Last Saturday’s Will Read and Sing show raised $2,372 to push the troupe’s fundraising efforts to over $100,000 for various organizations and causes. Started by Scott Saalman in 2012, the group has operated with a persistent “dollar-by-dollar, show-by-show cadence” that has relied on the generosity of those attending each event. Here is an interview we…
International comedian Rob Torres will bring his lively physical comedy show to Jasper this Saturday, March 11, 2017, at 3:30 p.m. Audiences of all ages will take pleasure in the lively antics of this performer. Whether he’s changing his clothes, setting the table, or just sitting down, Rob Torres has a unique way of finding absurdity…
Ellen Corn, a Southridge High School graduate, was named as Mentors for Youth’s new executive director. Corn brings both knowledge and experience having spent the last four years working with another non-profit organization in the Dubois County area, according to the organization Corn graduated from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green in 2012 with Bachelors…
If you are still dealing with debris from the tornado that passed through the county last Wednesday morning, the Dubois County Emergency Management Agency established drop-off locations last week to help with disposal. Originally three sites were set up, but the agency reported today that the dumpster site located at the Corner of Walnut and…
Rather than choosing between two $600,000 options for a water meter detection system, the City of Huntingburg approved exploring another option that could save money and ease the workload on water department employees. Water Superintendent Gary Meyerholtz came to the council last week with a request to try something new after spending the last 16…
Midwestern Engineers, Inc. has received a Merit Award for Engineering Excellence from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Indiana. The award was made in recognition of the 4th Street Water Main Cured-In-Place Pipe Rehabilitation Project in the City of Huntingburg Indiana. The project revitalized a more than 120-year-old cast iron water main in…
“With the events of Friday, the school was not very positive,” Sydney Traylor, 17, a Jasper High School Senior said. “The mood was just kinda somberish.” That somber mood was a result of flyers posted around the high school promoting “Straight Pride.” Although the flyers were removed before the majority of students arrived at the…
The Dubois County Republican Central Committee met Saturday, March 4, 2017, to elect officers for the 2017-2021 period. The re-organization of the party and election of officers occur every four years. In addition to the election of officers, a financial report is presented, and resolutions affecting the operations of the party are adopted. State Senator Mark Messmer…
John Schroeder will return to the Jasper Common Council seat as he was chosen to fill the District 2 seat left vacant by Councilman Greg Schnarr. At last month’s council meeting, Schnarr announced he would need to step down due to his family moving out of the district. Schnarr ran at Schroeder’s suggestion after the…
Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative line-worker Tyler Asbell will join a crew of 15 other Indiana electric cooperative linemen traveling to Guatemala in mid-March as part of an international initiative to bring electricity to a developing area in Guatemala. “Project Indiana: Empowering Global Communities for a Better Tomorrow” will bring electricity to a part of the Central American country where none…
