Prescription drug overdose cause in community corrections death
Jasper — The toxicology report regarding the death of a Dubois County Community Corrections participant was released by the Dubois County Coroner’s Office Wednesday. Corrections officers found Christopher A. Klee, 29, of Jasper, unresponsive in his bed at the center at about 3:55 a.m. Wednesday, September 3. The Dubois County Sheriff’s Department and Memorial Emergency Medical Services…
Dubois County Trick-or-Treating scheduled
Dubois County trick-or-treat hours are as follows. In Holland, trick-or-treaters can go out on Thursday and Friday from 5:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m. On Friday, the following cities and towns have established trick-or-treat hours. Jasper, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Huntingburg, 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Huntingburg Volunteer Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary will…
Birdseye man killed by train
Birdseye — A Birdseye man was hit and killed by a passing train near the Whistle Stop Tavern Tuesday night. Deputies were called to the scene at about 10:43 p.m. for the apparent train vs. pedestrian accident. According to authorities, they believe that Dwight D. Ellis, 44, of W. Third Street, was just south of the Whistle…
Judge imposes more bond conditions on man accused in fatal accident
Dubois County Superior Court Judge Mark McConnell added additional conditions to the bond agreement imposed on the Huntingburg man charged in the traffic fatality of a Perry County woman in September. Brandon Chamberlain, 24, of 6178 W. State Road 64, was arrested on a warrant charging him with Level 4 felony driving while intoxicated causing death;…
Congressional District 8 Forum tonight at Vincennes University Jasper
Jasper – Tonight, candidates for the 8th Congressional Distict will appear at the Jasper Arts Center for a public forum. Democratic, Libertarian and Republican Party candidates seeking Indiana’s 8th District Congressional seat have agreed to appear at a forum Oct. 28, 7:00 p.m. (ET), at the Jasper Arts Center. The forum is sponsored by Vincennes University…
Dubois Strong announces new nonprofit for public money
Dubois Strong is creating a new nonprofit called Grow Dubois County to funnel public money to priority projects it identified earlier this year when it requested additional funding from the Dubois County Council. Dubois Strong requested an additional $180,000 in county economic development funds for 2014. This amount was in addition to the $60,000 already…
Marching bands finish well heading into semi-state
Results from this past weekend’s high school marching bands serve as a gauge to where bands are with their programs, especially compared to other bands, as the ISSMA semi state looms large this coming weekend. At the Contest of Champions in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Jasper finished second — Reserve Grand Champion — among bands from Tennessee and…
Toyota grants assist Dubois County Soil and Water
The Dubois County Soil and Water Conservation was named as one of 39 organizations that received funding from Toyota Indiana this quarter. The second quarter donations totaled $100,000. “We have so many wonderful organizations in our area that provide the resources and programs our community needs,” said Kelly Dillon, manager of External Affairs at Toyota…
4-H Junior Leaders Elects Officers
The Dubois County Junior Leaders met on Tuesday, September 9, 2004 at the Dubois County 4-H Fairgrounds near Bretzville. Officers for the 2014-2015 year are Jade Hoffman, president; Kelly Verkamp, vice-president; Korey Verkamp, treasurer; and Kelcie Hassfurther, Secretary. Also discussed for the year was the Junior Leader recruitment cook-out planned for the Dubois County campgrounds;…
Huntingburg Council: Stellar steps moving forward
Huntingburg earned the Stellar Community designation in August but the planning is still a continuing process. Mayor Denny Spinner, planning director Paul Lake, Communications and Community Development director Rachel Steckler, Indiana 15 Regional Planning executive director Lisa Gehlhausen, CWC Latitudes, INC. president Ed Curtin, and a representative from the Lt. Governor’s office attended meetings held…
Meth, arson arrest made in restaurant fire investigation
Jasper police arrested Braxton J. Cannon, 24, of Perry Street, Vincennes, for allegedly setting a fire at the Rally’s restaurant in Jasper. According to authorities, the Jasper Police Department and Jasper Fire Department responded to the report of a fire inside the restaurant at 11:29 a.m. Thursday. When they arrived, officers and firefighters noted the…
Jasper Common Council meeting: Pay raises approved (updated)
The Jasper Common Council approved pay raises for themselves and city employees at the council meeting last night. The salary and full-time utility department and civil city employees will receive a two percent cost of living raise. The mayor and clerk will also receive a two percent raise. Part-time employees will receive a 15 cents…
Only a million fans from success
Is the next big YouTube tech reviewer a junior sitting in pre-calculus at Northeast Dubois right now? Is he the guy that has been cooking at Happy Hour in Celestine for the past two and a half years and runs cross country for the high school? Maybe; anything is possible with the equalizing effect of…
Birdseye man LifeFlighted after scooter vs. SUV accident
Birdseye — A Birdseye man was LifeFlighted from the scene of an accident Tuesday night when the scooter he was operating was struck by a small SUV. Zachary Russell, 23, of 1025E, was westbound on State Road 64 at about 6:12 p.m. when he attempted to turn south on State Road 145 in front of an eastbound 2003…
Boil order lessons discussed and changes made
Jasper — The City of Jasper has made some changes and is researching others to potentially prevent another boil order similar to what happened on the morning of September 17. At Monday’s Jasper Utility Service Board meeting, the city released a detailed report of how the water plant and city personnel responded to the incident. According to…
Sternberg, Brandle to lead Holy Trinity Catholic School
