Due to work on the railroad crossing at Van Buren and 8th Streets, the road will be closed beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, 8:00 a.m. It will remain closed for approximately two weeks or until the work is finished. There will be no access for thru traffic on Van Buren during the project
The Indiana State Police Jasper Post is calling on runners, walkers, and fitness gurus to help troopers raise funding for “Bolt For the Heart”, a non-profit organization that, since 2015, has been working to purchase Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for troopers patrolling Indiana’s roadways. An AED is a portable electronic unit that is used to…
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development and the Jasper Chamber of Commerce are planning a digital job fair for the Jasper area on Wednesday, Nov. 15 from 11 a.m. to noon EST. As one of three trial programs, it will give selected local employers the opportunity to virtually present information about their business and share…
Volunteers worked on and near eight area waterways for three hours Saturday morning during the county’s second annual Dubois County Creek Sweep. A total of 38 volunteers loaded pick-up trucks with over two tons of trash and recycling. 26 volunteers, including families, worked on the ground loading pickup trucks with trash collected from roadsides and…
The Dubois County 4H Fairgrounds could be adding a mile-and-a-half motocross racetrack in time for the 2018 race season. Vincennes-based Outlaw MX LLC., has plans to build the track on the 4H Fairgrounds if the 4H Council approves moving forward with a contract. Outlaw MX operates a track at the Knox County Fairgrounds already and…
In accordance with an order by the President of the United States, Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags statewide to be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the senseless and horrific attack in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Flags should be flown at half-staff until sunset on November 9, 2017. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses…
Dubois County Deputy Assessor Angela “Angie” Giesler, 55, of Jasper, is announcing her intention to run for Dubois County Assessor in 2018 on the Democrat ticket. Giesler has served as the second deputy in the Assessor’s Office since 2007 for the current Assessor who is retiring. She previously worked in the Dubois County Auditor’s Office…
Meyer Distributing was named the Warehouse Distributor of the Year Thursday evening at the 2017 Specialty Equipment Market Association’s (SEMA) conference in Las Vegas. Mike Braun, president and CEO of the Jasper-based company, said this is the 3rd time Meyer has earned the award since 2010. “I couldn’t be more proud of the entire Meyer team…
A Lamar man was sentenced for his role in a child molestation case that started in 2016 when he contacted police to turn his girlfriend in for allegedly engaging in an inappropriate sexual contact with a minor. Jason S. Tribbie, 38 of Lamar, was sentenced on Friday, November 3 in the Spencer Circuit Court for one…
Deputies are asking for witnesses to a crash that occurred near Bretzville Junction Friday at about 5:10 a.m. to come forward. Vickie D. Wirthein, 58, of Huntingburg, was eastbound on State Road 64 in a 2000 Chrysler Town & Country van attempting to turn north on State Road 162 when her van was struck by…
