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…
Bricks from Maple Park School demolition to be offered for fundraiser
As the sections of the Maple Park School continue to come down this week, school officials have decided to set aside several hundred to be sold as a fundraiser. According to Superintendent Mike Eineman, about 2000 bricks have to be saved from the razed sections to finish the connected section that will remain standing. This…
Fish and Wildlife seeking sightings of mountain lions and bears
The Indiana Division of Fish & Wildlife occasionally receives reports of large mammals such as mountain lions, gray wolves, and black bears. There are NO breeding populations of these species in Indiana, but one of these large mammals may pass through Indiana during dispersal events from established populations in other states. Dispersal events are when…
Steczyk named new director of Lincoln Amphitheatre
Today, Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann announced former Ferdinand Town Manager Marc Steczyk as the new director of the Lincoln Amphitheatre. Management of the amphitheatre, located in Lincoln State Park, Lincoln, is a new collaborative effort between Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD). “We are excited to have Marc’s leadership…
Kelly Schaefer’s memoir, Fractured Not Broken, to be released on 16th anniversary of accident
Hit by a drunk driver in 1999 while on a family vacation in Colorado, Kelly Schaefer (Craig) was left paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. Now, 16 years after the accident, she is ready to release her personal story, Fractured Not Broken, written with the help of her aunt Michelle Weidenbenner of Warsaw. Fractured Not…
Bombers win with homerun trifecta
Special from the Dubois County Bombers The Bombers blasted three homers over the right field net known as The Little Monster last night in their faceoff against second place Fulton Railroaders, powering their way to a 7-5 victory. After Fulton starter Eddie Mathis struck out the first two Bomber batters, Nick Gobert reached on a…
Hoosier Desk Cultural Center design and cost revealed
Hoosier Desk final presentation with cost estimates from Here The costs discussed in this story do not include the purchase price for the property. The cost to the Jasper Public Library and the City of Jasper Arts Department to turn the old Hoosier Desk building into a combined cultural center is less than the referendum…
Bombers 6-game win streak comes to an end
The Owensboro Oilers traveled to Dubois County last night, closing out both the long holiday weekend and the Bombers six-game winning streak with a 6-3 triumph at Huntingburg’s League Stadium. Owensboro scored twice in the second inning, bunching a walk, a hit batter, a sacrifice b6-2unt, a sacrifice fly and a single. Ben Rhoades (sac…
Bombers provide plenty of fireworks for full house Saturday night
Nearly 2000 Dubois County Bomber fans turned out on the 4th of July for baseball and fireworks at League Stadium. The Bombers lineup jumped the gun a bit, scoring in each of the first four innings in downing the Madisonville Miners 5-3. Morgan DePew continued his hot hand for the league leaders, bunting his way…
VUJC dean candidates to take part in public forums in July
Update One of the candidates has withdrawn due to having been promoted by his current employer. Nathanial Slaton’s withdrawal means the public forum scheduled for Tuesday, July 14 is cancelled. Original The public will have a chance to meet the three two candidates for dean of Vincennes University Jasper Campus. One of the three candidates will replace…
Three candidates on ballot for Jasper mayor
Joshua Budd has filed paperwork with the Dubois County Clerk’s Office to run as an Independent for mayor of Jasper. Budd will face Republican incumbent Mayor Terry Seitz and Democratic candidate Wayne Schuetter for mayor of Jasper. Budd was out of town and unable to be contacted for comment today. Today was the last day…
Masonry expert’s opinion; Hoosier Desk in pretty good shape
In response to a meticulous 231-page report on nearly every crack, warp, leak and lean in the Hoosier Desk building two weeks ago, Ken and Paul Sternberg have released their own reports on the Hoosier Desk building. The reports from an Indianapolis-based engineering firm and a specialist in masonry restoration — both with backgrounds in restoring buildings…
One killed, four injured when driver loses control of SUV and trailer
Loogootee — A single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon north of Loogootee killed an Indianapolis woman and injured four others. Around 3:20 p.m., Barry P. Matesick, 69, of Indianapolis, was traveling northbound on U.S. 231 near Abel Lane about one mile south of West Boggs Lake when his 2005 Chevrolet Suburban and trailer he was towing left the…
Huntingburg Public Works: Paving schedule approved
Portions of eight streets in Huntingburg are scheduled to be paved this year with hopes of adding more if the budget allows. Street Superintendent Jason Stamm presented the board of public works with the list of projects for approval Thursday morning. With the approval, Stam will now seek quotes for the work and hopes to…
Crisis Connection announces rebranding and focused mission and vision statements
Crisis Connection of Southwestern Indiana debuted a new logo and a refined brand recently The grassroots agency that grew from a simple volunteer hotline into a multi-service organization has a new, more refined brand. In June, Crisis Connection, Inc. shed its outdated, corded handset image for a sleek sketched dove carrying an olive branch representing peace….
