Stens Corporation announced today they are purchasing the Columbus Container building located at 1919 Hospitality Drive. “We looked at that building in 2002 when we opened here in Jasper,” Peter Ariens, President of Stens Corporation said. “We thought at that point it would be way too big for us but look at us now.” Ariens…
On Monday, Dave Buehler, president of the Redevelop Old Jasper Action Coalition (ROJAC), announced the next project to be completed under the group’s goal to invigorate Jasper’s old downtown. This is ROJAC’s ninth year as a group that has brought and developed such ideas as the Riverwalk, the Old Mill, the Train Depot and Spirit…
Leitz Tooling Systems announced on Thursday they would be closing their production line in Jasper and moving it to Grand Rapids, MI. The closure affects 19 employees of the Jasper location who will lose their jobs. Leitz stated in a press release they are working to assist those employees to transition to other employment. The…
GT Industries held a ribbon cutting at their new building in Jasper on Monday. The company began in 1954 when Robert S. Greiner and K. Kenneth Tarbell formed G&T (Greiner & Tarbell) as a foam distributor in Byron Center, MI. About twenty years ago, GT Industries opened its original location in Jasper. These days company manufactures…
The City of Jasper’s water conservation efforts and fire ban will continue until further notice. In another emergency meeting held on Thursday, four members of the Common Council heard from Jasper Fire Department Captain Phil Schmidt. He told them that despite the rain the area has received the ground and foliage is still very dry…
The Huntingburg Common Council met in an emergency session on Friday to discuss continuing the declaration of a local emergency and the banning of all fireworks in the city. The council unanimously approved extending the declaration and ban until such time as Mayor Denny Spinner chooses to lift it. The ban was put in effect…
During the emergency Common Council meeting held on Monday in Jasper, Water Utility Manager Mike Oeding told the council the watering ban was working. Mayor Terry Seitz commended the citizens of Jasper and the volunteers that helped on Friday. He told the council the city was in much better shape due to the water ban….
The following cities and towns have mandatory water conservation orders in effect: · Jasper · Ireland · Winslow · Dubois · Duff The mandatory orders in these cities mean that watering of lawns, landscaping and gardens with sprinkler systems of any kind is now prohibited – as is washing of vehicles and washing of outdoor…
The City of Jasper banned all exterior water usage in an emergency meeting of the Common Council and Utility Service Board on Friday. The Mandatory Water Conservation is effective immediately and bans the washing of cars, exterior surfaces (driveways, sidewalks, and homes) and all sprinklers. No hose watering is allowed in the city. Violators of…
At Wednesday’s Jasper Planning Commission meeting, Nancy Eckerle, Executive Director of the Jasper Chamber of Commerce, advised the commission that the Jasper Chamber and Jasper Action Team are in the process of reviewing and rewriting the Jasper Sign Ordinance. A committee formed of several representatives from the two organizations has been meeting to formulate changes…
