Phoenix Drive in Huntingburg closed Tuesday
Weather permitting, final work on improvements to Phoenix Drive on the north side of Huntingburg is scheduled to be completed on Tuesday, November 6, weather permitting. Phoenix will be closed from U.S. 231 to CR 400 West, but motorists may use 12th Street and Sixth Street as alternative routes. Access to local businesses on this corridor…
Trash dumping investigation reveals who did it
NOVEMBER 5 UPDATE: Dubois County Sheriff Donnie Lampert reported Brandon Huckleby admitted to dumping the trash found along County Road 900 near the Pike County line. The case was turned over to the Sheriff’s Department in October after both parties involved denied dumping the bags. According to Lampert, Huckleby admitted to the illegal dumping during an…
Dubois County Substance Abuse Council awarded grant applications
The Dubois County Substance Abuse Council (SAC) under the direction and approval of Indiana Criminal Justice Institute awarded the September 2012 grant applications. The Governor’s Commission mandates SAC to provide funding in three categories: Treatment/Intervention, Prevention/Education, and Law Enforcement/Justice. Grants are awarded in March and September. For September the SAC executive council awarded grant applications…
Local schools graded by Indiana Department of Education
Fewer Indiana schools received A’s for the performance rating according to the Indiana Department of Education, but the changes weren’t as drastic as expected. The grades are based on ISTEP scores as well as a new formula that measures the growth in test-scores by students when measured against the past scores of their peers in…
Huntingburg Board of Public Works meeting notes – November 1
Police Chief Art Parks informed the board that off-duty officers in his Department are now getting text messages from Central Dispatch on their personal cell phones. The officers previously received notification through pagers. Parks stated with changing technology this is more expedient as the dispatch center can notify multiple officers with a single message. Parks…
Huntingburg calling on more property owners to clean up
Huntingburg continues to be active in relieving the city of problematic properties. At the Board of Public Works meeting on Thursday, City Attorney Phil Schneider reported the city might need to take action on a property at 103 S. Geiger. The owner was given a deadline of November 6 to demolish the unsafe structure there….
Eckerty Y General Store gutted in blaze Tuesday night
Eckerty — The Indiana State Fire Marshal was on the scene at the Eckerty Y General Store on Wednesday investigating the fire that broke out overnight and destroyed the building. English Volunteer Fire Department responded to the building located at the 7895 W. State Road 64 in Crawford County at around 8:50 p.m. After arriving English called…
Holland Post Office not closing but hours cut
About 50 people sat in the pews at the St. James Lutheran Church in Holland Tuesday evening waiting to hear if they would still have a Post Office. The Holland Post Office is one of about seventy-five that Cindy Klaiber, the manager for Post Office operations in this region, has slated for realignment. The move…
Early Voting update
Absentee voting has been so popular this year that the Dubois County Courthouse will allow voting to continue through lunchtime rather than closing from 11 a.m. to noon. Voters can come in from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and from 8 a.m. to noon Monday. Satellite…
Dubois County Council meeting October 29
The Dubois County Council heard a request from Dubois County Prosecutor Kevin Crouse to purchase a new Computer Voice Stress Analyzer to add to the Sheriff’s Department to help in obtaining information from suspects. Crouse explained that the Department does have an old unit that is out-of-date and is becoming cumbersome to operate and unreliable….
VUJC to show documentary on horrific radiation experiments that occurred in Southern Indiana
Jasper –Vincennes University Jasper Campus is hosting a screening of the documentary Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed, followed by a discussion with the author, Wilbert Smith. Wilbert Smith wrote the book and created the documentary, along with Director Brett Leonard, about the radiation experiments conducted in 1927 on black children at Lyles Station,…
Huntingburg investigating natural gas powered city vehicles
“This is cutting edge, not bleeding edge technology,” Deron Hawkins, account executive with Energy Systems Group told the Huntingburg Common Council on Thursday night. Hawkins and Installation Engineer Adam Goldstein presented the council with information and costs associated with converting 21 existing city vehicles to run on compressed natural gas with the option to switch…
Huntingburg Common Council meeting October 25
Notes from the Huntingburg Common Council meeting Thursday night. The Council approved the 2013 budget in the amount of $7,364,768.00 and a tax rate of $1.2378 per $100 of assessed value. O. W. Krohn Associates representative Otto “Buzz” Krohn gave the Council an update on the state of the utilities in Huntingburg. According to Krohn…
Jasper police release more information about burglaries
UPDATE: (October 29) Jasper police have released more information about the five burglaries that occurred last week. One of the businesses is reporting a large amount of $2 bills being stolen. In addition the reward for information has been increased. The Community Strike Force Against Crime is now offering $1500 for any information that leads to the…
Jasper High School new scoreboard and gymnasium update
“Mr. Stenftenagel, 214 days until graduation. Are we gonna make it,” Bob Hacker, Assistant Superintendent of Jasper Consolidated School Corporation said to Clerk of the Works Scott Stenftenagel at Tuesday’s School Board meeting in regards to the gymnasium construction. Stenftenagel assured the board the construction was on schedule and should be available for the 2013…
Jasper Middle and High Schools facing high rates of substance abuse prompting new task force
