Jasper school corporation could work within current tax levy for future expansions
Jim O’Neal, News Director at WITZ AM/FM contributed to this report The Greater Jasper Consolidated School Corporation’s ability to expand could be less taxing on property owners in the future. During a public work session held Monday evening, the school board and the few members of the public in attendance received an update on the…
Jasper Utilities meeting notes July 18, 2016
The Jasper Utility Service Board met for their regular meeting Monday evening and took the following actions: -Approved the appointment of Adam Auffart to the board to replace Derek Smith who resigned due to work commitments. He was promptly appointed secretary of the board. His term will end Dec. 31, 2016. -Approved the low bid…
Mylar balloon blamed for Jasper power outage
A mylar balloon is to blame for the power outage that affected two major manufacturers and a large part of the city Monday. According to Jasper Electric Distribution Manager Jerry Schitter, the balloon was blown in ahead of the first storm that hit the county. It floated into the southwest substation and caused a disruption that…
DNR confirms black bear report in southern Indiana
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources confirmed the presence of a black bear in and around Corydon in southern Indiana. The bear was first reported around 9 p.m. Sunday. Indiana Conservation Officers received a call from a Harrison County homeowner of a bear going through the caller’s garbage. Conservation officers, sheriff’s deputies and local animal…
Birdseye man LifeFlighted after motorcycle crash
Richard Dooley, 62, of E. Conservation Club Road, Birdseye, was badly injured after the 2002 Harley Davidson he was operating struck a deer Friday afternoon. According to the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department, Dooley was northbound on Mentor Road about a quarter mile south of State Road 64 at about 1:40 p.m. when he encountered the…
Riverwalk hit-and-run suspect turns himself in
The suspect that left his car crashed into a footbridge on the Jasper Riverwalk turned himself in at the Jasper Police Station today. David L. Manus, 26, of Hardinsburg, Ind., was charged with leaving the scene of a property damage crash after he reported to the police department at about 7:05 p.m. Saturday. Police originally…
Leadership Academy group building Deer Trail extension at VUJC
A group with the 2016 Dubois County Leadership Academy is busy blazing a trail through the woods on the Vincennes University Jasper Campus. Appropriately named, the Trail Blazers is a group of six Dubois County residents taking part in the annual academy designed to build new leaders in the community and assist in the creation…
Jasper Library: Referendum question approved; fundraising efforts up to $2.7 million
Only one final step remains to get the Jasper Library referendum question approved for the ballot for this November’s election. Jasper Library Director Christine Golden told the board during Thursday’s board meeting the referendum question had been approved by the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) on June 28th. The final approval should come on…
Indiana Electric providers issue Pokémon Go warning
Indiana Electric Cooperatives warns players of the augmented reality game Pokémon Go to stay away from power lines, transformers, and substations when playing the game. IEC encourages users to exercise extreme caution when playing this new global phenomenon. Electric utilities cannot control where the Pokémon appear, making it important for players to make sure they…
$500 reward offered for stolen defibrillator in Jasper
The Jasper Police Department is investigating the theft of a Zoll AED Plus portable defibrillator that was taken from the Jasper Municipal Swimming Pool at 1405 Bartley Street in Jasper. The theft is believed to have occurred sometime between July 10 and July 11. The AED is valued at about $2500. The Community Strike Force against…
Jasper mayor appointed to state advisory board
Jasper Mayor Terry Seitz has been appointed as a lay member on the Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Mayor Seitz has served on the commission for three years. The Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (IACIR) was established by the General Assembly in 1995 to provide a forum to plan for and address the…
Ferdinand Council: Racing towards the finishing line on a challenging course
The heads of two Town Departments are in a race against the clock. Property and Street Superintendent Tom Lueken is preparing 18 separate projects to submit for Indiana Department of Transportation grants by the July 29 deadline. According to Town Manager Chris James, reporting for Lueken, his department is going through a checklist on each…
Huntingburg Council: Street superintendent to take over as water superintendent
Huntingburg’s Street Superintendent Jason Stamm will step into a new role with the city. He will take over as water superintendent effective immediately. But, he isn’t leaving the street department. In 2012, the city changed the Utility Superintendent position into two positions, a gas and electrical utilities superintendent and a water superintendent. With the new…
Airport Authority: No bathrooms, just wheels
The Dubois County Airport Authority decided $150,000 for bathrooms near the fuel pumps was too expensive. The question about adding the facilities came up at last month’s meeting when pilot Jim Kulbeth informed the authority the 1,400 feet distance between the fueling station and bathrooms was causing problems for passengers and pilots seeking to off-load and…
St. Anthony man charged with stealing car
Monday afternoon, state police arrested a St. Anthony man for allegedly stealing a vehicle from Bristow. At about 5 p.m., Indiana State Police Dispatch alerted troopers a vehicle theft had just occurred in Bristow and the vehicle was possibly traveling west on I-64. The 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt was allegedly stolen by Steven Wiley, 50, of St….
