With warmer weather and the start of the construction season seemingly around the corner, residents should begin to see signs of movement on Stellar projects scheduled for 2016. Since being awarded the designation, much of the work on the nine planned projects has been relegated to public meetings, committees and drawing boards. However, the city…
Dubois County Community Foundation announced the appointment of three new board members. Ryan Haas is the principal at Pine Ridge Elementary School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from University of Southern Indiana in 2000, and a Master of Education from Indiana State University’s Bayh College of Education with a major…
The crowd at the 70th Annual Meeting for the Dubois County Soil and Water Conservation District was well entertained for a 45-minute presentation by Dr. Fred Whitford. Whitford, who said he was under the weather but never faltered in his presentation, held the audience’s attention as he explored the Purdue Extension’s impact in Dubois County…
The Dubois County Circuit Court sentenced Charles M. Hopf, 22, for the death of a 17-month-Xavier Miller. Hopf agreed to plead guilty to a Level 1 felony charge of aggravated battery that resulted in the death of child under 14. The plea agreement was predicated with the State dropping the murder charge that was added…
Two more individuals arrested during Operation Double Trouble have entered into plea agreements and are set to be sentenced. Matthew E. Cronin, 27, of Huntingburg, pleaded guilty to dealing in methamphetamine, a level 5 felony. He will be sentenced to four years at the Indiana Department of Correction. Jeffrey L. Friede, 57, of Linton, pleaded…
Acting on an anonymous tip about drug activity, the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Jasper resident on cocaine-dealing charges Wednesday. At about 11 a.m., the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department made contact with Charles A. Forrest, 46, at an apartment at 1705 Greene St. After viewing drug paraphernalia in plain view, deputies asked for consent…
Governor Mike Pence is directing flags at state facilities statewide be flown at half-staff to honor former Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb, who passed away today, Thursday, February 4. Whitcomb served as Indiana’s 43rd Governor from 1969 to 1973 Prior to that he served as Secretary of State from 1966 to 1968. Flags should be flown…
Forest Park principal Jim Mehling sobered the mood at the Southwest Dubois School Board meeting Wednesday when he submitted a notice of his intention to retire in June. The board passed a motion to accept the retirement, but unwillingly. Mehling took the position in 2013 after Jeff Jessee retired. Mehling has been with the Southeast…
The Dubois and Martin County Sheriff’s Department, in partnership with the Governor’s Council on Impaired & Dangerous Driving and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI), would like to remind all Indiana motorists to celebrate this year’s Super Bowl responsibly, by driving sober and safe. “With increased celebration comes an even greater responsibility to do so…
Pothole patching will be creating lane restrictions on Interstate 64 in the coming weeks. The Indiana Department of Transportation will be working on Interstate 64 in the Bristow and Sulphur areas beginning Wednesday Feb. 10 while crews perform shallow patching operations. Workers will restrict lanes intermittently from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. One lane of…