In response to annual surveys of substance abuse among middle and high school students conducted by Indiana University, the Greater Jasper Consolidated School Corporation has formed a task force to deal with high rates of substance abuse among its students. “We received our Indiana University Surveys back,” Assistant Superintendent Bob Hacker said. “The kids do…
Jasper Consolidated School Corporation to hold first public forum Nov. 5
Greater Jasper Consolidated School District will hold its first public forum on November 5 at 6:30 p.m., at the Jasper High School Auditorium. The A through F Accountability Grade from the state will be discussed. The A through F accountability Grade is a state metric that measures how well a school is doing. The metric looks…
Jasper storm sewer collapse step closer to being fixed (updated)
Update: The Jasper Board of Publics Work excepted the bid from Blankenburger Brothers, Inc., for $276,825 to repair the collapsed storm sewer line along South Newton. According to City Engineer Chad Hurm, work is expected to start withing two weeks and the company has a 90 day window of completion. Original story: The hole on South Newton…
Birdseye man dies after rolling truck over in single vehicle accident
A Birdseye man passed away in the emergency room after being extracted from a flipped truck near Schnellville. Schnellville First Responders, Dubois County Sheriff’s Deputies and Memorial EMS were dispatched to a single vehicle accident this morning around 6:30 a.m., in which an 87-year-old Birdseye man was trapped in a vehicle that ran off of the road…
Will Koch family to be honored
Lori Koch and children Lauren, Leah and William will be honored at the Historic Santa Claus Campground in Santa Claus Indiana on November 10 at 3 p.m. CST for their generous donation of the Playground Boulders given in memory of their beloved father and husband, Will Koch. Will Koch, Past President of Holiday World and Splashin…
Mission accomplished for Enlow
Southwest School Superintendent Terry Enlow took the job as superintendent with the goal of fixing a bad financial situation. Now, with the completion of the school’s major renovation around the corner and a positive cash balance in the school reserves and rainy day fund, Enlow is ready to retire. These days the school has a…
Ferdinand to host brainstorming and creative idea event in November
Ferdinand’s Entrepreneurship pillar of the Hometown Competitiveness Initiative is looking for any individual interested in starting a business or bring a creative idea into reality to attend an upcoming free sharing event. The FHTC initiative is hosting a free brainstorming and creative idea-sharing event on Saturday, November 10, 2012, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Forest…
Forest Park Senior named to Ferdinand Chamber Board of Directors
On Wednesday the Ferdinand Chamber of Commerce announced the newest addition to the Board of Directors. Continuing the Ferdinand Chamber of Commerce’s efforts to engage youth in local government and commerce, a goal set forth by the Ferdinand HomeTown Competitiveness initiative, the Board has named Forest Park senior Marcia Jochem as a “junior” member of…
Jasper Common Council meeting October 17
Lewi Hulsman, a Boy Scout working on a merit badge, attended the common council meeting as part of the requirement for the Citizenship in the Community merit badge. Lewi is a member of Troop 185 with Holy Family and told the council he may have earned seven merit badges so far. The council conducted a…
City of Jasper considering purchase of Jasper Country Club acreage
The City of Jasper’s Redevelopment Commission will be exploring options in purchasing portions of the Jasper Country Club. At Wednesday’s Jasper Common Council meeting the council approved a resolution for the commission to move forward with developing plans for about 63 acres of land that make up the golf course. The proposal does not include…
More pet food recalls
A large list of pet food recalls was posted on Wednesday due to possibly being tainted with salmonella. Dogs and cats with salmonella may have the following symptoms; Fever Shock Lethargy Diarrhea Vomiting Anorexia Weight loss Dehydration Skin disease Mucus in stool Abnormally fast heart rate Swollen lymph nodes Abnormal vaginal discharge Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion The…
County Commissioners let Jasper take lead on fiber optic TIF
The County Commissioners decided to allow Jasper’s Redevelopment Commission to take the lead on developing a plan for a combined tax incremental financing (TIF) district that would encompass Huntingburg and Jasper and the county areas connecting the cities. The TIF district would be designated to develop a fiber optic network to homes and businesses in…
Indy Superbowl organizers to speak at Community Conversation on Wednesday
Dubois County residents are invited to attend the second Community Conversation on the importance of place on Oct. 17 in Ferdinand. In the second session, “How do we engage our residents?” attendees will hear from two people instrumental in connecting the entire state to Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. The luncheon event will be held…
City of Jasper building new restroom facility at Central Green
The City of Jasper is constructing a new restroom facility at Central Green, the city’s newest park. Park and Recreations director Ken Buck said the building will improve what has already become a unique gathering area. “This will be a family restroom with accessibility meeting ADA standards to best serve our citizens.” The restroom will be located…
Huntingburg Council approves pay increases and advertised budget
The Huntingburg Common Council met on Thursday night for their regular meeting. -Huntingburg Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Nick Stevens told the council the special 175th Kickoff dinner and comedy show held July 13 resulted in $753 being given to the Herbstfest Committee. -Sarah Flamion, chairperson for the Herbstfest Committee, reported the Herbstfest was very…
I-67 Development Corporation happy about traffic study
“I am going to go as fast as I can go,” Styline CEO Hank Menke said about the proposed interstate he and other area business leaders would like to see running through Dubois County. “It would have taken three years to get this study done through the normal channels and we got it done in…
