Area’s two newest officers made possible by community’s generosity
Thanks to many donations from the community in addition to a single large donation, the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department purchased the newest member to the department last week. Judge is a 12-month-old black Labrador that will join the department after completing his training in May. The Jasper Department has also enjoyed the same generosity in…
Forest Park Senior is town’s new intern
Samuel Beckman, a senior at Forest Park Jr.-Sr. High School, was recently selected to become the Town of Ferdinand’s latest intern. Over the course of his internship, he will work directly under the Town Manager, Marc Steczyk, until the end of May. Sam will provide assistance with the Ferdinand Folk Festival this year, website management…
Solid Waste Board hires Kraft
The Dubois County Solid Waste Management District Board hired Lee W. Kraft Jr. of Jasper as the new district director on Friday. Kraft most recently worked with The Servants, a manufacturer and distributor of packaging products, as a safety and environmental manager. Board President Greg Kendall stated Kraft’s extensive experience in a variety of areas placed him…
Huntingburg Common Council meeting notes
The Huntingburg City Council Meeting met Thursday night and continued to make modifications to improve the Utility Department of the City. Since last year the council has worked with Utility Superintendent, now Water Superintendent, Tony Traylor in approving the addition of a Utility Assistant Superintendent position to help with the handling of regulations and paper work. When…
Jasper State Police post 75 years old today
Jasper — This year the Indiana State Police celebrates 80 years of service to the citizens of the State of Indiana. However today marks a special milestone for the Jasper Post, it was 75 years ago today that the Jasper Post opened its doors at its current location. The original Jasper Post was located in a…
Huntingburg Mayor appointed to IACT Board of Directors
The Indiana Association of Cities and Towns (IACT) announced today that Huntingburg Mayor Denny Spinner was recently appointed to the IACT Board of Directors. “Mayor Spinner has continually impressed me with his commitment to Huntingburg and passion for those he serves,” said IACT Executive Director & CEO Matt Greller. “His years of dedication to his…
Jasper mayor schedules State of City addresses
Jasper — Jasper Mayor Terry Seitz will present the annual State of the City address in the coming weeks. The Rotary Club will host the mayor at the Days Inn next Thursday. The meeting is for Rotary members and their guests only. On Feb. 27, Mayor Seitz will speak at the Jasper Optimists’ meeting held…
Providence Home Health Care Center statement on the abuse case
Providence Home Health Care Center submitted a statement regarding the recent investigation and arrests of six of its employees for allegations of neglect and battery of a resident. In the statement, Providence explained they received information about the abuse investigation on January 25 and once the charges were filed against the suspects, their employment was…
Healthy Dubois County and City of Jasper back in court
Jasper –A hearing to determine the case management for the lawsuit filed by Dr. Norma Kreilein, Rock Emmert and Healthy Dubois County, Inc. against the City of Jasper is set to take place on May 10 at 10 a.m. Special Judge Sherry B. Gregg Gilmore was appointed to the second hearing regarding allegations the City of…
Jasper begins procedure to fire police officer (Updated)
The Jasper Board of Public Works approved a recommendation to begin the procedure to terminate a police officer based on allegations of misconduct and the results of an internal investigation conducted by the city. Jasper Police Chief Michael Bennett asked the board for approval to begin the administrative actions required to terminate Officer Dave Drew….
Republican Lincoln Day Lunch full house for Lt. Gov. Ellspermann
The Dubois County Republicans held their annual Lincoln Day lunch at the Huntingburg Event Center on Saturday at Noon. Several hundred showed up to hear keynote speaker Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann address the crowd on several topics including her first three weeks as Indiana’s second in charge. Ellspermann spoke about progress on the Road Map for Indiana —her and Governor…
Former Dubois County caseworker taking ethical complaints to state judicial commission
On Jan. 29, Sara Schroeder, 36, a case manager at Dubois County Community Corrections, was placed on suspension with pay pending an investigation into allegations of misconduct. “I thought J.P. (Weisheit, director of Community Corrections) was coming in to discuss a case in the department,” Schroeder explained. Weisheit was there to tell Schroeder the board…
Meeting notes: Jasper Library Boards meeting info
The Contractual and Jasper Library Boards met Thursday afternoon and both boards passed authorization to write a new policy regarding use of the library property for the solicitation of sales by any organization on library grounds. What started the discussion was a request by a local Girl Scout troop to sell cookies outside the Dubois Library. Members…
Meeting info: Huntingburg Board of Public Works
The board welcomed Keith Souders as a new board appointment. He replaces George Lewallen who announced his resignation last month. They opened bids for demolishing 205 N. Walnut since the owners did not respond to multiple requests for remediation. The bid from Cooper Rail Service for $4070 was accepted for the demolishing of the home….
