The angle of the intersection and curve of the road were issues brought to the conversation about a dangerous intersection near Dale. A crowd of about 200 gathered at Heritage Hills High School auditorium Thursday night to voice concerns about the intersection of US 231 and State Road 62 and the number of fatalities that…
Jasper — A pair arrested Thursday for allegedly shoplifting at Walmart were connected to another shoplifting incident that occurred Christmas Eve. According to authorities, store personnel stopped Todd A. Howard, 43, and Nicole L. King, 29, both of Rumbach Drive, at about 11:57 a.m. when they attempted to leave the store without paying for food, alcohol,…
The Jasper Common Council met Wednesday night and approved an ordinance (2014-30) to raise wastewater rates in the city. The original recommendation came from the Utility Service Board on December 15th. Since the last rate study took place about two years ago, it was time to re-visit the rates again. During the December 15 meeting,…
A one-of-a-kind collector’s custom Kentucky Long Rifle built by Ferdinand native Marvin Kemper will be up for bid as a fund raiser for the Ferdinand 175th Celebration. The Kentucky long rifle will include a number of details to convey the fact it is a Kemper gun (ie; stock architecture, patchbox design). When Marvin was asked…
Legends: A father, a son and the Kentucky Long Rifle by Kathy Tretter, Special from Ferdinand News To say Marvin Kemper has surpassed the skills learned at his father’s knee, is like saying Bill Gates has done a little better than his lawyer-father, William Gates Sr. His father, Cornell Kemper, who died December 22, 2003,…
Huntingburg police arrested a woman after an insurance fraud investigation revealed she allegedly used a false identity while receiving medical treatment. The incidents were recorded as far back as June of 2012. The Huntingburg Police Department launched the investigation in October after receiving a report from an insurance company involving someone going by the name…
A cleaning lady at a Ferdinand hotel was surprised to find videos featuring naked teen girls showering and using the restroom on a Secure Digital “SD” card she found on a special camera pen. According to court documents, the cleaning lady promptly reported the video to the Perry County Sheriff’s Department on December 4, 2014….
Former Dubois County Circuit Court Judge William Weikert was named the first recipient of the Sister M. Adrian Davis, LCM, Leadership Award. The perpetual award was established in honor of Sr. M. Adrian Davis, LCM, and her leadership as Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center’s Chairperson of the Board. She also served as the hospital president/CEO…
Dubois County Coroner Bob Veatch released the toxicology results of the three individuals who perished in a fire on 3rd Avenue the day before Thanksgiving. According to the reports all three individuals — 20-year-old Alex Snedeker, 20-year-old Lindsey D. Parsley and her son, 3-year-old Robert Parsley — living in the upstairs apartment had drugs present in their…
This spring, work will begin on a project to make extensive repairs to the 32-year-old monastery at Saint Meinrad Archabbey. The project will include several major components: replacement of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system; replacement of the plumbing system; renovation and additions to the infirmary area; and modifications to the pantry. A mechanical…