Bombers sling second shutout in two days; stops Railroaders
Report provided by Bombers Regular Bomber fans are familiar with the team’s sluggers, however, some may have missed the fact that the Dubois County pitching staff have put up some pretty impressive outings of their own. Last night’s game by Zachary Aring may have been the most impressive of the season. The Dubois County Bombers…
Final suspect in Operation Double Trouble arrested in Owensboro
The 18th and Final Suspect in Operation Double Trouble Taken into Custody On June 4, 2015, local law enforcement officers began serving arrest warrants for drug dealing offenses stemming from an investigation known as Operation Double Trouble. Ten warrants were served as part of Round 1 of Operation Double Trouble. Seven warrants were served during Round…
Tree removals potential block streets Friday
Streets near the 10th Street Tennis Court in Jasper may be temporarily blocked as crews remove two trees from a private property. A tree removal company will be removing two trees located on the property at 9th and Soliga street across from the 10th Street Tennis Court in Jasper. The work will commence on Friday,…
Huntingburg mayor panelist at economic development conference
Huntingburg Mayor Denny Spinner was recently a panelist at the Indiana Economic Development Association (IEDA) Summer Conference, which was held on June 18 and 19 in Lawrenceburg, Ind. The topic of the panel discussion was, “Best Practices for Entrepreneurial Growth.” Other panelists included Lynn Coyne, Bloomington Economic Development Corp. and Tim Eckerle, Grant County Economic…
A tale of two bids; Beaver Lake’s 11 inches could cost up to half million dollars
The City of Jasper still hasn’t finalized any plans to raise the water level at Beaver Lake. The lake level dropped about 11 inches after state-mandated improvements were made to the dam and spillway. Residents around the lake were frustrated to find their piers and lakeside property had been adversely impacted by the lower levels…
Ferdinand apartment fire deliberately set; occupant arrested
Ferdinand — David J. Wilmes, 35, of 624 W. Ninth St., Apt. 110, Ferdinand, was arrested Monday morning and charged with a Level 4 felony count of attempted arson. Ferdinand firefighters responded to Wilmes’ apartment in the complex owned by Brad Brosmer, of Huntingburg, Monday at about 12:52 a.m. Responding firefighters evacuated the two-story structure and…
Fireworks; Be a good neighbor says Jasper Fire Chief
Jasper Fire Chief Kenny Hochgesang has issued information regarding the safe and proper use of fireworks this 4th of July. “One thing fireworks users tend to forget is that they are responsible for where fireworks are set off, where they go and the mess they leave behind,” said Hochgesang. He recommends a following a good…
Commentary: Some truth about Hoosier school budgets
Today’s funding is tied to students, not schools. There is almost no subject in public finance that is as easy to demagogue, distort and mislead as funding for schools. It is helpful to review what is happening in Indiana and how we got here. In 2008, along with property tax reform, the entirety of the…
$300 million in Indiana crops’ value lost to flooding so far
From the Hoosier Ag Report: Torrential rains and resulting flooding have destroyed as much as 5 percent of Indiana’s corn and soybean crops and already cost the state’s agricultural economy about $300 million since the beginning of June, Purdue Extension economist Chris Hurt said Friday.
