Braun, opportunity could prompt Senate run
By August, State Representative Mike Braun will know whether he’ll be adding his name to the Republican Senate primary race that is heating up for 2018. Over the past couple weeks, Braun has been “kicking the tires” about the idea of facing off against GOP Representatives Todd Rokita and Luke Messer—both are expected to declare…
Reward offered in string of Jasper break-ins, vandalisms
The Community Strike Force Against Crime has offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for several break-ins and thefts that occurred between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. According to police, vehicles and garages at the following residences were broken into or vandalized overnight: 1406…
$1,000 reward offered to catch, convict Jasper Youth Sports Complex vandal
Update: The reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible has been increased to $1000.00. This reward is made possible by the Community Strike Force Against Crime. Original: The Jasper Police Department is seeking help from the public in determining who vandalized the Jasper Youth Sports Complex at 1401 Twelfth…
Put to rest; photos from the annual flag disposal ceremony
Keith Ingram, President of the Dubois County Veterans Council and Comer of the Holland American Legion Post 143, led the flag disposal ceremony held at the Dubois County 4H Fairgrounds Friday evening. The ceremony is held annually in conjunction with Flag Day, June 14; a day that celebrates the adoption of the U.S. Flag as…
Man ends up in roadway during high-speed crash, walks away
A Crawford County man was ejected from his car into the middle of the roadway after colliding with a truck at a high rate of speed Saturday morning. According to authorities, Crawford County deputies responded to the intersection of State Road 66 and Old Union Church Road at about 11:09 a.m. CDT for the report…
Kimball Office donates furniture to Jasper schools and Otwell Academy
To support local schools, Kimball Office donated gently used furniture to Jasper Middle School that will be used in their classrooms and throughout the school. Additionally, the Jasper corporation also donated projectors and a sound system to improve their technology capabilities. “Staying current in a digital world educationally can be a very difficult task. Thanks…
Luke and Jessi named WBDC Country Showdown winner
The husband and wife team, Luke and Jessi of White Creek, Tenn. were announced as the winner of the 36th Annual WBDC Country Showdown Thursday evening. This event connected to America’s largest country music talent search and radio promotion was held at the Jasper Arts Center. This win marks the completion of the first step…
Multi-county pursuit ends in Dubois County
A pursuit of a wanted felon that started in Vanderburgh County came to a peaceful end Thursday night in Dubois County. At about 9:05 p.m., Indiana State Police was informed that Vanderburgh County law enforcement officers were in pursuit of a tan Audi A4 northbound on Interstate 69 near the 12-mile marker. The pursuit had…
3 vehicles totaled, 1 person taken to hospital after 4-vehicle crash
Three vehicles were totaled and one person taken to the hospital with injuries in a four-vehicle crash on State Road 56 Thursday at about noon. According to police, Canton A. Wolf, 20, of Winslow, was westbound on State Road 56 in a 1999 Ford Ranger when he failed to notice the vehicle in front of…
Local Amateur Radio Operator taking part in worldwide radio field day
The Dubois County Emergency Management Amateur Radio Operators will be participating in the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day event which runs from 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 24 to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 25, 2017. ARRL Field Day is a nationwide exercise that tests the Amateur Radio Operator’s equipment and their ability to operate…
May OWI arrests in Dubois County
The following individuals were booked into the Dubois County Security Center in May after being arrested for operating while intoxicated. May 1, 2017 Cecilio Garcia, 45, of Huntingburg was booked into the Dubois County Security Center at 2:38 a.m. for operating while intoxicated with a .20 percent blood alcohol content after being arrested by the…
Updated: Boil order lifted
Update Thursday June 8, 2017: The boil order has been lifted. Original: The Ireland Water Utility has issued a boil order in certain areas of Ireland impacted by a water main break. Residents from 4380 West Division Road going east to 2302 West Division Road and residents from 93 South 400 W. going north to…
Ferdinand pursuit ends after suspect crashes into Jasper road construction
A chase that began in Ferdinand ended in Jasper when the driver ran into the construction barricades on Wernsing Road in Jasper early Thursday morning. Kyle A. Baumeister, 27, of Huntingburg, was charged with Level 6 felony resisting law enforcement and misdemeanor counts of aggressive driving, criminal mischief, criminal recklessness and reckless driving after he…
U.S. 231 will be down to a single lane north of Jasper beginning next Monday
The Indiana Department of Transportation announced lane restrictions on U.S. 231 near Jasper for a bridge deck overlay project. Beginning on or around Monday, June 12, contractors will begin to restrict the southbound lane of U.S. 231 at a bridge about two miles south of the State Road 56 intersection spanning East Fork Mill Creek….
New elementary school on Jasper’s horizon
Bolstered by the responses to a survey regarding the school corporation’s buildings and infrastructure, Superintendent Dr. Tracy Lorey will present the school board with the option to build a new elementary school on the north side of Jasper. Lorey discussed the results of the survey that in particular asked about the corporation’s options regarding the…
Scam mimicking Jasper Utilities strikes Jasper businesses
The City of Jasper Municipal Utilities released a statement saying business customers have been receiving phone calls stating a technician was en route to disconnect their utilities due to non-payment unless prompt payment was made. This is a scam. The caller had a foreign accent and was calling from an 800 number, according to city officials….
