Jasper Library renovations on schedule
The Jasper Library Board met for their monthly meeting Thursday night and got an update from Library Director Rita Douthitt on the Jasper Library renovation project. The library renovations began on Wednesday, November 21. The goal is to improve the space problems at the library and the renovation project was approved by the Library Board…
Jasper Country Club management board accepts city’s offer for property
Jasper — The Club Management board members of the Jasper Country Club approved an offer made on the property by the City of Jasper in a meeting this morning. The city is interested in purchasing the 63 acres that make up the golf course; the country club and access road from Newton Street are not part of…
Habitat makes way for new home; now they need a family
Habitat for Humanity built a home next to this house at 1491 West 5th Avenue in 2011 and had an eye on improving the neighborhood. This home had been abandoned for several years and had gone to tax sale several times. According to Habitat for Humanity, it continued to fall into disrepair and as Habitat board…
Dubois County Humane Society November 2012 meeting minutes
The Dubois County Humane held its monthly board meeting on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at the Pet Adoption Center. The secretary’s reports were read and approved by the board members in attendance. Special correspondence was read, Joanie Metz turned in her resignation letter from the Board of Directors and as President. Mary Saalman will take…
Call for help for Hurricane Sandy relief
Our brothers and sisters on the East coast need your help. In a collaborative effort from parishes of all faiths, civic organizations in the area and a few parishes from the Washington area we are collecting items to send to Trenton, NJ. A semi trailer will be parked at Precious Blood Parish along Hwy 56….
Rep. Messmer appointed Chairman of Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
Indianapolis — Rep. Mark Messmer (R-Jasper) was assigned to serve as the Chairman of Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development according to an announcement by House Speaker Brian C. Bosma (R-Indianapolis). Bosma announced the committee assignments and leadership appointments for the Indiana House Republican Caucus today. The positions are selected biennially by the majority party…
FEMA denies grant for Jasper South Main Street properties purchase
Update: Jasper –The City of Jasper was recently notified that the grant application for acquiring properties in the South Main Street area of the city for mitigating flooding issues has been denied. According to a press release, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS), Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission and the City have been working…
Mayor Terry Seitz announces new traffic patterns at Jasper “Y”
Jasper — Traffic signals at the Jasper “Y” were changed over the weekend. Effective this past weekend, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has made adjustments to the signal light at the east end of the Jasper “Y”. This is the intersection where U.S. 231 veers southbound and State Road 56 heads west. With the new adjustments,…
River otters expand to 80 percent of Indiana counties
River otters are expanding in Indiana and now occupy much of their historic range, representing a success story for wildlife conservation. Hoosiers now have a good chance of seeing river otters in many Indiana watersheds, a memory that will last a lifetime. Officially considered extirpated from Indiana by 1942, river otters were absent from the…
Huntingburg to split utilities superintendent position and create two new departments
Huntingburg — The Huntinburg Common Council created two new departments and corresponding superintendent positions for those departments at Thursday night’s meeting. The new positions split the Utility Superintendent position between the two new departments. The newly created Energy Department combines the Gas and Electric Utilities under one superintendent. The Water Department will become a standalone department…
Child porn investigation of Boy Scouts executive has international interests
[ilink url=”https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5RceGCTe55ySFBBdGd6bGtaMFE”%5DBuffalo Trace Council letter to parents[/ilink] Jasper—A Jasper couple joined a group of Child Service Agents and media representatives at the Jasper Train Depot for a press conference on a child pornography case being brought against a former Boy Scouts executive. The couple were there to learn more information about the investigation into 33-year-old…
Greater Jasper School Board Meeting
Dr. Lorey’s update on REACH Superintendent Dr. Tracey Lorey gave an update to the board on the new REACH initiative —REACH stand for Rigor, Engagement, Achievement, Collaboration and Holistic. This information helps the school corporation formulate plans on how to attack challenges that face them in educating the Jasper Student population. “We do have some areas that…
Dubois County Council meeting for November
Emergency Service’s financial woes The Dubois County Council met for their final November meeting Monday afternoon and heard from Susan Henke, Director of Emergency Service with Memorial Hospital, about financial woes of the Dubois County EMS Department. Henke reports that due to lower than expected emergency runs that revenues are down, bad debts are up…
Check out our newest page – Get Social
We just added a new page to our site, Get Social. Get Social is a stream of posts from our social media accounts —Facebook, Twitter and Instagram— as well as items we find that may be of interest to our community. What is this page good for? We think you’ll use it to see our stories…
County Park and Rec Board gauging support for emergency access road
On Monday evening, the Dubois County Park and Recreation Department Board met with a group of landowners to discuss the incorporation of a private lane into the county’s road system. The goal is to create an emergency entrance to the Dubois County Park/4-H Fairgrounds and the meeting was scheduled to gauge the landowners’ interest in…
Huntingburg Park Board approves lease for Maple Park Gym
