michael victims in Panama City Beach. The families in this area will be without power and water for several months. Their homes have been totally destroyed beyond repair. Any help that you can provide will be greatly appreciated. A semi-trailer will…
Organizers of the Koatz4Kids coats drive are warning area residents of a phone scam. Andy Welsh, the local organizer of the annual coat drive, told WITZ Radio News someone is calling locals claiming to be from the Dubois County Coats for Kids annual campaign. “We don’t want this to taint everything that’s been going on for…
High early voter turnout has the Dubois County Election Board considering increasing the number of voting sites and machines leading up to election day. According to County Clerk Bridgette Jarboe, 1082 votes have been cast since voting started last Wednesday. She told the election board they averaged about 50 voters daily during the 2014 midterm…
As a complementary piece to Jasper’s O’Tannenbaum Days, Next Act, Inc., will present the Christmas comedy classic Elf at the historic Astra Theatre on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased online in advance at http://www.AstraTheatre.Eventbrite.com or, if available, the night of the show at the doors. Showtime is 7 p.m. Eastern and the…
The Jasper Arts Center will showcase an array of local talent in The Very Big Show (of Support) as part of the community-wide GIVE WHERE YOU LIVE! fundraising campaign on Friday, October 26th . Take part in this family-friendly performance that will conclude a day filled with great events, activities, and opportunities to support arts…
The Ferdinand Electric Department is notifying the public of a planned power outage this Sunday morning as part of the department’s transition to a new electric sub-station. Power will be off Sunday morning from 4 until 8 a.m. and will affect most customers located between 5th and 18th streets. Customers not impacted by the outage…
Over the summer, Indiana’s economy showed clear signs of weakening. This same story played out across the manufacturing and farming-intensive states of the Midwest. To be sure, it is still easy to paint a rosy picture of our economy. Jobs are plentiful, pay has finally begun to rise and tax coffers are full. We are…
The K-Mart store in Jasper is on a long list of stores that plan to close nationwide as part of the Sears bankruptcy deal, according to multiple national news organizations. The Jasper store is located at 723 3rd Avenue. A manager at K-Mart in Jasper told WITZ Radio News they had not heard anything from the…
Be a part of the addiction solution in Dubois County; bag medications and dispose of them at the Dubois County Medication Collection on Saturday, October 27, 2018, as part of the DEA National Pharmaceutical Drug Take Back Event. The Jasper State Police Post, located at 2209 Newton Street, will host the collection from 10:00 a.m….
