Community Foundation awards funding for internships
Two local non-profits have been named as recipients for funding to host interns through Nonprofit Fellows. The Next Act and Young Life were chosen from a competitive application process in which nonprofits could apply for the opportunity to receive funding. Nonprofit Fellows, a program of the Community Foundation’s BetterTogether Initiative, makes funding available for eligible…
Pursuit and arrest in Holland linked to Warrick County murder investigation
A Warrick County death investigation has been linked to a chase that ended in Holland on Saturday. Warrick County authorities found the body of Beverly H. Karns, 30, of Evansville, at the scene of a crash in Northern Warrick County on Indiana 68 at Scales Road Saturday afternoon. The suspect, Michael Damien Howell, 28, 8188…
Lightning strike suspected in fire that destroyed barn and contents
Lightning is suspected to have caused a fire that destroyed a barn and its contents early Sunday evening near Cuzco. The Dubois Volunteer Fire Department received the call of a possible barn fire at the Pankey Farm on Cuzco Road North at 6:31 p.m. A neighbor to the property, Daniel Viveiros of 7520 N Cuzco…
Jasper police seeking hit-and-run suspect’s identity (Update)
Update: Police reported the suspect has identified herself. Charges will be forwarded to Dubois County Prosecutor’s Office for their review. Original: Jasper Police Department is asking the public for assistance in identifying the woman in the attached image. According to authorities, the woman in the image struck a parked vehicle at the Memorial Hospital parking…
Parking restrictions next week in preparation for Fourth Street water main project
In preparation for the 4th Street Waterline project, the City of Huntingburg will be restricting parking on the east side of Jackson Street next week. Weather permitting, the Water Department will be installing a water valve. There will be no parking to the north between 4th Street and Wood Street and to the south between…
Portions of Chestnut closed Friday for Huntingburg Force Main Project
Chestnut Street will be closed between 12th and 14th Streets on Friday, April 8 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This is being done in conjunction with the force main pipe installation work on 13th Street. The public is asked to find an alternate route during construction.
Colts Fan Fest coming to Jasper in June
The Colts Fan Fest will be coming to the Jasper Train Depot Thursday, June 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. For the thirteenth consecutive summer, the Colts will be traveling across Indiana bringing players, cheerleaders and live music to three Indiana cities; Jasper, Waldron and Monticello. The players and cheerleaders visiting Jasper will provide fans…
Jasper police arrest Dale woman after receiving drug tip
Jasper officers arrested one woman and summoned another to court after receiving a tip about a vehicle possibly transporting drugs Thursday afternoon. According to police, the tip receive said the van was last seen on Leopold Street. They located the vehicle, a 2002 Dodge Caravan, speeding southbound on U.S. 231 at about 2:32 p.m. They…
Dubois County Hippology teams place in top 10
Dubois County Hippology teams and individuals placed in the top 10 at State Hippology contest held at Purdue University on March 19, 2016. The Hippology team is composed of any 4-H member that may or may not live on a farm or own a horse. The team learns and apply their knowledge of horses by…
Southeast Schools: Lower numbers hit another school corp
Another county school corporation is reporting lower kindergarten enrollment numbers. According to Southeast Dubois School Corporation Superintendent Rick Allen, the recent kindergarten roundup was 94. With a graduating class of 108, the corporation will be down 17 students. A drop of 17 students for Southeast means a decrease of around $78,000.00 in state funding based…
Operation Double Trouble: 4 cases resolved; sentencing sharply reduced compared to previous operation
Pending drug dealing cases were set to be resolved this week for four individuals who were arrested as part of the drug raid known as Operation Double Trouble. Operation Double Trouble was the second drug raid completed as a joint effort between the Dubois County Prosecutor’s Office and the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department. In total,…
Jasper School Corp maintains voluntary accreditation
AdvancED, an international accreditation company, approved Jasper School Corporations 2016 accreditation, giving the school another five years until its next review. AdvancED is an external group that reviews members schools and corporations. From their website: AdvancED is the largest community of education professionals in the world. We are a non-profit, non-partisan organization that conducts rigorous,…
Speed limit to be reduced on Huntingburg’s 19th Street
Effective Monday, April 11, 2016 the speed limit on 19th Street between CR 400 and Woodland Drive will be reduced to 25 miles an hour, per City of Huntingburg ordinance chapter 74, schedule VIII, sub-paragraph A. According to Street Department Superintendent Jason Stamm, when the area was annexed, the speed limit was not changed. Now…
Huntingburg wants to crack down on illegal dumping
Street Superintendent Jason Stamm showed the Huntingburg Board of Public Works two images of a large pile of construction material illegally dumped at the street department’s trash collection site on First Street. “We are continually fighting this,” Stamm said. This incident is one of several that have occurred in the lightly regulated trash collection site….
