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…
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…