Huntingburg Airport adds enhanced weather information to expand aeronautical attraction
Improvements at the Huntingburg Airport will make weather forecasts in the southern portion of Dubois County a lot more accurate later this summer. The National Weather Service will designate the airport as a Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) site in late August. The airport already has equipment—an Automated Weather Observing System—that measures the weather information in…
Jasper Rotary, 2017 Athena finalists announced
The Rotary Club of Jasper announced this year’s six Athena finalists. They are Tonya Heim, Sandra Hemmerlein, Barb Hopf, Diane Hoppenjans, Janie Kempf, and Leah Jessee. Go to http://www.jasperrotary.com for more finalist information. The event will be held at the Huntingburg Event Center on Thursday, August 17, 2017, beginning at 6:00 p.m. with Kelly Craig Schaefer, as…
Local woman competing for state title
Ireland native Charlotte Olson will join 62 young women from across the state to compete for more than $40,000 in scholarships at the Miss Indiana competition being held in Zionsville beginning on Sunday, June 11. The 24-year-old will participate in a week’s worth of events culminating in three nights of preliminary competition on Wednesday, Thursday…
Tanker of oil sludge roll-over injures truck driver
A single-vehicle rollover crash Monday morning on Interstate 64 in Perry County sent a Charlestown, Indiana man to a regional hospital. At about 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, 40-year-old Richard Limback of Charlestown was attempting to turn his 2013 Kenworth tractor-trailer onto the eastbound on-ramp to Interstate 64 from State Road 37. As Limback attempted to apply the brakes,…
Alcohol, speed contributed to fatal ATV crash
Indiana Conservation Officers believe alcohol, speed and lack of a helmet contributed to an ATV crash that took a Marengo man’s life Tuesday evening. Clinton Neal, 34, of Marengo, died after crashing his ATV on Ross Road, outside of Marengo in Crawford County. Neal was riding a Polaris ATV with a friend at about 8:30…
56 year tradition continues, Heinrichsdorf Fest June 9-10
The St. Henry Heinrichsdorf Fest is this weekend in the Dubois County hamlet. The first annual St. Henry Heinrichsdorf Fest was held in 1961 to raise funds for the town’s centennial in 1962. For many years, two one-day fests were held, on Memorial and Labor Day, but for at least the last 27 years the…
Woman arrested after impersonating hospital staff, scaring employees
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center issued a statement regarding the arrest of a woman impersonating hospital personnel Monday evening. “We experienced an unusual incident last evening. Around 4:45 p.m., a person entered the Pavilion entrance and made their way into a non-patient care area of the hospital. While in this area, the person claimed…
Victims in Salem slaying identified
Indiana State Police have released the names and causes of death of the three victims in the triple homicide that occurred Sunday near Salem. Autopsies were completed on the three victims identified as 58-year-old Danny G. Newlin, 42-year-old Kelley Kay Newlin and 14-year-old Austin Newlin, all of5582 South Beck’s Mill Road, Salem. All three died…
Funding secured, Astra Theatre could open spring of 2018
With a recent series of major funding sources aligning in support of Next Act’s effort to renovate the interior of the historic Astra Theatre, a full and complete renovation—inclusive of the interior renovation—appears to be on the horizon. Last August, Next Act received a historic preservation grant from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural…
Coroner, preliminary autopsy inconclusive in cause of death of man involved in standoff
According to Dubois County Coroner Bob Veatch, the results of the autopsy of 33-year-old Armando N. Gutierrez of Evansville are inconclusive on a cause of death. “The preliminary report is inconclusive,” Veatch said. “We didn’t find a reasonable cause of death on the individual’s clinical autopsy.” Veatch added that he is waiting on toxicology and microscopic…
Pair arrested for aggravated battery after Jasper altercation
A man and woman are both facing Level 3 felony aggravated battery charges after they allegedly battered a woman Sunday evening. According to police, they were called to the area of W. 6th Street and Correll Street at about 6:10 p.m. for the report of a physical fight involving two women and a man. Officers…
Three people found dead in Washington County, police searching for a man connected to slayings
Update: Monday morning at about 8:00 a.m., the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department received a tip that Richard Lee Burton, Jr’s vehicle was parked at the Blackwell Horse Camp in Monroe County near State Road 446. When deputies approached the vehicle they found a body believed to be that of Richard Lee Burton, Jr. deceased in…
Man involved in standoff pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in cell
The man arrested after a six-hour standoff in Jasper Thursday night was found unresponsive in his cell early Friday morning. According to the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department, Armando N. Gutierrez, 33, of Evansville was booked into the Dubois County Security Center at 2:02 a.m. Friday after being released from Memorial Hospital. Barricaded, armed man captured…
Two more flood-damaged homes needed to meet requirements for low-interest disaster loans
Two more homes meeting damage requirements from the flooding are needed for the county to qualify for low-interest loans for homeowners to repair damages. Dubois County Emergency Management Agency, working in coordination with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS), has only identified 23 homes that meet the damage threshold. They need 25 to meet…
Mowing accident kills Jasper man
A man was killed when the tractor he was operating rolled over Thursday evening. According to authorities, Ken Meyer, 59, of 4288W 675N, is believed to have died from blunt force trauma caused when the John Deere tractor he was operating rolled over while he was mowing a bank on property along 700N southeast of…
