The Jasper Utility Service Board heard that Ernie Hinkle, Jasper’s Water & Gas Manager, would be retiring at the end of May. Hinkle worked for the department for 30 years and was promoted to the manager’s position after Mike Oeding retired in 2013. Hinkle worked his way up from an entry level position as a…
Bob “Doc” Fowler’s situation only became more confusing when his captain told him a helicopter was coming to pick him up. “We were on a search operation,” Bob explained. “It was later in the afternoon and things had kinda wound down when I got the call to come see the captain.” Bob’s captain told him…
Conservation officers found an Otwell man with drugs, paraphernalia and an infant in a van driving in Pike State Forest last Friday. Officers Blake Everhart and Dustin Cary were patrolling the Pike State Forest property at about 1 p.m. when they noticed a man driving a maroon colored Mercury minivan with an infant on his…
A man who told police he was driving recklessly due to a passenger having a medical emergency was arrested after a Jasper canine indicated there were drugs in the car. According to police, they received notification of a vehicle with its hazard lights activated passing other vehicles in a reckless manner while northbound on U.S….
The City of Huntingburg will begin hosting quarterly Stellar public information sessions, beginning tomorrow, February 16 at 9:00 a.m. on the second floor of the Old National Bank building, located at 327 E 4th Street in Huntingburg. It is open to the public. Updates on the Stellar projects can also be seen here.
Fire destroyed a turkey building near Dubois Sunday afternoon. Dubois volunteer firefighters were called to DC Poultry, 7739 N. 400 E., at about 4:14 p.m. for the report of a fire from two neighbors to the farm. Arriving firefighters found a 40-by-500 building fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters held the fire to the single building,…
Jasper firefighters responded to a small fire on the roof of Jasper Engines & Transmissions, 815 Wernsing Road, Sunday afternoon. According to Chief Kenny Hochgesang, a security person at the main office noticed smoke in the building at about noon and called 9-1-1. When firefighters arrived, several entered the office area to attempt to locate…
Update: Indiana State Police have released the identities of the driver and passenger in the GMC Terrain. Jason Lowe, 44, of Fishers, was operating the SUV when it was struck. He was pronounced dead on the scene. Samantha Lowe, 46, Fisher, was a passenger and is still being treated for her injuries at Deaconess Hospital….
A parked dump truck rolled down a gravel lot and struck several things before hitting a building Thursday morning. The 2001 Sterling dump truck belonging to Ewing Properties was parked while the driver walked into Dubois County Block and Brick. The driver told police the parking brake had been set on the truck. However, it…
Emerging Leaders kicked off as a Huntingburg Community Foundation initiative in 2012 with a gathering of over 50 young adults (being under 40 was a prerequisite then) at Cool Beans. German American Bank CEO Mark Schroeder and Jasper Engines & Transmissions CEO Doug Bawel inspired the group to move forward with their goals of inciting…
