The Jasper Police Department assisted in the arrest of a Terre Haute man for multiple charges after he allegedly contacted what he thought was a 13-year-old Jasper child to engage in sexual activities. According to authorities, Michael S. Rowe made contact with the Jasper Police Department as part of a sting operation. The department had…
Update: Despite the rainy forecast, the Girls on the Run 5k Celebration WILL take place tomorrow, Saturday, April 30th, at Jasper Middle School. Race Registration, Happy Hair, Photo Booth, Sign-making, the Bake Sale and all the pre-race activities will take place inside the school’s Black Gymnasium from 8:00-8:45 AM. Please park on the North side…
The Jasper Middle School Theatre Dept will be showing Lion King JR Thursday at 6 p.m., Friday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door and guests should enter through the athletic entrance and the show will be in the auditorium.
One of the founding “mothers” of Crisis Connection plans on retiring after 33 years with the local organization. Beth Stein served for 26 years as executive director. Stein helped form the group of volunteers in 1983 that eventually started the hotline that became the Crisis Connection. At the time, they were all volunteers trying to find…
Due to sewer lateral replacement work on Washington Street, the road will be closed between 3rd and 4th streets today, April 28 until 5:00 p.m. Please find an alternate route during construction.
A show of companionship and survival will play out before the public in a DNR webcam that offers a peek into the lives of a barn owl pair raising chicks. The webcam is at wildlife.IN.gov/8183.htm. Barn owls are a state-endangered species. The pair on this webcam has been living in a DNR-built nest box inside…
Warm weather and the passage of one of the city’s most popular annual events, The Garden Gate Fest, have crews working on major Stellar Projects along with the regular maintenance. Fourth Street is a one-way street going east and west from U.S. 231/Main Street while crews work to replace the old water main as part…
Jasper Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in obtaining information about vandalism that occurred during the overnight hours. A mausoleum face plate was damaged at Fairview Cemetery. If anyone saw suspicious activity please call the Jasper Police Department at 812-482-2255 or the anonymous tip line 812-481-2677 (COPS).
The newly formed group, Invasive Species Awareness Coalition of Dubois County (ISAC), is holding a volunteer “Helping Jasper’s Nature” day on Saturday, May 7 from 9 a.m. to noon to help improve the natural habitat along Jasper’s beautiful Riverwalk. Volunteers from ISAC spent several hours identifying and mapping invasive plants along a section of the…
The City of Jasper will be closing West 7th Street from Main to Newton starting at 8 a.m. Monday, May 2. The closure will remain in place for a week. The closure is necessary as a contractor removes an underground storage tank at the intersection of 7th and Newton. The tank was discovered during recent…
