A Southern Indiana road trip
Backroad Planet took a tour through Dubois County recently. Check out what writer Howard Blount thought about the sites and food he experienced.
INDOT to accept bids for dangerous Dale intersection modifications
The Indiana Department of Transportation has begun the process of updating the U.S. 231 and State Road 62 intersection in Dale. INDOT advertised for bids to install “J-turns” as an urgent safety improvement at the north and south junctions of U.S. 231 and State Road 62 near Dale. They expect to open contractor bids on Oct….
Move forces Harbison Township caucus for committee member
A Harbison Township Precinct Committeeperson’s move has forced the Republicans to caucus to fill the vacancy it will create. The caucus will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 to fill a vacancy in the office of Harbison Township Advisory Board created by the resignation of Lorie L. Hubbs. Hubbs is moving to Marion Township. She…
Gorilla encounter goes viral
A video of a Jasper man’s interactions with a gorilla at the Louisville Zoo has been splashed across the world on TV and social media today. The first we saw of the video and story was in the Daily Mail out of the UK. Then, the Today show ran the video in a segment this…
Jasper Parks announces new endowment in assistant superintendent’s memory
Before a moment of silence was held at the monthly Jasper Park Board meeting to honor the passing of Assistant Superintendent Mike Oeding, Park Superintendent Ken Buck announced a new endowment had been established in Oeding’s name. The new endowment named Jasper Park and Recreation Department in Memory of Mike L. Oeding was created to support the…
Ferdinand council: Residents say no to cell tower
Special from Ferdinand News The Ferdinand Town Hall was packed Tuesday night. Half of the attendees were Forest Park government students working for some extra credit. But most of the remainder were residents on a mission. They live in the Holiday Lake area and have heard (and seen evidence in preparation) that a cell tower is slated to go up on…
Jasper mayoral candidate’s candidacy overshadowed by criminal issues
Jasper’s third mayoral candidate, Joshua Budd, 32, has based his candidacy on inspiring people to vote. But Budd’s own recent brush with the Dubois County criminal courts system could dampen his torch-bearing efforts as well as his candidacy. Since announcing his run for the office in July, Budd has delayed discussing any other issues the…
Jasper native keeping seas free in the Middle East
Manama, Bahrain — Jasper native Cameron Light is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS Sentry. Light graduated from The Science Academy of South Texas in 2012 and is serving as a Navy Engineman on board the ship. He lives at the Naval base in Manama, Bahrain. Bahrain is a small…
Violent domestic ends in police involved shooting
An Indiana State Trooper and West Baden police officer were both involved in a shooting at a French Lick residence Friday afternoon. At about 3:50 p.m. Friday, Trooper Michael Allen, a three-year veteran of the department, responded to the report of a man strangling his wife at 8399 West Ohio Street. He was assisted by…
2015 Latino Festival photos
The third annual Latino Festival is still going today at the Huntingburg City Park. Booths open and music starts at 10 a.m. and goes to midnight.
Dogs found at woman’s home in violation of probation from animal cruelty case
Authorities say their hands are tied in regards to an apparent probation violation by a woman convicted of animal neglect last year. Officers and members of the Animal Control Team spent the better part of three hours at 609 N. Washington in Huntingburg today as officers worked through the legality of entering the home belonging…
Marty and Mati: Faith, love and death in Haiti
Marty Welp didn’t go to Haiti to fall in love; he went to Haiti because he fell in love with Jesus Christ. It was a big step for a man who never planned on leaving his hometown in rural Indiana. “I’ve always loved Dubois County,” he explained. “The low-key, slow living has always been attractive to…
Impatient motorists put children at risk with church shortcut
The Dubois County Sheriff’s Department is warning motorists against using the Shiloh United Methodist Church parking lot in Jasper as a shortcut. According to authorities, the church located at 1971 W. State Road 56 operates a preschool. Vehicles attempting to avoid traffic at the State Road 56 and County Road 350W intersection are using the parking…
St. Anthony man killed in motorcycle accident
A St. Anthony resident was killed in a head-on motorcycle accident Tuesday at about 3:02 p.m. CDT in northern Spencer County. According to authorities, Joe E. Smitson, 47, of 500E, St. Anthony, was westbound on State Road 62 east of Troesch Junction when according to witnesses, he appeared to have a mechanical failure with the…
Jasper Arts: Hoosier Desk tax credit application completed
City officials have applied for a tax credit through the Indiana Economic Development Corporation to potentially cut $3.5 million dollars off the Hoosier Desk pricetag. The Jasper Public Library and Jasper Community Arts Commission has been exploring a potential partnership in purchasing site and building to create the Jasper Cultural Center. Plans for the development…
16 arrests and $7.5 million in marijuana tallied with Operation Smoke Out
The Indiana State Police partnered with several federal, state and local agencies to find and eradicate 146 marijuana grow operations throughout Southern Indiana during a marijuana eradication blitz named Operation Smoke Out. According to authorities, the state police, Indiana National Guard Counter Drug Task Force, US Drug Enforcement Administration, US Forest Service, Civil Air Patrol,…
269 marijuana plants found in SW Dubois County cornfield
Officers with the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department and the Indiana State Police confiscated about 269 marijuana plants the southwestern part of the county this morning. According to authorities, officers had located three separate plots of marijuana growing inside cornfields near Holland. Both the Indiana State Police and the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department frequently fly over Dubois…
Jasper Redevelopment Commission: Cabinet tax district discussed and resolution passed
The Jasper Redevelopment Commission approved a declaratory resolution to create a tax increment finance district encompassing the Jasper Cabinet property called the Jasper Riverfront TIF. In August, the redevelopment commission announced a private developer was interested in the Jasper Cabinet property and had entered into a purchase agreement with the owner, Jerry Fuhs. However, before…
Kids Fun Run and Festival this Friday
This Friday, the Dave Buehler Plaza at the Jasper Riverwalk will be filled with booths, games and fun for the entire family. The Heartland Kids Fun Run & Festival will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 4 at the Dave Buehler Plaza and Jasper Riverwalk, with the Fun Run beginning at…
City pays tribute to longtime employee
Employees with the City of Jasper gathered along 2nd Street in front of the Schroeder Sports Complex to pay their respects to the passing motorcade carrying longtime Assistant Park Department Director Mike “Otis” Oeding to Ireland. Oeding, 60, passed away at home last Wednesday.
