Junior Achievement Honors Business Leaders at 10th Annual Dubois County Hall of Fame Breakfast On Thursday, Junior Achievement of Dubois County celebrated its 10th annual Business Hall of Fame Breakfast, where Dr. Sue Ellspermann and the late Herbert E. Thyen were honored as the 2025 laureates. The event, held at the Huntingburg Event Center, honors…
The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a lane closure for U.S. 231 in Martin County. Beginning on or around Wednesday, May 7, crews will begin a lane closure on U.S. 231 in Loogootee. This closure will occur between Church Street and Railroad Street. Work will occur daily between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. This lane…
The public is invited to the Holy Trinity production of “Alice @ Wonderland, The Musical” on Thursday and Friday evening at 6:30 at Kundeck Hall, St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper. The classic tale meets a modern twist in a musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s original story. The twist being that Alice is the texting,…
The Downtown Revitalization Phase II Project in Jasper is making headway, with some areas reopening to traffic while others enter new construction stages. South Main Street between 3rd and 5th Streets is mostly complete and open to traffic. Paving and striping are done, with landscaping set for next week, weather permitting. The roadway is expected…
A Colombian couple is bringing the vibrant flavors of their homeland to Dubois County with their new food truck, La Tricolor Colombian Delicacies. Jen and Franklin Quimbaya, who live in Jasper, launched their business to share their cultural heritage through traditional Colombian sweet treats and fruit-based delicacies. “We are proud Colombians and we wanted to…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has updated its 1974 Master Plan for Patoka Lake located in Dubois, Indiana. A Master Plan is the document that conceptually establishes and guides the orderly development, administration, maintenance, preservation, enhancement, and management of all natural, cultural, and recreational resources of a USACE water resource project. The final draft…
The Dubois County Council heard an update from Wabash Valley Food officials, who were set to provide a compliance report at Monday’s regular council meeting. Wabash Valley Foods’ new cooked-egg plant is exceeding expectations in both production capabilities and employment numbers, according to CFO Andy Seger, who provided an update on the project. The plant,…
A fire at the Jasper Electric Motors facility Tuesday evening was isolated to a large industrial electric oven, according to Fire Chief Kenny Hochgesang. The department was dispatched to the fire at 733 West Division Road at 8:22 p.m. after a person in the facility discovered the fire and called 9-1-1. Chief Hochgesang said responding…
The Dubois County Council is grappling with funding challenges for the regional sewer district project, with particular concern about the status of State Revolving Fund (SRF) financing and the potential reallocation of remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. During Monday’s regular meeting, council members discussed the future of approximately $1,062,500 in ARPA funds currently…
by Lisa Wilken, Indiana Capital Chronicle April 30, 2025 With the 2025 budget session now in the rear-view mirror, Hoosier veterans are taking note not only of what passed and what didn’t, but how it all unfolded. This session brought minimal progress for Indiana’s veterans. Some long overdue improvements made it through, but far too…
