There was a meeting in Huntingburg Thursday morning hosted by Hank Menke on the topic of I-67. Menke reports that a not-for-profit corporation was set up called I-67 Development Corporation and the elected officers include Menke as President, Eric Schue as Treasurer, and Travis McQueen as Secretary. The board met to approve the $200,000 for…
The biggest controversy at the Huntingburg Common Council meeting yesterday evening was the word “unanimously” as council members tripped over it a few times while conducting their first official meeting for the newly elected council members and mayor. Mayor Denny Spinner was very familiar with how to run the official meeting even with the guidance…
Huntingburg Appointments by Mayor Spinner: Board of Public Works – Roger Cox and George Lewallen Park Board – Jason Lange Plan Commission – Kevin Haycox and Mike Broeker Board of Zoning Appeals – John Robinson Region 15 Planning Commission – Steve McPherron 911 Advisory Board – Alex Blackgrove Red Cross Board – Don Foerster Dubois…
Nathan Osmond is rocking the independent country charts but he came to Dubois County to perform for Dad’s Old Fashioned Root Beer. While he was in town he did a couple interviews with the local radio stations and delivered some suds to some lucky winners. The video above chronicles those times. It was fun and…
The Ferdinand Town Council met for their first meeting of 2012 on Tuesday night. Among the items handled in the two-hour meeting, the Board of Finance re-elected Ron Weyer as president and Debbie Johnson as secretary. The Town Council also retained Ken Sicard as president and Ron Weyer as vice-president. Clerk Treasurer Bev Schulthise presented…
The 2nd annual “family and friends” performance of the Forest Park Dance Team was held Tuesday night in the Woody Buechler Sports arena on the campus of Forest Park Junior and Senior High School. Several hundred friends and family watched as the high school and junior high dance team performed their routines in advance of…
The State of Indiana is requiring municipalities to develop a program to test the reflectivity of the street signs by 2015. Street Superintendent Rayme Eckerle made recommendations to adopt a management plan at the Jasper Public Works meeting today. Eckerle informed the board the street department already replaces signs regularly, but the new program requires…
Airport Board President Bob Duncan called the board to order Monday at 5:30 pm for their regular meeting and then introduced the newest board member, Brian Craig of Holland. Huntingburg Mayor Denny Spinner appointed Craig to the board last week. David Drake is no longer on the board, which made the appointment of Craig possible….
A fire that was reported on Jan. 7, after 11:00 p.m. caused significant damage to the home at 312 Third Ave in Jasper (story here). According to Chief Kenny Hochgesang the fire was concentrated in the kitchen of the home. Hochgesang was the first fireman on the scene. “When I went into the kitchen the…
A grant awarded to the Jasper Public Library is making it easier for residents to not only learn more about their family history but also contribute to the state’s archives as well. Through the funding of Indiana’s Library Services and Technology Act, the Jasper library’s genealogy program will be partnering with Indiana Memory, a statewide…