Driver identified, warrants to be issued
Update: Jasper Police Department released the identity of the man they are seeking in connection with these incidents. Shawn P. Archie, 30, unknown address, has been identified as the driver of the Dodge Charger. Police have reported the passenger has been identified and he has been cooperative in the investigation. Warrants will be issued for…
8 Bombers hit by pitches but with 2 rallies, take down Chiefs in 11
Special from Dubois County Bombers Bombers management took advantage of last night’s game against the Paducah Chiefs to host a family reunion. They invited all former Bombers, former Dubois County Dragons, and former Peaches to come back to League Stadium one more time to share in fond memories. Not to be left out, the current…
Jasper woman struck by car; badly injured
A Jasper woman was severely injured when she was struck by a car on Newton Street early Saturday morning. According to authorities, Darrin N. Dupont, 22, of Huntingburg, was northbound on Newton Street in a 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme at about 3:30 a.m. Dupont told police that as he approached the intersection with 32nd Street,…
Volunteers needed for Community Garden
As Memorial Hospital Foundation begins a second year of its garden project, volunteers are being sought to help with tasks like planting, weeding, harvesting and delivering produce. Last year the hospital planted about three-fourths of an acre at the Lodge, on South Newton Street; zucchini, corn and cantaloupe were among the homegrown produce served in the…
Husband, wife found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Dale
A husband and wife were found deceased late Tuesday night as a result of what State Police detectives believe was a murder and suicide. At 10:52 p.m. CST Tuesday, concerned acquaintances of a Dale couple asked the Spencer County Sheriff’s Department to check on the welfare of 74-year-old William Lamar and his wife, 68-year-old Martha Lamar….
Economic development problems are at local, not state level
The Center for Business and Economic Research recently released a study explaining the generally disappointing results of local economic development efforts in Indiana. It is worth reading in whole, but the gist of it ought to be part of the local discussion about efforts to attract jobs and households. The eye catching part of the…
Pence can’t run for Indiana governor if selected as Trump’s VP
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence faces a tight deadline to withdraw from the state’s gubernatorial race if he is selected to be Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick. Associated Press story
In grief, Jasper couple creates fund for parents facing their worst nightmare
On November 25, 2015, Ashley and Nick Spanenberg let their 12-day-old daughter Athena go. Athena suffered from Hydrops Fetalis, a condition that causes fluid to accumulate in an infant’s body. In Athena’s case, the fluid was settling in her lungs and had caused one to collapse. The doctors at Riley’s informed the couple there was…
Art Guild winners’ work on display at Krempp Gallery
The Jasper Community Art’s Commission announced the 48th Annual Dubois County Art Guild Exhibit in the Krempp Gallery at the Jasper Arts Center. The exhibit will feature work by local artists who belong to the guild, many of whom are well known in the area. It will include work in a variety of mediums. Winners…
Odon man killed in U.S. 231 crash; driver jailed
A Fourth of July crash north of Loogootee took the life of an Odon man, injured four children and resulted in a driver going to jail on numerous felony charges. According to Indiana State Police, Jessica I. Bechtel, Odon, was southbound on US 231 near County Road 700 North (five miles north of Loogootee) in…
Tip leads to meth manufacturing arrest in Huntingburg
Thursday afternoon, Huntingburg officers arrested a Huntingburg man for manufacturing methamphetamine at a South Chestnut Street residence. According to police, they received a tip about someone manufacturing meth at 609 S. Chestnut Street at about 5:30 p.m. Officers responded to the residence and made contact with Troy Denton, 29. During that contact, officers developed probable…
Sheriff’s Department seeking information on attempted break-in
The Dubois County Sheriff’s Department is asking for assistance from the public in locating the person(s) involved in an attempted breaking and entering at a Holland business that occurred early Thursday morning. On Thursday, June 30th, 2016 around 03:50 a.m. someone attempted to gain entry to Windmill Chill at the intersection of State Road 161…
Huntingburg man ejected from truck, LifeFlighted
A Huntingburg man was thrown from the truck he was driving when it crashed on U.S. 231 just north of the Huntingburg Airport Thursday afternoon. Dubois County deputies responded to the crash at 4:12 p.m. and determined Jason A. Thacker, of Pinewood Court, was northbound in a 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty Crew Cab when…
Happy 200th Haysville; Remembering 150th
All Maryann Fisher needs in life, she says, is “a kitchen, a bathroom and a bedroom.” Summer is a busy time for the Haysville lady, when she works during the week making luscious angel food cakes from scratch to sell at the Jasper Farmer’s Market. But then, with a dozen egg yolks left from each cake, what to do?…
Jasper mayor orders city flag to half staff in honor of former councilman
Mayor Terry Seitz ordered the City of Jasper flag at City Hall to be lowered to half staff in honor of former Councilman Victor J. Knies, who died Tuesday. The executive order states the flag will be lowered at sunrise on Thursday, the day of Knies’ visitation, until his entombment on Friday. Knies’ obituary is here.
Bombers repeat 10-2 win against Stallions
Special from the Dubois County Bombers The Dubois County Bombers broke open a tight game with an 8-run 7th inning last night on the way to their second consecutive lopsided victory in front of 808 fans on Youth League night. Fresh off of a 10-2 drubbing of the Paducah Chiefs on Monday, the Bombers downed…