Huntingburg Merchants donate $4,000 to fire department
The Huntingburg Merchants Association presented the Huntingburg Volunteer Fire Department with a $4,000 check from proceeds from the Spring Gala. In its second year, the gala is an annual spring formal sponsored by the merchants. According to Fire Chief Scott Patberg, he was surprised by the amount awarded the fire department because originally he was…
Charges pending in crash that totaled two vehicles
Deputies say charges are pending in a crash that occurred Wednesday afternoon on State Road 145. According to authorities, they were called to a two-vehicle crash about 150 feet north of Borden Hill Road on State Road 145 at about 3:43 p.m. Details of the investigation are not being released but deputies did say that…
Letter: Tax Increment Financing: A continued discussion
There’s been a lot of talk lately about tax increment finance (TIF) districts and how Huntingburg has been using them lately. I think this is a healthy discussion that needs to be had. I think it’s important to step back and ask ourselves what the main goal of a TIF district is. TIFs should be…
Chalkwalk to reveal Reader’s Chair
Plans for the 2016 Chalkwalk in downtown Jasper are in full swing. Corina Mack, Program Coordinator and Technical Assistant for the Jasper Arts Department revealed some additions to the popular event during Tuesday night’s Jasper Community Arts Commission meeting. “I received info from ‘Arts for Learning Indiana’ out of Indianapolis. They have an exciting opportunity…
Trip changes perspectives for local students
The most sand 11 local students experienced over spring break was in a pile next to a concrete mixer that sputtered its drum around intermittently. The mixer’s dependability and the amount of work to be done forced the students to use shovels to mix concrete on the hard ground of Piedras Negras, Mexico. The concrete was…
Huntingburg woman arrested after single-vehicle crash
The Dubois County Sheriff’s Department arrested Maria J. McKnight, 31, of E. 9th Street, Huntingburg, for operating while intoxicated after she crashed Tuesday evening. According to authorities, McKnight was southbound on County Road 600E north of County Road 700S at about 8:13 p.m. when the accident occurred. McKnight was going around a curve when she…
Chestnut Street closed for Huntingburg force main project
Chestnut Street in Huntingburg will be closed between 12th and 14th Streets today, April 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is being done in conjunction with the force main pipe installation work on 13th Street. The public is asked to find an alternate route during construction.
DNR clarifies new deer hunting legislation
The Department of Natural Resources has received numerous questions regarding recent legislation that legalizes certain rifles for deer hunting beginning later this year. Most questions have to do with calibers and cartridges allowed under the new law. House Enrolled Act 1231 that was passed earlier this year by the Indiana General Assembly allows some additional…
Multi-county pursuit ends with crash; bridge jump attempt
State police arrested Bedford man after a multi-county pursuit ended with him crashing into a bridge in Gibson County this afternoon. At 12:15 p.m., Indiana State Police Regional Dispatch in Bloomington released a broadcast for any troopers in the area of Interstate 69 to observe for a gray 2000 Buick sedan driven by 24-year-old Bradley…
Forest Park senior receives full scholarship through community foundation
Forest Park senior Isaac Austin was named as the recipient of a four-year, full-tuition scholarship as the Dubois County Community Foundation 2016 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar. Austin will receive full tuition to the Indiana college of his choice and a $900 yearly stipend for required books and equipment. Austin is a senior at Forest Park…
Volunteer group cares about drug and alcohol abuse by Dubois County kids
Dubois County CARES, or Coalition for Adolescent Resilience and Empowerment Strategies, held the first of four meetings planned for April at the Northeast Dubois Middle School. Two years in the making, the newly announced organization was formed to deal with alcohol and drug use among students in our schools. Seeded two years ago by a…
Garden Gate Jazz, Wine and Craft Beer fest set for April 16
Embrace the sounds of JAZZ pouring through the air in Huntingburg, Indiana during the Garden Gate Festival, taking place on Saturday, April 16. Now in its fifth year, the Garden Gate Festival returns once again to feature jazz, art, wine, and craft beer as well as some other additions. The Garden Gate festivities begin at…
Tonight! Will Read and Sing show features award-winning guitarist/singer, Wilber
WILL READ AND SING FOR FOOD is hosting a very special show during national child abuse prevention month to benefit Southwestern Indiana Child Advocacy Center Coalition (SWICACC) Tuesday April 5th, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at KlubHaus 61, 2031 Newton Street, Jasper. Here is a feature we published on how SWICACC helps children victims of abuse. Special musical guest is singer-songwriter…
Next Act celebrates Astra Theatre’s 80th birthday
Next Act, Inc. — the 501c3 not-for-profit working to rejuvenate and renovate the Astra Theatre — will host an open house at the historic venue on Sunday, April 17, in honor and recognition of its 80 years of service to the community. The Astra opened with much fanfare on April 17, 1936, with a showing of MGM’s The…
In search of the lost
Some things are far too important to forget, while others may be too painful to remember Barbara Mohr remembers it like it was yesterday. Her father-in-law, by then an elderly wheelchair-bound gent, just needed to tell his story. “You know Bob [Barb’s husband, Robert “Bobo” Mohr] was not our oldest,” he began. He went on…
13th Street in Huntingburg closes for force main installation
Force Main Pipe Installation will Restrict Access to 13th Street in Huntingburg The City of Huntingburg Wastewater Department is installing a force main pipe beginning today, April 4, 2016. The work will take place on 13th Street between US231 and Chestnut Street. The road will be closed; however there will be access to local businesses…
Missing St. Anthony man found
The Dubois County Sheriff’s Department reported a man who went missing in December has been found. Deputies received a report from the family that Mark Leisman, 54, was located living in Louisville. Leisman’s sister originally reported he was missing on December 12. At the time, Leisman had been out of contact with his family since…
