Jasper Police are asking for your help
The Jasper Police Department is asking for help. The police department is investigating an vehicle vandalism that occurred the night of August 1, 2011 in the rear parking lot of Providence Home located at 520 West 9th street in Jasper. A vehicle in the lot was badly damaged sometime after 9:00 pm. If anyone saw…
The City addresses a few concerns and plans to move forward with a vote soon
A few issues raised at the Public Forum held last week at the Jasper Arts Center are being addressed by the Jasper Utilities Service Board and the Common Council in an executive meeting tomorrow night. One of those questions is the royalties being based on the current boiler in the power plant. According to Utilities…
A Second Person Dies from Injuries Sustained in Crash
Updates from yesterday’s crash near Dale. The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that this morning at 5:35 a.m. Junior R. Small, 74 of Huntingburg succumbed to the injuries he sustained in the two vehicle crash yesterday. Small was the driver of the 1999 Chevrolet pick-up that failed to yield the right of way to…
Dangerous intersection claims Huntingburg woman’s life and seriously injures another
Dale, Spencer County: Today at approximately 12:45 CDT a two vehicle crash at the intersection of US 231 and SR 62 killed one person and seriously injured another. Preliminary investigation reveals that a white 1999 Chevrolet pick-up truck driven by Junior R. Small, 74, Huntingburg was traveling northeast on SR 62 at the intersection with…
Celebrating our community’s heritage – Strassenfest
Jasper and the surrounding towns have a rich German history. I have heard it said, and also believe, that Strassenfest is one of the finest festivals in the state. Strassenfest began in 1979 when members of the Jasper business community wanted to continue the tradition of celebrating our communities’ German heritage, which had not been…
Norma Kreilein responds to Schuetter/Hopf letters and city leadership
Any expectation of accountability on the part of the city seems to result in disappointment if not nausea. The prospect of the city showing up for a true debate then seeing the bias shown by our representatives who have “not made up their minds” was hopefully illuminating. Anyone questioning this should be forced to watch…
Norfolk Southern’s Executive Train traveled through Huntingburg today
The railroads crisscrossing our city sometimes define the schedules and lives of folks in Huntingburg. Idling in your car at 8:15 when you have an 8:30 appointment with a train stopped on the tracks for no apparent reason is maddening at times, but it’s a fact of life. The Norfolk Southern Executive train traveled through…
Live Blog July 26 at 7 p.m.
We are currently updating the blog-cast as the Public Forum has started. Comments are welcome tonight Become part of the commentary. Take part in the discussion this evening. [adrotate group=”2″] For the record, the DC Freep has attempted to portray the questions and answers during the public forum as accurately as possible during the rapid succession…
Umbaugh report findings released by City of Jasper
The City of Jasper released the Umbaugh Economic Impact report today. H.J. Umbaugh and Associates was asked to provide assistance in studying the potential financial impact on the utilities and operations of Utilities in Jasper if the proposal to lease the power plant to Jasper Clean Energy is approved. According to Mayor Schmitt the proposed…
Whatever floats your cardboard boat
Holy Family School is hosting their first annual Cardboard Boat Regatta. The challenge is for amateur boat builders to design and construct a boat out of corrugated cardboard and attempt to float it on Patoka River. The think-tank behind this soggy idea is the marketing committee at Holy Family School. Kerri Mehringer, a volunteer with…
A candid video interview with Jasper Mayor Bill Schmitt
A brief summary of the video and interview The City of Jasper is on the verge of deciding what to do with the old coal fired power plant; do they go through with the biomass conversion or tear it down (or Let It Sit as the Facebook group is called). In this interview Schmitt reveals…
The video interview with Pastor Chris Breedlove
Chris Breedlove has been the pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Jasper for four years, but within the past two years Breedlove has been very active in opposing the city of Jasper’s proposal to convert the old coal fired power plant to a biomass power plant. In the following interview Breedlove explains his…
Press Conference regarding the economic impact for the Jasper Clean Energy Center
A press conference was held this morning with the City of Jasper regarding the release of the economic impact study completed by Bingham Economic for the power plant project. The study addresses the potential tax revenue from the Jasper Clean Energy Center, royalty payments, and the new jobs created with the project. Here is a…
Bingham Economic Impact Analysis for the Jasper Clean Energy Center Project
Bingham Economic Impact Analysis for the Jasper Clean Energy Center Project.
Lease Summary for the proposed power plant project
CITY OF JASPER JASPER CLEAN ENERGY CENTER July 21, 2011 TOPIC EXPLANATION REFERENCE Landlord: The City of Jasper Preamble Tenant: Jasper Clean Energy, LLC Preamble Premises: 1163 E. 15th Street, Jasper, Indiana (approximately 6.5 acres) Preamble Exhibit 1 Term of Phase I:(Interim Period) Effective Date to Commencement…
The Huntingburg Mayoral Candidates respond to League Stadium movie night fiasco
Janet Kemp’s response: I am writing this editorial as a candidate for the Mayor of Huntingburg. I write this with the hopes to explain my main reasons why I disagreed with a political party sponsoring a community event and celebration. First and foremost, I am a candidate for Mayor, and after working so closely with…
Huntingburg denies lease for planned Republican Party movie night at League Stadium; Mayor chastises parks superintendent for screening city requests
The Huntingburg Parks board met last night for the monthly meeting. On the agenda was the proposed lease of League Stadium by the Republican Party. At the June board meeting Denny Spinner approached the board concerning leasing the stadium to show “A League of Their Own” to celebrate the 20 anniversary of the production and…
Jasper releases proposed lease with Jasper Clean Energy
The City of Jasper has released the Proposed Lease Agreement for the public. Here is the link to download the document for review.
