Jasper Contractual and Public Library meeting notes – September 13
The Contractual and Jasper Library boards met Thursday night and while their regular monthly items were discussed, the main topic of conversation was the bids that were received for the Jasper Library improvement project. Both boards opened and closed hearings on the budget with no citizens from the public coming forward to speak at either…
Huntingburg Common Council meeting notes – September 13
The Huntingburg City Council held a regularly scheduled meeting Thursday night. Mayor Spinner announced the voluntary conservation order for water conversation was rescinded. Spinner also requested a date change for the September 27 council meeting to Tuesday, September 25th, due to the Herbstfest and an approval for Trick or Treat hours from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00…
Forest Park Senior Drew Messmer newest intern for Ferdinand
Drew Messmer, a senior at Forest Park Jr.-Sr. High School, was recently selected to become the town’s intern. Over the course of his internship, he will work directly with the Town Manager, Marc Steczyk, until the end of December. Forest Park students have been coming to work as interns for the Town of Ferdinand for…
Southeast School Board election hits a few snags (update)
Update – Through coordinated efforts by the county clerk, State Rep. Mark Messmer and the Indiana Archives office, the question of eligibility for District A of the Southeast Dubois County School Board has been somewhat answered. According to the files retrieved from the state archives, the election plan filed in 1973 for the school board positions…
Funeral procession for Lance Cpl. Terwiske today
Between 9:15 and 9:30 a.m. the funeral procession will travel south on Newton Street and pass under a garrison flag held aloft by ladder trucks near Veterans Memorial Bridge. It will turn left on Brucke Strasse and travel on State Road 164 to St. Celestine Catholic Church. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 at…
Dubois County pays tribute (Photos by Marcela Knight and Niki Adams)
Dubois County came out to honor one of their own yesterday. Here are just a few of so many people that lined the roads and sidewalks.
County budget hearing yesterday; appropriates money for Jasper Wood grant
Public Hearings were held Wednesday evening for the 2013 Dubois County Budgets. Those budgets are: The Dubois County, Solid Waste, Airport, Northeast Dubois County Fire Protection and the Northeast Dubois School District. The Council met, minus council members Bonnie Lubbehusen and Mark Brescher, but with enough for a quorum so that the hearings could proceed….
Into the tower in Huntingburg
Huntingburg’s Chestnut Watertower, the largest in the city at 1.4 million gallons, is empty right now as the inside is being resurfaced. Here are some photos from our trip into the tower.
Map of the procession route for Lance Cpl. Terwiske
View Lcpl. Alec Terwiske procession route for Wednesday Sept. 12. in a larger map
Jasper Board of Public Works meeting
The Jasper Board of Public Works did the following on Tuesday, September 11: Approved the closure of 33rd Street from Newton Street to Leslie Drive from 7 to 10 a.m. for the parking of motorcycles involved in the funeral of Lcpl. Alec Terwiske at Becher Kluesner North Chapel. Approved a request from Jason Schmitt for…
Jasper Detective Lisa Miller announces her retirement
Jasper Police Chief Michael Bennett informed the Jasper Board of Public works that Detective Lisa Miller, a 21-year veteran of the department, will retire at the end of October. Miller presented a letter of resignation to Chief Bennett on Monday. He told the board she had recently interviewed and received an offer of employment working with…
Lcpl Terwiske to return home Wednesday (Map of route now updated)
Lcpl Alec Terwiske will arrive in Dubois County on Wednesday, September 12 at noon according to the Marine Corps League. A procession through the county is planned for Wednesday after he lands at Huntingburg Airport (see map below). The public is being asked to not avoid the airport to relieve congestion but the Marine Corps…
Huntingburg getting new playground
Huntingburg’s newest park may not have splashes or sprinkles but it does have a large amount of water nearby. In efforts to make Huntingburg Lake a more attractive area to visit the Huntingburg Utilities Department has slowly been adding amenities over the past few years. The department added two shelter houses to the north side…
Department of Defense news release on Alec Terwiske
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Alec R. Terwiske, 21, of Dubois, Ind., died Sept. 3 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif….
