The Very Big Show returns for second Give Where You Live fundraiser, October 26
The Jasper Arts Center will showcase an array of local talent in The Very Big Show (of Support) as part of the community-wide GIVE WHERE YOU LIVE! fundraising campaign on Friday, October 26th . Take part in this family-friendly performance that will conclude a day filled with great events, activities, and opportunities to support arts […]
Purdue Extension offers Science of Star Wars Episode II
Do your kids love Star Wars? Are you looking for something fun for them to do on a Saturday? Then join us for the Science of Star Wars Spark Club. The first Science of Star Wars Spark Club was offered in April and it was so successful that another had to be scheduled. The Science […]
Model Train Show and Swap at the Dubois County Museum
The Dubois County Museum will host the third annual Model Train Show and Swap Meet on Saturday, October 20, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the museum at 2704 N. Newton Street in Jasper. About thirty vendors will be on hand to buy or sell different types and sizes of train cars, sets, toys […]
Fall clean up at Young’s Creek area of Patoka Lake
Join the Patoka Lake Watershed Steering Committee in a fall mini-clean up at the Young’s Creek/Grimes Lake Area of Patoka Lake on Saturday, October 20 from 9 to 11 am EDT. Because the Young’s Creek access area in Orange County is in a remote location with limited parking, participants are asked to register for the […]
Ferdinand planned power outage this Sunday
The Ferdinand Electric Department is notifying the public of a planned power outage this Sunday morning as part of the department’s transition to a new electric sub-station. Power will be off Sunday morning from 4 until 8 a.m. and will affect most customers located between 5th and 18th streets. Customers not impacted by the outage […]
Mobile Mammography November 1 at TRI-CAP
TRI-CAP has teamed with Deaconess Mobile Mammography and the Tri-State Affiliate of Susan G. Komen to offer mobile mammography on November 1 at the TRI-CAP office located at 607 Third Avenue, Jasper. Patients don’t need a doctor’s referral. To schedule a mammogram, please call 812-450-MAMM or email www.deaconess.com/mobilemammo. Services are provided on a sliding scale. […]
Redemption hosts family block parties in Jasper and Loogootee
Redemption Christian Church will host Bloctober, a Family Block Party, at its two campuses. The Jasper Campus’s festivities will be on Saturday, Oct. 20 from noon to 6 p.m. and the Loogootee Campus’s will be on Friday, Oct. 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. Both Bloctober events will feature family fun with inflatables, pumpkin patches, food, and more. […]
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Masquerade sale
The Memorial Hospital Health Care Center Auxiliary is sponsoring a Masquerade $5 jewelry and accessories sale in the hospital lobby. The sale will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 23 and 24. On Tuesday, the sale will run from 7 am – 6 pm and on Wednesday from 7 am – 2 pm. Cash, credit […]
Opinion: The causes and effects of this growing trade war
Over the summer, Indiana’s economy showed clear signs of weakening. This same story played out across the manufacturing and farming-intensive states of the Midwest. To be sure, it is still easy to paint a rosy picture of our economy. Jobs are plentiful, pay has finally begun to rise and tax coffers are full. We are […]
Jasper K-Mart included in list of closures as part of Sears bankruptcy
The K-Mart store in Jasper is on a long list of stores that plan to close nationwide as part of the Sears bankruptcy deal, according to multiple national news organizations. The Jasper store is located at 723 3rd Avenue. A manager at K-Mart in Jasper told WITZ Radio News they had not heard anything from the […]
Get rid of old medications this Saturday, October 27
Be a part of the addiction solution in Dubois County; bag medications and dispose of them at the Dubois County Medication Collection on Saturday, October 27, 2018, as part of the DEA National Pharmaceutical Drug Take Back Event. The Jasper State Police Post, located at 2209 Newton Street, will host the collection from 10:00 a.m. […]
Current Blend and Elevate Ventures to host startup pitch competition
Elevate Ventures and Current Blend will host the second annual Dubois County Pitch Competition from 6 to 8 p.m. EST on Monday, November 5 at Brew, 408 Main Street, Jasper, Ind. During the competition, individuals and teams will share their business, innovation or entrepreneurial ideas before a panel of judges in the hopes of earning prize […]
German American Bank acquires First Security Bank
German American Bancorp, Inc. announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of First Security, Inc., the parent company of First Security Bank, Inc. of Owensboro, Kentucky, effective as of October 15, 2018. Immediately following the merger of First Security, Inc. into German American Bancorp, Inc., First Security Bank, Inc. merged with and into German […]
Dubois County Marriage Licenses October 8 to October 14, 2018
Dubois County Marriage Licenses issued October 8 to October 14, 2018 10/08/2018 Blake R. Torstenson to Michella Leeann Moore 10/09/2018 Andrew Joseph Thacker to Morgan Elizabeth Haas Alice M. Braunecker to Robert E. Tislow 10/09/2018 Angela Reney Leal to Benjamin Scott Kuebler John Gardner Kerr III to Sarah Elizabeth Guy 10/10/2018 Jami […]
Huntingburg’s Market Street Park opens
Despite a rainy Friday evening, Huntingburg officials, residents and state representatives gathered for the dedication of the city’s newest park. Situated between Third and Fourth streets and Main and Geiger streets, the park accentuates the city’s iconic Old Town Hall and creates a gathering place for residents. Staggered covered parking that doubles as sheltered area […]
Investigation: Inmate found dead
Officials are investigating the death of an inmate at the Dubois County Security Center Jail officers found Jerry O. Frick, 51, of Huntingburg, unresponsive Saturday at 3:36 a.m. while making rounds. Frick had been alone in his cell. Officer immediately administered CPR and used an AED to attempt to resuscitate Frick while waiting for emergency medical […]