Thursday: 38 new Covid-19 cases in Dubois County
Thursday, the Indiana State Department of Health recorded 38 new Covid-19 cases in Dubois County. The state also updated the total number of cases in Dubois County since the pandemic began to 7,748 with 123 Dubois County deaths attributed to the disease. The age range of all the deaths in Dubois County now includes the…
Dubois County Museum: $15,000 grant supports Hispanic Heritage Month programming
Shirley Ray, director of the Dubois County Museum, announced two recent grants awarded to the museum. The Dubois County Museum has been awarded a $15,000 collaboration grant from Indiana Humanities in cooperation with the National Endowment of the Humanities to commemorate and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of programs titled Celebrating the Latinx Link. The museum will…
Commissioners approve Covid-19 funds for park improvement
Dubois County Commissioners decided to invest $350,000 of the $8.3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to support efforts to add to the Dubois County Park. The park board recently bid out work for the renovations that included adding 14 RV campsites, trail improvements, and the addition of a bathroom and information area. The…
Wednesday: 11 new cases recorded in Dubois County
Wednesday, the Indiana State Department of Health recorded 11 new Covid-19 cases in Dubois County. The state also updated the total number of cases in Dubois County since the pandemic began to 7,710 with 123 Dubois County deaths attributed to the disease. The age range of all the deaths in Dubois County now includes the…
Cruise the Runway at Huntingburg Airport
The public is invited to cruise the runway of the Huntingburg Regional Airport this Friday, September 24, 2021. A special ribbon-cutting celebration with U.S. Senator Mike Braun, CEO/President of OFS Brands Hank Menke, and Marty Blake, manager of the Aeronautics Section of the Indiana Department of Transportation will be held at 4 p.m. celebrating the…
Community Foundation partners with Dove Recovery House for new women’s recovery home in Jasper
Today, during its Celebration Luncheon & Dessert Auction fundraising event at the Biltwell Event Center, Dove Recovery House for Women announced plans to open a new location in Dubois County by the end of 2022. The new Dove House facility is located at 1480 Knust St. in Jasper, Indiana, and will house up to 15…
NE Dubois school board discusses flood damage (video)
Before moving into a discussion, or review, of what is going on at Northeast Dubois Intermediate School Tuesday evening, the board was shown a timelapse video of the flooding that damaged the school on August 30. The water built up in the back of the school quickly as it flowed down the hill from the…
Herbstfest opens Thursday
The Huntingburg Herbstfest opens this Thursday with the annual Autumn celebration taking over Huntingburg City Park for three days. Thursday opens in the city park with a Craft Show in the main shelter house and food booths at 5 p.m. Friday’s events begin with a Golf Scramble at the Huntingburg Country Club with lunch available…
State to launch new broadband program next week
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs today announced a new program aiming to help more Hoosiers obtain access to reliable and quality broadband. Homeowners and business owners can apply for consideration for the Indiana Connectivity Program, which opens for applicants on Monday, Sept. 27. This new tool can connect…
2021 Herbstfest Little and Junior Miss contestants
The 2021 Huntingburg Herbstfest Little and Junior Miss Queen Pageants are set for Friday, September 24, 2021, at League Stadium at the Huntingburg City Park starting at 7:30 p.m. EST. A group of 14 contestants is competing for the title of 2021 Little Miss Herbstfest, who will be crowned by Little Miss Herbstfest 2019 Eliana…
Tuesday: 50 new Covid-19 cases recorded
Tuesday, the Indiana State Department of Health recorded 50 new Covid-19 cases in Dubois County. This brings the total cases up to 7,696 since the pandemic began with 123 Dubois County deaths attributed to the disease. The age range of all the deaths in Dubois County now includes the 40 to 49 year age range….
Utility work closes portion of Justin Street
The Jasper Gas & Water Department has shut down through traffic on Justin Street from Third Avenue to Hopf Avenue until early next week for utility work. Traffic can be diverted on Schroeder Avenue and Maurice Street. Hopf Avenue will be opened as normal.
