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County Council approves half million dollar purchase of 50 acres next to park
County Council approved the purchase of two parcels of land adjacent to the Dubois County Park at the meeting on Monday evening The parcels are split into one ten acre plot with a residence on it; the second parcel is 40 acres classified as agricultural land but is wooded. The council discussed the purchased price…
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Jasper Chamber challenges politicians to fight a clean fight
The Jasper Chamber of Commerce has challenged the candidates in this year’s election. Local politicians were invited to sign the Political Civility Challenge. In signing the challenge they are agreeing to conduct their campaigns with integrity and respect for their opponents. On hand to sign the challenge were Rick Stradtner (Democrat Council at Large), Jim…
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St. Thomas Medical Center ground breaking held on Wednesday
On Wednesday at 7 a.m. a ground-breaking ceremony took place at 13th & Bartley Street on the hill overlooking the City of Jasper. After remarks were made by Dr. Dan Eby, Dr. Don Vennekotter and Ray Snowden, and a blessing was given by Fr. John Boeglin, several surgeons and hospital representatives picked up gold-colored shovels…
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Bob Ruxer spoke to the Common Council last night
Bob Ruxer told a story. He told a story about a dream he had the night before coming to speak at the Jasper Common Council meeting. In front of the Council and another packed room he described how in his dream Wayne Place, Arnold Habig, and Alvin Ruxer stood over at 15th Street across from…
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Natural gas rate hike coming in October’s statement for Jasper residents
The Jasper Utility Service Board announced a rate hike would go into effect on October’s billing statement. The last hike was in 1995 and a gas rate study was conducted in 2003. At that time the study recommended a 1.5% increase but the Utility Service Board declined to increase rates. As the economy has become…
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The Jasper High School Gymnasium being demoed
Work has started on the demolition of the remains of the Jasper High School Gymnasium. It is expected to take approximately two months to complete the demolition.
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Liesl Eck expanding borders and spreading cheer to Asian orphans
Pop quiz; point to Myanmar on a map. You can’t Google it first and truthfully I couldn’t find it either, but Liesl Eck, a 2011 graduate of Jasper High School, knows exactly where the small Asian country is and she can tell you all about it. On December 27, Liesl and her cousins, Erin Kieffner…
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Municipal water and sewer supplier moving into Carter Lumber building in Huntingburg
Utility Supply Company is quickly gearing up the vacant Carter Lumber building on the north side of Huntingburg to become its most recent expansion site. “We needed a hub down here to handle our accounts basically south of Highway 50 and west of Highway 65 in Southern Indiana,” said Jason Fraser, General Manager. “We looked…
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Recent Library Board meeting tame in comparison.
Last nights public forum was a tame event as the board voted in favor of the wording on the ballot and allowed members of the community to voice their concerns over the new library. Gerald Schaeffer, Universal Design Associates, and Bill Sheneyfelt, the retained counsel for the board, were asked to go over the project’s…
