State Road 145 in Birdseye to close for crossing repairs
Railroad crews will close State Road 145 in Birdseye beginning Tuesday, May 26 for crossing repairs. State Road 145 will completely close in both directions while crews work at the location. Restrictions will be in place around the clock. Work is scheduled to take one week to complete, weather permitting. The official detour for heavy…
Northeast Dubois Senior volunteers 605 hours for scholarship
A Northeast Dubois High School senior was named this year’s recipient of Memorial Hospital Auxiliary’s Magy Clark Young Volunteer Scholarship. Jasmine Vonderheide has completed 605 hours of volunteer service at the Memorial Hospital Gift Shop since her freshman year. She plans on attending Indiana University Southeast to major in pediatric nursing with the ultimate hope…
Sheriff’s dept. arrests one for meth charges
A Jasper man was arrested for possessing chemicals and items used to manufacture methamphetamine after receiving a drug complaint. According to authorities, they were investigating a drug complaint involving Mathew S. Tyler, of Alois Court, Jasper, when the sheriff’s department’s drug detection K9 Judge indicated on Tyler’s 2002 Chevrolet pickup. A search warrant for the…
Man injures himself with knife; faces charges
Jasper — A Jasper man was charged with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon stemming from an incident that occurred at the Germantown Shopping Center last week. Police were called to the parking lot at the shopping center on Thursday at about 12:35 p.m. for the report of a fight in progress involving a knife. When…
5th grader killed in Evansville accident has local connections
A fifth grader struck and killed by a vehicle in Evansville last Thursday will be buried in the Zoar Cemetery in Stendal Wednesday. Madeline Fisher, 11, Evansville, was a student at Dexter Elementary School. She was born in Jasper in 2003. Her mother, Sarah Weitkamp and brother, Jonah Weitkamp, both live in Evansville. Her father and…
Jasper police searching for stolen car
Jasper — Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a stolen vehicle taken from a Jasper residences sometime overnight. A black Subaru Outback was taken from the carport of a residence on the 3200 block of Howard Drive sometime between 10 p.m Sunday and 6:30 a.m. Monday. The license plate of the vehicle is…
Huntingburg man seriously injured in ATV accident
A Huntingburg man was seriously injured when he wrecked an all-terrain vehicle early Sunday morning along the Patoka River. According to Indiana Conservation Officers, Lukas W. Schroeder, 30, of Huntingburg, was operating an ATV in a wooded area along the Patoka River at about 2:30 a.m. when he failed to negotiate the trail he was riding…
4 injured in accident involving Paoli school bus
Four people were injured when an SUV collided with a Paoli School Corporation bus carrying members of the Paoli High School baseball team. At about 5:20 p.m., Bart C. Drew, 41, of Washington, was westbound on US 150 in a Chevrolet Trailblazer. After passing Panhandle Road, Drew lost control of his SUV in the curve due…
Woman’s body found in White River
Update: Indiana Conservation Officers located a female body believed to be Lianne Wiscaver, 55, of Washington, this morning at approximately 8:30 a.m. The body was found in the East Fork of the White River about a half mile downstream from the Highway 257 Bridge on the Pike County/Daviess County Line. Wiscaver had been missing since…
Ireland and Celestine to benefit from playground endowment
A recently established endowment to improve playgrounds in unincorporated towns in Dubois County has granted to two additional communities. Ireland and Celestine are the latest recipients of funding from the C.J. Gehlhausen Endowment. The town of Ireland’s playground, located at Ireland Elementary, will be enhanced, including adding handicap accessible equipment. “The school playground is heavily…
Decision for Jasper Library site a step closer
After more than 10 years and over $300,000.00, the board is paring down its final choices for a 2016 referendum for the Jasper Public Library. The board will not consider using the existing facility either by upgrading or updating. According to engineering reports, the condition of the building is questionable making renovations untenable and any…
Indiana Conservation Officers searching river for missing woman
Update: Conservation officers are continuing the search for a woman presumed to have jumped from the Capehart Bridge on the White River Thursday. Officers plan on continuing the search of the river bank and dragging the river bottom. A boat with side-scanning sonar is also being used today and divers are on site. Original story:…
Huntingburg Council approves $6 million TIF-backed bonds for Stellar
To support the next steps in the Stellar Community projects, the Huntingburg Common Council approved the creation of $6 million in tax increment finance bonds to pay for the projects. The city currently has $5.4 million in tax incremental funds available. Those funds have been accumulating since the TIF districts were created over 20 years ago….
