Huntingburg to get new code enforcement officer
On Tuesday at the Public Works meeting Huntingburg Mayor Denny Spinner announced Keith Snyder, the current code enforcement officer, would be swapping positions with Steve Collett, a part-time Street Department employee. Snyder has been the code enforcement officer for five years. “Keith and I had discussed this several times and when we looked internally to…
Former Jasper Councilwoman Renee Kabrick new city attorney
On Tuesday Mayor Terry Seitz announced the appointment of former Jasper Common Council member, Renee Kabrick, as city attorney effective July 1. “I believe with nearly 20 years of experience as a practicing attorney,” Seitz said, “Renee is equipped to lead our Law Department. Plus, her perspective as a former Jasper elected official and a…
Tuesday rare treat for amateur astronomists and photographers (video)
On Tuesday we will sink into the pages of history when we witness the planet Venus crawling across the surface of the sun. This rare event won’t happen again for 105 years. To see it on Tuesday evening, look to the west, Venus begins to cross the sun at 6:04 EDT and will appear as…
Extension granted for appeal in biomass lawsuit
An extension for an appeal has been granted to the group opposing the conversion of the Jasper Power Plant to burn miscanthus grass and natural gas as fuel sources. Healthy Dubois County had filed for the extension to give them more time to file a brief in the case. Indiana Court of Appeals Chief Judge…
Change of orders, 151st staying home
The soldiers of Indiana National Guard 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry headquartered in Jasper received mobilization orders in February, but on Wednesday the battalion learned orders had changed and they would be staying home. Captain Michael Kloeck at the Jasper Armory/Headquarters stated the change in status didn’t come as a surprise as the draw down of…
Huntingburg Farmer’s Market opens this Saturday
The Huntingburg Farmer’s Market will opens this Saturday and will run June 2 to October 13. It opens at 7:30 a.m. each Saturday during the season. Optimal Performance Chiropractic, LC is a new sponsor of the Huntingburg Farmer’s Market. “Optimal Performance Chiropractic are a wonderful partner and will be extremely helpful in supporting fresh, local…
Dry vegetation creating potentially hazardous fire conditions
Despite the small amount of rainfall the area has received the ground and vegetation is still very dry. A burn ban is not in effect at this time, but the potential for fires going out of control is a major concern. The Director of the Dubois County Emergency Management Office Tammy Miller is reminding residents…
Sister Adrian Davis legacy will live on
Sister Adrian Davis, beloved leader of Memorial Hospital died on Saturday at the age of 77. Sister Adrian came to Memorial Hospital as President and C.E.O. in 1992 and began serving as board Chairperson in 1999. To those who came to know and love her, she represented the embodiment of the highest quality of service…
St. Henry Sesquicentennial Celebration starts June 8
On June 8th, 9th and 10th, the community of St. Henry, Indiana, will be having their Sesquicentennial to celebrate 150 years. Special events are scheduled during the three day celebration including a Kiddie Tractor Pull, Tobacco Spitting contest, 4 mile Run/Walk, Car Show sponsored by the St. Henry Volunteer Fire Department and Best Home Furnishings,…
Bombers first home game will feature a new look and a Jasper native as starting pitcher
Spencer Sapp will start Wednesday against the Springfield Sliders at 7:15 p.m. Sapp, a left-handed pitcher native to Jasper, recently finished his first year pitching for Indiana University and looks to kick off the home slate of what promises to be a great summer of Bombers baseball. The Bombers open on the road with Taylor…
Huntingburg Common Council meeting notes
The City of Huntingburg is applying for a Community Focus Fund Grant to help pay for a Water System Improvement project. The project would replace just under 3,000 lateral feet of 16-inch ductile iron pipe that makes up the primary connection between the City and Patoka Lake Regional Water and Sewer District. The pipes age…
Jasper Farmers’ Market opens tomorrow
The 2012 market begins Saturday, May 26 and continues through Saturday, October 6. The market is located under the large oak tree north of the Jasper Train Depot. Market hours will be 7:30 -11:30am all season long. The purpose of the market is to provide an additional stream of revenue to local producers while offering…
Jasper Common Council meeting information
Acquiring property by the City of Jasper was discussed at Wednesday night’s City Council meeting. This time, however, there will likely be no controversy at the center of the transaction. Lisa Gehlhausen with Region 15 presented to the Council a grant application with FEMA for the purchase of property in the flood plain in downtown…
Huntingburg attacks high grass on area properties – doubling fines and fees for offenders
In a continuing battle around code enforcement, the City of Huntingburg decided to double fees and administrative costs on the problem of tall grass and weeds. A change in procedure will also make it easier for Huntingburg to deal with repeat offenders. At the Common Council meeting on Thursday City Attorney Phil Schneider informed the…
Jasper Strategic Planning and Leadership Initiative delayed?
