Letter: Tri-County YMCA – Now more than ever
At the Tri-County YMCA, our three areas of focus are Healthy Living, Youth Development, and Social Responsibility. Now more than ever these three areas are at the forefront of our planning. Now more than ever, Healthy Living is increasingly important to everyone. With the current pandemic, we hear a lot about people who have underlying…
2020 Dubois County 4-H Fair to be held virtually
The Dubois County 4-H Fair will be held virtually in 2020. The Purdue Extension Dubois County made the announcement on its Facebook Page Tuesday morning. The decision was made “out of an abundance of caution and in an effort to keep our youth, volunteers and community safe” by the Dubois County 4-H Council and Purdue…
Farbest reports 101 positive tests
Farbest has reported that of the 588 employees tested last Friday, 101 have been confirmed as Covid-19 positive — 464 tests were negative and they are waiting on the results of 23 tests. According to a statement from the company, those 101 were asymptomatic positives from various counties. Farbest stated that although they remain flexible…
Seal coating reduces access to State Road 145 near Birdseye
The Indiana Department of Transportation announces seal coat operations for State Road 145 in Perry and Dubois County County. Beginning on or around Monday, May 26, INDOT maintenance crews will close S.R. 145 from I-64 to the town Limits of Birdseye to perform seal coat operations. During these operations, workers will apply a new driving…
Section of Schnellville Road closing Wednesday
Schnellville Road will be closed on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, beginning at 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for culvert replacement. The road closure is just southeast of the Schnellville Mill between County Road 820 East and Schnell Road.
Dubois County Covid-19 cases increase to 161
The Dubois County Health Department confirmed an additional 43 positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been identified. This brings the total to 161 positive cases of COVID-19 in Dubois County residents. The health department also reported that 31 individuals with Covid-19 since tracking began in Dubois County are out of isolation and feeling better….
Jasper Mill Street closed between 4th and 5th streets
Jasper’s Mill Street will be closed for sanitary sewer work between 4th and 5th streets beginning Monday and it may be closed for most of the week.
Small gesture honors veterans
Sunday, Angela Phillips and her daughter, Kyra, visited Kyra’s great-grandfather’s grave in the Enlow City Cemetery near the Jasper Riverwalk and noticed something was missing from nearby graves. Kyra’s great-grandfather Leroy Young was a U.S. Army veteran who served in Korea. Angela and her daughter visit the site when they are in the area and…
Sturm Hardware: The living museum
Look up to see the relics of L.H. Sturm Hardware’s past. On the highest shelves in the long, shadowed, building are the oldest treasures. A tricycle your grandmother may have ridden, several stand-alone speakers that bring to mind brass ornate oscillating fans, a butter churn, a cattle prod, and so much more sit along those…
Celestine Streetfest canceled; returns 2021
Community of Celestine Inc. has decided to cancel the Celestine Streetfest 2020. The event will return on Saturday, June 26, 2021. “We were still planning to have the event until the announcement of Indiana’s Back on Track plan on May 1st,” said event co-organizer Tony Buechler in an email. “This prevents any festivals taking place…
Dubois County Covid-19 cases up to 118
As of May 17, at 8 a.m., Dubois County Health Department confirmed that 33 more positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been identified. This brings the total to 118 positive cases of COVID-19 in Dubois County residents. The number of positive cases from COVID-19 have progressively increased in the past week in Dubois County. With more testing, the numbers will continue to increase….