Jasper police investigating knife fight that sent one person to hospital
Jasper — A call for a fight in progress involving a knife ended with one individual at Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries Thursday. Jasper police are not releasing any names of those involved pending the continued investigation into the incident that occurred in the Germantown Shopping Center parking lot at 36th and Newton streets. According…
Two rescued after boat capsizes on Huntingburg Lake
Two men were rescued after a boat they were bow fishing from capsized on Huntingburg Lake Wednesday. Indiana Conservation Officers Tim Kaiser, Zac Howerton, and Tony Mann were dispatched to Huntingburg Lake at about 5:09 p.m. for the report of the capsized boat. Two bow fishermen (names were withheld by authorities) were on south side of…
While The Parklands plan continues to develop, Jasper is opening a new park for pooches
Efforts to develop a design plan for The Parklands will begin in earnest next month. Meanwhile, The Parklands will remain the loop trail that it has been since opening to the public last year. The Jasper Parks and Recreation Department, who manages the property owned by the Jasper Redevelopment Commission, has decided to continue with…
Crawford County shooting injures one
English — A person of interest has been detained after an early morning shooting Wednesday left an English resident with minor injuries. Around 1:11 a.m., the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call that Robert C. Yockey, 43, English, had been shot in the abdomen. During the investigation, authorities learned that Yockey was seated in the…
Ferdinand Police Chief leaving in October
There was at least one unexpected announcement at the Ferdinand Town Council meeting Tuesday night. After giving his report, Police Chief Ricky Patton gave official notice. His wife has accepted a new position with MasterBrand and the couple will be moving to Lexington, N.C. in mid-October. He said he would like to stay until a…
Pine Ridge locked down after phone threat (updated)
Update: The Dubois County Sheriff’s Department determined the number used to make the phone call to Pine Ridge Elementary is a number that can be used by anyone in the world. The department’s detective reported this number was similar to those used by scammers and telemarketers. These numbers can be purchased anywhere and when callers…
Pine Ridge locked down after phone threat
Pine Ridge Elementary was locked down after they received a threatening phone message Tuesday morning. According to Southeast Dubois School Corporation Superintendent Rick Allen, the school received a phone call at 9:58 a.m. from a caller who stated they “were on the roof and were going to kill the students.” The caller then hung up….
Airport Authority: T-hangar open and bringing new business
The Huntingburg Airport’s new t-hangars are open and in operation. According to Huntingburg Airport Manager Travis McQueen, every unit is leased except one. During Monday’s Dubois County Airport Authority, McQueen reported that by alleviating some of the crowding in the airport’s older hangars, other business-owners are interested in moving their planes to Huntingburg’s airport from…
Jasper named in Top 100 Micropolitan Cities
Jasper has been named one of America’s Top 100 Micropolitan Cities for the year 2014 in the March edition of Site Selection Magazine. In determining the rankings the magazine used criteria based on corporate facility investment deals during a calendar year. “This is another positive, outstanding achievement,” said Mayor Terry Seitz. “The use of fact-based…
State Roads 64, 161 in Dubois County to close for chip seal
The Indiana Department of Transportation will close sections of State Roads 64 and 161 in successive weeks, depending upon weather and other uncertainties, to preserve and protect the pavement in and near Dubois County. State Road 64 INDOT maintenance crews will begin chip-sealing operations on just over 10 miles of State Road 64 in Dubois…
Huntingburg Council candidates file on Independent ticket
Two Huntingburg residents filed paperwork to run as Independents in the upcoming municipal election. Kerry Blessinger will run for Huntingburg Common Council Precinct 4 and Tim Wehr will run for the Common Council At-Large seat. Democrat Linda Summers currently holds the Precinct 4 and Republican Amy Lehr holds the At-Large seat. Lehr has already stated she would…
Dubois County Business Hall of Fame inductees celebrated
Junior Achievement celebrated 40 years making an impact in the area educating young people about financial and business issues and inducted two area business leaders into the newly christened Dubois County Business Hall of Fame Thursday. Dubois County’s Business Hall of Fame laureates, Robert Ruckriegel of SERVUS! And Arnold F. Habig of Kimball International, and their…
Forest Park Jr-Sr High School gets new assistant principal
Jamie Pund, Forest Park graduate of the class of 1997, was announced as the new assistant principal of Forest Park Jr./Sr. High School at last night’s school board meeting. Pund is also a 2002 Purdue Graduate and currently lives in Ostrander, Ohio, near Columbus, and works at the Jonathan Alder Schools in Plain City. She will…
Two local men charged in motorcycle theft investigation
Two area men were arrested Wednesday night on felony charges after an investigation into the theft and sale of a motorcycle. On Monday, Trooper Jeremy Galloway opened an investigation into the possible theft of a 1998 BMW motorcycle from Rosetta Allbright. Allbright told police she had asked a friend to retrieve the motorcycle from the…
Business owner unhappy with new Ruler Foods sign
At least one business owner is concerned with the decision to give a variance to the area’s newest grocery store. The new Ruler Foods store opening on 30th Street near the Dubois County Museum will be celebrating the new store opening with a ribbon-cutting planned for Thursday, May 14 at 10 a.m. But, during a…
Kimball Corporate Campus causes some concern with neighbors
Work on Kimball’s new corporate campus along Royal Street prompted two adjacent homeowners to voice some concerns at Wednesday night’s Jasper Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. The public hearing was held to consider two variances for a sign at National Office’s new corporate headquarters on the Kimball International Corporate Campus at 1600 Royal Street. The newly…
Jasper Arts: Potential library partnership discussed
The Jasper Arts Board met Tuesday evening and discussed a recent meeting held with members of the Jasper Library Board to discuss their future collaboration. Arts Board Chair Mike Jones gave the board an update on the pursuit of the Hoosier Desk Building to accommodate the Jasper Arts Center and the Jasper Library. Mike Jones,…
Low voter turnout leads to close races in Jasper; not so much in Huntingburg
With only 1,536 votes cast in Tuesday’s primary, two of the three contested nominations for November’s election were very close. Incumbent Mayor Terry Seitz edged past challenger Steve Messmer by only 44 votes with a final count of 674 to 630. Seitz, who celebrated with the Dubois County GOP at the Jasper VFW, was happy…