The Huntingburg Park Board approved paying $2000 for the use of Maple Park Gymnasium at an emergency meeting on Monday evening. The board called the meeting to ratify the agreement to avoid canceling the adult volleyball league the city runs in the winter. The league is currently in its fourth week of play without a…
Jasper Library closing for renovations
The Jasper Public Library will be closed Monday, November 26 thru Tuesday, December 25 for interior renovations. Patrons may check out and return materials to any of the other library locations: Ferdinand Branch 112 E 16 St, Ferdinand 367-1671 Monday thru Wednesday 10 am – 8 pm Thursday thru Saturday 10 am – 5 pm …
Dubois County 4-H Spotlight Marissa Weisman
Marissa Weisman is in the Dubois County 4-H Spotlight this month. Marissa is the daughter of Phil and Stacy Weisman of Jasper and is an active member of the Wrangler 4-H Horse and Pony Club and the Lucky Irish 4-H Club. During her 4-H career, Marissa has excelled in Ceramics, Horse, Memory Book, Small Pets, Photography, Creative Writing,…
Hoosiers to receive tax credit in 2013
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Governor Mitch Daniels said today that Hoosiers who file individual returns next year will receive a credit of $111 and joint filers will receive a credit of $222 because of the state’s automatic taxpayer refund (ATR). “We insisted on a per capita refund for two reasons: first, maximum simplicity, as seen on…
Maple Park Gym negotiations could affect volleyball league in Huntingburg
An adult volleyball league in Huntingburg may be affected by ongoing negotiations between the Huntingburg Parks Department and the Southwest Dubois School Corporation. The league is in its third week of game play as Parks Director Jim Rueger and the School Corporation continue to negotiate the price for the use of the former Maple Park…
Dubois County Bombers under new ownership, new coach and new general manager
A group of local business-owners and residents has purchased the Dubois County Bombers and announced big changes for the local wooden bat baseball team. Preparation for the Dubois County Bombers 2013 season is in full swing, both on and off the field. As players are being recruited, the team is also implementing major changes beyond…
City’s volunteer group falls under scrutiny, Healthy Dubois County appeal granted
The Indiana Court of Appeals approved the appeal filed by Healthy Dubois County (HDC) and stated Special Judge Lucy Goffinet abused her discretion in the December trial and subsequent January decision. Healthy Dubois County and members Dr. Norma Kreilein and Rock Emmert filed a complaint against the Jasper Common Council and the Utility Service Board…
Governor Daniels opens I-69
[quote style=”boxed”]”Today’s a great day to remember what it was all about. It’s about a better future for young people, it’s about more jobs and more hope and more opportunity.” Gov. Mitch Daniels[/quote] Governor Daniels cut the ribbon across the northbound lanes of I-69 this morning as the 67 mile interstate between Evansville and Crane…
Teen receives $600 fine and 80 hours for illegal trash dumping
Toni Lubbers, County Solid Waste Management District Director, seemed to want a harsher penalty for the two trash dumping incidents that Brandon Huckelby admitted to, but appreciated the apology the 17-year-old offered today at Dubois County Trash Court. Those two incidents involved dumping about sixty bags of trash on a rural county road near the Pike…
Southwest School Board meeting notes for November
Last night, the Southwest Dubois County School Board heard the completion date for the construction project has been extended again. Tony Heath, a project manager with Skillman Corporation, explained he had good and not-so-good news about the construction. Heath told the board the earliest date the construction would be completed has been moved to February….
Firearm accidentally discharged at Jasper doctor’s office parking lot
UPDATE: Jasper police are reporting the shooting that occurred at the Jasper Obgyn parking lot on Dorbett Street was an accident. Police say the accident occurred at about 12:35 while 22-year-old Nicholas W. Durnil, Washington, was waiting in the parking lot. He was wiping down a .40-caliber Glock handgun when it accidentally discharged sending a…
Jasper man arrested for manufacturing meth next to preschool
Zechariah M. Stevens was arrested by the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday for manufacturing meth within 1000 feet of a preschool in Jasper. Officer John Anderson with the sheriff’s department was reviewing the pseudoephedrine logs and determined the 27-year-old Stevens had made several purchases of products containing the ingredient. Anderson contacted the Jasper Police Department…
Wiseman to fill vacant seat on Birdseye Town Council
Kelly Wiseman will fill the seat on the Birdseye Town Council left vacant by the death of her father-in-law Emmett Wiseman. Emmett had been on the council for the last 20 years until suffering a heart attack Aug. 11. He was hospitalized for complications from the attack until his death on Oct. 15. Democratic Party Chair…
Ferdinand Town Council meeting notes for November 13
The Town Council heard that the pedestrian/bicycle trail project is on hold due to difficulty getting approval because of an ADA compliance issue. Town Council President Ken Sicard stated INDOT is demanding that the town fix the grade of a ramp the path travels along to cross Main Street near 16th Street. “The grade there…
Ferdinand Town Manager teams with 8-year-old to create welcome signs
Ferdinand Town Manager Marc Steczyk and an 8-year-old Ferdinand Elementary student are chairing a special committee to design new welcome signs for the community. The town was recently contacted by Kasady Anderson about adding welcome signs on the north and south sides of the town. According to Kasady mom, she pointed out the fact that Ferdinand…
Indiana State police investigating fatal crash in Pike County
On Tuesday a Huntingburg resident was involved a traffic accident that took the life of a Knox County woman. Indiana State Police and Pike County Sheriff’s Department were called to the scene of the accident along State Road 57 near Glezen. According to the police report, 28-year-old Aaron Craig of Huntingburg was driving his 2002 Chevrolet…
