Ferdinand Council meeting about town manager
Ferdinand — The Ferdinand Town Council has scheduled a meeting to discuss and potentially make a decision to make a conditional offer of employment to a candidate for the position of town manager. The town has been without a town manager since Marc Stezcyk took a position with Kimball International in August. The meeting is scheduled…
Jasper mayor presents economic overview
Hit play to listen to Mayor Seitz’s presentation and follow along with the slideshow. Andy Seger, chairperson of the Economic Development Commission, introduces the presentation. Jasper — About 65 people filled the Jasper Council Chambers to hear a presentation by Mayor Terry Seitz during the Economic Development Commission meeting held Thursday morning. Seitz’s presentation touted the city’s…
35 cuts too many for fiber optic project
Snow and ice exacerbated a contractor’s job and prompted Jasper officials to freeze the installation of a new fiber optic lines for a local manufacturer. Lewen Line Construction was hired by Windstream Communication to install fiber optic lines for Kimball International. The lines are being installed to assist Kimball with communication with a facility it…
HUMmingbird Day Care Ministry first registered ministry to earn national accreditation
Holland – Holland-based HUMminigbird Day Care Ministry is the first registered ministry day care in the State of Indiana to earn accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) . To earn NAEYC Accreditation, HUMmingbird went through an extensive self-study process, measuring the program and its services against the ten NAEYC Early…
Ferdinand Town Council: Recycling bins to be delivered to homeowners this Friday
The bins are in — or at least they will be by this Friday. Ferdinand Town Council members discussed the upcoming premium recycling plan at their meeting Tuesday night. They learned representatives from Monster Recycling had been scoping the town for an appropriate pick-up route, but did not know when service would begin. It was…
100 cats … 1800 kittens
Update for January: The Dubois County Humane Society will be open January 1st from 6 – 8 p.m. for spay/neuter transport sign up only. Male dogs and cats are $20.00; female cats are $30.00; and female dogs are $60.00. If your pet has not received a rabies vaccine, it is an additional $15.00 charge. Payment is…
Texas Tenors concert rescheduled
Due to the severe weather conditions, The Texas Tenors concert originally scheduled for Sunday, December 8th, has been postponed until Sunday, April 13, 2014. Tickets will be honored. This is the first time in 38 years that the JACA has cancelled a concert due to the weather (one was cancelled when the artist couldn’t make…
Gov. Pence dedication honors 72nd Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
Governor Mike Pence and First Lady Karen Pence will join Pearl Harbor survivors and other veterans in dedicating a new 30-foot flagpole on the grounds of the official Governor’s Residence at sunrise (8:00 am) Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 – the 72nd anniversary of the attack that launched America into World War II. In ceremonies scheduled…
$65,000 in fines forces Jasper Library to sue
Jasper – The two Jasper Library Boards approved taking patrons to small claims court for overdue fines and fees for overdue and lost items. Library Director Rita Douthitt asked for approval to collect nearly $65,000 in fines and fees owed to the four libraries operated through Jasper. The amount has accrued over 5 to 6…
Jim Mehling appointed new Forest Park principal
The Southeast Dubois County School Board named Jim Mehling as the new principal of Forest Park Senior/Junior High School. He was promoted from assistant principal during Wednesday night’s Southeast Dubois School Board meeting. The board took little time in replacing current principal Jeff Jessee, who submitted his resignation at November’s meeting, with a departure date…
Jasper School Corporation and city unclear on future of country club park
Final Jasper Country Club presentation from CityVisions and Gamble and Associates from Matthew Crane Jasper — Barry Alberts of Louisville-based CityVisions and David Gamble of Boston-based Gamble and Associates presented the City of Jasper with the their proposal for the development of the former-country club golf course. The plan was developed through efforts by a volunteer…
Jasper Arts Commission meeting: Working with new master plan
The challenge for the Jasper Arts Board to grow outside of the boundaries of the Jasper Arts Center to public locations around the city was the topic of discussion at Tuesday’s meeting. Arts board President Mike Jones asked the other board members, if they had not already, to read the Jasper Downtown and Riverfront Master…
Huntingburg Board of Public Works and Safety cleaning up another home
The Huntingburg Board of Public Works and Safety showed compassion Tuesday morning to a local family dealing with poor living conditions in the city limits. The city has been on a mission to demolish blighted homes in city limits that pose a public hazard. Since the code enforcement efforts have been stepped up, the city…
Water Main Leak on 4th Street in Huntingburg
Huntingburg — There is a water main leak on 4th Street between Main Street (US 231) and Jackson Street in Huntingburg. Residents and businesses in that area may experience low water pressure and/or discolored water. Please use caution when driving in the area. For more information, please contact Rachel Steckler, City of Huntingburg Director of Communication…
Summary judgement issued limiting biomass trial to volunteer group
Jasper — Judge Sherry Gregg Gilmore issued a partial summary judgement on November 26 in regards to the ongoing lawsuit brought against the City of Jasper by Healthy Dubois County, Inc., Dr. Norma Kreilein, Rock Emmert, et al. Judge Gilmore ruled on a request by the attorneys for the City of Jasper limiting the new trial…
Dubois County Community Corrections out of the fire but still in the frying pan
Jasper — Community Corrections received notice of a $200,000 injection from the Indiana Department of Corrections (DOC) last Wednesday. Community Corrections Director J.P. Weisheit and Superior Court Judge Mark McConnell, president of the community corrections board, appeared at the Dubois County Commissioners meeting Monday to announce the good news. Weisheit had applied for $175,000 in additional funding…
Jasper councilman and wife escape with minor injuries in fatal accident
Stanford — When Jasper Councilman Tom Schmidt walked up to the crashed vehicle he was shocked to find two child car seats in the back. Schmidt and his wife, Carol, had just witnessed the driver, 35-year-old Eric Lach of Bloomington, being thrown from the car after it was hit by a truck traveling behind the Schmidts….