Harvest season means motorists need to be alert to farm equipment
Harvest season is here and for some that means visiting pumpkin patches and apple orchards, but the Indiana State Police want to remind motorists that harvest season also means farmers will begin harvesting this year’s corn and soybean crops. That means more slow-moving agricultural equipment will be traveling on Indiana’s rural roads and highways. We…
Dubois County school corporation Covid-19 cases
Here are the student Covid-19 case numbers as of September 3, 2021, that were added to the State’s Covid-19 dashboard on September 7, 2021. The school information on the Covid-19 dashboard is normally updated on Mondays. (If there are less than five cases newly recorded or in total for a school or subcategory, the state…
51 Covid-19 cases since Friday
The Indiana State Department of Health recorded 51 new Covid-19 cases over the weekend including 11 on Monday. This brings the total cases up to 7,647 since the pandemic began with 123 Dubois County deaths attributed to the disease. The age range of all the deaths in Dubois County now includes the 40 to 49…
Messmer named 2021 Birch Bayh-Richard Lugar Government Leader of the Year
Senator Mark Messmer of Jasper has been selected as the 2021 Birch Bayh-Richard Lugar Government Leader of the Year by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce for his leadership in defending the state’s economy and providing business relief. Messmer authored the successful legislation (Senate Enrolled Act 1), which protects businesses that follow accepted COVID-19 safety guidelines…
2021 Miss and Teen-Miss Herbstfest crowned
The 2021 Herbstfest court was crowned Sunday evening. Judges named Karly Barnett the 2021 Miss Huntingburg Herbstfest. The 18-year-old is the daughter of Darrin and Shari Barnett of Huntingburg and is a senior at Southridge High School. She plans to attend IUPUI to major in pre-dentistry and hopes to become an orthodontist. The First Runner-up…
Multi-county pursuit leads to ongoing manhunt
Several local law enforcement agencies are still seeking the individuals involved in a pursuit Thursday evening. The incident began late Thursday evening when an Indiana State Police Trooper from the Evansville District attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation on I-64 in Warrick County. The vehicle failed to stop and the Trooper initiated a…
Friday: 43 new Covid-19 cases in Dubois County
Friday, the Indiana State Department of Health recorded 43 new Covid-19 cases in Dubois County. This brings the total cases up to 7,596 since the pandemic began with 123 Dubois County deaths attributed to the disease. The age range of all the deaths in Dubois County now includes the 40 to 49 year age range….
From basement to showroom: New sports supply business opens in Jasper
When Corey Scherer walks into the building housing his newly opened sports gear showroom and attached warehouse on 11th Avenue in Jasper, he can’t help but feel amazed at what he, with the help of his family, has created. “This is my dream,” Corey said about the new business, Advanced Sports Supply. “I’ve always had…
Thursday: State records 33 new Covid-19 cases in Dubois County
Thursday, the Indiana State Department of Health recorded 33 new Covid-19 cases in Dubois County. This brings the total cases up to 7,555 since the pandemic began with 123 Dubois County deaths attributed to the disease. The age range of all the deaths in Dubois County now includes the 40 to 49 year age range….
Input sought to gauge Covid-19 impact on residents and businesses
Wednesday, Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission launched a community survey and website for its economic recovery and resiliency plan. The plan, titled, “STEADFAST: Creating Deeper Roots for a Stronger Future,” will provide short-term economic endurance strategies, long-term recovery strategies, and regional economic recovery strategies to enable the region to persevere and prevail in the wake…
Mary Ellen
I made a mistake the other day and it gave me a glimpse into the reality some people are living. I messed up a number in regards to the Covid-19 count in Dubois County and didn’t catch it before publishing it. A little bit later I got a call that I sent to voicemail because…
Wednesday: 40 new Covid-19 cases recorded
Wednesday, the Indiana State Department of Health recorded 40 new Covid-19 cases in Dubois County. This brings that total cases up to 7,521 since the pandemic began with 123 Dubois County deaths attributed to the disease. The age range of all the deaths in Dubois County now includes the 40 to 49 year age range….
It’s been years since it’s been clear
Dr. Nick Werne is tired. Covid-19 driven by the Delta variant and the unvaccinated has overwhelmed the staff of the hospitalist team at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. Werne’s normal schedule, what he calls civilized, is seven 12-hour days on, followed by seven days off. These past few weeks, he and the other doctors…
Jasper man arrested on molestation charges
In October of 2020, Master Trooper Jarrod Lents initiated an investigation into allegations of improper sexual contact between an adult male and a female under the age of 14. During the nearly year-long investigation, probable cause was developed that Mauricio Bolanos, 20, of Jasper, had sexual relations in early 2020 with a female under the…
Tuesday: 45 new Covid-19 cases in Dubois County
Tuesday, the Indiana State Department of Health recorded 45 new Covid-19 cases in Dubois County. This brings that total cases up to 7,481 since the pandemic began with 123 Dubois County deaths attributed to the disease. The age range of all the deaths in Dubois County now includes the 40 to 49 year age range….
Not Forgotten; Ceremony recognizes POW/MIA service members
Jasper Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 673 will host a remembrance service on Friday, Sept. 17, recognizing service members designated as prisoners of war or missing in action. The ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, at the post located at 3131 Newton St., Jasper. Friday is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The…
McAlister’s Deli celebrates opening with a free tea for a year giveaway
Free Tea for a Year Giveaway; Ribbon Cutting Celebration on Opening Day McAlister’s Deli will open its doors in Jasper at 3803 Newton Street, at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 20 and to celebrate the grand opening, the location will be giving away Free Tea for a Year to the first 95 guests in line on opening…
One death; 80 new Covid-19 cases
Over the weekend, the Indiana State Department of Health recorded another death in Dubois County. This brings the total up to 123 since the pandemic started. Along with the additional death, the state recorded 80 new cases in Dubois County bringing the total up to 7,438 The age range of all the deaths in Dubois…
Honor & Remember run raises money for veterans
Saturday, OFS hosted a commemorative Honor & Remember Run at Cool Springs to recognize the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and raise funds for the GI Go Fund. GI Go assists veterans with finding employment, connecting to their benefits, and accessing housing opportunities. Participants could run/walk a 5k, 10k, or complete a 13-mile ruck. There was also…
