The final makeover
Most people get one last haircut before the casket closes. Ladies being laid to rest want their hair done in their favorite style; their makeup just so; their nails painted to match their burial dress. Men need their hair cut and their beards trimmed or shaved depending on what they preferred when they were living….
Meeting to discuss local push for Dubois County bypass
State Rep. Mike Braun, R-Jasper, has called a meeting with local city, town and county representatives to talk about getting the U.S. 231 bypass project back on the Indiana Department of Transportation’s list of projects. The meeting is today in the Pfaffenweiler Room of Jasper City Hall, 610 Main St., at 12:30 p.m. The Dubois…
Beaver Lake work in residents’ hands
Special from WITZ AM/FM The Jasper Utility Service Board voted to adopt the water committee’s recommendation to abandon a project to raise the water level of Beaver Lake by 11 inches. But, the motion also included a provision to keep the bids open for the allotted 60 days to allow residents on the city lake…
Sheriff’s Department seeking owner of stolen boat (updated)
Update: The Dubois County Sheriff’s Department reported the boat is believed to have been stolen from an owner in the Leavenworth, Indiana area. The probable owner plans to look at the boat in the near future to make a positive identification. Officers from the Dubois County Sheriffs Department extended a thanks to the public for…
Woman hospitalized after ATV crash
Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an ATV accident that led to a Dubois County woman being hospitalized Sunday night. Zachery Linne, 29, of Dubois, was driving a Polaris Razor side by side ATV with Amanda Jones, 26, of Dubois riding as a passenger. While headed eastbound on Dubois Cuzco Road, the ATV left the roadway…
Family creates video to raise awareness about ATV risks
This past winter, a family who had lost their son in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident in 2004 helped the Indiana Department of Natural Resources create an ATV safety video. The mother, Patty Reyling, has also created ATV safety T-shirts. She intends to use any proceeds to wrap our decommissioned TIP Truck with an ATV…
Bombers on top at the end of back and forth with Oilers
The Dubois County Bombers claimed at least a share of the Ohio Valley League crown with a 5-4 victory in Owensboro Sunday night. The victory guarantees the Bombers home field advantage for the playoff semifinals starting later this week. Although the final pairings are still to be determined pending the outcome of games tonight and…
Bear not welcome in Northern Indiana city
A black bear that wandered into Northern Indiana seems to like the area and is sticking around. But, since the bear is showing up in populated areas and making itself at home in Michigan City, Wildlife biologists with the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife plan to trap and relocate the black bear. They set…
Bombers fall to second place Fulton
Special from the Dubois County Bombers Trying to stave off elimination in the Ohio Valley League race, the Fulton Railroaders charged into Dubois County last night, defeating the league-leading Bombers 9-4. Having already played one doubleheader this week and facing another Friday, the Railroader bullpen figured to have limited availability but Fulton starter Eddie Mathis…
Frontier CEO touts Jasper’s place-making plans in $3 million contest
Jasper’s Downtown + Riverfront Master Plan impressed Frontier Communication’s CEO Dan McCarthy. In fact, the plan for the future development of the vital area of the city was one of the key reasons McCarthy chose to visit Jasper. The plan put Jasper ahead of 352 other communities around the country that were aspiring to be…
Trash truck narrowly misses gas line exposed by sinkhole
Jasper — City officials are breathing a sigh of relief after a trash truck narrowly missed smashing a 2-inch gas line near Jasper Desk when it broke through a sinkhole this afternoon. According to City Engineer Chad Hurm, the driver of an Advanced Disposal trash truck had parked his truck near the back of the Jasper…
Bombers slide past Oilers in 8-4 win at League Stadium
Courtesy of DC Bombers The Dubois County Bombers continued their winning record with their third consecutive home game last night, defeating the Owensboro Oilers last night by a score of 8-4. The Bombers took charge in the first inning, scoring three times. Doubles by Daniel Johnson and Drake McNamara and a 2-run base hit by…
Houchin announces bid for congressional seat
District 47 State Senator Erin Houchin announced she will run for District 9 U.S. representative seat. Houchin represents Ferdinand, Marion, Jefferson, Jackson, Harbison, Hall and Columbia townships in Dubois County as well as all of Crawford, Orange, Perry, Harrison and Washington counties as state senator. She was elected in 2014. If Houchin is elected to…
Huntingburg applying larvicide to reduce mosquitoes
The City of Huntingburg will by applying larvicide in low-lying areas around the city Wednesday. Larvicide kills insects in the early stages of their development. The application is being done to reduce the number of adult mosquitoes in the area.
Ferdinand Town Council: Two companies apply for tax abatements
Special from Ferdinand News Ferdinand was the first community in Dubois County to issue tax abatements back in 1991. On Tuesday night, the Town Council approved two new abatement requests. Jenna Mitchell and Brent Geyer, representing Webb Wheel Products, Inc., explained the company plans to add a hub and drum assembly plant in Ferdinand’s industrial…
Learning to Rock with Jasper ACT’s Schoolhouse Rock Live!