Springs Valley Bank & Trust donates $10,000 to Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center
A group of employees at Springs Valley Bank & Trust teamed up with Rosie Uebelhor of David’s Beauty Salon to raise $10,000 for the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. Springs Valley employees, on their own initiative, worked with Rosie, to create and sell a variety of specially designed bracelets to…
VUJC hosting speaker Kevin Hines – Mental Health Advocate
The Campus Activities Board at Vincennes University Jasper Campus will be bringing in Kevin Hines to speak on suicide prevention and mental health. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 1st at 12:00 p.m. in the Jasper Campus Classroom (JCCB) Lecture Hall at VUJC. Kevin Hines is an award-winning global speaker, bestselling author and…
Encore performance of Voices of Schnellville this weekend
After a highly successful show in October last year, the Voices of Schnellville will return for an encore performance tonight and Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. The encore performance features the addition of the stained glass windows from the original church as part of the production’s backdrop. The windows have been in storage for nearly…
Huntingburg Council notes from August 28, 2015
The Huntingburg Common Council’s second meeting for August was brief and only required one action. Before beginning the regular reports from the power and water departments, the council and Mayor Denny Spinner took a moment to recognize Angie MacDonald and Carolyn Bartelt for their years of service as at-home on call emergency utility dispatch. The…
Cravener joins Community Foundation
Dubois County Community Foundation announced Jill Cravener was recently hired as the Office and Grants Administrator. Jill brings nearly 13 years of proficiency in office management and public service, most recently with the City of Jasper as the Street Department’s Administrative Assistant. Cravener participated in the 2014 Dubois County Leadership Academy and was instrumental in…
Man arrested in double homicide investigation
Dover Hill — Two men were found dead at a home north of Shoals and another is in custody charged with murder after a short car chase Wednesday. On Tuesday, law enforcement officers in Martin County started searching for Tom Tharp, 52, 8720 Cale Road, Shoals, after his family reported him missing Tuesday evening. Wednesday…
Michigan man arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a Jasper Middle School girl
A Grand Rapids, Michigan man was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a 14-year-old Jasper Middle School student through a series of online chats over a five-month timeframe. According to the Jasper Police Department, they obtained warrants for 44-year-old Michael P. Van Houten, of Grand Rapids, for Level 5 felony counts of child solicitation. On…
Astra Theatre to open for weekend of events in October
2012 Guitar Center national “Battle of the Blues” Winner Boscoe France to Headline the Activities Guitar Center’s 2012 national “Battle of the Blues” winner, Boscoe France, will perform at a Next Act, Inc., fundraiser in the historic Astra Theatre on Saturday, October 3. In addition to the performance, the 30-minute PBS documentary “Shoeless Blues: The…
Tri-County YMCA creates endowment to support its missions
The Tri-County YMCA has created an endowment with the Dubois County Community Foundation to support its programs and operations. “We’re setting the stage for our future growth,” said Mike Steffe Executive Director of the organization. “This endowment was part of our strategic plan and gives our donors an opportunity to contribute to the sustainability of…
Ferdinand to host community planning meeting Thursday
The Town of Ferdinand is inviting members of the community to attend a special meeting Thurday to provide input as the town updates its comprehensive plan for future developments. In 2007, the Town of Ferdinand updated and adopted a Comprehensive Plan. This plan looked out over 10 years and addressed ideas for the town to…
Whitney Hulsman, a Forest Park senior, announced as new Ferdinand intern
Whitney Hulsman, 18, a senior at Forest Park Jr./Sr. High School, will be the Town of Ferdinand’s new intern for the fall semester. “I am happy to have Whitney continue the strong tradition of Forest Park students who have interned with the town,” said Town Manager Chris James. “It is my hope that she will…
