The Jasper Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying an individual who allegedly left a Jasper gas station after failing to pay for fuel Sunday evening. According to police, a white four-door Dodge truck pulled into the Northside Citgo Gas Station at about 7:19 p.m. The driver pumped $30.25 worth of fuel…
A sheriff’s deputy in Howard County — county seat Kokomo — has succumbed to the gunshot injuries he sustained while serving a warrant early Sunday morning. Howard County Sheriff Steve Rogers announced that 27-year-old Deputy Carl A. Koontz, an almost three year veteran of the Howard County Sheriff Department, died from his injuries earlier today. Howard County…
The Friends of Otwell Elementary are awaiting word on whether the charter school application sent to Ball State will be approved. “When we started this process, Ball State had already charted 23 schools and we’re hoping to be the 24th,” said Bob Rhodes, vice president of the Friends group. The group submitted the 284-page application…
Two people were taken to Memorial Hospital after a nearly head-on collision Thursday evening on Bergs Lane near Birdseye. Deputies were called to the collision with injuries at about 5:46 p.m. They determined that Amy Schaber, 42, of W. Rowland Dr., Birdseye, was southbound on Bergs Lane in a 1997 Ford Taurus driving at an…
The Dubois County Sheriff Department is asking for assistance from the public to locate a vehicle and its driver involved in a possible leaving the scene accident. Around 5:52 p.m. Thursday, Sarah Jump, 23, of Cordova, Ma. was stopped on U.S. 231 just north of Old Road 45 attempting to turn her 2002 Hyundai left into…
Thursday evening, the Jasper Police Department arrested 27-year-old Cody Christensen after a nearly hour-long car chase involving a 2011 Toyota Prius. The pursuit began at about 8:10 p.m. when a Jasper officer attempted to stop the Prius after observing it fail to yield the right of way turning from Newton Street onto Sixth Street. The…
Southwest Dubois School Corporation took steps to incorporate one-to-one technology in the schools. One-to-one refers to each student in the corporation having a device – tablet or computer – to use in conjunction with a curriculum designed to incorporate the device. The move to expand services with Sellersburg-based Five-Star Technology Solutions was approved unanimously by…
A $10,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest of the individual involved in the breakin and fire at a Jasper residence that occurred on Feb. 21. A Jasper family woke to a fire set by an intruder in their Dewey Street residence that Sunday morning. According to police, they responded…
Jasper Fire Department responded to a fire at the Burger King at 9:47 a.m. Thursday. The building was evacuated and no one was injured during the incident. According to Chief Kenny Hochgesang, they received a report of a fire in the restaurant and when they arrived on scene, found it concentrated in a wall on…
Holy Trinity Catholic School principal Sally Sternberg will step up to the Evansville Diocese to serve as the assistant superintendent of schools at the end of the school year. Sternberg will replace Gwen Godsey as an assistant superintendent of schools. Godsey will be relocating to the Charlotte, N.C., area with her husband Jeff, who has…
