Kids’ Day
Kids’ Day, the annual day highlighting youth entrepreneurship, was held in Downtown Jasper on Saturday. Here are a few photos of the day. The event is sponsored by the Greater Downtown Jasper Business Association.
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Sixth annual overdose vigil held at Dubois Ruritan Park
Loss was the connecting thread among those attending the Sixth Annual Overdose Vigil at Dubois Ruritan Park Thursday evening. Whether through a friend, a family member or a coworker, overdose deaths have affected many throughout our community. Through moments of laughter and tears, the vigil brought together more than a hundred people to recognize those…
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Heat doesn’t stop kids from enjoying third round of Public Safety Community Day
Local police departments, fire departments, emergency medical services, disaster response services, the Indiana National Guard, Indiana DNR and more filled the field next to Uebelhor Toyota in Jasper Wednesday evening for the third annual Public Safety Community Day. The annual event, organized by a team of volunteers, allows the public to meet with the local…
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Little League on the big screen
The Astra opened its doors to the public to televise the final round of the Great Lakes Region Little League championship featuring Jasper Wildcats 12U representing Indiana. Though Hinsdale took an early lead, Jasper came back in the top of the sixth, scoring five runs. With the score 7 to 6, Hinsdale answered with a…
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Student-led CommUNITY Pickleball and Fun
Dubois County CARES (Coalition for Adolescent Resilience and Empowerment Strategies) and the Tri-County YMCA hosted a recent CommUNITY Fun Day for local students at the Clem and Mary Lange YMCA in Ferdinand. Students from throughout the county were invited to the YMCA for games, crafts, food and drinks, and a pickleball tournament. Prizes and drawings…
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2024 Celestine Streetfest fun
Saturday was for fun, food, entertainment and friends at the Celestine Streetfest. Here are a few photos of this year’s celebration, which included the newest addition: a fire truck pulling contest. Here are a few photos from the concert put on by The Boot Scoots.
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A hot Heimatfest
A hot Saturday lowered the crowds a bit but didn’t stop attendees from having a great time at the Heimatfest this past weekend.
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Grain bin rescue practice
County fire departments were invited to a grain bin rescue training session at Hochgesang Farms on Monday evening. The Jasper Fire Department organized the training, allowing firefighters to run through a rescue scenario using the specialized equipment for these types of emergencies. While the firefighters seemed to have fun in the corn containers as they…
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Girls on the Run of Southwest Indiana celebrates 10 years
Girls on the Run of Southwest Indiana celebrated 10 years on Saturday with runs in Jasper and in Evansville. More than 242 participants from Dubois County and Spencer County took to the track for the celebratory 5k at Jasper Middle School, with 122 participants heading out for their 5k in Evansville at about the same…
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Round 2 of annual Public Safety Community Day
While Clint Stewart’s idea for a water balloon battle between kids and public safety personnel was met with a few groans in its first year, this year, the veteran water balloon battlers were eagerly anticipating a second round. Stewart brought the idea for the special day highlighting public safety services like EMTs, firefighters, conservation officers,…
