Rodney Crowell will perform at the historic Astra Theatre in Jasper on Saturday, November 3, 2018. Doors for this intimate acoustic trio performance will open at 6:30 p.m., a yet-to-be-determined opener will perform at 7:30 p.m., and Crowell and his two accompaniments will take to the Jim and Pat Thyen Performance Stage at 8:30 p.m….
Colts fever has hit the City of Huntingburg. The city is busy getting ready to welcome Colts players T.Y. Hilton and Malik Hooker, along with the Colts Cheerleaders and team mascot Blue to the 2018 Colts Fan Fest this Wednesday, May 23. Huntingburg was chosen as a Colts Fan Fest site earlier this year. “This is…
A new combined elementary school is Jasper is closer to reality. School officials and students took part in the groundbreaking Monday morning officially kicking off construction of the new multi-million dollar project. “Education is a focal point in all communities. It’s a priority for us,” said superintendent Dr. Tracy Lorey. “I think the individuals who are…
The Indiana University School of Public & Environment Affairs (SPEA) has teamed with the City of Jasper for a summer graduate Capstone project that will provide input affecting the city’s update of its comprehensive plan. SPEA Capstone courses are intended to address topics that integrate public policy, management, and science/technology in an interdisciplinary framework. The…
The Dubois County Soil and Water Conservation District announced Arthur Franke had joined the organization as the new detailed district conservationist. Franke is a LaGrange County native and a Purdue graduate. He grew up on his family’s seven-acre apple orchard. While at Purdue he studied agronomy, crop and soil science, natural resources, forestry, and environmental…
In a recent column, I explained the willingness of taxpayers to spend more on local improvements and provided examples of my experience in Ohio. That argument was put to the test last week as Indiana communities considered a dozen school referenda. The sample of places couldn’t really have been a more diverse cross-section of Indiana….
Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari hosted the park’s 13th annual “JDRF One Walk” Sunday, raising more than $320,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Holiday World donated tickets to JDRF for today’s event; those tickets were awarded to individuals, families, and teams who raised donations for the Walk. Holiday World has helped raise $4.1 million for…
Indiana State Police have released the identity of the driver and more details regarding the train collision that occurred in Huntingburg Thursday. According to authorities, James J. Kluesner, 72, of Dubois, was northbound on County Road 400 West in a dump truck at about 12:30 p.m. when he drove across the railroad tracks near the entrance…
Indiana’s forests and urban green infrastructure could look dramatically different over the next century due to warmer temperatures and changed precipitation patterns brought on by climate change, according to the latest two reports by the Purdue University-based Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment. The reports — Indiana’s Future Forests and Maintaining Indiana’s Green Spaces — were released during a…
The Dubois County Museum is one of more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer This is the museum’s ninth year of participation as a Blue Star Museum, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and…
