Two Indiana nonprofit community mental health centers are working closely together and collaborating to strengthen both organizations possibly including merger into a single entity. Southern Hills Counseling Center, Inc., of Jasper, and LifeSpring Health Systems, Inc., headquartered in Jeffersonville, are both long-standing nonprofits that have served their communities for over 50 years. Together they provide…
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center recently announced the recipients of scholarships: · The first of two recipients of the Kathleen M. Tempel Nursing Scholarship in the amount of $1,250 was awarded to Jessica Bertke, daughter of David and Ruth Bertke. Jessica will graduate from Heritage Hills High School this year and will be attending the…
The Lincoln Amphitheatre’s 2018 performance series kicks off May 19 as MasterBrand Cabinets presents Rumours, a tribute to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members Fleetwood Mac. Doors for the show open at 5 p.m. and local/regional favorite Stone Creek Station, with special guest Stacey Hurst, will open with a performance at 6:30 p.m. Rumours…
The 18th biennial Memorial Hospital Foundation/Sultan’s Run Charity Golf Classic took place on April 30, 2018. The net proceeds from the event will benefit Memorial Hospital’s new family medicine residency clinic. The results of the event were as follows: Professional Division 1st Place: German American Bank – Pro Golfer Max Homa, Jay Baker, Neil Dauby, Brent Sternberg, and…
Deputies responded to the Maltersville Bridge construction site to assist with traffic direction when a portion of the shoulder broke down and caused the road to buckle. According to deputies, they were called to the construction site at the bridge at about 10:30 a.m. as the buckle in the roadway caused the lane to be…
Two Jasper residents were charged with dealing heroin and methamphetamines after the Jasper K-9 officer served a warrant on a man wanted out of Floyd County. The K-9 officer was patrolling the 1400 block of Dewey Street at about 12:20 p.m. Monday when he saw Travis R. Jones, 27, sitting in a Nissan passenger car…
Best Home Furnishings recently awarded scholarships to five children of full-time employees. Winners of this academic scholarship were selected by the Dubois County Community Foundation; four $4,000 scholarships were awarded for a four-year degree and one $2,000 scholarship was awarded for a two-year degree. Those receiving scholarships include Levi Allinger, son of Ryan Scherzinger (Chair…
An off-road vehicle (ORV) accident near Martinsville claimed the life of a former Jasper resident. Indiana Conservation Officers investigated an accident involving Michael A. Salb, 26, Martinsville, that occurred around 9 p.m. Saturday. Salb was operating a Polaris Razor side-by-side on his property off Goose Creek Road and while attempting to go downhill the ORV…
The City of Huntingburg Transit System will offer free rides to voting polls in Huntingburg tomorrow, May 8, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To schedule a ride, please call City Hall at 683-2211.
A Jasper doctor arrested in 2016 on charges of dealing and possession of narcotics was remanded to the Dubois County Security Center today to begin his sentence after the Dubois County Superior Court accepted a plea agreement. Michael S. Love, 50, of Gun Club Road, was arrested in August of 2016 on a Level 2 felony…