[quote]As your body grows bigger, your mind grows flowers. It’s great to learn ’cause knowledge is power. It’s Schoolhouse Rocky, that chip off the block Of your favorite schoolhouse, Schoolhouse Rock![/quote] Looking for a show that’ll both wow you with its song and dance and leave you smarter than before? Then look no further than…
Otwell parents open to conversation to save elementary school
About 75 community members showed up for the regular Pike County School Board meeting Monday night; only one spoke up about the closing of the Otwell Elementary School. The activity comes in response to the June announcement that Otwell Elementary School would be closed after the 2015-16 school year. The announcement was accompanied by a reduction in…
Jasper group wants to win $3 million
The City of Jasper is in a contest against 49 other small towns and rural cities across the United States to win up to $3 million. After a group of volunteers applied last March, the city received the good news that it was chosen as a quarter-finalist in the America’s Best Communities (ABC) contest in…
2015 Dubois County 4-H Fair Schedule
Monday, July 13 Animal/Livestock Check-in: 6 a.m.–Noon – Dairy Check-in – CtB 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. – Beef Check-in – CtB 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. –Horse & Pony Check-in – HB 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Sheep & Goat Check-in – ShB 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. – Swine Check-in – SwB[hr]…
Beaver Lake likely to stay at current levels
Beaver Lake’s new water level may be permanent. The Jasper Utility Service Board’s water committee agreed to recommend the spillway and dam not be raised to increase the lake level about 11 inches. The Jasper Utility Service Board has been exploring increasing the lake level to its pre-spillway and dam reconstruction level since the project…
Bombers win in thrilling come from behind 10th inning run
Courtesy of William Wells, DC Bombers Over 1600 enthusiastic Bomber fans witnessed one of the most thrilling games of the year as the Dubois County Bombers scratched out an 11-10 extra inning victory over the Madisonville Miners Sunday night. Neither team would claim it was the best-played ballgame of the season, but the roller coaster…
Indiana schools see shortage of teacher applications
From the Indianapolis Star: School districts across Indiana are having trouble finding people to fill open teaching positions as the number of first-time teacher licenses issued by the state has dropped by 63 percent in recent years.
Dubois County Soil and Water announces new project manager
The Dubois County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors announce Del Fuhrman as their newly hired Project Manager. The position was previously held by Mike Smith who moved to the Lafayette area in late spring. Del is a Jasper native and Purdue Ag Engineering graduate. He has spent most of his career life in many…
Representative shares mayor’s story on House floor
Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D., took to the House floor on Thursday to urge support for H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act. During his remarks, Bucshon shared the story of Ann Seitz, the late wife of Jasper Mayor Terry Seitz, who passed away in 2010 after a two-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…
House involved in fatal fire being taken down
It’s sat empty for months as a reminder of the tragedy that claimed three lives last year. Now the house at 413 Third Avenue in Jasper is being taken down. The property will become an extension of an adjacent gravel-covered parking lot after the house is removed. The fire at the above location started during…
Jasper man arrested for child solicitation
Jasper — Jasper police arrested Anthony J. Temple, 30, of 516 E. 15th St., on a Level 5 felony count of soliciting a child for sex. Police made the arrest Thursday after an extensive investigation into allegations that Temple had asked a female who he thought was 14 years old to engage in different sexual acts. Temple allegedly…
Asking price known but not made public; board decides to appraise Hoosier Desk
Two important pieces of information were shared during last night’s three and a half hour work session by the Jasper Public Library Board of Trustees. The board knows the asking price for the Hoosier Desk building but isn’t making it public yet. And, estimates to build at the existing site are comparable to adding a…
Porter County deputy saves crowd from drunk driver
A Porter County deputy was able to steer a drunk driver from hitting a crowd during a fireworks show held in Valparaiso on the 4th of July.
Huntingburg man sentenced in fatal Ferdinand accident
Wednesday, the Dubois County Superior Court sentenced a Huntingburg man involved in a Sept. 24 accident north of Ferdinand that killed a Perry County woman and injured a Ferdinand woman. As part of a plea agreement, Brandon W. Chamberlain, 24, of 6178 W. State Road 64, pleaded guilty to a Level 4 felony count of…
Jasper High School PTO announces scholarship winners
The Jasper High School Parent Teacher Organization recently awarded six $500 scholarship to selected members of the 2015 graduating class. Scholarship recipients were chosen based on a rubric that scored their involvement in school activities, honors they had received, community involvement as well as accomplishments and contributions made to JHS during their years as a…
Health Department completing Community Health Assessment
The Dubois County Health Department is conducting a Community Health Assessment, with assistance from the Indiana University School of Public Health and the Indiana University Center for Survey Research. The Indiana Public Health Association and five other local health departments are also collaborating on the survey. They include Madison, Monroe, Ripley, Jackson and Clark County…
