Two roads reopen, one more closes to high water
Rising water has closed an additional road, while two have reopened after the heavy rains earlier this week. The Dubois County Highway Department reported high water on the following county roads. Old Huntingburg Road north of County Road 400 South is now closed in Bainbridge Township from Patoka River. Hunley Creek is still flooding County…
Chalk Walk 2024 is this coming Saturday!
Jasper Community Arts’ 21st annual Chalk Walk Arts Festival will once again be held at the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center (located at 100 3rd Ave. Jasper, IN 47546) on Saturday, May 18th from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Chalk Walk 2024 will see the return of crowd favorites: The annual Chalk Walk is supported by many…
Baden Strasse milling and paving to begin this Friday
Jasper—The City of Jasper and Calcar Paving will mill asphalt surfaces from Baden Strasse between US231/Newton Street and 43rd Street starting Friday, May 17. Residents are asked to keep their vehicles off the street. Motorists will be allowed to use the street but could experience delays. Motorists may use Mannheim Road or 44th St. as detours. After milling…
CARES showing off 2 student videos as part of Prevention Week
In recognition of National Prevention Week, the Dubois County Coalition for Adolescent Resilience and Empowerment Strategies has been reviewing its myriad and varied projects of the past year. Two student-created videos that rise to the top have been posted to duboiscountyCARES.org and the Dubois County CARES Facebook page. You can also view them below. The first…
Funding local fire departments; Public Safety Tax discussions continue
With Dubois County volunteer fire departments facing funding shortfalls, elected officials are exploring the option of adding a public safety income tax. Similar to the estimate provided by the county, implementing a public safety tax could bring in an additional $3.5 to $4 million annually for the taxing entities in Dubois County, according to a…
Column: A Thor subject
My oldest offspring, Austin, turns 30 this month. There was a time he professed not to like his first name, which resulted because of my fondness for Jerry Jeff Walker music. The outlaw troubadour, Walker, was synonymous with Austin, Texas. Luckily for my son, Jerry Jeff didn’t hail from Poughkeepsie. Austin Saalman sounded like a…
Fifth Street to close for tree removal
Jasper—The Jasper Street Department will close West 5th Street, West of Clay Street, on Thursday, May 16, 204, at 8:00 a.m. to remove a tree in the right-of-way. The street should reopen by noon on Thursday. Motorists may use 4th Street and St. John Street as a detour. This closure will take place barring inclement weather…
President and CEO of Memorial Hospital retirement announced
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center has announced that President and CEO E. Kyle Bennett will retire on May 20, 2024. An interim leadership structure was implemented in April to ensure a smooth transition until a new leader is appointed. “I have been blessed to be part of the Memorial Hospital administrative team for nearly…
High water impacting six county roads
With some areas seeing a little over an inch of rain (Kellerville area) and others seeing up to five inches (south of Jasper) in the past 24 hours, only six roads are closed due to high water. The Dubois County Highway Department reports high water on the following county roads. Meridian Road south of State…
St. Joseph Church terrazzo floor wins award
St. Joseph Church of Jasper was one of 15 sites recognized by the National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association for the church’s terrazzo floor. Midwest Terrazzo Company of Evansville, Indiana, was the terrazzo contractor who, along with the project architect, Entheos Architects, and the design committee, created the multi-colored configuration for the new floor. St. Joseph…
There is something special about the Northeast Dubois Senior Play
The public is invited to the play this Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Northeast Dubois Intermediate School. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and tickets are $5. Alex Dooley appears in almost every scene of this year’s Northeast Dubois Senior Play. He’s the blood-splatter guy in the playbill. And, in this loose adaption of Game…
Cops Cycling for Survivors to begin annual ride in July
Cops Cycling for Survivors announced plans for its 23rd annual bicycle tour of Indiana and unveiled the memorial photos on its support truck in anticipation of National Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15, 2024. The group will bike nearly 1,000 miles over 13 days in July to honor law enforcement officers who have fallen in…
Veterans event brings camaraderie and conversations
The skeet shooting is a backdrop for the veterans talking and giving each other a hard time as they move from station to station. “When you’re in the military, there’s that jocularity,” organizer Steve Lindauer said, referring to the conversations around the event. “That’s what I love to see. You’re talking to men and women…
Road closure planned for State Road 56 near French Lick next week
The Indiana Department of Transportation announced an upcoming road closure for State Road 56 near French Lick. On or around Monday, May 20, crews will begin daily road closures on State Road 56 near French Lick in Dubois and Orange counties. These closures will occur between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays. The closures…
Patriot Guard to host annual Ride to Remember
The Patriot Guard will conduct its 18th annual Ride to Remember this Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19. The event will begin in Boonville on Saturday and end in Evansville. The Sunday portion will begin in Dubois, travel to Celestine and end in Tell City. Both days will have short ceremonies at the gravesites of…
Chalk Walk 2024 is this Saturday, May 18
