The Town of Ferdinand Electric Department will be conducting a planned power outage this Sunday, May 20, 2018, beginning at 6 a.m. According to town officials, the outage is for maintenance work and repairs to the town’s electric substation. The outage will affect customers who reside on both sides of Hwy 162/Main Street between 5th…
The Dubois County Health Department announced it has hired two Food Safety Specialist/Environmental Health Specialists. Kylie Shephard is a recent graduate of Indiana University, with a bachelor’s degree in Human Biology with a concentration in Human Environment and Ecology. Christina Pierini has extensive experience is food establishment management and has acquired ServSafe Certification. They are responsible…
Jasper police are seeking witnesses to a crash that occurred Monday morning at Third and Newton Streets. Police responded to the incident at 6:10 a.m. According to authorities, Debra J. Buechlein, 61, of Celestine, was northbound on Newton Street in a 2008 GMC Envoy at the Third Street intersection. Jenni R. Zaldivar, 36, of Jasper,…
The Greater Jasper Consolidated School Corporation will break ground on Jasper Elementary School on Monday, May 21, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. The 111,132 square foot elementary school located at 3799 N. Portersville Road will be home to about 850 pre-kindergarten to fifth-grade students from Fifth Street and Tenth Street elementary schools. The design includes enhanced…
I was recently hornswoggled into teaching a small class for my church, of course on economics. The organizers gave me wide latitude on the particulars. They asked simply that I talk about something I know a lot about. So, I ran a small focus group of my mom and my wife. They convinced me that…
Thermwood announced they will be awarding two scholarships this year to dependents of associates. Carson Vaal and Colton O’Brien will each receive $2,000 renewable scholarship recipients for the Class of 2018. Carson Vaal is the son of Courtney and Scott Vaal of Jasper. He is a graduate of Jasper High School. He has been active…
Jen Wagner used to wonder if she would have enough material to base her artwork project around. The lifelong artist made the decision to complete an art project a day for an entire year as a resolution earlier this year. The plan had been for her and her sister Deb Abell to work together on…
The second annual Lincoln LandDrone Fest and Santa Claus Cup Drone Race will take place at Jim Yellig Park in Santa Claus May 19, 2018. The family-friendly fest is free to the public and all ages are welcome to attend from 10:00 am through 3:00 pm CT. The Lincoln Land Drone Fest includes hands-on demonstrations and presentations…
Dubois County Community Foundation announces Hannah Wehr as the 2018 Lilly Community Relations Intern. As the community relations intern, Wehr will assist in communications and marketing activities, nonprofit engagement and donor relations. Wehr, daughter of Leon and Paula Wehr of St. Anthony, graduated in 2016 from Northeast Dubois High School where she was valedictorian of…
Appeals on Wheels makes stop at Jasper High School Indiana’s second highest Court will conduct oral argument at Jasper High School on May 16. A panel consisting of Judge Edward W. Najam, Jr., Judge Melissa S. May, and Judge Elaine B. Brown will hear Marcus K. Baxter v. State of Indiana, a case in which Appellant was…
