An Arkansas woman was listed in critical condition after the pickup truck she was driving slammed into a stopped tractor-trailer on Interstate 64 near the Ferdinand exit. According to Indiana State Police, Pamela J. Sorrells, 59, of Randolph County, Ark., was westbound on Interstate 64 near the 64-mile marker (one mile east of the Ferdinand…
Accused murderer and rapist Kyle Popplewell, 25, was in Dubois County Circuit Court Monday. At the request of Popplewell’s attorney Steven Ripstra, the omnibus hearing originally scheduled for Monday was moved a month down the road to March 28 at 9 a.m. Ripstra requested the move to give his office more time to work out…
Updated: Details on the family’s needs are outlined at the end of the story. Original: A house fire temporarily displaced a Dubois family Sunday afternoon. Dubois Volunteer firefighters were called to the report of a house fire at 4660 Zehr Road south of Dubois at about 12:06 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke in the…
Deputies responded to a call of shots fired and explosions near a church in the southeastern portion of the county at about 8:48 a.m. Sunday. The caller reported that the church congregation at the Anderson Valley Christian Church at 8084 South State Road 145 had witnessed three individuals later identified as 39-year-old Josh McBride, 19-year-old…
Update: According to Warrick County Sheriff’s Department, Ms. Pike was found Sunday. According to police, the caretaker of a gated property west of Yellowbanks found Pike deceased at about 2:40 p.m. Authorities thought she had walked through the woods from Yellowbanks to the area she was found. Ohio Valley Search and Rescue, Pigeon Township Volunteer…
Deputies were investigating a traffic crash on State Road 64 early Saturday morning when another vehicle drove up and crashed into a police car. According to police, deputies were dispatched to the first crash just east of Bretzville Junction at about 3:51 a.m. They were told that a male subject had been seen walking from…
Thursday evening, Indiana State Police arrested a Hazleton, Ind., man after allegedly finding 450 grams of methamphetamine during a traffic stop on Interstate 69. According to police, Trooper Ross Rafferty stopped a 1999 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck for making an unsafe lane movement near State Road 168. The officer identified the driver as Clint Meier,…
The Dubois County Museum’s newest display is an exploration in the diverse animals of the world as seen through the eyes of Jasper businessman and explorer Frank Fromme. Seeded through Fromme’s travels and adventures as a big game hunter in Africa, India and the western United States, the Wildlife Adventure Room displays the treasures he…
The name Kevin Kalb is a familiar name during recognition for the National Corn Yield Contest each year. The Hoosier farmer from Dubois will again head to Commodity Classic next week as a winner, placing 2nd overall in the AA Non-irrigatedcategory after achieving over 331 bushels per acre. He was happy with the yield during…
The Jasper senior housing project, Vine Street Lofts, has received $1,175,000 in rental tax credits and $500,000 in development funds The senior housing project for residents age 55 and over being developed by Cincinnati-based Miller-Valentine Group will go in the former Jasper Wood Products building which was most recently the site of Monster Recycling. The…
