Jim O’Neal, News Director of WITZ AM/FM contributed to this story. A new nonprofit, Next Act, Inc., is being formed with intentions to purchase the Astra Theatre. Information about their plan and the people involved is available here. Marc Steczyk, a member of the core group forming the nonprofit, announced the new organization being formed…
The Dubois County Clerk’s office will issue same-sex couples marriage licenses beginning today. According to Clerk Bridgette Jarboe, county attorney Art Nordhoff gave the clerk approval to proceed with issuing the licenses. At 11 a.m. Tuesday, the Office of the Attorney General also gave the go-ahead for counties to begin issuing the same-sex marriage certificates….
Jasper — Two Pike County men involved in the death of a Dubois man at a Jasper bar in 2013 were sentenced in Dubois Circuit Court today. Leslie M. Osborn Jr., 24, and Zachary D. Parks, 23, were charged with Class C felony counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with an incident at J.R.’s Bar,…
Huntingburg officers arrested Kenneth A. Ferguson, 52, of S. Chestnut Street on a warrant charging him with felony counts of sexual battery and strangulation. Ferguson has been registered on the county’s sexual offender register website since 2009. He has a previous arrest for sexual battery, strangulation, and criminal confinement. According to court documents, Ferguson was…
Update: The organizers of Voices of Schnellville reported that about 400 people came out to watch the production Saturday evening. A video of the performance may be made available in the near future. [hr] Here is our original story. To honor the history of Schnellville and introduce the upcoming sesquicentennial (150th year) celebration, the Dubois…
Jasper — Lightning touched off a fire at Line-X, 20 South Clay Street, Monday morning at about 9:30 a.m. According to Jasper Fire Chief Kenny Hochgesang, the call about the fire was received at about 9:30 a.m. The department responded with five trucks and 33 firefighters. According to Hochgesang, lightning his a utility pole behind…
The Dubois County Clerk is waiting on the County Attorney to issue instructions on how to proceed with same-sex marriage certificates after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear appeals to rulings regarding same-sex marriage from five states including Indiana. According to Clerk Bridgette Jarboe, she had been unable to reach the State Attorney General’s…
The Jasper Street Department and JH Rudolph Paving Company will begin the paving process on 3rd Avenue, Monday. Starting Monday, Oct. 6th, 2014, the paving process will begin on 3rd Avenue between the intersections of Brucke Strasse and State Road 164 and all the way to College Avenue and Liberty Street. Weather permitting, the project…
The Indiana Department of Transportation will close State Road 257 between Washington and Otwell beginning Wednesday, Oct. 8 to perform pavement repairs. The work is anticipated to take two to three weeks to complete and the detour for heavy highway traffic follows U.S. 50, S.R. 57 and S.R. 356. INDOT crews will perform a fine…
Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a fatal ATV accident that occurred near Holland around 2:30 p.m. Sunday. William Conner Hall, 14, of Huntingburg was pronounced dead by the Dubois County Coroner’s Office after being transported to Memorial Hospital. According to conservation officers, Hall and three other juveniles were riding their ATVs north on County Road…
