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Dubois County officials recommend raising local income tax to 1.9 percent, up from 1.2 percent
Dubois County’s local governments have recommended raising the county’s local income tax rate from 1.2 percent to 1.9 percent, potentially starting in 2029. The Municipal Unit Strategic Taskforce, or MUST, agreed to the recommendation at a meeting last Thursday. State law passed in 2025 and 2026 lets counties form a MUST made up of the…
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Heart of Jasper announces 2026 Mingle on Main fundraiser
Heart of Jasper is excited to announce the return of Mingle on Main, its annual fundraising event celebrating downtown Jasper and the people, businesses, and community partners who make it special. The event will take place Friday, October 2, from 6–9 p.m. in downtown Jasper. Mingle on Main offers guests an evening filled with delicious…
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Indiana school voucher use has flipped from low-income families to more high-income families using them
Enrollment in Indiana’s Choice Scholarship school voucher program slowed in overall growth for the second year in a row last school year, new data from the state shows, but the number of higher income families using the program increased.
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Latino Festival returns with more food, more music and more dancing
Dubois County’s Latino Festival returns to Market Street Park on Saturday, highlighting the county and region’s multicultural fabric with traditional dances, food and music. Now in its 12th year, the event runs from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sept. 19 and is organized by ALASI, Asociación Latinoamericana del Sur de Indiana, a local nonprofit…
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Cat Tales: Plump’s possible air double dribble
(This is excerpt #6 from the book currently being written by Greg Eckerle called “Cat Tales: Jasper Sports Stories.” Eckerle can be reached at gregeckerle@twc.com.) The 1954 basketball state championship game that Jasper’s Cyril Birge officiated was viewed beforehand as a boring mismatch – tiny Milan versus big city Muncie Central. But the completely unexpected outcome,…
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Dubois County CARES welcomes 3 new board members, 5 subcommittee members
Dubois County CARES is welcoming three new members to its board of directors and five new members to its subcommittees, bringing additional experience, community connections and fresh perspectives to the organization’s youth-focused efforts on substance-use prevention. “CARES is excited to welcome these new board and subcommittee members and grateful for the experience, passion and perspectives…
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Road closure planned for State Road 164 in Dubois County
The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a road closure for State Road 164 in Dubois County. Beginning on or around Monday, September 28, crews will close State Road 164 near Celestine. This closure will occur between County Road 900 East and County Road 1000 East. This closure will allow crews to replace a culvert. Work…
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Holland Fest returns with plenty of food, wiener dog races, ice cream, and a nod to America’s 250th
Holland — Holland is set to celebrate the town, its residents and the country’s 250th with the annual Holland Fest opening Friday evening. According to Kelsey Erny, now in her second year as event chair, the festival’s success is measured in how much it impacts the community. Last year and the year before, the fest…
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Grimace is stopping by Jasper McDonald’s Sept. 30
McDonald’s is celebrating local communities with the Giddy-Up Grimace Tour! with Grimace visiting select Greater Tennessee Valley McDonald’s locations to celebrate, including the Jasper southside McDonald’s at 450 U.S. 231….
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Dinosaur-themed Happy Halloween Weekends roaring back to Holiday World
Holiday World’s fan-favorite Happy Halloween Weekends is returning with dinosaurs in 2027. The family-friendly event features a 12-acre Dino Corn Maze Adventure with life-sized dinosaurs, some of which are animatronic and feature realistic sound…
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SVB&T Corporation declares quarterly dividend
SVB&T Corporation (OTCQX: SVBT), the parent company of Springs Valley Bank & Trust Company, announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share of the…
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Premier Property to break ground on new Petersburg development
Petersburg — Jasper-based Premier Property Management will break ground on Prides Creek Apartments, a new 64-unit market-rate residential development, at 11:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at 4225 North Buchta…
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Dominick Tedeschi, DO joins Deaconess Clinic Family Medicine residency – Jasper
Jasper–Dominick Tedeschi, DO has joined Deaconess Clinic Family Medicine Residency – Jasper, where he will serve as core faculty and provide care to patients at the residency clinic. Dr. Tedeschi…
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Dr. Maria Dodson joins Deaconess Memorial Medical Center
Pediatric Hospitalist Maria Dodson, DO, has joined the medical staff at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Dodson received her medical degree at Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Indianapolis…
