Jasper Board of Public Works approves sale of 5 city properties
Jasper — The City of Jasper is making good on its promise to attempt to sell several city-owned properties to recoup money that was spent to purchase the Jasper Country Club Golf Course Property several months ago. A public hearing was held Tuesday morning on the possible sale during the Board of Public Works and Safety. The…
Dubois County Solid Waste District Board appoints Interim Director
Jasper — The Dubois County Solid Waste Board met Tuesday morning to appoint an interim director to take over for Lee Kraft, Jr., who passed away on Monday. Board President Greg Kendall called the meeting to order at 7:30 and talked about their sole purpose for the meeting and then expressed his condolences to the Kraft family….
Jasper School Corporation hires Strobel as curriculum director
The Greater Jasper Consolidated School Board hired Kim Strobel, 39, of Tell City as the new curriculum director for the school corporation. The position has been vacant since June 2012, when then-director Tracy Lorey was appointed as the superintendent. Strobel has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Southern Indiana. She completed…
Town of Holland taking water tower offline Wednesday
The Town of Holland will be taking the 200,000 gallon water tower offline for an inspection on Wednesday. The town will begin to draw the tower down on Tuesday afternoon and it will be empty by early Wednesday morning to allow the inspection to begin. The inspection should be complete by late Wednesday afternoon. Once it…
Trash court delayed due to director’s death
Jasper — The Dubois County Commissioners were scheduled to hear from the Dubois County Waste District Director Lee Kraft, Jr., this morning regarding a large illegal dumping, but they were forced to delay the proceedings due to Kraft’s death. Kraft was found at 10:30 a.m. on Monday at his residence. Coroner Tony Matthews has stated he…
SW Dubois County School Board meeting: Sickbert new Southridge principal
Southridge High School’s new assistant principal was appointed at the Southwest Dubois County School Board meeting Thursday night. Chad Sickbert will take the spot vacated by Kelly Murphy when he was named principal. High School Agriculture Teacher. Chad Sickbert, the vocational agriculture teacher for the high school, was introduced in Thursday night’s Southwest Dubois School…
Healthy Dubois County, Inc., awarded grant by Indiana Utility Rate Payers Trust
Healthy Dubois County, Inc., (HDC) a not-for-profit public benefit organization advocating for the health and well-being of the area residents, has recently been notified that it has received a significant grant from the Indiana Utility Rate Payers Trust (IURPT). In a press release HDC stated they will apply the award to expenses incurred in the…
New scam threatens victims with arrest
A new scam hitting the area uses the threat of arrest to coerce victims to send money. A Holland resident received a call from an individual stating there was a warrant for her arrest due to an outstanding loan that had been defaulted on. The caller told the victim she would be arrested unless she…
Jasper public meeting about sale of park properties
The City of Jasper is holding a public meeting to receive input regarding the sale of parcels of surplus property. Those properties include the Lechner property near Precious Blood, Bockelman property north of the Municipal Golf Course, the 30th Street Park and an additional 10 acres the city owns near St. Charles Street and Truman…
Jasper Council meeting: Beaver Lake levels
The Jasper Common Council heard about the contract with Morley and Associates to study the Beaver Lake Dam project approved by the Utility Service Board on Monday. The contract with Morley and Associates is not to exceed $8000 for the completion of the study. City Utilities Manager Bud Hauersperger informed the council that Morley and…
Ferdinand launches new website to increase connectivity with community
The Town of Ferdinand has launched a redesigned town website, http://www.ferdinandindiana.org. The process, overseen by the town’s web services provider Indianapolis-based eGov Strategies, began in early 2013 and the new site replaces a design that has been in place for more than three and a half years. “We have experienced a growth period and a…
Police on 962 mile bike ride around Indiana in Dubois County Tuesday and Wednesday
Dubois County — Police officers riding around the perimeter of Indiana to raise money for the Cops Cycling for Survivors Foundation will be traveling through Dubois County today. Cops Cycling for Survivors Foundation, Inc., is made up of active and retired police officers, law enforcement survivors, law enforcement family members and friends of law enforcement make the…
Jasper Utility Departments plan on reorganizing
The Jasper Utility Service Board is poised to reorganize the Gas and Water, Wastewater and Electric departments. The move comes after the departments have seen six retirements since the first of the year. Department managers have decided to take the opportunity to explore the best way to fill the openings and make changes in job…
Kluemper Road in Jasper closing Monday and Tuesday
Jasper — The Jasper Street Department will be closing a portion of Kluemper Rd for culvert replacement starting today at 7:30 a.m. The portion of Kluemper Road between West Fifth Street and Scarlet Oak Drive will be closed starting Monday July 15 at 7:30 a.m. and continue thru Tuesday, July 16 until 4:00 p.m. weather permitting. Please use…
Contaminant in Jasper drainage ditch causes concern
Jasper — On Thursday, Jasper Storm Water and Street Departments responded to the report of a contaminant in a drainage ditch that empties into the Patoka River. A passing resident notified the City of Jasper of the white cloudy contaminant in the drainage ditch located by Lions Riverview Park along the Jasper Riverwalk at about 1:30 p.m….