Ambulance services in Huntingburg could get a permanent home
Paramedics and EMTs in Huntingburg won’t be shivering or sweating the seasons out in the old gas department garage much longer. The seasonally affected block building located on North Van Buren Street that currently houses the county ambulance service in Huntingburg may be getting a major update. This will be welcome news to the Memorial Hospital employees…
Greater Jasper Consolidated School Corporation seeking input about property purchase
The Greater Jasper School Corporation is asking for input from the public. During Monday night’s meeting the board listened as Superintendent Dr. Tracey Lorey asked for input on what the school corporation should do about the potential purchase of a portion of the golf course property from the City of Jasper. The school board has maintained all…
Haake named as new Huntingburg Library director
Angela Haake was named the new director of the Huntingburg Public Library by the board of trustees effective Oct. 1, 2013. Haake succeeded Kathleen Lett, who retired on Sept. 30, 2013 after 28 years of service to the library. Angie has been at the library since Oct. 2006, most recently serving as head of technical…
Board of Public Works approves plan to repair Jasper City Mill
The Jasper Board of Public Works approved a plan to repair the city mill’s collapsed wall. Nick Jahn of VS Engineering, a firm that specializes in hydrological projects, was contracted to make recommendations for the repair of the wall which collapsed with the rise and fall of the river in early-spring. The wall is not…
Dubois County Communications improvement plan started
The Dubois County Council approved advertising for $80,000 to be allocated to begin updates to the county’s communications system. County Commissioner Larry Vollmer requested the Dubois County Council fund a plan to improve the county’s communications system at the council’s meeting Monday night. The request comes after Vollmer commissioned a study of the communications system…
Dubois County Council not happy to hear community corrections requests
County Councilman Greg Kendall informed Judge Mark McConnell that community corrections was owed over $600,000 in unpaid fees from inmates. Those numbers were slapped in front of the Dubois County Superior Court Judge, who also serves as president of the Dubois County Corrections Advisory Board, when he appeared at the Dubois County Council meeting to…
Jasper Downtown Master Plan draft available for viewing
Jasper Downtown Riverfront Master Plan draft from Matthew Crane Jasper — The City of Jasper has released the draft of the Jasper Downtown and Riverfront Master Plan for the public to download and view. David Gamble of Gamble and Associates and Barry Alberts with CityVisions have met with members of the public in several open sessions…
Movie planned for Christmas Lake Village
"Just Be Claus" Location Scout in America's Christmas Home Town: Santa Claus, Indiana! @ Town of Santa… http://t.co/ujXVzdE1rZ — Silver Sail Entertainment (@SilverSail_Ent) November 21, 2013 Lights, Camera, Action! A film crew representing Silver Sail Entertainment is interested in shooting large section of the feature film “Just be Claus” in the Santa Claus area between…
No charges in Huntingburg bus incident
Update: Astrike will return to driving his bus route Friday morning. Don Astrike won’t face any criminal charges, according to Kevin Crouse, the Dubois County Prosecuting Attorney. Astrike was involved in an incident on Wednesday of last week involving three juveniles, two boys and a girl, on the bus he drives for the Southwest Dubois…
Jasper Arts Center seeking alcohol license
The Jasper Common Council approved the Jasper Arts Commission’s request to obtain an alcohol license for the Jasper Arts Center. Jasper Arts Commission Board President Mike Jones and Arts Center Director Kit Miracle appeared before the council to ask for approval to move ahead with obtaining an alcohol license for the arts center so that…
Jasper council questions selling property to school corporation
“Mayor, what if the council decides that we don’t want to sell any of the land to the school,” Jasper Councilman Kevin Manley asked Mayor Terry Seitz at the end of the council meeting Wednesday evening. Manley was referring to the city’s purchase of the former Jasper Country Club and the agreement the city informally…
Longtime bus driver disciplined kids in incident
Huntingburg — Video of Don Astrike, a contract bus driver for Southwest School Corporation, shows he placed his hands on a student and jostled him but witnesses say this was a disciplinary action. The mother of a student reported her daughter was the target of bullying by the boys and Astrike was disciplining them at the time…
Inmates not cause for community corrections budget shortfall
Dubois County Community Corrections’ budget issues are not due to lack of payments by the inmates, according to Dubois County Superior Court Judge Mark McConnell. McConnell presides over the Dubois County Community Corrections Board. On Monday, he addressed the county commissioners about the department’s budget shortfalls. Shortfalls that prompted county officials to allocate $44,000 in…
Utility Service Board: Ultraviolet water treatment addition needed
The City of Jasper is facing an expensive addition to the Water Treatment facility. Water Commissioner Dave Hurst reported on a water committee meeting held on November 14 to discuss ultraviolet treatment for the water treatment plant. The UV treatment will reduce the likelihood of cryptosporidium, a protozoa that can sicken humans. Additionally, the UV…
