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…
JHS Gym completion on tight schedule
Officials are still holding their breath about scheduling the Jasper High School Commencement at the gymnasium. Clerk of the Works Scott Stenftenagel informed the Greater Jasper Consolidated School Board weather had been a major factor in slowing the construction of the new gym, but it shouldn’t be a factor anymore. Crews have concentrated on getting the interior under…
Huntingburg Council meeting
Appointed John Ruetepolher as the new Power Superintendent and Tony Traylor as the Water Superintendent. (Story here) Tony Traylor asked the council to approve several locations to deposit silt from the upcoming Huntingburg Lake dredging project. Traylor will now be contacting the landowners to negotiate lease contracts for the land. The land is necessary to…
Huntingburg Council appoints two new superintendents
The Huntingburg Common Council appointed John Reutepohler as the new Energy Superintendent over the Gas and Electric Departments. Reutepohler has worked for the city since 1996 and has served as the electric crew chief since 2007. He said he looks forward to taking over as the new superintendent and one of the current linemen will…
Racial slur signs resident’s fate
Huntingburg – Jeff Summers’ words on his Main Street sign on Monday caused an immediate backlash from the community. “I cannot justify, in any way, my actions or comments,” he said in a written statement. “This was a childish act coming from an adult. There is no excuse for my actions. Trust me, your comments were…
Volunteers sought to give away free books
If someone gave you 20 copies of popular books could you find 20 people to give them too? If you are up for the challenge the Jasper Public Library, Ferdinand Branch Library, and Dubois Branch Library are partnering with World Book Night U.S. to hand out as many books as possible in the area. Here…
812 area code changes coming
The state is moving forward soliciting opinions for how to handle changes to the 812 area code. According to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, area code 812 will be exhausted by March of 2015 and the commission is planning to introduce a new area code. Options include splitting up the current area code geographically or…
Lt. Governor to headline Lincoln Day Event
Recently installed as Indiana’s 50th Lt. Governor, Sue Ellspermann will be the featured speaker for the 2013 Dubois County Republican Lincoln Day Luncheon. The event will be held on Saturday, February 9th at the Huntingburg Event Center, 200 E 14th Street. The doors will open at 11:00 am with the program and meal beginning at…
First Legislative Session Breakfast shows bipartisanship attitude
A bipartisanship attitude was on display at Saturday’s first legislative breakfast in Jasper as State Senator Lindell Hume, Democrat from Princeton and State Representative for District 74 Lloyd Arnold, a Republican from Leavenworth, shared the spotlight for about an hour. Not lost on the attendees was the fact that Hume is the long-term statesman with…
Atrazine settlement two-sided
Jasper – Jasper was included as a plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against atrazine manufacturer Syngenta and announced receiving $110,466.33 as a result of the $105 million settlement on Wednesday. The group currently embroiled in a lawsuit with the city, Healthy Dubois County Inc., has indicated the city is opening one hand to receive the…
New judge in biomass lawsuit
Jasper – The second round in the biomass lawsuit brought against the Jasper Utility Service Board and Jasper Common Council by Healthy Dubois County will be heard by a new judge. After the appeal by Healthy Dubois County was granted by the Indiana State Court of Appeals in November (story on that decision here), Healthy Dubois…
Hall of Famer, Karen (Bauer) Stenftenagel honored
Jasper– At last night’s Jasper 72 – 49 win over Forest Park at the Cabby O’neill Gymnasium, Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Karen Stenftenagel was honored by the community. Karen (Bauer) Stenftenagel helped Jasper to three sectional championships, two regional championships, one semi-state championship and an appearance in the 1979 state finals, where she received…
Newest Southwest school board member proposes less meetings for teachers
Huntingburg – Newly-elected Southwest Dubois County School Board member Michael Broeker proposed some additions to the policy manual regarding teacher meetings at his first official meeting Thursday night. Broeker told the board he had heard several parents come to him with concerns about students being unable to meet with teachers for help with school work due…
Southridge softball field cost may never be known
Huntingburg – The Southwest Dubois County School board directed superintendent Terry Enlow to continue pursuing the costs for the new softball field. A motion was approved directing Enlow to speak directly with the contractors involved in the construction of the softball field to attempt to determine the costs associated with the construction of the new softball…
Dubois County Health Department no longer providing flu vaccine this season.
[quote]Due to inadequate supplies caused by increased national demand, influenza vaccine at the Dubois County Health Department will not be available for the remainder of this flu season, effective immediately.” Donna Oeding, Dubois County Health Department director[/quote]
Jasper Municipal Utilities receives $110,466.33 from Atrazine Class Action Settlement
Jasper– The Jasper Municipal Utilities has received $110,466.33 as a result of the $105 million settlement of a class action lawsuit over atrazine. The Jasper Water Treatment Facility removes the chemical from the city’s water supply and the settlement funds are intended to help reimburse the costs of removing the weed killer from the Jasper community…
Flu vaccinations not available at D.C. Health Department
The Dubois county Health Department has announced the flu vaccine clinics for ages 2 to 49 scheduled for today are cancelled. According to Donna Oeding, Dubois County Health Department director, the mist vaccines recommended for ages 2 to 49 have not arrived at the health department as they previously thought they would. The department is unsure…
Arthur Segal inventor of the carbide tipped saw blade and founder of North American Products Corporation died on Saturday
Arthur R. Segal, age 101, passed away at 9:50 a.m. Saturday (January 12, 2013) in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born June 30, 1911 at Kansas City, Missouri to Henry and Ada (Bennett) Segal. He married Mildred “Millie” Hebrank October 25, 1935 in the Evangelical Church in Highland, Illinois. She preceded him…
Limited influenza vaccine available at Dubois County Health Department
Due to the increased demand for influenza vaccine nationwide, the Dubois County Health Department has been notified that they will be receiving limited vaccine. The types of vaccine are: Flu mist – recommended for healthy people 2 through 49 years of age, who are not pregnant and do not have certain health conditions. These include:…
Dubois County seeing marked increase in flu
The early flu season has been defined as moderate to intense, but for some it seems like the sickness is everywhere. Indiana is one of 41 states seeing intense flu outbreaks right now. According to the Indiana State Department of Health 15 deaths have been attributed to the flu so far. Locally, Donna Oeding, executive…
Commencement at new JHS gym still up in the air
Just 30 square feet separates the contractors on the new Jasper High School Gymnasium from completing the roof. High winds prior to the holidays and then snow made it unsafe for workers to complete the 30 square feet section on the southwest portion on time, according to Clerk of the Works Scott Stenftenagel. Stenftenagel says…
$1 million from Rainy Day Fund to pay for Jasper Country Club purchase
Jasper –The City of Jasper took another step to finalize the purchase of the former Jasper Country Club property on Tuesday and revealed the purchase would cost about $1 million. City Attorney Renee Kabrick revealed the city would pay $17,344.50 per acre for between 58 and 59 acres. The price was determined from the average…
One seriously injured in traffic accident on U.S. 231
Two people were injured in a car-versus-semi traffic accident on U.S. 231 between Huntingburg and Jasper near WITZ Road Wednesday just before 9 a.m. According to deputies, a 1999 Toyota Corolla driven by 45-year-old Wayne Mehringer, Dubois, was traveling south on U.S. 231 at about 8:50 a.m. when it crossed the center line and side-swiped a…