Jasper Community Arts’ 21st annual Chalk Walk Arts Festival will once again be held at the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center (located at 100 3rd Ave. Jasper, IN 47546) on Saturday, May 18, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Chalk Walk 2024 will see the return of crowd favorites: The annual Chalk Walk is supported by…
Albert Merkley to be honored during annual Dubois County Memorial Day observance
The annual observance of Memorial Day by Dubois County Veterans Council will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2024, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on the west side of the Dubois County Courthouse in Jasper at the Veteran’s Memorial Fountain. All veterans organizations of Dubois County will be represented, and all veterans who passed away this…
Breaking the record a book at a time
Blaine Rohleder couldn’t let the tie stand any longer, so last Wednesday, he knocked out an Accelerated Reader (AR) test for a 16-page book, “May’s Whale,” to surpass the national record for AR points in a school year. With the record-breaking 2,718.4 AR points behind him, the Jasper Elementary School fourth grader still had a…
Conexus Indiana names NE Dubois Jr/Sr High School’s Brooklyn Kiefer to Rising 30 Class of 2024
Honor recognizes up-and-comers in Indiana advanced manufacturing and logistics Northeast Dubois Jr/Sr High School Senior Brooklyn Kiefer has been named to the Rising 30 Class of 2024 for her work in advanced manufacturing and logistics (AML). Conexus Indiana today announced the newest members of the Conexus Indiana Rising 30, an exclusive group of young professionals…
Forest Park announces inaugeral members of Athletic Council
Forest Park High School recently launched the Forest Park Athletic Council. The inaugural class includes rising juniors Riley Hinson, Jaxon Lueken, Davin Pund, Haley Pund, Addison Schneider, and Geo Zalaya and rising senior members Elijah Brosmer, Hattie Dilger, Charlie Hasenour, Kiersten Hubbs, Emma LaGrange, and Reece Wolf. These students will serve as a voice for…
Jasper Water work to impact several blocks
Jasper Water Utility customers in the area of Jackson Street from 8th to 15th Street and one block west to Main Street from 13th to 14th Street will have their water shut off on Monday, May 13 from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. the next day. The utility will be repairing a broken water valve…
Jasper Council to discuss public safety tax
The Jasper Common Council will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, May 15, at 9 a.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, 610 Main Street, to discuss the public safety tax. Indiana law allows counties to implement a public safety tax of 0.25 and 0.50 percent to be added to the county’s income tax…
Wait . . . What? comedy benefit show featuring Erin Hill set to benefit Dubois County Humane Society
Jasper — Will Read and Sing For Food spinoff benefit show “Wait . . . what?” will raise money for the Dubois County Humane Society on Thursday, June 6, at the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center Black Box Room in Jasper. The show includes local actors performing comedic dialogue penned by humor columnist Scott Saalman and will…
Indiana State Police investigating recent ATM thefts
State police are investigating a recent ATM theft in Dale that matches one that occurred last September in St. Meinrad. According to police, the Spencer County Sheriff’s Office was notified of an ATM stolen from the Dale area on May 8, 2024, at approximately 3:02 a.m. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2001 Ford F-350…
Fire heavily damages Huntingburg home
Huntingburg Fire Department was tangled in a smoldering blaze for nearly five hours Tuesday evening. The call for the fire at the corner of Chestnut and Second Streets came in at about 7:45 p.m. Huntingburg Fire Chief Don Heim stated that the “fuel load” in the home and accessibility issues made it difficult to control….
Holiday World opens this weekend
Holiday World opens for the 2024 Season this Saturday, May 11. New for the park’s 79th season is Good Gravy!, a family roller coaster where riders board a train shaped like a giant gravy boat traveling at speeds of up to 37 mph to make more gravy and save Thanksgiving Dinner. The 1,500-foot journey takes…
Letter: Libertarians choose candidates for general election
With the primary season over, it is important to highlight the other major candidates running for statewide office who were nominated via convention. This past March of 2024, the Libertarian Party of Indiana held its annual convention to nominate state and federal level candidates for the fall election. Below are the two statewide nominees. Donald…
Messmer set to represent GOP in 8th District
State Sen. Mark Messmer overcame seven other hopefuls in the 8th Congressional District to nab the GOP nomination for the general election this November. Messmer took 38.5 percent of the vote, defeating John Hostettler (19.6 percent), who previously represented the district from 1995 until 2007. Dr. Richard Moss was next in line with 14 percent…
Braun nabs early win in the Republican primary for governor
by Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital ChronicleMay 7, 2024 U.S. Sen. Mike Braun soundly defeated challenges from five other hopefuls to clinch the Republican nomination in the race for governor on Tuesday, winning just after polls in the Central Time Zone closed at 6 p.m. “I intend to be the most entrepreneurial governor the state has…
Column: He knows what it means to miss New Orleans
“There is no place on Earth even remotely like New Orleans.” — Anthony Bourdain During our evenings in New Orleans, the walking tours were as multitudinous as Fats Domino hits. The true crime fanatics in our group slavered like Creole moon werewolves while our eye-patched guide regaled us with true tales of malevolence, murder, and…
Heart of Jasper presents conceptual designs for new downtown plaza
The Heart of Jasper presented the Jasper Redevelopment Commission with renderings for a proposed plaza at the corner of Fourth and Main Streets in downtown Jasper. In a multi-phase approach, the nonprofit group is working to add a trail from the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center to Main Street, with the plaza anchoring the trail to the…