Huntingburg Council meeting notes for July 9
The Huntingburg Common Council took the following actions at the meeting on Tuesday. -The council approved a Memorandum of Understanding between City of Huntingburg and Honeywell Energy & Environmental Solutions in a 3 to 1 vote with the lone dissenting vote from Councilwoman Linda Summers. Councilman Steve McPherron was absent. James Zellman for Honeywell told the council…
Ferdinand Town Council: Honoring two for exemplary service
Emotion clogged Keith Oser’s voice as he shared what doctors had told him about his mother, Rita’s near death experience. “The doctors really commended the emergency system we have in place. They said if everybody would not have done everything right we wouldn’t have mom here today.” He extended his gratitude to the town, and…
Ireland man sentenced in child porn case
Jasper — Former-Boy Scout Executive Ryan C. Bieler, 34, was sentenced to 6 ½ years in federal prison on July 3. Bieler pleaded guilty to six charges in April in U.S. District Court at Evansville. Last Wednesday, Chief Judge Richard L. Young handed down sentence lower than the 87-months recommended by lead prosecutor Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd…
Dubois County Airport Authority meeting notes
There are two major projects that the Dubois County Airport Authority Board is working through right now. The first is the 500-foot runway extension. The second is getting runway number 9 back in use for night landings. The runway extension has been a priority since the board decided drop plans to build a new runway…
dcForward – a new app for Dubois County
Dubois County Forward launches today. Compatible with iPhones, iPods, iPads, Androids tablets and phones and, soon, Kindle Fire, the app is available as a free download. Published by M.A.R.K. Media Group LLC (M for Matt, A for Amy, R for Richard and K for Kathy), Dubois County Forward is an umbrella for various magazines, the…
Meet Ferdinand’s new Police Chief
Ricky Patton, 43, was sworn in as Ferdinand’s new Police Chief on Wednesday, June 26. Soft-spoken and personable, the former Virginia State Police training officer grew up in Fancy Gap, Virginia — population 237, as of the 2010 Census— in the southern Appalachian Mountains. He worked in cabbage fields in his youth, but his dream…
Huntingburg Board of Public Works meeting: Huntingburg has a new police lieutenant
Two swearing in ceremonies were held during the Huntingburg Board of Public Works and Safety meeting this morning. Brad Buechler was formerly appointed as the city’s newest volunteer firefighter. Fire Chief Scott Patberg approached the Huntingburg Council about his selection of Brad Buechler on June 27. Buechler, a Huntingburg resident, was approved by the council…
Jasper to hire firm to study Beaver Lake spillway
Jasper — The Jasper Water Commission decided to hire Morley and Associates to conduct a study of the Beaver Dam Lake spillway project to determine what may be causing the lower levels at the popular lake. Residents of the recreational lake — that also serves as an alternative water supply for the city — have complained the levels…
State of the City – Huntingburg Measures Up
Huntingburg — Huntingburg Mayor Denny Spinner stood before a small crowd at the Old Town Hall Monday night to give the state required annual State of the City address. The mayor, an eloquent speaker with a minister’s oratory gift, related a story in which President Lyndon B. Johnson was addressing a National League of Cities’ annual convention…
Jasper mayor orders flags to half-staff for former mayor
Jasper – Mayor Terry Seitz is directing that flags at city facilities throughout the city of Jasper be flown at half-staff from sunrise Friday, July 5 to sunrise Monday, July 8 in respect and honor of former mayor Francis “Benny” Sermersheim. Mayor Sermersheim was appointed as Jasper’s eighth mayor to complete the term of office…
Peekapoo poop creating a stink at county courthouse
Jasper — Dubois County Commissioners are considering exploring an ordinance to create a poop-free area around the county courthouse. Janalyn Oster, a Huntingburg resident, is employed at the Birk and Birk law firm on the Square in Jasper and brings her 8-month-old Peekapoo puppy Snickers to work. Thomas Birk, the owner, says that he supports his…
Schnellville resident awarded First Responders Hero Award
Evansville – Dave Mitchell of Schnellville was recently awarded the American Red Cross First Responders Hero Award during the Heroes Awards Banquet held in Evansville. This award honors local heroes that have gone above and beyond to help those in need across the community. Mitchell began working part-time in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center’s…
Leadership Academy team plans emergency call stations along Riverwalk
A team from the current Leadership Academy is planning to add emergency call towers to the Jasper Riverwalk as their project this year. Mike Mattingly, Jackie Hilgartner, Josh Gunselman, and Bridgette Jarboe are members of the Leadership Academy team working on the project. Their goal is to raise enough money to add one emergency call tower…
Phone call puts local police on alert at anti-government group members’ initial hearing
Update — The three men returned to court on Tuesday and continued to refuse to cooperate with the court’s inquiries in regards to their identities. The three were once again remanded back into custody of the Sheriff’s Department. No new court date has been scheduled and they were advised to inform the court when they were ready…
Southridge needs a vice-principal, baseball coach and volleyball coach
The Southwest Dubois School Corporation has been in a state of flux since appointing former Southridge principal Mike Eineman as the corporation’s superintendent. Eineman replaced Terry Enlow who retired April. Eineman’s selection as superintendent left Southridge High School without a principal. Vice principal Kelly Murphy has served as interim principal since Eineman’s appointment as superintendent….
Jasper moving forward with plan to donate majority of property purchase price
Jasper — The Jasper Common Council approved the appropriation of $200,000 to be given to the Rejuvenate Old Jasper Action Coalition (ROJAC) to assist in the purchase of the former-Autoplex property. In May, ROJAC entered into a sales agreement with Chris Peters of Coastline Properties LLC for the property located at 123 Third Avenue with the caveat…