Jasper Mayor Terry Seitz’Strategic Planning and Leadership Initiative was struck a blow at the Wednesday Common Council meeting. An ordinance was introduced during April’s council meeting to move $33,000 from a line item concerning computer upgrades to fund the final phases of the leadership training. The vote during that meeting was a solid four to…
Major upgrades necessary according to Jasper Arts Board
The Jasper Arts Board is asking the City of Jasper to make a financial commitment for a major upgrade. Michael Jones, president of the Jasper Community Arts Board addressed the Jasper Common Council Wednesday night on the need to readdress updating and expanding the Jasper Arts Department and facilities. Jones told the council a Capital…
Indiana State Police Jasper Post held annual memorial service today
Since the early days of the Indiana State Police, memorial services have been held each May at all Indiana State Police districts to perpetuate the memory of those who have died in the line of duty. The service serves as a means of paying tribute to those who died in the line of duty, that…
Corley’s departure from YMCA bittersweet news
The Board of Directors of the Tri-County YMCA announced the advancement of their Chief Executive Officer, Roger Corley, yesterday. Corley will be taking a position as the Community Executive Director of the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis. Corley was selected to lead multiple YMCA Centers in the Indianapolis area. He will complete his role with the…
Jasper School Board meeting notes
The Greater Jasper Consolidated School Board opened with a special spotlight on the Jasper High School Academic Teams. The teams competed in the IASP Academic Competition State Finals. The science team (Brittany Rasche, Alex Schmitt, Thomas Lowrey, Emily Ketzner) placed 4th in the state and the interdisciplinary team (Rasche, Lowrey, Schmitt, Michelle Young, Clayton Greis)…
County Council approves purchasing additional weather sirens
The County Council approved $125,000 to update one existing siren in Duff and to add five new weather sirens in several communities in the county at the meeting on Monday. Dubois County Emergency Management Director Tammy Miller addressed the board stating since becoming involved with emergency management she and Deputy Director Gary Fritz have always…
New assistant principal at Jasper High School announced
The Greater Jasper Consolidated School Board announced Glenn Buechlein as the new Jasper High School Assistant Principal. Buechlein is a 1985 graduate of Jasper High School and will be starting as the new assistant principal when the current assistant principal Brian Wilson becomes principal. The moves were predicated on JHS Principal Bob Hacker replacing Mike…
Ferdinand native Sue Ellspermann named Pence running mate
Speculation on Rep. Sue Ellspermann and GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Mike Pence came to end today as Pence officially announced her as the Lieutenant Governor nomination in her hometown of Ferdinand. A large crowd waited outside the new Tri-County YMCA for Pence and Ellspermann to arrive. Patriotic music played over loudspeakers and tripod mounted cameras were…
Mission-minded husband and wife team heading to Africa
by Kathy Tretter Special from the Ferdinand News Lydia Rohleder traveled to Haiti two years ago to work in an orphanage. It changed her life. Her tasks were somewhat mundane, building bunk beds, cleaning and the like. But the orphaned Haitian children and the almost unimaginable need — these moved the petite young lady with…
State test scores don’t paint full picture for local elementary schools
Although Celestine and Chrisney Elementary Schools were two of 21 schools in the state to get perfect scores on the recent I-Read 3 testing and most area elementary schools achieved the over 90% required to pass the test, Tenth Street School in Jasper and Huntingburg Elementary along with Dubois Elementary were unable to achieve the…
Quack, quack, quack! Annual race on Sunday during Old Jasper Day
This Sunday is the twentieth annual running, or floating, of the ducks down the Patoka River. That day hundreds of little bobbing plastic ducks will take a short journey and potentially win a couple of lucky “ducks” some prizes. The race was a brainchild of Shari Meneilly, an original member of the Patoka 2000. She…
Noodling for snappers ain’t for the squeamish (video of brave noodlers included)
According to Earl Shelsby, the hardest part of making turtle soup is cleaning the turtles. “You start by chopping off the turtle’s head,” Shelsby said with a warning. “Be careful because the head will still bite even after it is removed from the body. And the body will still crawl away after the head is…
Southridge student presented with $500 scholarship today
The Indiana Sheriff Association and Sheriff Donald Lampert presented Ms. Teresa Marie Bowling a $500.00 scholarship from the Indiana Sheriff Association on Wednesday. Bowling is a Senior at Southridge High School and plans to attend the University of Southern Indiana where she will major in Criminal Justice. Bowling is the daughter of Richard and Christi…
FEMA teams up with FCC and cellphone providers to provide emergency alert texts
The Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission has teamed up with the wireless industry to offer a wireless emergency alert system. The system is expected to be available by the end of May. Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), also known as Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) or Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN),…
Driver falls asleep and hits grain bin
An 82-year-old Jasper man crashed a 2003 Dodge into a large grain bin on Tuesday at 12:35 p.m. Eugene Goodman was driving east on SR 164 when he fell asleep and ran off the north side of the road. He went down an embankment and struck the grain bin. Goodman complained of chest pain. The…
Plan for police officer at Southwest Dubois County School Corp prompts protests
The Southwest Dubois County School Corporation Superintendent Terry Enlow fielded questions and concerns from a few parents at the school board meeting on Monday in regards to the potential hiring of a police officer. The Southwest School Corporation contacted the City of Huntingburg in the past to potentially co-op the hire of the police officer….
Tri-Cap Poverty Simulation provides local community dose of reality
On Friday, Representative Sue Ellspermann attempted to sell some stolen transportation passes to Huntingburg Mayor Denny Spinner. Spinner wasn’t interested, he was attempting to sell some drugs to support his pregnant girlfriend. Meanwhile, Democratic Chair and Business Owner Gary Eck was busy causing mayhem among the impoverished residents of Realville by selling guns, reporting competition…