Dubois County Catholic school system will open in 2015 Jasper — Father Gary Kaiser announced that Sally Sternberg will serve as principal, and Michelle Brandle will serve as assistant principal, of Holy Trinity Catholic School. Father Kaiser, pastor of Precious Blood Parish in Jasper and St. Mary Parish in Ireland, serves as Bishop Charles C. Thompson’s delegate…
Circle Pine Drive apartments damaged in fire, no injuries
Residents of a two-story fourplex on Circle Pine Drive were able to escape when a fire broke out in an upstairs apartment Monday night. The Jasper Fire Department was dispatched to the Precious Blood area after the emergency call came in from a resident of apartment 550 at about 8:39 p.m. The responding fire fighters were…
Ferdinand Scam targets elderly
The Ferdinand Police Department issued an advisory of an active scam working through the area. According to authorities, male and female college age individuals are posing as college students and going door-to-door selling magazine subscriptions. These persons are accepting cash or checks as payment for the subscription(s), handing over a generic receipt and then leaving. To this…
Huntingburg woman dies in I-64 accident
A Huntingburg woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident at about 7:16 a.m. Sunday. According to the Warrick County Sheriff’s Department, Abbey L. Schurz, 31, of South Chestnut Street, was eastbound on I-64 near mile-marker 39 in 2012 Kia Optima when the car veered of the south side of the interstate. Schurz was not wearing…
Local marching bands advance to semi-state
It was an important weekend for high school marching bands as the ISSMA open class regional competitions were held on Saturday. Those bands that were awarded enough points based on their performances moved on to the semi-state competition on November 1st. Jasper, Southridge, Forest Park, Springs Valley, Paoli, and Pike Central all advanced to semi-state. In…
Fulda man killed in tractor accident
Santa Claus — A Ferdinand Fulda man lost his life Saturday evening in a single vehicle tractor accident northeast of Santa Claus. Charles W. Kuntz, 60, was traveling west on County Road 1700N, about a mile east of State Road 162, on a John Deere 4020 tractor. According to police, the wheels of the tractor locked…
Jasper Fire Department responds to house fire
The Jasper Fire Department responded to a fire at 1321 Jackson Street Friday at about 5:13 p.m. Friday evening. According to authorities, the fire was started when a pan of grease was left on a stove unattended in an upstairs apartment at the home owned by Sandra Harder. The fire caused extensive damage to the…
State police locate more human remains on Paoli property
Update October 17, 2014 — State Police investigators have an additional break in a case regarding a missing Orange County woman. On October 2, while following information into a search for missing person, Michelle Fulton of Paoli, State Police investigators, crime scene technicians, and anthropologists from the University of Indianapolis uncovered burnt human remains behind…
At least 5 things to do this weekend – October 17-19
Friday Night of Appetizers The Greater Downtown Jasper Business Association is hosting the Night Of Appetizers from 5-8 p.m. The event features wine tasting and music in the Astra Theatre. Businesses will feature specials.[hr] The Addams Family at Jasper High School The Jasper High School performing arts students present the musical, The Addams Family. Shows…
It’s a family affair — Wollenmann home to open as winery and bistro
Back in 2010, seven individuals who quite possibly could have been diagnosed as lunatics, agreed they did not want the Wollenmann home, an icon in the Ferdinand community, to tumble. The house, built in 1903 by Dr. Alois Wollenmann, was unique in that it replicated a Swiss chalet similar to what the good doctor remembered…
Film fest highlights Dubois County’s star attractions; people and places
This Saturday, a group of film-making and movie enthusiasts will present the first Southwest Indiana Film Fest. The festival will be held in the Huntingburg Old Town Hall and features a day of seminars on different aspects of filmmaking culminating with the screening of eight locally-made short films. The Dubois County Film Commission, a volunteer…
Paving begins on Third Avenue Friday
The Jasper Street Department and JH Rudolph Paving will begin paving 3rd Avenue on Friday, Oct. 17th, 2014. Third Avenue will have restricted access from the intersection of Brucke Strasse/State Road 164 to College Avenue/Liberty Street for at least three days. According to the street department, motorists will experience some delays in traffic and may…
Holy Trinity Catholic School transition plans move ahead
Special from WITZ AM/FM The Holy Trinity Catholic School Transition Team held a public update meeting on Wednesday evening at St. Joseph Parish Center in Jasper. The purpose of the meeting was to give the public an update on the transition of St. Mary’s Ireland, Precious Blood and Holy Family schools to Holy Trinity Catholic…
Huntingburg Police Department joins Facebook
The Huntingburg Police Department opened a Facebook Page Wednesday. This is something I’ve been working on for the past week,” Assistant Police Chief Ronnie Bowman said. Bowman attended a public information training school recently. Facebook and other social media platforms were discussed as a way for departments to engage and inform the communities they serve….
Residents can now text emergencies to 911; sometimes
Dubois County residents can now text emergencies to the Dubois County 911 Communications Center, but according to Janice Love, director of Dubois County 911 Call Centers, the service should only be used in certain circumstances. “We want to stress that a voice phone call to 911 to report an emergency is best for a variety…
Ferdinand Town Council: Discussions went in all sorts of directions during 2.5 hour meeting
For years scholars have been debating but have never reached a conclusion: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Proponents on both sides have ready arguments to back up their claims. A similar issue has been, if not debated, discussed over the last few months at Ferdinand Town Council meetings: Who should be responsible…
