Which came first, the chicken or the egg? That age-old question can be applied to many things in life and is particularly apt during Ferdinand Economic Development Commission meetings, held the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. in Town Hall. At the April 12 meeting, the query was raised again. The commission was…
Due to the Huntingburg wastewater force main project, 13th Street will be closed from U.S. 231 to Jacob Court beginning today, April 21. It will be closed for approximately one week.
A Huntingburg man was killed in a rollover accident at the 39 mile-marker on Interstate 64 Wednesday. According to police, Thomas C. Hall, 45, died from injuries he sustained when his pickup truck crashed in Warrick County. Police say Hall was eastbound at the time and his truck crossed the median and ended up in…
Wednesday, a Huntingburg resident was arrested on a warrant for molesting a seven-year-old girl. On Friday, April 19, Huntingburg Detective Sgt. Christian Gogel received information about the alleged molestation that had occurred from April 1 to April 14. With the assistance of the Department of Child Services, he launched an investigation into the allegations. Detective…
A member of the Indiana State Police team charged with investigating meth labs was bitten by a dog during an investigation in Birdseye Tuesday morning. According to the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were serving a warrant for Stephen Clapp of 101 Ingle Street for failure to appear at a court hearing for possession of…
The Northeast Dubois School Board in Tuesday night’s meeting heard from a parent alleging that one of the school’s coaches has bullied her student-athlete daughter by having a volleyball “thrown off of her, deliberately by the coach on three different occasions.” The parent, Marsha Archer, claimed that her daughter, who is in sixth grade at…
On April 14, 2016, Cary K. Trusty, 69, Huntingburg, entered into a plea agreement in which he agreed to plead guilty to Dealing in a Schedule II controlled substance, a Level 3 felony. The agreement calls for Mr. Trusty to be sentenced to six (or 4.5 actual) years executed at the Indiana Department of Correction, followed by…
A mainstay of the Ferdinand community will be the presenting sponsor of this year’s Heimatfest. The Heimatfest committee is proud to announce MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc. as the presenting sponsor of the 2016 Ferdinand Heimatfest, held on June 17th-18th. The Ferdinand Heimatfest will be held at 18th Street Park on June 17th and 18th. The Heimatfest…
Someone stole a Jasper resident’s political signs supporting Donald Trump’s candidacy for the Republican nomination for president. According to the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department, sometime between 7 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday, three signs supporting Trump’s presidential bid were taken from Dennis O’Rourke’s property at 491 South 400 West, Jasper. Two of the signs O’Rourke purchased…
The boil order for 9th Street between Jackson and Cour de Lane has been lifted. Today, April 19, 2016, the City of Huntingburg’s Water Department pulled out an abandoned waterline, which has resulted in a boil order to be effective immediately on 9th Street between Jackson Street and Courde Lane. Customers will be notified once…
