The Early Care & Education Initiative of Dubois County has awarded $30,000 in grants to three local early childhood education programs through its Early Care & Education Grant opportunity. This strategic funding supports the expansion of program capacity and enhancement of quality in nonprofit and school-based early learning settings, ensuring more children have access to…
Huntingburg will begin Community Crossings work on four streets and begin applying rejuvenator on several beginning the week of May 5. This work was set to begin on April 29, but with the forecasted rain, it was postponed to next week. On Monday, May 5, J.H. Rudolph & Co., Inc., will begin work on four…
by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Casey Smith and Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital ChronicleApril 28, 2025 Controversial language targeting homeless Hoosiers, regulating marijuana-like products and cracking down on illicit massage parlors perished late Thursday — even as Indiana lawmakers crammed changes to a new property tax reform package into an unrelated agency bill to end the session….
Dubois County/Jasper VFW Post 673 will be conducting its annual Buddy Poppy donation drive May 3rd through May 10th, 2025. A simple red flower means so much to so many. Since 1922, the Buddy Poppy has been an integral part of the VFW and Veteran community. As VFW’s official memorial flower, the poppy represents the…
Girls on the Run held its annual celebratory run on Saturday, closing out the 11th season of the inspiring program. More than 450 participants at three Southern Indiana locations took part in the 5k. Here are photos from the event held at the Jasper Middle School.
The Dubois County Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution hosted its annual Youth Awards Reception on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at the Jasper High School Community Room. Dubois County DAR Regent Buffy Keeley welcomed all essay winners and their guests. Following the invocation given by Chaplain Pro-Tem Karen Adams, Regent Keeley…
As part of the celebration of the 50 anniversary of Jasper Arts, this year’s Chalk Walk will feature Squonk. As Squonk’s website (www.squonk.org) states, “…Our outdoor spectacles fuse fantastical visual design, playful staging, and high-energy original music. And we are thrilled to bring joy to public spaces where everyone can celebrate together. Squonk will perform and…
Be sure to have alternative ways to receive updates on severe weather next week, as the National Weather Service will be upgrading its AWIPS computer system starting Monday, April 28, 2025. The upgrades will last at least until Wednesday, April 30, 2025. This will result in the NOAA Weather Radio transmitters that service Central Indiana…
The Jasper Fire Department maintains a strong roster of 38 volunteer firefighters, many with decades of experience, as call volumes continue to rise in the growing community. Fire Chief Kenny Hochgesang, who presented the department’s annual report at Wednesday’s Jasper Council meeting, highlighted that the department responded to 504 calls in 2024, up from 463…
The Jasper City Council approved several changes to the city’s Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) ordinance, expanding both the district’s boundaries and operating hours, while adding new vendors to the program. During Wednesday’s meeting, council members approved Ordinance 2025.8, which makes multiple adjustments to the downtown social district where patrons can purchase and carry alcoholic…
