A basketball game and bounce house with about 30 friends were enough for Kaeden Underhill’s eighth birthday party. Oh, and some cake and nachos too. The Ireland Elementary School second grader didn’t seem to miss the presents that usually accompany these parties. He had told his mom and dad that instead of presents for him,…
Police are searching for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run on First Avenue in front of Jasper Rubber, 1010 First Ave. According to police, the unknown vehicle struck two parked cars causing about $5,000 in damages Friday at about 9:30 p.m. The Jasper Police Department is seeking help from the public in identifying the vehicle…
City, county and school officials took time out of their day on Thursday to give an update on the state of things. In its second year, the Jasper Chamber’s “State of …” invites the mayor of Jasper, Superintendent of Greater Jasper Consolidated School Corporation, and the presidents of the county council and commissioners to give…
Deputies arrested a Loogootee man for allegedly stalking a woman after they located him across from the Indiana State Police Jasper Post armed with a 9mm and an AR-15 on Wednesday. According to authorities, a woman came to the sheriff’s department to report a possible harassment, stalking and violation of a protective order that had…
[gview file=”https://duboiscountyfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016-yard-sale-flyer.pdf”%5D The Huntingburg Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome everyone to participate in our community yard sale on Friday, May 13th and Saturday, May 14th, 2016. We ask people who would like to participate to pick up a registration form from the Huntingburg Chamber of Commerce Office in the ONB building at 327…
Ferdinand Folk Festival Launches Second Annual Singer-Songwriter Contest Singer and songwriters will get another chance to earn a prime midday 30-minute set on the Folk Fest’s Main Stage at this year’s fest on Sept. 17, 2016. Additionally, the winner will get billing on www.ferdinandfolkfestival.com, as well as all other official Ferdinand Folk Festival merchandise. “Last year’s experience surpassed expectations,” said…
Jasper police charged a Jasper woman with three misdemeanor counts of leaving the scene of an accident. Police had been investigating three separate crashes that have occurred in the past two weeks in the area north of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in which the suspect vehicle left the scene. Those accidents involved two vehicles and…
What will the Jasper Public Library referendum cost the taxpayers of the City of Jasper and Bainbridge Township? After approving an agreement with Ken and Paul Sternberg to purchase the former Hoosier Desk property for $864,000, the board discussed the property tax impact associated with the referendum to turn the building into a cultural center…
Local chapter of non-profit helps young girls build character and run farther than ever before A black tablecloth concealed a pyramid of boxes decorated with balloons in the Group Exercise room at the Tri-County YMCA in Ferdinand. Audrey Werner, program coordinator for the Dubois County chapter of the Girls on the Run national organization, tucked the cloth in at its…
Residents of Dubois County are receiving phone scam calls again. This time, the callers are identifying themselves as U.S. Department of the Treasury and are stating the magistrate is going to arrest the resident if they do not return the phone call. This is not the case. The U.S. Department of Treasury is not going…
