The County Commissioners gave the Huntingburg Conservation Club the go-ahead to engineer a temporary fix to the dam holding back the club’s lake. The dam was damaged during flooding that occurred last April and May when portions of the bank and structure underneath the dam were washed out. The county closed the road for safety…
Work is set to begin on a $10 million behavioral health facility that will be located in the remaining empty portion of the former-St. Joseph’s Hospital building in Huntingburg. The property’s owner, hematologist and oncologist Dr. Ijaz Mahmood, plans on hosting a groundbreaking ceremony the second week of May for the facility, Crossroads Behavioral Health. He…
There are more than 2,000 kinds of wild mushrooms in the Midwest. Some are poisonous while some are edible and delicious when properly prepared. The edibility of the majority is either not known or they are not considered for food because of their small size or poor flavor or texture. Even though not everyone is…
The Krempp Gallery at the Jasper Arts Center will host Rockville, Indiana photographer, Jonathan Soard for April. For the last three years, health-related obstacles kept Jonathan Soard from painting or drawing, and he turned exclusively to photography and found a sympathetic medium. “It was a medium I could use while flat on my back. Technology had…
A man was arrested after he allegedly brandished a collapsible baton in the Jasper Walmart Friday. Jasper officers were called to the store at about 10:56 a.m. for the report of a disorderly individual with the baton. When they arrived, they were directed to the suspect by Walmart employees. They stopped the man identified as Michael…
Jason McCoy places a block at the northwest corner of the east tower for the hotel being built at the River Centre. “Watch these guys,” he explains motioning around with the trowel in his hand, “I just put that block there and they love to catch me making a mistake.” It looks like any other…
In a joint effort by CVS Health and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, the Jasper Police Department has acquired a prescription medication disposal unit. “The drug collection unit will give the Citizens of Jasper a safe and convenient way to dispose of unused medication,” said Jasper Police Chief Nathan Schmitt. “When it comes to prescription medication,…
Laura Bates will speak at Northeast Dubois Middle School Multipurpose Room and the Jasper Public Library Theater on April 23rd. For more than twenty-five years Laura taught throughout the state and federal prison system. She created the world’s first Shakespeare program in supermax—the long-term solitary confinement unit. Laura chronicled these prison experiences in “Shakespeare Saved My…
A property owner will be allowed to add apartments to the multistory office building across the street from the Huntingburg City Hall. The property formerly known as the WTH Engineering building was purchased by Synergy Real Estate Partners in October of 2017. The building originally housed the city offices until they moved across the street into…
Stephen Recker will serve time after scamming investors for over $400,000 Stephen L. Recker of New Albany has been sentenced to 30 years by the Dubois County Circuit Court. Recker, 58, was charged with fraud following a joint investigation by Secretary of State Connie Lawson’s office and the Indiana State Police. Recker has pled guilty…