State: Covid-19 cases over 27k; drive-thru testing sites open
Saturday, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced that 656 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 27,280 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s…
Dubois County Covid-19 case total reaches 85; contact tracing to begin
Saturday, the Dubois County Health Department confirmed eight more positive cases of Covid-19, bringing the countywide total to 85 cases. According to the health department, 30 of the 85 cases have reported they are out of isolation and have recovered. There have been two deaths. According to the county health department, the Indiana State Department…
Highway projects to impact Dubois County roadways
The Indiana Department of Transportation has several road projects in the works for state roads in Dubois County. Some will close the highway down while others will bring traffic down to a single lane. Here are the projects slated to begin. Bridge rehab project scheduled for SR 64 near Huntingburg INDOT will perform a complete…
Health Department reports 8 more Covid-19 cases
As of May 15, at 8 a.m., Dubois County Health Department confirms that eight more positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been identified. This brings the total to 77 positive cases of COVID-19 in Dubois County residents. We are working closely with Indiana State Department of Health and local officials to ensure that close…
Holiday World announces reopening plans
Holiday World officials plan to open to the public June 17 with 50 percent capacity, with reserved days earlier for Season Passholders. In place of reservations, the park will sell date-specific tickets online and officials ask that all Guests come with a ticket in hand to make sure they can enter. “We want to make…
42 Farbest Huntingburg employees found to have Covid-19; company announces testing of all employees
Farbest Huntingburg announced that after a number of employees tested positive for Covid-19, the company will be testing all employees at the facility. “At this time, there are 42 confirmed cases at Farbest’s Huntingburg plant, and we are striving to contain that number,” Farbest President Ted Seger stated in a press release. “It is based…
Governor directs flags to half-staff for Peace Officers Memorial Day
Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags statewide to be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, May 15. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents across the state to lower their flags to half-staff on Friday to commemorate Peace Officers Memorial…
Downtown Chowdown food truck event postponed
With the governor’s executive order relegating 100 or less people for events the City of Jasper has decided to postpone our Downtown Chowdown event for June. Originally scheduled to begin later this month, the first day of the event will be Wednesday, July 8th. This is subject to change pending the governor’s direction. As…
State releases findings on the prevalence of coronavirus in Indiana
Preliminary results from a scientific study aimed at measuring the spread of the novel coronavirus in Indiana show a general population prevalence of about 2.8 percent of the state’s population. “What we knew through conventional detection methods — testing symptomatic people and those at high-risk for COVID-19 — was just the tip of the iceberg,”…
Groups promoting clean air receive $190k grant for air monitors
Two southwestern Indiana environmental health advocacy groups have been awarded a significant grant to undertake regional monitoring of toxic and fine particle air pollution as well as some water pollution. Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life (SWICQL) based in Dale and Valley Watch, Inc., of Evansville, were local recipients of this award. The groups…
Farbest back in full operation after Covid-19 assessment
Farbest Huntingburg resumed full operations at the Huntingburg plant after a short shut down that took place when some employees tested positive for Covid-19. The pause in production was conducted to ensure that the company would meet the guidelines for asymptomatic individuals that could be present. According to President Ted Seger, Farbest Huntingburg started the…
8 new Covid-19 cases in county; recoveries up to 27
The Dubois County Health Department confirmed eight more positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been identified. This brings the total to 66 positive cases of COVID-19 in Dubois County residents. We are working closely with Indiana State Department of Health and local officials to ensure that close contacts of the patients are identified and monitored,…
Letter: Elected officials and courthouse staff should follow mask guidelines
This week, I visited a Dubois County office, where I was required to wear a mask. The Dubois County employees were not. They also did not social distance themselves from me. I believe they should be required to wear a mask also. I also saw the employees and elected officials out and about around town, talking to various people…
Parade scheduled to celebrate Jasper High School class of 2020
Officials at Jasper High School have organized a parade route through town to give the community a chance to congratulate the resilient class of 2020. Senior students will gather at the high school in their vehicles Friday evening the 22nd to begin a parade route at 6:30 p.m. (The original date and time scheduled for…
2nd death announced, 11 additional cases confirmed
The Dubois County Health Department reported the second death in the county attributed to the coronavirus. “It is with great sadness that I am announcing the second COVID-19-related death in Dubois County,” said Dr. Ted Waflart, Dubois County Health Officer. “We at the Dubois County Health Department send our deepest condolences to the family and…
Holy Trinity hosting drive-thru celebration
Holy Trinity is celebrating the end of the school year with a wrap-up drive-thru celebration on Friday, May 15th and Saturday, May 16th from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. We are waving goodbye to this school year, and saying hello to sunny days ahead. Faculty will be dressing up in their summer best (Hawaiin shirts,…
Annual Jasper Chalk Walk goes virtual
In response to the continued restrictions in place due to coronavirus, Jasper Community Arts will host the 17th annual Chalk Walk Arts Festival as a virtual tour of local chalk art rather than in downtown Jasper. According to Corina Mack, the events coordinator, the arts department has noticed all the sidewalk chalk art happening in…
Visit Dubois County names new director
Visit Dubois County, Inc. Board of Directors announced Whitney Hall Lubbers has been appointed the organization’s new executive director. For the past nine years, Whitney has provided exemplary service to Visit Dubois County as sales and marketing manager. Whitney embodies the values that drive the organization. She has been a big part of driving the…
Mike Wagner announced as new president of Jasper Group
Jasper Group announced Mike Wagner has accepted the position of Jasper Group President. In this role, Wagner will be dedicated to strategic growth and oversight for the company’s group of brands, which include contract furniture brands, JSI, Community, and Jasper Desk; and hospitality furniture brand, Klem. “For several years I’ve been searching for a successor…
Huntingburg police seeking burglary suspect
The Huntingburg Police Department is asking for help from the public to identify a person involved in a burglary at the Dairy Queen. According to Det. Sgt. Tylor Stivers, someone broke into the Huntingburg Dairy Queen overnight Sunday between 11:25 p.m. and Monday morning at 12:15 a.m. The suspect entered and left Dairy Queen from…
