The public can now view the designs of the Jasper Public Library’s portion of the Jasper Cultural Center. The designs revealed during the board of director’s regular meeting Thursday evening include the exterior of the shared building as well as some of the shared spaces. In January, the Jasper Arts Commission plan to have the…
Ah, driving around the Dubois County Courthouse in Jasper can be confusing, I guess. We had a reader reach out asking us to explain to the public how it’s supposed to work. He seemed angry and I’ve heard other people voice frustration about the apparent ignorance of merging around the courthouse. It’s really pretty simple…
Change is inevitable — but not always welcome. Several changes came to the fore during the Ferdinand Town Council’s Tuesday night meeting. One had already been announced — Bev Schulthise is stepping down as clerk-treasurer after 40 years working for the town. No doubt about it — she will be missed. She has agreed to…
Dubois County Community Foundation awarded the Dubois County Humane Society the $10,000 12 Days of Giving grant voted on by the public. This grant is the culmination of 12 Days of Giving, a granting blitz that kicked off on December 1 and concluded yesterday with the public taking part in the voting process on the…
Jeffersonville—An Indiana State Trooper was shot in the head during a traffic stop in Jeffersonville Tuesday evening. According to Indiana State Police, Trooper Morgenn Evans, who is assigned to the Sellersburg Post, stopped a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado at the Park and Jefferson streets intersection for a traffic infraction at about 7:05 p.m. During the stop, the…
This week, the research center where I am employed released its 2018 economic forecast. As with most recent years, this forecast has mixed projections. Importantly, this forecast coincides with the 10th anniversary of the start of the Great Recession, so it is worth explaining how much of its effects linger and perhaps what caused the…
Generations, Area 13 Agency on Aging & Disability, is looking for volunteer tax consultants for its Tax Counseling for the Elderly program. Generations has offered tax counseling assistance to older adults for 41 years to Daviess, Dubois, Knox, Martin and Pike counties. Volunteers will be required to attend a training session in January and complete…
A sleepy driver caused a crash on U.S. 231 north of Jasper Monday afternoon. Mark L. Bailey, 51, Bloomfield, was southbound on U.S. 231 in a 2008 Ford F-250 at about 4:25 p.m. when he nodded off. According to police, his truck traveled over the centerline about a 1000 feet north of Old Road 45…
The Dubois County jail was obsolete the day it was built. That’s just one of several points that a team—Joe Fenton and April Pottorff—from the National Institute of Corrections made after spending two days examining Dubois County’s justice system. The team interviewed members of the different law enforcement departments and toured the area’s facilities to…
The Jasper Common Council will hold a public hearing regarding changes to the Jasper Electric Utility Rate structure at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 20, 2017. [pdf-embedder url=”https://duboiscountyfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/310262297-249546622.pdf”%5D