Jasper Streets testing new road repair material today
Jasper Street Department will be testing a new road surfacing material called Liquid Road™ on several city streets on Wednesday. According to Street Department Superintendent Raymie Eckerle if the tests work well, he hopes the product will add another five to eight years of life to a treated street. “It’s a new material,” Eckerle said. “It’s to…
Jasper Arts meeting – September 4
The Jasper Arts Commission met for their regular meeting on Tuesday night. Jasper Arts Director Kit Miracle reported that as of now the submitted 2013 budget has not been changed or cut. Miracle said that could still change. The budget is actually slightly less than the 2012 budget. Miracle also reported ticket sales are going…
LCpl Alec Terwiske of Dubois killed by roadside bomb while serving in Afghanistan
WITZ News has learned that Lance Corporal Alec Terwiske of Dubois has been killed in action in Afghanistan. Unconfirmed reports say that the 21-year-old Marine was killed by a roadside bomb. The news was delivered to Terwiske’s family on Monday. His parents are Sandy (Eckert) Terwiske and Alan Terwiske of Dubois. He was a 2010 graduate of Northeast…
Heartland Half Marathon running rain or shine
On Sunday Dubois County will host the inaugural Heartland Half-Marathon.The race through the streets of Jasper that has enjoyed a large response since it was announced earlier this year. Memorial Hospital became the corporate sponsor after being approached by four runners, Kenny Hochgesang, Eric Rasche, Philip Wolf and Kevin Manley, with the idea for the event. The core…
Dubois County Council meeting – August 27
The County Council met on Monday evening for their regularly scheduled meeting. Weather warning sirens Tammy Miller, the Dubois County Emergency Management Agency Director, addressed the council about emergency sirens at Ireland and Celestine. The fire chiefs, Chris Hasenour from Celestine and Stan Siefert from Ireland, for both volunteer fire departments were present as well. Hasenauer…
Jasper School Corporation recognizes community corrections program as essential
Nancy Habig, president of the Greater Jasper Consolidated School Board, presented Dubois County Corrections with a certificate of appreciation for the volunteers from the Work Release program. Work Release Supervisor Tammy Lampert accepted the certificate for the department. During Hacker’s report on Tenth Street School he acknowledged the tremendous savings the school corporation had realized…
Greater Jasper School Board meeting – August 27
The Greater Jasper School Board met on Monday night. Advertised Budget Hearing The school board held a hearing for the 2013 corporation budget. No comments were heard from the public.The total advertised budget is $35,829,056, with $16,015,914 estimated to raised in local taxes. The budget will be adopted Sept. 17 and sent to the Indiana Department…
Clay Street closure in Jasper
Clay Street will be closed between Second and Third streets will be closed Wednesday (August 29) beginning at around 8 a.m. A sanitary sewer line from a building the Jasper Group demolished will be capped by Lechner Excavating. The line is in the middle of the street forcing the closure.
County Council goes back and forth on pay waivers; decides ordinance should be set in stone
Dubois County – The Dubois County Council approved a request for the waiver of an ordinance that governs the pay of new employees and then made the ordinance a unwaiverable rule. Sheriff Donnie Lampert asked the council to waive the 90 day/90 percent pay policy they have in place for new employees in the county. The…
Meat and potatoes replaced with beans and carrots under new school lunch guidelines
Northeast (NE) Dubois high school students relished in an outdoor cookout of hamburgers or hotdogs, a bag of baked potato chips, fresh watermelon and cantaloupe their first day back; a free treat to high school students in the corporation before the school begins to follow a new healthier menu. Joyce Hulsman, director of Food Services…
Dubois County Humane Society August 2012 meeting minutes
The Dubois County Humane held its monthly board meeting on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at the Pet Adoption Center. Both the secretary’s and treasurer’s reports were read and approved by the board members in attendance. The Humane Society is currently doing a program called Pets for Seniors. Any senior citizen over 60 years of age…
Huntingburg hunters asking city to allow archery practice within city limits
A group of archers approached the city to consider an ordinance allowing target practice with bows in the city limits. Josh Morrison, Toby Ferguson and Aaron Bell are avid bow hunters living in the city limits. The request is being made due to what the three say are difficulties in finding places to practice their…
Huntingburg Common Council meeting – August 23
Meeting notes: Revive the Pride Listening Sessions Mayor Denny Spinner spoke briefly about the recent listening sessions. There were over 200 items brought to the city’s attention and he was happy with the turnout and wanted to thank the citizens for attending. Tonya Brothers-Bridge, the facilitator of the sessions, will be presenting the data to…
Jasper Council wants action on eyesore
Update September 20: The mayor informed the council on September 19 he had met with the owner and further communication would continue about the process, but at this time he did not have much information to pass along. He did inform the council that $40,000 of the appropriations passed during the meeting were to review…
Jasper Common Council meeting – August 22
Meeting notes: Heidorn Property The Council approved a resolution (2012-7) allowing the city to seek proposals for the lease of the structure located at 1480 Knust Street (Heidorn Property). The property is located near the Jasper Power Plant and the city would like it to be used in conjunction with the proposed conversion from Jasper Clean…