New group formed to get people involved in local aviation at the Huntingburg Municipal Airport
So I found myself in a small plane with decor that reminded me of my parent’s old wooden paneled station wagon. This wasn’t where I was supposed to be right now; this was supposed to be a little breakfast and some talk about airplanes with a bunch of enthusiasts from the area. But there came…
Former Bomber is now a Yankee; Cory Wade shores up big league bullpen
Bomber owner John Bigness had heard the name Cory a lot in his 10 years as owner of the Dubois County Bombers and the former Bluff City Bombers (Alton, IL, 2002-04). When the New York Yankees signed Cory Wade on June 13th to shore up their bullpen, Bigness, a lifelong Yankee fan, couldn’t help but…
Former Razorback Petrino arrested Sunday night in Huntingburg for OWI and drug charges
Former Backup Quarterback for the Arkansas Razorbacks, Nick Petrino was arrested Sunday night for OWI, possession of marijuana, a legend drug , and paraphernalia. According to the police report, a Huntingburg Officer was dispatched to the 400 block of North Main Street for a possible drunk driver operating a 2010 Mercedes with Arkansas plates. The…
Jasper Clean Energy agrees to provide extra funding for city fire department and security deposit in proposed lease
The City of Jasper continues to address the concerns of citizens during the lease negotiation. Today the city released more details concerning this process. Jasper Clean Energy has agreed to donate $50,000 to the Jasper Fire Department and $25,000 donation annually for the city’s volunteer fire department. According to Mayor Schmitt this is because the…
Jasper announces the schedule for biomass public forum
The Jasper City Council and Utility Service Board met last night to decide on the format of the upcoming public forum regarding the biomass proposal. In lieu of a sparse attendance from the public the two boards heard remarks from the Dr. Alan Johnson, Dean VUJC. He was approached by the city to moderate the…
Nicholson declares Republican candidacy for Jasper Clerk Treasurer
Cindy Nicholson has announced as a Republican candidate for the position of Clerk-Treasurer for the City of Jasper. The 50-year old lifelong resident of Jasper has been office manager for her family’s company, Gudorf Supply Co. of Jasper and is also employed at the Doodlebug. Nicholson considers her years in business as one of her…
The review of the proposed biomass conversion of the Jasper Power Plant by Dr. Shaddix
Review of Twisted Oak Proposal and Associated Literature Christopher R. Shaddix, PhD Consultant to Jasper, IN Utilities Board July 5, 2011 Summary of proposal: Twisted Oak proposes to repower the existing 14.5 MW stoker grate boiler, previously operated on a local coal source, as a 15 MW biomass boiler utilizing locally grown Miscanthus.1 In addition,…
Report from energy consultant due for public soon, City releases preliminary findings
The City of Jasper released more details regarding their research into the proposed biomass power plant. Mayor Schmitt stated that in the city’s efforts for general due diligence they have contacted a specialist in the field of combustion research and biomass fuels. The city felt this was necessary to address concerns of emissions and the…
Library Closed Today July 12th due to heat
The Jasper Library is closing today, Tuesday July 12 due to the heat. The special program, Snakehead Ed, will still be held at 10 am and 2 pm at 10th St School.
Sowing the seeds of love, Memorial Hospital celebrates 60 years of caring community partnership
The combination of the love and caring of Christianity can find no better companion than that of a hospital. This is no better exemplified than the story of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center and the Sisters of Little Company of Mary as they celebrate 60 years of spiritual and physical healing in Dubois County….
John Becher of Becher Kluesner Funeral Homes involved in a fatal motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon
From Orange County Sheriff’s Department: At 4:00 p.m. the Orange County Sheriff’s Department received several 911 calls reporting the crash on State Road 56 west of French Lick. Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the scene, along with French Lick and West Baden Police Officers, members of Orange County Rural District 1 Fire Department…
High temps and humidity cause frizzy hair and early closure for Jasper Public Library until AC fixed
The air conditioning is still broken at the Jasper Public Library. Parts are expected to be in next week and hopefully the 20-year old air conditioning unit will be repaired early the next week. “A new air conditioning unit would cost about $30,000; repairing this one will be $17,000, so the board decided to repair…
Jasper attempts to address concerns of citizens with new lease agreement details released today
A press conference was called to announce some additional details to the ongoing lease agreement between Jasper Clean Energy (Twisted Oak and its constituents) and the City of Jasper over the Jasper Power Plant. Mayor Bill Schmitt explained that in the course of the negotiations Jasper Clean Energy has agreed to accommodate stricter emissions standards…
