by Marilyn Odendahl, Indiana Citizen, Indiana Capital ChronicleOctober 13, 2026 As Hoosier voters head to the polls this election, they will find on their ballots the Court of Appeals of Indiana judges and the Indiana Tax Court judge who are up for retention, but many of those voters may struggle to decide whether to retain…
Huntingburg — Short of a Congressional action, Huntingburg officials have little they can do to stop trains from blocking several major intersections across the city. However, the Huntingburg Board of Public Works and Safety took action to use an Indiana Department of Transportation GRIPS railroad grant to add more signals warning drivers about trains blocking…
Pride is more than a month on the calendar, and this Saturday, Dubois County Pride is bringing that message to the Jasper Riverwalk for its 7th Annual Pride Festival. The free, all-ages festival will take place Saturday, October 17, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Jasper Riverwalk and Dave Buehler Plaza. Everyone is…
The Vincennes University Jasper Foundation Scholastic Excellence Award will continue supporting local high school graduates with higher education opportunities thanks to a nearly $38,000 contribution from the Jasper Strassenfest on Sept. 29. The Scholastic Excellence Award, now in its eighth cohort, is a one-year, full-tuition (up to 15 credit hours) scholarship that supports local high…
Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools will be hosting an Indiana Food Day Celebration at Jasper Middle School on Thursday, October 15th, 2026. Jasper Middle School students can ask questions and learn interesting facts about Indiana-grown fruits, vegetables, and proteins. Representatives from Indiana Farmwise, the Indiana Dairy Association, the Indiana Department of Agriculture, Slaughter Orchard and Cidery,…
by Jonathan Shorman, Indiana Capital ChronicleOctober 12, 2026 On Friday morning, the prediction market platform Kalshi gave the Democratic candidate in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race an 87% chance of winning. The volume of trading on the outcome exceeded $1.8 million. This is exactly the type of activity Minnesota and numerous other states want to shut…
Thursday morning, Wendy Truong and her husband, Khang Tran, were busy putting freshly printed menus into clear-sleeved pockets. A recently delivered sign for their new restaurant in Huntingburg sat on the floor waiting to be hung in the window. Images celebrating their Vietnamese culture and Ho Chi Minh City, their home city in Vietnam, hung…
A few weeks ago, members of the Ireland Lions Club and the Sons of Liberty dedicated a special Washington Hawthorne tree at Ireland Elementary. The tree was planted to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the country
A Halloween festival with a new name and a new night kicks off at 5 p.m. today on Fourth Street and Market Street Park. Hauntingburg, formerly Haunted Huntingburg, runs from 5 to 9 p.m. Admission is free. Live music runs from 5 to 9 p.m. The LJs play from 5 to 6 p.m. Dayne and…
Clem Lange may have been the face of Best Chairs, his son, Brian Lange, told a banquet crowd Wednesday night. But it was his mother, Mary C. Lange, who made so much of it work. “While dad may have been the face of the business, Mom was the person behind so much of what made…
