Huntingburg Councilman Alex Blackgrove has resigned from his position as a member of the council, effective immediately. Mayor Denny Spinner made the announcement at Thursday’s regular council meeting. Blackgrove was not in attendance. Spinner said that Blackgrove, who represented District 2, has moved out of the district area where he was elected to serve, rendering…
The Hoosier Desk site has initially qualified for a 25% tax credit for use as a combined Jasper Public Library and Jasper Community Arts Commission project. The Jasper Public Library Board of Directors heard that the application for Industrial Recovery Tax Credits submitted to a review board for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) has…
Backroad Planet took a tour through Dubois County recently. Check out what writer Howard Blount thought about the sites and food he experienced.
The Indiana Department of Transportation has begun the process of updating the U.S. 231 and State Road 62 intersection in Dale. INDOT advertised for bids to install “J-turns” as an urgent safety improvement at the north and south junctions of U.S. 231 and State Road 62 near Dale. They expect to open contractor bids on Oct….
A Harbison Township Precinct Committeeperson’s move has forced the Republicans to caucus to fill the vacancy it will create. The caucus will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 to fill a vacancy in the office of Harbison Township Advisory Board created by the resignation of Lorie L. Hubbs. Hubbs is moving to Marion Township. She…
A video of a Jasper man’s interactions with a gorilla at the Louisville Zoo has been splashed across the world on TV and social media today. The first we saw of the video and story was in the Daily Mail out of the UK. Then, the Today show ran the video in a segment this…
Before a moment of silence was held at the monthly Jasper Park Board meeting to honor the passing of Assistant Superintendent Mike Oeding, Park Superintendent Ken Buck announced a new endowment had been established in Oeding’s name. The new endowment named Jasper Park and Recreation Department in Memory of Mike L. Oeding was created to support the…
Special from Ferdinand News The Ferdinand Town Hall was packed Tuesday night. Half of the attendees were Forest Park government students working for some extra credit. But most of the remainder were residents on a mission. They live in the Holiday Lake area and have heard (and seen evidence in preparation) that a cell tower is slated to go up on…
Jasper’s third mayoral candidate, Joshua Budd, 32, has based his candidacy on inspiring people to vote. But Budd’s own recent brush with the Dubois County criminal courts system could dampen his torch-bearing efforts as well as his candidacy. Since announcing his run for the office in July, Budd has delayed discussing any other issues the…
Manama, Bahrain — Jasper native Cameron Light is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Sentry. Light graduated from The Science Academy of South Texas in 2012 and is serving as a Navy Engineman on board the ship. He lives at the Naval base in Manama, Bahrain. Bahrain is a small…