Southeast School Board: Begle, Johnson and Schipp to retire at end of the school year
by Lisa W. Hoppenjans Ferdinand News Between the three of them, they claim 115 years of experience in education. At their meeting last night (Tuesday, February 5), the Southeast Dubois County School Corporation Board of Trustees reluctantly accepted the resignations of veteran educators Jeff Johnson (industrial arts and Project Lead the Way teacher at Forest…
“It’s been a great ride” Lee Begle reflects on 41 years in education
by Lisa W. Hoppenjans Ferdinand News For the last seven years or so, Ferdinand Elementary Principal Lee Begle has promised himself the first time he wasn’t excited to be starting a new school year would be his last. That day never came. “But, ultimately, it’s time to enjoy family,” Begle says, just days before the…
The house that Alois built makes state list, aiming for national registry
The Wollenmann House is now on one list, thanks to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) board. Now it is time to get the Swiss chalet-styled domicile on another list; the state and national registries of historic sites and places. On January 23, DNR’s Indiana Historic Preservation Board listed the Wollenmann House on the Indiana…
Dale under boil order
Dale is under a boil order due to a waterline being ruptured. According to town officials, the waterline was hit by a fiber-optic company. The rupture could permit untreated water to enter the water mains. Dale water customers are advised to boil all water used for drinking and food preparation. The water should be brought…
Sheriff’s department seeking K-9 unit
The Dubois County Sheriff’s Department received permission to begin fundraising to purchase a police dog. The commissioners granted Sheriff Donnie Lampert’s request to begin soliciting public donations for the purchase of a dog trained in drug detection and tracking. Lampert would like to raise between $11,000 and $12,000 for the purchase and add the maintenance…
Temporary Lane Restrictions on Interstate 64, motorists should expect minimal delays
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is advising motorists there will be temporary lane restrictions on Interstate 64 (I-64) in Dubois, Perry and Crawford counties. Beginning Tuesday, February 5, INDOT crews will be performing maintenance work on I-64 from State Road 162 (Exit 63) to State Road 66 (Exit 92). Work will continue through Thursday,…
Two tornado siren failures in two years too many
The tornado warning sirens failed to go off when the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a tornado warning for Dubois County early Wednesday morning last week. A tornado warning is issued when a tornado has actually been sighted or has been picked up on radar. This is the second time in two years the sirens have remained…
Shoals High School weapon scare unfounded
Shoals – Today, Shoals Community High School administrators and teachers, as well as, Indiana State Police and Martin County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a weapon being brought on the high school campus at about 9:45 a.m. According to Dr. Joan Keller, Shoals Community School Superintendent, they received a notification of the potential…
5Q4 Jeff Miley, owner Jeff’s Bait & Guns
Jeff Miley has been selling guns for 20 years from his store, Jeff’s Bait & Guns, in Jasper. He has a few opinions on gun control and the reason these shootings are occurring. How are your guns sales going right now? We are up 55 percent over last year so far. After Aurora we increased…
DNR is requesting prosecutor in #Bambigate case dismiss charges
The Department of Natural Resources is requesting that charges against a Connersville couple for illegal taking of a deer be dismissed. After reviewing the matter, Gov. Mike Pence asked the DNR to reevaluate the case. As a result of the governor’s request, the DNR has re-examined the case and is seeking dismissal of the charges….
Schools delays and closures Feb. 1
Dubois and Pike County schools are closed today. Spencer County schools are on a two hour delay.
January rain nearly wipes out remaining drought in Indiana
By Keith Robinson West Lafayette – A week of rain and unseasonable warmth in January replenished the ground with enough water to eliminate dry conditions across Indiana except for the far northern part of the state. The report by the State Climate Office, based at Purdue University, is good news for crop farmers, who rely…
Flu vaccine available at health department
The Dubois County Health Department reported flu vaccine clinics will open up on Thursday and run while supplies of the vaccine last. Vaccine clinics will begin on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 8 a.m. and will be held daily from 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. while supplies last. Vaccine will be…
Siren test today
The Dubois County 911 Communications center will be testing the emergency sirens throughout the county at 4 p.m. today. This is in conjunction with the issues the center had early this morning.
Tractor destroyed in blaze at Ackerman Oil
Jasper – A semi tractor was destroyed in a fire at Ackerman Oil this morning. According to Jasper Fire Chief Kenny Hochgesang, at 4:55 a.m. a passerby reported seeing flames coming from a semi tractor parked at the Ackerman Oil parking lot on the north side of the property. The 2007 International was connected to an…
Emergency warning sirens failure
A tornado warning for the extreme southeastern section of the county was issued by the National Weather Service at 2:18 a.m. this morning but county warning sirens remained silent. As of this morning there has been no report of a tornado touching down in Dubois County, but the warning this morning indicated a likely event…
Dubois County is StormReady®
“Tonight, have your weather radios on; between 1 and 4 o’clock this morning some nasty juju’s headin’ this way,” John Gordon, Meteorologist in Charge, National Weather Service Forecast Office Louisville said to the group of weather spotters and county leaders on Tuesday at the Jasper Train Depot. He was there to present Dubois County with…
